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How to Danko: A Lesson in the Style of Rick Danko by Rob Collier… The late 1960s was the era of the “supergroup.” Cream. The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Traffic. Blind Faith. It was a time when bands were built around a group of individuals with superior instrumental prowess. Guitar virtuosos reigned. Drummers demanded (and were granted) [...]
By Guest Writer, Andrew Waite Rodney Jones leans back in his chair, the soundboard and music studio behind him. He wears a black baseball cap backward and a long chain around his neck as he’s interviewed about his bass playing in a YouTube video uploaded in 2010. Jones smiles often as he converses, and does [...]
Markbass Super Booster Review They say, “Tone comes from the hands of the player.” That’s true…well mostly. If you’ve ever had the pleasure of playing through a Markbass amplifier, you quickly discovered that some amazing tones could also be delivered from one small magic knob, the Variable Pre-shape Filter (VPF). Here’s the news, Markbass has [...]
AMPEG SVT 7PRO Review submission by BMM Reader Rod Lowe 1000w @ 4 ohms 600 @ 8ohms approx.15lbs Class D with tube pre amp. This is the only non-ALL TUBE amp I’ve found that ‘feels’ like my old ’92 SVTII. Big nasty bottom, but still retains clarity thru the mids unlike other class D hybrids. [...]
I had a completely different article written about digital tuners and my thoughts on them that was going to post today. Last weekend was a Moody family get-together, where we all (including my spry 93 year old grandmother) met at my Aunt’s house for food and merriment. Grandma was cleaning out the desk in her [...]
A guitarist and former architect, Harvey Citron started building guitars and pickups in 1974. He co-founded Veillette-Citron in 1975, designed the Guild/Citron/X-92 Breakaway Guitar in the early 1980’s, and has been building Citron Guitars & Basses since 1994, with a focus on his unique hollow models. “I’m a designer first and foremost. My life as [...]
By Guest Writer, Kai Horsthemke – Is Al Garcia a guitar-playing bassist or a bass-playing guitarist? In this instance, an answer is exceptionally difficult to provide – because Garcia thinks and plays like/as both a bassist and a guitarist. ‘All Things Must Converge’ is a veritable solo album, featuring Garcia not only on basses and [...]
From Jim Urie of www.musicrightsnow.org… Last year, I sent e-mails urging the music community to become more engaged in the fight against online music theft. Your response led to over 50,000 e-mails imploring Congress to pass aggressive laws to combat piracy and an impressive push for new legislation to help. In January, a new Congress [...]
Reader Submission: Rob Collier, May 2011… The Hand That Rocks the Radle With bass virtuosos, session super-heroes, and low end innovators from Jamerson to Jaco getting most of our attention (and deservedly so), there will always be players who are overlooked and/or taken for granted. Though Carl Radle’s name was a frequent sight in album [...]
Knowing fingers caress a sleek neck, both taut and long; Constant pressure evokes an eerie, soul-haunting song. Exacting hands produce a plethora of intricate sounds; Their origin is organic where Nature’s realm abounds: The low rumble of thunder, a sated lion’s throaty purr, The soft moaning of oceans, life’s pulse– strong and sure. Tugging at [...]
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