Slap bass is a love/hate thing. We all love the fact that it’s fairly easy to pick up and sound somewhat proficient on. We hate the...
I’m always on the look out for new things to learn to expand my playing and allow me to express myself more independently on the instrument....
Bass players love fuzz pedals. Unfortunately, many fuzz pedals don’t love basses, or more specifically, active basses. However, any pedal that comes with a blend or...
Last Sunday at church, we had a dilemma; the drummer that was supposed to be playing that day with us was a no-show. While I could...
My whole take on the infamous “Jaco Only Needed 4 Strings” comment that people seem to use as an argumentative point. Weigh in… what do you...
Tales from the Pit: Hair, with Ross Hoekman by Jonathan Moody… There are few shows that, when I hear the title, bring forth a slew of memories...
Warwick Artist Series Jack Bruce Survivor… In an effort to make their artist signature instruments more available to the general public, Warwick unveiled at NAMM ‘12 the...
Back in 1994, a young and cocky upright bass player was planning on traveling to Florida with the high school jazz band. Since the jazz director...
We Three Kings for Solo Bass by Jonathan Moody… A solo bass arrangement of the traditional holiday tune. We Three Kings Video We Three Kings for Solo...
This demo is featuring the GHS Pressurewound Flats, on my Warwick Streamer LX Broadneck. These are a great string that have the best attributes of rounds and...
Tales from the Pit: Blyss Gould and West Side Story by Jonathan Moody… I have always held Leonard Bernstein’s masterpiece, West Side Story, on a pedestal. It was...
Freelancing in a College Town: Respect the Genre… By a show of hands (figuratively, of course), how many of you all, when asked the question “What kind of...
MUSIC APP – Coach’s Eye: An App for Musicians Too! by Jonathan Moody… I am a big fan of my iPhone, I’ll admit it. There are a...
With the ever-shrinking budgets of most civic theatres and playhouses, the music director finds themselves hiring a smaller pit than what the original orchestration calls for. Suddenly the...
Am I Calling It In? by Jonathan Moody… My grandfather said that “you can learn something from everyone, even if it’s what NOT to do” and it seems...