Dear readers… As an engineer, I have been very fortunate to have worked with many of the world’s top musicians. They have many different ideas when...
Hey Willis, Ok, so I have your fingerboard harmony book and I’ve seen some of your videos on Youtube. I really like your idea about going...
Victor Wooten “Palmystery”www.victorwooten.comI have been a fan of Victor Wooten (like many of us) for years. Ever since a fellow bass player at Berklee turned me...
Hadrien Feraud “Hadrien Feraud” www.hadrien-feraud.comIf you haven’t heard of this guy (kid, really! mid-twenties… yikes!), get out from under the boulder and look him up. He...
Gerald Veasley “Your Move”www.geraldveasley.com“Your Move” is Gerald Veasley’s perfectly produced new album. Although hailed as one of the more in-demand “contemporary” bassists on the scene today,...
Etienne Mbappe “Misiya” www.etiennembappe.comI’ll use this reference only so those of you who haven’t heard Etienne Mbappe yet have a head start on this guy. Many...
Dave Holland “Herbie Hancock – River: The Joni Letters” www. daveholland.com There is a reason that the Album of the Year went to Herbie for this...
In my interview with Victor in our February-March issue, Victor and I spent a great deal of time talking about the “instructional process.” His views are...
Damian’s book proves to be another well thought out text on presenting the fundamentals for any player to consider. A commendable array of scales, modes, chords,...
Fretboard Alchemy and Fretboard Arcanum by Scott Hubbell… After conducting many interviews for the magazine, I admittedly have more or less a recurring question I try...
In recent months I’ve been practicing a lot. My father and I have spent a lot of time talking about Arnold Schultz and his techniques and...
Hello to you all, my name is Kenn Smith. For the past 4 to 5 years in doing clinics and writing articles it has been...
Greetings to all as we welcome spring, some later than others. As we enter a new season, let’s get some good habits going as well. This...
Jack Bruce is one of the largest bass icons in rock. Born in Scotland in 1943, Jack played with Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated, the Graham Bond...
This is my first column for Bass Musician Magazine, and it’s dedicated to my favorite instrument, fretless bass. I started to play fretless in 1982, influenced...