In 2012, Lisa Dodd became the first and only female to win the CCMA award for Bass Player of the Year, repeating that honor in 2015...
Sifting Stars, the eighth album from Matt Ulery, finds the prolific bassist in the company of a large ensemble, aptly named the Sifting Stars Studio Orchestra. Anchored by pianist Rob...
Carl Dawkins is a well-seasoned bass player that has toured two thirds of the world with a variety of bands… Besides being an in-demand bassist, writer...
Bass Amplification Spotlight: Get to know EBS Sweden AB’s CEO, Bo Engberg and Tech Director, Mats Kristoffersson… How did you each get your start in music?...
LTD just recently introduced the B-208SM 8-String Bass. I have always been a little skeptical of 8-string basses, because over the years I haven’t had much...
The Gig Glove OYNX, Protective Gloves For Musicians and Roadies – Review… Most of us are our own roadies. We haul our equipment. We set it up at...
Hello Basschicks and Bassdudes! This is another lesson from my book No-Nonsense Guide to Music Theory, Scales and More! The natural minor scale is one of...
Low end powerhouse and former Yellowjacket backbone, Jimmy Haslip collaborates with Scott Kinsey (Tribal Tech) and Hungarian superstar and session guru Gergö Borlai to create the...
Billy Sheehan gives us the low down on his signature bass from Yamaha, the Attitude Limited 3, via Skype direct from Italy! We have covered a...
Interview with Skating Polly Bassist, Kelli Mayo The multi-instrumentalist duo of Kelli Mayo and Peyton Bighorse started their band, Skating Polly, in Oklahoma in 2009. Now...
Miura Guitars U.S.A. recently launched their second pedal offering dedicated to bassists, the K3 DI & Preamp. This visually colorful follow-up to the visually stark M2...
A beauty, total work of art, that’s what the Ibanez SR1705BE Premium 5-String Bass is. Playability and tone options are spot-on, with the choice between active...
A Review of the Warwick Idolmaker 5-string Customshop Bass, Featuring a California Buck Eye Burl Top… More information available on the Warwick website
Tedeschi Trucks Band members Tim Lefebvre, Tyler “Falcon” Greenwell, J.J. Johnson, and Kebbi Williams Collaborate with Kokayi on Sophomore Release Whose Hat Is This? , a collaboration...
Eric Bass News… Shinedown’s new single “GET UP” has quickly found its way into the hearts and minds of many people and for good reason –...