The Bass Shack – The Five Dollar Insurance Policy… Performing music in front of a live audience is always a rush. The heightened excitement of playing...
The Bass Shack – What Not To Do At Band Practice… This month I thought it would be fun to talk about band practice, and specifically,...
The Bass Shack – Gilligan’s Island Gig Essentials… This month I thought it would be fun to talk about those extra items that I try to...
The Bass Shack – A Picture May Be Worth More Than a Thousand Words… Hey All – this is the first installment of my new monthly...
Soukous Bass Techniques For Beginners by Kibisi Douglas – An Instructional Video for Beginners… Soukous is a style of popular dance music that originated in Africa. It’s roots...
Scott Devine – Using his Bass Superpowers for Good – Bass Musician Magazine, June 2015 Issue… Eric: What was your first introduction to music? Scott: When I first...
Interview with Rocco Prestia – Bass Musician Magazine, February 2015 Issue… His full name is Francis Rocco Prestia, but he is most often referred to simply...
Keeley Bassist Compressor Review… For those of you that aren’t familiar with a compressor, in the most basic of descriptions, it is an automated volume control....
Mesa Boogie Factory Tour… My Mesa Boogie 400+, all tube bass amp, had a rough go of it at a recent gig. I was playing at...
Bass Book Review: The Bass Handbook – Updated Edition by Adrian Ashton… The Bass Handbook, by Adrian Ashton, originally published in 2006, has a newly updated edition. It...
A Review of the Mark Studio 2, Amplifier Modeling Software… Background I purposely avoided amplifier modeling software in the past for a few reasons: I was happy...
A D.I.Y. bass cab adventure in building my own Greenboy fEARful 12/6/1 Cube… Background I needed a compact, light weight, good sounding bass cabinet for some...
Adjectives like “Hefty”, “Sturdy” and “Tank -like” come readily to mind when I think of describing the Bass Tight Fuzz. This stomp box was obviously designed...
The SR1806E arrived at my doorstep in excellent condition – which is probably no surprise since it was packaged in a gig bag and then double...
A history of The Rolling Stones as told through the instruments they used on the stage and in the studio Rolling Stones Gear is a coffee table...