Brett Marquette… Portland, OR has always been a music hub here in the Northwest. Before the pandemic, there was so much music happening up here that...
Wee Stand by Noisy Clan… The Wee Stand by Noisy Clan is an ultra-portable music stand that will hold iPads, tablets, books, and papers. It is...
Ernie Ball Music Man DarkRay Bass… The Ernie Ball Music Man DarkRay Bass was designed in collaboration with world-renowned bass accessory manufacturer Darkglass Electronics and unlocks...
How to Upgrade the Tuners on your Fender Bass Guitar… Master Luthier John Carruthers upgrades tuners on a Fender bass by installing a set of Hipshot...
Bach Shapes II… Bach Shapes II: Studies in Bach for Bass Clef Instruments is the third major release in the Bach Shapes series, following the release of...
Interview with Mason Pace… We recently chatted with South Florida-based singer/songwriter, Mason Pace about his new EP “King of Hearts,” which will be available across all...
Double Bass Scales… Discover Double Bass founder Geoff Chalmers has just released a great learning tool, Double Bass Scales, that at first seems applicable for upright...
Intervals (Part 1) – Number, Quality, and the Interval Formula… Music Mechanics 17 introduces the beginnings of harmony with intervals, including an interval’s number, quality, major/minor/augmented/double...
Crying For Hope… Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award-Winner and original member of The Meters George Porter Jr. has released his compelling music video for “Crying For Hope”,...
Jim Kerwin… I am always happy to have the opportunity to chat with an upright bass player. I was even more stoked to chat with Jim...
Kefas – “Lo Que Es Vivir” Bass Line… Hello bass players and fans of bass playing! This month we are going to cover, Kefas – “Lo...
Marylyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr.: Blackbird, Lennon-McCartney Icons… Blackbird, Lennon-McCartney Icons, Featuring Derrick “Dock” Murdock, Rick Taylor, Nick Ornelas, Tim Sonnefeld on Bass. I grew...
Second Edition – The Rickenbacker Electric Bass: 50 Years as Rock’s Bottom… The updated book features 16 bonus pages with up-to-date information on Rickenbacker’s latest electric...
A Conversation with Mr. Ron Carter By David C. Gross and Tom Semioli… An icon of the instrument, a jazz giant, and an insightful educator –...
Interview With Bassist Danny Mo Morris… Danny Mo Morris is a bass player, a professor at Berklee College of Music since 1988, and loves teaching the...
