Modal Color… If you take your time in music learning there are nice surprises that await your hearing senses. It would seem to be an obvious...
This month I got to sit down with Vail Johnson, the youngest and ‘Seventh Son’, in a family of musicians. Vail began his career right out...
“Small Moments,” a new solo bass release from Michael Manring… The digital version of “Small Moments” was released on April 30, with a physical CD release...
Double bass player and bandleader Ferdinando Romano has just released his new project, “Totem,” featuring trumpet star Ralph Alessi. Best described as somewhere between ECM sounds,...
’11 Dimensions’ by Bassist CH Straatmann… With more than 20 years of career and accumulating an extensive portfolio as a bass player, producer and versatile composer...
LA-based musician, Sullivan Marsters will be releasing a new music video for his whimsy, reggae-tinged single, “Frequent Flyer” on May 1st. The 24-year-old multi-instrumentalist, who originally...
Bassist Dean Back… Musicians are the voice of humanity and sing out our truths, our emotions and our hopes. Theory (Previously known as Theory of a...
In this issue, I take a closer look at the tonal possibilities of the MG Bass… Visit online at mgbassguitars.com
The chromatic scale is a fun scale to learn but it is easy to play and understand. It is composed of 13 that are all a...
R.E.M. Losing My Religion – Main Bass Grooves with Play-Along Tabs… Simple but groovy bass lines of R.E.M. “Losing My Religion”. Recorded with Lakland Skyline 44-64...
Bassist Jahmal Nichols… It is a very small world and the bass community is an even smaller slice of a big pie. When Bass Musician contributor...
Alex Lofoco Talks Scale Colour System… Alex Lofoco has an innovative way to learn the fretboard and unlock your playing. He wrote a book about it...
Digital Books now available at Hal Leonard… Hal Leonard has released Hal Leonard Digital Books, a new streaming platform designed to provide musicians of all instruments...
Bassist David C. Gross… David is a 6-string player, educator, author, and owner of, “Empower Through Music,” which brings music, yoga and mindfulness programs into the...
This month we will cover the basic principles needed to avoid injury playing bass during the COVID-19 quarantine.