How many times have you heard phrases like “This is a Classic Bass Technique”, “I like classic basses”, “Electric Bass Tradition”, and a hundred more phrases that...
Bass Gear Review: Ibanez Promethean P5115K combo 500W Combo 15″ Speaker “Kickback” style Cabinet Dome tweeter with passive crossover 6 band graphic EQ Bass and Treble...
HI MY FRIEND AND COLLEAGUES, IT’S GREAT TO BE HERE AGAIN! …HOPE YOU APPRECIATED MY LAST LESSON ABOUT JOHN PATITUCCI’S GIANT STEPS SOLO. TODAY WE COME...
Gear review: Ibanez Grooveline 4 and 5 String Basses Alder/ash body 5 piece Wenge/Bubinga bolt on neck Rosewood fingerboard CAP Sonic Arch J style humbucking pickups...
This review could be really easy…. A new release CD titled “Guitar Man” by the incomparable George Benson… Nuff said! This Grammy award winning guitar icon...
The Cover Sessions by Lee Rocker – I really enjoy doing CD reviews because I get to listen to lots of very interesting music! I started...
Performing on stage is something we all have to think about and evaluate at one point or another when we start to play live. Everyone has...
I have followed Alberto Rigoni, an Italian Bass player, for some years now, so I was thrilled to have the opportunity to review his most recent...
Veritas by the Alex Skolnick Trio, is a solid CD featuring Nathan Peck on bass, Matt Zebroski on drums and Alex on guitar. Nine out of...
Eli Marcus, a Los Angeles native, released his first album in July shortly after graduating from the renowned Berklee College of Music. All of his compositions...
The musical styles are one of the most interesting and rich dimensions that music can offer to the world, but at the same time if they...
“Price Tag” is a song by British recording artist Jessie J featuring American rapper B.o.B. It was released on 28 January 2011 in the United Kingdom...
When bassists talk about tone, the conversations usually center on equipment: what instrument, type of strings, amplifier, and such. Though these things do have an effect...
HI MY “BASS FRIENDS”! THIS IS AN IMPORTANT STEP FOR BASS MUSICIAN MAGAZINE BECAUSE THE 4TH ANNIVERSARY IS HERE!!!!! SO THIS TIME I’VE PREPARED A SPECIAL...
This month we’re going to touch on two subjects. Super imposition of modes is the topic, and the way I’m going to explain it is by...