Review – AirTurn PED… More bassists are turning to technology to manage their music at gigs. There are several popular apps that let you use your iPad...
Review – Ultimate Ears Pro 11, Designed for Bass Players… We always forget how important it is to have great sound on and off stage as well...
This month on Facebook, readers weighed in with tips on buying a first bass for a junior high student. Feel free to join the conversation! Click to...
Bass Tips with Jaime David Vazquez… Improve your skills (theory, dexterity, ear training, etc.) using these free resources, available at BassBooks.com. This month, BASS TIPS: “Silence...
PledgeMusic & Cheap Trick Bassist Tom Petersson Want You To “Rock Your Speech”… Tom Petersson, founding member and bass-guitarist of legendary American Rock Band, Cheap Trick wants you...
Steve Gordon Updates The Future of the Music Business… New technologies have revolutionized the music business. While these technologies have wreaked havoc on traditional business models, they’ve...
CD Review – Adam Nitti “Not Of This World”… I’ve followed Adam’s releases for quite some time, and I don’t know how he does it, but...
Review – CruzTOOLS Stagehand Tech Kit… New from CruzTOOLS is the Stagehand Tech Kit. CruzTOOLS has some really CoolTOOLS! I made use of this kit right...
Review – Expanding Hands Finger Bow… Many of my fellow theatre musicians will attest that in many circumstances, we’re always making some sort of concession to...
Review – Tech 21 Boost Comp… New from Tech 21 is the Boost Comp, a compressor that is one of the simplest to use. The pedal...
Review – Ibanez GWB35FD Gary Willis 5-String Fretted Bass… New in the series of signature bases for Gary Willis is the GWB35FD 5-string fretted bass. This...
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...
Expanding the Slap Bass Vocabulary with Ray Riendeau – Groove #2… Hello fellow bassists! For this next slap groove I thought I’d incorporate a technique that...
Jaime David Vazquez – BASS LINES: Part XIII – Guns ‘n’ Roses’ “Sweet Child O’ Mine”… The hit single was #1 in the US Billboard Hot...
Bass Icon Jeff Berlin To Launch Pledge Music Campaign For New Tribute Album To Legendary Jack Bruce… Bass icon Jeff Berlin will be launching a Pledge...