Player Spotlight
Player Spotlight: Charles Robitaille
Meet Charles Robitaille, a bassist from Montreal who got a later start in life than many here, but made up for it with hard work and a love for the bass. Charles is our reader in the spotlight for the week of May 13, 2013. Bio: Well I started playing pretty late, at about 17... »
Player Spotlight: Patrick Edwards
Meet bassist Patrick Edwards, a bassist who has played “FOR-EV-ER”, teaches metal (and other) riffs to little kids, and said some pretty nice things about us (that’s not why we picked him, but it didn’t hurt.) Sounds like Patrick is living the dream. That plus his great storytelling made him an easy pick for our... »
Player Spotlight: Charley Sabatino
Meet Charley Sabatino, a bassist from New York who has an impressive resume and a great answer to the “superpower” question. We love his story for why he plays the bass… thanks to John Entwistle. Charley is our player in the spotlight for the week of April 29, 2013. Bio: I am a veteran bassist... »
Player Spotlight: Nenne Effe
Meet Nenne Effe, a musician who took up bass later in her life, after starting on guitar. We’re glad she decided to join the good team. Nenne an engaging and entertaining person, as we’re sure you’ll see when you read her story. And so it was an easy choice to make her No Treble’s player... »
Player Spotlight: Ben Hands
Meet Ben Hands, a bass player who splits his time laying down the low end for party, prog-metal and jazz fusion bands in the UK. While Ben avoided answering our favorite “superpower” question directly, we can’t help but admire his humble response. We also dig his gear list: simple, but effective. Ben is the No... »
Player Spotlight: Steve Rosati
Like many we’ve featured in the spotlight here, bassist Steve Rosati comes from a strong musical family. Four generations strong. Our paths have crossed with Steve before – at NAMM and at Gerald Veasley’s Bass Bootcamp – and we even got to witness his quasi-Jazz ensemble at the Bass and the Beatles concert at this... »
Player Spotlight: Cassie Mann
Meet bassist Cassie Mann who like many here, started on guitar before finding out bass is where it’s at. Cassie is a young bassist on the right track, and we’re thrilled to share her story for this week’s player spotlight feature. Bio: I’m an 16 year old bass player in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia! I... »
Player Spotlight: Carson Childers
Meet bassist Carson Childers, who shares his story in this week’s player spotlight feature. It is always exciting to see the next generation of players taking inspiration from the long line of bass playing legends who came before them, and Carson is clearly well schooled in the old and new school – spanning plenty of... »
Player Spotlight: Taylor Lee
Meet bassist Taylor Lee, who has a lot of great stories to tell, including how he got his gig, who gave him his main bass and how he switched from guitar to bass as soon as he heard Jaco’s debut. Taylor is the player in the spotlight for the week of March 18, 2013. Bio:... »
Player Spotlight: Jukka Haavisto
Meet bassist Jukka Haavisto, who hails from Finland and keeps a busy routine as a full-time bassist. Jukka is our player in the spotlight for the week of March 11, 2013. Bio: The bass bug bit Jukka Haavisto hard in his early year of elementary school upon hearing Geddy Lee of Rush, a local bass... »
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