Rewind: Bass Lessons, Columns, Gear Watch, New Releases & Favorite Videos

In case you missed them, here are the top features from the week of October 4th, 2009.

Jon Burr offers some sound advice in his latest lesson, To click or not to click? Or, what’s in a metronome?.

Damian Erskine answers a reader’s question on playing with and around the beat

Evan Kepner‘s latest lesson covers Melodic 2-5-1 Mutation

Ray Riendeau is raving about… Konnakol

Sneak Preview: David Pastorius and Local 518’s Sense of Urgency

Jackie Clark is our player in the spotlight.

New Releases

• BLK JKS After Robots
• Devil’s Halo, the new release from Meshell Ndegeocello

Gear Watch

• Staccato’51 Bass Head
• Pedulla Nuance Bass Guitar
• Limited Edition Gene Simmons Axe Bass
• Wal Basses is back

Videos

• Richard Bona with Ferenc Snétberger and Paolo Vinaccia: Tavaszi Utazás
• Christian McBride: live electric bass solo
• John Mayer with Pino Palladino & David Labruyere: I Don’t Trust Myself (With Loving You)
• Bela Fleck & the Flecktones: Spain
• Ron Carter: Willow Weep for Me