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Bullet For My Valentine Bassist to Miss Tour Dates
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Bullet For My Valentine Bassist to Miss Tour Dates

Bullet For My Valentine bassist Jason James will be sitting out for a portion of the band’s current tour. The band issued a statement this week: “The band regrets to inform you that Jason James [bass] will be taking time off from the current North American tour. He has to take some time to attend to a family matter starting...

Stanley Clarke: Born in the U.S.A. (1985)
Bass Videos

Stanley Clarke: Born in the U.S.A. (1985)

How times have changed! Here’s a 1985 video for Stanley Clarke‘s version of the Bruce Springsteen hit, “Born in the U.S.A.” The track was on Clarke’s Find Out! album. (I have this on vinyl, if anyone wants to borrow it).

John Paul Jones, Michael Manring to Attend Manson’s Guitar Show
Events

John Paul Jones, Michael Manring to Attend Manson’s Guitar Show

Manson’s Guitar Shop has announced ex-Led Zeppelin/ Them Crooked Vultures bassist John Paul Jones will be a special guest at their 16th annual guitar show, set for October 23 and 24th, 2010 at the Riverside Leisure Centre in Exeter, England. Jones has a long standing with company owner Hugh Manson, who just released a signature model for JPJ based on...

Gear Watch: D’Addario Nylon Tapewound Bass Strings
Bass Gear

Gear Watch: D’Addario Nylon Tapewound Bass Strings

D’Addario has added to their line of bass string products with their new Nylon Tapewound Bass Strings. The strings are wound using a flattened black nylon which is polished to an ultra-smooth finish. Tapewounds can be used on fretted and fretless basses and are designed to produce a vintage tone ranging from “the thump of an upright bass to the...

Christopher Thomas: Wishing Well (Solo Bass)
Bass Videos

Christopher Thomas: Wishing Well (Solo Bass)

Here’s bassist Christopher Thomas performing one of his original compositions, “Wishing Well”, for solo bass. (Tuning: EADGC)

Alun Vaughan Releases “The Kindness Of Strangers” to Benefit MS Society
New Albums

Alun Vaughan Releases “The Kindness Of Strangers” to Benefit MS Society

Bassist Alun Vaughan The Kindness of Strangers, a 9-track album featuring 8 tracks of unaccompanied bass. All the proceeds from the sale of the album are being donated to the MS Society to help research into multiple sclerosis. Check it out, and support the cause: The Kindness Of Strangers by Alun Vaughan For more, visit Alun’s Bandcamp page.

Gear Watch: David Nordshcow Amplification DNS Series Bass Cabinets
Bass Gear

Gear Watch: David Nordshcow Amplification DNS Series Bass Cabinets

David Nordschow Amplification (DNA) has introduced a new line of bass cabinets to their product mix. The DNS Series Cabinets were created in close collaboration with touring pros and the DNA forum community. The result is a ultra-lightweight cabinet, featuring massive bracing for durability and sound consistenncy, low compression, low distortion tweeters for smooth highs, full 2-way crossovers for enhanced...

The Who to Release Previously Unheard Material
New Albums

The Who to Release Previously Unheard Material

A new edition of The Who’s Live at Leeds album will include an unreleased performance from Hull City Hall in February 1970. As it turns out, the Hull concert was set to be the band’s actual release, with the now legendary concert at Leeds University acting as a backup live recording. Unfortunately, John Entwistle’s bass track was missing from the...

Dave Marks: Slap Bass Demo
Bass Videos

Dave Marks: Slap Bass Demo

Bassist Dave Marks puts his Marcus Miller Fender Jazz through the paces, with this preview slap bass lesson from 2009. Dave says, “Larry Graham, Marcus and Victor called. They said they want their licks back…” Dave is playing through his EBS TD650 head and straight into Pro Tools. “No effects, nothing else in the chain.”

Ray Riendeau Announces North American Tour with Dream Theater’s James LaBrie
Concerts & Tours

Ray Riendeau Announces North American Tour with Dream Theater’s James LaBrie

Bassist Ray Riendeau will be touring with Dream Theater singer James LaBrie, on a winter tour of the U.S. and Canada. The tour is in support of LaBrie’s new album, Static Impulse, released on September 28, 2010. The album debuted at #14 on the Billboard Heatseekers, for top new artists. Tour Dates: Nov. 26, 2010: Charlotte, NC – Tremont Music...

Gear Watch: TASCAM TC-1S Solar Powered Tuner
Bass Gear

Gear Watch: TASCAM TC-1S Solar Powered Tuner

TASCAM has unveiled the world’s first solar-powered tuner, the TC-1S. The tuner, which comes in six colors, runs on a battery charged by a bank of solar cells, but a USB input is included to quickly charge up in case you’re in the dark. A strap and clip are built on to the shockproof silicon cover so you can keep...

Jeff Beck with Tal Wilkenfeld: Big Block, Live at Ronnie Scott’s
Bass Videos

Jeff Beck with Tal Wilkenfeld: Big Block, Live at Ronnie Scott’s

Taken from the Performing This Week… Live at Ronnie Scott’s DVD, here’s Jeff Beck, Tal Wilkenfeld (bass), Vinnie Colaiuta (drums) and Jason Rebello (keys) performing Beck’s “Big Block”.