Archive for July 2011 - Page 2

Rounding out our interviews from the Gerald Veasley Bass Boot Camp is our conversation with Adam Nitti. Based in Nashville, the bassist and educator has run the gamut of the music industry, from session work to touring to producing to teaching and more. His credits include working with artists like the Dave Weckl Band, Steven Curtis Chapman, Susan Tedeschi, Mandisa,...

Recorded live for Denmark Radio in 1969, here are the boys from Led Zeppelin performing “Communication Breakdown” and “Dazed and Confused”. John Paul Jones and John Bonham really get things rocking around the five-minute mark.

Tony Levin and the Stick Men will be teaming up with the Adrian Belew Power Trio for the “2 of a Perfect Trio” tour this Fall, which will make its way from coast to coast and into Canada between September and October. Combined, the group features three King Crimson members and the tour name is a play on Crimson’s album...

For Summer NAMM 2011, ESP Guitars has unveiled the LTD J series basses, including the J-204 and J-205 models. Built for quality while “remaining within a budget,” the basses are designed with a classic style. The J-204 and J-205 (4- and 5-string, respectively) feature alder bodies, maple necks, and rosewood fingerboards. The old school look is rounded out with retro...

Q: I’m looking to upgrade my setup a little… shrink down my 4×10 cab to a equal power 2×10 and maybe buy a DI box for a live PA setting and a studio recording setting. In looking through the number of DI boxes, it’s hard to see what exactly makes a pedal a “Direct Box” as I’ve seen many so-called...

When bassist Rick Reese wants to lay it down, he means it. Rick sent us this video of The John Sutton Band performing a live cover of Ben Harper’s “Steal My Kisses” (which features one of my favorite bassists ever on the original, Juan Nelson). Check out Rick’s “floor bass solo” in the middle of the tune. Rick can stand...

In 1966, the music of Paul McCartney was featured as a soundtrack to the film, The Family Way, directed by Roy Boulting and starring Hayley Mills. The film’s soundtrack was released in January, 1967, with the title The George Martin Orchestra, The Family Way (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), and won the Ivor Novello Award the same year. George Martin produced...

Meet Peter “Janus” Zarate, a bassist from San Jose, California who counts a “old top hat with modified goggles” as part of his gear. Peter is our player in the spotlight for July 26, 2011. Bio: I’m a San Francisco Bay Area native and left-handed bassist with a penchant for the peculiar and the macabre. I’m also a lover of...

Chuck Hoffman shares his 1966 Fender Precision bass, one he bought about seven years ago, and credits as the source of his love for bass today. The 1966 Fender Precision was the first of the CBS-era of Fender basses, with 1965 being considered a transition year after Leo Fender sold his company to CBS. 1966 also brought in the new,...

Here’s another single question from our Player Spotlight questionnaire (open to all bassists, by the way). The question this week: Are you in a band and/or gigging? Answer below in the comments, or on our Facebook page.

A group led by Ronnie Wood, dubbed “The First Barbarians,” recorded a concert album in July 1974. Material from one of the two performances at London’s Kilburn Gaumont State Theatre used for the release (now available as a ). The concert was in support of Wood’s album I’ve Got My Own Album to Do. Willie Weeks really grooves on this...

Keyboardist Mike Prigodich has released his debut album, A Stitch in Time, featuring bassist (and No Treble contributor) Damian Erskine. The album’s intriguing melodies, odd time signatures, and ear-bending harmonies make it a stand-out album in the world of fusion. Prigodich got a wake-up call in 2008 when he was diagnosed with cancer, leading him pursue his dream of being...