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Billy Sheehan, Clint Strong, and Mike Gage: Dangerous Improv
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Billy Sheehan, Clint Strong, and Mike Gage: Dangerous Improv

Dangerous Guitars invited three top musicians into the studio to play together for the very first time. Those musicians included bassist Billy Sheehan, guitarist Clint Strong and drummer Mike Gage. The folks at Dangerous Guitars said they brought together these musicians and asked them to “deliver us something ‘off the top of their heads.‘ Unscripted… unrehearsed… and uncanny.” Pretty cool!

Adam Armstrong Appears on Second Slow/Fast Release With Ken Thomson
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Adam Armstrong Appears on Second Slow/Fast Release With Ken Thomson

Jazz clarinetist, sax player and composer Ken Thomson has released his second album with the group Slow/Fast, again showing how to combine the worlds of jazz and contemporary classical music. Distortion even appears in the group’s music, indicating rock influences as well. The second album, called , sees Slow/Fast featuring all of its original members, including bassist Adam Armstrong, an...

Weekly Top 10: Popular Bass Videos, New Gear, Bill Laswell Interview and More
Weekly Top 10

Weekly Top 10: Popular Bass Videos, New Gear, Bill Laswell Interview and More

This is the time of the week where we load up a whole lotta bass… aka the weekly top 10. This of course is based on you all, and what you clicked on during the week. Thanks as always for reading, commenting and sharing! 1. Tal Wilkenfeld: Chelsea Hotel We think – as do many readers here – that Tal...

Korg Introduces PitchHawk G-2 Clip-On Tuner
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Korg Introduces PitchHawk G-2 Clip-On Tuner

Korg has updated their PitchHawk clip-on tuner series with the PitchHawk G-2 for bass and guitar. The tuner now has a high-contrast color LCD display for better visibility while its frame has been slimmed down. The PitchHawk G-2 has dedicated guitar and bass tuning modes with flat and capo settings for alternate tunings. It also has a warning function to...

Dave Weckl and Jay Oliver: Higher Ground
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Dave Weckl and Jay Oliver: Higher Ground

Drummer Dave Weckl and keyboardist Jay Oliver released Convergence this year. Among the tracks on the album was a cover of Stevie Wonder’s “Higher Ground”. It cooks. This one has it all… bassist Jimmy Johnson laying down a great line, horns, two drummers and a great vocalist. Here’s the complete line up: Lead Vocal: Chrissi Poland Drums: Dave Weckl and...

Leonard Cohen: Live in Dublin Released
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Leonard Cohen: Live in Dublin Released

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen’s 2012/13 Old Ideas World Tour featured what many critics called his best band ever. That band featured bass guitarist/upright bassist Roscoe Beck, who also served as the band’s musical director. The sound the band made with Cohen as he supported his Old Ideas album was captured in film and audio recordings in a performance at Dublin’s...

N-Audio Announces Powerbox Mk2 Pro Power Supply
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N-Audio Announces Powerbox Mk2 Pro Power Supply

N-Audio has introduced the Powerbox Mk2 Pro stompbox power supply. Available for European or worldwide voltages, the unit features twelve individually separated power outputs with multiple output voltage options. The Powerbox Mk2 Pro adds to their original Powerbox Mk2 with two more high current AC outputs. It has four outputs rated for either 9 or 12 volts, while output five...

Viktor L?rincz: Crazy Little Groove
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Viktor L?rincz: Crazy Little Groove

Viktor L?rincz sent me his latest video, and once again, he blew my mind. He calls this “Crazy Little Groove”, and he’s playing it on his new MLP L?rincz Viktor Signature Bass. Wow.

AC/DC Keeps It Classic With “Rock or Bust”
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AC/DC Keeps It Classic With “Rock or Bust”

2014 proved to be a rough year for AC/DC, with illness pulling founding rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young’s out of the stalwart Australian hard rock band as it prepared to release its 15th studio internationally-released album. Legal problems have also left the position of drummer Phil Rudd unclear, heading into a 2015 tour to support the new album, . The music...

AC Guitars Introduces Krell E Type Single Cut Bass
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AC Guitars Introduces Krell E Type Single Cut Bass

Scottish bass company AC Guitars has unveiled the Krell E Type singlecut model, a riff on company’s Krell bass. Designed with Ewan Beck, the bass is denoted by a swamp ash body topped with a flame maple top and a Faded Black finish. The bass is built with bolt-on construction with a 5-piece purpleheart, wenge, and maple neck topped with...

Miki Santamaria: John Legend’s “All of Me”
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Miki Santamaria: John Legend’s “All of Me”

Miki Santamaria is back with a new solo bass arrangement – and his first with his new Fodera Yin Yang Standard. The tune is John Legend’s “All of Me”. The arrangement and performance, as always, is top notch. Enjoy!

Jack Bruce’s 50th Birthday Concerts Released on CD and DVD
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Jack Bruce’s 50th Birthday Concerts Released on CD and DVD

When Jack Bruce wanted to celebrate that he had turned 50, he decided to throw a party. A really big musical party. The shows put together by the legendary bassist were held over two days in Cologne, Germany on Nov. 2nd and 3rd, 1993. His former Cream bandmate, Ginger Baker played drums at the show, as did Simon Phillips. Parliament-Funkadelic...