Archive for 2016 - Page 113

Mark Michell, bassist for the progressive band Scale the Summit, has created an instructional book, with a video component, called Advanced Rock Bass: for 4-, 5- and 6-String Basses. “This is a complete guide to my approach when composing basslines. I focus on every single aspect imaginable: chord analysis, fretboard mapping, composing lines with harmonics and tapping, voicing chords, mixing...

Bergantino Audio Systems has announced the next evolution of their speaker cabinets with the HDN (High-Definition Neo) Series. Building on their HD (High Definition) Series, the HDN line was created as a lightweight version of the company’s flagship designs. “The Bergantino Audio Systems HDN (High Definition Neo) series lightweight speaker cabinets retain the great Bergantino Audio sound and give you...

Meshell Ndegeocello is a Nina Simone fan. Here’s Meshell and her band performing “See Line Woman”, which is a traditional American folk song originally that appeared on Simone’s Broadway-Blues-Ballads. Meshell’s version of the tune appeared on her tribute album to Simone, Pour une âme souveraine (“For a sovereign soul”). So great to see this performed live.

Fans of the progressive metal band Dream Theater interested in learning John Myung’s bass lines have a little extra help via a new book, Dream Theater: Bass Play-Along Volume 47. The book, published by Hal Leonard Corp., includes the tab for 10 songs, as well as a CD featuring the bass lines and separate backing tracks. The book also includes...

After months of speculation, Guns N’ Roses have officially announced that the band will reunite in 2016. Singer Axl Rose, guitarist Slash, and bassist Duff McKagan are all confirmed in the lineup, which is set to headline the Coachella Music Festival on April 16th and 23rd at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. The rest of the band’s personnel...

Following last year’s Cabernet version, Aguilar Amplification has announced a limited edition version of their SL 112 cabinet. The 2016 version, which is limited to 250 units, will come in “Blue Bossa” and come with a numbered certificate of authenticity. The SL 112 weighs in at 25 pounds and features a neodymium driver and a phenolic tweeter with a custom-designed...

Bassist Bryan Ladd shared his latest video with us, which is a collaboration with vocalist LaToya Kennedy, guitarist Mark Bowers and drummer Jason Patterson. Here’s the group performing their cover of OutKast’s “Prototype”. So smooth, and dig that bass solo!

Italian jazz bassist Roberto Badoglio has formed a new band, called Beyond Turbines, which has released its self-titled debut album. The band, which also features featuring German guitarist Bjossi Klütsch and American keyboardist Steve Hunt, describes the album as “high-energy progressive fusion. . . intricately arranged yet laced with free-flowing extended improvisations…” “After working with Steve on my first solo...

D&A Guitar Gear has expanded their line of stands with the Hydra, a triple guitar stand with six legs for maximum stability. It can withstand over 30 degrees of tilt without toppling. The Hydra folds down to half its size for storage and portability while foldable spacers help your bass rest on the stand. All contact points use T.P.E. plastic...

Imagine playing the bass when your last name is Pastorius. Many of us might think that this is a blessing. There is no question that Jaco Pastorius is one of (if not THE) founding fathers of the modern electric bass. His son, Felix Pastorius, has no desire to carry-on the legacy, other than to find his own path with the...

Alessandro Corsi shared this killer drum and bass piece he played in the studio with drummer Francesco De Rubeis called “Watt 69,” and we’re glad he did. “It’s a bass solo taken from a tune I wrote 15 years ago for my jazz-funk-rock group, Capolinea,” he said. The high-energy track takes Corsi all over the fretboard with fingerstyle funk, slap...

If you’re looking for a quick, easy way to record the beats for your compositions, Avi Bortnick’s VoxBeat app might be something to look into. The app features drum and audio tracks, and you can create beats with a tap of the finger or through beatboxing the sounds you want to hear. Bortnick is also the creator of the Time...