Archive for September 2018 - Page 5

We love sharing bass videos, and based on the daily reaction, you love checking them out as much as we do. So here’s a roundup we know you’ll enjoy: the top 10 most popular bass videos we featured in August 2018. Thanks for watching! 1. Kinga G?yk Trio: Donna Lee Kinga G?yk always impresses us, but this one might take...

YYNOT has another video out, and this time, it features one of their original tunes. “Etheria” was written by guitarist Billy Alexander, and as always, sports that growly bass by Tim Starace. The buzz around this band is growing, which comes as no surprise to us. The tune is available on their .

Sad news to report today: session bass legend Max Bennett, who worked with artists ranging from Ella Fitzgerald to The Beach Boys to Frank Zappa, has passed away. He was 90 years old. Bennett grew up between Kansas City and Oskaloosa, Iowa. He had his first professional gig with Herbie Fields in 1949, after which he served in the Korean...

Singular Sound has expanded their compact drum machine pedals with the BeatBuddy Mini 2. Building upon its predecessor, the new pedal offers twice as many beats, improved sound quality, a reworked LED layout, and a new ergonomic footswitch. The BeatBuddy Mini 2 comes with 9 drum sets, 24 genres, over 200 styles, and can be set to any time signature....

Bokanté’s sophomore album What Heat is coming later this month, which features the band teaming up with the Metropole Orkest. They just shared the second single, entitled “Fanm.” On this track, Michael League stays busy with acoustic guitar, bass, daf, oud, and vocals – contributing to the song’s rich tapestry. looks to be another stellar release by the group. We’re...

Fifty years ago, on September 7th, 1968, the quartet of Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Bonham, and John Paul Jones performed their first concert together as The New Yardbirds. Of course, we now know they would become the massive rock band, Led Zeppelin. The remaining members of the band are celebrating the anniversary with a remastered reissue of the soundtrack...

RPS Effects has introduced the Bit Reactor, a bit crusher and downsampler pedal that digitizes your signal and crunches it up. “In the realm of modern electronics there’s plenty enough processing power to create a crystal-clear digital copy of pretty much any analog signal,” RPS writes. “The Bit Reactor, on the other hand, explores what can happen when we take...

Cory Wong has just released a new video in support of his latest album, The Optimist. “’91 Maxima” is another funky tune, thanks in part to bassist Sonny T, who was a member of The New Power Generation, Prince’s recording and stage band, from 1991–1996.

Former Beatle Paul McCartney has returned with Egypt Station, which marks his 18th solo studio album. Recorded between Los Angeles, London, and Sussex, the album gets its name from one of the bassist’s paintings that also serves as the album artwork. It ties thematically ties the record together as the Fab Four did back in the day. “I liked the...

Chris Lightcap has an exquisite new album called Superette that takes his jazz-oriented music in a new direction. The album is named after his new all-electric ensemble featuring Jonathan Goldberger and Curtis Hasselbring on guitars and Dan Rieser on drums. An experiment in sounds, the group is described as exploring “the nexus of of harmolodics, surf, West African music, psychedelia...

The Oddysy shared their latest with us, which once again features the music of DJ Johnny Juice (Public Enemy) and bassist/singer Kevin “KJ” Jacoby. Here’s the official video for “Alone,” which was filmed on location at the Clinton-Washington stop on the G Train, Brooklyn, NY.

Most of us know the late Ronnie James Dio as the legendary lead vocalist for Dio, Rainbow, and Black Sabbath. Tracks like “Holy Diver” and “Rainbow In The Dark” are part of the fabric that makes heavy metal history. What many don’t realize is that he was also originally a bassist. Dio’s first bands, notably Elf, featured him on the...