Archive for 2018 - Page 67

Dr. Dog has released their 10th studio album, Critical Equation. And although the psychedelic pop band has been at it for quite some time, that doesn’t mean they aren’t finding new music in themselves. “This band has been at work a long time and this record is about a concerted effort to push ourselves to grow with courage and confidence...

Bass legend Leland Sklar will once again lay down the low end for Phil Collins on a new North American tour scheduled for this fall. The outing will mark the former Genesis member’s first tour on the continent in eight years. It will be a continuation of his “Not Dead Yet Live!” tour, which Sklar also anchored last year. The...

Mesa/Boogie has expanded their product lineup with two new signal management devices: the Switch-Track and the Head-Track. Aimed at controlling dual amps, the Switch-Track allows for an “either-or-both ABY scenario,” which the company says lets users switch between two different amps, two identical amps with different settings, or combining amps for a fuller sound. Its input is buffered to prevent...

Last week, The North 41 released this video, saying “We just FUNKED up ‘Enter Sandman’… What would Metallica think?” The Chicago-based band is anchored by Donnie “Heavy” Brown.

There’s been another big shift in the music industry. Iconic bass amplification company Ampeg has been acquired by the Yamaha Guitar Group. The news was shared in a press release from Loud Audio, LLC, which sold Ampeg from its portfolio. “While saying goodbye to the Ampeg brand is like saying goodbye to an old friend, we are really excited by...

Fishbone has been been through it’s fair share of members, but they’re throwing it back to their classic lineup for their upcoming tour. They made the announcement on their Facebook page. “Fishbone is back to all original members minus Kendall Jones,” they wrote. “In the last year, drummer Fish and guitarist John Bigham returned and this month vocalist/keyboardist and trombone...

Stacks FX has unveiled their first delay pedal called the Thsee Anomaly. The optically controlled delay centers around a robust LFO section with tap tempo and six multipliers. “The LFO allows for a whole host of inspiring pitch swinging delays, from lush chorus and vibrato to wild rising swells and falling star-like tones,” Stacks writes. It has eight waveforms to...

In this new video, Zander Zon pays tribute to musician, DJ, remixer, and record producer Tim Bergling (better known as Avicii), who died on April 20th. “Avicii inspired millions with his epic arrangements, myself included. He was awesome and will be missed,” Zander shared. Zander chose Avicii’s “The Nights” for his solo bass tribute.

An Anthrax concert is one of the highest energy live shows you’ll ever see. Now one of their performances has been released on a new DVD called Kings of Scotland. The February 2017 show was captured at the Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow where bassist Frank Bello says they always have a good time. “Playing for our friends at the Barrowlands...

Q: I wanted to ask about running a compressor, as everyone seems to suggest how beneficial it is for the instrument. I like how it tightens up the low end and brings up latent harmonic content in my otherwise quite dull sounding bass. However, I mainly play jazz and I realize that I might be missing out on the subtler...

Aram Bedrosian always takes solo bass to a new level. In this clip, he performs his song “Shadows.” The song shows off not only his amazing technical chops but also his composing skills.

Fourteen years after their last studio album, A Perfect Circle has returned with Eat the Elephant. The album has been in the works since at least 2008, though main songwriters Maynard James Keenan and Billy Howerdel have kept busy with other projects. Even with the hiatus, it continues the band’s evolution toward a more melancholy and introspective tone, but that...