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Judas Priest Announces Extensive North American Tour
Concerts & Tours

Judas Priest Announces Extensive North American Tour

Judas Priest’s latest album, Firepower, has proven to be one of the most successful releases of the iconic metal band’s career. After extensive touring this year, the group will be continuing to support it with a massive North American tour scheduled for 2019.

Phil Jones Bass Unveils the BigHead Pro Headphone Amplifier
Amps

Phil Jones Bass Unveils the BigHead Pro Headphone Amplifier

Phil Jones Bass has expanded their line of Headphone Amplifiers with the Bighead Pro. The second model in the series, dubbed the HA-2, is a high-resolution USB audio interface that supports PCM playback with up to 384 kHz sample rate/24 bit resolution.

What’s One Piece Of Advice To Become a Better Musician?
Ask Damian Erskine

What’s One Piece Of Advice To Become a Better Musician?

In this “Ask” column, Damian responds to a reader, who asks “What’s the one piece of advice you got that helped you to become a better musician?”

Barely Jazz Ensemble with Michael Manring: Something About Us
Bass Videos

Barely Jazz Ensemble with Michael Manring: Something About Us

Here’s the Barely Jazz Ensemble with special guest Michael Manring performing “Something About Us.” The session took place at the Joe Henderson Lab in the SFJAZZ Center and offers up a great showcase for Michael’s soloing skills.

Iris Ornig Releases “Storyteller”
New Albums

Iris Ornig Releases “Storyteller”

Bassist and composer Iris Ornig has just released her third solo album, entitled “Storyteller.” The record features a quintet with Jonathan Powell on trumpet, Jeremy Powell on tenor sax, Addison Frei on piano and Allan Mednard on drums.

Reader Spotlight: Dale Raszewski
Reader Spotlight

Reader Spotlight: Dale Raszewski

Meet Dale Raszewski, a bassist of 42 years who has done quite a bit over the years, and is still going strong. Here’s his story...

Fender Announces the American Performer Series Basses
Basses

Fender Announces the American Performer Series Basses

After replacing their Standard Series with the Player Series, Fender has continued to revamp their product lines by introducing the American Performer Series. The new collection replaces their American Special line as their most affordable models built in the Corona, California factory. It includes three of their flagship bass models: a Precision, a Jazz, and a Mustang. Common new features...

Vulfpeck: Love is a Beautiful Thing
Bass Videos

Vulfpeck: Love is a Beautiful Thing

Vulfpeck has released another song from their upcoming album, Hill Climber, and it is super chill. “Love is a Beautiful Thing” was written by guitarist/vocalist Theo Katzman, who is joined by guest vocalist Monica Martin on the track. As always, Joe Dart lays down the low end behind the band.

Geezer Butler Announces New Band
News

Geezer Butler Announces New Band

Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler helped to bid farewell to the legendary metal band during their last tour, aptly called “The End.” We’ve been eager to know what he’s been up to, especially since he told Rolling Stone he had over a hundred riffs ready to go. Now we have a clue. Butler announced a new band called Deadland Ritual...

Dead & Company Announce U.S. Tour Dates
Concerts & Tours

Dead & Company Announce U.S. Tour Dates

While the cold is settling in this winter, Dead & Company is already planning for the summer. The band, which features Oteil Burbridge on the bass, has announced a new run in 2019 that will span the U.S. from May through the beginning of July. They’ll begin May 31st at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California before working their...

Bass of the Week: Aviator Guitars Bomber 7
Bass of the Week

Bass of the Week: Aviator Guitars Bomber 7

Taking after the massive combat aircraft, this Bomber 7 from Aviator Guitars drops thunderous notes with an incredible seven-string multi-scale design. The longest string has a scale length of 37.5 inches, which is a solid 3.5 inches longer than a traditional bass scale. In fact, the model was created just for this particular feat. “The Bomber model was developed specifically...

Alex Bershadsky: Banu Choshech Legaresh
Bass Videos

Alex Bershadsky: Banu Choshech Legaresh

Hanukkah has begun, and we’re celebrating with a great video from Alex Bershadsky. This time he created a solo bass arrangement of the famous Hanukkah song “Banu Choshech Legaresh,” which translates to “We Came to Drive Away the Darkness.” The bassist utilizes his incredible finger-style technique to play the melody and chords at once, then taking a solo over the...