Archive for July 2019

Rex Brown has teamed up with Reverb to sell off tons of music gear used throughout his career. A portion of the sale, which feature more than 70 pieces of gear, will benefit Reverb Gives.

A reader asked Damian to define the idea of a beginner, intermediate or advanced player. While Damian doesn’t necessarily see how this is helpful to a person, he did offer up some background and advice for this week’s “Ask” column.

One of my favorite bands over the last few years is back with a new video. From their latest album, “Rising,” here’s House of Waters’ “Wedding Song”. Be sure to check out the incredible solo by Moto Fukushima on this one.

Since their reunion and 2016’s “We Can Do Anything,” The Violent Femmes have been on a roll. Now they’re continuing that momentum with a new album called “Hotel Last Resort.” Bassist Brian Ritchie says it’s their best work in 25 years.

Spector has upgraded their Legend Standard series for 2019. The body shape stays the same, but it is now crafted from lightweight ash and topped with flame maple.

Pomplamoose recently shared this new cover video, and this one grooves. The band, anchored by Nick Campbell lays down a great version of Daft Punk’s “Something About Us,” (with a little French thrown in).

You Bred Raptors? is heading out for an extensive U.S. tour, and they'll be taking us along for the ride. Bassist Peat Rains will once again be providing updates and tour tips as they traverse the country.

This week we’re checking out the Höfner 500/5 President Bass from their affordable Contemporary series. Modeled on the original hollow-body basses from the ’50s and ’60s, the bass has a 30-inch scale.

Summer NAMM happened this month, and we’ve been covering the bass gear news from the show. Here’s the latest, in order of most viewed (and more to come!)

The world of effects for bass guitar has really blown up in the past few years. That’s why BassTheWorld.com put together this awesome run-through of 33 pedals. Which is your favorite?

Steve Harris and Iron Maiden have released the third batch in their Studio Collection – Remastered series. The albums for this set include 1992’s “Fear of the Dark,” 1995’s “X Factor,” 1998’s “Virtual XI,” and 2000’s “Brave New World.”

Boss has expanded its looping pedals with the RC-10R Rhythm Loop Station pedal, which the company says is designed for in-the-moment music creation. It has 280 built-in rhythms with song structures and separate parts.