Archive for October 2021 - Page 4

After teasing the project in September, David Ellefson’s latest band The Lucid has released their debut album. The 9-track record is the bassist’s first release since leaving Megadeth earlier this year.

Every instrument from the Fender Custom Shop is extraordinary, but some pieces are absolute masterpieces. Master builder Vincent Van Trigt created one - this jaw-dropping Jazz Bass for producer and multi-instrumentalist Adrian Younge.

We’ve featured some impressive young musicians over the years. Usually, they’re bassists. But today, it’s drummer Yoyoka. Yoyoka celebrated her 12th birthday with this session, recording a cover of Deep Purple’s “Burn”.

This week’s top 10 featured a stunning video by nine-year-old Ellen Alaverdyan, the unique Hex Bass by Brute Bass Guitars, Ryan Madora’s latest Keep It Groovy lesson, and more.

Richard Bona joined with pianist Alfredo Rodriguez’s band for this live performance at Jazz à Vienne 2021. Here they are performing “Ay Mama Ines”, with Bona on bass and vocals.

Initially released in 2010, “The Mark King Bass Book” by Stuart Clayton has been re-licensed and re-released. The 192-page book features transcriptions of 10 of King’s bass lines from Level 42’s catalog as well as four live bass solos.

September was a great month for bass videos. Here is your monthly roundup of the top 10 reader favorite videos for the month.

It is always great to see a new video from Kinga Glyk. In this clip, Kinga takes on Chick Corea’s “Armando’s Rhumba”.

After claiming he was out of the band because he was “fed up of betrayal,” it seems Simon Gallup is still with The Cure. The bassist once again shared the news via Facebook.

Crazy Tube Circuits has updated its pedal lineup with the Golden Ratio Compressor (Phi) V2. The new version includes three separate compressor circuits that can be accessed with the flip of a toggle switch.

I’m not even sure how I stumbled onto this clip, but I’m glad I did. This performance of “Our Man” by Made In Sweden is from the band’s later years, which actually featured a Finnish rhythm section of drummer Vesa Aaltonen and bassist Pekka Pohjola.

Josh Woodard has left the ranks of A Day To Remember. The bassist, who has been the group’s sole bassist, made the announcement in reaction to allegations made against him from last year.