Archive for November 2021 - Page 6

Scary Goldings are back with their killer lineup of John Scofield, MonoNeon, and Louis Cole joining Larry Goldings, Jack Conte, and Ryan Lerman. From their upcoming album, “IV”, here’s the band cooking on “Professor Vicarious”.

Genzler Amplification has introduced the re/Q dual function EQ Pedal, which marks their second pedal in a line designed by Jeff Genzler and former Genz Benz engineer Andy Field.

Vanderkley Amplification has added a new model to their lineup of bass cabinets with the 110MNT. The company calls it the “perfect cabinet for home use and small gigs.”

Shane Hendrickson’s video for “The Maker” was a huge hit when we shared it. Now, he’s sent us another. Check out his impressive cover of Nickel Creek’s “The Smoothie Song”, played on his Fender Marcus Miller Jazz Bass he named "Honey".

Peat Rains and You Bred Raptors? are back on the road for the first time since the world shut down in 2020. To document this brave new world, he’s writing a new tour diary for No Treble.

Richard Greenup of RJ Custom recently shared photos of one of his newest builds called the Valupture. The Australian luthier put a magnificent piece of poplar burl on full display for the top and headstock cap.

Our friend Steve Lee shared this video on Facebook (via another friend, Dave Swift). This is a fantastic clip of Rickie Lee Jones performing on Old Grey Whistle Test on September 9, 1979. The great Reggie McBride laid down some sweet bass in this one.

Kernom has unveiled a new pedal called Ridge, which they call the “first augmented analog overdrive pedal.” The circuitry includes their new Analog Morphing Core that is a new approach to clipping circuits.

In this new “Bass & Creativity” lesson by Olivier Babaz, we explore two rhythmic directions for building new ideas in our solo phrasing. First up is managing the “one.” The second is examining our length of melodic fragments.

Rick Such shared this great video from Indy Jazz Fest 2021. He titled it “Victor Wooten and his band giving the crowd a lesson in time signatures at Indy Jazz Fest 2021?. Indeed it is.

A rare concert from Eberhard Weber has just come to light with the release of his new album, “Once Upon a Time – Live in Avignon”. Taken from a 1994 solo bass concert, the recording is a showcase of his innovative approach to the bass.

Dunlop’s popular Cry Baby series just got a new model with the Justin Chancellor Wah. The Tool bassist’s new signature pedal actually has three effects baked in with a custom midrange filter, a custom wah circuit, and a vintage fuzz.