Archive for 2021 - Page 57

AccuGroove has announced the first major remodel in over 19 years for their Tri 112+ and Wedgie+ bass cabinets. The FRFR (Full Range Flat Response) cabs have even more power and clarity, the company says.

Leonid Vorobyev and his band Leonid & Friends are back to doing another Chicago cover. And once again, they absolutely nailed it. Here’s the band – with strings – performing “You’re the Inspiration.”

Thrash metal legend Frank Bello has announced a new memoir called Fathers, Brothers, And Sons: Surviving Anguish, Abandonment, And Anthrax, which will be published in the fall.

Alusonic Aluminum Instruments has introduced a new bass model called the PentaFleX 5-string bass special edition, made in collaboration with Alberto Rigoni.

Today is Ryan Madora’s birthday, but she’s the one giving us a gift. In this new lesson video, Ryan breaks down the great bass line to “Tighten Up” by Archie Bell & The Drells.

Calling all double bassists around the world! The Bass Coalition has announced their annual summer workshop will be held on June 26th and 27th. This year’s event will be virtual, allowing anyone around the globe to join in on the action.

We got to catch up with Bryan Beller to get the scoop on The Aristocrats’ new live album, a decade of playing with the group, his basses, and recording for Joe Satriani's upcoming album.

It would be wrong to focus on Synth Bass and not include anything by Parliament-Funkadelic. Upon searching for some cool videos, I stumbled across the multitrack for the funk classic “Knee Deep”. Junie Morrison is laying down the groove. PHAT!

Duran Duran has announced “Future Past”, which will be the rock band’s first studio album in six years. The new record, which will be released in October, has been in the works for several years.

In Part 2 of this series, Rich Brown continues the study of triads and inversions. You’ll be sure to gain a deeper understanding of the beautiful melodicism found within these three little notes.

David Sanborn and Marcus Miller go way back. So it was cool to see Marcus take part in the Sanborn Sessions for this remote session. In this clip, the group takes on Marcus’s tune, “Detroit”.

Tech 21’s Bass Fly Rig is being updated for 2021 with version 2. The multi-effects floor unit has a built-in 3-band EQ, chorus, octaver, fuzz, compression, and – of course – the company’s SansAmp preamp sounds.