Archive for 2021 - Page 88

Renowned jazz bassist and educator John Goldsby has just released his third course with Discover Double Bass. “Tell Your Story” focuses on soloing concepts for the jazz bassist and features fifty lessons with over five hours of video content.

EMG has expanded their line of pickup sets with the Les Claypool “Pachyderm Gold” pickup. The company also updated Robert Trujillo’s Rip Tide J pickups with three new finishes. Check out Claypool’s and Trujillo’s announcement and two-bass jam.

Rock and roll supergroup The Dead Daisies have returned with a new album and a new member. “Holy Ground” is the first to feature Glenn Hughes, who took over bass and vocal duties in late 2019.

This week we’re checking out a beautiful five-string archtop built by Marusya Guitars. The gorgeous instrument was hand-built in Perm, Russia with mahogany for the body back and sides and a spruce top.

Andreas Rodosthenous shared this video with us of a beautiful solo bass song he recorded for his latest album, “Complexity”. Here’s Andreas performing “Tears Within”.

The hard rock bass and drum duo Royal Blood has announced a new album and unleashed the title track. Get a taste of what’s to come with the title track (and yes, that’s all from bass).

Last year, Ibanez turned heads with their new EHB headless design. Now they’ve taken the same idea and put it into a more compact size. The EHB1000S and the EHB1005SMS have all the same features as the EHB1000 but with shorter scales.

Derek Frank just sent us the latest in his video series he recorded live at Palomino Sound in Los Angeles, CA last year. This time around, he and the band take on Iron Maiden’s “The Trooper”.

Genesis announced a huge reunion tour in early 2020. Of course, we know how that turned out, but they’re determined to make it happen. Phil Collins and company have once again announced a rescheduled itinerary for “The Last Domino?” Tour.

Phil Jones Bass has unveiled a new tool for bassists called the PE-5. The pedal-sized preamp features a five-band EQ with DI capabilities as well as a boost function. Of course, Jones puts in plenty of details to make the unit stand apart.

Back in December, Kevin shared the exciting news that Liquid Tension Experiment was about to release a new album. In the meantime, the band has released a video for the track, “The Passage Of Time” - and it is killer.

Bassist, educator, and longtime No Treble columnist Damian Erskine has just released a new album called “In This Moment”. The gorgeous eleven-song collection is described as a departure from his previous albums and features a trio setting.