Archive for November 2022 - Page 3

It is always a joy to watch a video by Ellen Alaverdyan. She always has so much fun playing the bass, and in this new clip, she covers 10 of her favorite bass lines. I love how she reacts to playing each one!

Roger Waters cowrote one of the most iconic rock songs of all time, and now he’s reimagined it for 2022. The new version of “Comfortably Numb” from Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” has a new arrangement in a lower key and an eerier atmosphere.

This week we’re checking out a cool design by Vleck Basses called the Butterfly. Built in the Czech Republic, the curvy singlecut bass is crafted with a five-piece ash and wenge neck with an American black walnut body and ash tone block. Its 24-fret fingerboard is made from rosewood.

Tedeschi Trucks Band just dropped a video from their performance at Greek Theatre in Berkeley, CA. Here’s the band – with Brandon Boone on bass and Mike Mattison on lead vocals – performing a cover of Dr. John’s “I Walk on Guilded Splinters.”

Melissa Carper just released a new album called “Ramblin’ Soul” that draws vintage country, western swing, classic R&B, and soul. Although Carper is a double bassist herself, she enlisted session ace Dennis Crouch for the record.

This week, we checked in with Brady Watt, Paul Thompson broke down Jaco’s “solo” on “Midwestern Nights Dream,” John Ferrara released a new “Tapping Technique” lesson, Leland Sklar locked it in with Scary Pockets, and more.

“Run For Cover” is one of those tunes where I reach for the volume knob and crank it to 11, especially during Marcus Miller’s bass solos. Here’s Marcus doing his thing live in Budapest in October.

Another iconic rock band has announced they’ll be hanging it up. Foreigner has unveiled a Farewell Tour that will begin in 2023. The band, formed in 1976, broke the news to Billboard.

You can always count on Cory Wong and the Wongnotes, but this video takes things to a different level. Using tiny instruments, the band performs “Pebbles” and “Bluebird.” Check out what Sonny T does with that tiny bass. It blows my mind!

Lyle Lovett will be hitting the road again this winter with his Acoustic Group, which pares down his Large Band to the strings and piano. That includes Jeff White, Luke Bull, and Leland Sklar.

Eventide has launched a new flagship pedal with the H90 Harmonizer. Building upon their H9, the new unit features 62 effects with a comprehensive I/O and flexible routing for a wide palette of sounds.

Today we’re checking out another video from the new Gallien Krueger Studio Sessions. This time they’re back with Matt Ramsey, who creates a gorgeous atmosphere with a looper that he then solos over to great effect.