Archive for 2022 - Page 17
Nate Wood’s fOUR: It’s Enough
It has been a while since we’ve seen a video by Nate Wood, but GroundUP Music just dropped another mind-blowing clip by the multi-instrumentalist. In this one, Nate performs “It’s Enough” by simultaneously handling the bass, drums, vocals, and more.
Metal Supergroup Elegant Weapons Announces Debut with Pantera’s Rex Brown
In addition to preparing for the upcoming Pantera reunion dates, it seems like Rex Brown has been keeping busy. It’s just been announced that he’s part of a new metal supergroup called Elegant Weapons, which has a stacked lineup.
Aguilar Introduces the Storm King Distortion/Fuzz Pedal
Aguilar Musical Instruments has unleashed a new distortion/fuzz pedal called the Storm King. Named after Storm King Mountain in the Hudson Valley, the micro pedal draws from the Tone Hammer amp’s drive circuit but is pushed to the limits.
Scary Pockets with David Ryan Harris and John Mayer: Got Your Back
Scary Pockets dropped this funky video a few days ago from their performance at The Troubadour. The band, anchored by Sean Hurley, included some special guests, including David Ryan Harris on vocals and John Mayer on guitar.
John Entwistle’s “Rarities Oxhumed, Volume One” Out Now
John Entwistle’s deep cuts have been unearthed with the new album, “Rarities Oxhumed: Volume One,” which features demos, outtakes, and live cuts from his career.
Keep It Groovy: How To Jam In A Rhythm Section Jam: B Minor Blues
In this “Keep It Groovy” lesson, Ryan Madora references a popular minor blues groove similar to the B.B. King classic, “The Thrill Is Gone,” and uses it as inspiration for a new groove.
Pete O’Neill: Colorblind
Pete O’Neill sent us his latest video, and it was an ambitious solo bass project. Check out his arrangement of the Counting Crows’ “Colorblind.”
In Memoriam: Gregg Philbin
Former REO Speedwagon bassist Gregg Philbin has died. The news was shared by his former band’s social media with a statement by singer Kevin Cronin.
Talking Technique: Chromatic Groove in 7/8
Talking Technique is back! In this lesson, Ariane Cap goes into a variety of gems, from showing you a cool chromatic groove to how to count out a 7/8 as quarter notes.
Lee, Kaybass, Feraud, Wright, Reed, Chaplin, Cleveland, Lewis, and Raines: Incredible Bass Solo
Taylor Lee shared his latest bass player collab video, and it’s pretty insane. He wrote and arranged a tune and got a killer list of bassists to absolutely shred over it.
Stanley Clarke, Stewart Copeland, and Deborah Holland Reunite as Animal Logic
Stanley Clarke, Stewart Copeland, and Deborah Holland have reunited as Animal Logic to announce two brand new singles that will be released in November. The songs will be the supergroup’s first releases in 31 years.
Bass of the Week: Tangente Instruments Weaves Frode Berg Signature
This week, we’re taking a look at another killer instrument by Tangente Instruments. His latest build is a version of his Weaves model made as a signature bass for Frode Berg.