Archive for August 2023 - Page 8

Immerse yourself in the vibrant rhythm of a maestro’s journey, Normand Guilbeault, who has been at the heartbeat of Canada’s jazz and improvised music sphere for over 40 years. Guilbeault is our guest for this month's Groove Podcast episode.

Keyboardist Xavier Gordon arranged this Super Mario Brothers mashup, and the trio of Gordon, drummer Brian Frasier-Moore, and bassist Bryan Ladd made magic.

Crowbar has announced a new headlining tour for 2023. The band is anchored by bassist Shane Wesley, who joined Crowbar in 2018 following the departure of Todd Strange.

Ryan Madora is keeping things groovy today with The Boss and learning the bass line to “Glory Days” from “Born In The U.S.A.” We’ll look at its theory, integrate some short slides, and do our best Garry Tallent impression.

In 2016, Jeff Beck and Jan Hammer teamed up for a live performance at the Hollywood Bowl to celebrate Beck’s 50-year musical career. Here they are performing “Star Cycle” with Rhonda Smith on bass.

In 2019, the monstrous fretless bass duo of Steve Di Giorgio and Jeroen Paul Thesseling announced they were working together on a Quadvium project. The two-bass band has now revealed their completed lineup.

Darkglass Electronics has expanded its amp lineup with the Microtubes X 900. The new amp takes its preamp from the company’s X Series pedals and packages it with a Class D 900-watt amplifier.

Earlier this summer, Vulfpeck donned their robes and hit the stage at Bonnaroo. The band just dropped this video of their performance of “Back Pocket.”

July is in the books, so it is time for our roundup of the month’s top 10 bass gear stories. Here are the top 10 reader-favorite bass gear stories on No Treble.