Archive for September 2023 - Page 3

Back in 2019, Fender announced the Vintera Series, which they described as a vintage style for the modern era. Now, they’ve updated the range with the Vintera II lineup. The series pays homage to classic bass designs.

Ellen Alaverdyan has been posting videos of her practicing, and to us, they’re just as fun to watch (and inspiring) as her finished work. Here she is learning and having fun with Jaco Pastorius’s iconic bass line on “Come On, Come Over.”

With just three months until their official 30th anniversary, the String Cheese Incident has released their 11th studio album. “Lend Me A Hand” is an “acknowledgment of [the fact] that, coming out of the pandemic, we all could use help.”

In this episode of “From The Bottom,” Paul Thompson digs into the 1987 Album of the Year, Paul Simon’s “Graceland,” the amazing Bakithi Kumalo, and the hit song that introduced the rest of the world to Mbaqanga music: “You Can Call Me Al.”

Cory Wong is mostly known for his guitar work, but the man can lay it down on his first instrument (the bass). Cory launched The Fourth Position Academy – Petar Janjic Drum Course, and they shared a segment he calls “Drummer Tries To Throw Off Bass Player.”

Carlos Henriquez has been studying the history of Latin Jazz for most of his life. Now he’s released a new solo album called “A Nuyorican Tale,” which expands the scope from his own experiences into the history of Puerto Ricans in New York.

Gibson has unveiled a new bass collaboration with Gene Simmons through the Gibson Custom Shop. The new Gene Simmons EB-0 marks several firsts for the Gibson Custom Shop as its first 30.5-inch scale bass.

Here’s a great video of Nate Smith, Michael League, and Lionel Loueke performing the groovetastic tune, “Farafina.”

Bass great Viktor Krauss has graced many albums with his otherworldly tone, and now we bassists have another one to cherish. He’s just teamed up with Dave Matthews Band saxophonist and drummer Jordan Perlson to release “Coffin/Perlson/Krauss.”

Ashdown has introduced the RM-110 cabinet as the latest in their Rootmaster EVO II lineup. At 24 pounds, it also marks their smallest enclosure.

Charles Berthoud published an entertaining video where he constructed a metal tune with his metal fretless bass, a fretted bass, some drums, and keyboards.

At long last, Oteil Burbridge’s new solo album “Lovely View of Heaven” has been released. The record pays tribute to the music of Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter, especially their ballads.