Archive for October 2023 - Page 4

Meet Steve Steele, a bassist from New York City who seems to be as down to earth as he is funny. Here’s his story…

MG Bass has unveiled a new model to their lineup with the MG Infinity Ghost. The sleek and stealthy bass has a streamlined design for a clean look.

Aaron Gibson continues to show us the music he’s working on, and we love it. “Peek at the Last Page” is the next song in the works.

Nick Oliveri and Mondo Generator have returned with “We Stand Against You,” which marks their seventh studio album. The former Kyuss and Queens of the Stone Age bassist calls it their “heaviest and most brutal album to date.”

Two years ago, Ernie Ball Music Man and Darkglass Electronics teamed up to create the DarkRay. Now the design has been added to the more budget-friendly Sterling by Music Man line.

Lari Basilio performed at the Boerderij in Netherlands with a trio consisting of bassist Poliana Magalhães and drummer Lucas Bidran. Here they are performing “Running To The Other Side.”

Les Claypool revived his Fearless Flying Frog Brigade project this year, and now more of his solo work is being brought back to the spotlight. He’s just announced “Adverse Yaw: The Prawn Song Years,” a vinyl box set that compiles five albums from his solo projects.

Lawalin Guitars’s latest build takes his Guit-Fiddle body shape and applies it to a super short scale four-string. The violin-styled, single cut body and its fretboard are composite with a Southwest swirl design.

Erik Arkö got together with Billy Sheehan before The Winery Dogs performed in Stockholm last week. In this video, Billy breaks down his latest gear and setup.

Tim Lefebvre is such an incredible talent, and one of his superpowers is being able to tastefully support any musical situation. Another example of that superpower is a new album by vocal acrobat Andreas Schaerer and guitarist Kalle Kalima.

Sheptone has debuted a new product with the Premium Nickel Wound Bass Strings. The company says the strings play like “buttah” with a warm, round tone.

We shared a live performance of Yussef Dayes’s “Tioga Pass” last month. Now it’s time for the official video. Kicking things off is Rocco Palladino, who cowrote the tune.