Archive for 2023 - Page 25

Although he’s been on many chart-topping albums, Adam Blackstone released his debut solo record last year with Legacy. Soon after, he hit the road to support it with what he called “The Legacy Experience” tour, and now we have an album showcasing his live chops.

Fuchs Audio has unveiled four new bass amps. The lineup is divided into two models – the FBT-1 and the FBS-1 – each with 300- and 700-watt models. The new bass heads take their cues from iconic bass gear.

Aaron Gibson shared another video of his in-progress songs. The music of his youth inspires this one, and it is a beautiful solo bass and vocals tune.

Pascal Lovergne is a bassist who’s played many styles of music. He’s just released a new EP called “Palace Sessions” that takes stock of his musical experiences with compositions for solo acoustic bass guitar.

Tech 21 has been rolling out signature gear for rock icons like Steve Harris, Dug Pinnick, and Geddy Lee over the past few years, and now they’ve got another artist on that list. The company has just revealed the Frank Bello Street Driver 48 Signature SansAmp.

South African music is almost always anchored by a joyous, exciting bass line. Shane Cooper celebrated one of the styles in his composition “Kucheza,” which he performs here with his band Mabuta.

Main Steam Stop Valve, aka mssv, has returned with a new album called “Human Reaction.” The trio of Mike Baggetta, Stephen Hodges, and punk bass icon Mike Watt explore a “noir-tinged” sonic atmosphere with more vocals than their previous record.

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.”