Archive for March 2024 - Page 4

Anderson .Paak is bringing the funky goodness on this live performance of “Am I Wrong,” on Apple Music’s season 2 of .Paak House Radio. Joined by ScHoolboy Q, the band is backed by the rock solid bass work of Kelsey Gonzalez.

Adrian Belew has announced a new project called Beat that will perform music from his era in King Crimson. Tony Levin will be joining him for it as well as guitarist Steve Vai and Tool drummer Danny Carey.

Have you ever looked at a coffee table and thought, “That could be a bass?” That thought occurred to Jacques Legault, who shared this wild bass he built.

I love Bill Bruford’s YouTube channel. He recently shared a video that brought me back to my high school days – and a VHS tape of King Crimson’s 1984 performance in Tokyo. “Elephant Talk” was one of the highlights for me, with Tony Levin performing masterfully on the Stick.

After putting a bitter brotherly feud to bed, The Black Crowes have returned with their first new album in 15 years. “Happiness Bastards” marks a triumphant return for the band featuring the duo of vocalist Chris Robinson and guitarist Rich Robinson.

This week’s top 10 list features more bass gear, Sting’s return to a power trio, octave slides lesson, top 10 videos, our Pete Griffin interview, and new music from Mark Egan and Kim Gordon.

Nathan East is back with another jam with more world-class musicians. This jam features Erick Walls on guitar, John Paris on drums, and East on bass. This trio is on point!

Boston will be rumbling on March 26th with a bass event of epic proportions. Berklee’s Spring Bass Bash will feature a veritable Mount Rushmore of bassists, including Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, Victor Wooten, Steve Bailey, and Anthony Jackson.

Ashdown has revamped the OriginAL-EVO-C112T, which packs their new OriginAL EVO bass head into a 1×12" kickback combo. The amp pumps out 300 watts while weighing just 29 pounds.

A bassist who goes by Stevo on YouTube posted an impressive video of his performance of the Jaco Pastorius tune, “Portrait of Tracy” - on the floor.

Attention metalheads! Fear Factory has announced that they’re looking for a substitute bassist for Tony Campos while he is on tour with his other band, Static X.

Becos Effects launched its flagship pedal, the Stella Pro analog compressor/limiter, five years ago. Now, they’ve updated the unit with the Stella Pro MK2. The update adds and removes several features.