Archive for July 2024 - Page 5

Rebecca Johnson shared a new video that she simply labeled “FUNK.” The tune is Jon Cleary and The Absolute Monster Gentlemen’s “Mo Hippa,” and we can confirm it was properly labeled.

Big Thief has announced that after nearly a decade in the group, founding bassist Max Oleartchik is no longer a member of the band. The news was shared in a Facebook post citing “interpersonal reasons,” although the change is made with love.

Dusty Hill picked Elwood Francis to take his position in ZZ Top. Francis recently shared his thoughts with Guitar World.

North Sea Jazz just dropped another fantastic concert from their archives: George Duke & Chaka Khan live in 2009, Jeflee Johnson on guitar, Mike Manson on bass, Ronald Bruner on drums, and Shannon Pearson on backing vocals.

This week's top 10 list once again includes plenty of bass gear. It also includes the latest Talking Technique bass lesson by Ariane Cap, some news, and another epic video by Charles Berthoud.

Panda Audio has once again refined the Future Impact with a fourth revision. The highly versatile pedal gives you synthesizer sounds as well as an octaver, chorus, flanger, phaser, distortion, envelope filter, wah-wah, tremolo, reverb, and more.

The folks at North Sea Jazz just dropped Cory Henry & the Funk Apostles’s full concert from 2017. Of course, a huge added bonus is the bass work of Sharay Reed.

Geddy Lee only had one solo album. “My Favourite Headache” was released in 2000 during the iconic prog-rock trio’s four-year hiatus following tragedies in drummer Neil Peart’s life. It was rereleased on vinyl in 2019 as a limited edition Record Store Day Exclusive, and now it’s being pressed again.

Since Fender launched the Player Series basses in 2018, it’s been one of their most successful lines. They expanded on it with the Player Plus models, but now they’ve revamped it with the Player II Series.

Juliaplaysgroove broke out the fretless bass (“to enhance the 80s vibe of the song”) on Chappell Roan’s “Good Luck, Babe!”

The jam band heroes in Phish have returned with their 16th studio album, entitled “Evolve.” The follow-up to 2020’s “Sigma Oasis” is described as “rocking out with a sense of urgency” as they blend genres.

In this 75th episode of Talking Technique, we’ll break down the epic Joe Dart bass line to “Lost my Treble Long Ago.” This tune has some cool dead notes, trills, and more.