Archive for August 2024

With August coming to a close, it is time for the latest bass gear roundup here. Gear stories got a ton of views this month, and these made the reader-favorite top 10 list.

Primus was joined by Puddles Pity Party in Big Flats, NY, earlier this month. Youtuber metal4head20 captured this video of the band performing Dio’s “Holy Diver.”

Pentatonic scales are some of the most commonly used scales in music, but their familiar patterns can often lead to uninspired ideas. Jimmy Haslip has just released a new book to help you unlock the secrets of the scales to create dynamic, engaging solos.

Spector has announced a new collaboration with Anthrax bassist Frank Bello, who has joined their artist roster. The new partnership will result in a signature bass for him that is under development and slated for release in 2025.

This video recently hit my radar, and this is my kind of music. "Sinchronicity" was written by guitarist Evgeny Pobozhiy, who performs the tune with Tomasz Bura on keyboards, Anton Davidyants on bass, and Nathaniel Townsley on drums.

Aerosmith announced that their farewell tour was once again canceled and that they were retiring. It was a sad end to the band’s touring days, but Tom Hamilton says there may be more in store.

In this edition of Wonder Women, Brittany Frompovich continues exploring the backstory of Melissa Auf der Maur, bassist and vocalist for Hole and The Smashing Pumpkins.

Art of Trio is a guitar power trio that also features guitarist Luca Mantovanelli and drummer Elio Rivagli. Their first video for the song “Bluex” grooves hard thanks to the pocket between Feliciati Feliciati and Rivagli while Mantovanelli shreds on top.

Tony Levin shared an awesome diary entry on his website about BEAT’s early rehearsals.

This bass lesson is here to get you working through the key of E. We’ll dig into two-octave E Major and E minor scales so that you can feel confident working through the most comfortable key on the bass.

Rush’s “The Camera Eye” is not only one of my favorite tunes on Moving Pictures, it’s up there for me with their entire catalog. YYNOT performed it in July during their stop in Kansas City.

Touring can have plenty of highs and lows, which is something You Bred Raptors? bassist Peat Rains knows all too well. The band was back on the road again this summer. Peat concludes this tour diary with Part 3.