Articles by Kevin Johnson - Page 175

NOFX has followed up last year’s “Single Album” with the appropriately titled “Double Album.” The playful title also carries in spirit into the music’s subject matter, with Fat Mike saying that it isn’t a serious album.

Lorenzo Feliciati is one of my favorite players because he has total control of the instrument with exciting creativity that really draws you into his music. We picked Feliciati’s brain about the essential bass lines that everyone should know.

After years in the studio and on the road, Finnish jazz bassist Jukka Haavisto has released his first album as a leader, entitled “Reflections.” The seven-song collection was composed and arranged entirely by Haavisto himself and has a tip of the hat to old-school fusion sounds.

Back in October, we announced that many of Fleetwood Mac bassist John McVie’s personal instruments were going to auction. The results of the sale are in, and McVie’s basses were some of the top-selling items of the event.

Bassist Christian Fabian is helping everyone get in the Christmas spirit this year with a new CD entitled “Christmas Everywhere.” He recorded it with Matt King and Jason Marsalis, who help him put holiday favorites in a jazz context.

Bassist Etienne Reynaud wrote in to share his newest bass with us, and it’s a beauty. Nicknamed the Golden Gorgeous, the bass was built by Hayden Lassila of Lassila Guitars.

“Existential Paranoia” may be the debut LP from progressive guitarist Jan Rivera, but it’s far from a novice effort. In this clip, he’s joined by Jordan Rudess, Marco Minnemann, and Mohini Dey for “Can’t Fight Who You Are.”

LuistHand Devices has introduced a new onboard preamp to wrap up 2022. The 800TS preamp pays homage to the EQ section of a GK800RB amp and fits it into a Jazzplate format.

Graph Tech Guitar Labs has introduced a new set of their Black TUSQ XL nuts to fit fanned fret basses and guitars. The series includes models for four-string, five-string, and six-string basses.

Mono has expanded its lineup of Vertigo cases for bass with the M80 Vertigo Ultra Bass Guitar Case. The updated and upgraded case has improvements to durability, ergonomics, and organization.

It’s well known that the connection between a bassist and drummer is an essential one. That’s why Nicholas Payton recruited the legendary duo of Buster Williams and Lenny White for his latest record, “The Couch Sessions.”

After years of being discontinued, Darkglass Electronics has reintroduced the Duality pedal as the DFZ. The new pedal has the same circuitry while being housed in the same streamlined concept as their recent B1K.