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Fender Custom Shop Unveils 2013 Custom Collection Basses
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Fender Custom Shop Unveils 2013 Custom Collection Basses

Fender Custom Shop has introduced their 2013 Custom Collection, including the 2013 Closet Classic Precision Bass Pro and the 1951 Relic Precision Bass. As with all of the line, the basses are built by Fender’s craftsmen in their Corona, California Custom Shop. The 2013 Closet Classic Precision Bass Pro combines vintage styling with new customized features, says Fender. It’s built...

Bass of the Week: David Gage Czech-Ease Double Bass
Bass of the Week

Bass of the Week: David Gage Czech-Ease Double Bass

Anyone who has traveled with an upright bass knows that it can be a real hassle. While electric upright basses are easier to get around, they don’t give the same feel and response as their acoustic brethren. Renowned luthier David Gage reacted to the issue by designing the Czech-Ease: a full scale double bass that features an abbreviated body for...

Meshell Ndegeocello with Pino Palladino: “Home is Where the Hatred Is”
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Meshell Ndegeocello with Pino Palladino: “Home is Where the Hatred Is”

Santi Umbert sent us this clip of Meshell Ndegeocello teaming up with bassist Pino Palladino for a cover of Gil Scott-Heron’s “Home Is Where The Hatred Is.” Palladino lays down a seriously funky groove throughout the entire song while the band kicks it out. The songs then evolves into a bass jam around the four minute mark as Ndegeocello picks...

In Memoriam: Remembering the Bassists We Lost in 2012
In Memoriam

In Memoriam: Remembering the Bassists We Lost in 2012

2012 had some incredible highlights in the world of bass, but we must also stop to remember the incredible bassists we lost this year. We lost some of our biggest heroes, and while their strings have stopped ringing, their musical legacies will live on. Bob Babbitt (July 16, 2012) Motown bassist and member of the Funk Brothers. Babbitt’s bass lines...

Deftones Announce Spring Tour Dates
Concerts & Tours

Deftones Announce Spring Tour Dates

After releasing their critically acclaimed seventh studio album Koi No Yokan in November, The Deftones have announced a slew of U.S. tour dates for spring 2013. The band begins the new leg of its journey on March 4th at Rochester, New York’s Main Street Armory before sweeping the East Coast and South, finishing up in Houston, Texas. The band features...

Bass of the Week: Warwick Thumb NT
Bass of the Week

Bass of the Week: Warwick Thumb NT

The Warwick Thumb NT is one of their flagship models that packs in features the company is best known, such as the choice of exotic woods. NT stands for Neck Through construction, but the design is a little more intricate than most since the top is solid. Warwick employs exotic woods for the Thumb including Bubinga Pommele for the body,...

Pablo Elorza: “Continuum” Lesson and Analysis
Bass Lessons

Pablo Elorza: “Continuum” Lesson and Analysis

Pablo Elorza has published the second video in his “Deep Into Electric Bass Classics” series of bass lessons with an in-depth look at the popular Jaco Pastorius tune “Continuum.” After playing through the tune, Elorza explains the methods and techniques Pastorius used to create his melodies. The lesson is a great one for any music theory buff as well as...

NS Design Announces NXT-Series Omni Bass
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NS Design Announces NXT-Series Omni Bass

NS Design has introduced an NXT-Series version of their Omni Bass, an electric upright that sports a 34? scale like that of a bass guitar. The new instrument is designed for the bass guitarist interested in adding the character and expressiveness of an upright. Available in 4- and 5-string models, the NXT Omni Bass is built with a solid maple...

Spawn of Possession: Erlend Caspersen Plays Through “Bodiless Sleeper”
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Spawn of Possession: Erlend Caspersen Plays Through “Bodiless Sleeper”

One of the things I really love about YouTube is that everyone uses it, so it’s easy to find awesome bassists doing their thing. Case in point: Norwegian death metal bassist Erlend Caspersen has an account that he’s filled up with play alongs of the songs he plays. Here’s his play through for Spawn of Possession’s “Bodiless Sleeper,” where he...

Black Crowes End Hiatus With 2013 Tour
Concerts & Tours

Black Crowes End Hiatus With 2013 Tour

The Black Crowes will be breaking a three-year hiatus in 2013 with a Spring tour of the UK and United States. The “Lay Down With Number 13” tour kicks off at the Manchester Academy on March 24th with four more UK dates before hopping the pond to tackle New York City and the U.S. This will be the band’s first...

The Entrance Band with Paz Lenchantin: “Temptation” Live
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The Entrance Band with Paz Lenchantin: “Temptation” Live

Paz Lenchantin has added mystique and sultriness to every band she’s been in. A former member of A Perfect Circle and Zwan, she knows how to groove. Here’s a cool fan shot video of The Entrance Band playing “Temptation” in Oakland in 2010. Lenchantin locks in perfectly with the drums to propel the song with a mysterious vibe.

Stephane Barral: Upright Slap Bass Improv
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Stephane Barral: Upright Slap Bass Improv

Here’s some sweet double bass action by Stephane Barral. His right hand technique is so fast, it looks like a blur!