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Umphrey’s McGee Announces “Cruising Altitude” 2025 Tour
Umphrey’s McGee will take flight next year with the newly announced Cruising Altitude 2025 Tour. The band, anchored by Ryan Stasik, will kick things off on January 16th.
Weekly Top 10: The Best in Bass for September 28 – October 4, 2024
This week's top 10 includes plenty of gear once again, plus Marcus Miller's workshop at Montreux, a look into Joe Dart's bass lines, part 3 of our interview with Tony Levin, a bonus top 10 bass gear list, and more.
Anaconda Bass Guitars Unveils the Medusa MD5E-Elite Bass
Anaconda Bass Guitars has introduced a new model called the Medusa MD5E-Elite bass. The headless design aims to be highly versatile and ergonomic.
Ellen Alaverdyan and Kids Rock For Kids: Barracuda
Ellen Alaverdyan and Kids Rock For Kids (Vinya Chhabra, Yoyoka Soma, Bay Melnick Virgolino, and Charlotte Milstein) nail this cover of Heart’s “Barracuda!”
Reader Spotlight: Lynda Kraar
Lynda Kraar started playing guitar at age 8 and picked up the bass at 14. The bass was definitely her calling. Lynda is this week's reader in the spotlight.
Aguilar Announces Limited Edition Breast Cancer Awareness AG Preamp/DI Pedal
Aguilar Amplification has announced a new limited-edition pedal for a good cause. The Aguilar Breast Cancer Awareness AG Preamp/DI Pedal has been launched during Breast Cancer Awareness Month to benefit research on the disease.
Jaco Pastorius Trio: The Chicken (Live in Rezzato, 1986)
Jaco Pastorius’s trio with guitarist Biréli Lagrène and drummer Thomas Böröcz toured in the mid-80s. Here’s a clip from their performance of “The Chicken” on March 5, 1986.
Groove – Episode #118: Alan Robert
Alan Robert has spent over three decades as the bassist and primary songwriter for Life of Agony. He’s our guest for this month’s episode of Groove - the No Treble podcast.
Darkglass Electronics Unveils the Luminal Booster Ultra Pedal
Darkglass Electronics is best known for its gritty, overdriven tones. However, it’s “come clean” with the new Luminal Booster Ultra, a bass-specific pedal that combines the tone of its Harmonic Booster with parallel compressions, a 6-band EQ, a gain reduction meter, and IR capabilities.
Dirty Loops: When The Time Is Right
Dirty Loops is back! Henrik Linder, Jonah Nilsson, and Aron Mellergård just dropped this video for “When The Time Is Right,” and they’re joined by Calle Schönning on guitar and the Stockholm Studio Orchestra.
Tony Levin Reflects on “Very Special” Bass He Revisited on New Album, Answers If He’ll Ever Do a Prog Rock Solo Record
In Part 3 of our interview with Tony Levin, he reflects on one of Ned Steinberger’s first fretless basses as well as discusses whether he'll do a solo prog rock record in the future.
Epiphone Reissues The Grabber Bass
Originally introduced in 1973, the Gibson Grabber was a staple of the decade thanks to its use by KISS bassist Gene Simmons. It would find a new life in the ’90s as players like Krist Novoselic and Mike Dirnt put it to use. Now it’s reborn in a new version from Epiphone.