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George Duke & Chaka Khan: Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival 2009
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.
Weekly Top 10: July 6-12, 2024
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 Announces the Future Impact V4 Pedal
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.
Cory Henry & the Funk Apostles: Live at North Sea Jazz 2017
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’s Solo Album, “My Favourite Headache,” To Be Re-Released on Vinyl
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.
Fender Unveils the Player II Series Basses
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: Good Luck, Babe! (Bass Playthrough)
Juliaplaysgroove broke out the fretless bass (“to enhance the 80s vibe of the song”) on Chappell Roan’s “Good Luck, Babe!”
Phish Releases 16th Album, “Evolve”
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.
Talking Technique: Breaking Down the Bass Line on “Lost My Treble Long Ago”
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.
Jojo Mayer / Nerve: “Ghosts of Tomorrow” (Live at The Bunker Studio)
Jojo Mayer continues releasing videos from his Patreon vault. The latest is this studio recording of “Ghosts of Tomorrow.” This session was filmed in December 2019.
The Messthetics Announce Extensive Tour Dates
The Messthetics have announced their tour schedule for the next few months, and it looks like they’ll be keeping busy. The band, which features former Fugazi members Joe Lally and Brendan Canty with guitarist Anthony Pirog, will be traveling coast to coast as they perform headlining shows, festivals, and support slots for Mdou Moctar.
Digitech Introduces the JamMan Solo HD Looper Pedal
Digitech has updated its JamMan series of loopers with the JamMan Solo HD, which builds upon the Solo XT model. The stompbox has an onboard memory that allows for up to 35 minutes of stereo looping with an additional 200 slots and up to 16 hours of recording time.