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BITE Guitars Announces the Pussycat Bass
BITE Guitars has unveiled a new showpiece called the Pussycat Bass, which features a leopard pattern spray-painted by hand. The new finish style is a new offering in the already highly customizable lineup.
Berklee Indian Ensemble Featuring Sharon Renold: Aakash
Any time I see a new video from Berklee Indian Ensemble hit, I stop what I’m doing to watch it. This clip once again features vocalist/bassist Sharon Renold with the Ensemble, performing her original composition, “Aakash”.
Feliciati and Mastelotto Release “Portal”
Groove guru Lorenzo Feliciati has released yet another collaborative album this year, this time with King Crimson drummer Pat Mastelotto. “Portal” is described as a series of audio adventures between the duo.
Bass & Creativity: Improvisation and Ear Training
In this lesson, we take a look at a way to build speed and effectiveness in recognizing intervals. We'll also learn to deduce chords and scales by ear through improvisation. Once again, the addition of piano with the right hand is a great way to expand our options from a bass perspective.
The 4 Korners: Carol Of The Bells
As we approach the Christmas holiday, it’s only fitting that I share one of my favorite videos: The 4 Korners cover of “Carol Of The Bells”. Bassist James “JT” Thompson serves up a tasty groove with buttery fills while locking in the pocket.
Posthumous Chi Cheng Spoken Word Album Coming Soon
Eight years after his passing, there will be a new album from the late Deftones bassist Chi Cheng. The Head Up Project will be a spoken word album arriving in early 2021.
Tone Electronix Announces the Animalizzer Pedal
Portugal’s Tone Electronix has added a new pedal to their lineup with the Animalizzer. The unit, which they say works well on bass and guitar, is a versatile overdrive, distortion, and fuzz.
Derek Frank: Irregardlessly
Our friend Derek Frank sent us his first video of a series he recorded live at Palomino Sound in Los Angeles. Here’s the band performing “Irregardlessly” from Derek’s latest album, “Eleven Years Later”. I dig the vibe on this new record!
Wooten Brothers Announce Holiday Special Livestream
The holidays will be extra funky this year. Bass phenom Victor Wooten and his brothers are throwing a streaming holiday special from Nashville, Tennessee on December 19th.
Ernie Ball Music Man Announces Two Basses in December’s Ball Family Reserve
Ernie Ball Music Man has unveiled their December lineup for the Ball Family Reserve series, which includes two takes on the Stingray Special. This includes the Stingray Special 5 in a Kinetic Blue finish and the Stingray Special – Passive.
Lorna Thomas and Rosan Asmussen: Dean Town
Lorna Thomas shared this video on our Facebook group, and we loved the creativity. In this one, Lorna teamed up with Rosan Asmussen for a cover of Vulfpeck’s “Dean Town.” They put together an incredibly entertaining video with it.
Haunted Labs and Dirty Haggard Audio Announce the Hell Horse Pedal
Dirty Haggard Audio has teamed up with Haunted Labs to introduce the Hell Horse, a pedal that combines fuzz and delay to create some unique sounds.