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Scary Pockets: Don’t Worry, Be Happy
Scary Pockets keeps bringing the (re-imagined) hits with a new video. This time around, they take on the Bobby McFerrin tune, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.” Sam Wilkes is back on the bass with the band for this one, which is fronted by guest vocalist Nikka Costa.
The GRAMMY Museum Presents “An Evening With Leland Sklar”
Leland Sklar will be appearing at the GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles on November 8th for “An Evening with Leland Sklar.” The event will include an intimate chat with Sklar moderated by museum artistic director Scott Goldman followed by a performance. The legendary session bassist has contributed to over 2,600 albums with some of the world’s greatest artists: James Taylor,...
Glou-Glou FX Introduces the Pralines Pedal
France’s Glou-Glou FX has introduced a new filter/modulation/fuzz pedal called Pralines. Designed for guitar and bass, it has four independently controlled parallel filters that the company says offers a new approach to sound shaping. “Pralines can cover an extremely broad range of effects,” they write. “From classic modulation sounds like phaser, flanger, vibrato, or rotary-speaker to gated-fuzz, self-oscillation and bass-synth,...
Bass of the Week: Michael Bornhak Viennese Violone
This week we’re checking out a gorgeous new instrument with roots that date back hundreds of years. German luthier Michael Bornhak built this incredible Viennese-styled violone, which was an early form of the double bass, and took it out to the Black Forest to photograph it. Complete with beautiful inlays, the bass takes its cues from a baroque instrument. “It’s...
Jesús Rico Pérez: John Francis (Michael Manring Cover)
Jesús Rico Pérez is back! In this new video, he takes on a recent tune by Michael Manring, which appeared on the official soundtrack for the film, Beneath The Bassline. Manring wrote the song as a dedication to Jaco Pastorius. You can check out the full soundtrack here, including Manring’s version.
In Memoriam: George Hawkins, Jr.
Sad news to report today: George Hawkins, Jr. has passed away after battling cancer for the past year. The bassist and vocalist was a seasoned member of the music community and worked with artists ranging from Jimmy Reed to Roger Waters to Michael McDonald, who shared his grief on Facebook. “Today I’m wrestling with the sad news that one of...
Cannibal Corpse Heads Out On Fall Tour
Cannibal Corpse is heading out on a 29-date tour covering all of November and stretching into December. The massive trek will see the band start on the East Coast and circle into the Midwest before finishing up in their home state of Florida on December 6th. They’ll be joined by Hate Eternal and Harm’s Way, meaning you’ll be able to...
Cort Guitars Introduces the Vintage-Styled GB54P Bass
Cort’s GB Series has a new member: the GB54P bass. The bass pays tribute to the classic P-style bass with vintage features including an alder body, a 9.45” fingerboard radius, a 20-fret hard maple neck, and its pickup. “The GB54P’s vintage-style VTB-P pickup produces the timeless P-style bass sound that launched a musical revolution,” Cort states. “The resulting tone is...
Victor Wooten: KNKX Public Radio Performance
Back in August, we featured a video of Victor Wooten and Bob Franceschini performing “Funky D” live in the studio. Now KNKX has shared the full segment for us to enjoy.
The Claypool Lennon Delirium Announce New Album, Release First Track
While Les Claypool said that Primus may be on the back burner for a bit, that gives him time for other projects. That’s clear now as the bassist has announced a new album called South of Reality with The Claypool Lennon Delirium with Sean Lennon. The duo says the record is an organic extension of their 2016 debut, Monolith of...
TC Electronic Introduces BC208 Bass Cabinet
TC Electronic has just announced the BC208, a portable bass cabinet fitted with two 8-inch drivers. It delivers 200 watts of tone that the company says features low-end punch. “Featuring a pair of powerful 8″ custom-engineered drivers, BC208 produces clear and focused bass tones with an immediate response and super-tight feel,” they write. “BC208 is built from hard plywood covered...
Cory Wong: Juke On Jelly
We’ve seen Cory Wong’s impressive guitar skills on many Vulfpeck videos, as well as his own solo project. Now we get to hear him lay it down on the bass. In this track, Cory handles not only the bass, but also the guitar, percussion, piano/keys, and vocals, along with KATIS on lead vocals.