Bobby Vega Archives

Legendary bassist Bobby Vega discusses pick playing, tone, string choice, and musical expression in a wide-ranging interview with WOW BASS.

Rockpalast has been going strong since 1976, and it's always a treat when they release vintage shows on YouTube. A few weeks ago, they dropped this gem of Paul Butterfield and his band in 1978, which marked the blues legend's first solo band performance in Europe.

Bobby Vega will appear on Ampeg’s SVT Time on April 16th at 11 a.m. Pacific. The live-streaming show is hosted by Ampeg Brand Marketing Manager Dino Monoxelos and Ampeg Products Manager Dom Liberati.

In this new interview, Bobby Vega gave us the low down on his new album, “What Cha Got,” his take on playing guitar, his plans for helping bassists, and – of course – his glorious gear.

The inimitable Bobby Vega has unleashed a new solo album called “What Cha Got,” which is something of a musical self-portrait. Teeming with masterful grooves, the album combines elements of many genres for a mix that Vega admits eschews simple categorization.

Stuart Clayton published “The Plectrum Bass Book” earlier this year. Yesterday, he dropped this video of him playing along to Sly Stone’s “I Get High on You” - one of the earliest recordings by the great Bobby Vega.

Steve Bailey, John Patitucci, and Victor Wooten are continuing their weekly bass webinar this Thursday. The “Pick Bass and Beyond” roundtable discussion is slated to include some of the most prominent pick players of our instrument.

The bass world lost a legend last week with the passing of Tower of Power bassist Francis “Rocco” Prestia. Now, a huge gathering of the bass community will be getting together to remember him.

Bobby Vega didn’t make this year’s NAMM Show (and we missed him big time). Thankfully, Scott’s Bass Lessons shared this clip recently of Bobby and Scott Devine discussing all things slap bass – and showing us the way.

In February 2018, Eric Krasno, Bobby Vega and Jay Lane performed at Terrapin Crossroads. Here’s a fan-shot clip from the show of the band performing their take on “Eleanor Rigby.”

Bobby Vega has a reputation, or maybe several. He’s known for his incredible knowledge of bass gear. He’s known for being the go-to bassist in the Bay Area. He’s also known for grooving his ass off with a pick, but that’s not all there is to his playing. Now fans who know his funk and rock playing can get a...

EMGtv has a great video in their archives of Bobby Vega, Prairie Prince and Chris Rossbach performing “Chicken And Waffles”. And here it is!