Bass Player US Magazine - October 2022
Bass Player US Magazine - October 2022
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In this issue
THEORY OF THE MONTH
Master a chunk of bass theory at three levels of ability with the great Joe Hubbard.
JOHN STIRRATT
Wilco’s bassist digs deep into his band’s bass ethic in this in-depth chat with Ryan Madora.
TRICKFISH BULLHEAD RIG
Steve Lawson road-tests the new Mini 500 and Mini 112 head and cab from the acclaimed amp-makers Trickfish.
Freekbass
The funk master talks us through five career high points.
1 min
ASHDOWN RM-800-EVO ll
What a lightweight! Kev Sanders tests the new head from Ashdown
3 mins
DUVOISIN Standard 5
Mike Brooks gives this Swiss-style five a road test…
3 mins
I WAS THERE!
A historic moment in bass world – recalled by those who were there to see it
2 mins
BAREFACED - One10T Cabinet
A new Barefaced cab? Kev Sanders feels the quality
3 mins
KRIST NOVOSELIC
It’s 30 years since the release of Nirvana’s era-defining album, Nevermind, and high time that we revisited this 2011 chat with the great bassist turned political activist, Krist Novoselic, a musician who witnessed a truly chaotic period in music history
10+ mins
BASS PLAYER AWARDS 2021
After a year off thanks to the pesky virus, BP’s annual Lifetime Achievement Awards return—and this time we add a new category. Raise your glass to this year’s winners, Marcus Miller, Gail Ann Dorsey, John Taylor and Charles Berthoud.
10+ mins
RUSH TO READ
Rush’s Geddy Lee will release an “epic” memoir in 2022
2 mins
STAYING POWER
Tal Wilkenfeld’s recent album Love Remains features a five-string in tenor tuning with a capo. Ellen O’Reilly finds out why…
5 mins
TONEWOODS EXPLAINED
Do woods really determine tones?
3 mins
Dusty Hill 1949-2021 – Top Man
When ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill left us on July 27, he left a legacy like few others. Jamie Blaine pays tribute, and we revisit words of wisdom from Hill himself
10 mins
The Omnific – Wizards of Oz
The Australian trio The Omnific make music like no other band—with two bassists, a drummer, and a whole lot of genius. We meet Matt Fack and Toby Peterson-Stewart
5 mins
TRIUMPHANT
Jamie Lee Cussigh of Triumph Of Death on learning to trust her instincts about bass
1 min
PLAY SAFE
Anna Achimowicz is a bassist, physiotherapist and health professional. We ask her how to do what we do without injury
4 mins
TAYLOR MADE
A new book on Duran Duran’s Rio album highlights the role of bassist John Taylor, a hero in our community. Author Annie Zaleski digs deep into the pleasure groove
5 mins
RAISING HELL
Who wouldn’t cherish a signature bass as luscious as this one? Dan Firth of Cradle Of Filth talks through his new acquisition...
3 mins
IN THE Groove
GIOVANNI BOTTESINI, DOUBLE BASS CONCERTOS (DYNAMIC, 1997)
2 mins
LONDON BASS DISPLAY
Clash bassist Paul Simonon’s smashed Fender is now on permanent view
1 min
I WAS THERE!
A historic moment in bass world—recalled by those who were there to see it
2 mins
HIP SHOT
Canadian stalwarts The Tragically Hip return with an album of nostalgic songs: Bassist Gord Sinclair explains why
6 mins
Benny Rietveld – Smooth Operator
Carlos Santana’s long-time bassist Benny Rietveld reflects on a career at the front line of expression
7 mins
BASS CENTRE Ashbory
Time for something a little different, suggests our Editor...
2 mins
MARCUS MILLER
In every issue, we bring you a noteworthy interview from the bass vaults, from far-off times when gigs were plentiful and a virus meant no more than a day in bed. This month: Marcus Miller, interviewed in 2012
10+ mins
FOUR of the BEST
It’s 50 years this year since Led Zeppelin released their immense fourth album, cementing their position in music history and inspiring the playing of a million guitar-shop visitors. The band’s Quiet One, bassist John Paul Jones, was on astounding form throughout Half a century since that high point, we revisit his bass parts and ask how it was that JPJ became the leading rock bassist of his generation...
10+ mins
INSPIRED NOTES
Bassist and songwriter Lena Morris on the catalyst that sent her into the low frequencies
3 mins
MXR Effects
Spice up your bass tones, says Mike Brooks
3 mins
PICKING LARGE INTERVALS
Welcome! To finish off our exploration of pick playing, we’re going to look at a couple of things related to playing bigger intervals. As we’ve noted before, every technique takes on a whole new level of difficulty when we start to move it across the strings, but it can get even harder when we want to be able to control how long each note lasts.
8 mins
NEW ROSE
With his new album, Two Roses, Israeli upright bassist Avishai Cohen achieves a career high. We meet the master
4 mins
PUTT IT THERE
We meet the veteran jazz bassist— and occasional James Bond adversary —Putter Smith.
10 mins
TURNER PORTRAIT
The Atlanta-based rock quintet Blackberry Smoke return with a new album, You Hear Georgia. Bassist Richard Turner explains the thinking behind the big tones
6 mins
Bass Player US Magazine Description:
Publisher: Future
Category: Music
Language: English
Frequency: Monthly
Bobby Vega
Ever since his first recording session with Sly Stone at the age of 17, Bay Area bass badass Bobby Vega has set the bar for funktastic pick playing. In this month's cover story, he goes deep on his plectrum technique and artistic approach. Plus: interviews with Cheap Trick's Tom Petersson, Dream Theater's John Myung, and Jerry "J Blakk" Henderson of Big Sam's Funky Nation; reviews of the Blackstar Fly Bass mini-amp, Mesa-Boogie D-800 head and Ultra Lite cabinets, and new pickups from Lindy Fralin; Jazz and R&B lessons you can use; a full-song bass transcription of Deep Purple's "Gettin' Tighter;" and more!
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