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Freekbass
The funk master talks us through five career high points.
1 min |
Holiday 2021
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ASHDOWN RM-800-EVO ll
What a lightweight! Kev Sanders tests the new head from Ashdown
3 min |
Holiday 2021
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DUVOISIN Standard 5
Mike Brooks gives this Swiss-style five a road test…
3 min |
Holiday 2021
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I WAS THERE!
A historic moment in bass world – recalled by those who were there to see it
2 min |
Holiday 2021
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BAREFACED - One10T Cabinet
A new Barefaced cab? Kev Sanders feels the quality
3 min |
Holiday 2021
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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+ min |
Holiday 2021
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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+ min |
Holiday 2021
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RUSH TO READ
Rush’s Geddy Lee will release an “epic” memoir in 2022
2 min |
Holiday 2021
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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 min |
Holiday 2021
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TONEWOODS EXPLAINED
Do woods really determine tones?
3 min |
Holiday 2021
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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 min |
October 2021
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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 min |
October 2021
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TRIUMPHANT
Jamie Lee Cussigh of Triumph Of Death on learning to trust her instincts about bass
1 min |
October 2021
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PLAY SAFE
Anna Achimowicz is a bassist, physiotherapist and health professional. We ask her how to do what we do without injury
4 min |
October 2021
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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 min |
October 2021
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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 min |
October 2021
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IN THE Groove
GIOVANNI BOTTESINI, DOUBLE BASS CONCERTOS (DYNAMIC, 1997)
2 min |
October 2021
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LONDON BASS DISPLAY
Clash bassist Paul Simonon’s smashed Fender is now on permanent view
1 min |
October 2021
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I WAS THERE!
A historic moment in bass world—recalled by those who were there to see it
2 min |
October 2021
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HIP SHOT
Canadian stalwarts The Tragically Hip return with an album of nostalgic songs: Bassist Gord Sinclair explains why
6 min |
October 2021
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Benny Rietveld – Smooth Operator
Carlos Santana’s long-time bassist Benny Rietveld reflects on a career at the front line of expression
7 min |
July 2021
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BASS CENTRE Ashbory
Time for something a little different, suggests our Editor...
2 min |
July 2021
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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+ min |
July 2021
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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+ min |
July 2021
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INSPIRED NOTES
Bassist and songwriter Lena Morris on the catalyst that sent her into the low frequencies
3 min |
July 2021
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MXR Effects
Spice up your bass tones, says Mike Brooks
3 min |
July 2021
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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 min |
July 2021
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NEW ROSE
With his new album, Two Roses, Israeli upright bassist Avishai Cohen achieves a career high. We meet the master
4 min |
July 2021
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PUTT IT THERE
We meet the veteran jazz bassist— and occasional James Bond adversary —Putter Smith.
10 min |
July 2021
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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 min |