Mike Ippersiel I haven’t done a lot of music reviews here on Bass Guitar Rocks, and to be honest – I don’t really listen to much new music. I have given up on commercial radio stations and end up spending most of my time listening to songs that I already know. But once in a while I …
Title: To Live Is To Die: The Life and Tragic Death of Metallica’s Cliff Burton Author: Joel McIver I wanted to read this Cliff Burton biography as soon as I heard about it over a year ago. As a big fan of both Metallica and Cliff, I first picked up the bass to play along …
Image via Wikipedia Today marks the 24th anniversary of Cliff Burton‘s death. He died at age 24, on September 27, 1986 – so that makes this particular year a little more poignant; Cliff has been gone for as long as he was upon the earth. Cliff Burton was a huge inspiration for me. Until I …
The Flea bass junior somehow slipped under my radar until today, but I’m quite impressed by what I’ve seen so far. This electric bass is a short scale (ie. 30″ scale instead of the standard 34″ scale) that will appeal to anyone looking for a slightly smaller bass guitar that is cool looking and by …
There are two types of experiences that bassists love to experience and Squier Jazz Basses can provide one of them – want to find out what it is? Read on my friend! First, lets get the basics out of the way, Squier is the entry level bass and guitar line put out by Fender Instruments. …
The Gibson Les Paul is not just for Guitarists When I first spied a Les Paul bass guitar it was in a Gibson guitar ad at the back of some guitar magazine in the early ’90s. Aerosmith had just released their Get a Grip disc and were all over the airwaves (and the Gibson guitar …
Why online reviews are often sketchy at best Many people are hunting online for bass guitar reviews and for just about anything associated with the electric bass, from strings to amps and everywhere in between – you may even have ended up here at Bass Guitar Rocks because you were researching bass guitar necks or …
There are plenty of options available today for someone seeking bass guitar lessons. Read on to learn about bass lessons and which may be right for you. It wasn’t all that long ago when you had to either take lessons from a teacher or play by ear along to records to become better on the …