See on Scoop.it – Bass Guitar Most bass players that you listen to acquired their skill through experience and work, not a sense of genius or musical inborn savvy Mike Ippersiel‘s insight: 100% agree with Jeff about most musicians acquiring their skills the old fashioned way – hard work. The myth of having a … Read more
See on Scoop.it – Bass Guitar Everybody loves the low-end power of the bass, whether it’s in a club, at a metal concert or watching any live music. Its that punch, that t Mike Ippersiel‘s insight: I’m in agreement with Matthew Griffiths in this post – harmonics are awesome and rarely used on bass…probably making … Read more
See on Scoop.it – Bass Guitar Mike Ippersiel‘s insight: Tiny Weymouth is a cool bassist. Love the bassline to Psycho Killer. Not overly keen on the Tom Tom Club stuff – but I’m always impressed at anyone who can play busy on the bass and sing – something I’ve struggled with personally! See on www.haresrocklots.com
Jason Newsted is back to making metal with bass in hand and this time around he’s also handling the lead vocals in his new band aptly called ‘Newsted’. The new EP that is dropping January 8 is simply called ‘Metal’ ensuring that there’s no mistake about the style of music Jason is creating this time … Read more
I thought I’d share this short video called Bassists Look too Bored that I stumbled upon today. Based on the title alone I figured it would get my back up but I it’s pretty funny actually. I especially liked the part about being told to stay out of the singer’s ‘space’ on stage … Read more
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. … Read more
Fender is probably about the most trusted name in bass gear, but for many years they stayed away from building a 5 string bass. However, by the late 1990’s they embraced the evolution of the instrument and started making different types of five’ers to suit just about any taste or budget. Read on for the … Read more
This week the official Cliff Burton Biography entitled To Live Is To Die was released. For those of you not acquainted with Cliff, he was the bassist for Metallica in the early 1980s until he died tragically in a tour bus accident in 1986. Burton was know for a larger than life personality, his bell … Read more