For musicians, their main instrument isn’t just a “tool” that they reach for to unleash music and melody upon the world – it also becomes an extension of themselves. When it comes to bass players, most of us tend to settle pretty early on a particular number of strings. Five and Six String Basses Come … Read more
Basscast Episode 006 is all about practicing bass guitar as well as what you need to do away from your instrument to stay inspired and stay sane! Basscast is a weekly show with myself (Mike Ippersiel) and Jason Raso (of www.jasonrasomusic.com) where we talk about bass, business, marketing and lifestyle. In this episode, we focus … Read more
Basscast Episode 005 featuring Jason Raso and Mike Ippersiel. In this episode, Mike kicks off a huge Rush and Geddy Lee discussion (with honourable mentions to Billy Sheehan, John Paul Jones, Jason Newsted and Tony Levin) about cool bassists who also might be senior citizens. Mike also asks Jason about the Geddy Lee jazz bass … Read more
Do you want to live the dream of playing bass for a living? That’s the topic of this week’s Basscast with Jason Raso and Mike Ippersiel. Jason Raso has been making a full time living as a bassist for the last ten years, and in this episode Mike grills Jason on the details. Find out … Read more
“The one where we introduce ourselves and stuff.” This “Basscast” is about what it takes to make a living as a bassist in the current music industry. The main categories up for discussion are Bass – Business – Marketing and Lifestyle. We’ll talk about everything from what it takes to be a better performer, musician … Read more
This is the third video demo from the Ultimate Basses channel on Youtube and is the first 5 string bass – a Fodera Emperor Deluxe 5 string bass at that! One of the first things you’ll notice when you look at this bass is that the pickups have wood covers that match the body of … Read more
This time Jason Raso gets his hand on a Fodera Monarch four string bass! Here are some of the specs mentioned in the video: Mahogony body Bolt-on neck Koa/Maple top Indian Rosewood fingerboard EMG P & J pickups. Active/Passive switch Jason then starts out by playing the bass with the pickups in the middle position. … Read more
It’s not every day that you come across a Fodera bass just hanging around in your local music instrument store that you can pick up and start playing – much less a specific model like the Richard Bona 5 string bass. That’s why the guys are Ultimate Basses are making these cool bass demo videos … Read more