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Music ConnectionIndustryReverend Horton Heat at Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro, NC Web: reverendhortonheat.com Contact: [email protected] Players: Jim Heath aka Rev. Horton Heat, guitars, vocals, preachin’; Jimbo Wallace, bass, double bass, vocals; Jonathan Jeter…

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No TrebleGuitarsThis Week in Bass: A New Bridge, Vintage Cetera, and Ritter’s Pirate Bass Guyker’s new bass bridge tops this week’s most-read stories, joined by vintage Peter Cetera, Ritter’s pirate-inspired bass, Meshuggah tour news, and much more.

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No TrebleGuitarsAdam Ben Ezra Takes Upright Bass Looping to Another Level on “Where’s the Exit” Adam Ben Ezra has a way of making one upright bass sound like much more. Watch his creative looping approach in a live performance of “Where’s the Exit.”

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Premier GuitarGuitarsOn Bass: Humble and Hustle A few years back, I sat down with Amos Heller, who plays bass in Taylor Swift’s band, to talk about his musical journey for a column in this magazine.

10.31

Fretboard JournalGuitarsWintergrass Sessions: The Fretless The Fretless is a Canadian folk ensemble redefining what it means to be a string quartet. Though this is the Fretboard Journal, we couldn’t resist asking these amazing, fret-free players to perform…

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MMRIndustryHEDD Audio ships type 40 main monitor and modular XTD bass system Berlin manufacturer HEDD Audio has launched the TYPE 40 Main three-way active monitor and a modular XTD bass extension platform, available now through selected partners at $7,499 and $6,999 per unit…

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Bass MagazineGuitarsJackson Releases David Ellefson Legends Signature Series Bass Honoring the anniversary of Megadeth’s Rust in Peace, the Jackson Legend Series Limited Edition Signature David Ellefson Concert Bass CB V reproduces the first-ever Jackson 5-string — built for the…

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Bass Musician MagazineGuitarsInterview With Bassist Jorge Bringas If you’ve been following our magazine, you may remember my interview last August with Gustavo Schartz from the Broadway production of Buena Vista Social Club.

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BOOM LibraryStudios & prosWhy We Made UBERBASS Enhancing bass has been an elusive pursuit for those making audio tools for decades. In the eighties, there were hardware maximisers, and in the two-thousands, pitch-tracked bass generators; since…

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Music Guy MixingGearSynth Bass EQ Cheat Sheet – The Best Settings to Use Whether your synth bass is being used to supplement or completely anchor the low end bass of your mix, make use of this synth bass EQ cheat sheet to get it sounding its best.

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Two notesMakersNew Release | Meet The MII Bass Series: Where Precision Meets Power The 2026 MII Bass Series introduces two purpose-built DynIR cabinet collections — Session Bass Essentials and Low-End Legacy — alongside the definitive MII Complete Bass Collection.

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Musician on a MissionVoices4 Common Low End Pitfalls Bass is so easy to get wrong, with all the complexity in modern bass design, the processing, variables in the production techniques, and the individual conventions of the genre you find yourself in…

09.22

MatrixSynthSynthsTRoss 303 Acid Bass Synthesizer for Ableton Live / Max for Live video upload by Ticco Ross "Classic acid character with modern ways to create, transform and perform your basslines.Get TRoss 303TRoss 303 combines a TB-303-style synthesizer and step sequencer with…

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Guitar WorldGuitarsBen McKee had one semester left at Berklee, but gave it up to play bass in one of the world’s biggest bands Changing a successful formula can be risky, but bassist Ben McKee has form when it comes to taking chances.

10.31

No TrebleGuitarsBrian Bromberg Talks Piccolo Bass, Groove, and Starting Over on "Awakening" Brian Bromberg discusses Awakening, the personal upheaval behind its melodies, and how piccolo bass helped him create an album that puts the songs first.

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No TrebleGuitarsBrady Watt Reunites with Gary Clark Jr. for Bass & Bars Episode 88 Gary Clark Jr. joins bassist Brady Watt for Bass & Bars episode 88, reconnecting after earlier performances together on tour and at Radio City Music Hall.

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No TrebleGuitarsHaken Brings “in a fever dream” to North America With Freddie Draper on Bass Haken announces a 2027 North American tour supporting “in a fever dream,” with Freddie Draper on bass and support from Einar Solberg and Thank You Scientist.

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BonedoEuropeRock Bass Patterns, die (fast) immer passen Im heutigen Workshop möchten wir euch einige Rockgrooves vorstellen, die sich über Jahrzehnte zu echten Archetypen des Bassspiels in der Rockmusik entwickelt haben.

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GearnewsGearTwo-Piece Bands: A Signal Chain For Splitting Your Guitar into Guitar and Bass – Perfect Match! Two-piece bands aren’t anything new. From giants like The White Stripes, Twenty One Pilots, and Royal Blood to indie darlings like Death from Above 1979 or Cleopatrick, figuring out how to sound like…

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ベース・マガジンJapan気になる特集を探そう!ベース・マガジン1990年代のバックナンバー目次一覧 1990年代のベース・マガジン全91号の目次をまとめました。気になるベーシストや特集を見つけたら、「バックナンバー読み放題」で当時の誌面をチェックしてみてください。 ※バックナンバーの閲覧には、月額990円(税込)でご利

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No TrebleGuitarsWatch Ozzy Osbourne’s Final “Mr. Crowley” Performance with Mike Inez on Bass Ozzy Osbourne’s final concert featured Mike Inez on bass for “Mr. Crowley.” Newly released footage captures a huge Warwick and Ampeg sound alongside Zakk Wylde.

10.29

Guitar WorldGuitarsDanny Sapko’s YouTube copyright strike removed after allegedly exposing viral bassist’s fake playing The online guitar community has rallied in support of YouTuber and bass player Danny Sapko, who recently found himself at the center of another fake guitar player scandal.

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ベース・マガジンJapan気になる特集を探そう!ベース・マガジン1980年代のバックナンバー目次一覧 1980年代のベース・マガジン全17号の目次をまとめました。気になるベーシストや特集を見つけたら、「バックナンバー読み放題」で当時の誌面をチェックしてみてください。 年別に探す: 1985年 / 1986年 / 1987

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MMRIndustryHk audio polar 15 Mk2: more bass power, more setup No images? Click here tis.cmail20.com HK Audio POLAR 15 MK2: More Bass Power, More Setup Flexibility CLICK IMAGE TO DOWNLOAD HIGH-RESOLUTION VERSION AND THE PRESS RELEASE St Wendel, Germany //…

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