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“It’s available in the two most important colors ever – Gothic Black and Ultra Pink”: The hottest bass gear of the month, including the smallest signature bass money can buy (opens the original)
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September was a big month for 6-string signature basses, with Mayones teaming up with Henrik Linder of Dirty Loops and Dingwall joining forces with Archspire’s Jared Smith. Because apparently, four strings just aren’t enough. But artist-approved signature models weren’t the only new arrivals. Having spent decades making a name in bass amplification, Ashdown turned its attention to the instruments themselves with the Saint Avant and Saint Artisan bass guitars. Elsewhere, Aguilar’s new DB 700 carr
“There were shows where we literally weren’t allowed to stay inside the venue. We’d have to wait in the car until the support act had finished”: Teenage bassist Aria Becker on the strange realities of life in an underage band (opens the original)
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Some bands get kicked offstage for being too loud. Freeze the Fall had to leave because they were too young. But for bassist Aria Becker, her age was never supposed to be the headline. “There were shows where we literally weren't allowed to stay inside the venue,” says Becker. “We’d have to wait in the car until the support act had finished. We’d then quickly go inside, play our set and run back out.” Their youth became an unavoidable part of the Freeze the Fall story, with the band frequently i
“That energy popped back like we had been playing all the time. Nobody was rusty, man. Everybody was on – like we'd just got off the J.B.’s bus!” How Bootsy Collins and his James Brown alumni brought the J.B.’s back to life for the Superbad soundtrack (opens the original)
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“Recording with the J.B.’s cats again felt incredible – beyond sex,” said Bootsy Collins in the October 2007 issue of Bass Player. The funk bass legend was talking of his soundtrack session for the comedy film Superbad. Led by guitarist/composer Lyle Workman, Bootsy and several other James Brown alumni – including drummers Clyde Stubblefield and John “Jab’o” Starks and guitarist Phelps “Catfish” Collins – convened to recreate the unique chemistry that had once made Brown’s backing band such a fo
“Our guitarist saw an online ad where Bon Jovi was looking for a local band to open for them. She didn’t even tell us she’d applied!” How Violet Lea went from self-taught bassist to opening for Bon Jovi (opens the original)
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Violet Lea’s journey to the bass guitar wasn’t shaped by formal lessons or years of regimented practice. As a self-taught player, she found her own way around the instrument – developing a distinctive approach built on curiosity and a willingness to figure things out for herself. “I might be lazy about practicing,” says Lea. “But I try not to stress about becoming a mind-blowing badass. I will always do my homework, and I’ve found my own methods of learning new things that work for me.” That DIY
“Don’t play, or even look at, this bass if you’ve got a hangover”: The biggest bass guitar launches this month (opens the original)
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This month, Squier threw us a curveball with the new Paranormal Precision Bass Thinline SJ – a lightweight, semi-hollow take on the classic Fender P-Bass that looks every bit as fun as it sounds. Squier’s latest also promises to play like a dream, too. The kind of dream you have when you eat cheese at bedtime. We also welcomed the Spector Rex Brown Euro Bass, and saw the worldwide arrival of the Aria Cliff Burton Signature Bass, bringing the unmistakable spirit of Metallica’s legendary bassist t
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