Bass Player US - January 2021

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THE WOODSHED: Luthier Rob Elrick eveals the secrets of the bass game. Listen up, THE BEST BASS GEAR OF 2020:
Can it be this time of year already? We celebrate the
best fretted, fretless, and acoustic basses released
this year, as well as heads, cabs, combos, and effects.
Is your favorite gear here?...

Best Bassists Revealed!

You voted for the Bassist Of 2020... and the results are in.

2 mins

STANLEY CLARKE SIGNATURE PREAMP INBOUND

EBS launches an acoustic pre in collaboration with the jazz icon.

1 min

Jason Newsted

Jason Newsted was born in 1963 in Battle Creek, Michigan, and learned bass after becoming a fan of Gene Simmons of Kiss.

6 mins

In 1968, Cream say goodbye... for now, anyway

I WAS THERE! A historic moment in bass world—recalled by those who were there to see it

1 min

FLOWER POWER

The Dead Daisies is a supergroup with a stellar line-up, in which the great Glenn Hughes brings a career’s worth of songwriting, singing and playing bass to the table. “I’ve fallen in love with bass again,” says our hero, looking back at his days with Deep Purple, Trapeze, Black Country Communion, and more...

10+ mins

HELP US, RHONDA

Current Jeff Beck and former Prince bassist Rhonda Smith is a force of nature, even faced with a pandemic. Listen up as she reports from the front line of the low end...

8 mins

JOHN MYUNG DREAM THEATER

The acclaimed prog-metal bassist shares essential tips that will help you become a better player

5 mins

GROOVE MASTER

“I don’t care if you can solo. Make people groove,” says the great Etienne Mbappé. Alison Richter digs into the philosophy behind the bass-lines

4 mins

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Bass Player US Magazine Description:

Bobby Vega
Ever since his first recording session with Sly Stone at the age of 17, Bay Area bass badass Bobby Vega has set the bar for funktastic pick playing. In this month's cover story, he goes deep on his plectrum technique and artistic approach. Plus: interviews with Cheap Trick's Tom Petersson, Dream Theater's John Myung, and Jerry "J Blakk" Henderson of Big Sam's Funky Nation; reviews of the Blackstar Fly Bass mini-amp, Mesa-Boogie D-800 head and Ultra Lite cabinets, and new pickups from Lindy Fralin; Jazz and R&B lessons you can use; a full-song bass transcription of Deep Purple's "Gettin' Tighter;" and more!