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NILS LIVE
NILS LOFGREN RELEASES A 16-TRACK COLLECTION, WEATHERED , WHICH WAS RECORDED ON THE ROAD IN 2019.
OHIO EXPRESS - MEMBERS KEEP OFFERING UP A ‘YUMMY' TIME
THE FOUNDING OHIO EXPRESS MEMBERS KNOWN FOR PERFORMING THE BUBBLEGUM ROCK HITS “YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY” AND “CHEWY CHEWY” ARE SET TO BRING BACK THE FUN.
FOR VINYL CITIZENS
CITIZEN VINYL, A CULTURAL HUB FOR VINYL LOVERS, LAUNCHES IN THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS.
GROOVES
THE LATEST ON MUSIC COLLECTING, MEMORABILIA & NEWS
AN INTERVIEW WITH CAT STEVENS
In 1968, after surviving an almost deadly bout of tuberculosis, Cat Stevens, already a star in his homeland of England, having racked up the hits, “Matthew and Son,” “I Love My Dog” and “I’m Gonna Get Me a Gun,” had grown weary of living life inside the bubble of fame.
WIRELESS TRANSMITTERS EXPLAINED
Dan Veall closes this issue with a guide to how to unplug and play
ROCKABILLY HEROES RETURN
The Stray Cats unleash new, basspacked live album
The moment when three bass legends first shared a stage...
A historic moment in bass world—recalled by those who were there to see it
BP 400: UP TO 11
So what’s your favorite bass amp? Freddy Villano recalls 400 issues’ worth of the big boxes
THE WRITE STUFF
Our writers have had a busy 30 years, chronicling the history of the low notes in these pages for future generations to pore over. We asked BP staff past and present to recall their bass-related high points from our first 400 issues...
I SPY… SOMETHING CHROMATIC
Chromatic movement means that we'll be moving in half-steps or fret by-fret on our instrument
BP 400: IN FULL EFFECT
Hey, what’s that weird noise? Steve Lawson revisits the highs and lows of 30 years’ worth of bass effects
BP 400: MAKING BASS HISTORY
How many cool bass guitars have we encountered since BP’s first issue came out? Mike Brooks takes a look back at a few of the very finest...
Beginners' Lesson
Ensure a smooth playing experience with these tips from Steve Lawson
400 ISSUES OF WISDOM
We’re celebrating 400 issues of Bass Player in this issue, but that doesn’t mean we’re just congratulating ourselves on how great we are—we want you to benefit from the distilled wisdom we’ve learned along the way. Apply these nuggets of knowledge from the world’s greatest bass players to your playing, and you’ll be well on the way to bass nirvana...
L.A. Witch
GUITARIST SADE SANCHEZ EXPLAINS HOW THIS BURGEONING SO-CAL TRIO WENT FROM GETTING FIRED TO THEIR REVERB-DRENCH LATEST, PLAY WITH FIRE
Sweet Sassafras
ERIC JOHNSON ON HIS GENTLE NEW ALBUM, EJ II, HIS NEW FENDER “VIRGINIA” SASSAFRAS STRAT AND SEARCHING FOR THE STILL POINT
Shred-nado
EVH STRIPED SERIES SHARK
Peter Green (1946-2020)
HE TURNED HIS BACK ON FAME, FORTUNE AND SANITY TO BECOME A BLUES-ROCK LEGEND
The Changeling
WITH THE RITUAL BEGINS AT SUNDOWN, ROBBY KRIEGER OPENS THE DOORS TO HIS JAZZ MUSE
Brad Gillis
THE LONGTIME NIGHT RANGER GUITARIST TALKS UPCOMING SOLO ALBUM, THE STORY BEHIND HIS MODIFIED ’62 STRAT — AND ONE PARTICULARLY HAIR-RAISING OZZY OSBOURNE GIG
Joint Effort
MARTIN SC-13E ACOUSTIC-ELECTRIC
High-Performance Boss
Fender Mustang GTX100 Guitar AMP
Triple Threat
Ernie Ball Music Luke III
THE MAKING OF PAUL McCARTNEY'S FLAMING PIE
AS PART OF THE PAUL MCCARTNEY ARCHIVE COLLECTION, 1997’S FLAMING PIE, WHICH STANDS AS ONE OF MCCARTNEY’S MOST SUCCESSFUL SOLO ALBUMS, IS RELEASED IN VARIOUS FORMATS FOR MUSIC COLLECTORS.
THE KINGS
THE CANADIAN QUARTET The Kings celebrate the 40th anniversary of their hit “Switchin’ to Glide,” which reached No. 43 in the U.S. in 1980, a lively song beginning with the line, “Nothing matters but the weekend, from a Tuesday point of view.” Their DVD The Kings: Anatomy of a One-Hit Wonder includes Dick Clark introducing them on American Bandstand and saying, “These guys have worked so hard and hit it so well,” before the group energetically performed “Switchin’ to Glide.”
SPIN YOUR FORMAT
There’s not been much good news out of the music industry this year, but reports that sales of cassettes in the U.K. through the first half of 2020 are more than double the same period last year certainly offers us pause for thought.
PURE PEANUTS
GILLIAN G. GAAR LISTENS TO THE LATEST PEANUTS RELEASES ON VINYL, AND PONDERS THE GENIUS OF COMPOSER VINCE GUARALDI.
Peter Green
Goldmine pulled the following feature on Peter Green from its archive, from an exclusive interview conducted by contributor Dave Thompson back in 1998.
NEIL GIRALDO'S BEST SHOT
GUITARIST NEIL GIRALDO TALKS ABOUT HIS ROCK AND ROLL CAREER AND NEW VENTURES GOING FORWARD.