Bass Player US - August 2014

Bu konuda

From web buzz to a GRAMMY win, the meteoric rise of eclectic Brooklyn ensemble Snarky Puppy is the talk of the music world. We\'ve got founder/composer/producer/bassist Michael League on this month\'s cover. We also connect with Prince groove goddess Ida Nielsen and Judas Priest vet Ian Hill, take a close-up look at compression, and disco back to Daft Punk\'s platinum-selling 2013 disc, Random Access Memories, for a transcription that boasts a step-forward bass line by James Genus.

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!