Bass Player US - Holiday 2020

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THE WOODSHED
Luthier Rob Elrick reveals the secrets of the bass game. Listen up!

BONNIE WHITMORE
Country and blues wisdom with a crucial message.

YAMAHA SILENT BASS SLB300
An electric upright that assembles in 30 seconds?

THREE'S A CHARM

Sir Paul McCartney returns with his third self-titled album

3 mins

RAW POWER

There is no band like AC/DC. There is also no bassist like Cliff Williams. “Jazz makes me feel kinda twitchy,” he confesses to Joel McIver

10+ mins

Nashville Bound

Producer, author, and bassist Norbert Putnam looks back half a century at a session with a difference—the near‑mythical Nashville Cats recordings with Elvis Presley

10+ mins

GOING SUPERNOVA

Nova Twins bassist Georgia South brings a huge tone—and attitude—to modern rock music. We find out (partly) how it’s done

6 mins

WILL POWER

Austin-based Bonnie Whitmore returns with a bass-packed new album—and some serious food for thought...

4 mins

SCHOOL'S IN...

...says bassist extraordinaire Damian Erskine as he launches his new bass education portal

5 mins

FENDER – 60th Anniversary Jazz

Now a sexagenarian, is the Jazz Bass still sexy? Chris Gill takes this Sixties-inspired model for a swing

3 mins

YAMAHA SLB300 Silent Bass

An electric upright that assembles in 30 seconds? Jon Thorne sets his stopwatch...

4 mins

JACKSON Minion JS1X and SQUIER Mini Precision

Small but perfectly formed, these affordable bass guitars bring a touch of fun-sized charm to the table—but can they compete with their full-grown siblings, asks Joel McIver

4 mins

AMPLIFIERS EXPLAINED

Dan signs off this issue with a dig inside your amp

3 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!