Win a Free Bass Lesson (via Skype) from Marcus Miller
February 24, 2011B.C. Rich and Their Vintage Bass Guitars of the 70s & early 80s
February 21, 2011B.C. Rich created some unusual guitar shapes that were, and still are, very popular. Their first truly unique design was the Mockingbird which appeared in 1976. In 1981 B.C. Rich gave us their most famous bass model the Warlock.
Their unconventional body styles are what set B.C. Rich apart from other manufacturers of guitars.
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Gerald Veasley’s 2011 Bass BootCamp
February 19, 2011The camp is open to all bassists, from beginners to advanced and runs from March 25 through 27, 2011 in Wyomissing, PA.
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Vintage Bass Guitar suggests you check it out soon if interested as space is limited.
Victor Wooten Bass Clinic Dates
February 17, 2011Twin Town Guitars (2PM)
3400 South Lyndale Ave. Minneapolis, MN Friday, March 18th – New Berlin, WI
Cascio Interstate Music (2PM)
13819 West National Ave. New Berlin, WI Monday, March 21st – Rochester, NY
House of Guitars (2PM)
645 Titus Ave. Rochester, NY Wednesday, March 23rd – Sterling, VA
Melodee Music (2PM)
46077 Lake Center Plaza Sterling, VA Thursday, March 14th – Boston, MA
Daddy’s Junky Music (2PM)
159-165 Mass Ave. Boston, MA Friday, March 25th – New York, NY
Sam Ash Music (1-3PM)
160 W. 48th St. New York, NY
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Become an Ampeg Product demonstrator at The London Bass Guitar Show
February 12, 2011As a demonstrator the winner will be at the forefront of the low end scene, demonstrating the hottest Ampeg gear live at the new London Bass Guitar Show 2011. Then the winner gets to take home with the Ampeg SVT7Pro Head, SVT410HLF Cab and SVT15E Cab with a total RRP of £2103 inc. VAT.
If you think you have what it takes to demonstrate these amazing products email them at youtube@bassguitarmagazine.com and upload a video of yourself showing how you can display your bass playing abilities. Your performance, exhibiting all things low end, will be judged by the editor of Bass Guitar Magazine and a senior member of the Loud Technologies Inc. / Ampeg team.
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Information brought to you by Vintage Bass Guitar.Les Claypool Designing Own Unique Bass
February 10, 2011According to Les, what he played was a prototype that “I designed and had built by my old pal Dan Maloney.”
You may, or may not know, that Claypool's "Banji" was also built by Maloney.
Les mentioned that it's a design that he has been working on for awhile now which incorporates some elements from his favorite basses. "Besides my own design fanciness, it is part Fender Jazz Bass, Precision, Rickenbacker 4001, Carl Thompson, Jaguar E-Type (yes, the car) and a bit of Dr. Suess… Ideally some of these instruments I’m developing will be available at some point but I want to work with and refine the bass for a while before we start selling them.”
Claypool has typically been associated with Carl Thompson basses, so he's going to have to raise the bar with his new bass.
Les went on to say: “I am a picky bastard and for me to put my Carl Thompson aside, this has got to be an exceptional instrument. Some may wonder why I didn’t have Carl make the instrument and the answer is that Carl is a unique artist and his designs stand on their own. Carl’s instruments are beautiful because they are all unique unto themselves.”
Well, no arguing with that. Just don't expect to purchase Claypool's design anytime soon.
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The Fender Bass V Guitar
February 7, 2011The Vintage Black Widow Bass by Acoustic
February 5, 2011Black Widow was a perfect name given to this bass. It had a black finish with a large red pad on the backside that had an hourglass design stitched into it, what else could it be called? It was a really cool looking and sounding instrument which was mostly made in Japan during the early 1970s.
Sold by amplifier maker Acoustic, it was actually manufactured by several different companies during its brief lifespan. One of these companies was Mosrite, as Semie Moseley reportedly made a few hundred Black Widow guitars and basses.
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Marcus Miller “A Night in Monte-Carlo” Contest: Enter to win CDs, DR Strings, Back Stage Passes, etc.
February 3, 2011Victor Wooten Releases New Album
January 31, 2011VICTOR WOOTEN RE-RELEASES UNIQUE RECORDING
Fifteen years after releasing his groundbreaking debut CD:A Show of Hands, 5-time Grammy winner Victor Wooten is doing it again with his first release of 2011: A Show of Hands – 15.
Celebrating the fifteen-year anniversary of the original release in 1996, A Show of Hands – 15 hits the streets in March, which will also mark the launch of VIX RECORDS – Victor’s new self owned record label.
Years ago, Wooten shocked the music world by doing something no one had ever done before. With only two hands, one 4-string bass guitar, and no overdubs, he secured his place in history by releasing a masterful CD that raised the level and credibility of the instrument into a class previously reserved only for pianist and guitarist.
A Show of Hands – 15 is a re-mastered version that includes 3 bonus tracks, two of which feature Wooten’s longtime friend and drummer JD Blair, as well as an unedited live solo performance showcasing Wooten’s astonishing command of the bass guitar.
Heralded as “the Michael Jordan of the bass” and “the most influential bassist since Jaco Pastorius”, Victor has gone on to win just about every award possible for a bass guitarist, including Bass Player Magazine’s Bassist of the Year Award (which he won three times – the only person to win it more than once.)
Beginning with A Show of Hands – 15, Victor Wooten will begin taking complete control of his creations by releasing all of his future recordings through VIX RECORDS. Wooten says of his label, “We aim to provide, by example, a different standard and model for record labels and artists, as well as for how they relate to each other. Following my successful approach of creating Music that focuses on filling my soul rather than my pockets, I’ve found that this is the best recipe for doing both.“
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