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Haiti 10 Documentary with Victor Wooten Debuts

Posted by iBass | Aug 24, 2017 | Articles, News

documentary available on YouTube for free viewing The magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010 left hundreds of thousands dead and more than 1 million homeless. While journalist Jon Moyer was visiting the country in September 2010 to help with recovery efforts, he met a Haitian family that was doing extraordinary things to help their community recover. With the support of their congregation, Pastor Pierre and his family committed to raising 20 orphaned or homeless children. On a second visit to Haiti in 2011, Moyer learned that Pastor Pierre’s second eldest child, Bekenson Pierre, played bass...

Lee Sklar & Steve Lawson

Posted by iBass | Aug 16, 2017 | Interviews

Lee Sklar and Steve Lawson unravel their thoughts on bass playing, making music and why playing in a buzzing club still feels like coming home. Lee Sklar is unquestionably a bass legend and we found him on top form, waxing lyrical over his current tour with Judith Owen. Having spent the past few decades performing alongside some of popular music’s all-time greats, Lee is certainly no stranger to back-to-back touring. “I’ve toured every year since 1970,’ he smiles. “I’ll never get sick of it: you get tired of airports and sitting in buses for eight hours, but that all disappears...

EHX Hot Wax Dual Overdrive

Posted by iBass | Aug 15, 2017 | Gear

The latest in the EHX effects series is here, in the shape of the Hot Wax Dual Overdrive. The wacky world of Electro Harmonix now plays host to the Hot Wax Dual Overdrive, which continues the company’s tradition of taking existing designs and mutating them into new versions with a twist. Designed for guitar and bass, there’s more than just cool looks on offer, as the Hot Wax combines the company’s Hot Tubes and Crayon pedals into one powerful dual-overdrive. The trick is that they can be used individually or stacked together with the Crayon driving the Hot Tubes....

First Look – Zon Guitars Zemi Acoustik

Posted by iBass | Aug 14, 2017 | Gear

A New Signature Axe for Meshuggah’s Dick Lövgren Not just another addition to the Zon Guitars Sonus range, we’re talking a brand new signature model that’s a result of a collaboration between Joe Zon and bassist Dick Lövgren. It’s a stunning take on the Sonus model, built to the Meshuggah bassist’s exact specifications. It features a hollow African mahogany body with a ‘floating’ flame maple top and composite neck, but the business side of this 6-string is based around Graph-tech ‘ghost’ piezo pickups in the bridge saddles and a hand-wound Bartolini magnetic pickup in the neck position. “The body is about 4-inches...

Steve Jenkins

Posted by iBass | Aug 9, 2017 | Interviews

We Meet One of the US Bass Scene’s Most Exciting Players Steve Jenkins is taking the bass to new heights. His highly advanced technique enables him to tap like a guitarist and slap long extended lines, all improvised in the heat of the moment, and his musical vocabulary reveals a player of subtlety and at times real soul too. “I use whatever musical information I have to make a bassline work,” says Steve. “Even if it’s unconventional. I’m definitely not afraid to experiment!” Despite stints with Vernon Reid (Living Colour) and Dave Fiuczynski in Screaming Headless Torsos, Steve’s not lacked...