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Scott Devine: Ask Scott

Posted by iBass | Dec 8, 2016 | Articles |

Scott Devine Irons Out Another Tricky Reader Problem Imagine having an expert at hand to answer your queries and help improve your bass playing… in this brand-new series Scott Devine does just that, helping a reader through their bass guitar headaches. As many of you will already know, Scott’s online academy over at www.scottsbasslessons.com is one of the world’s leading bass communities – and that’s no exaggeration. Please email your ‘Ask Scott’ submissions to nick@ibassmag.com Over at Scott's Bass Lessons.... With over half a million aspiring bass players following his lessons every month, Scott Devine is the most widely followed bass educator...

Submotion Orchestra: Time Will Wait (acoustic)

Posted by iBass | Dec 8, 2016 | Videos

Chris Hargreaves is one of those exceptional bassists that dumbfound their audiences by pushing the instrument to its limits, and sometimes beyond. It all comes together in renowned live performances that see him stretch and contort his bass sounds to within an inch of their lives. For more info visit www.fattybassman.com or www.submotion.co.uk ESSENTIAL LISTENING FINEST HOUR Submotion Orchestra FRAGMENTS Submotion Orchestra COLOUR THEORY Submotion Orchestra...

Thundercat Announces European & North American Tour

Posted by iBass | Dec 7, 2016 | News |

Headline Tour Throughout US and Europe Kicks Off In February 2017 Thundercat – a long-standing member of Flying Lotus’ Brainfeeder family – will embark on an extensive live tour through the US and Europe in February, March and April of 2017, joined by Dennis Hamm (keys) and Justin Brown (drums). Worldly recognised as a true master of the electric bass, Thundercat has enjoyed an insanely hectic 2016, winning a Grammy for his contribution to ‘These Walls’ from Kendrick Lamar’s opus “To Pimp A Butterfly”; playing the landmark Brainfeeder showcase at the Hollywood Bowl alongside Flying Lotus, George Clinton & Parliament...

Rufus Philpot

Posted by iBass | Dec 7, 2016 | Interviews

Rufus Philpot’s pioneering fusion of jazz and instrumental rock has made him a bass great. We find out how he did it. Used to describe a myriad of different styles and notoriously difficult to play, it’s fair to say that the term ‘jazz fusion’ has garnered its fair share of bad press over the years. Nevertheless, the genre has presented a number of bass players with an opportunity to develop a more virtuosic and technically progressive approach to how the instrument is traditionally played. And in case anybody still thought that there was an ‘easy’ route into such specialised...