Here are some new lyrics to “Crazy Nights” by Kiss written by a reader (“Jacko”) about double bassist Guy Tuneh. I thought that those who tune into the blog to check out posts about Guy would enjoy this: Ciao – I took a “Kiss”...
Here’s a painfully great gig story from Brayden Wise, the bassist for the Central Band of the Canadian Forces. It’s the first submission I’m putting out in conjunction with the raffle for a free Upton bass pickup. If you’d like to be a...
Hawkes basses are a thing to behold if you haven’t had the pleasure before. Here’s one for sale from Jena Huebner. Interested? Email her: jenabass -at- aol.com. About the bass (from Jena): I need to sell my Hawkes, which I have had for (gasp) 20 years. For...
The influential double bass pedagogue George Vance passed away last year after a bout with pancreatic cancer. Influenced by Suzuki, George codified an approach to teaching younger bassists that has influenced countless players and teachers (myself included–I use...
Beginning this month, we’ll be holding a raffle to win a free Upton Bass Revolution Solo Pickup. I’ll point out some of the features of this very cool bass pickup, but first I’d like to outline what you need to do in order to be entered in the...
