Cover Feature:
Charlotte Cooper
“I’ve learned a lot more for our new album,” Charlotte tells BGM, “nowadays Billy and I rarely play the same thing. It makes the sound fuller” As bassist for The Subways and with a new album out will 2008 be the band’s breaking year?
Grog Die So Fluid
Yes, the PVC catsuit does grab your attention, but being on the wish-list of The Osbournes and Kylie Minogue shows that Grog has knockout bass playing firmly
under control. Larry Harkte
Aluminium speakers and a cell phone that is never switched off are just some of the quirks of Larry Hartke. Stuart Zender
Best known for his solid funk lines with Jamiroquai, after a spell out of the limelight Stuart Zender is back grooving on his new Gibson bass. “I’ve done things like fall asleep on the floor and still play bass” he confesses to BGM
Gear Tests:
Marshall Lemmy Stack
Bass Rig
Warwick Hellborg Stack
Bass Rig
Ashdown Little Giant
Bass Rig
Peavey VB-2 Stack
Bass Rig
Electro Harmonix Pedals
Steel Leather & Knockout
MXR Pedal
El Grande Bass Fuzz
F-Bass
BN6 6-String Bass D'alegria
Dart Deluxe 5-String ESP
B-154 DX 4-String
Columns:
Andrew McKinney
Tuition Tips: If you have an audition looming, it’s often the simple basic things that get overlooked. Start by working those hands preaches Andrew McKinney in this issue’s Tuition Tip.
Janek Gwidzala
Janek continues his advanced column by analysing a tune with advice on reworking harmonies, soloing and form. Be ready for an upper fret workout!
Dave Marks
Francis Rocco Prestia is the subject of our style file, a master of the 16th note muted funk groove. Dave Marks analyses a selection of parts from Rocco’s finest funk moments.
Guy Pratt NEW!
We’ve had more requests for a beginner’s column that progresses into an improving bassist’s course than any other. Now with the help of I Can Play It and the superb talents of Guy Pratt, bassist with the likes of Pink Floyd, Roxy Music, Madonna and Michael Jackson there’s no excuse not to start up on bass right now!
Petra Jones
Petra Jones, like many bassists, loves multiple strung basses. Double course, triple course, 8-, 10- or 12-string versions are welcome. But how do you successfully record one? And how does one avoid phase cancellation when doing so? Petra asks the pros for suggestions and advice. Paul Gray
I said, “Captain?” I said, “What?” We jest, but hearing loss is a serious subject and The Damned bassist Paul Gray recalls how ignoring the signs of hearing damage can have dire consequences.
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