Bassists To Know: Reid Perry
When I started playing bass many years ago, the instrument was not well known. The bass player was commonly known as “That person in the background with the guitar.” Or sometimes they weren’t even...
View Article3 Things I Can’t Tour Without
I’m going away this weekend and I have a minor two-week tour coming up in July, so I thought blogging about the things that I can’t tour without would make a good blog post. So, without further ado,...
View ArticleEmbarking on a New Journey
Before I wanted to be a musician, I wanted to be an author. I used to go to these writing classes at my local library and the woman who taught used to say, “To become a good writer, you must become a...
View ArticleMy New Daisy Rock Bass!
Pretty recently, I secured an endorsement with Daisy Rock Girl Guitars. Well, my instrument arrived yesterday and I couldn’t be happier! I received the Rock Candy Bass. This bass has a lighter body,...
View ArticleReview: Fender Blacktop Jazz Bass
Recently, I was reading a Fender magazine that had been sitting on my coffee table for about five months and I found something pretty cool. The Blacktop bass. This bass caught my immediately, because...
View ArticleBassists To Know: Benjamin Orr
I’ve been on a Cars fix lately. Which means, I’m watching several live videos, music videos, listening to the albums, and researching the band to no end. So, of course, I needed to write a post on...
View ArticleMy Quest For The 70s Tone
So, I started my Album a day project (that’s www.album365.tumblr.com if you’re interested…just saying) and I’ve been listening to mostly 70s albums so far. I’ve listened to The Cars, Van Halen, Led...
View ArticlePreparing for Last Minute Gigs
All of today, I’ve been practicing for a gig that I have on Saturday. I got the call yesterday to do it and just got all of the material today. So, I decided to write some tips on how prepare for...
View ArticleBass Cover: “Helter Skelter” by The Beatles
Lately, I’ve been listening to a lot of The Beatles (which I’ve never done before). And one of my favorite songs is “Helter Skelter.” So, I decided to post a rockin’ bass cover of “Helter Skelter.”...
View Article“Go Your Own Way”– Fleetwood Mac (Bass Cover)
I’m really digging this whole video thing, you guys! It’s so easy and I just want to do it all the time! So, last night I recorded a cover of “Go Your Own Way” by Fleetwood Mac. You know, only one of...
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