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2 months ago | 
bassmagazine.com | Jon D'Auria
Boutique bass builder Jens Ritter has unveiled his 2025 collection of basses. Each on a work of art, Jens’ offerings each possess unique features that make them stand out.
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2 months ago | 
bassmagazine.com | Jon D'Auria |Ben Hyman
An evening to celebrate and honor the life and work of legendary bass guitarist, Mr.
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2 months ago | 
bassmagazine.com | Jon D'Auria
The 2025 Bass Magazine Awards is in the books and it was truly a historic night of bass. Taking place at The Observatory in Santa Ana, California, the show kicked off at 7:00 PM with a solo performance by Nashville singer-songwriter/upright bass phenom Scott Mulvahill, who appeared throughout the evening. Bass Magazine Editor-in-Chief Jon D’Auria, Senior Editor Chris Jisi, and Editor-at-Large Elton Bradman took the stage to launch the awards segment.
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2 months ago | 
bassmagazine.com | Jon D'Auria
LEH Guitars is proud to announce the Tim Lefebvre Signature Offset 5 bass. Inspired by the model built for him by Ellis Hahn 2024. The new signature series features the same look and design specs that has now been played by the bass great in the most revered studios and on countless stages across the world.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
bassmagazine.com | Jon D'Auria
Prolific New Orleans bassist George Porter Jr., will be releasing a brand new instrumental album entitled Porter’s Pocket with his longstanding quartet the Runnin’ Pardners available via Color Red on February 7, 2025. Porter Jr is joined by his longtime collaborator keyboardist Michael Lemmler (Jubilation, TriFunctA), drummer Terrence Houston (The Funky Meters, Toubab Krewe), and newest member Chris Adkins (Raphael Saadiq, Mark Broussard) on guitar.
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Dec 20, 2024 | 
bassmagazine.com | Jon D'Auria
What a year in the Berklee Bass Dept! As you will see in the video, so many great visiting artists, students, faculty, and administration. Just a reminder on our “process”. During each residency, at the end, I usually bring the artist into my office to record for no more than 10-15 minutes, to a predefined tempo. They are not playing with any other track than the drum loop. I may call out keys or “concepts”, but they are free to play whatever they feel. We also try to capture video of these sessions.
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Dec 13, 2024 | 
bassmagazine.com | Jon D'Auria
With the resume he’s amassed in his music career, it’s hard to imagine that Matthew Skillz has only been playing bass for 15 years. His deep pocket, undeniable grooves, and use of melody and harmony shows all the depth of a player who has been harnessing low end their entire life. But for the Chicago native, it was something that felt innate the second he picked up a bass.
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
bassmagazine.com | Jon D'Auria
Larry DiMarzio is a trailblazer when it comes to pickup design. After holding various positions involving music and gear, DiMarzio released his first line of pickups back in 1972 and shortly after became the first person to offer replacement pickups to the masses. Decades into his storied career, DiMarzio is still innovating when it comes to bass and guitar pickups, now boasting over 200 models.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
bassmagazine.com | Jon D'Auria
In continued support of their 3x GRAMMY-nominated album Dark Matter, Pearl Jam will be touring select U.S. cities in April and May 2025. Pearl Jam’s live dates will start in Hollywood, FL on April 24 and 26 and wrap with performances in Pittsburgh, PA on May 16 and 18. Full tour dates are listed below. Support acts for these dates will be announced in the coming weeks. Tickets for these concerts will be available two ways:A Ten Club members-only presale for all dates begins today.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
bassmagazine.com | Jon D'Auria
Today, December 3, on Giving TuesdayGibson, the iconic instrument brand, has announced a new release from the Gibson Band–a revolving collective of musicians who join together to make music and raise funds and awareness for worthy causes.. A hard-hitting rock song, the new benefit single “I Can Breathe” features rhythm guitars and piano from Cesar Gueikian, CEO of Gibson, with special guests Duff McKagan on lead vocals and lyrics, and Slash on lead guitar and solos.
