Hi! Back in March I recorded some music at a friends house. This jam on the classic Wayne Shorter tune Footprints was some of the music that was captured. Hope you like it! Daniel Björnmo, guitar and Mats Nyström, drums has been featured on this blog before. Please check these posts out if you want.Fortsätt läsa ”Jammin’ with my Kala UBass | 33 Footprints (W. Shorter ‘cover’)”
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Spreading the word with M&M’S!
Hi! On April 27th I played at a trade show in Gothenburg, Sweden together with my friend Marcus Måttgård on guitar. Here are some previous posts about me and Marcus. Post 1 | Post 2 | Post 3 | Post 4 We did a Ubass showcase for the Scandinavian distributer of, among others, Kala Brand andFortsätt läsa ”Spreading the word with M&M’S!”
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Jammin’ at the Frankfurt Musikmesse 2013!
Hi! The annual Musikmesse in Frankfurt, Germany is the biggest music fair in Europe! Although it has been bigger, with even more exhibitors, it sure is big! I have been thinking about going there for many years but haven’t managed to go until this year. So why go now? There are at least a couple ofFortsätt läsa ”Jammin’ at the Frankfurt Musikmesse 2013!”
Kala Solid body UBass review of the S.U.B and Custom California!
Hi! In this post I will compare the Kala California Custom Flame Maple Top (5-string) with the Kala S.U.B. Sunburst (4-string) I have been playing Kala Ubasses since the Summer of 2010. If you’re interested in how I discovered these instruments please check the very first post on this blog! On this page you canFortsätt läsa ”Kala Solid body UBass review of the S.U.B and Custom California!”
Jammin’ with my Kala UBass feat. jazz pianist Lars Jansson!
Hi! A while back I had the pleasure of spending some time with a great musician and super nice human being, Lars Jansson. He is considered one of the best jazz pianists in Sweden and has released a lot of albums through the years, toured all over the world with different jazz projects often inFortsätt läsa ”Jammin’ with my Kala UBass feat. jazz pianist Lars Jansson!”
The ten most essential bass albums according to Victor Wooten!
Hi! A while ago (it was my first post this year) I blogged about ‘a couple’ of essential albums to check out with great bass playing. If you haven’t already please check it these albums out! Just now I discovered yet another list! My friend Bruce shared this on his Facebook wall and I thoughtFortsätt läsa ”The ten most essential bass albums according to Victor Wooten!”
New 5-string UBass!
Yay! I won a 5-string custom shop UBass in the Kala UBass Giveaway! It has arrived and is really neat! I haven’t had the time to play it that much yet but I will record with it and bring it to some gigs too! I’m also thinking about doing some A/B testing with the KalaFortsätt läsa ”New 5-string UBass!”
Jammin’ with my Kala UBass | 32 The birth of The Guitar Men
Howdy! This past weekend a new group was born, The Guitar Men. I have written about Marcus Måttgård and my playing in the past. Please check out these earlier posts: Post 1 | Post 2 | Post 3. But Simon Stålspets is (I guess) a new name for the readers of this blog. Simon andFortsätt läsa ”Jammin’ with my Kala UBass | 32 The birth of The Guitar Men”
Q and A! How to choose the right UBass model for you!
Hi! I get a lot questions about what model to choose when thinking of buying that first Ubass! I have blogged about these questions before. See these earlier posts from 2011 | Post 1 | Post 2 Some time have passed since I wrote those posts and I have been playing more fretted Ubass (KalaFortsätt läsa ”Q and A! How to choose the right UBass model for you!”
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