Författararkiv:basmagnus
Jammin’ with my Kala UBass | 20 ”Jon Andreas Visa” (Ode to Billy Joe)
Hi! Jammin’ video no. 20! For the first time I’m playing a Kala S.U.B. solid body UBass! The video is from last Sunday’s annual gig at Svampen. (A water tower with a ”roof top” restaurant in Örebro, Sweden). I will make more videos and a review/test about the solid body UBass version soon. Until thenFortsätt läsa ”Jammin’ with my Kala UBass | 20 ”Jon Andreas Visa” (Ode to Billy Joe)”
[Test Report]: Gigging with the Kala Ubass S.U.B
Hi there! Right now I’m playing a Sunday gig at the annual Svampens Dag (The Day of the Mushroom!?) in Örebro, Sweden. See this previous post from last year. I just got back from a trade show in Gothenburg yesterday. It was the annual Fuzz Guitar Show, the biggest in Scandinavia. The Scandinavian retailer ofFortsätt läsa ”[Test Report]: Gigging with the Kala Ubass S.U.B”
[Studio Report] Duo Recording with Nelson Faria
Hi! This Tuesday [April 24] morning I recorded with the great Nelson Faria. Read about him here and at [www.nelsonfaria.com/music] I will post some ”audio/video-snippets” from the recording but we’ll start with a couple of pics 🙂 Please note that I recorded the UBass both direct (from my Headway EDB-1, see this post) andFortsätt läsa ”[Studio Report] Duo Recording with Nelson Faria”
A ”Jammin’ with my Kala UBass video” on the Kala homepage!

See this live at http://www.kalabrand.com/
Ubass Lesson | Make a wish – what song or style will be next?
A little Q for U! Is there any song or style that you want me to cover in a future video lesson? It could be everything from a ‘note-for-note-true-to-the-original-transcription’ to a more free interpretation of that song or style. Ask away! I hope I’ll be able to make at least some of your wishes comeFortsätt läsa ”Ubass Lesson | Make a wish – what song or style will be next?”
UBass Lesson | 7 ”Satellit” (Part 2)
Hi! Time for part 2! Now it’s time to learn/play the bass part. Tune up your Ubass (or any bass really!) to 440 Hz and get ready! The video will go through the whole song and then break down the different parts and riffs! Please check out part 1 to get some in-depth analysis aboutFortsätt läsa ”UBass Lesson | 7 ”Satellit” (Part 2)”
UBass Lesson | 7 ”Satellit” (Part 1)
Hi! Ok now it’s time for part one of my lesson on the song ”Satellit” by Ted and Kenneth Gardestad. (For a short live clip of this song go to this blog post). In part 1 we will focus of the music theory side of the song. Parts Of The Lesson We will look intoFortsätt läsa ”UBass Lesson | 7 ”Satellit” (Part 1)”
[Studio UBass] Recording with Haroldo and Jon
Studio Report! I have just completed a course in Brazilian Popular Music at the Örebro University. Haroldo Mauro Jr was one of the teachers. (He is a professor at the UniRio University in Rio de Janeiro). Since the university in Rio and Örebro has a exchange program he has been working in Sweden this spring.Fortsätt läsa ”[Studio UBass] Recording with Haroldo and Jon”
A new song lesson is in the making…
I’m working on a new UBass song lesson! It’s a song that I’ve been playing a couple of times the last few years. Most recently it was a couple of weeks ago. You can read about it in my last post. Probably one of the most recognizable songs by Kenneth and Ted Gärdestad. It wasFortsätt läsa ”A new song lesson is in the making…”
