This is a little tribute to one of my musical heroes: Mr Steve Swallow. I have listened to his Music for quite some time and have always admired his unique approach to playing bass. In my version I play fingerstyle although Mr Swallow uses a pick. One of his most famous compositions are Falling Grace.Fortsätt läsa ”A tribute to one of my musical heroes: Steve Swallow”
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Review: Phil Jones Bass Double Four – small but powerful combo amp for ubass and more
Let’s take a look at the Phil Jones Double Four combo amp Background In 1987 I bought a new amp, a Gallien Krueger 200MB. I used this amp for a lot of different gigs sometimes with a extension cab but for most part as a standalone amp. The MB250 was a small combo amp thatFortsätt läsa ”Review: Phil Jones Bass Double Four – small but powerful combo amp for ubass and more”
Playubass at the 2017 Winter NAMM show in Anaheim, CA
My trip to Winter NAMM 2017 in Anaheim, CA
Review: Gruvgear Gigblade for Baritone Ukulele/Ubass
Hi, I have been using products from Gruvgear since 2013 with a focus on their FretWraps. The FretWraps makes it possible to dampen open strings when playing a higher register or simply want to get rid of unwanted string/fret noise. Here’s a video showing some ways I have used the FretWraps with Ubass. The companyFortsätt läsa ”Review: Gruvgear Gigblade for Baritone Ukulele/Ubass”
Thanks Adam Neely…and of course Frank and Vinny!
Hi, Well, it’s kind of funny how things connect sometimes… One of my students showed me one of Adam Neely’s videos about bass and learning. From out of the blue I’m in the video. Ok, it’s only a couple of seconds from Jammin’ with my Kala Ubass video no. 7 but still! This video features my friends and reallyFortsätt läsa ”Thanks Adam Neely…and of course Frank and Vinny!”
Guest blog post for Kala!
Hi, I’m happy to announce that I have done a guest appearance at Medium.com for Kala Brand Music Co. The post is about what inspired me to take up blogging! Read it here! Big thanks to Kala for the opportunity! Links to the first two posts: The Single Most Important Lesson Every CEOFortsätt läsa ”Guest blog post for Kala!”
Build your own solid body Ubass – all you need to know | instructions and phase 1
Hi, I’m finally done with phase 1 of my ”Build your own ubass” series. In this series I will build a Kala Solid Body Ubass. All the parts are from the Kala web shop! In the first phase 1 worked with the finish of the body. As you might have seen on my instagram or facebookFortsätt läsa ”Build your own solid body Ubass – all you need to know | instructions and phase 1”
Speading the word and my story – pechakucha style!
Hi, A couple of weeks ago I did a so called pechakucha. Don’t know what it is? Well, it’s a kind of lecture that architects in Japan started using in 2003. You tell a story about a subject using 20 pictures/slides. You’re allowed to talk for 20 seconds per picture. This makes the presentations nice andFortsätt läsa ”Speading the word and my story – pechakucha style!”
Jammin’ with my Kala Ubass | 48 ”Regnen i mars” (Àguas de Marcos)
Hi, It’s once again time for a jammin’ video. This time a short but fun one! I have written about the Live at heart festival before and this past September was the fifth one. The festival is inspired by the famous South by southwest festival in Austin, TX (US). The first festival was held inFortsätt läsa ”Jammin’ with my Kala Ubass | 48 ”Regnen i mars” (Àguas de Marcos)”
RMI Basswitch and acoustic/electric UBass – impedance settings!
Hi! Time for a new video. This time I’m exporing the difference between the 1MΩ and 10MΩ settings on my RMI Basswitch. Read more about the Basswitch here and here. One of many great things with the Basswitch is the option to choose between two impedance settings on the first channel (INST A). My acoustic/electricFortsätt läsa ”RMI Basswitch and acoustic/electric UBass – impedance settings!”
Play UBass! 