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!”
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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”
Happy New UBass Year!
Happy New Ubass Year 2013! A lot of great new stuff is planned for next year. I hope you want to follow me on another year full of UBass goodies 🙂 All the best, Magnus
Merry UBass Christmas to everyone!
Merry Christmas from playubass! I hope you all have a great Christmas Eve and Christmas Day! Right now my family is chillin’ at my parents, just relaxing and havin’ a great time. I have some great things lined up for 2013! Interesting collaborations both playing/music related and instrument specific… I will also do my bestFortsätt läsa ”Merry UBass Christmas to everyone!”
Jammin’ with my Kala UBass | 28 ”Rehearsing a new song with Mattias and Hannes”
Hi! A while back I jammed/rehearsed with a dear old friend, guitarist Mattias Pettersson and drummer Hannes Nordgren. (You have heard Hannes before!) I wrote about this trio in an earlier post. I managed to record some audio (and video) that day. I hope we will play more again soon. In the mean time I’ll letFortsätt läsa ”Jammin’ with my Kala UBass | 28 ”Rehearsing a new song with Mattias and Hannes””
[Song Teaser-Test Report] Jam Afrique and String test | Part 3
Hi! Time for part three of my string test and a demo of the first part of the new song Jam Afrique (working title). See these earlier posts for some background info. Post 1 | Post 2 Besides the YouTube video below I also uploaded some versions with less instrumentation (and maybe a bit betterFortsätt läsa ”[Song Teaser-Test Report] Jam Afrique and String test | Part 3”
Road Toad Music: A big thank you to Owen and Janet!
Hi! Yesterday I got a nice package from the US. It was a string set of the super cool Pahoehoe Dreads! I’m really happy that the maker of the wonderful ukulele basses (see the beautiful koa bass above) that the Kala Ubasses originates from have noticed my love for these instruments and the joy ofFortsätt läsa ”Road Toad Music: A big thank you to Owen and Janet!”
[Style Study – UBass Lesson 8] Jazz: Walking Bass | Part 2
Hi! Finally part two is done! I decided to make my bass lines based on the backing tracks made by Jamey Aebersold. Please check these out they are really good and makes a perfect practice partner…almost as good as playing live with living breathing musicians in the same room… If you haven’t already please checkFortsätt läsa ”[Style Study – UBass Lesson 8] Jazz: Walking Bass | Part 2”
Pics from Konunga-Stollen!
If you use Facebook and haven’t already checked my playubass page please do. Like it and you can see some pics from my latest outdoor gig featuring UBasses! You can also read about stuff that don’t end up being a blog post here! Playubass on Facebook If the link won’t work just search for playubassFortsätt läsa ”Pics from Konunga-Stollen!”
[Gig Report] Gospel music on the Kala SUB
Hi there! A couple of weeks ago I played a gig featuring gospel music. I used the Kala S.U.B. on a couple of songs (and my Ares 5-string and Rob Allen fretless MB-2 on the rest). I played the SUB through my Headway preamp. Used the a/b function on the Tech21 VT Bass Deluxe andFortsätt läsa ”[Gig Report] Gospel music on the Kala SUB”
Play UBass! 