We have our very own competition coming up on the Bass Guitar Blog, but first I wanted to set a challenge – especially for the solo bassists out there. Myguitarspace.com are having a competition (thanks for Kristen for contacting me about it). After a little bit of dialogue, I can confirm that the competition is open to bassists. […]

  I’ve been thinking about listening today. Partly because I’ve been turning the studio upside down trying to find my trusty Shure E3 in-ear monitors. They are missing in action. Not good. They were a very special part of my bass kit. There is little that beats the feeling of your insides being liquidized by […]

Ooo… Looks interesting: Bass Gear Magazine. It is free on-line – after your register, a link and password gets sent to your inbox. You can read it in your trusty old web browser. It’s worth getting a big monitor for :). There is a paid-for print version available for people who need to do the dead-tree […]

I had the opportunity to see Lightspeed Champion last week, at KoKo in London, as part of the iTunes festival. I’ve bee a long time fan, since bumping into them (well, lead Dev Hynes) on a plane last year. However, this was the first time I’d seem them live. It was a great set (and a […]

Premier UK solobassist Steve Lawson pulled together an excellent evening at Darbucka in London. First up, hello to all of you who were at the gig – it turned out to be a bit of a social media fest, with a major part of the on-line UK Bass and social media community there. Sharing the […]

For anyone who went along to London Solo Bass Night or who missed it and wished they were there, you’ll want to that Steve and Lobelia will be performing as a duo (congratulations Mr and Mrs Lawson!) – you can get a taster of the material in Steve and Lobelia’s YouTube videos.