The French workshop Luthman celebrates 3 years of his Mystic, and on this occasion the new variation of the series was born : The Mystic Roots. Available in two versions: Mystic Roots (ovangkol body) and Mystic Roots Evolution (maple body, top ovangkol), both available in 4, 5 or 6 strings, with, of course, all sorts of customization options.
Check Out the Mystic Roots and more Basses from Luthman at the BassDay!
Having jammed together for a long time, the three musicians Sven, Oliver and Helge decided to finally launch „Stufe III“ as a proper band. Mixing up each one’s musical experience such as Bossa, Jazz, Reggae, Funk and Rock, the band sounds groovy and light without missing out the punch. They even had an enormous impact on Hammond mastermind Tony Monaco on their first gig on the 2nd european contest of Jazzorganists in Cologne. Mr. Monaco appreciated the way Sven played („Man, I love your sound!“).Another gig was at the Tribute to Laurens Hammond Festival (Quasimodo, Berlin) supporting Wolfagang Roggenkamp and Raphael Wressnig. Stufe III blew the stage and had to work overtime that night. They met with the approval of legendary Pete York. Stufe III’s plans for the future are to evolve their style, to write more songs and to play as much as they can. It’s as simple as that, so stay tuned to their sound and do not miss them!
Windmill presents the Biajero Bass.
A project together with Luis Cheul, bassplayer from Chile who needed a practise bass for his 8 hours train travels. The Idea was his 6-string Bass with 19 mm Spacing and 27 frets, starting from the 12e fret. Small and easy to travel with, to take with you everywhere you go!
When we finished the first Biajero we were surprised about the great sound and playability. It can be used as a full serious instrument and not only on travellings. Check out the video on our website: www.windmill-guitars.com
Body/Neck: Maple/Walnut Wood Fingerboard: Special Flamed Maple Hardware: headless ABM/Windmill Pickup: Windmill SInglecoil/Humbucker with Ebony Cover
I played bass in New York City for various projects. I was on the scene as a bassplyer for the live poetry scene which i came in contact with The last Poets and i did alot of gigs throughout Harlem with them. I also worked on an independent movie Kung Fu Jew which i did the music for with the director. I started a band called Mindtrip which featured the original cast member of (Rent) Wilson on the vocals. I spent years at Studio Instrument Rentals working and rubbing shoulders with the rich and famous in music.
John Bon Jovi,Roberta Flack,Herbie hancock,Puff Daddy to Captain and Taneel to name a few.My role was basically if the wanted to play in New York I had to put it together with my crew.
I also worked on some of the best music videos ever made at the time.I was employed by Martine Capalbo and Matt Capalbo which lead to work with Hype Williams,Little X,Brett Ratner,Benny Boom etc.etc. It's funny now to think some of the best directors started out doing Hip Hop and R&b videos. Those were the days. We did video's ghetto style and my most favorite video was Big Pun's "i'm not a playa i just crush alot". (r.i.p Big Pun)
Soon after i got a gig with Lauryn Hill ,and i was in the do wop that thing video.The cool thing about that video was even though there was a lot of extras i was playing Bass behind her.In the video she was pregnant and the dress she wore was designed by my friends the Capalbo's mother. The video was produced by the capalbo,s and i casted the band in my scene and i was working at S.I.R at the time and i brought the equiptment and tech'd the video that day. So i made $$$! Soon after I moved too London to start music school.
The London Music School!
I didn't need to go to London to study music but i needed to get out of New York at the time. I learned Music theory which was just what i needed. In New York everything seems out of reach as a ghetto child and no one gives nothing away for free.
The main lesson I learned in London was I had something to offer despite what I was being told in New York. Jazz and Classical Music education doesn't make you a Musician,talent passion and Theory, Chords, understanding piano is what will put the missing peaces together. When you go your own way you tend not to run into to much bull***t.
Spector Basses und der Gerhard Knauer Großhandel freuen sich, die Zusammenarbeit mit Stefan Neldner verkünden zu können.
Stefan Neldner ist einer der aufregendsten und interessantesten Bassisten Europas. Mit seinem unglaublich virtuosen Fretless Spiel, das vor Musikalität und Spielfreude nur so strotzt, setzt er ganz neue Maßstäbe in diesem Bereich.
Da er seit vielen Jahren einen 1978er Spector USA Bass spielt, war es nur logisch, ihn als Endorser mit ins Spector-Team zu nehmen.
Für das Jahr 2010 sind Spector Clinics mit Stefan Neldner bereits in Planung.
Infos auch auf: www.stefanneldner.de www.gknauer.de www.spectorbass.com
Adam Nitti & Band @ European BassDay 2009 !
Adam Nitti has been establishing himself as both a bass-wielding frontman and recording artist for well over a decade. Having also performed and recorded with a diverse collection of artists, including The Dave Weckl Band, Mike Stern, Scott Henderson, Peter Erskine, Susan Tedeschi, Steven Curtis Chapman, Jeff Coffin Mu'tet, Phil Keaggy, and Heather Headley, he has likewise earned his reputation as a distinguished studio bassist and sideman based out of Nashville, TN. A passion to inspire excellence in musicianship led Adam into co-founding www.MusicDojo.com, the first-ever interactive online music school. Adam is a tireless educator and touring clinician and is also a regular columnist for both Bass Player Magazine and Bass Musician Magazine. He has been featured in hundreds of music publications and on stages around the world and continues to bring unique voice and perspective to the bass playing community. He currently celebrates the recent release of his fourth album, entitled, "Liminal."
and is also available for download at such sites as:
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now the official Richard Bona 2009 T-Shirt!
Richard Bona & Band @ European BassDay 2009 !
"Imagine an artist with Jaco Pastorious's virtuosity, George Benson's vocal fluidity, Joao Gilberto's sense of song and harmony, all mixed up with African culture. Ladies and gentlemen, we bring you Richard Bona!" - Los Angeles Times 2001
Glenn Gaddum jr., was born in Alkmaar and raised in Amsterdam, Holland. He came from a musical family and was influenced early on by his father, a jazz piano player and owner of a recording studio, as well as his musical artistic extended family.
He displayed an early affinity for jazz music. By the age of fifteen he was already proficient on the bass guitar and piano and had begun composing music. The bass guitar, however, was his love and by the age of sixteen, he was working regularly with various bands. Soon thereafter, he was playing bass and writing music for various artists. Glenn also spent the next few years as a studio musician. He has appeared as a bassist on over all kinds of records.He was also a member of the succesful group the Mindmenders in wich his sister Patty Gaddum was the leading singer. They won in 1999 the 'Popprijs Amsterdam' award and also won the "Grote prijs van Nederland' award. As the bassplayer of the Sanne van Hek Trio, they won the Dortse Jazz Price in 2003. Glenn graduated cum laude at the Conservatory, University School of Music in Amsterdam.
He playes/has played with:
Glenn Gaddum sr., Franky Douglas, Eddy Veldman, Karel Boehlee, Ruth Jacott, N'dambi, Ferial Karamat Ali, Jose James, Postman, Berget Lewis, John Scofield, Anouk,
Frank Mc Comb, Harmen Fraanje, Peter Tiehuis, Eef Albers, Boris, Branford Marsalis, Candy Dulfer, Sven Hammond Soul, Sanne van Hek, Ton Dijkman, Rose, Raymzter and so on. web: www.degierguitars.com
email: info@degiergitaarbouw.nl
Music-Marketing with TAP-Guitar @ European BassDay 2009
This year at Viersen we would like to introduce you to our 12-String Japanese Tap-Guitar – the famous KOYABU Symmetric Board which was constructed by Mr. Yoshitaka Koyabu. The instrument can be played by both hands tapping... read more
Check out our TAP-GUITARS – we want you for endorsement!!
You are open for new ways in making music …
You still love extraordinary instruments; you are an experienced bass- or guitar-player; or you even have a background in playing tapping instruments and you are still convinced that groove, pop-appeal and some roots are more important than being a virtuous “noodler” which can play notes faster on the fret-board than Michael Schuhmacher can drive and you think about all the chicks too which only like to shake their hips to the music – than you should contact us: info@mm-wo.de . Or check with us at our booth on the European Bassday in Viersen.
What do we expect from you really?
You should learn to be a tapper and play our instrument on a lot of Live-Concerts you do with your band, tell the press some nice things about the KOYABU or the TENAYO Tapper, you are willing to do some photo-shootings for us and you should visit our booths at all the conventions we are in, talking with the people and play some tunes for them.
If you like to do all that for us you will get one of our Tap-Guitars and a lot of support for nothing!!
For those who cannot wait till the European BassDay. On 30 and 31 October we are organising together with the conservatory of Amsterdam the first "AmsterBASS" event.
Friday: masterclasses with Dominique DiPiazza, Reggie Washington and Lorenzo Feliciati
Saturday: BASS exhibition, workshop and performances with Dominique DiPiazza, Reggie Washington, Lorenzo Feliciati, Cédric Waterschoot, Davy de Wit, Tomas Merlo, Jonathan Ihlenfeld Cuniado and some more tba soon!
Simon Bassmaker is a one man business located in Innsbruck, Tirol. It's run by Peter Simon. Special about the basses are the own designs and innovative details. Only best woods and components are used.
The instruments are planned, designed and built with much love, understanding, taste and creativity to achieve an accomplished result in sound, playability, look and mojo.
Each bass has its own concept and character developed individually with the customer to suite his wishes, needs, taste and personality.
Everything is made by hand by the maker from start to finish.
In the near future there will be a custom bridge, custom cases and gigbags.
Simon Bassmaker ist ein Einmannbetrieb in Innsbruck, Tirol, geführt von Peter Simon, spezialisiert auf E-Bässe. Das Besondere seiner Bässe sind die eigenen, geschmackvollen Designs und innovativen Details.
Es werden nur die besten Hölzer und Komponenten verwendet.
Jedes Instrument wird mit viel Liebe, Kompetenz, Geschmack und Kreativität geplant, designed und gebaut um ein stimmiges Ergebnis in Sound, Bespielbarkeit, Aussehen und Mojo zu erreichen.
Jedem Bass liegt eine eigenes Konzept zu Grunde und hat einen eigenen Charakter, der mit dem Kunden zusammen entwickelt wird um seinen / ihren Wünschen, Bedürfnissen, Geschmack und Persönlichkeit gerecht zu werden.
Alle Instrumente werden vom Anfang bis zum Ende vom Maker handgemacht.
In naher Zukunft gibt es eine eigene Brücke, custom Koffer und Gigbags.
Reggie Washington: Woody bass Patrick Dorcean: drums & laptop
Reggie Washington is an influential electric & acoustic bassist in the Jazz, Funk and World scene.
Reggie started as a leader 4 years ago and has toured through Europe & the USA with his bands.
For the European Bass Day, he will play in duo with drummer Patrick Dorcean (Manou Gallo, Mark King, Daniel Romeo, Zap Mama).
"A new twist" to drum & bass with splashes of melody, angular solos & groove, samples of bass with neo-soul drums.
Reggie's compositions and some re-arrangements of compositions by Opus Akoben, Notorious B.I.G, Marcus Miller & Michael Jackson will bring you to the desired destination... BASS!
The KSM FOUNDATION™ Bridge was designed to achieve the benefits of a single solid piece, but also to be fully adjustable for each individual player. KSM has utilized a patented ramp system that allows for precise adjustments and maximizes the transfer of string-to-body vibrations. This improved string-to-body contact gives the instrument exceptional brightness and clarity.
The KSM FOUNDATION™ Bridge is perfect for independent bass builders looking to set themselves apart and for bass bridge upgrades. An instrument that is retrofitted with the KSM FOUNDATION™ Bass Bridge will have enhanced characteristics; such as if the instrument tends to sound low and punchy, those characteristic tones will sound clearer and more refine.
All moving components lock into position with a clamping system after final adjustments are made to prevent any part from vibrating loose after extended use. Because the entire bridge is made of high-grade aircraft aluminum, the light, durable and very resonant material resists all corrosion and rust, while continually maintaining tonal integrity.
This bridge is far superior to other comparably priced bridges. The revolutionary design is completely unique and can not be compared to other bridges on the market.
