Nick Reinhart got upset about calling our shootouts, "wars" so we have decided to call this pedal shootout episode, "Fun With Tremolos." Basically we took five tremolos and ran effected bass and guitar through them to see if we could demonstrate the key differences of all of them.
Read MoreAnother Throwback Thursday, another look back at a memorable audition! As I've mentioned before, I haven’t had to audition much over the course of my career. The few times I did audition usually ended in a gig, but in this particular instance, that just wasn’t the case. Let’s just say playing the music wasn’t the only difficult aspect of the audition.
Read MoreToday's Show Me Your Pedalboard entry comes from Collin from Aurora, Illinois! Collin is a bass player who isn't afraid to get experimental, lots of weird noise makers on his board and a lot of Pedals And Effects favorites on there too! Let's see what Collin is rocking on his board:
Read MoreI met Janek Gwizdala backstage at my first Bass Player Live back in 2009. I performed as Vato Negro and was very intimidated to be in a room full of my peers. I remember I was speaking to Bass Player Magazine editor, Chris Jisi, about Jaco Pastorious and Janek overheard me saying something about Jaco’s feel and groove, so he jumped in on the conversation with similar opinions to mine. We quickly bonded and have been friends ever since.
Read MoreI am back from Europe in one piece! Despite bringing home a cold, I am stoked on how great the Juliette Lewis And The Licks 2016 European tour went. Not only did she assemble a great band, she brought it 110% every night...and I mean every night. I came back so inspired by her commitment to excellence.
Read MoreThis is going to sound a little corny, but timing is everything for us bass players. Yes, we have to be the foundation for the groove in music but we also have to manage our time well in our careers as musicians.
Read MoreAs I'm currently on tour in Europe with Juliette Lewis - I wanted to revisit an incident that happened during a Big Sir tour. Any and all musicians that are fortunate enough to tour outside of their respective countries should be aware of these problems, as it can happen to you!
Read MoreThis is Pedals And Effects and we cover all things pedals and effects! Since today's review - the Landscape HC-TT is neither an effect, nor a pedal, I feel this contraption needs some verification on why we would feature it. Number one reason is because you can create sounds with it independently and still effect the results with pedals and effects! It's an instrument unto itself!
Read MoreThis shootout is as nerdy as it gets. It starts with three bass players (Weezer’s Scott Shriner, Jonathan Hischke and yours truly) in a room, talking about gear when they realize there are enough Sovtek fuzzes in their possession to do a Fuzz Wars. High Fives erupt.
Read MoreIn the mid 90’s my friend, Robert Carranza recommended me for an audition with a band he was working with. The band was called Pet, and they were signed on to Tori Amos’s label, Igloo/Atlantic.
Read MoreHailing from Minneapolis, Joel grinded out some time at ZVEX before starting Chase Bliss Audio on his own. I am pretty sure the Warped Vinyl was his first creation and his fan base grew exponentially from there. He has based his pedals off being analog, but with the brains coming from the digital world. What you get are huge analog sounds with digital functionality. In their words "Digital Brain, Analog Heart"
Without further ado, here is Joel Korte's and the Pedals And Effects 5!
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