Past Issues: August, 2011

/ August 26, 2011 11:10 pm

Bass Diatonic Triads and Inversions

Do you want to know what really gets me out of bed in the morning? It’s inversions! Yes, those fabulous reorganiziations of root position chords. I love to run up a good root, 3, 5 as much as the next bassist but when we start to turn them around, flip them upside down, slide in sideways, that is when I feel I [...]

/ August 26, 2011 7:49 am

Hohner Essential Plus Acoustic Guitar

When I’m looking for an acoustic guitar there are a few things I have on my checklist. 1. Does it play/stay in tune? 2. How does it feel? 3. Does is sound like an acoustic guitar should? Really that’s all you need, but still if I were to walk into a guitar shop right now more than less of the [...]

/ August 8, 2011 7:03 am

Finding the Right Teacher

So, you have decided to study with a private teacher. Fantastic!!! In my opinion, players that recognize study is important in their development put them ahead of 50% of their peers. Moreover, those that actually DO study are 95% ahead of their peers. This applies to the beginner through the veteran player of any instrument. Deciding you want to study [...]

/ August 7, 2011 9:12 pm

Interview with Vincenzo Maurogiovanni

This weeks spotlight is on Italian bassist Vincenzo (Viz) Maurogiovanni. Viz is the winner of the 2007 Euro Bass Day and was given the award of “Best European Rising Bass Player” and also recieved first place in the “Bassmaster” international electric Bass contest in Croatia in 2010. Viz has recorded and performed with many artists including Michele Campobasso, Simone Clarelli, [...]

/ August 7, 2011 1:41 am

Go TT-1 Tuner Product Review

The TT-1 Tuner by GoGo is a highly accurate clip-on tuner built with plenty of attention to detail. Forget a wordy first paragraph let’s dive right into the features: The Mic/Clip feature allows you to use it as a standard clip-on tuner or tune via the microphone. This feature is handy when you need to prove to your guitar player [...]