This Month's Features

2012 Fodera Emperor 5 Standard Giveaway!

2012 Fodera Emperor 5 Standard Giveaway!

Greetings Bass Players & Bass Friendly Types! Bass Frontiers is extremely proud to announce that as part of the introduction of their newest model, the Emperor 5 Standard, the amazing folks over at Fodera will be giving YOU the chance to win one of your very own! Unless you’ve been living as a hermit for [...]

Nate Watts of Stevie Wonder Video Interview

Nate Watts of Stevie Wonder Video Interview

Anyone who has not been living under a rock can recognize the signature sounds of beloved Stevie Wonder songs, such as “Do I Do,” “Sir Duke,” “Higher Ground,” and “Superstition.” Nate Watts has been providing signature bass lines alongside music legend Stevie Wonder since 1974. This dynamic duo makes for quite a show and if [...]

Video Interview: Eva Gardner

Video Interview: Eva Gardner

Daughter of British Invasion bassist Kim Gardner, Eva Gardner got a hold of her first bass at age 12 and never looked back. Clearly groomed by a surrounding of musicians of a high level, Eva is not just your typical “girl bass player”. Gardner has spent time as a sidewoman with The Mars Volta, P!NK, [...]

Win A Yamaha BB714 Bass & Hartke 5210C Amp!

Win A Yamaha BB714 Bass & Hartke 5210C Amp!

You could win a Yamaha BB714 bass and a Hartke 5210C amp just by signing up to receive the Bass Frontiers Magazine newsletter! Enter for your chance to win today! The BB714BS bass is a Billy Sheehan Signature Model from Yamaha. Based on the usual BB414 body style, this bolt-on bass is constructed of an [...]

Video Interview: Derrick Hodge

Video Interview: Derrick Hodge

Derrick Hodge is a true phenom of the new generation of professional musicians. He is functioning (or has functioned) as a bass player with Maxwell (for whom he is now music director), Robert Glasper (in his trio as well as the RCDC Experiment), Gretchen Parlato, Kenneth Whalum III, Terence Blanchard, Chris Dave, Jill Scott, Mos [...]

Winter NAMM 2011 Photo Recap

Winter NAMM 2011 Photo Recap

Here is the complete photo blog of our 2011 Winter NAMM Adventure. Click the link above to view the slideshow.

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  • 2012 Fodera Emperor 5 Standard Giveaway!
  • Nate Watts of Stevie Wonder Video Interview
  • Video Interview: Eva Gardner
  • Win A Yamaha BB714 Bass & Hartke 5210C Amp!
  • Video Interview: Derrick Hodge
  • Winter NAMM 2011 Photo Recap
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Video Features

  • Nate Watts of Stevie Wonder Video Interview

    Anyone who has not been living under a rock can recognize the signature sounds of beloved Stevie Wonder songs, such as “Do I Do,” “Sir Duke,” “Higher Ground,” and “Superstition.” Nate Watts has been providing signature bass lines alongside music legend Stevie Wonder since 1974. This dynamic duo makes for quite a show and if [...]

Artist News

  • Abe Laboriel and Tal Wilkenfeld Join U-Bass Endorsees

    A musical icon, Abe Laboriel, and one of the industry’s brightest new stars, Tal Wilkenfield, have joined Kala’s roster of U-Bass endorsees. Abe Laboriel has played on over 4,000 recordings and soundtracks and was described by Guitar Player Magazine as “the most widely used session bassist of our time”. In 2005, Abe was awarded an [...]

Instruction and Education

Editor's Notes

  • November 2011: Dave Fowler

    It is very hard to believe that we are almost at the end of 2011 already! A lot has happened here this year, we blew past all our competitors on FaceBook and we continue to grow daily here at Bass Frontiers. For this, we are very grateful. Being a small business, like so many in [...]