For the fourth time in a row the Warwick Alien Acoustic bass received the renowned m.i.p.a. award (Musikmesse International Press Award) on the Musikmesse 2012 in Frankfurt/Main in Germany. After winning the Award in 2009, 2010 and 2011 the Alien got it in 2012 again: during a big celebration on Messe-Thursday, 22nd March the results [...]

Music retailers have voted the Peavey AmpKit™ LiNK, the Guitar World Gold Award-winning high-fidelity guitar interface for iOS devices, one of the Best Products of 2011 in Music Inc. magazine. “Peavey’s AmpKit LiNK electric guitar adapter provides users with a powerful way to play, practice and record high-quality tones anytime, anywhere,” wrote Music Inc.’s editorial [...]

Master bass instructor Jim Stinnett will travel to to Austria in September to present the 2nd Bass Workout Austria in conjunction with Palassar Productions. This 3-day intensive workshop will be presented from September 3-5 at the Carinthian Music Academy, Ossiach. The event will feature Jim Stinnett and Grant Stinnett as the main faculty, with special guests Brent [...]

Here in Nashville, the recent flooding affected thousands of citizens. As a musician, one of the most frightening things I saw was the water that engulfed Soundcheck, the city’s premier rehearsal, gear, and touring rental location. So many of our musicians had gear stored there, and it will be hard to know exactly what could be [...]

We live in a world filled with lots of instrument companies that claim to be owned and operated by seasoned players, only to find out that their basses look good, but possess absolutely no qualities befitting of a great working bass for a real player. This is where Charlie “Chopper” Anderson comes in. Right here [...]

Bass Frontiers Magazine And Lakland Basses Present The New Years Giveaway! Lakland bass guitars are among the market’s most well respected instruments, favored by discerning players and professional artists worldwide. Since the introduction of the flagship model in the mid 1990′s, Lakland basses have been recognized for their tone, playability, and construction. On January 10th, [...]

Rotosound stellar list of artist appearances at NAMM 2010 Metal Legends Duff McKagan of Guns & Roses / Velvet Revolver fame and James Lomenzo from Megadeth lead a star studded line up of artists appearing on the Rotosound booth at NAMM 2010, Saturday 16th January. They are joined by a newly emerging star Eva Gardener [...]

ICMP UNVEILS 2010 BASS SCHOLARSHIPS WORTH OVER £7500! The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance (ICMP), Musicman and Bass Guitar Magazine are proud to announce the launch of the 2010 bass scholarships program.  These sought after scholarships are for study on the ICMP’s world-renowned one year Higher Diploma bass course. There will be one fully funded [...]