Category Archives: Bass

Jaco’s Bass of Doom

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Max Sidman

A lot of bass players I know (and most I don’t know) would gag to hear me say this, but… I’m not really a big fan of Jaco Pastorius. There is, however, no denying the guy’s status as a bass … Continue reading →

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Bubby’s Beastly Bass Rig

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Max Sidman

Meet Robert “Bubby” Lewis, Snoop Dogg‘s bass player. He plays MTD basses, and Gallien-Krueger amps…A LOT of GK amps. I mean, damn, I thought Jared Warren (Big Business / Melvins) had a massive bass rig, but this is absolutely jaw-dropping… … Continue reading →

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The Jesus Lizard, The Fillmore, SF CA, 10.17.09

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Max Sidman

It’s been roughly a decade since The Jesus Lizard was a full time, regularly touring band, and despite all that time off, their reunion tour stop at the Fillmore in San Francisco on Saturday night served as a blunt reminder: … Continue reading →

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Bass Nerd Stuff

Posted on June 7, 2009 by Max Sidman

[I've been a horribly neglectful blogger lately — I just realized that I went to the entire month of May without a single post. Ouch. Sometimes life just runs away with all my time, but I'm really going to try … Continue reading →

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State of Bass

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Max Sidman

I’m a bass player (if you couldn’t tell from the subtle references to bass — Charles Mingus and David Wm. Sims — in the masthead graphic at the top of the page), and though I’m certainly no virtuoso or bass … Continue reading →

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