Juan Alderete's Tonal Vision, Jimmie Rodgers' Texas Blues, New Thundercat Video, Demeter Mini VTBP-M-800DM Reviewed, and More

Bass Player Direct In   Trouble seeing this email?   August 04, 2015     TOP STORY   Juan Alderete's Tonal Vision: Compression Basics Racer X and Mars Volta veteran, Deltron 3030 bassist, and Vato Negro founder Juan Alderete de la Peña is an effect-pedal supergeek. Here, in his column from the July 2015 issue of Bass Player, he puts the squeeze on compression. Read More»     GEAR NEWS   Guild Unveils the Chris Hillman Byrd Signature Bass and the Starfire Bass II     ARTIST NEWS   Thundercat Premieres Video for "Them Changes"     GEAR SPOTLIGHT   BP's Jonathan Herrera Checks Out the Demeter Mini VTBP-M-800DM Head     LEARN THIS   Blues You Can Use: Jimmie Rodgers' Texas Blues     MUST-SEE VIDEO   Nik West Pulls Out All The Stops During Her Live Bass Jam     PRODUCT SPOTLIGHTS     La Bella's Vapor Shield Extended Play Nickel Wound Bass Strings Available Now New from La Bella! Welcome to the next generation of extended-life strings. No more flaking, peeling, or muffled tone caused by traditionally coated strings on the market. Using a highly sophisticated Ionic Vapor Process™, proprietary compounds are activated in a glow discharge electromagnetic plasma, mutating the surface of all 6 strings! The result is a super slick playing surface protected from dirt, oil, residue, and tarnishing. MSRP: $29.95 www.LABELLA.com   Ghost System for Bass Graph Tech Guitar Labs Available Now There's a whole new world of tone and serious bottom end in your bass. Switch from magnetic pickups to acoustic, or blend them together. Plug and play preamps, saddles and bridges. MSRP: $124.95 sales@graphtech.com or 1-800-388-7011 www.graphtech.com   Bass EncycloMedia 12 Tone Music Publishing Written by GRAMMY® Nominated Music Educator Mike Overly What do Igor Saavedra and author Mike Overly Want You to Know? That the 5 form CAGED system is so '80's! Here's what 8 String Master Bassist Igor Saavedra has to say about Bass EncycloMedia: "The depth of information and the author's ability to find the best and most innovative ways to present the fundamental aspects of music surprised me. I found his use of scale degrees to symbolize sound on the fretboard to be a creative, realistic and direct approach that is of tremendous benefit to those wanting to understand music theory on the bass. Bass EncycloMedia is a fantastic educational tool and I highly recommend it to any one who wants to build a solid foundation of the melodic and harmonic aspects of the Bass." Let Bass EncycloMedia show you how to dramatically improve your playing by learning 7 Forms on the holistic fretboard. With over 323 pages, Bass EncycloMedia thoroughly presents how chords, arpeggios, scales and modes combine to enable you to play something uniquely different ~ every time with every song! Order now and receive FREE SHIPPING on this amazing book that has bassists everywhere raving about their ability to finally understand the bass fretboard. Use code "FGWMCV2D" at checkout to receive FREE SHIPPING through August 31 on any product in the 12 Tone Store. Domestic orders only. Bass EncycloMedia ~ taking guitar to the next degree! www.12tonemusic.com/ bass/encyclomedia Gear Artists Lessons Blog Video Visit The Site   Advertise Subscribe Send this to a friend       ©2015 NewBay Media, LLC

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