BassPlayer 2017-01
BassPlayer 2017-01
BassPlayer 2017-01
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(Top row, from left) Stage door hang: Rex Brown, Billy<br />
Sheehan, Steve Bailey, Stanley Clarke, Tal Wilkenfeld, George<br />
Porter Jr., and Jerry Jemmott at MI; well-strung: The Bass<br />
Strings Online booth.<br />
(Middle row, from left) Talas about it: Billy Sheehan holds his<br />
BP Lifetime Achievement Award; Vanilla smile: Tim Bogert<br />
holds his BP Lifetime Achievement Award; Meter reader:<br />
George Porter Jr. holds his BP Lifetime Achievement Award.<br />
(Bottom) Good credits: Freekbass plays out the Stonefield<br />
Basses film short.<br />
Bass<br />
Player<br />
LIVE!<br />
2<strong>01</strong>6<br />
A Little Bit<br />
NOLA, A Little<br />
Bit Rock & Roll<br />
Bass Player LIVE! returned to<br />
Los Angeles for its ninth consecutive year. This<br />
time, it brought the distinctive flavors of New<br />
Orleans and fine California wine, as the 2<strong>01</strong>6<br />
edition was headlined by the presentation of BP<br />
Lifetime Achievement Awards for Meters legend<br />
George Porter Jr., rock virtuoso Billy Sheehan<br />
(who brought along his Winery Dogs bandmate,<br />
guitarist Richie Kotzen), and rock trailblazer Tim<br />
Bogert. SIR on Sunset Boulevard and the nearby<br />
Musicians Institute were once again the settings<br />
for the world’s biggest, most intensive, most gearpacked<br />
and star-studded annual bass hang.<br />
Kickoff at SIR on Saturday morning, October<br />
22, featured exhibitor spaces from Aguilar, Ampeg,<br />
Bass Mods, Bass Strings Online, BeatBuddy, D<br />
Lakin Basses, D’Addario, Darkglass Electronics,<br />
Dudacus, Dunlop, EBS, Eden Amplification, ESP,<br />
F Bass, Form Factor Audio, GHS, Hartke, Hofner,<br />
Hoshino/Ibanez, Kala U-Bass, Laney, Mayones<br />
Guitars & Basses, Mana Basso, Mesa/Boogie, NS<br />
Design, Red Witch, Roland/Boss, Spector, Stonefield<br />
Basses, Tech 21, Tensor, Trickfish,<br />
Tsunami Cables, and<br />
Yamaha. Meanwhile, the day’s<br />
spate of eight clinics included<br />
Steve Bailey; Janek Gwizdala;<br />
a rock panel featuring<br />
dUg Pinnick, Rex Brown, and<br />
Glenn Hughes (making his<br />
BPL debut); Hadrien Feraud’s<br />
trio; John Taylor (interviewed<br />
by Ben Kenney and BP’s Jon<br />
D’Auria); Sekou Bunch and his<br />
kick-ass quintet; a producer panel boasting Mike<br />
Elizondo, Larry Klein, and Justin Meldal-Johnsen;<br />
and a session panel with Bob Glaub, Chris Chaney,<br />
Sean Hurley, and Kaveh Rastegar.<br />
Sated attendees next headed northeast to the<br />
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