HERE’S A RIG ASSEMBLED FROM USED COMPONENTS THAT PROVIDES great tone, the security of backups, and flexibility—and that actually fits in the back seat of a small car I like the classic Ampeg tone, and the 5 tube Ampeg SVP

Home base Schofield Barracks, Wahiawa, Hawaii Occupation Army Bandperson Gigs 25th Infantry Division “Tropic Lightning” Band, MPT D Show of Force Basses Army Spector NS 4, Modulus Graphite Quantum 5 string personal Roscoe SKB 3006 Rig Tech 21 SansAmp RBI

By Chris JisiTalk about a bass blowout. I had the chance to catch a rehearsal and both nights of Anthony Jackson’s U.S. solo debut on April 14th & 17th, at 55 Bar in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village. The shows marked the

“It’s a small world after all.” That’s what the happy puppets in Fantasyland would have you believe, but I ain’t buying it. Having spent at nearly two days of my life on planes and trains travelling to Musikmesse—the massive music

So I’m here at Musikmesse in Frankfurt, and I’ll be honest—the jetlag has left me pretty delirious, and the glut of frankfurters and döner kebabs, while delicious, has left me in a less than coherent state. I walked the halls

Much as I enjoyed putting this (and every) issue together, I know for sure that next month’s is going to be off the charts awesome. You see, since saddling up to the Editor’s desk for the January 2011 issue, I’ve