Jonathan Herrera
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Jonathan Herrera
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The Most Recent stories by Jonathan Herrera
- Glockenklang Soul II May 2008
Why is it every time I write about a Glockenklang head I’m tempted to trot out the tired German clichés; something about their precision, strength, and cleanliness—am I really that predictable? [Ed. Note: I knew you were going ...
- Parker PB65SP May 2008 At first glance it’s understandable that you might confuse the new Parker PB65P ($2,099 list) with the innovative Fly Bass, the ultra-lightweight instrument with whiz-bang technology like a 12-piece wood and carbon-fiber body sandwiched ...
- Tech Talk - June 2008 May 2008
Cable capacitance, measured in picofarads per foot (pf/ft), describes a cable’s ability to store an electrical charge. It is a byproduct of an instrument cable’s constituent parts: the thickness of the insulation, the insulator’s dielectric ...
- June 2008 Homework May 2008
I know. You thought your homework days were long behind you. Sorry. Turns out, annoying though it was, homework had a point—that whole learning thing. And Bass Player is all about making you a better player, so think of this ...
- Fender American Standard Precision, Precision V, Jazz & Jazz V May 2008
With a Precision or Jazz Bass in hand, a player can take on the world. There’s little these two cornerstone instruments can’t do. Take the P-Bass; its thick, punchy tone is the very definition of bass guitar, staked on playing as wide-ranging ...
- Tech Talk - May 2008 April 2008
One of the key upgrades SWR touts in its revamped Redhead combo is its tube DI. We’re more familiar with tubes in an amp context, but tube DIs are relatively rare.
- Pat Metheny with Christian McBride & Antonio Sanchez April 2008
Day Trip [Nonesuch]
- Freekbass April 2008
A Sliver of Shiver [Bootzilla]
- Future Sonics Atrio Series m5 April 2008
Stage sound is one of the most confounding aspects of performing. Our best intentions, signaled by the attention we pay to our gear and musicianship, can be utterly sabotaged by bad onstage sound. This gets especially annoying on tour, ...
- SWR Redhead April 2008
It’s easy to forget now, what with the recent glut of high-tech bass amps and cabinets, but when SWR released the original Redhead in 1988, it signaled a transition between eras. In a sense, much of what characterizes contemporary high-end ...