Bass Player - June 2017

Bass visionary Stephen “Thundercat” Bruner gives us the lowdown on his epic new 23-track release, Drunk, and his award-winning collaborations with Erykah Badu, Suicidal Tendencies, Kendrick Lamar, Kamasi Washington, and Flying Lotus. Plus: dUg Pinnick; Jenny Lee Lindberg; Bunny Brunel & Stanley Clarke; Ed Friedland; reviews of the Stonefield 1-5S 5-string, Chadwick Folding Bass, and the API TranZformer LX preamp; lessons you can use; a full-song transcription of Ray Shulman’s freakishly large bass line on Gentle Giant’s “Mobile,” and more!