Bootsy Collins

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Mu-Tron III and B-Tron III
Behringer blasted by Mu-Tron III maker following the release of $69 replica

By Phil Weller Published

The firm behind the legendary – and often-copied – envelope filter has called out Behringer for its new not-so-subtle stompbox

Effects & Pedals
American soul singer and songwriter James Brown (1933-2006) performs live on stage with the J.B.'s, including bass guitarist Bootsy Collins on left and guitarist Catfish Collins (1943-2010) behind on right, in East Ham, London in March 1971.
How a young Bootsy Collins took the James Brown bass chair to its busiest level on this Bootsy-fied recut from 1970’s Sex Machine

By Chris Jisi Published

The first version of the song was recorded in October 1968 with Charles ‘Sweets’ Sherrell on bass

Bassists
Bassist Bootsy Collins performs at PNC Music Pavilion on July 22, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina
If you play funk, you owe Bootsy Collins – the bass legend who played with James Brown

By Joel McIver Published

Bootsy Collins is a legend not just for his interstellar bass playing, but also for his star-shaped bass guitars

Bassists
Bootsy Collins on 4/14/91 in Chicago,Il.
Bootsy Collins piled on the effects on Parliament’s P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)

By Bill Leigh Published

Bootsy Collins piled on the effects on Parliament’s P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)

Bassists
Freekbass
“Don’t sell your first bass. Even if you never play it again, in later life you’ll wish you still had it”: With a stage name coined by Bootsy Collins, Freekbass names the one bass that “like an idiot” he ended up selling

By Joel McIver Published

Chris ‘Freekbass’ Sherman on how a Rickenbacker and a BC Rich (via Tiran Porter from the Doobie Brothers) set him on a lifelong low-end path

Bass Guitars
Photos of Francis Rocco PRESTIA & Josh Smith
“Rocco Prestia could have held that 16th-note pattern in his sleep – it’s airtight” Halestorm bassist Josh Smith picks his top 5 bass albums

By Nick Wells Published

From Tower Of Power to The Beatles, Josh Smith reveals the influences that helped shape his heavy-riffing bass style with Halestorm

Music Releases
Bootsy Collins performs with The Roots on March 23, 2011. Larry Graham and the Graham Central Station played during the Berks Jazz Fest in the Grand Ballroom of the DoubleTree by Hilton
When Bootsy Collins met Larry Graham: “He handed me his bass, and I said, ‘Don't even try it. You play the bass, and I'll just watch’”

By Tony Green Published

Why did funk legend Bootsy Collins refuse to jam with the godfather of slap bass?

Bassists
Bootsy collins pointing at the Mu-Tron III
The Mu-Tron III: “Without it, there ain’t no Bootsy”

By Nick Wells Published

Everything you need to know about the iconic stomper from Musitronics

Bassists
Grandmaster Melle Mel of Granmastrer Flash and the Furious Fiveand WOnder Mike of The Sugar Hill Gang join Living Colour backstage during The Million Man Mosh II at the Highline Ballroom on January 21, 2013 in New York City.
The 10 coolest bassline samples ever

By Nick Wells Published

How Sugarhill Gang, Eminem and even Vanilla Ice introduced new generations to the basslines of Ron Carter, Nathan East, Lee Sklar, John Deacon and more

Bassists
Charles Mingus, Jazz bass player.
The 10 best covers of Charles Mingus songs

By Nick Wells Published

From Keith Richards to Joni Mitchell, we chart the 10 best takes on ‘The Angry Man of Jazz’, Charles Mingus

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