Bryan Beller

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AMERICAN BANDSTAND - "30th Anniversary" 1981 Stevie Wonder
How Stevie Wonder recorded one of the funkiest basslines in existence

By Bryan Beller Published

Stevie Wonder played one of music’s all-time craziest contraptions on this classic track

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Guthrie Govan, Marco Minneman and Bryan Beller of The Aristocrats perform on stage at the Assembly on February 19, 2014 in Leamington Spa, United Kingdom
The Aristocrats' Bryan Beller recalls the moment he met Guthrie Govan and formed a new kind of supergroup

By Janelle Borg Published

As per Aristocrats lore, the power trio formed right after an impromptu jam at NAMM 2011

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Guthrie Govan, Marco Minneman and Bryan Beller of The Aristocrats perform on stage at the Assembly on February 19, 2014 in Leamington Spa, United Kingdom
The Aristocrats' Bryan Beller recalls the moment he met Guthrie Govan and formed a new kind of supergroup

By Janelle Borg Published

As per Aristocrats lore, the power trio formed right after an impromptu jam at NAMM 2011

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“Both Joe and Guthrie play a mean, funky rhythm guitar on a song like Stevie Wonder’s Superstition. That counts for more than you think”: Bass supremo Bryan Beller reveals what it’s like to play with Joe Satriani and Guthrie Govan

By Alison Richter Published

The prolific bassist explains why Satch’s music isn’t as simple as it seems, while it’s a case of keeping up with Govan’s high-speed improv… but the pair do share a certain funkiness

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Guthrie Govan, onstage in 2014
“It's fun, it's loud, it's tricky in a few spots”: Guthrie Govan’s virtuosic trio the Aristocrats have just debuted their first new song in five years – and it’s about a duck going drinking

By Matt Parker Published

Listen to Hey, Where’s MY Drink Package? – the first taster from new concept album DUCK

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Guitarist Jeff Beck (L) and bassist Tal Wilkenfeld perform at the Grammy Foundation's "Starry Night" Gala honoring Sir George Martin on July 12, 2008 in Los Angeles, California.
Tal Wilkenfeld on Jeff Beck: “We’ve lost our favorite guitarist, and one of the most intelligent, intuitive people I’ve ever met”

By Nick Wells Published

Tal Wilkenfeld, Stanley Clarke, Paul McCartney, Bootsy Collins, Flea, Duff McKagan and many more pay tribute to guitarist Jeff Beck

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Bryan Beller on the search for the perfect bass and thinking visually when songwriting

By Bass Player Staff Published

The Aristocrats and Joe Satriani bass phenom unpacks his epic pedalboard, and explains the importance of video in music today

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Joe Satriani delivers nothing but good (uni-)vibes on this upbeat new Bryan Beller track

By Richard Bienstock Published

Satch lends his sunny guitar melodies to the Aristocrats bassist’s Volunteer State

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New Solo Effort from Aristocrats Bassist Features John Petrucci, Joe Satriani, Guthrie Govan and More

By Guitar World Staff Published

Bryan Beller’s ‘Scenes from the Flood’ is a “sweeping, epic-scale modern progressive double concept album."

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Exclusive DVD Preview: The Making of The Aristocrats' 'Culture Clash,' with Guthrie Govan, Bryan Beller and Marco Minnemann

By Damian Fanelli Published

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