The group Immortal Guardian - featuring Thad Stevens on his Clement bass - has just premiered their new "Aeolian" video. Check them out here (at braveword.com)!

Thad Stevens - fuelling Immortal Guardian and Descendants of Erdrick

Tell us about your career! I performed in jazz contexts through high school and college, but my career proper started with joining progressive metal band Ethereal Architect in late 2011 and recording on their second album, Monolith. Since then I've had opportunities to play with a bunch of talented musicians and have a lot of fun experiences. But I'm just getting started! I'm currently performing with Immortal Guardian and Descendants of Erdrick. (more…)

Robert Jack - Holding down the bass end for A Decade of Soul at BB Kings NYC 

Tell us about your career! I currently play in A Decade of Soul. a 1964-1973 Classic Soul Revue. We play 2 shows nightly every weekend at BB Kings NYC. This style and type of music is my favorite to play. The songs are all timeless, the bass lines are  killer. It's a great gig and fun to be a part of. We have been playing there going on 8 years. (more…)

Ray Salyer - Session musician and touring bassist with John Michael Montgomery

Tell us about your career! When I started learning this great instrument and eventually got better at playing it, I set goals for myself. The first was to become a session bassist. In 1985 I started doing session work and still do to this day. (more…)

Chuck Jones - Session and touring bass player in Nashville

Chuck Jones was the man who helped me raise money for the Corpus Christie Ronald McDonald house. He was a session player and touring bass player for several well-known Nashville artists and bands. It was devastating when Chuck passed away unexpectedly in Febuary 2014. Thank you for everything, Chuck! (more…)

This Clement Jon 6-string fretless is now ready for shipping! List price is $3075, selling as a B-stock at $2650. This is my "Tundra" recipe, with a swamp ash body, a five piece maple and bloodwood neck, and a bloodwood fingerboard with Luminlay position markers that will glow in the dark. The bass features a rather tight but comfortable string-to-string width at the bridge of 16.5mm! It features Nordstrand pickups, with a custom made hybrid soapbar/P neck pickup made exclusively for this bass! Very rare! The bridge pickup is a Nordstrand Big Split. The bass also features a 9 Volt Bartolini three-band preamp under the hood. Bridge, tuners and knobs are Hipshot. This beautiful and awesome sounding 6-string fretless is for sale at a discount as a B-stock instrument due to some minor cosmetic imperfections. Most notably, the bridge is slightly off centre. However, in spite of this, the bass sounds and plays great with low string action!  Will ship in a Protec gig bag for an additional $150. (more…)

I have just finished this beautiful 6-string Clement Kim bass #438 and it is available for immediate delivery. The bass weighs in at 9.8lbs, and features a three piece body with swamp ash center block and limba wings, with a gorgeous figured myrtlewood top. The neck is a 5-piece, with maple as the main wood and thick wenge stringers for stability. The fingerboard is macassar ebonyThe electronics are Bartiolini pickups and preamp. Hipshot bridge and tuners.  (more…)