The 4 clips below were captured live from a performance on December 5th, 2008 in Scottsdale, Arizona at the faculty concert for Rock Boot Camp. These clips showcased Neil Zaza (guitar – www.neilzaza.com), Bobby Rock (drums – www.bobbyrock.com), and Bill “The Buddha” Dickens on bass. The first clip posted was an unrehearsed cover of Stevie […]
Bill Dickens – Live @ the Baked Potato
BILL DICKENS BAND – Butterfly – Live at the Baked Potato, Los Angeles on July 18, 2008 during the BassQuake show Bill TEARS IT UP @ the BassQuake 2008 Pasadena Bass Day, 7/18/08 concert by Bassquake at the Baked Potato in Los Angeles, CA. Musicians – Robert Baglione-Guitar, Bill Dickens-Bass, Carl Coan-EWI, Donald Barrett-Drums, Ruslan […]
BassDay Clinics 2008
Pasadena BassDay Clinic Videos from July 18th & 19th 2008 Bill Dickens, Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Freinds play the classic Jazz-funk tune Butterfly (by Hancock, Bennie Maupin) during the 2008 Bass Day Clinics Bill explains to bass players attending the seminar the importance and use of 2 5 1 progression and it’s role for him in […]
2002 – Breaker, Breaker – Pickup the Pieces
During an after hours musical show and benefit for Matt Guitar Murphy from the 2002 Summer NAMM show in Nashville, Bill Dickens and friends were performing and due to the intense POWER DRAW at the CLIMAX of Bill’s 5 minute bass solo, Bill’s playing took out the stage power circuit breakers for all of the […]
Bill Dickens Signature bass – Interview NAMM
Bill (the Buddha) Dickens became a performer/inventor when the speed of his funky bass lines allowed him to do more than the traditional four string electric bass would allow. Working with Cort Guitars, the Bill “The Buddha” Dickens model was designed by Bill and the Cort engineers to get the most out of his talents. As the product […]