Recordings

Classical guitar based, instrumental, acoustic jazz, and arrangements of popular songs

Fifth Bass is Dustin Hanusch’s one-man, instrumental, classical guitar driven, jam band

The following is a catalog of all of my official, fully distributed, releases, in order, starting with the most recent. Click the album art to be redirected to the, “DistroKid HyperFollow Page,” which will then redirect you to a digital music service of your choice.

Everything is perfomed, recorded, and produced by myself, unless otherwise noted.

Badfish

Release Date: September 1st, 2023

My instrumental acoustic arrangement of Sublime’s Badfish, in memory of my old friend & fellow Badfish Chandler Cherrier, rest in peace.

The Legend of Zelda Theme (Flamenco Jam)

Release Date: May 12th, 2023

My Flamenco Jam arrangment of the iconic theme from The Legend of Zelda video game franchise! Released in anticipation of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom!

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Moon River

Release Date: April 7th, 2023

My classical bass guitar duo arrangement of the classic jazz tune, “Moon River.”

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Super Mario Bros. Theme (Overworld and Starman)

Release Date: March 31st, 2023

My fusion jam arrangement of the classic Super Mario Overworld Theme with a brief intrusion from the Starman Theme! Released under the moniker of my one man, classical guitar driven, instrumental jam band, Fifth Bass. Released in anticipation of the Super Mario Bros. Movie!

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Eight Days a Week

Release Date: March 10th, 2023

My studio performance of my solo guitar arrangement of the classic Beatles tune, “Eight Days a Week.”

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Etude Op. 60, No. 3

Release Date: February 10th, 2023

My studio performance of the standard Carcassi Etude Opus 60, No. 3! Played like you’ve never heard it before with mild improvisations!

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Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)

Release Date: January 13th, 2023

First release of 2023! My solo guitar arrangement of the classic Green Day tune, “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life),” with some acoustic bass guitar backing it up and covering the instrumental orchestral interlude!

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Make My Wish Come True

Release Date: December 2nd, 2022

Four timeless Christmas classics arranged for solo classical & bass guitar and classical & bass guitar duo.

It's a Small World

Release Date: July 15th, 2022

My instrumental, acoustic, Guitar/Ukulele, island vibe arrangement of the classic Disney Parks tune. Released in the nick of time to chill to for the rest of the summer 😎✌️

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The Short-Necked Giraffe

Release Date: July 15th, 2022

Join me and my one man band Fifth Bass as we take you on a mystical interstellar safari across the celestial plains of the galactic space Serengeti in search of the most mythical creature ever to have existed. More elusive and magical than the fabled unicorn and harder to take a picture of than the elusive Sasquatch. Master of both time and space, the illustrious Short-Necked Giraffe ☄️

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Take It to the Limit

Release Date: May 13th, 2022

My instrumental, light acoustic ensemble, arrangement of the classic Eagles tune, “Take It to the Limit.” Arranged, recorded, & released in memory of my late grandma in-law Lucille Dale

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Blue Bossa

Release Date: February 18th, 2022

My classical guitar duo take of the classic Latin Jazz tune, “Blue Bossa!”

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Rockabye, Baby

Release Date: January 21st, 2022

First release of 2022, my classical guitar duo take of the classic English lullaby, “Rockabye, Baby.” Featuring an accompaniment that consists entirely of harmonics!

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Santa Baby

Release Date: November 19th, 2021

My first, official, fully distributed, Holiday release!

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I Shot The Sheriff (Instrumental Jam)

Release Date: November 11th, 2021

My Fifth Bass style arrangement of the classic reggae tune, “I Shot The Sheriff,” by Bob Marely! The arrangement is formatted as a sort of fusion jam, three characteristically different guitar solos (including an electric guitar solo 🤯) sandwiched by the melody.

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I Can See Clearly Now

Release Date: October 22nd, 2021

My light acoustic ensemble arrangement of the classic R&B tune, “I Can See Clearly Now,” by Johnny Nash! 

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It Was Always You, Helen

Release Date: September 17th, 2021

My classical guitar arrangement of, “It Was Always You, Helen,” from Philip Glass’s soundtrack for the 1992 film, “Candyman.”

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Conception

Release Date: September 10th, 2021

Conception is my first original album and by far my largest, original, commercial work yet. Released under the moniker of Fifth Bass, my post-rock/lofi project, Conception is the realization of my vision to mix the artistry of the classical guitar with the finesse of progressive rock.

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My Blue Heaven

Release Date: August 6th, 2021

My classical guitar duo arrangement of the 1920’s jazz tune, “My Blue Heaven”

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Tip Toe Thru' the Tulips with Me

Release Date: June 25th, 2021

My guitar/ukulele arrangement of Tiny Tim’s Tip Toe Thru’ the Tulips with Me

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Santeria

Release Date: June 25th, 2021

The first fully distributed cover song by my new band Fifth Bass! The classic Punk-Reggae tune, “Santeria,” by Sublime!

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Let's Talk Tomorrow

Release Date: May 15th, 2021

The debut single of  my new band Fifth Bass!

This song was originally written and recorded to serve as background music for my instructional YouTube videos. I originally recorded it while I was making my debut album Positively Lovely which inspired my decision to use potential album art for the album as the album art for Let’s Talk Tomorrow. 

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When You Wish Upon a Star

Release Date: April 16th, 2021

My solo guitar arrangement of When You Wish Upon a Star from Walt Disney’s timeless classic Pinocchio.

This was one of the very first solo guitar arrangements I ever made and I am excited to finally release a comprehensive recording of the arrangement!

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The Joy of you and the Joy of Our Love

Release Date: March 19th, 2021

My new original song song, “The Joy of you and the Joy of Our Love!” This piece was commissioned by a friend as an anniversary gift for his wife on their 15th anniversary last month (Feb 2021)! It is a classical guitar duo improvisation on a life shared with the one you are in love with and committed to!

The same friend who commissioned the piece ended up doing the artwork too, see more of his art work on Instagram @davidendelman 

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Grow Old With You

Release Date: February 12th, 2021

My solo guitar arrangement of the practical love song, “Grow Old With You,” by Adam Sandler & Tim Herlihy, from The Wedding Singer! Released in anticipation of Valentine’s Day.

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Smells Like Teen Spirit

Release Date: January 15th, 2021

My instrumental, small acoustic ensemble, arrangement of Nirvana’s, ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit.’

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Dustin Hanusch

Release Date: November 20th, 2020

My self-titled EP, Dustin Hanusch, is a culmination of everything I learned about playing, recording, producing, and advertising, during the stay at home order, before I moved to Tennessee. 

Child's Play

Release Date: October 9th, 2020

My first fully distributed collaboration, Child’s Play was recorded and produced by the lofi producer YounginBeats. The guitar tracks were recorded in his makeshift studio as his children played video games (on silent) in the background. The kid’s reactions to the game were picked up as we recorded and were modified as YounginBeats edited the tracks, thus adding the organic sound of children playing in the background and inspiring us to name the piece Child’s Play.

Andantino Op. 241, No. 5

Release Date: August 28th, 2020

A studio take of me performing Andantino Op. 241, No. 5 by the prolific classical guitar composer, Ferdinando Carulli. In this take I add certain improvisational jazz elements they are not exactly conventional to the genre.

I Kissed A Girl

Release Date: July 17th, 2020

A studio take of my solo guitar arrangement of Katy Perry’s I Kissed A Girl.

Positively Lovely

Release Date: May 22nd, 2020

The idea behind my Debut album was to have a piece of work that represents my live performance, as far as repertoire, technique, and style, are concerned, but also incorporates a rhythm section when appropriate. All the arrangements were made by myself and each one is, in essence, a solo guitar arrangement. Meaning, that if you were to strip away the other instrumentation, you would have a solo guitar piece that could hold its own weight, with a few exceptions.
The pieces appear on the album in chronological order by release date, ending with the only original piece on the album, Positively Lovely, from which the album gets its name.
Positively Lovely is a piece of music that I had been writing for my wife for the past couple of years prior. The deciding factor in calling the album by the same name as her song was that when we were in Washington visiting my Grandparents a couple of years before the release, I was performing for them and in between pieces my wife (then fiancé) remarked that I should have my own album. That statement made me believe that I could, and in fact should, have my own album, so really, the whole album is dedicated to her.

Reflection

Release Date: March 20th, 2020

My solo guitar arrangment of Reflection from Mulan was created in anticipation of the live action Mulan movie. The single was originally set to be released one week before the movie premiered, however, the premiere of the movie was delayed by six or so months due to COVID-19. I still released the single at it’s originally scheduled release date and was able to enjoy a sort of second release when the movie finally premiered.

Frozen Heart

Release Date: November 15th, 2019

Frozen Heart is a three track EP of entirely instrumental and primarily acoustic arrangements of songs from the original Frozen. This EP was put together in anticipation of the movie Frozen II and was released one week prior to the release of the movie.

I'm Yours

Release Date: October 4th, 2019

My entirely instrumental, primarily acoustic, arrangement of Jason Mraz’s I’m Yours. Originally arranged as a background track so my wife’s little sister could sing it at our wedding for our first dance. The background track came out so well that I made an alternative version with me playing the melody on the guitar and released it as a single the day of our wedding.

Culmination

Release Date: March 22nd, 2019 

My debut EP, Culmination, is a collection of four original pieces of music. With sounds that lean toward the Post-Rock genre, Culmination is an entirely instrumental, primarily acoustic work that was heavily inspired by bands like Thrice and Thank You Scientist. I felt at the time that all of my experiences, musical and otherwise, had culminated to create this EP, hence the name.

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