Manring is arguably unmatched as an innovator on bass guitar. Frustrated by the role-based limitations often associated with the instrument, Manring has consistently backed up his claim on record and in performance that electric bass is among music’s most flexible instruments, with a uniquely broad range of tones, timbres, and rhythmic potential. In his Master Class, Manring dove deep into his technique, using music’s constituent parts—melody, harmony, rhythm, and timbre—as a springboard for bass exploration. In his inimitably thoughtful way, Manring explained his unique chordal concepts, melodic devices, plucking- and fretting-hand techniques, altered tunings, and the philosophical consequences of boundary-breaking bass playing. Even a meat-and-potatoes player would be well served to dig into his highly evolved musical concepts.

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