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Features
Jamaaladeen Tacuma Introduces Thelonious Monk’s Music To A New Generation
One never knows what to expect from a new Jamaaladeen Tacuma album. Will it be free jazz, fusion, world music, hip-hop, soul, funk, pop, or something that straddles several of those genres? Fiercely proud of his musical-chameleon status, ...
- Kevin “Brandino” Brandon
- Bass Player Artist Master Class Webcast with Marcus Miller: “How I Get My Tone” with LIVE Q&A
- Victor Wooten's Latest Lesson: 'Palmystery', Track-By-Track
- At Only 24, Jazz Phenom Esperanza Spalding Has The Ultimate ‘X-Factor’
- Garry Tallent: Four Decades Of Bass For The Boss
- Renaud Garcia-Fons: France's Otherworldly Bass Transformer
- Marcus Miller Reaches Wider Than Ever With 'Marcus'
- Anthem Of The Tone: Phil Lesh & The Modern Electric Bass
- Lesh Is More! Portrait Of An American Beauty
- Marc Johnson’s Homage to Bill Evans & Scott La Faro
- Web Exclusive Peek: The First Annual Bass Player Readers’ Choice Awards
- Jaco’s 1962 Fender Jazz Bass “Bass of Doom” Found!
- Randy Jackson!
- Bass Player Magazine Mourns Passing Of Cachao
- Bass Player Artist Master Class Webcast: Michael Manring: Full Range Bass - Sponsored by SWR
- Steve Bailey
- Miroslav Vitous
- Cachao!
Gear
- All-Tube Bass Head Buyer's Guide
- Retro-Rama: 1974 Framus “Nashville” Bass
- Retro Rama: 1964 Höfner 500/2 “Club Bass”
- Retro Rama: 1968 Baldwin/Burns 704
- Retro-Rama: 1968 Hagstrom H8 8-string
- Jaco’s 1962 Fender Jazz Bass “Bass of Doom” Found!
- Retro-Rama: A 1983 G&L L-2000
- Retro-Rama: 1974 Gibson Grabber
- Retro-Rama: 1980 Music Man Cutlass I
- 1967 Wandre Etrurian “Black Tulip”
- 1959 Rickenbacker 4000
- 1969 Gibson EB-3
- New Stuff From NAMM Part 1
- Gallien-Krueger Diesel Dawg
- Danelectro French Fries Auto Wah
- Frantone Electronics Bassweet
- Homebrew Electronics Hematoma
- Ibanez Phat-Hed PD7
- MXR Bass Blow Torch
WoodShed
Holding It Down With Maceo
Maceo Parker is the gold standard of funk alto-saxophone players. Since the ’60s, he has played with everyone from Ray Charles to James Brown to Prince, in addition to leading his own funk-fired bands. I had the pleasure of touring ...
- The Modes
- July 2008 Homework
- July 2008 Reader's Tip
- Improv Intensive: Ric Fierabracci
- June 2008 Homework
- June 2008 Reader's Tip
- Focus Forms, Part 4: Incorporating Shifts
- The Easy Sell: Using Melodic Cells To Outline Common Chords
- May 2008 Homework Assignment
- Bolero
- Dawg Pounds
- April 2008 Reader's Tip
- Focus Forms, Part 3: Incorporating Shifts
- April Homework: Transcribe!
- Forget Those Scales Part 2
- March 2008 Homework Assignment
- Cachao’s Tumbaos
- Forget Those Scales Part 1
- Alternate Fingering & String Crossing, Part 2
Forum Feed
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hipshot
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:54:44 EDTgroove machine:
Anyone use ultralites on their basses? Are they that much lighter than regular sized tuners? H ... -
New Gear Question
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:44:36 EDTLuke73:
Haven't played a Peavey, but had a GK700 RB-II, very similar to the 1001 you mention. Very ni ... -
Mystery Bass Amp
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:49:46 EDTTom Capasso:
Or an ancient Cerwin Vega or EV cab? Homebrew sounds like a possibility if it's not a Peavey. ... -
OT: Break Out the Champagne!
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:04:37 EDTSeamyD:
Very cool! Are you selling it online with paypal or anything like t ... -
Bye Bye '78 P - Why you should sell your old basses
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:01:06 EDTTom Capasso:
If you were never warm about the bass, maybe that's OK. I think there are folks that are in lov ... -
Brand new fishy, of the Spector flavor
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:27:09 EDTtheTragicRich:
Sounds (looks?) good ... -
Song in progress...is it metal? Is it something else?
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:23:54 EDTtheTragicRich:
Well, I didn't mean to imply you had to change the name of the song. Only that when I saw the t ...
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