RICO BELLED’s XR7 – Five of Eight Bass Transcription by Andreas Farmakalidis… Grammy nominated bass player for the contemporary jazz band ‘Rippingtons’. For the last 20 years...
ProTone Pedals Nectar Chorus by Jon Moody… Let’s face it; ever since many of us heard Jaco on the “Heavy Weather album from Weather Report, we’ve secretly lusted...
BASS LINES BY JAIME VAZQUEZ: THE SIXTEENTH-NOTE GROOVE PART III – DAVE ELLEFSON’S STYLE… Hello bass players! Welcome to the third part of the article devoted...
Encyclopedia of Soul Grooves: Donald “Duck” Dunn’s Classic Bass Lines By Rob Collier… The bass world was saddened by the news that Donald “Duck” Dunn, best known...
Finding Your Own Voice – Cross Pollination by Jimi Durso… One great way to expand what you’re musically capable of (and thus find out what you really...
Hal Leonard Blues Play-Along, Albert Collins… “Nobody leaves this place without singing the blues,” is the first thing I think of when I think of Albert Collins....
Fear: An Enemy of Excellence… At the beginning of 2012, I wrote a column in which I challenged worship bassists to strive for excellence. Rather than...
JAZZ IMPROVISATION WITH ANDREA FASCETTI – BEBOP LESSON NUMBER 3… HI MY “BASS” FRIENDS! HOW ARE YOU? HAVE YOU BEEN PRACTICING BEBOP LINES? I HOPE YOU...