Stories By Tim Fletcher
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Bass Edu
Dan Hawkins Releases New Online Funk Bass Course
April 5, 2021New Online Funk Bass Course… Tim Fletcher takes a look at a new online funk bass...
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Features
Interview with Bassist Pablo González Sarre
February 8, 2021Pablo González Sarre… You may think that playing bass in one of Mexico’s most successful pop-rock...
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Features
Cezanne – The Art of Bangladeshi Progressive Metal Bass
January 11, 2021Artcell Bassist Cezanne… Progressive Metal is perhaps not a genre you immediately associate with Bangladesh, but...
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Bass History
History of the Yamaha BB Bass – Workhorses That Became Thoroughbreds
December 7, 2020How did the BB become so successful? Tim Fletcher looks at the history of a classic...
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Bass History
History of Class D Amplifiers and Smaller Speakers
November 23, 2020Moments in Bass History… Class D Amplifiers and Smaller Speakers – the Rise of Smaller, More Lightweight...
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Bass History
One of the Most Radical Instruments Ever Made, the Steinberger L2
October 26, 2020With a few exceptions, most bass guitars look very similar to Leo Fender’s Precision, Jazz, or...
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Bass History
History of the Six-String Electric Bass
September 28, 2020Moments in Bass History… the Six-String Electric Bass Today, six-string electric basses are commonplace, with virtuosos like...
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Bass History
Fretless Bass History
August 10, 2020Who Was the First Person to Make a Fretless Bass? Great players like Jaco Pastorius, Pino...
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Bass Books
Dan Hawkins: Taking it Online
July 13, 2020Interview with bassist Dan Hawkins… You may not know Dan Hawkins, but you’ve probably heard his...
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Bass History
Larry Graham Slap Bass Technique… What Prompted This Whole New Style?
July 6, 2020Larry Graham Slap Bass Technique… Larry Graham is widely accepted to be the originator of the...
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Bass History
How James Jamerson Became the Iconic Bass Player for Motown Records
June 8, 2020James Jamerson’s playing is legendary, but how did he become the iconic bass player for Motown...
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Bass History
How Paul McCartney Became the Bass Player in The Beatles
May 11, 2020Tim Fletcher looks at how Paul McCartney became the bass player in The Beatles, a role...
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Bass History
Bill Black Wasn’t the Only Person to Play Electric Bass on Elvis Sessions
April 6, 2020When Elvis’s bassist Bill Black picked up a Fender Precision to record ‘Jailhouse Rock’, the double...
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Bass History
The History of Active Electronics
March 16, 2020Basses with active electronics have been around for years, but which manufacturer got there first? Alembic?...
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Gear News
Interview with Jason How of Rotosound
March 2, 2020Jason How of Rotosound… A few weeks ago, Tim Fletcher was lucky enough to be invited...
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