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Biographies
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Jeff Ament of Pearl Jam
American musician, founding member of the rock band Pearl Jam, artist, and philanthropist Jeff Ament plays twelve- and eight-string bass guitars, fretless bass, and upright bass. He often uses the upright bass during acoustic performances and large concerts. Jeff is a master of his craft and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of…
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Mark Sandman
It’s time to talk about Mark Sandman, an exceptionally talented bassist and leader of Morphine. He invented a unique style and called it “low rock.” The perfect combination of a homemade bass guitar with two strings, a baritone saxophone, and drums made his music sound charming. In addition, he used the slide technique, which is…
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Justin Chancellor, Bass Player of Tool
Finally, we got to another of my favorites – Justin Chancellor, bass player of Tool. He is perhaps one of the most outstanding experimenters for me today, at least among those playing progressive metal. He loves to compose rhythmically unusual bass lines and intricate melodies and uses such effects as chorus, fuzz, overdrive, wah-wah, and…
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Cliff Burton
One event can change your whole life. One person can change the history of a country. That’s how one musician brought fame to his band, opened up new possibilities for the bass guitar, and performed Bach’s minuet in the heavy metal style. Cliff Burton was a member of Metallica for only 3 years, but during…
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John Entwistle: “I’m the guy on the left”
I think John Entwistle is a quintessential bass player. He’s the guy standing in the corner and doing his job. He doesn’t get caught in the spotlight… And girls don’t throw their bras at him… He’s just a unique musician. And that’s it. “John Entwistle is one of the reasons you will never see a…
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Vulfpeck the holiday that’s always with you.
Of course, there is no disputing about taste… But it’s hard for me to understand how someone could be indifferent to Vulfpeck since it’s just a ray of light in a dark kingdom! I don’t remember how I found them on YouTube (I watched Dean Town several hundred times). But I remember my first thoughts…
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Ray Manzarek The Favorite Bassist of My Childhood
My acquaintance with music was a bit weird. I was moving backward in time. Starting with Nirvana in the late 1990s, I gradually moved back through time. First, I immersed myself in the 1980s, which I liked the least. The 1970s captured me quickly. A little later, I went to the 1960s. In 1967, The…
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Jaco Pastorius Short Bio
Jaco Pastorius is perhaps one of the most world-famous and recognizable bass players ever. Although many people get to know the bass guitar through rock music and initially go crazy about Robert Trujillo or Flea, there comes a point when you realize you want to learn more. Then you find jazz and fusion and start…
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Paz Lenchantin
I confessed my love for the Pixies a long time ago when writing about their bassist, Kim Deal. At that moment, I unfairly didn’t mention the reunion of the truly cult band, which took place in 2014, and their new bass player, Paz Lenchantin. Next year marks 10 years since she became the band’s full…
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Gear, stuff, news
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Best manufacturers of bass guitar strings
All bass players, without exception, face the problem of choosing bass guitar strings. That is especially true for beginning musicians who have only recently begun to master the instrument. They want the strings to sound good, hold their shape longer, and be comfortable to play. Their more experienced colleagues would probably suggest the factors influencing…
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Darkglass. Iphone in the world of bass pedals
Any bass player who is not a stranger to the world of heavy music, or session musician, sooner or later faces the desire to add some “warm evil” to your sound. Although, in principle, in any genre sometimes a little overdrive or distortion effect would not hurt. All the poison and all the cure –…
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Does a bass player need a bass guitar pick, or not?
It’s a funny and, in my opinion, quite unambiguous topic. But every now and then a war erupts somewhere in a semi-abandoned forum or in the comments of social networks. In a nutshell, the answer is, of course you need one. The more tools you have in your arsenal, the broader your horizons, and the…
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Fretwraps for bass guitar
I guess, since you found this page, you’re already wondering, “What the hell are they wrapping around the fingerboard?” You’ve probably seen the Gruv Gear commercials and their fretwraps, or maybe you’ve noticed that Victor Wooten sometimes puts a hair band around the fingerboard. Today, let’s clear up the subject of string plugs a bit….
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Short history of Motown Records studio
It all started in Detroit, a city in Michigan in the northern US. Before the 1973 oil crisis, it was the country’s largest auto-industrial region, home to such companies as General Motors, Ford and Chrysler. One of the first megalopolises with a network of motorways, a vibrant industry and an entertainment industry, including a touring…
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3 Inexpensive bass combos you should to check out!
Hey, there! Today I would like to briefly tell you about three cheap bass guitar combos. Few people have heard about them, and if they have heard something, they probably looked skeptically at a not high-end brand. And in vain, because these are quality and most importantly inexpensive bass combos that are great for home…
