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The Sound of Ska
There is something so definitive about certain styles of music. You hear a walking bass line, where the bassist plays a changing melodic pattern while still playing evenly on every beat in…
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The Legba Beat and the Migration of Styles Across the Globe
It is no coincidence that we chose New Orleans Funk as the opening style of the Funk chapter in my book, The Bassist’s Bible. New Orleans Funk is not only a foundation…
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Drunks On Stage
Thanks to Micaela Marsden for the sketch of my favorite ale. http://micaelamarsden.wordpress.com/ Back in my youth, heavy drinking wasn’t a big part of my scene, musically or personally. This was the 60’s. People…
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Peter Laustsen’s Bass Blog
I got an email from Peter who just got the 2nd Edition of my book. He is from Norway (he lives in Bergen) and he plays and also teaches bass in a…
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Waiting for Jimi
On the anniversary of the last Jimi Hendrix concert I saw in Berkeley 43 years ago today. You don’t have to be in a band to play bass. You can play bass…
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The 2nd Edition – Details
The new 2nd Edition is an update and expansion of the original book which was published in 2009. It provides bass patterns for virtually all popular styles, and includes more than 400…
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The 2nd Edition Cover
Welcome to the Bassist’s Bible blog site. Now that the work is done on the 2nd Edition I will be sharing excerpts from the book as well as other bass related info. This…
The Bassist's Bible
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