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Published on 10-18-2013 11:00 AM
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Esperanza Spalding (born October 18, 1984) is an American multi-instrumentalist best known as a jazz bassist and singer, who draws upon many genres in her own compositions. In 2011, she won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist at the 53rd Grammy Awards, making her the first jazz artist to win the award.
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Published on 10-17-2013 11:00 PM
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This week's installment is all about making your metronome your friend. Playing with a metronome is great, but can you play against
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Published on 10-16-2013 07:45 PM
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Keiko and the gals from Toronto do up a Dolly Parton fave. Of course, Keiko's on bass!
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Published on 10-12-2013 05:00 AM
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I found this great lesson on the Bassplayer.com website. It's all about getting the most out of your arpeggios.
Here's an excerpt: ...
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Published on 10-10-2013 07:00 PM
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Our friend, Jon Liebman, from ForBassPlayersOnly.com and JonLiebman.com has a new instruction book coming out, and it looks ,like a winner!
From his website: Rock Bass, by ...
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Published on 10-07-2013 02:30 PM
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Teach Me Bass Guitar's Alona Raevska unearths some timely tips and tricks in Part One of her interview with America's Got Talent house
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Published on 10-04-2013 11:15 PM
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From the Godin website: Shifter 4/5 Bass The Shifter Bass features 3 large soapbar, passive single coil alnico pickups with low-pull, x-large magnets. The various tones are selected via a custom 5-way switch that when combined with the push/pull tone knob gives the player an amazing 6 tones to choose from. ...
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Published on 10-03-2013 08:30 AM
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Earlier this year, BestBassGear.com featured an article on how many watts are good enough for rehearsal.
Here's an excerpt: It goes without saying that you don’t need a stage-loud rig to use for band practice… or do you? Well, let’s list a few truths first. Truth: It is better to have too much amplification than not enough. Playing through a weak rig at rehearsal is not fun at all, because everyone can hear themselves except you. Read the rest of the article HERE. ...
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