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    by Published on 06-17-2013 10:15 AM  Number of Views: 637 
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    Chuck Rainey, (born Charles Walter Rainey III, June 17, 1940, Cleveland, Ohio, United States) is an American bass guitar session musician, known for playing with many well-known American musicians ...
    by Published on 06-14-2013 12:40 AM  Number of Views: 454 

    From the D'Addario website:

    You Struck A Chord With Us

    Well us and our engineers. It's not everyday musicians and mathematicians inspire one another, but ...
    by Published on 06-13-2013 05:30 PM  Number of Views: 732 
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    Well, cylindrical, actually. But being on the lookout, as always, for items that might be of interest to y'all, I came across this nifty little ax (axe, for those of you abroad), the ...
    by Published on 06-11-2013 10:00 AM  Number of Views: 501 
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    If you keep up with Facebook bassists, you might have heard that a gorgeous twelve-string bass was stolen from bassist Scott Fernandez.



    https://www.facebook.com/scottlorenzofernandez

    Read some of the posts there about how his beautiful bass was pilfered. ...
    by Published on 06-09-2013 08:00 PM  Number of Views: 626 

    Have you read Stanton Lawrence's latest product review? Here's an excerpt:

    "The Fender Fatfinger Bass Sustain Enhancer "Instantly add more sustain and awe-inspiring tone to your instrument with the Fender Fatfinger. By clamping the Fatfinger on the headstock of you instrument it will enhance the overall tone and note-to-note response of any electric or acoustic guitar or bass", at least that’s what the packaging claims. But does it actually work? I picked one up recently to find out.

    Read his entire review HERE.

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    by Published on 06-09-2013 07:20 PM  Number of Views: 577 

    Bassplayer.com features a tutorial on Jack Bruce's British Blues. Here's an excerpt:

    "WHILE EXAMINING THE WORK OF GREAT BLUES BASSISTS of the past, let’s not forget our brethren from across the pond, in particular, the contributions of British blues players. The influence of American blues on the U.K. music scene was pivotal in the development of rock & roll; virtually every famous British rock band got its start by copping tunes by Muddy Waters and Willie Dixon, as well as the first wave of American rockers such as Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley."

    Read the rest of the article, and get the lesson HERE.

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    by Published on 06-09-2013 07:15 PM  Number of Views: 532 

    From Guitarplayer.com

    "The iconic and Grammy-winning rock band YES have announced their first-ever festival--YESTIVAL, a day-into-night musical adventure in full quadraphonic sound--for Saturday, August 3 at the Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, NJ. The multi-platinum progressive rock titans--performing their classic albums 1971’s The Yes Album and 1972’s Close to the Edge in their entirety and more--will be joined by like-minded artists such as The Musical Box, Renaissance featuring Anne Haslam, Carl Palmer's ELP Legacy, and other acts TBA.

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    by Published on 06-06-2013 01:00 PM  Number of Views: 552 

    We often mention that members of the TMBG Band are top-flite Nashville studio musicians. To prove the point, here's an excerpt from a track called Deep Blue Grass from keyboardist Tim McDonald's album Tim McDonald II. On stand-up (double) bass? Roy Vogt, for those of you who've been asking to hear him 'slap the heavyweight'.

    Enjoy this download! Deep Blue Grass.mov
    by Published on 05-28-2013 10:00 AM  Number of Views: 563 

    There have been a few posts lately concerning picking versus finger-style. Lucky us! BestBassGear.com has just posted an article on the art of picking! Timely to our discussion.

    Here's an excerpt:

    "Yeah, I know, there are a whole crop of bass players out there who are very anti-pick (or plectrum, if you prefer). If you’re one of those, don’t do one of those “real bass players don’t use picks” things. Some players use picks and it’s not a sin to do so."

    To read the entire article, click HERE.

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    by Published on 05-28-2013 09:45 AM  Number of Views: 534 
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