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An interesting article from Premier Guitar popped up in my news feed this morning. In asking what people are paying for when they spend money on...

Who Killed Jaco Pastorius? | The Stacks Reader This first appeared in GQ back in April of '88 "He was just another bum bleeding to death in an...

[MEDIA] Nature published a new article on making every wood piece stronger than HSS steel , titanium and carbon. Its about boiling and pressing...

No Gene, rock is not dead. SAPVoice: The Digital Transformation Of A Progressive Heavy Metal Band

I just stumbled on this while trying to find his old Bass Player columns online:...

Read this today. Protecting our hearing has been discussed many times and ways but since hearing loss is usually a one way street figured it was...

I found this article extremely interesting! Rick Suchow - NYC Bassist / Writer - Bass

I just saw this article on Reverb and thought I would share: Remembering Jaco Pastorius: A Tribute to His Favorite Gear The one surprising part...

This is a surprisingly long article! Double Bassist Damon Smith is a Driving Force in Out-Jazz

As bass players, many of us have an acutely analytical approach to music. Chord tone and intervals, scales and modes, timing divisions, "playing...

Thought y'all might find this article interesting. It doesn't specifically talk about basses, but it's a nice historical account of how stringed...

The slow death of the electric guitar

Any opinions as to why that is? I have my ideas on he subject..... The slow death of the electric guitar

Nice short piece on Hagar Ben-Ari today - link.

MESA/BOOGIE engineer Andy Field, who is TB'er Agedhorse if I'm not mistaken, was given props in an article in the July 2017 Bass Player Magizine!...

So here it is. My source forgot to send me the month+year of issue of Guitar Player magazine. Will edit it in here when received. EDIT: THIS IS...

Attached is an article called "My Search For The Perfect Upright Strings" by Bob McCaskey that appeared in the March 1996 issue of Bass Player...

I'm choosing to believe this is true: Bassists Are The Most Important Member Of A Band—According To Science

With Yes finally entering the Hall of Fame, we talk to guitarist Steve Howe Vid at top of item is Yes at Bristol Hippodrome doing Starship...

They look like a real rough bunch. [IMG]

The February Vintage Guitar issue has an article on the Audiovox 736 bass. For 1936 it looks pretty nice, I have always had a desire to own one of...

"Kurt Vonnegut once said that practicing any art ― no matter how badly ― makes the soul grow. “So do it,” he wisely advised. Psychologists have...

I spotted this article in my morning newspaper (am I the only one who still gets a daily newspaper delivered to the house?!) and I thought I would...

Eleven More Bass Players Who Belong in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame | The Huffington Post Discuss. C/S, Rev J

I'm new to bass (long time guitarist) and am shopping for an amp that fits me. What amp/cab should I buy? Well, Orange gives some no bullcrap...

From Goo Goo Dolls Land to Buffalo, Robby Takac aims to please - Gusto I figured I'd share this since it's not often that a bassist gets a...

Tim Commerford: Wakrat and the Power of Now | Premier Guitar

Very interesting self-portrait by a great producer and a good bass guitarist. Trevor Horn: ‘My wife’s death hit us hard but the family is still...

Hi everyone, My wife is a contributor to the Huffington Post and writes about leadership, teamwork and organizational development. She's really...

An Open Letter: The End of the "Female Bassist" | Reverb