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Hi, I’m a double bassist and Jazz is my bag. Here in Detroit there’s been some pop stuff happening and I’ve been doing a few recordings for the extra bread. Luckily a few of my Jazz buddies are in on it too, so it’s a good hang. Anyway, one of my buddies is insisting I get a Fender bass...

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Hi, my name's Olugbenga and I can re-string a bass guitar. <Golf Clap> But anytime I try anything more adventurous, I end up f-ing up the setup on the bass in question and taking AGES getting back to where I started. I surely cannot be the only one here who considers themselves a decent...

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Hey all. After decades of being an on and off hobby guitarist, I've been playing bass seriously for a little over 7 years now, and fallen in love with the instrument. I've always loved prog rock/prog metal/jazz fusion styles of music and have been playing fretless bass since the day I started...

I could not resist :roflmao::roflmao::roflmao:

Over the years I've been handed scraps of paper and bar napkins with requests scribbled on them. I collect them and they bring a smile to my face. Does anyone else do this and what was your strangest request? I think ours was an 8-piece Motown band being asked to play Free Bird... This one...

Church Bassist Asked To Play In Darkened Storage Closet ALBANY, OR—In order to make room for several new background singers who recently had successful auditions with the Fire Church worship team, church bassist Lyle Edelman was asked to play his bass guitar lines from a darkened storage closet...

Lots of weird 80s-ness here, but Hungate’s Chuck Rainey-style double-stops and slides are awesome. Sweet bass sound tone, too (P or BB my guess). Enjoy...it all!!