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Harry Brus tears it up on the electric bass

Yazan: Jason | 28 March 2008 | 1 Comment
Categories: bass, bass videos, electric bass

Here’s a funkaliscious video for your Friday enjoyment!

When Size Really Does Matter

Yazan: billharrison | 26 February 2008 | 1 Comment
Categories: bass, bass humor, bill harrison, electric bass, jazz bass playing

This is a post from contributor Bill Harrison. Bill owns and operates the play-along jazz tracks company playjazznow.com , and he maintains a blog called Jazz Underneath. You can read all doublebassblog.org contributions from Bill here. ___________ Among the many fascinating questions I get asked while wheeling my bass to gigs or waiting for parking [...]

Jaco Pastorius plays Portrait of Tracy with Weather Report

Yazan: Jason | 05 February 2008 | No Comments
Categories: bass, bass videos, electric bass, videos

We’re continuing our occasional forays into the world of electric bass, highlighting some of the masters of the instrument. Today we’re featuring this video of the great Jaco Pastorius, who died at a tragically young age. Who knows how much farther he could have pushed the boundaries of this instrument and propelled himself into new [...]

The virtuosity of Victor Wooten – video

Yazan: Jason | 31 January 2008 | No Comments
Categories: bass, bass videos, electric bass, videos

OK–he’s not an upright bass player. But the indisputable awesomeness of the Woot certainly warrants attention here at doublebassblog.org. He’s one of the most popular electric bassists of all time, and rightly so–his inventiveness, creativity, and virtuosity shine through in everything that he plays. Go Victor!

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