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Pino Palladino on THAT Bassline

Posted on December 21, 2013 » tagged: Pino Palladino » Add a comment »

Cardiff born bassist Pino Palladino is definitely something of a legend (he is on MusicRadar’s 60 greatest bassists of all Time). His fretless bass line on Paul Young‘s  “Wherever I lay my hat”  is almost undoubtedly responsible for the song’s success, and for shaping an era of bass playing. In this short video, Carrie Grant talks to […]

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Interview with Michael Tobias – Bass Luthier Extraordinaire

Posted on September 25, 2008 » tagged: Michael Tobias, video » 1 Comment »

This is very editted, I’d love to head the whole thing, but still some useful excepts from an interview with bass luthier extraordinaire luthier Michael Tobias, talking about bass set up and general Michael-ness:

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Choosing a Bass Cab – Part II

Posted on September 24, 2008 » tagged: accugroove, bassguitar, cabs, tips, tone » 4 Comments »

Bass players have an amazing (and confusing) choice of Bass Cabs. This post continues from Part I of “Choosing a Bass Cab“… An interview with Mark Wright, CEO of Accugroove  and passionate bassist…. There seems to be a big range in the power output (Watts). How does a bassist know what power they need? Mark: Answering the first question’s […]

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Choosing a Bass Cab – Part I

Posted on September 22, 2008 » tagged: accugroove, bassguitar, cabs, tips » 4 Comments »

Bass players have a choice of either a combo (All-in-one) or a stand alone bass cab. Either way, the cab (and the speaker within it) are the final link in the bass guitarist’s sounds chain. But how do you choose a cab? What do you look for? In looking for a source of sound advice […]

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Carol Kaye – Queen of Bass

Posted on September 14, 2008 » tagged: bassists, Carol Kaye » 2 Comments »

I want to introduce you to two Carols. One juggles motherhood, bass playing and a world other other things and still manages to write the enjoyable “On She Lives” blog, the other is Carol Kaye, legendary session bass player. The connection? Carol has a great series of posts from an interview with Carol Kaye that provides one […]

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