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TC Electronic Staccato’51 Bass Amp

Posted on October 2, 2009 » Filed under: Gear, News and tagged: amp, Rocco Prestia, TC Eletronic » 4 Comments »

TC Electronic have been busy busy again. The latest twist on the TC Electronic Classic450 Bass Amp – it’s called the Staccato’51, developed in conjunction with Rocco Prestia. Rocco is best known for holding down the bass in Tower of Power – a band he joined at 14 – and is a much renowned bassist. Checkout Rocco’s web page […]

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Avoiding Sprains and Pains from Bass Playing

Posted on October 15, 2008 » Filed under: bass, bassguitar, technique and tagged: Norm Stockton, Rocco Prestia, technique » 5 Comments »

This post was kicked off by Simon Little‘s comments on “Bass Guitar Scale Length – Stretching Too Far?” (do check out his blog). Talking about extended scale lengths, then comparing and contrasting upright and electric bass technique, got me thinking about the subject of injuries, stretches, strains and pains.

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