Bass Player Magazine July 2006

(all the transcriptions in this article are presented in both Notation and Bass Tab)

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Feature Interviews and Lesson Articles

Interview with Tom Petersson of Cheap Trick . This interview features a full discography and a great quote: "People don't use enough downstrokes. That up and down crap is for the birds." Genius. There's also some musical examples.

Interview with Jeff Ament from Pearl Jam .If you're into Jeff's playing there's a full discography featuring CDs Jeff has played on as well as Pearl Jam.

Profiles

Amy LaVere - upright bassist

Lisle Atkinson

Hunter from AFI

Josh Wener with Matisyahu

Chris Ross with Wolfmother

Dave Schools with Widespread Panic

Full Transcriptions

Boz Scagg's "Low Down ." Bass player is David Hungate.

Partial Transcriptions and Lessons

Swing - short article on learning to play swing

Booker T and MG's Green Oinions - How to play

Scophile, The Patitucci Code - Lesson looking at the great JP tune, Scophile

Diversify Your Life - article by Josquin Des Pres

CD Reviews

Paul Simon - Surprise

Thursday - A City by the light divided

Toto - Falling in Between

Atlantic Unearthed - Soul Sisters and Soul Brothers

Bill Evans and Randy Brecker - Soulbop Band Live

Controlling the Famous - Automatic City

Lonnie Plaxico - Westside Stories

Tommy Brown - Gospel Instruction Bass DVD

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