Bass Player Magazine March 2005

(All musical examples in this issue are in music notation and bass tab)

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Feature Interviews and Lesson Articles

Interview with Juan Alderete from Racer X and The Mars Volta .

Features on Jame's Brown Bassists. Fred Thomas, Ray Brundidge & Bootsy Collins talk about playing with James Brown. Includes funky musical examples!

Line 6 Variax 700 bass review -I know I don't normally talk about gear, but this review was what tipped the scales when I made the decision to buy my Variax bass! It's a great bass with loads of functionality - check out the review.

Profiles

David Murphy from Sound Tribe Sector 9

Billy Mohler with The Jimmy Chamberlin Complex

Gerald VEasley and Barry Green talk about finding a teacher (this was back in the day before my online bass lessons!)

Nate Newton with Converge

Tim Bogert with Vanilla Fudge

Joe Lally with Fugazi

Full Transcriptions

Cream's "Politician." Bass player is Jack Bruce. This is his favourite Cream bass line!

Partial Transcriptions and Lessons

Fretting Hand Muting

Interpol's "Evil"

The Art of Subbing - article by Ed Friedland

Refining Your Sound - private lesson with Steve Swallow

Walking With Miles - Partial transcription of Paul Chambers bass line on "Freddie Freeloader" by Miles Davis.

CD Reviews

Joey Arkenstat - Bane

Adrian Belew - Side One

Jeff Sipe - Apt Q-258

Bruce Hornsby - Halycon Days

Unwritten Law - Here's To The Mourning

Janek Gwizdala - Mystery to Me

Tony Senatore - Hayland

Bruno Rayberg - Chrysalis

Michael Jackson - Off the Wall

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