Bass Player Magazine November 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 Verdine White from Earth Wind & Fire . The interview also includes a mini lesson with examples of Verdine's basslines from the songs "Pure Gold," "Fantasy," "Lovely People' and "This is How I Feel." There's also a full discography - including some of Verdine's lesser known sideman dates

Interview with Michael Manring.There's a discography included with the interview.

Profiles

Keter Betts

Remember Luthier Greg Curbow

Dusty Wakeman on getting a good sound in the studio

Tribute to Jazz great Al McKibbon

Chris Maresh on backing Eric Johnson

Derek Doherty with Finch

Chad Stocker with The High Strung

Andy Fraser of Free

Full Transcriptions

Queen's "Killer Queen ." Bass player is the great John Deacon of course.

Partial Transcriptions and Lessons

Riffs - Beginners guide to riffs

Iron Maiden's "Wrathchild" - riffs in practice

Diminishing Returns - John Goldsby's jazz column - looks at the diminished scale

Increase Your odds of sounding great - mini lesson on getting good stage sound

CD Reviews

Tim Ries - The Rolling Stones Project

Pat Metheny/Ornette Coleman - Project X

The Like - Are You Thinkging What I'm Thinking

Sigur Ros - Takk

Rick James - Super Freak Live 1982 (DVD)

Marc Johnson - Shades of Jade

Dickey Betts & Great Southern - Back Where It All Begins

Barefoot Servans - 2

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