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Double the fun! Triple the pleasure! We’re always tempted to go for more—the double date, the triple-fudge sundae after the double cheeseburger, three rides for the price of two on the Intergalactic G-Force Roller Coaster—but usually ...

It still seems like yesterday. Fall 1989, Berklee College Of Music, Bass Lab. A group lesson with seven or eight bassists sitting in a circle. Most of us (myself included) had never really played jazz before—we didn’t know how to walk, ...

You see it worn by slackers everywhere—a plain T-shirt (black, of course) with a simple and direct command emblazoned on the chest: listen to black sabbath. If you have yet to heed the call, now is the time. For bassists, there’s no ...

There’s so much information on how to become a better bass player out there that it can be hard to know where to start. But then I remember that no one can do everything—even the greatest musicians are not fluent in all styles and techniques. ...

Last time we added position shifts to our technique-building focus forms. Here are two more exercises to help you work on shifting smoothly as you refine your technique. Remember to strictly alternate your plucking fingers, and follow ...