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Bass Player UK
March 2021
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CONTENTS
WELCOME
Bass is an art, a philosophy, a way of life... and a state of mind
NEWS
STILL LIVES
Tony Levin documents his career in a 247-photo book
TIM BOGERT RIP
W e were sorry to learn of the
Nitti returns
The celebrated bassist delivers a new album
Love Lines
A great bass-line in 85 words or less
INTRODUCING
BRANDI DISTERHEFT
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF PLAYING WITH VETERAN MUSICIANS?
ADAM RIGG BAD DAY BLUES BAND
WHAT’S THE SECRET OF PLAYING BASS WELL?
ROBBY YOUNG EVADE ESCAPE
ARE MUSICAL RELATIONSHIPS IMPORTANT?
STAR BASS
Paul Chambers
We celebrate five great -and less great! -albums on which a notable bassist appears
MILES DAVIS
Kind Of Blue (1959)
ART PEPPER
Art Pepper Meets The  Rhythm Section (1957)
PAUL CHAMBERS
1st Bassman (1960)
JOHN COLTRANE
Giant Steps (1960)
WYNTON KELLY
Last Trio Session (1988)
I WAS THERE
I WAS THERE!
The Who enter their imperial phase, with John Entwistle on peak form
LOW LIFE
MAKE NOTES STAND OUT
Ensure that your bass is audible in every situation
THE WOODSHED
TO BOIL OR NOT TO BOIL?
Does boiling old bass strings really restore their top end?
THEORY OF THE MONT
EXPLORE UPPER STRUCTURE EXTENSIONS
Session and stage bass ace Joe Hubbard walks
THUNDERCAT: DIGGING DEEP
'BASS TRAVERSES DIFFERENT WORLDS'
Want to learn the secrets of the universe? Then you’d better join us as we sit down with Stephen ‘Thundercat’ Bruner, the pre-eminent bassist of his generation. This one goes deep!
ESTE HAIM: POWER UP
HAIM SWEET HAIM
“It’s just me, with no bells and whistles,” explains Este Haim of the bass behind her trio’s acclaimed music 
MARK EGAN: ELEMENTAL
KIND OF BLUE
Fusion artist extraordinaire and sometime Pat Metheny alumnus Mark Egan brings us up to date with his new album, Electric Blue, recorded with his long-time drummer colleague Danny Gottlieb
BRYAN BELLER
THE LIFE OF BRYAN
Bryan Beller does so many bass-related things so well and so prolifically that he puts the rest of us to shame. Listen up, as he tells us about his commentary on the absurd world in which we find ourselves in 2021
THE BIG F
Jason  recently  ordered  a  beautiful  custom  Fender Precision.  He  and  Fender  Master  Builder  Vincent Van  Trigt  tell  the  story
BASSIST OfThe YEAR
Meet Danny Sapko, voted by you as Bassist Of The Year 2020!
CAT POPPE
POP MUSIC
Cat Popper has earned her stripes as a bassist with a long list of big names – so a solo career is long overdue. We meet the reluctant star
NATE MENDEL
MEDICINE MAN
The Foo Fighters return with a new album, Medicine At Midnight, with the low end taken care of as always by the great Nate Mendel. Has he fallen for a five‐string yet? Find out here
BASS SUMMIT
DAVE SWIFT MEETS SNOW OWL
DAVE SWIFT AND SNOW OWL
Dave swift
BORN 1964 RESIDENT UK NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS Thirty years
Juan 'Snow oud' Gracia-Herreros
BORN 1977 RESIDENT Born in Colombia, raised in
GEAR Reviews
Welcome to our expert road-tests of state-of-the-art basses, amps and effects
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LAKLAND Skyline J-Sonic
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YAMAHA BBPH Peter Hook
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ANACONDA HYDRA
ANACONDA Hydra
ANACONDA BASSES  www.anacondabasses.co.uk
ASHDOWN TONE POCKET AND ANT
ASHDOWN Tone Pocket and Ant
Ashdown return with two new lightweight innovations. Your lower back will thank you, says Phil Mann
BP Notat on Legend
The following is a guide to the notation symbols and terminology used in Bass Player magazine
I SPY
MIX AND MATCH ARPEGGIOS
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BEGINNER
DIG DEEPER WITH YOUR BASS THINKING
HONE YOUR SKILLS
INTERMEDIATE
HEXATONIC SCALE PATTERNS
THE NEXT STEP
ADVANCED
MIX AND MATCH: ADVANCED SLAP
THUMBS AHOY!
THE LAST NOTE
SPEAKER CONES EXPLAINED
Many of us find it difficult to understand the roles of different speakers. Dan Veall is here to help us out
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