Here's the Thing! 04/01/24

Development of a Bassist...

Here’s the Thing!

Let's get straight to the point!

A National Geographic photographer captures the rarely seen birth of a ‘bass player’ (aka a ‘bassist’)…

…Who, given the proper conditions, can develop into this (freted)…

John Entwhistle — Holy Crap!

Or this (fretless)

Pino Palladino — again, Holy Crap!

However, care should be taken when introducing and pairng such highly developed instrumentalists with other musicians, and/or a ‘drummer’ — as this particular pairing (often described as ‘The Rythm Section’) can be anywhere on a spectrum between extremly tense/complicated to very laid-back/easy…

Stewart & Gordon Vs. Sly & Robbie

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