New Interview with Greg Olwell
Never heard of his name? Have you ever read any slap bass related article in Bass Player magazine? If you did, it was most likely written by this guy!
Greg Olwell has been a journalist in BP magazine for more than 11 years. He's pretty much the only guy that was writing about slap technique on the upright bass for last decade. Check out his exclusive interview for the Art of Slap Bass here
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New Lee Rocker Signature Bass from KolsteinStray Cats bass player Lee Rocker has a new signature bass produced by NY based company Kolstein. The Kolstein family has been in music business since 1943. In the bass community they're well known for their Busetto model travel basses. Lee's signature bass is also a small size Busetto touring bass and it's available in two finishes: black with white trim and gloss reddish brown with white trim as well. It could be purchased from Kolstein website with airfreight trunk for $6,200 or without for $5,700. It comes with Planet pickup and padded cover. Lee did a demonstration of these basses at the latest NAMM show in Anaheim, CA just a couple weeks ago. You can find more information about it here. Interview with Ryan Gould!We're constantly working on new interviews with some really amazing bass players nowadays. The latest one is with one of the busiest musicians and great slap bassist from Austin, Texas - Ryan Gould. Check out what Ryan told us about his bass setup, influences, different music styles, in the exclusive interview he gave to the Art of Slap Bass here. He also recorded a song for us "Rhythm Pals Jam", that we featured on our video channel. Please subscribe to it here and don't forget to rate it and write a comment. There are more amazing videos on the way! At the end, please sign in to the forum here and ask Ryan a question or just write him some words of support. Thank you for following the Art of Slap Bass! Ray Campi's Interview!We had an honour to interview one of rare players that kept tradition of slap bass alive in the 1970's - Ray Campi! He was such an influence on younger generation of rockabilly cats in Great Britain and was definitely one of the reasons why slap bass came back to life in neo rockabilly scene of the early 1980's. Check out his exclusive interview for the Art of Slap Bass here Marshall Lytle on Branson Webcast ShowLegendary slap bass player of the Bill Haley and the Comets, Marshall Lytle, recently gave the interview to Branson Webcast Show. You can watch it here. |
