Blast Cult t-shirts available!
The Blast Cult just made some cool new t-shirts and they are available for sale! They are very high quality, fitted shirts and not...
Ryan Gould’s New Website
Hey fellow slappers, our friend Ryan Gould, the star of the second AOSB episode has a new website. Check it out here and come...
Blast Cult website is on!
The wait is over. Blast Cult w-site is on the web! Check it out here. They will start accepting new orders on Monday 8/22....
New video of Kevin Smith with Willie Nelson!
Great slap bass player (and member of The Art of Slap Bass forum) Kevin Smith plays with Willie Nelson's new Western Swing project that...
RIP Al Rex
One of the last original rock'n'roll slappers Al Rex passed quietly (not related to Covid-19) in his sleep at his...
Chester Zardis
An initial idea to write, now legendary, article New Orleans String Bass Pioneers, that came out in December 1990, Daniel Meyer had...
Bill Johnson
Bill Johnson was one of the first and most prominent exponents of slap bass in American music. He was born today (August...
Thelma Terry, A Bass Player To Remember
Thelma Terry, double bass player and band leader; she held her bass with a firm understanding of its abilities. She stepped...
New Slap Bass Strings by Pirastro
Legendary bass strings company Pirastro just announced they started producing new bass strings specially designed for slap bass players - Evah Pirazzi Slap! They developed this...