kevin smith from high noon plays upright bass with willie nelson in hesitation blues

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...
art of slap on double, acoustic, upright, doghouse, bullfiddle bass

The Art of Slap Bass is born!

Be sure to sign on our forum and tell us what you think about it. We'll add more information very soon, so check it out often. Special thanks...
Kevin Smith's Interview for Art of Slap Bass

Interview with Kevin Smith

I still remember hearing the album Stranger Things by High Noon for the first time. I was in high school and already...
3 eyed black cat t shirt by blast cult ex king double bass

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...

Walter Page

Let’s put an ear on Walter Page today, born on February 9, 1900 in Gaitlin, Missouri. Page’s family moved...
upright bass for jd mcpherson, deke dickerson ronnie dawson

Jimmy Sutton on tour in Europe!

Great slap bass player (and member of AOSB) Jimmy Sutton will be on tour in Europe with Deke Dickerson from July 4th to July...
hillbilly casino with geoff firebaugh on slap bass and brian setzer's bassist ronnie crutcher on gretsch guitar

Geoff Firebaugh on European tour with Hillbilly Casino

The amazing band from Nashville TN Hillbilly Casino has just started their European tour. If you live in Finland, Germany or Holland be sure...
blast cult slap double bass company by jason burns of king doublebass

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....
Chester Zardis, little bear, slaps his upright bass

Chester Zardis

An initial idea to write, now legendary, article New Orleans String Bass Pioneers, that came out in December 1990, Daniel Meyer had...
Al Rex, slap bassist from Saddlemen and Comets

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...