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...
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New Interview and video with Nicolas Dubouchet

We're excited to interview a great slap player from France - Nicolas Dubouchet! Check out here what he has to say about his technique, equipment,...
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...
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New Interview with Beau Sample

Hey folks, We interviewed great bassist from Chicago Beau Sample for you! He also played great jazz tune Limehouse Blues with Joel Paterson for the Art...

Bill Johnson

Bill Johnson was one of the first and most prominent exponents of slap bass in American music. He was born today (August...
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Marshall Lytle on Branson Webcast Show

Legendary slap bass player of the Bill Haley and the Comets, Marshall Lytle, recently gave an interview to Branson Webcast Show. You can watch...
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Djordje’s Blast Cult Bass “The Great White”

Djordje Stijepovic's Blast Cult bass "The Great White" has been getting lots of attention all over the world. Here's the "Making of" video, so...
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New video and interview with Didi Beck

New interview is finally up on the Art of Slap Bass website! This time we're featuring a bass player from Germany - Didi Beck....
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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...
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New Article – Basic Slap Bass patterns

We added a first article called "Basic slap patterns and the problem of inconsistent nomenclature". There are a lot of confusion about names for slap...