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...
Happy Birthday Marshall Lytle (plus new interview)!
Rock'n'roll pioneer and one of the earliest slap bass stars, Marshall Lytle of Bill Haley's Comets, is 77 today (September 1st 2010)!
We would like...
RIP Guybo
Guybo on bass guitar
The legendary Eddie Cochran's bass player Fred Conrad Smith unexpectedly passed away this morning at 7.20am...
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...
RIP James Kirkland
We're sad to inform you that the legendary rockabilly slap bassist JAMES KIRKLAND died Friday April 29th 2022. He was 87 years...
New interview with James Kirkland
Hey friends, we have another interview on our website. And this time it's with the legendary rockabilly and country bassist James Kirkland. Check it...
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...
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...
New article about the origins of slap bass!
Possibly the best article ever written about early slap bass players is finally back on internet! Slap That Bass - New Orleans String Bass...
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...