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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...
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Thank you all!!!

In just a first few weeks we got more than 1000 YouTube views of the first AOSB video episode and almost 100 members including...
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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...
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Nicolas Dubouchet Instructional Video Available

If you like Nicolas' playing (and we're sure you do!) check out his instructional DVD! Read our review, and buy it from our store. We're proud...
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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,...
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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...
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The Art of Slap Bass is born!

Be sure to sign on ourĀ forumĀ and tell us what you think about it. We'll add more information very soon, so check it out often. Special thanks...