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THE BASS GUITAR IS NEARLY 60 YEARS OLD. In “instrument years,” that makes it a mere adolescent; most others were well into their second or third century long before electricity had anything to do with music. But the bass is precocious; ...

“WHEN ‘I WILL POSSESS YOUR HEART’ CAME in as a demo, I was immediately drawn to its sinister stalker theme,” explained Death Cab For Cutie’s Nick Harmer in the November ’08 issue of BASS PLAYER. “It’s creepy and obsessivecompulsive, ...

‘WILLIE WEEKS, Y’ALL!” THAT’S HOW R&B STAR DONNY Hathaway introduced the extended bass solo capping his ’71 Live album, giving Weeks a permanent place in low-end consciousness. In the decades since, Weeks has appeared on hundreds ...

WHAT DO BILLY JOEL, BILL MONROE, ELVIS Presley, Emmylou Harris, Liberace, and Tom Petty have in common? They have all made records with one of the most underrated and versatile electric bassists of all time: Emory Gordy Jr.