NEWS
RIP Guybo
Guybo on bass guitar
The legendary Eddie Cochran's bass player Fred Conrad Smith unexpectedly passed away this morning at 7.20am...
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...
Slapstream with Djordje – New Slap Bass Livestream
You heard it well. Djordje Stijepovic just started a new livestream dedicated solely to slap bass! "Slapstream with Djordje - Live from...
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...
Slap Bass Notation
One of the goals for the Art of Slap Bass is to provide as much information and resources as possible for further...
Interview with Bob Moore
There are not that many old timers left to pass along their knowledge and experience. Bob Moore is definitely one of them....
Articles
RIP Guybo
Guybo on bass guitar
The legendary Eddie Cochran's bass player Fred Conrad Smith unexpectedly passed away this morning at 7.20am...
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...
Slap Bass Notation
One of the goals for the Art of Slap Bass is to provide as much information and resources as possible for further...
Walter Page
Let’s put an ear
on Walter Page today, born on February 9, 1900 in Gaitlin, Missouri.
Page’s family moved...
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...
Chester Zardis
An initial idea to write, now legendary, article New Orleans String Bass Pioneers, that came out in December 1990, Daniel Meyer had...
REVIEWS
Slapology
Méthode de Slap pour contrebasse
par Nicolas Dubouchet
There are very few instructional DVDs about slap technique on the double bass available on the market. The...
Rockabilly Slapbass
A Slight Introduction (CD Included)
by Didi Beck
First I have to mention that I am extremely appreciative, and encourage any effort when I see people...
Slap Bass by Marshall Wilborn
Marshall Wilborn’s instructional DVD is one of the oldest slap bass instructional videos. It’s the third installment...