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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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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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Ryan Gould’s New Website

Hey fellow slappers, our friend Ryan Gould, the star of the second AOSB episode has a new website. Check it out here and come...
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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...
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Pops Foster

Pops is one of more prominent exponents of slap in early jazz and swing.
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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...
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Joe Mauldin, bassist for Buddy Holly and the Crickets, dies February...

Joe B. Mauldin, the bassist for Buddy Holly's Crickets died from cancer in Nashville today. He was 74. Mauldin and fellow Crickets Allison, Sonny Curtis...
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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...
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Blast Cult t-shirts available!

The Blast Cult just made some cool new t-shirts and they are available for sale! They are very high quality, fitted shirts and not...
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Art of Slap Bass is back!

Hello bass slappers!As we announced it on our FB page earlier today, we have some exciting news for you.