Time Mismanagement – Joe Dart’s ‘Birdwatcher’ bass part – How I Spent My Summer This post features the bass-wrangling of Vulpeck’s Joe Dart. If you’re not familiar with Vulfpeck (or…
Author: Tom Kenrick
Groove Of The Week #35: Tribal Tech – ‘Face First’
More New Gear, No New Ideas – Confessions Of A String Tickler – R.I.P Rod Here’s where we left off last time. Meet the latest family member: Oops. So much…
Groove Of The Week #34: Jaco Pastorius – ‘Come On, Come Over’
The Man Who Changed Everything – Melody, Not Chops – Confessions of a Gearaholic, Part 2 On September 21st 1987 John Francis Anthony Pastorius III left this world, dying…
Groove Of The Week #33: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – ‘Downtown’
Simplicity is Complicated – Historical Perspective in The Age of Information – New Stuff Sometimes, the simplest ideas are the best. The bass line that underpins Macklemore’s non-threatening mainstream hip…
Groove Of The Week #32: Narada Michael Waldon – ‘I Shoulda Loved Ya’
One Man, Two Careers – Pick Technique – Play it Like You Hear it This one definitely gets filed under ‘guilty pleasures’. View this post on Instagram A post shared…
Groove Of The Week #31: Patrice Rushen – ‘Forget Me Nots’
‘Functional’ slap bass – You’ll Never Be Ready – (No More) Longing To Be Loose ‘Ready’ Freddie Washington is certainly no slouch when it comes to the bass. He’s recorded…