Bass Player

SOMETHING CHROMATIC

Hi there, fellow bass players—I’m thrilled to be writing to you for the first time! As a long-time reader of BP and someone who has obsessed over the bass guitar for years, I’m honored to share my insights with you. I like to think of bass players as thoughtful individuals—people who respect the heart that goes into music, who discover the beauty in nuance, and who find glory in the groove—and I hope to write with the attention to detail that you deserve.

With that in mind, I hope to inspire you with some musical tools of refinement. Our

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