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His instrumental approach utilized pentatonic lead lines and a then-unusual treble-rich sound ("full treble, full volume"). He was voted as the greatest bass guitar player ever in a 2011 Rolling Stone readers' poll [3] and, in 2020, the same magazine ranked him number three in its list of the "50 Greatest Bassists of All Time". [4]
Former Beatle Paul McCartney is a well-known bass guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.. The following is a list of notable electric bass guitar players. . The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a p
Michael Mondesir (born 6 February 1966 in London) is an English jazz bass guitarist, [1] and composer. [ 2 ] He is one of the most in demand jazz bass players in Europe, [ 3 ] touring regularly with drummer Billy Cobham , [ 4 ] Cream (band) drummer Ginger Baker [ 5 ] and James Brown musical director Pee Wee Ellis . [ 6 ]
The major pentatonic scale comprises only five notes of the major scale (C pentatonic scale is C D E G A), whereas the minor pentatonic scale comprises the five notes (C E ♭ F G B ♭). Pentatonics are useful in pattern form and that is how they are usually played. One pattern using the pentatonic scale could be 3 6 5 2 3 5 (in C: E A G D E G).
LaVerne is a prominent jazz educator, having released a series of instructional videos, Guide to Modern Jazz Piano, Vols. 1 &, 2, and Jazz Piano Standards (Homespun Tapes), featuring the Yamaha Disklavier, as well as the video, In Concert (Homespun Tapes), with guitarist John Abercrombie.
The logical conception for the bass guitar encompasses six strings. [8] From 1982 onwards Jackson has almost exclusively played a contrabass guitar. Prior to 1982 his main instruments included a 1973 Fender Precision Bass, a 1973 Fender Jazz bass fitted with a 1975 Precision neck, and a Gibson EB-2D bass. In 1984 Fodera introduced their first ...
Justin Meldal-Johnsen (born March 26, 1970) is an American musician, record producer, songwriter and musical director.He is best known for his work with artists such as Beck, Nine Inch Nails, M83, Air, and St. Vincent.
Whilst at school he learnt guitar, mandolin, trumpet and trombone before settling on the upright bass as his instrument of choice. [ 4 ] Thompson was a member of the folk-jazz group Pentangle , throughout its first incarnation (1967–1973) and in some of its subsequent versions and reunions. [ 4 ]