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Player Interview: Tom Ambrose
Max sat down and talked with Tom Ambrose, who has a rich career as a bassist. He has been classical trained as an upright bassist, played with B.B. King once, taught scores of young players, and is currently gigging with the Rick Miller Band and singer/songwriter Travis Humphrey.
Positional Playing
Positional playing is a concept that I have always tried to stress to my students. This topic may be old news for some of you, but a good refresher anyway.
July on e:Bass
Another month in the books here at e:Bass. It’s already the first of August and we’re flying through the summer months. But let’s do a quick recap of what was happening around here during July in case you missed anything.
A Twist on Bass Design
If you haven’t heard of the Torzal twist before, it’s something I’ve been quietly working on for the last 15 years or so. The idea came about as a way to address the potentially disastrous consequences of repetitive strain injuries.
New Electromatic Basses from Gretsch
In an expansion to their Electromatic Collection, Gretsch has introduced new hollow-body bass guitars.
iFretless Bass App
Music apps always tend to be a tad wonky. They can be a neat little novelty, but you could drive a fleet of 18-wheelers in the divide between playing a real live instrument and goofing around on an iPad.
June on eBass
It was another busy month here at eBass, full of great basses, tips and tricks, and some awesome new gear.
McCartney Autographed Violin Bass Auctioning for Charity
If you’ve got an extra $100,000 burning a hole in your pocket we’ve got something you might be interested in: a Hofner Violin Bass autographed by Sir Paul McCartney himself. The proceeds from the auction will benefit Nordoff Robbins.
Talking with custom builder John K
We talked with custom builder John Kallas from John K Vintage Basses about getting the only guitar Leo Fender ever gave away for free, testing out new G&L guitars, his custom built guitars, and the subtle differences in wood selection.
