Friday 10 January 2020
by Wulf
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Part of my Christmas present from Jane this year was a new set of strings for my Sei bass. As a six string bass with non-standard (low D to high Eb) tuning, my options are quite limited and my go-to … Continue reading
Monday 16 September 2019
by Wulf
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Yesterday was a very musical day – leading at church in the morning on electric guitar, a couple of sets of double bass playing with Mudslide Morris (and Rich) in the afternoon and a rehearsal for next week’s blues service … Continue reading
Thursday 18 July 2019
by Wulf
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As well as listening to some great music, I’ve been trying to play some of it as well. I had another Long Player gig last Saturday at a very mini-festival (a charity event in someone’s back garden – brilliantly done). … Continue reading
Thursday 14 February 2019
by Wulf
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I’ve got lots of jazz bassing lined up for this weekend. On Saturday evening I’m depping with some players I know at The Greyhound in Whitchurch on Thames (8-10pm). Then, on Sunday evening, it is back to the regular jazz … Continue reading
Sunday 27 January 2019
by Wulf
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Noodling around after church this morning, I listened to the tones I was getting and was reminded of who was missing from the bass documentary I wrote about yesterday: Jaco Pastorius. To be fair, I can easily appreciate that a … Continue reading
Saturday 26 January 2019
by Wulf
Comments Off on On Drums, On Bass and On Guitar
This morning, I went round to a friend’s house to watch three recent BBC programs he had recorded, looking at the history of drums, bass and guitar in popular music. Stewart Copeland – most famous for his work with The … Continue reading
Sunday 16 September 2018
by Wulf
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It is probably a bit to late to mention tonight’s jazz jam at the Red Lion in Brightwell, since it finished a couple of hours ago. Whoops! You missed a good one, including a couple of chances for me to … Continue reading