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“It’s not about playing whatever the lowest note available is”: Listen to John Paul Jones’ isolated bass on Led Zeppelin’s Ramble On

Heavier, groovier, and more melodic than their debut, Led Zeppelin II replaced The Beatles at the top of the album chart in Feb 1970. For much of the album, John Paul Jones doubles Jimmy Page’s guitar ...
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This Isolated Bass Track From “Baba O’Riley” by The Who Proves John Entwistle Was a Genius

They didn’t call him “Thunderfingers” for no reason. John Entwistle was one of the most underrated members of the famed hard rock outfit The Who. Which is surprising, considering he was the only ...
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Isolated Bass Tracks Help Us Further Ponder the Question: “Do Bassists Matter?”

Reader Paul Z. recently sent us the following e-mail: “I recently read a review of Cannibal Corpse’s new album, A Skeletal Domain, and they made a point of saying how Alex Webster’s bass playing is as ...
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“We mic’d one of Steve Howe’s old Gibson guitars and mixed it with the bass. That’s what gave it such a bright sound”: Listen to Chris Squire’s isolated bassline on ...

For countless bassists, there’s nothing better than the late Chris Squire’s hard-driving, sixteenths-heavy bassline on the 1972 Yes classic, Roundabout. It’s a showcase bass riff that flies by so fast ...