Bass Player Magazine August 2006. Equipment and guitar reviews, Letters, Workshops etc.

COVER FEATURE

40 LES CLAYPOOL

The mastermind of Primus and its various offshoots, these
days Les has his fingers in a lot of piesbut his feet are on
the ground. By Brian Fox

FEATURES

36 JIMMY HASLIP

Celebrating 25 electric, visionary years with Yellowjackets.
By Chris Jisi

54 TERRANCE PALMER

Gospel bass as a labor of love and worship with Israel & New
Breed. By Chris Jisi

BASS NOTES
18 Ben Kenney The Incubus bassist hops instruments
19 Ben Allison on keeping jazz lines fresh
20 Ethan Farmer on playing to huge audiences
24 Introduce Yourself Meet your fellow BP readers
PROFILES
27 Mick Morris Seeing double with Eighteen Visions
28 Joe Principe Going interactive with Rise Against
30 Rick Rosas Feel master with Neil Young and Joe Walsh
MUSIC
94 Transcription

Aretha Franklin's Rock Steady

Chuck Raineys sub-hook anchors a timeless classic.
SOUNDROOM
60 Line 6 Low Down combos
64 Ernie Ball/Music Man Sting Ray 5 HS 5-string
67 NS Design Bass Cello
70 Core One Creative Bullet Coil cable
70 Body Glove gig bag
BASS TECH
72 Work On Your Bass Frets on the level
74  Retro-Rama Charles Mingus's The Bass
TRACKS
77 Home Recording Rut-busting studio
songwriting techniques
WOODSHED
83 Learn To Play Getting there from here
84 Learn To Play Eric Claptons After Midnight
86 Hussain Jiffry From samba to bossa
89 John Goldsby Giant Steps for mankind
DEPARTMENTS
8 Low Down
10 Letters
79 BP Recommends
111 Advertiser Index
112 Soapbox
Oz du Soleil No groove left behind

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