Bass Resources by Matthew Brown

1. Ibanez RD 500 (5.0 Stars · 1 Review)
   Tobacco sunburst, quilted maple top, rosewood fingerboard on flat-sawn maple neck. Active electronics with two pickups.
   Equipment: Basses · 1024 Hits · Posted on 4/21/2008 by Matthew Brown (9286)
   
2. Gigmasters (4.0 Stars · 1 Review)
   This is a website for promoting your band, that allows you to upload pix,MP3's and videos.
   URL: http://www.gigmasters.com
   Other: Web Directories · 355 Hits · Posted on 1/13/2008 by Matthew Brown (9286)
   
3. Yamaha BB 1600 (4.0 Stars · 1 Review)
   This is an '80's-era Yamaha version of a Fender Jazz that I had converted to fretless. It has passive electronics and long-scale neck.
   Equipment: Basses · 723 Hits · Posted on 5/18/2007 by Matthew Brown (9286)
   
4. EMusicTheory.com (5.0 Stars · 1 Review)
   This has many features, but the most useful for AB'ers will be the free drills.
   URL: http://www.emusictheory.com/
   Instruction: On-Line · 1554 Hits · Posted on 7/7/2006 by Matthew Brown (9286)
   
5. Azola Acoustic Baby Bass (5.0 Stars · 1 Review)
   A narrow-bodied, fully acoustic laminate upright bass with built in electronics, with a maple body, spruce top and rosewood fingerboard on a maple neck. Tilt-adjustable neck, with tone controls on the side.
   Equipment: Basses · 1390 Hits · Posted on 8/29/2005 by Matthew Brown (9286)
   
6. Wikipedia Category Bass Guitarists (4.5 Stars · 1 Review)
   A list, with articles and links, of influential bass guitarists, broken down by category.
   URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/category:bass_guitarists
   Other: Web Directories · 845 Hits · Posted on 7/17/2005 by Matthew Brown (9286)
   
7. Jazclass (5.0 Stars · 1 Review)
   A site offering online instruction; it's a best-of at yahoo.com. It includes lessons on music theory, notation, jazz and blues.
   URL: http://www.jazclass.aust.com/
   Instruction: On-Line · 1473 Hits · Posted on 4/2/2004 by Matthew Brown (9286)
   
8. Ampeg Portabass 1X12 Cabinet (5.0 Stars · 2 Reviews)
   A small, 1X12 cabinet with a tweeter, speakon, phone plug inputs, and adjustable high end. Uses a Celestion speaker with lightweight neodymion (sp?) magnet and lightweight plywood. Comes with luggage-style handle that is easily removed.
   Equipment: Amplifiers · 3841 Hits · Posted on 5/11/2003 by Matthew Brown (9286)
   
9. Website Designer: Shoofly Design (5.0 Stars · 1 Review)
   Joe Chellman designs websites small and large, including a number of websites for musicians.
   URL: http://www.shooflydesign.org
   Other: Miscellaneous · 496 Hits · Posted on 4/27/2003 by Matthew Brown (9286)
   
10. Kai Eckhardt Website (5.0 Stars · 2 Reviews)
    This is a comprehensive personal website featuring the work of this wonderfully musical bassist, formerly with John McLaughlin.
    URL: http://www.kaizone.com
    Musicians: Musician Websites · 1049 Hits · Posted on 4/20/2003 by Matthew Brown (9286)
    
11. Berklee Press (5.0 Stars · 2 Reviews)
    This is the online marketing arm of the Berklee College of Music.
    URL: http://www.berkleepress.com
    Books/Tab: On-Line · 2998 Hits · Posted on 3/1/2003 by Matthew Brown (9286)
    
12. Yamaha BEX4C (4.0 Stars · 2 Reviews)
    Semi-hollow body, alder body, tiger-striped laminated maple top. Designed for Billy Sheehan. Maple bolt-on neck;rosewood fretboard. Piezo pick-up in the bridge and a magnetic pickup a humbucker -- midway between bridge and neck.
    Equipment: Basses · 2995 Hits · Posted on 1/11/2003 by Matthew Brown (9286)
    
13. CDBaby (5.0 Stars · 1 Review)
    An online source for independently-marketed recordings, available to musicians who are marketing CD's and eminently searchable.
    URL: http://www.cdbaby.com
    Marketplace: On-Line Stores/Catalogs · 1580 Hits · Posted on 11/30/2002 by Matthew Brown (9286)
    
14. Beyond The Missouri Sky by Pat Metheny Charlie Haden (4.0 Stars · 2 Reviews)
    Duo recording of guitars and bass, with occasional overdubs. The music is lyrical and quiet, with interplay between bass and guitar while improvising solos.
    URL: http://www.patmetheny.com
    Recordings: Jazz · 1144 Hits · Posted on 8/24/2002 by Matthew Brown (9286)
    
15. Le Quartet Bash by Le Quartet Bash (4.0 Stars · 1 Review)
    This vinyl release of Boston-based musicians includes Stu Hamm's as a young musician. Hall is an excellent drummer; Bruce Arnold is legendary in Boston, and Aaron Heick, leader and sax player wrote some fine funk/jazz tunes for the group.
    Recordings: Funk/R&B · 537 Hits · Posted on 5/16/2002 by Matthew Brown (9286)
    
16. Bill Frisell,Kermit Driscoll,Joey Baron Live by Bill Frisell (4.0 Stars · 1 Review)
    This is a live recording made in Spain of Bill Frisell's regular band, minus the 'cello player. If you like your jazz goofy, with lots of off-the-wall interaction between the players, you'll like this.
    Recordings: Jazz · 766 Hits · Posted on 2/17/2001 by Matthew Brown (9286)
    
17. SWR Basic Black (5.0 Stars · 2 Reviews)
    Combo 1X15 with tweeter, 120 watts, 160 watts with extension speaker cabinet.
    Equipment: Amplifiers · 5364 Hits · Posted on 2/15/2001 by Matthew Brown (9286)
    
18. How To Improvise by Hal Crook (5.0 Stars · 1 Review)
    Pretty much has it all for all types of improvisation, but especially for jazz; useful for all instruments. Very good resource for practicing improvisation and for theory and rhythmic concepts.
    Books/Tab: Jazz · 1726 Hits · Posted on 1/1/2001 by Matthew Brown (9286)