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Back issues of Rob's Bass Bulletin:
February 2016 - Gig listings, Jeff Berlin link

March / April 2016 - Open mics, Henrik Linder link

May 2016 - Chordal playing

June 2016 - Marcus Miller link, setting intonation

July 2016 - Odd time, Billy Sheehan link

August 2016 - Ostinatos, Andy West link

September 2016 - Guido of Arezzo, Johnny Gayden link

October 2016 - Rhythm, Jerry Preston link

November 2016 - Choosing gear, Flea link

December 2016 - Blues, Jerry Jemmott link

January 2017 - Modality, Johnny Gayden

February 2017 - Walking

March 2017 - Dead notes

April 2017 - FX pedals

May 2017 - Dominant chords

June 2017 - Bass predecessors

July 2017 - Bass history

August 2017 - Bass solos

September 2017 - Pedalboards, inverting chords

October 2017 - Rob's Bass Channel

November 2017 - Left hand technique, Jordan Wright

December 2017 - Active vs passive

January 2018 - Slapping, Melanie Martinez

February 2018 - Rig rundowns

March 2018 - Control knobs, Gail Ann Dorsey

April 2018 - Instructional videos, Al McKibbon

May 2018 - Musical spelling

June 2018 - Keys, notation, Joe Dart

July 2018 - Uncommon chords, Clyde Browning

August 2018 - Darryl Jones, Phil Lynott

September 2018 - Roscoe Beck, notation apps

October 2018 - Gear and tone

November 2018 - Bass gifts, Doug Maclean

December 2018 - Christmas music for bass

January 2019 - Technique, ear, groove

February 2019 - Geddy

March 2019 - Writing songs, Mars Cowling

April 2019 - Changing strings, ( and batteries )

May 2019 - studio recording

June 2019 - Recording

July 2019 - Chord symbols, frets

August 2019 - Rhythm, Gail Ann Dorsey

September 2019 - Geddy, bass in classical music, blown speakers

October 2019 - Bass history, working with drummers

November 2019 - Jimmy Blanton, Scott LaFaro, dynamics

December 2019 - Christmas music for bass, musicians gifts, recording

January 2020 - Bass & amp maintenance, fills

February 2020 - Key signatures, Kazumi Watanabe

March 2020 - Tonality vs Modality

April 2020 - Understanding drummers

May 2020 - Jerry Jemmott, improvisation

June 2020 - Collaborative recording, concert video links

July 2020 - Rudy Sarzo, Lee Sklar, Chuck Rainey

August 2020 - Home studios, John Entwistle

September 2020 - Remote jamming, tone part 1

October 2020 - Tone part 2, time

December 2020 - Amp maintenence, PSAs, Christmas music for bass

January 2021 - Using a drum machine, setting intonation

February 2021 - Modes, Miles Davis, Guns 'n' Roses, Chic

March 2021 - PSA, Benny Rietveld

April 2021 - Composition versus improvisation

May 2021 - Chordal playing, voice leading

June 2021 - Playing live after COVID, note density, quality change

July 2021 - Roscoe Beck, dealing with charts

September 2021 - turnarounds, equalizers

October 2021 - Halloween gig how-to, David Hood transcription, Jessica Green concert, bass solo links

November 2021 - Left hand positioning, concert video links

December 2021 - Christmas music arranged for bass, Jeff Berlin link

January 2022 - Transcribing, Benny Rietveld, Duff McKagan, PSA

February 2022 - Fretless, Jaco, Pino Palladino, Carles Benevent

March 2022 - Tommy Cogbill, Rocco, Joe Dart, Sam Wilkes, McCartney transcription

April 2022 - Playing live, Tim Starace

May 2022 - Geddy's book, Johnny B Gayden, mixing audio

June 2022 - Chord qualities, Patty Pershayla, Kid Charlemagne

July 2022 - Star Spangled bass arrangement, great American bass players

August 2022 - FX pedals

September 2022 - Consonance and dissonance

October 2022 - Uncommon chords, emergency amp repair

November 2022 - Grooves, Darryl Jones movie, PSA

December 2022 - McCartney's thought process, Christmas music

January 2023 - Intonation, Amp cleaning, Online chord player

February 2023 - Johnny B Gayden, Bass chord guide

March 2023 - Confusing terminology, Bass players of Steely Dan

April 2023 - Overdriven bass, confusing rhythmic terminology

May 2023 - playing jazz, octobass

June 2023 - multi scale basses, ostinatos

July 2023 - How keys work, types of strings, how my brain works

August 2023 - Funk, Earpeggio

September 2023 - Practice priorities

October 2023 - Making simple music interesting

November 2023 - Geddy biography, Muzz Skillings, Geezer Butler

December 2023 - New Year's music, Marvin Gaye biography

January 2024 - Inversion, Gail Ann Dorsey, Unusual bass material