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"Hey Rob, I really enjoy these bulletins- thanks so much for keeping me on your list". - Ann
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