In the Beginning by Frank Boxberger on the 12 String Chapman Stick
Chapman Stick, "in the beginning" by Frank Boxberger on the 12 String Tapping Instrument
please vote for your favorite bass player:
Jaco Pastorius
The "world's greatest bass player
Cliff Burton
Larry Graham
The legendary Bassist
Jeff Berlin
Electric bass monster.
Victor Wooten
Freak of nature, bassist for Bela Fleck and the Fl more
and the Flecktones and his own solo projects.
Jayen Varma
Abe Laboriel
He is one of the Best Bass Players of All time. And my Favorite Bassist.. He is on TOP..........
John Paul Jones
Led Zeppelin bassist and now solo artist.
Les Claypool
The official Web site of Les Claypool, uniquely talented bassist of Primus
Geddy Lee
Rush bassist, By-Tor
Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers!
Billy Sheehan
Mr. Big, Niacin, Talas, David Lee Roth and Steve Vai.
Paul McCartney
Beatles, Wings, knighthood
John Patitucci
Double bass and electric bass player who plays hard bop, contemporary and Brazilian jazz.
Stanley Clarke
Largely regarded as one of the greatest of all time
Jack Bruce
Legendary bassist of legendary band, Cream
Sting
Anyone remember when he played bass and played it well?
John Myung
The incredible bassist of prog metal band Dream Theater, who plays six string bass as well as Petrucci plays guitar!
Charles Mingus
The legendary bassist, composer, and bandleader
Bootsy Collins
Does Bootsy really need an intro?
Michael Manring
Bass virtuoso who plays bass as a solo instrument utilizes unusual alternate tunings
Geezer Butler
Known as the very first heavy metal bassists he has blown minds with tracks like "N.I.B" and "Iron Man" he is definatley one of the most timless bass...
James Jamerson
One of the unsung heroes of the Motown sound, James Jamerson was described by Motown founder Berry Gordy as "a genius on the bass...and incredible imp..
Roscoe Beck
Bassist and producer, performed with Eric Johnson
Brian Bromberg
Bassist, composer and producer. Plays upright, electric, Piccolo and synthesizer bass like few others
Ron Carter
Jazz master Ron Carter with more Jazz master Ron Carter with more than 2,500 albums to his credit, including Miles Davis and John Coltrane.
Christian McBride
Jazz bass talent, featured on hundreds of recordings.
Richard Bona
Multi-talented multi-instrumentalist who plays
Victor Bailey
The bassist who took over for Jaco in Weather Report, and never looked back
Mark Egan
Talented fretless bassist who has recorded Pat Metheny Group, Sting, Arcadia, Roger Daltry and Joan Osborne and others
Jean-Jacques Burnel (born 21 February 1952 in London) also known as J J Burnel, is an Anglo-French musician and songwriter, best known as the bass
JoJo Garza
Chris Squire
Bassist for the band Yes
John Deacon, best known as the bass guitarist for more...
why is the left hand used for the bass and the left for melody? it seems it would make more sense for them to be switched, as to not cross over the neck with the arms, possibly muting the other side of the neck by accident
StopTheMoti0n 1 year ago
you get more tapping power with the cross over method, plus like piano, most people have a greater coordination with their right hand for melodies and leads.... thanks Frank
fboxberger 1 year ago
1) Myung 2) flea 3) jaco 4) wooten
TheBestOfTimes10 1 year ago
I totalyy agree... good choices......
fboxberger 1 year ago