
‘Why Bass?” Is a podcast that shifts the focus from a bass players history and CV to that age old question - why would anyone want to play the bass guitar? Donivan Blair asks this question with bassist’s of all styles and ranges on each episode and allows the guest to tell the audience in their own words who inspired them, why they chose the instrument and their gear of choice. ‘Why Bass?’ Is host... more
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 6 | Founded | 2 months ago |
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Donivan interviews Eva Gardner, exploring her musical journey influenced by her father's legacy as a bass player. They discuss the significance of instruments, early lessons, and personal preferences in bass guitars, while also delving into recording... more
Jay Bentley is the bass player and a founding member of Bad Religion. Jay shares his journey from a young guitar player to a prominent bassist in the punk rock scene. He discusses his musical influences, the evolution of his playing style, and the dy... more
Rob Marchant the bassist for Slowride, Saboteur, Drakulas, Riverboat Gamblers and is one of Donivan’s best friends. In this episode Donivan and Rob discuss the beginning of Rob’s bass playing as a young punker and his love for Mani from The Stone Ros... more
Eric Bootow, the creator of the Punk Rock Bass Players Community shares his journey as a bass player Fourth In Line, Jugheads Revenge and creating PRBP, an online community for punk rock bass players to communicate, trade gigs and support one another... more
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Stoked to have a bass centric podcast to nerd out on!
This podcast is very entertaining and a enlightening dive into the world of bass players. Makes me wish I had learned to play the bass.
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Why Bass? launched 2 months ago and published 6 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.
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