What other sources of information on bass playing exist?
Mailing Lists: The venerable bass mailing list The Bottom Line is alive and well. You can find out how to join and how to post here. Sites: There are far too many to mention, but here is a selection of popular and/or interesting and/or useful bass information and discussion sites: Active Bass BassLob Bassworld (U.K. site) Bob Gollihur ExtendedRangeBassist Harmony Central’s bass section International Institute of Bassists TalkBass Wheat’s BassBook Bassplaying.com Newsgroups: Two other newsgroups, alt.bass and alt.guitar.bass, are also devoted to bass playing. RMMB was created to replace the alt groups since many readers sit behind servers w ith a no ALT group policy. But the alt groups have continued and now all are available though web-based interfaces like Google Groups. Magazines: Bass Player Bass Guitar Magazine • What should I look for when buying my first bass and amplifier? toc Presumably you’re going to be buying both a bass and an amplifier, and there are things to know about b
