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The Player Changes the Instrument
The instrument looks unchanged. But what a player believes can be heard on four strings rewrites its role. Following Jaco Pastorius, Tina Weymouth, and Paul McCartney through that shift.
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2026
Vol.03The Player Changes the InstrumentThe instrument looks unchanged. But what a player believes can be heard on four strings rewrites its role. Following Jaco Pastorius, Tina Weymouth, and Paul McCartney through that shift.
Vol.02The HandHow one player's hands shaped an era of studio bass. From Carol Kaye's pick to Chic's Good Times.
Vol.01What RemainsNotes on music, players, instruments, rooms, and the culture around them. On the things we return to, even as everything new arrives.


