Felix Pastorius

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Jazz bassist Anthony Jackson plays a six-string bass at North Sea Jazz festival, The Hague, Netherlands, 10th July 1998.

“If Leo Fender could come back today I think he would approve”: 10 6-string bassists you need to know

By Nick Wells published

From John Myung to Felix Pastorius to Thundercat, we follow their historic quest for the ultimate extended-range axe

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Robert Trujillo of Metallica performs at Yankee Stadium on September 14, 2011 in New York City. Photo of Jaco Pastorius Photo by Tom Copi/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

How Jaco's 1962 Jazz Bass – the so-called Bass Of Doom – eventually came back to the Pastorius family

By Joel McIver published

Stolen in 1982, the bass vanished from the public eye until 2006 when it resurfaced in a New York music store

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Jazz Saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter performs on stage with John Patitucci at Barbican Centre on October 8, 2011 in London, United Kingdom.

John Patitucci: “My gratitude for Wayne Shorter is boundless”

By Nick Wells published

John Patitucci, Robert Trujillo, Flea, Felix Pastorius and many more pay tribute to jazz legend Wayne Shorter

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Felix Pastorius: ”Even if Jaco wasn’t my father, I’d still be comparing myself to other bassists”

By Mike Brooks, Joel McIver published

Felix Pastorius on the importance of an artist's individuality, managing fans' expectations and befriending your bass

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