Latest about Jaco Pastorius
Jaco Pastorius talks Weather Report, playing fast, and why the bass is "the number one instrument in the world" in his first Guitar World interview from 1983
In a freewheeling and candid chat, the late bass legend opens up to GW about improvising, his approach to the four-string and that legendary '62 Jazz Bass
Jimmy Haslip: “I know I don’t play the instrument correctly! I've just tried to find my own way of expressing myself“
He got lessons from Jaco Pastorius and toured with Allan Holdsworth – now Haslip continues to push the frontiers of bass guitar with album reissues, sessions and a playing style like no other
Felix Pastorius: ”Even if Jaco wasn’t my father, I’d still be comparing myself to other bassists”
Felix Pastorius on the importance of an artist's individuality, managing fans' expectations and befriending your bass
Thundercat names his favorite basslines and explains why slap bass is so controversial
“If your feel sucks, you just suck,” says the multi-instrumentalist Dragonballer
Billy Sheehan names 5 of his favorite bass albums
Sheehan is one of the world’s most accomplished bassists - so we can all learn from the five albums that influenced him
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