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“John Paul Jones is one of the only musicians I’ve been around where I was starstruck. I asked him some stupid questions about Achilles Last Stand… but he was very kind!” Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament names 11 bassists who shaped his sound

By Gregory Adams published

From Dee Dee Ramone to Eric Avery, fretless to 12-string bassists, Jeff Ament believes all his influences can all be heard on the latest Pearl Jam album Dark Matter

Mike McCready and Jeff Ament of Temple Of The Dog perform at The Forum on November 14, 2016 in Inglewood, California.

“So that harmonic, I'm kind of ripping The Firm's Radioactive”: How Jeff Ament discovered a slide harmonic on Pearl Jam’s Even Flow

By Nick Wells published

“I remember accidentally hitting harmonics and sliding on it, so I just started experimenting”

Jeff Ament

Jeff Ament: “Stone was always writing from a Zeppelin angle, so seeing if fretless bass could work in that realm was exciting“

By Joe Daly last updated

The Pearl Jam bassist looks back at the making of Ten, and details his new solo project, American Death Squad

Jeff Ament of Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam cancel final US tour dates after bassist Jeff Ament tests positive for Covid

By Sam Roche published

The news comes after drummer Matt Cameron also tested positive, leading the band to recruit founding drummer Dave Krusen for a recent show in Fresno