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Sunday, November 17, 2013

Slap That Bass (Video)

Yeah baby! This is what it's all about.

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How to Listen to the Videos and Recordings Here

If possible, listen to the videos and recordings with head phones, unless you have larger speakers attached to your computer. The small, built-in speakers in most computers cannot reproduce the bass or the warmth of the original recordings.

Blog Author: Gary Waltrip

I play bass guitar and string bass in and around Hollister, California.

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