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11-String Bassist Jean Baudin Releases Third Solo Album, “2600”
New Albums

11-String Bassist Jean Baudin Releases Third Solo Album, “2600”

Extended range bassist Jean Baudin has released his third solo bass album, entitled 2600. The bassist recorded the entire 27-track album using only his 11-string Kenneth Lawrence bass and a pedalboard. “Having recorded my previous two solo ‘bass’ albums with a strict set of boundaries (no overdubs or edits), I wanted to try something different for my third album,” Baudin...

Jean Baudin: Dhalsim
Bass Videos

Jean Baudin: Dhalsim

Jean Baudin has released his first official music video for the song “Dhalsim” from his new album, Mechanisms. This performance of the song, which is based on the Street Fighter 2 character, was recorded live at the 2013 California Extreme Arcade show. Baudin uses his 11-string bass and extensive pedalboard to get some awesome sounds and textures.

Bass of the Week: Kenneth Lawrence “Joust” 11-string ChamberBrase I
Bass of the Week

Bass of the Week: Kenneth Lawrence “Joust” 11-string ChamberBrase I

The world of extended-range basses has taken off over the last few years, and if you’ve ever searched for the term “bass” on YouTube, you’ve likely seen this week’s bass of the week: the Kenneth Lawrence “Joust” 11-string ChamberBrase I, built for Nuclear Rabbit and solo bassist Jean Baudin. A customization of Lawrence’s models, the bass features a chambered North...

Jean Baudin Releases “The Mechanics of Tapping” Method Book
Sheet Music & Instruction

Jean Baudin Releases “The Mechanics of Tapping” Method Book

Jean Baudin, the bassist famous for his “Super Mario theme song” performance on 11-string extended bass and other videos, has released a method book on bass tapping technique. The Mechanics of Tapping is a 58 page ebook aimed at beginning and intermediate bassists. The book covers Baudin’s approach to tapping with tab for both the left and right hand and...

11 String Madness
Bass Videos

11 String Madness

And I was worried about moving to five…