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Guitar World
Guitar World
Entertainment
Nick Wells

“You have to get used to being the only one onstage, but there’s beauty in solo bass guitar if you're not afraid to look”: Solo bass pioneer Michael Manring offers his advice to entrants of the first annual Solo Bass Guitar contest

Michael Manring performs at Nidaba Theatre on March 3, 2015 in Milan, Italy.

For bass players, stepping into the spotlight can be daunting enough. Take away the rest of the band, and suddenly there’s nowhere to hide – just four strings, an amp and the challenge of carrying an entire performance on your shoulders.

That’s the premise behind the first annual Solo Bass Guitar contest, which is inviting bassists to put their creativity, technique and musicality front and centre.

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