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“We hung out in his hotel room ’til 7 in the morning. He put on Donna Lee – I couldn’t believe it!” When Jimmy Haslip met Jaco Pastorius at Frank Zappa’s studio

The Yellowjackets co-founder and then-bassist tells the story of his first encounter with bass royalty

Guitar World · Dec 27, 2025

“The six-string bass guitar was a dream – if Leo Fender could come back today I think he would approve”: 10 6-string bassists you need to know

From John Myung to Felix Pastorius to Thundercat, we follow their historic quest for the ultimate extended-range axe

Guitar World · Mar 31, 2025

“That song has a Led Zeppelin-meets-Frank-Zappa unison riff up front, but I tried to imagine what Krist Novoselic might play”: Fusion bass great Jimmy Haslip breaks down his 2001 project with Robben Ford and Vinnie Colaiuta

Jimmy Haslip is a lefty who plays a left-handed 6-string bass with the strings reversed

Guitar World · Aug 7, 2024