Bass Musician Magazine - SPECIAL August 2013 Latin Issue | Page 12

The vast span of what used to

Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela,

be the Spanish empire reaches

Uruguay, Peru, Brazil and Costa

around the globe and includes

Rica. I know that many of you will

millions of inhabitants. This

probably think we are missing

geographic area is home to an

some important bassists and I

immense richness of musical

entirely agree, but we have to

heritage and tradition that often

start somewhere and there will

blended with the native music

be opportunities to produce more

structures. The highly diverse

Latin Bass Musician special

styles of music and rhythms

issues in the future (If you guys

found in the Latin realm share

really like them)!

many similarities, but also have

We feel that it is essential

unique characteristics that make

for you to get to know these

them regionally identifiable to

fine musicians as we do and

those of us who have lived in

hopefully, we have shared great

these areas.

insight into their origins, their

Considering the unimaginable

adaptations (like converting a

number of Latin bass musicians

guitar into a bass), the details

that there are all around the

about their lives and careers and

world, selecting a manageable

their inspirations.

group to interview was a huge

Of course we had to ask about

challenge. The sheer number

their gear in some detail and

of incredibly talented bassists

their individual sounds. Lastly

exceed our capabilities to include as we are a virtual magazine,
them all in this one issue, so

we have addressed the impact

we have brought you a mere

of the Internet on each of them;

sampling of veteran artists

the Internet has made our world

and emerging players from

so much more accessible and

Chile, Puerto Rico, Argentina,

allowed us to share music,

BASSMUSICIANMAGAZINE.COM / AUG 2013