The Bastard Instrument: A Cultural History of the Electric Bass (Paperback)

Introduction: Music History from the Bottom Up
Part I: Origin Stories
Interlude I: The Forebears
CHAPTER ONE: The Modern Instrument: Leo Fender and the Early Years of the Fender Precision Bass
Interlude II: Everett Hull and the Amplified Peg
CHAPTER TWO: The Novelty Instrument: Monk Montgomery’s Jazz Innovations
Part II: The Road to Legitimacy
Interlude III: Deep in the Heart of Texas
CHAPTER THREE: The Practical Instrument: Rock ‘n’ Roll Live and In-Studio
Interlude IV: Born in Chicago
CHAPTER FOUR: The Picked Instrument: Reinventing the Sound of the Electric Bass
CHAPTER FIVE: The Amateur Instrument: The Teenage Garage Band Revolution
Interlude V: The Electric Bass in England
Part III: New Sounds, New Roles
CHAPTER SIX: The Studio Instrument: Session Musicians and Stylistic Innovations
CHAPTER SEVEN: The Default Instrument: British Bassists and Mid-Sixties Rock
Interlude VI: Ain’t it Funky Now
CHAPTER EIGHT: The Lead Instrument: San Francisco and Psychedelia
Conclusion: The Electric Bass and the Adjacent Possible
Notes
Bibliography
Index