Anthony Jackson, Master of the Electric Bass, Is Dead at 73

 

 

"But one achievement of Mr. Jackson’s was clearly attributable to him above all: the invention of the six-string contrabass guitar — as opposed to the ordinary four-string electric bass — which introduced new range to the instrument.

“When it has been pointed out that I invented an instrument now played by thousands worldwide, it’s certainly a source of pride,” Mr. Jackson told Bass Player. “The contrabass guitar has been a path to ecstasy for me, my Eden.”"

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Anthony Jackson, Master of the Electric Bass, Is Dead at 73 – DNyuz