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Bass guitar

Playing bass guitar.
Playing bass guitar.Photo by Freestocks.org via Pexels
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by Jake Rudh

September 02, 2022

This week on the program, we zero in on an instrument that kicks off the Transmission theme each week: the bass guitar. An often overlooked instrument drowned in a sea of guitar, vocals and drums, but not this Thursday. I'm psyched to feature some of the best bass lines in post punk and new wave this week on the show.

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Peter Hook onstage in California
Peter Hook of New Order performing at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Fields May 1, 2005 in Indio, California.
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