I’ve been playing bass guitar for over 20 years. When I was learning to play, I was often disappointed at the lack of quality educational resources for bass guitarists, so I decided to create one. Then I discovered the web and turned my binder full of notes and diagrams into a site for bassists. That spread into other online music projects, described below:

Personal Projects

• James, Not Jim
  jamesnotjim.com is a “band” site devoted to my bass-centric, instrumental music. 
  
  
• Bandography
  A rundown of bands I’ve played bass for over the years. There are mp3 files for many of them, and links out to the websites of bands that have one (including a few archived sites of bands that are now defunct).

The Trio of Bassplaying.com Sites

• Bassplaying.com
  I develop, administer, and host a community site for bass players. There are forums, lessons, interviews, and other good things to check out. If you’re a bass player, join us.
• Wheatsbassbook.org
  Online since 1997, Wheat’s BassBook, my popular guide to playing the bass guitar, is widely regarded as the best free bass resource on the net.
• Bassfaq.com
  I host and maintain the frequently asked questions (FAQ) file for the rec.music.makers.bass usenet newsgroup. I used to be active on that group. That’s not the case anymore, but the FAQ site gets a lot of traffic from internet bassists.

Et Cetera

• Wheat’s GuitarBook
  I launched this site to help a few friends learn to play lead guitar, so I thought I might as well put it online for other people who don’t have sense enough to play bass. This project launched on 06/25/05). It’s not a priority, but it will expand over time and probably look a lot more like the BassBook eventually.
• The Gear Page at jamesnotjim.com
  I get questions about bass and recording gear from time to time.  Here’s the rundown of what I’m using at the moment.

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