It's not a Race, Nerd!

If you've been playing long enough to have had a Mel Bay / Hal Leonard part of your musical life, you know these authors used to be lionized. Way back when, Ed Friedland, probably the most famous bass book guy, lived in Austin for a while. He has since toured with the Mavericks and moved to Nashville, then Tucson. Great guy. I would say Zen in the sense that he’s super knowledgeable and a bit…