{"product_id":"the-bass-code-l-j-innocent-9781066727926","title":"The Bass Code","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery musician has sinned. The guitarist who wouldn't stop soloing. The drummer who sped up. The bassist who would not, could not, let the song end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the kind of conduct the Bass Code was written to prevent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor centuries, the Code governed the discipline of every bassist who held the instrument - the last line of defence against exactly this kind of chaos. Then it stopped being taught. The result is what you hear in rehearsal rooms today: notes that were never requested and have not been forgiven, fretboards crossed at Olympic sprinting pace under the impression that distance covered constitutes musical content.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Bass Code sets the doctrine down in full - 55 articles, standard procedures, and eight incident reports from the Office of the Sentinel. Each report is a formal finding against a real bassist in a real location. The rulings are final. The record does not expire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you have ever stood in a room and tried to make music with other people, you already know one of the bassists in these pages - and if you play something else entirely, you already suspect one of your own sins is coming next.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tone is completely straight. The comedy is entirely institutional. The findings stand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe perfect gift for any musician, and the ones who've had to play alongside one.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e L. J. Innocent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1066727929\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781066727926\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vigil Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/31\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.25d","brand":"L. J. Innocent","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49084336013567,"sku":"9781066727926","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-bass-code-l-j-innocent-9781066727926","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}