Jon Liebman is the founder of For Bass Players Only, which recently published its 500th interview.  Jon is also the author of several titles for Hal Leonard and has a series of online bass lessons.

Jon and I had been in touch about doing an interview for the past six months, and the 2017 International Society of Bassists Convention was a great opportunity to do so.  We chatted about what Jon has learned during his 500+ interviews, some favorite past interviews of his, how he got into the book writing business, and much more!

Check out Jon's sites:

• jonliebman.com
• forbassplayersonly.com
• forguitarplayersonly.com

Some past For Bass Players Only interviews:

• Carol Kaye
• Christian McBride
• Chris Squire
• Paul McCartney
• John Patitucci
• Ron Carter

Follow along with all ISB-related coverage at contrabassconversations.com/ISB.

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