Igor Saavedra | |
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 Live in Buenos Aires. July 2010. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Igor Alexander Saavedra Valenzuela |
| Born | May 31, 1966 Santiago, Chile |
| Genres | Jazz, jazz fusion, rhythm and blues, rock, funk, smooth jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, bassist |
| Instrument(s) | Bass, Extended-range bass |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Website | igorsaavedra |
Igor Saavedra (Santiago de Chile, May 31, 1966 ) is a player and pioneer of the extended-range bass (ERB) guitar. As of 1999[update], he has dedicated his musical career to the study and performing of the eight string extended-range bass guitar and is considered a pioneer on that field by the world's most prestigious bass publications.[1] As collected from many interviews worldwide, Saavedra was the first ERB player in South America and is also credited as being the creator of the Mic Ramp in 1995, which is a height adjustable wooden ramp that contains the bass pickups which are derived from the Willi's Ramp.[2] At the same time, in 1993, he started developing a technique for the electric bass named Vectorial Synthesis Technique, about which he's been writing a book.[3]
- ^ Quotes of ten of the most prestigious Bass magazines at his website's home page
- ^ http://www.bassguitarmagazine.com/interviews/south-american-bass-maestro-igor-saavedra/ Special Interview to Igor Saavedra made by UK's Bass Guitar Magazine, issue 45.
- ^ "Interview with Jon Liebman, October, 2012". Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2012.