We had a sort-of-irate ‘letter’ (well and email actually) from a reader who wanted to know why we do a feature on double/doghouse players and not other musicians. My response is we do feature other musicians/instruments throughout the magazine, that’s obvious as we are a music magazine. I’d contend that we interview vocalists and guitarists the most, Paul Waring’s love for the saxophone shows in his features, and we’ve coverfeatured a number of drummers and piano players recently (Dave Prince, Dylan Kirk for example), but to my eyes, the doghouse bass is one of the key things that sets rock’n’roll apart, both visually and sound-wise, from other genres, and often the doghouse player is the on-stage character of the band, I don’t see many lurking in the shadows at the back of the stage. Just a personal view.

Rock On….Johnny Hop