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From Electric Bass to Upright Bass by Maureen Pandos… So, you’ve been playing electric bass now for some time and you’re thinking about maybe trying your hand at the upright bass. Maybe you’ll even get a bow and mess around with that a little bit. I mean, how different can it really be? EADG. Let’s do [...]
Think When You Study, Feel When You Play by Igor Saavedra… In my opinion, the topic about the proper state of mind to develop and to achieve when we play is such an important thing to discuss. In this article I will try to explore this matter based mostly on my personal experience as well as [...]
BEBOP – JAZZ IMPROVISATION WITH ANDREA FASCETTI… LET’S START WITH BEBOP! HI MY FRIEND AND COLLEAGUES, IT’S GREAT TO BE HERE AGAIN! I HOPE YOU APPRECIATE MY LESSONS. I WANT YOU TO REMEMBER THAT THIS IS A LONG COURSE ABOUT IMPROVISATION, SO STAY TUNED IF YOU WANT TO INCREASE YOUR SKILLS ABOUT THIS SUBJECT. SO [...]
Igor Saavedra at Markbass in Madrid … Very nice pictorial of Igor Saavedra at Markbass Yellow Point Dealers “Todobajos” and “Madrid Musical” in Madrid. CLICK TO VIEW
A Little Guide on How to Choose Bass Strings by Igor Saavedra… First of all I want to apologize with my readers for the delay on this April article. As you surely know I was in a tour in Europe playing in Germany at the Musikmesse and also in Spain and I just couldn’t find some [...]
Start Your (Creative) Engines! by Steve Gregory… The worship bassist is an interesting animal. Insert a nature documentary voice-over here: “Here we see worship bassists in their natural habitat – the church. Highly skilled in interpreting others’ works, the worship bassist’s primary role is to support the worship function. Our team has noted that, over [...]
Hello BMM and Community! Many of my students have been asking me about the sixteenth-note grooves. So, I have decided to give you the tips and techniques from the greats during the next months. This time, we will be studying the Jaco’s style and his approach for the sixteenth notes. For this, you have to get the Jaco [...]
Jazz Improvisation with Andrea Fascetti – Bass Transcriptions… HI MY “BASS BROTHERS”, HOW ARE YOU? I HOPE YOU LIKED MY PAT METHENY SOLO TRANSCRIPTIONS FROM THE LAST ISSUE OF BASS MUSICIAN MAGAZINE. YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT THIS IS A LONG COURSE ON JAZZ IMPROVISATION AND EVERY NOW AND THEN YOU WILL FIND THAT I [...]
Dynamics vs. Sound… Knobs vs. Hands… I’m one of those few guys (for better or for worse – hahaha) who chose not to have any potentiometer at all on his instruments…. I’ve been playing like that for almost 14 years, and my main influence for taking that decision was perhaps the great Anthony Jackson. Attending to [...]
Bass Lines by Jaime Vazquez: Pumpin’ Eights… Hello BMM & Community! This month we will rock the eight notes. How? Check this out! If you listen carefully to rock bass, you will notice the use of eight note grooves. The technique is known as pumpin’ eights. Pumpin’ Eights – A rhythmic pattern, very often used by [...]
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