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Coffee Break Grooves – Smooth Backing Tracks For Bass Players
Coffee Break Grooves – Smooth Backing Tracks For Bass Players…
Over the past five years Coffee Break Grooves has been quietly establishing a reputation for supplying top quality backing tracks for musicians across a variety of instruments. Last year, the company released a series of backing tracks geared specifically to bass players, as well as versions for drummers, both of which are remixed specifically for those instruments. And the result is surprisingly good!
First impressions
The first thing that hits you when you visit www.coffeebreakgrooves.com is how well laid out the site is compared to some of the more amateurish alternatives. I’m personally not 100% sure about white text on black, but that aside, it’s great to be able to clearly see different genres in an instant, and what’s more to be able to sample the catalog of albums and tracks with just a couple of mouse clicks. Kudos to the design team.
Before we go on, I should explain that the site focusses on the more laid back stuff, so you won’t find any thrash metal or rock. What you do get is a collection of polished original tracks – no covers – which are impeccably recorded and run for an impressive 15 minutes each. Definitely long enough to get into the flow of the groove.
The lack of instantly recognisable tracks from famous names may put some people off, but I found it quite refreshing to be able to listen to fresh new grooves like this, especially since many of them are genuinely catchy enough to inspire some great jams. You can see what I mean by checking out the video below.
The bottom line
The site also offers free and premium video lessons, although for some strange reason there are no bass (or drum) versions in the catalog. I understand that the company intends to add bass lessons as soon as they find some suitable instructors, so get your applications in now guys, while the opportunity is still hot. I didn’t get the chance to try out any of the premium lessons, but if they’re like the free ones, they’re pretty cool. No fluff or filler, just some straight up guidance on how to improve your playing skills, lick by lick.
Conclusion
Coffee Break Grooves offers up a unique selection of very cool tracks, ranging from blues to Smooth Jazz, Funk, Reggae and beyond, so it’s great to see the specific addition of a selection for bassists in particular. You’ll have to go somewhere else if you’re looking for Bon Jovi or REM, but if you’re a lover of the ‘groove’ in all its glory, then this is definitely the place to visit. The individual tracks cost $3.75 each, and you can buy full 8 track albums at $18.99. My tip is to subscribe to their newsletter because they regularly offer discounts and special offers across their catalog.
Visit online at www.coffeebreakgrooves.com
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Working-Class Zeros: Episode #5 – Tube vs Solid State + It’s Awesome But Is It Necessary?
Here is episode 5 of WCZ, we address a comment from a subscriber, Tube vs solid state amps, and the work that goes into ownership. And of course, “Sure it’s awesome but is it necessary?”
“These stories from the front are with real-life, day-to-day musicians who deal with work life and gigging and how they make it work out. Each month, topics may include… the kind of gigs you get, the money, dealing with less-than-ideal rooms, as well as the gear you need to get the job done… and the list goes on from there.” – Steve the Bass Guy and Shawn Cav
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Epiphone Jack Casady Fretless Bass…
Epiphone Unveils the Jack Casady Fretless Bass Designed By the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Legend, Melding His Years of Experimentation in Hot Tuna and Jefferson Airplane.
For over 150 years, Epiphone has been a leading innovator in instrument design. By leveraging its iconic past and leaning into the future, Epiphone has set the stage for the next era of sound for present and future generations. Epiphone is proud to continue its longest signature artist partnership with the legendary bass player, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, and founding member of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna, Jack Casady. Designed by Jack Casady and Epiphone, the new Jack Casady Fretless Bass is available worldwide now at authorized Epiphone dealers and online via epiphone.com/en-US/p/Electric-Bass/Jack-Casady-Fretless-Bass/Aged-Royal-Tan.
As a founding member of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna, legendary bass player and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Jack Casady’s full driving tone and innovative melodic bass work have defined the role of bass guitar in rock and roll for decades. Liberating the bass from its traditional role as part of the rhythm section, Jack’s pioneering approach to bass brought the instrument to the forefront. The new Epiphone Jack Casady Fretless Bass was and is the culmination of years of experimentation by Casady to find an instrument with a superior electric tone and the response of an acoustic bass. It features the Casady-designed JCB-1 Low-Impedance Humbucker and a three-position rotary impedance control for a wide range of tonal versatility. Now, for the first time in a Fretless version, the Epiphone Jack Casady Bass comes with a premium gig bag.
Explore the new Jack Casady Fretless Bass from Epiphone: HERE.
Hello bass players and bass fans! In this issue, we will study the altered chords.
An altered chord is a chord that replaces one or more notes from the diatonic scale with a neighboring pitch from the chromatic scale. By the broadest definition, any chord with a non-diatonic chord tone is an altered chord.
Examples:
– CMaj9(b5)
– CMaj13(#11)
– C7(b9)
– C9(b13#11)
– C13(#11b9)
– C+7(#9)
See you next month for more #fullbassattack… GROOVE ON!
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Premiere: The Low Sixes New Single, “Turn On The Night” With Alan Hildebrandt on Bass/Vocals
Working-Class Zeros: Episode #5 – Tube vs Solid State + It’s Awesome But Is It Necessary?
Gear News: Distiller CE Onboard Low Pass Filter
Interview With Bassist Jonny Rubin AKA (Dr Funk)
Gear News: Future Impact V4 Guitar & Bass Synth Now Available in the U.S.
Working-Class Zeros: Episode #5 – Tube vs Solid State + It’s Awesome But Is It Necessary?
August 12 Edition – This Week’s Top 10 Basses on Instagram
New App: MusicNomad’s Free GuitarTracker App
Gear News: PJB’S Double Four Plus
