In this issue, I am going to share some tips on buying a Vintage Fender Bass, including what to look for, how to authenticate and much...
Expanding the Slap Bass Vocabulary with Ray Riendeau – Groove #11… Greetings all! This months’ groove utilizes a “double pop” using 1 and 2nd fingers for popping consecutively...
Expanding the Slap Bass Vocabulary with Ray Riendeau – Groove #10… Greetings all! This months’ groove has a James Brown feel/vibe to it, but with slap....
Expanding the Slap Bass Vocabulary with Ray Riendeau – Groove #8… Greetings all! This months’ groove can be played over an E minor or E dominant...
Expanding the Slap Bass Vocabulary with Ray Riendeau – Groove #8… Greetings all! This months’ groove is based on G7. This might be a different for...
Expanding the Slap Bass Vocabulary with Ray Riendeau – Groove #7… Greetings all! This months’ groove is based on G Minor. This one has three bars...
Expanding the Slap Bass Vocabulary with Ray Riendeau – Groove #6… Hello fellow bassists! Happy New Year to you all! This month I’d like to share...
Expanding the Slap Bass Vocabulary with Ray Riendeau – Groove #5… Hello fellow bassists! This month we take a look at a groove that incorporates the use...
Expanding the Slap Bass Vocabulary with Ray Riendeau – Groove #4 Hello fellow bassists! This slap groove incorporates all the techniques we?ve been discussing in the past...
Expanding the Slap Bass Vocabulary with Ray Riendeau – Groove #3… Hello fellow bassists! Last month I introduced the “Rake Down”, a technique that involves fanning out...
Expanding the Slap Bass Vocabulary with Ray Riendeau – Groove #2… Hello fellow bassists! For this next slap groove I thought I’d incorporate a technique that...
Expanding the Slap Bass Vocabulary with Ray Riendeau – Groove #1… Hello fellow bassists! As a teacher for many years I’ve found that creating a “vocabulary”...
Meet Ray Riendeau – As a teacher for many years a common question I get from many students is about how and what to practice. Sometimes...
Meet Ray Riendeau – Hi everyone! In this article I’d like to discuss the importance of learning and transcribing things that you want to learn. It...