“Jingle Bell Rock” Hello bass players and fans of bass playing! This month, we will cover the popular American Christmas song called “Jingle Bell Rock” by...
When I was first learning how to read music it was painful. I had no idea and no coach. What was I to do? Well, as...
For educational purposes only. A Lesson in the Phil Lesh Style… Several things make it difficult to describe, characterize, or analyze Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh’s...
Welcome to episode 2 of the Nature of Sound! View Part 1 Here In this episode we will discuss amplitude, volume, sound pressure level (SPL), decibels...
This bass lesson is an excerpt from my recently released book, Bass ala Melodic Minor Modes. In most Western Music, the Major Scale is where most...
The Nature of Sound, part 1 in this music theory series. The Nature of Sound… ever wonder how music and sound are put together? In this...
Francis Rocco Prestia Jr. “The Legendary Sixteenth Note Groove Master” (March 7, 1951 – September 29, 2020) Rocco Prestia, American Bass PlayerBand: Tower of PowerGenres: Soul/Funk/R&B/Jazz/Jazz-Funk...
Triadic Mastery… This is an exercise for professional playing ability that will raise your skill set several levels. I guarantee that you are going to have...
In this lesson, I am going to be showing you some fun warm-up exercises before you start playing. Warming up is important to get the blood...
Thirteenth Arpeggios Part Two… My previous lesson entitled “Thirteenth Arpeggios” covered the construction of seven arpeggio shapes– starting from the root of the chord and proceeding...
Iron Man Bass Play-through… some years later. I had fun recording this Iron Man Bass Play-through on my Fender Precision through the Orange Amplifiers Terror Bass...
It’s a funny contradiction to say so, but when you work to put dead notes into your bass lines you can add quite a bit of...
Oye Como Va Bass Line… Hello bass players and fans of bass playing! This month, we will be covering Santana’s “Oye Como Va”. Santana’s version was...
Sometimes, just before sleep, you enter this nether world where all of a sudden the germ of an idea takes shape. A couple of days ago,...
Bass In The Spirit – James Jamerson… In our small world of bass playing the life work of James Jamerson will always remain an undeniably rock-solid...