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...
Hello bass players and fans of bass playing! This month, we will be covering Kefas’s “La Palma de tus Manos.” This song is one of my...
La Chica Red Bull Bass Transcription La Chica Red Bull Bass Transcription: Like “Siempre Latino”, “La Chica Red Bull” is another track from Gerardo Contino’s album Somos...
Chromatic Walking Bass Lines… Considering all of the things that you can work on to get an upgrade to your walking bass skills it’s hard to...
Siempre Latino Bass Transcription Siempre Latino Bass Transcription: “Siempre Latino” is the triumphant anthem of Gerardo Contino’s debut album Somos Latinos. The record sports some heavy...
This month we’ll do a basic rundown of the minor conversion for bass, based on Pat Martino’s minor conversion theory…