If you are a bass player who likes to play Bossa Nova music, you will know that there are some basic Bossa grooves that are a...
Here I have transcribed the introduction of Soul to Squeeze and each section of the tune once. Notice the smooth R & B bass style on the...
Hi my “bass” friends and colleagues, It’s great to be here today! Thank you for positive feedback about my lessons. I want you to remember that...
Hello bass players and fans of bass playing! Welcome to BASS LINES – “Grooving the Root.” Can I groove only with the root? Of course, you...
As a musician, you may have heard phrases thrown around such as: ‘that’s a standard fee’; or ‘oh, it’s below MU rates’; or the classic ‘did...
Andy Irvine’s Bass Mechanics Crucial Groove from TrueFire is a course all by itself. This course instructs on the most basic, and yet, overlooked function that...
Hello Bass Players and fans of Bass playing! This time I’m gonna share with you the bass riff that I have recorded for Loud Music Entertainment....
Jazz Improvisation for Bass with Andrea Fascetti: Chromatic Approaches in Action Part 9… Hi my friend and colleagues, It’s really cool to be here again! Thank...
Jaime David Vazquez Bass Lines: “Loaded Gun”… Hello bass players and fans of bass playing! Here I have the bassline that I recently recorded for Loud...
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...
BASS LINES by Jaime David Vazquez – “Grooving the Inversions”… Hello bass players and fans of bass playing! Welcome to BASS LINES – “Grooving the inversions.”...
Bass Transcription – Old Flames New Names by Mark Chestnut… “Old Flames New Names” by Mark Chestnut is an example of a country tune that encorporates...
Major and Minor Shell Voicings… Hello Bass Friends, hope everyone has centered themselves and focused in on your goals, short and long term. For this article...
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....
BASS LINES by Jaime David Vazquez – “The Walking Bass Line” – Part IV… Welcome to “The Walking Bass Line” – Part IV! Can I play a...