PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT The Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation® announced the first Emerging Artist Scholarship, in partnership with Berklee College of Music, toward a bachelor’s degree at the college...
Hello bass players and fans of bass playing! This month we will study the Major Blues Scale for 6-string bass. The blues major scale consists of...
Are You Ready to Make Next Year Your Best Yet? As the new year quickly approaches, I have a question for you: Do you truly want...
Hello bass players and fans of bass playing! This month we are going to study the Minor Blues Scale for 6-string bass. The blues minor scale...
If you happen to stumble across this article, it may be worth reading Walking the Bass Line #7 which is the first in my series for...
Hello bass players and fans of bass playing! This month we are going to study the Major Pentatonic Scale for 6-string bass. * Penta means five...
How to Wrap Cables… Rattlesnake Cable Company has launched a comprehensive new video on the essentials of cable wrapping, showcasing the critical Over/Under (or “Roadie Wrap”)...
Bass Practice Tips… Whether you’re a beginner or an advanced player, practice is the key to improving your bass skills. No matter where you are in...
Lesson seven of approach notes applied to chord tones utilizes a half-step from above and a half-step from below approach. Instead of applying the approach notes...
Hello bass players and fans of bass playing! This month we are going to study the Minor Pentatonic Scale for 6-string bass. * Penta means five...
Now in its sixth edition, The Complete Guide to Music Marketing has provided expert advice, current resources and a-ha moments to musicians globally since 2019. The...
Metallica’s My Friend Of Misery – Solo Bass Intro Riff… Hello bass players and bass fans! In this issue, we are going to study the amazing...
Opening Photo Credit: Tony Cole, 2022 The other day a new bass-playing friend asked me for advice on the best exercises to improve his playing. I...
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...
Hello bass players and bass fans! In this issue, we will study the triads and their inversions. In the last months, we have been studying triads...
