Fretless Bass with Yves Carbonne : Melodic Exercice for Intonation and Technique

Meet Yves Carbonne – ** Please click on the link at the bottom of this article before reading Dear Bass Players Friends, This month, I bring...

Transcription of Jaco Pastorius’ Bass Solo on “Used To Be A Cha-Cha” : Pick’s Transcription Workshop

Meet Lucas Pickford – Please click below to download this transcription. Jaco-Used_To_Be_a_Cha_Cha-Feb09

Building Improvisation FAQ’s : Jazz Improvisation With Andrea Fascetti

Meet Andrea Fascetti – Hi my friends! Thank you very much for interest in my column. I have received some emails about my work and am...

TONAL RUMINATIONS: Bass Tone And Recording For Dummies : Adam Nitti Technique Series

Meet Adam Nitti To view this lesson, please download the PDF, TONAL RUMINATIONS below Adam-Nitti-Tonal-Ruminations-Feb09

Sweet Passion : Fretless Bass with Yves Carbonne

Dear Bass Players Friends,This month, I bring to you my transcription of, “Sweet Passion”. This is another song from my first album, “Seven Waves” featuring Guillaume...

Let the Rhythm Guide You : Slap Basics With Doug Johns

In my opinion, every great groove/song keeps you listening because of the rhythm. From Monk to Van Halen, a tunes groove is deeply rooted in its...

Linear Slap : Slap Bass With Ray Riendeau

Extended Bass With Al Caldwell

Nothing is more time consuming than second guessing one’s self when it come to composing. I have just finished composing my latest project. My biggest problem...

Anatomy of MY Groove : Grooves With Reggie Washington

Greetings fellow low-end dwellers!! From my studio in the basement; (Stone Nives & Bare Skinz Studio) I’d like to talk about…GROOVE! A number of years ago...

Transcription of a Tune by Guitarist John McLaughlin, “Jazz Jungle” : Pick’s Transcription Workshop

” ‘Jazz Jungle’ is from John McLaughlin’s CD from a few years back called ‘The Promise’. It’s a good old fashioned fusion barn burner. It has...

Building Improvisation: Learning From Mistakes / Jazz Improvisation With Andrea Fascetti

Hi, my friends! It’s such a privilege to write in this fantastic magazine. My intention is talking about some techniques that are useful in jazz improvisation....

Tapping 101 : Adam Nitti Technique Series

Howdy, folks, and welcome back! Author’s note: This installment is an excerpt from my ‘BT130 Tapping Level 1’ course on MusicDojo.com. You can take the complete...

Another View of a Secret

I love transcribing solos! It’s like peering inside the minds of geniuses. I’ve transcribed boxes full of solos. I’ve done plenty of bass solos: Jaco, Paul...

A Day In His Life

  Dear Bass Player Friends,This month, I bring to you my transcription of, “A Day In His Life”. This is a song from my first album,...