Bass Transcription – John McLaughlin Guitar Solo on Tones For Elvin Jones This month I decided to really give everyone a challenge. This is a guitar...
Here is a deceptively simple exercise to dramatically increase your rhythmic versatility. Take any chord progression and just play the root note on the downbeat. (In...
How many times have you heard phrases like “This is a Classic Bass Technique”, “I like classic basses”, “Electric Bass Tradition”, and a hundred more phrases that...
Bass Gear Review: Ibanez Promethean P5115K combo 500W Combo 15″ Speaker “Kickback” style Cabinet Dome tweeter with passive crossover 6 band graphic EQ Bass and Treble...
HI MY FRIEND AND COLLEAGUES, IT’S GREAT TO BE HERE AGAIN! …HOPE YOU APPRECIATED MY LAST LESSON ABOUT JOHN PATITUCCI’S GIANT STEPS SOLO. TODAY WE COME...
Gear review: Ibanez Grooveline 4 and 5 String Basses Alder/ash body 5 piece Wenge/Bubinga bolt on neck Rosewood fingerboard CAP Sonic Arch J style humbucking pickups...
Performing on stage is something we all have to think about and evaluate at one point or another when we start to play live. Everyone has...
The musical styles are one of the most interesting and rich dimensions that music can offer to the world, but at the same time if they...
“Price Tag” is a song by British recording artist Jessie J featuring American rapper B.o.B. It was released on 28 January 2011 in the United Kingdom...
When bassists talk about tone, the conversations usually center on equipment: what instrument, type of strings, amplifier, and such. Though these things do have an effect...
HI MY “BASS FRIENDS”! THIS IS AN IMPORTANT STEP FOR BASS MUSICIAN MAGAZINE BECAUSE THE 4TH ANNIVERSARY IS HERE!!!!! SO THIS TIME I’VE PREPARED A SPECIAL...
This month we’re going to touch on two subjects. Super imposition of modes is the topic, and the way I’m going to explain it is by...
Hello Bass Players! Here we are celebrating the anniversary of BMM. It’s a great honor for me to be a part of the Family! For this...
Hello all, it’s been a while- thanks for hanging in there. I’d like to go over some material I presented recently in a pair of lectures...
My father is, among many things, an amazing craftsman. His specialty and passion is woodworking, which requires not only a great deal of skill, but also...