Double Bass Scales… Discover Double Bass founder Geoff Chalmers has just released a great learning tool, Double Bass Scales, that at first seems applicable for upright...
Intervals (Part 1) – Number, Quality, and the Interval Formula… Music Mechanics 17 introduces the beginnings of harmony with intervals, including an interval’s number, quality, major/minor/augmented/double...
Crying For Hope… Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award-Winner and original member of The Meters George Porter Jr. has released his compelling music video for “Crying For Hope”,...
Jim Kerwin… I am always happy to have the opportunity to chat with an upright bass player. I was even more stoked to chat with Jim...
Kefas – “Lo Que Es Vivir” Bass Line… Hello bass players and fans of bass playing! This month we are going to cover, Kefas – “Lo...
Marylyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr.: Blackbird, Lennon-McCartney Icons… Blackbird, Lennon-McCartney Icons, Featuring Derrick “Dock” Murdock, Rick Taylor, Nick Ornelas, Tim Sonnefeld on Bass. I grew...
Second Edition – The Rickenbacker Electric Bass: 50 Years as Rock’s Bottom… The updated book features 16 bonus pages with up-to-date information on Rickenbacker’s latest electric...
A Conversation with Mr. Ron Carter By David C. Gross and Tom Semioli… An icon of the instrument, a jazz giant, and an insightful educator –...
Just Play Puerto Rico… Following his Latin Grammy nomination, in the category “Best Long Form Music Video”, bassist, composer, music producer and filmmaker Matt Geraghty, has...
Interview With Bassist Danny Mo Morris… Danny Mo Morris is a bass player, a professor at Berklee College of Music since 1988, and loves teaching the...
Brian Bromberg, A Little Driving Music… I always feel like my life has a background soundtrack playing in support of whatever I am doing. This is...
Permutations of the 43 ESSENTIAL Rhythmic Subdivisions You Need to Know… Welcome back, friends! In Music Mechanics 16 we’ll cover permutations of the 43 common subdivisions,...
Pantera “I’m Broken”… Here comes my tribute to Pantera “I’m Broken”, one of my favorite songs, with play along tabs. GEAR: ESP Guitars USA GB-4 bass...
REVIEW THROWBACK: The Complete Book of Bass Essentials… The Complete Book of Bass Essentials is a very well-thought-out book on a subject that can be quite...
Marleaux Bass Guitars celebrates its 30th anniversary with the amazing “Marleaux Video Challenge“… News In From Marleaux Bass Guitars: Win a stunning Marleaux Bass worth 5500...