I was in a recording studio a couple of years ago and was just practicing the song I was about to record. My bandmate was looking...
New Online Funk Bass Course… Tim Fletcher takes a look at a new online funk bass course from Dan Hawkins. Dan has been hard at work...
This month I will share 9 Ways To Improve Your Bass Playing… 9 Ways To Improve Your Bass Playing… We can sometimes get into a rut...
The Power of One Note, Part 2… In my December 2020 column, I suggested that there is great power in using one note. This month I...
In this final three-part series of lessons on the construction and application of Thirteenth Arpeggios, I’ll cover additional sequence variations to apply to the seven basic...
In this lesson, I am going to be showing you some fun warm-up exercises before you start playing. Warming up is important to get the blood...
Thirteenth Arpeggios Part Two… My previous lesson entitled “Thirteenth Arpeggios” covered the construction of seven arpeggio shapes– starting from the root of the chord and proceeding...
This month we’ll do a basic rundown of the minor conversion for bass, based on Pat Martino’s minor conversion theory…
Ear Training for Bassists… When we talk about ear training, most people shudder and rename it ear straining however, it doesn’t have to be that way!...
Summertime for Bass… When you are adding another tune to your repertoire, especially one that will stretch your abilities, it is best to build on something...
Bass Scales and Chords… This lesson is all about unlocking bass scales and chords that will help to make your sound unique. Yes, you can take...
Pentatonic scales are a leaner, meaner version of their big brother scales that have more notes and they have a certain built-in advantage that you can...
Modal Color… If you take your time in music learning there are nice surprises that await your hearing senses. It would seem to be an obvious...
For many bass players, asking them to go fully academic for any substantial length of time is like asking them to head straight to the gallows....
The quarter-note occupies a deceptively modest place in the pecking order of musical rhythms. You might even think that since you are getting along rather well...
