In this month’s installment of Pick’s Transcription Workshop I’ve chosen to focus on a young technically brilliant bass phenom from France named Hadrien Feraud. If you...
Hello, Everybody, and welcome to the second installment of Opening the Slap Style Vocabulary. Recently, drummer Chris Ceja and I played at Pete Decuir’s BassQuake in...
Click on the docment below to launch the Slap Triad Arpeggios lesson. Download Ray_Riendeau_Slap_Arpeggios.mov
I have a band called the Traveling Black Hillbilly’s. I play Banjo and Bass in the band. We played for a festival in Ohio in September...
I recall the days when I’d go into the studio as a hired hand and all I needed to ask is “Do you want me to...
It’s possible that many of the people reading this have found themselves in a position where they’ve had to play a song that they’ve never heard...
The first topic I’d like to cover in this slap series is what I call double thumbing. I guess I’m “old school” when it comes to...
In my pursuit of understanding tonality, I discovered that I play way too many notes. I’m reminded of a comment about my 11 string bass, when...
I remember entering a metro talent search when I was in high school. I was a Stanley Clarke fanatic and even performed in a custom made...
Let’s see, a healthy dash of salt — well maybe a little more. Next some fresh ground pepper and a couple of cloves of garlic, then...
Most bass players that have at least a basic ability to improvise typically have a ‘comfort zone’ that they play from. These comfort zones evolve from...
by Alain Caron ** Note: At the end of this page is the music download of the lesson. Please scroll to the bottom, click to open,...