Today I have a super quick lesson that you can implement in your playing immediately – especially if you play any amount of country music. You probably know about the ‘country 2-feel’ bass line, right? Playing alternating roots and 5ths – it’s a country staple. However, you may not know, there is a ‘mistake’ baked […]
How To Make Your Bass Sing
Bass players can be strange creatures. They can be playing a song, grooving along and everything is all good. But when it comes time for them to play a melody or take a solo, what do they do? They activate what I call “bass solo mode”. Double time licks, lots of notes, play as fast […]
Is This The Slickest Bass Lick Ever?
Bass licks and fills – there are tons of them out there. As in, millions and millions of them. So when I say I found the ‘best’ one, it’s more like the best one I’ve found so far. It’s actually from a song I heard growing up and as a teenager, but totally dismissed as […]
Chord Charts For Bass
Do you use chord charts? If you have no idea what I’m talking about or avoid them because they’re crazy confusing, you’re not alone. Not too long ago, I got an email from Trevor, one of my subscribers. It turns out we had actually met in real life many years ago and he’d stumbled across […]
Record Bass To Your iPhone
Let’s talk about how to record bass to your iPhone. A few months ago, I published a video about how to make your own professional bass recordings on the cheap. One of the most common responses I got back went along the lines of: “What if you don’t have a computer? Can I record bass […]
5 Blues ‘Traps’ Every Bass Player NEEDS To Avoid
If you’re playing blues bass, one of the most sure-fire methods of getting ‘chewed out’ on the bandstand is messing up the chords or the form. Trust me – it happened to me once when I messed up the form on a slow blues. I’ve haven’t been that red-faced during a gig since. And while […]
