Nothing ruins a perfectly good bass line, fill or lick than having that incessant low rumble of your loose low strings. It’s distracting, it can ruin your sound, but most importantly, it can chip away at the foundation of a strong groove. This is something that can plague you as you make the shift from […]
How To Play More Melodically
You’ve been there. You’re in the middle of playing something – either a bass line you’ve made up or a solo you’re taking – and you realize… It just doesn’t sound very good!!! You sound stilted, and robotic – you’re just not making any sense! At least that’s how Eugene, a Become A Bassist email […]
How To Strengthen Your Pinky Finger
The Pinky For most people it’s the least-used, and therefore weakest finger. It IS the smallest after all… When I was just starting to play, using my pinky felt so unnatural – like brushing my teeth with my left hand. I was SO much more comfortable just using my other three fingers – and I […]
How To Create Killer Grooves From Scratch
Have you ever considered that you could be your own worse enemy when it comes to your playing? It’s an uncomfortable thought – and one that I’ve certainly had many times since I started playing music. If you’ve ever started playing and not enjoyed what came out of your bass, you know exactly what I […]
Bass Chord Pro
Bass Chords sound amazing!!! There’s just something about chords on bass that’s just so much more satisfying than when a guitar player plays them or a piano player plays them. Maybe it’s just because you’ve heard a million guitar and piano players mess with chords – but very few bassists. Well we’re going to have […]
How To Play Bass In Seven – The Basics [Video Lesson]
Have you ever tried learning to play bass in seven? Is it really as difficult as you’ve convinced yourself it is? I’m going to go out on a limb and say, “NO!!!” When something is unfamiliar to us, we humans sometimes make the assumption that it is too difficult or that we’d never be able […]
