Bass exercises are great for building strength, stamina, speed, precision – just about any aspect of your bass playing can be improved through a good exercise, and that’s absolutely true for your fretting hand. Think about it: If you had a fretting hand that was twice as strong, twice as fast and twice as precise […]
Every Version Of The Major Scale You’d Ever Need
Do you know what an NPC is? If you’re not a video game nerd like me, I wouldn’t be surprised if you’ve never heard of it. In video games, NPC stands for ‘non-player character’. It’s basically any character in a game that’s not you: the player. NPCs usually only have a set amount of things […]
The Ultimate Fretboard Exercise For Bass
This fretboard exercise for bass is one of my favorites. Not only will it help you master your entire fretboard and help you break out of playing the same shapes you always play, but it’s more like a game than an exercise which makes it a bunch of fun. It’s an exercise I learned from […]
Killer Bass Workout
Today, I’ve got a killer bass workout to show you that’s pretty epic! It’s just as useful for rank beginning bass players as it is for seasoned pros – there’s a version of this exercise that will work for everyone. And if you want a seriously monstrous bass workout or even a killer bass warmup, […]
The Pentatonic Scale For Bass: A ‘Hack’ For Memorizing And Combining Pentatonic Shapes
When it comes to learning and using the pentatonic scale for bass, how do most people do it? If you’re like me or thousands of other bass players, at some point, you’ve probably sat down with some tabs, sheet music or scale shapes and just tried to learn your pentatonic scale that way. Up and […]
