Funk bass lines: If there’s anything more fun than laying down some of these, I’m not sure what it is. But if someone demands: “Play me something funky!” What do you do? Have you got some killer funk bass lines you can launch into at the drop of a hat and fill a dancefloor? If […]
Sweet Pentatonic Exercise For Bass
You’ve probably heard of the pentatonic scale, right? You’ve probably even played it on your bass once or twice (or a couple of thousand times…) Today, I want to share a new way of using the pentatonic scale on bass to make some super cool music. It’s one thing to just run up and down […]
5 Tragically 80s Synth Bass Lines
Synth bass lines: If there was ever a decade that epitomized the sound and feel of a synth bass line, it would have to be the 80s. The decade that gave us MTV, shoulder pads and HUGE hair… Thankfully, the 80s also gave us an absolute ton of great music, and saw the rise of […]
How To Improve Your Groove On Bass: Guaranteed
If you want to know how to improve your groove on bass, you’re in the right place! If – at the altar of music – using bad rhythm is mortal sin, how can you guarantee that your rhythm is rock solid every time you pick up your bass? Do you even know if you’re playing […]
3 Easy Odd-Time Signature Bass Lines
‘Odd’ time signature bass lines aren’t super common, and what happens when most bassists get asked to play some odd time bass lines? Usually something like this: I get it! When you’re playing in ‘regular’ time signatures (usually 4/4 or 3/4) things are comfortable, it feels good, and you don’t have to think about anything […]
5 Vintage Blues Bass Riffs
Blues bass riffs are just about the perfect thing to pull out of your arsenal at a blues jam session. Why? Because if you play some authentic blues bass riffs, it signals to all the other people playing that you know and understand the language of the blues. And it doesn’t hurt that you know […]
