I was still a teenager when I first listened to a certain D’Angelo track, and it left me totally dumbfounded. Throughout the whole track, it broke the single most important cardinal rule of bass playing that I’d been told. Over and over, the drums and bass just didn’t line up very well. And not in […]
5 Invisible Groove Mistakes (Nearly) Every Bassist Makes
As a bassist, there’s one thing you do that’s probably more important than all others: Your GROOVE. If you have a solid groove, then your bass lines will feel great and other musicians will love playing with you. Get the groove wrong, and it’s a very different story. But there are some very common mistakes […]
The Technique TRAP Hidden In Flea’s Hardest Bass line
Flea has played some of the most iconic bass lines in the history of bass itself. But even masters can sometimes run up against their limits… In an interview with Rick Beato, Flea said that there was one song specifically that he really needs to warm up before he starts playing it. And when you […]
The Most UNDERRATED Sound On Bass
There’s a certain sound you can play on bass that rarely gets used, but I think it’s among the prettiest sounds you can ever play on a bass. The only problem? It breaks one of the most important ‘rules’ of bass playing (as much as music has ‘rules’ at least) However… You CAN find examples […]
EASIEST Way To Sound PRO Using Pentatonics On Bass
If I told you that these pentatonic shapes were ‘wrong’, what would you say? Just to be clear, these shapes ARE correct and they WILL give you the notes of whatever pentatonic scale you like… But if you look at how bassists like: They tend NOT to use those shapes – at least not in […]
Beginner Bass Mistakes That KILL Your Progress
Today, we need to talk about beginner bass mistakes – the kind of things that beginner bassists do that can slow down progress, or even stop it entirely. I’m not even being super hyperbolic here. In fact, when I was starting out as a beginner bass player, I made just ONE of these mistakes and […]
