by Why are so many bass solos just so dull and boring? There are plenty of reasons, but one of the big ones is that bass players don’t give the audience any reason to pay attention to their bass solos.
And when nobody is paying attention, what happens?
People start to talk when the bass solo comes around (even if they listened to everyone else with full attention…)
You might see people using that part of the song as an excuse to go to the bar, or use the bathroom.
People may even walk out! Some music lovers hate bass solos altogether…
But there is something you can do to make sure people stay glued to your bass solo, and it hasn’t got anything to do with playing super fast or using fancy techniques.
In fact, using those things could be the very reason so much of your audience turns off when it comes to the bass solo!
Luckily, there’s an incredibly simple way to make sure people stay glued to every note you play. You can command the attention of the entire audience and make them listen to what you have to share.
It’s not much of a secret – it’s been used for hundreds of years. It’s the reason ‘earworms‘ exist and it’s what makes the catchiest songs so damn popular.
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Take Your Bass Solos To The Next Level
- Dive deep into one of the most iconic bass solos ever recorded and learn how a 'next-level' bass solo is created - on the spot!
- Discover the 'Story-Teller Method' that virtually guarantees people will pay attention when you play
- How the best bass players craft solos that have the crowd literally cheering for them (and how you can do the same thing)
The last thing I want for you is to play a bass solo to a room that doesn’t care. But that’s the best part – you can use this method to make them care.
Obviously everything else that makes a solo good has to be there as well. Things like using notes that work well, staying in the groove, having a strong sound – these are all essential. But without using repetition, people will just talk over it while it’s happening rather than talk about it when it’s finished.
Be sure to sign up for the bonus video, Anatomy Of A Bass Solo. In it we’ll do a deep dive into one of the greatest bass solos in history (in my opinion at least) and we’ll tear it apart to see how it works. You’ll see how the very best musicians use these ideas in their own music and you’ll learn how to do it yourself. Just fill in the form above.
Good luck with the lesson and happy soloing! Hopefully I’ll see you in the bonus video!
Cheers,
Hi Luke I singed up for anatomy of bass solo several days ago as yet it has not arrived are you still offering this cheers
Hey Les – I’m definitely still offering it. When you signed up, you should have been sent a confirmation email. Occasionally, that message can end up in the ‘Spam’ or ‘Junk’ folders of your email. Try looking in there for the email and click the button inside. If it’s not in either of those places, try whitelisting the address luke [at] becomeabassist.com – but with [at] changed to the @ sign. Let me know if you still have problems and we can take it from there!
Hi Luke have checked spam and junk as suggested no joy perhaps you could try once more many thanks
Hey Les – I’ve just resent the confirmation email. A few more things to try – Check your anti-virus settings as well just to be safe.
Did you manage to whitelist the email address the confirmation email is coming from? It may be that your email provider is blocking it from even getting to your spam or junk folders.
Hi Luke I have just realised I wrote my email with a capital L could you please try again with a lower case l many thanks
Hi Luke
Great lessons……Great job !!
Terry Copley
Bassist
2007 Jazz Grammy nominee
The Catz In The Hatz Jazz Band.
Thanks Terry – I really appreciate it. Glad you like them!