bass technique

I have been playing bass, on and off, for over five decades. A lot has changed. The technical revolution in digital electronics has effected all musical genres and instruments. This includes the bass. I contend the electric bass guitar is unique. Strip away all the digital effects and...

I made a new video with my Ken Smith 6-string bass. It's a smooth and relaxed (I hope! :D) bass solo. Hope you like it. Let me know if you will. Thanks.

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Hey, I have been playing bass for a few years and so far I can play roots, 5ths, triads, scales along with whole, half, quarter, eighths and syncopations. I can also read chord charts and sheet music(still working at it) and play a whole song in a band setting. Besides learning more songs what...

Hi everyone, I have recently rekindled my love for playing bass but been out of the game for 8 years. I noticed I habit I got into that I would like people's input on. So, when I press a fret the rest of my fingers seem to want to rise up instead of staying close to the fret board. I can...

I'm looking to spend some time in New Orleans and was looking for a good bass teacher! Any hints?

I've been playing for a year plus a couple months. I've probably done about 45 minutes a day for that year. (Actually an hour, but took a few months off). I've gotten pretty good for a beginner. I've used the app "Yousician" and kept using it, mostly because it's fun and I don't have a band, so...

Just a quick note to introduce the first video in a new series I'll doing on youtube over the next couple of years. This first one is very basic, covering basic right hand tone production for jazz bass, but later videos will cover more intermediate and advanced topics. Some topics in the...