methods

From forum discussions it seems that teachers in the US often used published bass methods books. Here in Denmark I've had 4 guitar teachers, 2 piano teachers and now a bass teacher, and none ofte them have used published methods books - although all were dedicated teachers. My teacher of...

Wanted to know has anybody tried his package booklet along with the videos, backing tracks and tabs. Let me know if you have tried it out and your opinions.

Dear bassists friends, The book Tao of Bass volume 1, a book on left hand double bass technique, is available again. This is the 4th printing of the book and again I’m already running out of copies. (Too many bassists out there?) Also, I can always upload videos if you have any question about...

Hi there without wanting to turn this into a Simandl vs the world contest, I am interested though in finding out if with your students (or in hindsight) you'd have preferred, as a beginner, learning small tunes / etude (think Rabbath, Bille) versus more traditional approaches (Simandl, Harabe...

First time posting but I've lurked around here for quite some time. Anyways, Bass Fitness (by Josquin Des Pres) seems to be relatively known in the bassist community but I have yet to see a thread discussing how people use it to practice. Sure, the book comes with (sorta obscure) instructions...

I have a bass with irregularly sized bore holes. I also have some tuning machines that fit 11/16" bore holes. So my plan is to enlarge the existing holes, but I want to make sure it goes as smoothly as possible. I have a drill press, but I want to make sure I use an effective process. I was...

Me being the descendents fan that I am was watching their movie documentary called " Filmage." During it there's some segments with the original bassist of the band Tony Lombardo. Unlike Karl Alvarez who is an amazing fingers style player, Tony is a pure pick bassist. He plays mainly all down...

Hello guys, A lot of discussions about this topic but I haven't found any one giving a really exhaustive view. I am asking you to help me giving an overview on how to approach scales fingering in a systematic way. We may agree on some premises: _ What is a scale? It is a catalog of notes, the...

Hello everyone, I don't know if you understood from the title, but I really want to learn well the whole fretboard so that I can really be free to play easily anything and improvise easily using the whole fretboard. Can you tell me any good methods or lessons to achieve that? Please let me...

What do you use to promote your band during live performances? A banner? Kick drum logo? Scrims? Photos welcome and appreciated.

So I bought a hand made fretless the other day, and it lacks side dots. The neck is complete and finished already. It's got an unlined ebony fingerboard. Unfortunately I have trouble finding where I am without those dots. I play on unlined boards but having a few fret markers really helps me...

The Role of The Bass By: Branden Johns, Bassist of Link Removed It all starts with the music. The Merriam-Webster dictionary states that a musician is “a person who writes, sings, or plays music”. This is the accepted definition by most of the english-speaking world of what a musician is...

I play bass in an Electronic/Ambient improv band, tired of dragging my amp around. We play venues with fairly sophisticated sound systems and talented sound persons, and I would like to set my tired old back free!! Limited effects pedals, six-string basses. Suggestions from players who have been...

Hello, I've been playing the bass for a little over a year now and have down the basics. However, I don't want to be stuck where I'm at so I was wondering if there are any bass method books that you would recommend. For example (I am also a saxophonist) something like a Rubank book for bass...