soloing

Hey folks! Of course the Pocket is our priority, but we deserve the spotlight too, especially after we've been supporting our bandmates most of...

For the last few years, I have been going out to various blues jams around town. I love the random nature of the sets, playing with a huge...

I'm working on my soloing technique and I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions on how to approach a I7 to bIII7 vamp? Would love some...

Thought I'd post a little demonstration of how i like to use pentatonic over the major chords to extend the harmony. [MEDIA]

the ones everyone talks about recently on here thats sloppy, seems unprepared etc. My band doesn't rehearse, setlist is sent out a week or so...

I haven't found a thread on these boards that focuses on jazz pizz technique. If there is one, please point me in that direction. I'm just curious...

Hey guys, I've been trying to decipher this explanation of JP's scale patterns/digital pattern approach to soloing, but I find it to be rather...

Hi guys, I wonder if any of you guys has every tried to play through a typical guitar rig. This morning, I have done my attempt to play a solo on...

I watch players soloing some jazz sounding chops, I solo but never can create the sound, what scales are being used in a jazz solo. Thanks

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ive been recently practicing some soloings lines. During those practices, i realized that each instruments (horns, guitars, pianos etc) have their...

Mostly an electric player but got an upright about 7-8 years ago and have been whittling away at it and getting some gigs. Definitely have paid...

A recent observation that hadn't occurred to me before and I don't think anyone mentioned to me either: once you can competently solo the changes...

I found a great bass solo from a Robin Ford concert on YouTube that I would like to transcribe. The issue is, transcribing from YouTube can be...

Cheers, good Folks at tb! I've just made some videos with some examples and ideas on bass soloing from different perspectives. I humbly post a...

So I've had a few pedals I've used for this over the last couple years. Basically delay or reverb used for mellow soloing. Pedals I've used for...

I started on guitar, but am now loving 5-string bass… I want to go back to guitar for a bit, but only to ‘solo’ on it (not playing chords) - so, I...

I've been playing bass for a few years now, but mostly focused on classical/ orchestral repertoire. I've been working on my jazz chops recently....

I just bought a Focusrite Scarlett Solo. I can record one track, but then the next tracks I make are all linked or something. They mute together,...

Yes, I know that I posted this here a while ago but i posted it in the DB forums by mistake so I figured that I would post it here as well. Me and...

[MEDIA] Hi here's a video of me and my friend soloing over wonderwall. We know that people are quite tired of this song but we did this video...

Forgive me if this is a total newbie question (I've been playing bass for all of two years now, but I've been playing instruments for fourteen),...

Hey all - I have a bass with Delano single coils and an Audere preamp, and I'm getting a lot of hiss when I favor either neck or the bridge...

So my band is giving me a solo in one of our new songs. Problem is, I really don't know how to solo over blackened death. I'm used to playing...

Hey guys and gals, I want to hear some cool jazz bass soloing. Whether it's on electric or not doesn't matter much to me. Here's a start: "Days...

I find a lot of players have a similar sound when playing quickly, and it sounds like it might be because they're working off a scale. I was also...

Hey talkbass, I borrowed a concept known as Cantus Firmus from an 18th century classical counterpoint manual known as the Gradus ad Parnassum and...

I've been in the shed for a few months now, trying to get some chops together as my current band is wanting me to do more bass solos at some...