I like that our first walking bass line is going to take place on April fools!
The walking bass line this week will be a F blues. I will put a link for the PDF below that you can download. [Read more…]
Walking Wednesdays
Walking Wednesdays is a crowd sourced walking bass line. Using social media we can create some truly unique walking bass lines all while learning from each other and having fun in the process.
Sound like fun? [Read more…]
Hey Pocky A-way Bass Line
In order to capture the sound of this bass line I would recommend playing a P-Bass with flat wound strings (old ones if you have a set). If you play with round wounds I would play the line using a palm muting technique (see last part of video for explanation) and your tone control turned all the way down. That will allow you to get a dark percussive sound like the one on the recording. [Read more…]
Volume 1 Play Along Samples
Here is a short sampling of some of the Play-along tracks that are in the membership area of the site. [Read more…]
The Payback Bass Line
There are lots of great bass lines that have been played over the years on different recordings that are memorable for many different reasons. The Payback bass line played by Fred Thomas is definitely one of the greats.
One of the good things about this bass line is the use of space, or rests in your playing. The space you leave have as much effect on your line as the notes you play. [Read more…]
