Effective Practice I just finished prepping every Live Practice class for September, and somewhere along the way I caught myself smiling at how it’s all
The Tie Trick to deal with syncopated rhythms There’s one type of rhythm that stumps many players cold: syncopation. Something like this, from a Mitch
Bass Improvisation Tips: Why It Feels Hard & How to Finally Make It Musical I hear a lot of rumbling about how hard of a
Chromatic Grooves and groovin’ in 7/8 (odd meter). We combine these two different gems in this lesson. Get the TAB for this groove below Chromatic
Wanna know why I don’t lead with diagonal pentatonic patterns? Every few months, someone asks why the “best” diagonal pentatonic pattern isn’t in my Pattern
Gear Talk can wait. This can’t. Let’s talk bass tone. I love my Marleaux basses. No doubt about it – they’re a big part of
Deliberate Practice. Are you practicing with purpose? Here’s what I learned. A few years back, I taught a lot of one-on-one lessons, and I had
Why tension creeps in – and how to reduce pain while playing bass Here’s something I notice with many bass learners: they never actually check
Western Swing on Bass I’ve been playing in a Western Swing band lately, and it’s rewiring something in my ear. On paper it’s familiar: rhythm
Short-Scale Basses and The Pattern System: Why Consistency Matters I got an Amazon review that criticized me for warning against short-scale basses in my Pattern
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