“Ari, I know shedding permutations is great for my technique, but they sound kinda rough!” Well then, let’s package them into a cool groove! Check
Who would have thunk that just by using two main concepts, octaves and chromaticism, could open up so many fresh ideas… and they certainly can!
Anyone who knows me knows I love little critters. Shorties of any kind. And yes that includes short scale basses. I say no such thing
Scale shedding (this is Pattern VI in the key of A major for those of you have my Pattern System book!) is on tap here.
To Alternate or to Rake? With your plucking hand, do you alternate, rake, or just wing it? I am pretty well known for my stance
Sweet alright yet not an easy one to get under your fingers. In this episode of Talking Technique, I show you a few strategies for
After our last newsletter on slapping, I got an email from a cherished reader… I will call him “T” here. He announced his unequivocal displeasure
So what’s a riff? Songs that sound like Smoke on the Water usually feature a catchy riff. I don’t know about you, but when I
As I am getting ready for NAMM show in a couple of weeks, slapping is on my mind. Ah, I can already hear it –
Sing and Play I recently got invited to participate in a fundraiser for NextDoor, a domestic violence shelter that one of my bands, Girls Got
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