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Not Just another Bass tuition Book!
By: Kris on: Dec 7,2011 In: Band advice, Bass inspirations, Bass Lesson, Bass talk, Chord work, Cool funk riffs to learn, Drum Loops, Exercises, Finger Funk precision exercise, Forum discussions, Hammer-on exercise, Harmonics exercise, Jam with D'man, Life talk, Longer Lessons, My Music, Pick exercise, Riff of the week!, Simple bass riffs to learn, Slap and pop lesson, slap precision exercise, Tapping exercise, Tapping Lesson, THE LESSON ARCHIVE, Timing lessonThese series of short books aren’t similar to most other Bass tuition books. They are a small archive of the things and ideas that have helped me become the Bass player I am today. A little insight into my way of doing things, if you will.
All those people that have asked me how I use the techniques used in my solo bass guitar songs have the information right here. The questions are answered.
Why “Not just another Bass guitar book”? Well, there are plenty of books out there that teach you how to play music, and a Bass, theoretically. Although these books are important (and I’d still recommend them!) they are quite lifeless, and seem to lack practical ideas. A lot are just repeated content from another book that was written the year before. Copy and paste tuition. This is more a book of practical ideas, and therefore not just another Bass guitar book.
So, You might call it a book of notes and ideas. Hopefully, something positive for everyone of all standards.
20 Thousand Thankyous….!
By: Kris on: Jul 1,2011 In: Bass inspirations, Bass talk, Chord work, Life talk, My MusicSo, my youtube channel just hit twenty thousand subscribers. Wow! That’s a lot, and I never imagined I’d reach that… Anyhow, I’d like to say thankyou to every one of you for your support. And looking at the comments on this video, I am proud that I have given so many of you something positive. [...]
The Penthouse Project-Unique learning opportunity.
By: Kris on: May 15,2011 In: Band advice, Bass inspirations, Bass Lesson, Bass talk, Chord work, Cool funk riffs to learn, Exercises, Finger Funk precision exercise, Hammer-on exercise, Harmonics exercise, Life talk, Longer Lessons, Music recommendation, My Music, Pick exercise, Simple bass riffs to learn, Slap and pop lesson, slap precision exercise, Tapping exercise, Tapping Lesson, THE LESSON ARCHIVE, Timing lessonAnd here is part two. That bothersome Bass solo! The Penthouse project. A UNIQUE learning opportunity. My new bands’ songs, broken apart for you to learn composition, writing and musicianship skills. Learn unique and original riffs from myself, and more importantly, why I write those specific riffs to the music being [...]
London Bass show 2011 = Nice suprises!
By: Kris on: Mar 14,2011 In: Bass inspirations, Bass talk, Video logInfo PR: n/a I: 0 L: 0 LD: 343 I: 0 Rank: 2166787 Age: no matches I: 0 whois source Robo: yes Sitemap: yes Rank: 1487019 Price: 38 Links: 73|10 Density Had a great day up at the show. Played on some awesome basses, and through some awesome gear. Got to hang out with some [...]
Are you physically suited to play the Bass guitar?
By: Kris on: Sep 12,2010 In: Bass inspirations, Bass talk, Life talkAre you physcially suited to play the Bass guitar?
Song of the week: Pow! – Graham central station
By: Kris on: Aug 30,2010 In: Bass inspirations, Song of the week!And here we have a tune from Larry Graham, THE inventor of the slap and pop technique. I love this. Especially near the end where everyone gets their groove-on in a boogie nights-esque funk down. 2:57 is where the funk lands. I was born in the wrong era.
Song of the week: Only so much oil in the ground: Tower of Power
By: Kris on: Aug 23,2010 In: Bass inspirations, Song of the week!…and How is this for a Bass line!? Mr Rocco Prestia. It’s a busy line, but still maintains the funkiness of the track. A personal favourite of mine. I think that JK from jamiroquai has been heavily inspired by these guys. I mean, if you didn’t know it, you could think that was him singing. [...]
Nothing better than Bass chords played on the Bass guitar…
15 ways of getting out of a creative Bass playing rut.
By: Kris on: Aug 13,2010 In: Band advice, Bass inspirations, Bass talkSome ideas on how to get yourself out of that rut!
I love playing Bass. It’s always been the exciting instrument for me. For many people, it’s guitar, and that is the instrument that a lot of people head for, when picking one. It’s been that way for years… But these days, i’m noticing a lot of people heading towards the bass as their prefered instrument. [...]
