Free. Bass. Lessons…

These 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.

Ok, here we have a number of riffs created by me, for you to learn. We’re starting simply here, and will be making them harder as we go along. I’ve managed to do eight in a row, before my computer broke! But I am back in the game again now, and will get down to [...]

      And 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 [...]

…Hello, guys!  Ok, for those of you that aren’t on my Facebook page, i’d like to make you aware that I am writing a Bass tuition book called “Not just another Bass book.” So far, I have briefly covered (and will add more to): Chords, and their use. The art of creation/creating bass lines. Playing [...]

The Evolution of our free YouTube riffs! These exercises have been created by me, and have been tried and tested with all my students. A lot of those guys (and Gals!) are now out gigging, and are at a very good standard… In this lesson are eight exercises to get you slapping and popping like [...]

The third in my “Cool Funk lines to play” from myself. This one is a slap and pop lesson, aimed at students with slap and pop experience. If you are a beginner, check out my beginner slap and pop lessons!

In this lesson, we cover some methods that will get you slapping and popping like the pro’s! We discuss right hand muting methods as well as left hand hammer-on stuff. We also cover the technique and method that “Flea” uses in his slap and pop playing. We break down the slap part of “Black eyed [...]

Ok, here is a vid with a few tips concerning precision… Let’s take this philosophy a step further, and get practicing with a few more excercises! Here is the excerise part of this blog, where you will find lots more videos on slap precision…

Ok, here is what you will be learning. The verse here, in the Chilli peppers version of the Stevie wonder classic: Ok, and here is the lesson: Once you are comfortable with it, try this: Speed it up or slow it right down. Close your eyes, hit a random note on the “E” string, and [...]