Category: Learning The Bass
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The Ultimate Bassist Gift Guide for the Holidays
The holiday season brings the joy of gifting, especially for the musicians in your life. Whether they pluck the bass guitar or indulge in other musical endeavors, finding the perfect gift can light up their musical journey. Here’s a curated collection of gifts catering to the diverse needs and preferences of bass guitarists and musicians…
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The Lowdown Showdown: Comparing 4-String and 5-String Bass Guitars
In the world of bass guitars, the choice between a 4-string and a 5-string instrument is not just a matter of string count. It’s a decision that can significantly impact your playing style, musical versatility, and even your wallet. In this guide, I will explain the differences between these two types of bass guitars, from…
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Making Your Bass Guitar Sound Low and Heavy: Downtuning vs. Drop Tuning
Downtuning and drop tuning are two distinct techniques used for altering the pitch and sound of a bass guitar. While they share some similarities, they serve different purposes and create different effects. Let’s explore the differences between downtuning and drop tuning for the bass guitar.
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Guide to Buying Your First Bass Guitar
Bass guitar is the heartbeat of many genres, from rock to funk to jazz. It can be very overwhelming with different brands and types of basses on the market. Fret not (pun intended), as I’m here to guide you through the process of selecting the ideal bass guitar. Set Your Budget Before anything else, decide…
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How to Play Two-Octave Scales on Bass!
Learning your bass guitar fretboard is extremely important to be a great musician. Learning your scales and notes in two octaves will help with that. BUT FIRST, WHAT ARE OCTAVES? Octaves refer to two notes that are eight steps or intervals apart. These steps apart do not include any sharps or flats. In the example…
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CREATING DIFFERENT TYPES OF BASSLINES – COMPLETE GUIDE
This is your complete guide to creating awesome basslines. Creating Basslines: Playing in Unison (Explained & Examples) Create Basslines Episode 2: Scales! Creating Basslines Episode 3: Chords! Create Basslines Episode 4 – Part 1: Slap/Pop Technique Create Basslines Episode 4 – Part 2: Tapping Create Basslines Episode 4 Part 3: Strumming!
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One-Handed Tapping For Bass Guitar
One-handed tapping is a fantastic technique to learn! There are many reasons why you should learn it including: Great starter technique to tapping because you are using one hand and one or two fingers at a time. Alleviates tension temporarily in your plucking/picking (dominant) hand. Breaks up the monotony of playing the same notes over…
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Halloween Theme Song – Bass Play Through
What’s going on bass chicks and bass dudes! The Halloween movie franchise is my favorite of all time! I have definitely wanted to learn the theme song for a very long time. I became inspired to after I taught myself to play Outside by Staind as a solo bass song. This gave me the confidence…
