Category: Learning The Bass
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Playing with Octaves! (Examples Included)
Advertisements What’s going on Basschicks and Bassdudes! I wanted to come on and do a lesson about octaves! Octaves are two of same notes one played higher and one played lower. If you are including sharps and flats, they are 12 notes apart. If you are excluding sharps and flats, they are 8 notes apart.…
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Enharmonic Equivalents Lesson 3: Minor Scale
Advertisements In the final enharmonic equivalents lesson, we are going to look at the minor scale. If you haven’t checked out the previous two lessons, you can check out lesson one here and lesson two here. Believe it or not there are different notes in the minor scale that are enharmonic equivalents than the major…
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Obituary – Visions In My Head
Advertisements Well back in time enough justified As I am free to seek the unknown Crawled inside as I realized And I fought with these These visions with my head Lost with time A near scare A feat that’s rare Rare dark hole Where stone and terror sells That bleeds death through the bone…
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Create Amazing Basslines and Progressions with Modes – Lesson 2
Advertisements Hello Basschicks and Bassdudes! New post is live on Bass Musician Magazine talking about modes! https://bassmusicianmagazine.com/2020/02/create-amazing-basslines-and-progressions-with-modes-lesson-2/ In the second modes lesson I am going to be showing you the modes across 1, 2 and 3 strings utilizing the C Major scale.
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Enharmonic Equivalents Lesson 2: Major Scale
Advertisements Enharmonic equivalents are a relatively easy thing to comprehend but I wanted to dig a bit deeper because there is more to it than just the same tones but different note names. Enharmonic equivalents affect the way that you write and read music. We are going to be taking a look at the major…
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Enharmonic Equivalents Lesson 1
Advertisements Notes that have the same pitch and position on the fretboard but a different note name is what we call an enharmonic equivalent. These are very common when you are looking at a scale that has sharps and flats with the same position and sound. When you are writing out your scales and you…
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Complete String Buying Guide
Advertisements Hello! I have been a little MIA lately with the summer festivities, activities, work and mayhem that is life. I wanted to put together a complete guide for all of the string videos I have done in one nice place. This video is your complete and total guide to being an expert when it…
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Roundwound vs Flatwound – Strings 101
Advertisements When buying strings it can be confusing figuring out what type of strings are right for your bass. ROUNDWOUND STRINGS Nowadays when we see a majority of strings at guitar shops and online they are predominantly roundwound. The term roundwound refers to the round winding wire made from nickel or steel that creates the…
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Guide to Buying Bass Strings – Download
Advertisements Find the perfect strings for the sound and feel that you are looking for in your bass with this guide! This guide talk about the difference between roundwound vs flatwound strings, short, medium and large scale types, gauges and more!
