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Spider Walk Technique: Easy Bass Guitar Exercise!
Advertisements This exercise is perfect for any level. It is a fun and easy way to get your fingers moving across the strings and learning your fretboard. I first discovered the spider walk as an exercise when an electric guitar video was suggested in YouTube. Now this was a number of years ago so I…
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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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4 Tips For Playing In A Band
Advertisements Playing in a band can be a really fun and exciting experience but also quite stressful. Learn to navigate the world of music with other people in a constructive and fun way. Always remember you are a badass musician! No matter who you or where you are in your life, playing music is a…
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Create Amazing Basslines and Progressions with Modes – Bass Musician Magazine
Advertisements Learn to create amazing basslines with modes with this lesson! https://bassmusicianmagazine.com/2019/11/create-amazing-basslines-and-progressions-with-modes/
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My Own Prison – Creed
Advertisements Remember how awesome Creed was?!? I first heard them back in elementary school around 5th grade when Arms Wide Open came out. This was when everyone on the bus would sing the song on the way home. Well years later through an ex he played My Own prison and it’s more than just a…
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Gauges – Strings 101
Advertisements Hello! Here is the third and final part to the Strings 101 series. In case you missed the first two lessons they are here: Roundwound vs Flatwound Strings Scale Types Gauges on your bass refer to the thickness and diameter of the strings measured in inches. So the numbers that you see on the…
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A Light In The Darkness – Ironsoul
Advertisements Hello Friends! In case you didn’t know, I am in a band called Ironsoul that plays original rock music. We are a female-fronted band in the Buffalo, NY area that has just released our new album. The album is available on Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Play, and iTunes!
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D’Addario Pro Steels Strings Review
Advertisements Hello Basschicks and Bassdudes! I’m coming at you with a new product review today. It has been awhile since I’ve done one and I wanted to do a string review. My dad actually got me the D’Addario Pro Steels Strings for a 4 string bass. I will do another review with a 5 string…
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Ironsoul Photoshoot!
Advertisements Hello! Happy holidays everyone! 2018 has been quite the year in a great way. One of them being the band Ironsoul! My bandmates are my best friends and have helped me grow as a musician and person. We had the pleasure of bonding in the freezing cold doing a photoshoot. Below is my vlog…
