Bass Lessons

Greetings, bass warriors! I would like to cover a few different topics in this article that may propel your bass playing to new heights...

For the last 15 years or so I have grown accustomed to dialing in my own mix on personal headphone mixers. Over time I have figured...

It took some distilling to narrow things down, so let me make a couple of quick prefaces: “Consistent practice” didn’t make the list because...

When coming up with a bass part for a song there is always so much to consider. Let's attempt to break this down into...

I hope you’ve been having fun exploring your creativity and expanding your groove vocabulary with this series! As with previous installments, the untweaked version...

Welcome back to another exploration of groove tweaking! Our untweaked version is a reprise of the straight 8th-note groove in A minor from previous installments. Today’s...

This article is a definite challenge coming from the musician’s chair that represents a musically “following” position (as opposed to leading one). To better clarify,...

Last time we talked about some of the emotionally and physically draining challenges one can encounter as a session bassist. There are also plenty...

This particular question does not cross every bassist’s mind, but it’s one that could possibly lead to a career doing what you love right...

Welcome back to our groove tweaking explorations! I hope you’ve been having fun with these adaptation exercises as we continue to broaden our musical...