Louis Johnson Instructional Bass Video Volume 1. Star Licks Master Sessions. Louis Johnson, bassist, writer and producer for the Grammy Award Winning Group The Brothers Johnson, is considered one of the foremost bass players in contemporary music today. Besides being one of the driving forces behind the success of the Brothers Johnson, Louis’ talents as a “session” player are equally as impressive and the list of super stars he’s recorded with include such artists as Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, John Cougar, Michael McDonald, Stanley Clarke, Donna Summer and Stevie Nicks just to name a few. Now for...

Dewayne Pate The Art of Tapping download free. If you think that two-handed tapping is just a “circus trick” for techno-flash bassists, then you’re in for a real surprise! Tapping virtuoso Dewayne Pate has taken these techniques to higher musical ground, and presents each building block in a very practical, groove oriented fashion. His careful, systematic approach covers fundamental through advanced techniques including: single-string soloing, cross-string and double-stop tapping, slapping and tapping combinations, simultaneous bass line/comping/melody arranged for two hands and much more. Together with drumming legend David Garibaldi, Dewayne shows you how to create sensational tapping grooves in...

Fieldy is the Grammy Award winning bassist for KoRn. In his, Behind the Player DVD, Fieldy gives an intimate behind-the scenes look at his life as a professional musician including rare photos and video footage. Fieldy then gives in-depth bass lessons for how to play “Freak on a Leash” and “Got the Life” by KoRn and jams the tracks with Janes Addiction drummer Stephen Perkins. VideoTab shows exactly how Fieldy plays the two tracks. The video-game-style animated tablature is similar to GuitarHero, but shows how to play the tracks for real. Instrument: 5-string Bass Lesson #1: Freak on a...

This exclusive DVD captures one of the highly acclaimed clinics presented by celebrated jazz musicians and educators David Friesen (bass) and Jerry Hahn (guitar) during their 2003 tour sponsored by high-end handmade string manufacturer Thomasik-Infeld. The workshop aims to broaden students’ vision of music by explaining: practice techniques, how to listen, what to listen for, strengthening the time feel, participating in a small group format, understanding purpose and commitment and more. This is a great clinic on how to approach the style of jazz and understanding many of the concepts involved with performance and writing. A fine example of...

John Deacon Bass Legends download. Queen came to popularity during the mid-1970s and amassed an enormous worldwide fan base that continues to exist to this day. Writing some of the most memorable and best loved songs such as Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen, despite being traditionally panned by critics, never failed to entertain their audiences and are certainly one of the greatest live performing bands in history. Presented by Phil Williams, this fantastic instructional DVD will teach you some of the classic bass licks from Queen’s diverse rock and pop repertoire, as originally recorded and played by bassist John Deacon. This...

Bill “The Buddha” Dickens The Collection download. Learn funk techniques and music theory with this DVD package, containing two cutting-edge videos. Features include: Legendary Performances (Victor Wooten, Jaco Pastorius, Dave Pomeroy, and Oteil Burbridge); Exercises tips for bass players; Interactive Bill Dickens’ Signature GT-BD7; Additional Product Reviews. In Funk Bass and Beyond, you’ll learn: funk and rock techniques within the rhythm section; suggestions for advanced left- and right- hand techniques; the rudiments of rhythm/drum patterns and applying them to your bass lines; appropriate gear and equipment for the performing player and much more. In Bass Beyond Limits, Bill Dickens...

Behind the Player Mike Inez download. Grammy Award winning bassist Mike Inez has played for Alice In Chains, Ozzy Osbourne, Heart, Black Label Society and Slashs Snakepit. In his Behind the Player DVD, Inez gives an intimate behind-the scenes look at his life as a professional musician including rare photos and video footage. Inez then gives in-depth bass lessons for how to play “A Little Bitter” and “Again” by Alice In Chains and jams the tracks with The Cults drummer John Tempesta. VideoTab shows exactly how Inez plays the two tracks. The video-game-style animated tablature is similar to GuitarHero,...

Felipe Andreoli Angra Bass download free. Heavy metal bass player of Brazilian band. Angra (now playing at Alman) shows his skill with comments. Excellent school. If anyone has or is going to play metal, very nice movie to watch. In contrast to the example of the school of Dave Ellefson is not designed for beginners. The guy just shows the technique applicable to metal. He specifically did not explain in details. Felipe Andreoli (born March 7th, 1980 in Sao Paulo, Brazil) is a heavy-metal bassist known for playing in the band Angra and Karma. In 2006, along with Angra’s...

Stu Hamm Tap Bass download. Tap bass is a relatively new technique favored by many of the world’s top contemporary bass players. Tapping is a very expressive tool, which will significantly expand the colors, textures and sonic qualities you’ll have at your disposal for any melodic application. Stu covers right-hand, left-hand and best of all – simultaneous two-hand tapping. “Here at last is my entire curriculum for learning how to “tap” on the electric bass guitar! We’ll start at the very beginning with some basic exercises to get your fingers trained and strengthened up. Once you have a basic...

Jeff Berlin Bass Logic from The Players School of Music. Bass legend Jeff Berlin brings his unique teaching philosophies to life on this special DVD. Known throughout the world for his one-of-a-kind bass playing, Jeff started The Players School of Music in Clearwater, Florida and immediately introduced study concepts that go against the grain of the general music education system. Jeff discusses his non-metronome and non-tablature points of views, offering instead different ways to improve your time and develop your bass playing abilities. Harmonic exercises are used that will open doors to bass players wishing to explore new tonalities...