Bass players lay down the foundation in practically every style of music by bridging the gap between the strict rhythm of percussion instruments and the melodic domain of lead instruments and vocals. Today’s bassists must not only lock-in with the drummer to serve up the all-important “groove” but are now also called on to step up front and treat the audience to a searing and melodic solo from time to time. Bass players are in high demand and can easily find gigs, making the instrument attractive for aspiring musicians. But once you decide to play bass, you still face...

Norm Stockton Grooving For Heaven Volume 4. Pondering Bass Technique emerges as the first Grooving for Heaven volume dedicated to the advanced techniques employed in the modern bass vocabulary. As opposed to presenting a “glossary of riffs”, Norm demystifies these techniques to allow the committed bassist to assimilate them for the broadest possible range of artistic expression. Features performances (A Tender NAMM Moment, Pondering the Sushi, The Star Spangled Banner, and more) from his critically-acclaimed solo debut, Pondering the Sushi. Topics include: Slapping (Intermediate to Advanced, including Double-Thumbing) Tapping (Arpeggios, Single-String, Variations) Chording Chimes, Thuds & Swells (A Spectrum...

Nathan East Contemporary Electric Bass download. Nathan details his unqiue style of playing: building awesome speed, double stops, bridge adjustment, tuning, grooves, walking bass lines, soloing, and how to play with a rhythm section. Examples are written out in musical notation in the accompanying booklet. The video includes an in-depth interview. Nathan East, Eric Clapton’s longtime bassist, is one the most respected musicians and sought-after sidemen in the industry. In addition to working with Eric Clapton, Nathan has performed and recorded with a “Hall of Fame” roster of artists including Elton John, Lionel Richie, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Anita...

Scales & Modes for the Bass At a Glance download. The At a Glance series pairs an instructional DVD lesson taught by a professional bassist with a supplemental book for a comprehensive learning experience. Each book/DVD features several lessons pertaining to one topic and the hi-def DVD lessons feature on-screen music. The lessons are loaded with valuable tips and information and popular song examples help to demonstrate the concepts in action. Scales and Modes for Bass features these lessons: Major and Minor Scale Shapes, Pentatonic Scale Shapes, Bass Fishing, The Seven Modes, and Mixolydian Bass Grooves. The high-definition DVD...

Abraham Laboriel New Bass Concepts download free. If you want something unique in the sense of sound, unusual in the sense of technique or you just want to find some interesting “trick” for the song – welcome to the video “New Bass Concepts”. Abraham’s approach to playing is very far from the traditional: in his own words, he “plays the bass as the drums. ” Abraham teaches you the techniques that keep him in demand. He covers right and left hand techniques, left hand tapping, 2-handed paradiddles plus his unique 5-fingered right hand technique. Abraham Laboriel is a Mexican...

Stuart Hamm Slap, Pop & Tap For The Bass download. Stuart Hamm – one of the most famous American bassist, teacher Bass Institute of Technology in Los Angeles. Hamm worked with Steve Vai, David David, and Joe Satriani. In this video, he will display samples of high technology “slap”, “tapping” and more. You’ll get into left-hand stretch exercises, major and minor arpeggios, playing chords, slapping and popping, funk, hammer-on slaps, triplets, right-hand Flamenco strums, two-handed polyphonic tapping, contrapuntal playing, percussive tapping, playing a melody with the right hand while the left plays a bass pattern, classical techniques and styles,...

Urban Bass Techniques is designed to do one thing: Take your bass playing to another level. This DVD is geared specifically for the beginner to intermediate bass player as Ivan Santiago exposes very specific and secret urban bass techniques that will completely change the way you play. From gospel to neo soul, Ivan shows you the top industry’s secret tricks of the trade. You will learn things such as theory, scales, proper fingering along with very important bass techniques such as slapping, popping, fretting, harmonics, and “ghost notes.” You will even learn the very secret techniques to “slugging” as...

Bass Fretboard Theory At a Glance DVD free download. Bass guitar lessons in FastStrings.com. The lessons are loaded with valuable tips and information and popular song examples help to demonstrate the concepts in action. Bass Fretboard Theory features these lessons: Bass Fretboard Layout, Bass Interval Workout, Bass Fish, Scale Construction, Scale Shapes and Groove Boxes for Bass. The high-definition DVD contains four 6-10 minute video lessons with on-screen music that corresponds to the printed material. Tablature and fretboard diagrams. Bass Fretboard Layout: Stop hunting and pecking! Learn how notes are laid out on the neck of your bass so...

Stu Hamm’s Fretboard Fitness digs deep into bass guitar fretboard navigation, finger agility and the theoretical knowledge necessary to play all styles of music. If you consider yourself an intermediate bass guitar player, Stu Hamm’s Fretboard Fitness is the bass boot camp you need to take your skills to the next level. “These are the bass guitar lessons I wish I had when I was coming up. I’ve distilled the curriculum in Fretboard Fitness to the essential nuts and bolts of playing bass guitar; navigating the fretboard, building hand strength, and understanding the essential principles of music theory and...

At a Glance Beginning Bass download. The At a Glance series pairs an instructional DVD lesson taught by a professional guitarist with a supplemental book for a comprehensive learning experience. Each book/DVD features several lessons pertaining to one topic, and the hi-def DVD lessons feature on-screen music. The lessons are loaded with valuable tips and information, and popular song examples help to demonstrate the concepts in action. Pairs an instructional DVD with a supplemental book for a comprehensive learning experience. Four lessons: First Bass Lesson, Music Reading Basics for the Bass Guitar, Right-Hand Bass Technique and First Bass Grooves....