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Dec 8, 2019 · Your bass player is rad to the Bone who has no guile and can play anyday all the while. Thanks Samantha for your awesome character and your style that reminds all of us that music is eternal and ...
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Aug 30, 2019 · This singular sound originates from how Danny Carey (drums), Justin Chancellor (bass), and Adam Jones (guitar), harness the tones of unique and legendary gear choices to create everything from pummeling metal to mind-bending atmospheres. Like all of us, the guys have gone through their fair share of gear.
- Syncopation – Demonstration
- Syncopated Thumb Workout – Practice Session: Demo
- Double Stops – Demonstration
- Slide & Double Stop Workout – Playalong: Slow
- Slide & Double Stop Workout – Playalong: Fast
- Funky Finger Jam – Demonstration
- Funky Finger Jam – Playalong: with The Band
One of the biggest things to understand about funk bass lines is that they are often syncopated like the pattern that a drummer plays. One of the things that I found helpful early on in my funk journey was looking at drum patterns in any kind of instructional charts I could find. I would try to replicate the sound of the kick drum with my thumb and...
Ok, it’s time to work on an exercise together to get this technique happening. In this video I’ll be giving you a quick demo of how it works. Pay attention and take your time here. It’s critically important that you don’t rush these things. Make sure you’re comfortable with the mechanics here before you even move on to the practice session. As soon...
Double stops are when you play two notes at one time. They are tricky to pull off as you have to fret two notes, sometimes with one finger and sometimes with two. Double stops are used in some of the most popular funky bass lines around. In this example I’ll show you how to play a minor third, much like what Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea plays...
Download the tab and notationfor this funk bass lesson on TrueFire. Now let’s play that exercise together with the click. We’ll take it at an easy tempo here so you can really focus on getting the technique down and making sure you sound good. Listen to the metronome and try to divide your focus between trying to nail the timing and getting a great...
Download the tab and notationfor this funk bass lesson on TrueFire. Alright, let’s play through that exercise together with the click again. This time we’ll bump up the tempo a bit, but you’ll still really need to focus on getting the technique together and making sure you sound good. Listen to the metronome and try to divide your focus between try...
In this lesson I’ll show you how to combine some of the techniques we’ve been working on to play another funky groove, this time focusing on that funky finger approach. I’ll walk you through the pattern nice and slow, but we will be applying some of the stuff we worked on to a new groove with some new target notes. Let’s give it a try and be sure t...
Download the tab, notation and jam trackfor this funk bass lesson on TrueFire. Let’s jam that exercise again and this time, we’re bringing in the band. As always, work on getting the technique down and making sure you sound good. Listen to the groove and try to divide your focus between trying to nail the timing and getting a great sound out of the...
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Nov 23, 2016 · Here’s how it works. Sting: “The More You Play an Instrument, the More Responsive It Is”. Sting recently sat down with Music Radar to discuss gear and his new album, 57th & 9th. Chief among the subjects was his 1957 Fender Precision bass. After using it for 25 years, Sting says there is a nature spiritual about playing it.
Jan 8, 2020 · I love for there to be string noise within the tone, and I love using both guitar amps and bass amps. That provides a glassy kind of guitar sound with great low end at the same time—sort of like Duane Eddy on bass. I want my tone to sound like a grand piano, cello, guitar, and bass all at once, through a big stack of amps.
The “Box” is possibly the best invention for all guitarists. It is defined by two frets, spaced two apart, and crosses all 4 strings. Here is a an example of the Box in the key of C – you’ll note that the Box forms on the 3rd and 5th: So for the key of C, the box contains C, D, F, G, A, Bb, which are all the important notes except the 3rd.
Jun 21, 2022 · Upright or Double Bass Guitars. Short-scale Bass Guitars. U-bass or Ukulele Bass. 12-string Bass Guitars. Piccolo Bass Guitars. 1. Solid-body Electric Bass Guitars. The solid-body electric bass came about in the 1930s. Today, they are the most commonly used among all types of bass guitars.
