Guitar Right Hand Tone
Wed, 03/13/2013 - 10:47am
Topics: bass, nathan east
In developing your bass technique, your right hand plays a major role. For example, the position of your hand can greatly alter your tone and open up sonic possibilities to alter your style. Just move your right hand toward the bridge and you’ll notice you get a much thinner, more percussive sound. It’s perfect for articulated funk and jazz lines.
Jazz Bass Lesson: Playing with Expression
Tue, 03/12/2013 - 9:50pm
Topics: bass, john patitucci
Let your bass sing like Pavarotti, Stevie Wonder or Aretha Franklin. Expressiveness in your playing is what adds texture to a performance and separates good double bass playing from great playing.
What do you want to say when you play the bass? What story are you telling?
Techniques like sliding, variable vibrato, and hammer-ons make your playing more emotional for the listener. They make an important connection and bring the song to life. Just like a great vocal does.
Here are a few techniques from the video above that will make your bass playing more expressive.
Missy Raines Bass Lesson: Double Slap
Tue, 03/12/2013 - 3:13pm
Fans of the double bass love to hear the slap of the strings against the wood. In this sample bass lesson from the School of Bass with Missy Raines, Missy breaks down how to do a double slap.
The double slap is very similar to the single slap, which Missy also teaches in her double bass lessons.
John Patitucci Bass Musicians Magazine Interview Part 2
Mon, 01/07/2013 - 1:32pm
Rick Suchow of Bass Musicians Magazine has published Part 2 of his interview with John Patitucci (click here for Part 1). John talks about playing bass with Wayne Shorter, starting off playing electric bass, recording projects, and more. Click on the image to read the whole interview and stay tuned for Part 3 coming next month!
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