Following a request to include something more contemporary in the series, I scoured mainstream radio for something bass-heavy to transcribe: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tom Kenrick (@tommykrizzle) Here are the dots: In order to emulate the original sound from the recording I used one of my favourite pedals, the Boss…
I have a problem. An addiction, if you will. It’s plagued me with varying degrees of severity for the last 15 years, and although I go through long stints of being ‘on the wagon’ a relapse is never far away. I’m guessing many readers of this blog share the same addiction. Most might not admit…
For the fifth and final installment of my ‘Unorthodox Instructionals’ series it’s time to deal with the number one thing that bass players seem to be bothered about. The Holy Grail Every bass magazine I read is full of it, every bass forum I visit has hundreds of threads debating what to do about it…
So far we’ve looked at unorthodox methods for bass players to sharpen their grasp of harmony, develop a more secure technique and master written rhythms. This post deals with an aspect of playing (and practising) that many bass players often neglect: ear training. Whereas previous posts in this series have focused on a single book,…
Louis Bellson’s ‘Modern Reading in 4/4 Time’ is a classic educational text for drummers. I was introduced to it by one of my tutors during my first term of music college as an accompaniment to the sight reading classes I was taking; prior to starting my music degree I’d grown up almost exclusively on TAB…
In the 2nd post on unusual instructional books for electric bassists (part 1 can be found here) we’re examining the benefits of Franz Simandl’s ‘New Method For The Double Bass’. I discovered this book while studying with Austrian bass titan Stefan Redtenbacher and spent a long time working through it on electric bass years before…
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