How To Practise, Part 3: Keeping Track In a drawer under my bed I have a collection of old diaries stretching back to 2008, detailing almost every day of the…
Category: Lessons
How To Find The Right Music Teacher
Why you (and I) still need lessons Regardless of whether you’ve been playing bass for two weeks or two decades, there are always things about your playing that could do…
Essential Posture for Bassists
Perfect Electric Bass Posture? Is there such thing as the perfect posture for playing bass? This article aims to provide you with practical advice for improving the way that you…
Your Brain is Rotten
Your Brain Is Rotten (and how to fix it) January. The month where you take a long, hard look at your life and promise yourself that this year you’ll finally…
Learning Walking Bass By Stealing
Learning How To Learn Learning a new skill can be a daunting task, especially if you’re pushed for time – which, let’s face it, we all are. The good news…
Jaco Left Clues
September 2017 marked 30 years since the untimely death of Jaco Pastorius, the self-proclaimed ‘greatest bass player of all time’ who completely revolutionised not only the instrument itself but also…