Melvin Dunlap’s part on Charles Wright’s classic funk hit ‘Express Yourself’ is a bass line that everyone should know: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tom Kenrick…
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Groove Of The Week #6: Me’Shell Ndegéocello – ‘The Way’
This groove easily makes it into my top 10 bass lines of all time. If you’re a bassist who wants to groove and you haven’t checked out Me’shell’s records then…
Groove Of The Week #3 – Curtis Mayfield ‘Move On Up’
This week’s groove is all about one of the essential tenets of bass playing: consistency Want a challenge? Try playing the syncopated,hypnotic bass line from Curtis Mayfield’s ‘Move On Up’…
Fret less, Say More
Last year I got a call to play some bass on some tracks for Records On Ribs artist Talk Less Say More. The plan was to make a record with…
Panic Stations! (or, the perils of lending gear)
I recently got a call from a fellow bassist asking if he could borrow a bass for a recording, on the basis that he needed something with a bit more…