If you are serious about being a bass player, just being able to play decent bass is not going to cut it. There are numerous skills every bass player needs to get a gig and also to keep it. Some of these skills are not as obvious as you might
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And we’re back! This is already the fifth part in the Groove Backpack series. The go-to-series to boost your bassline creativity. A lot of players know their theory but have a hard time really using it in creating basslines. I’m here to help you make a connection between this theory
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This article covers and explains the fourth bassline created just for you in the Groove Backpack series. Learning these basslines and expanding on them will help you master writing basslines for your bands. This article contains a transcription in bass tablature as well as a transcription in standard notation. If
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This is the third article in a series that focusses on helping you write better basslines by giving you real life examples of basslines in a song context. This article features a transcription in bass tablature and standard notation as well as a breakdown why the bassline works. If you want to
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This is the second post in a series that focusses on helping you write better basslines by giving you real life examples of good basslines. This article features a transcription in bass tablature and standard notation as well as a breakdown why the bassline works. If you want to learn
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A lot of bass players reach a point where they feel they are stuck and don’t know how they can evolve into a better bass player. “I’m stuck with my bass playing, what should I practice next?”. That’s a common question I hear from my students. There really is no
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