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27 June, 2022 Mindset / Playing By Ear

Complete Bass Player: Why tabs are bad for you

New bass players are usually very focused on the physical aspect of playing bass. Which in itself is not surprising. Being able to use both your left and right hand independently is a huge challenge by itself. It is no easy feat fretting the right note and simultaneously plucking the

3 January, 2021 Playing By Ear

Playing songs by ear on bass

Figuring out bass lines by ear can be an incredible daunting task. Unless you are listening to the new Marcus Miller album, the bass probably isn’t mixed on top of the music. It can be very hard hard to really hear what going on in the low end. This article