Click Here To Get The FREE Bass Player’s Action Pack Hey, James here! Today’s lesson is inspired by our head coach at eBassGuitar, Paul Geary. Paul and I collaborated months ago to record the Slap Bass Course 101 for eBassGuitar’s Bass Lab Plus. One thing I was super impressed with is Paul’s pedal board which was just a part of his setup. …
October’s Bass Lab Legend, Gene Smith!
It’s BLP Legend time and for this October, it’s Gene Smith! Gene is one of the regular participants of eBassGuitar’s monthly song competition. What I’ve noticed is that Gene consistently puts out great quality videos; he has great tone and equally great playing in each and every one!Learn more about Gene’s bass story in this interview. You’ll know about how …
YT256 – One Bass Drill That You Should Do Every Day
Click Here To Download the FREE Lesson PDF! Click Here To Get The FREE Bass Player’s Action Pack Hey, James here! One of the questions my students from the Bass Lab Plus at eBassGuitar.com is “How do I get more speed, accuracy, and dexterity into my bass playing, especially the fretting hand?” So today, I want to show you a super important …
YT255 – The Funkiest Bass Hack Ever (Anyone Can Do This!)
Click Here To Download the FREE Lesson PDF! Click Here To Get The FREE Bass Player’s Action Pack Hey, James here! Today’s lesson is inspired by a little short video that I put out on YouTube shorts called “Chromatic Funk Jam”. This video has been watched hundreds of times and a bunch of people have been asking me to show you how …
YT254 – John Deacon’s Secret Bass Weapon
Click Here To Download the FREE Lesson PDF! Click Here To Get The FREE Bass Player’s Action Pack Hey, James here! Back in 2005, I was asked to sub on the Queen show, “We Will Rock You” at London’s West End. As a 25-year-old-then bass player, this was a super exciting opportunity for me for two reasons: (1) I’ve been a life-long …
YT253 – 7 Reasons Why The “We Are Family” Bass Line Is Genius (By Bernard Edwards)
Click Here To Download the FREE Lesson PDF! Click Here To Get The FREE Bass Player’s Action Pack Hey, James here! Over the summer, I was fortunate to spend four days at a beautiful family festival here in the UK called “Camp Bestival”. If you are in the UK, I recommend checking it out because it’s a super cool vibe! During the festival, …
The Bass Lab Legend for September, Drazen Dragovic!
Our BLP Legend for the month of September is Drazen Dragovic! While a fairly new bass player ( started playing the bass around 2020 ), Drazen is already an experienced flamenco player giving him a great foundation when it comes to finger speed and dexterity. This has also helped him improve drastically in the Bass Guitar in such a short …
YT252 – 5 Reasons Why “The Chicken” Bass Line Is Genius (By Jaco Pastorius)
Click Here To Download the FREE Lesson PDF! Click Here To Get The FREE Bass Player’s Action Pack Hi, it’s James here! When I was 15 years old, my bass guitar teacher, Dave, brought out this beautiful piece of handwritten manuscript in his beautiful handwriting, photocopied it, and gave it to me. At the top of it, it said, “The Chicken”. Little …
YT251 – Country Bass For Beginners In 7 MINUTES
Click Here To Download the FREE Lesson PDF! Click Here To Get The FREE Bass Player’s Action Pack Hi, it’s James! In order to grow as a musician, we should be open to learning different kinds of music genres. This will expand our knowledge and ultimately enable us to be more versatile in our playing. However, things can get overwhelming on how, …
YT250 – Sweet Child O’ Mine – The Greatest Bass Guitar Intro Ever!
Click Here To Download the FREE Lesson PDF! Click Here To Get The FREE Bass Player’s Action Pack Hey, James here! What do you look for in a bass guitar intro? For me, I just love it when a bass guitar intro is simple yet epic and MEMORABLE. About a month ago, I was on a date with my partner Vicki and went …