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 […]
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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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
YT249 – Superstition – How to FUNK Like A PRO
Click Here To Download the FREE Lesson PDF! Click Here To Get The FREE Bass Player’s Action Pack Hey, James here! Nothing feels better than jamming to your favorite tunes, playing around with the notes just feeling the beat, and adding your own FLAVOR to the song. As a budding bass player, this can be the most […]
YT246 – 5 Killer Michael Jackson Bass Lines (From Easy to Hard)
Click Here to Download the FREE lesson PDF! Click Here To Get The FREE Bass Player’s Action Pack Hi, James here! I’ve got a question for you guys… When can you call an artist “GREAT”? If you ask me, it’s when their bass lines are UNFORGETTABLE. That’s why I think Michael Jackson is one of the greatest […]
YT245 – Are Your Missing This One IMPORTANT Note in Your Bass Lines?
Click Here to Download the FREE lesson PDF! Click Here To Get The FREE Bass Player’s Action Pack Hi, James here! Are you missing this ONE important note in your bass lines? Let’s see how the 9th works technically while breaking down four of my favorite bass riffs that use the 9th interval–”Pretty Woman” by Roy Orbison, […]