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Click Here To Get The FREE Bass Player’s Action Pack Click Here To Download The FREE Lesson PDF Hey, James here…Over the holiday break, I watched the film Stuart Little 2 with my 4 year old son Oliver.The movie was good fun, but one thing that really stood out to me was the bass playing in this really groovy song …
Click Here To Get The FREE Bass Player’s Action Pack Click Here To Download The FREE Lesson PDF Hey, James here…If there’s one style of music or bass groove I could play all day long, it would be a dirty funk.Today I want to share with you 3 dirty funk grooves inspired by George Porter Jnr and the incredible funk …
Click Here To Get The FREE Bass Player’s Action Pack Click Here To Download The FREE Lesson PDF Hey, James here…It’s time for this week’s lesson and today I want to share how to develop a 3 level killer Soul / Funk groove which is inspired by the legendary Kool and the Gang.Today’s lesson is a sneak peak behind the …
Click Here To Get The FREE Bass Player’s Action Pack Click Here To Download The FREE Lesson PDF Hey, James here…I’m going to keep this week’s lesson email super short.We’ve got something super exciting coming next week… and if you’re anything like me and adore an ‘Epic Bass Groove’… you’re gonna love what’s coming 😉In today’s lesson I want to …
Click Here To Get The FREE Bass Player’s Action Pack Click Here To Download The FREE Lesson PDF Hey, James here…One of the most joyous things for me as a bass player has always been building and developing bass grooves.Putting my own spin on bass lines.As the band ramps up in intensity, having those ‘extra gears’ is incredible and gives …
Click Here To Get The FREE Bass Player’s Action Pack Click Here To Download The FREE Lesson PDF Hey, James here…So it’s time for the second video in our new series “Simple, Funky Bass Lines For Beginners”.This week I’ve got TWO bass lines for you… and we’re going to be focusing on two techniques: note length & using space (or …
Click Here To Get The FREE Bass Player’s Action Pack Click Here To Download The FREE Lesson PDF Hey, James here…It’s so true…… and the longer I’ve been playing bass the more I see how right Dave was…I’ve told this anecdote a million times but I keep coming back to it time and time again.Back in 1993 A friend of …
Click Here To Get The FREE Bass Player’s Action Pack Click Here To Download The FREE Lesson PDF Hey, James here…Like many working musicians gig’s have just started coming back over the last 6 weeks…… and I’m super grateful to have played with some fantastic musicians over the last few weeks.Here’s the thing…If I’m to be a little vulnerable I …
Click Here To Get The FREE Bass Player’s Action Pack Click Here To Download The FREE Lesson PDF Hey, James here…Back in 1990 I discovered an extraordinary musician that definitely made me want to be a bass player…He was playing with one of my idols, Eric Clapton; in front of an audience of a hundred thousand people; used a monster …
Click Here To Get The FREE Bass Player’s Action Pack Click Here To Download The FREE Lesson PDF Hey, James here…No matter how long I’ve been playing the bass guitar I’m always discovering those little runs, fills or grooves which just sound downright sexy.Normally I stumble upon them by accident and think where did that come from?Here’s the curious thing:There’s …