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 […]
Bass Lines
3 Sexy Blues Bass Riffs For Beginners – YT206
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 […]
3 Sexy Funk Bass Fills – YT205
Click Here To Get The FREE Bass Player’s Action Pack Click Here To Download The FREE Lesson PDF Hey, James here…So one of the biggest challenges I see many students face is they are “stuck in just one or two areas of the fretboard”I’ve been there too.However there’s a whole fretboard out there to explore.By […]
British Bass Player Reacts: Jermaine Jackson on I Want You Back / ABC by The Jackson 5 – YT204
Click Here To Get The FREE Bass Player’s Action Pack Hey, James here…Once in a while I stumble across a bass player who has never quite got the credit he or she deserves… yet they’re masters of the instrument.I’ve always been a massive fan of the bass lines in Jackson’s early records. Many of these […]
British Bass Player Reacts to Bernard Edwards Final Concert – YT 203
Click Here To Get The FREE Bass Player’s Action Pack Hey, James here…Every so often when I’m cruising around YouTube I stumble across something truly poignant. Something that makes you really appreciate greatness.This happened to me last week when I discovered Bernard Edward’s final performance live with Chic in Budokan in 1996.I was so moved watching […]
British Bass Player Reacts: Pino Palladino on Get Here by Oleta Adams – YT202
Click Here To Get The FREE Bass Player’s Action Pack Hey, James here…So guys… I’ve gotta know how are you enjoying our ‘Reacts & Analyses’ series where I take apart some of the greatest bass lines in the world?Good I hope… I’m having an ABSOLUTE blast.Every so often a bass player comes along and turns […]
British Bass Player Reacts: James Jamersons on What’s Going On (Marvin Gaye) – YT201
Click Here To Get The FREE Bass Player’s Action Pack Hey, James here…Who is a James Jamerson fan?Jamerson in my mind is the godfather of modern eclectic bass playing.He undoubtedly paved the way for guys like Jaco Pastorious. Marcus Miller and Rocco Prestia with his work on Motown Records in the 1960s.So for Part 3 […]
British Bass Player Reacts: Come Together by The Beatles – YT200
Click Here To Get The FREE Bass Player’s Action Pack We had to remove the Beatles audio track or YouTube won’t show the video entirely 🙁 We still hope you get some use out of James’ insights on the song. Chapters and link to the song below.= = = = =Hey, James here…Can you believe […]
British Bass Player Reacts: Sir Duke By Stevie Wonder – YT199
Click Here To Get The FREE Bass Player’s Action Pack Hey, James here…Can you believe it!We’ve nearly published 200 videos on YouTube. It’s 199 to be precise…… and it’s time to change things up and HAVE SOME MORE FUN!Looking back to my time at music college 20 years ago some of the lessons I enjoyed […]
5 Blues Riffs To Master The Fretboard – YT198
Click Here To Download The Lesson PDF Click Here To Get The FREE Bass Player’s Action Pack Hey, James here…At the time of writing this email…I’m just about to dash off for the weekend to take my 3 year old son Oliver (pictured below with his ‘tar) to visit my parents……so I’m going to keep […]