If you don't know who John Wooden was, he was an acclaimed college level basketball coach. To give you an insight into how good he was, when he was UCLA they won 10 national championships in a 12 … [Read more...]
Happy New Year!
So I know you're thinking: Has Paul Gone Mad? Here's the thing: my business plans are built on complete years of my weekly magazine First Bass And Beyond. And each 'new year' starts on the first … [Read more...]
Paul McCartney’s Greatest Bass Line (Part 3)
In the last couple of days I posted screen capture videos of McCartney's isolated bass lines with the vocals on top...the two lines I think are his best are Something and I Want You (She's So Heavy). … [Read more...]
Paul McCartney’s Greatest Bass Line (part 2)
Yesterday I posted a video with the bass line and vocals for I Want You (She's So Heavy). If you've not checked that out - it's here: Paul McCartney's Greatest bass Line? In … [Read more...]
Paul McCartney’s Greatest Bass Line?
There are several bass lines that Paul McCartney played that might be considered the best that he ever played. Of course, ultimately this is a subjective decision. For me it comes down to two … [Read more...]
How NOT To Get Sacked From A Band (Part 1 of 3)
If you've ever had the experience of having a band let you go, or stop calling you or - the ultimate bad experience - actually 'fire' you from the Band then you know it's not a great experience. In … [Read more...]
Soundslice – A Quantum Leap Forward For Bass Players In Learning Songs?
I've recently started using a piece of technology on song tutorials in all my members areas and I wanted to give you a quick screen capture demo so you can see what I'm talking about. Before I do, … [Read more...]
Twenty 5 Minute Practice Routines For Bass Players
Here’s the background for this article: one of the subscribers to my weekly magazine First Bass And Beyond posted this in the private Facebook group that I set up for subscribers: "Paul, another … [Read more...]
How To Program A Chordal Metronome Using Band In A Box
When bass players are learning new material it’s a common practice technique to play along with a slow drum groove or metronome once that material has been learned, and then to work whatever it is … [Read more...]
How To Effectively Learn Song Riffs Using ‘Slow Down’ Methods
Using The ‘Slow Down’ Features Of The Tascam Bass Trainer (or other software) To Learn A Song The Tascam Bass Trainer is one of my favourite pieces of hardware. It’s a practice amp, tuner and … [Read more...]
