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How To Maintain Your Practice Routine When Shit Happens

April 24, 2015 by Paul Wolfe

In the 1994 movie ?Forrest Gump? there?s a scene where Forrest is running and steps in dog crap. Someone asks him if he knows that he?s stepped in dog crap and Forrest replies: ?It happens.? The guy … [Read more...]

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How To Get The Most Out Of Bass Guitar Books

April 24, 2015 by Paul Wolfe

If you?re anything like me then you?ve got a library of bass guitar material at home ? books, DVDs, old VHS tapes, bass magazines. And there?s bass guitar information available in digital format too ? … [Read more...]

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Don’t Break The Red Line – Get A Habit Plan

April 24, 2015 by Paul Wolfe

What do you do every night before you go to bed? And every day when you wake up. Some of us even do it in the middle of the day too. And I even do it on nights when I?ve had a Guiness or two with my … [Read more...]

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What To Do When You Don’t Feel Like Practicing

April 24, 2015 by Paul Wolfe

Imagine you get a chance to see your favourite tennis player train. And one player is on the court. But your favourite refuses to go on court. His reason?: I had to file a VAT return for my … [Read more...]

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The Real Reason Why You’ll Never Be Mozart…or Victor Wooten

April 24, 2015 by Paul Wolfe

Mozart was a musical genius right? Most of us know this to be true. He started composing symphonies at the age of 5. Take a second and think about that. Not simple melodies with accompaniment. But … [Read more...]

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When Noodling Should Be Mandatory

April 24, 2015 by Paul Wolfe

I wrote in a previous article that when we?re practicing it?s important to focus on the practice and not get distracted by ?noodling? on our basses. And in that article I concluded that only focused, … [Read more...]

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Don’t Noodle – Practice Instead!

April 24, 2015 by Paul Wolfe

You?ve heard the phrase: ?Practice makes perfect? a million times. And it?s variation: ?Perfect Practice Makes Perfect.? I bet you?ve never heard this variation: ?Noodling makes perfect.? What … [Read more...]

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The Power Of Accountability

April 24, 2015 by Paul Wolfe

There's a really good reason why people who want to lose weight achieve their goal if they go to a group meeting, like WeightWatchers. And their success is not to do with this being a shared … [Read more...]

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What Is Random Practice?

April 24, 2015 by Paul Wolfe

Back in the day when I decided that I wanted to become really good at the bass guitar I went about it like this: I found the bass teacher in London with the best reputation and made the time to allow … [Read more...]

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The Feedback Loop

April 24, 2015 by Paul Wolfe

OK you?re at a gig, the rhythm section is kicking, the guitarist and vocalist are wailing, the mosh pit if full, sweat is dripping from the ceiling. Suddenly there?s this ear splitting wail that … [Read more...]

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The Only 6 Things Bass Beginners Should Practice…

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Why I Had To Learn To Walk On The Bass….

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  • Books & Courses
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    • 80-20 Bass – What Is 80-20 Bass?
    • Cracking The Blues Rock Code 5 Day Challenge (***FREE***)
    • WB101 – Why I Had To Learn To “Walk” On The Bass….
    • Cracking The Detroit Code – The 30 Day Challenge
    • HTPB50 – The Only 6 Things A Bass Beginners Should Practice
    • The Duck Dunn Challenge
    • Cracking The Rock Bass Code – 30 Day Challenge
    • Cracking The Blues Rock Code – 30 Day Challenge
    • Funk Soul Disco 30 Day Challenge
    • Walking Basslines 101 30 Day Challenge
  • Blog
  • Members Tutorials
    ╋
    • Index Of Member Only Content
    • Vanishing Tutorial
    • Pre Training Day 1
    • Pre Training Day 2
    • Pre Training Day 3
    • Pre Training Day 4
    • Pre Training Day 5
    • Day 1 – Getting Started With Root Notes
    • Day 2 – Adding The 5th
    • Day 3 – The Major Triad
    • Day 4 – The Minor Triad
    • Day 5 – Connecting Devices
    • Day 6 – Deliberate Composition
    • Day 7 – Deliberate Composition 2
    • Day 8 – Deliberate Composition 3
    • Day 9 – Deliberate Composition 4
    • Day 10 – Connecting Chords With Approach Notes
    • Day 11 – Quarter Note to 8th Note
    • Day 12 – New Device/Modifying Device
    • Day 13 – New Device/2nd Modifying Device
    • Day 14 – The R-3-5-6 Device (with variations)
  • Sight Reading Etudes
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    • Index Of Sight Reading Etudes
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  • Contact Paul