Here?s the next in the series of isolated bass lines that I?m posting.? This is Garry Tallent's line on the Springsteen classic Born To … [Read more...]
Isolated Bass To Californication by The Red Hot Chili Peppers/Flea
There are a lot of isolated bass lines that you can hear via YouTube and so on.? But there are a lot of isolated bass lines that are floating around the Interwebz that aren?t on Youtube. So I?m … [Read more...]
Money Songs For Bass
This post - and list - came about due to a chat via email with Gilbert - HE called a certain type of song a 'money song.' So What Is A Money Song? In Gil's words, a 'money song' is a song that a … [Read more...]
How To Maintain Your Practice Routine When Shit Happens
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...]
Some Thoughts On Practicing the Bass Guitar (2) – Goals and Dreams
At New Year it's common for people to take stock of things in their lives and set themselves goals of things they might want to do in the next year.? Yesterday I wrote an article about this - if … [Read more...]
Some Thoughts On Practicing The Bass Guitar (Part 1)
First up, Happy Holidays!? I hope you all had a great time with your family and loved ones over the holidays. 2013 is nearing - despite the best efforts of the Mayans! - and the New Year is a time … [Read more...]
BB King – Ain’t Nobody Home – Bass by Pino Palladino
Here's a great track from B.B. King's Deuces Wild album.? The bass line is played by the one and only Pino Palladino - in fact I have a memory that I read somewhere that this was where Pino first met … [Read more...]
Jeff Berlin talking about Bass Guitar and Metronomes
Here's a video of Jeff talking about bass guitar and metronomes. httpv://youtu.be/9z6g7vBXboA I don't totally agree with what Jeff says....even though he would absolutely kick my ass at a bass … [Read more...]
Shipbuilding – Elvis Costello – Bruce Thomas Bass Guitar
Here's a great live performance of the poignant song Ship Building by Elvis Costello.? The bass line to this tune is an awesome performance by Bruce Thomas - at times it almost sounds like a fretless … [Read more...]
Cream – White Room – Jack Bruce – Bass Guitar
Here's a great clip from the Cream reunion concerts at Albert Hall of their seminal song White Room.? httpv://youtu.be/dCc00pX_pFA … [Read more...]
