In the previous post I talked about how learning songs can be a great way of pushing your ability level forward if done correctly but the Catch 22 was that if you play in a gigging band then sometimes … [Read more...]
Isolated Bass – Born To Run – Bruce Springsteen – Garry Tallent
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...]
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...]
Tirian Porter – Bass Guitar – Take Me in Your Arms
Here's another Tirian Porter line - this time Tirian is channelling Jamerson on the bass guitar as this was originally a Motown song. Look out for this one in First Bass And Beyond … [Read more...]
Isolated Bass Guitar – Duran Duran – Girls On Film
Here's an isolated bass line that I thought I'd shared on the blog section of the website - but apparently not!? It's John Taylor's bass line for Girls On Film. I'll be transcribing this for First … [Read more...]
