Theory and Technique

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1. Learn This James Jamerson Technique

   By greghagger, July 19   

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   • greghagger
   • July 19

2. Pick and Fingers!

   By dave74200, June 20
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   • Wombat
   • July 9

3. Why were older basslines so much more interesting?

   By Stub Mandrel, June 16
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   • Woodinblack
   • June 21

4. Switching From Fingerstyle To Pick

   By greghagger, June 14   

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   • greghagger
   • June 14

5. Unlocking Linear Pentatonics

   By greghagger, May 31   

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6. How do you learn songs?

   By cdog, May 30
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   • ClusterOne
   • 11 hours ago

7. Rhino's Basslines Transcribed

   By HeadlessBassist, May 26
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   • HeadlessBassist
   • May 26

8. Beautiful wrong note.

   By Al Nico, May 23
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   • Al Nico
   • May 23

9. Bass has the power to change all chords.

   By Al Nico, May 20
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   • Al Nico
   • May 20

10. Turning Pentatonics Into Blues Scales

    By greghagger, May 17   

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    • greghagger
    • May 17

11. Slapping the G string?

    By PainInTheBass, April 19
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    • PainInTheBass
    • April 19

12. Play Bass Faster Using Science

    By greghagger, April 12   

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    • April 12

13. Ian King’s Bass Transcriptions

    By Kingbassist, April 7
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    • Kingbassist
    • April 8

14. Master Rhythm & Counting

    By greghagger, March 29   

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    • greghagger
    • March 29

15. Pushing and pulling

    By Fishfacefour, March 28
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    • mikebass456
    • April 27

16. Help with Rockabilly Slap

    By SICbass, March 24   

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    • Beedster
    • March 25

17. Playing Smooth Bass Lines

    By greghagger, March 15   

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    • greghagger
    • March 15

18. Therazine Shuffle.

    By ebenezer, March 3
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    • Bilbo
    • March 4

19. Creating Tasty Fills

    By greghagger, February 22   

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    • itu
    • February 22

20. String Skipping with three finger technique

    By the_almighty_spoon, February 14
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    • the_almighty_spoon
    • February 14

21. Difference between 12/8 and Shuffle Blues

    By greghagger, February 8   

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    • Sean
    • February 8

22. Do you want BASS Lessons ? Why ?

    By Bass4real, January 29
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    • snorkie635
    • February 21

23. Easy Guide To Bass Pentatonics

    By greghagger, January 25   

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    • greghagger
    • January 25

24. Playing the fretless bass 1 2

    By bass_dinger, January 23
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    • Stub Mandrel
    • March 16

25. 5 Christmas Basslines (and how to play them)

    By Huw Foster, December 27, 2024   

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    • Huw Foster
    • December 27, 2024