Theory and Technique

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1. Doubling electric bass and double-bass?

   By MacDaddy, February 9, 2024
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2. Finger style Tone

   By Guest BassAdder27, May 9, 2022
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   • February 9, 2024

3. Earth Wind & Fire: Love's Dance

   By spog, January 27, 2024
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4. Latin Tumbao

   By steviedee, January 6, 2024
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5. Recommendations on apps or ways to track how good your timing is?

   By alexa3020, July 28, 2023
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6. Adventures in BEAD Tuning

   By Sean, August 14, 2023
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7. Scales printout for drop D tuning

   By ped, July 29, 2023
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   • January 6, 2024

8. I Dont Particularly Like Modes A Lot

   By iconic, March 30, 2023
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   • January 6, 2024

9. Creating a better plan for learning bass (and music).

   By bass_dinger, January 3, 2024
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   • January 3, 2024

10. Gospel Bass chart transcription

    By cb1, July 10, 2020
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    • January 3, 2024

11. The Fake Fretless Technique

    By Rib13Bass, November 30, 2023
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    • January 1, 2024

12. A Look At Different Pro Bassists Plucking Techniques

    By greghagger, December 16, 2023   

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    • December 16, 2023

13. Want To Start Writing Music Down?

    By greghagger, August 20, 2022   

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    • December 11, 2023

14. ABRSM Performance Grades - Credibility?

    By PaulThePlug, December 3, 2023
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15. Fingerstyle technique advice please

    By richh, November 11, 2023
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16. JR's Transcriptions

    By JohnR, October 27, 2023
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    • November 19, 2023

17. Play Slow To Go Fast - Myth?

    By greghagger, November 11, 2023   

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    • November 14, 2023

18. Sun hits the sky - Supergrass

    By MacDaddy, November 9, 2023
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    • November 13, 2023

19. Identifying time signatures

    By Dazed, November 5, 2023   

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20. Pick Newbie

    By bremen, November 6, 2023
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    • November 7, 2023

21. I rarely thwack up!… but i need help with my technique please..

    By Guest NOODS, November 1, 2023
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22. Best nnline bass academy

    By LaupMcr, November 1, 2023
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23. Variable Bass Tone Shaping

    By Rib13Bass, November 1, 2023
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    • November 1, 2023

24. When To Use Open Strings

    By greghagger, October 28, 2023   

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    • November 1, 2023

25. Habit of Writing 90% of All Music Composed on 4 String Bass in Either Key of E or A?

    By Baloney Balderdash, September 24, 2023   

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    • October 20, 2023