We’re going to look at the main groove from Violent And Funky by Infectious Grooves featuring the thundering bass of Robert Trujillo! Violent And Funky – Infectious Grooves Rob Trujillo is well known as the bass player for Metallica, but some of his greatest bass work can be heard with his previous bands Suicidal Tendencies…
In this lesson, we dive into the legendary ‘Lopsy Lu’ by Stanley Clarke, one of the most iconic and influential bass compositions of all time. The Song That Changed Slap Bass Forever! Stanley Clarke’s ‘Lopsy Lu‘ In this lesson, we’re digging into one of the most iconic slap bass tunes of all time: “Lopsy Lu”…
This week we’re looking at a simple yet awesome, cool tapping riff for players of any level by bass legend Stuart Hamm. This line is from the tune Country Music (A Night In Hell) and has a country bass vibe. Country Music (A Night In Hell) The following line is a great introduction to two…
Today I’m going to show you a little tip for those of you that want to shred with some tapping licks in the style of guys like Billy Sheehan. Moving Beyond Eruption To anyone new to tapping especially in a rock style, the first kind of licks you learn are usually arpeggio based (think Eruption…
This week we’ll look at a really cool chordal tapping lick by Billy Sheehan from his solo piece NV43345 on the Sink Your Teeth Into That album by Talas. This is a great tapping line for beginners to the technique Lesson Material
This is the last video in a 3 part series covering the topic of 4 finger picking on bass guitar. This lesson adds the fourth finger into the mix so we can start playing REALLY fast So far in this series on four-finger picking, we have explored the clawhammer technique using the thumb, index and…
This is the second in a 3 part series covering the topic of 4 finger picking on bass guitar. This lesson adds a third finger into the mix so we can start getting some fast flurries. Introducing The Third Finger Once you have mastered finger-picking with two fingers, you will be ready to add the…
This week is the first in a 3 part series covering the topic of 4 finger picking on bass guitar. This lesson covers the basics of free stroke picking with 2 fingers then we’ll be adding an extra finger each week. Four-Finger Picking In this lesson, we are going to begin learning how to incorporate…