Barbarism Begins At Home – The Secret To Creating A Cool Melodic Bass Line
This week we’re going to be looking a really cool bass line in the shape of Barbarism Begins At Home by The Smiths and more importantly we’re going to use it as an example [...]
Punk It Up! – Rob Trujillo and his Infectious Funk
This week we're looking at the funky intro slap riff from Punk It Up by Infectious Grooves featuring the mighty Rob Trujillo Rob Trujillo... Metal Bassist? [...]
Hammer Smashed Face – Doubling Guitar Riffs Cannibal Corpse Style!
This week I’m going to give an example of the effect of doubling a very frenetic riff in the shape of the greatest love song ever written: Hammer Smashed Face [...]
Raining Blood – Hitting That Slayer Groove!
This week we’re looking at the tune Raining Blood from Slayer and a how you can get a fatter, warmer bass tone by using a less-is-more approach to playing. [...]
Top 5 MUST KNOW Led Zeppelin Bass Riffs!
In this lesson we’re going to look at five of the greatest bass riffs from the amazing Led Zeppelin, played by the awesome bass player: John Paul Jones! […]
Speed Metal Bass Tips: Holy Wars…The Punishment Due (Megadeth)
This week we’re looking at a riff that caused me all kinds of problems when I learned it way back in the early 90s. The opening riff to the song [...]