Top 5 MUST KNOW Classic Rock Riffs For Bass

This week we’re looking at the cool fingerstyle funk bass riff from the song The Chinese Way by Level 42. I originally released a video breakdown of this bass riff a few years ago but have recently changed my method of both playing and teaching the line. The Chinese Way After watching a video of…

This week we’re looking at a tune you’ll all be familiar with: YYZ, by Rush played by the legend that is Geddy Lee. YYZ – Rush This is a great riff for working on your technique fundamentals and your method of practice. This is not a ‘cover’ video. We’ll be putting some essentials of technique…

This week we’re taking a look at the main bass riff from the song Walk On The Wild Side by Lou Reed. The bass line is originally played by the legendary Herbie Flowers and is actually made up of TWO bass lines – the lower on double bass, the upper on electric bass. Walk On…

Joe Dart is a modern day bass phenom. His fingerstyle funk bass grooves are at the heart of the Vulfpeck sound and Dean Town is the MUST KNOW bass line of the modern era in much the same way that Teen Town has been a bass players rite of passage since the original Jaco Pastorius…

This week we’re looking at a tricky chordal strumming line from the song John The Fisherman by Primus, played by the legendary Les Claypool! John The Fisherman Tab/Sheet Music: Practice Tracks: 95bpm: 105bpm: 115bpm:

Here are 5 slap riffs by Flea of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers in no particular order or ranking! Flea is one of the bassists I get asked about most often – and with a stack of stone cold classic slap riffs in his back catalogue it’s little wonder. These five just happen to be…