Weak Pinky Finger? Finger Press Ups!!
This week I’ve got a great exercise for helping develop strength and independence in the fretting hand fingers. Particularly the fourth finger.
This week I’ve got a great exercise for helping develop strength and independence in the fretting hand fingers. Particularly the fourth finger.

Part #1 Lesson Material PDF of Lesson 1 Material Part #2 Lesson Material PDF of lesson 2 Material Video #3 Lesson Material Practice Sheets in 1st Position Practice Sheets in 2nd Position

This week I’ve got a seemingly easy bass line for you. A basic comp pattern with a few ghost notes. BUT… breaking it down a little we can see some hidden technical hurdles. First of all there are those pesky ghost notes to contend with and secondly, the feel of the line is a result…

This week we’re looking at an exercise that helps you to learn all the notes on your bass neck, the cycle of 4ths AND the major scale. All at the same time!! Enjoy!
This week I’ve got a tough little exercise for you all to try: This is the One String Bass Challenge! The Challenge The challenge is as follows: Play a two feel bass line through a jazz standard progression on ONLY one string. This exercise will test your knowledge of the fretboard, your theory knowledge, your…
This lesson is aimed specifically at those of you that might have now purchased a 5 string bass after years of playing a 4. The Problem So, you’re moving from four to five string bass. You’re someone that knows the notes on the four string fretboard really well but when adding a low B string…

This week I’m going to show you how you can use the washers from bottles of Grolsch to create cool, strong and cheap straplocks for your bass guitar.