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Slap Bass Lesson – Essential Bass Concepts with Dave LaRue

admin — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:12:02 +0000

Available from Alfred Publishing. Dave LaRue is one of today’s leading bassists, recording and touring with the Steve Morse Band and Dixie Dregs for nearly 20 years. His incredible technique and finesse of the bass make him the first-call for well-known artists, and he has also established himself as a regular columnist for Bass Player magazine, touring clinician, and adjunct professor at Florida’s Stetson University.

In this DVD, Dave gets viewers started with warm-ups, stretching, and arpeggio fingering exercises. He lets loose with some of his hip funk lines using hammer-ons, slapped, popped, and ghost notes, and a complete lesson of modes. In addition, he demonstrates how to use rhythmic variations and polyphonic ideas to expand soloing techniques. Follow along at home with note-for-note transcription of each exercise, in both standard notation and TAB, using the printable PDF companion booklet included.

Duration : 0:2:36

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Bass Lesson – Playing off the Bass Drum

admin — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:12:03 +0000

Available from Alfred Publishing. Both the Electric Bass and Electric Bass 2 videos in DVD format. Electric Bass is a complete guide to grooving with a drummer in 15 styles, including funk, samba, reggae, jazz, shuffle, baiao, Latin, and rock. John provides examples in each style and discusses major influences and variations. Includes an extensive discussion/ demonstration of technique (on the four-string bass). (85 min.) In Electric Bass 2, John offers insight into soloing by stressing the importance of ear-training. He takes some of the mystery out of the six-string bass by showing how it is tuned, its amazing range, and by offering many examples of its applications. Includes performances of John’s compositions plus a live clip with the Chick Corea Elektric Band.

Duration : 0:1:43

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Bass Lesson – Groove from Growing

admin — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 04:30:18 +0000

Duration : 0:1:22

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Bass Lesson – 12-bar Blues

admin — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 06:23:02 +0000

Available from Alfred Publishing. Designed for beginning bassists who want to play the blues, this title makes a great companion to any starter bass method and the perfect complement to the author’s Complete Electric Bass Method. Learn various grooves in both straight and swing feels, all within the context of such styles as rock blues, jazz blues, funk blues and more. Highlighted with lessons on scales and chords that are clear and easy to understand, this abundant resource of blues bass lines not only adds to your vocabulary, but also provides the tools you need to create great bass lines of your own for any practical playing situation.

Duration : 0:1:36

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