Product Description
Video 1: In part one of this bass guitar masterclass (1 of 2), professional bassist Adam Small shows you how to develop great tone, technique, groove and musicality. Adam demonstrates and discusses core concepts that are applicable to all working bassists regardless of style.
Topics Covered: Right hand technique, staying relaxed, string crossing exercises, ghost notes, grace notes, muting exercises, deadening your strings, playing clean, developing stronger time, getting different bass tones, consistency, changing your tone to fit the musical situation, right hand placement, palm muting, accents, dynamics, etc.
Video 2: In part two of this bass guitar masterclass (2 of 2), professional bassist Adam Small shows you how to get multiple tones (studio and live), strengthen your technique and groove, develop harmonic knowledge and more. Adam demonstrates and discusses core concepts that are applicable to all working bassists regardless of style.
Topics Covered: changing basses for different sounds, playing behind the beat, the Gretsch Junior Jet bass, playing with a pick, the Fender P-Bass, the Fender Jazz Bass, muting the decay of your strings, foam behind the bridge, Jack Casady bass, sticking to the basics, developing harmonic vocabulary, transcribing songs, learning music theory, sixteenth note exercises, recording yourself, triplet exercises, playing on top of the beat, developing a successful mindset, the mental game.