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Rhythm
A unique, challenging and rhythmic palette broadening exercise that will get you thinking completely differently about some new ways to explore rhythm in your practice.
A challenging way to take the rhythms that you already know and string them together to create new exercises.
Using muted notes, articulations and rhythm alongside some already comfortable harmonic patterns to really broaden our articulations and rhythm comfort zones.
40min of rhythm. This is an entire masterclass on how to apply the ways in which drummers work on rhythm to really feel those subdivisions. Rhythm and feel is everything when playing bass and this gets to the heart of it all.
Technique
We have so much control over our tone just by virtue of how and where we pluck the strings. Learn to do more with your sound before you even think about turning a knob.
While we don’t all need to be speed demons, having more technique than you need makes everything easier to play. This is how I worked on building that speed.
Finger exercises to build dexterity, independence and protect yourself from injury.
Also called ‘pinch harmonics’ (usually by guitarists). Learn how to add this great sound to your arsenal.
Everybody loves harmonics and they can add so much spice to your lines (when used judiciously). They are also just a ton of fun to play!
Learn to further control your sound using a myriad of muting techniques for your plucking and fretting hands.
I use these ‘percussive strikes’ all too much (but they’re just so much fun!). I also find that they can really help me feel and vibe with a groove. A lot of folks asked about how I developed them so, here you go!
A neat trick showed to me by Robert ‘Bubby’ Lewis and then again by Laurence Mollerup (who showed me what I was doing wrong). Very easy and very useful on certain gigs to get a synthier sound without any pedals!
A quick peak at some of my ‘Right Hand Drive’ style techniques and how I practiced them using chord shapes as a tool.
More Right Hand Drive style plucking exercises using the thumb. This one is a workout!
Stand-Alone Video Sections
Your articulations are everything when it comes to taking a regular old bass line and really making it do something (without just adding notes or rhythms)