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Feb 7, 20144 min read

You Can Never Escape Math Class: The Fretboard as a Grid

Another excerpt from “How Do I Bass?”. See also this post about how the fretboard is not a grid. In the actual book this chapter will...

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Jan 30, 20143 min read

When a string or whatever object vibrates at a constant rate you assign a pitch to it, but there is never only one pitch. The string...

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Jan 19, 20145 min read

Another excerpt from my upcoming book tentatively titled “How Do I Bass?” Music is all about constraints. You can’t avoid them, so you...

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Jan 19, 20142 min read

Set the EQ flat on your bass and amp. If you normally use an overdriven or “hot” sound, set it to clean. Play an open G. Play it a bunch....

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Jan 19, 20142 min read

This is one of the few exercises you should do without a metronome. You are not aiming for perfect execution, you are evaluating what is....

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Jan 19, 20142 min read

When you’re starting out with a teacher, you are probably told that the fretboard is a grid, but this is only half true. The fretboard is...

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Jan 19, 20142 min read

An excerpt from my upcoming book, “How Do I Bass?”, edited slightly from an earlier version posted on Facebook. Lots of modern players...

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