Ethan BassfordFeb 7, 20144 minYou Can Never Escape Math Class: The Fretboard as a GridAnother 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...
Ethan BassfordJan 30, 20143 minPerception Exercise 3: The Sounds are Coming from Inside the SoundWhen 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...
Ethan BassfordJan 19, 20145 minTechnology, Constraints, and why I love my ScordaturaAnother excerpt from my upcoming book tentatively titled “How Do I Bass?” Music is all about constraints. You can’t avoid them, so you...
Ethan BassfordJan 19, 20142 minPerception Exercise 2: G = G ^ ~GSet 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....