Bassists You Should Know: Glenn Worf
Lately, I’ve been listening to Miranda Lambert’s “Four the Record”, and I gotta say that the playing is phenomenal. The album has some pretty impressive names in the Musician’s Credits, but I was most...
View ArticleLooooong Sets
This weekend, I had a four hour show on Friday and a five hour show on Saturday. Believe me when I say that every part of my body is feeling the pain of it. I learned some valuable lessons from these...
View ArticleReview: Orianthi –“Heaven In This Hell”
While Orianthi may not be a bassist, she is a highly talented guitarist and vocalist. And I love her. Orianthi released her second studio album, Heaven in this Hell, about two weeks ago and I have had...
View ArticleBeginner Tips For Improv-ing
One of the hardest funks I had to get out of was not wanting to improv. Actually, it wasn’t so much that I didn’t want to improv, it was that I was too scared to. So, I slowly had to work my out of...
View ArticleFender Has Released A New Bass!
I have a very small (and by small I mean as big as the Chrysler building) obsession with Fender products. So, naturally, the moment I hear that Fender has released a new bass, I’m researching it until...
View ArticleA Tip For Riffing
This week, while I was at my lesson with the very talented Annie Clements, I expressed my one true concern with riffing over a song: How do you know what works? When riffing over a chord, chord tones...
View Article3 Things I Can’t Tour Without
I’m going away this weekend and I have a minor two-week tour coming up in July, so I thought blogging about the things that I can’t tour without would make a good blog post. So, without further ado,...
View ArticlePre-Show Anxiety
I apologize for being so M.I.A. recently. There’s no excuse, but if I had to give one I’d say, “I was extremely busy with work, auditions, and gigs.” Which…is the truth. However, the most important...
View ArticleIsolated Bass Track: “Dani California” by Red Hot Chili Peppers
So, for today’s post I decided to combine two of my latest obsessions. The first being the song “Dani California” by Red Hot Chili Peppers. The second being isolated bass tracks. I love listening to...
View ArticleWelcoming a New Bass Into The Family
So over the holidays… I fell in love. We met at a Sam Ash in New Jersey and it was magic right from the start. From the moment we set eyes on one other, we knew we were hooked. We approached each other...
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