Videos
Slapping with Ghosted Notes
It’s time to add a bit of sizzle to our essential slap techniques so today I’m going to show you my favorite ways to spruce things up with ghosted notes.
Ernie Ball Music Man Stingray Special
The kind folks at Ernie Ball were gracious enough to let me borrow this new Stingray Special that just came out a few months ago. Want to know what I think of it? Just watch this and find out!
Thumping & Plucking Octaves
Okay, so far we’ve covered both thumping and plucking individually. Now let’s put those two moves together to play the most iconic slap interval known to man: the octave!
Q&A #8 – LIVE FROM THE BASSIST HEADQUARTERS
Thanks for hanging with me today! And a special thanks to ENKI for sponsoring this livestream!
How to Hold Your Bass Guitar
Welcome to TheBassist.net! If you’re new to the bass guitar or you never studied it formally, this is a great place to start. We’ll start by discussing all of the different ways you can ho...
Intermediate Slap Groove & Lick #2
Here’s another slap groove & lick based around rapid-fire 16th notes using lots of ghosted notes and the open-hammer-pluck technique over a Dorian scale. But make sure that you’ve alr...
How to Pluck
Another thing you’ll need to be very comfortable with is your plucking technique. It’s not nearly as involved as the thumping technique, but it’s still worth taking a very close look...
Gruv Gear Kapsule – Flight Case & Gig Bag Hybrid
I had the great pleasure of stopping by to hang with my good friends at Gruv Gear last week and Jay was kind enough to give me the low-down on their new Flight Case/Gig Bag hybrid case called the Kaps...
How to Thump
So before you really start down the path of slap bass mastery you’ll need to be able to thump like nobody’s business. Here’s the top 3 ways to achieve this iconic sound.
