Videos
Sick Lix: Tony Williams (Stuck in the Middle With You)
I’ve always adored playing this song. It reminds me of how my father plays bass, and my drummer and I would always smile when this one would roll around in our cover band’s set. Actually i...
Game of Tones – You Can’t Buy Good Tone (Week 8/8)
The Quest for Tone is over! Or is it? There are many boxes and wires and gizmos that are on the market these days, and many of them sound really cool! But are they necessary? Do you need them? If not,...
Sick Lix: Ed Breckenridge (Hoods on Peregrine)
This record was a big deal for me; 2003 was the year I started dating my wife, the year I quit high school, the year I decided to make music my full time career, and coincidently it was also the year ...
Game of Tones – How to Get a Good Slap Tone (Week 7/8)
The Quest for Tone continues! Ever wondered how THAT bass player gets such a killer slap tone? Well, yes, it’s mostly in his hands, but his signal chain has a lot to do with it as well. We’...
Sick Lix: Gerald Johnson (Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma)
I had never heard this song until it came on the radio in a restaurant I was at. I wrote it down on my Google Drive (I have a folder for new music to learn) and found this song was littered with sickn...
Game of Tones – Parallel Processing (Week 6/8)
The Quest for Tone continues! This lesson might be a stretch for those of you who are not recording/mixing savvy, but I assure you this is nothing new or complicated. Stick with me for the next 20 min...
Sick Lix: Tim Foreman (Selling the News)
I love Tim Foreman. If I could trade places with any bass player in the world it would be him; I love his style, his tone, his voice leading, the fact that he has hair…
Game of Tones – How to EQ Your Bass (Week 5/8)
The Quest for Tone continues! EQ is something that every mixing engineer needs to know intimately. Most bass players have a decent working knowledge of EQ and how it pertains to their instrument, but ...
Sick Lix: Jamareo Artis (Uptown Funk)
You know this song, but did you know that Jamareo Artis is one of the Sickest bass players on the planet? This lick might be quick, but it’s lathered in Sick.
