Videos
Q&A #1 – LIVE FROM THE BASSIST HEADQUARTERS
My first live stream Q&A! Sorry, I spent the first 30 seconds trying to figure out how it works. I promise the next one will be better and I’ll get rid of that annoying Wirecast logo and voi...
Charts – Playing Bass on a Worship Team #8
Wondering what I think about having charts on stage? I figured you would 🙂 It’s actually one of the most important thing you do, and of course this doesn’t apply only to playing church.
Sick Lix: Roger Lima (All My Best Friends are Metalheads)
Roger Lima was one of my earliest influences as a young, budding bassist. I still can’t play most of his lines, let alone figure them out. This album will always hold a special place in my heart...
Gear – Playing Bass on a Worship Team #7
Everyone’s favorite topic – toys! What should I get? What do I need? Which ones sound the best? Get ready for my opinion – and sometimes that means it’s gonna be a tough pill t...
Sick Lix: Tal Wilkenfeld (BC)
I fell in love with Tal’s effortless tone and melodicism from the very first time that I heard her play. This tune won me over instantly, and it was probably the first solo that I ever learned n...
Ostinato Patterns – Playing Bass on a Worship Team #6
This one sounds like it’s going to be hard, but actually it’s quite simple! I’ll show you a really neat trick that I picked up from my keyboard-guru friend, Sean Massey.
Sick Lix: Chris Aiken (Velvet Alley)
I’ve always been a Strung Out fan, and that’s not just because they hail from the neighboring city (Simi Valley) next to my hometown of Moorpark, CA. The fast drums and Sick bass leads hav...
How to Play Silence – Playing Bass on a Worship Team #5
You’d think that playing Silence is easy. In fact, it’s not! It’s almost harder to play nothing than it is to play something! Think I’m wrong? Watch this video then 🙂 I’l...
Sick Lix: Donald "Duck" Dunn (She Caught the Katy)
The Blues Brothers is and always will be one of my favorite movies of all time. Watching it almost weekly from childhood probably explains my infatuation for 1960’s soul, R&B and the Motown ...
