Videos
Using a Pick & Overdrive – Playing Bass on a Worship Team #4
Here’s yet another way to tackle those types of songs that already have enough happening in the low end. I’ll demonstrate this time with Bethel Music’s Chasing You.
Sick Lix: Robert Sledge (Do It Anyway)
A young student brought this song to my attention some years ago, being a huge Ben Folds fan. I always love it when students end up turning me on to something that I wasn’t aware of, for instanc...
What to do on Dance Tracks – Playing Bass on a Worship Team #3
What do you do with a song that already has a bass instrument taking care of the low end for you (i.e. Synth Bass)? Here’s an interesting stance on the subject. I’ll demonstrate my interpr...
Sick Lix: Nathan Watts & Stevie Wonder (Isn’t She Lovely)
Apparently this song was originally recorded by Nathan Watts but then overdubbed on synth bass by Stevie himself. Either way, there’s some KILLER stuff happening in this tune. I couldn’t d...
Simple Complexity – Playing Bass on a Worship Team #2
Last week we talked a little bit about how complex “simple” music can actually be. This week I’ll start to show you how by utilizing the Rollercoaster Effect. I’ll begin by pla...
Sick Lix: Curt Smith (Head Over Heels)
Donnie Darko is a favorite movie of my wife and I. This song (and the whole soundtrack, really) brought it to life in a way that still give me the feels every time I watch it. I remember my buddy lean...
The Roller Coaster Effect – Playing Bass on a Worship Team #1
I know that a lot of you play at church every weekend because you tell me all the time 🙂 If you’ve been playing for a while on your church’s worship team, or you’re thinking about jo...
Sick Lix: James Jamerson (I Can’t Get Next To You)
The man, the myth and the legend! James Jamerson is the greatest bass player you’ve never heard of. And if you have heard of him, then you know why! He invented Sick way before it was cool.
Sick Lix: Stanley Clarke (Spain)
Stanley is the reason that I play bass; he’s truly a Sick force to be reckoned with and this tune is no exception. Of course he played this on Double Bass, not bass guitar, but I figured I’...
