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Have you ever seen those little blocks between some bass players’ pickups and wondered what they were? Well, as you can see in the above picture it’s called a bass ramp. In the following video I’ll walk you through the steps to build your very own bass ramp.
If you’re a musician like me you will occasionally find yourself hitting a wall when it comes to practicing. You feel like you’ve just run out of things to go over. And like so many other musicians I’ve wondered how do you improve your practice time and improvisational skills over chords and riffs when there’s …
The Zombie Apocalypse. We’ve all thought about it. We’ve all dreamed it would happen. And if there’s anything we’ve learned from watching all the movies about a zombie uprising it’s that the surviving members of society will somehow find each other, band together, and persevere until the ending credits roll. These rag tag ensembles …
This is part 5 in my “Importance of Acting Professional as a Working Musician” series. Moving right along here. I’ve worked with musicians that have stormed out of rooms because they weren’t getting their way. I’ve worked with musicians that show up drunk. I’ve worked with musicians that are belligerent. All I’m trying to …
So far we’ve covered the importance of acting professional as a working musician when playing locally, playing regionally,while being in the studio, and life on the road. But this etiquette doesn’t remain just in the confines of inner office politics, on a tour bus, in hotel rooms, or on stage. We’ve come to a point …
The Importance of acting professional on the road: Let’s imagine what would happen if you worked at, say, a grocery store. You show up late on a consistent basis, you show up hung over, you make other, you make unwanted flirtations with other employees and make them uncomfortable, you’re not around when people are looking …
Whether you’re a weekend warrior or a contract recording artist you should basically bring all this knowledge with you and apply it to your experience in the studio. Remember the band that ran up the bar tab I was talking about? The same can be said about the studio. Don’t show up to a studio …
Nothing gets under my skin more than having to work with musicians that haven’t a clue about how to conduct themselves, i.e. acting professional. Whether they’re taking advantage of my kindness or not performing up to the standard they should be; whether they’re acting like rock stars or creating too much miserable drama an unprofessional …
Alright, so it was 19 years ago that Yanni’s “Live At The Acropolis” was released. But I’ll round up because saying it came out 20 year ago makes me feel way older. And, hey, it was recorded March 1st of 1993…so let’s just say 20. If you’re a bass player, or if you’re any sort …
“Shotgun Love Triangle” is an homage to some of the bass playing greats that have been influencing me over the past couple of months. I’ve been recently listening to a lot of Victor Wooten, Bill Dickens, and Michael Manring so I wanted to make up a song that displays some of those techniques popularized by …
