Theory and Technique

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1. How do you pluck the strings? (do any of you pluck inwards, sort of like a less forceful slap)?

   By Baloney Balderdash, April 14, 2023
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2. Tone Chasing 1 2

   By Guest BassAdder27, May 13, 2022
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   • iconic
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3. Unable to play with a pick 1 2

   By smithy, March 28, 2023
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   • March 29, 2023

4. You Paid For Every Note - Use Them All! (Improvising Is Easy!)

   By Baloney Balderdash, March 11, 2023
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   • iconic
   • March 28, 2023

5. Pick on its side

   By Guest BassAdder27, September 8, 2021
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   • G-Lo
   • March 26, 2023

6. Joe Dart Course

   By stewblack, March 23, 2023
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7. 5 Bernard Edwards Basslines (and how to play them)

   By Huw Foster, March 18, 2023
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   • March 18, 2023

8. What would you do with this chord sequence?

   By julietgreen, September 5, 2022
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   • March 16, 2023

9. Traditional Slap Vs Double Thumping video

   By Rib13Bass, March 13, 2023
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   • March 13, 2023

10. Ghost notes and articulation

    By Reggaebass, March 11, 2023
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    • Waddo Soqable
    • March 11, 2023

11. Anyone else use “classical” posture?

    By TeatroLirico, March 5, 2023
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    • Baloney Balderdash
    • March 9, 2023

12. Ed Friesland - Walking Bassline

    By Burns-bass, February 21, 2023
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13. Where to start?

    By Leroy, February 19, 2023
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    • bassalbert
    • February 20, 2023

14. Anyone Else Uses Flamenco Style Index and/or Middle Finger Flicking Technique?

    By Baloney Balderdash, January 28, 2023
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    • February 16, 2023

15. Horn line in Rosanna.

    By ziggydolphinboy, November 11, 2012
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    • February 14, 2023

16. What do you wish-that-you-knew what-you-know-now, when you were younger? 1 2

    By MyNameIsMark, June 19, 2022
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    • GremlinAndy
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17. Ask Me Anything! Joe Hubbard Bass 1 2

    By Joe Hubbard Bass, July 1, 2019   

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    • January 30, 2023

18. Series/parallel PBASS tone question

    By Sweeneythebass, January 27, 2023
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    • Badscrew
    • January 30, 2023

19. Wrong Thread

    By Charla, January 28, 2023
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    • January 28, 2023

20. New Year's Practice Resolutions

    By velvetkevorkian, January 2, 2023
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    • Horizontalste
    • January 8, 2023

21. Kickstart Your Bass Playing For 2023

    By greghagger, January 7, 2023   

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    • January 7, 2023

22. Fatback Band - "Do the bus stop" transcription

    By bloke_zero, December 7, 2022
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    • lowdown
    • January 5, 2023

23. Red Light Spells Danger cover- a question about timing

    By bass_dinger, December 27, 2022
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    • Guest
    • January 3, 2023

24. Comping with a high C

    By bassist_lewis, October 6, 2022
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    • Jeff Elkins
    • January 1, 2023

25. Aimee Nolte - YouTube Tuition Website

    By louisthebass, August 26, 2017
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    • Liz
    • December 20, 2022