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    Watch the video if you are keen to find out!
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    What a great sketch! You are the third person to mention that today! yep £200 neck, £100 pickups, £30 body - what a bargain for a great bass! You tempted to have a go putting one together?
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    Find out how I turned my £30 cheap bass into a pro instrument. This P bass sounds excellent and is really nice to play too. Get some tips from the video so you can do the same thing yourself.
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    Cheers, glad they are helping.
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    Ah, great you got my Reading book. I hope you have success with that. I’m in the first week of a coaching a reading program with Greg’s Bass Shed at the moment. It’s so great to help bassists learn to read, especially the ones that have been playing for years. I know it’s hard to learn to read if you are an experienced player as it feels like you are going backwards. But it’s so worth it and it does all click after a while. cheers!
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    If you are getting string noise or string ring when you are playing your bass, you probably need to work on your string muting. Find out three way to eliminate this string noise in my latest video lesson. This will give you a much cleaner bass tone. There is also details of a FREE bass ebook in the video.
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    New ‘Bass Line Breakdown’ video! This lesson shows you how to play the bass line from Shadows in the Rain’ by Sting. The bass line features Darryl Jones and is an uptempo walking line. It is such fun to play a great one to learn. There is a pdf download in the description and a backing track to jam to at the end of the video.
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    How are your transcribing skills? I have put a video together to show you how you can start to transcribe bass lines yourself. If you have always wanted to transcribe but felt it is too difficult, then check out my lesson and start using the five steps I outline. There is also a free PDF with five very short transcriptions which your can go away and try and do yourself, then check with mine. You don’t need to read music to be able to start transcribing. Hope this helps.
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    Great isn’t it. Probably the most useful scale for bass players.
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    New video from my Bass Concepts Series. This lesson features an exercise based on the major pentatonic scale that will take you from low G to the top of your fretboard. This exercise will help you become more familiar with the pentatonic scale and also help you explore the fretboard. There is a free pdf download with the video.
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    My latest video on how different techniques can help to compose authentic sounding Reggae bass lines might be of interest to some of the bassists on this thread. I have put a couple of backing tracks at the end of the video to jam to. I hope this help some beginner Reggae bass players.
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    Cheers, glad you liked it. I had fun making the lesson.
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    Glad you liked the lesson. I find that question and answer helps with structuring a bass line. You can use that idea for all styles but it works so well in Reggae.
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    I don’t about you, but I think that Reggae has some of the grooviest bass lines there are. The bass is almost always very prominent and right in the pocket. I have made a video lesson to explore Reggae bass and to help you to start composing your own Reggae bass lines. There are a few techniques which can help you to make your lines sound more authentic. I have left a couple of backing tracks running at the end of the video and you can also download a free pdf in the video description. I hope this helps anyone wanting to start playing Reggae bass.
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    Hey @stewblack if you are discovering Pentatonics then check out ‘Mojo Hannah’ by Elkie Brooks. The bass line is full of them. It’s such a great bass line too! You can pick up a transcription here if you need it: https://gregsbassshed.com/free-pdf-s
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    Having problems understanding sharps and flats? I often get asked when is a note called a sharp and when is it called a flat. I explain the answers in this bass concepts video. There is also a free pdf with a list of key signatures and more information to accompany the lesson.
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    Learn the whole bass line from ‘Right Next Door (Because Of Me)’ by Robert Cray. The original bass line is played by groovemeister ‘Richard Cousins’ and is played with great feel, right in the pocket. FREE Pdf download and backing track included in the video. Enjoy! Guitars by Nick Kendall Drum Loop by Ian Whitehead
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    Having problems understanding 16th notes and how they work within different grooves? Find out how to nail 16th note bass grooves by subdividing and counting the bar. YouTube video lesson and FREE pdf.
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    No worries. I think there is a free 24 hour catch-up for the masterclass. Good luck with the ear training, whichever direction you decide to go.
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    @stewblack I second using the Functional Ear Trainer app, it’s brilliant. You might also be interested in this free masterclass on ear training that is happening this Friday. It’s hosted by a friend of mine and his stuff is always great. It’s free but you need to register for it: https://bit.ly/3ozK9sb
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    New video from my ‘Bass Concepts Series’ featuring short bass video lessons. Learn the ‘forwards’ and ‘backwards’ positions of the minor 7 arpeggio and why having these two options are useful when playing bass lines. Two exercises and a free pdf download come with the lesson.
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    Subscribed. Keep up the good work.
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    Thanks, glad you found it useful.
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    These are all apps that you might find useful to help with practicing and gigging. One of them is indispensable if you want to read charts on an iPad. There are also 3 apps in the list that you will want to know about if you are interested in jazz. If you have any other recommendations for apps once you have watched the video then I’d love to hear them in the comments or on here. Enjoy!
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    That sums up my approach on the whole.
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