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  1. greghagger
    I think trying at volume will obviously be useful. I tried a few different drives once at a soundcheck and got done feedback from the sound guy. I mainly use this pedal for gigs that I don’t use an amp and also use a little bit of drive to boost the sound for certain parts of the gig that I need a lift in volume.
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    Bluegrass is a style that needs a bass player with great feel and a solid sound. Traditional Bluegrass would be played on upright bass but it does work on electric bass too, with the right approach. Learn how to put this into practice with pivotal bluegrass bass techniques. In the video you also get to listen to a full Bluegrass band covering a Union Station song.
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    Thanks, glad you liked the video. I mostly use the default Drive and one called ‘Natural’ I think. TC could come up with better Drive TonePrints in my opinion. But I mostly use a clean sound and I love the pedal for this. Perfect to boost my passive P-Bass and also sounds great with my Active J-Bass too.
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    In the lesson I give you techniques to help play and create your own Walking Bass Lines for Shuffle Blues. There is also a Backing Track For practicing and a bit of Blues history. This is suitable for anyone wishing to start playing walking bass over 12-Bar Blues.
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    Learn techniques to help play and create your own Blues walking bass lines. These walking lines will work for any Shuffle Blues and are transferable to other styles too. Free PDF with Standard Notation & Tab plus a 12-bar Blues Backing Track in E.
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    I agree with that. Which subject do you lecture in?
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    I love this, especially the sentiment surrounding the video. Great song and love your singer’s style. Brilliant you got a retweet from Madness. Check this out folks, it’s great!
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    That band sounds like fun and yeah of course be great to see some performances. I’ve got another Ska video lesson you might be interested in too if you are making up your own bass lines. https://youtu.be/NVp-oc4ajIc
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    Interesting question. Some good answers too. I tend to agree that players express themselves in many different ways. In my experience of playing professionally and teaching for over 25 years, I hear ‘emotionally charged’ playing from all standard of players but there isn’t really one particular way this is expressed visually. The question you ask about whether technique and theory gets in the way of playing is often asked by players inexperienced in these areas. Once you have a good understanding of these two areas, you know that they always enhance your playing. That said, mastering these areas doesn’t always mean you are a great player. The short answer is learn as much as you can, play as much as you can, and don’t worry about other players and their musician journeys.
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    Ok. Just checking but do you use 1 and 4 in fretting hand?
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    Hi, do you mean playing the octave pattern on two strings or jumping up to the octave higher on the same string?
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    Great, glad the lesson helped! It always amazes me the amount of information in that diagram.
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    No problem.
  14. greghagger
    If you understand the Circle Of 5ths, you learn one of the most important concepts in music theory. This circle gives you information about keys, key signatures, major & relative minors, intervals, chord sequences, enharmonics, and much more. Video lesson and free PDF download.
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    Thanks for the link.
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    No worries.
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    Glad you enjoyed it. Had fun making it.
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    Yes exactly that, we are just jamming the solo section.
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    If you watched the lesson then you would have noticed me saying that we are jamming round the solo section NOT playing under the melody (where bass remains on G under the C7 chords as you pointed out) In the solo section it’s perfectly acceptable to move the groove to C.
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    This video lesson is perfect for bassists who are wanting to explore and start playing jazz. I talk you through the chord sequence, give you some great ideas of what to play and then you can jam to the backing track. Free PDF available in the video description with standard notation & tab. https://gregsbassshed.com/videos
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    Well before lockdown I had to record a Led Zep promo. We had a few hours to listen to the mp3s and read the charts we were given. The written music was extremely useful in speeding this process up and it also allowed me to know what these particular arrangements were in the session. A quick rehearsal and then we recorded. The written music was a great asset and pretty necessary in this situation. The Led Zep bass lines aren’t that hard to notate.
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    In this video lesson I will break a funk groove down into easy steps for you. You will also learn 5 pivotal techniques so you can create your own funky bass lines. Lose any funk disfunction you might have! Free PDF with standard notation & Tab in the video description.
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    I have now made another video lesson on Ska bass. There are three new Ska Bass Lines in the video and I talk about how to use techniques to create your own Ska bass line. Thanks for sharing all your knowledge in this thread. It’s kept me busy listening to a lot of new artists. If you have any questions once you have watched the video, I am happy to help.
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    Do you want to create your own Ska Bass Lines? If so you’ll love this video lesson. Find out the techniques used by Ska bassists and how to apply them to your own bass lines. Free PDF in the video description and live backing track. https://youtu.be/NVp-oc4ajIc
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    I was interested to see if this pedal is worth the cost. what do you think? Any other pedals you think compare to this, that cost less? Get the lowdown on the Carl Martin BassDrive pedal. Full demo with sound samples & the controls.
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