What You Should Know about the Different Bass Guitar Playing Styles

December 28, 2010 Guitar
What You Should Know about the Different Bass Guitar Playing Styles

Electric bass guitarists use different playing styles not just to distinguish themselves in form and appearance but also through their music. If you want to broaden your musical range and find new ways to express your work, here’s what you should know about the different bass guitar playing styles.

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What You Should Know about the Different Bass Guitar Playing Styles – Learning Your Scales

December 24, 2010 Guitar
What You Should Know about the Different Bass Guitar Playing Styles – Learning Your Scales

Playing your bass guitar on various scales is another foundational technique that you’d do well to master. Scales are basically a set of notes in an ascending or descending arrangement and together share certain characteristics and follow a basic pattern. Guitar scales make musical organization easier as well as composing pieces and doing improv. Practicing [...]

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What You Should Know About the Different Bass Guitar Playing Styles

December 21, 2010 Guitar
What You Should Know About the Different Bass Guitar Playing Styles

If this is your very first attempt at playing the bass guitar then it’s best to start with the basic styles and techniques and work your way from there. All the lessons below may seem like kid’s stuff, but these are designed to give you a proper foundation for playing the bass guitar.

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David Holmes and Oceans 13

December 2, 2010 Music Columnist

OK, so I love the movie, “Oceans 13,” starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon et al, and directed by Stephen Soderbergh.

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How to Find the Correct Guitar Fitting

November 30, 2010 Music Columnist
How to Find the Correct Guitar Fitting

While it is true that more boys than girls take up guitar as a primary musical instrument, many girls love guitar music, and are eager to explore playing the guitar. However one difficulty girls and women have with guitars is proper sizing of the instrument, especially at the neck (and fret board) and also at [...]

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