“Bass Aerobics” by Jon Liebman Chapter 1: Chromatics – Workout 1 It says that the purpose of this chapter is to get on your fingers use to moving up and down the fretboard. The title of the chapter, “Chromatics”, has proven to me a great way to do just that. However, this exercise introduces the reader to a lot more. I have been playing bass … Continue reading Bass Aerobics: Workout 1
I have owned my Squire Jaguar for over a year now. It has been my one-and-only bass for that long. I absolutely love this bass. This bass has gotten my through so many shows. My Jaguar looks great, feels great, sounds amazing, and the price is so nice. I picked mine up at Guitar Center for about $250.00. Adjustments Truss Rod I did have to … Continue reading Review: Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar Electric Bass Guitar
Part 1: Walking the Blues:From the Bottom Up Exercise 2: This exercise takes you through the same 12 bar chord progression as it did in exercise 1, but this time it is in quarter-notes. Once again we will be using only the root notes and their octaves. The C.D. counts you in and runs through the 12 bar progression twice. The bass line is also … Continue reading “Building Walking Bass Lines” Part 1 Ex. 2
I initially got this book when I signed up for bass lessons at my local music shop. This book can seem intimidating to the beginner at first, but it really isn’t. Don’t let the musical notation get you. It is really only there to let you know if you should be hitting the high note or the low note. All the chords are written above … Continue reading “Building Walking Bass Lines” Part 1 Ex. 1
This is an app that I use very often. The BackTrackIt App has been a cool resource for me as a bass player to learn a new song or lick. It is available on Android and Iphone and is available in your Playstore. I use this app the most for: Slowing the tempo of the song to help me learn a pattern or lick Changing … Continue reading BackTrackIt App for Musicians
I found out about this book in a Facebook conversation. It is called “Bass Aerobics” by Jon Liebman. It is available in paperback and electronic copies. It appears to be a very popular book as there are many videos of people using the exercises in this book on YouTube. I will post some links to these videos below. I am really excited to get this … Continue reading Bass Aerobics Book
In an attempt to improve my bass soloing, I have switched from using the modes to using the Minor Pentatonic Scale. I know… This is a guitar lesson, but it works on the bass too. I start with the 4 note box from the videos below and then expand that box to fill more notes in the scales. You will be surprised how much awareness … Continue reading Bass Log – Soloing with the Blues
Practice Notes Snoop Lick – This is a good Double Thumb Exercise to practice running through single notes. It helped me develop and measure my Double Thumb abilities and it helped me identify short comings in my neck hand speed. Watch for speed and accuracy using a metronome or drum beat. (A list of practice tracks can be found at the bottom of this blog … Continue reading Bass Log – Double Thumb Technique
Northwoods Bass Log 