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L21 Distorted pentatonic lick in Am

Bass lick of the day: Distorted pentatonic lick in Am Click here to view the embedded video. Support this site by downloading the video, mp3 and transcription/TAB here

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L81 Funky pick bass in Dm / D7

Funky pick bass in Dm or D7 (no third present) with “mini chord” doublestop (7, 1) Support Playbassnow.com by downloading the video, audio and TAB in one package HERE   Click here to view the embedded...

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L200 Distorted rock bass w powerchords

Click here to view the embedded video.Using the direct output from my new RebelHead amp heavily armed with features – among them a great distortion. This kind of lick sounds best played with a pick –...

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YT12 jaco'ish bass line with pick

Formats available:Quicktime (.mov), Flash Video (.flv)

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YT18 Pick playing on bass part 1 of 2

My pick playing technique 1/2 Formats available:Quicktime (.mov), Flash Video (.flv)

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YT19 Pick playing on bass part 2 of 2

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L263 Heavy bluesy bass in D

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Muted picking lesson in A minor

Click here to view the embedded video. I’m muting the strings with the palm of my right hand. Recorded with SansAmp VT bass to create a slightly overdriven tube amp sound.

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L282 Picked octave groove in D

Click here to view the embedded video. Still using the same funky backing track as in the previous LOTD videos, this time with an b7th – root – octave pick groove.   Support PlayBassNow and download...

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Playing Bass with a pick: Intro & exercise one.

Hello!  Ok, here is a vid from me that covers playing with a pick, but with an exercise in there as well.  I hope you benefit from it! Click here to view the embedded video. Free Bass lessons from me!

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How can I create a bass line?

Here are some elements about creating a bass line. Choose a scale, choose a rhythm pattern and go!! http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/1526/compowork01.jpg Click here to view the embedded video.

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L310 Picked Dm groove w open strings fill

Click here to view the embedded video. A little holiday lick, from Afitos in Greece. Getting heavy into pick playing again, as always inspired by me friend the great Bobby Vega. Check out the new Bobby...

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Fun with GR2 envelope filter

Click here to view the embedded video. Trying out the 3Leaf Audio GR2 Envelope filter. Bear in mind, that im playing my amp at a low volume, and that my speaking mic is picking up the acoustic sound of...

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#25 Bass pickstyle groove

Click here to view the embedded video. Bass guitar funk pickstyle groove. I used my Fender Jazz bass 3TS and Tech21 NYC SansAmp VT Bass recorded directly in LineIn.

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Carol Kaye groove #1

Carol Kaye is a famous female bass player from the 60′s; she recorded witrh so many artists I can’t make a list!! Carol used to play a Precision with flat strings and a pick. The grooves I tried to...

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Carol Kaye groove #2

Carol Kaye is a famous female bass player from the 60′s; she recorded witrh so many artists I can’t make a list!! Carol used to play a Precision with flat strings and a pick. The grooves I tried to...

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Riff #3 – Yes – Roundabout

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Riff #5 -The Strokes –“Metabolism”

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Demonstration of the Line 6 LowDown Studio 110 Combo Amplifier

This is me banging around on the Line 6 LowDown Studio 110 Combo amp and testing out the different presets. I am pretty amazed at how good this little amp sounds and the presets are a good starting...

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Rock Bass Harmonics – Demonstration and Tutorial

Nate Perry demonstrates how to utilize natural harmonics to expand the depth and color of modern rock bass lines. Right hand picking, left hand technique and stylistic/tonal aspects are discussed....

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