Me and friend of mine (and bandmate in 3 bands now) have finished and released a short EP of some vintage inspired funk. The bass and drums were done live, and largely improvised, with exception of the last song, (where I played guitar live with the drums then added the bass the next day). We...
So I play mostly metal/punk style bass, I tap, I tap arpeggios, gallop (2-3 finger and thumb at times), currently added flicking (don't wann go over that again), and try to slap but never confident without doing boring octave stuff
But if there is one style any bassist can appreciate, it is a...
A short video to brighten a Monday. I've been working on Get The Funk Out Ma Face and came across this video. Sekou Bunch on a Saber SL making it happen. Heard he got hurt pretty bad last year in a car accident. Hope he is OK. Anyone know?
This is a side-by-side comparison of a J-Bass and a P-Bass. I play the same funk groove on both basses with different pickup settings too. The J-Bass is a Suhr and is an awesome bass. The P-Bass is a Lakland with Bare Knuckle Pickups which really work well on that bass.
There is a free PDF...