Learning

After a big move disrupted my bass practice, Pickup Music’s structured lessons got me back on track. Plus, a Tomplay sale worth knowing about.

I don’t know about you, but sometimes you just want someone to tell you what to do. Eventually, you’ll figure out what works and doesn’t work for you, but to get started with any new skill or hobby, it can be nice to have a framework. If that sounds like you (I know it sounds…

Music Theory Matters for Bass Players, But It Doesn’t Have to Suck I get it. You picked up the bass to feel the thunder, lay down a righteous groove, and maybe impress a few friends. You did not pick it up to learn math. The phrase “music theory” probably makes your mind flash back to…

Don’t Just Learn Bass – Play Bass with Tomplay I’ll be honest with you: The fundamentals are boring. They just are. No musicians get together and say, “Hey guys, do you want to play the major scale for a bit? Maybe work our way around the circle of fifths?” You’re not learning bass because you…

You’ve got the basics down…what’s next in your bass guitar journey? As I mentioned in my “Big 3” review, I recommend BassBuzz’s Beginner to Badass course for the true beginner. I think Josh and his team do a great job at getting the new bass player well on their way to the intermediate level. If…

Let’s be honest. You and me, we’ve been burned. We picked up the bass a while ago, figured out the basics, and then hit the wall—hard. You were probably excited, maybe even a little cocky, thinking, “How hard can this be? It’s only four strings!” You hit that open E string and new your were…