2016-08-04 00:59
Today’s video was sent to us by Sabyasachi Deb, a 23-year old bassist from Calcutta, India.
Deb uses the upper range of his bass to perform Bach’s Cello Suite #1 Prelude, demonst… Read More
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Tips, Advice and Inspiration for Gigging and Aspiring Bass Players
2016-07-30 15:00
John Mallanda a.k.a. Professor John is an independent, solo, experimental funk artist based out of Atlanta, GA who has a very unique sound. The combination of live bass guitar, real in… Read More
2016-02-21 01:01
We’ve all either been there, or are there now – you’re bass skills aren’t where you want them to be, and you know you can be better, but you just don’t know how… Read More
2015-12-11 15:06
We bass players are always looking for ways to make our playing interesting. But let’s face it. Most of the time, what we’re really doing is trying to keep ourselves interested… Read More
2015-09-03 11:34
Before we begin, I’ll warn you straight up – this video goes for an hour and a half. So maybe don’t start it in your lunch break or watch it on mobile data!
The reason I am… Read More
2015-09-02 13:43
Show us your bass rig!
Hot on the heels of Sam’s kick-off to the Show Us Your Rig series, I’ll add my rig breakdown to the mix, which will be relatively brief, since I&rsqu&hell…Read More
2015-09-01 10:58
As far as underrated bass players go, Mark White is right up there.
I spent my teenage years fruitlessly trying to play along to Pocket Full Of Kryptonite, only realising years later that th… Read More
2015-08-28 12:28
Show us your bass rig!
I’ll kick things off by introducing you to my good series of friends – Presonus Studio Channel, Crown XLS 1000 and old mate Hartke 4.5XL.
Pres… Read More
2015-08-21 03:36
Was The Who’s John Entwistle the greatest rock bassist the world has ever known?
Well, that would purely be a matter of opinion. But for those who remain unconvinced that Entwistle was… Read More
2015-05-27 02:42
The only speed exercise you’ll ever need
About eight years ago I developed a bad case of tennis elbow thanks to my 9-5 office job. The doctor called it RSI; I affectionately dubbed it… Read More
2015-05-16 14:53
You practice, you rehearse – you’ve got a nice little pair of callouses on your fingers. You rock up to your gig all smiles, and go home with two whopping blisters instea… Read More
2014-09-09 20:34
The bass guitar occupies an essential place in the frequency spectrum of rock and pop music. We can all agree on that. But in this awesome video, an outtake from the Sound City sessions, we… Read More
2013-08-05 13:35
The following is a guest post by New York City bass player Chris Tarry.
If you put me in a room, say 14 x 10, give me an amp, a bass, and few minutes alone, I can come up with a pretty good… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Ugh. I just checked out my gig calendar and realized I haven’t played a gig since June 12 and won’t play another until August 14. That’s more than two months without playin… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I’ve been lurking around various bass guitar discussion forums for quite a few years, and one thing is very clear: There’s a whole lotta bass snobbery going on out there. I don&r&hell…Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I launched The Gigging Bass Player a few months ago, and I’ll admit that I haven’t posted here nearly as much as I had planned. However, the slow trickle of new readers and comme… Read More
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