As I prepare a small collection of beginner bass video lessons for
D'Addario that will be available in the new year, I find myself looking at some very fundamental aspects of playing the bass guitar, and if I'm honest, it's been a long while since I've looked at these parts of my playing. As we all progress with any learning curve, including learning a musical instrument, it's very easy to leave the fundamentals behind. If we all sat down and were brutally honest with ourselves, we would all probably find there's still room for improvement. Bring that honest about your own abilities is not easy, but very rewarding. Give it a go, find those old chromatic finger exercises and major scale studies, be brutal...
If you haven't heard of them, or if you already have, check out Deck D'Arcy super tasteful playing with
Phoenix, great band great indie, here's the link for
SPOTIFY users...
Take it easy,
Scott
