Bass Ramblings

Weekly Ramble 5/18/12

stantonl — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:00:07 +0000

Review Time After taking a look at Lesson 13 of TMBG I have decided that I am not quite ready to move on. Now that I am into the advanced level of the course I feel that I need to have a better grasp on all of the music theory concepts presented thus far. I …

Flashback – Teach Me Bass Guitar Recap Lesson’s 1 – 4

stantonl — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:00:34 +0000

This was the point where I decided to look back at the first 4 lessons of Teach Me Bass Guitar to take stock in what I had learned. This was a trend I decided to continue and have since posted recaps for lessons 5-8 and 9-12. I think the biggest impact the first 4 lessons …

Weekly Ramble 5/11/12

stantonl — Fri, 11 May 2012 15:00:13 +0000

X live I went out and saw X at the Blank Club in San Jose on Tuesday night. Wow! What a show. It was actually the original line up with Exene Cervanca, John Doe, Billy Zoom and DJ Bonebrake and they sounded fantastic. John Doe is the man! He tore it up on his well-worn …

Flashback – Teach Me Bass Guitar Lesson 4

stantonl — Mon, 07 May 2012 16:00:31 +0000

Lesson 4 of Teach Me Bass Guitar was where I decided to try to truly learn as much about music theory as I could. Well, 8 lessons later and I am still trying to wrap my head around it all, but I do feel I have come a long way. As with Lesson’s 2 and …

Weekly Ramble 5/4/12

stantonl — Fri, 04 May 2012 16:00:16 +0000

Tying Up Loose Ends This week was about finishing up a few projects I’ve been putting off. I wanted to clear my plate, so to speak, so that I can give my full attention to Lesson 13 of Teach Me Bass Guitar. Some of it was writing related and some was theory related. My Recap …

Recap – Lessons 9 thru 12 – Teach Me Bass Guitar

stantonl — Wed, 02 May 2012 16:00:03 +0000

Recap – Lessons 9 – 12 The good news is, I’ve past the half-way point, having more lessons behind me than in front of me. Which is a great feeling. The bad news is, these four lessons were tough on me. It took me more than a year to complete them and I must confess, …

Flashback – Teach Me Bass Guitar Lesson 3

stantonl — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:00:58 +0000

If I recall, Lesson 3 of Teach Me Bass Guitar was where I started to leave my comfort zone. Roy dives deeper into music theory introducing triads, ties and dotted rhythms. He also discusses the differences between playing with a pick and playing with your fingers and why it is good to know each style. …

Weekly Ramble 4/27/12

stantonl — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:00:34 +0000

This last week I spent a little more time focusing on writing than playing. I want to write more, but find that my time is very limited. My window of creative time is so small most days that I have to choose between playing bass or writing. Lately I have been very mindful of the …

Is Gear Lust Wrecking Your Bass Playing?

stantonl — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:00:05 +0000

From time to time, more often than I’d like to admit, I find myself spending hours looking at gear online. Basses, amps, effects, recording interfaces, even guitars. I’ll be going about my day, reading the occasional article or forum post and bam! it hits me. Suddenly I feel the urge to search out every review, …

Fender Basses, Now In Jade Pearl Metallic

stantonl — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:35:49 +0000

Jade Pearl Metallic is a new color that Fender has introduced with its 2012 line of American Standard basses and guitars. I’m still on the fence as to whether I like it or not. On the one hand I think it looks pretty cool on the P Bass pictured below with the maple fretboard, but …