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amerika the beautiful // jaco pastorius
may we all find independence from war and suffering and make the world beautiful again.
and hey, if you're reading this and you've been subscribed to this channel for a long time - i'm fixing to put out some new videos this year! stay tuned, and of course you can always follow me on BassBuzz.
peace.
amerika the beautiful // jaco pastorius may we all find independence from war and suffering and make the world beautiful again. and hey, if you're reading this and you've been subscribed to this channel for a long time - i'm fixing to put out some new video...
Open this video on josh fossgreenYou don't need to learn a million bass chord shapes to start making cool music. In this video I'll hip you to the basics of getting more juice out of whatever chords you already know. No chord books with infinity shapes required! My scales and arpeggios e-b...
Open this video on josh fossgreenNo, delay pedals aren't just for obscuring your mistakes and draining your bank account... they can help you improve your rhythm too! In this lesson I'll show you some simple (but challenging) exercises you can do with a delay pedal to get direct feedback o...
Open this video on josh fossgreenYou know when you build a big expensive well-planned pedalboard for a specific project, and then… the project fizzles? You probably don’t. But I do! This video is a tribute to this board I really like, that didn’t get to do very many gigs. Grab a beverage a...
Open this video on josh fossgreenStill struggling to turn scales into actual music? This Jaco Pastorius bass lick might help everything finally *click.* Yet another gem from Jaco’s “Modern Electric Bass” video with Jerry Jemmott, this lick has some really clear and tasty examples of how to...
Open this video on josh fossgreenStreamline your practice, have fun, and get better faster - here are my 10 favorite apps for bass players and musicians of all instruments. Links to all apps: DrumBeats+: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/drum-beats-rhythm-machine/id461218759 Metronomics: https...
Open this video on josh fossgreenTired of same old slap pop slap pop octaves every time you whip out your thumb? This Victor Wooten slap pattern will help you change up your game and get a totally different vibe. Like I say in the video - be prepared to start slow and practice a lot! When ...
Open this video on josh fossgreenSave even MORE years of stupid gigging mistakes! Thanks to some awesome comments from you, we're back with more tips and tricks we should all have figured out a lot sooner as gigging musicians. Some of these are bass-specific, but as with the last video, a ...
Open this video on josh fossgreenLet me save you some years of stupidity - I’ve been a gigging bass player since I was a teenager, and these are 5 things I wish I learned a lot sooner than I did. There are a lot of things you can't learn from music school or a bass lesson, that usually onl...
Open this video on josh fossgreenAre the bass finger exercises you're doing too easy? This one definitely isn't. If you're not groaning out loud, you're not doing it right. This exercise will develop your ring finger independence, even at weird angles, while we explore the half-whole dimin...
Open this video on josh fossgreenWanna increase your tapping dexterity? This exercise will make your fingers fall off. I created this bass tapping exercise for myself to work on patterns that use multiple right hand fingers in a row on the same string. If that very boring sentence sounds e...
Open this video on josh fossgreenIn almost two decades of bass playing, I've gone through a lot of practice routines. Some of them got me to where I am today - and some of them totally sucked. In this video I'll give you some tips to help you improve your practice as I walk you through wha...
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