Practical Bass

Practical Bass
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Practical Bass is your home for straight-up advice and guidance on making your gigs and gear rock. Learn how to use your equipment, choose the right accessories, prep for your rehearsals and gigs, and deliver on the job so you get the callbacks you want. Delivered regularly with humor and confidence by experienced players.

  1. Episode 061: Season 2 Wrap-up

    10/12/2018

    Episode 061: Season 2 Wrap-up

    The end of Season 2 is a great time to look back and see what resonated the most. What? Can it be the end of the season already? Yes, low end brothers and sisters, another six months has come and gone, and after another twenty-some episodes it’s time for us …

    32 min

  2. 10/03/2018

    Episode 060: Ted Gould III aka Blyss (Part 2)

    Part 2 of our interview with NOLA/Bay Area bassist Ted Gould III aka Blyss — Guru level dos and don’ts to get and keep the gig! Ted’s an educator, a vlogger, an Instagram lesson machine, a sideman extraordinaire. You’ve seen him in ads for Aguilar and MONO, among others. He’s …

    41 min

  3. 09/26/2018

    Episode 059: Ted Gould III aka Blyss (Part 1)

    Part 1 of our interview with NOLA/Bay Area bassist Ted Gould III — Half origin story, half real talk about getting and keeping the gig. Ted’s an educator, a vlogger, an Instagram lesson machine, a sideman extraordinaire. You’ve seen him in ads for Aguilar and MONO, among others. He’s produced …

    51 min

  4. 09/12/2018

    Episode 058: The Legacy of Geddy Lee

    Check out our profile of the incredible Geddy Lee from Rush, and his influence on generations of rock bassists. So in season 1 we picked a player who had influenced many, and dove into what we think makes them great. This request about Geddy Lee came via viewer mail — …

    52 min
  5. Episode 057: Be the Student

    09/05/2018

    Episode 057: Be the Student

    Practice is essential to developing as a bassist. Here are some tips on how to use your time wisely to improve faster. In the spirit of being honest with how I manage time, I quickly came to these questions: How often do I actually practice daily/weekly? What is practicing to …

    49 min
  6. Episode 056: Putting on the Squeeze

    08/29/2018

    Episode 056: Putting on the Squeeze

    Everyone knows a compressor’s your friend. But how about hearing one in action? (IMPORTANT: Listen with quality headphones or speakers!) Show notes You may have already heard our previous episode from Season 1 on getting to know your compressor. In that episode we talked about the various uses for all …

    39 min

  7. 08/22/2018

    Episode 055: Bits in a Box

    A digital audio interface is practically a necessity. How do you choose the right one? Show notes What kind do you have? Dave: Tascam US-1800 Paul: First was an Echo Layla24… now a Focusrite Scarlett 18i8, and a PreSonus Studio 192 + DP88 Oh, and don’t forget that Line6 POD Studio …

    46 min
  8. Episode 054: Deep in the Groove

    08/15/2018

    Episode 054: Deep in the Groove

    How do you put your finger on what groove is? Many try to explain it. Here’s our chance to make it clear. Show notes Dave: I recently had a conversation with a musician about his frustration with playing with bassists that have all the theory training but lack feel/groove. Specifically, …

    48 min
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Practical Bass is your home for straight-up advice and guidance on making your gigs and gear rock. Learn how to use your equipment, choose the right accessories, prep for your rehearsals and gigs, and deliver on the job so you get the callbacks you want. Delivered regularly with humor and confidence by experienced players.

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  • Creator
    Practical Bass
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2018
  • Episodes
    62
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2017-2018 Practical Bass
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