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Playubass goes to California!

It’s time to leave snowy Sweden and fly across the Atlantic for a visit to California. More about the trip soon! In the mean time have a look at these soon to be released Kala Ubasses! More info at instagram.com/kalabrandmusic/

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NEWS FLASH! The playubass merch store opens TODAY! Purchase includes a song download for a limited time!

Head over to the store and browse on. Besides the green hoody pictured you can find Men’s and Women’s Tees, Mugs and more… For a limited time you will get a mp3 and video link to a not yet released song from my ”Speaking Ubass vol. 1 Jazz and Brazil” with your purchase! Link to store: http://playubass.dizzyjam.com/

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A tribute to one of my musical heroes: Steve Swallow

This is a little tribute to one of my musical heroes: Mr Steve Swallow. I have listened to his Music for quite some time and have always admired his unique approach to playing bass. In my version I play fingerstyle although Mr Swallow uses a pick. One of his most famous compositions are Falling Grace.Fortsätt läsa ”A tribute to one of my musical heroes: Steve Swallow”

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Review: Phil Jones Bass Double Four – small but powerful combo amp for ubass and more

Let’s take a look at the Phil Jones Double Four combo amp Background In 1987 I bought a new amp, a Gallien Krueger 200MB. I used this amp for a lot of different gigs sometimes with a extension cab but for most part as a standalone amp. The MB250 was a small combo amp thatFortsätt läsa ”Review: Phil Jones Bass Double Four – small but powerful combo amp for ubass and more”

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What’s in the first ebook-ePub ”Learn to play the ubass – Basic Techniques”? Lesson 4

Lesson 4 – combining plucking/picking and fretting hands (and a basic harmony lesson) Q’s: I need to develop my technique to better sync my left and right hand. I also want to be more expressive and vary my tone/touch, note length and phrasing. Are there any exercises I can do to develop this? The startingFortsätt läsa ”What’s in the first ebook-ePub ”Learn to play the ubass – Basic Techniques”? Lesson 4″

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What’s in the first ebook-ePub ”Learn to play the ubass – Basic Techniques”? Lesson 3

Lesson 3 – basic fretting hand technique Q’s: Should I use different approaches wether I play a fretless of fretted UBass? How can I do warm-ups? Basic fretting techniques? In Lesson 3 the focus is the fretting hand. From where and how to put your fingers on the fretboard to get the best sound toFortsätt läsa ”What’s in the first ebook-ePub ”Learn to play the ubass – Basic Techniques”? Lesson 3″

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What’s in the first ebook-ePub ”Learn to play the ubass – Basic Techniques”? Lesson 2

Lesson 2 – basic plucking/picking hand technique [EDIT: This post was supposed to go live last Sunday September 3rd…This means were one week behind my initial plan to release these series of blog posts every Sunday for four weeks…Sorry!] Q’s: How can I get a nice round tone? Are there any differences playing with thumb,Fortsätt läsa ”What’s in the first ebook-ePub ”Learn to play the ubass – Basic Techniques”? Lesson 2″

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What’s in the first ebook-ePub ”Learn to play the ubass – Basic Techniques”? First up: Lesson 1

In a series of four short blog posts I will write about the different lessons in my first Lesson Pack: ”Learn to play the Ubass – basic techniques” (One lesson at the time every Sunday for four weeks!) First up… Lesson 1 – How to hold the Ubass The first lesson gives you suggestions about differentFortsätt läsa ”What’s in the first ebook-ePub ”Learn to play the ubass – Basic Techniques”? First up: Lesson 1″

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New Single Out Today!

In this first release, by the Swedish based Nilsson – Sjöquist Duo, we want to show our love for the music of Brazil and this time we feature a Sivuca song! We play an arrangement by Tommy Nilsson of the song ”Cada Um Torce Como Pode” made famous by Sivuca. Both Tommy Nilsson and MagnusFortsätt läsa ”New Single Out Today!”