Holiday Special: The Brenda Lee classic – Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree

I did a little Holiday music poll on my Instagram and at the ukulele bass-focused Facebook group; Ubass Freaks and the song that got the most votes was ”Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” made famous by singer Brenda Lee. When I started researching the tune I found out that Mr Bob Moore was the bassFortsätt läsa ”Holiday Special: The Brenda Lee classic – Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree”

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Celebrate Stevie Wonder’s Birthday with Ukulele Bass

Hi, It has been quite a long time since I posted here so it’s definitely time to start doing it again more frequently! Please let me know in the comments if there are any specific topics you want me to cover! Happy Birthday to Stevie Wonder! I know Mr. Wonder had his birthday yesterday butFortsätt läsa ”Celebrate Stevie Wonder’s Birthday with Ukulele Bass”

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Song Style Lesson: Skate by Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars and Anderson .paak)

The new song from Silk Sonic was just released. I decided to transcribe it and record it with my Kala SUB.I use a magnetic mic and this is part of my testing for an upcoming blog post / YouTube-video on using magnetic mics on a solid body UBass. I think the sound is really greatFortsätt läsa ”Song Style Lesson: Skate by Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars and Anderson .paak)”

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Silent Night as a solo ubass arrangement!

It’s Christmas time and although it has been a crazy year with the ongoing pandemic I hope some Holiday music can help sooth and heal at least a little bit. I decided to arrange a (fairly) simple solo ubass arrangement of Silent Night by Franz Xaver Gruber composed in 1818. The arrangement is based onFortsätt läsa ”Silent Night as a solo ubass arrangement!”

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Playubass at Bass Summit 2020

  Hi, The Become A Bassist Summit is an online conference for bass players who want to improve their skills and learn from some of the best bassists and teachers around. I’m really excited to speak alongside all these great bassists/educators Nathaniel Andrew Bryan Beller Ariane Cap Nick Clark Anthony Crawford James Eager Damian ErskineFortsätt läsa ”Playubass at Bass Summit 2020”

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Free October Lesson on Technique: The Ubass Fretboard Map

– ”Is there always a “sweet spot” on the fretboard where you should play a bass figure or part”? – ”The answer is yes” (in my opinion!) I have played ubasses since 2010 (and electric basses since the early 80s) but during my years as a ubassist it has been ~90% focus on fretless ubassFortsätt läsa ”Free October Lesson on Technique: The Ubass Fretboard Map”

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New page: Get easy access to most of my videos from one place!

I just compiled my videos so they’re easy to find. You can watch my Youtube playlist (at the moment 72 videos) and access videos where I play Kala Solid Body Ubasses with EADGC tuning on the new VIDEOS page. Besides this there is also a  VIDEO LESSONS page for easy access to my free lessons. Enjoy!

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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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How to read my ebook (ePub) on a PC (or MAC)!

Hi, My first ebook was released on the iBooks Store in January and for PC/Android in April. There is a great way to read the ebook if you have the ePub version (PC). Here’s a quick how to. Read ePub with Google Chrome on a PC with support for videos and word list Open GoogleFortsätt läsa ”How to read my ebook (ePub) on a PC (or MAC)!”

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