The electric bass is often considered as a marginal instrument and without too much prominence, but: do you know what is the function of the bass exactly? Once you know the functions of this instrument, it is inevitable to look for it and listen to it in every song. That’s why it is gaining ground … Read moreRole of the Bass – Bass Guitar Function
The pentatonic scale is one of the most used scales in modern music today. The pentatonic scale as its name indicates has only 5 notes of the seven notes of a major scale. Of course I am talking about the major pentatonic, although we also have the minor pentatonic scale. Today we are going to … Read moreMajor Pentatonic Scale Bass
Drawing Parts of an Electric Bass The electric bass is made up of several parts and components, and one of the first questions that all beginner bass players usually ask is: what are the parts of the electric bass? If you are starting in the world of the 4 strings, and you want to know … Read moreElectric Bass Guitar Parts
Many curious bass players, beginners, friends, family members, always ask us the same question when we tell them we are bass players: “but, how many strings does a bass have? ¿4, 5, 6…? Don’t worry if you are also here to solve this doubt. In this post we are going to reveal the usual number … Read moreHow Many Strings Does a Bass Guitar Have
Many people who want to learn to play a stringed instrument are torn between the guitar and the bass. And that question of “What are the differences between a guitar and an electric bass” is very common. Future Bassist, the answer is not “the Bass is a 4 string guitar”. Bass guitar and electric guitar … Read moreWhat is the Difference Between Guitar and Bass
Tuning an electric bass means getting each string to hit the right note accurately and precisely. But also being able to keep in tune for a long time. Sometimes, because of ignorance, and sometimes because of laziness or because we are in a hurry to play, we do not tune the bass correctly, and the … Read moreHow to Tune a Bass Guitar
Classification criteria for Bass types Most of the people, they tend to think that a bass its an instrument similar to electric guitar, but with fewer and larger strings. And they do not usually distinguish, or know, different types of bass. Because of course, we are used to it to see one great variety guitars: … Read moreTypes of Bass Guitars
As we saw in past Lesson , 12 musical notes that we use in the West to create music are separated from each other by a semitone. This is the minimum unit with which we measure the difference in height (frequency) from a sound “X” to a sound “B”. And it is at this distance … Read moreMusical Intervals for Bass Guitar