Poor Steve Lawson isn’t a very happy man right now, from his blog: “British Airways wrecked my bass “. The baggage handlers at one of the airports on his tour did a serious mischief to his much loved Modulus bass (I hope they can help Steve out for his US tour):

Here’s a Video of the [...]

This post was kicked off by Simon Little’s comments on “Bass Guitar Scale Length – Stretching Too Far?” (do check out his blog). Talking about extended scale lengths, then comparing and contrasting upright and electric bass technique, got me thinking about the subject of injuries, stretches, strains and pains.

A while ago, I did Norm Stockton’s “The Art of Groove” course on musicdojo.com (Norm pictured here, from his 2003 visit to the UK – time you came back to visit Norm ). An email just landed in my inbox, which reminded me about this great way to build your bass skills.
If you [...]

Wonder no more, the guide to playing bass in 11 steps!
http://www.wikihow.com/Play-Bass
If you are after slightly more in-depth tuition, drop by the Music DoJo. I’ve been through a few of the courses and have to say that they are great. The on-line courses are lead by the likes of Adam Nitti, Norm Stockton, David Dyson, Cliff [...]