4 Technique tips For AMAZING BASS TONE!

These four bass technique are absolutely crucial for you to master:

  1. Fretting
  2. Plucking
  3. Muting
  4. Shifting

You may think you know how to do all of this already but do you??

There are a few subtle things you need to look out for and that is what this bass tutorial is all about.

Scroll down for the G Major and G Major Pentatonic shapes I demonstrate in the lesson below.


G Major and G Major Pentatonic Bass Shapes

Here's the PDF that goes along with this lesson. 

4 Technique tips For AMAZING BASS TONE!

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