BASS EXPO 2014: In this lesson, we'll be looking at bass guitar root notes and their importance in the music you'll be playing. Throughout this video series, tutor Matt Mead is playing a Cort Artisan ...

Bass Week: As bass players we naturally have to know our chords, and ideally a fair bit about harmony and chord progressions in general, as we are the ones banging out the root notes! But there are ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Playing lines based on root notes should be every player's starting point when learning bass.

What is it? The most reviled totem of 1980s musicianship ever, and the most virtuosic expression of bass guitar playing. But is the disgust warranted? Or are we just hating on bass players for wanting ...