Bass Guitars

Lesson 4/38 | Study Time: 5 Min
Course: Beginner Slap Bass
Bass Guitars

Bass Guitars

Bass guitars have pickups (a type of inbuilt microphone) and need to be plugged into an amplifier (Amp) to be heard. There are two basic types of pickups, one being passive (found in traditional bass guitars such as the Fender Precision and the Fender Jazz) and the other being active (found in many more recent basses such as Music Man and Alembic).

Active pickups are more powerful and require a battery which fits inside the body of the bass. Some players prefer the bright sound of active pickups for slap playing, while others prefer the traditional sound of passive pickups. Before buying a bass, try out both types in a music store and if possible, get a professional player to help demonstrate the sounds they make before choosing a particular instrument.

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Class Sessions

1- Left Hand Techniques 2- The Eighth Note 3- Popping Technique (F) 4- Articulation 5- Sixteenth Note Rhythms 6- Scales 7- Thumb Slapping Technique (T) 8- The Triplet 9- Understanding Chords 10- Working With a Drummer 11- INTRODUCTION 12- Approach to Practice 13- Swing Rhythms 14- Common Sixteenth Note Figures 15- Arpeggios 16- Finishing Touches 17- Extending Scale Patterns 18- The Blues Scale 19- Using The Left Hand 20- Syncopation 21- Playing in all Keys 22- Bass Guitars 23- Minor Chords 24- Rhythm Studies 25- Movable Fingering Patterns 26- Analyzing Sixteenth Note Rhythms 27- Seventh Chords 28- Amplifiers 29- Learning the Notes 30- Strings 31- Understanding The Fretboard 32- Notes on the Bass Fretboard 33- Tuning Your Bass 34- Five Patterns For Arpeggios 35- How to Read Music 36- Applying Scale and Chord Formulas 37- Music Notation 38- Playing Position

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