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- AboutScott Devine… Scott Devine is one of the most versatile and in demand bass players on the UK scene today. He has performed, recorded, shared taxis, vans, planes and boats with players such as, Adrian Ingram, Martin Simpson, Gary Boyle, Neil Brocklebank, The Drifters, The Four Tops, The Nolans, Marisa Turner (Prince, Chaka Kahn), Peter Grant (top 5 jazz artist), Spyro Gyra, Ogie Alcasid, Vina Morales, The Jeff Andrews band (Mike Stern) and has performed at venues such as Ronnie Scotts, Pizza Express (London Soho), The 606 Club, The Vortex, Dubai International Jazz festival and Montreal grand prix. Currently Scott is Musical Director for platinum selling Polish artist Tatiana Okupnik. Alongside side teaching at several Universities within the UK, Scott is writing a set of Bass guitar method books covering a wide range of topics due for release in 2011. He is also busy recording his debut album, which is due for release in 2011.
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2 ways To Make Your Bass Solos Sound Awesome!
In this bass lesson I’m going to show you two awesome techniques that will literally bring your bass soloing alive! By using linear lines in conjunction with intervalic scale sequences your bass solos will start to become more dynamic and give you an almost never ending supply of ideas! Now grab your bass and get in the shed! Scott ;)
Slap bass Lesson – The Secret Triplet Technique
In this slap bass lesson I’m going to show you a technique that I use a lot. I say ‘secret’ because it’s so hard to see what’s going on within slap bass lines sometimess that it’s easy to miss the simple little techniques that are thrown into the mix of a groove to give the bass line that super percussive …
Slap Bass lesson – Breaking the Mould!
Ok… we ALL like slap bass right?… I’m sure when you first heard your first slap bass riff you thought it was the coolest thing you’d ever heard! Well… me too! But – one thing that so many bass players suffer from is only being able to play slap riffs in the key of E. This happens because we rely …
Bass Tip #2 – Ear Training
Ear training is one of THE most important things any musician should be working on… and what’s the best thing about it?… Well, you can practice ear training without your bass! This means every time you’re listening to music in the car, bike or train etc… you can be practicing your ear training and becoming a better musician! Now grab …
Bassists – Soloing Bad habits
Pretty much ALL of my bass students suffer from, or have suffered from the same bad habit when trying to solo over chord changes. But, it just so happens that I have an ‘awesome sauce’ exercise to stop YOU doing the same! To find out what that bad habit is, and how you can stop yourself from falling into the …
Bass Tip #1 – Eye Contact
When playing in any live or studio situation eye contact between band members is of critical importance and can be the difference between a great gig, and a total train wreck. This is the BIG difference between professional musicians and hobbyists… the professionals are always tuned into what’s going on within the band and there communication with each other is …
Shape Shifting Over Chord Changes
Improvising over multiple chord changes can be a daunting task. It can be challenging to be creative when playing over only one chord, but when there is 2, 3 or even 4 chords it’s easy for your mind to get tied in knots – and instead of making great music, being melodic and hitting some sexy notes ;)… you’re too busy …
Major Scale Improvisation Exercise #2
In this bass lesson you’re going to learn how to use intervalic shapes and patterns within your bass solos, and how important they can be. When you listen to a great bass player soloing it can seem effortless, almost like the notes and ideas are just flowing out of them. Well that’s true to a certain extent, but there is …
Major Scale Improvisation Exercise #1
In this bass soloing lesson I’m going to show you an exercise that’s not only going to radically improve your soloing facility on the bass, but it’s also going to improve your phrasing and overall musicianship too! It’s one of the best exercises I ever give to my personal students so I know you’re going to get some great tips …
Awesome subdivision exercise
The bass guitar is as much a rhythmical instrument as it is a harmonic instrument. This is why we must view the study of rhythm itself as being of equal importance as the study of harmony (scales, chord tones etc). Unfortunately this is often forgotten, and students spend 99% of their time working on harmonic exercises such as scales, arpeggios …
Study Piece – ‘Donna lee’
Donna Lee was recorded by legendary bassist Jaco Pastorius in 1978. It was at this point that the perceived role of the bass guitar was changed forever! And, when I first heard this groundbreaking recording my life was also changed forever! Because the electric bass guitar is such a new instrument, as yet there aren’t really any true ‘study pieces’ …
Slap Bass Lesson – Beginner & Intermediate
Can you believe it? A SLAP bass lesson, finally! I’ve had sooo many e-mails over the last few months asking me to put together a lesson covering slap bass… I’ve finally given in! Some of you were even wondering if I had anything against slap bass! I don’t, really, and I do have fun with it, occasionally. The only reason …
Awesome Chromatic Bass Lick
If you’ve watched my lesson ‘Using Simple Shapes on the Bass #2‘, perhaps you remember that it dealt with those ‘sexy notes’ that have a special flavor to them, that kinda surprise our ear, but in a nice way, well… at least for most of us. In this new bass lesson, I’m showing you a very simple bass lick that …
Palm Muting Technique on the Bass
Here’s an new lesson about right hand technique. I’m sure you’ve been in a situation before where the bass you’re playing might not quite suit the ‘vibe’ of the song. You know what I mean… You wish you had a super-modern tone for some songs and a vintage tone for others… Well, I’ve got a trick up my sleeve!… Want …
Using Simple Shapes on the bass #2
The ‘sexy’ notes… First of all, I wanted to say a big thanks to all of you who left such nice comments and spread the word regarding the first part of this bass lesson about using simple shapes. That means a lot to me –and is a real boost when “the going is hard” because I’ve got sooo much to …
