Face-Melting Bass Lick + How To Develop Your Vocabulary /// Full Workshop (L#164)

I get asked all the time... "is learning licks bad?"...

And I get it, I used to hear this all the time about certain players... "he's just a lick player".

Unfortunately, when people hear comments like this they automatically think that learning licks is bad.

Well, that is a BIG mistake!

What many people forget is that learning licks is VITAL to expanding your vocabulary on any instrument. Period.

Yes, you shouldn't 'just' play licks - we need to develop our vocabulary in a way that gives us total freedom over the entire fingerboard. Yet it's important to understand that learning licks is a crucial element of expanding your vocabulary.

I should warn you - the lick I cover in this workshop is tough! But, the concepts I cover are applicable to anyone. Even if you've just been playing a few months, by simply watching this workshop you'll begin to understand what vocabulary is, and how you're going to develop your own. So, even if this lick is way above your level - make sure you watch the entire tutorial as I cover some absolutely fundamental topics that will be important to your progression as a bass player and musician.

As always, see you in the shed...

Scott :)