Category Archive: Bass Related

We Three Kings – Solo Bass

A quick solo arrangement of the traditional Christmas tune. Contact me if you’d like a PDF copy of the song, in notation and tab. Share on Linkedin Share via MySpace Subscribe to the comments on this post Bookmark in Browser Tell a friend

RIP Donald “Duck” Dunn

No one ever likes to hear that an inspiration of theirs has died. That was the case this morning on Facebook (you can find me here) as I read post after post mourning the loss of legendary Stax session musician and bassist to Booker T. and the MGs and the Tonight Show Band, Donald “Duck” …

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Thumb Muting – Making an Electric Bass Sound Like an Upright

I hear this all the time on forums (which if you care to find me, my handle is One Bad Monkey); how can I make my electric sound like an upright? All the answers focus on gear and rarely on the techniques used on an upright. So, I made this little YouTube video showing how …

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FretFest and NS Design Feature

This past weekend was the Fretboard Festival, held in downtown Kalamazoo. This year I accompanied Patricia Pettinga in one of her workshops, demonstrating different ways to arrange songs. One which we arranged differently was the old favorite, “I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter.” We did it in a more melancholy tone …

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Player Spotlight on No Treble

Found out yesterday that I am this week’s Player Spotlight on notreble.com, a very cool and informative site focused on the bass player. Give it a read, leave a comment, and check their article archive out. Player Spotlight – Jonathan Moody Share on Linkedin Share via MySpace Subscribe to the comments on this post Bookmark …

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