Hello bass family, I taught a great private lesson this morning and it reminded me on how effective getting just chord tones and pentatonics down can change your playing when combined with appropriate rhythm and weight in your sound. What do you feel is often overlooked or has changed the game in your playing?

Yes, bass family! If you've been sucked into The rabbit hole that is Bass gear and pedals, I want to reopen the conversation that all you need is a Bass Amp and a Bass Guitar. You don't need all the pedals and different types of basses unless you're playing at the highest of levels, and even then NEED is an overstretch. Many of you will even argue if the bass Amp is still necessary, but as I mentioned in the video, nothing is quite like playing in front of an amp that is moving physical air. Let me know your thoughts. What stage are you at with your playing and how necessary is having multiple pedals and bases to choose from for you?

Yes church bass family! Drop a link to your social media or a video of you playing bass in the comments below and let's grow together and support each other!

Hi everyone! Currently, I'm pretty new to gospel music so I don't know much about the players and the songs and I'm also currently limited as I only have 4-string basses in my arsenal. I would really appreciate some suggestions for gospel songs that were recorded with a 4 string bass that I can learn/practice to hold me over while I save up for a 5 string. Thanks!

What are you currently doing to improve on bass?