The wait is over!  The Art of Solo Bass is back in stock. 

I am currently out of stock on The Art of Solo Bass. Many more copies will be in in a few days. If you just cannot wait or want an ebook copy, please order from Mel Bay directly

Although this video has no commentary, I want to take a minute to talk about the Art of Solo Bass. As someone who has been playing solo bass since 1979, I think I've seen and experienced a great deal. Often…

One of the tenants of my book, The CORE Method is a concept I call Expansion by Limitation. It's derived from the basic idea that 'I'm basically lazy!" Although I am not really lazy, I do find that we tend…

In this video, I take you step-by-step through the process and development of a Solo Bass Arrangement for the old blues standard, "Saint James Infirmary". This arrangement is written for 4 string bass in standard tuning. I chose my trusty…

Over the past few weeks, we've looked at three songs Europa, Fly Me to the Moon, and Autumn Leaves. These three songs have something very much in common. The melody is built on the concept of a melodic sequence. This…

Well, I'm back from my little time getting fixed up. I can't pick up the bass for a few days, so I am glad that I recorded this a few days ago

In this video, I explain how to efficiently…

A quick tutorial on an exercise to develop Slap and Pop technique. Taught to me some 30 years ago by the late, great Randy Coven. The excerpt I play in the video is from an original tune entitled "Shady". A…

Voicing triads in solo bass tunes and the role psychoacoustics play in developing solo bass arrangements. When arranging for solo bass, we must be mindful of the range of the instrument and play chords that are clear, well defined, and…

Thanks to Tim T. and Gary R. I have finally, written down my solo bass arrangement of "Fly Me to the Moon". Like all arrangements, on my site, it is currently only $1.00 US (until the end of the coronavirus…

Hey, everyone. I hope all finds you well in this new reality of self-isolation. Hopefully, this little lesson will give you something to work on over the coming weeks. This is the changes to Fly Me to the Moon with…

Perhaps it's not your birthday, but it's someone's birthday and wouldn't it be cool to offer them a little solo bass version. A version that is really cool, harmonically rich. Till the end of this crisis, I m making this…