There's plenty of great bass guitar lessons available. Bassic Instinct is a little bit different. There's really no beginning or end - students cherry-pick their starting point. There's very little theory and reading music is not required. And there's really no specific focus. What distinguishes Bassic Instinct is its lesson plan and faculty. Organized into 4 modules, Bassic Instinct covers an extraordinary range of bass guitar styles, techniques and tricks. Best of all, your instructors are without question some of the very best in the biz. That's why Bassic Instinct is heralded as one of the best bass guitar courses by professionals and students alike.
The magic of Bassic Instinct is sparked by the artists behind it: Rich Appleman, Steve Bailey, Roscoe Beck, Mark Egan, Ed Friedland, John Goldsby, Mike Hiland, Dave LaRue, Michael Manring, Mike Richmond, Alexis Sklarevski, Kim Stone, Robert Trujillo, and Tim George sitting in for John Patitucci and Chuck Rainey. Few would argue that these cats are all at the top of the game. We're proud to call them our own bass heroes!
Bassic Instinct covers so much ground your head will spin. So, please take it slow and easy as you learn: chords, comping, dead notes, diatonic melodic patterns, drops, hammer-ons, harmonics, intervals, melodic chromatics, minor motifs, modes, muting, overtones, pedaling, pull-offs, rakes, rhythmic feels, skips, slapping, slurs, string crossing, syncopated grooves, tapping, tunings, warm ups and so much more. Here's an outline of what this audio CD compilation covers:
Module 1
Overtones and Harmonics by Rich Appleman
More About Harmonics by Rich Appleman
Left-Hand Slap by Dave LaRue
Three-Finger Slap, Pt 1 by Dave LaRue
Three-Finger Slap, Pt 2 by Dave LaRue
Bass Chords: Intro to Chordal Techniques by Ed Friedland
Eighth-Note Rock by Alexis Sklarevski
Introduction to Scales by Mike Hiland
More Major Scale Studies by Mike Hiland
Module 2
Adding Rhythmic Interest to Walking Bass by John Goldsby
Muting Techniques, 5- 6-String Bass by Kim Stone
Comping Applications, Pt 1 by Michael Manring
Comping Applications, Pt 2 by Michael Manring
Tapping Into the Blues by Roscoe Beck
Walking Bass: The Major Concept by C. Rainey
Walking Bass: The Minor Concept by C. Rainey, (T. George)
Walking Bass: The Two Feel by C. Rainey, (T. George)
Interpreting a Melody by Steve Bailey
Module 3
The Jazz Melodic-Minor Scale, Pt 1 by J. Patitucci
Warm Ups by Mark Egan
More Warm Ups by Mark Egan
Alternate Picking, Pt 1 by Dave LaRue
Alternate Picking, Pt 2 by Dave LaRue
Walking Bass Techniques by Mike Richmond
The Jazz Melodic-Minor Scale by J. Patitucci
Pedal Power by Mike Hiland
String Crossing by Alexis Sklarevski
Module 4
Interval Studies by Dave LaRue
Modes, Pt 1 by Rich Appleman
Modes, Pt 2 by Rich Appleman
Major Scale Bass Lines by Mike Hiland
The Pentatonic Zone by Mike Hiland
Suicidal Grooves by Robert Trujillo
Slapping Bassics, Pt 1 by Dave LaRue
Slapping Bassics, Pt 2 by Dave LaRue
Slapping Bassics, Pt 3 by Dave LaRue
WHAT YOU GET
Packaged on CD and formatted in MP3 (audio) and PDF (tab). Any computer with sound and a printer will work just fine. No big system demands - this is very friendly stuff.
QUICK DELIVERY
All orders are shipped via FedEx. Additional charge will be applied to international
orders.
PRICE PLEDGE
If you see this course advertised on TrueFire, at promotional pricing below
the price you paid, we'll happily refund the difference.
STUDENT DISCOUNTS
TrueFire courses are discounted 10%, 20% and 25% discount for Pro, Master, and Sherpa Students respectively.
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INSTANT DOWNLOADS
You can download the course after purchase. Simply order
and then download from "My Downloads" within 72 hours.
DATA-DVD DISCS
The course is shipped to you on a DATA-DVD disc (Windows and Mac).
Computer use only - Does NOT play on a DVD player.
STANDARD DVD
Standard DVDs is an abridged version of
course (20% less video lessons) and includes a secure PIN for download of
lesson assets. The only exception is our 50 Licks series. These standard DVDs contain the entire course.
ON TRUEFIRE TV
Pro and Master Students have access to the entire
course with tab, notation, text, power tab and rhythm tracks on TrueFire TV.
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
TrueFire courses are presented in cross-platform Flash Video and work great
on both Windows and Mac computers. PDF and MP3 elements require
Adobe Reader and any MP3 player.
POWER TAB
Power Tab files and a free Windows Power Tab installer are included so you
can so you can see, hear and play along with the tab and notation at any
tempo, without change in pitch. Guitar Pro 5 or later imports Power Tab
files and works on Windows/Mac.
