Bass Guitar Onboarding

Education

Study Bass (StudyBass.com)
EasyTrax for play-along tracks in both guitar and bass

Tools

Scale Visualizer (AdvanceBass.com)

Gear

Ibanez GSR200B | Manual
Donner Digital Octave
Westerlund ONE
Guitar transmitter

## Notes

Bass Notes

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Bass Scales

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Key points when just starting out

  • Let the strap or your knee hold the weight of the bass
  • Your fretting palm should never touch the neck of the bass; use the thumb to support the fretting fingers
  • Keep the bass close to the body and facing outwards

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Website (Basic)

https://www.studybass.com/
https://www.guitarscale.org/bass/g-major.html
6 bass tone fixes
Scales Tool
How to Slap Bass
Change strings

EasyTrax for playalong tracks in both guitar and bass

Learn to play 12-bar blues

  1. Pick a root note and scale
  2. Play the pattern above on that scale

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