The aim of “BassLab” is helping the bassplayer in the creative process of a bass line.

“BassLab” features a complete exercise played with real instruments (not MIDI or VST). The first part shows an example of bass line, then you will have only the other instruments for creating your own riff.

You can download the track without the main bass line on:

http://www.guidoponzini.eu/basslab/lab1nobasscompressed.mp3
Hope this will be usefull. I plan to create more BassLab episodes.

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Thank you
Guido Ponzini
http://www.youtube.com/ghigo85
http://www.guidoponzini.eu

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BassLab Ep.1 – “Surfin with Log Drums”
Written by Guido Ponzini

Guido Ponzini:
. fretless bass (main line)
. 8strings bass (melody and rhythmic fills)
. log drums

This is a little insight view of my piece “Raindrop”, that you can watch here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEClHl_yGmo

1. The complete exercise: execution of the entire exercise inspired by “Raindrop”

2. The first part: this is based on A(E) and G(D), played with artificial harmonics.

3. The second part: it is a melody based on the same two bichord of the first part, adding a F-E passage on the first (A-E) and a chromatic passage between E and D on the second one (G-D).

4. The third part: playing with left hand a root in G, I put some rhythmical ghost notes with the right hand (same thing of the first lesson that you can find on my profile: http://www.youtube.com/ghigo85 ). Then I use harmonics between the fifth and seventh frets on G and D strings, sliding them

5. The fourth part: it’s a very simple melody based on the same bichords built on fifth: A(E), G(D), F(C), D(A) – A(E), G(D), D(A) ::||

6. Harmonics: a brief summary about harmonics: artificial harmonics, natural harmonics and how to slide them.

Hope you will enjoy this little insight view/lesson.

Please, rate, comment, post suggestions

Thank you for your support, more pieces and lessons coming soon

Guido

This lesson is a little insight view on the main riff of the piece “Impro on fretless bass”, that you can find on my profile: Improvisation on fretless bass on Youtube

This bass line is in G major scale.

New lessons about fretless playing, starting from creating bass riffs to adding flavours to your lines and your playing, will coming soon.