RalphNov 9, 20211 minNashville's Got Your Number!That mysterious musical code called The Nashville Number system is used by many of the best studio musicians in the world. What it is and...
RalphNov 1, 20211 minWhat if Bruce Lee had played bass?Well, it might have sounded something like Kung Pow, Roy Vogt's original music for TMBG's Lesson 14 Play-Along. It's a knock-out! ...
RalphOct 22, 20211 minIn the U.K.? Feel the earth move? It's not an earthquake! Relax! It's the Bass Guitar Show!From Bass Guitar Review, U.K. Elrick Joins Line-Up of Brands at The UK Bass Guitar Show 2022 For 30 years, every Elrick Bass has been...
RalphOct 12, 20211 minADD A LITTLE SALSA TO YOUR BASSIn this excerpt from the award-winning bass guitar series, Teach Me Bass Guitar, Roy teaches the basics of salsa with his original tune:...
RalphSep 6, 20211 minBASS GROOVE TO KEY LARGOIn this excerpt from Teach Me Bass Guitar, Roy Vogt takes you on a cruise down I-95, all the way to the Florida Keys, then you get to...
RalphSep 2, 20211 minFUNK IS BUILT ON BASS GUITARIn this excerpt from the multi award-winning series of bass guitar lessons, instructor Roy Vogt puts funk fundamentals into practice with...
RalphAug 24, 20211 minNASHVILLE NUMBER SYSTEM - PART TWOIn this excerpt from Lesson 19 of his multi award-winning Teach Me Bass Guitar - which teaches the Nashville Number System, instructor...
RalphAug 16, 20211 minBASS GUITAR GOES BACK TO SCHOOLHow appropriate, this time of year - at least for folks in the northern hemisphere - that Roy should be demonstrating bass power chords...
RalphAug 9, 20211 minPENTATONIC SCALES: ADVANCED BASSIn this excerpt from Teach Me Bass Guitar, bass guru Roy Vogt takes you note-by-note through his original tune Weatherman. You don't have...
RalphAug 4, 20211 minADVANCED: PUT FEEL IN YOUR FUNKIn this clip from Roy Vogt's multi award-winning Teach Me Bass Guitar, Roy shows you how to slip into the groove of a basic funk line in...
RalphAug 2, 20211 minBASS LINE FOR 'TROUBLE WITH THE TRUTH"In this excerpt from Roy Vogt's multi-award winning Teach Me Bass Guitar series, Roy takes you, step-by-step, through Jonel Mosser's...
RalphJul 29, 20211 minSOLID AS A ROCKOnce you've learned the basics of laying a firm foundation with rhythm on bass guitar, it's time to take the next step: how to maintain...
RalphJul 26, 20211 minHOW TO PLAY 'IN THE POCKET'At its most basic level, bass guitar is a percussion instrument. When locked with the drums - particularly the bass drum - it forms the...
RalphJul 24, 20211 min"WHO NEEDS CHORDS? I PLAY BASS!The idea of chords on a bass may seem counterintuitive. After all, bass is played one note at a time, right? Well, not so much. In this...
RalphJul 21, 20211 minLEARN THE B3 BLUES!For the bass player, every musical style has it's own challenges, tips, and tricks. Here's Roy's prescription for playing basic blues....
RalphJul 13, 20211 minARE YOU A TMBGer IN THE U.K.?Check this out! https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzGkZQHdFgkbzjQTnHSMtNKbxSvW
RalphJul 1, 20211 minBassbooks.com ClosesWe're very sorry to report that our friends at Bassbooks.com are closing - or perhaps just going into hibernation for a bit. They have...
RalphJun 2, 20211 minBURNING QUESTION: Can you make a bass rig from a shovel and wheelbarrow?It's a question every bassist asks themselves at one point or another. Well, here's the answer, from Dan Baker in the U.K. (It would...
RalphMay 27, 20211 minSENSITIVE OPERATION ON MY BASSThe following was posted on Facebook my Naythan Thorpe. Anybody have an answer? Technical question. I’m gonna put a p pickup in my...