John Classick Music Lessons

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All Day Sucker Just having some fun in my studio with analog synths, vocoder, Rhodes, Logic Clavinet, and of course a little slap bass! Buy it on iTunes: https://itunes.app...

Mikey. Killer bass player. Check it out.

Bass Lines Reconstructed - L1 Intro to Ghost Notes After years of following along with instructional workout videos, I came up with the concept of teaching people how to play bass by breaking things down into...

Walking Bass Lines - Part I and II

How Do I Play a Walking Bass Line? Part one and two of a lesson on playing walking bass lines: Learning the arpeggios necessary to build a walking bass line, and then executing a real walking bass line.

Practical application of the major scale. Yowza!

Bass Lesson #5: Practical Application of the Major Scale - Get Lucky Bassline Building on our discussion of the major scale, this lesson shows you how to use the major scale (and one other great technique) to create great bass fills an...

The best hand strengthening exercise ever. In the world. Ever.

The Best Hand Strengthening Exercise Ever Probably the most effective exercise for bass players to improve their left hand strength and independence.

Shifting! An essential part of any healthy bass diet.

Bass Lessons Los Angeles - Shifting on Electric Bass A bass lesson focusing on practicing shifts.

http://www.johnclassick.com/the-c-major-scale-on-bass/

How to Play the C Major Scale on Bass - Bass Lessons Los Angeles How do I play the C major scale on the electric bass?

http://www.johnclassick.com/doubling-speed/

Playing Bass Fast - John Classick - Bass Lessons Los Angeles Scott Devine's video bass lesson that focuses on an exercise conceived to dramatically increase speed and accuracy on the bass.

http://www.johnclassick.com/john-patitucci-musical-expression-killer-lesson/

John Patitucci on Musical Expression - Killer Lesson! - John Classick - Upright and Electric Bass John Patitucci's lesson on vibrato and other forms of expression on the upright bass!

I love this guy. Incredibly valuable information in EVERY video. It's hard to pick, but here's a really good one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vUNUo3TbyI

John Classick - Upright and Electric Bass - Bass Lessons Los Angeles John Classick is a upright and electric bass player and teacher who provides bass lessons and music lessons in Los Angeles, CA.