So You Want to Be a Bass Player?
January 17, 2010 by Patrick Madrid
Filed under Patrick's Blog
One of my favorite bands in the early 80s was Haircut 100. And one of my favorite Haircut 100 songs was “Love Plus One.” As a bass player myself (once upon a time), I spent a lot of time studying and trying to learn how to play the rather complicated bassline to this tasty song, and I was delighted when, awhile back, I ran across this video tutorial by Zuma, a very proficient bassist, who splains how to play this one. As you’ll see, it’s complicated but a lot of fun. And if you like this, you will probably also like Zuma’s tutorials on some delectable Duran Duran and Kajagoogoo 4-string goodness. Enjoy!
I can't say that I ever wanted to be a bass player, but there was a time when I definitely wanted to MARRY a bass player: Paul McCartney!
my hubby was the bass player for a band when I first met him. I was most impressed that he was able to listen to a song a few times, pick up the bassline and learn it without sheet music.