Essential Bass Links

**Smaz** Fri Apr 03, 2009 11:02 pm

There's many sites out there to help bassits of today develop... Got one? Post it here!

Obviously there's the DMan himselfs:
http://www.dmanlamius.com/

PlayBassNow.com: A library of over 250 original licks with slow versions for learning
http://playbassnow.com

Talk Bass: Large & very active bass community, talking about anything & everything. Great for picking up tips, getting answers to questions Smile

http://www.talkbass.com

In particular, this post has the major links & a lot more Smile

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showpost.php?p=7163635&postcount=2

Free Jam Tracks: Backing tracks of various styles without bass, for you to make up your own basslines to Smile

http://www.freejamtracks.com/

Study Bass: Site with a lot of theory on everything from beginners basics to intermediate. Contains exercises & several useful online tools Smile

http://www.studybass.com/

Slappyto: Video lessons with tab on how to play various songs, including slow versions. I found this VERY helpful in learning & developing!

http://www.slappyto.net/Cours/?p=0

That's all I can think of for now.... Smile

Nuck81 Sat Apr 04, 2009 1:01 am

great thread!!

Here are the links to the tabs of some of my favorite bass lines

Roundabout Yes

http://www.bassmasta.net/y/yes/120682.html

Bostons Foreplay/Longtime
http://www.bassmasta.net/b/boston/168966.html

Beat it Michael Jackson
http://www.fretplay.com/tabs/j/jackson_michael/beat_it-btab.shtml

Guns n Roses Sweet Child O mine

http://www.bassmasta.net/g/guns_n_roses/150079.html

**Smaz** Wed Jun 17, 2009 2:29 pm

http://www.professorstring.com/ - I learnt a lot about strings there - check out their FAQ! http://www.professorstring.com/string_FAQs.htm

http://www.youplayalong.com/ - For all your playalongs & lessons, a growing community for videos that you can watch to aid learning songs & discover new songs to learn!

http://bopland.org - Various Jazz/Bebop scales & runs, but being able to read music is a requirement - there's no tabs. A great resource if you wish to learn how to read / practise reading, as there's no TAB to cheat on!