Bass Tone Podcast (EasyEarTraining.com)

Bass Tone Podcast 6: Bass FX, Part 2

feedback@EasyEarTraining.com (Easy Ear Training) — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:00:14 +0000

In episode 6 of the Bass Tone podcast, Bass FX Part 2, Nick Long explores some more unusual effects you can add to your bass tone. You'll learn:• What modulation effects are and how they work • The Chorus and Flanger effects and how they impact your tone • The sound of Wah-Wah effects, and why they combine well with distortion effects • Pitch-shifter effects (including octaver effects)

Bass Tone Podcast 5: Bass FX, Part 1

feedback@EasyEarTraining.com (Easy Ear Training) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:00:33 +0000

In episode 5 of the Bass Tone podcast, Bass FX Part 1, Nick Long covers the most frequently used audio effects for the bass guitar. You'll learn all about:• Equalization (EQ), the cornerstone of a good effects chain • Compression and Limiting to even out playing dynamics • Multiband Compression • Distortion, Overdrive and Fuzz Effects

Bass Tone Podcast 4: Bass Amps

feedback@EasyEarTraining.com (Easy Ear Training) — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 12:00:38 +0000

In episode 4 of the Bass Tone podcast Nick Long dives into the wide choice of bass amp technologies and options out there and their effect on your bass tone. You'll learn all about:• The difference between valve and solid state amplification • Class AB, G and D amps • The options for amp heads, cabinets, and speaker sizes • How to choose an amp for the best balance of size, tone, power, and price

Bass Tone Podcast 3: Playing Techniques

feedback@EasyEarTraining.com (Easy Ear Training) — Thu, 19 May 2011 12:00:39 +0000

In episode 3 of the Bass Tone podcast, you'll learn about the various playing techniques bass players can use to adjust their tone, including: • Finger-style and plectrum playing • Slap bass (slaps and pops) • Hammer-ons and pull-offs (slurs) • Tapping • Slides

Bass Tone Podcast 2: The Electric Bass and Tone Control

feedback@EasyEarTraining.com (Easy Ear Training) — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:00:28 +0000

In episode 2 of the Bass Tone podcast, Nick Long introduces Leo Fender's revolutionary electric bass guitar and talks through the core choices which affect the tone of the bass, including: • Electric vs. Upright bass • Pickups: Single-coil and Humbucker • Blending between pickups • Active bass guitars and bass/treble boosts and cuts • The effect of string choice on tone

Bass Tone Podcast 1: Introduction and the Upright Bass

feedback@EasyEarTraining.com (Easy Ear Training) — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:59:32 +0000

In episode 1 of the EasyEarTraining.com Bass Tone podcast we talk about the importance of the bass in music, and get to know the Upright Bass (a.k.a. "double bass").