Bass Guitar Lessons And News Tom Boyd http://bassguitar.posterous.com Sharing Bass Guitar Lessons And Other Stuff Online posterous.com Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:11:00 -0800 Speedy Bass Blog Update http://bassguitar.posterous.com/speedy-bass-blog-update http://bassguitar.posterous.com/speedy-bass-blog-update

Okay it's been a while but my SpeedyBass.com website is now rebuilt!

You can check out my bass guitar lessons and other bass related things their now.

Also stay tuned for some more lessons soon :-)

- Tom

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"I start with 15 minutes of focused practice. For example: running a scale over and over again. After 15 minutes of very intentional practice, I’ll then allow myself to just play along to some tunes or do whatever I feel like doing, musically speaking..." - Damian Erskine

You see with just 15 minutes of focused practice you really can get great results. If you have more time then do a few 15 minute practice blocks a day.

- Tom Boyd

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Interesting discussion on talkbass forum here: http://bit.ly/5M8qqY

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Tomandnik

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New blog post: Why Am I A Bass Guitar Coach?
http://www.guitarhangout.com/bass-guitar-coach/bass-guitar-coach/

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Sushi

I love eating Sushi!
 
I think I'm addicted to the stuff everytime we go food shopping I
always buy some and eat it once we get home.
 
If you have never tried it then give it a go. You might just love it!

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Fender have donated this bass to help raise money.

Chi Cheng, bass player for the Deftones, is currently in a semi-conscious state following an automobile accident in Santa Clara, CA. on November 4th, 2008. Chi is slowly making progress but he needs our help.

The 2001 Fender Precision Bass guitar up for auction was autographed by several prominent bassists in 2001 as part of the model’s 50th anniversary celebration. Further, it was the campaign’s central instrument and was featured in several catalogs and advertisements (which will be included with the bass when it is auctioned off). Over several years, it was signed by noted bassists including Victor Bailey, Phil Chen, Chi Cheng, Mike Dirnt, Reggie Hamilton, Stu Hamm, Sean Hurley, Hutch Hutchinson, Alfonso Johnson, Geddy Lee, Marcus Miller, Ray Riendeau and Danny White.

It was is also featured in this months (Sept 2009) edition of bass player magazine (page 16).

AUCTION LINK: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170376907379

(Currently has 0 bids with 1 day to go... for $2500 this is a real steal for any collector)

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15 mins each day or more and you will start to see great results. Go
do it right now.

 Rant over ;-)

 Tom

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I think twitter is huge and only going to get bigger. As bass players we need to network to get contacts, gigs and also make friends.

It's also a way to stay on top of what is happening right now. It lets you keep your finger on the pulse of the world.

You can find me on twitter my username is @TomBoyd: http://twitter.com/TomBoyd

Peace, Love and Rock 'n Roll,

Tom Boyd

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via no treble by Ray Riendeau on 9/4/09

This week’s rave is all about the social networking site, Twitter. For musicians “networking” has always played a big part in our lives. It helps us share information, ideas and...

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Sweet new slap precision exercise video from Dman today.

If playing the old slap-a-de slap is your thing then check this out.

Be sure to pick your bass up and follow along. You might find it a bit tricky at first but well worth learning.

Tom

P.S Here is the tab for the slap exercise:

G||---------------------------------------------------------------5
D||-------4-5-X------5-7-X----------------4-5-X------5-7-X----
A||---------------5-7----------3------------------5-7-------------
E||--5-5-----------------------------5-5---------------------------

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Just found these pictures from Download Festival 2009 on my computer
and wanted to share them with you.
 
The guy singing is Chris Cornell from Sound Garden/Audio Slave.
 
The 2 guys together are Nikki Sixx and Vince Neil from Motley Crue.

(see pics below)
 
It was a great weekend and loved seeing so many cool bands.
 
Here are some of the bands we saw:
 
Motley Crue
Def Lepard
Journey
Dream Theater
Black Stone Cherry
ZZ Top
White Snake
Chris Cornell
Staind
Lacuna Coil
Opeth
The Prodigy
 
As you can imagine it was certainly a weekend to remeber. The line up
was out of this world and can't wait to go again next year!

Chris

Crowd

Crue

Meandnik

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going to spend the afternoon recording some new bass lessons.

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I love bluey rock and this bass line is so puncy and powerful. Check the video out and you'll be rocking your socks off in no time!

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bed now! Good night

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A few good tips here check them out

via Learn Bass Guitar by Chris Pritchard on 3/2/09

Bass guitar practice may not be something that you look forward to, but the only way to get better at anything is to practice. It doesn’t matter how expensive your equipment is, if you don’t practice, you will not improve. The skills you do have will deteriorate. Now I know that the thought of practicing [...]

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Facebook

I have just made a page on facebook. I'd really love for you to add me :-)
 
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tom-Boyd/131348056815

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Now I’d like to share with you some of the simplest bass infomation I have learned to date. I’ve managed to narrow it down into the five top tips that will empower you with everything you need to play bass guitar.

A handful of these could seem rather uncomplicated but are often simple to forget. It might be tempting to attempt to jump over some of the basics of studying bass. This is a massive mistake and can really slow you down in the long term.

1. Make sure you bass guitar is tuned

This basic step is easy nevertheless frequently dismissed. Always tune your bass guitar before you begin practising. The quickest and easiest way to go about this is buying an bass tuner.

2. Warm up

After you have tuned your bass guitar you should then warm up. This will help to get your hands ready to play properly. Warming up will help you to avoid hand injuries and pains from practsing.It often gives your fingers chances to stretch and get ready to begin practicing before you jump into the intense part of your playing or practise.

3. Learn the notes of the bass fretboard

Memorizing the notes of the bass guitar fretboard is something you should take a few minutes taking the time to study. Not many people, even bassists who have been playing for years still don’t know the notes of the bass guitar. So take the time to learn it.

4. Start learning songs

It’s a great idea to select a slow song and begin learning it  even if you have not been playing bass long. Just start with something simple and slow it down into little bits. Sometimes beginner bass guitar players delay picking up music until after a few years and concentrate on bass guitar chords, bass guitar scales and theory. I recommend that after you're familiar with the basic bass technique of playing and fretting notes you're ready to begin your first song.

5. Have a plan

Having a bass practise routine is what helped transform my bass playing. Once I had a set routine of what to do each day my bass guitar playing developed drastically. If at the moment you pick up your bass and just play about on it, it's most likely the reason you are not seeing the advancement you’d like to have. Having a bass schedule is some of the top bass advice I can tell you.

I hope you have found this bass guitar advice useful. I believe if you put all 5 of these tips in your practise and put them to work for you you will have much greater results.

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