Just started a blues journey on SBL. A light clicked and I am thinking, I can do this. The instructor (Phil Mann) is awesome. He is going over history and structure. I had several light bulb moments and I am using the 54p with TI jazz flats and the GK Dry setting on the GT-1B. I rolled the tone back and, voila, blues tone for days. This is going to be fun.
The blues is great. Love to listen to it and play it. Have fun.
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A good add on to what youâre doing @EddieJones is jamming along to backing tracks. There are thousands of free ones on YouTube. Itâs a great fun way to âbake inâ the chord progression whilst practicing.
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Good going! I love the blues, playing or listening.
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SBL has a really good course called âLearning Pathwaysâ broken down into several different genreâs and subjects. It starts with the most basic rudiments of each lesson and then gets more and more intense as the lessons progress. The teacher he uses (I forget his name) is really, really good at explaining how the blues are constructed and played.
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Pretty new to the bass slang.
54p? It that the bass? I am guessing TI jazz flats are strings. GK is Gallien-Krueger amp & GT is the model.
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@grampbass in 1951 Fender invent and sell the Precision Bass. A Flat slab body, single pickup.
In 1954 they take what theyâve learned from the new Fender Stratocaster guitar and round some of the edges making it more comfortable to play.
In 1957 they install the âsplit pickupâ humbucker that you still see in P basses today. Yeah the design is that old.
Please correct me if any of this is incorrect, cheers.
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He nailed it. SBL is Scottâs Bass Lessons. GK dry is a setting on my Boss GT-1B effects processors. TI is Thomastik Infield Jazz Flats. GK is correct. I run everything through an Eden WTX-264 amp and Ashdown 4x10 cabinet.
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I have played blues for many years on electric and acoustic six string guitars and still do because playing the bass in blues songs just wasnât cutting it for me. YMMV
A good all round blues related course with teaching methods similar to B2B is located here:
https://bluesguitarunleashed.com/
I am a life member and it is the only course, besides B2B, that I felt I got my moneys worth for.
I get daily, not weekly or monthly, updates on what is happening and always have. Now thatâs dedication to his members. However, the course(s) are geared primarily to 6 string acoustic and electric guitars but cover from beginner to accomplished, in all aspects, in bite sized chunks.
If you want to get more into the blues check it out 
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Son Thomas, one in a long line of country blues pioneers. Dig his timing. Classic.
Broom Man playing percussion is a Pure D bonus. 
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That timing really feels strange when youâre used to other versions like Howlinâ Wolfâs 
I really love the bass on Electric Flagâs take 
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Clapton, Steve Winwood, Bill Wyman, et al had a hell of a time trying to nail classic country blues timing while in the studio to record âThe Howling Wolf London Sessionsâ album with the legend himself.
Howling Wolf tried to teach them his authentic timing, but, while his examples were pricelessly spot on, you can hear the band white-boy it all to hell as the tune progresses. No doubt the Brit boys surely loved the manâs true-blue blues feel, but they just couldnât help but revert to straight-up 4/4 timing, minus all the big manâs mojo.
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I went to the Palladium in NYC in the early 80s to see Chuck Berry. He was ill that night so in his stead Ronnie Wood came on stage and played a set of blues. That boy can play.
Not a vid of that set, but here is Muddy Waters with an impromptu jam with the Stones. Mick and the boys got the blues
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That was awesome!
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This was beautiful!
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finished the B2B course at 61 with no experience of any type of guitar at all. really enjoying bass and still a beginner, butâŚ.. im 6 string curious because my mates just started playing it and id like to understand and help him too. i tried a few chords on 6 string but i struggle to get my fingers in the right place and im not sure id ever get the hang of it, although when i look at others they make it seem so effortless.
i tried 12 bar blues on bass and can play the basic âblues boxâ pattern but id like to be able to have a few patterns in my toolbox.
my question isâŚ.is this course worth paying for as an introduction to 6 string guitar itself? im not sure whether to pay for further bass education (talking bass groove trainer) or this say, to get started with 6 string alongside bass.
any thoughts?
thanks
Groove Trainer is an excellent course, especially for beginners who have finished Beginner to Badass. It helps students improve fretting technique, rhythm, and plucking. Highly recommended AND itâs on Black Friday sale through today (Sunday, December 7).
Iâve been playing guitar for decades, since I was 14. Guitar is not as relatively simple to learn and play as a bass is. If you are interested in learning to play bass well, I recommend that you stick with it. Guitar will always be an option, if you choose, but it is a wonderfully intricate instrument with its own learning methodology and player demands. Just my take.
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