For quarter note triplets another good track to check out is Seven Nation Army. For most of the song the kick drum is just hitting on every beat which might make it easier to get that 3 note to 2 beat feel of the triplets. Josh had another video with a breakdown on it here (Starts around 8min):
Learn and practice Fleetwood Mac’s Man of the World. That’s the old bluesey Fleetwood Mac with Peter Green. It’s a fairly simple line but with a lot of slides, though the absence of drums for much of it can make timing an issue!
That’s a great one. I’ve always been a huge fan of the early Fleetwood Mac. Tracks like Man of the World, Albatross, Oh Well, Black Magic Woman (the original!)…. I could go on a for a long time!
They have their moments, f. ex. “Tusk” is great. I like Mick Fleetwood’s drumming a lot. But of course, the 2nd iteration is a completely different thing, not much resemblance with Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac.
For me it’s Rhiannon, most of Rumors, and that’s it. Dislike the rest, I get exactly where you’re coming from. It’s more I intensely dislike the entire soft rock genre though.
Thank you for this recommendation! So far it’s been a good fit and, honestly, I hadn’t taken the time to listen to any of their music on my own. Really good rabbit hole to be going down
Heard Bob Seger’s “Night Moves” yesterday and wanted to play it. Generally that band’s bass lines are super basic, but I’m having fun learning this one! The intro is full of slides and even a few bends. I’m supposed to be working on Module 4 of the B2B course but I got distracted, again Such a fun and pretty song
Stupidly fun to play and simple. Basically all slides until the bridge. Really a great opportunity to play with the tonal qualities of all the different ways you can move between a couple notes on one string.
Just came across a great list of YT bass education channels put together by @markjsmith from Talking Bass (BassBuzz is of course also part of the list ). I really adore that Mark supports the bass community and not only promotes his own channel. Hats off!
My fretting hand, or more precisely the amount of pressure I put on the neck through my thumb. I also find my thumb tends to rest more along the neck (away from my fingers) than across it (in line with my middle fingers).
I’ve tried the “no thumb” test a few times, to try and reset my thumb and fretting hand, but it still seems to keep finding its way into a fairly firm grip on the neck. Are there any other useful tips to try and loosen my grip on the neck?