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65 articles on practice, technique, transcription and the occasional pedal — plus the Groove of the Week series.
2026
2025
2020
2019
- Bass Player's Book Club #3.2: Harmony and Theory
- How Much Music Theory Do You Need To Know? (Bass Player's Book Club #3.1)
- When to say 'NO' to gigs (Gigonomics 101)
- 10 Years to Learn a Lick?
- Taking the Sting out of Odd-Meter Playing
- MXR M288 Bass Octave Deluxe
- 5 Wonder-ful Pentatonic Unisons
- Double Bass Technique on the Electric Bass
- Is the Boss OC-2 still the best analogue octave pedal?
2018
- "No Need for 5-Strings if You're Good Enough."
- The Best Sight Reading Books for Bass
- The Bass Player's Book Club #1: Chops
- DOD FX25 Envelope Filter
- How To Transcribe Bass Lines
- How Habits Happen: 7 Ways to Maintain New Behaviours
- Electro Harmonix Bass Micro Synth
- Self Preservation vs. Self Perfection
- Removing Obstacles to Practice
- How To Track Your Music Practice
- How To Find The Right Music Teacher
- Essential Posture for Bassists
- Your Brain is Rotten
2017
- Learning Walking Bass By Stealing
- Jaco Left Clues
- Bro, Do You Even Syncopate?
- Janek Gwizdala Masterclass 2007 Part 3: Gear, Tradition and Finding Your Voice
- Janek Gwizdala Masterclass 2007, Part 2: Early Days/Practice Methods
- Janek Gwizdala Masterclass 2007, Part 1: Transcription
- The Gear Paradox (feat. Fight Club)
- On egos and octave pedals: putting the 'fun' back into functions
- All The Gear, No Idea: 18 Months With The Noble Preamp
2016
2015
2014
- Unorthodox Instructionals, Part 3: Getting Even With Drummers
- Unorthodox Instructionals Part 2 - Franz Simandl's New Method For The Double Bass
- 5 Unorthodox Books That Will Transform Your Bass Playing
- Uncle Oswald - 'Dear John'
- Fret less, Say More
- Rhythmic Displacement Part 2: Snarky Puppy - 'What About Me?'
- 7 Steps To Better Practice