3 ways to use the element of surprise in your bass parts
Let’s look at a trio of simple structural devices you can deploy in your arrangements when working with bass
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Guitar skills: learn extended chords with our easy lesson
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How to create a kick drum using a VST plugin soft synth
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The ultimate Jimi Hendrix lead guitar lesson
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5-minute blues guitar lesson: Learn to play fluid bends
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Get started with this most essential of modulation generators
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The Lone Star State overdriven blues of SRV and Johnny Winter made accessible
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“Modulation simply means 'change over time', and it always involves a source signal and a target parameter.”
Lesson: How to create slick guitar solos using tapping and bending
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From chord workouts to stretches – great for all levels and styles of player
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