"pondering bass technique"

from bass pyrotechnics to art

grooving for heaven - volume 4



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Pondering Bass Technique emerges as the first Grooving for Heaven volume dedicated to the advanced techniques employed in the modern bass vocabulary. As opposed to presenting a "glossary of riffs", Norm demystifies these techniques to allow the committed bassist to assimilate them for the broadest possible range of artistic expression. Features performances ( A Tender NAMM Moment , Pondering the Sushi , The Star Spangled Banner & more) from his critically-acclaimed solo debut, Pondering the Sushi.

Topics include:

  • Slapping (Intermediate to Advanced, including Double-Thumbing)
  • Tapping (Arpeggios, Single-String, Variations)
  • Chording
  • Chimes, Thuds & Swells (A Spectrum of Tones)
  • Combining Techniques
  • Effects to Enhance
  • Introduction to Solo Bass Arranging

Running Time: 2 Hours 11 Minutes (Stereo, Hi-Fi)

 

**DVD Special Features**

Live Performance Music Video ( We Will Stand ) with acoustic piano trio featuring AJ DeGrasse (piano/vocal), David Owens (drums/percussion) and Norm Stockton (fretless acoustic bass).

Gear Talk

Minus BASS Play-along Tracks

...and more!