If you play bass, you may be familiar with MarloweDK and his Play Bass Now site. Think of him as the Robert for bass. I bought his Beginning Slap Bass DVD (actually, the downloadable version). Here's a snip:



I've been enjoying the exercises thus far. They're helping me work on my slap and pop technique. My shortened right index finger is even getting used to the concept of popping.

Even more, I've been enjoying tweaking my bass. The EMG 35P4 and MMTW pickups combined with the three-band active EQ give me an almost endless variety of tones. The thing is that they all sound different and I love every last one. Probably the only one I don't like out of the box is the full MMTW with the EQ flat. A little extra treble goes a long way with that one, in my mind. In short, I really like my bass. It's perfect for someone like me who can't justify having multiple basses. This one will cover just about any base (ha!) I'd care to.

One day, I want to play this:



Here's a cool video with him interviewing the great Larry Graham: