IIBtv
IIBtv contains selected instructional, bass clinic, and concert performance videos which feature some of today's premier bass artists. Below is the current "IIBtv Guide." Artists are listed in alphabetical order according to their last name.
To watch IIBtv, all you need is a computer with a high-speed internet connection (DSL or cable modem) and the Windows Media Player. Just click the links below, and you'll be taken to an artist's channel. After you have loaded a channel, you will have the option to view each streaming video using two different methods. You can check out videos by clicking on the highlighted links or graphics which will activate and open the standalone Windows Media Player on your personal computer, or you can watch every video in the embedded Windows Media Player located on each artist's IIBtv channel. Due to the variations in computers, you may need to adjust your monitor settings to obtain optimal viewing results. Every video posted on IIBtv has been utilized with the permission of the profiled artists. Be sure to check back frequently as new bassists and videos are added on a regular basis.
If you enjoy watching these videos, please consider Subscribing To The IIB for only $9.95 per year to assist in expanding IIBtv along with other sections of this web site. If you have an excerpt of an instructional, bass clinic, or concert performance video that you would like to have featured on IIBtv, please contact: InstituteOfBass@Yahoo.com.
To watch IIBtv, all you need is a computer with a high-speed internet connection (DSL or cable modem) and the Windows Media Player. Just click the links below, and you'll be taken to an artist's channel. After you have loaded a channel, you will have the option to view each streaming video using two different methods. You can check out videos by clicking on the highlighted links or graphics which will activate and open the standalone Windows Media Player on your personal computer, or you can watch every video in the embedded Windows Media Player located on each artist's IIBtv channel. Due to the variations in computers, you may need to adjust your monitor settings to obtain optimal viewing results. Every video posted on IIBtv has been utilized with the permission of the profiled artists. Be sure to check back frequently as new bassists and videos are added on a regular basis.
If you enjoy watching these videos, please consider Subscribing To The IIB for only $9.95 per year to assist in expanding IIBtv along with other sections of this web site. If you have an excerpt of an instructional, bass clinic, or concert performance video that you would like to have featured on IIBtv, please contact: InstituteOfBass@Yahoo.com.
The IIBtv Guide
In this bass performance video that was recorded in 2001, Engel performs "Purple Haze" on solo bass guitar.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW PURPLE HAZE!
CLICK HERE TO VIEW PURPLE HAZE!
In this bass performance video that was recorded in 2001, Engel performs "Mr. Pastorius" on solo bass guitar.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW MR. PASTORIUS!
CLICK HERE TO VIEW MR. PASTORIUS!
On The Solo Session, Johnson demonstrates his melodic chordal approach to arranging popular pieces from the jazz repertoire and original compositions for solo bass guitar. Utilizing his 6-string signature model Zon bass, Johnson performs innovative solo renditions of "All The Things You Are," "Blues For Hellen," "Bye Bye Blackbird," "Goin' Home," "In A Mellow Tone," "Smile," "Stella By Starlight," "There Will Never Be Another You," "You Are My Sunshine," and "Just A Closer Walk With Thee."
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE SOLO SESSION!
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE SOLO SESSION!
In Technique Builders, Johnson shows you how to control the shape, attack, decay, and articulations of the notes you play in a logical, organized, and concise method. Johnson also demonstrates right and left hand ergonomics, right hand muting, supportive fingering, string skipping, floating thumb technique, shifting, hammer-ons and pull-offs, as well as how to play ghost notes on electric bass. This DVD is ideal for beginners who want to learn things right the first time and also for the self-taught bassist hoping to fix bad habits that have been unintentionally picked up over the years.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW TECHNIQUE BUILDERS!
CLICK HERE TO VIEW TECHNIQUE BUILDERS!
In his Walking Bass Line Module System DVD, Johnson takes the "mystery" out of learning to play walking bass lines by breaking techniques down into small, bite-size pieces that anyone can easily digest. In Volume 1, Triad Modules, Johnson outlines the strong beat/weak beat theory, ear training (playing what you hear), blues changes, "Autumn Leaves" changes, major and minor triads, chromatic approaches from above and below, and helps you put together a solid, organized practice plan.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW WALKING BASS LINE MODULE SYSTEM!
CLICK HERE TO VIEW WALKING BASS LINE MODULE SYSTEM!
In this bass clinic video that was recorded in Waupaca, Wisconsin on March 5, 2005, Wamsley performs two of his solo bass compositions.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW BASS CLINIC PERFORMANCE!
CLICK HERE TO VIEW BASS CLINIC PERFORMANCE!
In this bass clinic video that was recorded in Waupaca, Wisconsin on March 5, 2005, Wamsley explains his "rut buster" technique which he has developed as a catalyst to help generate new ideas.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW "THE RUT BUSTER"!
CLICK HERE TO VIEW "THE RUT BUSTER"!
