1990 VHS • Intermediate Bluegrass Bass 60 FPS

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Intermediate Bluegrass Bass is the second tape in a bluegrass bass instruction series presented by Mark Schatz, joined by guitarist David Greer and banjoist Richard Bailey. The program opens with tuning and a review of eighth note usage within a quarter-note-dominant bluegrass context, demonstrated through Blue Ridge Cabin Home, with Schatz emphasizing restraint and melodic responsiveness over the vocal line. The tape then moves through advanced techniques for walking between chords using thirds, sixths, the flat seven, and arpeggiated approaches, demonstrated in context through an extended performance of Ginseng Sullivan in the key of E, showing how bass lines can create shape and motion under a song's harmonic structure.

Later sections cover slapping and pulling technique for adding percussive articulation to bluegrass bass, including syncopated patterns based on sets of threes creating a Latin-influenced feel against a four-four grid. String selection is addressed in the closing segment, with Schatz discussing the tonal differences between Thomastik Spirocore metal strings, darker orchestral strings, and gut or nylon strings, and referencing bassist Roy Husky as an exemplar of the gut-string acoustic approach. The program closes with Schatz summarizing his three T's philosophy: tone, taste, and timing, with timing identified as the most important of the three.

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The Vista Group®

Language

English

Subtitles

English (automatic)

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