Did Paul McCartney use a pick or his fingers to play bass? It’s a question that actually causes some consternation. The answer is both. Here’s a look at two of McCartney’s playing techniques: first using a pick and then using his fingers. Let me know what you think!
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McCartney, in his own words, tells us that despite playing rhythm guitar, he ended up playing bass ….
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In the movie “Let It Be”, Beatles nuts and bass players in particular noticed a small rectangular sticker on Paul McCartney’s Höfner. Like many other Höfner and McCartney devotees, I had already removed my pickguards when Paul did so in 1966. But now we wondered just what was up with that new addition to Paul’s
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I need your advice. I’m putting the finishing touches on the new Beatles Bass BootCamp course and I want to make sure we don’t leave anything out. As many of you know, we set out to survey interested players and found there was a really wide range – all with different of skill levels. There
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McCartney’s bass playing can be categorized as before Pet Sounds and after Pet Sounds. Let’s give credit where credit is due – primarily to Carol Kaye, part the LA-based studio musicians known as The Wrecking Crew, under the direction of Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys. McCartney’s playing, although melodic and ground-breaking, changed significantly after
The much anticipated re-release of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, marking the 50th anniversary of this watershed album, on June 1st will offer some tantalizing new mixes and studio out-takes. Several editions will be available, including previously unreleased takes and documentary footage. Today, April 22nd, the first of these will arrive with a
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My Brave Face, written by Paul McCartney and Elvis Costello, is an example of one of his best post-Beatles collaborations. Now the song is getting a bit more buzz as Paul is set to re-release Flowers in the Dirt, as part of a series of his catalog. Paul plays bass, acoustic guitar and tambourine, and
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As bass players, we already knew that, right? And of course, audiences FEEL it. Science proves that the bass is the most important instrument in any music, not just Rock-n-Roll, according to research. In a recent piece by Rachel Khona over at Simplemeost.com cites several studies by prestigious scientific institutions, including The National Academy of Sciences,
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