20 Bass Exercises That Will Transform Your Playing
36K views · Jul 10, 2026 · Music
Comments · 67
@McHale72 · 2 months ago
Glad you mentioned the SBL groove trainer. I purchased the full Drum Genius and find the Groove Trainer way more useful. I do miss the Scott and Ian podcasts though. Would love to see those continue.
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@profdarko · 2 months ago (edited)
When I first started grinding on bass alongside my beloved accordion as the main squeeze, I was deep into the work of the legendary John Patitucci. <br>I’m pretty convinced the man is the actual creator of that “spider” exercise. I even turned it into a song myself by throwing in one tasty syncopation on every pair of strings. Now I’m jamming it with my brother — he’s a killer drummer!<br>Big greetings from Serbia, folks! 🇷🇸🎸
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@Grabehn42 · 2 months ago
That "give us more" at the end of number 2 and the follow up just had me in stitches,😂
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@TrevzTv · 2 months ago
I’m good ,just gonna take another puff
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@duhduh741 · 1 month ago
Man I love you
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@duhduh741 · 1 month ago
Man you re so good mans thanks for knowleg
@BruceBradbury-u2d · 2 months ago
I didn’t realize there were so many ways to practice. Very useful!
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@techmarinebottomfeeders884 · 2 months ago
DOPE!!! Thank you for the AWESOME lesson on practicing and the ideas...I agree no where better on the internet!
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@Truth-cannot-lose · 1 month ago (edited)
These exercises remind me of the tedium of the Hannon exercises I hated to do on the piano. The time requirement ate up all my instrument access time so I combined the exercises with musical riff inventions. This fed my creativity while I got better at what the exercises were attempting to teach (read :"bore into") my brain (heart). The previous was written just before <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd1InHcINF8&t=451">7:31</a> mark. Talk about being on the same wavelength!
@bean9seventy · 2 months ago
great video ... 4ths to 9ths was awesome ..
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@astetik_dc · 2 months ago
I did not expect to hear the name Simandl LOL Blast from the past.
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@AMaupin2 · 2 months ago
Happy birthday, Scott!
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