John Classick Music Lessons

03/06/2024

I'm now accepting students on upright and electric bass. Do yourself a favor and learn how to play the world's most employable instrument.

03/04/2024

I'm open!

04/08/2014

Just having some fun in my studio with analog synths, vocoder, Rhodes, Logic Clavinet, and of course a little slap bass! Buy it on iTunes: https://itunes.app...

03/18/2014

Mikey. Killer bass player. Check it out.

After years of following along with instructional workout videos, I came up with the concept of teaching people how to play bass by breaking things down into...

02/27/2014

Walking Bass Lines - Part I and II

Part one and two of a lesson on playing walking bass lines: Learning the arpeggios necessary to build a walking bass line, and then executing a real walking bass line.

02/17/2014

Practical application of the major scale. Yowza!

Building on our discussion of the major scale, this lesson shows you how to use the major scale (and one other great technique) to create great bass fills an...

02/04/2014

The best hand strengthening exercise ever. In the world. Ever.

Probably the most effective exercise for bass players to improve their left hand strength and independence.

01/24/2014

Shifting! An essential part of any healthy bass diet.

A bass lesson focusing on practicing shifts.

12/25/2013

http://www.johnclassick.com/the-c-major-scale-on-bass/

How do I play the C major scale on the electric bass?

12/17/2013

http://www.johnclassick.com/doubling-speed/

Scott Devine's video bass lesson that focuses on an exercise conceived to dramatically increase speed and accuracy on the bass.

12/11/2013

http://www.johnclassick.com/john-patitucci-musical-expression-killer-lesson/

John Patitucci's lesson on vibrato and other forms of expression on the upright bass!

12/09/2013

I love this guy. Incredibly valuable information in EVERY video. It's hard to pick, but here's a really good one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vUNUo3TbyI

John Classick is a upright and electric bass player and teacher who provides bass lessons and music lessons in Los Angeles, CA.