Marcus Miller

Learn the techniques that every truly great bass player needs to know! From basic slapping and popping to machine-gun riffing this programme has something for bass players at every level. The one-on-one lessons withbassist/instructor Chris McCarvill show you how to apply the techniques popularised by Marcus Miller Larry Graham and Louis Johnson. You’ll learn the four elements of Slap and Pop as well as advanced techniques likeoctaves fifths muting double slapping sliding the snap bending notes and using effects. By the end of this programme you’ll be the funkiest bass player around!

Slappin' poppin' funk recorded by jazz fusion saxophonist David Sanborn! Mark Taylor has done a great job of capturing this distinctive sound in this churning chart.