Old School Ska Walking Bass

Hello GMC!

- Today we have a Ska bass lesson on our hands! We are going to deal with the roots of Ska style with a old school approach to the bass line composing. You are going to learn how to construct a walking bass line in this genre!

- This lesson features walking bass line construction and a new technique to master - muting and picking. You will learn how to emulate the sound and feel of the upright bass!

- First part of the lesson is in the key of C major and in the second part we have a modulation going to D major.

-Key: C and D major

-Tempo: 120 bpm

-Time signature: 4/4

-Tuning: standard

-Difficulty: beginner/intermediate

Equipment I used for getting this sound was: Am Fender Jazz Bass deluxe, equal mix of both pickups with added bass and middle on onboard preamp - then going to the nemesis (eden) amp with a 1x15" and flat eq there.

Feel free to ask me any questions in the lesson's feedback and in my instructor board at the forum.

Enjoy and I hope you'll have a lot of fun practising this lesson!