Thomann's Guitars & Basses | 5 years ago
Marcus Miller sat down with Julia to talk about his career, finding his own sound and how you should approach your solos. Plus technique advice from the man himself!
Check out these videos for the full Marcus Miller clinic and some more content with the master :
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDwDyjqpOy0
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSafR4XTJ3Y
Gear used: http://tho.mn/pifvf
We use Triad-Orbit stands for our videos exclusively: http://tho.mn/triad
Interesting bits and pieces:
0:00 Introduction
0:24 "Never too much" - Luther Vandross | Playing
1:35 "Could it be you" - Marcus Miller | Playing
2:00 Approaching Solos differently
2:38 The power of silence | Talking
4:31 Silence & Bassline solos | Playing
5:13 How to improvise correctly
7:25 Practice routines
8:19 Double thumb technique
9:15 Taking your solo up a notch
9:58 Eric Gale as a bass player
10:30 Unusual bass lines
12:20 Bass playing for Luther Vandross
12:48 How not to play Jazz
13:25 Touring Europe
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