An icon of the instrument in a hard rock format, schacher s phrasing, motifs, and stage demeanor forever define blue collar american rock and roll. Page music lessons helps you achieve your bass goals. Now you can play the songs you love and impress your friends. Mel bay learn bass fingerboard secrets with this quick and useful guide through the fundamental triad and seventh chord arpeggios. Numerous professional bass players including kisss gene simmons, van halens michael anthony, and mr. The beloved homer simpson even refers to the bongrattling bass of mel schacher in an episode of the simpsons. Bigs billy sheehan, have referred to mel as one of their major influences. By age fourteen, schacher was part of a trio playing mostly wedding receptions. The band scored big in 1971 when they sold shea stadium in new york in 72. It includes 16 hours of stepbystep video bass lessons and a 162 page detailed color instruction manual in pdf format.
Professional bass instructor john arbo guides you in over 30 videos with splitscreens and closeups as needed. Grand funk railroad, mel schacher rock n roll music, rock. I spent a lot of time listening to gfr and played a lot of mel s lines when learning my way around a fretboard. Came late in this thread but mel schacher was a monster on the bass. The studybass online metronome gives you a simple click track from 40 to 208 bpm. It didnt sound right for me to match that, so i made up a line that plays aga. By age fourteen, schacher was part of a trio playing. This is the requested transcription i did of the grand funk railroad song american band and melvin george mel schacher played. Encyclopedia of bass arpeggios ebook mel bay publications. Organized interactive bass lessons created by a veteran bass teacher. Schacher was born in owosso, michigan, and was raised in flint, michigan. Download this app from microsoft store for windows 10, windows 8.
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Well, they simply open with mel schacher s bass riff from the song, and mark joins in chicken scratching his guitar, and then, bam. May 17, 2002 saw g f summer of 702nd atlanta byron, ga pop festival. Watch your instructor demonstrate proper techniques for playing exercises. By age twelve he had moved to playing guitar and then bass. Help find out the bass guitar rig, amplifier setup, effects pedalboard, and other instruments used by mel schacher in the studio and. Inevitably, as time goes by, youll end up with a stack of questions you want answers to, andor you may feel you need feedback on your playing together with advice as to where you could further improve and move forwards.
This is the first in a series of lessons whose focus is on constructing bass lines. He isnt even considered one of the best rock bassists. Mel used a fender bass,i cant remember if it was a p or a jazz,and when he. Only bass player i have ever seen with true pants flapping form his speakers. We recently launched a facebook group to connect even more bass players. Grand funk railroad live album 180 gram audiophile vinyl. Help find out the bass guitar rig, amplifier setup, effects pedalboard, and other instruments used by mel schacher in the. Teach bass guitar with emedia bass method educational edition. Bass frontiers magazine tmbg is the definitive a to z bass guitar course. The locomotion bass tab by grand funk railroad with free online tab player. The material covered in this book is approximately the material covered in the first 8 lessons of private bass instruction. It doesnt make a big difference if you have 20, 22, or 24 frets on your guitar. Melvin george mel schacher born april 8, 1951 is best known as the bassist for rock band grand funk railroad.
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Sep, 2007 in my expereince the secret to good, effective bass tone lies in the midragne frequencies, not in the lows or highs but youre right ot look at compression. Grand funk railroad genesee county historical society. Bass guitar lessons for beginners and intermediate players, bass guitar, video clips, handouts. First lessons bass bookcd set mel bay publications, inc. Anybodys answer bad time got this thing on the move heartbreaker i dont have to sing. Mel bay first lessons bass is intended to introduce beginning students to the fundamental concepts of playing the electric bass. I need this in my life fender custom shop closet classic rosewood stratocaster wild west guitars guitar playing and what it takes to get good. Bass guitar instruction videos and dvds software packages and instructional dvds from american musical supply bring interactive learning into the modern era. Discover a breakthrough method that will skyrocket your singing ability and improve your singing voice, sing with better control, and gain up to a full octav. American band bass cover and lesson request youtube. Teach me bass guitar is a comprehensive 10 dvd bass lesson course by veteran nashville bassist roy vogt. Improve your playing via easy stepbystep video lessons. Can we just talk about tiran porters bass line on this song for a minute.
I dont know enough about his biography to elaborate on that, though. Some but not all song tab files may have more then one guitar track, bass. Studybass bass lesson index free online bass lessons. Review the material as often as you like, with complete privacy as master each lesson. Mel throws a few different fills in here from chorus to chorus but i only transcribed one chorus to be repeated. See more ideas about music guitar, guitar lessons and playing guitar. Basics of bass guitar playing 8 there are usually about 20 something frets on a standard bass guitar. One of my earliest public performances was rocking into the sun with a couple of friends for a talent show. Bass guitar instruction videos and dvds american musical supply. Michaels playing 16thnotes with his left hand, pedaling on g. This excellent bass training software includes over 200 songs and exercises and over 30 videos teaching bass lines and fills, walkups, walkdowns, syncopation, reading tablature, reading notation, intervals, scales, triads and more.
And, as my ear tends to gravitate toward the bass line anyway, it was a good idea for me to. Take your bass playing to the next level, or learn bass for the first time. An attempt to create the pre1972 tone and sound of mel schacher of grand funk railroad. Utter the name melvin george schacher to rock bassists of my generation and most will immediately genuflect in reverence.
The main series of lessons presumes a small but nonzero amount of. Discussion in music corner started by ashe, mar 15, 2003. Finally mel schachers bass is out front with the rest of the band instead of. Grand funk red album remastered by grand funk railroad on. Melvin george mel schacher born april 8, 1951 is best known as the bassist for rock band grand funk railroad early career. Encyclopedia of bass arpeggios ebook mel bay publications, inc. Home forums discussions music corner greatest basslines of all time. The locomotion tab by grand funk railroad mel schacher. Then, they make the song a closer to home album medley, going into hooked on love just before the bridge, and seguing from there into get it together. Victor wooten lesson on bass technique download free. Best private bass guitar tutoring lessons in silex, mo. Grand funk railroad guitar tab lesson cd software songs. Another classic by mark farner and company with the great mel schacher on bass.
Its been incredible to see the conversations and ideas presented. Virtually everything you hear on a recording today is heavily heavily compressed, multiple times. Victor lemonte wooten is an american bass player, composer, author, and producer, and has been the recipient of five grammy awards. Interested in playing in a band, at a local blues jam, or just with friends.
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The programmable metronome allows you to automatically increase or decrease the tempo at specified intervals. Melvin george mel schacher is best known as the bassist for rock band grand funk railroad. Jan 28, 2012 online bass guitar lesson killing in the name of rage against the machine duration. Grand funk railroad page 9 steve hoffman music forums. Mel uses zon basses and svts now, but yep, used wests and a modded jazz back in the terry knight days, but switched to a precision sometime after that, though im not sure when.