Tommy Shannon - Double Trouble Bass (2006)

An entertaining and instructive lesson from Double Trouble Bassist Tommy Shannon. Aided by Arlen Roth and Chris Layton, Tommy shows you how to play basic blues riffs, playing on 2 and 4, closed position, special walking patterns, 1/2 step passing notes, muting, walking bass skips, rolling picking touch, flatpicking, and New Orleans style. A truly great bass lesson!

An entertaining and instructive lesson from Double Trouble Bassist, Tommy Shannon. Aided by Arlen Roth and Chris Layton, Tommy shows you how to play: Basic blues riffs; On 2 and 4; Closed position; Special walking patterns; 1/2 step passing notes; Muting; Walking bass skips; Rolling picking touch; Flatpicking; New Orleans style.

Tommy Shannon, bassist for acclaimed blues band Double Trouble and formerly part of Stevie Ray Vaughn's rhythm section, here demonstrates the blues bass guitar for beginning players. Assisted by Arlen Roth and Chris Layton, Shannon teaches such fundamentals as muting, walking bass skips, basic riffs, and New Orleans style.