What Art Fundamentals Taught Me About Developing Musical Fluency
A few days ago, I did a drawing session with my daughter. We made it more fun by adding a simple restriction: we could draw characters from Sonic the Hedgehog, but each drawing had to be…
The Internet Archive for Musicians: A Hidden Goldmine of Rare Recordings to Inspire Your Practice
Two decades ago, before I ever thought I’d be transcribing bass lines from bootlegs, I came across the Internet…
How to Transcribe Bass Solos (And Internalize Them): My Step-by-Step Workflow & Tools To Get The Most Out Of Each Note
I used to spend hours figuring out every note of a bass solo, only to forget most of it a week later.…
How to Transcribe Jazz Solos (Without Losing the Music)
When I first started transcribing jazz solos, I did what most players do — I’d pause after each note and…
How to Practice Transcription on Bass (Without Burning Out)
When you first start transcribing, it’s easy to think you’re bad at it. You loop the same two bars, slow it…
What My Kid Taught Me About Practice and Patience
My kid has this habit. She’ll hear a song she likes, and that’s it — that song becomes her entire world. She’ll…
Creative Collaboration Boundaries: How to Protect Your Energy Without Shutting Doors
Not long ago, I got asked if I was available to record a bass track. I said yes, recorded the track, and sent it…
Honored to Be Named One of the Best Bass Guitar Blogs of 2025
When I first saw that posidovega.com was included on FeedSpot’s list of the Best Bass Guitar Blogs and Websites…
Detours Aren’t Endings: Grief, Homecoming, and “Loch Lomond”
for anyone walking into the unknown this week—you’re braver than you feel. may this melody meet you where you…
The Email That Reminded Me Why I Create Bass Content
There are days when creating feels easy. The ideas flow, the fingers cooperate, and the camera seems to catch…
I Used to Overcomplicate Every Tune. This Time, I Didn’t.
There was a time I’d try to throw in a tritone sub anytime I could. Now I ask: does this actually feel right?…