Bass Guitar Bassics

An introduction to bass guitar as a rhythm and as a melodic instrument. To give you confidence in the basics of bass and also to give you some tricks and techniques to help add some flare and character to your sound. We’ll go through some fundamental techniques and how these can be used to play a few songs. We’ll have some fun and build up your confidence to help to build a foundation of the bass skills that will make you a key player in bringing both rhythm and groove to the band.

Artist Bio

Ripley has been playing bass guitar for 15 years. They are self taught and are a big supporter of First Timers and the DIY movement as a way of giving access to musical education to those of us that were not able to access it in our younger years. Ripley has been playing bass (as well as doing a little bit of singing) with Breakup Haircut since they took part in First Timers 2019, and since then has enjoyed releasing an album and playing shows across London and the wider reaches of the UK with the group.

Location

Cavendish Arms, 128 Hartington Rd, London SW8 2HJ

No one turned away due to lack of funds - please email [email protected] if you can't afford a ticket.

What is First Timers Fest?

First Timers fest is an annual series of workshops that ends in a Fest where every band plays its first show! Our aim is to diversify and demystify DIY music.

People of any musical experience and of any identity can attend our workshops, though they are largely aimed at beginners. To play the fest itself your band needs to meet two or more of the following criteria:

One or more people have never been in a band before

One or more people have never performed that role in a band before (e.g if a drummer is having a go at vocals)

One or more people belongs to a marginalised group, for example, they are a woman, a person of colour, LGBTQIA+, disabled, working class, neurodivergent.

Covid Policy

We cannot provide any assurance that this event is a covid-free zone. Mask wearing is strongly encouraged when appropriate, and we encourage attendees to take a lateral flow test within the 48 hours before the workshop. If you’re feeling sick, please stay home – email us if this is the case and we will refund you.

Accessibility

The venue has step-free access and the workshop will be taking place in the back room of the venue.

The smoking area has a very narrow entry point.

There is an accessible toilet in both the back room and the pub itself, and we will be making all toilets gender neutral.

The pub serves food, including vegan food.

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If you need any more information, please get in touch with us at [email protected] or by messaging us on social media.

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