Microthoughts. Studying an online instrument, 3 useful tips

How to study an instrument online (e.g. electric bass!): 3 essentials - The 3 essentials that should never be missing if you decide to study an instrument online. Whether electric bass, piano, drums or any other instrument (even singing), these 3 elements... Continue reading

Microthoughts. How to play relaxed (an alternative point of view)

How do I relax my hands when I play? "What does it really mean to play relaxed? What do I need to do, or not do, to release the tension in my hands that inevitably compromises my performance on the electric bass?" This is the good question sent to us by a student of Contemporary Bassist Online some time... Continue reading


Contemporary Bassist Online Volume 1 The easy way 🙂 - It's finally here. After having helped hundreds of people learn the electric bass guitar in a professional way, the Contemporary Bassist Online course has been revamped yet again. As of today, the 1st level of the online course can be taken... Continue reading

How to go from amateur to professional bass player (another interview!)

3 typical qualities of a professional bass player Still from the comfort of my studio chair, I asked Titian: what do you have to do, or what do you need, if you want to go from amateur to professional? Not just in general, but really do it as a bassist or double bass player 🙂 If by amateur I mean one who... Continue reading

Metronome: 3 wrong habits and how to replace them (interview with Tiziano Zanotti)

3 typical mistakes when using the metronome and how to remedy them immediately 🙂 - Last week I invited Titian to sit in my studio chair (the most comfortable chair in the universe!), to subject him to a kind of musical interrogation 😅 For some time now, various questions about musical practice have been swirling around in my head,... Continue reading

What does "Professional bass guitar course you can take on the Internet" mean?

Why do we say that Contemporary Bassist Online is" the first professional bass guitar course you can take entirely on the internet"? - Why do we present Contemporary Bassist Online as the first professional bass guitar course you can take entirely on the Internet? It is a simple slogan that we have... Continue reading

ZTL ep.30 - The only 2 things you really need to play

ZTL ep.30 - What do you really need to play? - Tiziano dedicated an episode of the ZTL series (which you can find on our YOUBASSLAB channel) to a somewhat controversial topic. Exactly four minutes on the topic of priorities, i.e. what is really essential if you want to play a musical instrument, be it... Continue reading

The luck of having the Contemporary Bassist Online!

Contemporary Bassist Online: HAPPINESS... or LONGEVITY? Now that everyone is moving (or has moved) their music lessons ONLINE, someone recently said to me, "Man, what a LUCKY thing you and Titian had to do the online course, so now you guys already have it!" Well, when I think of the... Continue reading