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Damian Erskine Gospel Chops Vid. 1 Damian Erskine Gospel Chops Vid. 1
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Video duration: 609 seconds

Damian Erskine instructional short from Gospel Chops .com

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6 string bass improvisation.  (aka: Messing around) 6 string bass improvisation. (aka: Messing around)
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Video duration: 274 seconds

When I get frustrated (musically, that is), I force myself to just sit and play. I've been bored with myself musically lately (still am..oh well ! ;) but people also ask about my right hand, so I figured I'd mess around over some harmonics and capture it with my webcam for youtube. Warts-n-all!

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Damian Erskine & Using 5ths on the bass Damian Erskine & Using 5ths on the bass
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Video duration: 368 seconds

Damian Erskine gives some tips about using 5ths on the bass to get around the neck. (My deepest apologies for calling the A an 11th in CMajor... it's the 13th !! Trying to think and play at the same time never works for me! ;)

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using 6ths and playing within the scale using 6ths and playing within the scale
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Video duration: 320 seconds

Some ideas on how to incorporate 6ths and an exploration of arpeggios in C Major

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Right hand Exercise Right hand Exercise
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Video duration: 208 seconds

Some right hand exercises to develop your thumb on the bass

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Gospel Chops video #2 (part 1) Gospel Chops video #2 (part 1)
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Video duration: 599 seconds

Gospel Chops video #2 (part 1)

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Damian Erskine Jam with Marshall Harrell Damian Erskine Jam with Marshall Harrell
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Video duration: 430 seconds

Damian Erskine and Marshall Harrell having fun and making some stuff up....

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Gospel Chops video #2 (part 2) Gospel Chops video #2 (part 2)
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Video duration: 536 seconds

Gospel Chops video #2 (part 2)

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more right hand technique stuff more right hand technique stuff
Posted by: damianerskine

Video duration: 264 seconds

More right hand technique ideas. Using your thumb and index finger as a pick (kind of..) and more triplet ideas

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3 finger bass line 3 finger bass line
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Video duration: 175 seconds

Working on my thumb technique, so I recorded myself playing around. Came up with a little line to challenge my thumb, index and middle fingers. Warts and all, tho! Definitely not perfect and it's not a real tune, mostly taking the riff and making something up as I go along..

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Jam 4 Jam 4
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Video duration: 412 seconds

Last one...Marshall and Damian having some fun for youtube

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DE & MH Jam 2 DE & MH Jam 2
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Video duration: 449 seconds

Damian Erskine & Marshall Harrell Jamming....

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3 finger lick 3 finger lick
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Video duration: 230 seconds

Whenever I work on a technique, I try and invent lines to challenge that technique. Here's one I came up with to work a three finger percussive thing...

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Damian Erskine Bass Solo with John Nastos E4 Damian Erskine Bass Solo with John Nastos E4
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Video duration: 106 seconds

Bass solo at a local gig here in Portland with John Nastos, Drew Shoals and Clay Giberson. Not the best in the world, but I promised to start uploading more stuff as I get it! here's something anyway ;)

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Damian Erskine with Les McCann - Cold Duck Time solo Damian Erskine with Les McCann - Cold Duck Time solo
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Video duration: 61 seconds

Damian Erskine Bass Solo over Eddie Harris' Cold Duck Time. Playing with Les McCann 06'. Captured by a friend.. (sorry it's so dark!)

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6 string bass chord loop, solo improvisation 6 string bass chord loop, solo improvisation
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Video duration: 297 seconds

Been a while... messing with a chord progression in the morning and figured I'd pull out the camera and loop it, play over it. Rinse, repeat... Been inspired listening to Janek Gwizdala's live CD lately, so there may be a tad of that in here, too.

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6 string chord loop, solo (nother one) 6 string chord loop, solo (nother one)
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Video duration: 221 seconds

groove I came up with whilst messing around (I never practice... I just noodle. A disease I'm trying to cure!) Once again, loop the chords, play around with it, upload.... Maybe I should try and write a tune! (HA)

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Damian Erskine with Klezmocracy Bass Solo Damian Erskine with Klezmocracy Bass Solo
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Video duration: 94 seconds

latin vibe on this one. Klezmer band, tho.. My wife got this with the camera, but it looks ok, sounds ok.. missed the first chorus, tho (I swear, I didn't play that fast the WHOLE time ;)

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Jam 3 Jam 3
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Video duration: 298 seconds

Damian Erskine & Marshall Harrell playing around (bass duo)

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