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Bass
with Zoe Guigueno
 
difficulty 2
Beginner / Intermediate
• 33 Lessons
• 23 Tunes
 
Learn to play upright bass from scratch with advice on right- and left-hand technique and in-depth lessons on playing bass patterns, scales, and melodies in most common keys. With bass lines from great roots music songs so you can play along.
 
 
Intermediate Bass
Intermediate Bass
with Zoe Guigueno
 
difficulty 3
Intermediate
• 6 Lessons
• 3 Tunes
 
Take your upright bass playing to the next level by learning great bass lines for songs from a variety of idioms, including folk, rock, jazz, klezmer, and blues. You’ll get experience playing in a variety of keys, different time signatures, and rhythmic feels. Zoe offers insight into building your own bass parts, developing arrangement skills, and bumping up your overall musicianship.
 
 
 

Bass Performances

 
 
California Bluegrass Reunion: “Coyote Trail”
 
Peghead Nation instructors play one of John Reischman's original tunes at the 2026 Father's Day Festival in Grass Valley, California.
 
 
Never Come Down: “9 to 5”
 
Peghead Nation vocal instructors play a great version of the hit Dolly Parton song.
 
 
Darol Anger and Joe K. Walsh’s BLUR-GRASS: “Laughing River”
 
An all-star band, including two Peghead instructors, plays a great Greg Brown song at the Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival.
 
 
Never Come Down: “Killing the Blues”
 
Peghead Nation vocal instructors play and sing a classic song by Roland Salley.
 
 
Never Come Down: “Moscow”
 
Peghead Nation vocal instructors play one of their original songs in the Peghead Parlor at Wintergrass.
 
 
California Bluegrass Reunion: “Little Pine Siskin”
 
Peghead Nation instructors play a John Reischman original the Freight in Berkeley, California.
 
 
Never Come Down: “Gimmie Time”
 
The Portland, Oregon-based band plays an original song in the Peghead Nation studio.
 
 
California Bluegrass Reunion: “King of California”
 
Peghead Nation instructors play a Dave Alvin song at the Freight in Berkeley, California.
 
 
California Bluegrass Reunion: “Old Gnarly Oak”
 
Peghead Nation instructors play one of Chad Manning’s original tunes live at The Freight in Berkeley.
 
 
 

Bass Demos

 
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Kala Solid Body U-BASS
 
A compact electric bass that’s affordable and easy to play.
 
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Martin DJR-10E Bass
 
A compact acoustic bass guitar that’s easy to play and offers a big sound.
 
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Taylor GS Mini-e Maple Bass
 
The maple version of Taylor’s short-scale bass packs a punch.
 
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Taylor GS Mini-e Bass
 
New acoustic bass guitar offers big sounds from Taylor’s compact GS Mini body.
 
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Kala U-Bass Demo
 
Kala’s unique ukulele-size bass has convincing amplified bass tones.
 
 
 

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