The Brown’stone
The Brown’stone: The Groove Exercise You Need Right Now
This week in The Brown’stone on No Treble, Rich Brown is here to improve your groove with a great exercise that will challenge your ability to lock with the 16th-note subdivision. This exercise will also get you moving and grooving in no time.
The Brown’stone: Zen & The Art of Playing Bass
This week in The Brown’stone, Rich Brown wants to ensure you’re playing as relaxed as possible. So in this lesson, he gives us a few tips to stay relaxed and ready to play at our best.
The Brown’stone: New Pentatonic Shape – “The Ramp”
This week in The Brown’stone, Rich Brown has a great shape for you to use that perfectly compliments the minor pentatonic scale. It’s a shape that he calls “The Ramp.” It’s so simple, you’ll be adding this to your vocabulary in no time.
The Brown’stone: Getting That Swung Sixteenth-Note Groove
This week in The Brown’stone on No Treble, we’re talking about the swung 16th-note subdivision. Rich Brown breaks this subdivision down and shows you an exercise that is sure to get you deeper into the groove.
The Brown’stone: Gettin’ Down on the Upbeats
This week in The Brown’stone on No Treble, Rich Brown talks about upbeats. If you can master the upbeats, you can master the groove. So grab your bass, and let’s get started!
The Brown’stone: Improve Your Intonation On Fretless Bass
This week in The Brown’stone on No Treble, Rich Brown talks a bit about fretless bass and tuning. Here’s a great exercise to help you if you’re struggling with tuning and intonation.
The Brown’stone: Making The Pentatonic Scale Sing
The Brown’stone is back, friends and neighbors! And this week, Rich Brown shares a great lesson all about making the most of your pentatonic scales.
The Brown’stone: Beautifully Rhythmic & Melodic Major Scale Patterns
This week in The Brown’stone on No Treble, Rich Brown has a great scale exercise to help you with melody and rhythmic phrasing. This exercise is based on a simple concept that can be applied to any scale.
The Brown’stone: How Well Do You Know Your Major Scales?
This week in The Brown'stone on No Treble, Rich Brown takes an in-depth look at major scales and how to play them in ways you might not have considered before. This lesson could be a real eye-opener.
The Brown’stone: Playing The Blues Using Ghost Notes
This week in The Brown’stone on No Treble, Rich Brown is taking the ghost notes concept he talked about in a previous lesson, applying it to The Blues.
The Brown’stone: Tips to Improve Your Bass Tone
One of the most frequently asked questions Rich Brown gets has to do with his tone. So this week in The Brown’stone on No Treble, he shows us how he gets his tone. To prove the point, he grabbed his cheap Squier bass to demonstrate.
The Brown’stone: An Introduction to Ghost Notes
This week in The Brown’stone on No Treble, Rich Brown is talking about a subject he’s asked about frequently. Today, we’re talking about ghost notes - and how to improve your groove.