Chordal bassist-extraordinaire, Todd Johnson, held a clinic on Saturday night at Bass San Diego.

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He spoke to the crowd for about 90 minutes about the virtues of a six-string bass, chordal development, and harmony. The main takeaway was that you should only fill your head with new information for 15 before taking a 5 minute break. You can retain more since your brain never gets too tired and stops benefiting from more work.



Todd took as many questions as we had, and was a thoughtful and organized presenter. He played plenty of examples of how an extended range bass can hold its own as a melody instrument while providing its own accompaniment.



Thanks to George and Chris at Bass San Diego for the opportunity, and to Todd Johnson for being a good sport and ignoring my shutter clicks.

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