Billy Sheehan: Advanced Bass: Bass Guitar DVD

Sheehan's instruction cuts through the noise by focusing on the advanced techniques that actually set professional players apart. Rather than revisiting standard fingerstyle patterns, this DVD digs into neck bends, tapping, and pinch harmonics—techniques that demand serious attention and give advanced students real tools for self-expression.

Watching a master break down his craft at the highest level. You get direct access to methods that Sheehan has refined through thousands of hours on stage, creating possibilities for harmonic complexity and textural variety that go well beyond conventional bass playing.

Advanced bass players looking to expand their technical toolkit and develop signature sounds within rock and metal contexts. This is for students who have solid fingerstyle and slap fundamentals and are ready to tackle extended techniques that require both physical dexterity and conceptual understanding.

• Isolate each technique in slow motion before integrating it into full-tempo passages; neck bends and pinch harmonics require hand independence that only develops with deliberate practice.
• Record yourself executing each method and listen back critically; your ear will catch inconsistencies in pitch and tone that your hands might miss in real time.
• Apply these techniques to music you already know before attempting original compositions; familiar grooves let you focus entirely on control rather than learning changes.

Use this as a supplemental resource for your most ambitious bass students, especially those drawn to progressive rock, metal, or fusion styles. The techniques work best when integrated into your student's own repertoire goals rather than as standalone exercises.

• Neck bending with accurate intonation and control
• Tapping technique on bass fretboard
• Pinch harmonic production and manipulation
• Hand independence and coordination across multiple extended techniques
• Applying advanced techniques musically rather than as gimmicks