Bill Dickens is a phenomenal bass talent whose reputation has reached legendary cult status. As one of the top session bassist in the world, Bill can be heard on various recordings as well as seen live on tour with fellow legendary artists. This DVD captures the total essence of his playing and will give you an inside look at the mind of "The Buddah". Funk Bass & Beyond includes basic funk and rock techniques, gear and equipment, intermediate to advanced right and left-hand techniques, and rudiments of rhythm/drum patterns and how they apply to bass lines. Bass Beyond Limits includes: harmonic concepts, chord tones/applicable scales/theory/substitution principles, gear and equipment for the performing jazz/rock/Latin player, applying funk popping techniques to Latin jazz, and Bill's 7 steps to music enlightenment.
Bill Dickens Funk Bass And Beyond Book/CD
Bill Dickens teaches all of his amazing funk grooves and patented slap, pop, and percussive techniques. Everything is demonstrated slowly on the included CD and all music is in notation and tab.
FUNK BASS AND BEYOND
Bill Dickens is a phenomenal new bass talent whose reputation has reached legendary cult status. FUNK BASS AND BEYOND is the ultimate groove lesson in rock and funk styles. The video opens with a jaw- dropping display of chops and technique that will set a new standard for bass players the world over. Bill then discusses, in detail, basic through advanced funk and rock techniques for the left and right hands, and how these techniques are used effectively in a rock/funk rhythm section. Appropriate gear and equipment for the performing funk/rock player are demonstrated with great examples on how best to use gear effectively. Bill also discusses the rudiments of rhythm/drum and how you can apply them to your bass lines. Tab booklet included. (51 min.)
BASS BEYOND LIMITS
BASS BEYOND LIMITS is your own private lesson -- from one of the worlds acknowledged masters -- on the advanced subtleties of Latin, jazz, and funk music. In this video, Bill discusses critical harmonic concepts for the working jazz, fusion, and Latin bass player. After opening with one of his patented solo bass extravaganzas, Bill demonstrates and discusses harmonic concepts of chord tones, applicable scales, theory, and substitution principles and how they enhance your performances. He also addresses funk popping techniques and how they apply to Latin jazz, shares his Seven steps to Music enlightenment, and demonstrates the future of bass with his 7 and 9-string instruments. Tab booklet included. (46 min.)
Untold Secrets Vol1
Untold Secrets Vol1
Untold Secrets has something for every bass player – soloing, chording, and thumb/finger techniques for modern electric bass
Running Time: Approx 62 minutes
YOU WILL LEARN
- Music Reading
- Thumb, fingering and nail secrets
- Soloing and chording
- Hammer-on triplets
- Practicing with metronome or drum machine
- Combinations of left hand finger tapping and thumb slapping
- And much, much more!
An absolute giant in the land of Jazz, R&B and Rock bass players, Bill Dickens shares his legendary talents in the feature packed tutorial.
Untold Secrets Vol2
Untold Secrets 2 takes you to the next level for modern electric bass and has something for every bass player.
Thunderfunk bass amps are designed to be versatile, lightweight, and powerful for the working bass player. Amplifying the natural quality of the bass instrument, Thunderfunk bass amps are pure op-amp and transistor solid state designs which were made famous by classic designs such as the Acoustic 360 and the AMP BH-420.
Thunderfunk, Inc.
1503 W. Lincoln Rd.
McHenry, IL 60051-7815
Web Site: Thunderfunk.com
E-Mail: david.funk@thunderfunk.com
7/20/2008 Bill Dickens would like to thank everyone for their support this past weekend during his quick visit to SoCal for the performances and the Bass Clinic. Please check back soon for live footage
Winter NAMM 2008 - Bill Dickens performs a duet with Stevie Wonder at the X2 wireless booth!
Bill Dickens was wisked away by jet hours before the MEGA-RALLY for Barack Obama in Indianapolis to accompany Stevie Wonder.
Mr Wonder asked his managment team to
"Get me that 7 string bass player"
Bill Dickens is a phenomenal bass talent whose reputation has reached legendary cult status. As one of the top session bassist in the world, Bill can be heard on numerous recordings as well as seen live on tour with many legendary artists.
For the past two decades Bill Dickens has been recognized as an extraordinary bassist, producer, and songwriter. His musical contributions can be noted from concert and studio performances to television and the theater. He has played with an endless who’s who of musicians, including Joe Zawinul, Janet Jackson, Grover Washington, Chaka Kahn, George Michael, Mary J. Blige, and Pat Metheny. Bill has also written gold and 1 hits for such greats as Aretha Franklin and Ramsey Lewis. Bill has kept audiences on the edge of their seats since the 80’s with his uncanny technical ability, playing anything from the heaviest funk grooves to unaccompanied melodic ballads on his seven or nine string basses. He is always a main attraction at the NAMM Shows. He is known in the industry for his spectacular bass playing and wows audiences worldwide. Bill is one of the worlds acknowledged masters of the bass, and a pioneer in percussive slapping, popping, tapping, and plucking techniques. The total essence of his playing is a jaw- dropping display of chops and technique that will set a new standard for bass players all over the world over.
R.Baglione w/Bill Dickens Band at the Baked Potato, LA
Henry Johnson Trio - Days of Wine & Roses
Flinstones - Henry Johson Trio
Caravan - Henry Johnson Trio
Conklin GTBD-7
7 String Bass Guitar
Just one string short of being two basses in one.
It takes a big bass player like Bill "Buddha Dickens to handle an axe like the Conklin GTBD-7 Bass Guitar with its full seven strings to range over. Constructed with a maple and purpleheart thru-body neck and swamp ash wings topped with curly maple. Gold hardware tricks it out. The GTBD-7 electric bass has totally custom-made Bartolini Bill Dickens pickups and custom electronics, including a 3-position parametric preset rotary switch and mid-frequency selector.
Conklin GTBD-7 7 String Bass Guitar Features:
Seven strings
Custom-made Bartolini Bill Dickens pickups
Custom electronics including a three-position parametric preset rotary switch and mid-frequency selector
Maple and purpleheart thru-body neck
Swamp ash wings topped with curly maple
Gold hardware
Buy it today (if yo man enuff to play it).
AccuGroove Bill Dickens Signature Cabinets
“This is the sound I’ve been looking for after years of searching I have never been able to find it until now. After using these cabinets, I am more excited about playing music than I’ve been in a long time. I couldn’t even blow them up! AccuGroove cabinets are DEVASTATING!”
Bill Dickens Signature 212 Cabinet
How does Bill blow the doors off a gig?
With 1000 watts of extreme sonic vibrations in a compact cabinet!
Everything in this cabinet is different from our other boxes. Everything is extreme because everything is for Bill!
Bill Dickens Signature Sub Cabinet
How does Bill cause a seismic disaster the registers on the Richter scale?
With 1400 watts of extreme low-end sub movements in a compact cabinet!
This is our loudest & most efficient sub woofer.
Peterson StroboStomp
A high-performance tuner with advanced capabilities.
The Peterson StroboStomp Virtual Strobe Tuner Pedal and DI is the most accurate tuner you can find. Accuracy down to 0.1 cent (30 times that of LED/meter tuners) and Peterson's virtual realtime virtual strobe display are just the tip of the iceberg. You also get enhanced tunings for instruments equipped with the Buzz Feiten System.
Housed within its rock-solid die-cast aluminum case are a host of features and capabilities that make this one of the most useful and powerful tuners available.
Modes include Peterson Custom guitar, bass, and 12-String, "sweetened" tunings. You also get a user-programmable tempered mode plus drop and capo tuning.
The StroboStomp lets you tune down 4 half steps and up to 3 capo positions without having to learn new note names.
The StroboStomp can be set to power up with your preferred settings, whether it's a whole tone drop based on A442.5 with Bb presets or a custom tuning in 0.1-cent increments!
You can run power through the StroboStomp to your 9V effects and it includes an active DI, allowing you to patch directly into a PA, console, or recording desk while a 1/4" jack lets you connect to your amp simultaneously. It also offers a true bypass that avoids the "tone sucking" effect that other pedal tuners produce.
Hello Bill, Thank you for your friendship. Your simply an amazing artist, Have a fabulous day Happiness is not just something you have in your hands, It's something you carry in your heart. Give it away generously and it will return to you thousand fold. Take care my brother
Bill Dickens is Da Man. I've caught a couple clinics over the years and it is a joy just to watch the man play. Seriously. Like a modern day Mozart. Absolutely incredible. - Jeremy, Guitar #3
man you so bad, im sure 1000 bassist just quit playing because you set the bar so high, however the good thing is another 1000 are practicing your licks as I write this.
Wat Up Billy? This is Angel from Kindled Flame. Just stoppin by to say Hi. Also how can I get a DVD. Call me, we still need to hook up that rice and beans night.
Waz Up Family? Just stoppin by to show some Love. We must hook up, now that the holidays are over. And yes, you are the Baddest BASS player alive. Remember, "throughout all circumstances, rise up." Call us.
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