Nick Long
Nick Long is a musician and broadcast engineer who's been learning new instruments and playing in bands since his early teens. His repertoire covers Indie, Soul, Country, Heavy Metal, Punk, Post Rock and everything in between! He currently plays bass in the band Dark Energy.
In his professional life, Nick has worked in radio since university and spent much of his career in the BBC, designing and building studio and production systems. As a self-taught working musician he's repeatedly found himself hitting walls that can only be overcome with a bit of theory and ear training.
Latest Posts
Bass Tone: Playing Techniques, Part 1
May 3, 2011 at 3:30 pm
Bass, Series
Tags: bass, fingerstyle, funk, percussion, plectrum, popping, slap, slap and pop, slap bass, technique
Bass Tone: Playing with Precision
April 13, 2011 at 12:00 pm
Bass, Series
Tags: active bass, bass, Fender, Fender Jazz Bass, Fender Precision Bass, humbucker, J Bass, Leo Fender, P Bass, pickups, tone controls, treble
Bass Tone: The Upright Bass
March 24, 2011 at 11:00 am
Bass, Series
Tags: arco, bass, bluegrass, double bass, gliss, glissando, Leo Fender, pizz, pizzicato, rockabilly, slap, slap bass, string bass, upright bass
New Series! Bass Tone teaches the sounds of the bass
March 23, 2011 at 1:00 pm
Bass, Series
Tags: active listening, amps, bands, bass, bass guitar, bass lines, critical listening, Effects, introduction, Timbre, upright bass
Mythbusting the Mosquito
February 24, 2011 at 12:00 pm
Audio, Frequencies
Tags: 15kHz, aging, Audio, deterrent, Frequencies, hearing limits, hearing loss, hearing test, high frequencies, human hearing range, mosquito, test
Four Chords and the Truth
January 26, 2011 at 1:00 pm
Progressions
Tags: Chords, Guitar, harmony, key, major, minor, Progressions, Scales, singing, song writing
Listen! Who’s Driving The Bus?
September 1, 2010 at 1:00 pm
General
Tags: accompaniment, active listening, band, comping, ensemble playing, improvising, jazz, lead, solo, song writing
Wired For Sound Part 4: Headphones
August 4, 2010 at 11:00 am
Audio, Series
Tags: Audio, buying, earphones, gear, headphones, hi-fi, impedance, noise cancellation, tips, Wired for Sound
Recent Posts
- How to learn from thousands of 3 chord songs
- Capitalising on aural inspiration (Part Two)
- The 3 chords every musician should know
- Capitalising on aural inspiration (Part One)
- Ear Training News
- How to Double Your Progress With Ear Training
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App Reviews

"Really fun app for ear training on the go! I like that you can start at any level, and new intervals are introduced one at a time."
MissNat48
July 8, 2010









