Opeth bassist Martin Mendez was interviewed by Music Radar. He tells key to becoming a great bas guitarist and musician.
He has 5 tips for bassists to becoming a great musician:
- Learn your scales
- Take more risks
- “Just play from the heart”
- Watch that need for speed
- Find the best of the best
Click here to read the details of the tips.
His introduction:
“I usually start about an hour before the show, just playing along to little bits of the songs. Back in the day, I never used to bother – I’d just jump out on stage and I ended up getting these painful cramps during the set, which definitely made things difficult! So from then on, I started making sure I was physically prepared and mentally relaxed before any performance.”