Phill Court Music 

Welcome to my new website! here I will post updates, info, blog posts & more. It's been a long time coming but I have finally managed to redesign a new website & overhaul my image on social media. I will no longer be using the website www.phillcourtmusic.co.uk or associated emails. My new email address for bookings & inquiries is info@phillcourtmusic.com My new direct email has also changed. I have moved my blog from Wordpress on to here for ease of use & to have a uniformed

This is a bass I’ve been dying to try out for a while. Available in 4 & 5 string versions it’s a very versatile pace of kit! Overview Cort have been around a while providing beginner, intermediate & pro players for year. I wouldn’t think of a Cort bass as a number 1 bass, maybe a backup or one to throw about. This bass has changed my mind, now I know why the great Jeff Berlin uses Cort! Features A beautiful open pore body which it very comfortable & light. A slim 34″ (864mm)

What a huge few months for me & my musician buddies! It’s been a huge rollercoaster ride! Is it time to get off? No chance!!!! Dead Method So we played twice at Glastonbury & it was amazing! What a great experience & one I can only hope to achieve again. A huge thanks to The Buzz Stop music venue at Glastonbury for having us & so damn helpful with storing our equipment and being such a great bunch of guys. Along with our two amazing gigs there we also had an interview with Wo

It’s been a long while since I’ve posted here! I’m not going to lie, I have been putting it off, but for one good reason! So I could include some awesome updates for you. Live Work Red Bug I’ve been gigging constantly with bands all over the shop the last few months. I’ve been working hard with Red Bug covering the best soul classics from the 50’s to now all over the South Wales area. I love playing old soul tracks to be honest, the basslines are so rich. Although adding 5 pa

We all know how awkward it is carrying two basses about between rehearsals, sessions & gigs and how useless 99% of dual bass cases are. Have we found the 1% ? Although it is very expensive.The case retails for around £210 and the guitar tick £65. Ive heard a lot about Mono cases from bass players such as Dave Swift, Scott Devine & Dave Marks and they seem impressed, so I thought I’d take a look. Esentily it’s a dual bass case built to take on the world plus a lovely modular s

Its been a few months since a big update so here’s what I’ve been doing since January 1st 2016. Teaching My private practice has flourished since December with many new students starting their musical journey. I have had an influx of bass players including two grade 8 players and three complete beginners. Another big hit is vocal tuition. I have 2 new students who started in February. I have recently overhauled a few old teaching methods and streamlined the techniques and syl

So, a lot of people have asked for it so here it is. My complete bass rig. The actual stuff I use daily for my job from top to bottom end, get it Basses Fender American Deluxe Jazz Bass V 2015. Natural finish & maple fingerboard Fender Custom Built Fretless Precision Bass 1960’s/70’s Relic finish & rosewood fingerboard Tokai Thunderbird Bass 1983 Tobacco finish & rosewood fingerboard Johnson Jazz Bass 1990’s Pink re spray finish & rosewood fingerboard Micro Korg Bass Synth Ge

What a busy few months! Sorry for the lack of updates on here , but if you have been following me on Twitter you would have seen all the amazing things I’ve been getting up to. First of all I suffered a horrible injury! I broke and cut the top of my left (fretting hand) finger off. Although this does sound really bad it has been healing well and I hope to be playing to my full potential before too long. Red Bug Gig wise I’ve been all over the place. My function band Red Bug h

What a month! I’ve been rushed of my feet but loving every minute of it. Here’s my top 5 bass playing tips for this month. Don’t cut the notes you play off too short. This means that when your playing a scale don’t leave any “gaps” in-between the notes. You want the notes to flow into each other and sound smooth and even. DISCLAIMER! sometimes we want notes to be cut off short to give us a different feel but when playing scales for practice or an exam they need to be played s

It’s been a very busy summer so far with plenty more to do before the start of September! I’ve been gigging with Sankara the most this summer and have thoroughly enjoyed it. The West End Club in Barry had us back for a full set of energetic riffs, double bass drums, keys and some grooving bass lines too! We followed this with a gig at The Brewhouse in Cardiff with support from Tom Bedlam and In Requiem. The whole show was recorded and live broadcasted which you can find here