Playing Bass Guitar for the First Time...
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
- Playing Bass Guitar for the First Time…
LIKE this video if you’re excited for some Music stuff! (つ°ヮ°)つ ♪♬
Important Things Down Here ⤵
I’ve been playing electric guitar for over 10 years now, but recently I decided to get a bass guitar and play for the first time!
RUclips was recommending me videos from Tosin Abasi, and his finger picking technique inspired me.
I know it might sound strange to be inspired to play bass because of a guitar player, but the “double thump” technique (at least from what I know) was pioneered by Victor Wooten.
Regardless, I’m really excited to learn how to play the bass guitar!
If there’s any useful advice or any other instruments you’d like to see me play, leave a comment letting me know ^-^
FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER FOR UPDATES!
Musick Twitter - / musickyt
Thanks for watching!
Erik - Musick
Any specific RUclips videos or bass guitar RUclipsrs you guys recommend? I'm really excited to learn more about B A S S ♪~ ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ
Musick Plz do Can’t stop by Red hot chilli peppers
Musick maybe try dark necessities by rhcp?
Davie 504, Scotts Bass lessons
Musick "The Guitarists Guide to Playing Bass" by guitar world
if u don't already know Davie504 and Scott's Bass Lessons, those are who I watch.
I disagree. You do not eventually have to upgrade to a five string bass it's totally personal preference. You need to learn how to use the B string properly some people don't know how and it goes to waste.
agreed
ReDxClouds Right, in my opinion the low B is too low.
I agree, the only time i ever use my low b is when im playing deep jazz.
Badass Bassist ive seen you before. Dwelling in the comments of davie504 if im not mistaken. Yet i cant remember what it was
M'aiq The Liar Yes thats right. 👌 good eye for names
Best way to learn bass is to not play it like a guitar
cliff burton has joined the server.
@@ethanlyles2778 lmao had the same thought
Lemmy has joined the chat
It's just whatever your style is, there is no specific way to play.
Dopiercrowns 56 generally you don’t strum with your finger like you would with an acoustic tho
As a bass player for some 20+ years a few tips.
Bass isn’t guitar (duh), with bass it’s more about restraint then show it off chops. There is a time and place for that but overall the notes that aren’t played are just as good as the notes that are. Which leads me to the next top.. Rhythm. With bass you are holding down the rhythm. While the guitar is off doing they’re solos, the drums doing their fills, bass is holding down the Fort maintaining the song so in the eventuality of all the other elements messing up, the bass is still going strong.
After first try not shredding the bass, do single notes or arpeggiating chords and practice holding the fretted string down to get the whole note and not a partial one. Tonality is equally important on bass (if not more) since the bass in music controls the key of the song. If your note is off, the song is off.
Lastly, picking isn’t heresy. Learn all styles and adapt them to the style that your playing. Picking, fingering, slapping, etc are all worthy of playing the bass.
Cheers bud.
sir,what i don't understand is how a bass hold the song rhythm,tempo,etc?
like how it's affect a song if the bass player is inconsistent
(i have zero experience with instrument,sorry if this a stupid question)
The bass and drums in a song are usually together, idk if that will help but if ur bass player is inconsistent then it just sounds terrible. Basically the bassist and guitarist are usually in the same key and somewhat same tempo
Joshy Neurotic well said, the bass is what usually gives the listener the sense of consistency. Try cutting out anything from 400hz down and you’ll be able to tell a difference, it’s why music sounds better on a speaker system rather than an a iPhone.
Joshy Neurotic l
Noxy what made you so pissed?
Has never played bass. Gets a five string
Buys 5 string, Gets Criticized
Didn't you hear why he got a 5 string
That's not a good reason as to why he got a 5 string.
I've been playing bass for 4 years and the last 1 and a half along with 4 buddies of mine in our little band. We got a fill-in for one of our guitarists got sick and went to the hospital for a month and this guy criticized me, the first day of him being with us, for being a bad guitar player when I was working on my Electric Eye riff. I told him this: "I'm not even a guitar player, I'm a bass player." His eyes lit up as if he just got another guy to to say dumb things to. When we first practiced for our first gig on a pub he wasn't too prepared and he said that he was quitting and luckily we got our old guitarist back. He showed up for our gig though and there were about a total of 40 people there. They cheered us on at least but this guy told us that we sucked because he was jealous. He also called me a "noob" for playing 4 strings on my ESP LTD 414FM. We played 21 songs cuz we were there for 2 hours and the pub gave us free drinks though. those 21 songs consisted of some Sabaton, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Gamma Ray, Status Quo, FFDP, Turisas, Manowar, Megadeth, Disturbed and Pantera.
@@pr0xyxs you want to know what a good reason is... because he wanted to
Watching Merk play bass guitar for the first time 🔥
very impressive but can you - wait. wrong channel
Bag Of Rice BUT CAN YOU DO THIS (breaks back) s@#t!!!
Andrew Damboiu it's a PewDiePie thing not a Davie504 thing 😕
But.... CAN YOU DO THIS!!
Andrew Damboiu fuck off your killing the fun
Andrew Damboiu yes he is and you know it
Very impressive, but can you play The Lemon Song with a lemon, wait shit wrong channel
lol
chill u salty af@@alebo0
Alebo Boi know this was 2 months ago but you were kind of salty 😐
Alebo Boi It’s so salty is pepper
Lmao
Well, I'm two years late but here's my advice:
Five-string basses aren't upgrades, just tools for playing optional lower notes.
Use your first, second, and fourth fingers for fretting and first + second for plucking.
Avoid learning completely off tabs, you'll need to learn bass clef for the future.
Make sure you have your bass set up correctly to avoid fret buzz (send it to a shop).
Avoid fretless basses if you wish to learn slapping.
Finally, have fun! It's worthless learning all of this if you don't enjoy it!
It adds higher strings not lower
@@jauws4200 A 5 string adds a Low B. He literally said that in the video. Everything past a 5 adds higher strings, so while you're right. You were also wrong.
@@freezingjazzy ah
As a bass player myself, I am so excited for this
EML Same :D
EML same bro
EML Same dude, same!
*JUST SLAPP IT*
"KoRn vibes"
davie vibes aswell
Davie vibe
Davie504 slap it !
Is that really your first time? You should've bought an 4-string :l that'd be easier to learn
He's a guitar player. Bass is 100000 times easier than guitar
TheLoneWolf369 is it really easier? I’ve always wondered.
@@user-us6ij2gt1v i am also a guitarist and i can tell you that bass is way easier
Im a lead guitarist, and i also play bass as back up and its waaaaaaaaaaay easier than guitars.
Saying bass is easier is like saying playing chords on guitar is easy. Bass has its own complicated techniques that can just be as hard as some techniques on guitar. Just because all you play is root notes and octaves on bass doesn’t mean its easy.
Step 1: Go to the SMG (Specter Media Group) store a pick up a Rule #2 Shirt
Also don't be afraid to use a pick on bass
Lmao fuck bassist
Wesley Wheeler Yep
Haha I play bass and I love smgs shit(partly because what he says is true)
Haboose where did ya get 200k subs?
Muting is your best friend when playing bass. It's way more important than on guitar because the strings pick up sympathetic vibrations easily. The way I'd recommend you first learning to pick is "walking". Which is where you plant your thumb on either a lower string or a pickup , and striking the string with your index and middle fingers (later on you can throw in the ring finger for extra speed) I'd wait to practice what you mention in the video, that technique (double thumbing) is an added technique for when you play slap. There's nothing wrong with learning slap, but it'll make it harder later on to learn to pick traditionally if you try to learn slap first. The easiest way for me to get the hang of a 5 string way to think of the b string as a thumb rest, and the rest like the first 4 strings of a guitar. Chromatic exercises would help you get your stretch. As far as settings go, if the SR basses from ibanez are anything like their BTBs, I would turn the midrange potentiometer in between middle middle and low middle, boost it slightly, and slightly cut the bass and leave the treble at noon. Also I have one of those rumbles and the only thing I'd warn you about is how loud and how much you play the b string. Your speaker can tear if you don't be careful (especially with a thicc crunchy drive). I'm not too sure if the 40 watt one comes with a horn but but only use it for clean shit. I hope you get some use out of any of that, if you see it. I hope you have a wonderful time learning bass!
-fellow dickbeater
I meant to say think of the b string as a thumb rest until you're able to incorporate it into your playing style
Yay finally bass, I love bass
purple headed hedgehog I'm a bass player in 7th
purple headed hedgehog he should learn tool
Allyson Americis same but I am in the 6th
TheAnonymusBassist do not worry
I fricking love bassstoo
3:22 Bad Horsie!
MadFinCatz1 yup haha
MadFinCatz1 loool
I knew I heard it
Just watch davie504, inherit his skill, profit
Caerwyn Deathwhisp is there a way to put 9000 likes on a comment?
SystemRebootCat i wish i knew brother
He needs to notice this comment
While it would be cool for m3rk to notice myself i just want him to improve instead of catering to my thirst for meeting and jamming w him haha
@@caerwyn5881 okay...
Learn proper muting techniques. Sympathetic resonance is going to be a big problem (especially on a five string, you've just made it a lot harder for yourself). Both of your hands should be used to mute strings that aren't being played. If your plucking the B string, your left hand should be muting the E/A/D/G strings while your also fretting the notes. If your plucking the E string, you should rest your right hand thumb on the B string, while muting the A/D/G strings with your left hand. If your plucking the A string, your thumb should still be on the B string, but your ring/pinky finger should be resting on the E string, while your left hand is still muting the D/G strings. Continue this method for the remaining strings. Also learn the 1-2-4 method of fretting, and make sure you fret the strings with good force otherwise you get horrible fret buzz.
I tend to use my fret hand for muting more, tho that is more to my physical make up (my left arm only turns slightly more then 90degrees rotation so I play my bass pretty low to compensate). this is also a great tip, muting, especially on the 5+ string is a must learn technique
there is also the "floating thumb" technique in which instead of using the ring/pinky fingers in the right hand to mure while playing on the high strings you just bring the thumb down across the strings at a 90 degree angle to them while muting the higher strings normally with the left hand. this technique isn't for everyone but some people (including me) find this a tad easyer and more comfortable than the usual technique that you mentioned. one way or the other both are worth a try.. :)
I'm more into the floating thumb technique myself, especially for basses with more than 4 strings.
I can teach you not to play the violin
*screeches Beethoven*
Sir Axolotl or should I say bae-thoven with them THICC eyebrows lookin like a snack
Try Orion by Metallica. Cliff was an amazing bassist
Yeah that's not gonna happen anytime soon, the channel died almost a year ago.
Yeah Cliff is a good bassist
@@thebullymac4742 was
@shitter First of all, who doesn't? Unless you're an unmusical meathead who's lost hearing and higher brain functions to headbanging too hard. And secondly, what in the fuck does this have to do with recommending Orion?
@shitter wow. Smh, at least it aint saint anger or lulu
First guitarist ever that doesn't play electric guitar on a bass claiming playing bass is easy.
Finally someone who knows that playing guitar on a bass isn't playing bass
Gaius Julius Caesar It depends on how you play though, some bassists are amazing and they play a lot like it's a guitar, and still play bass
Gaius Julius Caesar there are only 2 things that are The same in guitar and bass. The volume and tone knob
Nathan Haynes examples? (Not testing, just intrested
Gaius Julius Caesar Cliff Burton, first bassist of Metallica. Some of his stuff is almost played like guitar but still keeps the main roll of a bassist, imo
Lemmy from Motorhead too
Watch Davie504 and take notes.
You can take notes from davie but not follow them, he's too good😂
Adam Neely posted a video called “how to play bass for guitarists.” That video helped me a lot
It's kinda shallow to assume that everybody will "eventually upgrade" to an extended range bass or guitar. Tons of people spend their whole lives only playing 6 string guitars or 4 string basses.
Exactly. The best bassists of all time play 4 strings
@@artistunknown6581 Depends on who you consider "the best". Sure, many bassists main a 4 string, but people like John Myung and Dominic Lapointe use 6 strings, and absolutely wreck on them as well.
@@lred1383 I don't consider them the best lol
@@artistunknown6581 You probably didn't even know them. Your best list is probably normie shit like: Jaco Pastorius, Victor Wooten, maybe someone like Geddy Lee or Cliff Burton for the meme of it...
@@lred1383 what's wrong with cliff burton, I thought he was a pretty good bassist
Pro tip: play rhythm before you learn lead stuff like anesthesia by cliff burton. I would learn a lot of tool and a lot of classic bass riffs and licks such as the opener on for whom the bell tolls, then practice a galloping style with Orion's bass riff on the d and g strings, also play with more force when you finger it. Also learn to do a few sweeping licks, you'll thank yourself a few months down the road
yeah, i love me some "tallica, cliff was an amazing bassist, and his style is the foundation i wanted to, and did play for 3 years
dont use a pick, alternate both middle and index fingers and put your thumb on the pickup, use your pinky on stretches and not your ring, have hella fun, and check out Adam Neely and Scott's Bass Lessons :D
inigo vallhonrat you can use a pick depending on genre or song
_DeadNexus_ yeah of course, I agree with you, for slipknot songs like Wait and bleed it sounds better with a pick but for learning and starting out I think it's important to get the finger technique down as it can be pretty awkward at first. :D
I would go as far to say to start with just one finger then do two later on
Yeah learn good right hand technique before playing with a pick, and also learn to expand your hand a bit while on the fretboard it'll make stretches a lot easier. You can do this by learning scales with the one finger one fret thing. Just try to use more pinky
inigo vallhonrat you can use a pick for some songs
Do I smell a, a.. a....
Davie504 COLLAB?
I have never liked something faster in my life
awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww yisssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
Andrew Damboiu fuck yes
Andrew Damboiu YES
ITS TIME... TO DU DU DU DU DU DU DUEEEEEEEEL
I am in my first year of school band playing bass guitar, and I suggest using Songsterr or Yousician because they teach you different songs and it's what I've even been doing before I played bass and played lead guitar, you are the inspiration for all of this, man, keep up everything you're doing!
I think a great song to learn is Anesthesia (pulling teeth) by metallica. It's an all bass solo that I almost completely learned how to play in less than the 3 years that I've played bass. It's really melodic and has lots of classical influences too.
Landry Basket all of what cliff wrote was really classical based he was really into classical music and you can really hear that and that's why once he died the music really changed you couldn't hear it that well thanks to fucking Lars but in the black album and load to s and m you can really hear that difference between the newer stuff at the time to the cliff stuff
Amazing idea, merk should do it
Yo yo yo bassist here. Finbarbass Lessons and Scott's Bass Lessons helped me early on. Some songs that helped me learn techniques were Can't Stop and Scar Tissue, both by Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Hysteria and Psycho, both my Muse, and Red Barchetta and Spirit of Radio, both by Rush. Once you get the hang of those, bass gets easier. Oh, and if picking is a cardinal sin, call me the zodiac killer.
you took the words right out of my mouth haha :)
Saammme where did finbar go?!
A series idea I have for you is 'guitar noob tries ...' where you can try out other instruments!
Captain Cold cool idea but really expensive probably
"Guitar noob tries saxophone" that would be hilarious
Here’s a tip bass is a lot different then guitar
VN Gangrene cliff burton joined the chat
Legendary Gaming *jokestealer95 has joined the chat*
clay gober says hi
Don't play like a guitar player, bass has a different style completely. Groove and funk rather than crazy arpeggios and shredding.
Found an elitist.
Shreding is up to the player but scales and arpegios is what bass is all about. Playing a good run behind the chords of a guitar instead of just running roots brings a song to life and allows the bass to be heard and not just as a low copy of the guitar.
praise the sun
depends on the music style rlly fam
Dumb Dumb Stupid Head There is no right or wrong way to play any instrument.
only came here to hear Seinfeld. not disappointed
Scott's Bass Lessons. Nuff said.
What about Adam neely
I prefer Adam Neely, Scott just tries to screw up my tendons
Hate Scotts bass so sassy and doesnt wait enough
Taegan Hallahan nah he sucks. He just cares about getting ad revenue cause he puts like 10 minutes of filler in every video.
Ah yes his 25 minute videos where nothing happens
So glad he made a channel specifically for his music/ guitar videos! Absolutely love guitar and I actually play it myself so thank you so much Merk, much love keep up the good word and you videos actually make me so happy
you should watch Davie504 he's an incredible bass youtuber
Drayze Gaming for a beginner such like merk I dint think the mainly slap style of Davie would help him slap is very complicated and unless he is the some of Les claypool I don't think he could pull it off by the snap of the fingers
Tosin Abasi is insane. I love Animals As Leaders.
Inamorata is one of my favorites by them!
Saw them live last week it was insane!
I saw them live last a couple of Saturdays ago. I saw them at the Regency Ballroom along with periphery and astranoid.
Ezzywezzybear O Jaagg nice. I just saw Dream Theater this Sunday. My first concert ever :p
wooooooow :D I should go see them the next time they roll in town. It was worth it. If you haven't been keeping up with periphery, they've been playing Mile zero and Omega live, and if you have the chance to see them live near you, go. It is worth it.
as a bassman this makes me extremely uncomfortable and extremely comfortable at the same time
Playing without a pick was important for me when I wanted to learn bass after playing guitar for many years. Nothing against bass players who pick, but it was a mentality thing, I wanted to approach bass the right way.
Playing with a pick isn’t cheating I personally love it and Lemmy inspired me to play with a pick and it allows me to play quickly and with clarity
Try not to play it like a guitar
oliver norp yes, i can fucking agree
Doesn't matter if it sounds good.
well, it sounds like shit so you are just proving the point
Hannu You must listen to some really sucky bass guitarists. Bummer.
Whoa look a bassist played his bass like a guitar and it sounded great, who would have thought : p
ruclips.net/video/VXUf_R7AFIU/видео.html
Nothing bad even happened whoa : p
Alright, so, before getting into those advanced picking styles you should just start with resting your wrist over the top of the body instead of going around the body like a normal guitar. use your middle and index finger in a walking motion over the string you want to play. But you probably already knew that. I'd say the most important thing to realize is that this is not a guitar so don't play it like one and start developing bad habits. If you want to get into slap (which is actually easier that it looks) than try learning higher ground by RHCP its a great beginner slap song. even if you decide not to learn slap you should still listen to as much RHCP as possible. muting strings you don't want to play is essential. I like to rest the thumb on my picking hand on the string just below the one I'm playing. (this gets harder as you switch between strings faster but you'll get used to it). as you're playing a note rest the finger on your fretting hand on top of every string above the one you're playing. If you're really stubborn and can't get used to this (which I hope isn't the case) then using a pick isn't that bad. Other than that all I have to say is good luck and I wish you well.
if he wants to get into slap he needs to go listen to Marcus miller as hes a lot more technical then flea
Or Les Claypool
but can it dje- whoops wrong channel
OK, so, don't play with your thumb if your playing fingerstyle. And mute the other strings, you can look up how to do that on bass, other than that it's a lot of rhythm and weird techniques. If you want to learn some hard stuff on bass that's very interesting check out primus, it will definitely make you treat the bass differently than the guitar
You can play with your thumb, just like you can play with a bass
Primus sucks
WaffleSpaz. Les Claypool really sucks
If you know the joke: Yeah
If you actually think he sucks: Why?
WaffleSpaz. You know I heard in an interview somewhere he is kinda tired of it.
i play bass for 6 months and this nigga plays it first time and plays it better than me.
Talay Erol I've been playing for 6 years and he's already better than me. What is life.
I mean you’ll probably already know a lot of stuff about playing guitar/bass when you pick up a bass after playing 10 years of guitar
Do a shred wars with Jared dines
3:22 Bad Horsie by Steve Vai
FuMu yes well yes well hmm
Hey m3rk I’ve been playing bass for a few years so I got some advice for you if you’re willing to listen. I would first Start off by putting your thumb on the pickup when you first start playing so you learn how to really traverse the bass strings before anything and pick when your pointer and middle finger with all the meat on the top of the finger. If your finding it hard to play most rock players use a pick so it’s not really frowned upon if you can play good with one. To better your dexterity on the bass because of the huge frets just run basic scales on the 7th fret to start off with then work your way up. I don’t know if you’ll even see throw but if you do just message me and I can help you out with anything else bass related
5 Strings. Why
ashman9729 ouchies, I like my 6 strings
4 my dudes
ashman9729 ruclips.net/video/Rr7XSxq_Vxg/видео.html
More range :)
5 strings suck
Any drummers here?
Yeh
Ay
Yeah, here
I’m a drummer and soon to be a guitarist
Yep
Bass guitarists are like the airforce. They're never appreciated until the time comes.
Unless you're ryan martinie or justin chancellor
@@kuzrahfan2004 How tf did you find this comment
Rename the video "white goofball plays bass like it's a guitar"
Vili-Arttu K. Sounds accurate lmao
Well...it IS a guitar
SystemRebootCat shh..you know it's not the same
That's racist
Ookko nää suomalainen? :D
But does it djent
fail world WTF is djent?
sergi aguilo marin A meme popularized by Jared Dines.
sergi aguilo marin It’s sort of a playing style
Djent is a metal subgenre
fail world djent must manifest itself
I recommend the RUclips Channel CoverSolutions if you want to learn songs. He also does really good livestreams once a week where he answers questions from the chat and goes over a lot of techniques, both beginner and advanced.
I'm a bass player man and if you wanna play it like guitar play it like lemmy kilmister
Morgan 3000 sksks it's Lemmy not Lemmie
"Behold the King! The King of Kings..."
Don't play with your thumb
The Riech Gamers idk I play with thumb and it’s comfortable for me
Oscar Martinez I used to play with my thumbs but then I realized that you lose so much speed when you play with your thumb. Fingers are better. Once you get better with fingers, Fingers will be more comfortable than thumb. 100 pecent better
David Perez ok I’ll try it out
Unless it’s slap
Unless you are going for a mellow sound
3:11 I was waiting for him to play that
KaptainMatt whata the name of that "song"
roundabout
KaptainGuitar ITS THAT A NEW MEME TRY
Joaquin Espinoza Seinfeld theme
KaptainGuitar nah its not roundabout its seinfeld theme
ONE OF US! My boi m3rk, slap it like you slap ass
When you play bass like a lead guitar
The bass is more of a rhythmic instrument than a guitar so practice playing simple riffs and make little changes in the song that give that great sound to the bass! Also practice octaves,pauses and rests, slapping(although I would recommend first to learn playing with your fingers. It’ll help later. Also slapping needs new strings so for a base consumer(not the one who keeps the same strings for 20 years I’ve seen that). The last I have to say to help you, is to always be on time, always know what to play Rhythmically and stop thinking the bass as a guitar. If you do the things I just wrote you will get better at the bass very fast since you know guitar. I used to play guitar when I was little but now I play the bass and it can be an amazing instrument. Also let me know if I said something wrong and please correct me. I’m just here to help
Why is the volume so low?
It's just the bass. A bass's tuning is so low so yeah...
@@freezingjazzy yeah but as a bass player I crank it till I annoy the guitarist
trumpet player dude he said he got a fender rumble 40W
He’s not miking the amp
Go look at Adam Neely's Channel!
BASS
o ye
yeah
this might’ve been said before, but it’s essential to keep your wrists relaxed when playing. your left wrist is often bent at close to a 90 degree angle, but if you keep playing like that, you’re going to damage the tendons attached to your fingers due to the unnecessary tension
Hey merk, can you djent?
hahaha so funny
No.
Starlord djent is just a really low tuning tbh
freidrick mace *periphery/animals as leaders intensifies*
000000000000000000
Rest your thumb on the pickup for easier finger playing
InnateOwl Also don't bend the wrists
Roger S. Crap forgot that one too! Just became a habit and forgot about it.
floating thumb?
But everyone has own way like steve harris played with angeled wrist without resting thumb on the pickups
learn the seinfield theme
oh wait he kind of did it, just saw that bit lol
and this is why you watch a video before commenting.
Zelpha wrong instrument buddy •_•
Badass Bassist right instrument. But the original was made on a keyboard if that's what you mean
Nathan Ross Yes thats what i meant, the seinfeld theme was played on a keyboard. Its just i get really annoyed when people constantly ask me to play it just because they find out i play bass..
Actually something that's pretty cool about a six bass is that it's all perfect 4ths. The highest string is c, not b
Davie504 check him out
Mehmet can Vurucu don’t self-promote another channel unless Erik says it’s ok
m8 chill out
Mehmet can Vurucu I’m chill af ma dude
Erik asked for bass related channels to check out so that means its ok.Also it's not self promoting as he did not advertise HIS channel.
Angel thank you
You should check out Fleas tutorial on how to slap. Look up how to pick on bass with your fingers, turn your gain up, You kinda messed up on getting an Ibanez bass you should have gotten a more user-friendly bass. I think that's just preference, but i enjoy having the Jazz and precision pickups. Fenders are known for having good basses. You could tune your bass like a guitar so you could learn in with familiar songs and ways to play them.
Gotham Metal I agree, Fleas vid helped a ton...but I guess he got an Ibanez since he's familiar with the brand...plus a good Fender ain't cheap
The Ibanez might not be "user friendly" for a true beginner but the EQ and build quality is really good for the price. Most decent Fenders that beat a modern, soap-bar pickup active bass such as that ibanez, come in around double the price. It was a smart move by Eric, as he understands how the EQ works, he's no beginner. It will just take him a while to hear the difference in sound and get it where he likes it. Also, a bass is already tuned like a guitar, just the lower four strings plus what would be the seventh string on a guitar for his case. Tuning it differently wouldn't get him used to it.
Nobody:
Literally Nobody:
Musick: *Plays Bass With Pick*
Me: Wait, that's Illegal.
The 5th string is mostly genre specific for a majority of songs
It allows for less hand movement on normal songs
Metallica- Anastasia (pulling teeth)
*Anesthesia
Dude I love the vocals in that song!
"Bass solo, take one." Such great vocals!
Isaac White same thing
Sir Pookstir a total of 4 words yeah very great
ADAM NEELY
3:22 had me dying keep up the good work
One of the biggest things for finger style bassists is using your index and middle finger, alternating between them from a downwards angle, with your thumb resting on either a pickup or the string above the one you're playing. That's probably the most common way you'll see bassists playing
All you gotta do is learn Round and Round by Ratt on bass and you're set lol
Me the during the whole video: *SLAPP IT*
Omg that was epic. Slapp the like button
These are the cancer 504 fans all over bass videos
The one thing I can recommend coming from guitar to bass is learn the first half of Anastasia (pulling teeth) and the solo for Orion. I've been playing guitar for 10 years too. I noticed both get you some dexterity and your hands used to the thicker strings I also finger bass no pic
Ive played bass for 16 years now and the last solo in Orion still gets me sometimes but i nail it most of the times. Panic attack is also hard to play due to the tempo.
5 tips:
1. Learn some simple scales and exercises.
2. Try to use a pick as little as possible.
3. Don't stay on root notes.
4. Try and get an acoustic bass so that you can practice at any moment.
5. Get a teacher
It just sounds better if you use your fingers.
Mkay
You forgot "get a 4 string bass"
Comic Book Addict why use a pick little as possible? Have you never seen John Entwistle? The best bass guitarist to have walked this earth. He used some unique technics, educate yourself before making a stupid comment.
@@a.g.s_films John Entwistle's nickname is literately 'thunderFINGERS'.
Do a cover of for whom the bell tolls with the bass and electric guitar
D34D_STRA1N Yesssss. Just learn Cliff and Metallica bass in general and youre set. Can't go wrong learning from the best
D34D_STRA1N GOOD SONG CHOICE DUDE! 🤘
I'm Agree!!! Dude!!!!
Listen to some Les Claypool from Primus that will really motivate you to play different styles
After this play a violin for the first time
Brian Popoca that would be D A N K
Brian Popoca violin and guitar are totally different tho
I am not a bass player, but something that i do know, is that the lowest string will hum when you play the other strings. People who play 5 or 6 string basses have to learn to play a little different because you have to find a way to mute that humming string, i believe what they do is that they find a wau to keep theyre thumb resting on the string while you play the others
Its not bad to play bass with a pick
ashman9729 true
On ur first bass it’s not so bad but I wouldn’t with that nice wood finish I agree
It is if it’s all you can do.
IamCombustible i agree
Conrad Rodriguez yes it is
T O O L B A S S C O V E R S
Orion Smith I love tool
Absolutely
He should play Schism.
of course for a first base you need a 5 MOTHA FUCKIN STRING TO DJENT AF!!!
Youve learned more than what ive learned in 4 years..
did you just say using a pick is cheating???? fucking LEMMMMY \_/
I’d suggest watching some of the beginner stuff, although you are no beginner, but it will sometimes show you comfortable riffs that you can apply to much more difficult songs! :) hope this helps, also when I went and played bass at a guitar store, many people use their thumb and index finger, so I’d recommend trying that :)
2:50 I don't believe this is true, the note you tune the highest on a 6 string is C. Also try to use your index and middle finger for strumming instead of your thumb (you probably have most of the basics down seeing as how this video is a few months old).
*EDIT* Also I love how you view this as separate instrument and not having the "I can play guitar so I can obviously play bass" mentality.
If you're learning slap, use the pickups as a brace, aim for just below the string you want to play and let your thumb quickly slide off the string and onto the pickup.
Play anything from Tool, this would be perfect
Herkös - Thermitator YES
Herkös - Thermitator 46 And 2
The Pot 👌🏻
I said the exact same thing haha
Ivan Lundberg 46 and 2 is really easy. It's awesome, but easy. I'd say the pot is better. My favorite tool bassline is definitely disposition
Playing bass with a pick reminds me of how it sounds when people walk in corduroy jeans
Jacob Miller duff mckagen plays with a pick
Jacob Miller a lot of great bassists play with picks.......
Still it sounds horrible :)
Brandon Bush don’t they made picks specially for bass? To make it not sound shit?
TheConTraDemOn I have no clue
learn orion or pulling teeth by metallica
boi i've been playing bass for years and i still cant play pulling teeth.
For whom the bell tolls
Anesthesia was the first song I learned. It's really fun to play.
I've played the bass both electric and stand up since I was 10 and I'm the 4th grade and now I'm 14 and u gave me the passion for guitar to the point where I begged my parents for an acoustic and o got one and I hope one day that I can b as good as u
>buys a 5 string as his first bass
M'aiq The Liar >using greentext on a non-chan app
König Abaddon >thinking a man whos named after a bethesda birthed furry gives a shit
that one guy touche
Learn to slap THE CORRECT WAY
There is no "correct way" different methods work for different people.
Road to 1 mill
One of the biggest things I never knew bc I don’t know Music theory, but when playing slap, one of the biggest things to keep in mind is octaves, slap a note on one of the top three strings, and pop the string two down from the one you slapped, and two frets over from the one the one you slapped to get an octave, it sounds so great. I’m still an amateur tho so if you want legit advice go look at Scott’s Bass Lessons. He knows his shit. Love you M3rk