Nah man, try Uprising using the same gauge strings Chris uses... epic blisters in both picking fingers and your little finger on your fretting hand for weeks!
Chris is a really fantastic bassist, Muse wouldn't be what it is today without him. In fact all members of the band are essential, I couldn't be able to remove someone from the band without losing the essence of Muse.
+Bin Pro It's one amp with a Human Gear Animato, one with a Big Muff, and another with a clean signal. There's also a synthesizer doubling it (you can hear it drop out during some of the slides).
+LamarKafka To be exact, it's Animato and Muff blended from one amp, clean channel on one, a synth and subtle octave on the synth in some parts :) Nearly impossible to copy unless you have decent studio gear :P
You can get pretty damn close with software like Guitar Rig, and a DAW like Cubase. Takes a lot of fiddling to get right, but it's the best you can get without the hardware! If you're handy with synths and MIDI you can also program in the synth part, which makes it sound SERIOUSLY close when you play along with it.
It's nice to find a video where you can actually hear the bass by itself. Every other "bass cover" video is all guitar and drums and can barely hear the bass.
As a 3 year bass player this is my worst nightmare, yet at the same time one of my favourite songs ever. Is this some weird kind of Stockholm syndrome?
One thing i will say when learning this song is that the louder you play it the easier it is to play. If you have the volume turned down then you'r obviously going have to pluck harder and pressing the strings harder to create a more hard hitting distinct tone. This puts more strain on your muscles etc the harder it is to play. I end up turning the volume up and it becomes so much easier to play. Good hand warm up also help alot too
MegaFloobs not on my bass, but I've got my bridge/saddle dropped almost all the way down so i can pluck/tap easily(carpel-tunnel got my hands weak) so basically all the lines I play have that tasty fret-bust.
A lower action will allow you to play faster and softer but you compromise tone doing that. If you enjoy the fret buzz then each to their own but it can interfere if you start to add distortion into the mix; Loosing note definition
It’s entirely possible. One studio trick is getting the initial take, copying it in pro tools, then adding fuzz effects while completely removing any treble frequencies. If you blend it right in the mix, it sounds like one fluid track.
Simon Rivas maybe its too late now, but something I do to make this chorus easier to play its to slap it, of course without any funky touch, so you can play the chorus on the tempo without sweat
Chris once jokingly said "I hate playing Hysteria. It hurts" haha! Other than his incredible stamina, Chris' incredible sound really made me fell in love with Muse. Incredible Wolstenbeast!
i think its because its a song that beginners try to play. i know that when i started out there's no way id be able to play this but really if you have the endurance its super easy. i know that i can rip through this like its nothing now
@@tofuuu9913 Play with a relaxed fretting and plucking hand, start slow and work your way up to speed with a metronome. Also set up your bass correctly.
nevermind..i got it..I play by ear so it was easy for me but still for those of you who want to know...just go to E note on the A string which is, if im right, seventh fret..but dont press the string but just touch it as for pinch harmonics or muting..and just pluck it and then slide it away...too easy...although I'm not sure it will work without an overdrive
Marijan Barać Without trying to be offensive, I need to know, how do you play bass without knowing the 7th fret (in standard tuning) on each string is an octave up of the open string above?
xX_TheRealGaben_Xx ..i know where the tones, octaves etc. are but im a visual guy..and since i dont learn by tabs i never really count frets ..no one taught me seventh fret is an octave..i got it bymyself while playing but never really cared what fret is that..whats the big deal man..people these days just need to be taunting for every little mistake one makes..geez..it wasnt really a mistake either
Basically Three Basses : First centered, clean with an octaver (octave down) Second one, slightly panned to the left, with synth pedal Last one, slightly panned to the right, with fuzz (prob big muff + darkglass blend)
I actually find it really, really easy to play. The key most people don't get is to keep plucking the string. Even when you do the hammer on's and pull off's you gotta keep plucking the strings.
This song is relatively simple to play it’s the tempo that makes it so difficult. You need fast fingers. I guess would be easy for an advanced player which I am not!
Well i'm sure you do.I also find this really easy to play but still from what i've read from video comments the majority of people find it difficult to play
80% of the reason I listen to Hysteria, right here
Saaaame
Favorite song to play on bass (of the ones I know so far at least)
100% of the reason
80% bass
15% solo
5% rythym
I got a loop pedal this christmas cant wait for me to re-create it for my friends
This is the kind of stuff I Iike to call "blister bass".
Nah man, try Uprising using the same gauge strings Chris uses... epic blisters in both picking fingers and your little finger on your fretting hand for weeks!
I can confirm I have had blisters practicing this
Skeptical Spectacle me right now
Blisster bass
I performed hysteria (playing bass) in my school, everyone loved it, one of the best bass guitar tracks out there!
I demand footage.
Legend
TBH this is the backbone of the whole song
Bass is the backbone of music
Dradragi I was about to answer the same lol
This *is* the whole song, essentially.
Da_Swifta Chris is the backbone of this song indeed
No crap lol
The bassist from Muse is always underrated because Matts sound is so different.
Chris is dearly loved also lol
Considering Matt's incredible voice and guitar playing skills it's no wonder.
Definitely not an underrated bassist. Many people try to emulate is tone.
all bassist are underrated......what a nice day the day when all guitarist will vaporize
McGamer seriously. No one underates the bass in Muse. Literally not one person.
The think I like most of the only bass tracks is that you can hear the finger picking the strings with that "clickclick" \o/
good bass tones allows you to hear that in the mix, the power of the equalization
I can hear it in the actual song
noooo
Amen to that
That’s a sign of a great tone
I cant pick up my bass without playing this
I can't play this without picking up my bass
bassception
This or Schism
Paz this.
@@slurpeexyza17 For whom the bell tolls
This is one of the simplest, yet technically brilliant, bass lines of all time.
"Simple"
@@azizlewis Maybe simple is the wrong word. It’s technically brilliant, yet still easy to play,
@@SgtGonji thats it
@@azizlewis so much easier than it looks
@@SgtGonji its really not 'easy' to play
That fucking bassline.
I wanna play this to an alien and see what he thinks of it.
ahhahahahhaaha
kakakkakakaka
fafafafafafafafa
Layla,Alana last
Yayayaayayayayaa
I could listen to this for a week
Same hah
Just for a week?
Straight up
2 months and counting
Chris is a really fantastic bassist, Muse wouldn't be what it is today without him. In fact all members of the band are essential, I couldn't be able to remove someone from the band without losing the essence of Muse.
We have opened a real punk channel! It's now time to become a veteran! Whether you appreciate it or not depends on your taste!
Dom... Sorry not sorry.
1:07 I don’t know why but this is part I prefer. It’s just so melodic
I also love it but I think it's because my hands can take a small break from 16th notes
Gosh this song sounds almost impossible to play (for a beginner like me) but I'll give it a try, this song is fantastic
Definitely give it a try, it's not as hard as it looks.
After all Chris taught himself how to play
Trust me; when you play it successfully once, it's easy after that.
Don't forget not to use a pick.
And use overdrive.
When your in a band with a drummer, guitarist and singer with no bass player and your playing muse hysteria
its totally the worst...😅
My stupid brain waiting for the drum intro lol
This sounds like it could be the music for a driving arcade game from 1986.
this is far superior than any bass track i've ever heard
John Bonham anesthisia
John Bonham Jamiroquai - travelling without Moving
orion
@@kwindz5113 "I've ever heard"
Any periphery song will like to have a word
Greatest bassline of all time, bar none.
definitely one of my favourites to play but a bit relative I like little green bags bass line...
Money
Emily Plays Orion
Surely if you dont know Primus ou Jaco Pastorius
orion is nice too
Does anyone know the effect he uses for this?
Truly incredible bass player
+Bin Pro He uses a Human Gear Animato pedal
+Bin Pro It's one amp with a Human Gear Animato, one with a Big Muff, and another with a clean signal. There's also a synthesizer doubling it (you can hear it drop out during some of the slides).
+LamarKafka To be exact, it's Animato and Muff blended from one amp, clean channel on one, a synth and subtle octave on the synth in some parts :)
Nearly impossible to copy unless you have decent studio gear :P
You can get pretty damn close with software like Guitar Rig, and a DAW like Cubase. Takes a lot of fiddling to get right, but it's the best you can get without the hardware! If you're handy with synths and MIDI you can also program in the synth part, which makes it sound SERIOUSLY close when you play along with it.
chris use the muff in one chain, digutech bass synth wah (type 3 sens 0 control/range 6) in another chain and a clean blend in another chain too
It's nice to find a video where you can actually hear the bass by itself. Every other "bass cover" video is all guitar and drums and can barely hear the bass.
I really don’t care about the rest of the song tbh. I could listen to this on a loop. Maybe mix the drums back up. That’s it.
I feel tired for the bass player listening to this, lolll
As a 3 year bass player this is my worst nightmare, yet at the same time one of my favourite songs ever.
Is this some weird kind of Stockholm syndrome?
*it hurts so good brother*
@@thaliuswarborn1148 i know right!
i think Stockholm syndrome is harder than this one
2 years have passed, how are you doing now bud?
One thing i will say when learning this song is that the louder you play it the easier it is to play. If you have the volume turned down then you'r obviously going have to pluck harder and pressing the strings harder to create a more hard hitting distinct tone. This puts more strain on your muscles etc the harder it is to play. I end up turning the volume up and it becomes so much easier to play.
Good hand warm up also help alot too
so true
I agree!
MegaFloobs not on my bass, but I've got my bridge/saddle dropped almost all the way down so i can pluck/tap easily(carpel-tunnel got my hands weak) so basically all the lines I play have that tasty fret-bust.
A lower action will allow you to play faster and softer but you compromise tone doing that. If you enjoy the fret buzz then each to their own but it can interfere if you start to add distortion into the mix; Loosing note definition
its hard but no impossible! ;)
AlanGars Actually it honestly isn't too hard
Super loop
WOLSTENLOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE!!!
WOLSTENBEAST
Wolstenhowlingbeast
one of the best basslines ever made
Double tracked? I hear the fuzz as a separate overtone but I might be wrong. Anyone else hearing that?
It’s entirely possible. One studio trick is getting the initial take, copying it in pro tools, then adding fuzz effects while completely removing any treble frequencies. If you blend it right in the mix, it sounds like one fluid track.
I can sorta play this but I find the timing of the notes on the chorus hard for some reason :/
Nah, it's not hard
+Katie Canfer yeah, I have trouble with the chorus too
I always found the chorus to be the trickiest part.
Simon Rivas maybe its too late now, but something I do to make this chorus easier to play its to slap it, of course without any funky touch, so you can play the chorus on the tempo without sweat
If you have problem reaching lower strings put your thumb on the pick up.
I learnt this on the keyboard and its the funnest bass line ever!!!
It's more fun on a real bass but hard too hard
best bit: 0:00 - 3:51
fuzz or synth pedal?
DAT BASS.
EARGASM
this is aMUSEing
Chris once jokingly said "I hate playing Hysteria. It hurts" haha!
Other than his incredible stamina, Chris' incredible sound really made me fell in love with Muse. Incredible Wolstenbeast!
Kulaklarım ibadet ediyor!
:)
Lezizzzzzzz
kulak seksi
maaan i don't understand how some people underestimate bass in music.
Now that I've heard this, I am prepared to head to the Inner Planetary Insanitarium.
This is just the original song
B A S S
EPICO
such a sexy bass(ist)! :D
I could literally listen to this all day
I think we have a spoiler for the Doom eternal soundtrack.
dirty bass
Still waiting for the drum 🤣
i think its because its a song that beginners try to play. i know that when i started out there's no way id be able to play this but really if you have the endurance its super easy. i know that i can rip through this like its nothing now
Yo u still banging out bass?
@@causticks4532 perhaps
@@vectron12 u still banging girls?
can you give tips on endurance??
@@tofuuu9913 Play with a relaxed fretting and plucking hand, start slow and work your way up to speed with a metronome. Also set up your bass correctly.
Can i get the background?
Anyway this is why my hands r covered in plasters
3:30 how he does that..press the string down to the body or what..
nevermind..i got it..I play by ear so it was easy for me but still for those of you who want to know...just go to E note on the A string which is, if im right, seventh fret..but dont press the string but just touch it as for pinch harmonics or muting..and just pluck it and then slide it away...too easy...although I'm not sure it will work without an overdrive
yeah i actually use a lot of harmonics lol but i never thought about one on such low note :D
Marijan Barać Without trying to be offensive, I need to know, how do you play bass without knowing the 7th fret (in standard tuning) on each string is an octave up of the open string above?
xX_TheRealGaben_Xx
..i know where the tones, octaves etc. are but im a visual guy..and since i dont learn by tabs i never really count frets
..no one taught me seventh fret is an octave..i got it bymyself while playing but never really cared what fret is that..whats the big deal man..people these days just need to be taunting for every little mistake one makes..geez..it wasnt really a mistake either
Marijan Barać Not taunting bb
it's like flinching because you think your about to be punched but it keeps missing
is it odd that i get more blisters playing liquid state ?
Eargasm!
An absolutely iconic riff. Modern classic.
One of the best albums from England in general
Basically Three Basses :
First centered, clean with an octaver (octave down)
Second one, slightly panned to the left, with synth pedal
Last one, slightly panned to the right, with fuzz (prob big muff + darkglass blend)
Akai sb1
@@kiryltaranenka1201I can see that in there. Though I think he may be running a DarkGlass in there.
2:18
No fucking way!!! I NEED TO KNOW HOW TO PLAY THIS
Holy shit
Can i put this for my cover video ?
Learning this right now. Let's gooooooo🤘
@Guitar Lover yesss
I just got this bassline a week ago and I've only gotten 1/4 of the intro part done
epic!
I actually find it really, really easy to play. The key most people don't get is to keep plucking the string. Even when you do the hammer on's and pull off's you gotta keep plucking the strings.
it's not difficult persay... just you need a good amount of stamina... that's where it becomes difficult imo
this sound from humbucker musicman bass...
well shit, i'm actually listening porn
this songs hard especially when you on 5 string bass theres more stretching u gotta do with ur hands and keep the speed
Why is this so "show offy"
im enjoying listen to this
Still one of the hardest songs I've ever learned, but I think its perfect for practicing playing finger style
thought he did lot more hammering on then that. thanks for this man
awesome
Now that I've heard this, I am prepared to head to the Inner Planetary Insanitarium.
I love how I got the tone and can play this all day and after I’m done my vines are about to implode
Ah yes, the finger killer. Best Bass track ever conceived but good god, I feel sorry for whatever poor bastard has to play it.
Blistered fingers but I got it down 😤😤😤
Don't be! My fingers feel like hell but I'm having a great time.
Anyone keep getting caught about to nod your head to the drums? 🤣🤣
Helped get my timing down.
New fav bass line
can’t post porn on here 😫😫
Really emphasizes the animato - muff blend
it's relatively easy to play compared to John Myung's Lines (not that i could pull of those that would be amazing)
It's not about being tough, it's about the song being great as a whole. And the sound is beastly.
exactly
borgshadow13 chris is great for putting a lot of taste in his basslines
i love to play this song its so easy.
You can tell they definitely got some rage against the machine influence from this.
This song is relatively simple to play it’s the tempo that makes it so difficult. You need fast fingers. I guess would be easy for an advanced player which I am not!
It's also an endurance challenge
@@dicklover4203 it so is! to keep it going for the length of the song.
@@s.m.5386 that's honestly the biggest challenge
Playing in that tempo for so long
Other than that the bassline is simple reallh
@@dicklover4203 I usually keep tempo for a while and then miss a note and screw it up. Practice and muscle memory are the key I guess.
@@s.m.5386 yeah, guess it is
Well i'm sure you do.I also find this really easy to play but still from what i've read from video comments the majority of people find it difficult to play
yes
lower the action on your bass if your having trouble playing it.
Those tracks are usually extracted from video games such as Guitar Hero or Rock Band.
I'm 12 and I can play this not the best but I'm 80%
Great
This and the bassline from RIO of duran duran best basslines ever created
That sounds like a £20 fuzz pedal.
you wish it sounded like that
I wonder if his fingers ever got tired. Serious question.
This sounds like it belongs in Doom 2016.
I need tabs or sheet music!
This song is very hard
monster sound!
My wrist hurts
For some people (not me) this bass line is quite difficult to play for the whole song