Why you need Fretwraps for your Bass | Thomann
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- Опубликовано: 17 июл 2024
- Are you annoyed by ringing overtones and open strings? Or do you struggle muting your Bass during fast parts? Then let Julia be your guide on how to use Fretwraps on Bass! Also learn how to mute to get that that "old school" sound
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Interesting bits and pieces:
0:00 Intro
0:07 What are Fretwraps? And what do they do?
0:46 Playing | Tapping without vs. with Fretwrap
1:15 Playing | Chords without vs. with Fretwrap
1:33 How to properly put the Fretwrap on your Bass
2:12 Playing | Fast Lines without vs. with Fretwrap
2:19 Playing | Melodies without vs. with Fretwrap
3:12 Different available Fretwrap sizes
4:18 How to get that "Old School" sound using a Fretwrap
4:29 Playing | Old School sound with Fretrap
4:59 Gruv Gear Fump Damper
5:50 Playing | Gruv Gear Fump
6:14 Using a piece of Foam to get that "Old School" sound
6:29 Playing | Old School sound with Foam
6:50 Conclusions
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Fretwraps are also good for getting rid of sympathetic resonance, especially to get a "cleaner" distorted tone.
I love it how she says: "Come on, who's gonna play a 7-string bass? That's ridiculous" and before we know it, she's there with a 7-string bass. ;D
I don't have any annoying buzz sound of any of my open strings on all my four basses,while playing them, I actually love the open string sound.
Talented player and product analyst or whatever it's called :) She presents both the pros and the cons. To me, honesty is everything! It builds trust and boosts sales :)
She is brutally honest lad 💝
Lies and and sugarcoating are for the weak. Plus she's Austrian 🇦🇹 (my best female friend is Austrian and she's very proud in being direct and sincere, whether a personality trait coincidence or a national trait, it means a life to me)
@@konradfraczek6482 Thanks for the correction. I thought she was German.
@@ericbraswell4713 no problemo!
I’m just starting bass (after 55+ years of acoustic guitar). I really appreciate your insights and suggestions on cool bass licks. Your playing is amazing and your enthusiasm makes me want to learn more. I’m still trying to get my scales, arpeggios and triads to sound right (I’ve only .been practicing 2 weeks). But I can see that most of these bass lines are contained in those concepts. I just watched the interview with Carol Kaye and was blown away. Thank you for suggesting looking her up. Hope to see more of your stuff in the future. Thank you.
Acoustic guitar is fantastic. Great to see a guitarist is open to playing bass too. Very cool.
I don't play bass, and I don't own one. I just watch the bass videos because Julia is great! :D
Creepy, you just watch for Julie?
@@crashvanier3642 I mean I still find the information interesting as a guitar player. How is it creepy? I watch interesting and entertaining presenters. Just like I watch Kris and Andy doing videos about things I don't use. It's because I like the hosts and am interested in the topics. That's not creepy, that's normal.
#simpalert
@@RockABaula Don't think you know what a simp is... lol. I do the same with people like Kris or Andy. I watch them doing bass videos when they do as well. They're good and entertaining presenters, presenting interesting info. Nothing I mentioned had anything to do with anyone's sex.
ok simp
Such great and genuine content. Thanks Thomann.
Instant sub, what a thorough description and demonstration , thank you 🙏
Julia is an awesome advocate for this instrument. Thoman very smart for presenting her. The videos are very productive and interesting.
I second that.
Interesting, i've always used a kitchen sponge pre-bridge like that. Nice. And refreshing to have an honest review, top content. Subscribed.
Gosh thanks so much Julia, just bought my first bass and I was getting frustrated with all the (extra) sounds, I think your tutorial will help me learn faster, thanks again sweety.
I love the chord demonstration. That sounds amazing!
Excellent review and nice practical tips!
WOW, so cool!! Your videos are so effective and full of substance. Thanks!!
I can see how you can move it around as you need during the song, for the harmonics.
Looks nice for the leads, especially when recording👍🏻
Added to thomann wish list
Julia, you're great! Thanks for sharing.
Great Video and very honest about the pros and cons. thank you
Wow, what an honest review! This was great.
Nice ! I always wondered if we can really hear the differences !
That trick with fretwrap under bridge :-) :-) It is perfect!!! Thank you.
I don't see her having a future in advertising since she's honest about things like the product being expensive, cheap DIY alternatives and pointing out poor quality,😀
Haha! Such luck noone involved with this channel is interested in brainless advertisments and faking. :)
So Julia is the perfect bass host for us I guess.
//cheers, Kris
No, I don't think so. Credibility and integrity are two key features if you make gear reviews. We should not forget that most folks is pretty lazy. Yes you could take a sponge and cut it to a fitting stripe, but the lazy guy or gal just grabs that device and is done. And as she told a hairband could be used, but to get the right pressure is trial and error and time consuming. A remember Carol Keye once said in an interview: Mostly she did not change strings, often simply she got a new bass.
@@ciddax754Keyword: Advertising
@Bigg Papa Reading comprehension and subtext: Work on those, mouth breather. You're attacking someone who was complimenting her. Dolt.
@Bigg Papa Last time i was at thomann, the place wasn't horrible at all. It's some beautiful place somewhere 10 Miles off the highway in a small village. Wouldn't mind living there.
That Sandburg is gorgeous 😍😍😍
I always use this. Love the sound. The feel. And I put my pick in 😂 one more useful trick
So good, gonna buy a few right now!
Nice sounding and sweet looking bass !!! Like a Music Man with an additional split pickup !
thanks for the tips!
Very useful tips!
I wish Julias videos was it's own youtube-channel, tbh. I like the other videos on here as well, but hers are the highlight!
This Girls is doing great i love her videos super clear and to the point! Keep the awesome work!
Just ordered mine!
Brilliant video thanks.
I’ve always considered wraps a device only tappers would use, this is an eye opener.
Cool channel and videos! Could you do one on bass effect pedals (cheap, mid, expensive/pro)? What could be considered a must and how to combine them? (I know, not an easy one as the fret wraps 😜)
Also the fret wrap is a life saver on 6 string basses. And 5. For doing rediculus things such as classical thump by wooten
Love her Bass I always thought a P and MM pickup combo would be awesome
This sill work for me. Thanks.
I liked the dampening effect more from the fretwrap vs the actual Frum Damper Gruv Gear created. Much better sound (and probably cheaper in the end)
Great video. Been thinking about trying these for a while, mostly for the studio.
How does it effect the sound when playing an open string? Does it have an initial punch then kills the note or does the note sound muffled?
Could listen to that walking bass line all day - top stuff!!
The right size paint pad works great near the bridge.Just pull it from the long wooden handle which leaves a short plastic pin still attached to the pad for easy install and removal.
fretwraps are great also for headstock chime (when popping and slapping).. or to make your open notes sound more like fretted notes. have it just slightly over the zero fret. they never leave the basses. still muting and proper finger placement remains key always. its just a cool tool
I like her style!
I love Julia’s harmonics.
I'm considering buying this for my 2 string Krappy bass guitar. What do you guys think?
Love this vid
" don't use it 24.7 cuz u don't have to develop bad muting technique" GREAT ADVICE ! FOR A CLEAN SOUND IN THE STUDIO
Really helpful
I would like to point out that the amazing Jeroen Paul Thesselin plays a Warwick Thumb NT fretless 7 string bass on the most recent Obscura release, A Valediction. Same with Pestilence. Those are likely not the only two releases to feature his 7 string, but off the top of my head that's all I can think of. Andre Lamoreux from the band Fields of Elysium and Linus Klausenitzer formerly of Obscura, as well as Dany Hauser from Veil of Maya, all play different variations of the Ibanez BTB series 7 string. Linus is the only of those 3 shoe BTB is a fretless.
Julia, you rock
First thing I did when I bought my bass was shove foam in the bridge just love the sound
“I done had my eyes on you for a while, girl there’s something bout cho act and I sure do like your style” hehe some Superbad @ 6:00, Mc Lovin! 🤘
I use the velcro wraps that come with 3 pin mic chords. They are free and work just fine.
nice lesson
The fretwrap/hairband looks amazing... but what I'm curious about is for someone who is just getting their head around muting, especially with slapping/popping, does this possibly become a crutch and make me lazy before my time?
Definitely my fear.
This is a classic example of something you can practice without so you learn to use proper technique and perform/record with it.
You can achieve the same results for cleaning up the unwanted noise from open strings by spending more time practicing.
The sponge or foam bridge mute is a much better alternative than that Gruvgear Frump thing - $22.00 and it didn't even work properly.
I agree. Practice first. And if its at the neck like that its not getting the overtones of any played strings. Bridge mutes work much better and allow harmonics.
True to a point, but a bridge mute mutes the string all the time, whereas muting at/near the bridge mutes only open strings - fretted notes still ring and possess the harmonic content of the string between bridge and fret...
Does placement of the wrap on the neck have significances other that more muting? Can it act like a capo and affect the harmonics and scale?
I think I'm gonna use one for rythm guitar parts. Can imagine a much easier experience not needing to take care of proper muting and just beeing more relaxed in sessions
That music man p.bass is fahooookin beautiful!
Hey Julia, ever try the Nordy bass mute? They really kick it up a notch for old school.
Greg’s has basses had this built in in the 50s! Although it was at the bridge end!
love your show
Love your comment! :)
//cheers, Kris
Tu m'as convaincu. You convinced me. I'm going to get it.
Thanks & Your welcome.
For that Motown/R&B muted sounds there's an alternative, that's more likely to work well on any bass: the Nordymute from Nordstrand. Ok, it's more expensive, but if you really dig that muted sound, I'm pretty sure it'll be worth a try.
... or just buy a Musicman Stingray Classic or Rickenbacker (lol)
Julia, I got a serious question: Would you recommend a fretwrap or foam for slapping? I'm a beginner slapper and have problems muting the E-string while slapping the A string.
Original Precision and Jazz basses had a piece of hard rubber glued to the underside of the bridge cover that served the same purpose. Sometime in the '70s, players began to take them off and play free-ringing. Now they want dead-ringing ... It has taken a long time, but somethings take a while to come back around.
For a vintage "sponge under the strings" tone, try the Nordymute by Nordstrand. Its an intelligent solution, it takes seconds to attach or remove it, no rattling noise at all.
Give it a try.
I just fashioned a piece of dishwashing foam pad to make a damper sounded good for a James Jameson motown tone
Or you could also put a sponge under the strings???
40 USD is fucking ridiculous, just use a piece of foam.
plus shipping...
Nah, $40 for a product made of about $4. No thanks.
Victor Wooten uses the hair bands ("scrunchies") to create harmonics, not for tapping, but other than that, cool vid with good advice!
I use these on all of my acoustic guitars so the guitars don't speak until I need them to. The sympathetic resonance will ring out when recording in my room, so I just throw these on and it stops that issue completely.
I do the same on my acoustics. Particularly to stop the strings behind the nut ringing out when I play. Otherwise I don't find them useful unless playing 6 string basses. I use a form of floating thumb technique to mute lower strings, and my fretting hand to mute higher ones and never had muting problems on a 4 string. I can see these being very useful for people who don't use a form of floating thumb technique, though, and for certain situations. Can't be too good if you want to play open strings, mind you!
I first saw these things in a concert if Spanish guitars, now I know why they used them.
Why do you move the Fretwrap to the area on the fretboard where you are playing? Seems impractical when playing over several octaves of the nexk. Help me here. Learning a thumb mute technique can be used all over the fretboard. Thanks.
that was pretty cool
I love you and the seven strings basses, 😂😂😂 kiss from Spain
Love Sandberg!
Nice bass guitar btw 😁
Love your bass face :-)
I love this. I play guitar but I want to learn bass more.
Völlig sinnlose Tools, tolles Video. Danke :) Wir benutzen auch Schaumstoff für den Oldschool Effekt. Sehr nice
Oooo I always wondered what has on mono neons bass
I've never used these before, anyone know how it works with open strings? Like if I was playing guitar and played chords or power chords that involved open strings, would it work, or just mute the string?
My internet provider gave me a Velcro wrap thing with some cables. I just super glued a piece of a CLEAN kitchen sponge to it and it works fine as a fret wrap.
Might need even two. I found out that mu Marcus Miller V 7 is making a lot of noise behind the metallic tree for holding strings on the headstock when hit hard :-)
I use an strip cut from an old sponge I use to wash my car - works great!
Fell in love just a wee bit at 3:10 ❤️
Julia are these easy to slide with thumb when loose (and do they lose functionality then?) Trying to find these fretwraps but seems hard to get them (at least on amazon) Victor Wooton shows that you can slide these fast with your thumb when tapping, wondering which are best and because if a loose fretwrap does similar job to hairband maybe no need to hunt for wraps?
Which model Sandberg bass is that??? Also, what’s the color called? I’ve been trying to find it on their website. It’s absolutely gorgeous!!!😊✌🏾❤️🎶
I whant the bleue sandberg, awsome bass
Everyone:
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I'm very open about my sloppiness.
OK Boomer
@@8nayrb How long will this "OK Boomer" thing last and what will be the next thing parrots will start repeating?
@@ManWithoutThePants Sorry, I saw some software that told you the key and melody of a song and I had some things to say about being a musician and did I get them. Just a bit of child coming out an (not too) old guy.
@Mark Seymour Ok boomer
What bass is that? It sounds amazing
The piece of foam sounded the best.
So Julia, question. What size wrap you use, the small or medium fret wrap?
What retro amp is sitting on top of the Palmer speaker cab (right side)?
Nice way to channel your inner James Jameson!!
I really wanna get one of those, but unfortunately they are not in stock in South Korea.
Do you have kitchen sponges? Or a sock? Just as good.
Go to Gmarket and you'll find one if you search for "기타 프렛랩"
You can get them on coupang too
Hi I am new playing the bass I had to replace the E string the new ones keeps braking so I tried a lighter string tuned up ok but when I plugged in the amp there was very little sound on the E string can you recommend what strings to use I have a epephone
I WISH I HAD THAT BASS ITS REALLY NICE
What if you play the Low F at the top of the neck? How would the wrap work? Do you put it the wrap higher? Close to the tuners?
where can I get the db monitor in back?
Can you leave the fret wrap on the first fret (it doesn’t look like it’s take up the whole fret, so it should still leave enough space to play on the first fret) and jam normally instead of having to slide it up the neck when playing in different keys ??
Julia is awesome