Hammer Smashed Face - Doubling Riffs Cannibal Corpse Style!

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  • Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
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    For my earlier three finger picking lesson : www.talkingbas...
    A couple of weeks ago I gave a little breakdown of Raining Blood by Slayer and showed you how avoiding the standard doubling of guitar riffs can work really well. I was also asked for a little more metal in the bass lessons.
    So this week I’m going to give an example of the opposite effect of doubling a very frenetic riff in the shape of the greatest love song ever written: Hammer Smashed Face by Cannibal Corpse.
    Alex Webster is an awesome bass player with sick 3 finger picking chops. Hammer Smashed Face is a great example of how to apply that technique in a death metal setting.
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Комментарии • 233

  • @reddeath1409
    @reddeath1409 6 лет назад +276

    It's official, this guy is possibly the coolest guy on youtube

  • @ObviouslyNotItalian
    @ObviouslyNotItalian 6 лет назад +302

    *Mark nonchalantly murdering and annihilating every other online bass educator with the best theory, tricks, technique, and now even extreme metal tutorials videos*
    "Hey again, Mark here from Talking bassdotnet:D"

    • @ripperplaysclon152
      @ripperplaysclon152 2 года назад +8

      Josh from BassBuzz is still cool, right?

    • @talkingbasslessons
      @talkingbasslessons  2 года назад +10

      @@ripperplaysclon152 Josh is cool. Known him a long time.

    • @mortennecrolust7148
      @mortennecrolust7148 9 месяцев назад +1

      Both are actually my preferred online teachers. They have a very intuitive way of presenting and teaching the material.

  • @josefjirovec1995
    @josefjirovec1995 6 лет назад +405

    Mark from TalkingBass doing a lesson on CC song ? Is this real life ?

    • @ianfreud
      @ianfreud 6 лет назад +46

      I've known him since he was 3 and if you'd seen him 25 years ago this would be *no* surprise :P

    • @benkinsey-jones1760
      @benkinsey-jones1760 6 лет назад +11

      Ian Freud we want pictures!

    • @machine-shopbilly6584
      @machine-shopbilly6584 4 года назад +3

      Is this just fantasy?

  • @stephentyree9296
    @stephentyree9296 6 лет назад +36

    Most metal lessons from professional instructions are usually extremely inaccurate. This guy gets it.

    • @epic6434
      @epic6434 5 месяцев назад

      I actually thought the 3 finger picking was the claw and thumb the hammer I guess I misunderstood 3 finger a claw or talon 3 on a eagle the thumb being 4th claw on the Eagle is that all wrong?

  • @blacktongue1000
    @blacktongue1000 6 лет назад +53

    Alex Webster has an awesome bass book if anyone is interested.

    • @forthepeople5066
      @forthepeople5066 4 года назад

      What is it called!!??? ✊👍🤙

    • @Neliesje
      @Neliesje 4 года назад +5

      @@forthepeople5066 Extreme Metal Bass: Essential Techniques,

    • @forthepeople5066
      @forthepeople5066 4 года назад +8

      @@Neliesje thank you friend. May the gods bless you with the strength to bury your Enemies in their own Blood! Amen!!! 🙏

  • @bobcheese233
    @bobcheese233 6 лет назад +74

    this thumbnail is art

  • @outshimed
    @outshimed 6 лет назад +45

    I'm surprised and impressed you're covering this content.

  • @LOLDOG5000
    @LOLDOG5000 6 лет назад +30

    I love that you're making Cannibal Corpse so educational haha, cheers!

  • @advikupadhyaya2129
    @advikupadhyaya2129 6 лет назад +21

    This! From bach to this....You are awesome man. Shifting to your lessons soon.

  • @leebodean1493
    @leebodean1493 2 года назад +3

    Nice to see Alex Webster get some love. Dude is a beast on his instrument, and is one of the coolest guys you could ever meet.

  • @thrashtildeathmylogreece7040
    @thrashtildeathmylogreece7040 6 лет назад +127

    Please make a video about evil sounding scales or tritons I m really into stuff like that

    • @kellenmills6622
      @kellenmills6622 6 лет назад +1

      John M tritones? Meaning flat 5?

    • @thrashtildeathmylogreece7040
      @thrashtildeathmylogreece7040 6 лет назад +3

      Kellen Mills sorry I don t know music theory

    • @kellenmills6622
      @kellenmills6622 6 лет назад +2

      nah its cool my man, tritones are just an interval used because they sound scary. There isnt much to it

    • @TheAmazingDom
      @TheAmazingDom 6 лет назад +5

      For evil sounding stuff, I'd recommend experimenting with and researching the following things.
      -the phrygian, phrygian dominant, and the phrygian double harmonic modes
      -chromatic tonality (particularly how it's used in metal)
      -the octatonic scale
      -minor thirds, diminished fifths, and major sixths

    • @thrashtildeathmylogreece7040
      @thrashtildeathmylogreece7040 6 лет назад

      TheAmazingDom thank you man your advise is usefull for me

  • @philipjohnson331
    @philipjohnson331 6 лет назад +13

    10:38 what y'all came for

  • @scdesign1565
    @scdesign1565 3 года назад +6

    Bach to Cannibal Corpse, this is officially the best bass teacher on the planet

  • @slamgasm666
    @slamgasm666 10 месяцев назад +1

    I cannot explain to you in words how much I appreciate and respect you for this video. No prejudice or anything, you know good music no matter the genre.

  • @brianorville5053
    @brianorville5053 6 лет назад +3

    Now, your versatility really makes you an AWESOME bass player.
    I've been watching your tutorials for a while and seen you play many great lighter melodies (in terms of sound, ofc), and seeing you making SLAYER and Cannibal Corpse tutorial makes you a perfect example of WHAT IS a perfect bass player.
    Keep up a nice job!
    PS: Thank you alot, especially for a great explaination.

  • @k3mikal
    @k3mikal 6 лет назад +138

    Have you thought about covering some of Tool's basslines?

    • @talkingbasslessons
      @talkingbasslessons  6 лет назад +25

      Jason F. Yup Coming soon

    • @santrodino8302
      @santrodino8302 6 лет назад +4

      TalkingBass - Online Bass Lessons pls no Schism, it's kinda overused. Can you do Right in Two or The Pot?

  • @daseiinn
    @daseiinn 6 лет назад +1

    Mark, I've been following you for a couple years and I can't even tell you how glad I am that you're doing metal lessons. It seems most youtube bass instructional channels just avoid metal altogether, so utmost respect to you, good sir.

  • @romanfletcher7351
    @romanfletcher7351 4 года назад +1

    Yess! We love you Mark!! Thank you so much for providing such diversity. I've been playing a long time but trying to "come out of retirement". Thanks to you I have been building a firmer foundation than I ever had before. Rock on Mark!!

  • @megaduck7965
    @megaduck7965 4 года назад

    When people say Death metal is just noise for people who can't play their instruments properly Alex Webster is always the first person I bring up . He's a virtuoso , your average bass player can't just pick up one of his bass lines and get it right . He's super humble as well despite being well above and beyond most the level of most the his contemporaries .
    Great lesson as well btw !

  • @guaxefernando
    @guaxefernando 6 лет назад +19

    Great lesson!
    but I have to say: I watched hoping to see you playing the NEXT RIFF!
    the one when the bass is solo
    could you PLEASE make a lesson teaching it?
    I love your channel btw

  • @vladm4779
    @vladm4779 6 лет назад +57

    Please, could you do the 'solo' right before the vocals kick in?

    • @elpeluca7780
      @elpeluca7780 6 лет назад +5

      Vlad Muntean that's not a solo, goddammit

    • @vladm4779
      @vladm4779 6 лет назад +3

      Álvaro Gorefest I know, but everyone called it a solo so I thought it would've been easier to understand if I called it so too

    • @AndrewJShirley
      @AndrewJShirley 6 лет назад +4

      I was hoping he would do it too ;-( The whole song is legendary but that bit is just pure filth. Love it.

    • @vladm4779
      @vladm4779 6 лет назад +1

      Andrew Shirley He hearted my comment so there is still hope :)

    • @elpeluca7780
      @elpeluca7780 6 лет назад +2

      Vlad Muntean I understand, but man I hate with a passion when everytime the bass sounds alone people say it's a solo.

  • @stevesynan3910
    @stevesynan3910 6 лет назад +1

    I love the juxtaposition of your clinical approach (which is certainly a good thing) with teaching death metal!

  • @nathanhughey4092
    @nathanhughey4092 6 лет назад +68

    I don’t even like Cannibal Corpse but I still love this lesson

    • @causticgrip8329
      @causticgrip8329 6 лет назад +5

      One does not need to like Cannibal Corpse, it's just something you do to yourself in order to escape suicidal thoughts.

    • @scribeofsolace
      @scribeofsolace 6 лет назад +7

      Momus Invictus if that ain’t the most edgy shit I’ve read all day.

    • @mechaluke
      @mechaluke 6 лет назад +2

      Momus Invictus well, whatever works for you, but I just like their music

    • @hampusaberg5553
      @hampusaberg5553 6 лет назад

      Momus Invictus Nah, it's just something I do to myself in order to listen to some good music

    • @spamsingles5948
      @spamsingles5948 5 лет назад +3

      @@causticgrip8329 Edgelord

  • @yngwerhappen
    @yngwerhappen 6 лет назад +4

    Your technique is awesome. I am really impressed. I wished I had more mind to work on my technique and ear.

  • @michaelhulsey201
    @michaelhulsey201 6 лет назад +1

    Hi Mark! After 20+ years of playing guitar to a point where I'm not as good as I could be and not interested enough to get better, I picked up bass because I'm hooked on Funk - also because bass players are a dime a dozen, but really GOOD bass players are hard to find. I searched everywhere for tutorials on the techniques of funk/slap bass and found yours. Gotta say, I still suck but I have been able to craft some neat slap licks with some cool ghost note stuff in there too just form watching a few of your lessons and practicing the techniques. Would love to see more videos going over exercises slap player wannabes can use to improve accuracy, speed, and coordination. You videos are excellent so I know I will get a lot from them!

  • @Christopherjazzcat
    @Christopherjazzcat 6 лет назад +25

    When you say "pickup," it sounds a bit like "pickle."

  • @liamjenkins82
    @liamjenkins82 6 лет назад +6

    Very good. Interesting lesson. Not into cannibal corpse but I am into metal as a whole.
    Have you done any lessons on getting a certain tone? I always struggle to get the sound I want. And if I do my 10 month old daughter plays with the knobs!

  • @beautifulsaviorguitarguy2176
    @beautifulsaviorguitarguy2176 6 лет назад +3

    Love these metal lessons! Also wondering if you might cover some of the more interesting lines that Sting played with The Police? Maybe Spirits in the Material World to start? Thanks for all you do.

  • @CommanderSp00ky
    @CommanderSp00ky 6 лет назад +1

    Your bass tone is so fucking brutal, thanks for the lessons! =)

  • @videoschiche8367
    @videoschiche8367 6 лет назад

    Well, it's not my common bread'n butter but your lesson is crystal clear! You're really multi-talented, Mark!

  • @ColvinAvianBreadline
    @ColvinAvianBreadline 6 лет назад +1

    This song is a classic! Thanks for the video!

  • @dsnodgrass4843
    @dsnodgrass4843 6 лет назад

    My experience is, if you're gonna do the 3-finger gallop; you really should do it closer to the bridge. Reason being that if you're doing it in performance the soundguy will have your bass channel EQed a certain way; and if you pick that at the neck most of what the system will pick up (because you WILL be DI-boxed 90% of the time; meaning your amp tone will have no say in the matter) will be the "pops and clicks" of your finger hitting string, or string hitting neck. Picking closer to the bridge will minimize that; and give you more "note' than 'pop' in the output. It's a bit harder on the hand, but the sound will be better.

  • @MarkArandjus
    @MarkArandjus 6 лет назад

    When I bought a bass two months ago and checked some of your lessons out I thought you were just a nice local YT bass guy showing kids the ropes.
    I now see that you sir are a badass, forgive me.

    • @talkingbasslessons
      @talkingbasslessons  6 лет назад +1

      Mark Arandjus Ha ha. You are forgiven! Might be worth checking out some of my other vids. There are over 260 of them. Cover everything from beginner stuff to advanced jazz to metal to crazy tapping Les style. I'm probably about as non-local as you can get. Been a professional bass player for over 20 years and barely ever played in my home town. Spent way more time out of the country to be honest.

  • @ThisGuitarIsAWeapon
    @ThisGuitarIsAWeapon 2 года назад

    Me: Oh look, a smooth jazz bass lesson
    Him: So, this is Hammer Smashed Face...

  • @jeremiahr615
    @jeremiahr615 11 месяцев назад

    He said the greatest love song ever written, Hammer Smashed Face ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @MrLA75
    @MrLA75 6 лет назад

    Im a guitarist but dabble with bass now and then. I just made major leaps with this video. Thank you. Subscribing.

  • @mono666
    @mono666 Год назад

    I must agree that this is the greatest love song to be written

  • @oldschoolebm666
    @oldschoolebm666 4 года назад

    Orders of magnitude the coolest bassist teacher...anywhere. Where were you 27 years ago when I started playing bass on my death metal band?. Awesome stuff

  • @charliehartley605
    @charliehartley605 6 лет назад +1

    Thats it, you officially hammer smash every other bass education channel.

  • @georgedyckiii3465
    @georgedyckiii3465 2 года назад

    This made me so happy, dear lord. You're amazing, thank you.

  • @Varlwyll
    @Varlwyll 6 лет назад +4

    I don't play bass I just like watching people play instruments

  • @charlesoliphant4825
    @charlesoliphant4825 4 года назад

    im not going to lie, you dont look like someone who could nail that. but you did perfectly. right on man! you gotta start doing more metal lessons!

  • @bobohbuboh8604
    @bobohbuboh8604 6 лет назад +3

    Also LOL at the thumbnail! :D

  • @dmiller55591
    @dmiller55591 5 лет назад

    Please do a lesson on the solo/riff. You have a great way of breaking stuff down and making it understandable

  • @bobohbuboh8604
    @bobohbuboh8604 6 лет назад +2

    oh yes thank you so much! I'll practice this asap :)

  • @dmiller55591
    @dmiller55591 5 лет назад +2

    Please do a lesson covering playing other subdivisions with 3 fingers such as straight 16th note pedals which are common in metal. If you already have please redirect me, love your content! 👍

  • @nickgivent3157
    @nickgivent3157 6 лет назад +9

    Lol. Greatest love song!

  • @danadane2501
    @danadane2501 3 года назад

    Nobody explains a bass line as well as this gentlemen . I also noticed right away one the Sims pickups he has them both set on the Humbucking setting . Which to me is my favorite tone those peerless , astonishing pickups make . Honest the only active pickups I'd ever want in my bass .

  • @thrashtildeathmylogreece7040
    @thrashtildeathmylogreece7040 6 лет назад

    This video was fu***ng awesome. Please make more Thrash and death metal bass lessons

  • @adrianlindsay7842
    @adrianlindsay7842 6 лет назад

    Wow. Just discovered this excellent tutorial. You’ve just got a new subscriber.

  • @theCheesemonger
    @theCheesemonger 4 года назад

    Great no nonsense lesson!

  • @chadwickhardy7110
    @chadwickhardy7110 4 года назад

    I started out with guitar and starting playing bass 20 years later. So much easier for me to use a pick.

  • @jorgeabaezp9365
    @jorgeabaezp9365 6 лет назад

    thank you for the "metal harmony" explanation. indeed. metal in it's composition is just as if they were looking for tensions that other genres seemingly avoid. also because if you want to take a deep dive into metal theory you kinda have to explain a lot of things with modal interchange, cromaticisms and what not. also, metal musicians don't break their heads that much with theory they just plug in what sounds cool and call it good (maybe save for the prog metal guys).BUT, when it comes to bassline creation for metal, you can use the same principle you use while soloing: the less notes the chord has, the more you can play around with scales and modes for example if you have an Eb5 playing in palm mutes you can plug in anything from Eb Aeolian to Eb minor pentatonic to harmonic minor to even a major mode like lydian (of course you must keep within the vibe the song has but still). but like you said following the guitar is usually a good idea in this genre. anyways. cheers, mate. great vid

  • @Herold_sc2
    @Herold_sc2 3 года назад

    Very cool song choice

  • @philboath8135
    @philboath8135 4 года назад

    G'day mate just found your channel. It's awesome. Liked n subed cheers

  • @justinmcpherson
    @justinmcpherson 2 года назад

    Great channel bro!!! Very educational bass lesson🤘🏼😈

  • @gallaxyquest
    @gallaxyquest 6 лет назад +3

    totally unrelated to this video but please can I request you also do a tutorial on Solfeggietto - you did a great video playing it some time ago - can you teach us that too ?

    • @Hexenhammer
      @Hexenhammer 6 лет назад +1

      gallaxyquest there's already a video of him teaching it, as well as a live session series of him learning it. I learned it, thanks to him.

  • @adampaterson1890
    @adampaterson1890 6 лет назад +1

    Great video mate.. just wondering, what mods have you done to your bass?
    All the best, keep up the good work 👍🏻

    • @talkingbasslessons
      @talkingbasslessons  6 лет назад +1

      Adam Paterson Sims Super Quad pickups, Glock preamp and Hipshot Detuner

  • @Knotdead73
    @Knotdead73 6 лет назад

    Nicely done Mark!

  • @RC32Smiths01
    @RC32Smiths01 6 лет назад

    Ahh awesome and helpful video! I'll need to apply this in my playing!

  • @CyanideSlikker
    @CyanideSlikker 4 года назад

    dad: play me a song you learned
    me after watching this video: so you have chosen, death

  • @mileswilliams527
    @mileswilliams527 6 лет назад

    HAMMER SMASHED FACE!!!!
    You should've covered the next riff.

  • @slothstradamus89
    @slothstradamus89 6 лет назад

    New to yout channel (and not a bass player lol) so sorry if you've gotten this question alot...but what kinda bass is that?! The color is to die for, and those pickups are sick!!!

    • @talkingbasslessons
      @talkingbasslessons  6 лет назад

      It's an old Ibanez SR1000 I bought around 1992. They were all the rage back then. Pimped it a lot since. Got hipshot detuner and a Glockenklang preamp. I've also moved through several different pickup sets. Started with Ibanez stock, then EMG P J set and finally the Sims Super Quads you see now. You'll see how it was just by looking at a bunch of my older videos.

  • @infernicide666
    @infernicide666 8 месяцев назад

    Really wish you would have given a tutorial on the entire song and not just the intro. The bass solo before the song kicks in I could never figure out. At some point I do hope you’ll do a tutorial on the whole song and not just the intro.

  • @deliciousrelish
    @deliciousrelish 6 лет назад

    Thanks! Appreciate the lesson!

  • @grapefruitsimmons
    @grapefruitsimmons 6 лет назад +1

    What is that bass/pickups?

  • @pain9270
    @pain9270 3 года назад

    Great bass tone!

  • @necrothescistt8164
    @necrothescistt8164 6 лет назад +1

    Please make a video on david ellefson and his riffs!!

  • @Anorexiaification
    @Anorexiaification 6 лет назад

    Blues scale&tritons! We need it more!

  • @ixa-3140
    @ixa-3140 4 года назад

    This is amazing

  • @mr.wunderful4361
    @mr.wunderful4361 6 лет назад +2

    Berzerker style! Energy drink sold separately.

  • @madrizramadrizra4899
    @madrizramadrizra4899 6 лет назад

    Can you please breakdown Meshuggah: Bleed is very difficult because the bass player use a pick and is very fast the four note group he plays constantly , great videos btw 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @shanevanorder2644
    @shanevanorder2644 3 года назад +1

    Was hoping he would play the cool bass solo line in the song

  • @kr0k0deilos
    @kr0k0deilos 3 года назад

    Greatest love song ever written ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

  • @jroh85
    @jroh85 6 лет назад

    That sunglasses tan is on point

  • @MajesticDemonLord
    @MajesticDemonLord 6 лет назад +1

    Talking about Cannibal bass lines - doesn't show the Bass solo...

  • @maliqazka8161
    @maliqazka8161 4 года назад

    Thank you 😊

  • @Austin-gl3se
    @Austin-gl3se 6 лет назад

    i hoping for a lesson on that bass fill. dope video though

  • @nj1255
    @nj1255 Год назад

    What is that bass? I've never seen a Soundgear with pickups like that. They sound great though!

  • @southofheck
    @southofheck 3 года назад

    Is it fine to pluck like index-middle-ring instead of the way he teaches? That how I started doing it and it sounds kinda sloppy playing faster, and im not sure if the other way would sound better or if i just need more practice.

  • @Theasciihyper
    @Theasciihyper 5 лет назад

    Mark, it looks like you just got back from Marbella when you made this video ;) Also, care to mention what Pick ups you are using?

  • @OlettaLiano
    @OlettaLiano 6 лет назад

    Awesome lesson, thanks.

  • @dmiller55591
    @dmiller55591 6 лет назад

    Classic song, great video 👍👌👌🤘

  • @carlosvillarroel6665
    @carlosvillarroel6665 6 лет назад

    Very good lesson. Cheers

  • @remianker6140
    @remianker6140 6 лет назад +2

    Now THAT'S what I call a thumbnail!

  • @aquagiant229
    @aquagiant229 6 лет назад

    Hell yeah I love this!

  • @mariomadmac
    @mariomadmac 6 лет назад

    amazing bass!!!

  • @jpined14
    @jpined14 6 лет назад +7

    Mark, can you do a lesson on Weather Report - Barbary Coast?

    • @aavila1206
      @aavila1206 6 лет назад

      J Pineda +1

    • @fatarry
      @fatarry 6 лет назад +1

      It's impossible to play lol

  • @Giges556
    @Giges556 6 лет назад

    yeah keep it up with the metal videos excellent

  • @sweatyswinger8818
    @sweatyswinger8818 6 лет назад +1

    Cool bass what is it? :)

  • @diluteduk
    @diluteduk 4 года назад

    can you do gallops as 123 instead of 321? how will it affect the sound if at all?

  • @jamilantonius1060
    @jamilantonius1060 4 года назад

    hello Mark, what about the gears and the effects used up here?.

  • @roosolini7105
    @roosolini7105 6 лет назад +1

    Maybe some John entwistle next?

  • @pideuhweuh8459
    @pideuhweuh8459 6 лет назад

    Hi ! I've been working my three fingers playing and I pretty much nail it on my lowest string but everytime I try to reach higher strings, my "E" string (actually a B) is on my way and I can't play my gallops. Anyone hasan idea why ? Maybe an exercise ? Thanks !

  • @ntbhoang
    @ntbhoang 6 лет назад

    I love your channel bro

  • @terrorfr0nt
    @terrorfr0nt 6 лет назад

    Hey man. Maybe a dumb question, but what are those pickups? I've never saw them before, with those led's. Thanks!

  • @juanfunes4017
    @juanfunes4017 6 лет назад

    Thank you!!!

  • @rachitbhengra4298
    @rachitbhengra4298 6 лет назад

    Now that's cool.

  • @ThatGuitardedGuy
    @ThatGuitardedGuy 6 лет назад +4

    Looks like you got a tan.

  • @BelindaTOV
    @BelindaTOV 6 лет назад +1

    Cool, something i might be able to try...just not at full speed.