THE #1 TECHNIQUE KILLER FOR BASS PLAYERS
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
- There are many technique issues that can crop up from bass player to bass player - but there is one overriding bad habit that I call a "technique killer"...
As in, if you do this one thing it'll be almost impossible for you to move around the fingerboard with any dexterity or speed at all.
It'll be like driving with the brakes on.
In this lesson you're going to find out exactly what it is. You're going to see clips of Pino Palladino, Victor Wooten, Robert Truijio and Jaco Pastorious (and I'll be highlighting how they're not making this common mistake)...
Then, I'm going to show you how to fix it!
You ready?
As always, see you in the shed...
Scott
=============================================================
GET MORE BASS TIPS 👇
_________________________________________________________________
🙌 Be the first to know - SUBSCRIBE now → bit.ly/sub-to-...
🔓 Unlock your FREE trial to transform your bass playing → bit.ly/3fXt4cI
ABOUT SCOTT’S BASS LESSONS (SBL)
_________________________________________________________________
As the largest online bass education platform in the world, with an ever-expanding course library and 40,000+ active members, Scott’s Bass Lessons (SBL) has everything you need to master the bass, all in one place.
Featuring beginner level bass lessons, engaging courses from expert instructors, step-by-step development curricula, direct feedback on your playing, real-time mentorship from A-list bassists and a thriving and incredibly supportive community, SBL is the perfect platform to uplevel your bass playing, whether you’re a total beginner, or an advanced pro-level bassist.
Try SBL Membership today! → bit.ly/3fXt4cI
RECOMMENDED BASS PLAYLIST
_________________________________________________________________
Catch up with SBL Content you’ve missed:
➡️ • SBL Full Video Playlist
#bassguitarlessons #bassforbeginners #easybasslines
LINKS & OTHER RESOURCES
_________________________________________________________________
Tune in to our Weekly Podcast:
🎧 sblpodcast.buz...
Explore our free courses:
🎸 freebasscourses...
Try our FREE GrooveTrainer App:
📱 scottsbassless...
Starts playing the bass, and the daughter immediately runs from the room. Critics, eh?
And the puppy hahaha
Seems like no one likes us bass players
She has spent the first 9 month of her life in a living low pass filter. Now there’s so much treble in the world.
Yeah so dors my wife. Ha
Hey! VSacuce! Michael here
Longorio 7u7 🤣🤣
lmfaooo
Where are your fingers?
As a rank beginner, this was a hugely valuable lesson. I also noticed that when the wrist is up, pure anatomy means that the spread between your pinky and index finger is reduced by about 50%. This wrist angle should be the first thing taught to bass players, because playing the bass is nearly impossible otherwise.
New bass player here, the more I learn, the more grateful I am for the years I spent in classical violin with a dedicated and great teacher. Her lessons re technique have transferred well onto bass.
How’s it going now?
First thing I thought: "but Adam Neely always teels to keep the wrist as straight as possible!", to prevent long-term medical problems. But I guess we can find a middle ground between the two bass gurus 😅
Scott says the "wrist should be down" but I think his point is really more on that "hole" or space between the neck and the web of the hand.
Yeah, absolutely that Ric ^^^ - thanks for watching :)
i actually use both of theese techniques, if im playing the thinner strings than i am useing the baseball bat grip thing, and if i am playing the thicker strings than i drop my wrist, specially when im playing octaves
Same here. It actually becomes automatic once you nail down both ways.
Yo creo que se tiene que aprender de la manera que indica el video, pero en una sesion larga puedes descansar tu posicion cuando lo necesites
"Drop that wrist down" is why I have carpal tunnel syndrome.
Think what Scott means is NOT to have the wrist UP or in other words, the palm bent back too much-which would be the case when your thumb is hooked around the neck and visible on the fingerboard. I think he's recommending the classical guitar position which might be problematic if you tried it with the bass slung low down to your crotch. if that's the way you wear the guitar, then there will be too severe a curve on the wrist and you'd be safer hooking the thumb around. Again classical guitar technique recommends adjusting the strap so the guitar is the same position standing as sitting. The airspace behind the thumb is the clue that you'll be able to stretch your hand easily across the frets. At any rate - it's good to stop playing if feeling strain or tension -shake the hand out and try resuming later keeping everything relaxed.
Beautiful bass Scott, all Fenders should have matching headstocks
Had no idea James McAvoy teaches bass!
The first ever Scott’s video where I can say “I already do that!!”
I said this too, not sure how people manage the other way, it's so uncomfortable!
Great advice. My only gripe is when I play with the wrist straight down for an extended period of time (especially down on the lower frets), that angle really makes my wrist sore- especially after finishing up a 4 hour gig. Any advice for preventing/reducing pain? I imagine this can introduce long term damage over time.
Together we can stop the scrumple epidemic.
THAT JAZZ BASS IS BEAUTIFUL😍😍😍
ive never seen a fendor with colored head, i love it.
Julian Vasquez I have a dark cherry Tele that has a matching stock
Bubba Mike that's awesome most majority of fenders I see always have that light colored natural wood, which is ugly to me :(
My Fender is ocean tourquoise with a matching headstock, it's beautiful.
It's a Fender Custom Shop bass. You can tell because of the V logo on the back of the headstock. It's visible at 3:34. At least in the case of strats, matching color headstocks were common in the 1960's models, I think. Maybe only for the custom colors (i.e. those out of fenders reduced standard color selection). And yeah, it's a beautiful instrument.
Have to disagree somewhat on this one. I personally tend to rotate my wrist position depending on where I am on the fretboard. When playing on the low string my wrist tends to be in the position you explain but as I get to the higher strings my wrist tends to rotate and my thumb starts to wrap. This feels natural and is just the way it works best for me. It also varies depending on how high I am up on the neck.
I definitely would not try to keep my wrist in the same position all the time. Wrist position should come naturally and will develop over time.
Too right, and I'm just learning
You are what you are, and play as you play. P'S can someone teach me to play
the number one technique killer is really fingers only bass players, look at all the metal and rock bass players who cant lay down a clean isolated track, no ability to mute or control the notes, playing it like its a fucking upright is retarded. Leo fender designed the electric bass to played more like a guitar than an upright. Ive seen countless fingers only players who sounded outright horrible!!!!!! They use that fingers only technique or lack there of to look cool...… Now look at victor play, but look at tina warmouth, or carol kaye, or paul mcartney , those are solid normal bass players which is beyond 90percent of working bass players ability. Your right hand position is a after thought at best, and the fact that you think that is a big issue shows how out of touch with whats really goin on in bass world. Go to some jam nights, see some local bands play, then you will see the average bass player has way bigger issues then neck hand position...….
@@jesserebel8387 yeah finger style is a little overrated. It's nice to be able to do that, slap, and pick, plus i guess thumb and index finger are things too idk
your right hand wrist position is irrelevant, when you cant play more than two or three notes without getting fret buzz , blaring inconsistent dynamics...…… Seriously this guy is not a good teacher. He never teaches much that would apply to a normal working band. Ive taught and coached bass players, and a couple went on to be amazing players. Focus on real world techniques dude. Like being able to play a straight eight note bass line, with no pick scrapes, fret noise, inconsistent dynamics or nonsensical blares. This is real world shit, What this channel is about is mostly bs , that dosent apply to 99 percent of players in the business. Teach basic muting techniques, teach them to be solid players.
Such a valid and important issue!! Thanks and congrats, Scott! I'm a guitar player and I'm also studying and even playing the bass in live sessions, and I don't feel like doing that mistake. Still, such material can help thousands of beginners and intermediates!!
Who else began giggling like a childish idiot at 3:34. Great video all together great tip.
Media Addict hehehehe didn't notice in the first place but thanks for the giggles
had to rewind, now giggling lol
👉👌
Not until you pointed it out but thanks for starting my day off with a laugh haha
I had to watch it again
Wow, lightbulb moment. Been doing this technique for the last two weeks and it's making such a difference already. Can feel the speed in my fingers. Bit sore at the bottom of my thumb but that'll get stronger in time. Cheers again Scott.
Starts at 3:02. LOL
Thanks!!
Ric Caliolio thanks dude
All of Scott's vids need this kind of comment. Also, less clickbait.
Hgmidd Not clickbait, just damn long intros
Pablo, I think it is clickbait though, because the title doesn't actually give much information about what the video is about. A non-clickbait title for this video would be: "The #1 Technique Killer for Bass Players: Bad Wrist Position." That's a title that actually tells me what the video is about.
I'll chime in and concur with the fellow guitarists who are learning bass - thumb over the top of the neck is great for grabbing the bass notes on a bar chord but as Scott points out terrible for fluid bass lines. I just took a weekend long workshop with Hot Tuna bassist Jack Casady. The *very first* thing he spotted and coached me on was opening up my fretting hand. My thumb wasn't over the top of the neck, but I sure was gripping my bass the way I grip my Tele. Amazing difference when I got that wrist below the neck.
It's hard to switch between the two considering I'm playing guitar for over 25 years and recently picked up bass. I use my thumb for muting the low E on guitar. I am not used to the hold he ia showing. I have small hands with short fingers, so I'm lucky I can play at all.
0:56
the number one Techniqular.
- Scott
Pretty sure that's what gave me CTS.....I go out of my way to keep my wrist straight so my tendons are happy now...lol
I think i have to thank YOU for this. When i was new at bass, i didn't go to any bass lessons. Instead i was watching one of your videos and in one of your videos you said: "One thing you should note is your thumb. Your thumb is very important. Instead of having it touch the neck entirely, you should make sure it's aligned with the rest of your fingers." Ever since i did that i found so much ease in trying to play even though i was only a beginner. If it wasn't for that video of yours, i would be suffering from this technique killer...
4:44 "like a BASSball bat" xD
"Robert Trujillo. Best bass face in the business right ?" Haha love it
Excellent advice, Scott! I play open and also a lot of power chords and I STILL am a firm believer of leaving room behind the thumb. Yeah it’s harder to hit those 3 strings at once with fury but it’s supposed to be. Pain for pleasure. Proper good, mate.
Adam neely disagrees. :P
The only part Adam Neely “disagrees” with is the shape in which your wrist points, which is more or less subjective anyway. Scott’s main point here is to not death grip the neck because it’s bad technique and makes movement across the fretboard more difficult than it needs to be.
If I tilt the neck upwards, pointing it more towards the ceiling, like a cello, I can have a straighter wrist and good grip while still having the thumb behind the neck. Better than horizontal. Pointing the neck down would be more like playing the violin, much more angle and strain.
I think the point of the straighter wrist is less bend, less friction and stress in the tunnel the tendons go through. Some instruments have the head further away when hanging from the strap. That leads to more wrist bend in the lower part of the neck.
If I extend my wrist (bending it back towards the knuckles) there's also lost reach and dexterity, especially in the pinky. If I flex my wrist towards the forearm and form a fist, grip is very weak.
Muscles (f ex finger bending muscles) are weaker when fully contracted or stretched. AIUI, in physiotherapist lingo there is active insufficiency at full flexion and passive insufficiency at full extension in multi-joint muscles.
Aside:
I play with a little pull on the fretting hand, towards the elbow, while the right hand and forearm presses the instrument against me. This allows for less less tension in the fretting hand. Do you people do that? Hard to do if you play low slung bass around knee height.
#scrumpleTogether
ronP __ RUclips唔該
啊張學友½世紀演唱會
What America needs more than ever is to Scrumple Together
There is nothing we can't accomplish if we all Scrumple Together
3:43
All this "do this, don't do that, this is better, this is worse, that's right, that's wrong" and I'm like yeah... Sure... And it's all completely subjective... Like the baseball bat grip. Yeah it limits movement and slows you down. But it makes muting almost super easy and it makes your hand rest. I use it a lot for walking bass lines. Helps keep things clean and kinda gives you that upright bass feeling. And that strap length thing... Yeah it's better for your wrist to have the bass higher and you have better accessibility at upper neck... But for example playing some old school thrash metal were the fretting hand isn't doing much of anything, and stays on the lower neck, but the plucking hand is sawing away, I like to drop the bass lower to get my plucking hand elbow more straight to get better blood circulation and I just find it easier to pluck faster like that. Just remember to keep fretting hand wrist as straight as possible.. I think anything goes.. As long as it doesn't hurt you...
I love that part in the video where he says "take the kids outside and remind them there is fresh air out there."
I work at the factory that made that jazz bass.
Grab me one next time you're at work for free haha. It's a beautiful bass!
If you really think I'm going to like this video because you put your daughter in the intro, you are absolutely right and honestly it wasn't even a contest
Love your Daughter....
She is so ADORABLE.
TX.J.P.
I realize thi is an old video, but just in case: Any tips for people with hyper extendable thumbs (aka as "double-jointed")? Mine immediately bends back and starts hurting quickly.
wrong the number one bass technique killer you will find is a total lack of ability to mute and or control notes. Fret noise, Blaring notes, A electric bass is designed to be played more like an a guitar than an upright.
0:10
Video evidence that playing the bass is girl repellent
Huh. Currently working on a bass arrangement of Pink Floyd's 'Is There Anybody Out There' and this actually makes some bits easier. Thanks Scott!
I think because I've played guitar for so long(and used my thumb to bar chords) retraining my wrist is gonna take some practice, but looks like it's time to teach this old dog, some new tricks, hahaha...Thanks for the great videos...Take it easy.
Same. Just tried it as I wasn't sure really which way I held it, and as a guitarist primarily, I was gripping away there.
That ugly thumb thing is handy, and difficult (if not impossible) to learn later. keep it!
Thanks, just gotta keep working on improving... Take it easy
yeah me too i play like hendrix with the wrap around so this is a little different but all the shrapnel guitarists i played with use the thumb ( im dr mastermind kurt james is the guitarist man these lessons are great
I play guitar from 10 years old (i'm 22 now) and I always played with the palm away from the neck. I didn't go to any teacher, I learned from magazines and videos. It's not about you played guitar for so long, it's because you learned the wrong way (I know about the Hendrix technique with the thumb in the 6th string but it's just a technique and you don't use that to play every note/chord).
Learn something when you learned wrong before it's hard but with patience, practice and time you will fix it.
THANK YOU. i had countless guitar teachers throughout my life tell me i should wrap my thumb around the neck (especially on classical guitar. idk if thats because the neck and frets are smaller? or chords?) i always felt more comfortable pirching on the thumb like you are showing. It puts more strain on your wrist and hand to play this way, but i feel like without the extra effort, you just cant fly. at the end of the day though, victor wooten said it best "dont look at what im doing and try to emulate that... play how you feel and see how YOU play and how YOU feel"
I’m a guitar player. Wanting to get as good on bass as I am on guitar, and dang this is super helpful because as a guitarist, don’t create that space between the neck and my hand also you so tasty!
You're absolutely right but you didn't explain why it's the ideal shape for fingering. If you completly relax your wrist and let your fingers hand down, then maintain that exact shape as you rotate your wrist up, you have the ideal left hand shape for playing bass or guitar. Its for the exact reason modern videogame controllers have their ergonomic desings: to reduce unnecessary work that will tire out or strain hand muscles during extended periods of use.
I almost didn't recognize you with those glasses and the beard... lol Pretty much self taught myself.. and I think I did this naturally without being shown, because of torch and how you can apply it when doing this to your ring, and pinky finger...rather than just a strong grip on the neck. Also, a good example is using a Slide on guitar as you have to hold your hand this way in order to use the slide properly and keep it level.
Thanks for all the lessons by the way.
Louis Jackson had LOTS of speed and REALLY looked like he grabbed the neck with his left hand. Check him out:
ruclips.net/video/5D-NCruk8_o/видео.html
wow YEAHHHH this makes a difference i play guitar and thats where i started and i use the jimi grip ( i use my thumb on bass with the wrap around reach around and once again you inspired me and ihave been wearing out my left hand since i got home from work( i deliver in a van so i listen to your lessons while driving then cant wait to get home to try em out i too am follicly challenged i heard you say that in another vieos what i say is I suffer from FOLLLIC ENVY you say tomaytoe i say tomahhhhtoe kinda thing hahah nice vulva how does she drive?... i love your teaching technique you are the best thanx im goin for the monthly this is my kinda gym
Interview Robert and his son they are both working bass players and deserve a father and son interview can you do this please
i just got my first bass yesterday and this video helped me so much i was struggling a lot but this is so helpful !! :)
I'm a guitar/bass teacher and what you just say is like 90% of what I'm trying to explain all day long ...
Matt Edjon Absolutely! Almost word-for-word what I have been teaching for years. Nice to see Scott agrees.
stimpson j cat yeah it's not an either/or situation.
I live in Leeds too!! Thanks for the video it’s gonna be so useful- I’ve been gripping the neck like I’m strangling it or something
Interesting that the thumb over the top of the neck comes in useful at times for some players, ie. playing slap in different keys on bass or when going for those Hendrix/Mayfield chords on guitar. Great video as always Scott 😎
I had to look twice to realize that you're not playing a P. That jazz bass sounds killer. What are you using for strings, etc.?
“Scrumple”... excellent word. Love it because I know exactly what you mean!
love your vids .. love to have you look at mine and have some input.. take care
The reason all your fingers scrumple together, is due to drinking too much scrumpy. It could also be down to wrist position too!
Scotto, I play guitar, had given up on bass for years...you've got me playing bass again.!!!
i seriously never knew about this, always had my hand completely clenched over the neck, now ive seen the light!! awesome video, thanks a lot scott!
Agree in general... I hold my left hand down with thumb behind middle finger. BUT: don't believe "improper" technique will prevent you from becoming a legend...ruclips.net/video/P3BEr19_LcY/видео.html I saw Booker T. and the M.G.s in '98, and Duck used the "baseball bat" grip for the whole show. And... I mean... he was freaking DUCK!!!
Scrumple. What a wonderful word!
I believe I will a fashion a Sunday morning breakfast scrumple. It sounds delicious!!!
Hey guys, some bass players to watch for fretboard technique not listed here would be Billy Sheehan, Geddy Lee, Chris Squire, Percy Jones, Mick Karn, Mark King. But all of them definitely keep the tip of their thumb on the back of the neck and let their fingers walk over the strings. Good luck and have fun playing! !!
Scotty bought the Willis book and CD '101 Bass Tips'. He spins off of it cover to cover. HOWEVER this lesson is totally true. I learned it originally and it serves more ups than downs.
It's weird learning that people play instrument necks' like a baseball bat. From personal experience, even when being taught Cello in Orchestra. We were told to always have a whole so our fingers could move more fluidly. Only instruments I can think of that require a tight grip all involve sticks or mallets of some kind. Even then, depending on the tightness you hold said stick/mallet. It would make the 16th, 32nd, 64th, or and this is just an extreme example 128th notes.
some of the players you showed had really awfully bent wrists (ESPECIALLY the first guy, omg), and for some people this would lead to carpel tunnel syndrome. I also don't think that the fact that those famous players do it this way means anything. There are players with awful technique that are good in spite of it, not because of it. All I'm saying is - it's not "always" a good idea to create our technique based on our idols.
2:53 lol Bootsy video from RAI
Nice. The easy question : thumb towards index finger: how strong? Thumb against the soft part of your hand: how strong? Thanks for showing why the thumb looking up from the backside of the finger board is just looking for the fool that placed his hand wrongly.
After playing bass for 2-1/2+ years, I've been struggling for the last couple of weeks to play a very fast classic rock song with minimal mistakes for a song competition sponsored by my bass teacher. I've had a plan to submit a video tomorrow of me playing the song. After recording numerous videos with several mistakes and desperate for guidance, I did a YT search and came across Scott's video. Despite the fact that I've had several fretting hand lessons, no one ever explained and illustrated the technique that Scott presented in this video the way that he did, i.e., dropping the wrist down to create a gap between your thumb and forefinger. Furthermore, Scott illustrated the technique with brief videos of four well-known and accomplished bass players as well as himself. Once I implemented the technique, my hand relaxed and I was able to immediately record a submission-worthy video for the song competition. Thank you Scott!
This is the no 1 reason playing with your bass strapped down really low limits your technique IMO. You can’t get the proper wrist angle from down there, especially passed the 12th fret. I actually started wearing my bass low in a band to slow me down and limit me haha. It was a style thing but I also needed to not play *any* jazzy fills. Meat and potatoes 8th note rock stuff only. Making that wrist angle harder to get for sure limited my playing to simpler stuff. Still, wouldn’t recommend that to starting players. Really focus on your hand placement and things feeling as relaxed as possible
"Tru-hill-eeo"? Really? I'm not sure if there is a correct way to write it, but say it more like "Tru-hee-yo".
Correct
Certain Spanish dialects pronounce 'll' like Scott but the way you suggested is most commonly used.
Eh, he's a northern Brit, it's OK
It's definitely "Tramp-jello"
actually it's tru-he-joh
Good advice, but some great players don't do it. Have you seen Norman Watt Roy playing, for example? He often has his whole hand against the neck and even wraps his thumb over the lower strings quite frequently. Makes his fluidity all the more impressive.
This brought back memories to when I learned how to play violin. My teacher would always tap my wrist and tell me to open up! Those lessons helped me with this on the bass, as I hold my wrist that way instinctively now! This is a great tip! Thanks Scott!!!
Before, I thought I was just a bad bassist. Then I realised I would watch these videos. I noticed like I play most like displayed on this video. Decided I just keep being bad with right technic
I saw one YT slapper who made the case that 'thumbing' acts as a capo and enables open string slapping (flashy E licks) on any key, up the board. - hard if you learned the 'modern correct' handling of thumb, where there is no way but to LH mute before fretting next note. check it!
The length of your Fingers will also be a deciding factor in how easy it is to fly around the neck, Scott has those LOONG Spider Fingers, So do I , i thank God everyday for my fingers being Bass Perfect. For once I got a Break lol
What I noticed is that you,jaco,and pino have very long slender fingers whereas I have hands that resemble jcb buckets,maybe I should play drums instead 😂
And I've seen that if you play the bass a La Krist Novoselic ( hanging at yer knees ), you'll get scrumpled fingers as well. I've seen a lot of Pros playing their bass pretty high up.
well... i have been doing it right this whole time without knowing it.
Everybody should play on technique whatever their hand bone structure is capable of. Including this bonded style ur criticizing.
Advice for white folks
Larry Graham
Bootsy...
Prince
They All play with the thumb up
Once I got the fact that I didn't need to play one finger per fret, and drilled so that I stopped playing octaves automatically with index-ring, my hand got less tense, my thumb slid to the correct position and I no longer had "guitar hand". Not that there aren't phrases that use 1fpf, but they're usually up where the frets are smaller, and so long as you're not doing it habitually you can just roll your fretting hand.
But I would bet that a lot of people who are tight in the fretting hand are so because they're stretching their fingers too much.
Deeply offended at his pronunciation of “Trujillo”
So...should I consider Mark King have a really bad wrist technique...? (joke ;) )
Scott I understand the left hand technique but I find little about right hand technique - re picking, but there are plenty about muting ! Could you do a video for proper picking techniques ?
If you got this problem try playing on a 6 string bass, it’s pretty much impossible to play it the wrong way like that because of how wide the neck is, you’ll also realize after about 30 minutes that you’ll never go back to a silly 4 string again
I don't get it - why do you want to play fast on the bass unless you are slapping? You could just get a Fender Stratocaster 6 string and get on with it. Soloing on the bass is boring to me and I think they may lose the rhythm when they do it which presumably what the bass is there for! If you can't get off on the rhythm buy a stratocaster!
There are gonna be a lot of people that think you're telling them to play with their wrist bent, which is really bad for your wrist. You should've made it clear that you should be conscious of how much you're bending your wrist. I know you were actually only telling them to keep that hole there with the thumb, but the way you were showing it visually made it look like you get that by bending the shit out of your wrist. I know it was totally inadvertent, but it's something that I don't want people to get fooled by.
Wait people actually start with the wrist locked up? Woah. I always played with the wrist down and loose because it let me get around faster to compensate for my small hands (at the time, being in Junior High)
And yet, a lot of bass players still play with their thumbs over the neck sometimes. Range and fluidity is not always needed and the inverted grip takes much tension from the wrist in certain positions.There's place and time for everything.
If you want a deep dive into this topic, check out videos by violinists and cellists on left hand frame. If you want to achieve a high level of relaxation, velocity, accuracy and flexibility there's a lot to explore.
That gap between the thumb and the fore finger is called the fulcrum. Just like holding a drum stick. Excellent video btw.
Great Share Scott, but if you ever saw Melvin Lee Davis (Lee Ritenour's Bassist) it's just like contradiction :)
Lovely lille Child you have❤️.and thanks for your videos on RUclips. They chance my vay of playing Even after 48 years
I've seen guys squeezing tennis balls in their fists saying that they were conditioning for guitar playing. I've always told them to never let the ball touch their palms.
Way to throw your 5 year old under the bus Mr. “I suck at building trampolines” 😹😹😹 great video cheers.
I've got double jointed thumbs so my thumb bends backwards like behind the neck to make the gap - not sure if this is helpful or not but at least I've never got it wrapped around the neck
I KNOW it’s six years on, but the man’s name is troo-HEE-oh, NOT “troo-HEELEE-oh.”
Great lesson and thank god you got rid of your old glasses! Stick with these !! Lol .....peace.
Do some bass player actually hold their fretting hand like that?
Just knew this yesterday, no wonder i couldn't play bass properly. as a beginner i had trouble on holding the frets for my first day practice
its more behind the neck. any upright bassist will tell you that. wrist down just comes with having the thumb behind the neck
I play guitar with the baseball grip but bass with the open grip--albeit with less air as my thumb is double jointed. I never thought about it before now.
Lovely Kids ;) they remind me of my childhood...do your children love Bass, Scott??? :)
Just saying it’s kind of uncomfortable to do, especially with smaller hands.
Robert Trujillo > rest of his band (and I say that as a Metallica fan)