Bass Q&A: Gear/scales/gig advice
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- Опубликовано: 1 авг 2024
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1. Do you recommend getting any gear to help the learning process? 00:00 (12 Really Useful Bass Practice Tools: • 12 Really Useful Bass ... )
2. Should I learn all scale shapes on the fretboard or just learn the notes? 02:24 (Circle Of Fifths For Bass: • Circle Of Fifths For B... )
3. What do you miss out on, or gain access to, when you play a pentatonic scale? 06:30 (Pentatonic Bass Masterclass: • Pentatonic Bass Master... )
4. How timbre for same pitch can vary based on string/fret 10:31
5. Any advice about doing small gigs? 12:16
6. Any interesting circle of 4ths exercises that you have used? 14:35 (The Best Bass Guitar Exercise I've Used For 30 Years: • The Best Bass Guitar E... )
7. What strings do you use and how often do you change them? 16:32
8. What pedals does one need for country bass? 18:50
9. Tube vs. solid state amps 20:22
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Great video Dan. Please could you do a video on playing behind, on or ahead of the beat and the relative merits of each or not as the case may be. You are one of the best bass educators on the net - keep up the good work.
Thanks very much! Excellent idea.
Thanks for answering my question. I've never tried the Elites.
This was great, Dan. Some excellent advice here!
20:02 - solid advice!
if you have spare money better buy a great bass
looper pedal will really make you spend more time practicing though
Dan, you are the best teacher there is! i'm shamelessly copying your style of teaching!
Very kind - thanks. 🙏🙏
Thanks & well explained !
Thanks Dan - always great content!
Great Q&A Dan. I fully agree with sessions like this. There’s a lot of people out there picking up a bass for the first time and need to ask questions that they we’re afraid to ask.
Well ask away guys, this is the place. Any knowledge gained is a good thing. Learn from the best that way you know it’s sound advice. 👍
Thanks, Bryn!
Really enjoyed this, thanks Dan. Just signed up for your funk course and really enjoyed first few lessons.
Thanks very much.
Informative as always, I really appreciate it! You answered my questions completely!!
-question for a future q&a: tips for playing like John Wetton in King Crimson?
Could be a good video…
this was a minor note in video for you, but was a lightbulb moment for me. i have been having trouble memorizing 1 position up from the 2nd finger pentatonic scale. i didn't realize that second position of the minor pentatonic scale was THE SAME as one of the positions for the major pentatonic scales.
Yes, that’s a big one when you get it! Minor and major scales are related which is why that’s the case. It makes learning those scales so much easier…
2:59 this is sooo important regardless of instrument. Learning the formula for each scale and mode means never having to waste money on one of those "all the scales in all the keys" books. Same for chords.
Can u get them online right ?wich it's the best one one your opinion?thanks
@@JM-pu8pl I don't understand why those books even exist. I can't imagine being in need of notation or tab to be able to play a scale or a chord.
Edit: in retrospect my comment sounds arrogant but IMO the correct way to learn scales and chords is by formula e.g. the major 7th chord is 1 3 5 7, the major scale is tone tone semitone tone tone tone semitone (tone = whole step, semitone = half step).
@oldunclemick I just asked because I don't read music I never learn I though it was very boring in school so scales it's like tabs I can learn from it
I,am the first, thanks Dan. Ineed a video of major anly
Timestamps in notes are cool but maybe consider using chapters in the videos
That’s a great idea - I’ll look into it…👍🙏
I would love to hear your thoughts on the new fender vintage 2 basses they just came out
Unfortunately I’m too small fry for any of these companies to send anything to me! So I haven’t played one although I would love to…
Maybe a music store locally could lend you one or two. It could be good publicity for them, you have a lot of viewers.
@@TheDownbeatruler I don’t think the shops here in Singapore want to know but I might be wrong…
Any advice on hunting for a good deal on a vintage bass
Definitely to play one as they all feel different. Check the truss rod for movement. Depends what vintage. If you want a good playing bass, you can do without certain things. If you want an investment, check all parts see original.
Buy from a reputable seller.
Be prepared to spend decent money!
Hi Dan im trying to lear a song by 38 Special called hold on losely , it sounds so busy that i don’t know where to begin any ideas? That might help me. Thank you ,Kevin
You could use Moises to isolate the bass or a slowdown software. Take it section by section and figure out the key/chords. Sounds to me like it follows the guitar a lot. Cool song by the way! I can hear an inversion in there. Once you figure out the key, you can totally decipher the bad notes pretty easily. (Ok maybe only easily if you figure out a lot of songs by ear…).
Hi Dan, have you tried the WAZA air bass system?
No but I’d like to!
I started a band 4 months ago but let me tell u one thing scales modes arpeggios they are all frying my brain dan 😅
Don’t worry! Just make music. The theory stuff can follow. It is really useful though (I find) but don’t force it.
@OnlineBassCourses I'll do dan thanks for the advice 🙏 😊
@@JM-pu8pl Plus I do have lessons on all those things that do explain them and demo them clearly. I suggest searching on my site or RUclips channel.
@OnlineBassCourses I've been looking to them and I have some pdfs u leave in the links below it's been helping a lot as I 2ant to make music easily as u do on the examples when u show the scales that why I want to know them
@@JM-pu8pl you’ll get there. Just keep practising. 👊
I've got a question! What do people use compression pedals for, particularly in live situations? I play a Fender Jazz bass and find that when I play on G string (especially as I move up the fret board), the highs are loud without much low end. Is something compression pedals help with? I play in a live band.
Hi Jenn. Compression can be used for tone shaping and smoothing out inconsistency like the ones you're experiencing. It can also be used to control or eliminate extraneous noise, this is more commonly called limiting. For managing issues like the one you describe a mix of eq and multi band compression can work wonders but it's a whole new techy rabbit hole to go down. Most of these issues can be managed with grinding away at your fundamental technique and I think this is why actual, proper pros like Dan often eschew compression. FWIW I use a TCe Spectracomp, I've modified one of their compression/expander templates to fine tune my tone and to 'enrich' the harmonics before it goes into my T21 VT Bass preamp. This gives a nice warm, even, pseudo tube sound through my little class d amp and/or house pa.
Hi Jenn. Monty’s answer below is excellent. I’d definitely focus on technique first. Sometimes Fenders have dead spots so, if you believe there’s no issue with regards your technique, it could be worth getting the bass professionally set up.
Highs and lows are mainly controlled by EQ but I’d work on producing a tone you like from your instrument plus your hands. I hope that helps…
@@montyburns4831 Thanks for the detailed response, @Monty Burns and @danhawkins!