as a small handed bass player I appreciate how much more work you have to do to get to all the notes but you make it look easy. I'm sure you are an inspiration to many.
GravyDaveNewson Maybe you should try a short scale Bass like perhaps a Premier Stingray model. It's a really nice bass and it will be much more comfortable for you. When I play my Fender Jazz or Precision Basses I need a four finger stretch to cover-3 frets, so I understand your dilemma. You'll eventually navigate yourself properly, but a short scale might be of help to you. The Premier Stingray is an active bass and it sounds great. Try one out at your local music store. They're made for people with small hands, so why try to overcome playing with smaller hands, when you don't have to compromise? I think you'll like the bass a lot, and you will progress faster.
All right Ryan Madora!! WAY to GO!! (Duck Dunn IS one of my all-time favorites!!)Thank you so much for this lesson!! I just subbed to your very cool Channel--I'm soooo glad I found you again!! This is so exciting for me... I stopped my very expen$ive Ba$$ Blue$ le$$on$ just when Covid hit, around March 2020. Then tried playing w/a Blues band (that had 3 other Bass players [all guys] besides 'me' in my Northern California city... (I sort of got intimidated bc I'm not a very good Bass player.) But/and things were so different & difficult... I just put the Bass away for a couple of years. I even picked up my old Martin guitar & thought maybe I should take guitar lessons again...(& in addition bought an old Gibson acoustic from 1968...). But I just had to get back to the Bass, which I just played for the 1st time in many many many months. (I've got a Gibson Thunderbird Special issue & I played along w/a recording of 'Mellow Down Easy'; gosh I love the Bass!! Thank you so much for these video lessons! I started taking Blues lessons on my son's Fender JazzBass when he was traveling to Southeast Asia for about 7 months after he graduated from college. Thanks again & I hope to be back soon to watch/be inspired by/play another one of your superb & awesome videos very soon!!
Hey! I stumbled upon this video and then I recognised you! From where? I saw you play with Robben Ford in Maastricht in The Netherlands in 2018. I like your bass playing! (Y)
As a beginner, I can't keep up with your lesson without a better visual of exactly which note your on. Saying to play a F# without giving a string and fret position slows me down to a crawl finding the right note. Hopefully I can get faster and be able to return to this lesson.
How do you mute the A string from ringing out when playing the sixth and fifth on the IV and V chords? With the tip of the index finger? It's pretty easy to use the thumb of the plucking hand on the I chord...
Oh wow thank you so much I play a lot of funk and soul and R&B , and old rock music at my friends house and this lesson really helps me get off the root note and start moving over the fretboard 😁, also could you please tell me about how you learn to play the bass guitar, or how you went about learning it, completely by ear?or by some type of teacher or school??thank you so much
So glad you enjoyed this lesson! I began learning by ear--just by playing along to records. Eventually, I took private lessons, learned music theory in college, and did plenty of study on my own through years of gigging, practicing, etc. That's the short story ;-)
@@RyanMadoraMusic Oh wow thank you so very much 😊 that's awesome stuff my friend 😀 and I am trying to get the ear for music by listening to old songs on record's or cd or you tube 😀 or something like that 😀 thank you so very much 😊
A couple of suggestions for learning: online courses: Scott's Bass Lessons (lots of good theory and technique from a bunch of respected players), Joe Hubbard (if you really want to get a solid grounding in theory and you can put the hours in). Joe also has a range of books (with tab, if you don't read music yet ;-)) and of course take a look at the lessons on No Treble (www.notreble.com). Practise lots and try to get gigging as soon as you can, it'l sharpen up your playing! Good luck.
"ghost note" is more appropriate for what she is calling a dead note. Not really a "note", it's technically playing the open string but it's muted by the fingering hand so the result is a percussive "in-between" sound. She is in fact playing the open string and doing a hammer-on for the next note
You’re right, Dave. She says “dead note” but I clearly hear the open string. Not too sure it would work well in another key like Bb. She also says “Hammer on” and I can see her plucking with her right hand.
As a guitarist newly-turned bassist, the way you showed the connection to what guitarists do was sooooo helpful! Subscribed!
Awesome, thank you!
I'm a guitar player turned bass player.....you very shown me more in two videos than the dozens of other guys....
Awesome, so glad these videos help!
Long time guitar player, just landed a gig as a bassist. I like your style!
Thank you . Just a beginner bass player. That loves jamming with folks.
as a small handed bass player I appreciate how much more work you have to do to get to all the notes but you make it look easy. I'm sure you are an inspiration to many.
I appreciate that! Thank you!
GravyDaveNewson Maybe you should try a short scale Bass like perhaps a Premier Stingray model. It's a really nice bass and it will be much more comfortable for you.
When I play my Fender Jazz or Precision Basses I need a four finger stretch to cover-3 frets, so I understand your dilemma.
You'll eventually navigate yourself properly, but a short scale might be of help to you.
The Premier Stingray is an active bass and it sounds great. Try one out at your local music store. They're made for people with small hands, so why try to overcome playing with smaller hands, when you don't have to compromise? I think you'll like the bass a lot, and you will progress faster.
picked up a bass yesterday, this was a blast!
Whoa! A Mike Lull bass. Used to get guitar setups by MIke several centuries ago. You play it well.
All right Ryan Madora!! WAY to GO!! (Duck Dunn IS one of my all-time favorites!!)Thank you so much for this lesson!! I just subbed to your very cool Channel--I'm soooo glad I found you again!! This is so exciting for me... I stopped my very expen$ive Ba$$ Blue$ le$$on$ just when Covid hit, around March 2020. Then tried playing w/a Blues band (that had 3 other Bass players [all guys] besides 'me' in my Northern California city... (I sort of got intimidated bc I'm not a very good Bass player.) But/and things were so different & difficult... I just put the Bass away for a couple of years. I even picked up my old Martin guitar & thought maybe I should take guitar lessons again...(& in addition bought an old Gibson acoustic from 1968...).
But I just had to get back to the Bass, which I just played for the 1st time in many many many months. (I've got a Gibson Thunderbird Special issue & I played along w/a recording of 'Mellow Down Easy'; gosh I love the Bass!! Thank you so much for these video lessons! I started taking Blues lessons on my son's Fender JazzBass when he was traveling to Southeast Asia for about 7 months after he graduated from college. Thanks again & I hope to be back soon to watch/be inspired by/play another one of your superb & awesome videos very soon!!
Big Duck Dunn fan here! Very helpful video. Just ordered your book..Looking forward to reading it🤘
Awesome! Thank you!
The DUCK ! Always a good example 😎Nice job, Ryan 👍🏼
A neat and informative tutorial.
Straight up excellent!
you remind of my granddaughter, simply the best bass teacher on the web,i will hop over to true fire and buy your
course for my wonderful wife,
I think I'm going to check you book out, PS excellent,well played
You are very helpful for piano players’ left hand too!
If your playing bass runs on piano while playing with a bass player STOP
Please STOP.
❤❤❤ Duck Dunn forever! Actually Duck loved sliding into the 6th of the chords. Thanks Ryan for covering the great Donald Duck 🙏
Was just going to make a similar comment. (Over)Use that slide since finding that out!
Nice lesson, thanks.
Bought your book “Bass Players To Know: Learning From The Greats” . SUPER READ!
Awesome! Thank you!
Happy Practicing!!!!!
Love your clear explanations. Thank You
really enjoy your lessons.....thank you
Great video! I'm a HUGE Duck fan!
Cool Duck Dunn lesson. And you didn’t even need the the pipe.
we could all learn a lot from Duck Dunn!
I just came from your t bone shuffle video…. Now I just wanna bring my guitar over and hang out with you…lol
Awesome work!!
Hey! I stumbled upon this video and then I recognised you! From where? I saw you play with Robben Ford in Maastricht in The Netherlands in 2018. I like your bass playing! (Y)
Very cool, thank you! I remember that show... it was a chilly and rainy night, but a beautiful town!
@@RyanMadoraMusic yes it was! Thank you for replying. Very cool. Good luck to you.
Other Great Video. Thanks. We can use more videos on true fire. : )
Thanks, Alex! And I've got some new/more videos and content in the works for TrueFire!
As a beginner, I can't keep up with your lesson without a better visual of exactly which note your on. Saying to play a F# without giving a string and fret position slows me down to a crawl finding the right note. Hopefully I can get faster and be able to return to this lesson.
You can do it! Learning the notes is super important, so even though you're a beginner, it's worth taking the time to work on that skill.
How do you mute the A string from ringing out when playing the sixth and fifth on the IV and V chords? With the tip of the index finger? It's pretty easy to use the thumb of the plucking hand on the I chord...
Great🎶🎶 Thx!!
Oh wow thank you so much I play a lot of funk and soul and R&B , and old rock music at my friends house and this lesson really helps me get off the root note and start moving over the fretboard 😁, also could you please tell me about how you learn to play the bass guitar, or how you went about learning it, completely by ear?or by some type of teacher or school??thank you so much
So glad you enjoyed this lesson! I began learning by ear--just by playing along to records. Eventually, I took private lessons, learned music theory in college, and did plenty of study on my own through years of gigging, practicing, etc. That's the short story ;-)
@@RyanMadoraMusic
Oh wow thank you so very much 😊 that's awesome stuff my friend 😀 and I am trying to get the ear for music by listening to old songs on record's or cd or you tube 😀 or something like that 😀 thank you so very much 😊
A couple of suggestions for learning: online courses: Scott's Bass Lessons (lots of good theory and technique from a bunch of respected players), Joe Hubbard (if you really want to get a solid grounding in theory and you can put the hours in). Joe also has a range of books (with tab, if you don't read music yet ;-)) and of course take a look at the lessons on No Treble (www.notreble.com). Practise lots and try to get gigging as soon as you can, it'l sharpen up your playing! Good luck.
@@RyanMadoraMusic
Thank you so very much 😊
@@dimwits4663
Thank you so very much 😊
Got it yah
What you are calling "dead note" seems to me to be playing the open string. Maybe just sounds that way.
"ghost note" is more appropriate for what she is calling a dead note. Not really a "note", it's technically playing the open string but it's muted by the fingering hand so the result is a percussive "in-between" sound. She is in fact playing the open string and doing a hammer-on for the next note
You’re right, Dave. She says “dead note” but I clearly hear the open string. Not too sure it would work well in another key like Bb. She also says “Hammer on” and I can see her plucking with her right hand.
Muy buena lección y muy linda la bajista. :)
Subved
Thank you. Going to give it a try. 😀
I want one...and the bass is nice too
I can't believe what I'm seeing: a bass channel about playing real music, not slapping/popping/soloing/improvising and endless, tedious exercises!
That's the goal!
What does shuffle mean... about to. Get a bass. Again. Guitar player