Bass is most component in ALL genre's in music!!! Bass and Drums is were it's at!!!!☺😉☺😉☺😉😊 At least in common music styles!!! I know vocals are a big part!!!! Because it's what the none musical people can relate too!!!!
"it's much harder to be a good bass player than a good guitar player." Aaron you are so right. A great bass player or bass line can make or break a song. Love the videos.
I personally know only one bass player and he is so bad, he can barely hit any note. Nevertheless, the band just plays very loud and distorted - even though it's grunge, not deathmetal- so it literally cannot be heared if he is playing at all
A great bassline can make a song, but I don't think a boring one can really break a song. Playing the root notes of whatever the guitar or keys are playing will always sound fine, no matter how boring it is for us to play.
For me the bad thing with your bass videos, is the tone, that beautiful bass sounds awful with that semi distorted sound with no low end, is just not right, the 90% of the best bass tones, are just a clean bass with compression and eq, that’s it
As a bassist, you know what I'd love to see? I'd love to see tone demos of different necks. Wenge vs maple etc etc Edit: I mean we get videos of Aaron demoing different guitar body woods, chambered vs, solid, why not a bass neck wood comparison video?
What surprises me is that some people *genuinely* think that bass is not even a key instrument. I don’t play bass however I have taken multiple songs and taken the bass out of them - and it sounds so empty, so dry, so cold - the bass, whether it’s a bass guitar, synth, 808, whatever, is a key instrument and it really gives a warmth to the song.
yeah, bassist here. i play the bass for my youth group band and all the others in the band say it's the worst instrument and it's not even needed at all . i'd like to see what the music sounds like if i were to just not show up and there's no bass
Did you ever notice that when a band is featured on a video almost no time is the video on the bass? I watched many a song with a fabulous bass line and there is not enough video on the bass to even see what bass is being played, unless there is a lady on the bass.
@@ronjozefcuyos8462 Pretty much all japanese rock/pop music has completely awesome basslines, especially with slap bass. Polkadot Stingray, Suspended 4th, Arukara are some that I can think of off the top of my head.
Japanese music have a lot of interesting bass lines.. there, with their music, that i discovered the bass sound *- *and fell in love with it. Deam, japanese musicians are so crazy when it comes to bass
yeah, as a bassist on youtube and the bassist in my youth group band. everyone who watches us play at youth group and all the other players in the band (mostly the guitarists) all hate the bass and they mean it when they call it the worst instrument. i'm really thinking about quitting at this point but i know that it just won't sound the same without the bass
Bass is like the foundation of a building, when you walk into a building, you dont notice it, you focus on the walls and floor, But when its gone? Then you notice.
Don't worry, nowadays the REAL money is in making bass meme videos like "Playing every JoJo protagonist theme with a 1 string bass upside down with a power glove"
I was listening to SRV’s first album yesterday and really started listening intently to Tommy Shannon. Talk about a straight killer bassist. The man doesn’t get half the credit he deserves.
Say what you will about the hatchet job they did to Jason on '...And Justice For All', but after digging through his parts, the dude is definitely underrated :)
MARIO VOM HOF but at the same time one of their best. (In terms of songs, anger, lyrical content that is relate able ect) It was the album that took a pretty ok band to the next level in terms of fame Jason stepped up in a situation most of us couldn’t filling in the shoes of someone beloved by the band and the fans, take the crap he got from the band and making his own legacy But yeah that production was not up to snuff
I'm not a bass player but the things my bassist friends shows me, it makes me have a whole new respect, and you're right, it does take a certain person to take that role to own it
I loved how real and candid this was. For me, I get all the love I need out of simply playing the bass for myself. It's such an elegantly intriguing instrument.
No respect here I'm telling you. As a bass player of almost 20 years. All started when my buddy saw me finger picking on the desk in highschool it's been the one constant in my life that's gave me a foundation and mental clarity.. if you want to be a bass player get a beginner bass.. and have it ran through by a tech.. sharp fret ends and bad set up will deter you from wanting to continue to play..
@@Jihadbearzwithgunz - I just picked up a Glarry 24 fret bass, looks like a PJ configuration, sounds and plays very well, I did have to set it up and file down a minor bit of fret sprout. Less than $100.
I've been playing bass for over 40 years. I think I'm just starting to master it. Your comments are spot-on! I think one has to accept the role of a bassist, and once you do, it becomes an amazing instrument. Great video!
When I was a teen, my next door neighbor was Tony Bellamy of the group Redbone (Come and Get Your Love). I was a budding bass player.. He would often come to my house and play guitar with me. He told me once that "a good bass player knows what Not to play". That lesson always stuck with me. I've gone on to be a semi professional musician..
Aaron... thank you. I've been bassing for 45 years. I love watching and listening to the bass player in every song. Lead guitarists don't impress me much 😂. My definition of a great bass player is when you don't realize what he/she is doing until the 3rd time you've heard a song, then you suddenly turn to someone and say "Gosh listen to that bass player!" And I do agree, we need more video content... demos... bass demos man!
Appreciate your honesty, I think you nailed it, it's tougher to master the bass. On the other hand, bass vids get tonnes of views, i.e., it's likely because there's lots better bassists on RUclips!
"No choice..." I love that! I once played a last minute gig, mostly pop tunes, where we did what I later learned was a popular country song. It sounded great and was we'll received as a funk tune!
Haha! So true. But as good a bassist as Davie is, it's his personality and comedic timing that are getting the clicks. These days he's a RUclips personality first, a bassist second. Not that there's anything wrong with that...
@@warmoth Nothing wrong with that :) But it also explains why there isn't as much saucy bass-focused content out there as there is saucy guitar-focused content. Good for me I use balanced diet of both instruments ;)
HerrDext3r yep. It’s evident his fans don’t care about the bass or music in general. They see it as a meme and an inside joke while disrespecting the instrument.
Aaron says, "I don't play bass guitar well", right after kicking out a bass riff so cool, I want to order my first 1 right now. Your modesty only makes us love you more, Brother.
The world needs more bass players!! You don't suck as a bass player Aaron. Guitars rule the world everyone knows that!!! I glad to say I received one of my guitar bodies and another is on it's way just waiting on the neck dept. to catch up!! Good to see you Aaron!! Keep up the great work!!!
I constantly go between considering myself a true bassist and being a 6-string guy. Everything you said in this video is right on the money. Playing bass is definitely a subtle thing like you said it’s not in your face and flashy. A few weeks ago I finally made an order on a Strat and I had been really trying to figure out if I wanted to build a short scale bass I ended up going with the Strat because of tuner availability. Anyway Aaron thank you for making these videos and if you do a bass one I’ll always watch.
Talking about bass pockets... as a trumpet player, the bass and the high hat were all I listened to for style and tempo. Also, I good bass man can make quarters feel like they swing by relaxing deep in their pocket. I always loved my bass players
I remember when after i played acoustic guitar,i wanted to play a bass,my dad gave me on my birthday,when i told my mom heard i got a base,she was surprised because she thought i would get a guitar some day,she said bass only is for suport,but i still wanted to play bass and i'm and still practicing to this day because i like bass amd after hearing bass so much times,now i can ALWAYS indentify the bass in musics and how it is important to musics
Beautiful bass! As for bass players getting no love, Sting, Geddy Lee, Paul McCartney, Flea, John Paul Jones (the list goes on and on) would disagree. BASS GUITAR 4EVER!!!
3:34 I know one song that has that kind of bassline and is not a country song and that song is Lass liegen by German rapper Alligatoah. I normally absolutely despise such a bassline, but there, he made it work really well.
Hey Aaron, nice to have you back. Long story but I'm the rare guitar player that's an actual bass player too. No pop-slap but McCartney, Billy Cox, Bruce Thomas, Fuzzy Samuel. YES a bass player has so much control over how the song sounds. Thanks for this one!
Bass is as important as any other instrument. Everything you said about the power a bass has, applies to any other instrument. The main reason the bass gets overlooked in modern music is the frequency.
30 years playing bass, and in my experience, you nailed the #1 reason. Ask any average non-musician rock fan to name great bass players, and 99 out of 100 will regurgitate the same 5 or so names; Claypool, Flea, Harris, Myung, and Sheehan. Every now and then you'll get someone who'll throw Burton or Butler in the mix. And that's fine, they're all great players, but it does illustrate that, for the vast majority of people, there's a subconscious equating of flashy and fast as "good." Popular = good, right? Meanwhile, outside of the bass community, players like Levin, Daisley, Pinnick, Maines, Sarzo, Muzz Skillings, Billy Gould, Joey Vera, and Eddie Jackson go unheard of. Most people wouldn't know a Jamerson or a Kaye if it bit them in the backside. Which brings me to the second point, which you also hit right on the head... most people simply do not understand the role of bass in a group composition setting.
Also, many people perceive that bass is an easier instrument, since it generally has fewer strings. Also, some bands mix the bass down to where it is barely audible. I love the bass. I would rather be invisible to people, it gets rid of any stagefright, lol. Laying the bassline down is also my favorite part of the recording process. Thanks for your thoughts.
I come back to this video a lot for some reason. I’m just always trying to find people like myself who are bassists and everywhere they look (for the most part) just see everyone ridiculing us and calling us failed guitarists and losers. It’s hard enough having depression but seeing the apparent hate towards the position of bassist is really making me wanna quit
I think those type of videos where different woods for bodies and necks and their combinations are compared, would be super rad. And it relates to the dilemma all us "assemblers" go through! Cheers! And thanks as always!
I’ve been a bassist since 1984. It was the first instrument I picked up and fell in love with. If you are a good versatile bassist, you are never out of work. Musicians always need a solid rhythm section. I still gig all the time and absolutely love playing bass and making them with Warmoth parts. Btw, Aaron you kick ass. You make the best videos. I watch them all. Also, those Seymore Duncan’s sound great in that bass. Keep doing the great work my friend.
Yup, you're on point. But I love the videos and do wish there were more bass videos. I have a Warmoth bass that I love and I always get great compliments on the bass when I use it. Great sound and I looks fantastic. (Walnut body, Rosewood neck with Ebony fingerboard). I have a fretted neck for it also, but usually have the fretless neck on. Thanks for great vids and thanks for a great bass.
I don't mind there being few bass videos. I have two P-bass necks and a J-bass body made by Warmoth (which belong to different basses), and I know how fantastic all they all are: I have all the proof I need in my hand. I'm looking forward to seeing more bass videos from you, Aaron. Keep rocking, man!
You nailed the whole bass-player thing! We both are 6 and 4 stringers (as well as durmmers): We call the bass "The dangerous world between Go and Stop." We also do bass videos and we thing watching folks play bass only is like watching an old awkward man (like me) dance... Not even the train-wreck-appeal... Glad we're not alone, we're right there with ya! Great video!
Thanks Aaron for bringing all of this to light (life?). I'm building a bass right now, along with a guitar rewire of a guitar project. You keep making bass vids and I'll keep watching them. Never know when I might need a part or two from Warmoth. I started off as a bass player that turned into a guitar player. Later I soon realized I'm sort of neither or both depending on the situation. I played in a progressive rock band as a bass player. This meant I could do all that Steve Harris, Chris Squire stuff and everyone thought is was cool. When I tried my hand in something funkier people thought I should be playing guitar--I was over playing my parts. At any rate, Aaron is right. I can't count how many times an improvised jam session would happen and EVERYONE would be looking at me to get things going. Why? Because I was holding the bass guitar in my hands.
I agree with the points on recording bass. I record bass and guitar at home as well, and as soon as you start laying down a bass line, those tracks start to sound complete. Ive always felt that its pretty blatant how little that people regard bass in the studio. When it comes to guitar, countless hours get spent on dialing in tones and doing all types of fancy mic experiments. Then when bass day comes, they just get plugged into a pedal or board, and thats it. Same thing with gigs. These days, its getting more common for guitarists to go through the pa with a modeler. But bassists have been already been doing that for years with the sansamp pedal.
I've played the bass for just over 20 years now. Yes, the bass player get no love, or camera time for that matter. However, one thing I love is that as a bass player, I am in charge of the "thunder" in a song. No other instrument will shake the ground like a bass can!
I'm the kind of bass player who likes the play up front and do more than just sit back laying low, hard to hear notes. My heroes are Geddy, Sheehan, Flea and the soul guys like Larry Graham and Bernard Edwards. Also, we bass players have a hard time because many people listen to music on small speakers and shitty earphones. Many guitar players with the heaviest of distortions and low tunings give us a hard time being noticed too 😂 BTW Killer tone on that J. I'm sure if you put the guitar down and played only bass for a while you'd have that kung fu to play more naturally, but you're fine.
I've played drums for about 15 years and the bass is something i've always wanted to learn on the side. All guitar players say to me is "learn guitar instead of bass" and i just don't think they understand
I’ve been teaching myself for over a year now and have been thinking about picking up a bass. I’m really good at rhythms and holding a steady beat, a bass just seems like it would fit me.
My Warmoth 5 string Deluxe J is killer. My only bass for the last 5 years. Swamp Ash body, bubinga neck with ebony fingerboard, steel frets, 2TEK bridge, Audere preamp and Nordstrand J bass pups.
I’ve played guitar for over 20 years. I’ve also played bass during that time. I could never actually be a bassist because I hear dozens of patterns in my head when writing a bass line for a song and just can’t choose. It’s all just subtle little differences and silences, but if you choose right it can change a song completely. I recently changed the bass line to a song I’ve had for over a decade and it completely changed the feeling of the song and made it so much better. That made me want to build my own bass. Lol
You explained why I play bass. I'm able to transform a song from something mundane to something very interesting and the power to make it happen is in my hands. And you also explain why bass players are under-appreciated. I've had people see me play keyboards (which I'm not very good at) and people said "I didn't know you were a musician." I do understand a couple of things. Part of the reason I play bass, is because I wasn't into shredding, and I wanted to play rhythm guitar. I found myself playing bass lines on the guitar. So I'm a failed guitarist. Also understand that sometimes the weakest musician in a band is the bass player, because many beginners perceive the bass to be easy to play, and it is to some extent if you want to just play the root note. I can sing and play the root notes, but try singing and playing a complex bass line.
Very nice Bass. I have a Gecko 5 String with a 35" scale Pao Ferro fingerboard, Flame Maple on Alder. Single Music Man Stingray type Humbucker with a Stingray tone stack. Warmotb workmanship is impeccable. I stained the top deep ruby red fading to very deep burgundy back. Orange oil/beeswax finish on the neck and fingerboard.
It's about ability. I know guitar players that don't click on bass, and bass players with the same issue on guitar. Good 'blend' bass players are aware of the response of the listener (which is enough) and they will gladly set the background of a piece. In movies, real scenery, CGI, or green screens supply the backdrop and frames the point of focus. Bass works the same. A referee in a championship game is usually doing a great job if no one notices them.
I'm a bassist so I "liked" this video almost by default. Also, you made ne laugh because it was so honest. Great compliments to us so we'll take it any way we can get it. ;-)
been playing drums for many many years, but i'm picking up bass guitar for the 2nd time as i played for 2 years stop for 9 years and now im back at it... bass is hard to learn to me drums are easy and even playing guitar, but bass its hard ur right a lot of style funk, slap, rock, rockabilly, jazz , i'm not that good and u know what man just keep doing what u love doing.. practice practice 10 mins 30 mins 1 hour a day u should get better... so much style.. and you are not bad, i play with fingers not with a pick, but to each their own.
Aaron, a helpful tip for the next bass video. I'm not going to try to change your tail phrase, but some bass players, reasons only speculated, never use a pick. They only thump, thumb, finger, and slap! For your consideration, from a guitar player, who comments to often.
You're on point, Aaron, but also! Many of those who sub to this channel are probably guitarists only, hence why the previous bass video was not as popular.
I don't play bass but i'm sort of intersted in picking it up as a way to expand my groove abilities and try to maybe jam a funk track out and try to layer on guitar counterpoint stabs, leads, or improve and make it something interesting, It seems like an invaluable tool for any musician. thank you for sharing.
When I was in a 4 piece metal band we cam up with this weird analogy, it was something like this; a band is like a bed, the bass is, well, the base of the bed, the drums are the mattress, the vocals are the sheet, and the guitars are the blankets and pillows xD
I LOVE them! Although my true inspiration is Geezer Butler from Black Sabbath. In my controversial opinion, McCartney was the best musician in The Beatles.
Parker Foutch well, you could argue he wrote better songs (that’s a stretch, because Paul wrote many more great Beatles songs) but Paul was clearly the more flexible and well rounded musician. George only played guitar and Ukulele to my knowledge.
That bass sounds killer. I fully intend for my next bass to be a Warmoth Deluxe 5J. My first bass was a Fender 1992 Jazz Bass Plus V, and the Warmoth Deluxe 5J is the only bass on the market that still uses that body style, since Fender killed it after 2009. I sold that Jazz Plus V only because I knew that of my collection, it would be the easiest to replace, but the replacement will, I think, actually be better than the original. The Jazz Bass with roundwound strings sound is, to my ears, the quintessential rock bass tone. Nothing else can match it.
Thanks for the nod- I played bass for 14 years in a 6 piece horn driven rock band that spent 8mos a year on the road enjoyed my view everyday from the stage, was I out front all the time? no, but I still have plenty of stories and good memories.
Being a Bass player I agree a lot to this, but the reason why most of us play bass instead of a lead instrument is because it’s fun. To me there’s nothing more satisfying than playing a rhythm that coincides with what the drummer is doing. What you said about the bass player choosing what vibe it is I’d disagree with you, because I find that most guitarists that I play with tend to take control of that. I’ve just got to boost and define what the guitarist wants and then mix play a rhythm that mixes with the drums nicely. I haven’t had too much of experience playing with a band and I’ve still got loads of more stuff to learn before I’m a pro, but I can say that’s easy to play bass but it’s so much harder to play it well. Tip, If you want a more solid noise from the bass I advise for you to turn the treble down a lot, that way you can actually hear the tone of and quality of the wood and pickups on the bass.
They only detail that’s giving away you not being a bassist is the fact that you don’t mute the strings... but that’s pretty easy to cover. The bass sounded and looked great. Would love to get a new neck for my p bass someday
I have been playing guitar for 30 years and love bass. So much that I bought a short scale and started learning. I actually enjoy playing bass more than guitar and have never understood why bassists get no attention.
Bass is definitely important to the feel of the band, and a lot of times the other musicians rely on the bass to keep track of where we are in the song.
Bassists may get no love from casual listeners but get a ton of love from musicians
Yep, for the same reason that a NFL quarterback always has nothing but praise for his offensive lineman! :)
**generic guitarists are arrogant joke**
Jason Newsted: *Intense sweat*
You may say... they get a whole lotta love.
Hell yeah brother. As someone who prefers rhythm guitar, bassists are cool with me. We ride together, we die together.
Definition of a bassist- “the person no-one notices until they’re not there...”...
This one hit me hard!
Amen brother. I know this to be true, many times over.
Story of my life!
Keep in mind...the bass players get quite a bit of the female attention.😉👍✨
@@gringogreen4719 And some people say length doesn't matter....
Once gigs are back on I propose a Bass Strike, so everyone can hear and understand how bad music sounds without bass
It sounds like animals as leaders xD but yeah the most bands would miss so much
Nobody would notice ☹
as a guitar player i fully support this
Bass is most component in ALL genre's in music!!! Bass and Drums is were it's at!!!!☺😉☺😉☺😉😊 At least in common music styles!!! I know vocals are a big part!!!! Because it's what the none musical people can relate too!!!!
They're good but the music would be alright without em.
"it's much harder to be a good bass player than a good guitar player." Aaron you are so right. A great bass player or bass line can make or break a song. Love the videos.
Bullshit. This is true for every instrument.
@@TheBod76 no, on the common sense, it's not.
I personally know only one bass player and he is so bad, he can barely hit any note. Nevertheless, the band just plays very loud and distorted - even though it's grunge, not deathmetal- so it literally cannot be heared if he is playing at all
A great bassline can make a song, but I don't think a boring one can really break a song. Playing the root notes of whatever the guitar or keys are playing will always sound fine, no matter how boring it is for us to play.
For me the bad thing with your bass videos, is the tone, that beautiful bass sounds awful with that semi distorted sound with no low end, is just not right, the 90% of the best bass tones, are just a clean bass with compression and eq, that’s it
As a bassist, you know what I'd love to see? I'd love to see tone demos of different necks. Wenge vs maple etc etc
Edit: I mean we get videos of Aaron demoing different guitar body woods, chambered vs, solid, why not a bass neck wood comparison video?
Hell yeah!
I’m not even a bass player and I want to see that!
Oh, absolutely!! Also, more love for short scale. :P
It all sounds the same
Necks make no difference in tone, only feel, even then there's only a difference with really light finishes
Thing with bass is when the bassist screws up live, you FEEL it shake the arena.
And the singer winces and shakes their head at you (not that that's ever happened to me, lol)
What surprises me is that some people *genuinely* think that bass is not even a key instrument. I don’t play bass however I have taken multiple songs and taken the bass out of them - and it sounds so empty, so dry, so cold - the bass, whether it’s a bass guitar, synth, 808, whatever, is a key instrument and it really gives a warmth to the song.
Even Doors songs have a bass, although they did not have a bass player 😅
yeah, bassist here. i play the bass for my youth group band and all the others in the band say it's the worst instrument and it's not even needed at all . i'd like to see what the music sounds like if i were to just not show up and there's no bass
Did you ever notice that when a band is featured on a video almost no time is the video on the bass? I watched many a song with a fabulous bass line and there is not enough video on the bass to even see what bass is being played, unless there is a lady on the bass.
Check out a band called Band-Maid. Their bassist got the most attention.
@@rustygear447 well Japanese bassist usually get more love over in Japan
@@Rrrriiiaaannn yeah and some opening themes of animes had awesome slap bass intros
@@ronjozefcuyos8462 Pretty much all japanese rock/pop music has completely awesome basslines, especially with slap bass. Polkadot Stingray, Suspended 4th, Arukara are some that I can think of off the top of my head.
Japanese music have a lot of interesting bass lines.. there, with their music, that i discovered the bass sound *- *and fell in love with it. Deam, japanese musicians are so crazy when it comes to bass
As a Drummer I just want to say- bassists are freaking awesome and deserve more recognition. The end.
yeah, as a bassist on youtube and the bassist in my youth group band. everyone who watches us play at youth group and all the other players in the band (mostly the guitarists) all hate the bass and they mean it when they call it the worst instrument. i'm really thinking about quitting at this point but i know that it just won't sound the same without the bass
Bass is like the foundation of a building, when you walk into a building, you dont notice it, you focus on the walls and floor, But when its gone? Then you notice.
When its gone something has gone very, very, very wrong
Don't worry, nowadays the REAL money is in making bass meme videos like "Playing every JoJo protagonist theme with a 1 string bass upside down with a power glove"
Yeah...
Is this about Davie504?
Nigel Tate No not at all
lmaoo
I was listening to SRV’s first album yesterday and really started listening intently to Tommy Shannon. Talk about a straight killer bassist. The man doesn’t get half the credit he deserves.
Whenever I bust out Live at the El Macombo I watch him almost as much as Stevie.
Tommy Shannon is one of the reasons I started playing bass. Shannon just knows what to lay down to support the song.
Srv’s band should have been called Tommy Shannon and double trouble
Metallica don't need no stinking bass. Well, yes they do and we all know they do.
Say what you will about the hatchet job they did to Jason on '...And Justice For All', but after digging through his parts, the dude is definitely underrated :)
@Toni Ahola ajfa is their worst produced album
MARIO VOM HOF but at the same time one of their best. (In terms of songs, anger, lyrical content that is relate able ect)
It was the album that took a pretty ok band to the next level in terms of fame
Jason stepped up in a situation most of us couldn’t filling in the shoes of someone beloved by the band and the fans, take the crap he got from the band and making his own legacy
But yeah that production was not up to snuff
@@deanstiller true
A good bass player is the glue that binds a band together, look at John Entwhistle (RIP) in The Who.
I'm not a bass player but the things my bassist friends shows me, it makes me have a whole new respect, and you're right, it does take a certain person to take that role to own it
I loved how real and candid this was. For me, I get all the love I need out of simply playing the bass for myself. It's such an elegantly intriguing instrument.
Out of interest, why does Warmoth not offer the fretboard radius options they do on guitar for bass? I would love to see that option for bass soon!
Thank you for the bass video ! I watch them all . That "J" is killer
Bassists, the Rodney Dangerfields of the guitar world. It is one reason I'd like to be a bass player.
No respect here I'm telling you.
As a bass player of almost 20 years. All started when my buddy saw me finger picking on the desk in highschool it's been the one constant in my life that's gave me a foundation and mental clarity.. if you want to be a bass player get a beginner bass.. and have it ran through by a tech.. sharp fret ends and bad set up will deter you from wanting to continue to play..
@@Jihadbearzwithgunz - I just picked up a Glarry 24 fret bass, looks like a PJ configuration, sounds and plays very well, I did have to set it up and file down a minor bit of fret sprout. Less than $100.
I've been playing bass for over 40 years. I think I'm just starting to master it. Your comments are spot-on!
I think one has to accept the role of a bassist, and once you do, it becomes an amazing instrument. Great video!
Hey Aaron’s back 👍🏻
Thank you! Totally nailed it. Keep the videos comin!
Bass players deserve love too, if you see a bass player be nice to them, compliment their hair or something
When I was a teen, my next door neighbor was Tony Bellamy of the group Redbone (Come and Get Your Love). I was a budding bass player.. He would often come to my house and play guitar with me. He told me once that "a good bass player knows what Not to play". That lesson always stuck with me. I've gone on to be a semi professional musician..
So true! A dood guitarist understands that as well though it may not come to fruition as often!
"Bass videos get no clicks"
Davie504 "am I a joke to you
Honestly they're barely even bass videos anymore.
Thank god somebody understands! His vids were once good, but now they are just clickbait memes
@@achilles872 now he uses the same regurgitated jokes all over and over add to that with his petty drama with Twosetviolin, Herman Li, and thedoooo.
yeah hahahaha
@@leonscottkennedy6860 that 'drama' is propably set
Just found your channel. Man this is as wholesome as a YT video about bass can get. Good stuff! Immediately subscribed.
Aaron... thank you. I've been bassing for 45 years. I love watching and listening to the bass player in every song. Lead guitarists don't impress me much 😂. My definition of a great bass player is when you don't realize what he/she is doing until the 3rd time you've heard a song, then you suddenly turn to someone and say "Gosh listen to that bass player!"
And I do agree, we need more video content... demos... bass demos man!
Appreciate your honesty, I think you nailed it, it's tougher to master the bass. On the other hand, bass vids get tonnes of views, i.e., it's likely because there's lots better bassists on RUclips!
Davies504 is taking all views. All your bass belongs to him!!
......living in their parent’s basement.
@@Cap683 what an original and hilarious joke
"No choice..." I love that! I once played a last minute gig, mostly pop tunes, where we did what I later learned was a popular country song. It sounded great and was we'll received as a funk tune!
I'm guitarist but I think we need more bass videos, indeed this is the first bass video I watch here in warmoth YT
Aaron: "Bass videos get no clicks."
Davie504: "Hold my beer."
well Davie himself said that videos where he actually plays bass get less views then ones where he's just being one huge meme fest
Haha! So true. But as good a bassist as Davie is, it's his personality and comedic timing that are getting the clicks. These days he's a RUclips personality first, a bassist second. Not that there's anything wrong with that...
@@warmoth Nothing wrong with that :) But it also explains why there isn't as much saucy bass-focused content out there as there is saucy guitar-focused content. Good for me I use balanced diet of both instruments ;)
HerrDext3r yep. It’s evident his fans don’t care about the bass or music in general. They see it as a meme and an inside joke while disrespecting the instrument.
Charles Berthoud: hold my tea
Aaron says, "I don't play bass guitar well", right after kicking out a bass riff so cool, I want to order my first 1 right now. Your modesty only makes us love you more, Brother.
The world needs more bass players!!
You don't suck as a bass player Aaron. Guitars rule the world everyone knows that!!!
I glad to say I received one of my guitar bodies and another is on it's way just waiting on the neck dept. to catch up!! Good to see you Aaron!! Keep up the great work!!!
I constantly go between considering myself a true bassist and being a 6-string guy. Everything you said in this video is right on the money. Playing bass is definitely a subtle thing like you said it’s not in your face and flashy. A few weeks ago I finally made an order on a Strat and I had been really trying to figure out if I wanted to build a short scale bass I ended up going with the Strat because of tuner availability. Anyway Aaron thank you for making these videos and if you do a bass one I’ll always watch.
You play very well in my oppinion! And the base is awsome! Beautiful and plays very good! Thanks!
Talking about bass pockets... as a trumpet player, the bass and the high hat were all I listened to for style and tempo.
Also, I good bass man can make quarters feel like they swing by relaxing deep in their pocket. I always loved my bass players
I'm a guitar player but originally started as a bass player! Bass and drummers deserve more love! A song would be nothing without these unsung heroes!
I remember when after i played acoustic guitar,i wanted to play a bass,my dad gave me on my birthday,when i told my mom heard i got a base,she was surprised because she thought i would get a guitar some day,she said bass only is for suport,but i still wanted to play bass and i'm and still practicing to this day because i like bass amd after hearing bass so much times,now i can ALWAYS indentify the bass in musics and how it is important to musics
As an intermediate bass player, this video made my year. Thanks for the kind words.
Beautiful bass! As for bass players getting no love, Sting, Geddy Lee, Paul McCartney, Flea, John Paul Jones (the list goes on and on) would disagree. BASS GUITAR 4EVER!!!
LEMMY
Cliff???
3:34 I know one song that has that kind of bassline and is not a country song and that song is Lass liegen by German rapper Alligatoah. I normally absolutely despise such a bassline, but there, he made it work really well.
I’m a bassist and I watch this video when I’m feeling down it’s a great video ❤️
I've played bass for 24 years, and I think you are a fantastic bass player! Also that tone is great! Beautiful bass!
Thanks for showing respect to the musicianship of great bass playing
Hey Aaron, nice to have you back. Long story but I'm the rare guitar player that's an actual bass player too. No pop-slap but McCartney, Billy Cox, Bruce Thomas, Fuzzy Samuel. YES a bass player has so much control over how the song sounds. Thanks for this one!
Bass is as important as any other instrument.
Everything you said about the power a bass has, applies to any other instrument.
The main reason the bass gets overlooked in modern music is the frequency.
30 years playing bass, and in my experience, you nailed the #1 reason. Ask any average non-musician rock fan to name great bass players, and 99 out of 100 will regurgitate the same 5 or so names; Claypool, Flea, Harris, Myung, and Sheehan. Every now and then you'll get someone who'll throw Burton or Butler in the mix. And that's fine, they're all great players, but it does illustrate that, for the vast majority of people, there's a subconscious equating of flashy and fast as "good." Popular = good, right? Meanwhile, outside of the bass community, players like Levin, Daisley, Pinnick, Maines, Sarzo, Muzz Skillings, Billy Gould, Joey Vera, and Eddie Jackson go unheard of. Most people wouldn't know a Jamerson or a Kaye if it bit them in the backside. Which brings me to the second point, which you also hit right on the head... most people simply do not understand the role of bass in a group composition setting.
Wow. Aaron going to the plate for bass player love. And hitting a dinger✊❤️
Also, many people perceive that bass is an easier instrument, since it generally has fewer strings. Also, some bands mix the bass down to where it is barely audible. I love the bass. I would rather be invisible to people, it gets rid of any stagefright, lol. Laying the bassline down is also my favorite part of the recording process. Thanks for your thoughts.
I come back to this video a lot for some reason. I’m just always trying to find people like myself who are bassists and everywhere they look (for the most part) just see everyone ridiculing us and calling us failed guitarists and losers. It’s hard enough having depression but seeing the apparent hate towards the position of bassist is really making me wanna quit
Oh Def man! I hear what your saying, and yes you're right on
I'm a bass player, and I would watch any bass videos that you would put out.
Stay Strong!
I think those type of videos where different woods for bodies and necks and their combinations are compared, would be super rad. And it relates to the dilemma all us "assemblers" go through! Cheers! And thanks as always!
I’ve been a bassist since 1984. It was the first instrument I picked up and fell in love with. If you are a good versatile bassist, you are never out of work. Musicians always need a solid rhythm section. I still gig all the time and absolutely love playing bass and making them with Warmoth parts. Btw, Aaron you kick ass. You make the best videos. I watch them all. Also, those Seymore Duncan’s sound great in that bass. Keep doing the great work my friend.
I have a Warmoth 5 string bass and I love it. The Warmoth bass neck is excellent.
"today we're talking bass guitar"
Intro guitar solo: no
I heard and appreciated bass in songs when I didn't know the instrument even existed. Further digging got me into playing bass in a band.
Yup, you're on point. But I love the videos and do wish there were more bass videos. I have a Warmoth bass that I love and I always get great compliments on the bass when I use it. Great sound and I looks fantastic. (Walnut body, Rosewood neck with Ebony fingerboard). I have a fretted neck for it also, but usually have the fretless neck on.
Thanks for great vids and thanks for a great bass.
Hey! A good drummer Always appreciates a good bassist! They are the Pocket!!
I don't mind there being few bass videos.
I have two P-bass necks and a J-bass body made by Warmoth (which belong to different basses), and I know how fantastic all they all are: I have all the proof I need in my hand.
I'm looking forward to seeing more bass videos from you, Aaron.
Keep rocking, man!
You nailed the whole bass-player thing! We both are 6 and 4 stringers (as well as durmmers): We call the bass "The dangerous world between Go and Stop." We also do bass videos and we thing watching folks play bass only is like watching an old awkward man (like me) dance... Not even the train-wreck-appeal... Glad we're not alone, we're right there with ya! Great video!
keep up the great work...beautiful Bass you have there...sounds great
We appreciate your honesty 🤣 And nice Crazy Train at the end there! 🎸
Thanks Aaron for bringing all of this to light (life?). I'm building a bass right now, along with a guitar rewire of a guitar project. You keep making bass vids and I'll keep watching them. Never know when I might need a part or two from Warmoth.
I started off as a bass player that turned into a guitar player. Later I soon realized I'm sort of neither or both depending on the situation. I played in a progressive rock band as a bass player. This meant I could do all that Steve Harris, Chris Squire stuff and everyone thought is was cool. When I tried my hand in something funkier people thought I should be playing guitar--I was over playing my parts.
At any rate, Aaron is right. I can't count how many times an improvised jam session would happen and EVERYONE would be looking at me to get things going. Why? Because I was holding the bass guitar in my hands.
Glad you’re back Aaron!
Love all your videos. Your honesty is awesome!
The bass encompasses the rhythm and the chord structure of the song. Its the heart of the music IMO. No bass, no jam.
I agree with the points on recording bass. I record bass and guitar at home as well, and as soon as you start laying down a bass line, those tracks start to sound complete. Ive always felt that its pretty blatant how little that people regard bass in the studio. When it comes to guitar, countless hours get spent on dialing in tones and doing all types of fancy mic experiments. Then when bass day comes, they just get plugged into a pedal or board, and thats it. Same thing with gigs. These days, its getting more common for guitarists to go through the pa with a modeler. But bassists have been already been doing that for years with the sansamp pedal.
I've played the bass for just over 20 years now. Yes, the bass player get no love, or camera time for that matter. However, one thing I love is that as a bass player, I am in charge of the "thunder" in a song. No other instrument will shake the ground like a bass can!
I'm the kind of bass player who likes the play up front and do more than just sit back laying low, hard to hear notes. My heroes are Geddy, Sheehan, Flea and the soul guys like Larry Graham and Bernard Edwards. Also, we bass players have a hard time because many people listen to music on small speakers and shitty earphones. Many guitar players with the heaviest of distortions and low tunings give us a hard time being noticed too 😂
BTW Killer tone on that J. I'm sure if you put the guitar down and played only bass for a while you'd have that kung fu to play more naturally, but you're fine.
I've played drums for about 15 years and the bass is something i've always wanted to learn on the side. All guitar players say to me is "learn guitar instead of bass" and i just don't think they understand
When you got a good bassist and drummer who flow together.... you got a fighting chance! A good bass and drummer combo can make anyone sound good
Absolutely!
Slapped like immediately! Hey Aaron, hope you guys are doing well!
I’ve been teaching myself for over a year now and have been thinking about picking up a bass. I’m really good at rhythms and holding a steady beat, a bass just seems like it would fit me.
My Warmoth 5 string Deluxe J is killer. My only bass for the last 5 years. Swamp Ash body, bubinga neck with ebony fingerboard, steel frets, 2TEK bridge, Audere preamp and Nordstrand J bass pups.
Dude, the Mooncastor bass video was your best! Keep the bass coming!
Thanks for the video, I now understand why my parents don't return my calls.
Every guitarist should have and play a bass, even at the basic level. It adds so much and helps one learn.
I’ve played guitar for over 20 years. I’ve also played bass during that time. I could never actually be a bassist because I hear dozens of patterns in my head when writing a bass line for a song and just can’t choose. It’s all just subtle little differences and silences, but if you choose right it can change a song completely. I recently changed the bass line to a song I’ve had for over a decade and it completely changed the feeling of the song and made it so much better. That made me want to build my own bass. Lol
You explained why I play bass. I'm able to transform a song from something mundane to something very interesting and the power to make it happen is in my hands. And you also explain why bass players are under-appreciated. I've had people see me play keyboards (which I'm not very good at) and people said "I didn't know you were a musician." I do understand a couple of things. Part of the reason I play bass, is because I wasn't into shredding, and I wanted to play rhythm guitar. I found myself playing bass lines on the guitar. So I'm a failed guitarist. Also understand that sometimes the weakest musician in a band is the bass player, because many beginners perceive the bass to be easy to play, and it is to some extent if you want to just play the root note. I can sing and play the root notes, but try singing and playing a complex bass line.
Well said Aaron ! Keep those videos coming.
Very nice Bass. I have a Gecko 5 String with a 35" scale Pao Ferro fingerboard, Flame Maple on Alder. Single Music Man Stingray type Humbucker with a Stingray tone stack. Warmotb workmanship is impeccable. I stained the top deep ruby red fading to very deep burgundy back. Orange oil/beeswax finish on the neck and fingerboard.
I play bass in one band, and guitar in two others, the bass is very fun to play and is extremely underrated
It's about ability. I know guitar players that don't click on bass, and bass players with the same issue on guitar. Good 'blend' bass players are aware of the response of the listener (which is enough) and they will gladly set the background of a piece. In movies, real scenery, CGI, or green screens supply the backdrop and frames the point of focus. Bass works the same. A referee in a championship game is usually doing a great job if no one notices them.
I'm a bassist so I "liked" this video almost by default. Also, you made ne laugh because it was so honest. Great compliments to us so we'll take it any way we can get it. ;-)
been playing drums for many many years, but i'm picking up bass guitar for the 2nd time as i played for 2 years stop for 9 years and now im back at it... bass is hard to learn to me drums are easy and even playing guitar, but bass its hard ur right a lot of style funk, slap, rock, rockabilly, jazz , i'm not that good and u know what man just keep doing what u love doing.. practice practice 10 mins 30 mins 1 hour a day u should get better... so much style.. and you are not bad, i play with fingers not with a pick, but to each their own.
Aaron, a helpful tip for the next bass video. I'm not going to try to change your tail phrase, but some bass players, reasons only speculated, never use a pick. They only thump, thumb, finger, and slap!
For your consideration, from a guitar player, who comments to often.
WORD!!! And Quarter Pounders are awesome. Love them on my Warmoth fretless!
Keep the bass videos coming! Damned be the views!
Bass player here I honestly don’t mind not getting any love I just love bass tho it’s such a badass instrument.
You're on point, Aaron, but also! Many of those who sub to this channel are probably guitarists only, hence why the previous bass video was not as popular.
I don't play bass but i'm sort of intersted in picking it up as a way to expand my groove abilities and try to maybe jam a funk track out and try to layer on guitar counterpoint stabs, leads, or improve and make it something interesting, It seems like an invaluable tool for any musician. thank you for sharing.
When I was in a 4 piece metal band we cam up with this weird analogy, it was something like this; a band is like a bed, the bass is, well, the base of the bed, the drums are the mattress, the vocals are the sheet, and the guitars are the blankets and pillows xD
Who here likes John Deacon from Queen?
Or Paul McCartney?
I LOVE them!
Although my true inspiration is Geezer Butler from Black Sabbath.
In my controversial opinion, McCartney was the best musician in The Beatles.
Sandip Biswas that’s not really a controversial statement
@@RauMichael I think Harrison was better.
Parker Foutch well, you could argue he wrote better songs (that’s a stretch, because Paul wrote many more great Beatles songs) but Paul was clearly the more flexible and well rounded musician. George only played guitar and Ukulele to my knowledge.
@@RauMichael And Sitar. Rumors say George got that from Ravi Shankar...
That bass sounds killer. I fully intend for my next bass to be a Warmoth Deluxe 5J. My first bass was a Fender 1992 Jazz Bass Plus V, and the Warmoth Deluxe 5J is the only bass on the market that still uses that body style, since Fender killed it after 2009. I sold that Jazz Plus V only because I knew that of my collection, it would be the easiest to replace, but the replacement will, I think, actually be better than the original. The Jazz Bass with roundwound strings sound is, to my ears, the quintessential rock bass tone. Nothing else can match it.
Thanks for the nod- I played bass for 14 years in a 6 piece horn driven rock band that spent 8mos a year on the road enjoyed my view everyday from the stage, was I out front all the time? no, but I still have plenty of stories and good memories.
Wow...what an experience! Much respect!
Being a Bass player I agree a lot to this, but the reason why most of us play bass instead of a lead instrument is because it’s fun. To me there’s nothing more satisfying than playing a rhythm that coincides with what the drummer is doing. What you said about the bass player choosing what vibe it is I’d disagree with you, because I find that most guitarists that I play with tend to take control of that. I’ve just got to boost and define what the guitarist wants and then mix play a rhythm that mixes with the drums nicely. I haven’t had too much of experience playing with a band and I’ve still got loads of more stuff to learn before I’m a pro, but I can say that’s easy to play bass but it’s so much harder to play it well. Tip, If you want a more solid noise from the bass I advise for you to turn the treble down a lot, that way you can actually hear the tone of and quality of the wood and pickups on the bass.
Thanks for the nod to bass players, Aaron. You are on point. Also imo the issue with guitar players picking up the bass is that they tend to overplay
They only detail that’s giving away you not being a bassist is the fact that you don’t mute the strings... but that’s pretty easy to cover. The bass sounded and looked great. Would love to get a new neck for my p bass someday
I have been playing guitar for 30 years and love bass. So much that I bought a short scale and started learning. I actually enjoy playing bass more than guitar and have never understood why bassists get no attention.
Bass is definitely important to the feel of the band, and a lot of times the other musicians rely on the bass to keep track of where we are in the song.