5 Beginner Bass Myths (Busted)
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- Опубліковано 6 чер 2019
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Are you letting beginner bass myths hold back your playing? Let’s tackle some big ones and find out if they’re confirmed or busted…
Myth #1 - Bass is Boring… we just stand at the back, looking sullen, waiting for the show to end so we can pack up the lead guitarist’s gear while they talk to groupies, right?
You can probably guess what I think of this myth, since this is a bass channel… but check out how I demonstrated how important the bass is.
Myth #2 - Bass is Easier than Guitar… If you’re a bassist you might immediately say “hell no,” but it’s a little more complicated than you might think. I explain the differences, plus a live demo of why guitar players can get away with bad habits that bassists can’t.
Myth #3 - You Can’t Play with Small Hands… this is one of the most common myths about bass. I’ve had so many students worry that they won’t be able to play bass because their hands are small. We’ll see if we can find any pro bass players with small hands, plus I’ll talk about how to deal with it if your hands are length-challenged.
Myth #4 - Pick or Fingers? The age-old question. Can you play bass with a pick? Is pick better than fingers? We’ll look for answers by checking out a bunch of pro bass players and seeing what they do.
Myth #5 - It Takes a Long Time to Learn Bass… the great unspoken beginner bass myth. We’ll put it to the test and see what one of my former students has to say about it.
Okay, your head is clear of bass myths, and you’re ready to fill it with good stuff. Click here to subscribe for more beginner bass lessons: yeah.bassbuzz.com/subscribe
#bassmyths #basstruths
MYTH: Josh is s**ting on guitar players!
TRUTH: Not all guitar players rush and overplay... but some of them do - I've done gigs with them! So my guitar impressions are a tribute to them, those million-fill-playing, tempo-accelerating scoundrels. 😈
In all seriousness - I love guitar, and I love good guitarists. (my best friend is a guitarist, no joke) My favorite guitar player lately (and often): Julian Lage. Check him out.
And rock on, bassists and guitarists alike. 🤘
You forgot Dave elefson of megadeth
Guitarists are band members whereas guitar PLAYERS (note the emphasis) have band members.
Myth: The ones who end up being alcoholics and drug addicts are (almost) always lead singers and lead guitar players - never the bass players. :)
Can confirm, am shitty rythm guitarist on the side
What strings do you have on that P beauty? Sounds so creamy! Tapewounds?
LaBella heavy gauge flats, Jamerson strings!
people: don't notice bassists
also people: turn the bass level all the way up when listening to music
This is so true 😂
tf you using bass boosters for when you cant hear the bass
Im not givin you a like to leave the counter at 420 REAL SLAPPERS KNOW WHY
People turn the bass level all the way up because they cannot hear the bass. Hence, they don't notice.
@@andrewsix3214 some guitarist ruined it
As a guitarist, I like to think of bass like eyebrows. You don’t realize how important it is until it’s gone.
@Nothing is Real LMAO
Or salt for that matter. Great analogy dude
RIP Chester
BaD Man lol that came outta nowhere
@@koala.justakoala4287 there is a song Called Until Its Gone By Linkin Park .
So am getting the reference. :/
As a bass player I alway tell my band:
"Everybody gangsta till I stop playing"
good one, you carry the band 24/7
I feel the same way, one time my band were practicing and i play wrong notes and suddenly everyone got confused and we all stop, its funny cause they often say they cant hear me😂
@@gabrielnara9202 this is such a relatable comment. Bass on brother. Bass on.
Lmao
When I play with my band I'm just going to stop playing and see if they notice.
people: don't like bass
also people: like bass boosted versions
so true people say the bass isn't necessary yet when they go buy headphones they want great and strong bass. I mean make up your damn mind.
Some of them don't even know it's bass guitar that does that sound... it's sad, right?
What they call bass is Roland 808 samples
Unoriginal comment :(
bro no one says this
Guitarist: close your eyes bro
Guitarist: what do you see bro
Bassist: nothing bro
Guitarist: that's my life without you bro
Bassist: bro
bro
bro
bro
bro
bro
Me: "Bass is boring and uncool"
Davie504: "HOLD MA BEER"
plays bass with beer*
Brine I will slap my bass
Then I’ll slap your face!
*old my pizza
@@BrineXDX *wooosh*
Davie is so fucking boring. Transcribing melodies, memeing, appealing to the clickbait crowd and recycling intro textbook rhythms and technique shouldn't be peak musical entertainment in my opinion.
Bass is essentially 'When you do things right, no one will be sure you've done anything at all.'
Ha yup
I work in devops, sounds like bass is right instrument for me.
nice futurama reference
When I play right note, no one can notice my bass. But if I play wrong note, everyone notice that I've done wrong.
🙋♂️
Yeah, that’s. Yeah, It do be like that
It's like the old saying: "Nobody notices what I do until I don't do it."
It really be like that tho :/
bass players are like sound designers
if you xant notice them they're doing their job right
“Bass is boring and uncool”
Cliff Burton: “HOLD MY PUPPETS”
🅱️
More like "inhale this anesthesia"
"TOLL MY BELL"
Bass solo take one
"Bass is boring and uncool"
Les claypool: hold my mud
Finally, I found a bass teacher on youtube that isn’t a creepy nerd... just a nerd but in a good way
Haha, thanks Hank!
Lol
Watch Scott Bass Lessons he's a g
@@burritoblaster2148 lot of unnecessary talking and not enough actual lessons though
@@elpeluca7780 have you actually watched his paid lessons
Dear guitarists, how come there are bass boosted songs but not Guitar boosted songs? Checkmate
Bc guitar is a mid range instrument and nobody likes boosting the midrange
XD
@@stefaneduard8169 that's what a guitarist would Say...
@@Joe_TradeMark it’s true but guitar can go in multiple ranges. Not just the midrange. They do well in the high register if you can pull it out on the higher frets. Beside that it’s definitely boosted with our amplifiers and pedals. Almost drowning others out unless we EQ
Bass is a frequency which is why we call bass guitars as bass guitars, treble is the opposite of bass and I can't find what's in between them
You don’t know how satisfying playing a bass is until you try it. Even if you were just playing the same notes over an over, the rhythmic feel is so good.
true i picked up a friends bass after playing guitar a couple years. Made me want to sell my guitar and buy a bass
As a guitarist of 40 years I bought a Jazz bass a year and a half ago and now own 3 basses and two bass amps. I completely fell in love with bass playing and play it 95% of the time with guitar at 5%.
Very true, I am a bass player but I didn't like to practice. I barely touched my bass every few months until I picked it up one day and started just playing and learning.
After that I played every single non stop.
Until I accidentally cracked the neck 😭
Now I'm waiting to buy a new one or fix the old one
Yes, so so true!!!! I love my bass!!!!
honestly i love bass, i haven’t learned it but i really do and prefer it over guitar because it’s deep, gravely sound reminds me of pouring dark chocolate on something
"Pouring dark chocolate all over the song" = perfect description of playing bass. 🍫
lol
.
Why does that make sense
Same!!
lol i was gonna comment that
2:12 Proceeds to say it “Feels Good” without putting feel good inc. as an example.
Hindsight is a cruel mistress.
I could put a like but i cant destroy the 69 perfection
@@joanabernardino1761 Your comment saved me from liking it, I didn't even notice
169 😉😉
Thats why i came to the comments
To all the people who say they can't hear bass:
Bass frequencies go from 41 Hertz to
392 Hertz.
If you can't hear the bass, it means you can't hear the 41-392 frequency range.
Besides Bass Guitar, there are a lot more sounds that fit within this range (like vocals for example).
You're pretty much missing half the song or more.
Which means:
1- You have a hearing disability.
2- You have crappy speakers.
A lot of people that say they can't hear the bass, can in fact hear it. They just don't know what it sounds like.
Why are you taking this literally? People say they cannot hear the bass because the bass are getting drowned with guitar and drums.
@@julianndebeleniii9061 Hmm, no.
The thing is that the bass is not getting drowned by guitar and drums, it's right there in plain sight.
In fact, there are plenty of famous metal bands where bass is louder than guitar (Iron Maiden, Motorhead, a few songs from Master of Puppets, etc) The average person just can't tell what instrument is making what sound.
Your sentence doesn't make sense, especially in these days when everything you hear on the radio is drum & bass (21 pilots, Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa). I don't know if you noticed but the electric guitar disappeared from mainstream music. I am not saying that's a good thing, I'm just stating a fact.
@@straystreaks5379 the video wasn't talking about today's music. It talks about a typical band music which is composed of guitars, bass and drums.
@@julianndebeleniii9061 In typical band music you can still hear the bass.
@@straystreaks5379 you can because you have trained ears. Most people don't.
As a lead guitarist.....u can never play a perfect solo without the bass
"Bass is boring and uncool."
The Doors: Yeah he's right
they dont have bassist because they cant find him
That's the joke about it.
They had a guy stroking his organ...in front of everybody.
His name was Jim Morrison and apparently he got arrested 3 times while being on-stage.
Yeah except they have a bass player on allnof their records. They just didn't need one live
Dude's my bass teacher. I never met him in person, but he's my friend and I'll fight anyone who questions him.
Haha thanks Florian!
It's edutainment!
Dude taught me how to find every note on my neck, easy.
I never thought I'd know how to do that.
Removing the bass is like changing the frame rate of a piece of animation
You can’t always actually hear (or see) it, but you always FEEL it. You can tell something is off
Going to a concert and feeling the ground shake lol
1992:
- Mom can you buy me a bass?
- what's that?
- Like a guitar, but like a cello.
- mmm no. I can buy you a guitar if you want.
- oke.
2021: (pretty good at guitar)
- I'll buy myself a bass.
(after 2 days)
- this is WAY harder than I imagined, but groovy af. Love it!
so did you completely stop guitar and switch to bass?
@@qwerty1516 no way jose, got pretty good at guitar and I enjoy it too much to not playing anymore.
Thats why I liked bass when I was a kid it just looked cool
lmaoo i’m a cello player and am soon getting a bass, i think they both have the similar element of being way under appreciated
Bass is totally easier to play than guitar; it's simply harder to play well.
There are different ways to play bass...
Can you slap a guitar without it sounding shit lol
@@thebottles2684 yeah you can slap a guitar lol
@@SirNace eh don't know about that one chief
@@youtubespace2753 look at Miyavi and his performance of his song "What's my Name?"
@@youtubespace2753 good one u know a lot
And of course he has a RHCP Shirt on.
Both Frusciante and Flea are great tho
My thoughts exactly
Ammar Draganović who doesnt
Ewww
Oscar Promoli they also don’t kill coyotes
Person: Bass is boring
Me: HOLD MY RECENTLY BOUGHT STRINGS
I like your pfp!
@@citrus4419 don’t we all
as someone who turns the bass in their car up so loud i can feel it in my SOUL, i’m surprised i didn’t start playing earlier. i was looking for a second instrument to play and thought maybe i should do drums, but then i realized all my favorite songs were my favorite because of the bass lines. bass makes my heart soar. it’s my missing piece man, my soul mate if you will. LMAO but forreal it’s an underrated instrument
That‘s beautifully said 🖤
I'm guessing that your car is one of those that tremble when the bassline is playing lol
I'm a F*cking drummer, and I loved this.
My man
Dude!!! Don't procrastinate!! Learn to count to 4 Now pls!! Our band is falling apart because you can't count😬
Judah Enjoys Education finally another drummer
Same
Same
my friend is a bassist and his amp turned off mid performance
no one noticed
what can I say no one noticed me playing the keyboard either
😤😤😤
I literally couldn't even hear him playing
Why
So
many
Spaces
Attention
much?
Just to be sure ... there was an audience present at said concert, yes? :-)))
Lmao that happened to me too
"Guitar is more important than bass."
*Laughs in Jazz.
dude i’ve been in love with bass for soo long, when i listen to music it’s the main thing i pay attention to and i’m an 17 year old girl. i play acoustic guitar but sometimes i rlly play bass lines on my acoustic 😭 i’m soo glad i found your channel bc one day i’m going to buy a bass guitar and i will be able to watch ur videos to learn!!! 🥺
great plan
i’m also a 17 year old girl who played guitar (i played electric). i finally bought a nice but relatively cheap bass and started playing and i LOVE it. i think u should go for it!!
im a sixteen year old girl and i just tuned the strings down on the guitar :’(
@@meiling9631 As a former guitar player now playing bass. I’ve tried that, don’t do it, it actually ruins your guitar strings going that low.
@@Echoes_ i got a bass so yayy
Bass, the humble big brother of the guitar, the kind with the deep raspy and sexy voice, but smooth af
Unless he plays a G and the fret buzz kills it
"You get to support and glue the whole band together, which makes everything feel good"
More like it makes everything feel good inc.
Feel Good Inc. has an iconic bass line, soooo yeah
There are quite a few songs where the bassist has to hard carry
I love feel good inc because the bass completely steals the show
Gorillaz guy huh? . Cool. Who else do u like. Just curious what the new generation digs these days ...is rock coming back .. or should we start throwing dirt on the poor thing.. ?
Dare.. also a guerilla track..dope synthy style bass imo
As a bass player, I could say the bass is somehow the soul that makes the music alive 🤟
oooh, I believe the same way
I actually love bass more than guitar (as a listener). Just the sensory experience of listening to bass is more enjoyable. It adds soul, weight, and guts to music where it matters. Also, as a sludge and doom metal guy, bass adds an immensity to music that other instruments cannot hope to bring. I love it.
Listen to dimebag darrels isolated guitar tracks for new level and tell me that doesn't sound immense
"THE VIDEO IS ONLY 8 MINUTES LONG!"
"No problem. Let me talk about microshifting"
Ooh, you're not gonna like my 17 hour microshifting livestream next week...😬
@@BassBuzz ooh but I will. Microshifting is the blessing to all of us smallhanded bassist
“you can’t play bass if you have small hands!”
*tyler joseph has left the chat*
MY HANDS WEREN'T BIG ENOUGH FOR GUITAR
@@largetoothbat8659 **plays even bigger instrument**
@@kaydencehead7839 Yeah xd Although I love the bass lines in Twenty One Pilots songs like "Ode to Sleep" "March to the Sea" and "Jumpsuit"
that’s literally exactly what i thought ab
Tyjo has simple basslines usually
Still sounds good.
He also just started using e guitar in songs
now i cant use the “i have small hands” thing to make myself feel better at not being good
Guitar: Exuberant juvenile who makes everybody smile with his boundless energy, enthusiasm, and shenanigans.
Bass: Daddy who keeps the family together, puts bread on the table, and makes sure everybody is okay ... and who from time to time gets to show that he's a pretty cool dude, too.
You need both for a happy family that is respected and well-liked.
Bass is easy and uncool
Muse: _hold my hysteria_
AND I WANT YOU NOW
I WANT YOU NOW
the thing is , I didnt even notice that the bass had the wrong groove because I couldnt hear it next to the guitar and I think this is often an issue and one big reason bass is underrated
Dsennack that’s why as a bassist i really like music by Red hot chili peppers and Tool because the guitar and bass work really nicely together in all of their songs
While this is sometimes true in a dense mix, I could totally hear the bass in this video, on laptop speakers. Are you watching youtube on your fridge man?
I had the exact same thought :(
@@bartmj don't be asshole. if you play jazz, blues, bass is obviously there. if you listen to metal, bass is very much there, but not in your face
@@nikolatomic5287 Jason Newstead wants to know your location.
Learning restraint was a big one for me when I first started playing I wanted to shred everything like cliff burton and flea but when I learned how to slow down keep time and just be the bridge between the guitar and drums I actually started having a lot more fun and confident in my ability to hold a song together
You gotta set low expectations and then shred or just play funk and shred all the time
When you play an open mic night and the leader comes over and turns UP your bass....That's the moment you know that you are doing something right.
Not a Myth but straight up Fact : It is SUPER hard to sing while playing bass especially when playing with fingers.
Edit: I see y'all naming some people who do it but I just meant that it's harder. I play drums, guitar, piano etc. Singing with bass is just harder than the other instruments
Certainly, Geddy Lee has quite some experience with that! Haha.
@@medmac2112 tom araya too 😂
Jack Bruce. Nuff said
The way Thundercat is able to sing while going crazy on the bass is unbelievable
Lemmy?
That moment when he does the otherside comparison but you're listening on a cellphone and you cant hear flea anyway so it feels like a mean joke
I ruined 69 likes. Haha checkmate!
I play guitar and bass. From my experience, they just have different difficulties and aren't really comparable. It's difficult to make an amazing melody in the same way that it's difficult to create a bass line that grooves.
I think you hit the nail on the head there, friend. The two instruments really aren't comparable. The way I see it, the "bass is easier" myth stems from the fact that many guitarists (and others who get fooled by false logic) think that you play mainly the same thing on a bass as you would on guitar, only with fewer strings. And yes, by that logic, the bass is easier to play than the guitar. And the minute you start playing bass by that logic ... you totally f**k up the song. Because then all you have is an extra inaudible guitar and a non-existing bass line.
I'm a decent guitarist that's been playing for a couple of years (along with drums, keyboard and anything else I can get my mitts on) and I have been wanting to pick up a bass. My teacher says that skills on guitar and bass are translatable from guitar to bass and vice versa. That seems true for almost every instrument I have learned so far, to some degree or another.
@@shadowninjarider374 the basics are, mostly. Notes, scale patterns, left hand technique, even right hand to some extent. But you have to approach it as a different instrument because you will be fulfilling different roles. The bass is primarily a rhythm instrument and most of the time will be about the groove. Making a bassline that fits wel and grooves and locking that bassline down to time is difficult.
@@slurpeexyza17 not when your primary perspective as a musician is rhythm and groove. You could take a vocalist who started on guitar(for rhythm only) and throw him on another instrument. Ofcourse different instruments have different roles but that said vocalist is gonna see each instrument differently then a guitarist seeing a guitar or a bassist seeing a bassist. Granted the basic fundamentals will always apply. I think if we transcend these musical perspectives and see music for what it is we’ll get to a stage your talking about
which one do you recommend to learn first if you wanna learn both?
“ real bassist don’t use picks”
Paul gray: how about I do anyways
R.I.P
@@guy_in_the_moon yes, rip indeed
that “grab your bass if you don’t already have it” made me realize that all those children’s tv show host turning to the camera and asking the audience for something trained me well. i went from laying down for bed to practicing faster than dora can say vamonos!
:P
Someone:
"Bass is boring and uncool"
John Deacon:
"Shut up and watch me."
omg right?!, john is amazing at bass, and not only did he play bass he wrote amazing songs for queen, he made the bass his own and he danced while playing.
and that is impressive
He’s not that great
Yess
@@sothbeachboy2195 hes pretty good though. a good songwriter too which is more than many bass players can say
his basslines made his sound not boring, they're amazing
I honestly think that the bass guitar is much cooler than the electric guitar... It provides the song with a deep backup sound, giving the music much more depth! Also, bass riffs that many people invent are killer! Truly amazing!
it depends on the song tho cuz electric guitars with the right songs is just👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽
I guess...
Nah
Nah
Ahem, *Hysteria*
Great bass track
"Bass is boring"
Lemmy Kilmister: Hold my moles
Hold my Jack Daniels
I wouldn't think of the bass as being a supporting instrument. It's a bit like being a healer in a video game you can just support but you can also carry the whole team with your demage. It's depending on your style. I started with guitar first but always thought of the guitar as just a physical exercise. When I first grabbed a bass in my school and played just some roots to along with a song that our class was singing and I was like "that is what I want to do". Now when I am in bands or writing songs I am always thinking of it as sort of polyphonic line that forms that sounds great on its own and with others even better. I most cases I would set the tone for the song. Rock on guys
Electric guitarists can get away with "murder" while playing but if you think a bass player's role in a band isn't important just hear a bass player hit one wrong note. Trust me, EVERYONE will notice when that happens!
most listeners (who aren't musicians) don't even hear the bass.
@@craigcotter7476 Depends on the band & style. If a non musician listens to Primus, Yes, RHCP, etc but can't hear the bass they need a hearing check.
and that's why I'm a guitarist lol
@@craigcotter7476 Or, more specifically, they don't realise that they're hearing it.
Bass has the power to harmonize your tiny thin little strings, guitarists, remember that. We've got the power to change your beach bonfire happy C major into a sad deep open E minor 6, just if we want to. And just using a single hand, a single finger. Fear us, venerate us.
Badass explanation
lol.
Lmao also we have a longer wood If you get me
but can you djent 💀😂
Doesnt matter because you cant even hear when you change it
It's the bass that tells me the key of a song. It's the bass that gives flavor to a song. It's the bass that softens the sound of distortion and drums. Bass is very important. I love bass.
Picked up bass a week ago, watched your videos and I can already play along with the songs we do at church (contemporary Christian music). Your lessons are awesome, I am seeing huge improvement every day! I am learning so I can be a bass alternate since we only have a few bassists and all of those guys also are needed on other instruments. (I mainly do vocals but I can play keys and acoustic guitar.) Anyway, thank you for your bass lessons, I find them very easy to follow, the format is great, and they’re proving to be very effective!
Recently I've caught myself listening more to the bass than the other instruments in music I hear. Which is why I'm currently watching bass videos.
I started having the same experience a few years ago after listening to Public Image Ltd and to actual dub music
*Shows non boring bass players*
*_Doesnt show Cliff Burton playing Whom the Bell Tolls_*
There's a LOT of examples for Cliff having fun in the early stuff. "To Live is to Die" was pretty much built around one of his riffs he was goofing around with before he died.
or Butler starting N.I.B
or les claypool existing
Or Steve Harris
Or ryan martinie of mudvane (past) soften the glare (current).
Thank you so much for this video, especially the "you can't play with small hands" part, which was a game-changer for me!
I'm a drummer who has started learning bass this week (since I've always loved bass sounds on the songs I play on drums), and I was born without the pinky finger on both hands, so I felt very discouraged seeing a lot of content out there using it - after watching your video I know I can focus on the micro shifting technique; this gave me a great motivation to continue, and even though it will be a little bit harder, I realized it is possible to learn the bass anyway;
Already subscribed to the channel and will watch everything from now on!
I really respect what you have done here. I started playing bass at age 10, then went about 20 years without playing it and just bought a new one to try and learn again. I have a lot of building blocks but not a lot of direction. These videos will be a cornerstone of my edification going forward.
As a bass and a guitar player myself, I can definitely say that.
People who can play through the fire and flames on a guitar has nothing on a bass player who can play smoke on the water with one finger. No one can or ever will out done that person.
Yup
Well, one finger at each end actually.
D C No, one finger.
@@oggabob Beyond my comprehension. Unless tuning.
D C tapping is still a thing...
Bass players are the glue that bring musicians together.
Without Steve Harris, there will be no Iron Maiden. And Queen will be nothing without John Deacon. And this post will be go on forever if I list them all.
THANK YOU , THANK YOU , THANK YOU . somebody mentioned john deacons importance!
there would’ve been someone elseBut no one can replace and Eric Clapton nor a Jimi Hendrix so rip
And no led zepp without john paul jones
And you diden even mention nikki sixx. Whoumb writes most of his band's songs
Stfu bassist go and bring some water for the guitarists lol
So what I'm getting is that guitarists and bassists have their own set of unique personalities. As a calm individual who likes patterns, I now understand why I felt more attracted to the bass guitar than the electric guitar. I fell for the bass even more when I realized that what made me love the songs I like so much was actually the bass and not the electric guitar. I love how calm it sounds yet it's so deep and goes well with just every genre
So what if I am a calm individual and love the guitar??
same
Hey Josh, your class is awesome. I've been playing for a while and it's amazing the way you take new comers to the bass on the full journey. Just wanted to let you know you're doing great.
Thanks Rocky!
Real Bassist Don't Use Pick
PAUL MCCARTNEY : AM I A JOKE TO YOU.
He is the only exception
@@kiimawittu_ No, because there's also Justin Chancellor (Tool), David Ellefson (Megadeth), Jason Newsted (Metallica), Peter Steele (Type O Negative, R.I.P.) and probaly other great pick bass players that I don't know about. So there's nothing wrong with playing with a pick.
@@kiimawittu_ There are tons if bassists who use picks. In rock it's common... in punk and rockabilly it's almost mandatory...
or peter hook (joy division and new order)
@@savageplanet5788 yeah, there is really nothing wrong when using a pick.
Stop askin about why our guitar is only 4 strings, fine then I'll ask you, why is your bass 6 stringed?
Innnfested Pizzza but there are 6 string basses lol
Gamer_ON Publishing Co. R/Woosh
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Innnfested Pizzza for real it’s so annoying
but basses are usually 3-4 stringed though, it's the guitars that have 6 strings, guitars are literally just 6 string basses
Bass is the Othello of musical instruments. Takes about five minutes to figure it out and another 10 thousand hours to master.
Bass adds that extra layer of flavouring to any song, its the same with guitar, just a bass feels souless but with guitar it creates really cool layers that make riffs and songs sound so good.
Why does his guitar only have 4 strings?
Yeah that's a pretty weird guitar
I think it's broken...
It’s a big ukulele, silly! 🙄
It's a big violin.
You big losers, that's obviously a trombone
This is the best bass video I’ve seen so far. I’m looking to pick up bass soon and this has me excited.
As a guitarist I appreciate bass players so much. Without them playing in a band is so empty.
I'm 45, been playing bass since 1988 (when I was 14). Have played in several bands, including a KISS tribute band (but not as Gene) and have met just about every type of player you can imagine. Here are some of my thoughts after 30+ years holding down the bottom end
1) Bass players are the pivot point in a band between rhythm and melody.
Stereotypically, the "rhythm section" in a band consists of the drums/percussion and the bass, whereas the melody handled by just about everything else. The function of rhythm is to create and maintain a foundation within a song that allows the melodic instruments to float & glide over. Most songs are structured that way for a reason: it works. However, there are a few exceptions where the roles are reversed, and the bands that do that exceptionally well make some really good songs; the three best examples I can think of are Grand Funk Railroad, Rush and RHCP. Think about it: instead of the bass locking in with the drums while the guitarist noodles off & does his thing, in those bands occasionally the guitarist plays a chordal pattern in sync with the drummer and the bassist lets rip with a killer melody. If you think this can't be done, check out Rush "Leave That Thing Alone" or Grand Funk "Aimless Lady" and prepare to be impressed.
If, after hearing those songs, you're not humming the bassline, something is wrong with you.
2) As has been stated before, bass is easier to learn than guitar but takes longer to truly master
Sure, one string at a time & only having 4 strings is simpler than 3+ strings out of 6 when you're first starting out. But as Primus fans will be quick to tell you, "Les(s) is more." With less individual things to worry about in a given moment comes the responsibility of knowing that what you DO have has a much bigger impact on the whole than the guy playing guitar. If you've only got one thing to do, it's essential that you do it WELL, and if you don't, it's going to stand out.
3) The "ego" thing between guitarists belitting bassists is real, but rarely seen outside of teenagers (and guys named Yngwie)
I haven't seen anything like this happen in decades, but I have been party to heated discussions where the guitarist was belittling my instrument because of the perceived "ease of playing". I have thus developed a surefire way to shut those arrogant guitarists up. Bassists, listen up: if you ever find yourself in an argument with a guitarist about how little ability it takes to play bass because of how much easier it is than guitar, what you have to do is challenge them to show you up. It's worked for me, every time I've done it. "Oh, so bass is simple & anyone can do it, huh? Ok Mr. Arpeggio Two Hand Tapping Sweep Picking, here's my bass. Play something on it. Show me how easy it is. We'll start off with something easy: Iron Maiden "Aces High". Oh btw" *at this point, proceed to rip the pick out of their right hand* "You won't be needing that. After all, bass is easy, right? Let me see you play it, and you have to do it without a pick. No mistakes!" Works every time.
4) It's not what you can do, it's what the song calls for
Sure, if you can play "Anesthesia (Pulling Teeth)", "Wynona's Big Brown Beaver", "Holy Wars" and "Phantom Of The Opera" on the bass note-perfect, that's just awesome and you clearly are no slouch on the instrument. But if the song you're playing happens to be something like "Lick It Up" and you hate it, do yourself & the people around you a favor & pick one of two things: either suck it up and play it correctly, or quit your band. Sure, "Lick It Up" is a simple, driving eighth note pattern on essentially open A with the occasional low G & a D thrown in for good measure. And to some people, simple is boring. But to other people, esp those who want to hear you play it, simple is everything between a crappy garage band and AC/DC. As long as it's a good song, it won't matter; do it right and it will sound good. Otherwise, pack up & go home, because you clearly have no business playing music for other people.
5) More strings =/= better music or better player
It wasn't until the early 80s that the 5 string bass became a mainstream "thing", and then it was only introduced to "reclaim" some of the territory lost in a lot of bands back then that had been co-opted by keyboardists. Since then, keyboards have fallen by the wayside but 5 string basses are still around. If you want to play a 5 string, nobody's saying you shouldn't. And if you eschew the 5 string, nobody's saying you're substandard for it; bassists have been playing with 4 strings since the dawn of popular music. But if you're not going to use it in the music you're playing, there really isn't a reason to have a 5 string bass unless you want it as a status symbol. And if that's the case, put your gear on craigslist, take up a new hobby and get out of the art of music.
I have an original 5 string Tobias standard...serial # 736 out of 2044 made. I LOVE IT.....the tone is amazing and I can play metal songs without detuning.....it also works great for Jazz...etc....If you know how to play at all, you can use a 5 string for some serious shit you might normally not know how to do. I'm self taught so.....don't judge me too harshly. lol
I play guitar and I THINK bass is way harder. I always thought of it as the percussion with a melody. Also slapping looks hard
As a guitarist I think so too
I'm so sorry bout everything I thought hahhaa
bass is way harder, not just because bassists have to maintain good rhythm and slapping is difficult, but if u incorporate other techniques such as tapping and fast fingerstyle, it can be really hard. I play both and tapping on bass is so much harder than tapping on guitar. but guitar can still be a difficult instrument to play. using guitar techniques such as sweep picking and other stuff is very hard too
The 'slap' is easy. The 'pop' is absolutely not easy.
@@acidwizzardbastard this comment was 11 months ago. Now I realize that bass is actually very easy. Popping isn’t even that hard, you just have to have the right technique.
@@connorfu5546 as a now bassist I think guitar is actually harder. Granted I’m playing much harder songs on guitar but bass is much easier for me.
I love how people think bass doesn’t provide anything to songs even though when it’s taken away it just doesn’t sound right.
You don't need bass guitar to make songs. You already have drums. Keybiards and pianos do exactly what a bass does and more. Guitar on the ither hand is a string not a percussian. Thats the biggest difference from bass and guitar. In 45 and played bass since I was 8. It hasn't stopped me and it won't
But the biggest down side of a bass guitar is that you don't need one and you would never notice
@@kckillakrack9714 I mean you don’t need a guitar to make songs either
@@kckillakrack9714 Metallica would sound so good if they had a keyboard player instead of bass for sure
@@skrillah6259 Metallica hasn't been good for like 25 years. I didn't say anything about sound. The truth is you don't need one it's not a vital instrument for a band. I think you would be surprised how many bands don't even have one
@@skrillah6259 the Beatles led zeppelin and the who that's three o can name plenty more if you need me to
I play both and I think that bass is easier starting out with a harder learning curve. I also think that both compliment each other very well. Both are great instruments and both are super fun because of the different play styles.
Guitar is simply louder, and also lets you play catchy riffs, that’s why you can show off playing it without even spending much time on learning. Bass takes more time to sound great as a solo instrument.
Bass isn't meant to be a solo instrument. A bass track is the backbone of any music track, but it only works if the rest of the track is also jamming. Case and point: Whims of Fate - Persona 5
@@CianaCorto It's still entirely possible to be a solo bassist. Just look at Charles Berthoud on youtube
@@fernsly525 It's also possible to solo a tambourine doesn't mean you're supposed to...
@@CianaCorto You clearly haven't seen a good bass solo, again check out Charles Berthoud
I really thought he was gonna play feel good inc when he said bass feels good, it would’ve been a great point for how important bass is
Wish I'd thought of that... 🤦♂️
BassBuzz Wow you actually replied! Thank you so much, your tutorials are so helpful!
I hate how as a guitarist, there’s something way more fun about playing super simple basslines in a band than playing a cool solo. I’ve played classical guitar for almost 3 years, and I’m currently the only bassist in my school band, playing music for other instruments we don’t have, like tuba.
I love bass guitar. It's the first instrument I've truly dedicated to learn and hopefully one day master. I've recently started playing 7 months ago and I've enjoyed the journey of learning everyday so far. Btw thanks for the video lessons. They've been extremely helpful.
Honestly bass guitar is fun asf. Only people to talk shit about bass are the people who never played it, it literally feels like power in the palm of your hands especially slap bass. I play guitar and i had a bass for like a month because i had to sell it to pay rent but holy shit that was one fun month gonna buy me another bass here pretty soon. I wanna feel the ground rumble
did u get a new bass yet?
@@connorfu5546 i will in the next few weeks bass are awesome as a guitarist too
Myth: Bass is Boring
Muse: Excuse Me ?
I was legit bummed out that he didn't play the Hysteria intro
@@survivor1155 SAAAAAAME I WAS WAITING FOR THIS COMMENT
muse baselines are *chef's kiss*
Thanks a bunch for these helpful tips, thinking about learning bass and these answered a lot of questions I had. Again, thanks!
I’m usually the drummer at my church. One week I tried out bass, it was one of most fun I’ve ever had playing music. I now play both.
Wears Red Hot Chili Peppers shirt
Yeah, because, bass
Me wears a metallica shirt because cliff Burton is the best of all time
Flea is a god.
@@wesm4412 I like cliff better but yes flea isnt human
Robert Trujillo is pretty epic too
@@wheeler6768 Yes! Criminally underrated!
Bass is often what gives music its funk and groove, don’t believe me? Listen to disco inferno without the bass line and it just sounds soo bland.
I love that bass line when I learned it long ago I used to chase my mom around the house while I was playing it.
Punk without bass can be boring too
Its the same way in metal. Listen to something like painkiller without bass. It wouldn't have any heaviness or groove
I thought u were talking about Disco Inferno by 50 Cent 😂💀💀
Ok but- under pressure without bass
Was honestly thinking of learning. As a clarinet im so used to playing different roles than a bass and i only know treble clef but i just love that deep tone and feeling
i play drums and bass is still probably my favorite sounding instrument. we both work as the glue and to that i give you guys my eternal props!
Guitar is better for a soloist.
Bass is better for a team player.
Just an opinion ✋.
Trap Life1997 it’s not really an opinion it’s just true
There are some really great bass solos tho
@@OcarinaBoy And some really great guitar parts that just simply complement the rest of the song.
@@slurpeexyza17 no idiot watch davie
Arnesh Pal shut the fuck up and get out
myth: u cant play bass if u dont have fingers
I saw once bassist without fingers 😉
dave504 played it without fingers
myth busted
U S E T H E T O U N G E
Myth Busted
I played with my tounge :)
@@ramona6729 Same here, a local band in Key West played an almost note perfect version of Steely Dan's Bodhisattva....bass player used his right arm stump...it sounded just like the original....
I play bass and guitar and I love them both equally. I think going back and forth on them both has improved my technique substantially for both.
The bass brought more rythem and tightness to my guitar playing. And the guitar added to my flexibility as well as it opened a new perspective and some great rule breaking with the bass.
I quite enjoy your videos.
That was great. Very helpful as I expand from guitar to bass. Thanks!
As a guitarist bass is very underrated it literally sets the speed and tempo of the song and yea most songs would feel empty without a bass
As a guitarist, *
i'm pretty sure the drummer sets the tempo of the song, and you could give the 'feel empty' argument about any instrument in a band
The thing about small hands is that there doesn't seem to be a clear "definition" on what counts as small hands. Things truly ARE harder when your hands fit size 7/S gloves.
a size 7/s and i can confirm that it was hard in the start at least for me. cause yes, i have tiny hands. a thing that made it easier was that i started with a short scale bass. now i’m playing on a long scale after finding techniques and stretching my fingers. i might be completely off from your comment but my tip is just start with a short scale and move your way up or if a long scale is too big move down to a short scale. it’s up to the player and what it’s most comfortable for them/she/her
People with small hands rejoice
Base is one of the core things to make the soul of a song
Keep up the great work, very informative video
Myth: Real bassists dont use picks
Davie 504: I agree. Wise words. Epico
Me: IT IS NOT WISE OR EPICO, YOU FUCKING CHILD!
@@captainalex8003 ^ is not epicc
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"Bass is boring"
Les claypool: "hold my mud"
or baseball bat haha
YOS ANOTHER PRIMUS FAN
@@rradiosilencee nah, he’s using that for the person that said “bass is boring”
Thank you for opening my eyes to the difference in guitar and bass. I’m started to learn the notes and I was gifted a guitar but now I think I like the sound of the bass even better and it’s functionality in the band.
I've learned how difficult bass guitar can be firsthand. 80's metallica is no piece of cake.
Lemmy was a Bass player, thus Bass is instrument of gods
No. Lemmy was a guitarist who played bass because there wasn't any guitar available and he had no money to buy one!
@@TheMelody911 but he was still a great bass player
@@alexeypolevoybass it was his own style that made him a unique performer, bass is a very versatile instrument that can be played as a "real" bass holding all together or like a machine gun like Lemmy does, IT IS BASS
Who the fuck's lemmy?
support and glue the band
metallica: "and justice for all"
Thats because James and the gang were still ass hurt over Cliff and decided to make Jason feel out of place and pretty much muted the bass from the album.
That in it self is also a myth, tho it is true that on the album the bass is the least prominent, it is still there. All they did is take out the musicality of the bass out of the album but it still provides that low end "floor" that makes the song sound hollow without. A lot of people make it seem like it is non existent but the frequencies are there.
@@nicknunez5896 It was already confirmed from the guy that mixed it that Lars made the call to make the bass almost mute
@@chrissmith2374 Yes I know and I agree, what I am trying to say that it is not non existent, like in the example with flee from the RHCP above how hollow the music sounds when there is absolutely no bass frequencies, it's not like that the frequency is there it just has no melodic value, it feels more like a general bass tone than an instrument being played.
And that's one of the reasons this album is shit.
Bass and guitar are two instruments one can jam out on and have no idea what the hell they are doing but what’s impressive is a sense of time, knowing the fretboard, and playing in key or to what fits a song. Everyone has chops but a perfect example was when this guy said here’s a guitarist playing the bass line to “My Girl”
I'm gonna be attending guitar lessons soon, but I have a new found appreciation for bass players, they deserve more love