Thanks man, I appreciate that! It's nice to see most of my audience still being onboard with the new stuff, and in many cases, are more receptive of the current content. Cheers for sticking with it!
This channel is by far one of the most under appreciated resources for music on UA-cam. As someone who plays a lot of genres but always comes back to punk as it was what got me into music I always learn something that elevates my playing. A lot of these topics I’ve half heartedly figured out over the years but these videos turn it into a since and make it so digestible for people like myself who have very little knowledge when it comes to music theory. Can’t express enough how great this channel is
Fifths work almost anywhere on the fretboard save for the very bottom, but anything more dissonant (even major thirds) will sound incredibly muddy if you play them below the 5th fret on the A string
For sure, that's what I was trying to emphasise. But I didn't feel like it was fair to compare, say, a G5 on the low E string and one on the A string, as they'd be in different octaves.
Just get a bass with maple wood, Jazz or rickenbacker style pickups/set up. It helps bring out the vocing without getting too muddy. *til you go below the 5th fret on the E* string.
if youre using any sort of distortion, compression or eq, the wood does fuck-all to the tone and sound of the chords. to get clear bass chords, you need to stay out of the really low register with most of your chord tones, that's it. a tone rich in overtones (provided by stainless steel strings for example) helps, but if the voicing is muddy, a maple fretboard won't save you
I was in a band where they judged bassists in general (including me) for using chords, citing it was a lazy way for the bassist to be a faux-guitarist. I stopped playing in that band shortly after that conversation. 😁
Good idea! I thought I had done one already, but I may have possibly deleted it by accident, haha. Here's a link to the new one in any case - ua-cam.com/play/PLVDwKzs2IcV1x_fn_26m3kd5V2TmFNGgM.html&si=C27gxKVJ_PQr52ON
Bass chords are cool but I’m not sure using them for a thicker low end is the way to approach that. Especially in a bigger production. You’re just asking for a phase nightmare in your sub frequencies. Bass chords work best when you cut the lows and use the bass more as a baritone guitar so the kick has space to be super beefy.
That's not really true. Using chords isn't going to cause sub frequency issues. It's literally doing the opposite thing. You're adding more notes higher up to simulate a lower / thicker sound. It's similar to inverting a power chord on a regular guitar. You get sub frequency issues when multiple tracks are competing in the same space, like having two or more kick samples stacked with a bass and an 808. Simply adding a fifth or whatever to your root notes is in no way impacting the sub frequencies.
My bass sounds very dirty when i play chords on it. What can i do to make it sound like a normal bass? Oh, nevermind!! 1:20. I also write them on 2 different tracks
That's usually a good workaround! Sometimes it can just be a tonal thing too. So if you have an onboard EQ, adjusting that can help, or just swapping your amp / cab combo for something else may work too.
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I love that this channel has gone from punk rock bass covers to songwriting and mixing tutorials. Loving your content over the last year or two.
Thanks man, I appreciate that! It's nice to see most of my audience still being onboard with the new stuff, and in many cases, are more receptive of the current content. Cheers for sticking with it!
Been shamelessly spamming this technique since I first figured out how Mark Hoppus was doing it
Same my dude
You boys have an awfully open minded guitarist in your bands haha
@@Itsameya generally AM the guitarist in my band lol. And the vocalist, and the keyboard player, and the drummer…
@@peterw2880 well I hope your constantly arguing with yourself to get those creative juices flowing
This channel is by far one of the most under appreciated resources for music on UA-cam. As someone who plays a lot of genres but always comes back to punk as it was what got me into music I always learn something that elevates my playing. A lot of these topics I’ve half heartedly figured out over the years but these videos turn it into a since and make it so digestible for people like myself who have very little knowledge when it comes to music theory. Can’t express enough how great this channel is
Thanks so much Craig, that really means a lot. I'm glad you've been finding the videos helpful so far. Appreciate your support!
The root and octave "chord" works great to fill out a 3 piece where the guitarist is soloing, especially with some overdrive
tried this, spamming G octave while guitarist literally soloing in G mixolydian, it really brings up the dynamics alongside the drums
Love this channel
Thanks for the support!
The best part of this channel is how what you learn here can be used in most forms of music and most compositions.
Just mashing power chords on bass is such a simple and fun way to make a part a little more interesting and full
To clarify: This is a well done video! I wish all UA-cam music stuff was like this.
Thanks man, I appreciate it!
Thank you as well!
1:49 an example of this done well is Kyuss tracks like Whitewater and the outro in One Inch man. Absolutely huge sounding and fits the songs perfectly
I really like the sound of octave chords on bass.
Fifths work almost anywhere on the fretboard save for the very bottom, but anything more dissonant (even major thirds) will sound incredibly muddy if you play them below the 5th fret on the A string
For sure, that's what I was trying to emphasise. But I didn't feel like it was fair to compare, say, a G5 on the low E string and one on the A string, as they'd be in different octaves.
Thinking of Always by blink when hearing bass chords
Just get a bass with maple wood, Jazz or rickenbacker style pickups/set up.
It helps bring out the vocing without getting too muddy.
*til you go below the 5th fret on the E* string.
Yeah it's fine in some cases, I just don't like the sound of it personally, regardless of the bass. And I don't buy into any of that 'tonewood' BS 😂
if youre using any sort of distortion, compression or eq, the wood does fuck-all to the tone and sound of the chords. to get clear bass chords, you need to stay out of the really low register with most of your chord tones, that's it. a tone rich in overtones (provided by stainless steel strings for example) helps, but if the voicing is muddy, a maple fretboard won't save you
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My Rickenbacker works perfectly 👌
I was in a band where they judged bassists in general (including me) for using chords, citing it was a lazy way for the bassist to be a faux-guitarist.
I stopped playing in that band shortly after that conversation. 😁
I really like using a mix of thirds, power chords and inverted power chords to play the them as close as possible.
Me too! I think it's quite a common technique used on piano to help make progressions flow better, but it works great on bass too!
What program are you using that allows you to click the notes on the guitar fretboard and it displays the chords to you? Great video by the way!
Thanks! It's called Oolimo.
Nice 😎👍
Please do a video on hardcore punk
great vid as usual
Thanks you, much appreciated!
You should put your bass videos in a playlist :)
Good idea! I thought I had done one already, but I may have possibly deleted it by accident, haha. Here's a link to the new one in any case - ua-cam.com/play/PLVDwKzs2IcV1x_fn_26m3kd5V2TmFNGgM.html&si=C27gxKVJ_PQr52ON
I like your channel
Thanks for watching!
Bass chords are cool but I’m not sure using them for a thicker low end is the way to approach that. Especially in a bigger production. You’re just asking for a phase nightmare in your sub frequencies.
Bass chords work best when you cut the lows and use the bass more as a baritone guitar so the kick has space to be super beefy.
That's not really true. Using chords isn't going to cause sub frequency issues. It's literally doing the opposite thing. You're adding more notes higher up to simulate a lower / thicker sound. It's similar to inverting a power chord on a regular guitar.
You get sub frequency issues when multiple tracks are competing in the same space, like having two or more kick samples stacked with a bass and an 808. Simply adding a fifth or whatever to your root notes is in no way impacting the sub frequencies.
Whats the name of the outro song?
It doesn't really have one. It's an older thing I wrote for my 'emo cliches' video, I think.
@ ohhh the hook or riff is so good! Definitely should make it a whole song! Haha
My bass sounds very dirty when i play chords on it. What can i do to make it sound like a normal bass? Oh, nevermind!! 1:20. I also write them on 2 different tracks
That's usually a good workaround! Sometimes it can just be a tonal thing too. So if you have an onboard EQ, adjusting that can help, or just swapping your amp / cab combo for something else may work too.