Bassists, Do This. It Unlocks Your Tone!
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Having a good bass tone is essential for enjoying music, but it can be frustrating when it doesn’t sound great after years of practice. This video reveals a simple fix that can instantly improve your sound, based on 16 years of experience as a professional bass player.
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Originally posted by UCXhP5YgHEm7UYleg94RU1VA at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOhYHXhy6ts
✅ If Bassists Played Like This, They'd Play Faster & Sound 10x Better
https://onlinebassguitar.krtra.com/t/ryFEsU6lWzZa?video=cOhYHXhy6ts
✅ Free Review Of Your Playing
https://onlinebassguitar.kartra.com/page/freeplayingreview?video=cOhYHXhy6ts
Josh from @BassBuzz teaches this from day #1. He's a great teacher.
Dynamics is the key to a great tone. As well as proper string muting.
I play with a pick
Thats funny, Ive been plucking away for years, deliberately because it sounds better. I got the idea from watching Geddy Lee. It keeps all the notes even and bright.
Ok, so what about playing with a pick? And don't give me the real bassists don't use picks BS. Some of my favourite tones are from pick players, and I just can't emulate them
What a fantastic video have a good day also I went to Edmonton to visit my oldest sister for her graduation in Alberta ????
There’s no way you graduated music college and came out playing like that first pluck?
well kind of obvious, innit
In my 30 years of playing bass, I don't think that I've ever seen a single person have the technique problem that this 'secret hack' is meant to be correcting.
This is good advice, I've just always plucked this way luckily, because I never like the sound of the string snapping back. Having said that, gear matters when it come to SPECIFIC tones. That pbass will never sound like a stingray, alembic, or modulus.
With great tone comes great responsibility
really helpful tip, thank you for sharing
4:50 Slight addition: you can start with a fast song, just slow it down to sloth tempo. I can't remember exactly, but I started my first fast song (Therapy?'s Stories) somewhere from 80 'til 100 bpm. Now I'm almost at 170. The trick of course is making sure getting the notes ánd technique perfect and gradually speed up until play nearly falls apart. It's amazing how fast progress goes in the beginning.
That said, I've always made it a point to play slow songs as well. I don't just want to play (fast) notes, I want to play music. And that requires attention to every detail, as every experienced violin etc. player can tell you. Moreover it's fascinating to experiment – eg play on the beat like a robot, just before or rather just after the beat and hear how it affects what you express. Things like this makes every solo violinist sound different. Sometimes I feel many behs players don't realize this, while these are powerful tools.
It's crucial imo to learn how to play slowly.
3:47 "While it may seem small"
Not to my ears. I hate the harsh sound of the beginning of the video.
When I took up my behs almost two years ago the second thing I did (after finding the ideal, relaxed posture) was finding the ideal way to pluck (I find that easier than using a plectrum).
As I'm a total amateur I've spend less than 500 Euro on my instrument, amplifier ánd adjustments by a luthier. Still I'm fairly happy with my sound (for starters I don't want to cause noise pollution for my neighbours).
That said, a few weeks I had the chance to plug my behs into a good amp. It sounded heavenly. So yes, I totally agree again. If you can't sound optimally on a cheap but decent instrument with cheap but decent gear you'll s*ck after spending tons as well.
Btw Josh from Bassbuzz has said about the same in one or two of his videos. If you're unhappy with your tone I'm afraid you'll have to start all over again, relearning your technique.
intrsting!
It's all in the hands.More accurately in the fingers.Right hand finger style technique mated with deliberate left hand action.Since, for the most part we are only playing one note at a time, I try to accentuate every note with my left hand by moving to each fret for each note being played. Try to give each note a little love by pressing your fret fingers down kind of harder and maybe wiggling it around a bit to accentuate the note.Downstrokes using your index fingernail like you are holding a pick can really change the tone to add a heavy edge to some passages. Cheers four stringers.
Man.. this took me years to figure out back in the day. This is single handily the best epiphany I’ve ever had with this instrument.. it literally changed everything overnight for me especially the way people and other musicians responded to my playing. Hardly anyone has touched on this at this very simple meat and potatoes level on YouTube.. that being said I think this is one of the most important vids