5 ESSENTIAL Bass Tips I Wish I Learned Sooner
5 Tips and Concepts that have helped my bass playing over the years.
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Thank you! ♥️
Goes back to my comment on your other vid- I feel like tone doesn’t matter much live when venues put you thru a plain DI signal to FOh, they’re really in charge of your tone beyond what knobs are on your bass and your playing style (unless you have an eq pedal or sans amp etc before their DI )
I love your videos man, they are so useful!! keep them coming! ????
Exactly the things I tell my students !
What if you can't really hear the kick drum?
For EQ I'd say boosting low mids helps (but that's starting from already flat)
For recording – a looper! It is an instant recorder AND you work on your time as well. It helped me a ton and I did not even realize it until later.
valuable insights, thanks. playing wearing head phones has highlighted the need for good muting technique
We had the EXACT same starting point, funny enough! Took me a few years until I discovered “proper” bass/drum interplay (thanks to Queensrÿche and Opeth (The Damnation album), actually!
Great video, as always buddy! ????
And my 6th: write what you create, in Guitar Pro or MuseScore, for instance. This is also helping you becoming a better muscian.
All points you raised make perfect sense. About #5: yes record, record and RECORD!!! But also complete your productions. Don't just record your bass stuff, but also add some keyboards, guitars, drums, strings, voice and work on transitions. And then learn how to do a correct mix in your DAW. Each of your ideas can then become a nice little demo, that you can share (and be proud of). This is helping you becoming a better musician.
Good stuff Ivan. After my first studio experience, I asked the engineer if he had constructive criticism for me. I’ll never forget he said “You did great, just watch the LENGTH of your notes- sometimes you cut them short”. Refining that flaw has made me better.
Buenos tips Iván! Muchas gracias ????????
Learning to read and write music (not tab) is essential, particularly if you want to play jazz. Part of the skills process, however, is also to learn tunes by ear and then be able to transcribe them to music. You will certainly learn about various positioning possibilities by these means. That’s my best tip.
800 Hz is my magical frequency to boost on bass. I find it works in almost any context. It's high enough where you get definition but not so high you add finger clanking and string noise.
And yeah, nothing has improved my playing more than recording myself.
Recording was a game changer for me
Great advice. Thank you very much.
Great video! Loved the tip about “bedroom tone”, as a bassist and mix engineer mids are life!
Great words, lock with a drummer,
All great tips. I’ve been guilty of all of them.
Happy New Year ????