5 Beginner Bass Myths (Busted)
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Published 2019-06-07
Are you letting beginner bass myths hold back your playing? Letās tackle some big ones and find out if theyāre confirmed or bustedā¦
Myth #1 - Bass is Boringā¦ we just stand at the back, looking sullen, waiting for the show to end so we can pack up the lead guitaristās gear while they talk to groupies, right?
You can probably guess what I think of this myth, since this is a bass channelā¦ but check out how I demonstrated how important the bass is.
Myth #2 - Bass is Easier than Guitarā¦ If youāre a bassist you might immediately say āhell no,ā but itās 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 canāt.
Myth #3 - You Canāt Play with Small Handsā¦ this is one of the most common myths about bass. Iāve had so many students worry that they wonāt be able to play bass because their hands are small. Weāll see if we can find any pro bass players with small hands, plus Iāll 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? Weāll 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 Bassā¦ the great unspoken beginner bass myth. Weāll 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 youāre ready to fill it with good stuff. Click here to subscribe for more beginner bass lessons: yeah.bassbuzz.com/subscribe
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All Comments (21)
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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. š 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. š¤
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people: don't notice bassists also people: turn the bass level all the way up when listening to music
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As a guitarist, I like to think of bass like eyebrows. You donāt realize how important it is until itās gone.
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As a bass player I alway tell my band: "Everybody gangsta till I stop playing"
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people: don't like bass also people: like bass boosted versions
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Guitarist: close your eyes bro Guitarist: what do you see bro Bassist: nothing bro Guitarist: that's my life without you bro Bassist: bro
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Bass is essentially 'When you do things right, no one will be sure you've done anything at all.'
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When I play right note, no one can notice my bass. But if I play wrong note, everyone notice that I've done wrong.
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You donāt 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.
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honestly i love bass, i havenāt learned it but i really do and prefer it over guitar because itās deep, gravely sound reminds me of pouring dark chocolate on something
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Me: "Bass is boring and uncool" Davie504: "HOLD MA BEER"
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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.
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As a lead guitarist.....u can never play a perfect solo without the bass
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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
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Finally, I found a bass teacher on youtube that isnāt a creepy nerd... just a nerd but in a good way
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Dear guitarists, how come there are bass boosted songs but not Guitar boosted songs? Checkmate
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as someone who turns the bass in their car up so loud i can feel it in my SOUL, iām surprised i didnāt 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. itās my missing piece man, my soul mate if you will. LMAO but forreal itās an underrated instrument
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āBass is boring and uncoolā Cliff Burton: āHOLD MY PUPPETSā
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"You get to support and glue the whole band together, which makes everything feel good" More like it makes everything feel good inc.
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Removing the bass is like changing the frame rate of a piece of animation You canāt always actually hear (or see) it, but you always FEEL it. You can tell something is off
