5 Tips on How to Sound Better on Bass Guitar

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Free tip: Tune your guitar every time you play it!
1. Clean Sound
Make sure you mute your strings properly with the thumb and perhaps with other fingers
2. Control the length of your notes
Long notes, short notes, staccato, muted notes - it’s all in the fingers, be creative and change a bass-line just by using different lengths!
3. Change your strings
Don’t play on rusty strings! Change your strings every 6 months in average if you gig regularly. Don’t change your strings a day before the gig, try to aim for a week before.
4. Play (super, super super) in time
Don’t underestimate any groove, even the simplest. You think 4/4 is too easy for you? You got it wrong! It’s never too easy. Turn all you attention to where the beat is and to be as accurate as possible. That could make the simplest bass lines shine through.
5. Learn different techniques, and use them sparsely (or when required). This includes muting, playing with a pick, Slapping, tapping, hammering on, pulls offs etc. It adds some spice to you playing, but be careful and don’t over use it when inappropriate!
0:00 Introduction
0:08 Work on a clean sound
5:15 Control the length of your notes
8:51 Change
10:17 Play super super SUPER in time
13:37 know when to use certain techniques
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  • @LessonFace
    @LessonFace10 ай бұрын

    Go to Lessonface.com for great music teachers, great lessons, guaranteed. When it comes to online music instruction, "the top choice is Lessonface." - LA Times.

  • @charlesfewlass2120
    @charlesfewlass21204 жыл бұрын

    "Treat every bass line with respect." What a great quote and excellent advice!

  • @rome8180
    @rome81805 жыл бұрын

    That bass tone is perfection.

  • @eddodeleeuw2453
    @eddodeleeuw24535 жыл бұрын

    I really like your tips and ideas. Even after having played the bass guitar for 35 years, I keep on learning. Thank you, Yonit!

  • @afri2289
    @afri22895 жыл бұрын

    I love everything she said!!! You are a very great musician and awesome teacher 😘

  • @fntsmk
    @fntsmk5 жыл бұрын

    Great lessons Yonit! Love what you do. Love the help! Thank you!

  • @davemassie3726
    @davemassie37265 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing Yonit.

  • @veronicatootsies5016
    @veronicatootsies50164 жыл бұрын

    Excellent tutorial. Thank you so much for all these practical tips. Really useful!!!!

  • @gaoldias
    @gaoldias5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this, Yonit. Love that Moniker bass. Sounds great.

  • @rekintoloco
    @rekintoloco5 жыл бұрын

    Love your playing...great tips thanks!

  • @ericaschreiber7018
    @ericaschreiber70183 жыл бұрын

    LOVE your Moniker Bass, so jealous. Thanks for the videos, you're terrific!

  • @sebdarr2159
    @sebdarr21594 жыл бұрын

    So sweet to wake UP with you. And fondamental bass playing on morning Say me in Time, is a Big day today .

  • @lastnamefirstname6035
    @lastnamefirstname60354 жыл бұрын

    thank you! I just started so this is just what i was looking for!

  • @himanshuhenry9659
    @himanshuhenry96595 жыл бұрын

    Excellent teaching mam thank you so much..

  • @stephencostello1296
    @stephencostello12965 жыл бұрын

    Thanks mate and good skills for walking. Keep up the good work 👍

  • @kingslaphappy1533
    @kingslaphappy15335 жыл бұрын

    Great video and useful advice, thank you!

  • @g.medina3717
    @g.medina37175 жыл бұрын

    Hi Yonit, ❤️ Your lesson videos, your a great teacher!

  • @musicmaker1961
    @musicmaker19613 жыл бұрын

    Great Video Yonit , a lot of very helpful information Thanks so much ! you are an excellent teacher!

  • @frederickthorne2496
    @frederickthorne24965 жыл бұрын

    Great Lesson, Yonit, thank you!

  • @dicosdip452
    @dicosdip4525 жыл бұрын

    i love your tips...really very awesome techniques

  • @edwardtrimble3848
    @edwardtrimble38485 жыл бұрын

    You have been a great help Thanks.

  • @sadsong8963
    @sadsong89635 жыл бұрын

    Thank youuuu for the knowledge

  • @md.mazharulhoque2280
    @md.mazharulhoque22805 жыл бұрын

    Awesome lesson.

  • @imtiazsourav2902
    @imtiazsourav29024 жыл бұрын

    Thanks very much for your videos. Among all the browses in youtube, your lessens are very much specific to me. Also I like the simplicity of your playing which is surely quite smart & mature as well. Furthermore, I am in love with the bass groove with the backing track. Much love (from Bangladesh)🙂

  • @spencerbanks3500
    @spencerbanks3500 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent points I’m going into my 7th year from ground zero and I find myself instinctively doing exactly what you’re teaching

  • @willp3732
    @willp37325 жыл бұрын

    Good teacher!

  • @desmondmabuto1380
    @desmondmabuto13803 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Yonit for the perfect advice

  • @gaetanomarino5495
    @gaetanomarino54954 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Yonit!

  • @jinjin9912
    @jinjin99123 жыл бұрын

    Very useful!

  • @owenbrownjr8595
    @owenbrownjr85955 жыл бұрын

    Great Stuff!

  • @robertpeek6029
    @robertpeek60295 жыл бұрын

    Great video!

  • @matusoch1
    @matusoch14 жыл бұрын

    That bass... Great lesson btw. Thx!

  • @lukea2961
    @lukea29615 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for another helpful video! I learn more from this channel then any of the others

  • @waleedington
    @waleedington4 жыл бұрын

    No time wasted going right into the first tip so you get my like just for that. I got back from trying out my first bass earlier today and was resting my thumb on the pickup. Thanks for showing me a better way! Saved me all that wrist strain. Back to practice! :)

  • @knowthemusician7740

    @knowthemusician7740

    4 жыл бұрын

    W. Ali good luck on your new instrument! I have found soooo much joy in playing one! Cheers friend!

  • @frankjuster8726
    @frankjuster87265 жыл бұрын

    i learned the technique of resting my thumb on each string as i go down to the g string by watching jack bruce on old cream videos...what a player !

  • @dennisbrown4524

    @dennisbrown4524

    3 жыл бұрын

    Best.

  • @pondlogic3041

    @pondlogic3041

    3 жыл бұрын

    WHAT USE UR ANCHOR TO MUTE, BET U PLAY WITH A PICK ALSO HAAAAACK

  • @ERICF66
    @ERICF665 жыл бұрын

    I really need to get that bass! Looks and sounds great! 😁👍

  • @eugenephillips481
    @eugenephillips4815 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @johndeal1624
    @johndeal16245 жыл бұрын

    Thanks again for a great lesson. The thumb on the pickup is something that I have been doing for over 20 years and for most of that time I knew it caused problems muting the E String (4-string bass) which I partially compensated for by muting it with my left thumb when possible. I felt it would be a disaster to try to break the habit since my playing would fall all over the place; muting the E-string when I want to play it, plucking the wrong string because my hand is not in its usual position, etc. Also it seems a lot of energy essentially moving the entire right-hand up and down every time you want to use the E-string seems a lot of work and tiring. However after seeing this lesson, I decided to try to break this habit before I die. Actually it is not as hard as I thought. A half-hour of playing basic lines plus moderate-tempo songs I know well and it started coming together. The tone is significantly more focused on the non-E strings. Just wanted to mention the thumb-on-pickup habit is not as hard to break as it seems. The real test will be the show I am doing tomorrow but it looks positive. Thanks again for the great lesson.

  • @havable

    @havable

    Жыл бұрын

    I feel kinda lucky because my thumb was already naturally resting on the E string. I anchor my pinky on the other side of the pickup sometimes. But I also have an unconventional style. I use my thumb on the E string, probably a habit carried over from playing guitar. Sometimes I use a forefinger but the thumb is my go-to. That's probably why it rests there naturally. If your experiment doesn't work out, try using your thumb to strike the E.

  • @marcelseiler1929
    @marcelseiler19295 жыл бұрын

    great and the truth of a cool bass player

  • @babylycabunag3602
    @babylycabunag36024 жыл бұрын

    This is very helpful to me. As a Bass Player in a Worship Band

  • @jasmineshuhaimi8071
    @jasmineshuhaimi80713 жыл бұрын

    Amazing Yonit

  • @gunnsmoke357
    @gunnsmoke357 Жыл бұрын

    Wow. Nice looking bass

  • @user-xj5qx5ce7j
    @user-xj5qx5ce7j3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks 👍

  • @quiquicampos
    @quiquicampos5 жыл бұрын

    Whoa ..my playing became cleaner I don’t fumble as much and a little bit faster great advice thank you very much

  • @mikedalrymple8357
    @mikedalrymple83573 жыл бұрын

    On my P bass I have a set of Labella Flats that are ~13 years old, just keep them clean. Rounds go on my J style bass and those get changed pretty much as often as you suggest. If you can afford it try to have two basses. If you only have one bass set it up with whatever sound that can land you the gig. I’ve been considering a PJ bass with rounds and a “series/parallel” switch. That blended tone has really been growing on me. No matter how long I’ve been playing I always look for something basic I might have missed. There was no KZread when I started so it was picking up as I went along. Thank you for these vids!

  • @havable

    @havable

    Жыл бұрын

    I have two J's (my first one just stopped working the night before a gig so I bought a new one aiming for close to the same model). I'm interested in a P, tho. What I'd really like is a collection with different gauge strings and a variety of flats and rounds. But yeah, dream on right?

  • @fourthcayari4698
    @fourthcayari46985 жыл бұрын

    Thanks yonit 😘

  • @richiecarlson3905
    @richiecarlson39055 жыл бұрын

    Nice technique.

  • @albertscheichstein4242
    @albertscheichstein42424 жыл бұрын

    great tips , especially if youre not a bassplayer but kind of a jack of all trades and want produce/record your own songs.

  • @mynewsong9035
    @mynewsong90354 жыл бұрын

    I thank you are great

  • @CheefMaster
    @CheefMaster5 жыл бұрын

    I Love it

  • @jackjohnson4808
    @jackjohnson48084 жыл бұрын

    I love you!

  • @wadomannen
    @wadomannen5 жыл бұрын

    Fantastisk

  • @squirejoe7166
    @squirejoe71662 жыл бұрын

    Nice bass guitar

  • @captainkoo
    @captainkoo4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this excellent tutorial! If you’re playing on the D string, you would mute the G string with the left index finger while muting the E and A strings with the thumb, right? Thanks again for all you do.

  • @kevinmichael9482

    @kevinmichael9482

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sounds right! when descending, I was taught to mute higher strings with my fret-hand index finger. When playing the G-string, I place my thumb on the A-string whilst gently-leaning against the E-string--after years of experimenting, I've found this a relatively efficient muting strategy.

  • @jimboroxx3629
    @jimboroxx36295 жыл бұрын

    Good Job, great advice. Perhaps mention STAND UP when you play bass in a band. (you sit in your bass videos like your watching a movie?) I Force myself to practice with strap and standing. You owe it to your audience to stand while performing and your body will keep time for the rest of the band. My drummer on stage can only see my back however he can predict many of my note changes by watching my "Bass Dance" the way my body naturally moves while playing. If you still find yourself playing bass in your 90's then sit down...

  • @Nashvillemusicman
    @Nashvillemusicman2 жыл бұрын

    Great lesson! What kind of bass is that? Looks short scale…. I am hooked!

  • @bsul03420
    @bsul034204 жыл бұрын

    I'm an old fashioned type of guy and I prefer the muted sound that one gets with a double bass, so I generally play with a foam pad under the strings. The foam I use is not particularly dense and the pad is only about a half-inch square throughout its length which I butt up up close against the bridge. However, I'm sure I can hear the string going sharp as the note fades away. I don't think I'm imagining this, so is it something you have experienced using a foam mute?

  • @alexandredinkelmann595
    @alexandredinkelmann5955 жыл бұрын

    Hi Yonit, what is the bass model you used in this video? Cheers, Alex

  • @georgesmith651
    @georgesmith6512 жыл бұрын

    Great lesson. What size amp should beginner purchase.

  • @marklaciura3177
    @marklaciura31774 жыл бұрын

    Great tutorial ..am kinda old school and on a budget so changing strings every 6 months is Not for me ..I like the warmer tones your get with older strings an I just keep my hands clean and I use a text wipe with alcohol to keep them clean .. Good luck being a sadowsky bass artist!! That's a Good gig!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @xrmarty2005
    @xrmarty20055 жыл бұрын

    I love your channel!!! and I love your guitar!!! but I can't make out the name on the headstock. What is it?

  • @xrmarty2005

    @xrmarty2005

    5 жыл бұрын

    Nevermind! I looked you up and the answer is .......MONIKER!, it's a real beauty. Found one for sale on reverb

  • @jhsevs
    @jhsevs3 жыл бұрын

    What guitar is this? I've seen it a lot of times and I really like it.

  • @LorenNand
    @LorenNand4 жыл бұрын

    Do you have any tutorial on how to set different tones on PJ?

  • @xKenB24x
    @xKenB24x5 жыл бұрын

    Floating thumb right? Pinky and ring finger for muting on regular finger style is a unnecessary for the right hand

  • @johnrobertson9914
    @johnrobertson99145 жыл бұрын

    Excellent lesson, can you tell me what the pink wrap is for by the headstock? Is it for muting?

  • @2024istheyearofblessing

    @2024istheyearofblessing

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yes it is for muting unwanted notes

  • @johnrobertson9914

    @johnrobertson9914

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much.

  • @dariovargas8843
    @dariovargas88435 жыл бұрын

    Hello i have the same amplifier and i have problems getting a nice eq right now im using a pre amplifier so i use the amplifier flat ... it would be nice if you make or show me a tutorial of how you diál the amplifier

  • @ollie5212

    @ollie5212

    5 жыл бұрын

    Remember it might not be the amp but the room you are in if it's not sound proofed then a lot of sound is gonna become muddy especially with lower frequencies

  • @isaacquevedoalmarza8736
    @isaacquevedoalmarza87365 жыл бұрын

    Cada día, los bajistas buscan un sonido mas agudo en sus instrumentos y se alejan del rango natural que el bajo debiera ofrecer, un sonido profundo y limpio para diferenciarse del resto de los instrumentos en especial de la guitarra.

  • @jphvnet

    @jphvnet

    3 жыл бұрын

    Soy de los que les gusta el sonido de cuerdas viejas, a diferencia de la recomendación (no me va el slap), prefiero no cambiarlas hasta que note alguna cosas rara. Quizás no toco tanto como un profesional y eso haga que me duren un año jaja

  • @SomosFoster
    @SomosFoster5 жыл бұрын

    The pickups are Seymour Duncan’s ?

  • @dealzright
    @dealzright Жыл бұрын

    Question, if it would not be too much trouble. I notice that you use the index and middle fingers of the right hand to pluck the strings. Is the ring finger ever used?

  • @TienTran_hocdan_tonvinhChua
    @TienTran_hocdan_tonvinhChua2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks. Could you help me how to mute the B string with 5 strings bass, while strike or slap the 1st tring

  • @Banjoliope
    @Banjoliope2 жыл бұрын

    Nice tips! What is that pink sock thingy on the neck of the guitar?

  • @tedhuerta6466
    @tedhuerta64663 жыл бұрын

    That’s a cool bass! What brand is it?

  • @bufordclemente8375
    @bufordclemente83755 жыл бұрын

    So you don’t have to apply that much pressure when you muting the other strings or do you??

  • @brunoamstad980
    @brunoamstad9802 жыл бұрын

    So so simple, with two tones!!!!! ("and then I do some fills in between!") Ha, I know what you mean, but it are the fills that make this Basslines sounds fantastic, but then you need more notes then just the two!!!!!

  • @blackromulan
    @blackromulan3 жыл бұрын

    1:57 - Somewhere in the Isle of Wight Mark King's ears perk up... "Say what now?"

  • @rajengurung2740
    @rajengurung27405 жыл бұрын

    hai I am beginar of bass guiter how to start to bass guiter from first ..I hope you will help me thank you.

  • @lldaftikll531
    @lldaftikll5314 жыл бұрын

    Changing strings? Gonna need 2 bolters for this heresy xD

  • @user-bi1jc6eu8r
    @user-bi1jc6eu8r5 жыл бұрын

    Is it the bass guitar of what maker?

  • @duanecorbinARFarfarf
    @duanecorbinARFarfarf Жыл бұрын

    Would that be some kind of string dampener or Capo near the nut?

  • @ollie5212
    @ollie52125 жыл бұрын

    I don't use my thumb and keep it on top of the pickup 90% of the time and I play a 5 string and I don't have a problem with strings ringing out as I use my fretting hand to mute so try different ways and see what suits you

  • @ollie5212

    @ollie5212

    5 жыл бұрын

    Tho I do have large hands so that might be why

  • @londinhine4220

    @londinhine4220

    5 жыл бұрын

    Ollie I also rest my thumb on the pickup most of the time and just make sure to mute it with the finger I used to pluck the string in tandom with left hand muting

  • @beornthebear.8220
    @beornthebear.82203 жыл бұрын

    It took me some practice to mute droning strings, especially on a 5 string.

  • @stefaneduard8169
    @stefaneduard81693 жыл бұрын

    I have 8 years old strings on my ibanez mikro bass :)

  • @fernstechrepairs
    @fernstechrepairs5 жыл бұрын

    Novice question, can I ask what is the pink strap hanging on the neck?

  • @heeheeeeeeee2382

    @heeheeeeeeee2382

    5 жыл бұрын

    For muting the strings....😊

  • @fernstechrepairs

    @fernstechrepairs

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@heeheeeeeeee2382 thanks!

  • @havable
    @havable Жыл бұрын

    The first time I changed bass strings I immediately regretted it. I don't really like that metally sound. It isn't the "boominess" of older strings I like, its the smoothness. I have one song where I like new strings, so I have another bass that I only use for that song. Those strings will last a long time b/c its just that one song. What bums me is that I'll eventually have to change the strings and they'll sound too bright for a while.

  • @yasuoketv9683
    @yasuoketv96834 жыл бұрын

    Hi mam im a filipino if i play a chord like C how can i played it?

  • @gopusajeendranath9486
    @gopusajeendranath94862 жыл бұрын

    How to get rhythm loop for practice, plz sent link

  • @viclobocga2615
    @viclobocga26153 жыл бұрын

    Nice Bass, which one is it?

  • @YeungTV
    @YeungTV5 жыл бұрын

    How to properly mute the strings if I play a 5-string bass, esp when I pluck the G string?

  • @bustabass9025

    @bustabass9025

    5 жыл бұрын

    I play five and six string basses almost exclusively now. I use the "floating thumb" right hand technique for string muting. That is, instead of anchoring on a pick-up or the adjacent string as I travel up and down the strings, the thumb travels with the fingers and rests against the B E and A strings. When playing the high C on my six string I will rest the thumb on the D string, and carefully rest the thumb against the B E and A strings. This, in my opinion is a very effective way to to keep unwanted noise out of your grooves. 👑🎸🎵

  • @henryfreeman7748
    @henryfreeman77484 жыл бұрын

    Oh me, I took you suggestion to record my self playing, well honesty is a bitch,didn't like what heard thanks for the tip I think I got a lot of work to do😝

  • @JirkaMichalik
    @JirkaMichalik4 жыл бұрын

    I don't even own a bass, why am I watching this. And why have I subscribed to this channel...

  • @patbassman8251
    @patbassman82515 жыл бұрын

    Hey Yonit where did you study music ?

  • @fortj3

    @fortj3

    5 жыл бұрын

    Berklee College of Music.

  • @minhthangaudio2493
    @minhthangaudio24932 жыл бұрын

    I love everything she said 💞💞💞♥️ Viet nam music 😘

  • @shortC123
    @shortC1234 жыл бұрын

    Shag styring gauge du you use?

  • @noeldesouzasouza3147
    @noeldesouzasouza31474 жыл бұрын

    👏👏👏👏

  • @eddiec.1306
    @eddiec.13065 жыл бұрын

    What is that pink thingy over the nut of your bass?

  • @humzatebai

    @humzatebai

    5 жыл бұрын

    It's basically a mute it reduces the free string vibrations and harmonic notes. See Victor Wooten he is the first to use them and really uses cheap hair straps even. There's a brand selling these bass mutes.

  • @danielalmaguer6027
    @danielalmaguer60274 жыл бұрын

    Did you sell that Bass?

  • @nicolaskapsis8700
    @nicolaskapsis87005 жыл бұрын

    Anyone who knows if there is a name for the "wrist" band thing used on the bass to mute the srings??

  • @TheRythmdoctor

    @TheRythmdoctor

    5 жыл бұрын

    Nicolas Kapsis it’s a gruvgear fretwrap

  • @darrylweller6143
    @darrylweller61434 жыл бұрын

    What kind of bass is that ?

  • @suviseshbharadwaj7206
    @suviseshbharadwaj72063 жыл бұрын

    1:57 slapp bAss intensifies

  • @noskool5539
    @noskool5539 Жыл бұрын

    What’s your bass brand?

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