"Why a six string bass? Because it's cool" good enough for me

In a nutshell, you can do more on a 6-string bass than you can on a 4-string bass due to the two extra strings.

Great video! I’ve been leaning 6 string for about a year and a half now, and these tips really helped!

Great vid! I was wanting to get one of these because of primus songs and chord stuff

Thanks for this! Very good information my friend

Thanks, this is great!

Loving it bro!

@AdamPykeBass

5 жыл бұрын

Cheers dude ^^

loved it.

Best video yet bro good job. Maybe play a rendition of the classic Tetris theme?

@AdamPykeBass

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! Tetris is a wicked shout, might do a whole video game thing as a theme lol :D

man first time i picked up a 6 string i never went back to even a 5 string let alone a 4. why would i rob myself of ability and talent lol. same with a 12 string guitar too i just like a ton of strings i suppose lol

@criticaltheist3992

3 жыл бұрын

Twelve string with twelve seperate strings or with each string have two strings right next to each other? Either way those are beastly on the hand lol. But I love a six string bass. Try a seven string 😏

@DementedBeast

3 жыл бұрын

@@criticaltheist3992 it's am acoustic electric 12 string guitar so it's the octaves strings on the lower 3 then doubled on the higher 3. And I want a 7 string bass. What in the world would the 7th strings tuning be? F?

@criticaltheist3992

3 жыл бұрын

@@DementedBeast lolol yea it’s an F string lol. I would never get one for the fact that I would never even play one groove on it as I would just be soloing non stop lol

@DementedBeast

3 жыл бұрын

@@criticaltheist3992 well it also depends on what register the F string is. Is it a high pitched one past the high C or a low pitched one down to below the low B? If I would hahe to guess I'd say the higher pitched. That actually works out really nicely because you can blend even farther into the guitars range and okay synchronizes or melodic runs and licks on the high end and it will blend good with the guitar. If it's a low F, that would just be nearly inaudible. Or shake everything off my walls from the vibrations

@DementedBeast

3 жыл бұрын

I love my two different instrument types (bass and whichever guitar I choose to use with) to have the line between them extremely blurred to where you can't find it. Then you can pull off some incredible scale runs if you're slick enough. I'm actually enjoying my acoustic 4 strong a lot. If only it had one more strong I'd stick a high C on it

Primus nuff said

@TheLegendarySuperSaiyanBroly

2 жыл бұрын

Primus sucks!

@mr_lastname05

Ай бұрын

Can agree, on the list of why to get 6

I just picked one real cheap and I'm excited. Plus mine one looks cool Does anyone know Roberts Bass made in Korea?

Dude looks like a member of House Greyjoy. Even has the last name Pyke

“As I am” 🤘😎

Great job! Where can you buy single strings?

What is the bass your playing on in this video? Oh and awesome video by the way!

Nice.

I come from an automotive background just getting into bass. I liken it to a 6 speed manual as opposed to a 4 speed. like no shit. But having the option for either a closer spread or more range gives you options

It's an old video, but did you put flatwounds on that SR? Sounds clear and cool.

@jackbho6594

4 жыл бұрын

Doesn't look like flats

what gauge would u use to tune the bass like a guitar EADGBE, but an octave lower?

@arroyo3910

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe get a pack of 5 bass strings EADGC and a low E string from a long scale guitar?

Great video Adam. i only have and play 4 string bass and honestly i am a little intimidated by the 6 strings. Any advise? I don't know how the scales on a 4 string would be on 6. Can you show some scales with the 6 string?

@ShatteredWindowpane

3 жыл бұрын

The scales stay the same relative to the middle 4 strings, which are the same as a standard 4 string bass. When you envision a scale, you should try to look at it as a sprawling pattern that covers the entire fretboard, and it follows the same pattern vertically as it does horizontally. Once you reach the octave, the scale repeats itself, following the same finger shapes eveey time My recommendation (including watching youtube tutorials, which have helped me), is to pick up a 6 string bass if you can, and play a scale from the root up to the octave, and then try to continue from there . You should think of the extra notes (i.e., the higher and lower octaves of the notes you already have) as being on the part of the bass that is hidden on a 4 string, and can only be revealed once you add the additional strings. Cheers, lmk if you have questions.

@PhilosophicalCat

3 жыл бұрын

4-string player here. I tried playing a 6. Everything is tuned in 4ths so the patterns you're used to will stay the same. The big thing is you have a wider neck and more strings to handle but give it some time and you should get used to it.

@commanderwilliamtriker7449

3 жыл бұрын

@@ShatteredWindowpane thank you, that was very helpful. It makes more sense now.👍👍👍

@dylancarther9627

2 жыл бұрын

Bought a sr506 2year ago Was the best decision even

I just recently scored myself a nice 1994 vintage Ibanez Soundgear SR1306PM 6-string bass with two active pickups on it, I'm in the process of restoring it to a playable condition, all it needs is a full set of string-saddles, a set of new strings, a new 9V battery, and a good setup, and she'll be good to go.

I saw a girl playing and talking about sliding harmonics I gotta try that on my sixer

What brand of bass are you playing

@PhilosophicalCat

3 жыл бұрын

That be an Ibanez

I don't know anything about basses I play guitar but what is that buzzing sound

@mindhead2005

Ай бұрын

The vocal mic picking up the string rattle. You won't hear it if the voice mic is off

Tell me something I don’t already know. How do we make the band not hate us? I’m ready for a 7 string...will that multiply the hate?

nice vid... can u let me no d name f dis miraculous bass?

Why is your guitar so big?

Is there any 6 Strings Bass player who DOESN'T solo or play chords? BASSically my question is, can a groove only player enjoy playing a 6 Strings Bass?

@og-greenmachine8623

2 жыл бұрын

Why not?

@BlackRootsUNLIMITED

23 күн бұрын

@@og-greenmachine8623 a great example is my Electric Bass G.O.A.T Anthony Jackson, he grooves so well on the 6er.

Did you get that Amaj(add9) voicing from a John Patitucci book by chance? I was reading some examples from one of his bass books, found a similar chord, learned it a while back, and recognized it around the 5:30 mark or so. Maybe it's just coincidence. But I totally agree with your points man. I've been loving the switch to six strings ever since I got mine a few months back. Edit: Now I'm guessing yes, since you mentioned him later around the 16:00 mark. Should have watched it all first.

a short answer to the title: Be Les Claypool

Which bass is that? Is it an Ibanez? Schecter?

@mindhead2005

Ай бұрын

Ibanez SR. 1306 maybe

6:46 running in the... oh nevermind

You tune your c down to b and your G down to F and you have a baritone guitar ..😅 i do this

Turn your amp up. Do a test recording to hear how quiet the bass is first before doing your whole lesson, maybe a line in recording or something.

where can i get dis bass? d name

I've found nik nokturnal's long lost brother.

My thinking in a nutshell..low B gives you the 5 below and the high C is for soloing

Your action is very low to the extent that. It creating noise in the background

Omg 30 minutes of clickity clickity clack squeak clickity squeak clickity... You're a really great player. Please turn up your amp.

The doctors told Beethoven he’d never be a composer as he was born profoundly deaf ... but did he listen ! 🥳

@joejoeleader

4 жыл бұрын

No he was deaf

@bigman_industries

4 жыл бұрын

He was a famed musician beforehand who started to grow deaf over the years.

Blimey...you need to set a bit more relief in that neck! All I can hear is rattling. 😣

Its so weird that even youtubers dont understand why 6 string basses are better. (Yes you..) First, thinking the b string is there "so you dont have to downtune" is wrong, it has nothing to do with preventing the need to downtune, (you cant tune e down to b.) Standard tuning is the basis for everything. The point of the extra strings is to prevent the need to shift, you dont need to overthink this so much. The second reason, is access to more chords and dynamics. It has nothing to do with needing higher or lower notes, you arent playing those most of the time (i apologize if youre a metal bassist, i dont know how you could enjoy being unheard and alway on the low string) Im just saying this because its annoying that people think the only reason for these strings is...."extra notes" "no more downtuning" or "metal" These are not the reasons for it, i promise you. The low b note sounds cool yes but, The 6 string, just makes it easier to play. You have more at your disposal. About 50% more probably or something like that.

Your B bass string is too low and is buzing far too much to my liking 🙃

I lost interest in 3mins - not the most eloquent presentation I've ever seen.