SORRY GUYS...the video is backwards,cause I had it face,face...i'm really right handed.but can play alittle left...new world..i like it

@barrydunne30

6 жыл бұрын

LOL i was waiting for ya to play it with your feet.

@OscarASevilla

6 жыл бұрын

Parallel universe lol

@aarondavis4341

6 жыл бұрын

I thought something was off

@totterymanx

4 жыл бұрын

This is an older video, but I gotta say, as a lefty this was a nice video, even if it wasn't suppose to be this way lol.

@VmShpman82

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for telling us. I thought I saw one of your video's where you played right handed.

I wasn't sure about starting to learn bass but this man has convinced within minutes, I'm sold. Love the video my man.

Thanks for the lesson Mr. Long I'm 61 year s old and been wanting to learn for along time, hope I'm not too late . Love your energy. SHADDA KAKKA!!!!!!! 😃😃😃

Johnny, your advice videos are beyond brilliant! The way you explain everything is soo cool, funny and full of good vibes. Man, you light up the days of so many people. Thanks a lot!

“Elementorary” HA! Love this guy! Watched four of your videos in a row, so far. Dude, you need a TV show! Blessings!

"you so pretty ggrrrrrllll" 😂 I lost my shit when he screamed that lmao

Johnny; you are freak'in hilarious!

Your a good soul! I just bout my first bass. 50 years old & dont know a lick. Green up on Motown & have Always had a desire to learn bass. I love your videos & humor & will be watching all your videos & gonna learn how to get funky with my bass! Thank you again!

@warrenmorphis4208

4 жыл бұрын

James Brace Welcome to the world of Low End! We bass players can always use another one! You take that desire, and you practice every spare hour you can manage! Keep at it...listen to simple bass lines you like...isolate everything but the bass - this will train your ear, trust me. After a few months, when you hear a song, or melody - all you'll be focused on is the bass!! Believe me - if you can hear it - you can play it! Practice my dude...and keep practicing. Then practice some more! You'll get there, I'm telling you!!!

@craigmack-cv3cp

3 жыл бұрын

The best bass Demo man on planet 🌎. Go Eagles 🦅. Shada Kaka Lol 😂

You show a healthy mix of humour and useful content in your videos. I really enjoy watching them.

"That's a lazy scoundrel right there..... until you break him in, in training!" Dead.

I just picked up the bass at 62 , after not touching since I was a kid. And I find you advise priceless.

Great Information! I've always had a passion to play bass. Hearing you explain the basic information on what you need to know about playing the bass was very informative and Inspirational. Thanks Johnny for being real and having such a positive outlook on life.

Thanks for the tips! Just beginning my bass journey today! Can't wait to check out your other instructional videos, keep them coming!

Thank you for your advice sir.

Great advice!

I love your enthusiasm and passion. Gotta' love a man who says sweet things to and smooches his guitar. You make me want to go practice. I'm learning to play the acoustic guitar and what you did is what I'm gonna do ~ great picking hand exercises to learn where the strings are so you don't have to keep looking down at them (bad habit) and great fretting hand exercises to practice smooth (vs jerky) shifting up and down the neck. You're an excellent teacher. Thank you.

Mr. Long you are a stellar performer all the way around! Great advice.

Great video. Thanks for keeping it simple for us beginners

Just picked up my first bass last week and I’ve been struggling with my fingering action. I found this video and your energy very welcoming and helpful!

Great video. I am just starting to learn bass and the info and insites you share is very valuable. Love the energy and keep up the great work.

My two cents on a few issues: get strap locks. I bought an official Fender leather strap and the force of almighty God was almost not good enough to get it on the pegs. When the strap was finally on, I realized I could not put it back in the case properly anymore (I have a molded case). I then switched to strap locks for the ease of taking the strap on and off and being able to put it back in the case. Few months down the road, one of the screws came undone, most probably do to all that excessive force I had been putting on before the strap locks, as to which I had to do that silly toothpick and glue repair. Not fun on a $2,200 American Professional Jazz. Also, if you know you're in it for the long hall and you have the means, don't go cheap. Invest in something good. I told my salesman that I was willing to spend whatever it took on a decent amp and he was relatively dismissive and just said I didn't need anything more than a Fender Rumble 200 / 500 combo. Haven't been crazy about the sound, especially after trying out that GK MB800 Fusion recently while on a trip to the USA. I wish he would have recommended a separate amp and cabinet so that I could mix and match, if need be, and the need / want is certainly there now. Shadaka. ✌🏾

Dude , you are amazing , I picked up bass about 6 months ago , I started using Rocksmith and Yousician , they are great and fun for just starting out and having fun and they can get complicated but the fundamentals is what I lack , getting all my fingers working , I am doing the slide index finger thing you spoke of not because i want to but it makes it easier and i'm trying to break myself of that bad habit. These instructional simple techniques are exactly what I was looking for and I plan on doing these finger exercises daily for at least 30 minutes before i start in those programs. I'm hoping one day I can do more complex patterns like pretty much anything from Getty Lee in Rush , yeah its a very long ways off but the information here is the building blocks I need to help me get over hurdles that I am already facing. Thank you very much for this information. You will help me make this journey much easier. I bow to the knowledge sir.

Great advice Johnny

Thank you so much Jonny. I'm a old guy who is ready to actually learn how to play.

Thanks Johnny, excellent video, predicate it!🙃

I’m 49 and just starting to learn bass Your videos are very helpful keep them comin ‘Johnny!

Thanks 🙏🏾 a lot for this vid, best video so far!!!

I play guitar rather than bass (have been for about 6 months) and I find much of your advice is applicable to both! I love your analogy with your fingers telling you what to do rather than you telling them what to do, it perfectly describes the point you have to reach before you can start really advancing your playing. I love your energy man. Much love!

I dig your videos I like your tips I haven't played in a while I want to get back into it and your videos are very helpful thanks man

You are a good man, thanks for what you do!

Hey... I'm digging this exercise... !!!!

Thank you!!! You are changing my days Evertime..i like your Attitude..your friendly,funny Attitude towards Life...clapping my hands for you!....or ya, like you would say IT...

LOL! Johnny your to funny with the fingers, LOL. man just to funny.

Love you sir‼️😂💯

This is advice for all levels. You're just giving the beginners a serious leg up.

one tip that helped me greatly with the guitar: set a goal. but don't overdo it. tell yourself you're gonna practice for ten minutes a day. start playing, but don't look at the clock. the ten minutes won't seem overwhelming going in, and you'll likely play for way longer. oh, and don't cut corners to try and progress faster. you're gonna suck at first. almost everybody does. so basically two things. keep it simple, and practice makes PERMANENT. practice wrong, play wrong. great video!

Another great video!

I have a $30 used Rogue bass that is comfortable and works fine. I use it at places where a more delicate or expensive bass could get damaged or stolen. For a beginner , the inexpensive Rogue can be a good choice.

Dude your energy is so kind and fun that its infectious. To elaborate on tips given in video, he's right don't spend a lot! BUY USED!! There are so so so so so many people that buy one new and never do anything worthwhile with it and it just sits and collects dust, you can get a good instrument for pennies on the dollar and you want something of decent quality because a bad instrument is just going to make you not want to pick it up. I promise there are many guitars at guitar center with more mileage than many guitars on the used market. I say splurge on Elixir strings (YOU'RE NEW, DONT ACT LIKE YOU'VE GOT AN EAR FOR EXACTLY THE TONE YOU WANT) and you won't have to change these near as often(granted I know its bass and not a floyd rose but still). The rest of what he said was spot on. If you buy an effects pedal make sure it has a drum machine or a metronome. A bass player that can't keep time.......isn't a bass player, its just an annoying guy standing there abusing some instrument that doesn't have the ability to defend itself.

I've been playing for over 30 years and I've never had it explained like that. Learned something today.

Your practice techniques have helped me come a long way in agility... and getting that lazy scounger to go where i want with power !!

Wooow... what a beautiful bass!

Good video. I've been an ass for a few months now, thinking I can learn all this stuff like fingering by myself, yet this video has helped me more than anything else I've seen on the web. Thanks a lot, johnny!

I’m so glad I subscribed this makes me happy 😊 I think you’re a great teacher I know why I suck right now. I lost someone special and I need to take a break. R.I.P. nefew Christian Lee Kidwell I miss you 1999-2021

Good sound advice brother

“Elementarary” 😂 Love your videos bro!

I love your videos! Your personality is brighter than the sun. 🌞

great video I appreciate you for doing what you do

Man you're so full of energy and I love it! Keep up the good work

Superb video for newbe like me, thanx Johnny love your channel :)

I am learning to play the bass at 47, toughening up my fingers has been the hardest thing for me so far

@doopzee3808

6 жыл бұрын

John Monnin Should only take about a week or so to get used to it. I look at it as if your fingers are hurting that means progress

@kongandbasses8732

5 жыл бұрын

@@doopzee3808 To clarify this: if your fingers or your hand hurts, you should stop and rest it. I know a dude who allways said "no pain, no gain" - until he had problems with his carpal tunnel.

@doopzee3808

5 жыл бұрын

@@kongandbasses8732 Jesus that dude has crazy willpower. Yea definitely know when to stop but I liked in my early days of learning when my fingertips were a bit sore, so it was like validation that I had practiced

@iamalpharius9483

4 жыл бұрын

Buy Flatwound strings. They are not NEAR as tough on your fingers. Ive been playing D'Addairo Chrome Flatwound .40-.90 for as long as I can remember and they are the most comfortable and full tone strings that Ive played in 37 years of playing fretted and fretless. Check them out. Thank me later.

@warrenmorphis4208

4 жыл бұрын

@@kongandbasses8732 Not to lessen your comment, but he's trying to toughen his fingers - as in finger tips - which DOES take time. As a long time bassist, I know of which he speaks - at first, your finger tips do indeed hurt. In fact, they can get raw until you develop the right touch -ie: how hard to press / pluck...how to relax your fingers allowing them to glide along the strings, etc,.With practice, and more practice, he'll get that finger toughness we develop as bass players. Or callouses if you prefer. Once the callouses are gone, his fingers will be conditioned for good. Now, if his wrists are hurting - that's another story. I've played bass over 45 years -never had so much as a cramp, let alone Carpal Tunnel - but I have friends who have had to undergo that surgery, and tho not super major - it's still serious surgery. If your wrists hurt - definitely see a Ortho specialist for the reason. If your bass is the reason, by all means put it down for for awhile .

Real true god bless you

Bro, I just discovered you and I love your energy!! So glad I found ya!

I love you bro! Your like a happy sesame street monster with blue fur! :) Great attitude!

Spent tons a money on basses and my favorite bass is a used squire I picked up for 100$. I constantly have people ask me what pickups and preamp are in it. A cheap preamp and the original pickups! Lol. You are a beautiful person and the world needs more like you!

Thanks for your help a lot 🎼🎵🎶💜💚🎸🎵🎶🎵🎬

Dang...you got a REAL WOODSHED 👍

Vids are hilarious!! New bass player subscribing!!

oh my god yall is a knucklehead! but a good teacher - i refer my little guys to yalls videos.

Thanks for the beginner lesson Johnny - you make it fun! I'm just starting to learn now to play my new Ibanez TMB100 (coral red - I loves her!), and having trouble negotiating the larger fingerboard. Doing the exercises you recommend is helping, and I'll stay on it. I haven't got an amp yet, but will get one soon, something low wattage and light, as you suggest (I want an Ampeg B100R though - love how they sound). I've got an old Ampeg B12X portoflex flip top guitar amp, so maybe I can use it for now, with an external cabinet so I don't blow the old C12N with original cone (great guitar amp!). I love the sound of bass, which is what I often focus on, so it seemed like I need to learn how to play it myself now. I mostly play lead guitar, melodic single line stuff, which makes me think I'll be a natural bass player....back to practicing!!

@Ash.Music.Covers

2 жыл бұрын

hey! I also have an Ibanez TMB100!

@Ash.Music.Covers

2 жыл бұрын

mines mint green :)

I LOVE THIS MAN... GREAT HEART INSIDE THAT CHEST!!! PAY ATTENTION IF YOUR WILLING TO LEARN...

I’m a new subscriber and love your energy, excitement and knowledge about the bass. This is really inspiring for a new bassist! I reside in Charlotte, NC and would love for you to work on my bass but you’re a little far. Would you happen to know some black luthiers in the Charlotte area? Thanks

Just finished a 30hr fast with our youth group and I have a overwhelming urge to grab a bass again, I went to lessons for a year when I was 16 and quit for sports, I am 37 now and our church band does not have a bass, thank you for reminding me of finger workouts. God loves you and so do I !

Your awesome playing left and right handed

hiding tuners everywhere? man, you're a real bassaholic! subscribed! awesome vids.

Great idea fir finger training, Buddy. Niiiiiiiiice!

Man, you have a lot of beautiful basses.

Johnny, I wish you were my next door neighbor!!!!! Love your videos.

@LONGCASTLE777

5 жыл бұрын

It would be fun......grooving

Sir you got my subscribe lol you are amazing

As many of you videos that I watched I just noticed you are lefthanded like myself. I'm saving for my first bass I really want a musicman ray 4.

I'd you can find the little washer strap locks they work great. Before I even gigged I dropped my bass from the strap in a garage with concrete flooring, every bass going forward has locks 🔒

If I may add one more suggestion - if you take lessons , you will progress faster and it will add some discipline to your scheduled learning path.

Bruh I just want to say thanks and I just subscribed. I'm a 50+ beginner Thanks...

"GET THAT PINK BASS!" lol

listening to the bass with headphones on is blowing my mind, man...

Chalakaka many thanks 🙏🏿

that is a lovely bass mr long

I love the painted headstock instruments.

@josephromero4585

4 жыл бұрын

It's got a painted headstock and painted neck

I love the color of that bass

LOL! This is actually not easy. I guess this is how you teach old dogs.Great video.

4:58 you did it!!

YO i love this

A guy on one of the piano sites bought a Roland FP90X when he already had an FP90, and I found out he could hardly play a C scale. What a waste. He could have bought a keyboard off Craig''s List and have been in much better financial condition. The only warning I have about basses is I traded a Fender Rhodes piano for a Fender bass and found out later it was a copy of a Fender bass, and the strings were too high because of the neck being out of adjustment or not beaing able to adjust the neck. I also have a Yamaha starter bass downstairs. I'm going to get that out and try to practice your beginning exercises.

you’re so wholesome

"Unless you take your bass to a church gig and you got skulls or a witch on there or something..." LOVE IT

@Johnny Long what are your thoughts on Glarry Basses for a beginner bass? Any insight would be helpful uncle Johnny.

A really good brand for beginners is FGN from Japan. Well built instruments for every price category!

So BASSically...

All about that muscle memory!

Hey, great vid, you did not show how to run the spider up and down.....an working on it though!

I love Schaller tuners, and sperzels

Hey, Johnny, I love your work! Quick question: what kind of metal strings are 'gentlest' on your fingers? I used to play bass in a band way back, and developed nice callouses that kept me gigging every night. But that's was years ago, and now I'm having to re-learn and recondition my fingers.

@Headwind-1

5 жыл бұрын

Flats?

Im a lefty that plays right &codominant (left handed&right eyed.) &buck toothed &bow legged ...lol jk .i lost to theives like 5 tuners so now like pedal tuners so you can kick the guilty party.lol keep em coming brother.

lol this guy is talented

Im going into music soon with a bass...and that bass is gorgeous...I want a green bass O_O. Can I have it hahaha

I have the exact same bass but in black and without a scratch guard. Shes got BOOOOO-TAY. ALL. DAY.

You're so right about all this. I wish someone like you was around when I bought my first bass and learned to play. Your good advice and extremely positive attitude is really inspiring. Keep it up!

Johnny you kiss your bass like Puig licked his bat in the World Series , hahaha in which our Astros won , thank you very much.

I noticed a lot of these exercises also work for Black Metal guitar I do these often

@LONGCASTLE777

6 жыл бұрын

Static Voicings ...thanks 4 the input u are awesome

@harakirikiss6128

6 жыл бұрын

johnny long no problem man. Your positivity and enthusiasm make me motivated

you are so funny mr. shara kaka >.