Why I imagine those 110k people have your profile picture as their head and nods

Sounds dangerous. 😛

yellowbreadtrucks omg yes girl. My first year playing, I didn’t pick up a pick until like 8 months in and I’d always scratch my nail polish off on the string because I put my hand at a fucked angle.

@@AC3Conner Just use multiple clear coats, along with bass, I played classical guitar, so picks seemed useless.

*pikachu face*

Your a good teacher APPRECIATE your tips

Thank you!

@@BassBuzz I got a bass for Christmas, and I'm really glad I stumbled on your channel. Thanks!!

You're welcome, congrats on your bass!

Indeed! I just recently found this channel, after getting frustrated with other purported teachers. Many of them suffer the same problem. Teaching is less important than showing you exactly how incredibly good they are. One bald-headed dude comes to mind. Wink-nudge. This gentleman KNOWS he's very good, but doesn't feel the need to humiliate you by constantly showing it. I might actually learn something from THIS fellow.... And; he's entertaining as well!

@@BassBuzz you need to capitalise BASS or it's illegal

Thanks Non-Potato, I appreciate that! But if you're not a potato, what ARRREEEE you?????👽

This is also the 2nd channel (that I'm aware of at least) that Josh has started/owns. His other channel is under his name Josh Fossgreen and he's been building a following there for quite some time. If you want a real 'Journey', go check it out and 'Don't Stop Believing'

It's only matter of time

@@BassBuzz the banana un your arm

I know. I have gotten more actual quality info from his videos than any other instructor. ( the "Find The Money Notes" one in particular )

Well said Cam! I can tell you're one of the good guitar players from your self awareness. :)

Well said, it’s not as easy as people think. It takes hand strength, I found that out wow. Lots of it

Of course arthritis doesn’t help

i dont understand what the big deal is :/ i play both guitar and bass yea theyre different, but bass you have a lot more room to make mistakes with finding your strings, i mean each string is like 1 mile apart from each other, compare this to the guitar and it doesnt take long before youre skipping octaves all over the fretboard on opposite strings, you also only have 4 strings, and the strings are huge (Seriously man how could you miss them) also i play bass with my finger pick, its basically an invisible pick i make my fingers like im holding a pick, BUT the difference here is there is no plectrucm/pick on my fingers and i just hit the strings with my nail, and no it doesnt sound like a woman is playing the bass because idont use my index and middle finger with my nail down rubbing against the strings (which sounds like nails on a chalkboard) i use only the index finger part of the nail to rub against the strings which creates a more pleasing growly tone on precision basses and a nice fret buzzy sound on jazz basses, and the same way i play the bass i play my guitars, and if i want to do some fast tripple picking like on the song iron maiden the trooper i just move that invisible pick faster i dont change my style, people at a music store are like "do you need a plectrum" im like "naaa i have my own" *proceeds to take out an invisible plectrum*

@@ernestochang1744 "so it doesnt sound like a woman is playing the bass?" do tell, Shredmaster Vibe

Your air bass skills are powerful, young Jedi.

Thanks T.J., always aiming for "2 legit 2 quit" status.

Thanks Emmett, good to hear that. More to come. :)

Thanks Robin! I'm focusing on beginners for now, but I have a bunch of older videos on my personal channel that are more advanced. kzfaq.info

BassBuzz Oh I’ve seen your old videos before didn’t realise that you were the same person. I guess I have a whole lot of videos to watch thru.

It's all about how you set up the bass. Even expensive basses can sound horrible if they're not setup right.

Well put...."Bob Ross of Bass Guitar"....Perfect summation of his online videos and his style.

Tuba is awesome! Very different technique though, blowing into the bass doesn't do much but remove dust. :P

I play bass in band too! Don’t worry you’re probably much better already 👍🏼 but the worst thing about playing bass in band is that we never get recognized! Like the bass clarinets or baritones or something are always like ‘we are never appreciated’, but come on we have it a lot worse😂 it’s probably because not all school bands have basses...

Hey Enzo, thank you so much! I really appreciate that. Glad you're learning something.

Thanks Logan!

You're welcome, enjoy your bass!

because... it's mesmerizingly cool

What do you call a guy who hangs out with musicians? A drummer. Thank you and goodnight.

@@marienbad2 lmao

GET OUT

@@marienbad2oth drummers my age that I know play bass, guitar and brass

Thanks, hope you dig the course! :)

Thanks Perry, I appreciate that! And yeah, reviewing bassics is always good. :)

Thanks David!

Thanks, glad it helped!

Thank you!

Thanks Durchii! And congrats on your new gear.😀

You're welcome!

Nice, have fun Shane!

My shirt says thank you!

Thanks Zach!

Nice! Enjoy. :)

jajsjahs todo es como 2 salarios acá

This might not influence you but along my tiny but proud music career I learned that gear in fact does not mean a sht. Our small city lacks of musician amount, so we stuck with what we have. We have a old AF strange guy who plays keys. He has like 70 euro bought from pawn shop keyboard. The way he plays makes everybody think that this is some kind of a shitton expensive nord stage keys. He does not need to change his keys, he does a godlike job with them. Why ever bother? If you play crap instrument, use shit gear and still produce at least decent sound, then you would reach unreachable heights when using expensive gear. This does not translate to poor playing skills. You going to sound little bit less shittier if you use good gear, but you are still shit so who cares? Better to start with average gear for starters. Something cheap but decent too. Nowadays Harley Benton is one of leading cheap gear sellers and IN FACT their gear sometimes is incredible. I have HB bass amp for 80 euros and Ashdown for 350 euros. There is difference but calling it significant would be same as saying dumb stuff. Price on the other hand... The same characteristics Fender Rumble 80 would send me back by approx 300 euros but trust me it would never sound quite like my HB. Cheap quality gear - the bargain of century.

Thanks Whake, you're very welcome!

You're welcome and thank you!

Thanks Ced!

Thanks Yanina! :)

I doubt it's the pickups, the sound (probably) has more to do with your technique, and what you're listening through. Playing through DI/headphones is gonna be brutal as a beginner, amps sound way better and you'll be happier even with a cheap-ish amp, IMO. Glad you're digging the videos!

You're welcome Drew!

Thanks Mqondi! Haven't been to South Africa in 10 years, but I remember lots of beautiful nature in Cape Town.

Thanks Lawena, hope you get your bass soon! :)

Non-suckage is an admirable goal at any level. :)

Thank you!

Thank you! :)

You're welcome!

Congrats on starting bass Sydney! Glad this helped.

You're welcome Chris!

Thanks Michael!

You're welcome Brianca!

You're welcome Andrew!

You're welcome! Rock on. 🤘

Do it. You'll appreciate tempo and timing structures better for it, which will help you with every instrument. (Looking at you, lead guitarists who cant seem to find the beat that me and the drummer have been methodically laying out for you to play with over and over the whole practice sesh)

I love John Deacon!

You're welcome! Glad it helped.

Thank you! :)