Billy Sheehan Bass Lesson. Billy discusses his right hand technique
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@bonydanza70465 жыл бұрын
Billy seems like the kind of guy that'd use his day off to help you move a couch
@mwarnken12344 жыл бұрын
right? lol! definitely
@Bassequalswin3 жыл бұрын
That's such a good analogy, I completely get the same vibe
@Groovegandalf3 жыл бұрын
This is being accurate. He'd probably grill up some brats for ya afterwards.
@PeteONeillBass2 жыл бұрын
I ate lunch with him at Victor wootens camp. Nicest guy ever. Treated me like a complete equal, like I was worth his time just as much as anything. Blew me away, I'll never forget it. Awesome dude.
@sunlightevidence43592 жыл бұрын
I sent him a random fan message on fb messenger and he replied back lol.
@FreneticZetetic6 жыл бұрын
I love how he straight up says it doesn't matter how you use your right hand; 1, 2, 3 fingers, a pick, etc; more bass players need to be less judgmental like this dude.
@AaronKaiMCDNLD5 жыл бұрын
yeah I kinda hated how most bass teachers always and i mean ALWAYS insist that you only used 2 fingers and you must pluck them alternatively.
@leocadena68444 жыл бұрын
This dude is one of the best bass players in the world.
@thegrigs7774 жыл бұрын
People make a tradition out of anything..
@Klaus808043 жыл бұрын
I wish more bass teachers would be like him.
@wyllice Жыл бұрын
Agreed, although if you want to try to play as fast as Billy does, 1-2 fingers is not gonna cut it 😆
@mrjim6165 жыл бұрын
He's the Bob Ross of bass. I feel better about myself when I hear him.
@waynemichaelbanks3 жыл бұрын
Bob Ross of boss! 😂 I love that:)
@waynemichaelbanks3 жыл бұрын
Bass! That is 😂
@willtacda70386 жыл бұрын
what's really cool about Billy is that he is not afraid to admit that he is committing mistakes in the middle of his teaching. this shows how humble this guy is, even though his abilities and musicality is WAY up there. props to you sir!
@DS-xk6yr6 жыл бұрын
My guess is his mistakes there are simply from slowing down to show us mortals, and having to relinquish his tactile memory which typically operates at much higher speed. Maybe?
@brianjosephmedia10864 жыл бұрын
That's weird to me it's always been the opposite, when we make mistakes we let people know we know we made a mistake by laughing or smiling or rolling your eyes or squinting your face because you low-key don't wanna let them think "you're so bad you didn't even realize you made a mistake". You want them to know you know. But usually they never realize unless it's incredibly obvious and fucked up.
@jamesriameigmp2 жыл бұрын
True
@yeetusmcdipshit23706 жыл бұрын
I'm gonna start playing with an electric drill now, thanks Billy
@spsanders696 жыл бұрын
Paul Gilbert probably has a video how to if you want to look it up ;)
@stoutlager63255 жыл бұрын
tape a pick to a drill bit. Have fun!
@AdrenalineRushMX5 жыл бұрын
lol@@stoutlager6325
@msms15634 жыл бұрын
most industrial advice to date
@djp38193 жыл бұрын
Get the Jack hammer out.
@QBtracksandstuff4 жыл бұрын
"Well within anyone's grasp to play it". Gotta love Billy
@runtwer57005 жыл бұрын
Very, very underrated bass player. Absolutely one of the best
@Markusewitz5 жыл бұрын
I don't think he's underrated ;-)...
@atomkraft69 Жыл бұрын
...Don't really think that you know the meaning of the word "underrate" 😂😂🤣🤣
@haxanlord7 жыл бұрын
This guy is so chill. If only everyone would be like that.
@atletasderua38704 жыл бұрын
Listen to HaxanChaos
@dealzright2 жыл бұрын
True. The guy's down to earth and for real. Would love to shake his hand. (maybe some of the magic would rub off. Lol)
@averyetvspecial14872 жыл бұрын
He’s a Scientologist so not exactly, haha
@dawidwieczorek28166 жыл бұрын
I love this dude so much! How positive and goodhearted can a person be?
@TimothyKelly-do9yz11 ай бұрын
I'm from Buffalo and remember the many times I stood 10 feet from Billy and the great band Talas and watched the master at work. When you see a musician who has total mastery of his instrument it was mind-blowing!
@riskwise996 ай бұрын
I'm 51 now. I was 16 when I started following him. What I like is his saying "don't worry about my number of fingers, you can use a violin bow or a drill"!! There are no words to describe how much I respect this guy.
@DS-xk6yr6 жыл бұрын
Very helpful. You're not just a great bassist, you're a great bass teacher. A sensei.
@melanieshub4 жыл бұрын
I love how personable and instructive he is.
@stramurto2 жыл бұрын
What an absolute dude. How can someone be so good at something and still remain that humble... amazing.
@danadane25013 жыл бұрын
I've heard so many people criticize this man for not doing slap pop funk type solos live . Hey I'm sure he can but at a Rock show his shredding is really impressive. Besides he has incredible in the pocket groove .
@stevelowe35253 жыл бұрын
So glad I found this! only been playing 3 months, happily (naturally) been using my third finger whilst picking. Then came across another lesson saying you must only use two finger alternate picking. This man is fabulous, you can use whatever you like as long as it sounds good and it works. Thanks so much now I can get back onto my practise.
@Moucheron19906 жыл бұрын
I've been playing Guitar for about 13 years and I just got my first Bass the other day. It is so much fun learning how to play something similar yet very different. Billy has always been on my radar even though I didn't play Bass before. I think thats from being a Paul Gilbert fan.
@brandonanderson78875 жыл бұрын
I played guitar for 15 years before I realized I was a bass player lol.
@arthurmee6 жыл бұрын
He's such a great guy, happy to share in such a relaxed and gentlemanly way.
@notsure47464 жыл бұрын
I've always loved that Billy is an absolute shredder but somehow manages to seem to have zero ego about music. Very impressive. I've seen a few lessons with him too, always a great teacher.
@hazardeur4 жыл бұрын
FINALLY a comprehensive video about the 3 finger method. Pity I just found it now where I have the technique down and had to figure it out by myself. Wish I had seen this years ago. Respect to Billy, he's a legend
@BaldoFlores_godmetal3 жыл бұрын
I love that he says hes not playing well and he sounds better than anything ive ever done. Seems like such a genuinely cool guy
@adyuriar5 ай бұрын
I met Billy a few years before this video, it was at NAMM, and he was so great to spend a few minutes chatting, and if I remember correctly, he gave me some strings and swag, and I’ve never forgot it. This few minutes made me choose to stick with 4 string, when seemingly everyone was moving to multiple string bass. He could do almost anything he wanted to musically with 4 strings, I’ve not felt the need for more strings since. Thanks Billy for the inspiration!
@wibisono84387 жыл бұрын
legend bassist
@70mcnevin6 жыл бұрын
How cool is this dude? No ego or pretentiousness. Dig it.
@dingushussey41005 жыл бұрын
I am pretty sure billy has had a secret click installed somewhere in his body, he's no robot but his timing is like an atomic clock, just loove listening to his playing, and he's such a mellow guy.
@unfunnydave54852 жыл бұрын
He’s done shows for literally his entire life
@dingushussey41002 жыл бұрын
Watching again, a great way to spend life
@unfunnydave54852 жыл бұрын
@@dingushussey4100 I ended up watching this everyday until I learned the lick he showed in the video
@Geddyfleaharris Жыл бұрын
"Hey Billy, it's Jack here. Can you come help me move a couch on Saturday?" "Sure Jack. What time do you need me?" Humble, humble guy for someone so ridiculously talented.
@KeithH027 ай бұрын
Seen Billy many times live with various bands , always a joy to watch the master at work. World’s best bass player and a great songwriter / performer too. If you love bass or consummate musicians , treat yourself and see him live !!
@rustylove30335 жыл бұрын
That's the sweetest Yamaha bass ever.
@cybrunel10167 жыл бұрын
Three finger quadruplets instead of triplets, yikes! And Steve Harris does triplets with two fingers, like Geddy used to, now Geddy does it all with one finger ! Billy's the man, enthusiastic like he's 20 something.
@timothycooney9863 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Billy, for your very thorough and articulate explanations. I particularly appreciate your in-depth approach to the mechanics of playing.
@benbond34333 жыл бұрын
There's a Niacin tune, where he, almost the entire tune, is doing this crazy Rocco Prestia staccato attack. The tune MOVES, and Billy does it effortlessly.
@farty10003 жыл бұрын
Met Billy a couple of times, he is one of the finest human beings to walk this planet! let alone musician, his theory is amazing and in-depth!!
@batmite134 жыл бұрын
one of the best ever...
@lightningfirst689 Жыл бұрын
I don't think I've ever heard the lower strings of a bass sound that clean when being played that fast.
@stevenaustin45914 жыл бұрын
even as a shred guitarist I always find this kinda stuff valuable information :)
@Luckysevenization4 жыл бұрын
The BASS's MASTER ITSELF... Thank you Sir William
@bubbaluvv4 жыл бұрын
I like the fact that even the great mr sheehan makes mistakes and it gets left in...we all make mistakes, just except it...GREAT VIDEO
@paulsecon48895 жыл бұрын
This Man Is The Real Fuckin Deal Who Is Always Cool And Always Seems To Be Engaging!! Qualities That A Lot Of Times Seems To Elude Musicians.
@anthonyayala20485 жыл бұрын
Love the way Billy plays. I seen him play live when he was with David Lee Roth and played with Steve Vai. It was awesome.
@mrdan59433 жыл бұрын
Hes so down to earth
@TannerZOnline3 жыл бұрын
You’re a legend billy
@notvisible8200Ай бұрын
Pretty cool video. I realize this post is pretty old but, I love how Billy says use your own technique. I start with my third finger and go to my first finger. Never thought about four fingers. Thanks Billy.
@JelloFluoride7 жыл бұрын
How SICK is that Bass though? Is it partially scalloped? That's just too freaking cool!
@qdaveq65976 жыл бұрын
Top 5 frets under D and G strings.
@nicholassciurba30276 жыл бұрын
Check out the electronics on it its fucking gorgeous
@carlosperry43015 жыл бұрын
Yamaha bass
@MrKournias5 жыл бұрын
That was awsome..!! I alredy started practicing. My conratulations for your open mind right hand technic statement.
@xyz96106 жыл бұрын
One of the best...
@gigavash6 жыл бұрын
Great teaching in the video. Awesome approach and attitude. One complaint, the editor cuts away to the left hand way too much for a video on right hand technique.
@salottin5 жыл бұрын
Yes!
@Jay_Sidaris6 жыл бұрын
You have no idea how fascinated i am by this. 😀 Been sitting here practicing that this whole time watching
@roquemaxo5662 жыл бұрын
Genio Billy!!! Gracias por tu enseñanza maestro.
6 жыл бұрын
I wonder if Metallica ever thought about Billy after Burton died?
@martyschriver4 жыл бұрын
👊 Exactly! There's is NO "right way" to play the bass
@Neodude9917 жыл бұрын
Fuck 4 fingers I play with a electric drill, always!
@JKeltTV6 жыл бұрын
I was hoping I wasn't the only one. I personally like slap drill though.
@buckypreseau73494 жыл бұрын
thats a muhfuggin beast of a workout. im a guitar player, but i realy enjoy playing bass. and i use my fingers, and a pick, but i want to toss the pick and train my fingers on the right hand cuz i like how it sounds and it looks cool. im practicing billys technique, and lets just say its going to take awhile!
@UNKNOWNPERSON-kk9kd Жыл бұрын
Don't play any instrument but I love electrified rock and jazz music. I've watched this video three times, it's so damned interesting.
@IAMMASED4 ай бұрын
Billys was the furst and only instructional video i ever got when i was 14 in the laste 80's and its taken.me a long tjme but i wouldn't change the three forbthe two again whats weird is i had to go back to masteringkng the two in.my adulthood in order to improve my overall accuracy with the three... not sure why but u had to spend significant time re workimg the two
@triv72523 жыл бұрын
I can't even think that fast
@jamescrue7 жыл бұрын
i really liked this video and your approach. thank you
@ronnyraygunz87184 жыл бұрын
He explains things like my eye doctor.
@Tatterdash713 жыл бұрын
Being a bass player (and starting on bass), when I use a pick on a guitar, I noticed I alternate pick ascending, and economy pick descending. I must have got it from finger playing on a bass because of how you sort of "brush back" with your fingers. after 25+ years, it's very hard to unlearn, but as Billy says (I think I can call him Billy, I don't think he'll mind), maybe if it works I should just go with it.
@mwarnken12344 жыл бұрын
man, gotta love the net where a top player (and helluva nice guy) like billy will do a lesson for you... i wish i had had this advantage when i was a kid and starting out!
@glengamble5264 жыл бұрын
I saw Billy play at a celebrity type jam night in Beverly Hills years back. Ray Luzier was on drums and that Bumblefoot guy on guitar. To be honest, the other two played pretty much as I expected them to; flashy and lots of chops, speed etc. Billy, on the other hand, really surprised me with his musicality and melodic approach. Sure, he took an occasional few bars to burn, but overall he was very tasteful and grooving. I was really impressed.
@pinkponyofprey19656 жыл бұрын
Next episode: Billy Shehan's wrong hand technique ...
@mihirbagchi28286 жыл бұрын
2:15 but BASSically
@Jay_Sidaris6 жыл бұрын
6:15 now thats the BASSis on it
@binilgn59413 жыл бұрын
2:43
@binilgn59413 жыл бұрын
3:19
@riskwise996 ай бұрын
I like the way he totally sheds that piece and says "it's all within anyone's grasp to play that" 💀
@sqeakgeek6 жыл бұрын
Thanks B that was helpful I also play lefty on a right hand bass & I left the strings were they were. I have been doing this since day 1, 8 years now I wanted a new & way different approach applying this will be tricky but doable. :) drumming for 35 years
@nicolethewitch72 жыл бұрын
I love that little cat on the bass 🥺🥺
@mfC0RD5 жыл бұрын
What a nice guy!
@rahawk694 жыл бұрын
If Billy Sheehan says it’s ok to play Bass with a pick, then it’s good enough for me.
@ericlarkey5494 Жыл бұрын
You took earl Scruggs to the bass. Bravo!
@metalmike5703 жыл бұрын
At 9:30 it's Rush's Xanadu scale.... Geddy plays a real similar run in Xanadu.
@azjonesn2 жыл бұрын
What a awesome player, so kick back
@tpink37924 жыл бұрын
That's the end of Xanadu by Rush
@laurentalvaro19054 жыл бұрын
The most important hint is at 1:28 : "the middle finger has to work twice as hard". This is probably the greatest obstacle in 3 finger technique.
@danoeb-g4184 жыл бұрын
I think you missed the point. He said that he always plays in one direction (ring middle index, ring middle index) instead of in both directions (ring middle index then middle again). If you were to play in both directions your middle finger would hit a string twice as often as the others. But Billy's style of three fingers in one direction means each finger shares the load equally
@kenvorland10 ай бұрын
The one and only god of bass
@Jayswindows1264Ай бұрын
Such a nice guy
@babayaga17673 жыл бұрын
you can play with one finger. james jamerson: thanks.
@SteveStockmalMusic3 жыл бұрын
Great bass man... Was visiting faculty at MI when I was there... Can’t believe he doesn’t know what a 1/4 note is (his words).
@brandonyankees14 жыл бұрын
He plays a bass guitar whose company also makes motorcycles
@treeoflife63376 жыл бұрын
i like having a bridge pickup on my pj bass to play around the bridge with less buzzing and i only use the P pickup
@MarkLeonTanner5 жыл бұрын
Thanks dude... You f'n rawk..
@thisdyingsoul76 Жыл бұрын
I like how he starts off saying there is no wrong way as long as you achieve the result you're after. I use 3 fingers, sometimes even 4; but it's not like him at all... I tend to mix up the finger being used, somewhat randomly based on what is comfortable for me.
@chizmo77 жыл бұрын
Great video. Thanks for your generosity and time. One question: Why are some frets scalloped?
@Erkki_Mela7 жыл бұрын
chizmo7 It's for bending. :)
@chizmo77 жыл бұрын
Oh. OK. Makes sense. thanks.
@zahidurrahman28693 жыл бұрын
thank you, ... that was really nice
@danbosman22463 жыл бұрын
Cool dude!
@frankpaws4 жыл бұрын
I don't even play bass but when I do I use 3 fingers.
@bretdouglas94073 жыл бұрын
I never think of bass as instrument needing this kind of speed and rapid fire notation. But each to his own 🙏
@MrCrispyduck5 жыл бұрын
I Love You Billy
@rob0nemusic3695 ай бұрын
Interesting how much raised his pickups are. The strings are almosy resting on the pickups, that sure do helps a lot to play fast
@weaselpopper4 жыл бұрын
I didn`t play bass any better after watching this but I did start choking my chicken with three fingers.
@joergl562 Жыл бұрын
Old, but gold...i'm practicing exactly this...i can't play with four Fingers, because my right pinky is defective!
@graemerobertson51602 жыл бұрын
Like many tuition videos, you are missing a lot of detail here. String guage,how close to the bridge, length of finger travel etc
@elpeluca7780 Жыл бұрын
Bro that's up to your liking, he's only teaching the movement pf the fingers, he can't know what string gauge and action each and everyone of the ppl watching this is comfortable with. I don't even understand what you mean by length of finger travel.
@LeonFuentes4 жыл бұрын
"BASSically, thats the BASSics of it"
@Adam_Aiman4 жыл бұрын
FIRST FROM 2020!!!
@kevmac12304 жыл бұрын
Jameson played with one finger as did Bruce lots of the time I believe.
@TimmyCrackCorn9 жыл бұрын
XAAAAN - AAAAA -DUUUUU. :) Is it really from that, or was that part of the song just Rush incorporating a simple scale in a cool way?
@martyschriver4 жыл бұрын
A lot of 'technical' riffs (guitar or bass) are derived from playing scales in a weird, cool or odd way
@metalmike5703 жыл бұрын
Obviously, Geddy practiced many scales it makes anyone a better player and song writer. Well he's a master you know, one of the best to ever pick up a bass, or a keyboard, or sing...many times at the same time.
@TheEldarrr Жыл бұрын
Remember to stretch your hand before playing. Billy has a very large palm, larger than the standard size. Therefore, his technique is unique and non-standard. Do not hurt your muscles, and if it doesn’t work out, just take a pick, it’s more rational.
@rmpge Жыл бұрын
Awsome 👍
@LondonMoscowwashington7 жыл бұрын
Still looks young
@metalmike5703 жыл бұрын
And was almost 60 here! Purist the guy never did drugs - see look how long a person can last doing the right thing.
@manzissss4 жыл бұрын
Is he just plucking with 3 fingers?
@Guitarrocknroll14 жыл бұрын
I like this guy!!! Amazing bass player.. but I will def use my electric drill 😺
@metalmike5703 жыл бұрын
That was what Eddie did in the beginning of pound cake right.... ?