Gary Willis On Finger Pressure

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15 жыл бұрын

Gary Willis On Finger Pressure
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@thegroovesarge 14 жыл бұрын

I cant say how much this tip has helped my playing, esp being self taught. I originally read this in his book, 101 Bass Tips The Pros Use. Ive never really heard of Gary Willis, but that book is the bomb.

@hyppo00 13 жыл бұрын

Good advice! Never thought of this until now.

@ocean4315 13 жыл бұрын

Gary plays with a very light touch. He even said it was difficult to do in the beginning because we all want to dig in in the heat of the moment. I read an interview and he said that he hadn't played his instrument for weeks but it was easy to come back to it because he doesn't use that much force in his playing. Not necessary to build back muscle strength. Gary's techniques (& ramp) are unique and the proof is in the playing. Listen to his sound and how fast he can play when he needs to.

@Modes9 14 жыл бұрын

I read about this in Mick Goodrick's the Advancing Guitarist. It's great advice for anyone who plans on playing a stringed instrument for hours at a time.

@lmackenzie89 11 жыл бұрын

I never really thought about this before. I will try it out!

@Drblooter99 11 жыл бұрын

Never occurred to me to even think about this. Great lesson!

@unclemick-synths 6 ай бұрын

I'm definitely giving this a try. My left hand just won't relax and that harms my playing.

@tedybear335 13 жыл бұрын

Amen!!

@edintenso 13 жыл бұрын

That´s what a real bass teacher would teach!! thx Mr Willis.

@theRealAV8r 12 жыл бұрын

Every word true. Only time I vary from it is when I REALLY want a certain aggressive sound that only comes from a hard pluck, but mostly we all really need to lighten up and let the amp do the work.

@hasegawamiki 13 жыл бұрын

This is very true, but also very depending on the bass you're playing, so if you have multiple basses, you might have "softer" ones and "stiffer" ones, no matter the set up

@caiogracco9129 11 жыл бұрын

Man! I used to talk exactly this to my students about... 20 years ago!

@mbrsart 13 жыл бұрын

I should take this advice and transfer it to double bass. I'm always having trouble with my left hand cramping up.

@HectorJulioSanchezInda 11 жыл бұрын

Mr Willis, The Great Master on Bass!!!(Héctor Julio Sánchez Inda,Bass Player from Berazategui,Buenos Aires,Argentina).

@FvdWSeatbelt Жыл бұрын

is Gary playing his signature GWB-1 in this video?

@tobbebergman7583 7 жыл бұрын

10 Heavy Metal bassists still don't get it !

@agustinboedo1611 5 жыл бұрын

I finally get it!

@GugiMandini 13 жыл бұрын

that's an excelent excelent tip

@lidesnowi 14 жыл бұрын

Of course the set up of the bass action and neck relief is crucial,otherwise it is impossible to not use a TO hard left hand touch!

@TRiToX91 13 жыл бұрын

@muse239 It's an Ibanez GWB. AKA his signature modle

@bobbysbackingtracks 13 жыл бұрын

awareness the key word

@aarfeld 15 жыл бұрын

Yes, it's his signature instrument that he designed and developed with the company. It's the GW105. It costs around 3k and has a Bartolini pickup. There is a less expensive version, the GW35. It costs around $600.

@Radwalls 15 жыл бұрын

lol "Garry"

@ItsNotaTuhmah 15 жыл бұрын

Simple: practice. If you play fretless that accuracy is something that you must take care at first. If you play fretted, it's so much easier to get, since the fret itself helps to get the right position.

@AttitudeCastle 11 жыл бұрын

The doesn't apply to the left hand which is what he's teaching here. In regards to the right hand you're correct though

@HomePersonalSecurity 10 жыл бұрын

I have no problem on the bass with my left fingers, but the acoustic guitar rips my fingers up.

@ItsNotaTuhmah 15 жыл бұрын

for a common bassist? sure, specially the right hand advices he gives. Virtuosos have their own ways, a good amount of them, even if they are really good players, are kinda careless on that matter or they just learnt the old way of playing and with that they feel good. Look at his right wrist, it's straight with the arm. That's really useful for endurance, strength and health, but the old bassist uses that 'broken wrist' technique (that I find really painful) and still they can play well.

@drfretboard 13 жыл бұрын

@jsxtal Jaco did not play like a brute but with very specific control. He didn't play as hard as you may think.

@ocean4315 12 жыл бұрын

@jlebesis who's post are you answering? It has nothing to do with what I wrote. I think you're trying to answer someone else's post.

@ocean4315 11 жыл бұрын

Regarding Gary's "play lightly" approach, it's an Interesting concept, but what happens when you want to play other styles of music that demand some aggressiveness like slapping. You can't play soft or lightly when you slap and pop can you? Maybe I'm wrong. If you want to be a versatile bassist that plays all styles, is it possible to play very lightly and use a ramp?

@Chrizke22 6 жыл бұрын

he is talking about your fretting hand pressure not your plucking hand but in another video he says turn amp up for plucking hand to have more dynamics but if you did want to play lets say metal id suggest just turning amp lower and playing harder but that probably isnt the textbook answer

@nicksm7980 5 жыл бұрын

Ok, it's been six years since your comment, but nevertheless. You don't need to play hard when you are slapping. Furthermore, hard slapping just sounds bad. You can find Louis Johnson solo when he slapped his bass like it was his enemy, it looked very cool but the sound was meh. It was just a stage gimmick, normally Johnson slapped much lighter than that. More importanly is that you just won't be able to play fast complex lines with hard slapping and high action, your arms will be fatigued very fast. You don't need physical strength and stamina to play bass, it's a stupid myth. Pro players have mental stamina, ability to relax their muscles for a long time. Healthy developed body muscles though help with good posture, overall feeling and your endurance for holding the bass for a long time.