The "Ultimate" Speed Exercise For Bass Players /// Scott's Bass Lessons

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Ok, we all want to play fast, right?!
At some point in our past we've all tried to get a more complex groove or lick into our playing, it's been way out of our comfort zone and ultimately ended up sounding messy, uncontrolled, and nothing like what we're actually aiming for.
Well, don't worry - I've been there... but you're in luck, as there's an awesome exercise I developed specifically for building speed on the bass.
In fact, where playing fast runs in concerned, this exercise has contributed more towards my technique than another exercise I've ever used. Ever!
Remember though - technique changes can take time. You're retraining your brain to alter the messages it's been sending automatically for weeks, months, and in many cases years and years. Be patient and take you're time. If you stay focused, this exercise can and will make a HUGE difference to your overall facility on the bass.
As always, see you in the shed...
Scott :)
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@Mr10mikemike 5 жыл бұрын

Oh man! I missed the drawing by 5 years!

@lazarlazarevic7361 4 жыл бұрын

Me 2

@void3120 4 жыл бұрын

You're not alone

@paytonbowling7259 3 жыл бұрын

Same

@michaeldooley4243 3 жыл бұрын

i missed by 6

@getaloadofthisguy9285 3 жыл бұрын

almost 6 for me

@jmac7947 9 жыл бұрын

So, I discovered something amazing by working this exercise: my thumb placement on the back of the neck with my fretting hand is really effecting my technique. It's amazing what going back to the shed will help you realize. Your videos are really helping me get back to the fundamentals of my technique so that I can get off this plateau I've been on for a few years. Cheers!

@kylefriebertshauser2764 9 жыл бұрын

I'll just be adding this to my "things Scott tells me to do" list for when I pick up the bass. Thanks!!

@emmanuelsabado6580 3 жыл бұрын

Lol love the name list

@Leiria65 3 жыл бұрын

So did you ever start? How's it going?

@alexluna6810 7 жыл бұрын

Holly shit everytime im looking for a bass video this guy appears everywhere

@crreplogle 5 жыл бұрын

So true

@eriatarka45 5 жыл бұрын

Because he's good

@BoneBGone 4 жыл бұрын

NOT ANYMORE!!! :D because of Davie504 xD

@andrewjabo3095 4 жыл бұрын

Checkmate

@JesnBass 9 жыл бұрын

This is awesome!! Once I get home I'm going to start doing these exercises. Talent will only get you so far! You need technique and skill!!! Thanks again for sharing Scott, your teachings are a blessing.

@TonyaChris 8 жыл бұрын

You DA MAN!! I have learned so much from these vid's, and here you are again giving me more knowledge. Woooooo!!! Seattle says What's up!!!

@gomoseroke 7 жыл бұрын

Bro you the best online bass teacher i have come across. Thanks for sharing.

@chagas8822 7 жыл бұрын

It's nice when you can only hear the scale and gets the key because of the sonority it has. I play these three first notes of the C major scale rythmically to try something funky, james brown like... It helps with speed and note lenght. And thx, scott. Your lessons are awesome, i'm a beginner and I'm really loving the bass!

@chagas8822 7 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Brazil!

@heavybass4ever 8 жыл бұрын

I do not find myself as a "speed" guy and I prefer when there is space for slower parts and silence, but this exercise is probably the best I have ever seen for a bass on KZfaq! Thank you ;)

@skeeter197140 9 жыл бұрын

I've been playing for 30 years, and I've developed a lot of bad habits. I've been checking out your videos for a little while, and you have a way of telling someone something without talking down to them. So, kudos. I've learned a lot without feeling like I'm starting from the beginning. I'm going to check out your site, and get in on the bass giveaway. Thanks for the hard work.

@danswain9275 8 жыл бұрын

Scott, I've been working from this video for about 6 weeks now. It's great! I'm being quite 'particular', and not proceeding with adding a note (I'm still ascending) until I'm completely comfortable with the current number of notes. Funnily enough, I'm at 4 at the moment, and because of various things going on around this time of year I've not been able to work on it as much, but I'll definitely say this: for me, if I consistently practise a sequence of notes, and then leave it for a day, coming back to the exercise a day later seems to give my brain time to let things sink in, and I can suddenly play it correctly. I keep doing it for a couple of days though, just make sure! It's already improving my playing, and given my approach I can see that this is going to be a long-term exercise. Thanks for sharing this, I really appreciate it!

@brokentreemusic9359 9 жыл бұрын

I'm playing since '93... and it never occurred to me that my right hand was the impediment. I stretched it far too much. Wow! Great lesson, Scott!

@eViolinity 7 жыл бұрын

this is one of your best lessons for me! Thanks!!

@wenggeromo 8 жыл бұрын

thanks for your videos scott... superb! ----from philippines

@tyronecathey5577 9 жыл бұрын

I been watching you since 2010 and you really help me develop my speed techniques

@DavidBarile 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Scott! You're amazing as always. As I was doing the exercise, I found a variation I'd like to share. I found that doing some small 3 or 4 note "bursts" starting from somewhere other than C was helpful. My favorite is F-G-A-B because it requires the middle finger on the A string, then the ring finger on the D string, which is a bit of a challenge spot for my finger dexterity. I hope that makes sense. Anyway, you rock and you're my hero! :)

@peponbass76 9 жыл бұрын

This is a real cool tip for increase your speed. I'm following you a lot, and I'm doing my subscription to the SBL Academy. The lessons are so simply and clear as I never felt before. Just amazing!

@koootzz1 9 жыл бұрын

Now that's a bass workout, feel the burn. Awesome exercise Scott, thanks.

@anthonysinogbuhan9528 9 жыл бұрын

thank you so much sir for your lessons . it inspires and motivate me a lot practicing my bass guitar... it's been a great help for me...

@garyv987 9 жыл бұрын

I love the way you maintain energy and enthusiasm in your videos.

@heikkisor 6 жыл бұрын

When I tried this exercise, it works really well. Great, great advice. Thank you!

@austynalbyn2925 9 жыл бұрын

I love these videos man, you helped me alot with my bass skills keep up the videos. :)

@jahoman 9 жыл бұрын

Amazing, you inspire with your videos man, cheers from Puerto Rico!!

@eend6837 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic.. I'm a beginner but was doing scales far too slowly and this made sense to me. Definitely great to repeat this with other modes.

@mauricioperez8086 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Scott. We love you :D

@dmorgantube 9 жыл бұрын

This exercise helped me so much, thank you!

@lordhonkler6677 9 жыл бұрын

You're making me to become a better bass player, thank you :)

@SteveCipriani 9 жыл бұрын

Question answered about the glove. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

@talibe801 9 жыл бұрын

very good lesson inded...you are a great teacher.

@zosiaboduch8329 3 жыл бұрын

You have changed my life with this lesson, thanks

@brianwilliams1588 11 ай бұрын

This exercise, albeit from your video that 6 or so years newer lol, was one of the biggest eyes openers for what I was doing wrong with my right hand. Not just that, though. It's really shined a bright light on issues with coordination between right AND left hand, so I actually look at it as an exercise for that as well. Just mentally and visually focusing on one hand, then the other hand, and then both hands. I try to do that process for at least 10 minutes every day. It's also a killer warm-up! 😎 I'm going to sign up for your Technique Accelerator course this year. This video (and the newer one) has clearly demonstrated the need for me to pull that trigger! 💪 😎 👍

@ruthlessadmin 8 жыл бұрын

I'm maybe just into intermediate territory now, and can say this definitely works as advertised. Thanks :) Two main problems I notice in myself: 1- I get tense past a certain speed and 2- struggle to keep my hands in sync. I always figured I'd be ok on bass since I can finger pick on guitar pretty well, but nope! The wider frets, and bigger distance between the strings completely changes the sensory input and none of my muscle memory works at all. This has actually all lead me back to slower exercises to build the muscle memory and learn to be more fluid/relaxed, and less tense/forced.

@robertslominski978 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Scott.. this really helps

@larsniehaus3278 4 жыл бұрын

Great lesson! Thanks Scott!

@user-ed6st6go4y 2 жыл бұрын

Great lesson! Thank you very much!

@MagicUnicornAttack12 5 жыл бұрын

I love your videos so much man. Thanks for giving me the inspiration to pick my bass back up, here's to sore fingers and callouses ahahaha

@rawstarmusic 9 жыл бұрын

This lesson is for me. I can play short sequences fast, both fret and pluck. I also noticed that I can drum with my fingers 3 x the speed of plucking. By adding one at the time I can focus on the (1) issue coming with the next note. It's the right practice, adding 16 triplets. I'll get on it tomorrow. Problem is I'm not a bass player! I just wanted to add bass to my computer arrangements and keyboard mainly. But as it looks I'm becoming one by watching this. I even started using cortex, never used that before.

@VikramMuralidaran 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you sooo much for this lesson!

@jojonehal8858 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much… I badly need this video… Thank you for uploading …

@efleonin 7 жыл бұрын

Hi Scott, Great lesson as always. It also helps if you play this exercise lightly. Shame, I can't win that bass :(

@jacgrobbelaar2425 7 жыл бұрын

Aaaaw Competition over! :( I love your lessons! I don't even have a bass guitar yet, but I played in a band in school (quit and had to sell bass for university tuition - Got my degree..yay) playing guitar now, but I am still married to bass....religiously watch all your videos until I can buy a bass in a year! Wish I could start now! Anyways, well done, I admire your skill and relaxed and pleasant manner of teaching....would definitely come to ONLY you for lessons...But South Africa is a bit far! Hehehe.

@duncanmathers76 8 жыл бұрын

Hand burning....can't....feel....strings.....! This is a great exercise for building speed, and you learn VERY quickly to relax that left hand, or else it starts to burn! Thanks Scott :-)

@calvinkwesi 9 жыл бұрын

thanks Scott.... totally works wonders this exercise.

@ristolaur6126 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir! Greetings from Iceland!

@mathafenimathafeni 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a Lot Scott, learned a lot

@zeuslee4442 2 жыл бұрын

This guy gives the best lessons I swear.

@NickiTedesco 9 жыл бұрын

Great video!

@neurontechno 7 жыл бұрын

you sir are a genius.

@SweetDeltaDawn 8 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! :) -Any tips on how to get better at the right hand technique? I keep getting my thumb stuck in one spot which slows me down and makes me stretch my hand out...

@mltv7590 6 жыл бұрын

great exercise tnc scot

@Chirizzledizzle 7 жыл бұрын

Subbed! Thanks for the tips and this lesson!

@destrojer1994 9 жыл бұрын

hi scott i play allot of metal bass myself but this exercise really helped allot for faster fills Thank you !

@robertherrick6703 6 жыл бұрын

Beautiful bass!

@riokacank2916 8 жыл бұрын

good job nice lesson sir greetings from indonesia..

@Sergio738 9 жыл бұрын

very useful, thanks a lot !

@junaidikusnong100 7 жыл бұрын

You're like the best. Thanks!

@GOWTHAMAN466 8 жыл бұрын

you are awesome teacher :)

@timmcmaster6435 2 жыл бұрын

Thx man much respect

@Nicoleo31 9 жыл бұрын

You enchant me your videos. Greetings from Argentina :)

@devinebass 9 жыл бұрын

Ahhh cheers Nicolas! :)

@keesiaerikabernales9627 7 жыл бұрын

Scott's Bass Lessons n

@medhatzaher3011 7 жыл бұрын

Scott's Bass Lessons what is kind of this guitar and what does it cost

@Scrappy4gov 5 жыл бұрын

So I guess I'm late for the giveaway but I'm ok with that. After many years of playing this has still been an issue for me not so much the speed but definitely the smoothness across multiple strings and after watching you I figured out why. I noticed that your thumb is just floating across as opposed to being anchored on the pickup or string. Once I quit planting my thumb against my speed across the strings was so much smoother... Thank you, figuring this out wa with so much more to me then the giveaway bass.

@jonascout13 7 жыл бұрын

you r amazing, man!!!

@akstiner 7 жыл бұрын

Thank You!

@thiagoccmorais 8 жыл бұрын

Great tip! :D

@margaretdillon5261 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@kabitaghatani-fn4qf Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@reginaldmarcial6071 8 жыл бұрын

thats an awsome bass!

@renevanleersum 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah great exercise indeed !

@Rynerz99 5 жыл бұрын

I think I'm a bit late for that giveaway.

@lukaskomann3433 2 жыл бұрын

It‘s especially interesting to see how one‘s right hand works when one is playing this with three-finger-technique. Crazy!

@thebrockleexperience4547 9 жыл бұрын

I have a hard time using my pinky to fret. My other three fingers are like Arnold Schwarzenegger and my pinky is basically Rick Moranis. This exercise helps a lot with that.

@knotchbass 5 жыл бұрын

One of the best exercises ever.............dam I am going back to the shed now LOL

@yoylosotros 6 жыл бұрын

Hey Scott! Loved the video but I need to ask you, how many pressure are you putting on your right hand fingering? Do you hit the strings softer when you play this fast? Thank you so much!

@inszainszo 5 жыл бұрын

lovely...

@wilkas222 9 жыл бұрын

This bass sounds dope

@mqmadrid 8 жыл бұрын

Hi Scott, good day! Do you have some tips to play cleaner too? how to avoid undesire sound when fingering or slaping, and tips for accesories to get a smooth sound, I got a warwick fortress bass and feel the sound to bright and less "fat". Thank u Scott!!! regards!

@alahad 3 жыл бұрын

go slow, slower than you are comfortable with, play clean, then go faster little by little and use a metronome, never play dirty, if you can't play clean go back

@nishampul107 9 жыл бұрын

thank you... :)

@widdzz 5 жыл бұрын

Haha, I'm watching this in 2019!tough luck for me

@adeshramphal2959 7 жыл бұрын

hey scott greetings from surinam man... i like your videos...could you also put the tabs...for practising....... thank you boss😉

@SteveCipriani 9 жыл бұрын

Hi Scott, I rehearsed so hard, I thrashed my left hand and wear a garden glove, I pulled a tendon and have gotten used to the comfort of wearing a glove. Can I purchase your grey gloves? FYI was at an all comer Blues jam and struck up a conversation with a really good bass player, and we both watch your videos. You are very much appreciated, THANK YOU!

@stupidusername38 9 жыл бұрын

Hi Scott, you have great fretting hand finger control. Do you have exercises that can develop that closeness to the frets and that keep the fingers from flying up

@Thisisjessenotjessie 7 жыл бұрын

THat bass sounds awesome!!!!!! How do you tune it in that kind of sound or is that matter to the recording mixing for the video???? @ScottBassLesson.

@gabrielegaglio4119 9 жыл бұрын

Hi! I'm just wondering how can I improve my theorical knowledge. I mean, how to build a minor scale and stuff like that and the most important thing.. in which situation a should use a certain scale? Is there any book or lesson?

@johnbird9929 9 жыл бұрын

Great lesson, couldn't find the link though.

@Alexander-xe9pi 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video ! My fingers say thank you (;

@krakmannika5859 8 жыл бұрын

Who are the cretins always giving thumbs down to these videos??? Great job and infinite thanks, Scott.

@darbizzlebacon 7 жыл бұрын

I don't know who does that, but on the plus side, for every single jerkoff who dislikes, there are 100 people who appreciate it and click the like button.

@deksterrobinson3628 6 жыл бұрын

Krakmann Ika personally i hate his clove

@tbrown15 6 жыл бұрын

Dont be such a beef queen

@martijn106 9 жыл бұрын

Great lesson Scott, thanks for that! One question! Do you always pluck the same pattern like ''index finger - middle finger - index - middle - etc.? Or do you sometimes pluck with the same finger two or more times after each other?

@allinornothin 6 жыл бұрын

practice always i-m-i-m over and over regardless of string or note is how you develop correct technique. WHen I was coming up and having to play every night 8 months out of the year I would transcribe etudes for the cello/ bass that are most used in the music conservatories and make sure I always alternated fingers throughout the whole piece. This was really the only 'exercises' i did outside of playing in a live setup to keep sharp. once you can jump to any note on the bass without having to think, having your fingers alternate at warp speeds, i promise you will be able to handle any passage thrown at you in a professoinal setting.

@JamieClark 9 жыл бұрын

Wow, this is rough - I thought it was going to be a left hand exercise! My right forearm is as big around as my neck right now! (and i could only get as far as the first 5 notes!)

@pbot27 9 жыл бұрын

Hey, first video I've seen from you...What's the glove about? Strength building? Noise? Cybernetic prosthesis? Reverse Micheal Jackson? Good exercise, thanks. I'm already fairly fast, but this will force me to analyze and perfect my technique.

@pbot27 9 жыл бұрын

pbot27 Okay, just saw your page about the glove. A) that sucks, and B) way to roll with the punches. Glad you found a way to keep playing.

@jiraiya4566 8 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! What is your intro song?

@getaloadofthisguy9285 3 жыл бұрын

god I love bass so much

@BriansKitchen Жыл бұрын

Trying to change the thumb position is very hard for me. I feel like I can't separate what my plucking hand is doing from my fretting hand. I guess I just need to really slow my metronome down as well as my ego...i guess I just feel like I have been playing for so long with bad habits and no actual practice that I am having to re-learn better technique. It's very discouraging but I love bass too much just give up. Thanks for your videos!

@akumasoul7582 5 жыл бұрын

I was wondering, i have a bit of a short pinky finger and its hard to reach the last note in my scales because of it, is there a way to make an easier reach?

@Bardish 6 жыл бұрын

Scott, I am a electric guitarist here trying to fix some wrong technique with your exercises :) I have one question, when I am descending this exercise my index finger and middle finger usually touches each other. I realized you have something similar with your middle finger and ring finger, should I be worried about this and try to correct it? Many thanks!!!

@leond123 9 жыл бұрын

Should you work on ascending and descending at the same time? Or just work on ascending till you get it up to speed and then work on descending? Thanks.

@edgarmascotorres2238 3 жыл бұрын

Hola una pregunta que bass es ese en Colombia los vende y que precio tiene ese bass

@fvazquez64 9 жыл бұрын

I have to work with my bass' strings because they should be closer to the fingerboard to press them lighter and so gain more speed... does that make sense to you Scott?? Thanks for sharing your music knowledge..

@BuffaloRodeo 9 жыл бұрын

Francisco Vazquez Sounds like you might need to lower the action on your bass or get it "set up" how you like to play it. This is something you can do yourself or take it to a shop!

@kinksbeatlesstones 3 жыл бұрын

I have two questions: Is it always best to start plucking with the index finger? Is it best to learn alternate picking all through this exercise or do you use economy plucking/picking or does it not matter which you use?

@svetlanabozovic3374 2 жыл бұрын

Alternative picking is ideal

@gershommukisa2086 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Scott, what bass guitar are you using in this video.

@fexnah 9 жыл бұрын

I see you have a Vanderkley head to match your cabs now. How are you liking it? Is it bye bye for the Mark Bass? Thanks for the lesson, great as usual.

@devinebass 9 жыл бұрын

Best amp I've ever played through. Ever! :)