Bass amps sound very lively and character full - DI cannot compete - in recording situations- but you need to mic properly often with 2 mics on an expensive cab. Otherwise you are right

I like your other videos mate but I have to say I found this one a bit useless now that it's past the workshop date and if you're not interested in buying anything!

⚠️ warning ⚠️: DI infomercial incoming

Probably my favourite P-Bass is Jean-Jaques Burnell. Has it’s roots in Entwhistle’s awesome creation on the Who Live At Leeds 😎

I wouldn't mind if I could hear you

Can't go wrong with a P bass!

I’ll just stay at lvl 3, that’s enough to get me hired.

The Bass sounds Great and more solid!! It was Awesome!

Ty for this, I've been trying out a pick lately and couldn't figure out how to use it without wrist pain. I was definitely holding it too tight 😅

Man, I'm not even a bassist or drummer, but I really enjoyed this video. Solid explanation of roles, opportunities to add, and opportunities to detract from the overall song, and also how each part weaves in and fits with the other elements of a band. So good! I sing, and play keys and guitar, but I'm really just starting to work with different bands that have some interchange of players from time to time. I think this is really gonna help me figure out why some players seem to make the songs come alive easily, and help explain some of the problems I hear from time-to-time. I'm definitely going to check out your other content. Instant fan!

Bass amp on a live gig, if I have PA support and monitoring, is only for looks.

All I can say is that the P-Bass is the one I reach for when I play for my own pleasure.

Bands using ampless rigs sound inferior. Just the way it is. It's physics, not prefrence. So yeah, quality will prevail.

You use those wire cutters funny; don't they work like scissors? It looked a little difficult cutting that G string, does the cutter work well cutting the E string?

My Barefaced cabs weigh maybe 25 pounds, Aggie Head maybe 4 pounds. It's really not that big of a deal. Bass amps will never die, nor decrease amongst bass players because most venues are not providing the capability (with exception of the higher end venues). If you are speaking on the level of a touring band, that's another story but for us mere mortals that own and set up our own sound system, the price of admission is not even close to being worth it. At least in my area (Pittsburgh) you can only play Hardrock, Crafthouse, Jergals...etc so many times. The rest of the shows is bringing your own PA and getting paid ok at best. We provide some great music at a great price point, when we have to start investing thousands into good IEMs and pro level PA with a sound guy we would basically price ourselves out of playing.

Aspiring bass junkie with elementary music training... It almost looks like this is all I need

Every local band I have seen has a bass amp on stage. Some of the bands even have more than 5 members with elaborate PA systems.

very nice analysis

Great lesson. Much appreciated.

What bass guitar strings do you use or prefer ?

I’ll take your unused $2k bass….momma says I can spend $400.

I use a DI for the low end and a real amp/cab for mids/highs. I've tried all modelers and they do NOT sound as pleasant as an amp for the mids'highs.

Good sounding pickups, clearer, more bass & definition...why would this be Demonitized ?....strange

The KZfaq nazis have removed my comment for asking what crime you commited...unreal, no wonder TV companies are dropping KZfaq... unreal...really democratic... lmao

Yeeeees, I needed to hear that! Gaps in my learning are revealed and now I will learn my major theory.

There are hundreds if not thousands of small / medium venues with live music but not a lot of them have a sound system that allows for amp free backlines. The future of bass (and guitar) rigs is assured for some time to come 😎

Bands like Metallica and Mötley Crüe and Guns N' Roses are never gonna use that stuff because the arena rock sound is the amp

You have so many di's I never seen lol

I bring a di pedal to practice

Waaagh! I'm too much of a wimp to carry a few pieces of equipment. There's no way in hell bass amps are dying out. You can't beat the sound of an old school tube amp. You young people think you know everything. You kids don't know shit.

My ideal bass is a short scale 4 string with the four lower register strings of a 5 string. I don't like the width of 5 string necks.

Fender 🇺🇸 Precision Bass ❤

POV... In a live setting you need more rich mids to cut through the live mix... Set too boomy and end up not getting bass slaps stand out...

Pubs and small club gigs are probably where about 95% of bass amps are still used. The raw experience of playing with backline amplification along with a live drummer is still the easiest and most practical way to do a gig in a pub. Bass amps are not dead, any top band you see will still be using bass amplification, It's usually the support act who have to use monitors because it's less hassle for the sound engineers and they don't care about the support act as much. You'll know you'll have gone up in order of importance when the sound engineers are accommodating your needs and not the other way around. Why do you have to set your bass gear up in the house after gigging with it? You can plug into anything for practice or how about investing in a small practice amp in the house for practice? That way you can find a storage solution that saves you dragging your bass gear up and down the stairs.

Why would you rather use a floaring thumb ?

THAT WAS REALLY SIMPLE

I feel amps are typically pretty dead due to the listed reasons, but I will always drag around my 4x12, even if turned down to 3-4. I find having moving air and a rumbling floor is a tactile response that allows me to *feel* my playing instead of just hearing it, in turn making it easier to focus on and adjust how i'm playing instead of trying to hear every minute detail and adjust what i'm playing.

I still use amps on every gig. I don’t care what anyone else is doing, but I’m not giving up my amp.

Guy complains about carrying an ultra light weight bass cab. Yawn. I’ve had fights with sucky sound guys over my bass amp. I win every time. I get my bass sound from my amp. Good sound guys understand this and work with me. Easy peasy.

Love ya Robert Sledge!

It’s 2024 , choose pare driver or bddi? Or go with Tone Hammer or Microtube line?

My Mim P Bass with LaBella flats is amazing.Nothing growls like a P Bass.

Remember its meant to be a show. Big shiny drum kit, wall of amps, cables, boxes, things people don't see everyday. It adds to the audience excitement. So you have to carry a few bits to gig. That's part of the job. Keep music live in sound and experience.

OK ,looks like the overall consenus is that yes, we do need bass amps. There are many ways to achieve sounds whether in the studio or live. There's nothing like the sound of great bass amp. So. I would have to agree that bass amps are not dying a slow death.

You are so clever, talented and handsome..! My type, kind of.. Are you married? 👀

All you do is talk...What's p with that?

KZfaq brain and lazy sound guys have made DI the standard and it sickens me.

One thing new players forget is the fill needs to be in time. My big error was rushing the fill

Great!!😊

Can't even hear the bass