Upright bass right hand technique

[Nateisbored]

i just started upright bass. I'm trying to learn proper bowing technique as well as jazz walking. It's so damn hard. I played upright for an hour yesterday and then went back to electric. Honestly I feel like just messing around on upright made me better on electric bass.

[bassius]

@Nateisbored Thanks for watching! This video is SUPER basic. I have plans to make more technique vids soon. Be sure to watch the other videos on bowing basics!

[kaeli8]

How high do you have your action set up?

[jazzflea]

great player! but he is right, that was a very basic right hand technique explanation!!

[franksaninocencio]

4:50 wow.

[rockinsurfkid]

thanks man, this helped alot. im just starting out at my high schools jazz band, and have been playing electric bass for about a year and a half, our jazz band instructor let me know once we start getting into it that im gonna have to make the transition to an upright,

[mintyfreshnass]

3:38

[softwareScout]

omg, patittucci!? wow.!

nice pwnage, sir.

[geefron]

YOU have a TEACHER holy shit he must fuckin own

[bassius]

It's John Patitucci....and yes

he pwnzors ;)

[norms005]

holy shit, patitucci? tell him I love remembrance

[bassius]

find his myspace and tell him too...but i'll let him know ;)

[Zombbg4]

haha! Best possible response. "Yes, he's John ****ing Patitucci" Thanks for the vid, I'm getting started on the DB myself and this helps a lot.

[theperfectdaniel]

Great advice!

Gotta ask though, what size upright is that? And do you stand it on the end pin?

[wrangloctopus]

You seem like a pretty cool guy.

[JosephKingOfKids]

how long did it take you to become a decent bass player? you sound brilliaint by the way.

[bassius]

thanks. been at it for 16 yrs

[wallaceX2jc]

Is there any exercises that you can play 16th notes on a bass, while playing different notes?

[Stormwriter]

Finally some good, correct jazz bass advice on YouTube! Man, i've wanted to pull my hair out the past hour of watching videos on here! I rarely give right hand advice though, cause there are so many different ways to play. Left hand - basically one or two ways. Right hand - everyone is different it seems. After years of doing it one way, I can no longer change. I have a Marc Johnson-type right hand, for a more modern sound. I've made sure, though, that I pull enough to get a good sound.

[japmuz]

this is my second favorite instrument in the world

[envika]

name a better one then

[akofio]

what would be the problem if you are getting a lot of buzz when plucking?

[zero2492]

Bridge might not be high enough.

[KittraKittra]

Don't pluck.  Pull!

[memphistube]

Whoooaaaa Duuuude.. you're not plucking an ELECTRIC Chicken are you????

[remember132]

basse mucho? is that what he played first?

[Picklesawksaddict]

Oh! I didn't know you had to like thump the string XD my teacher didnt teach me that Q.Q

[blackbookphotog]

Awesome.. i don't play bass but you helped me understand why i like some bass players more than others. i had no idea technique was so important!

[ace456]

I'm 15... and i want to be really good at bass in 2-3 months. i have no experience at all with it... i'm a cellist so that kinda helps i guess.

could it work?

[IRBaboon188]

Yes... If your name is stanley clarke or Michael Balzary or something like that. If not, at least a year to be good and years to be really good. Cello has nothing to do with bass. You have to learn from beggining.

[kaeli8]

@IRBaboon188 Absolutely bullshit. I started on bass after seven years of cello and it's helped me tremendously. I've only played bass for a year, but I'm much farther ahead than I could be otherwise.

[kaeli8]

@ace456 Yes.

[boombep]

This is one of the first and best informative videos on upright bass I've found on You Tube thus far. I'm thinkin' bout playin' the instrument myself. This video sure wettens my appetite! Thnx! More videos please...

[bobertman5]

where can i get a 3/4 upright bass?

[Picklesawksaddict]

um a music store rofl

a music store that rents/sells instruments.

[peerkabouter]

Thanks for the video's. They'll be helpful to a lot of upright players! Keep it up.

[bigtoine45]

thanks for the lesson bro...

[fmz0507]

I like to the works ,I Can play double bass

impromptu, Wellcome to see my videos and

give me some comments.

[wortnot1]

Hey thats cool im thinking about learning bass

such a cool instrument

[Kim1234C]

thats HUUUGGEGE

[ArnelM0NSTER]

thats what she said

[kidcooker]

lol

[tallie84]

hell yeah! I just got my first upright bass today!

brilliant vid

[crazy333man]

is this a 3/4 size?

[ralphbluecoat]

most likely, full sizes are actually quite large and most people aren't big enough to play one. my bass teacher in her whole years of teachign bass has only seen one or two full size players

[BrunoEspo]

really awesome stuff man ..thanx for posting this!

[PercivalX]

good day! what is the bass manufacturer, please?

[sfv89]

nice!, keep playin' you do it great

[dicksnuts]

And: if you do another video, mebbe tell us about the way you hold the bass or how you are standing without getting a backache, would be cool if your feet were visible ;-)

thanx again, and rock on,

greetz dick

[dicksnuts]

Hey Bassius! I just went thru all of yer lessons mate... very well done, thanx a lot, this is the kind of info every beginner will be thankful about! After trying to have some questions answered by some other bassists, i really learned to appreciate the way you stress on "if it works for you..." ... ;-)

One questions i still do have: do you have your right thumb resting on the side of the fingerboard to get a grip??

[thedbassist]

Go Rabbath!

[glynt123]

finaly this is the first vid i found where someone isn't slapping it i think just finger playing sounds so much better. i play the electric bass and i so want to get an upright

[toadyalfred]

i dont play but i know this is really good...makes me want to play one

[daniequy]

wow thanks pal! a good lesson

[BassplayaChase]

I really want to pick up upright bass. I want to play it for our school band. I have played a Trumpet for five years, but i am getting tired of it.I have also played electric bass for maybe a year. I mean you know a actual year of playing, trying to learn how to play it. I think it would be easy to switch to one of these instruments, and just need to know where to start. What DvD's could i get to help and theory books? Fret board theory is a big problem for me as well.

[VE7RJ]

Thanks for a great video lesson. I would LOVE to see a lesson on slapping. I have a 25 year old Chechoslovakian upright that I use for Bluegrass but would like to put some life into a Bass break once in a while. Can you slap effectivly without a pickup and amp? Again, THANKS! Jim

[bassius]

Hey Jim sorry i'm not a great Bluegrass slapper, I have the basics down but nothing fancy...

[bassfiddlesteve]

It's very cool that you put a bass lesson on there, and an insightful one at that. You get a great sound, even on YouTube. I'll check out the music on your MySpace page when I get a chance.

- Steve

[bassfiddlesteve]

I have a somewhat different approach in my playing, but similar taste in facial hair.

[brikki]

I play the bass, not upright though, but it does not matter, what ever you feel best with then lets go.