Bass Guitar : How to Tune a Bass Guitar by Hand

[freakystyleyman]

just plug in to a tuner and save yourself from this dude



[Eukatheude]

Tuning using harmonics is much more precise and even easier imo.

[cherrydiscount]

thanks for that mate, if only i'd watched this before attempting to do it myself. Now i've got a three string bass.

[YourMamaVids]

somebody tell me what type of bass that is

[Ofx78y]

u cant even hear the bass in a song

[UnderFAteProbation21]

@Ofx78y u can if u listen carefully :)

[33alienware]

@Ofx78y you obviously don't know music! and It's maybe not the most spotlighted instrument but a song without bass doesn't sound good at all... so before saying stupid things inform yourself

[CrypticWand621]

@Ofx78y Look up "Hyper Music", "Hysteria", and "Muscle Museum" by the band Muse. These are very good basslines loud and clear that you can hear.

[RDdaNINJA]

Who cares if the bass isnt exactly tuned with the rest of the band? If it's a good bass line, and people can hear it, than I'm happy.

[33alienware]

@RDdaNINJA If it's not tuned in how are you going to support the band??? cause the bass is supposed to support the rest of the band! your the foundation of the pyramid even if your not in front!

[RDdaNINJA]

@33alienware Note: Not EXACTLY in tune. You missed out that word, though I do see where you are coming form. But as of right now, I'm trying to create a style of music where everybody in the band is an equal. What I mean is: Guitar Solo, Keyboard Solo, & BASS solos, all in the same song. And have the guitarist & bassist switch off instruments ever other song, so they get an equal amount of chicks after the concert :)

[ChaoticTheOne]

@RDdaNINJA good luck >_<

[kevin1237799]

@RDdaNINJA do rock,metal,metalcore, or deathcore (wich i don't recommend)

[RDdaNINJA]

@kevin1237799 Hahaha, I dont either. :)

[freshNclean82]

@RDdaNINJA ...your audience might care

[Alambap]

OMG THE TOP COMMENTS ! Hahahaha :D

[JellyKimSugarBoom14]

Yeh but how do u get the E

u should have just played an open E so we could get it (Im a beginner)

[JellyKimSugarBoom14]

why r there subtitles? lol

[carnage101]

@Jakerz88TID u mad bro?

[paulioyo]

Thanks for the tip.

[PlaneAddict96]

I have Ibanez bass like that red in a right

[carnage101]

this would be a lot more useful without all the talking...if people can't figure out how to match a string to a note than maybe they shouldn't be playing an instrument lol...

[WhiteWolfTomboy]

it really helps cuz i play cello and just started bass :) looks like i know some stuff after all :D

[johnbob202]

i have the red one behind him:)

[yomammaonastick]

IF IM USING A TUNER TO GET THE E STRING IN TUNE WHY THE HELL WOULD I NEED TO DO THE OTHER STRINGS BY EAR!?!?!!? 

[Drakulitj]

thanks help me a lot!

[thatSWIFTdude51]

Thanks alot man!

[boombom24]

he forgot about the other notes

[funnyhousepros]

@boombom24 didnt forget you just use the 5th fret on all of them

[boombom24]

@funnyhousepros wow I guess I did forget either way I just started learning how to play bass but how did i forget

[funnyhousepros]

@boombom24 were you attacked by a wild wildibeast?

[boombom24]

@funnyhousepros LOL

[ismfofisawesome3]

i really like that red one in the back

[saulsalt8]

Great vid Thanks Similar to a Guitar withought the B and The High E Strings

[RetardedxVideo]

crap..i dont have any other tuned instrument in my house. I have just been playing my bass un-tuned, and i have goten used to the sound of it un-tuned.

[arthurion123]

i have the same bass :P

[patriots43v3r]

@arthurion123 me too :D

[arthurion123]

@patriots43v3r well arent we lucky :D

[SuperbMac1]

what else you gonna hear with your nose

[edibass1]

Thanks a lot man

[wooooody4]

3:07 haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahaha

[MrTyrannosaurusRex]

@wooooody4 Dubstep xD

[evilmonkey33]

@MississaugaMissions your an idiot

[Whiskaaaz]

to add a little help the "wobbling" is called a wave and in music waves are bad

[BarrioPunkRock]

you guys bought yours ? hahahaha i stole mine . the workers were helping a person and i grabbed one and ran out.

[Forsaken915]

thanks for the video, helps a lot.

[wowprogamer1]

Please:

/watch?v=sYCbqQOe-Qw&feature=r­elated

[videoking1004]

Thanks For Posting this

[c00lricky]

i got the same red bass in the back it was $179

[fantasy382]

i have exactly the the same bass.

[pinkpoop10]

@fantasy382 same here

[brontosaurious]

@pinkpoop10 what do you guys want?, a cookie?

[RoCkEr4014]

thnx for making this video

[gamer6068]

hehe hi-c 0:50

[thefriendlyvampire]

haha! he said bass-ically...

[bluesky1112233]

@timothybowen5 i want to know where the price is ranging in..

[AndyG214]

@Rand0mpplz why do you use the autotuners to turn the tuning pegs?

[bluesky1112233]

im wondering how much is a bass guitar? just wanna know ^^

[timothybowen5]

@bluesky1112233 Depends if you want a cheap starting one or a good long lasting one

[deltasquadftw]

@bluesky1112233

the prices can range from $200 to about $4,000

[MRTACOLOVER13]

nah mybe i shoild reach over with my right foot

[ZappaFan101]

Tune a Bass Guitar by Hand? Thats child's play. Make a video of you tuning a bass by foot.

[StealthTacticsClan]

my friend has the memomrizing easy his name is edgar and if u take out the r and rearrange then it has eadg

[RDdaNINJA]

Well how can I tune the E string to an E?

[BrunoTheLegendKiller]

@RDdaNINJA Try to play and listen to the E note in a tuned instrument or anywhere else and try to match it.

[RDdaNINJA]

@BrunoTheLegendKiller Cool, thanks, man.

[belkotar]

you can tune a bass, but you can't tun-a-fish.

[Counted01]

@belkotar Yea you can, you just have to play scales.

[belkotar]

@Counted01

win! xD

[Carbarrawr]

@Counted01

@belkotar

omg... XD

[TinnitusHolisticall]

Great tutorial

[Waraxe23]

nice ring you got there... i might just have to take that from you... *jumps the dude, grabs guitar and ring and runs off*

[romeljohn101]

which is his bass???

[dovlaBass]

@romeljohn101 /watch?v=sYCbqQOe-Qw&feature=f­eedrec_grec_index

yw

[dovlaBass]

@romeljohn101 aw carp, nvm XD

[1spitfire123]

i did not get shit

[dovlaBass]

@1spitfire123 /watch?v=sYCbqQOe-Qw&feature=f­eedrec_grec_index

[coldmotor69]

@1spitfire123 this guy is a tool !!!!

[MrHoboguitarist]

@digiitaldiiscoo mines is the same as the 1 hes using :P

[Mr3Smileyy]

@Delirium6952 No we don't D:

[candylover95a]

omg my red bass over there hehe =)

[digiitaldiiscoo]

@candylover95a

Mine's the blue :P

[safineh5555]

this helped so much!!! 

[hentajus]

plucking on a tuner eh?...good tip.

[666snoppy]

damn 138714 videos how to much video xD

[MrKsweezy]

The add pissed me off so i never watched it

[emmzie4eva]

this vid actually really helped me, thanks :)

[Brian19451]

@Delirium6952 He probably fucked a horse!! haha!

[Psychicnoah]

1:34 hahaha "bass" icly

[gweglez]

i like how this video presumes everyone is right handed

[JMorr1029]

@gweglez that shouldn't be too much trouble unless you are just fucking stupid. just play on the same frets as he is instructing. this video isn't really needed anyway. it is just common knowledge of the intervals on the instrument being tuned.

[gweglez]

@JMorr1029 no i know that, it just annoys me when he could just say 'your fretting hand' or w/e

[Zip2461996]

@JMorr1029 haven't you ever heard the word ''beginner''?

[AndyG214]

"Bass Guitar : How to Tune a Bass Guitar by Hand" why what else are you gonna tune it with you teeth ?

[9rmetal]

@AndyG214 no they think we can tune our basses with our dicks fuckers

[falloist]

@AndyG214 tuner?

[crewdison]

@AndyG214 chuck norris can tune a bass with his ballz

[evilmonkey33]

@AndyG214 electric tuner smartass

[Rockification09]

@AndyG214 A TUNER SOFTWARE or simply ELECTRIC BASS GUITAR TUNER SMARTY KID!

[sydneybrittanytv]

OMG THAT'S MY BASS GUITAR!!!! :D

[TheFallenJetFire]

@sydneybrittanytv MINE TOO exept for the head of it mines diffrent

[oldmansam1965]

iza hate youz!

[MrHerkis]

thanks man, helped me alot.

[TheAwesomeLadybug]

well that HELPED...

[PisolMan]

I tried tuning it using your meathod. I broke my string. How do I fix that?

[sownindishonor15]

@PisolMan *claps* u buy new strings

[ramsessndvlrms]

3:29 you wanna fuck them with your thumb

[allyshorses]

@ramsessndvlrms PLUCK.

[Rest1313]

Dam Advertisement!

[bradyrussell24]

*immature comment*

keep replaying 3:08 :P

[allyshorses]

@bradyrussell24 hahahahahaaa!

[DLI848]

If you can afford a bass, you can afford a tuner. Geeze.

You should teach how to tune by harmonics.

[kirkbyla]

twat

[Pwny2000]

I always tuned my bass with my feet, by hand is much easier, thanks!

[funofsk8ing]

nice lesson, even though i play guitar and not bass (just checking out) . Nice to hear you're from utah, I used to live in south salt lake so i would go to murray park on the weekends xD very nice there

[24FelipeGomez]

a precision bass with jazz pickups??? thats new

[GilmarLimaa]

assistam ai GLR /watch?v=30c2YKtIIWM

[ybre666]

gracias wey eso es loq ue buscaba

[Kainnonskidsvids]

very informative. thank u

[Garzard1]

sooo. Do you tune with the fifth fret , or just any. I got lost

[CrankUpTheAmps]

@Garzard1 Yes! Tune with the 5th fret! In standard tuning (EADG), your low E string on the 5th fret should be the exact same note as your A string, etc.  :)

[CheyenneVonZee]

Someone teach me how to pluck a piano xD

[hentajus]

stupid text... can't see shit

[PinataLove2083]

@MarijaSrb91 thank you !! lol

[PinataLove2083]

did he said you wanna fuck them with you thumb 3:31

[postmortemspasm]

*facepalm* its called harmonics fool.

[accelerator65]

0:00 to skip ad

[brikrantz]

You SUCK! You CANNOT PLAY THE BASS! You should NOT instruct people who WANT to plat the bass OR the guitar OR the piano.

[8lu3d3ath]

i'm from utah!

[staarisato]

can't spell bass without ass

[Tackington]

@staarisato :[ i am disappoint.

[laina718]

umm...wait...what???

[Lifer4700]

Ok, so it took you over 4 minutes to say, "Start with at the low end and use the 5th fret"....

Thanks for the info, though; I was having a hard time finding it elsewhere.

[SAILORMOONREDD]

Oh my god thank you

[cometMGL]

pretty good lesson, explaining pretty good. like this video

[skaterboy0077]

Fuck you haters, any musician with common sense would know that this guy knows perfectly what he's doing, if you morrow can't live with that then you suck !!

[mw3bb]

Poorly explained with too much random chat. Would be better if planned what your going to say.

[thatmethguy]

I have that bass! (in red)

[GeddyYeti2112]

So, BASSically.

I love how the price tag is just dangling from the headstock.

[DeadlyxXxPellet]

expertvillage sucks so bad.... FUCK is it even possible to make a tuning bass video longer than this?

[Hatredismypride]

People!will all shut the F up,if can't understand english read a dictionary that will help you understand he is saying.

[NezzDaXombie]

@souljaboyrulez98 if you know how to work the bridge (you should) you shouldnt have a problem dealing with fret buzz ..btw soldier boy sux ^_^

[LordNanners]

kool nice vid ;)

[bluegrassman776]

i will always have to use a tuner, i can't play by ear

[Serdrains]

just play a fuckin` notes! oh my gooooood..... fuckin` chatterbox.... hate it..

[1234567lowrider]

you suck we watched this to learn to play on hand not introduction 

[Avegadez]

does anyone else hate it when your playing your lowest string and the string keeps hittin the metal frets? its fuckin gay and i dont know how to stop it from doing that

[boogiepimprula]

Thank you, you helped me to tune my bass manually for the first time without an electronic tuner... which I've misplaced somewhere :P for that you get subbed.

[CaptainAwesomeness34]

Whats that silver won in the background? It looks like a shecter devil to me.

[PAGESROCK]

About the 'tuning in relation to..' -- Seriously, that's something nobody tells to starters, good job.

[CARBONxBASS]

that red bass on the right, thats mine. LOL

[Ry3mc]

i have that bass that he is tunning, makes things easier for me :P

[GRrocker132]

3:30

He says you'll wanna fuck them with your thumb XP

[Kyle7124]

i have that bass in the back... the red one

[McLeod121]

Aha Ibanez GSR200>?

me too :P

tuning it right now!

[Lordmiguel]

@McLeod121 I have one too, a black one :D, this is my first bass and is great! :D

[CARBONxBASS]

@Kyle7124 ME TOO. lol. i love it.

[angelicabreu]

okay that was a very good class but I dont know how to do that thankszx anyway

[Oroshimisu]

Nice tuto but look at the D string on 2:45 ! :s

[pwg1126]

Buy an electronic bass guitar tuner if you are a beginner or do not have a good ear.

[PleaseDontBeLong]

Shut the fuck up and play the notes man.

[ajfutbalboycom91]

Just play the damn notes!!! lol

[Alexdemoted]

Lol, i know... That all I watch this vid for.

[Thetruemetalfan]

@ajfutbalboycom91 im soooo agree ;)

[Zeriouslly]

Hi - might I make a suggestion? Just play the E note on your bass so that we can tune into it by ear! Then maybe the other strings too? All I really need is that E note as I don't have access to a piano. Cool - thanks.