3 Tips on How Bass Players Go from Amateur to Pro 

Very well said! Her points are good, but many great songs need simplicity in the groove from the rhythm section. I grew up on 50s, 60s, 70s RnB & rock as a bassist, before the bass became a "lead instrument". Many unbelievably good players with monster chops today, but, if they are truly great they play inside the groove, not so much around it.

@@stanhathcoat920 perfect example of one of the most simplistic baselines ever is Lonnie Turner's playing on Eddie money's baby hold on To me. The other thing which is a huge part of becoming a professional working musician playing bass is that you need to find your own voice. You need to be able to express who You are through your playing while adding to the song itself without getting in the way and stepping all over everything which seems to be what happens most of the time nowadays. We have reached a point with many young musicians where the bass player simply competes with the lead guitar player which basically is a no-win situation for the song itself.

Anybody who considers practicing their instrument torture, or practicing their instrument painful work, or has to force themselves to do it, does not have what it takes to be a musician of that instrument. It's kind of like being married to the right person versus the wrong person. It's hard work, but if it's the right person, you don't mind doing the hard work. Because you love what you're doing.

But what is her name? Why would lessonface showcase a teacher and not give us her name? Watched 3 of her videos.

@@edt.5118 Yonit Spiegelman. Her first name (Yonit) is the very first thing she says in the video.

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We can't all groove on Smiths. Gotta be something else for everybody else to play.

For years I thought my large hands were an advantage but seeing all these female bassists on RU-vid made me realize how my fretting lacked fluidity. I practiced with a hair bungee wrapped round my fingers (in a figure of eight to keep it in place) to force me to loosen-up my grip and to move my hand instead of stretching.

@@oldunclemick Same w-the large hands after all these years of playing I find there is not much I cant play if I want to invest time and effort into it and when I dont play at least an hour a day my fingers begin to slow down massively so i think im going to take up playing the wash tub Lol

Busta Bass SIMP ALERT FOLKS I REPEAT WE HAVE A SIMP OVER HERE, EVERYONE CLEAR THE AREA IMMEDIATELY

Ha > I better get some glasses then.

I do the same. Bad habit. Especially when recording. Focus and remove it. Cheers

Bobby Cardona it’s pretty much a fender style bass....🤷🏽‍♂️😒

@Vincent James I recently bought an Ibanez miKro bass because some songs are a lot easier for me to play on it than on my LB70. My hands are XL width with M finger length (insofar as glove sizes go), so 1st to 4th and 3rd to 5th fret stretches on some songs are difficult with a 34" scale bass. My pinkie just doesn't have the strength to do those stretches without buzzing on the 5th fret, and I cant reach 1-3 and 3-5 with index and ring fingers. I'm sure working on finger strength will help, but it was also a good excuse to buy another bass.

I use that method but it’s not for everyone. The great Victor Wooten almost always positions his hand to cover only three frets and no one’s outplaying him.

Hey Terry! Yonit covers the subject in this video- ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-oOiLk55nsb4.html Hope this helps!

David [91] it sounded like a slowed down version of der komisar