Yup. Depending on the song/skill level all you really gotta do is play the root note. Also it gets buried in the mix sometimes :(. Then here you have some next level shit lol.
No, bass guitars are no longer under appreciated. A lot RU-vidrs publish videos of them skillfully playing. and I'm super impressed I wish I learned bass also, not just guitar
The interviewer was actually looking and listening to Ryan. Not just sitting there anxious ready to talk again. The dude did great job... Ryan talking about being creative was just perfect. . Seriously the best Interview.... Ryan got emotional talking about his Warwick family. Beautiful ❤️... Ryan martini and John myung should make a song together!!!
Maxx Doran I think they should do a track together. I think they're both the best in the world at their respective styles. Victor is the ultimate technical master. Ryan is the ultimate progressive bassist. These two are on a whole other world when it comes to bass.
Amazing bass player and human being Ryan, the reason why i fell in love with the sound of the Thumb Bass and finally get one. Soften the glare great band, hope that i can get a record someday, and off course his work with Mudvayne still one of my biggest influences :)
As a spector bass guy.. I bet if you knew about the fight between spector and warwick you would think im here to bash.. However the thumb bass sounds is definitely a sound i enjoy. That being said they are heavy af due to the tone woods used. Thumb and corvettes are awesome.
Have had the pleasure to meet Ryan on a few different occasions. Amazing player and an amazing person! At first he was my influence to be a better bassist, then he became my influence to become a better person as well.
16:15 When that low note comes in, that face says it all. It's a beautiful thing to play bass. So happy he's still doing his thing. Just watched his angle in the "dig" video and it brings me back to first getting the DVD and watching it over and over. Cool to see he's a human being at the end. Such a cool dude.
Ryan needs to be my dad, or brother... or literally anything. His mindset is what I believe in music and its good to hear someone so passionate and honest.
When Ryan mentioned he was just listening to Kid A, and enjoys it, my head exploded! The thought of one of my favorite musicians listening to a group of some of my other favorite musicians is just surreal. I know it happens all the time but I still get a kick out of it.
Ryan has definitely given us Ryan fans what we wanted!! Soften the glare is just perfect for me as a Ryan Martinie geek boy!!! He has taken his playing definitely to the next level,
I know what you mean about it sounding fretless... and when he actually does play fretless bass it sounds alien... like nothing I have ever heard before from a bass
No, he has been one of my superheroes since I was a young teenager wondering if bass was the right thing for me. I just turned 40 and it took until getting a bass project to rebuild last year and revisiting my old heroes like Ryan Martinie and Trevor Dunn before I realized that bass is definitely the right thing for me. Would absolutely love to talk to the guy... he reminds me of... me
1 year later.... I'm in 2 bands got a Epiphone Thunderbird bass. I. Getting pretty damn good. I learned enough theory to know what I'm doing. N timing getting pretty good.
man, such an awesome interview, and not because of the questions... Ryan is such an incredibly honest and cerebral speaker that it communicates perfectly. The music speaks for itself. I'm not a big mudvayne fan, but a huge fan of Ryan, and now Soften the Glare. Such a phenomenal bassist and musician. What is the limit? Nothing! Dude, you rock, and it's almost startling how awesome and intuitive your bass playing is. Completely blows me away
Some people talks about victor wooten is great bassist and yes it is. But ryan is the greatest too he mix all bass technicals as he can play. And got velocity style goove even with metal and now with soften the glare we can see now how talented he is ... Since now a necessary reference foe every bassplayer
Amazingly professional dude, definitely one one the best, most unique bass masters the world has seen. Keep up the solid work Ryan, fucking love EVERYTHING you've done and probably will do!
Once I realised he was a jazz player, and hearing STG, it all made sense! Mudvayne was like a band around a bass player in LD 50! No disrespect to Mudvayne, I like what those other members did too, but yeah, I look at it slightly differently now. The other albums seemed to lose that raw, awesome bass sound, sitting nicely in the mix :) So wanna trade my old Ibanez BTB 5st for a Thumb 5 NT, and get back into play after. People like him inspire other people, and that's the greatest gift he gives.. through some AMAZING bass playing, and smart guy. Just makes life that little bit better, knowing these people exist! Sorry, got excited, and why not!
Ryan's married?!?! Dude awesome... Ryan said such great stuff. He looks great. He's bad ass. So many great and true stuff. About creating something people like. And being your own boss. Just great!!!.. I think Ryan just helped me pick a band name.... Interviewer asked great questions. Asking about how he came up with his sound was a great question... Honestly probably the best Interview I have ever taken the time to watch. Ryan's so smart. Especially me being n a new band in a written process. I listen to soften the glare and then go write with me new band. So inspiring for me, as a (human)
It's not actually a bad thing that he no longer looks like Satan anymore. But I have to admit that Mudvayne will always be one of my all time favorite bands. Such an articulate and intelligent bass player.
We can all agree on how brilliant Ryan is on bass, and possibly how undervalued he is by the industry. Perhaps because the industry does not work well enough for pioneer artists?
This guy is really a fucking genius. He speaks the truth about success and gives really good advice on how to be yourself as an artist. He's lived it all and is still the same person when he started. He's gonna be a wise old man lol.
LOVE THIS MAN he such a beast and truly beautiful person!!! check out Michael Manring album THONK and of course victor Wooten if you like this bass playing style!!
