Right hand technique for Bass (Raking & Alternate plucking) - (L#37)

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@GeroLubovnik 6 лет назад

I know this video is ancient, but two things: 1) I found it very helpful in justifying when to use raking. 2) The hidden gem in the video is Scott's LEFT hand. I was watching it and it looking like a crawling spider. Then I realized that he was moving toward the next note ahead of time which I'm sure accounts for his ability to play at speed. But the one thing that I noticed in my own playing as I practiced doing this was that the note attacks were much smoother because I wasn't racing the press the strings down so quickly or so hard, leaving the sound of the attacks mostly to my right hand. A huge hidden bonus!

@robertz9273 7 лет назад

Its like you're walking up the bass and moon walking back down

@ufox77 2 года назад

I’ve been playing for 25 years (self taught) and never bothered with rake picking. Watched this and practiced it for an afternoon - it’s hard, but it’s already improved my tone and phrasing with better control of note lengths, and opened up a new world of possibilities in terms of faster stuff. Thank you!

@CanyonWanderer 10 лет назад

I really love your consistent and consice way of teaching: it really clarifies why my self-taught bad habits keep getting in my way and (more importantly) what to do about it.. Only thing I could wish for: I wish I had known this years earlier!

@richardsonnicolas6656 2 года назад

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼red

@jodhamster Год назад

🙋🏻‍♀️self taught with 30 years of bad habits 🙄…I hear you, Canyon!

@masamainio1734 10 лет назад

for some reason i was doing this raking thing while practicing the right hand on my own. good to know its not a bad habit. thanks for your videos

@ostynpartida9000 4 года назад

I was avoiding this video because I thought it would be to advanced for a beginner, but this is exactly what I needed to see. Thanks Scott!

@rcmakingtracks18 4 года назад

I'm slowly becoming a better bass player. Thank you so much Scott.

@GreggOliverBass 11 лет назад

Your closing remarks really say it all. It's much easier to avoid alternating fingerstyle than to master it, just like it is to avoid practice than to "get to the shed". i have played fingerstyle guitar for > 30 years and still this style is difficult on the bass. However, and as if by magic, i started practicing 1 hour per night (and 3 hours on Tuesdays) strictly on alternating fingerstyle and "pluck, clap, slap" triplets and i am getting better - much better. Thanks for the lessons.

@WrightsVintage 9 лет назад

Cor bass players are spoiled with these videos! As a guitar player ive never been able to find anything as thorough or easy to understand as these, i will be taking up bass soon, and will be watching these a lot...

@BUNGLEathome 7 лет назад

try justinguitar - This maybe a bit late!

@WrightsVintage 7 лет назад

Im already better as a player, sadly, its the higher end stuff that i can never find.

@drphalanges1520 6 лет назад

Try Chris Zoupa.

@IgNaceus 5 лет назад

Yeah, Justinguitar is a good option. Anyonecanplayguitaruk isn't bad either.

@devinebass 12 лет назад

@roccckkerrr I played guitar before so swapping over is fine. Thanks for checking out the vid! S

@jamaicabeaty293 9 лет назад

Invaluable information - thank you so much Scott!!

@Bassman968 11 лет назад

This was something my teacher taught me many years back...it took a long time for me to get comfortable with, but it improves the fluency of your playing by a wide margin. Definitely makes you faster, but so much cleaner as well. Great job with your videos - you make it very easy for the learner to understand!

@smalltacos 11 лет назад

I started playing bass 6 months ago and you have the best channel out there!!! Easy to follow instruction and GREAT technique!!! Thank you for having a great channel that helps out a lot of people.

@mr.c7340 10 лет назад

I've never had bass lessons BUT have been playing for five years. This is awesome material and greatly appreciate what you are doing!

@I3thdisciple 11 лет назад

Thank you for this, my "plucking hand" was my biggest problem. I have not found one video of yours that I didn't learn something. You are by far the best bass instructor that I have seen, keep up the good work.

@stephenstetler3324 7 месяцев назад

I landed on this video as a direct result of watching recent videos you've made. I thought to myself, the smooth descending runs are definitely raked. Your plucking hand appeared so still, and when I play it alternate (which I've always done) doesn't have the same smoothness. So I searched Bass Lesson Rake and here you are, haha.

@ceilingfanenthusiast6041 2 года назад

I'm so glad I found this video early into learning the bass. I just pucked it up a week or two ago and I couldnt stop wondering if you had to structly altetnate your fingers. Glad I found this early!

@lissitsky 10 лет назад

This is really helpful! I'm self taught and i do a mix of alternate plucking with raking and i never noticed that. Many thanks for this lesson Scott!!

@SkremoMcThrftsto Месяц назад

Great video! For anyone still struggling to maintain the I-M alternation, try just removing your left hand entirely or just muting all the strings with your left hand to focus on just the right hand. Once you get comfortable with it, you can kind of just add on the scale with the left hand as a sort of "layer" afterwards.

@MinhPhamGators 6 лет назад

I had to stop practicing this technique because my wife says I'm too self centered. All she ever hears from me is "I am, I am, I am, ..."

@jeremiaelang5682 6 лет назад

Minh Pham hahahaha😂😂

@Izzy-xz6hg 5 лет назад

🤣

@rcmakingtracks18 4 года назад

Lmao

@quarter_moon_and_a_guitar 4 года назад

Start with the middle finger and it's much more humble

@craigrichardellioott 4 года назад

Same here with singing.. memememememem

@Samuel-is8mk 2 года назад

Finally someone cover and explain this basic but mystical technique clearly! Thanks a lot!

@ggdltttt 11 лет назад

Thank you for that! I've been playing years without realizing what I was doing wrong! Love your videos, God bless!

@affliction498 11 лет назад

Tthanks for the lessons you're a very good and entertaining teacher. I have played guitar for years but I decided to try and play the bass. I'm having a blast so far and it's only been a week.

@MrMItzi-cc3xo 5 лет назад

I forgot that James McAvoy was giving bass lessons on youtube. :)

@DavidDorenfeld 8 лет назад

this was SUPER helpful! Just made a world of a difference for me. You are a great player. Thank you!

@kevintarrant3616 5 месяцев назад

Excellent video Scott. Many thanks.

@tmena055 12 лет назад

Scott, I just want to thank you for sharing your knowledge with other people, I have learn a lot from you. God bless you... BRO.. :)

@nasjo6900 11 лет назад

Hey Scott! Thx so so so much for all the free material. Your explanations are crystal clear! Awesome work there.

@aissounebelabbes1296 3 года назад

Merci beaucoup scott pour cette lesson de bass qui vas beaucoup me faire progresser la technique car j'en avais beaucoup besoin pour avancer tu est super .

@XSAGINAW420X 11 лет назад

It took me a day of consant raking to feel confortable with it...and it works!!! this guy is amazing!

@HaveNoIdeaWhatToDoMa 11 лет назад

I love how you talk to yourself. I salute you.

@theredibanezguy3826 7 лет назад

you're a great teacher!, i'm starting to play bass guitar and this is very usefull to me, thank you!

@richarddunn324 8 лет назад

This is great and concise and has answered my previous question. Thanks

@Foxxyownz 9 лет назад

I've been playing for 3-4 months now and I learned alternate picking pretty quickly. Now i'm trying to implement raking which is a bit harder, so thanks for the tips :]]

@captainkoo 7 лет назад

You are an excellent teacher, sir. thank you for your lessons!

@7ninjasblade 2 года назад

Thats what i was looking for Thank you!

@Piccobow 10 лет назад

Thank u!! Had just begun on bass and this really helps!!

@patbianco7671 3 года назад

Wow great lesson 👍 Very well explained. Interesting and useful information I didn't know. Thanks Scott! ☺️

@tpc3 10 лет назад

Love the studio setup.

@maximotto8947 4 года назад

This is the best right-hand technique video on the internet.

@Wolfb4ng_ 9 лет назад

You are amazing! This is really helpful

@parallelogram13 5 лет назад

This is exactly the hsit I need. Never learnt any good technique on guitar or bass. ty for the vids. :)

@user-xh7df1ir6v Год назад

Thanks a lot bro ! It helped me a lot !

@vivodenoxetube 9 лет назад

Nice tip, dude. I use to rake strings when playing but with no order or control. It's time to clean my plucking technique!! Thanks Scott.

@jlmain1993 10 лет назад

Thank you Scott keep the videos comeing I really enjoy them Jeff

@basstone8018 10 лет назад

Great video, helped me to gain speed with accuracy overall different licks and riffs. :)

@maximiliano1761 6 лет назад

Thanks! This was very helpful

@richresident4377 4 года назад

Spot on Scott.

@TheKIDmotovlogs 9 месяцев назад

Thank you for this! Im a guitarist but i will be filling in on bass for a band next minth and im trying to sort my technique. This is huge!

@markwij 11 лет назад

been fumbling for 26 years ... mainly cos of poor rh technique - thanks for sharing - this is your best lesson for me - loving them all!

@tenorbanjoguy 12 лет назад

I am not giving up guitar by any means but bass is a giving me perspective that I did not get on the guitar for whatever reason. Additionally, its a blast! I'm having a lot of fun and am enjoying your teaching, Thanks so much!

@dfjbailey 6 лет назад

Just started playing base yesterday. Previously had been playing guitar my whole life. The finger picking is very unnatural and awkward. If a deal breaker exists between me and playing base, it is the finger picking. I am trying to slog through the scales slowly doing the I-M-I-M (not even thinking about descending yet). In my impatience though, I found that the 4/4 part of Pink Floyd’s ‘Money’ is a nice way to get into the I-M-I-M rhythm as a breather from the scales. It is easy and fun and their is less coordination between the left and right hands so I can focus on the picking more in between doing scales. These videos are awesome by the way. Thank you.

@johnsamuelpenacerrada1977 8 лет назад

Very nice. Thanks!

@hotwheelz20072 11 лет назад

Best bass teacher on RU-vid. No lie.

@m.b.3363 4 года назад

Immediately went from this vid to learning One Drop. How fortuitous 🤘

@rachelrhodesmusic 8 лет назад

I rake like crazy when I descend and was recently told that was wrong. Found it hard to believe after 28 years of playing. Feeling validated!

@gkniffen 11 лет назад

Great lesson. Subscribed.

@okturus 12 лет назад

Most bass lessons on youtube really insult my intelligence. Your lessons are always extremely informing and substantive. I can't thank you enough.

@olegaleksanych7330 11 лет назад

Thank you, Scott ;)

@gianthills Год назад

For years I used index and the finger next to it as my two main fingers, as most bass players do. When I needed more speed because I was covering a tune in which the bassist used a pick, I practiced using three fingers for the speed, which became very effective. And when I injured a finger while on the road the third finger came in handy. For the last three years or so I changed my main two fingers to my index and my ring finger, and leaving the middle finger as the backup, as the index and third finger are close to the same length. So I get a more even tone.

@mariomatura4308 Год назад

I figured out..depending what finger you want to use up or down imagine first finger as a root note and count 1 and 1 and..slowly until become a natural..it's a bit tricky for beginners or bad habits..thanks for video I appreciate it

@MusicManDzatado 12 лет назад

Thanks Scott, I owe you another one ;)

@KamiKaZeJeremy 9 лет назад

nice lesson thanks

@MiguelRodriguez-kv7kp 10 лет назад

great video!

@mingustheduck 12 лет назад

thank you! I should have known this a long time ago.

@wjamyers 3 года назад

this is an essential drill to free your fingers from the self-imposed prison of always leading with one finger... which finger you lead with should be determined by what is coming up and how finger choice best preps you for executing it. It shouldn't be arbitrary unless you're truly improvising, in which case being able to switch the finger you lead with will be super helpful as well since you're not sure where you'll end up. The raking down is not really optional IMO, the best players (like Scott D) all do it. This is an excellent drill that I wish I had known in the beginning. Free your mind and your fingers will follow.

@wjamyers 3 года назад

really need to just add this to the flying fingers drill and it becomes the most important drill of all, IMO

@MisyeDiVre 11 лет назад

Thanks mate!

@raulalonso9742 12 лет назад

Amazing.

@gernblenstein1541 2 года назад

Fantastic exercise, mate! Bookmarked until I can get it under ma fingers. Many thanks!

@terreseco 12 лет назад

brilliant!

@plukkemabassie 10 лет назад

Thanks Scott for bass lesson this i belief its very practice

@harrybhappy 4 года назад

Thank you

@mkoschara 7 лет назад

Thank you.

@JeromeBrownell 10 лет назад

Thank you much

@woody4269 Месяц назад

Gold!!

@alfonsodiazfebles7718 2 года назад

gracias MAESTRO .

@quarter_moon_and_a_guitar 4 года назад

Thanks--about time I worked on my non-glove hand

@IvorThomas 10 лет назад

Cool vid... the raking thing is new to me. I've added bass to my stable of guitars and from day one knew that alternating fingers was super critical. Especially for that funky Tower of Power or Jaco kind of pulsing drive? But I can seen where this descending raking stuff is really useful. Not easy though... time to get working on it.

@hervemoreau8655 4 года назад

top (même si je ne maîtrise pas bien la langue de Shakespeare) j'apprends de très bonnes choses avec vos vidéos) Thanks !!!!

@devinebass 12 лет назад

@L0rdMK Yep ;)

@dfsdfsdfsdfsdfsdfize 7 лет назад

Hi Scott, you're great! I need an advice: this alternate and ranking problems were clear to me, but... what about three fingers picking? Do you recommend it?

@alberttakyi6282 11 месяцев назад

Good teacher

@bass_backupvocals 6 лет назад

Bass god🙌🏼

@baltayoshi 7 лет назад

The descending raking looks like the moonwalk! ;)

@Musicofilia81 9 лет назад

I agree with you that the plucking is got to be alternate. I would remember here the style of James Jamerson: he play only with "the Hook" (index finger). Sometimes, when we need an even sound this is a great way to obtain it. Filippo (Italy)

@hannabaal150 10 лет назад

the glove: a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside the enigma of another great lesson.

@kevinoflion 10 лет назад

He has a neurological condition and the glove allows him to play. www.scottsbasslessons.com/odds-and-sods/the-gloves

@jasonschell6036 10 лет назад

Hey Scott. Just got a bass again after years. I was mostly self taught last time around, but am retraining myself from the beginning largely with your help. Thanks so much man! Question: When you "I am I am" while raking, should you keep the "I" and the "am" consistent to the finger while raking on the descent? That way some of the "am's" and the "I's" would be next to each other. It would make sense that way. Just checking.

@rodrigoalbornoz8519 4 года назад

Scott this video is great!, but where can i find more excersices about raking?

@MsEnzo1959 9 лет назад

GREAT

@absoluteai41 2 года назад

This technique is the secret for basslines like YYZ. Tis why I'm here.

@user-cc1gp9jg4v 7 лет назад

hEY Scott and what do we do when there are rests and even when there is a rest and we have to change strings>?

@rollo316 4 года назад

I use a pick when playing but trying to develop my right hand technique. I just never realised how bad I was until I tried this 😂😂 slowly getting. Finding raking with my index finger easier than when I take with my middle lol

@gamesbraun7069 7 лет назад

I really appreciate this, video however songs like Master of Puppets demand Strict Alternate picking in certain areas. So now I have to learn bass all over again.

@Varkolak88 11 лет назад

what material is that glove made from? what are the benefits? Thanks for taking the time to teach this stuff man \m/

@shih-chaoluo396 5 лет назад

Hello, when I plucking (or change a string), which finger should start on? index or middle? thank you very much.

@JustMyTwoCentz 6 лет назад

Sott i hope you check older vids like this: What bass are you using on this one?

@mikebussy3334 5 лет назад

This is going to take me some time.

@lokboxx 11 лет назад

guitarist and bassist here. The switch isn't terrible, but the scale (length of fretboard), space between strings, and swapping from picking to fingerpicking is the tough part. If you do a lesser demanding genre like Post Hardcore or Metal where you just follow the root of the rhythm guitar you'll be fine.