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The "Ultimate" Speed Exercise For Bass Players /// Scott's Bass Lessons

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Ok, we all want to play fast, right?!
At some point in our past we've all tried to get a more complex groove or lick into our playing, it's been way out of our comfort zone and ultimately ended up sounding messy, uncontrolled, and nothing like what we're actually aiming for.
Well, don't worry - I've been there... but you're in luck, as there's an awesome exercise I developed specifically for building speed on the bass.
In fact, where playing fast runs in concerned, this exercise has contributed more towards my technique than another exercise I've ever used. Ever!
Remember though - technique changes can take time. You're retraining your brain to alter the messages it's been sending automatically for weeks, months, and in many cases years and years. Be patient and take you're time. If you stay focused, this exercise can and will make a HUGE difference to your overall facility on the bass.
As always, see you in the shed...
Scott :)
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@jmac7947 9 лет назад

So, I discovered something amazing by working this exercise: my thumb placement on the back of the neck with my fretting hand is really effecting my technique. It's amazing what going back to the shed will help you realize. Your videos are really helping me get back to the fundamentals of my technique so that I can get off this plateau I've been on for a few years. Cheers!

@Mr10mikemike 5 лет назад

Oh man! I missed the drawing by 5 years!

@lazarlazarevic7361 4 года назад

Me 2

@void3120 4 года назад

You're not alone

@paytonbowling7259 4 года назад

Same

@michaeldooley4243 3 года назад

i missed by 6

@getaloadofthisguy9285 3 года назад

almost 6 for me

@kylefriebertshauser2764 9 лет назад

I'll just be adding this to my "things Scott tells me to do" list for when I pick up the bass. Thanks!!

@emmanuelsabado6580 3 года назад

Lol love the name list

@Leiria65 3 года назад

So did you ever start? How's it going?

@alexluna6810 7 лет назад

Holly shit everytime im looking for a bass video this guy appears everywhere

@crreplogle 5 лет назад

So true

@eriatarka45 5 лет назад

Because he's good

@BoneBGone 4 года назад

NOT ANYMORE!!! :D because of Davie504 xD

@andrewjabo3095 4 года назад

Checkmate

@danswain9275 8 лет назад

Scott, I've been working from this video for about 6 weeks now. It's great! I'm being quite 'particular', and not proceeding with adding a note (I'm still ascending) until I'm completely comfortable with the current number of notes. Funnily enough, I'm at 4 at the moment, and because of various things going on around this time of year I've not been able to work on it as much, but I'll definitely say this: for me, if I consistently practise a sequence of notes, and then leave it for a day, coming back to the exercise a day later seems to give my brain time to let things sink in, and I can suddenly play it correctly. I keep doing it for a couple of days though, just make sure! It's already improving my playing, and given my approach I can see that this is going to be a long-term exercise. Thanks for sharing this, I really appreciate it!

@chagas8822 8 лет назад

It's nice when you can only hear the scale and gets the key because of the sonority it has. I play these three first notes of the C major scale rythmically to try something funky, james brown like... It helps with speed and note lenght. And thx, scott. Your lessons are awesome, i'm a beginner and I'm really loving the bass!

@chagas8822 8 лет назад

Greetings from Brazil!

@brokentreemusic9359 9 лет назад

I'm playing since '93... and it never occurred to me that my right hand was the impediment. I stretched it far too much. Wow! Great lesson, Scott!

@heavybass4ever 8 лет назад

I do not find myself as a "speed" guy and I prefer when there is space for slower parts and silence, but this exercise is probably the best I have ever seen for a bass on RU-vid! Thank you ;)

@gomoseroke 8 лет назад

Bro you the best online bass teacher i have come across. Thanks for sharing.

@skeeter197140 9 лет назад

I've been playing for 30 years, and I've developed a lot of bad habits. I've been checking out your videos for a little while, and you have a way of telling someone something without talking down to them. So, kudos. I've learned a lot without feeling like I'm starting from the beginning. I'm going to check out your site, and get in on the bass giveaway. Thanks for the hard work.

@JesnBass 9 лет назад

This is awesome!! Once I get home I'm going to start doing these exercises. Talent will only get you so far! You need technique and skill!!! Thanks again for sharing Scott, your teachings are a blessing.

@ruthlessadmin 8 лет назад

I'm maybe just into intermediate territory now, and can say this definitely works as advertised. Thanks :) Two main problems I notice in myself: 1- I get tense past a certain speed and 2- struggle to keep my hands in sync. I always figured I'd be ok on bass since I can finger pick on guitar pretty well, but nope! The wider frets, and bigger distance between the strings completely changes the sensory input and none of my muscle memory works at all. This has actually all lead me back to slower exercises to build the muscle memory and learn to be more fluid/relaxed, and less tense/forced.

@tyronecathey5577 9 лет назад

I been watching you since 2010 and you really help me develop my speed techniques

@wenggeromo 9 лет назад

thanks for your videos scott... superb! ----from philippines

@TonyaChris 8 лет назад

You DA MAN!! I have learned so much from these vid's, and here you are again giving me more knowledge. Woooooo!!! Seattle says What's up!!!

@mauricioperez8086 9 лет назад

Thank you, Scott. We love you :D

@rawstarmusic 9 лет назад

This lesson is for me. I can play short sequences fast, both fret and pluck. I also noticed that I can drum with my fingers 3 x the speed of plucking. By adding one at the time I can focus on the (1) issue coming with the next note. It's the right practice, adding 16 triplets. I'll get on it tomorrow. Problem is I'm not a bass player! I just wanted to add bass to my computer arrangements and keyboard mainly. But as it looks I'm becoming one by watching this. I even started using cortex, never used that before.

@eViolinity 7 лет назад

this is one of your best lessons for me! Thanks!!

@DavidBarile 9 лет назад

Thanks, Scott! You're amazing as always. As I was doing the exercise, I found a variation I'd like to share. I found that doing some small 3 or 4 note "bursts" starting from somewhere other than C was helpful. My favorite is F-G-A-B because it requires the middle finger on the A string, then the ring finger on the D string, which is a bit of a challenge spot for my finger dexterity. I hope that makes sense. Anyway, you rock and you're my hero! :)

@jacgrobbelaar2425 7 лет назад

Aaaaw Competition over! :( I love your lessons! I don't even have a bass guitar yet, but I played in a band in school (quit and had to sell bass for university tuition - Got my degree..yay) playing guitar now, but I am still married to bass....religiously watch all your videos until I can buy a bass in a year! Wish I could start now! Anyways, well done, I admire your skill and relaxed and pleasant manner of teaching....would definitely come to ONLY you for lessons...But South Africa is a bit far! Hehehe.

@garyv987 9 лет назад

I love the way you maintain energy and enthusiasm in your videos.

@thebrockleexperience4547 9 лет назад

I have a hard time using my pinky to fret. My other three fingers are like Arnold Schwarzenegger and my pinky is basically Rick Moranis. This exercise helps a lot with that.

@Nicoleo31 9 лет назад

You enchant me your videos. Greetings from Argentina :)

@devinebass 9 лет назад

Ahhh cheers Nicolas! :)

@keesiaerikabernales9627 7 лет назад

Scott's Bass Lessons n

@medhatzaher3011 7 лет назад

Scott's Bass Lessons what is kind of this guitar and what does it cost

@lordhonkler6677 9 лет назад

You're making me to become a better bass player, thank you :)

@duncanmathers76 8 лет назад

Hand burning....can't....feel....strings.....! This is a great exercise for building speed, and you learn VERY quickly to relax that left hand, or else it starts to burn! Thanks Scott :-)

@talibe801 9 лет назад

very good lesson inded...you are a great teacher.

@zosiaboduch8329 3 года назад

You have changed my life with this lesson, thanks

@neurontechno 7 лет назад

you sir are a genius.

@zeuslee4442 2 года назад

This guy gives the best lessons I swear.

@brianwilliams1588 Год назад

This exercise, albeit from your video that 6 or so years newer lol, was one of the biggest eyes openers for what I was doing wrong with my right hand. Not just that, though. It's really shined a bright light on issues with coordination between right AND left hand, so I actually look at it as an exercise for that as well. Just mentally and visually focusing on one hand, then the other hand, and then both hands. I try to do that process for at least 10 minutes every day. It's also a killer warm-up! 😎 I'm going to sign up for your Technique Accelerator course this year. This video (and the newer one) has clearly demonstrated the need for me to pull that trigger! 💪 😎 👍

@jojonehal8858 8 лет назад

Thank you very much… I badly need this video… Thank you for uploading …

@BobMcMac 2 года назад

It‘s especially interesting to see how one‘s right hand works when one is playing this with three-finger-technique. Crazy!

@SteveCipriani 9 лет назад

Question answered about the glove. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

@heikkisor 6 лет назад

When I tried this exercise, it works really well. Great, great advice. Thank you!

@koootzz1 9 лет назад

Now that's a bass workout, feel the burn. Awesome exercise Scott, thanks.

@eend6837 2 года назад

Fantastic.. I'm a beginner but was doing scales far too slowly and this made sense to me. Definitely great to repeat this with other modes.

@efleonin 7 лет назад

Hi Scott, Great lesson as always. It also helps if you play this exercise lightly. Shame, I can't win that bass :(

@robertslominski978 5 лет назад

Thank you Scott.. this really helps

@robertherrick6703 6 лет назад

Beautiful bass!

@mathafenimathafeni 2 года назад

Thanks a Lot Scott, learned a lot

@mltv7590 6 лет назад

great exercise tnc scot

@anthonysinogbuhan9528 9 лет назад

thank you so much sir for your lessons . it inspires and motivate me a lot practicing my bass guitar... it's been a great help for me...

@peponbass76 9 лет назад

This is a real cool tip for increase your speed. I'm following you a lot, and I'm doing my subscription to the SBL Academy. The lessons are so simply and clear as I never felt before. Just amazing!

@ristolaur6126 6 лет назад

Thank you sir! Greetings from Iceland!

@calvinkwesi 9 лет назад

thanks Scott.... totally works wonders this exercise.

@GOWTHAMAN466 8 лет назад

you are awesome teacher :)

@larsniehaus3278 4 года назад

Great lesson! Thanks Scott!

@renevanleersum 3 года назад

Yeah great exercise indeed !

@NickiTedesco 9 лет назад

Great video!

@dmorgantube 9 лет назад

This exercise helped me so much, thank you!

@user-ed6st6go4y 2 года назад

Great lesson! Thank you very much!

@jahoman 9 лет назад

Amazing, you inspire with your videos man, cheers from Puerto Rico!!

@destrojer1994 9 лет назад

hi scott i play allot of metal bass myself but this exercise really helped allot for faster fills Thank you !

@VikramMuralidaran 9 лет назад

Thank you sooo much for this lesson!

@Rynerz99 6 лет назад

I think I'm a bit late for that giveaway.

@akstiner 7 лет назад

Thank You!

@kabitaghatani-fn4qf Год назад

Thank you 😊

@MagicUnicornAttack12 5 лет назад

I love your videos so much man. Thanks for giving me the inspiration to pick my bass back up, here's to sore fingers and callouses ahahaha

@Scrappy4gov 5 лет назад

So I guess I'm late for the giveaway but I'm ok with that. After many years of playing this has still been an issue for me not so much the speed but definitely the smoothness across multiple strings and after watching you I figured out why. I noticed that your thumb is just floating across as opposed to being anchored on the pickup or string. Once I quit planting my thumb against my speed across the strings was so much smoother... Thank you, figuring this out wa with so much more to me then the giveaway bass.

@timmcmaster6435 2 года назад

Thx man much respect

@riokacank2916 8 лет назад

good job nice lesson sir greetings from indonesia..

@SweetDeltaDawn 9 лет назад

Awesome video! :) -Any tips on how to get better at the right hand technique? I keep getting my thumb stuck in one spot which slows me down and makes me stretch my hand out...

@thiagoccmorais 8 лет назад

Great tip! :D

@reginaldmarcial6071 8 лет назад

thats an awsome bass!

@austynalbyn2925 9 лет назад

I love these videos man, you helped me alot with my bass skills keep up the videos. :)

@junaidikusnong100 7 лет назад

You're like the best. Thanks!

@widdzz 5 лет назад

Haha, I'm watching this in 2019!tough luck for me

@Sergio738 9 лет назад

very useful, thanks a lot !

@krakmannika5859 8 лет назад

Who are the cretins always giving thumbs down to these videos??? Great job and infinite thanks, Scott.

@darbizzlebacon 7 лет назад

I don't know who does that, but on the plus side, for every single jerkoff who dislikes, there are 100 people who appreciate it and click the like button.

@deksterrobinson3628 6 лет назад

Krakmann Ika personally i hate his clove

@tbrown15 6 лет назад

Dont be such a beef queen

@margaretdillon5261 9 лет назад

Thank you!!

@james.randorff 9 лет назад

Scott, thank you for investing all the time you do into growing the next generation of bassists! I have noticed one consistent issue throughout your videos, and that is a substantial amount of fret noise. I hear that in a lot of close-to-great players, and it keeps them from being great groovers. Would you agree that, as a general rule, anything other than articulation, tone, and cutoff, is considered an unwanted distractor? If so, then a great goal is to be able to play anything you play with the utmost cleanliness (articulation, tone, cutoff, and nothing else). There is always room for fret noise as an intended effect, but when it consistently creeps in at random times, it can be a major groove-kill. Again, thank you for all that you do! Many people are better musicians because of your lessons!

@knotchbass 5 лет назад

One of the best exercises ever.............dam I am going back to the shed now LOL

@inszainszo 5 лет назад

lovely...

@jonascout13 7 лет назад

you r amazing, man!!!

@jlmdot 9 лет назад

Thumbs up if you snatched your fingers and remembered "Addams Family" when Scott got to adding the 4th note :)

@Chirizzledizzle 7 лет назад

Subbed! Thanks for the tips and this lesson!

@yoylosotros 6 лет назад

Hey Scott! Loved the video but I need to ask you, how many pressure are you putting on your right hand fingering? Do you hit the strings softer when you play this fast? Thank you so much!

@nishampul107 9 лет назад

thank you... :)

@getaloadofthisguy9285 3 года назад

god I love bass so much

@wilkas222 9 лет назад

This bass sounds dope

@Alexander-xe9pi 7 лет назад

Thanks for this video ! My fingers say thank you (;

@mqmadrid 8 лет назад

Hi Scott, good day! Do you have some tips to play cleaner too? how to avoid undesire sound when fingering or slaping, and tips for accesories to get a smooth sound, I got a warwick fortress bass and feel the sound to bright and less "fat". Thank u Scott!!! regards!

@alahad 3 года назад

go slow, slower than you are comfortable with, play clean, then go faster little by little and use a metronome, never play dirty, if you can't play clean go back

@stupidusername38 9 лет назад

Hi Scott, you have great fretting hand finger control. Do you have exercises that can develop that closeness to the frets and that keep the fingers from flying up

@pbot27 9 лет назад

Hey, first video I've seen from you...What's the glove about? Strength building? Noise? Cybernetic prosthesis? Reverse Micheal Jackson? Good exercise, thanks. I'm already fairly fast, but this will force me to analyze and perfect my technique.

@pbot27 9 лет назад

pbot27 Okay, just saw your page about the glove. A) that sucks, and B) way to roll with the punches. Glad you found a way to keep playing.

@johnbird9929 9 лет назад

Great lesson, couldn't find the link though.

@BriansKitchen Год назад

Trying to change the thumb position is very hard for me. I feel like I can't separate what my plucking hand is doing from my fretting hand. I guess I just need to really slow my metronome down as well as my ego...i guess I just feel like I have been playing for so long with bad habits and no actual practice that I am having to re-learn better technique. It's very discouraging but I love bass too much just give up. Thanks for your videos!

@leond123 9 лет назад

Should you work on ascending and descending at the same time? Or just work on ascending till you get it up to speed and then work on descending? Thanks.

@SteveCipriani 9 лет назад

Hi Scott, I rehearsed so hard, I thrashed my left hand and wear a garden glove, I pulled a tendon and have gotten used to the comfort of wearing a glove. Can I purchase your grey gloves? FYI was at an all comer Blues jam and struck up a conversation with a really good bass player, and we both watch your videos. You are very much appreciated, THANK YOU!

@adeshramphal2959 7 лет назад

hey scott greetings from surinam man... i like your videos...could you also put the tabs...for practising....... thank you boss😉

@user-qc4go5rv8p 11 месяцев назад

I want one

@jannetoropainen9865 3 года назад

Question and i hope you answer this: DO you need four fingers for this?

@martijn106 9 лет назад

Great lesson Scott, thanks for that! One question! Do you always pluck the same pattern like ''index finger - middle finger - index - middle - etc.? Or do you sometimes pluck with the same finger two or more times after each other?

@allinornothin 6 лет назад

practice always i-m-i-m over and over regardless of string or note is how you develop correct technique. WHen I was coming up and having to play every night 8 months out of the year I would transcribe etudes for the cello/ bass that are most used in the music conservatories and make sure I always alternated fingers throughout the whole piece. This was really the only 'exercises' i did outside of playing in a live setup to keep sharp. once you can jump to any note on the bass without having to think, having your fingers alternate at warp speeds, i promise you will be able to handle any passage thrown at you in a professoinal setting.

@Bardish 6 лет назад

Scott, I am a electric guitarist here trying to fix some wrong technique with your exercises :) I have one question, when I am descending this exercise my index finger and middle finger usually touches each other. I realized you have something similar with your middle finger and ring finger, should I be worried about this and try to correct it? Many thanks!!!

@fvazquez64 9 лет назад

I have to work with my bass' strings because they should be closer to the fingerboard to press them lighter and so gain more speed... does that make sense to you Scott?? Thanks for sharing your music knowledge..

@BuffaloRodeo 9 лет назад

Francisco Vazquez Sounds like you might need to lower the action on your bass or get it "set up" how you like to play it. This is something you can do yourself or take it to a shop!

@paulflood2709 9 лет назад

I love this exercise but my ring finger is not playing ball.

@northtexasskies3243 5 лет назад

Same

@jiraiya4566 8 лет назад

Awesome video! What is your intro song?

@juanjavierm 7 лет назад

This reminds me of the 'flamenco picao'. The right hand must always alternate fingers. NEVER repeat any finger. It uses to be called "speed bursts". Is that correct? Thanks for the lesson!!!

@juanjavierm 7 лет назад

Interesting!!! Thanks for your comment. Didn't know about that....in flamenco guitar repeating is not allowed. Love the bass!!! XXXDDD Regards!!!

@aureliendehon1256 6 лет назад

"100 super hits of the eighties"... :-)

@dandunning5602 9 лет назад

You remind me of an older version of Ali-A.

@JamieClark 9 лет назад

Wow, this is rough - I thought it was going to be a left hand exercise! My right forearm is as big around as my neck right now! (and i could only get as far as the first 5 notes!)