When Should You ACTUALLY Change Your Bass Strings? (W/Adam ‘Nolly’ Getgood)

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• BN

  @bnzboy · 1 year ago

  I can listen to Nolly talking about tones forever

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• CO

  @corydhmiller · 1 year ago

  Just wanted to pop in and say you are a great interviewer in this video. I have seen and listened to so many interviews where the interviewer interrupts and tries to get their opinion or words in, but you asked clear questions and let Nolly say what he had to say. It's especially helpful for people who speak in a slower and more articulate/purposeful way like Nolly does. Thanks for giving him the space.

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• RO

  @RoyBeatty · 1 year ago

  I’ve been using thin picks ever since the first nolly video about it. Incredible advice

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• IL

  @ileutur6863 · 1 year ago

  Thick strings going dead faster is no joke. I once had my 4 string set up with a 120 gauge for down tuning. That 120 lasted maybe 2 practice sessions before turning into inaudible mud.

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• AJ

  @aj5542 · 1 year ago

  His voice sounds deeper. Its must be the beard, he's getting even manlier! He has the manliest bass tone so now he needs to become the manliest man. Love the way his brain works.

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• EX

  @exodus941 · 1 year ago

  Absolutely glorious interview. The huge black gaps in the video between different sections is a very strange editing choice, though. Made me wonder if something was wrong at my end...

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• LA

  @LaryLaser · 1 year ago (edited)

  I've had the same set of strings on my Dingwal for about 6 months. But I'm also a big fan of upright bass sound. I believe tone is influential in how you play. I might want a warm jazzy sound for whatever set I'm playing and older strings might be what I'm looking for. Unless I'm in the studio. they aren't rusted they are staying on. Also, money can be a factor haha.

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• RU

  @russthompson7994 · 1 year ago

  The thinner pick is my next experiment.

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• JO

  @JoesGuitarCafe · 5 months ago

  amazing. i needed this shit

• AL

  @AlLowe1988 · 1 year ago

  Wow, listening to Nolly talk about his approach to bass picking is incredibly reassuring. I also play with a 0.6 pick and thought I just played with bad technique aiming towards the middle of pick for that percussive yet rounded strike of the string. It’s nice to hear that he does the exact same thing!

• CR

  @craigmoran893 · 1 year ago

  Having to hide your pick - to do some Slap/Tap/finger - is also a factor - I have found the Triangle Dunlop picks are the easiest to hide and bring out again, they seem to sit in a more predictable manner, tucked behind the ring and middle finger, or just the ring. I use the .73 or the .60mm. Triangle picks also last 3 times as long haha.

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• EK

  @ekkasmusic · 1 year ago

  unknowingly i was using thinner pick and i always felt like i was hiting the strings more consistant,then when i would use thicker picks, i was doing this unknowingly and i got the answer.

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