The Top 7 BASS TECHNIQUE FAILS (and how to fix them)
995K views · Dec 22, 2018 · Music
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@demonpigs4 · 7 years ago
Thanks for making me insecure about my everything on Bass. You're great keep it up.
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@timmoen1083 · 7 years ago
“Flying Fingers” is my middle name, also “crap muting, “see-saw”....I have a lot of middle names
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@barhatny · 6 years ago
I suffer with "i dont have bass yet" :D
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@John_Britain · 6 years ago
Been playing bass for 11 years (guitar for 16), self taught, and I do every single one of these. At least I know what to work on now.... everything! haha
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@gidikalchhauser · 7 years ago
As a bass teacher myself I'd like to add a few to the list (guess you left 'em out cause you can only fit so many):<br><br>- bent wrist (fretting hand)<br>- bass hanging too low<br>- not being prepared to use rakes whenever possible<br>- fretting way too hard<br>- applying to much pressure with the thumb of the fretting hand<br>- lifting the plucking fingers too far off the strings<br>- the "violin fretting hand"<br>- not muting with the plucking fingers<br>- pressing too hard while sliding<br>- looking at the fretting finger while sliding instead of looking at the target fret<br>- tensing up, pulling up the shoulders, bending the neck forward<br>- ...<br><br>Boy, I could go on and on :D excellent video!
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@animorphtoto · 6 years ago
As a bass player for years I never realized how much flying fingers was holding me back, thanks for the tips!
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@EndrzGame · 7 years ago
Been playing guitar/bass for 30+ years and I still catch myself doing 'Flying Fingers'.
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@matthewshimek · 6 years ago (edited)
Time Stamps for the Video!<br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5HdRZQu4Pw&t=106">1:46</a> Flying Fingers [exercise]<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5HdRZQu4Pw&t=262">4:22</a> See-Saw [exercise]<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5HdRZQu4Pw&t=395">6:35</a> 4-Finger Per Fret [different style]<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5HdRZQu4Pw&t=485">8:05</a> Crap Muting [different styles]<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5HdRZQu4Pw&t=656">10:56</a> No Dynamics [exercise]<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5HdRZQu4Pw&t=710">11:50</a> Inverted Wrist [full]<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5HdRZQu4Pw&t=794">13:14</a> Not using Hammer-ons and Pull-offs (and slides) [full]<br><br>[Exercise] = Time stamp for the exercise<br>[Different style(s)] = Different style for the session<br>[Full] = Full session
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@pauldean8577 · 7 years ago
YES!!!! I win!!! I get all 7!!!! :D :) :| wait a sec... this not good ... er?! Scott? I should have gotten 0 right?
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@DontCallMeEdith · 6 years ago
Me at every single one of these: hahaha, I do that
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@katinabreunig6444 · 7 years ago
Me: first one is probably fingers<br>Scott: flying fingers!<br>Me: even better
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@Evanjb156 · 7 years ago
So I watched this video then recorded myself messing around for about 10 minutes. Watching it back I found I'm guilty of the dreaded seesaw fingers. Couple of minutes running through your drills have dramatically made my playing feel more fluid. The ideas in my head are coming out cleaner than they had before. 5 and 7 I could definitely do some more of, but I've been slowly working them into my playing as I'm getting more and more comfortable on the instrument (7 months in!)<br><br>Thanks for all the great work you do, Scott!
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