I try that too since starting few months ago. Sounds funny with „ptnng ptnng, pnng dck-dck“ for the muted notes, or tack-ptack tangtang pack” for the slapped notes, but it helps...😂
Hello, Julia! My name's Cesar Dornfeld. I'm from Brazil, and I'm learning to play the bass and I'm learning to speak English. I love your videos. It's very funny. Your pronunciacion is so clean, so sweet. Thanks a lot, Julia.
3:42 - "...sing the bassline first." Singing is an excellent habit for musicians! Jazz legend George Benson was an avid practitioner of using singing to develop better solo chops. In an interview, he said not to worry about how "good" you sound, just think about the tones.
Note what a jazz teacher said in a book he wrote: if you get in the habit of singing along while you play, you'll get to the point where you can't NOT sing while you play, which could be inconvenient for recording. You might want to pick up a copy of Dannhäuser's "Solfége des Solféges." Start with book 1. It'll teach you how to sing a line by ear using syllables to place each pitch so you can tell what note each pitch is in any given melody you sing. I don't know if I explained that very well. Look it up on Amazon and read what people say about it. Maybe that's clearer.
Julia is one with the groove. BY far the most influential bass player in TH-cam for me ( I know, Victor Wooten's words are pure magic, but he is not a TH-camr) Lots of love from Chile!
About that pinky: I took violin lessons since I was 9 years old and piano lessons since I was 10 and quit both at 14 because I had an anomaly in my left pinky which basically made it impossible for me to use it on either of the instruments. I could move my pinky but whenever I tried to press anything with my pinky, like violin strings or a piano key, it got dislocated. Later I learned to play the guitar, but still couldn't use my pinky. (Since I'm a metal fan, that wasn't a problem. I just need two fingers for a power chord. ;-p ) One day I got a bass guitar and although it was a short scale I still wanted to be able to use all my fingers. So I started to use my pinky, but not with the tip, as you would on a violin or guitar but I laid it flat on the fretboard. It still hurt but it didn't dislocate that way. And I practised and practised and today I can use ALL my fingers. My pinky doesn't dislocate anymore, since the muscles around it got strengthened so much that they now stabilize it. I'm still a dead loss on bass though. :D
I'm a percussionist way back from the 70's classic rock era, all totally by ear. still jamming today at age 61, never a lesson one. You are an awesome bassist, enjoy your videos, thank you.
Listening to the song and sing the bass line before you pick up your instrument is such a good advice! It makes me learn more songs quicker, the memory lasts longer and also it's much more fun to play without a chart. Great advice! Thanks!
thanks, great video! I'm a guitarist from USA -- I really like the way you describe working on songs, I've been working from charts, but I've noticed how much better I feel playing songs I know from memory. I look forward to trying your learning method!
So cool you mentioned singing it. As mainly a trumpet player, I was trained ‘if you can sing it, you can play it’ as ear training technique. That certainly helps me on bass too!
You might want to pick up a copy of Dannhäuser's "Solfége des Solféges." Start with book 1. It'll teach you how to sing a line by ear using syllables to place each pitch so you can tell what note each pitch is in any given melody you sing. I don't know if I explained that very well. Look it up on Amazon and read what people say about it. Maybe that's clearer.
My Grandmother imigrated from Austria-Hungary to the USA in 1908 when she was eight years old. She made it across Europe and the Atlantic to New York City and then on to Chicago, as the story goes, all by herself! I got my music from her. She was a whistler on live radio! Translates to bass pretty well.
It's pretty amazing that you can listen to a song once or twice and start playing the bass line after that. Having been a musician myself, I can't wrap my head around that level of skill. Thanks for the video!
That just cracked me up, the mention of Schwarzenegger's accent because my mother, who comes from the east part of Switzerland, right next to Lichtenstein, has an accent like that. Thanks for the upload! Cheers!
I love the way you explained how you learn the songs. The bass is my favourite instrument to cue from for both rhythm and sound. I’ve worked as a writer’s demo singer since I was 14. For some songs, usually the pop songs in larger established studios, you have hours and maybe more than one session, but for country demos especially, they want three to five songs in a few hours! I don’t usually get to hear them beforehand and I’m usually learning them through the talkback mic. Over they years, I’ve learned that my first take is the one that I sort of muddle through and scribble weird marks on the lyric sheet. The second take is maybe verse by verse, then a few punched in fixes, but then I say “roll playback”, listen, and then tell them roll the tape and record and do a third take. Country music people are always happy enough with take 2, but I always say “Record take 3 and this will be your keeper”, and it always is. I can always remember if I’ve heard a song in my life even once, but even if you’re not like me, you can learn that your ear is your best friend and should be exploited to the max so you can work quickly and effectively.
I was taught an exercise at Berklee to separate the ring and pinky fingers into their own powerful fretting fingers. Starting at the first fret G string and alternating to the D string play the pattern 1st fret G# on the G string, 2nd fret E on the D string, 3rd fret A# on G string and 4th fret F# on the D string. Do this using each finger per fret index through pinky. Take that pattern and descend to the E/B string in first position and ascend back up to the G string before moving up a half step to repeat the entire pattern. Take this pattern to the twelfth fret and back. This exercise builds alternate string plucking, muscle memory, tendon release for four finger independence and is a perfect warm up before going on stage.
I tried several short-scale basses recently and settled on the Gretch G2220. I changed over to flat-wounds, did a set up on it and I find it to be perfect for my situation. The sound on the Gretch was more full and the pickup selections actually make a discernable difference in the sound. I'm new at bass, for the most part, but with 40 years of guitar experience to influence me. I'm an ear player that understands theory and can read some and it's been lots of fun learning new songs from the perspective of bass. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. 🙂
Re: the Austrian accent disclaimer: I’ll bet you could recite Arnold’s best classic lines from “The Terminator” much better than Arnold could mimic your favorite bass licks on that California TT!
I have a short scale. I bought a Sterling by MusicMan Stingray. It has a fatter tone than a regular scale but sounds awesome nonetheless. It sounds better than the Fender Mustang.
@@flogginga_dead_horse4022 That's true. I was going to get the Fender Mustang originally. I looked at the Sterling by MusicMan and then consulted with my bass teacher as I'm a complete newbie (4 months in). He suggested the Sterling.
Question for the next Q&A: I love the energy and enthusiasm you bring to the bass, are you in any bands or do you have any recorded work? Eg. On Spotify or something!?
Absolut. Man hört ein bisschen das kärntnerisch-steirische "Gebelle" raus, aber sie hat definitiv keinen typischen österreichischen Akzent. Hätte sie auch eher in den europäischen Norden eingeordnet :-D
Hi Julia! I would love it if you could make a video with some bass lines from the studio group Change which were played by italian bassplayer Davide Romani. He is one of my heroes who most people don't know about. For instance the song Paradise from the album Miracles. Another song i love is It's A Girl's Affair from the album Glow Of Love where you also find some other great tunes like A Lover's Holiday and Angel In My Pocket.
I just watched the Bernard Edwards video. Fantastic! However, only 3 songs? Chic deserves a second video. Also, have you thought about doing a Kool and the Gang video? Robert “Kool” Bell has killer base lines. Keep it up, Julia.
There are also finger strengthening / hand grip exercise tools that fit into the palm of your hand. Each finger has a spring loaded button to press down on. I have one called Grip Master, which was made in 4 or 5 different colors / models, for different resistance levels. D'Addario makes them too.
I really enjoyed your answer on how you learn songs. I never thought of singing them first. You’re right - I sometimes lose the nuances and it’s only when I go back and listen afterwards that can hear what I missed. I’ve got a new setlist for an upcoming festival and I’ll give this a try. 🌹❤️ from Canada.
My first drum teacher in grade school told me "If you can say it you can play it". 42 years later I still use that lesson. Interesting you do the same thing with singing the bass line first!
Thank you Julia! I'm new to playing the bass and watching your video has really inspired me. I love your enthusiasm and the joy you have when you play. Thank you so much!
Schwarzenegger doesn't have a "typical Austrian accent" , but a rather extreme Styrian accent (That's also Southern Austria, but not where Julia is from :-). Not that many Austrians speak like him, I'd say.
Today around the City of Graz we don't speak such extrem accent as Schwarzenegger, he grew up in a time where the children didn't get educated by German television ... ;-)
Thank you for all your videos Julia. Just a quick question, do you ever perform standing up? Like you, I seem to find sitting down with the bass resting on my crossed right leg as it is most comfortable for my right arm especially when slapping the bass. Whenever I try to slap whilst standing up, my right shoulder hurts. I'm not sure if this is something you or anyone else experience and if there is something wrong with my technique!
thoughts on small small hands and the pinky: I find my reach dramatically changes depending on my thumb position, and staying relaxed allows me to move all over the neck quickly so I don't have to go for uncomfortable stretches. I switched to bass because I found that I can fret notes with much flatter finger shapes which takes stress off the pinky so I can use it more effectively.
Julia I love your blue baby bass. You are just incredible as a bass player. I believe female bass players are rare making you even more phenomenal. You are Austrian I know and I absolutely love you and your shows. You were born to play bass. Thanks Julia
Julia, I want you to consider covering an old school classic rock hit from 1978, “Straight On” by Heart!! That song is one of my favorite Heart hits that has one of the best bass riffs I’ve ever heard from a rock band!!
I have nerve damage in my left hand (intravenous anaesthetic) & lost use of pinky & ring-finger for a while. the movement & some of the control is back, but no sensation... the exercises you describe (for 'metal from china') are exactly what I've been doing to build confidence & strength in those fingers. on short-scale basses- listen to colin moulding or tina weymouth with the small fenders, or jack bruce & others with a short gibson or a fender VI. there used to be a middle-sized fender too, one of the early 80s MIJ precisions (maybe a squier or JV fender) that had a 32" scale length. the low E can be a bit floppy (I've just put a set of tapewounds on my fender VI...) but you adjust to it eventually.
Julia, You are totally awesome! I am sure the world is no aware of your beautiful talent and please when this cover, find a lovely band and tour the world!
Great Q & A. 👍🏻 I just left the same comment about Bernard Edwards on the Earth Wind and Fire video, glad I found this video, I will be checking out the Instagram video.
Great to hear your advice on singing the part. I have been doing that for difficult passages to get it solid in my head after failing to pick up by ear. For tough rhythmic things I have to sometimes have to write out the notation. So glad I discovered your channel. I love your Top 5 approach for efficiency and the content you have selected. You actually look like Jaco when you play his stuff!
You might want to pick up a copy of Dannhäuser's "Solfége des Solféges." Start with book 1. It'll teach you how to sing a line by ear using syllables to place each pitch so you can tell what note each pitch is in any given melody you sing. I don't know if I explained that very well. Look it up on Amazon and read what people say about it. Maybe that's clearer.
Is there a possibility of a Mick Karn or Kev Hopper basslines video. Also, Do you play much fretless and if so do you have a prefered fretless bass? Thanks. Pitt.
my favorite frâulien xoxox ..i am of austrian descent und ich liebe ananas auch!!....i have gained so musical knowledge from you ...danke und bitte nie aufhören
This is a great video... I love the tip to sing the bassline before picking up the instrument. I notice that I often have unclarity when I get to the middle of a line about a note or two, often passing tones and I think singing might help me there. Gonna give that a shot!
Oh man I missed out on the questionnaire! Since I don't yet play bass my question would have been trivial but now... "I gotta know what's in the pineapple!" Thanks for the great work your doing!
@@jimpaull731 It was ok to use the exclamation point there. You could also use a question mark followed by an exclamation point. I just got back into playing bass. I had to wait until I got a decent pad. Now I'm going rad.
Question: what are the four silver circles arranged into a square on the body of your bass guitar just above the neck join. They look like pickup magnets buried into the guitar.
Great lets hope to get a few more of these Q&A videos. I love the fun elements you put into your video like the Dancing, singing eta. and the clear information you give. I agree with you on the short scale bass I never really liked to play them. but also I have played a 35" scale bass which I did not like niether. Its got to be 34" for me. Talking of short scale bass how about some of tTna weymouth's bass playing on talking heads for another video.
What is your hair routine? Always looks good. What are the more important aspects of bass rhythm? For example, I see some stuff where the 1 is the only thing that matters, or maybe 1+3, 2+4 something like that. When is it too busy or too empty for a bassline?
"Sing the bassline." That's the advice I needed. That's smart AF. Thanks a lot Julia.
I try that too since starting few months ago. Sounds funny with „ptnng ptnng, pnng dck-dck“ for the muted notes, or tack-ptack tangtang pack” for the slapped notes, but it helps...😂
That’s the secret to playing any instrument. If you can sing it, you can play it.
The most basic but most forgotten advice. I needed reminding!
How she talks about the blue Bass gives me chills. This is passion
I think your accent always sounds really cool.
Hello, Julia! My name's Cesar Dornfeld. I'm from Brazil, and I'm learning to play the bass and I'm learning to speak English. I love your videos. It's very funny. Your pronunciacion is so clean, so sweet. Thanks a lot, Julia.
Don't learn English from an Austrian. If you want perfect English you have to study a German. :) Good luck on your Bass she is great one to study.
3:42 - "...sing the bassline first."
Singing is an excellent habit for musicians! Jazz legend George Benson was an avid practitioner of using singing to develop better solo chops.
In an interview, he said not to worry about how "good" you sound, just think about the tones.
Note what a jazz teacher said in a book he wrote: if you get in the habit of singing along while you play, you'll get to the point where you can't NOT sing while you play, which could be inconvenient for recording.
You might want to pick up a copy of Dannhäuser's "Solfége des Solféges." Start with book 1. It'll teach you how to sing a line by ear using syllables to place each pitch so you can tell what note each pitch is in any given melody you sing.
I don't know if I explained that very well. Look it up on Amazon and read what people say about it. Maybe that's clearer.
We can tell by the way she plays the bass how much she enjoys this instrument. That’s why I subscribed
Julia is one with the groove. BY far the most influential bass player in TH-cam for me ( I know, Victor Wooten's words are pure magic, but he is not a TH-camr) Lots of love from Chile!
Her sense of groove is one of the first things I noticed about her playing, and it really stands out to me!
About that pinky: I took violin lessons since I was 9 years old and piano lessons since I was 10 and quit both at 14 because I had an anomaly in my left pinky which basically made it impossible for me to use it on either of the instruments. I could move my pinky but whenever I tried to press anything with my pinky, like violin strings or a piano key, it got dislocated. Later I learned to play the guitar, but still couldn't use my pinky. (Since I'm a metal fan, that wasn't a problem. I just need two fingers for a power chord. ;-p ) One day I got a bass guitar and although it was a short scale I still wanted to be able to use all my fingers. So I started to use my pinky, but not with the tip, as you would on a violin or guitar but I laid it flat on the fretboard. It still hurt but it didn't dislocate that way. And I practised and practised and today I can use ALL my fingers. My pinky doesn't dislocate anymore, since the muscles around it got strengthened so much that they now stabilize it.
I'm still a dead loss on bass though. :D
Interesting story! Thanks for sharing😊
I’m so glad you didn’t give up great story thank you for sharing it!
Cello background before starting bass? Hey me too! I knew I liked your style, Julia. Really informative video. Cheers!
I didn't realize you have other videos on Instagram. Yay more great bass!
Great Q&A session. Love Julia’s articulate and thoughtful responses. Love to all my bass sisters and brothers!
I'm a percussionist way back from the 70's classic rock era, all totally by ear. still jamming today at age 61, never a lesson one. You are an awesome bassist, enjoy your videos, thank you.
Listening to the song and sing the bass line before you pick up your instrument is such a good advice! It makes me learn more songs quicker, the memory lasts longer and also it's much more fun to play without a chart. Great advice! Thanks!
I can't stop looking at your hands! Built for the Bass !!!!!!
thanks, great video! I'm a guitarist from USA -- I really like the way you describe working on songs, I've been working from charts, but I've noticed how much better I feel playing songs I know from memory. I look forward to trying your learning method!
So cool you mentioned singing it. As mainly a trumpet player, I was trained ‘if you can sing it, you can play it’ as ear training technique. That certainly helps me on bass too!
You might want to pick up a copy of Dannhäuser's "Solfége des Solféges." Start with book 1. It'll teach you how to sing a line by ear using syllables to place each pitch so you can tell what note each pitch is in any given melody you sing.
I don't know if I explained that very well. Look it up on Amazon and read what people say about it. Maybe that's clearer.
My Grandmother imigrated from Austria-Hungary to the USA in 1908 when she was eight years old. She made it across Europe and the Atlantic to New York City and then on to Chicago, as the story goes, all by herself! I got my music from her. She was a whistler on live radio! Translates to bass pretty well.
It's pretty amazing that you can listen to a song once or twice and start playing the bass line after that. Having been a musician myself, I can't wrap my head around that level of skill. Thanks for the video!
I can't read sheet music. So, I play by ear. I also listen to the bass lines 2 or 3 times before playing it.
That just cracked me up, the mention of Schwarzenegger's accent because my mother, who comes from the east part of Switzerland, right next to Lichtenstein, has an accent like that. Thanks for the upload! Cheers!
She is super groovy! Glad I found this. Her happiness and excitement about music is such a joy!
I love the way you explained how you learn the songs. The bass is my favourite instrument to cue from for both rhythm and sound. I’ve worked as a writer’s demo singer since I was 14. For some songs, usually the pop songs in larger established studios, you have hours and maybe more than one session, but for country demos especially, they want three to five songs in a few hours! I don’t usually get to hear them beforehand and I’m usually learning them through the talkback mic. Over they years, I’ve learned that my first take is the one that I sort of muddle through and scribble weird marks on the lyric sheet. The second take is maybe verse by verse, then a few punched in fixes, but then I say “roll playback”, listen, and then tell them roll the tape and record and do a third take. Country music people are always happy enough with take 2, but I always say “Record take 3 and this will be your keeper”, and it always is. I can always remember if I’ve heard a song in my life even once, but even if you’re not like me, you can learn that your ear is your best friend and should be exploited to the max so you can work quickly and effectively.
I was taught an exercise at Berklee to separate the ring and pinky fingers into their own powerful fretting fingers.
Starting at the first fret G string and alternating to the D string play the pattern 1st fret G# on the G string, 2nd fret E on the D string, 3rd fret A# on G string and 4th fret F# on the D string.
Do this using each finger per fret index through pinky.
Take that pattern and descend to the E/B string in first position and ascend back up to the G string before moving up a half step to repeat the entire pattern.
Take this pattern to the twelfth fret and back.
This exercise builds alternate string plucking, muscle memory, tendon release for four finger independence and is a perfect warm up before going on stage.
I'd love a video on Jaco Pastorius, his style, songs, etc. Dude was a legend
For a short scale bass I use a “67” Gibson EBO.Plenty of bottom but with an equalizer can get pretty much get all tones I need.
Thanks for the Q and A Julia . it is always a pleasure to see you play with a fresh perspective.
I tried several short-scale basses recently and settled on the Gretch G2220. I changed over to flat-wounds, did a set up on it and I find it to be perfect for my situation. The sound on the Gretch was more full and the pickup selections actually make a discernable difference in the sound. I'm new at bass, for the most part, but with 40 years of guitar experience to influence me. I'm an ear player that understands theory and can read some and it's been lots of fun learning new songs from the perspective of bass. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. 🙂
You are a pleasure to watch where ever your from . I am learning a lot about the way I play from you
Re: the Austrian accent disclaimer: I’ll bet you could recite Arnold’s best classic lines from “The Terminator” much better than Arnold could mimic your favorite bass licks on that California TT!
YOU CLOUSE GIV DEM TO ME NAO!
@@moonshine7374 🤣LOL
"Ale be bark" seems to make it into every Arnie film and he lays it on a bit thick like it's an in-joke.
How trite and demeaning.
btw: frank lampard,who thought that julia is danish,was a world class soccer player and coach of fc chelsea....
I have a short scale. I bought a Sterling by MusicMan Stingray. It has a fatter tone than a regular scale but sounds awesome nonetheless. It sounds better than the Fender Mustang.
Better is very subjective...
@@flogginga_dead_horse4022 That's true. I was going to get the Fender Mustang originally. I looked at the Sterling by MusicMan and then consulted with my bass teacher as I'm a complete newbie (4 months in). He suggested the Sterling.
@@susiemuirhead561 They are both fine, I actually like the shape of the Music Man better.
Fooled me as well. I thought you sound very Dutch. LOL. I love all your videos. You are so talented. God bless you.
Hi Julia, I m also in Vienna. Hope to hear you live one day once live gigs are possible again :)
Question for the next Q&A: I love the energy and enthusiasm you bring to the bass, are you in any bands or do you have any recorded work? Eg. On Spotify or something!?
Please do more of these, Julia - it was very helpful. Thanks!
Lustig! Als Wiener hab ich den Akzent auch nicht erkannt...dachte zuerst an Island...
Absolut. Man hört ein bisschen das kärntnerisch-steirische "Gebelle" raus, aber sie hat definitiv keinen typischen österreichischen Akzent. Hätte sie auch eher in den europäischen Norden eingeordnet :-D
I adore you playing Bass. Thanks for bringing us good vibes
Great musician and presenter.
We will never know what is in the pineapple xD great video Julia
Thank you for the video. Always pick up something and creates ideas.
Hi Julia! I would love it if you could make a video with some bass lines from the studio group Change which were played by italian bassplayer Davide Romani. He is one of my heroes who most people don't know about. For instance the song Paradise from the album Miracles. Another song i love is It's A Girl's Affair from the album Glow Of Love where you also find some other great tunes like A Lover's Holiday and Angel In My Pocket.
I just watched the Bernard Edwards video. Fantastic! However, only 3 songs? Chic deserves a second video. Also, have you thought about doing a Kool and the Gang video? Robert “Kool” Bell has killer base lines. Keep it up, Julia.
There are also finger strengthening / hand grip exercise tools that fit into the palm of your hand. Each finger has a spring loaded button to press down on. I have one called Grip Master, which was made in 4 or 5 different colors / models, for different resistance levels. D'Addario makes them too.
“I don’t switch basses. I play only one instrument.”
An excellent approach to many things in life
Basses* It is not Baseball
@@NadjaBusiness F*ing autocorrect.
Woo! Osterreich! I lived in Austria for a semester. Incredible country! Makes sense, where I recall Austrian German much softer.
Loved that - really interesting, thank you!
7:13 I like you more when you talk about normal things like enjoying playing bass
I really enjoyed your answer on how you learn songs. I never thought of singing them first. You’re right - I sometimes lose the nuances and it’s only when I go back and listen afterwards that can hear what I missed. I’ve got a new setlist for an upcoming festival and I’ll give this a try. 🌹❤️ from Canada.
Have to agree, learning by ear makes me remember better
My first drum teacher in grade school told me "If you can say it you can play it". 42 years later I still use that lesson. Interesting you do the same thing with singing the bass line first!
7:21 God bless you and have a great day
Great video and nice to get to know a little more about julia and her basses and thanks for that pinky finger exersise
Thank you Julia! I'm new to playing the bass and watching your video has really inspired me. I love your enthusiasm and the joy you have when you play. Thank you so much!
3:11
"Okay, next question, yeah?"
☺️
Great video and thanks for the pinky exercises
Thank you for sharing your Q&A I have learned a lot of techniques from your lessons. Keep playing and sharing.
Schwarzenegger doesn't have a "typical Austrian accent" , but a rather extreme Styrian accent (That's also Southern Austria, but not where Julia is from :-). Not that many Austrians speak like him, I'd say.
@@StuntcatTV You mean, Looks like Arnie!
Today around the City of Graz we don't speak such extrem accent as Schwarzenegger, he grew up in a time where the children didn't get educated by German television ... ;-)
Thank you for all your videos Julia. Just a quick question, do you ever perform standing up? Like you, I seem to find sitting down with the bass resting on my crossed right leg as it is most comfortable for my right arm especially when slapping the bass. Whenever I try to slap whilst standing up, my right shoulder hurts. I'm not sure if this is something you or anyone else experience and if there is something wrong with my technique!
I am also a "Have one Bass" person . your awesome !! thanks for sharing your talent with us
What music/song and where (as in which venue) would you like to play, once concerts start again?
Julia, I'd love a "Top 5" bass line video for Tiran Porter, Jack Casady, or Peter Cetera. Cheers, Jim Potts
thoughts on small small hands and the pinky: I find my reach dramatically changes depending on my thumb position, and staying relaxed allows me to move all over the neck quickly so I don't have to go for uncomfortable stretches. I switched to bass because I found that I can fret notes with much flatter finger shapes which takes stress off the pinky so I can use it more effectively.
Thanks Julia
You are amazing, love you julia!
Julia
I love your blue baby bass. You are just incredible as a bass player. I believe female bass players are rare making you even more phenomenal. You are Austrian I know and I absolutely love you and your shows. You were born to play bass. Thanks Julia
Those are some long and detailed answers, thank you for sharing your thoughts.
Loved your Q&aA Julia! Cheers from Canada
Danke für die coolen Video‘s Julia!
Schöne Grüße aus Vorarlberg 😉👍
Julia, I want you to consider covering an old school classic rock hit from 1978, “Straight On” by Heart!! That song is one of my favorite Heart hits that has one of the best bass riffs I’ve ever heard from a rock band!!
I have nerve damage in my left hand (intravenous anaesthetic) & lost use of pinky & ring-finger for a while. the movement & some of the control is back, but no sensation... the exercises you describe (for 'metal from china') are exactly what I've been doing to build confidence & strength in those fingers.
on short-scale basses- listen to colin moulding or tina weymouth with the small fenders, or jack bruce & others with a short gibson or a fender VI. there used to be a middle-sized fender too, one of the early 80s MIJ precisions (maybe a squier or JV fender) that had a 32" scale length. the low E can be a bit floppy (I've just put a set of tapewounds on my fender VI...) but you adjust to it eventually.
HI JULIA, YOU SHOULD TRY THE HOFNER VIOLIN BASS. IT'S SIMPLY THE BEST SHORT SCALE BASS.
Julia, You are totally awesome! I am sure the world is no aware of your beautiful talent and please when this cover, find a lovely band and tour the world!
Thanks
Love the Q&A video
Thank you
Great video, thank you Julia, you rock.
Great Q & A. 👍🏻 I just left the same comment about Bernard Edwards on the Earth Wind and Fire video, glad I found this video, I will be checking out the Instagram video.
Great video Julia !!
I would love to see your take on Rocco Prestia's bass line from Tower of Power's "What Is Hip"
I second this! 👍
And third!
Thanks Julia. I would love to hear you do some Cameo top 5
I like your channel a Lot. You're a great bass player. I like You very much. Thanks for all your videos.
Doesn't matter where you are from , You are Fantastic 😁
Julia...you're my bass crush. Love your videos.
Can you please breakdown John Taylor or Bernard Edwards
Great to hear your advice on singing the part. I have been doing that for difficult passages to get it solid in my head after failing to pick up by ear. For tough rhythmic things I have to sometimes have to write out the notation. So glad I discovered your channel. I love your Top 5 approach for efficiency and the content you have selected. You actually look like Jaco when you play his stuff!
You might want to pick up a copy of Dannhäuser's "Solfége des Solféges." Start with book 1. It'll teach you how to sing a line by ear using syllables to place each pitch so you can tell what note each pitch is in any given melody you sing.
I don't know if I explained that very well. Look it up on Amazon and read what people say about it. Maybe that's clearer.
Is there a possibility of a Mick Karn or Kev Hopper basslines video. Also, Do you play much fretless and if so do you have a prefered fretless bass? Thanks. Pitt.
my favorite frâulien xoxox ..i am of austrian descent und ich liebe ananas auch!!....i have gained so musical knowledge from you ...danke und bitte nie aufhören
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I want to hear more of your Ah'nold impression : )
You are awesome!! Love the top 5 bass line videos!
Thank you, very good info.
This is a great video... I love the tip to sing the bassline before picking up the instrument. I notice that I often have unclarity when I get to the middle of a line about a note or two, often passing tones and I think singing might help me there. Gonna give that a shot!
The blue bass suits you very much! 🎸💙
Oh man I missed out on the questionnaire! Since I don't yet play bass my question would have been trivial but now... "I gotta know what's in the pineapple!" Thanks for the great work your doing!
Sorry I used a explanation point in place of a question mark. I'm trying to master English before I take on learning the Bass!
@@jimpaull731 It was ok to use the exclamation point there. You could also use a question mark followed by an exclamation point. I just got back into playing bass. I had to wait until I got a decent pad. Now I'm going rad.
I could listen to her allllll day 💙
Pineapple is a suspense now!!
Exactly!?
Question: what are the four silver circles arranged into a square on the body of your bass guitar just above the neck join. They look like pickup magnets buried into the guitar.
Great lets hope to get a few more of these Q&A videos. I love the fun elements you put into your video like the Dancing, singing eta. and the clear information you give. I agree with you on the short scale bass I never really liked to play them. but also I have played a 35" scale bass which I did not like niether. Its got to be 34" for me. Talking of short scale bass how about some of tTna weymouth's bass playing on talking heads for another video.
Super helpful J ....! 🙂
Top underrated bass players? Any tips for a guitarist who tries to play bass? (Badly) Love the channel, you’re an amazing bass player and presenter!
You're closer to me than i could possibly image!🇮🇹
What is your hair routine? Always looks good.
What are the more important aspects of bass rhythm? For example, I see some stuff where the 1 is the only thing that matters, or maybe 1+3, 2+4 something like that. When is it too busy or too empty for a bassline?
Is there a Paul the Maca lesson? Not seen it - and think it should've been No 1..... or, No. 2, after J.S Bach' bass techniques... Julia?