The Role of a Bass Player ft. Jason Foster | Worship Band Workshop
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- Drums & Bass are so closely related in music. It’s the “meat and potatoes” of the band, says Don. In this workshop session, listen to Don’s touring bass player as he explains the importance of “locking in” with the drummer and demonstrates his role in the band. Want to see more of these videos? Check out our Worship Band Workshop playlist here: bit.ly/1RzOI2Z. New videos posted every week! Subscribe today so you never miss a video: bit.ly/1In0KIP
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- The importance of soundcheck
- The proper role of a sound engineer
- Floor monitors or in-ear monitors?
- The relationship between your drummer and bass player
- The use of pedal boards with electric guitar
- Auxiliary keys during worship
- How to play with dynamics and how to avoid overplaying
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DonMoenTV I went to high school with Jason Foster. He probably doesn't remember me, but he inspired me to play bass during the High School band rehearsals.
jacque wallace My dude!!! Thanks for the love bro! It’s great hearing from you.
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are you saved?
Drum and the Base are the foundation of any song.
Olusayo Ogunniyi *Bass
yeah 4:16
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Olusayo Ogunniyi bass rather bro
Olusayo Ogunniyi *bass
I'm a bass player and I agree wholeheartedly in the approach to playing discussed here!! Too many musicians want to be the star of the show. If I watch a bass cover video, I'll know within the first few bars if I'll watch until the end. If they start riffing through the intro...I'm like, NEXT!!! In the pocket is where I'm most comfortable. My goal is to give glory, praise and honor to God! That's first and foremost! I'm not there for attention or to look cool..(although bass players just look cool when we play!! It's not our fault! Lol!!) But Mr. Moen, I appreciate these gems that you post and I absolutely love your music! I'm sure it blesses God, because it blesses me!! Keep giving Him Glory!!!
I like the bass player's sensitivity to the importance of the message/words of the song, and not distracting from those by overplaying. There's a time and a place to play simply, and a time to cut loose, and knowing when to do each is key!
No matter how good you are, regardless of all the theory you know and all your chops. You are playing not for yourself, you are playing for the song. Thats what separates the good bass players and the bad ones. Great work!
Spazzsticks I totally agree. Too many players don't care about the song. They are missing the very point of music. God bless you all followers of Jesus Christ. I love Jesus Christ and good music! :)
Have u guys ever heard of flea of rhcp or gunnerson of abba
All that matters is what you make the song feel like
Just don't get the drummer and the bass player mad at each other.
Ha! True that Zach! Or it's chaos!!!
in a rock band, this is what you WANT to happen on stage because then theyll just try and over play eachother and the crowed will love it.
Drums and bass are the foundation...
My dad was an awesome bass player. The Lord called him home a month ago in a tragic accident. He had just bought his dream bass a week prior, an American made fender, that I just inherited. It will be used to glorify the Lord, and I will re-dedicate myself to being a bass player like he was.
That’s great 🤘🏼🤘🏼
Godbless you brother
Sorry for ur loss man. Make ur father and god proud bro
May the Lord strengthen you and your family ! I prat that you’ll be a blessing for a whole generation 🤍
Sorry for your lost bro. God Bless you brother 🙏
It really is nice to find someone who is more interested in the song, and the message it tells. I have played bass for many years, and I get called on the play for folks sometimes simply because I am a pocket player. I tend to hear to much overplaying when I listen to worship music. I had a tragedy strike my life years ago when my best friend, who was my father died. I stopped playing altogether, and abandon my gift for playing for many years. I have started back, in fact, I just bought me a new 5 string bass. I have started to work on my playing again at the age of 51 yrs old. I am very happy that I stumbled across this channel, I have subscribed. Jason, I love the way you play, and my prayer is that God will bless you.
Thanks for sharing, friend! So glad to hear you were able to pick up our instrument again and sorry to hear about your father. Jason is indeed one of the best and such a wonderful human to learn from. Blessings to you and be encouraged!!
ICE Viper aw thank you so much. Thanks for sharing. God Bless you.
As a bassist I totally agree!
I really wish I had professional music teachers as this christian brothers so they can educate me on becoming a professional bass player and play for the honor and glory of Jesus, amen.
❤️🙏🏻🔥
Wow Jason nailed it! Solid foundation, match the kick, it’s about the song, the message and the words, (in the pocket). I notice he doesn’t play loud. A lot of musicians play too loud and busy, no dynamics. I’ve been playing in church since 1976 and appreciate his maturity. I’m a singer first but also play percussion, guitar and flute. I also do live sound and was trained by one of the top sound companies here locally. When I mix, I have the bass and the kick carry the song. Just like in professional recording. I wish I could hear just the bass, kick, vocal and a little piano, in that order. Thanks Don, I’ve been listening to you for years, (I think I got you on VHS, lol!)
Michael Alfonso awesome! Great points! God bless!!
What a talent do you have sir. 😊
these videos should be standard reading/watching for all aspiring P&W musicians.
Thank you Don, as a bass player this is what I preach to younger players coming up. I've learned so much from a mutual friend Chris Springer.
Wow, great, as do i the bassist in the church and in my team as an Indian Baptist Christian
Thank you Don Moen ....it's you why I've learnt so many worship songs ...god bless your ministry
Im a bassist in your praise and worship team and this is very good information. I like this kind of teaching is easy to understand. Thank you so much! More of it please! God bless you!!
Finger movements of the bass guitarist looks calm, but the music you hear is pretty awesome, simple and clean but with a booommM! I like the way you play Sir.
This is excellent information. Regardless of what music you play (church, rock, rap, heavy metal, country etc) THIS APPLIES !!! Especially if you want to be a team player.
Always something new to learn, change or improve on.
Thank you guys!
There’s a time and place for fills. Sometimes I do little fills that happen to sync up with a vocal part melody that sounds really nice, but there’s a difference between doing accent fills and small touches to the sound versus taking over the song with walking patterns and popping strings I’m not with that unless it’s in the right place.
As a bass player in a Youth Group band, this is great info and examples!
This is the fundamentals of roots reggae the drum and bass are one everything is one it is the heartbeat PLAYING TO JAH
Oh I wish I was one of your band members! Your talent is a blessing to my life.
Groovy...simple is best...then all of sudden you add some great licks. I play bass...and feel groovy baby!
Jason is a beast!
J.R. Productions thanks a lot! God bless 🙏🏾
AHHHH Jason said the most important thing "He's listening to the kick drum". It's all about support!
I think it's a fallacy to believe a more intricate bass line creates an unsteady foundation. What makes the foundation unsteady is lack of listening between band members. The line can be intricate but if it doesn't work off the drummer's part and you can play it correctly, you get an unsteady foundation.
Zachary Greene each genre has its own interpretation of pocket. Playing pocket that’s appropriate for jazz and fusion would be overkill for rock pop music... and playing rock bass lines for modern Gospel would probably be inappropriate and out of pocket as well. Good push back!! God bless!
AGRRED!
I play bass at church and this helps me a lot
Makes me really miss having a drummer in our worship service- we've got a pianist, two guitars, and me on the bass. Very different dynamic in that situation- playing sans drummer, the bass player becomes the rhythm section; my job isn't defining the chords so much, as the piano's doing that, but I better be hitting the root on the downbeat, or the rhythm's going to fall apart!
Erik Kennedy
Get you a drummer. I am sure there's plenty of them out there who love the Lord. Drums are THE original praise instrument. Bass is the backbone of ALL music. Together there is no more exalting expression of the proverbial "Joyful Noise" to the Glory and Honor of the one and only, true and Living God! (Psalm 150:4)👑🎸🎵
I like his style of playing
Amen....for me is good works....Give GLORY TO OUR GOD ALMIGHTY......you recieve more wisdom to useful intrument...
God bless you
From Indonesia
isang araw magkaroon din ako ng sariling bass guitar na magagamit ko pagtugtog sa church. 😊🙏
fantastic very nice song..very touching and powerful..
Very accurate, feel the same way bout the music relationship between the two, sounds cliche but simple is better, sounds like distortion when everyone is doing to much and or loudly
Muy buen consejo...™🎶
This is fantastic Don and team!
which and what kind of bass guitar he has? its amazing.
Jason plays Warrior basses! Blessings!
Why?
Got me one coming and I bought it purely on Faith because of their Christian convictions and focus on Praise and Worship. Never played or even heard one played live. But there is something about God being at the center of an instrument's origin, rather than its focus being on the world, and Praise and Worship being only one of the many options for the bassist to choose to use it for. Can't go wrong with that logic. So I am thinking they just gotta be blessed, beautiful, and anointed...and killer sound would be good too. What say ye??👑🎸🎵
Warrior Basses are the best. Check out their Bella 62 w/Ash body and a Maple Neck.
Yes that's true
well said, bro. Jason!
edcelianneful thank you. God bless you 🙏🏾
Awesome, niceness
Thank you for the video.. God bless you all
I learned a lot
Thanks for this kind of videos tutorials
As a bass player I use the bass as my voice to sing the song. The bass can't speak words but it can be used as a singer adding in a simple background voice, singing the words of the song. At least that is what I do on the bass, ensuring that I lock in with the drums also...
Great sense. Good insight
love your aprouch it makes a lot of sence to me
Thanks Naomi!
Geddy lee broke me, I learned his style and now I get tripped up because I'm anticipating more notes and more presence- almost like "lead" bass.
Brother Don it would be fantastic if you would show how to play on the piano how you fill in, especially your songs.
+richard tatikonda I have two piano tutorials currently available on TH-cam - you can go to th-cam.com/video/eX_PLnB0lMc/w-d-xo.html to watch.
Wonderful done mone
it's really great
I can great passing notes on the bass...
Yeah
Bass and drums are connected to each other
this my fam Jason Foster!
Säm Wëst my dude!!
Good tips for new players... wish you can have those in spanish...
Great video, thank you.
Women of faith worship songs
How I wish to have or experience a speaker like that🥺
veteran bassist here-my Achilles heel. poor drummers.good drummers are rare as gold. good drummers lead the band.
joethebar1 thanks!! God bless!!
thank you for sharing.
Thank you for listening! Blessings!
Maybe I come in too soon or two much, I will try to be better, but at my church, someone gets up and sings, we figure out what key they are in, and hopeful we can figure out the progression of the song, and half the time I have never heard the song.
I am at least playing as lightly as possible at first to figure out what key we are in.
Sí! ¡Más videos sobre bajo! ¿Y pueden ser traducidos al español? ¡Saludos y bendiciones desde Argentina! Gracias.
This is good!
Nice!!!
thank you :)
I've played bass for about a year and my teacher always says to stick with the kick.
Which worship music genre best suits fun bass fills?
Hey Matthew! Thank for the question! If you're looking for some fun and busy bass lines and fills, I would check out some modern Gospel music. Artists like Kirk Franklin, J.T. Hairston & Youthful Praise and Micah Stampley! What I like to do is find a song or part I like, look up who recorded the part, then find other music that musician recorded on! allmusic.com is a good source to find who played on songs. Thanks for watching and God Bless!
wow...
Even tambourine has its role
I don't necessarily believe in fixed roles of instruments in a song. It can vary depending in the kind of song you're playing.
Who’s job is it to keep the tempo????
The best is bass
Love this video though!!!
Reel groove is not super simple. Takes education in music and practice 😎👍🏻
Hi Mr. Don,
Does the DVD ship worldwide? (like S.E. Asia)
and would you consider to make digital download version?
looking forward for Bass & Drums workshop.
Thank you
I would like to kmow how the bass is equalized.
What king of bass is that ? Brand name please
can u play god is good all the the time
only bass 😅 co'z i want to learn more
can u post the one of a saxophone too?
What notes was he playing?
what kind of bass hes using? inean the brand and model.
to cover to cover my fam plays Warrior basses
xyra mae maristela Warrior Bass... Dran Michael(DM4) Model
I like this video... Just i have a precupation, can you write translate in french? Because i don't understand English verry well
I play bass for my church although I'm only able to play root notes I think they're called. I'm really wanting to improve but I don't know what to look at. Can anyone help me pretty please?
You can play the arpeggios
Does Jason use any effects?
Sometimes the drummers bass pattern change suddenly that makes the bass player not to follow the same pattern, so lets always be aware.
Just an additional tip, the bassist plays ghost notes
Joseph Wu I sure do 😉
what kind of bass is this?
medontcare23 Its a Warrior bass. Dope instruments
Yeah, I endorse Warrior Basses and they let me borrow this one for fun. I had a blast.
And most importantly don't ever forget to wabble your head while playing.
haha! Thanks for watching, Allen! Blessings to you!
DonMoenTV Thanks pastor
I am always listening to your songs back when I was 12 years old, it was on a cassette tape. I'm 30 years old now and still hooked with your songs. I'm a bass player and youre one of the foundation why I became a Christian. :)
Thank you for inspiring us, I'll always pray for you pastor. Godbless
Hi Don, may I know what bass is being used here?
he is playing a Warrior Bass.
It’s a Warrior bass... DM Series
Drum foot bass always similar to bass guitar picking
he is Victor Wooten from heaven
I only like drum bass combo songs
Which song is it btw??
Aniket Kulkarni thank you Lord
silingan man ta
you speak about believing in God
.........and, your point IS?
Thank you sir.. Too bad.. I wish my band can watch this videp...playing like this will get you kicked out of my band... Dont know why.... they prefer expressions to just playing at the background...for you to fit in..you have to express yourself...
Great video on the basics of bass and drums. I like the singer’s explanation but when he starts singing it makes me cringe.
The bass player makes it look easy but he can throw the hole song off
Those drums sound fat.
cause a clasic bass 4 string the rest is new teck
a true bass is a 4 string k cause
This is like the wackest song ive ever heard😂
abraham Vieyra I like it a lot
It surely has the best lyrics :)