I am 64 and have started learning the bass guitar. Your lesson and presentation style are the best I have found on TH-cam. Thank you so much for your help and inspiration 🙏🏴🇬🇧👍
This is a great lesson that I can apply now at my level, I’m hitting a rut and I need a way to break out of it. This is a lesson that will help me break out of the rut, plus I’m a big Joe Satriani fan. 😉🎸🔥
Thank you, very interesting video. I started 6 months ago and discovered Robbie Shakespeare while learning some reggae, and it blew my mind how much you can do with few notes.
There is beauty in simplicity. I just started playing and to me i think that is what is best. Play simply for the song and with great feel, rhythm, and tone. Thanks Dan ☺️
grazie maestro, i also downloaded that fantastic muic backing track i find so sweet , this harmony is so fantastic wirlth the 9th i love it, thank you very much, ciao frm italy
I've been playing only a month. I switched from guitar, one of the things I learned almost immediately was that the bass is an entirely different instrument than a guitar, it serves a totally different purpose. I'm glad I didn't go with a short scale because it feels closer to a guitar, I figured I'd just get a full size and learn it the way it's supposed to be played. I haven't regretted my decision once. One of the first songs I learned was slow dancing in a burning room by John Mayer. The bass serves the same purpose in that song as in the bb king song. Slow dancing is really simple, but laying down that foundation of tones for the guitar to play on is so much fun. I can actually "feel" what I'm playing. With guitar I always felt like I was playing along to something , with bass I feel like I'm actually playing the song, I feel like I'm actually becoming the music as opposed to just playing the same notes that are in the recording. It feels like I'm playing music, not imitating someone.
thanks Dan, I also appreciate the tabs in your emails, I can print them out, trying to keep my practice to metronome clicks and your backing drum tracks, you only can advance so far with hours of noodling with no discipline in timing or space. 👍
How heavy is that bass? I’ve been doing some research on vintage ibanez basses bc I really like the look of yours, and I’m finding that some of these models weigh a ton compared to what I’m used to with my short scale ibanez haha
Fantastic lesson, as usual, Dan! Your lessons are so informative, and I would say the best ones on YT. I’m curious, though (and I hope you won’t be offended), but why do you Brits pronounce “Jaco” as “Jacko”? It’s actually “Jahko” (long A, as in how Brits say “tomahto.”) This also goes for “Yamaha,” which I hear Brits pronouncing with a short A, as in “Yam (rhymes with “ham”) aha,” instead of the correct “YAH-maha.”
Simple. English-speaking peoples from different English-speaking countries pronounce words differently. Why do Americans pronounce aluminium, 'aloominum', or semi, 'sem-eye'???
@@ToddBrittain1963 Simple. Aluminum has only four syllables. For some reason, Brits put in a fifth syllable, and say "al-yoo-MIN-ee-um." Why? As for "semi," many Americans, like me, pronounce it as "semee." Either "semee" or "sem-eye" is correct. But saying "Yam (rhymes with "ham") aha" is not correct. "Yamaha" is a Japanese name and "a's" in Japanese are always pronounced "ah." (Btw, the word means "mountain sword," named for the Samurai who trained in the mountains.) Likewise, Jaco is the guy's name, and not up for interpretation, and is pronounced "Jahko," not "jacko."
😂 I think we could probably go and on about ‘proper’ pronunciation, especially US vs. UK but I don’t think that’s useful. The fact is, the way you guys pronounce certain words is correct for you. The way we do is correct for us. That’s the cool thing about language and accents.
@@victoza9232 I pronounce Jaco 'Jahko' and 'Yamaha' 'Yahmaha' (I have 5 Yamaha basses) so you're preaching to the converted. I commented because I thought it overly pedantic that an American would attempt to school an Englishman - from whom, I might add, he's getting FREE bass instruction - on pronunciation. It'd be like me viewing an American cooking segment and admonishing the chef for pronouncing the herb (or 'erbs' as Americans call them) basil 'bayzil', instead of 'bazzle' as we do in Australia and the UK. Anyway, that's enough from me. Back to the bass...
I am 64 and have started learning the bass guitar. Your lesson and presentation style are the best I have found on TH-cam. Thank you so much for your help and inspiration 🙏🏴🇬🇧👍
I'm progressing much faster than I ever have in all the years that I've been at it. Credit to you Dan. Thanks.
That’s fantastic! Glad to be a small part of that. Keep up the work and commitment.
This is where your virtuosity comes in from the 7-8th minute, Dan ❤️ Regards
Simplicity is best.
Less is more........
Very pretty bass playing Dan!
This is a great lesson that I can apply now at my level, I’m hitting a rut and I need a way to break out of it. This is a lesson that will help me break out of the rut, plus I’m a big Joe Satriani fan. 😉🎸🔥
Thank you, very interesting video. I started 6 months ago and discovered Robbie Shakespeare while learning some reggae, and it blew my mind how much you can do with few notes.
It’s amazing isn’t it?
There is beauty in simplicity. I just started playing and to me i think that is what is best.
Play simply for the song and with great feel, rhythm, and tone. Thanks Dan ☺️
Exactly. 👍
Very well said, and l agree, simplicity is just as beautiful,
Love these tips - thanks Dan!
Jaco! The greatest!!
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Brilliant lesson Dan 😎
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nice one, dan!
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Another awesome lesson, your the best Dan.
Thanks for watching, James!
grazie maestro, i also downloaded that fantastic muic backing track i find so sweet , this harmony is so fantastic wirlth the 9th i love it, thank you very much, ciao frm italy
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you are one of my favourite teacher on the web...great teacher and musician, complimenti
@@DomyMimmo72 Thanks very much - that's very kind!
I've been playing only a month. I switched from guitar, one of the things I learned almost immediately was that the bass is an entirely different instrument than a guitar, it serves a totally different purpose. I'm glad I didn't go with a short scale because it feels closer to a guitar, I figured I'd just get a full size and learn it the way it's supposed to be played. I haven't regretted my decision once. One of the first songs I learned was slow dancing in a burning room by John Mayer. The bass serves the same purpose in that song as in the bb king song. Slow dancing is really simple, but laying down that foundation of tones for the guitar to play on is so much fun. I can actually "feel" what I'm playing. With guitar I always felt like I was playing along to something , with bass I feel like I'm actually playing the song, I feel like I'm actually becoming the music as opposed to just playing the same notes that are in the recording. It feels like I'm playing music, not imitating someone.
good stuff! Thanks!
Thanks. Glad you liked it!
Your base licks are great. Why do you like to start your playing on F sharp
Thank you! I don’t. It just depends on what key I’m demoing. If it’s C, then it’s goodbye to F#!
I love what you doing here Dan what bass you using
Thanks, David. 1982 Ibanez Roadster with DiMarzio DP126 pickups.
thanks Dan, I also appreciate the tabs in your emails, I can print them out, trying to keep my practice to metronome clicks and your backing drum tracks, you only can advance so far with hours of noodling with no discipline in timing or space. 👍
Well said. A proper plan and discipline counts for a lot.
How heavy is that bass? I’ve been doing some research on vintage ibanez basses bc I really like the look of yours, and I’m finding that some of these models weigh a ton compared to what I’m used to with my short scale ibanez haha
I don’t know exactly but it doesn’t feel heavy at all!
@@OnlineBassCourses maybe you are just really strong
@@trtl9106 I think it's a light wood on this bass - maybe ash.
Hi Mr.Hawkins how to connect bass multi effects processor to bass Amp & Cab
Probably best to Google that. Or TH-cam it. You’ll find loads of info and it’s very simple. 👍🙏
The thrill is goneee
What kind of bass is that exactly??
1982 Ibanez Roadster with DiMarzio DP126 pickups
Fantastic lesson, as usual, Dan! Your lessons are so informative, and I would say the best ones on YT. I’m curious, though (and I hope you won’t be offended), but why do you Brits pronounce “Jaco” as “Jacko”? It’s actually “Jahko” (long A, as in how Brits say “tomahto.”) This also goes for “Yamaha,” which I hear Brits pronouncing with a short A, as in “Yam (rhymes with “ham”) aha,” instead of the correct “YAH-maha.”
Simple. English-speaking peoples from different English-speaking countries pronounce words differently. Why do Americans pronounce aluminium, 'aloominum', or semi, 'sem-eye'???
@@ToddBrittain1963 Simple. Aluminum has only four syllables. For some reason, Brits put in a fifth syllable, and say "al-yoo-MIN-ee-um." Why? As for "semi," many Americans, like me, pronounce it as "semee." Either "semee" or "sem-eye" is correct. But saying "Yam (rhymes with "ham") aha" is not correct. "Yamaha" is a Japanese name and "a's" in Japanese are always pronounced "ah." (Btw, the word means "mountain sword," named for the Samurai who trained in the mountains.)
Likewise, Jaco is the guy's name, and not up for interpretation, and is pronounced "Jahko," not "jacko."
😂 I think we could probably go and on about ‘proper’ pronunciation, especially US vs. UK but I don’t think that’s useful. The fact is, the way you guys pronounce certain words is correct for you. The way we do is correct for us. That’s the cool thing about language and accents.
@@victoza9232 I pronounce Jaco 'Jahko' and 'Yamaha' 'Yahmaha' (I have 5 Yamaha basses) so you're preaching to the converted. I commented because I thought it overly pedantic that an American would attempt to school an Englishman - from whom, I might add, he's getting FREE bass instruction - on pronunciation. It'd be like me viewing an American cooking segment and admonishing the chef for pronouncing the herb (or 'erbs' as Americans call them) basil 'bayzil', instead of 'bazzle' as we do in Australia and the UK. Anyway, that's enough from me. Back to the bass...
@@OnlineBassCourses Jaco and Yamaha are personal names and are pronounced one way.