You must definitely be the best bass instructor I have ever seen! Not everyone who is a talented performer has also the ability to teach properly. You my friend possess both! Thank you for so many great videos and information!!!
Man these have been suuuuch amazing practice tools for me to increase speed, accuracy, and strength. After about 3 weeks I’ve started to get my finger and plectrum picking both up from about 80-85 BPM max to a comfortable 110BPM on the final exercise. Thanks so much for this free information!!
Hi Mark, I want to thank you for all your help in teaching me to play bass. Your instructions are not only informative, fun to practice, but also easy to understand. I look forward to your next lessons.
I follow other bass teachers too but I don't wana name them....they r selfish.........u r the only one whose lessons are readily available in tab notataion for free........thanks for not being selfish like them.....u r a true teacher for growing musicians u share ur knowledge..... thans mark all da way from darjeeling india.....keep up da good job.......
What do we do to deserve you, Mark? Goddamn is everything on this channel so amazing for learning, and it's not all intentionally confusing in the way that Scott's Bass stuff is. Just great quality lessons for free, we wholeheartedly appreciate you my dude!
Hey Joseph, I love Scott and his site, just a different approach. Scott is a great player and his depth of understanding equals anything I am hearing here (no shade on Mark)...let's just appreciate everyone who is trying to make us sound awesome!
Thanks Mark. A true gent. Selfless, generous, enthusiastic and to top it all off a great do it it in chunks teacher. You don't do a whole lot of waffle either, straight to the point. Your an inspiration.
thank you so much! i`ve been mocking around so much with studying bass via the web - and you are the only one i know who makes it all so clear and simple. you are a treasure. keep making the world a better place!!
Excellent jam . Reminds me of a "Geezer Butler" riff from earlier "Black Sabbath" days . There is so much you can do with it . Thank you for taking the time .
Thanks for actually taking time to thoroughly explain everything! Also I wouldn’t have considered letting the snare breathe until you mentioned it, and you’re right, the music as a whole sounds much better that way.
wow man ..been playing bass since i was 13 i am 54 now ...and still learning new stuff ...and you my friend have helped my playing a lot ...even my band mates are like dude you got better whats up ?? thank you for all the videos you have been a great help ...
Wow, this video was uploaded 6 years ago and it's still popular. My guess is it will still be popular 60 years from now, because it's one of the best bass lessons ever.
This video is golden! Great teaching technique! I really appreciate the zoom ins on the guitar. Really helpful how you take the sweet long times to repeat every note. This is definitely a great learning tool.
hi, i am trying to find to find some "drums backing track" to train on it at home(i possible of various rythms, funk, pop, rock). May be that i can use on FL Studio and change the bpm. Are there some website where i can download them?
I specially love the little inputs you give in music theory which i find super interesting. Please keep that up, it helps me understand why songs are built in a specific kind of way and how songs work much better. I love it, thanks!
Hello Mark I would like to appreciated your lesson.. you make a sophisticated sound line to be so simple and easy to learn..you are one of the best bass teacher I found. Thanks again for this video..
Just signed on and doing my homework. New bass purchase next Friday, then practice, practice practice. Been a long time but now have the time so no excuses. Lookin forward to utilizing the info you’ve made easy to understand. Like I said, it’s been awhile. Cheers.
Thank you for all your lessons. I have enjoyed most online teachers for something unique but as a beginner bass player it seems that I have learned the most constructive and cohesive from you. Maybe a Scott thing ;-)
looove these videos, thank you so much for explaining everything so clearly. i've been playing bass for quite some time and your lessons are really filling in the gaps of my playing!
U remind me of my old teacher I learn't everything off him from A to Z but haven't played for about 10yrs. just bought new Ibanez SR300 & i'll be teachinfg my-self again but just want to refresh my-self enough to play a few songs again & run the neck like I use to so to make playing easy for me haven't quiet worked out how to download ur work yet give me time LOL ! But in the time I'll be following u to learn most things again !
I'll throw in my two cents here just because kids forget sometimes that PENTAtonic means 5 notes, and the blues scale w/b5 or blue note, become a HEXAtonic meaning 6 notes. So basically it's the same scale with the added blue note or flat (b5).Good teacher.Loved your lesson on Bass chords,very well explained.
Hi, I see you play different bass guitars and the sound of this one is quite different than the sound of your jazz bass. What type of bass would you choose for what style of music ? Thanks.
NIce job, nice bass, and it's wonderful to see somebody emphasize the importance of right hand technique. It's so important to alternate fingers even when it feels unnatrual at first in order to get speed. You see so many bass players that just do like they feel on the right hand but it's a hinderance to reaching really great speed and articulation.
Looks like an Ibanez SR. Not sure if Prestige, Premium or Standard. I believe you can find all the available models and subcategories here. www.ibanez.com/products/u_eb_pre17.php?year=2017&cat_id=2&series_id=51
Laid in bed thinking I couldn't do that in a million years. Now tea time and I can do it! You do great tutorials fella. Thanks, a fellow W Yorks bloke :) Incidentally, have you always had Simms pups on that bass?
Hi Mark! Love your videos but having trouble hearing your bass. Anyway to mic your amp or direct feed the signal? Hard to hear your playing. Especially low notes and when your talking and/ or counting during play. Thank you for the lessons!
Are you watching on a mobile device or laptop? If so, you're always going to have a problem hearing bass properly when other things are going on (just try transcribing a bassline from a mobile phone and you'll see what I mean). I have to be careful not to mix too much for phones and the like because the bass will be completely overpowering on headphones and normal speakers. As it stands, the mix sounds perfect through studio monitors.
Hi, Mark. Greetings from Brazil. I just love your lessons and been learning a lot from them. One question, which pickups are you using on this Ibanez bass ? It sounds awesome !
Really nice lesson, but I don't know how you play it so clean. I have strings ringing when I do it. I don't see you muting anything, so I don't get it.
Hello Sir, first of all thank you for these courses full of richness. I have a question, I don't understand English, so I don't know if you said it: can we play this if my song is in C and I'm on an Am chord? Or should I do it only if my song is in Am key? Thank you. Google Translation
You must definitely be the best bass instructor I have ever seen! Not everyone who is a talented performer has also the ability to teach properly. You my friend possess both! Thank you for so many great videos and information!!!
I agree 💯
You're a great teacher, dude. Thanks a lot for being so genourous with your time and knowledge.
"Letting the snare breath." It's those little gems that I wouldn't have considered. Thanks!
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Breathe
Man these have been suuuuch amazing practice tools for me to increase speed, accuracy, and strength. After about 3 weeks I’ve started to get my finger and plectrum picking both up from about 80-85 BPM max to a comfortable 110BPM on the final exercise. Thanks so much for this free information!!
You're the absolute best bass teacher online Mark
Hi Mark, I want to thank you for all your help in teaching me to play bass. Your instructions are not only informative, fun to practice, but also easy to understand. I look forward to your next lessons.
I follow other bass teachers too but I don't wana name them....they r selfish.........u r the only one whose lessons are readily available in tab notataion for free........thanks for not being selfish like them.....u r a true teacher for growing musicians u share ur knowledge..... thans mark all da way from darjeeling india.....keep up da good job.......
Agreed
Mark I’m a beginning bass player your videos are very helpful and I enjoyed this run video
What do we do to deserve you, Mark? Goddamn is everything on this channel so amazing for learning, and it's not all intentionally confusing in the way that Scott's Bass stuff is. Just great quality lessons for free, we wholeheartedly appreciate you my dude!
Hey Joseph, I love Scott and his site, just a different approach. Scott is a great player and his depth of understanding equals anything I am hearing here (no shade on Mark)...let's just appreciate everyone who is trying to make us sound awesome!
Thanks again. You always break things down in such a simple way that it is very easy for me to learn.
Mark, is the best bass teacher on the internet.
Thanks Mark. A true gent. Selfless, generous, enthusiastic and to top it all off a great do it it in chunks teacher. You don't do a whole lot of waffle either, straight to the point. Your an inspiration.
You are an excellent teacher and an amazing player, the two don’t exclusively got together. Thank you so much 👍🏿👍🏿👏🏿👏🏿
thank you so much! i`ve been mocking around so much with studying bass via the web - and you are the only one i know who makes it all so clear and simple. you are a treasure. keep making the world a better place!!
Excellent jam . Reminds me of a "Geezer Butler" riff from earlier "Black Sabbath" days . There is so much you can do with it . Thank you for taking the time .
Iron man? A minor riff of the bass line is literally a minor pentatonic with two added notes (one blue)
Best bass instructor on net period.
Thanks for actually taking time to thoroughly explain everything! Also I wouldn’t have considered letting the snare breathe until you mentioned it, and you’re right, the music as a whole sounds much better that way.
Daaaaaaaaaum this sounds soooooo good. 10pm, a perfect time to practice 🎸
wow man ..been playing bass since i was 13 i am 54 now ...and still learning new stuff ...and you my friend have helped my playing a lot ...even my band mates are like dude you got better whats up ?? thank you for all the videos you have been a great help ...
Wow, this video was uploaded 6 years ago and it's still popular. My guess is it will still be popular 60 years from now, because it's one of the best bass lessons ever.
I have been practicing these for 2 weeks now and have seen some maaajor improvements in many areas of my bass playing from them. Thanks!!
This video is golden! Great teaching technique! I really appreciate the zoom ins on the guitar. Really helpful how you take the sweet long times to repeat every note. This is definitely a great learning tool.
Great job man. You are really teaching how to play instead of showing how good you are to play( as it often happen with tutos).
Ghislain Gautier Cheers. As you might have noticed...I don't give a toss about showing off.
hi, i am trying to find to find some "drums backing track" to train on it at home(i possible of various rythms, funk, pop, rock). May be that i can use on FL Studio and change the bpm. Are there some website where i can download them?
Fantastic bass teacher. couldn't be happier with his teachings.
I specially love the little inputs you give in music theory which i find super interesting. Please keep that up, it helps me understand why songs are built in a specific kind of way and how songs work much better. I love it, thanks!
Hello Mark I would like to appreciated your lesson.. you make a sophisticated sound line to be so simple and easy to learn..you are one of the best bass teacher I found. Thanks again for this video..
One of the best teachers online !! Cheers mate!!
this is the best lesson i have ever had i love it
Just signed on and doing my homework. New bass purchase next Friday, then practice, practice practice. Been a long time but now have the time so no excuses. Lookin forward to utilizing the info you’ve made easy to understand. Like I said, it’s been awhile. Cheers.
I have watched a lot of lessons on bass runs and fills and you are the best there is out there. Nicely done all around.
i really appreciate these lessons and that they're free thanks a lot man
Great instruction! A very useful lesson with not a 'wasted' breath! Thank you.
I love that SDGR neck! Great lesson!
Thank you for all your lessons. I have enjoyed most online teachers for something unique but as a beginner bass player it seems that I have learned the most constructive and cohesive from you. Maybe a Scott thing ;-)
Mark, you are definitely the best bass guitar teacher. And, I'm sure, good man personaly
Man I love how you make it look so easy! Thanks for helping me.
Best bass teacher; best bass channel.
looove these videos, thank you so much for explaining everything so clearly. i've been playing bass for quite some time and your lessons are really filling in the gaps of my playing!
Just you out mate! Literally just started to learn, massively helping me out! Thanks
Great job explaining the run Thank you
Great player ! Very good teacher too ! thanks Mark ..
Wow! This was an explanation that actually connected with me! Thanks!
My 1st base is a Jackson. I think his basses are very cool and sound fantastic.
Wow!!! you are one of the best teacher thank you.
Great Lesson Mark!! Glad I found it!! Thanks.
U remind me of my old teacher I learn't everything off him from A to Z but haven't played for about 10yrs. just bought new Ibanez SR300 & i'll be teachinfg my-self again but just want to refresh my-self enough to play a few songs again & run the neck like I use to so to make playing easy for me haven't quiet worked out how to download ur work yet give me time LOL ! But in the time I'll be following u to learn most things again !
Thanks Mark, another GREAT lesson.
Thank you. you are a great teacher.
Clear and simple, you make learning fun!👍
Very good I have learned so much now I have to work hard thank you so much
Awesome videos and website. Anyone can learn with your great tools
Thank you Mark this and many of your lessons help me so very much...😎 by the way you are reaching me from Brooklyn New York.
Sometimes I just go through random Mark's videos and make sure i liked each of them ; )
You are the teacher who i ever seen, thank you so much. I want to learn bass guitar,so how can I learn? Pls can you help?
I'll throw in my two cents here just because kids forget sometimes that PENTAtonic means 5 notes, and the blues scale w/b5 or blue note, become a HEXAtonic meaning 6 notes. So basically it's the same scale with the added blue note or flat (b5).Good teacher.Loved your lesson on Bass chords,very well explained.
Another great lesson. Thanks.
love your work
Great lesson, your explanation was A1!
I don't normally like humbuckers on a bass but this is a nice meaty tone.
best lesson ever! could you please teach us major pentatonic runs
27:37 I will come back, when I am pro. Thanks!!
excellent, you are a legend.
Mark I got this under my fingers , the last run was a bit hard.
Thanks.
Great stuff Talking Bass Dude. Thanks
Hi, I see you play different bass guitars and the sound of this one is quite different than the sound of your jazz bass. What type of bass would you choose for what style of music ? Thanks.
NIce job, nice bass, and it's wonderful to see somebody emphasize the importance of right hand technique. It's so important to alternate fingers even when it feels unnatrual at first in order to get speed. You see so many bass players that just do like they feel on the right hand but it's a hinderance to reaching really great speed and articulation.
I am learning lots of things from you.
Another great lesson.
Minor and Major -7th Pentatonic Runs to play Against Lead Solos are found thru Close Ear Listening to Beat Meter of Drum
TOP! Thank you!
Sims PIckups right? Nice!
Yup!
What bass guitar is that?
Looks like an Ibanez SR. Not sure if Prestige, Premium or Standard. I believe you can find all the available models and subcategories here. www.ibanez.com/products/u_eb_pre17.php?year=2017&cat_id=2&series_id=51
Am learning a lot dude thank you.
This is really good! Thanks
this so great!!
Laid in bed thinking I couldn't do that in a million years. Now tea time and I can do it! You do great tutorials fella. Thanks, a fellow W Yorks bloke :) Incidentally, have you always had Simms pups on that bass?
cool! bass playing in time for tea!
What are those pickups my man?! Those are amazing!
Sims Super Quads. They are wicked
I LOVE YOU SIR!!!
Great teacher !!!!!
Awesome! Thank you.
Hi Mark! Love your videos but having trouble hearing your bass. Anyway to mic your amp or direct feed the signal? Hard to hear your playing. Especially low notes and when your talking and/ or counting during play. Thank you for the lessons!
Are you watching on a mobile device or laptop? If so, you're always going to have a problem hearing bass properly when other things are going on (just try transcribing a bassline from a mobile phone and you'll see what I mean). I have to be careful not to mix too much for phones and the like because the bass will be completely overpowering on headphones and normal speakers. As it stands, the mix sounds perfect through studio monitors.
Hi, Mark. Greetings from Brazil. I just love your lessons and been learning a lot from them. One question, which pickups are you using on this Ibanez bass ? It sounds awesome !
Thank you for very nice lesson. like it you eszy teach that.
i love ur bass guitar, specs pls ;)
A+ Mark is your grade, thanks.
This is awesome bro 👍
thank you, sir!
Man, I've been practicing this for a good chunk of time almost every day for over a week and still have trouble doing the run at 90BPM!
Really nice lesson, but I don't know how you play it so clean. I have strings ringing when I do it. I don't see you muting anything, so I don't get it.
Hello Sir, first of all thank you for these courses full of richness. I have a question, I don't understand English, so I don't know if you said it: can we play this if my song is in C and I'm on an Am chord? Or should I do it only if my song is in Am key? Thank you. Google Translation
I wish I could afford that bass. It sounds very nice.
I've learned something...Thanks
ty!!!! super helpful
I'll really struggle with the 16th notes. Do you have any tips for develop a bit more speed.
Fantastic
Hello Adam - like Mark I wondered about the pickups - I have no idea who Melvin is.
Thanks, this forced a breakthrough in my plucking technique.
What are those lights by the pickups?
number One! tuyệt vời. Vietnam!
THANK YOU !
ok now this is epic
Very good man!!!!