Creating Bass Lines #1 - Locking With The Bass Drum

This is the first in a series of lessons devoted to creating your own basslines. This lesson deals with doubling the bass drum pattern of a song and the pedalling rock style.

[PsyJaye]

You bring us back to the percussion connection where we should begin and end as the rhythm section.. there is room for signature expression and syncopation working together.. but only after arriving at consistency and aquiring the discipline to know the difference-- Thanks for another great class..

[antoniekevangorkum]

Dear Mark, a great thanks you for all the YT-help you give! I'm a starting singing bassbabe (that nickname was given to me by the guiarplayer of the funchoir I sing with), I am an autodidact with few guitar autodidact skills. So I started from kinda zero and now I can basic play along with half of the songs we sing. I figure out what root where to play and that's a hell of a job for my not so super musically talents.
Your help with your vids is absolutely a diamond for me. It helps me a lot to play more than just basic altough I have to keep it very basic due to also singing.
In the non-sing-music-times in the songs I can make the bass line more interesting and I love it.
I have 2 friends: my Bass and my Mark 😎

[randyschwager]

Excellent lesson! Very helpful! It’s so important to build these fundamentals! Thanks!

[kellyvanderheijden]

Excellent teaching again and very practical tools to apply! Thanks a lot, Mark!

[shameonlemon]

I watch lots of your lessons and you're by far my favorite bass teacher online
I never really checked the website for some reason and just created an account, I'm so glad I did! It's so clear and useful. For a "room musician who never thought it was important to learn theory but who suddenly felt the urge to take music skills to the next level without being able to take class due to studies taking too much of my free time", your chanel and website are just perfect!
Thanks a lot

[teeview]

I love you man!! Your explanations are absolutely killer! And you're not trying to showcase and sell equipment like many other instructional bass sites. Really great stuff!!

[hydroman]

The white background makes it look like Mark is in heaven.

[Surge_LaChance]

Love your bass - it reminds me of the old Ibanez basses I would drool over as a kid in the late 80s/early 90s. I have a SR506, but it isn't that sweet teal color!

[harveyprockiw]

Thanks a lot Mark!! As a starter bassist I picked up a lot of tricks from your video. Keep up the great teaching!

[alvarovallejos]

Great insight into the mechanics of "feel." You are a great teacher 

[donnnick]

Love the way you teach, the depth of your knowledge and willingness to share it. You’ve asked for songs we’d like to have you transcribe and I think a vulfpeck song with bassist joe dart would be awesome. Something like their version of “Disco Ulysses”, “dean town” or “i lost my treble long ago” would be awesome to hear your explanation and side notes of joes groove. Anyways hopefully you see this and either way I look forward to anything you put out. Stay up.

[guillotinedeath]

Starting today I'm transitions from shred guitar to bass cool introductory lesson ! New subscriber

[chazy]

Great lesson Mark! Tons of good information ... thanks!

[nathanwooler]

thanks for saying that about leaving room for the snare to breathe! i recently recorded a simple bass line that did that but now i understand why it sounded good.

[MWHarvey]

BIG Thankyou!! That explained sooo much!! Keep them coming

[rodneyruff]

You are amazing teacher.
The best.
Rodney
Ruff

[lanielcrutchfield]

This really helped me more than I can say.

Very helpful video! Waitin' for next one

[Geminis_Arising]

thank u so much for this lesson....am trying some ideas on meshuggah type polymeters....i ll send the link once i have it

[funnycy]

Most important bass lesson in my life.