5 Beginner Bass Myths (Busted)

Are you letting beginner bass myths hold back your playing? Let’s tackle some big ones and find out if they’re confirmed or busted…

Myth #1 - Bass is Boring… we just stand at the back, looking sullen, waiting for the show to end so we can pack up the lead guitarist’s gear while they talk to groupies, right?

You can probably guess what I think of this myth, since this is a bass channel… but check out how I demonstrated how important the bass is.

Myth #2 - Bass is Easier than Guitar… If you’re a bassist you might immediately say “hell no,” but it’s a little more complicated than you might think. I explain the differences, plus a live demo of why guitar players can get away with bad habits that bassists can’t.

Myth #3 - You Can’t Play with Small Hands… this is one of the most common myths about bass. I’ve had so many students worry that they won’t be able to play bass because their hands are small. We’ll see if we can find any pro bass players with small hands, plus I’ll talk about how to deal with it if your hands are length-challenged.

Myth #4 - Pick or Fingers? The age-old question. Can you play bass with a pick? Is pick better than fingers? We’ll look for answers by checking out a bunch of pro bass players and seeing what they do.

Myth #5 - It Takes a Long Time to Learn Bass… the great unspoken beginner bass myth. We’ll put it to the test and see what one of my former students has to say about it.

#bassmyths #basstruths

[BassBuzz]

MYTH: Josh is s**ting on guitar players!

TRUTH: Not all guitar players rush and overplay... but some of them do - I've done gigs with them! So my guitar impressions are a tribute to them, those million-fill-playing, tempo-accelerating scoundrels. 😈

In all seriousness - I love guitar, and I love good guitarists. (my best friend is a guitarist, no joke) My favorite guitar player lately (and often): Julian Lage. Check him out.

And rock on, bassists and guitarists alike. 🤘

[pyra]

people: don't notice bassists
also people: turn the bass level all the way up when listening to music

[lank]

As a guitarist, I like to think of bass like eyebrows. You don’t realize how important it is until it’s gone.

[strayorion]

As a bass player I alway tell my band:
"Everybody gangsta till I stop playing"

[vinnie]

people: don't like bass

also people: like bass boosted versions

[moistness]

Guitarist: close your eyes bro
Guitarist: what do you see bro
Bassist: nothing bro
Guitarist: that's my life without you bro
Bassist: bro

[greensmurf]

Bass is essentially 'When you do things right, no one will be sure you've done anything at all.'

[sksidkk]

When I play right note, no one can notice my bass. But if I play wrong note, everyone notice that I've done wrong.

[beepst]

You don’t know how satisfying playing a bass is until you try it. Even if you were just playing the same notes over an over, the rhythmic feel is so good.

[BrineXDX]

Me: "Bass is boring and uncool"

Davie504: "HOLD MA BEER"

[idk-ukgp]

honestly i love bass, i haven’t learned it but i really do and prefer it over guitar because it’s deep, gravely sound reminds me of pouring dark chocolate on something

[dennisshadokpam]

As a lead can never play a perfect solo without the bass

[Joe_TradeMark]

Dear guitarists, how come there are bass boosted songs but not Guitar boosted songs? Checkmate

[blakebuckland]

“Bass is boring and uncool”

Cliff Burton: “HOLD MY PUPPETS”

[hankstreicher]

Finally, I found a bass teacher on youtube that isn’t a creepy nerd... just a nerd but in a good way

[straystreaks]

To all the people who say they can't hear bass:

Bass frequencies go from 41 Hertz to
392 Hertz.
If you can't hear the bass, it means you can't hear the 41-392 frequency range.
Besides Bass Guitar, there are a lot more sounds that fit within this range (like vocals for example).
You're pretty much missing half the song or more.

Which means:
1- You have a hearing disability.
2- You have crappy speakers.

A lot of people that say they can't hear the bass, can in fact hear it. They just don't know what it sounds like.

[neminem]

Removing the bass is like changing the frame rate of a piece of animation

You can’t always actually hear (or see) it, but you always FEEL it. You can tell something is off

[florianlechner]

Dude's my bass teacher. I never met him in person, but he's my friend and I'll fight anyone who questions him.

[victorvertiz]

2:12 Proceeds to say it “Feels Good” without putting feel good inc. as an example.

[SparklesNJazz]

as someone who turns the bass in their car up so loud i can feel it in my SOUL, i’m surprised i didn’t start playing earlier. i was looking for a second instrument to play and thought maybe i should do drums, but then i realized all my favorite songs were my favorite because of the bass lines. bass makes my heart soar. it’s my missing piece man, my soul mate if you will. LMAO but forreal it’s an underrated instrument