Video lessons

[Omega Red]

Inspired by Coffee and Havic i've started to get into video recording, and now i'm thinking of doing lessons. If any of the other guys Bass_Guy, Havic, Coffee, or if you guys want one of the other members to share a technique you could request video lessons. if any one knows where we can post videos perminantly, let us know.

[incubass]

Thts a good idea. I could use some double thumbing lessons.

[Chameleon]

I'd be willing to host a few videos (as long as they're not more than 40MB each) on my server for a while...would be great if anybody could mirror them though...

[Left Shoe]

maybe do a video of the berklee excersize thing

[Omega Red]

maybe do a video of the berklee excersize thing
do you have spacific ones, i can do them all, but i dont want to make 1200 videos

[Left Shoe]

do you have spacific ones, i can do them all, but i dont want to make 1200 videos
i think it would be funnier if you did them all. :p

[Chameleon]

Yeah man, how lazy can you get?






:lol:

[:amaze:]

These are the times I wish I had cable internet.




:amaze:

[twopelu]

It will be nice but remember to make videos oth for noobs and advanced players, otherwise people that are beginning in this thing will get a bit disapointed I guess. Nice idea man.

[twopelu]

by the way, which was the page by coffe, Ive forgetten it...

[FoX74B]

Thts a good idea. I could use some double thumbing lessons.


What he said. :thumb:

[Chameleon]

by the way, which was the page by coffe, Ive forgetten it...

His lesson site? I think it's http://www.lessons4music.com :thumb:

[StickNaving]

I wouldn't mind seeing a video on basic slap technique.

[cliff solos for all]

victor wooton does some great videos

[Omega Red]

Double thumbing:
http://s19.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0CU2VL65T8EPB07THKB5J3LAF5
Application:
http://s18.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2F4TH1VU9L2RJ3FYFVQSH646S5

[sheephead]

Man, quatre you've got chops. I watched the "Application" video and it's awesome. I consider myself to be quite proficient with double thumbing and double popping and would love to put my skills to the test - next week. My bass is in the shop right now, but once I have it back would you like to have a double-thump-off? The aim would be to utilize the double thumb/double pop technique in a musical sense. What do you think?

[twopelu]

His lesson site? I think it's http://www.lessons4music.com :thumb:

thx mate! :thumb:

[twopelu]

downloading videos, Ill tell you what I think of em later...

[Omega Red]

Man, quatre you've got chops. I watched the "Application" video and it's awesome. I consider myself to be quite proficient with double thumbing and double popping and would love to put my skills to the test - next week. My bass is in the shop right now, but once I have it back would you like to have a double-thump-off? The aim would be to utilize the double thumb/double pop technique in a musical sense. What do you think?
sure i'm down

[BeforeForever12]

Good idea. I just can't download Quicktime. :upset:

-Drake

[Phalanx]

im downloading them now, would it kill ya to give them names?

[sheephead]

I'll name 'em.

1) Awesome 1
2) Awesome 2.

[roee_co]

Very awesome man thanks a lot
that will help me
PLUS YOU GAVE FLEA CREDIT! you like Flea and you don't even know it, told you everybody likes him lol :p
and you got great tone, much better than what i hear in yim lol

[roee_co]

oh and also
are you michael jackson? i thought you're black lol

[naut]

cool, i plan on doing the same thing once i buy a digital camcorder.:smoke:

[Chameleon]

Hey guys, i've uploaded these and named them:

http://www.dubyajoe.com/mxbass

Anymore and i'll stick them up.

[Bass_swede]

oh and also
are you michael jackson? i thought you're black lol

Thank god he isn't a pedo then ;) There's only room for one at MX, and that is the monogamus one!

[StickNaving]

Wow, nice vids quatre

Shocked me that I've been "playing" longer than you. I'm nowhere even close to that stuff. Oh well, comes with time (and work)

[Omega Red]

Hey guys, i've uploaded these and named them:

http://www.dubyajoe.com/mxbass

Anymore and i'll stick them up.
do you mind giving out your e-mail i'll just send then straight to you

[Omega Red]

Berklee Work-out samples:
http://s18.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=35UDSU6ZYUCW71NG3DULGAHIIH
http://s18.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1TDNFCYTZIPMD04374N9W43DMU
http://s18.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=32B57XBBV6GNI2X9A9P3V74KP3
http://s18.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3VCTS9VKSLA1F3SSD3E9H4MQZE

[Chameleon]

Yeah it's bob@dubyajoe.com.

You can add me on MSN as well if you use it. You might be as well still using YouSendIt and sending me the link and i'll upload them from there.

[Omega Red]

Yeah it's bob@dubyajoe.com.

You can add me on MSN as well if you use it. You might be as well still using YouSendIt and sending me the link and i'll upload them from there.
thats what i was thinkin, unfortunatly my msn wont let me add ppl anymore for some reason

[incubass]

Great video thanks it helped alot.

[PaulSimonon]

You rock Quatre, thanks man.

/hasn't seen them yet, buy knows that they'll help

[Chameleon]

Ok, well when you mail me i'll try and add you and see what happens.

Also your triad and inversions vid isn't working for me, i've downloaded it three times...

Anyway, great job! :thumb:

[Omega Red]

Ok, well when you mail me i'll try and add you and see what happens.

Also your triad and inversions vid isn't working for me, i've downloaded it three times...

Anyway, great job! :thumb:
try renameing

[Chameleon]

Worked like a charm, they're all up.

Maybe you can start a new thread with the link in and get a mod to sticky it...you can talk about each lesson.

[backsidetailslide]

wow nice vids! im gonna learn to double thumb now :thumb:

[Spaceman Spiff]

The instructional video was cool, as was the application.

Though I know how to, I'm not very good at it, getting better though. :thumb:

[Omega Red]

Worked like a charm, they're all up.

Maybe you can start a new thread with the link in and get a mod to sticky it...you can talk about each lesson.
on the last video (triad inversions) I need it to make sure it says chromatic approach notes some where in there

[Spaceman Spiff]

Quatre, I've got a question for you.

When you're playing stuff on your 6 that is normally played on a 4, do you just ignore the B and C strings or do you ever rework the fingering to be able to use them all?
I always just ignore them.

[Chameleon]

sorted

[Omega Red]

Quatre, I've got a question for you.

When you're playing stuff on your 6 that is normally played on a 4, do you just ignore the B and C strings or do you ever rework the fingering to be able to use them all?
I always just ignore them.
i dont think of fingerings, i think of notes, if there is a big jump i'll avoid it my simpily grabbing it on another string

[Omega Red]

sorted
you're awsome

[HumanHiFi]

thanks alot to all participating heh. I've never had proper bass lessons and this is as close as im likely to get anytime soon. also, anyone got a channel on IRC? if not, one should be started up for all this kinda stuff! It'd be insanely useful.

[JamesXKillXyou]

this is great! quatre you are my love. i enjoyed the thump lessons alot trying to work on my speed a bit... anyways

anyone do a bit of tapping and have a lesson on that im all about the videos so much easier then words =) :thumb:

[AA-12]

I have a quick question. With double thump, do you slap and pop with the thumb, or do you just pluck the string basically?

[Left Shoe]

very good vids

[Omega Red]

I have a quick question. With double thump, do you slap and pop with the thumb, or do you just pluck the string basically?
its an upstroke with your thumb

[Left Shoe]

for those of you looking for a nice easy song to incorporate the double thumb and double pop in check out this song
http://www.powertabs.net/pta.php?page=song,12074

i know you kids dont like emo, but its a midi so the angst doesnt carry through, the bass line is easily double thumbed.

[Bass_guy333]

I'll post a wank-core double-popping video in a minute, I'm just gonna record it. Awesome videos quatre.

I have a double-popping lesson in the Lessons Archive with in-depth step by step technique and examples for anyone who wants to check it out.

[Omega Red]

I'll post a wank-core double-popping video in a minute, I'm just gonna record it. Awesome videos quatre.

I have a double-popping lesson in the Lessons Archive with in-depth step by step technique and examples for anyone who wants to check it out.
i'm glad to see others getting into it so quickly

[Chameleon]

bumpity bump bump bump

[Chameleon]

Ok, two good new vids for y'all.

http://www.dubyajoe.com/mxbass

Beginning Tapping and Tapping - The Next Level.

[good rats]

These videos are the greatest thing to ever hit MX. :thumb:

[jameschez]

Ive seen the videos (which where great!) but im still confused. It sounded diffrent to normal slap but i couldnt see why! What is it that you do diffrently?!...

[blizzard]

I really like the videos but I also think it would be handy if you could make some kind of document to go with each one, explaining what your doing again and tabbing out what you actually played in the video

[Phalanx]

cmon Quatre, if we're gonna see your face we gonna need some smiles

[Left Shoe]

i am thinking im waiting till i get my 6 string to do this stuff

[Omega Red]

I really like the videos but I also think it would be handy if you could make some kind of document to go with each one, explaining what your doing again and tabbing out what you actually played in the video
tabbing takes more time than you just asking and me telling

[StickNaving]

i am thinking im waiting till i get my 6 string to do this stuff

I don't see why you'd need a 6 for this stuff though. Anything he's playing could be transposed and played on other strings. I plan to work on some of the techs on my four a bit later when I feel like practicing.

[Left Shoe]

I don't see why you'd need a 6 for this stuff though. Anything he's playing could be transposed and played on other strings. I plan to work on some of the techs on my four a bit later when I feel like practicing.
omg altering note positions?!?!?!?! who woudlve thought OMG i need to stop playing bass now.
























dude i know you dont need a freaking 6 string to play that stuff, but it is easier and im getting a 6 in like a week anyway.

[peeted]

this stuffs much easier on a 4 string than a 6 string, double thumbing and poping is very hard wen your string spaceings about 11/12cm at the bit were u slap :(. btw iv only wached the aplication vid so far but its very impresive. some tabs would be nice if you have time, i know its beter to learn it by ear but some of us have revision to do
:(

[bottlerocket]

^ :lol:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v369/I0Play0Bass/ownedsoccer.jpg

:thumb:

-Gav

EDIT: To LeftShoe

[Omega Red]

this stuffs much easier on a 4 string than a 6 string, double thumbing and poping is very hard wen your string spaceings about 11/12cm at the bit were u slap :(. btw iv only wached the aplication vid so far but its very impresive. some tabs would be nice if you have time, i know its beter to learn it by ear but some of us have revision to do
:(
there is no way i could tab out the application video, tabs take too long, i'd much rather explain what i'm doing, and my string spacing is 19mm just like a fender jazz

[peeted]

what i wouldnt give for that string spaceing....any ho no worys about tabs, it still gives a good idia of how to apply(sp?) double thumbing.

[RideTheTiger]

tabbing takes more time than you just asking and me telling

^___^
In that inversion excersie, you play 1,3,5,8? my ears are not too good :/

[Omega Red]

^___^
In that inversion excersie, you play 1,3,5,8? my ears are not too good :/
the 1 octave arepeggios, 1,3,5,8. 3,5,8,10. 5,8,10,12. 8,10,12,15

[RideTheTiger]

the 1 octave arepeggios, 1,3,5,8. 3,5,8,10. 5,8,10,12. 8,10,12,15

Ok thx but ..I don't know much about inversions :/ I thought u had an arpeggio and in the next inversion you move up one(the lowest?) note up an octave. With that arpeggio it would be 1,3,5,8 3,5,8,8 or something. Could you please explain the concept of inversion a little? unless it is to complex.

[Left Shoe]

Ok thx but ..I don't know much about inversions :/ I thought u had an arpeggio and in the next inversion you move up one(the lowest?) note up an octave. With that arpeggio it would be 1,3,5,8 3,5,8,8 or something. Could you please explain the concept of inversion a little? unless it is to complex.
an inversion is a way to re arrange a chord for smooth voice leading.
lets take c major fopr instance
G
E
C
that it is in root position, now to invert it to 1st inversion you simply move the root note up one octave so the chord now looks like this
C
G
E
then keep on moving the bass note up an octave for more inversions
E
C
G

[Omega Red]

Ok thx but ..I don't know much about inversions :/ I thought u had an arpeggio and in the next inversion you move up one(the lowest?) note up an octave. With that arpeggio it would be 1,3,5,8 3,5,8,8 or something. Could you please explain the concept of inversion a little? unless it is to complex.
inversions are triads that start on a chord tone other than the 1. so in a chord you have th 1,3, and 5 well an inversion would have the 3,5, and 8(the octave of 1). i'm doing the inversions to their own octaves, 1,3,5,8. 3,5,8,10(the 3rds octave) 5,8,10.... and so on. then you can go back wards 15(2 octaves above the root) down to the 1 outlining each inversion

[JamesXKillXyou]

now i know how to tapp but... is it sounding ridiculously sucky and hard to do because my action is not low.... im still playing on my squire till my new bass comes in they said 2 weeks now.. but the action wont go low enuff... so its basically impossible unless you have low action cause its so low the notes and hard to do as well.

[RideTheTiger]

Another question.

In the double thumb movie after 1:50. When u do that wooten kind of playing over the pickup, is that normal plucking or double popping?

[Phalanx]

^ :lol:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v369/I0Play0Bass/ownedsoccer.jpg

:thumb:

-Gav

EDIT: To LeftShoe

lol, that picture made me laugh

[Omega Red]

Another question.

In the double thumb movie after 1:50. When u do that wooten kind of playing over the pickup, is that normal plucking or double popping?I'm assuming you're talking about the part of sinister minister:
its a pop, but i dont get under the string, i pop from below the string. so its more of an agressive picking style that sounds like a pop

[Chameleon]

I'll post a wank-core double-popping video in a minute, I'm just gonna record it. Awesome videos quatre.

I have a double-popping lesson in the Lessons Archive with in-depth step by step technique and examples for anyone who wants to check it out.

Hey if you want i'll host it along with quatres. Just drop me an email on bob@dubyajoe.com or post it here and i'll upload it. (you'll probs have to use yousendit first).

*only if you need it hosted that is. :thumb:

[Spaceman Spiff]

The Tapping Basics video won't work for me.

[Omega Red]

The Tapping Basics video won't work for me.
i got it just fine

[Spaceman Spiff]

Quatre, where did you get the finger ramp for your bass?

I was thinking of getting one and would like to know where I might be able to.

[Omega Red]

Quatre, where did you get the finger ramp for your bass?

I was thinking of getting one and would like to know where I might be able to.
I had mine made by a local rapair shop

[HaVIC5]

I'm going to record one about the rhthym changes. It's actually more going to a be a show off vehicle for an audition piece of mine, but whatever. :p You'll learn something.

[RideTheTiger]

Quatre how long did you say you had been playing?

[Spaceman Spiff]

He's been playing about 2 years.

[Kayetan]

This one is pretty simple, but could someone make a video showing how to properly change the position of where your thumb rests (skipping from string to string) when playing fingerstyle as opposed to just leaving it on the side of the pickup? I still can't do it comfortably. Maybe just practice. Does it even matter?

[StickNaving]

There isn't really a standard anchoring technique for your right hand.

Some people like moving anchors, others (like myself) prefer having a fixed anchor. And of course there are the crazy people who don't anchor their thumb at all.

That said, a video on how to do a moving anchor still wouldn't be a bad idea for people who want to get into it. It just isn't necessarily the "correct" technique.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Ick, I don't anchor my thumb at all, it gets uncomfortable.

[HaVIC5]

Is yousendit working for you guys? Because whenever I try to upload this lesson, it craps out on me.

[Foxfire]

Try www.youshareit.com

Not sure if that'll work much ebtter, but yeah.

[Kayetan]

It doesn't work with AOL for me. It works fine with firefox though.

[naut]

Is yousendit working for you guys? Because whenever I try to upload this lesson, it craps out on me.

try rapid share (http://rapidshare.de/), unless of course, your file size exceeds their limit.

[HaVIC5]

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=18O8YKB4

There we go. Again, somethings weird with audio/video synching, but its not terrible. I go through the basics of the rhythm changes, and then do a little showing off with an interpretation of Sonny Rollins' Oleo.

[Phalanx]

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=18O8YKB4

There we go. Again, somethings weird with audio/video synching, but its not terrible. I go through the basics of the rhythm changes, and then do a little showing off with an interpretation of Sonny Rollins' Oleo.

that was well good :thumb:

[Left Shoe]

good vid havic, the bass notes in the beginning of oleo werent as pronounced as the rest of the time, but whatever over all good video

[Omega Red]

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=18O8YKB4

There we go. Again, somethings weird with audio/video synching, but its not terrible. I go through the basics of the rhythm changes, and then do a little showing off with an interpretation of Sonny Rollins' Oleo.
your tapping skills disgust me.

only 1 comment, i think, imho, that istead of giving out chord names perhaps scale degrees the chord function, I VI7 II-7 V5 blah blah blah. that why its applicable to any key

[HaVIC5]

Right, right, I didn't really rehearse it or think it through all too much before pressing record, I'll do a more thorough job next time. :thumb:

[roee_co]

WOW Havics5
you have an amazing talent

[Omega Red]

Right, right, I didn't really rehearse it or think it through all too much before pressing record, I'll do a more thorough job next time. :thumb:
its cool, good lesson

[HaVIC5]

WOW Havics5
you have an amazing talent
It wasn't supposed to be a demonstration of talent, per se, but thanks!

[Omega Red]

http://s13.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3ECDBYOTWS1NV3J3W95DTV4EHI

artificial harmonics

[StrangeVision]

HaVIC, I beg of you to put your videos on a different site, it's not working on my computer.

[RideTheTiger]

Is yousendit working for you guys? Because whenever I try to upload this lesson, it craps out on me.

You mean it doesn't upload? It takes pretty much time, but the download is much faster than from megaupload. 7kb/s at mega and 252kb/s at yousendit.

[Chameleon]

http://dubyajoe.com/mxbass

Artificial Harmonics vid now up.

[6erAnimeBassist]

hey quatre, im curious to know how low your action is. I know you cant really give an exact size but is it as low as it can be before getting fret buzz, or quite high?

[Left Shoe]

action can have a specific number, mines at 1/16th of an inch

[Omega Red]

hey quatre, im curious to know how low your action is. I know you cant really give an exact size but is it as low as it can be before getting fret buzz, or quite high?
its as low as i can get it.

[Phalanx]

that was great quatre, I didn't see any smiles but i think you were into your harmonics too much, this should really be put into the lessons or resources section or atleast be stickied cos this stuff is really useful.
Havic, that was just crazy

[Larrivée-6-string]

Nice stuff Quatre - I can now double thumb, all be it quite sloppily. Not sure why, but that vid made it all make sense :) even the Wooten ones didn't do th@ for me - I've been shown quickly by Alain Caron as well & never got it :)

[Linkinbassist]

Double thumping still makes no sense to me...i can't ****ing do it!!!

[Chameleon]

Double thumping still makes no sense to me...i can't ****ing do it!!!

How do you mean? :amaze: I'm pretty crap at it, but I think I've got the basic idea. What are you having trouble with?

[Manticore Guy]

I know this is a VERY late bump, and that I probably shouldn't be doing it. However, it would be extremely awesome and I think very helpful to some mxers here if anyone who has quatre's Double thumbing video could upload it. I'd be grateful if anyone could.:chug:

[faelun]

tapping lessons anyone? im just starting and i cant seem to get any of those usent it things to work thye all say expired?

[UrbaneSimian]

Hey dudes,

sorry if you've already seen this page on my website a few (bzillion) times already, but there are some technical things to do with picking that might help you get some of the weirder, less practical, picking styles together:

http://www.munkio.com/music/music_lessons.html


Thanks

M

[faelun]

it wont play properly i cant watch em thier .mov files

[naut]

http://www.freewebs.com/supernaut/videolessons.htm