duuuude, this video helps sooo much you don't even know. I mean you've single handedly explained the way modes work perfectly to me. I LOVE YOU

Boring

I’m playing bass for the first time and I have reached lesson 7 I’m progressing very well and enjoying every lesson. I replay the lessons over and over and this has helped with my progress. Your sessions have been the best on KZbin with no frills just patient straight forward teaching which I appreciate

Dear Rich Brown, I wanted to reach out and express my sincere gratitude for your KZbin channel dedicated to bass lessons. The content you create and share is truly amazing. Your expertise, clear explanations, and passion for the instrument shine through in every video. As a bass enthusiast, I've found your lessons to be an invaluable resource. They've helped me improve my technique, expand my musical understanding, and ignite even more excitement for playing bass. Can you do more lessons on the very basics of counting against the metronome and in other lessons,cover polymeters and composing in polymeteres like MESHUGGAH. Thank you for generously sharing your knowledge and experience with the bass community. Your dedication to teaching and your commitment to producing high-quality content are deeply appreciated. Keep up the fantastic work - you're making a real difference in the lives of bass players around the world. With respect and appreciation, Billy

Rich. Have been picking up the bass after a 10 year break, and it already feels like I am getting 10x better since I started watching your videos. Absolutely love your exercises. Greetings from The Netherlands 🇳🇱

Love your videos! So helpful

You just gave me an insight nobody else has on YT. I was buzzing and it drove me mad. Reason? Plucking strings too hard. Solution? Turn the amp up and let that do the work. Marvellous and thank you.

Tabs for the very first groove plz

6.10 was the best😊

I dont think i have said this enough Mr Stone but you speak from a place of purity and grace. If i close a deal on a shipping deal that,i am working on,i pledge to support you and this is said publicly. So many teachers out there, talking bass,scots and all good in their own domains but never have I come across a master as you. I think i am a big meshuggah fan for life due to their technical dissonant array of epicness and one day i may compose like them,like a poor mans MeChuGGah.....but the basics are important. Simplicity is important. I get that from you and their bassists simple setup. Just an Aguilar agro,darkglass vintage deluxr and an Aguilar tone hammer. Can you please make more videos on timing using metronome and one scale...maybe to a metal setting if you feel like it. Regards n respect Billy.

Thank you! I like how mathematical and pattern oriented music is on the bass. It's so cool.

I am a total beginner, never touched a guitar nor bass. I played trumpet in a brass band for ~ 25 years and try now to make the transition into playing e-bass with 39 y/o and I really appreciate your lessons.

You Sensei are a pure soul. Thank you for ALL of your content. Your lessons are wonderful and i will contribute definitely when a deal goes through. I am a maritime consultant by day and a noob bassist at night. I love Meshuggah and you may find them to heavy but do hear Spiteful Snake and electric red. Can you teach me...us some basic bass lines chugging on polymeters to come up with such lines. Thanx in advance. Regards Billy

I'm from Ghana and I really love your lessons ❤

Awesome

??? What are we doing fingers or frets or both im a little slow

Rich this is such a great way to think about pentatonic scales! I saw a video a while back on pentatonic modes (I think it was yours?), but this is a much handier way to think about it, just remembering the 1 and 6. You're the man, thank you!

You are a gift sir... following.

I've been playing the bass for about 6 months now. And while I can play full songs and all that jazz, your lessons have been helping me to nail the technique. Like I said in a previous comment, you're the teacher I always wanted. You make the whole art of playing and handling the instrument as stress-free as possible. Proving merit is as it is stressful, the last thing we need is a teacher who stresses us out! Your calm, controlled, friendly yet firm approach works really well. Thank you for making these videos to help us beginners, Sir. 💖🥰🙏

0:08 could you talk about your rig and how you get your sound?

80bpm - beats 1 & 3 are off 2:45 - 4 notes leading to 2 then take away the first note take away the second note take away the third until only the "a" remains

started playing bass about a year and a half ago- i find that videos like these are actually really helpful also i really like your teaching style :D

Hey Rich, awesome GETTING STARTED review! From one bass player to another thanks for doing this in "bassist speak." Best bass greetings from Brooklyn NYC!

Thank you 🙏

The arrangement of the notes/pattern, could it be that you are playing a particular scale?

You didn’t do the “ugh” in between

Very good clear advice ! Thanks !

Less blinking more speaking I wanna groove😊

Thank you so much❤

Hey Rich- you mentioned Sting as an example (despite his one-note reputation)he’s a real bassist-also CCR, because Fogarty’s brother wasn’t a bassist, just struggling to keep up. And ZZTop-bass is simple but a powerful drummer.

YES! this is the kinda stuff that makes me wanna pick up the bass when im in a rut! honestly i notice a lot of your videos have that quality. You are the cure for slumps, Mr. Brown!

Thanks!

Top Tip: Shintaro Sakamoto’s “In a Phantom Mood” usually does the trick 😉✌️

Really want my P Bass tone to sound like Rocco Prestia Bass tone but I don't know how to achieve that tone. Mr Rich can you help me. Thanks.

Heh that “you dig?” made me chuckle

Do you post your upcoming gigs? If you're in Vancouver area, I would love to come out. Allan

I've been trying to learn bass on my own and this video has definitely given me some great insight on positioning when playing 👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿

I started about a week ago and I've learned a few songs but my biggest bad habit is playing with my thumb. I have to find a comfortable position to play with middle and pointer.

Great lesson and shape! Just one question, as I also play a 5string, why don't you incorporate the low B string in your exercises?

Yes it did make sense 🙏 thank you!!

What a nice man!

Merci! Rich

I love this..

I absolutely love your joy for this

just bought a bass for the first time

Allen Iverson... did anyone get that reference Lol

The one's who think you talk too much, probably ain't use to listening 🤣😂 Keep teachin' Bro.. you walk it, like you talk it ..Peace

Doing this on Bass strings helps my guitar playing fingers get stronger.. 😎

Thanks Rich, I'm a beginner and like your video!