Bass Technique Secrets w/Megadeth’s David Ellefson

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Scott's Bass Lessons

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@sullyb23511
@sullyb23511 2 жыл бұрын
Dave is an obviously talented musician, but his skill as a teacher should also be praised. His instruction is clear and concise. I don't wonder what I'm learning, or why. Well done.
@Metalbass1979
@Metalbass1979 3 жыл бұрын
This man is one of the reasons that I became a bass player. I had the pleasure of meeting him in 1994 when I was 15 years old. Such a huge inspiration to my playing style.
@LageYouTube
@LageYouTube 3 жыл бұрын
i have bad news for you
@Metalbass1979
@Metalbass1979 3 жыл бұрын
@@LageKZbin Yeah. I just read that he got caught playing a solo on the D string. 😖
@Slayerrrrrr
@Slayerrrrrr 3 жыл бұрын
@@Metalbass1979 More like A minor
@Metalbass1979
@Metalbass1979 3 жыл бұрын
@@Slayerrrrrr I'm hoping not or that line in Captive Honor may become a little more real. 'Boy, your soul better belong to Jesus. Mmmmmhmmmmm..... 'cuz your @ss belongs to me.' I really hope not. 😔
@santiagomartinez5500
@santiagomartinez5500 3 жыл бұрын
@@Metalbass1979 He is innocent, the girl who was involving with Junior said it was consensual and there's no grooming at all. Besides, Junior put a lot of evidence to prove his innocence to the police, as it should be 🤘
@aragusea
@aragusea 3 жыл бұрын
What a cool guy.
@alexgeorgescu2781
@alexgeorgescu2781 3 жыл бұрын
I agree
@firebeardnc6012
@firebeardnc6012 3 жыл бұрын
We wanna see you upload a video of your music one day Adam!
@peterpetrov7073
@peterpetrov7073 3 жыл бұрын
What a pleasant surprise! (insert a cutting board joke)
@dbag96
@dbag96 3 жыл бұрын
Woah!
@GunnerHove
@GunnerHove 3 жыл бұрын
Why I restring my amp, NOT my guitar
@obiwanLDK
@obiwanLDK 3 жыл бұрын
Dave is a true Metal legend, he created so much Iconic Bass parts. One of the greatest like Geezer Butler, Steve Harris, Cliff Burton, Steve DiGorgio, Justin Chancellor...
@pragyanbarua3830
@pragyanbarua3830 9 ай бұрын
The cleanest bass player in metal! I still can't comprehend how can he play such complex basslines in such a clean, precise and defined manner. Also, people tend to think playing bass with a pick is easier, trust me it's not, it's not at all easier when you play ellefson's basslines which actually is the real deal. To me David ellefson is the greatest bassist!
@michaelroche4559
@michaelroche4559 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Scott. I know your personal tastes are more jazz and funk, so I think it’s cool that you’ve got a metal bassist on your channel.
@biorythmicshifter
@biorythmicshifter 3 жыл бұрын
Megadeth’s Peace Sells and Rust in Peace are possibly the greatest bass performances in all of heavy metal music in the history of mankind. Absolutely world class playing...
@vicrattlehead6386
@vicrattlehead6386 3 жыл бұрын
Should includes Killing is my business and Countdown aswell.
@WatchingMamut
@WatchingMamut 2 жыл бұрын
(Laughter in Rex Brown)
@biorythmicshifter
@biorythmicshifter 2 жыл бұрын
@@WatchingMamut It’s really is hilarious you think Rex is even in the same league…
@paveantelic7876
@paveantelic7876 2 жыл бұрын
Naah. Geezer.
@iamgribs
@iamgribs 2 жыл бұрын
He is a master
@MrHSkywalker
@MrHSkywalker 3 жыл бұрын
Started to play bass because of Megadeth, what a dream seeing him on SBL
@gabrielegazzotti5582
@gabrielegazzotti5582 3 жыл бұрын
You can recognize a Megadeth song among milions of other songs because of the sound of its bass...a Legend, and of course a real musician...yeah!!!
@sidhartaiw
@sidhartaiw 3 жыл бұрын
This man has a great tone
@Slayerrrrrr
@Slayerrrrrr 3 жыл бұрын
2:08 lol he definitely showed us his quick and efficient hand movements
@UltraBluesRocker
@UltraBluesRocker 3 жыл бұрын
definitely, he is still in good form ))
@alfonsorivera8408
@alfonsorivera8408 3 жыл бұрын
Indeed he did show his his right hand technique
@MoveitorLoseit2
@MoveitorLoseit2 3 жыл бұрын
LoL omg. I clicked your time stamp. David literally says "Quick and efficient hand movement is uhh a little bit of an art uhh..." I immediately thought: "I bet it is David" LoL
@blacknessfallsmusic969
@blacknessfallsmusic969 3 жыл бұрын
2:09 “Quick and efficient hand movement” That’s what she said
@SkyFire2112
@SkyFire2112 3 жыл бұрын
Man, Dave is such a bad ass bass player. 100% he is the reason I play bass.
@BRO77TX
@BRO77TX 3 жыл бұрын
Dave and Steve Harris have the most absolute killer tones in Metal!! Love the BTO shirt btw!!!
@christopherkowalski9971
@christopherkowalski9971 3 жыл бұрын
I would add Justin Chancellor to that list
@Markus-cx8ij
@Markus-cx8ij 3 жыл бұрын
Geezer?
@BRO77TX
@BRO77TX 3 жыл бұрын
@@christopherkowalski9971 Prog Metal...but he is good!!
@BRO77TX
@BRO77TX 3 жыл бұрын
@@Markus-cx8ij definitely a legendary sound as well!! Dave and Steve were just the first two that popped in my head!!
@rollewestbom
@rollewestbom 3 жыл бұрын
@@BRO77TX maybe you did that because Megadeth and Maiden are huge bands known outside the metal world
@ErixSamson
@ErixSamson 3 жыл бұрын
you can feel he has good internal tempo
@caddelworth
@caddelworth 3 жыл бұрын
LOL kind of a given for bass players, but I know what you mean. :) Especially important in the metal style, where there are a _lot_ of semiquavers and even demisemiquavers on occasion (or for viewers outside the UK: sixteenth and thirty-second notes). Fail to be 100% on point and in the pocket with those bad boys, and the whole band will sound sloppy!
@elpeluca7780
@elpeluca7780 Жыл бұрын
​@@caddelworth sloppy metal sounds better tbh
@KeithCollyer
@KeithCollyer 3 жыл бұрын
I have to confess I'd always thought of thrash as little more than speed for the sake of it, David Ellefson, with his openness and sheer musicality, has really opened my eyes (ears?) to the genre
@Gregbaltzer
@Gregbaltzer 3 жыл бұрын
Thrash metal isn't even all that fast compared to a lot of stuff like even more extreme genres of metal and punk, and even some classical music, especially violin. It's no faster than a lot of banjo music too. Go listen to Edward Greig's In the Hall of the Mountain King. I just don't get why everyone acts like Thrash is the fastest music around.
@elpeluca7780
@elpeluca7780 Жыл бұрын
​@@Gregbaltzer cause they don't actually go out of their way to listen to it
@restojon1
@restojon1 Жыл бұрын
Hi Keith, I'm so glad that you got something from this. Thrash has always been my first love in music but I've diversified my playing over the years to improve amd expand myself and, in some cases, to pay the bills. There are some really interesting nuances and other musical ideas in Thrash metal. It can teach us a lot about playing by ear rather than sticking with the construction of music theory which can sometimes be a constraint to creativity. Equally, when you take the ideas of thrash and combine them with solid theory you can really build some gigantic theme tunes greater than the sum of their parts. Please keep delving into thrash and perhaps even some prog metal because there's some real gems to be had from a musical perspective.
@BrentODell
@BrentODell 3 жыл бұрын
I'm not even that big of a Megadeth fan, but I really like hearing Ellefson talk about his technique.
@SigmaStoicGemini
@SigmaStoicGemini 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the vid Scott, Dave is definitely one of my biggest influences as a player, as well as Duff McKagan and Eddie Jackson of Queensryche.
@LordMarlle
@LordMarlle 3 жыл бұрын
Badass metal musician or not, he'd make a great teacher
@masacron
@masacron 3 жыл бұрын
Back in 90's Dave was my greatest inspiration in terms of sound.
@strivingx67
@strivingx67 3 жыл бұрын
Loving that 12-0 11-0, etc. Pull off riff. So cool!
@pmdinaz
@pmdinaz 3 жыл бұрын
Admired his style and tone since I first heard in 1989
@juggalo7718
@juggalo7718 3 жыл бұрын
Hell ya !!!!! David Ellefson one of my top five inspirations. The others being Cliff Burton , Geezer Butler , Flea , and Bootsy .
@JoeTraxx
@JoeTraxx 3 жыл бұрын
Tone is crazy!
@souvikchatterjee7400
@souvikchatterjee7400 3 жыл бұрын
Love his technique and approach to the bass
@academyofbass
@academyofbass 3 жыл бұрын
Never really seem someone that's been on my radar, but I've got to say he seems like a great guy and he's got a cast iron command of the bass.
@bradami1234
@bradami1234 Жыл бұрын
This guy is one of the reasons I played based 30 years ago and just picked it up again 3 days ago.. legend
@bassmasta9117
@bassmasta9117 3 жыл бұрын
I'm refinishing my wood grain Fender P bass because the clear acrylic coating started cracking and breaking off so I'm going to put Dave's signature strings on it when it's done :D
@faamecanic1970
@faamecanic1970 3 жыл бұрын
Dave is one of the most down to earth metal bassist out there. You all should read Dave Mustaine’s book....hilarious how the two Dave’s met...
@ryanlogan35
@ryanlogan35 3 жыл бұрын
Buy me cigs..no...well then buy me beer..now you’re talking
@kryptonian5539
@kryptonian5539 3 жыл бұрын
It’s all the wrists… too soon?!!?
@fieldspec
@fieldspec 3 жыл бұрын
has anyone noticed his outstanding level of English? Such a great guy at all levels
@kayvan671
@kayvan671 3 жыл бұрын
He's an American Dude... Of course he speaks good English.
@errollbrantley
@errollbrantley 3 жыл бұрын
@Green Alchemist not especially, but ok. He’s an intelligent, well traveled man.
@jdssurf
@jdssurf 3 жыл бұрын
He is truly a great musician, love his tone from day one, hope he gets through this bs now.
@randysnell9218
@randysnell9218 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, David, and Scott.
@mfdiogo_
@mfdiogo_ 3 жыл бұрын
Played with Soulfly in one of their records. Great guy!
@punman5392
@punman5392 3 жыл бұрын
Dave is a no frills player. He locks down the low end and is one of the tightest players out there. He does his job and does it well
@Duvstep910
@Duvstep910 3 жыл бұрын
I just got my first 5 string bass last week 😁
@licccio2133
@licccio2133 3 жыл бұрын
What did you buy?
@restojon1
@restojon1 Жыл бұрын
I bought a 5 string many years ago... most expensive thumbrest I ever bought 😂
@ianstrickland5280
@ianstrickland5280 3 жыл бұрын
met him a couple months ago in his solo bands show, seen him in that band twice, great guy
@LageYouTube
@LageYouTube 3 жыл бұрын
Have you heard of the news
@ianstrickland5280
@ianstrickland5280 3 жыл бұрын
@@LageKZbin yes, turns out it was fake, someone made it seem way worse, it was nothing
@chrisoberg6888
@chrisoberg6888 3 жыл бұрын
I'm in freshman year guitar class again! We learned all of this and I applied it to bass and it's so similar! \m/
@smashallpots1428
@smashallpots1428 3 жыл бұрын
seeing playing techniques is cool but id also like to see something like this but with tone shaping tips from various bassists
@johndoderino2609
@johndoderino2609 3 жыл бұрын
Great guy, always been such a tasteful player with a killer tone that punches through in the mix
@horrifyinggelatinousblob
@horrifyinggelatinousblob 3 жыл бұрын
Dave is so cool. Love watching him play live with megadeth. Hopefully soon
@sb5838
@sb5838 3 жыл бұрын
Anyone else notice most if not all the old school guys KNEW the instrument, can talk the notes on the neck, the philosophy behind and music theories? Well done, David.
@mavenfrankeus7287
@mavenfrankeus7287 3 жыл бұрын
I have never held a bass in my life but this was interesting.
@Jo-si3ot
@Jo-si3ot 3 жыл бұрын
Ellefson’s a Beast!
@shawnbruce6934
@shawnbruce6934 2 жыл бұрын
David is a Legend.
@smegulate9826
@smegulate9826 3 жыл бұрын
Neat to see how comfortable his plucking technique is even though he pretty much never uses it in Megadeth
@eldiablo3794
@eldiablo3794 3 жыл бұрын
When he was playing that vulture song at first I thought he was about to start playing rise above by Black Flag lol
@Hispanicwoman
@Hispanicwoman 3 жыл бұрын
Cool, thanks for posting. 😀
@KreeptOut
@KreeptOut 3 жыл бұрын
Underrated...
@Abudzin
@Abudzin 7 ай бұрын
Oh yeah Dave, teach me the secrets of your right hand technique
@dennisperin2989
@dennisperin2989 3 жыл бұрын
Only finger pickers can really play bass right? Please! Dave E is a bad boy on that instrument. If he fingered the bass you would never hear him in that thrash metal band. Love Dave Ellefson. ( he is fingering in this tutorial) but trust me he uses a pick on stage- Dawn Patrol 4 Lf
@MrSolfreeman2
@MrSolfreeman2 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. Such a consistent technique. Thanks
@rocketsurgeon11
@rocketsurgeon11 3 жыл бұрын
I love the sound of a pick on bass in this type of music, but I don't like playing with one. The only way I can get close is with aggressive string slap by really beating the hell out of the strings with my fingers, but I don't have the stamina to keep it up. :(
@guilhermearantes8694
@guilhermearantes8694 3 жыл бұрын
Same thing here, love the sound of a pick but can't get used to using one. Using fingers feels better and more fluid.
@danzemacabre8899
@danzemacabre8899 2 жыл бұрын
You may already have tried this but I kinda developed my own style (not invented I'm not delusional lol) but try holding your hand flat with a relaxed wrist and tap with the index and third. Lower your action also. It's not easy but practice daily and you will build the stamina accuracy and cleanliness. Peace bro
@restojon1
@restojon1 Жыл бұрын
I used to play solely with fingers until I sustained a spinal cord injury in my neck and then had reduced sensation and use of my ring and little fingers. I experimented with a few different two finger techniques (some of which I still use in certain songs) but I went over to trying a pick. At first, it felt unusual but I tried lots of different styles of picks and found a few that really seem to suit me and my playing style. For me, the Dunlop Big Stubby range are great, the red one, can't recall the thickness now and I also found an old Pickboy 1.0mm textured grip worked too. I hold mine with thumb and two fingertips and as the Big Stubby has a thumb indentation it sits really comfortably. I use standard 45 - 105 or 40 - 90 strings depending on which instrument I'm playing. For the sake of a few quid/dollars I'd give the Big Stubby set a go.
@HawkMcDork
@HawkMcDork 3 жыл бұрын
peace sells was such a cool bass riff that MTV used it in their news segment.... they didn't pay royalties unfortunately, but a testament to the universal appeal of David Ellefson's playing
@LageYouTube
@LageYouTube 3 жыл бұрын
Mustaine wrote the bass riff
@HawkMcDork
@HawkMcDork 3 жыл бұрын
@@LageKZbin ah man Well never mind my comment then ha ha
@M2Mil7er
@M2Mil7er Жыл бұрын
@@LageKZbin "a testament to the universal appeal of David Ellefson's _PLAYING_ "
@LageYouTube
@LageYouTube Жыл бұрын
@@M2Mil7er Yes, he edited the comment after I corrected him.
@shawnhuff3920
@shawnhuff3920 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome thanks for sharing this video
@NikkieRoxxx
@NikkieRoxxx 3 жыл бұрын
Chapeau!!! on of my fav bass players, even though he uses a 35'' scale!! Useful tips, as always!
@creepymcpeepers
@creepymcpeepers 3 ай бұрын
I actually been going back and looking at picking technique and doing little excerxises like this
@fortheorlingas7354
@fortheorlingas7354 3 жыл бұрын
Jackson David Ellefson Signature 🤍🖤
@justanothernoobe
@justanothernoobe 3 жыл бұрын
I think you meant to say "we have Dave Ellefson in THE SHED" :)
@caddelworth
@caddelworth 3 жыл бұрын
I suspect Dave may have been in an _American_ shed, not _the_ shed! :D
@DoomOfConviction
@DoomOfConviction 3 жыл бұрын
I had problems playing metal bass but since I play everything on the E and A string it’s ok.
@shanecabbage2187
@shanecabbage2187 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent lesson. Thank you gentlemen for putting this together. God bless.
@geyjune1551
@geyjune1551 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! That one string technique is cool!
@seanmorgan2257
@seanmorgan2257 3 жыл бұрын
that was an awesome video with some slick technique
@LordEradicus
@LordEradicus 2 жыл бұрын
OMG, I so needed to see this vid. With the exception of when I was doing slap & pop, I pretty much played exclusively on the E-string and used the other strings just as accents. I liked the raw sound, but I kept thinking it was wrong and eventually moved away from that. I might have a better technique now, but I missed that "British punk rock" sound I started off with.
@ErixSamson
@ErixSamson 3 жыл бұрын
this notion of consistency is key (and difficult)
@StagnantExistance
@StagnantExistance 3 жыл бұрын
I did some experimenting with palm muting recently. It adds a certain character to the sound. Can't say that it is always useful, but it does work well to accentuate certain parts of songs. As for playing the riff on one string as opposed to using multiple strings, in my experience it depends on the instrument and the desired effect. I play in D standard and some of the instruments sound really bad when D or G string is played in the range of 9th to 12th fret. I re-calculated the fingering so that the instrument would stay in the best sounding range, so to say. For example on my current bass C and F strings sound brighter and louder than D and G and for certain riffs it is beneficial. Not as much low end and grittiness as in case with D and G strings, but it cuts through the mix better.
@maximummatt73
@maximummatt73 3 жыл бұрын
The Owen Wilson of metal.
@ridenar1456
@ridenar1456 2 жыл бұрын
2:09 is errr what got him kicked out of Megadeth.
@8981USMC
@8981USMC 3 жыл бұрын
Great video!
@bullfrogboss8008
@bullfrogboss8008 3 жыл бұрын
Omg that tone
@normg2242
@normg2242 3 жыл бұрын
One guy referred to it as "dengle"... lol
@tonyking6914
@tonyking6914 3 жыл бұрын
Love the BTO t-shirt!
@stumaster9514
@stumaster9514 3 жыл бұрын
Am I the only one motivated to play bass after watching David
@gregoryherson2095
@gregoryherson2095 3 жыл бұрын
Great lesson. Thx SBL
@shonblackwell860
@shonblackwell860 4 ай бұрын
BTO Shirt!! Hell Yeah!!
@paulkieffer4536
@paulkieffer4536 3 жыл бұрын
Great, concise tutorial on technique
@cacadordorio
@cacadordorio 3 жыл бұрын
0:54 black flag rise above
@marcoflores4146
@marcoflores4146 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome !!🤘
@blowith
@blowith 3 жыл бұрын
Dudes so damn solid, great vid
@davekat4680
@davekat4680 3 жыл бұрын
One of my favorites thx 👍
@danzemacabre8899
@danzemacabre8899 2 ай бұрын
I absolutely love dave ellefson and his playing but there are players who can pick just as aggressively with their fingers and much more than his example there, ive seen ive heard it ive done it so this isnt an opinion but fact , with that said Dave is an absolute master of his craft and nothing but complete respect and love for one of my heroes
@bobwright4945
@bobwright4945 3 жыл бұрын
Gotta love Dave such a gent
@losdelbufalo81
@losdelbufalo81 3 жыл бұрын
such a great metal tone
@desi_anarch
@desi_anarch 3 жыл бұрын
Soon to be Ex-Megadeth
@Insill
@Insill 3 жыл бұрын
It only took a week after your comment.
@EhsanOmidi
@EhsanOmidi 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome 👏🏼👏🏼
@lutbec4814
@lutbec4814 3 жыл бұрын
Was waiting for the secrets. Thats basic stuff. But cool guy and great player.
@vladv5126
@vladv5126 3 жыл бұрын
He made a separate video with the secret techniques, went viral awhile back
@davidgoode7416
@davidgoode7416 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent!
@Spaghetti_policy
@Spaghetti_policy 3 жыл бұрын
That was gooood right there.... (Best Southern accent.)
@randymcginnis9228
@randymcginnis9228 3 жыл бұрын
David is a great bass player hell be in another band soon
@kylernottingham8787
@kylernottingham8787 2 жыл бұрын
that tone is killer what kind of pick ups are those?? they look like emgs but cant make it out
@bthonk
@bthonk Жыл бұрын
haha this was 9 months ago and yes, they 100% are emgs
@Jonny71
@Jonny71 3 жыл бұрын
This is a question for Scott. Do you play any for Ferlnetto ( or an F-Bass as they are commonly referred to ) bases. They're based out of Hamilton Ontario Canada
@NikkieRoxxx
@NikkieRoxxx Жыл бұрын
Furlanetto?
@victorcurtis6400
@victorcurtis6400 3 жыл бұрын
Wow Scott great get! I may resign-up.
@wickeduploads
@wickeduploads 3 жыл бұрын
thank you for your videos
@markdeguzman3692
@markdeguzman3692 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍
@Farewelltokingz
@Farewelltokingz Жыл бұрын
He has some other secret techniques now 😳😳😳
@iamgribs
@iamgribs Жыл бұрын
Metal bass master. He is a robot.
@kcarmical
@kcarmical 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing player
@caddelworth
@caddelworth 3 жыл бұрын
@7:29: "… using the *meat of your hand* right here …" which is called the *writer's palm* :) Great video, thanks to SBL and to David for all those insightful tips and tricks! Like many other here, I'm not a metal fan, but I certainly respect his playing and (also as others here have said) his whole attitude to playing and practising.
@kayvan671
@kayvan671 3 жыл бұрын
I hope you do a Justin Chancellor video too.
@PaVloRocker
@PaVloRocker 3 жыл бұрын
What is the song that plays when the video starts?
@willmarcarias6777
@willmarcarias6777 3 жыл бұрын
Still haven't seen the video but I can only imagine that palm muting is gonna be here. Lol
@clockworkmansion1855
@clockworkmansion1855 3 жыл бұрын
Boy howdy I love Megadeth
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