How to play like Krist Novoselic of Nirvana - Bass Habits Ep. 6

[@PaulDelBelloYT]

⚠️ ⚠️ Just to clarify, Krist used almost exclusively alternate picking. With 'No downpicking' I mean he does not use a 'only downpicking' policy that most bassist in this type of band use . Thanks for pointing that out. ⭐ Don't forget to follow me on instagram: 👉 instagram.com/pauldelbello_/ ⭐ Support my work with a PayPal donation: 👉 www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=5FBW9J5CWRNUQ&source=url ⭐ Support my work checking out my band: 👉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJrRdaeImNqra9U

[@CHUZYBASS2020]

i GOT IT!

[@andrewpappas9311]

Definitely one of the most underrated rock bassists, man, Krist was a total beast on bass

[@ohshait175]

@AJ AJ yes

[@steveschu]

@AJ AJ Agreed. I mean he is ok but far from great.

[@jenniferoxley7334]

He kicks ass on the accordion too!

[@Owen-ne6pe]

@@steveschu not agreed HE WAS GREAT

[@simonecumer1673]

@AJ AJ i think he is underrated because of how simple some of his bass lines are but he was great not at the level of other people but he was a very good bass player

[@wickedPrints3256]

Very underrated bass player.

[@seansullivan7928]

That's like saying someone sucks in the NFL. He played in a band that could sellout a reason I wouldnt say he's underrated.

[@Owen-ne6pe]

@@seansullivan7928 there’s underrated nfl players buddy

[@seansullivan7928]

@@Owen-ne6pe explain then? And I'll rebut.

[@sssenatorarmstrong3280]

@@seansullivan7928 but he didnt explain

[@franka2743]

@B This-- until I started learning Nirvana baselines I didn't realize how cool they were. And there's also a bunch of Nirvana songs that would be nowhere close to as cool as they are without his bass lines, and he did it all while jumping around with the bass below his waist!

[@donnix768]

Krist is one of the reasons I picked up a bass guitar. I love his bass parts, especially the melodic lines that he played. He would play different riffs during the choruses than the guitar that really added a whole other element to the songs.

[@Loki_Morningstar666]

Krist Novoselic has long been one of my favorite bass players of the 90's and is totally underrated.

[@Member-ur7np]

I’ve been playing for 25 years, thousands of hours of experience. Recently I started giving lessons to some high school students who are ridiculously into Nirvana. I’ve learned that Novoselic was an awesome bassist. The laid back but aggressive attitude in his lines is difficult to nail down. Maybe I’m just too old and don’t have that energy anymore.

[@heggy_69]

When you said "no downpicking" I thought you meant krist only played with uppicking lmao

[@PaulDelBelloYT]

Just to clarify, Krist used almost exclusively alternate picking. With 'No downpicking' I mean he does not use a 'only downpicking' policy that most bassist in this type of band use . Thanks for pointing that out!

[@dannytheguitarwarrior]

"No Downpicking" *James Hetfield Left The Chat*

[@Michiganvideoswithmyfriends.]

No down picking DEE DEE Ramone left the chat💀

[@DemonSlide]

Krist is one of the greatest bass players ever. His sense of rhythm and melody are pretty darn awesome and just as good as anyone else in Nirvana. He just gave an excellent counterpoint to Kurt's vocals.

[@christianboy5976]

I'm a guitarist and I thought learning the bass would be just an easier version. How I wrong i was it's an entirely different animal and I love it krist got me into wanting to learn more about the bass definitely one of the best bass players of rock history

[@alibearbass]

Addicted to these

[@danadabrowski9041]

Glad you did a vid on Chris . He was always the best musician in Nirvana by far .

[@darthskeletand1488]

Blew on the bleach Album also starts with bass and it’s really good

[@GugaRamone]

And the bass sound on that song is HUGE! I absolutely love that distorted bass tone!!

[@ProjectStarLIGHTS]

@@GugaRamone That's thanks to being in Drop C, they were in Drop D, he forgot it tuned it down more.

[@3notesabar843]

I came from your John Deacon video, loving your analysis of all these great bass players!

[@davidfox7983]

Really enjoyed your dismantling of Krists bass playing Lounge Act what a line Helped create Nirvanas sound

[@mikaellauritzen5072]

The work you put into this channel with breaking down the styles of different bass players, just amazing! ❤❤❤ Thank you buddy!

[@jefffreeman7695]

Always a great lessons from you, Paul! Thank you.

[@Knight9Rider]

this is a such good serie ! learning all the tricks from the greatests Please, Geezer Butler for the next You rock man!

[@kimrice394]

Under appreciated bass player for sure! Given the credit Nirvana gets...

[@slippinjimmy6511]

One of my favorite Nirvana songs is Scentless Apprentice. The bass and drums blend in together.

[@devinthierault]

His Gibson RD had electronics designed by Moog!

[@MartyWilson100]

Great video!=) I am not the biggest Nirvana fan but I like Krist Novoselic which I think is an underrated bass player

[@MyCovertNarcissism]

Amazing video as always, thank you Paul

[@emilornkloo349]

Love this series! 🤟🏻

[@thestickmanproject2527]

He's so fucking underrated bass player, and he team up with dave what a fucking magic ❤️

[@danielmorris5401]

I love your videos mate. So in-depth in theroy and tone

[@mikeandike2021]

Krist is an amazing bass player, his bass playing is very original and he never really tried to be be lazy like most bass players in the 90s and just play on the top string. Another great bass player to mention is Robert deleo of STP

[@risqinurhakiki6177]

"No down picking" Dee Dee Ramone left the chat.

[@larsetom1]

Great video! Your demonstration of how make a dull bass part into KN bass part is very useful and spice up one's playing!

[@franka2743]

I love Krist, he's one of my favorite bass players and in my opinion one of the most underrated, and it's his bass lines that I've learned first. With that said, I have no f****** idea how he managed to play with his bass below his waist while bouncing around! I've tried it, again and again, and I just can't do it. Maybe it's his extremely big hands? Does he even have big hands? I know he's extremely tall. But then again I know of other players, both bassists and guitar players from the '90s who did the same thing, I just can't get it !

[@leandrodelvalle300]

Krist is amazing! I want a video like this of Gene Simmons! Greetings from Argentina

[@sagvancoffee7364]

I think it already is?

[@leandrodelvalle300]

@@sagvancoffee7364 No, it´s "10 KISS hits where Gene Simmons did NOT play bass on" and "Why there is (pretty much) no bass in KISS' 1980s music?" but there is no "How to sound like"

[@sagvancoffee7364]

@@leandrodelvalle300 oh okey, sorry, just thought

[@mtp4430]

@@leandrodelvalle300 Why on Earth would you want to play like Gene Simmons anyway?

[@leandrodelvalle300]

@@mtp4430 Because he´s one of the most recognized bass players in the world, he´s not Jaco, of course, but his 70´s era it´s remembered even today, listen for example "Sure Know Something", he has a lot of great bass lines, and you will find that he has a great personal style and taste when it comes to play bass

[@kaseymorris8885]

Dude you're killing it in these videos. I just found you a few days ago.

[@irenecamargomacedo6626]

I love Kris Novoselic!

[@briancoyne6700]

I am learning a lot from you! Thank you!

[@KUM0]

I always get Beatles vibes from “About a Girl”

[@Jipwell]

Kurt actually wrote the song after listening to Meet The Beatles for a few hours on repeat.

[@loverdeadly6128]

He’s one of my favorite bassists. He was great when h played bass for Flipper!

[@marleythefrenchbulldog4237]

This is just what I needed.

[@Polyfusia]

Krist is a cool player. I like the way he will play a few bars lower on the neck with the guitar and then move way up the neck and carve out another little side path that compliments Kurts riffs which are lower, and then he'll come back to rejoin Kurt. His sound was simple and didn't have many effects but it could be really heavy. Krist isn't an angry or depressive person but some of his basslines had a very heavy, dark quality, like on Come On Death, Dive, Milk It etc. Very punk.

[@rudymila4325]

Thanks for this video man!!

[@jamesadamgleason9471]

Lounge act is a dope ass bass line

[@janetowens7288]

Drop the bass on your head. Get that elusive 'skull tone'.

[@santanabgabriel]

Geezer Butler please!! (early sabbath)

[@victortrujillo4753]

awesome dude, can you do cliff burton next plz

[@lukeinghram769]

Please do a video on how to sound like Mike Dirnt from Green Day.

[@edithwallflower]

he listened to the beatles on repeat for a full day before writing it

[@sulfuro0503]

Hi, can you make a video of Klaus Flouride from Dead Kennedys please?

[@LordStompyHarpLoonyTunes]

Hahaha, yeah he's a totally under rated punk player

[@sebastiansmith5524]

You’re tearing me apart Lisa!

[@IDamianosI]

MUY INTERESANTE!

[@koba5152]

Can you do a video on roger glover

[@michaeletsoub0z311]

Can u do John Deacon please 🤩

[@auralfury]

great stuff...krist is def underrated...great player..Listening to incesticide right now

[@LordStompyHarpLoonyTunes]

One of their best albums, the cool point in their career between their early underground & later commercial sound

[@donatogerardosassone5419]

What is the song about the “practical demonstration” in the end of the video?

[@knastvogel]

I just noticed Krist holds his pick between his thumb and his middle finger. Funny, I do that too.

[@SavitTheGoalie]

How could you not add the best nirvana bass line Sliver

[@singedgostoso4198]

make a video about Chi Cheng (deftones) plss

[@elvisjacome7812]

This is amazing!!! ImI

[@cosmosisjones2745]

Please do a video on Dan andriano from alkaline trio!!!

[@Superbabiez]

DESCENDANTS bassists video please

[@S4Diii]

are you sure with the roto stainless steels? i've read he used nickels. not sure whats right

[@the_laybacks]

Can we get a video of how to play bass like Ethan Eck from the band, Paper Sweaters?

[@endivide_band]

you'll get even closer, if not spot on with a jazz bass rather than a P bass. His tones were naturally mid scooped from the bass that he played, while the P bass's tones are higher in mids.

[@Owen-ne6pe]

Get a tbird or gibson bass if you want to sound like him!

[@stevewyffels6137]

Very underrated bass player

[@martinamayfair7978]

💖

[@カトーンデス]

greatest good ❣️

[@stijn8668]

i would really like one of this videos on ben shepherd or mike starr that would be sick

[@lofi_rover]

What picks did he use?

[@dangerfalls4388]

You're great

[@zacharyhusk4649]

You can clearly see that cliff burton was a big influence on his bass playing

[@brickwalljoen.y.c9514]

Do a video on one of the most underrated bass players of all time Harley Flanagen of The Cro-Mags.

[@dtklamf7457]

I'm sure you have seen them, but Harley has done his own videos about his style of playing. There's nothing better than the source, especially since *EVERYBODY* (myself included who grew up watching him in person) plays his stuff wrong to begin with.

[@ProjectStarLIGHTS]

If you haven't you should do videos on Andy Rourke and Steve Severin

[@matthewkennedy7283]

I couldn’t hear the bass parts for the examples

[@Metal_Horror]

Yeah it kinda bugs me he has the "basic bassist" label. His lines aren't exactly difficult to play, but I don't think "basic" is a good descriptor. He definitely has a signature style that is tasteful and adds a lot of melody to Kurt's (actually basic) riffs and vocals. He's had a massive influence on my own playing, and I often wonder what Krist would do in certain situations. Most people (myself included) had no idea what was going on under the guitars on Heart Shaped Box. Krist adds some awesome syncopation via pull-offs and other little rhythmic embellishments.

[@susragejr477]

Style>technique

[@aquarius5264]

0:49 eh i don't think i'd call it green day-ish. mike dirnts playing is a bit more technical and fast

[@r.j.frantz6227]

Love your videos! You should do a video on David Elfeson from Megadeath.

[@Owen-ne6pe]

krist noveselic did have a certian bass sound tbh in the studio he mainly used humbicking gibson basses in the studio, live it never mattered tho

[@stevewyffels6137]

Chris said he served the guitar.. Like in lounge act... Yup is

[@ledkicker2392]

Cool insights! How much more boring Nirvana would be if he just doubled the guitar. Isn't he pronounced like "Novoselich" though?

[@pattystephens8129]

I want to sound like Noveselic as much as Paul wants to sound like Rick Beato. Or not.

[@kylekoonce]

That turned into a ska punk song at the end

[@global-bassist6789]

Bro you said green day...damn

[@bepivisintainer2975]

Bon.Te sei italiano. Non capisco se sei Emiliano o Lombardo. vediamo se ho indovinato

[@emanuelehomer3]

Cazzo non c ero arrivato 😂😂😂

[@bepivisintainer2975]

@@emanuelehomer3 mica ce lo vuol dire. Peò`mette i cuoricini. È un animo gentile :-)

[@rossapolis]

2:10 6.7? I had to think about for a second. You meant 6 feet 7 inches (200.66 cm) tall. There's 12 inches in a foot not 10. Damn those American Imperial measurements. 😁

[@ihm89]

I love nirvana. Until now

[@1985cactus]

?

[@ihatetheinternetitsawesome]

@@1985cactus I think they were trying to say that they love Nirvana to this day or something

[@mookly1056]

are you seriously claiming he only up-picks? wtf

[@leon-du8ye]

Mook ly no, he means he only alternate picks

[@reubenrozeyt5716]

You forgot playing the bass down to your shins

[@zephyrmusic_]

I mean Krist is doing bends only because the guitar is doing it too, so he changes the note as Kurt and it gives a more sloppy note change and it sounds great, but if Kurt didn't do any bend he wouldn't imo, cuz a bass doing bends where there is no bends just flips the band over and the bass maintains the band in order, so if you change of root by bending you'll lose your bandmates & it will sound quite bad to be honest.

[@1985cactus]

NovoseliC as in each, not eek.

[@dennisgrothe5461]

Kurt Cobain was not a Riff Player. Well...

[@aricofficialmusic8839]

Thx for uploading. If you have a second come check out my music videos - I'm an indie musician and think you might dig my sound. Really appreciate it!

[@edwinhernandez9276]

It's too bad he dumped the Democratic party and supports the Donald Trump Republican party. 😒🐘( M.A.G.A.)

[@1985cactus]

He doesn't.

[@mikerubalcava3925]

He actually supports the independent party

[@crazycucco6793]

Ok and? Peoples political views have nothing to do with their skill. And besides, he never said he was full Republican, he said he just agreed with things trump did. He's independent just like what the person above said

[@interestingusername1049]

2:09 wow u really just said he is 6 point 7

[@zombeast23]

😡 😡 😡 😡

[@aungyelin959]

Without Chris and Dave Kurt guitar line is boring shit

[@haczabim]

my thoughts on Krist is he wasn't a good player. I do like Nirvana nonetheless

[@zombeast23]

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