3 Scales EVERY Bass Player Should Know!

[@R_o_m_u]

All Janeks books I have are worth it. I will purchase that one trustfully !

[@chris.umberloid]

I could honestly listen to Janek doing scales all day long... so musical. Making it look sooo easy also. Dammit! 😆

[@lauriebluesguy]

Just pre-ordered the book, he 2nd or 3rd book I've got from you - it helps this old Bar Band Bass Player tremendously (looking forward to when you pre-release your next recorded album too). This will be an early xmas present from the wife - she can wrap it up when it arrives :)

[@maxvockner]

Looks killer. At this point in my journey where I’m looking to get into these type of scales.

[@GaryBouch]

Always had a bit of block with position shifts! Looking forward to working on this 🙂

[@randyclere2330]

As always…. Adding value. Digging your Line6 patches!!

[@classicalthrasher]

Mr. Janek, Thanks so much for your hard work put into this new bass scale book. I am a classically trained violinist-and a *much* poorer bass player-and am addicted rather than put off by all sort of scale books. Violinists have (or should) practice them daily, at least a little bit-it usually takes a big chunk of practice time for me. This book next to the pentatonic scales one I bought from you earlier will prove invaluable to me as I keep growing both technically and musically as a bassist, and I particularly trust your approach due to your unique classical background and approach to bass playing. Looking forward to the madness! And to practice them daily as much as I can. Extremely grateful you went through all this work to make a "complete" western scale book for us. 🙏🎸 (Of course already preordered a physical copy!)

[@danymarcotte1900]

That bass is sooooooo beautiful! 🤩

[@JordanIs.Online]

Love the options for the major scale positions and shifts. I know 3 dedicated position that I often stitch together to travel around the fretboard but also think its super important knowing the formula in semitone / whole tones as well. I've found myself playing in positions that I never instinctively knew because of this, from playing it 4 notes over two strings and other options. Super looking forward to the new book. Looking forward to exploring those different sounds. That Major Harmonic sounds so nice. Be great to dig into this and see what kind of sounds this would vibe with. That b6 with the other tones is definitely given an augmented vibe so keen to try something like this over it.

[@chrislinn6655]

Chordal Harmony book in the future, strictly applied to the four string bass? The RKM might enjoy that. Just throw'n it out there. Don't know if you don't ask.

[@carlosvillarroel6665]

Thank you master 🎉❤

[@gejor2920]

Hello Janek (from France). Can you tell me if this new book has tabs for every exercise before I buy it? ... I need "tabs"...

[@thordurg08]

Agree. Not all of us read music

[@thordurg08]

"standard notation and Bass TAB, no one is left out." 😊

[@janekgwizdala]

As per this video and the product description on the website: the book has bass tab.

[@charlieburns1385]

Interesting R hand tech

[@joaniepeters2565]

You know I’m getting that book

[@jeffreystroman2811]

So, I slap, walk, riff and rock, but I am a self admitted hack, I really don't know how to play, standing next to people who do has long been my trick. But I have to say good sir, everything you just said landed with me. Anyway that's a lot of honesty this early in the morning, so I'll stop there

[@ruanof7]

I love it when teachers teach with a 4 string base thus making it simple. Thank you for the Upload !

[@bradbarber]

It gets tricky to follow along without fret markers for reference, especially at the speed you are going

[@janekgwizdala]

There are two things this comment brings up that are really important to consider: 1. You can pause and skip back on any frame of any video on KZbin, so that should negate any speed issues. If I went any slower the video would be 30 minutes long and would be more akin to a television broadcast than a KZbin video. 2. With music, especially on this fundamental level of major and minor scales, you should always be listening with your ears and not your eyes. Play the video and look away from the screen and challenge yourself to understand what is going on without the need to look for something like fret markers. Not only am I playing something very simple (a major scale in a key with no flats or sharps) but I’m also explaining what I’m doing verbally every step of the way. This is by no means meant to call you out or make you feel silly. I want to highlight how important the ear is, and how something like fret markers should be the last thing you think about. If your ear isn’t developed enough to simply hear what’s going on, then this is great information. You know exactly where a weakness is, and can pour all your energy into improving it. The hardest part is knowing what questions to ask yourself, and the often impossible part is being honest with the answer you give. As long as you identify the weakness and use that information to improve your playing, you’ll never look for a shortcut or hack like fret markers ever again.

[@marylewis3311]

🙏❤️🙏

[@Шизлманизл]

Hey, can I buy a book from Kazakhstan?

[@janekgwizdala]

Absolutely.

[@soro4045]

PP BASS !!!

[@Genson50]

How’s crap to learn how to play c major .

[@janekgwizdala]

@@Genson50 ???

[@GazAce]

On screen Tabs would've been good.

[@janekgwizdala]

@@GazAce with material this simple, using your ears instead of your eyes is highly recommended. The more you listen with your eyes, the slower the progress as a musician.

[@janekgwizdala]

@@GazAce with material this simple, using your ears instead of your eyes is highly recommended. The more you listen with your eyes, the slower the progress as a musician.

[@GazAce]

@janekgwizdala Been playing bass 30 years mate, from Latin to Metallica, can play it all. And that's what you call "constructive criticism", you should learn to accept it. And I won't reply twice.

[@choccyf1850]

yeah £35 is crazy

[@janekgwizdala]

@@choccyf1850 £35 is crazy for what? A toothpick? Agreed. But without any context, your comment makes little sense in afraid.

[@choccyf1850]

@janekgwizdala for your book mate. charging £35 for a book on learning scales is crazy when i could buy one for like £10 on line

[@janekgwizdala]

@@choccyf1850 it’s $35 not £35, and you get exactly what you pay for. Buy a cup-a-soup for £0.99 and you’ll experience an approximation of soup. Instant, warm, and synthetic flavors that roughly resemble the protein it claims to contain. Go to the Fat Duck (if you can get a reservation) and have one of Heston Blumenthal’s soups if there’s one on the menu. The meal will run you £395 per person. Not sure if that includes wine. 🤷‍♀️ I haven’t eaten there. But I do know it has Michelin stars for a reason. Soup isn’t just soup. Scales aren’t just scales. And again, you get what you pay for. Heston’s food might not be in everyone’s budget, but that doesn’t mean it’s a joke to pay those prices for a heightened culinary experience. You can’t get this book for £10 elsewhere, but you can get an approximation of it. I am by no means suggesting that I’m Heston, but I’m definitely not writing cup-a-scales or over-charging for the product.

[@WCruttenden]

I bought a bass scales book for around £10 and it never gets used. I doubt it took more than a few days for someone to put it together. You get what you pay for.

[@choccyf1850]

@@janekgwizdala yeah but the difference is is that its a book about scales. If i went into a library and saw a harry potter book for £5 and then saw someone online selling it for £15 i would call them out on it. You might ask "what does this have anything to do with scales?" It's because scales, arpeggios, etc. dont change over time and you cant put a quality factor into a book about them because there are probably 10's of thousands of books out there that teach you that one thing. You cant argue that one scale book is better than another these days because if theres something in the book that they havent included you can simply search it up online and write it down in a notebook for later.

[@Toddv5968]

I’d like to understand as a non bass player when bass players started thinking that playing fast is a good idea? It drives me nuts when bassists overplay and it’s all too common anymore. Can anyone just play bass anymore? Your hired!

[@Doublebassblake]

I’d like to understand as a non (insert instrument) player why anyone would want to express themselves and just become a better player? I mean just do what everyone else has done already and get hired to play a bar gig for $100? 🙄

[@austinman1712]

Jesus get over yourself lol

[@sherlock4791]

Its since the first electric bass was invented tbh Maybe you just never listen before

[@trance9158]

All too common? For example??

[@SisterAbdullahX]

Who are you, the fucking Bass Taliban?