Making Your Electric Bass Sound Like An Upright /// Scott's Bass Lessons

[@meatsupplies5282]

1)Play right under fret board 2)Pluck with one finger 3)Palm Mute 4)Roll off tone 5)Flatwound Strings 6)Use open strings as much as possible

[@frans688]

do not let the frets vibrete at all

[@yeoldefoxeh254]

And a fretless to start with.

[@a-1151]

Saved me 18 mins thanks!

[@paperclihp3588]

@@yeoldefoxeh254 if your buying or using a fret less you might aswell buy an upright and learn it

[@paveantelic7876]

i would also use a smidge of the octaver effect

[@Project_2501]

"Oopright"

[@AlgyCuber]

i was gonna comment that xD

[@johndiehl9535]

Really - pitiful

[@shanemu4819]

ploocking

[@Aloshi19]

It's the accent dude

[@NikkieRoxxx]

If its about the accent, English is my second language.... and after 38 years my French accent still can be cut through with a knife!

[@Bi_scotti_5]

7. Instead of flatwounds, use tapewounds. You get that that same clack from the strings you get from an upright. They also sound great even out of that context. Labella makes 3 different types of tapewounds in various gages; all of them are supremely underrated.

[@benbenpotato]

2:44 when it starts

[@johnmoyle4195]

Top man.

[@tenzindawasherpa]

Thanks

[@randylahey1410]

As something of an upright player myself, you are spot on about using open strings, also on that note, try to keep everything lower and at the first four frets, the reason being that it's easier to have good intonation down there, so upright players do it most of the time.

[@Snavels]

I cannot express how right you are about that last bit. I always found it so hard to keep good intonation when I go higher than an Octave above the G string. (Even the high G could be iffy)

[@Blech319]

Turn down tone knob; rest thumb on neck heel. Done.

[@devinebass]

Boom! ;)

[@ShawnSlapsDaBass]

How to make your electric sound like an upright... ...learn to play upright.

[@xChrisS41x]

"Karate chop the bridge" - solid bass playing lesson by Scott ;)

[@devinebass]

Lol ;)

[@williamcampbell7387]

It's the Miss Piggy technique. Lesson to follow. "Haieee-yahhh!"

[@williamcampbell7387]

The pure evocation of Parliament's "Night of the Thumpasorus Peoples." All hail Bootsy Collins.

[@ResidentRob]

I used to get a good upright tone with a violin bass using flatwounds and a foam mute.

[@pleromicpastry5445]

tapewounds are better

[@gfj06]

Thanks Rob this was really helpful

[@deadandburied7626]

What I do with my Hofner.

[@andrewgent9334]

Strange, I am mainly an upright player and people often say they can tell from the way I play electric bass by my fingering and open strings.

[@TropicalLatitude]

Good tips! It helps that from the mid 60s through 1990s upright guys were subconsciously trying to sound like electric players...using steel spirocore strings with lots of sustain and brightness and crappy pickups through electric bass amps. In recent years they're going back to gut sounding strings and more accurate amplification. I'm an upright guy who sucks at electric bass.

[@jburtonca]

I have the answer to getting an upright bass sound without an upright bass. Two words: Kala U-Bass.

[@NMranchhand]

jburtonca 2-1/2 words.

[@pleromicpastry5445]

Two words: nylon tapewounds

[@user-kk4bo5dm8j]

Rip Victor Bailey

[@devinebass]

Absolutely! :(

[@user-kk4bo5dm8j]

stan broniszewksi sorry to hear that man! :(

[@AlexanderWS92]

Actually they were Marshall super bass amps, not guitar amps

Father Midnight - I never knew Marshall makes that.

[@elancaster808]

Knew Victor a little and he played with my Dad and The King Snake Studios crew in Florida. He did a few dates with Dad and the tremendous Hammond B3 & guitar player Lucky Peterson as well. RIP VB

[@paulanderson79]

Excellent video as always! Not overly keen on the tone being rolled right down. Uprights do possess significant amounts of presence. Massive changes in upright sound depending upon how it's played. Some players literally pop the strings like you would an electric bass. It's very aggressive on the fingerboard but the tone is far from dull. The other thing to remember with uprights is that they're acoustic instruments. How they're miked up makes huge changes to the tone, whether live or recorded. Piezo pickups are very versatile but complemented with a directional mic aimed vaguely at players plucking hand. As with everything bass, try phase inverting one source and see if that gives improved response.

[@ronwright4684]

The "Jazz 101" course is the best one so far. I bought a lifetime membership. Scott is a superb teacher and I have doubled my bass chops in the first year.

[@StevenMorris]

I try to go for this kind of sound a lot with my fretless. I think having slightly higher action helps a lot with this kind of tone as well! But yea~ great tips. Learned a lot of these over the years through trial and error. Would have been nice to have had this video way back when :p

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@UCWTj3vCqkQIsrTGSm4kM34g You can use D'addario NS Omni Bass/Bass Guitar Strings:www.daddario.com/products/orchestral/bass/ns-electric-bass-cello/ns-electric-basscello-string-set-44-scale-medium-tension/ which are Flexible Flatwound Strings that have a balanced sound between complexity & clarity.

[@Rodrigoblw]

About 10 years ago, after 24 years of playing the electric bass, I decided to take some formal lessons. It happened that my teacher was primarily an uprighter. Her taught me to use open strings whenever I could. The explanation for the more frequent use in uprights was that you don't run the risk to get out of tune, at least for e-a-d-g!

[@heavyribassmaiden4924]

Wooooow so cool! This is for jazz only???

[@crimfan]

@@heavyribassmaiden4924 You can use open strings pretty much anywhere those notes apply. I do it a lot.

[@cosimobaldi03]

Yes but open strings sound quite different from fretted.. Also playing 5th fret on the lower string sounds better to me 😒

[@FrancescoGuardi]

I agrree except kind of every muting with palm, piece of rubber or roll down the tone. It will only sound like a bad upright with old strings. No upright in correct condition sounds like a wet shoe box. Don't know why people -even you Scott!- think an upright makes only a dump plop, it simply isn't true. The real double bass sound comes from super long strings,deep acoustic body and special technic of plucking depending from upright position of the strings.

[@delsonix5267]

The upright bass sound comes from vibrating wooden sound board, which is exited by long strings. So, what we hear is vibrating tone wood amplified in a huge resonating chamber. In electric guitar the only significantly vibrating wooden part is headstock. So, what we hear in electric guitar are vibrating strings amplified by electronic pickups. It will be difficult to emulate acoustic bass sound on electric bass unless one can amplify headstock vibrations.

[@Hamerguy68]

My experience was a bit different. I use a 2007 American Deluxe Jazz Bass fretless. A fretless adds that nice wooden sound. The neck pickup is the one to use, the bridge pickup has too much electric bass sound and sounds best when the strings are plucked close to the bridge. The bass came factory with flats, but somehow it sounded "dead", as someone commented earlier, a "dumb plop". I put halfrounds on it and suddenly the bass came to life. It also adds much more sustain which is cool when playing slow stuff. I pluck the strings on the neck between 17th and 19th fret, one sometimes two fingers. With flats I also had real problems with recording some frequencies seemed boosted. With the halfrounds it seems more balanced to me. Probably all a matter of taste.

[@crimfan]

I use coated rounds (DR Black Beauties) on one of my fretlesses. I like the feel a lot better and they growl a lot more than flats, especially with finger vibrato. The coating cuts some of the higher overtones and helps cut down on how much it chews the board. I'll probably remove them on my other fretless, too.

[@youngbaconlive6136]

i love the way u play bass saitama senpai

[@driverxone9453]

YoungBaconLive lol what?

[@seba145]

DRIVERXone saitama is a bald anime guy

[@driverxone9453]

Sebi Sebi Yeah I know, but it was so random that I laughed :)

[@freshpansen6313]

9:02 Senpai's skills are awesome

[@theredcomet844]

FreshPansen well, he has to pay rent somehow.

[@Richard_Jones]

Not a real suggestion for anyone else but I occasionally find when I'm playing guitar in my dressing gown, the sleeve drags on the strings, giving it quite an authentic 'upright' sound. It'd look a bit odd on stage though.

[@jimhughes1070]

Richard Jones got to love that visual

[@GuajoloteGonzales]

Put a mudbucker on your fretless bass and you will sound like you are playing an upright bass.

[@clicks59]

How about just playing a real upright? There is no substitute for the real thing. Sorry.

[@philweingart9523]

I own a Carvin fretless with a passive/active switch that turns the pickups passive. I was able to satisfy my jazz bandmates simply by switching to passive and rolling back the treble pot. It was really pretty amazing how different the sound was, not to mention how happy they were to hear the "upright" sound with the band. But I'll definitely try plucking closer to the neck. That's an easy switch.

[@jazzman1954]

And lift your string action up. Better with no fret buzz at all.

[@jbrewerbass]

Just play upright! It’s not very difficult once you get going

[@ShaynaPulley]

Kind of rough on the storage aspect lol

[@jbrewerbass]

Shayna Pulley i mean yeah lol but I was an all electric player and then I picked up upright and it is totally worth all the negatives. There are certain things you just can’t do on an electric

[@ShaynaPulley]

@@jbrewerbass oh I agree. I got to try one and fell in love. It's just not feasible for most.

[@xaza5625]

Those things are expensive

[@paulanderson79]

@@ShaynaPulley I know an upright player who managed to cram a 3/4 size bass into a Porsche 924.

[@FractalJim]

To play the upright bit in King Crimson's RED, I used some nasty overdrive, octave divider, and played an octave up on my Rickenbacker, with a pick. It worked surprisingly well (but maybe it wouldn't for 'cocktail' jazz). I have a short-scale semi-hollow-body Micro-Frets bass (with flatwounds) which sounds very upright, especially when bowed. I saw Dave Brubeck once, with his son playing a fretless Rickenbacker - very nice acoustic tone.

[@kellnola]

Also, open strings just sound good in walking lines, let 'em ring

[@LaudCranium]

how do you make it sound like a tuba? any suggestions? please

[@TheMrbumpersticker]

Another method is to try and replicate the sound of a fret less basically by using your fretting hand fingers to play over the frets rather than behind, well just close enough to not make it buzz. :D

[@robotdowning963]

why isn't there a Scott's bass lessons for guitarists 😦 so many guitar channels but not this in depth or useful

[@ShaynaPulley]

Good news, you have the same strings on your guitar. Just ignore the B and e string, you're set.

[@crimfan]

@@ShaynaPulley There's some transfer, but a lot less than one would like due to the fact that the bass and guitar have such different roles in a band.

[@jel8113]

Checkmate guitarists!

[@crimfan]

I will say, though, there are some really good guitar channels. As examples, check out Paul Davids or Signals Music Studio.

[@Sawyer0608]

@@jel8113 Slap Like Now

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Why not get an Ibanez UB804?

[@RonaldoSicurella]

Can someone please tell me the name of that amazing backing track? Just beautiful! Thanks

[@guyfox113]

Why are you wearing a glove on your left hand?

[@ShaynaPulley]

He explains in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYC5eKV9d8qkn6s

[@bean9seventy]

you have to hold the bass physically up right scot to really get the sense & feel ,, then learn all 12 major keys in open string ,, tho from memory i think its F# & D# don't match ,, edited ,, two days later its C# not D# tip ,,, "C#" major 1st note is on the G string 6th fret melodic & harmonic minors are where it all happens , that was where i left off for a while ,, & remember ? Marlowedk he tried to Blag it ,, then nodded his head & quit chasing,, then gave & me the room knowing i beat him in that race ,, in 2012 -13 with victor gone ,, try to respect it ,, yeah we are rough tough & dangerous 1st you tubers to get to the south pole, victor knew it too , dig it Scot man ;D

[@videoschiche8367]

As usual, a brilliant and well structured lesson! Thanks, Scott!

[@jimu57]

To emulate an upright bass, I also play with the fatty part of my finger and sometimes the thumb. One thing that I use is similar to pulling a handkerchief under the strings close to the bridge. Cuts the sustain and gives a fatter sound. i also am making, again, a device made from a "fluffy" shoestring. It passes above and below the strings and have a small fastener thru the shoestring between each string. I pull it all the way against the bridge when I am not using it. It doesnt noticeably affect the string sustain or tone. When I need it, I slide it into position. Position depends on the string used and simply tempering the tone and feel. The I normally play the strings between the bridge and heel of the neck. might sound crazy but I have used it for years and it truly gives a great sound.

[@xy2144]

Use flatwound strings to get an upright sound

[@JuanHiribarren]

Nylon pressurewound!!!

[@SeanHyland]

Anyone else mesmerized by 11:44? That sound!

[@gabrielemaggioni5521]

Hi Scott and thanks a lot for the tips! Would having a neck pickup, like on an EB-0 or EB-3, help in achieving an upright sound? Thanks in advance, ~Gabriele

[@bassplayer2011ify]

in theory it would but don't use EB pick ups. To put it bluntly they sound like shit, they are called mudbuckers for reason.

[@AllbeeHivezChristianAllbee]

Sting manages to get an upright-channelling tone with his single-coil Precision Bass and a classical-guitar-finger-thumb technique.

[@qbass00]

nice one for mentioning tapewounds! i've been using them for a few years, I discovered them in the search for a jazz-friendly bass tone. tapewounds, p-basses and jazz go really well together.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Scott's Bass Lessons Electric Bass is easier to play than an Upright cause you have frets to play more in tune.

[@1973w3791]

1. Use flat strings and fretless bass 2. Raise the strings as high as possible above the neck. 3. Play in position over the 24th fret. 4. Use POSITION and CONFIGURATION of pickups like a Warwick Thumb -5 5. Enjoy the sound of the upright bass)))))

[@jazzman1954]

I would add. Stay in the 1st & 2 nd position 95% of the time. ie play bass not cello! Good lesson mate.

[@oldasrocks9121]

What you said plus touch of octaver and a touch of delay, keyword: touch. Tapewounds, Goldilocks guage. And the Bill Lawrence P-46 pickup And try foam blocks between the E and A and D and G, rather than foam under the strings or between the strings and the bridge cover. (BTW Fender's glued on neoprene mutes in the bridge cover only muted A, D and G. Give that a whirl.)

[@trolingmaster23]

Hi, could you please tell me the title of the backing track you're using for this lesson? I think I've heard it before but I can't remember where. I loved it!

[@minakim0217]

Sounds like a variation of Autumn Leaves

[@narcoticstate2127]

Lesson 1 - Get a fretless Jazz bass. Lesson 2 - Use only the neck pick-up and roll off all the treble... Lesson 3 - Use RotoSound TruBass 88 strings... Lesson 4 - Stick a sponge under the strings by the bridge... Lesson 5 - tape up your fingers so you don't end up with blisters when you slide up and down the fret(less) board...

[@THX11382]

Thanks for the eye-opening vid! You were not wrong...Rob Mullarkey is just amazing. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWm5Y4d4nLl0hsU

[@xXBiShOXx]

You forgot to mention that fretless basses are a lot closer to an upright tonally as well so if you have one use that in combination with all these techniques.

[@LeviChangsMusic]

Bisho736 I defretted my long scale fleabass and since an epoxy coating is quite Expensive I strung iT with flats for that real upright sound.

[@gcvrsa]

I don't know why people think that plucking with only one finger will make you sound like you're playing upright. Upright players do not use one finger. The real key is plucking with the *side* of the finger, rather than the tip, as most electric bassists are taught to do, which leads to insipid tone. You need to use the side of the finger, which is the natural position when playing upright, and you need to *dig in*. The standard technique taught to electric bassists uses only the very tip of the finger and barely disturbs the string, and that's why it sounds to bloody flat and boring compared to using the upright technique. If you really want to get as close to an upright sound as it is possible to get without buying and hauling and caring for an actual upright bass, then what you need is a fretless bass guitar with a piezo pickup system and flatwound or tapewound strings. You may want to add foam mutes, and you may want to use an acoustic resonance enhancer pedal, and possibly a small bit of reverb. Just give up trying to do this with a fretted bass that only has magnetic pickups.

[@samuelkonin8139]

Don't make your electric bass sound like an upright. If you want your bass to sound like an upright, play an upright.

[@funkolator]

Greetings from Berlin Germany. Your videos help so much. Thank you

[@Md75897]

Only worth doing if you often need the upright tone but raise the action WAY up , like 4-5mm at the 17th fret.... Oh yeah and flatwounds

[@Lutemann]

What about putting some foam under the strings by the bridge?

[@jayjuliecooper8882]

This is so brilliant! Scott, you're the man!

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Scott's Bass Lessons Double Basses are very expensive & they really have to lower their price so they're more affordable by using machines to build them. The Fender P Bass & J Bass were originally made to replace the Double Bass cause they're much easier to carry.

[@bassplayer2011ify]

Shop around you can find good second hand uprights for around the same price as a USA Fender.

[@markjohnson1260]

That's close enough for the girls I go with, thanks man !

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

4:08 You've seen great Bassists like Victor Baily play around fret 15

[@jakepark9962]

That is a sweet backing track. What is the title of it?

[@ruadeil_zabelin]

3:20 It's funny you mention that. I naturally settle over the end of the fretboard. I really had to teach myself to move to the pickups, and if I don't consciously think about it I just end up back over the freatboard again. It's always been fine for the type of sound I wanted anyway, so it's not been that important to learn it. Actually I typically also just use one finger too. I'm self tought and that's just kinda how it ended up. Weird that

[@marcy_law]

I'm pretty much the same way, but I play with three fingers because I saw John entwhistle use all his fingers.

[@sirgallabad]

Another thing instead of palm muting, you can put a piece of sponge under the strings at the bridge, and then play higher up on the neck, it sounds really nice and mellow.

[@joekind1]

Why do you make your bass and your playing sound like a rubber band or a bumblebee when you know how to make like an upright bass. Is it for show or wishing you were a guitar player?

[@the-selfish-meme7585]

Why are there 2 leads plugged into your bass? Apologies - I am from the '70s.... :)

[@gordonmcewen2661]

But where is your bow???

[@guitarbizzar5524]

:( RIP Victor Bailey

[@jzhu623]

Couldn't you tie something around the bridge to get that palm mute sound while freeing your hand to play closer to the fretboard?

[@sharonlee4773]

I use a piezo p bass bridge with a wee blend of magnetic pup and heavy flatwounds.

[@ebencharles3228]

Turn down the treble on your amp and bass if you you have that on your bass ( get the bass to sound as dark as possible).

[@HempBike]

HELP! My hand isn't big enough to heel-mute the bridge and finger at the 15th frett;-)

[@gentrymagician]

Everything else Scott mentioned, plus put a piece of sponge under the strings, near the bridge.

[@carloswarriorpro]

i love you scott

[@devinebass]

Dude... I love you too! ;)

[@archiescotland8378]

Scott, can/do you play regular guitar as well? Because I play both and can't imagine someone would be able to play one without having some proficiency in the other, but I've never seen you play a guitar

[@deafmute420_9]

Fuck guitar, anyone can play a guitar. You have to be a real musician to play bass. I sound better then you and I only have 4 strings!

[@lynnturman8157]

Another reason upright players use open strings is because it hones intonation. Important when you have no frets.

[@heavyribassmaiden4924]

What do you mean, please??

[@bassplayer2011ify]

@@heavyribassmaiden4924 There are no marking on an upright to tell you where the notes. Playing open strings eliminates the probability of you fingering a wrong note ie and e flat or c sharp instead of a d. And if you have a good ear and general understanding of theory you should what your fingered notes should sound like based on the open strings and make small adjustments if you are wrong.

[@BlackRootsAcademyOfSoul]

That's where Roots Reggae Music Bassists place their thumb to get that boomy URB sound. Aston Familyman Barrett of The Wailers is a master of that.

[@klisher]

can you do a lesson on that "i was made to love her" riff please scott.

[@FinnBjerke]

Sounds like a bass guitar to me. Ubass and Micro bass sounds more upright to my ear. why not use a fretless? vthx for good vids mate... kudos and respect.

[@klapsigaarenbasgitaar1931]

I would also mention: in stead of muting strings with your plucking hand you could also stick a piece of foam there. Especially on a Precision-style bass you should have space for that. Another thing that I think you did not mention is the effect of string height. Raising the action of your instrument will make you sound and play more like an upright player (granted, that's not an ad hoc solution that works during a session). And last but not least: fretless. To sum it all up: take a fretless bass, put flatwounds, raise the action, stick a piece of foam (not too thick, you will get intonation problems), use a lot of open strings (also to help you stay playing in tune;). And listen to upright players. Voila.

[@devinebass]

🔥🔥🔥

[@paulm7732]

wish i could afford the Acadamy, thanx scott. maybe one day

[@jonathangriffin4594]

I never thought about the open strings thing or the one finger technique ... great tips! I play fretless so this is a topic dear to my heart :)

[@devinebass]

Keep swinging Jonathan! :)

[@AlgyCuber]

scott's bass lessons me : *adam neely*'s bass lessons

[@plamenmilanov3009]

tip 1: play above the 15th fret. Tip 3: palm mute. OK got it

[@thomasjordan3241]

Tom Warrington when he was with Buddy Rich and Chris Brubeck came pretty close. CHRIS `BRUBECK COMES AMAZINGLY CLOSE TO AN UPRIGHT SOUND! They both used fretless basses and played right on the edge of the neck. Flats for Tom and I think Rotososounds (TAPEWOUNDS METHINKS) on Brubeck

[@tidepoolbay]

OK. I have to ask, why the hand rubber on your left hand?

[@sharonlee4773]

How does the glove help Scott?

[@devinebass]

The reason Scott sometimes wears gloves is because he has a neurological condition called Focal Dystonia and the gloves prevent him from having involuntary muscle movements. Cheers!!

[@mikenorman6697]

Hi Scott I'm an average guitar player who wants to learn a little bass to become a better musician and to be able to jam a little with friends and to record bass parts for demos. My songs range from melodic/folky through indie/jangly/Beatles/Squeeze/The Jam to more rocky (not metal). Some soul/funk influences too. I 've tried some full scale basses mainly P, J and PJ style,. I think the PJ covers what I want to do best. But I'm worried about neck size. I don't have particularly long fingers and I've obviously got on better with J necks better than P necks. But most full scale PJ basses seem to come with P necks rather than J necks. (Squier Standard Precision special - no longer being produced - is an exception. But not too many of these around for sale...). But even with a full scale J neck - those stretches are pretty tough. I have also tried a short scale PJ bass (Squier Vintage Modified Jaguar SS). This has a pretty skinny neck which doesn't get much wider as you progress up the neck. This is far more comfortable to play - but to my ears doesn't sound as good as the full scale instruments (this could be down to pickups and setup to some extent). In my situation could you advise what I should do in terms of buying my first bass? I'm not sure if I'm worrying needlessly about not being able to make those stretches after a while or whether I would just be better off with a short scale instrument.. Big thanks Mike Norman

[@conradkritzberger8980]

Scott mentioned "tape wound" strings. I've had Rotosound RS885LD (.065 -.130) on my 5-string for about a year. I love 'em... for playing with a local Square Dance band and playing country-ish tunes. Adding some of Scott's "tricks" makes the tone sound even more "warm."

[@cammon_pl2003]

I think one should try plucking the strings with the side part of their pointing finger. My double bass teacher showed me this technique on double bass and it allows a player to pluck the strings much softer and deeper. Double bass players also hold their instruments upright so standard bass player position (the guitar lying perpendicularly to player's body) does not let the players pluck with the side of their fingers.

[@BOB_T]

wow do you hear it you said ? it's day and night so cool love the upright sound i have a fretless electric so i guess it's one more plus. Thanks man

[@johnpatitucci7919]

Funny that this came up in my feed. I was able to turn my fretless bass into a really nice sounding upright using an MX5 pedal and a couple of Impulse Responses. Plus it works really well with my NS Design upright. It's got that nice deep upright overtones and timbre.

[@digitalsunset93]

I use a hollowbody bass, flatwound strings, a foam block back by the bridge, and a couple stages of very selective EQ. Which gets you almost all the way there. The bit you don't get is "mwah". I've been using a Strymon Deco pedal (a tape style double tracker) to introduce a small amount of flange / comb filtering by blending a touch of pitch wobble and a tiny (~3ms) delay with the dry signal. I'm pretty sure the physical properties of the fretless 'mwah' - string vibrating against the fingerboard very close to the end of the sounding length - is a kind of comb filtering in the upper harmonics, which is why this can be an effective way to simulate it. It is difficult to get it subtle enough, but when it works it sounds great.

[@scmetemete1430]

Hi Scot.İm not a bass player.İ use trillian on my recording but i am thinking to buy a chep bass guitar for recording.Can i have average bass sound on my recording with cheap bass(cort action) do u think? Chain will be.. cort action-apollo twin-soft tube bass amp room

[@rawstarmusic]

It should be something for a pedal maker. Rolling of the top doesn't give the true timbre but a pedal should be able to. Think if the advantages, have you seen an upright, taken it on transport, you know what I mean. Taking a p-bass is much safer. At times I put a capo on F or whatever and now a have a better reason for doing so. I'm a bit blown away of the flood of videos coming out of this channel. I really don't think so but, are people on something?

[@romichjordan]

buy a fretlees bass , no?😂

[@devinebass]

You'd be surprised... Head to 04:39 👊🏻

[@MarcBarkyMarta]

Some good advice, but a few bits of feedback. 1. I think using a palm mute and playing closer to the neck is going to be tough, so I’d rather suggest a foam mute at the bridge. 2. Flatwounds work well, but so do tapewounds. 3. Raising the action a little more so that you don’t get so much fret bark/buzz would also bring you closer to getting an upright tone.

[@MokrieyDela]

No mention of EQ-ing with pedals or amps? I've found a combination of fingering over the board, tweaking the bass's knobs AND messing with my EQ pedal all work in random. Also avoid new strings! :p

[@delsonix5267]

Very good video. It is difficult to emulate acoustic upright bass sound with an electric bass. The upright bass sound comes from vibrating wooden sound board. This acoustic sound is amplified in a huge resonating chamber. In electric bass the only wooden part with significant vibrations is the headstock. I developed a clip on passive amplifier, which amplifies headstock vibrations. So you get the sound of vibrating wood. My device is not practical for live gigs (I am working on it) but good for practicing or recording.

[@eggx-9463]

Put a little foam block under strings by the bridge. That combined with the finger technique, playing up on the neck, rolling the tone back, and changing your phrasing ( more open notes and where you're playing your notes on the fingerboard). Those techniques and that little piece of foam make sure I never have to lug around an upright, it's also what my fretless is dedicated for.

[@djeric1000]

i would suggest not only play the open strings but also play with upright fingerings, that's what i'm doing in this situation, it's a good way to understand how those lines are built on the old recordings..... .... the book of Ray Brown is very useful.... i often use also my cheap fretless acoustic bass ( with cutaway ) .... higher action and flatwound strings also why not ?