Mark James Bass Lesson #1 Part 2

Mark James, bassist of Breaking Benjamin gives ShallowBay.com the second part of his first bass lesson!

[@fluffytoaster427]

Might as well continue the nostalgia train: This was ten years ago...wow

[@chrollolucifer2726]

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[@fluffytoaster427]

@@chrollolucifer2726 Same dude

[@unfinishedBridges]

That So Cold riff is truly one of a kind. It's a real shame that he never really got writing credits for it and the other songs he co-wrote in BB.

[@triad5766]

unfinishedBridges he literally was in the band though lol. Of course he got credit.

[@bradhargis2261]

What are you talking about? He got credit for so cold. All you have to do is look up the music publishing rights and credits.

[@888Shone888]

I never realized the bass guitar was so AWESOME! :D

[@MitchellBeard]

mark is one of the best bass players ive ever heard.

[@EvenHummROCKS]

Mark, you are my fav bass player no doubt!

[@ThisSaturatedMind]

They should put up new lessons. Bass is so much cooler than many think. Especially Mark who takes Breaking Benjamin to a new level. Can't wait to see what he does for the new album.

[@cdubdsp]

oh man a 4 string in A# tuning. my bass would scream in pain if i ever tuned it that low hehe

[@monopoly500]

has anyone realized how MARK's thumbs are actually curved? i never realized it. LOL. Mark's a cool bassist.

[@dragon7ball7]

OH MY GOD! he plays so fast and good!

[@PCbassist]

MORE MORE MORE that's amazing, my band plays so cold, and I do the same thing to compensate for the lack of guitar. DO MORE

[@ncbaseball]

amazing

[@monopoly500]

i hope in the next album Mark can have a real chance of showing off his real bass skills. cuz not that many rock bassist are heard on albums. if only ben and aaron stopped for a moment just to be a little quiet with the guitars and Mark can Jazz it out with his bass lines.

[@chrollolucifer2726]

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[@ashton3k]

holy crap.. that's amazing

[@appletickle]

**** the so cold bass is so smooth

[@THE1TRULYSOCOMMASTER]

Great vid. Sounds cool with out the other instruments.

[@GENETICSPARTAN01Oficial]

Awesome!

[@incubrian]

do the verse of simple design and the outro riff!!!

[@NotoriousMusician]

This was 9 years ago. Wow.

[@SandraupaChannelIDN]

absolutly and still avalaible in youtube

[@mixeandoconcarls5445]

13 now 2020 🥺

[@Anera51]

his the most skilled bassist than any other bands that i know

[@leonardpoppunkmetal]

awesome riff

[@ismetatay4296]

hes is the best bass player in the world

[@wolfwood777]

sweet!

[@MrHestichs]

I wish that in the music they let him sound more!

[@jerryhill8281]

MrHestichs you can hear him. If you took out his bass lines it would sound very thin. He follows the guitar a lot in parts

[@cws-pm2jg]

this was almost 8 years ago...

[@alexslaydon5589]

Years go by too fast...

[@Soundtracks92]

and still on KZbin

[@chocolatepeanut99]

i fucking love how low the based is tuned down to.i have half of the phobia album learned but i find diary of jane hard but im still learning it oh yeah.mark is an AMAZING bass player.i look up to him

[@cdubdsp]

i think in general, a 4 string is easier to play. the actual strings are farther apart than a 5 or even 6 string bass which reduces accidently hitting the wrong string

[@bassology123]

you can also tune it as EADGC

[@RaynosFAA777]

The musicman stingray with the double pickups:)

[@RaynosFAA777]

That's the exact bass i want

[@jdopperman26]

AbyssWalker I want a musician bongo 5 string. With 2 pickups. Beast

[@TheRecode]

What srings he is using on stringray bass? They sound so fucking awesome! so much low-end and nice punch!

[@watifweded]

wow this is totally bad ass man.

[@NoLimitHonky]

@DMBassNVox his Warwicks aren't tuned down to A#/Bb, also. Plus like a lot of guys I bet he's only using a .105 low E tuned down to half a step UNDER what a standard B string would be, so there's gonna be some flop. :) That's why I use custom strings for lower stuff like that. Harder to get ahold of but totally worth it when you go way down to Drop C/Drop Bb like them.

[@kertaspaper94]

Remember, finger strength is important when playing bass :)

[@kertaspaper94]

@chocolatecookie5 Some of their songs have pretty good solos. Check "Here We Are".

[@M.D.design]

What's the name of the song that he plays?

[@jaze675]

The Diary of Jane and so cold

[@hotmail765]

Chris Wolstenholm from Muse is a great contrast from Mark. Both very talented, though Mark shows effortless skill with a plectrum and Chris has some serious skill in his fingers :) both good to watch if u wanna see some skillz :P

[@ThoraxeTheImpaler34]

Just so we clear the "Pick" issue. When I saw them live he didn't use a pick. It depends on the song and style

[@DirtRider2020]

man breaking benjamin had the starngest bass tuning i ve ever seen

[@DrMisterAleksa]

you miss me mark :(

[@mit825]

someeeeeone choked it up like 10 minutes ago. amazing bassist though. major influence.

[@BMhocky17]

Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers, though I think Mark is very good

[@deeeeeek]

Yeah I hate it when people judge the awesomeness of a song based on the difficulty. People that do that know absolutely nothing about music and try to sound smart i guess. I think blink 182 made some pretty cool riffs, granted they are about as easy as they come.

[@BFMV8546]

A# F A# D# im pretty sure thats what the song is tuned to

[@ArchAlfalin]

it's funny when his voice doesn't match with the intro sounds at 0:11

[@ameersbeih6777]

The beginning bass riff sounds very tool-like

[@ogbee9690]

chevelle is way more a tool rip off band then bb. I still like both chevelle and bb better than tool though lol. BB is the best out of all 3 by far

[@ameersbeih6777]

brandough crox aka ogb I cant choose between those three! Lol! Although if I had to say, the BB is definitely my first. But I love all three bands

[@solidsaturn0327]

Mark you are a backstabber

[@stayelevated4205]

What did he do?

[@solidsaturn0327]

He and Fink authorized a making of a greatest hits album without telling Ben or the bands manager

[@overheadz]

put that music man a side dude,,:S