Matt Freeman - How to change Bass Strings w/ Warren Lee [Equipment]

[@rudder1174]

Absolutely loving the behind the scenes. New strings and a clean guitar every set! Just what the premier professional athlete of the bass world deserves!

[@neilclarkwork]

I need a Warren Lee in my life.

[@f.b.jeffers0n]

Awesome you're including Warren with some bts stuff!

[@CheveeDodd]

I'm absolutely loving the behind the scenes content!

[@lowend]

Warren- the hero behind the scenes!!!

[@ChrisJohnsonChannel]

Guitar Techs rock you guys work your tails off to insure the equipment performs to the highest degree possible so cool To see the behind the scenes work being done for a show

[@chunkyhorrorboy6478]

Casually drops that Matt is playing a HOLLOW BODY P BASS and doesn’t think we’re gonna have questions!? That deserves its own video!!

[@fretlessman71]

Yeah, this had better become his 2nd signature bass in a year's time, huh? If Fender makes a hollowbody P and Matt freeman endorses it, thousands of us are going to want one!

[@daleonov]

He mentioned in some other video that it's just a chambered body to reduce the weight.

[@Frankfoot986]

@@daleonovyes because he’s old and had back issues at some point, I’d be interested in one!

[@carlton1390]

Nice. Is it a Fender Custom Shop bass?

[@Romeozdistress]

It would cool to know your specs as far as string height and pickup height.

[@joefrank5274]

Warren is a NYHC Legend! Stoked for him!

[@FabioOldTime]

Great thanks! Very interesting 🙌🔥

[@greasefire-rc3od]

As much as I love watching you play, it's great to see the behind the scenes guys too. Warren - great job explaining the hows and whys of the string change process. Thanks!

[@ilquintopezzo]

Man... Fender should produce hollow body p-basses, it would be a big seller for us back painers

[@Lolo4yk]

Nekdive is a more serious problem than the weight of a guitar. And Fender basses can dive even with a solid deck.

[@fretlessman71]

@@Lolo4yk The upper horn is parallel to the 12th fret. It should take a serious imbalance to create neck dive on a P Bass.

[@gringogreen4719]

Best thing I can tell you for back pain is to practice stretching your back with something like Yoga and that will definitely help you out in the long run. Just playing and not doing anything will eventually cause problems.😉👍✨

[@ashgonza92]

Get the aerodyne bass

[@cowboycbop2374]

Amen to that !!! My back has its own problems but lately it’s my shoulder causing problems . I have to break up rehearsals like every hour because of the pain ! ( I call it strap pain ).

[@ChickenSagittarius]

I watch these videos before I go to work, loving them and warren seems like a gentleman, he knows his stuff

[@slapnut825]

Seeing you guys tonight in Charlotte!!! Super pumped

[@t.g.cat-rag941]

Thank you for the valuable footage ! Learn about professional care✨ When strings are first replaced, they tend to go out of tune, so I also pull them to get them in tune, but I see, watching that scene was very instructive🎸 Bass strings are expensive, so I only change them once a month or once every two months…😅

[@slaytallica136]

This is super useful stuff. Also I totally noticed those Star Wars Bandai kits in the tool kit, those are so fun to throw together.

[@POP_N_HORROR]

Your bass tech is bad ass very cool and also dig the rancid toy figure

[@clo6735]

Right hahaha I wana hear more about the hollow body p bass ! Would Also love to have a small history behind each bass you own and play .

[@patricksuto757]

Hey Matt! My dad Kevin says Hi, he played in a few bands with you back in the day! Im seeing you guys in SF in September, couldn't be more stoked!! 🤘🤘

[@gringogreen4719]

Warren is awesome! Nice bass too Matt, definitely has that JJ Burnel Stranglers vibe!😎👍✨

[@jesseferguson6208]

I am appreciating these videos sir. Thank you and God Bless

[@afiboy706]

The behind the scene I didn’t know I needed. Thanks for this.

[@hstrung44]

Ive been wanting to see a video on what strings you use and its great to see this video and content. Thank you for that!

[@sebaaceste5109]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing! Fender Rules!

[@timothysellers6188]

Hi Matt, any chance you could shoot a video of line check and what it looks like going through the set change on this tour?

[@dea01ify]

Awesome stuff! We Are The Road Crew!!

[@Ben_Mdws]

How long has Warren been your bass tech? (sorry if you covered this in another video)

[@badtonestudio]

Cool video, love the tech talks with Warren. Definitely want to know more about that hollow body bass @MattFreemansBassBunker

[@edgey8D]

I’d love to see your man talk us through a full bass setup, and what players generally prefer based on their playing style.

[@cutterapp]

Does Mr. Lee also have to prepare a back up bass?

[@Mikethetuff]

I fucking love rancid for most my life so its cool to see stuff

[@katierixon332]

Wish I could get pit tickets for LA 14th September were over from the uk 🇬🇧 and would love to just see rancid

[@dustinlamendola4484]

Love this man

[@a_ionuin]

Always great seeing behind the scenes stuff. Do you find an advantage to stringing through the body or is that a personal preference?

[@ramseyomery]

thank you, that was helpful

[@Fizz.mo.e]

Two posts is how I learned it Warren! No idea if there’s a better way either. 😂

[@MichaelRosana-b5q]

Isn't Warren also Gary Holt's (Exodus/Slayer) guitar tech? Excellent job and awesome video!

[@TerribleCovers11]

Very cool. I still haven't changed my Bass strings since the day I got it. I think I'm scared of breaking the strings like I often do when restringing my guitars.

[@AtomizedSound]

You won’t break them and depending upon what you play or type of string, changing them isn’t bad

[@muemat26]

You'd really have to TRY to break a bass string while changing them. There really isn't that much to it, they'll tolerate a lot of yanking around. The one nugget in this video that's most helpful is probably where to cut off the excess.

[@obietap]

Maybe some behind the scenes recording would be awesome... and talking about the recording procces and guests from former records! ... Thank you for this btw!

[@seanmoorey6400]

Crazy to me that Rancid only gets a 30 minute set

[@C0RBIN69]

Good thing they can fit 20 songs in 30 minutes 😂 they should just play rancid 5 every night to fruition

[@seanmoorey6400]

@@C0RBIN69 true but I want MORE lmao

[@Zfrk]

Billie Joe's ego can only tolerate delaying the spotlight for so long.

[@katierixon332]

I wish you could just get tickets for the rancid set, I’d happily leave after

[@OldFashionJo]

@@Zfrk 😂

[@creepymccreepers]

I wana get the measurement tools to start doing intonation and stuff

[@n6284876]

Would love to see a video of you writing some new walking riffs! I.e. if Tim came to you and said, new song, (slow tempo) verse chords are D Bm G A… what would you play???

[@RobertHastings12]

Did you buy that road case from Tom Araya?

[@randomdigression4455]

I've changed my own strings for decades but I still click on vids like this just to see how the pros do it. Now I gotta know more about that hollow body P.

[@Zekeshelby]

Ok…freeman, Lee and Kc for president 2024 🙌🏼

[@zayasmith1184]

More info on the hollow body bass

[@Bass_Pressure]

Man, I brought my bass into the shop for a setup and I had them throw a fresh set of strings on. They only did like two wraps around the post!

[@AtomizedSound]

Everyone is different , not a set rule

[@jeffreya-bomb7313]

Yeah, this is cool content. Thanks!

[@aaronwelch5774]

Curious as to why you measure the string height when you're using the same setup and string gauge as before. Is there a possibility of the height being off? If so, what's your next move?

[@AtomizedSound]

I wondered that too. Maybe just double checking Incase the saddles moved or changed somehow? Doesn’t hurt

[@503punxoioioi9]

Anyone know why they would put oil on a Maple board? I imagine it has a polyester/nitro coating. I thought the lemon oil was for Rosewood/Ebony boards w/ open pores.

[@AtomizedSound]

I mean they do make specific oils for Maple I believe

[@LucashtagMusic]

Hello what's the string height on your bass please ? 😁

[@raulrodriguez7521]

What kind of action and string gauge you got on that?

[@gregrobb974]

Curious what height he keeps the strings

[@nvp323]

I'd pay for a day old set of strings used by Matt on a live gig!

[@gorillaump5869]

Yes, good idea..are these old strings for sale? I'll give you $50 for a set of used.

[@edgarmezavids]

I was thinking the same! I’ve never cut bass strings always save them as back ups, makes swapping rounds for flats a breeze.

[@tatiustate]

They could actually fund some serious charity auctioning those off after every show….

[@ericmullenaux5265]

Can anyone tell what fret he’s measuring the action? I’m curious how his bass is setup.

[@AtomizedSound]

Usually it’s fret 12 that the string height is measured at

[@TheBlakeEverhart]

I always wondered how people deal with keeping fresh strings in tune on tour, didn't know you could stretch them like that.

[@lawrenceclyons]

Black and yellow!

[@arrya5372]

This is so kool!

[@garywhitehead4160]

Always under the impression that you change your strings one at a time as not to disturb the neck relief too much... tho what do I know!! 🤔😂😂

[@AtomizedSound]

Yeah that is a common worry but maybe since he does it quickly it’s not that bad? Idk

[@antwizzle88]

What bridge is on that?

[@robertcranbert8412]

That's the current standard fender bridge, I believe. They're chunkier now, cribbed off the badass bridges that people used to swap the standard bridges for, I guess. Or just other more modern bass brands

[@andynfb1]

Warrens such a G. Fucking veteran.

[@Zane_Doe]

Lem oil on finished maple?!

[@MrFroze17]

You're not using ghs bass boomers anymore?

[@SxSxG666]

Why would you wanna use lemon oil on a finished fret board?

[@ReeseChown]

Smells good, feels good. I really don't listen to the bottle either

[@AtomizedSound]

Maybe it’s not pure lemon oil? Idk

[@johnnypaps2834]

I’d love to have a job like Warren Lee lol

[@PunkTome]

Nice Warren, now play Axiom 😅😅🤣

[@iwillsurvivethehighfivecauseia]

This is like an ASMR video.

[@503punxoioioi9]

Huh. I've heard some bass players say they never change strings. As a guitar player, it usually takes me 45 minutes to an hour to remove/replace all 6 strings. Interesting the tech doesn't use a string winder, on a 6-string, a lot of times the strings can slip and you have to re-wind if you don't tune up fast enough.

[@AtomizedSound]

Yeah some do as preference cause they like muted dead sounding strings like flats. Not really the style for Matt and punk in general. Fresh strings equals a bright tone. I don’t use a string winder either for changing bass strings. Doesn’t slip if you are careful and constant in tuning it up

[@michaeldumas9203]

Wanna know what I want to see more of on this channel? More bitchin’ bass solos!!!

[@666_______________]

Очень крутое видео.

[@MidnightPurple02]

Please tell me that if he removes all the strings at once that he checks the neck relief once all the strings are on to see if the neck moved at all and then does intonation? I wish I was your bass tech.

[@MichaelgoestoBitburg]

Chill bruv, it's not that that big a deal.

[@MidnightPurple02]

@@MichaelgoestoBitburg Yeah, no biggie… it’s just Rancid.

[@MichaelgoestoBitburg]

@@MidnightPurple02 does that have anything to do with neck relief and intonation needing to be perfect all the time?

[@AtomizedSound]

I wondered that but seems to be ok since he does it before every show. Also if done quickly maybe it doesn’t effect anything

[@MidnightPurple02]

@@AtomizedSound You’re probably right. I just feel like it’s Matt’s bass which he plays in front of a bunch of people is sort of important. But whatever, Matt’s fine with it and apparently has no issues.

[@sadmachinesaudio6462]

07:26 Hi Kirk Hammett.

[@CamEsmond]

Did he say hollow body?

[@harryseawerd9919]

Probably meant chambered

[@jodycorrea99]

Rancid should be headliners of this tour

[@UltraPerception]

Where am i? I'm here.

[@TylerP9999]

i played bass for like 20 years.. i was always terrible at changing strings , only did it if one broke lol

[@lougaru2445]

Straightaway I hope this dispels the myth that you need to cut one string at a time because if you cut all of them at once you risk harm to your truss rod or you at least throw it out of whack. Plenty of excellent techs/luthiers will tell you that this does not matter- cut them all at once. Easier to inspect and clean as well.

[@ChrisJohnsonChannel]

The most important thing I guess is to have enough wind on the peg so that your sting doesn’t pop out of the nut. If it is rising on the peg the break angle won’t be enough to keep the sting in the nut. Its happened to me just sayin

[@Lolo4yk]

He just... changed the strings without “pro tips”. Heh, useful. But in any case, it's interesting to look at the behind-the-scenes of your favorite band.

[@pablofish]

and me here feeling all "PRO" changing them every 6 months!

[@Olhanense1912]

Change bass strings every day its overkill for a 30m set

[@AtomizedSound]

I mean I can kinda agree but one is then have the funds to do it and two is that fresh roundwounds so sound better and brighter and snappier which is Matt’s tone with his mids up

[@Olhanense1912]

Meh.. you spend more time stretching for tune stability the actually playing .

[@themanswarm9861]

Matt please sell your old strings.. I would love to own some! Also, PLEASE PLEASE! Get Tim on Bass Bunker!!

[@Lolo4yk]

It's a punk-rock band, not an onlifan girl selling water from her bath.

[@jasongallman2032]

One show. They are still good and it would keep them out of the trash.​@Lolo4yk

[@BradWolfe113]

You are the bass dad to kids who play bass and don’t have a dad to show them things.

[@ehmmmjay9907]

And then in 7 years when you need to change those bass strings you can just look up this video!

[@tubes5150]

I thought Matt used GHS Boomers ??? I do not like Fender bass strings . Especially stock strings . That’s always the first rule when purchasing a new Fender bass . Get those strings off !! I’ve been using DR Black Beauties . They do look and sound awesome!! But unfortunately they only last like 3 rehearsals and one show . So I just switched to DR High Beams on one bass , and the RR66 on another . Let’s see how long they last …

[@AtomizedSound]

Fender makes decent strings so yeah and most punk artists use them. I agree stock strings usually suck on any bass. I’ve used the ones you speak of and they are ok too.

[@tubes5150]

@@AtomizedSound I’m always trying new bass strings by different brands . Back in the 80’s and 90’s , if the strings needed changing , I bought the cheapest set . I don’t know if they were flats or rounds . No idea . And back then I only changed my strings if 1 broke . Who knows how long I kept playing with same set of strings …. Haha Nowadays I’m a lot different. I’m more serious about them . Such a variety out there ! So many to choose from . It’s hard to read reviews . It all depends on what YOU like . And it’s definitely a rabbit hole too . Now I am in the process of modifying a Clash Paul Simonon bass . I want it as close to his as possible. I read that he uses Flat wounds . I honestly don’t think I ever used them . If I did , I bought by accident. Curious and can’t wait to try them . Never really knew the difference either . Last decade or so I just stuck with the rounds … Wish me luck on this project 🤠

[@jonnytlong]

Changing strings every day after only a half hour set makes no sense to me. I hate new strings. Whenever I change mine I’m miserable for a while. I’m not sure how many hours I have to play before I like my strings again but I know it’s way longer than thirty minutes.

[@peterjanjanin9883]

Actually, you should change 1 string at a time instead of taking them all off

[@tatiustate]

I don’t believe that really matters if the strings are only going to be off for less than 10 minutes. But then again he is changing them several times a week so I could be wrong.

[@AtomizedSound]

I thought this too but since he’s doing it quickly maybe the neck doesn’t change at all much

[@ChrisJohnsonChannel]

Guitar Techs rock you guys work your tails off to insure the equipment performs to the highest degree possible so cool To see the behind the scenes work being done for a show