Metal Guitarist Tries Learning Bass

After 15 years of playing breakdowns on guitar... I attempt to slappa da bass
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Tuning: Slap Like
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#NikNocturnal #Metal #Guitar

[@NikNocturnal]

*Slap... Like*

[@kionicxnm]

oh no

[@janocronismo]

Call the police...

[@MerkMacheen]

This guy is the RUSSIAN BAGS UNDER EYES GUY!!!

[@MerkMacheen]

Slap like!?! How about I slap you

[@rhcpss4]

Done sir. Would you like anything else?

[@BaenaCarcosa]

Rule #1 - Just play the same thing, but lower

[@NikNocturnal]

Exactly

[@ryancozzolino7832]

Rule #2 - djent

[@SamsonTheMaid]

Wait, there's something more then just zeros?

[@apoplexiamusic]

then you will be able to play it easier on guitar!

[@TheDeadmandillon]

/\This 100%

[@disturbiafromthebay]

We all secretly enjoy it when we pick up a bass and start playing it.

[@NikNocturnal]

NO....

[@xTakami]

@@NikNocturnal Can confirm

[@mauricemotors8207]

@@NikNocturnal Don’t feel bad I can’t play guitar or bass 😂😂😂

[@johnbilicki913]

As a bass player, its no secret, gotta love my low end

[@quinnmitchel4075]

No. Not secretly. Im a guitarist and I love the bass

[@thceif533]

5:03 Davie's face reflecting off the bass is something of poetry

[@Florin_A]

Haha I saw that too :)))

[@shikarifox4337]

Sorry, ruined the 69 likes...

[@Celtamongstmen2]

Davie503 confirmed?

[@natsugineo6695]

You should've put 5:04

[@thceif533]

@@natsugineo6695 OH SHIT BRUHHHHH I CANT BELIEVE I DIDNT NOTICE THAT

[@MyRealityIsProof]

Show bassists the respect they deserve by programming the bass parts in.

[@NikNocturnal]

I tried, they didn't seem to like it

[@ghastlyshimmer]

EZBass is so good that the band Dragged Under programmed their bass even though they already tracked the bass.

[@pingukid726]

@@ghastlyshimmer that's actually mad dude😂😂

[@dropsnooze5274]

@@ghastlyshimmer Jesus, the bass Player had family

[@olonix4780]

I got the reference lmao

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Davie504 would be proud of Nik

[@Bengalfella]

Why r u every where

[@toyrobotarmy3482]

@@Bengalfella bro, there are loads of guys without mustaches

[@stronk9760]

@@Bengalfella lol cringe

[@peeps2265]

Le Monke Titan

[@Freakenfishzilla]

No he wouldn't. Pick is illegal, you must slapp.

[@advaitpetiwale9596]

"Question: What if I can't read music? Nik: None of us can, don't worry about it." Boy, that just gave me hope.

[@NikNocturnal]

I gotchu dw

[@mechwarrior5727]

High key recommend learning sheet music though, it can really open up certain things, though you don't need to be a sight reading god

[@irvinpornias9773]

Do more bass

[@stevec6427]

Only one member of the band I'm in can read music and has a degree in music. He sits at the back and hits stuff

[@TheNeonParadox]

I've been a bassist for over 20 years, and I never bothered to learn to read music. On the rare occasion I can't play by ear or trial and error, there is always online tablature.

[@Samael_Morningstar666]

Nik: Okay!... Bass is kinda cool! Every guitarist ever: It’s treason then

[@NikNocturnal]

^^^^

[@koppie4609]

Bass is superior😎

[@whiteface513abandonedchann8]

@@koppie4609 no

[@sonagaming2125]

@@koppie4609 agree

[@NocteAeternus]

And their name was treason

[@wiztek1197]

Learning from Davie is a bad idea You'll get checkmated real quick Learning from ichika is worse

[@NikNocturnal]

Both super slappers

[@ThisMonky300ZX]

Don't forget charles.

[@jun813]

Charles berthoud is better

[@Vexnatos]

>You'll get checkmated real quick Not if I force a stalemate

[@gavinaltman8577]

@@NikNocturnal along wit nikiii boi

[@treymartin6466]

How ironic you release this the day Mudvayne announces their reunion.

[@NikNocturnal]

Brr Brr Deng

[@hubr5827]

@@NikNocturnal BR BR DENG my uncles the guitarist lol

[@Cash_Bright39]

@@hubr5827 who is yoir uncle?

[@blender3935]

@@Cash_Bright39 the guitarist, dummy

[@NihonNoMajin]

Don't lie to me D: !!!

[@raven_esque]

Nik having a crisis over the existence of da bass for 8 minutes

[@NikNocturnal]

Basically

[@anjaklemmer4139]

Come on, that was a perfect opportunity for “bassically” :D

[@nachoolivera6046]

you should see adam neely's video on how to play bass for guitarists, really good

[@syaifulmubarok6748]

Davie in the next few days : " i chalenge you to bass battle NOW "

[@NikNocturnal]

I'm down

[@mikajegou7106]

@@NikNocturnal Then chug battle.

[@foamytony3291]

Ichika is the one man I know that can be ridiculously technical, while still being melodic. He makes me want to quit any instrument I try. With Davie, I can at least laugh while crying, but Ickika has no mercy

[@SlyHikari03]

Yup.

[@gobelin1807]

you should listen to "ayumu - death note" then

[@siraj_a.r.411]

like I swear he'll make me quit even the triangle some day

[@noboru5138]

Bernth too

[@TheDiamondBladeHD]

Charles Berthoud is just like Ichika Nito, except on Bass. Check out his solo piccolo works, like Highland Dream or The Last ride

[@haydengripesmanecrisp1434]

as a bassist this was hilarious to watch

[@Yats6417]

"I don't think knowing Beethoven's hair color is gonna help me shred harder" -Nik Nocturnal (2021)

[@NikNocturnal]

Can confirm, it did not make me shred harder

[@shikarifox4337]

@@NikNocturnal What was the answer?

[@kushagrakishore627]

6:03 don't worry nik you are not alone, ichika makes everyone feel like a beginner

[@NikNocturnal]

Very true

[@williamtindol8503]

His reactions to the guys who are fucking amazing at Bass is priceless

[@benturtl9076]

I genuinely wanna see more of this

[@NikNocturnal]

:D

[@systolic410]

I like that every guitar player that picks up a bass sounds exactly like a guitar player playing a bass.

[@justinnorth4952]

“Oh I’m bad at everything” right at the end hit home, I felt that hard 😭

[@NikNocturnal]

I feel it hard

[@shr3dl0rd17]

After Mudvayne announced them reuniting you had to brr brr deng

[@NikNocturnal]

^^^

[@The_Horse-leafs_Cabbage]

Wait wat? Mudvayne's reuniting? Holy hell

[@shr3dl0rd17]

@@The_Horse-leafs_Cabbage yeah, they announced it yesterday

[@EpiphoneShredzzzzz]

That's an obligatory Dig cover. Close the poll

[@paradoesntcare7275]

picking up bass as my first string instrument its always been weird. All of my guitarist friends would just pick up my bass and just start to shred but it is awesome and really informative that people realize its a totally different skill set, and guitarists and bassists alike realize its its not just as simple as playing guitar with less strings and bassists knowing guitar isn't just bass with more strings. They have their own skill set and their own place in the band/setup

[@franbian]

The day has finally came

[@NikNocturnal]

Scary day

[@airconditioningunit9777]

today on meme monday: nik seems to have gone insane

[@NikNocturnal]

:D

[@ACIDS531]

Seems?

[@jacketyt6992]

*freeze frame* "Yup, that's me, you're probably wondering how I ended up in this situation."

[@NikNocturnal]

^^ Yup

[@Trent2002W]

I know what this is referencing but I don't exactly

[@adrianjohnson2282]

@@Trent2002W pretty sure it's a tiktok thing, but it's great that you can do that with literally any point in this video ^^

[@Trent2002W]

@@adrianjohnson2282 I'm a dumbass its spiderman 1 I've seen that movie so many times idk how I forgot

[@tyrantking9362]

@3:53 "None of us can, don't worry about it." THE. F...ING. TRUTH!

[@danielseale9636]

I like the part when he did the Brr Brr Deng

[@NikNocturnal]

Mudvayne is back too :D

[@Foobymaster1]

We need guitar and bass covers now.

[@NikNocturnal]

:O

[@juneauserds24]

@@NikNocturnal up master Nik 🤘

[@B_assMan.Archive]

Nik: 4:48 I, a bassist: _"I have achieved my goal, I can now finally die in peace."_

[@Engineer_Heathen]

This was surprisingly entertaining. Love the bass.

[@NikNocturnal]

Thank you :D

[@leonardowronski6171]

Even Nik feels like quit guitar because of Ichika so why am I even trying to play it?

[@NikNocturnal]

Ichika is too good

[@joshgraham2456]

As a bassist I absolutely love watching guitars try and learn bass. Good work my guy! Keep it up

[@jakemode]

5:01 davies reflection in the bass holy shit 🤣

[@sovieticreaper9674]

6:15 - Here's the brr brr deng, we know you came for it

[@davidmonterroza6665]

Yeah bro. You are now ready for a bass battle with Davie

[@NikNocturnal]

I will do

[@dominicakadragun3103]

“There’s just so much wood!” - Nik 2021

[@NikNocturnal]

True

[@muertuusdei-gratia573]

There was much innuendo in this vid. ✌✌👍👎

[@Shiroar]

Best to just think of Ichika as a robot god and not compare yourself to him. Guy played beautifully on a harp after one month. Anyway I much enjoy watching you decide to skip the basics and then freak out at the super advanced stuff. Keep it coming! 😂

[@NikNocturnal]

ok

[@joeyyexist9738]

"I'm not impressed by your performance."- Davie504

[@NikNocturnal]

Same

[@parousia8423]

Is this a GSP reference?

[@AdamManley7]

Davie504 be judging from the video AND the reflection in the bass

[@Chaosdude341]

I very much enjoy this "Metal Guitarist Tries" series. I support multiple parts where you're actually improving and working on areas (like reading sheet music, playing another instrument, etc.).

[@Nomnia]

Fucking lost it at "ichika already makes me want to quit guitar, this is illegal!"

[@metalheaddd97]

It really finally came; slap that bass!

[@NikNocturnal]

Slapping has been initiated

[@viniciusleaoa]

4:45 PLEASE don't let Bradley Hall find out that it's possible to sweep on a bass!!!

[@NikNocturnal]

Oh no

[@senorpeebo2360]

Now Nik has *no right* to shit talk bassists. 😈

[@hbabycakes]

In the thumbnail I saw Davie, then I saw Nik, then I couldn't help but click.

[@NikNocturnal]

Same

[@Kiaran249]

Nik just went insane from playing bass

[@NikNocturnal]

I did

[@christianmaerz2192]

4:48. On behalf of all guitarists, you are banished. Treason is not accepted

[@drewharper1891]

I know why!!?? 🤦‍♂️😥

[@SauliSlays]

Who is this?

[@NolanHolladay]

this is literally the best/funniest guitar video I've watched yet! thank you for openly sharing your journey with us! 🙏🏼

[@nofoxgiven6561]

Having started on guitar and moved onto bass myself, I have extra joy seeing guitarists try bass

[@michaelvangeert3213]

'there's just so much wood' That's what she said

[@clappedtrim2319]

finally, you learn a real instrument

[@icannotcomeupwithanything4609]

😂

[@cryptic3420]

“And 10 other jokes to tell your friends”

[@drewharper1891]

No...🤦‍♂️

[@drewharper1891]

@@cryptic3420 😂😂😂😂

[@elijahechicagobearsboyd5734]

Did you flush your brain down the toilet or something?...

[@CPurdiePlays]

This made my day. You had me laughing so hard. Not that it matters, but I respect you even more now. So many guitar players think that there is nothing to playing the bass and it's easier than guitar. Maybe in some aspects, but you just showed it's not always the case. As a bassist, thank you for putting out this video.

[@TheLastCrankers]

7:10 almost sounds like primus...

[@shunedits6155]

6:25 yessssss he played it

[@Blueeyedramblings]

"Ok, so bass might not be a conspiracy, it might be real" - One of my favorite lines I've heard in a long time, ha!!! As a guitarist, I love how bass came second in behind guitar in every "how to" search hahah

[@rybo0072]

The moment you realise the bass is waaaaay harder than playing the guitar and actually more fun.

[@jon-paulchartier8856]

I'm a bass player and I love how you spotlight how different the two instruments are. thank you.

[@Kotajohns]

"I'm a pro at plucking now...cuz the dude showed me how to finger the bass" "Video will be demonitized" Killed me 🤣🤣💀

[@owengavel4523]

omg please do more bass videos this was amazing lmao

[@NikNocturnal]

Ok

[@buttscarlton1830]

bruh the way he described a Jazz III sized pick in the begining is absolutely perfect and that's how imma describe it to people from now on. "i am using a guitar pick that is slightly bigger then a Tic Tac."

[@yoffo_]

4:57 he is in... EVERY Bass!

[@brysonnickles9122]

I have feared this day for a long time

[@NikNocturnal]

So have I...

[@zanderwimpee8773]

He’s finally turning to the Dark Side.😈😈😈

[@NRDwho]

Wait. "Dark Side?" Is this a reference to Finnish entry in that annual European song contest?

[@zanderwimpee8773]

@@NRDwho Kinda, it’s mainly a Star Wars reference but since guitarist and Bassist are jokingly enemies, so he’s turning to the Dark Side

[@mattwhatley93]

I like that I just heard y’all talk about playing bass on the Get Tucked podcast the other day.

[@christinam867]

Epic...great job Nik!! always enjoy your videos. 😊

[@gabrielpadua3568]

"So many knobs i fell like a DJ" lol

[@Vyrus-1980]

As a bassist who had to go the opposite route thanks to pandemic reality, having to learn to play guitar to continue making music in this solo at home musician world, it was nice seeing your exploration. :) I feel ya on the distance in string spacing and the general size difference giving you crap when switching over. Trying to play guitar I feel like I'm holding some ukelele tinker toy that's gonna break if I play slightly aggressively and trying to make chords on guitar feels like I have to compress and shrink my hand into this tiny little claw in order to not overshoot the fret I'm aiming for by a full octave. xD Always enjoy your "tries to learn" videos dude, entertaining stuff. P.S. OH BTW, about making chords on bass, yes you absolutely can however as you saw because of the lower fundamental frequencies it will sound like muddy crap without tweaking your EQ and technique a bit. Larger chordal intervals helps in order to spread out the frequencies along with using basic two-note "cheater chords" (as I call them) instead of the full-on chord shape. Oh, and go ahead and use a pick bro. 1mm is a good all around size for bass on the quick. There's still a bunch of the old boomer mentality out there about "Bassist only use ______" but you can completely ignore all that crap. Lemmy, Chancellor, Squire, Bobby Vega, etc. All pickers, all legends.

[@patheticambush]

Because of you I bought my first guitar ltd m 50 mat black cant wait to starting playing

[@yellowsaurus4895]

The way he tried to strum the tritone in the br br deng instead of popping was so precious

[@steampunkenie9807]

8:00 - Heard of Animals as Leaders?

[@zeta7583]

welcome to the club, you cant leave because we get very sad when people do

[@christophermiller5433]

This is the first time I actually knew more than Nik on a topic! And was immediately depressed but also intrigued

[@liamryan6177]

never thought i would see Nathan in a nik video and im so happy I have

[@maxalaintwo3578]

5:03 DaDavie

[@th3.c1ph3r3r]

next episode: Nik attempts to John Myung the bass

[@antonsanders3926]

This made me so happy. You have a new subscriber.

[@user-io9pt2it5x]

I really enjoyed your beginning on the bass! When i started playing bass, it was much worse! You know, you had some knowledge at your beginning behind the bass, i hadn't! So good job for the first time!😁👍🏼

[@lombrespike09]

When you realize how to make distorted tones on bass, you never want to go back to guitar again

[@Perezdoesstuff]

Davie watching this would be EPIC

[@NikNocturnal]

I agree

[@techhy_]

7:32 wtf that riff is badass I typically do my riffs something like that, and that's just my sorta riffing taken to the max and I love it

[@madhavakrishna6154]

Love your video 😍really enjoyed 😊😆

[@alunrhydderch1786]

In all fairness to davie, he's become a meme but he's a killer bass player. Credit to nik, thought you killed it there 👌

[@t3hgir]

My two cents (because I've done the same thing) is that buying a 5 string as your first bass presents an extra challenge in terms of muting that low B. I'm learning that muting is essential to bass playing. Having to mute that extra string might not seem like much to us extended range guitarists but it's still an extra string.

[@anthonymanuel2911]

2:51 OH KAY STEE VAN! 😁

[@tylercady3985]

Funny that you posted this just after I ordered my first bass. And that it popped up in my recommended the day it shows up.

[@thefairchildbros.9184]

2:32 Teenage boys in the morning.

[@RonnieCanMusic]

Never been this early to a Nik video, but here I am. 🤠🤠⌛️

[@NikNocturnal]

Thank you for being here :D

[@DannyJB1993]

I just got a 5 string schecter stilleto. Sounds like heaven. Feels like a dream

[@auto1nfanticid3]

7:20 hes good enough to be the front man for primus

[@jegarver21]

Can you play chords on a bass? Ew! Love it!

[@NikNocturnal]

Chords are always scary

[@jegarver21]

Just djent my man.

[@kennethhealon21]

I really want to learn bass. This is exactly how I imagine my learning curve 😂 “fuck it, gunna just use a pick”

[@NikNocturnal]

^^^^^^ Pick is OP

[@kennethhealon21]

@@NikNocturnal thanks dad

[@Gsr_automotive]

Watching Nik learn base is the highlight of my week

[@gabriel.m6423]

2:32 yes nik, there is just so much wood

[@outsidethepanels]

5:02 Davie become bass

[@NikNocturnal]

He is all of bass

[@amrikcrow3573]

Released 2 minutes ago, already 25 comments. 😂

[@NikNocturnal]

People had to instantly tell me to slappa da bass

[@yiiihaaa___9139]

420k subs as well ! Congrats !

[@GrayMatter13]

As a bass player, you just made my day, Sir. I had a blast watching this. 🤘🏻

[@anonymouswolvenclaw536]

Thats why I always tell you: Dont underestimate the Bass in Metal. The frets are much wider and the strings have also huge gaps. Thats why I think that playing the same riffs like the guitar makes the bass a defently more difficult instrument!

[@NihonNoMajin]

"Where am I suppose to learn? HYROGLYPHICS?!"- Nik 2021

[@NikNocturnal]

It's hard to learn those

[@dxtaker1]

This video was hilarious Nik, thanks for making my night

[@AzhiOnline]

MOAR BASS VEEDIOS!! This was legit thanks man