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

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@syaifulmubarok6748]

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

[@NikNocturnal]

I'm down

[@mikajegou7106]

@@NikNocturnal Then chug battle.

[@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

[@kushagrakishore627]

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

[@NikNocturnal]

Very true

[@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?

[@benturtl9076]

I genuinely wanna see more of this

[@NikNocturnal]

:D

[@haydengripesmanecrisp1434]

as a bassist this was hilarious to watch

[@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

[@williamtindol8503]

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

[@franbian]

The day has finally came

[@NikNocturnal]

Scary day

[@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

[@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

[@Engineer_Heathen]

This was surprisingly entertaining. Love the bass.

[@NikNocturnal]

Thank you :D

[@tyrantking9362]

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

[@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."_

[@joshgraham2456]

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

[@danielseale9636]

I like the part when he did the Brr Brr Deng

[@NikNocturnal]

Mudvayne is back too :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

[@jakemode]

5:01 davies reflection in the bass holy shit 🤣

[@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.).

[@thefairchildbros.9184]

2:32 Teenage boys in the morning.

[@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

[@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

[@NolanHolladay]

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

[@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.

[@dominicakadragun3103]

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

[@NikNocturnal]

True

[@muertuusdei-gratia573]

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

[@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

[@christinam867]

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

[@nofoxgiven6561]

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

[@metalheaddd97]

It really finally came; slap that bass!

[@NikNocturnal]

Slapping has been initiated

[@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?...

[@yiiihaaa___9139]

420k subs as well ! Congrats !

[@antonsanders3926]

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

[@owengavel4523]

omg please do more bass videos this was amazing lmao

[@NikNocturnal]

Ok

[@viniciusleaoa]

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

[@NikNocturnal]

Oh no

[@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!😁👍🏼

[@madhavakrishna6154]

Love your video 😍really enjoyed 😊😆

[@senorpeebo2360]

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

[@Kiaran249]

Nik just went insane from playing bass

[@NikNocturnal]

I did

[@dxtaker1]

This video was hilarious Nik, thanks for making my night

[@mattwhatley93]

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

[@hbabycakes]

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

[@NikNocturnal]

Same

[@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

[@AzhiOnline]

MOAR BASS VEEDIOS!! This was legit thanks man

[@liamryan6177]

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

[@Nomnia]

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

[@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.

[@Blackeye1987]

love to see you know how i feel whenever i see you play ! :-D

[@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.

[@rybo0072]

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

[@shunedits6155]

6:25 yessssss he played it

[@jon-paulchartier8856]

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

[@christianfrancisco3086]

Love what you did here man🔥🤘

[@Mosh0722]

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

[@drewharper1891]

I know why!!?? 🤦‍♂️😥

[@SauliSlays]

Who is this?

[@Kotajohns]

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

[@jagmuyco4843]

This is like the best video you ever made

[@patheticambush]

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

[@michaelvangeert3213]

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

[@brysonnickles9122]

I have feared this day for a long time

[@NikNocturnal]

So have I...

[@Gsr_automotive]

Watching Nik learn base is the highlight of my week

[@jamesryanhodges]

I fully support more bass vids! Fire & the Flames future video!

[@gabrielpadua3568]

"So many knobs i fell like a DJ" lol

[@RonnieCanMusic]

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

[@NikNocturnal]

Thank you for being here :D

[@christophermiller5433]

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

[@GrayMatter13]

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

[@zeta7583]

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

[@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

[@paulleimbach3198]

This was fun! Good watch

[@dead_memelol]

Yoooo! 420k subs epico i’m so proud!

[@th3.c1ph3r3r]

next episode: Nik attempts to John Myung the bass

[@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 👌

[@tomyork3583]

Glad it didn't take long for you to get a video up.

[@ethanlocke3604]

Bless your heart

[@lombrespike09]

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

[@steampunkenie9807]

8:00 - Heard of Animals as Leaders?

[@vialomur__vialomur5682]

Amazing! I love it!

[@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

[@Perezdoesstuff]

Davie watching this would be EPIC

[@NikNocturnal]

I agree

[@maxalaintwo3578]

5:03 DaDavie

[@vitorusso7086]

This has to be the most entertaining BASS video in KZbin history!!!

[@allbowtojames]

Nicely done.

[@jegarver21]

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

[@NikNocturnal]

Chords are always scary

[@jegarver21]

Just djent my man.

[@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.

[@TheLastCrankers]

7:10 almost sounds like primus...

[@SICRoosterKido]

One of the best vids haha