How To Play Bass With Taste & Groove

[@bonzo2106]

That intro was very reminiscent of something that Trevor Boulder might’ve contributed on a Uriah Heep song. He is one of my heroes, and could get tasty really quick

[@jaex9617]

The current fad for flashy KZbin playing goes against everything I love about bass - supporting the song and letting the music shine as a whole is the real art of bass playing. Dan, your playing warms my heart and brings a tear to my eye. Congratulations on the subs and keep up the wonderful work you do.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks very much. I think we both like a similar kind of bass playing! (I do like the flashy stuff too though).

[@bass_face]

There's no question that your videos have made me a better player, thanks for all you do and I wish you continued success!

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Happy to hear that!

[@orquestassi4324]

Greatest bass teacher on the net! It is amazing how much you help us. Here in Spain, MUCHAS GRACIAS❤

[@OnlineBassCourses]

🙏🙏🙏

[@kevmac1230]

I see you reached the milestone.Congrats!I have been playing for almost half a century but I've learned so much from you and thanks for that!

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks for the support from the early days!

[@natalievandenberg2222]

Love your style!! Thanks for these lessons!

[@rupe82]

The backing track reminds me of Hotel California. Thanks 👍

[@joshualee8448]

Dan, I don’t know what your EQ secret is, but you’re the only bass player on KZbin that I can hear through my iPhone speakers instead of having to put headphones on. Keep up the great work! Congrats on 100K subs!

[@OnlineBassCourses]

I don’t know the secret either other than turn the bass itself up loads! 😂 🙏🙏

[@stevieffs]

Congratulations Dan on reaching that number of subscribers! Yours is the channel I most recommend to people who want to learn bass: you're a gifted teacher. I love the way that you develop simple ideas into more complex ones, while showing clearly how you do that.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

I appreciate that! Thanks very much.

[@iwct]

Truly inspiring. Nothing flash, just tasteful playing and awesome tone 👍

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks, Iain.

[@mojojeff]

Congrats on 100K! Well deserved and deeply appreciate what you do and how you do it. This lesson is a great example of your teaching/creative/playing genius. Thank you!

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thank you very much! That’s kind of you to say. 🙏🙏

[@mauricebibriesca7297]

Honey wake up! the GOAT of KZbin just uploaded”

[@jackbraaten726]

GOAT: I had to google it. 😄 I'm new to this channel, but I feel the groove. Congrats on 100k!

[@OnlineBassCourses]

😂

[@OnlineBassCourses]

🙏👍

[@miketugaga5252]

Bro your lessons on KZbin are too much 👏🏾👍🏾 to be your student is an honor, your explination, theory, scales and finger walkin, talkin is poetry in motion 👏🏾 😎 thanks a-mill for your bass drills Dan!!

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thank you, Mike!

[@lavell3726]

Congrats, Dan! You have been a daily help on my bass journey. Good luck in 2024 in achieving your goals!

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks very much. You too!

[@blackcatjazzin]

Dan ,congratulations on the‘milestone’ sir,,again very good video. You have touched on something that I too need to work on and your approach is so pragmatic, wow. And I love your candor,,,well done……..

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks very much. 🙏🙏

[@garryyoung8945]

Congrats on 100k Dan, well deserved as you’re a very fine teacher and ambassador for our fantastic instrument of choice. Happy New Year

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks, Garry. 🙏🙏

[@mattsuran1270]

I like how you break down your lines, your thinking about note choice, with some theory mixed in and diagrams. It makes this stuff easier to grasp.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks, Matt. 👍🙏

[@ОлегКомаров-с3п]

Просто молодец!

[@venukgethmin6264]

Congratulations Dan for 100k subs. These are very helpful & learned a lot. Thank you so much for making these videos ❤

[@stefaneder8926]

As someone who's rather late to the game, having watched many lessons and tutorials over the past year, your's have been most helpful and digestible to me. Thank you for that.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks. Not too late to the game at all! I regularly receive emails from guys in their 70s and even 80s getting back into bass…

[@krisbegroovin]

It's almost as if exactly when I need a video I come across an upload of yours that covers exactly what I need. Thank you. :)

[@OnlineBassCourses]

🙏👍👊

[@Fortimen]

Congratulations!! Nice lesson, thank you!!

[@marsblack5221]

Great lesson from a great teacher and bass player! I have learned A LOT from your videos!

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks, Ferdinand! Glad to hear you’re learning a lot.

[@wmkennard]

I love going back on some of Dan Hawkins videos and trying to work on these awesome lessons it makes a difference ❤Ty Dan Hawkins as always you are the best 💖

[@haappy_trelegend]

Not only are you an Amazing bass player, you’re an amazing teacher and giving gems like these to everyday people for free shows you have big heart and i’m sure i’m not the only one that appreciates it. Thank you for being so vulnerable in this video not only do we all go through this but seeing a role model speak on that perfectionist mindset is so real and relatable, but you are already one of the Greats we love you Dan! I’m getting your course this weekend 🙏🏾🎉!

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thank you so much! 🙏🙏

[@lesliwells5433]

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU SIR.❤

[@OnlineBassCourses]

🙏🙏

[@M_EvoBass]

Tell you what Dan, you're one hell of a tutor. Please keep it going 🙏

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thank you so much. 🙏 let me know what lesson(s) you want to see.

[@M_EvoBass]

So many things to learn Dan, I'm just going to follow your lead, it's kept me good so far 😎 I do enjoy watching the shows on technique, which is really helpful atm. Would love to see more of your take and analysis on the greats. Also, I thought your shows on gear were really interesting, like the mini series about your Ibanez. I think I binge watched all of them one night (not just the one on the Ibanez, all of them! 😬😆)

[@wmkennard]

Congratulations n it's a honor to watch n learn playing Bass from Dan.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks so much!

[@inansevim7221]

Congratulations on 100k subscribers Dan. I haven't watched all of them but the videos I have watched have helped me improve. I am grateful🙏🏻

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks for the comment and for checking my lessons out!

[@adamclark8105]

you have become one of my favorite remote instructors for the electric bass!

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks Adam; I appreciate that!

[@michelba6team528]

I've the same feeling. + Dan, I like your very nice intro.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

@@michelba6team528 🙏

[@oliviermonge6377]

Super !! Très bon début d'année. Le backing track permet des envolées lyriques et poétiques. Ça appelle la fretless!! Merci Dan!

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Merci beaucoup, Olivier!

[@boyvaloon]

Thank you for all your videos Sir Dan from Cebu Philippines.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Glad you like them!🇵🇭

[@pgrvloik]

It's well deserved. Thanks for providing the backing tracks too. I really should practice more with your material. I feel I'm regressing, but I'm also busy learning double bass 😊

[@OnlineBassCourses]

A very tough instrument!

[@moeb4348]

Yay, Dan! You'll be doubling that this year! You da bestest!

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks! 🙏

[@48streetrat]

Congratulations !!! Nice tone on that Musi man bass,!

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks a lot!

[@MrLogjammer]

Congratulations and well deserved. Your content is excellent.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thank you very much!

[@Veritas-TheGoader]

You are my favorite. Even support as a member on your website. Thank you for all you do.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thank you for your support! Really appreciate it.

[@gokhanayas9990]

Thank you very much for the lesson. The tone of the guitar is amazing.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks very much.

[@jjones1003]

Congratulations on the milestone 👍🏽😎🎶

[@KnowledgecGodwin-xo4pw]

Always happy with you sir. Because of the way you're teaching me about bass. Happy new year sir.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

To you too! 🙏

[@bassbuffricky]

Congratulations, Dan! Your phrasing is absolutely beautiful!

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks! I appreciate that.

[@mattsitton6826]

You do a wonderful job of teaching with just you, the camera, and that sweet sounding Musicman.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks very much. I really appreciate that. 🙏

[@JeffreyStroman]

Nah man your giving up the ghost, been watching for a month and digging so today I subscribed

[@OnlineBassCourses]

🙏

[@joewehner9837]

Congratulations! You truly deserve a million! Thank you for your help over the years 😊

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks for watching all this time!

[@groovechefdo]

thank you so very much for sharing with us all the knowledge, and I wish you all the success in the world, sir.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

You are very welcome. 🙏

[@warrenbutler7747]

100k subscribers is amazing Dan well done!! And I'm not surprised, your videos are brilliant...so informative, interesting, fun and helps me and so many others!! I have learnt so much watching your videos thank you!! 👍🤗

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Glad you like them! Thanks for the comment.

[@mjasontimmons1992]

I have no idea if you will ever see this comment, but man, I dig your videos....they have helped me quite a lot. Cheers from the mountains of North Carolina

[@OnlineBassCourses]

I see it and I thank you for it! 🙏🙏🙏

[@cristiandml5553]

Congratz Dan, well deserved! Great lesson as usual.

[@bassplayerjim]

Congratulations!!! Your lessons are extremely useful, it shows in my playing.. Blessings!

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Glad to hear that!

[@nancydoane7864]

Congratulations Dan! Another great lesson! Thank you! 🎉

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks, Nancy!

[@amrgamal9531]

Listen to it at speed 1.25 it was so nice

[@M2Mil7er]

Been subbed since only a few thousand, Dan. I admire your perseverance. Well done on a deserved 100k!

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks for being there from the early days!

[@79mofo51]

Congrats Dan! and thank you from the bottom of my heart for the lessons you share. you are such a great teacher for this greenhorn trying to understand the low end. Cheers!

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks! Let me know if you have any other lesson ideas for beginners…

[@olawaleakinduro8747]

i,ve really improved on my bass playing since i started watching you, thanks, Mr Dan

[@OnlineBassCourses]

That's great! Keep it up.

[@alanledet8918]

Congratulations, Dan - you earned every bit of that milestone! Your lessons have helped me in so many ways - thank you!

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Really happy to hear that. Thanks!

[@SmokeyT-j5t]

Thank you for an awesome channel I have been watching and learning from you over a year. Your teaching is easy to understand and follow. Thanks to you I now understand the modes and incorporate them in my playing. Carol Kaye is my favorite player.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

That’s great! Carol Kaye is amazing.

[@cenkyucel8672]

The best content creator about bass guitar on KZbin

[@OnlineBassCourses]

🙏

[@ilyadruzhinin854]

Amazin lesson! Thank you!

[@bassdaze]

Congrats bro your style is much worth the 100k and then some 👍

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks - I appreciate that!

[@Flipit661]

Taking a Liken to it.🎉

[@StAlfonzo23]

Another great lesson. I’d recommend the beginner to bassist course to all - it’s really helped me improve my playing across a range of styles, and helped me with the practical application of music theory and rhythm. Looking forward to the next course that’s in the works.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks very much!!

[@davidlawrence3425]

Congratulations Dan! Been subscribed since I bought my first bass about 18 months ago. It’s been great learning from you here, your books and seeing this channel grow.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks, David. Really appreciate that.

[@mtmeinardiful]

Wow, 100.000 subscribers, congrats! A million you deserve, because you ar one of the best bass teachers you will find on KZbin ! ❤

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Wow, thanks! That’s really kind of you.

[@evgeney-happy]

Thanks for the cool explanation!

[@jenserjenson4407]

Congratulations, well deserved 100k!

[@Mr_Fretbuzz]

Congratulations Dan! You have a great channel.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

🙏🙏

[@amrgamal9531]

Congrats🌹❤️

[@OnlineBassCourses]

🙏🙏

[@Followmeoutdoors]

Thank you for making these great videos. 100K well deserved.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

🙏🙏

[@Insanalyst]

Happy New Year! Thanks for making these. I’ve found them very helpful

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Happy new year! Glad to hear that and thanks for watching.

[@John-q1h3o]

So so smoothe

[@MarkWest-t8s]

Useful and inspirational. Thank you so much!

[@stevewilson6352]

Best wishes from Oz Dan, on to the next 100K!

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Cheers!

[@EmmanuelMEURANT]

You are such a great teacher, many things to learn in your videos with perfect rhythm and explanations. Thank you to be my guide on the bass player adventure and learning curve. …and congrats for the 100k !

[@OnlineBassCourses]

You're very welcome! Keep up the playing.

[@joshuachanwj]

Congrats Dan on your 100k subscribers achievement. Another great milestone of your channel. Your lessons have indeed helped me a lot on my personal bass journey. Drop me a note if you ever drop by KL. I'll buy you a drink 😊

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks! I was there last weekend so just missed you…

[@joshuachanwj]

@@OnlineBassCourses Hope to catch up with you one day. Have a week Dan

[@jackylrox977]

Thanks Dan, it was the shapes and patterns that got me out of my rut, ben a subscriber sence good job rock on

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@patrickmcintosh3698]

Brilliant lesson. Thanks!

[@danielhresko4900]

Your phrasing on this video reminded me of one of my favorite bassists: Paul Webb of Talk Talk…

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Must check more of his playing out! 🙏

[@jxkera8157]

Congrats on 100k!! Love your teaching

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks so much!

[@hamkaab3634]

Great advice, many thanks Dan for bringing up that factor. I’ve been listening to a particular bass player who is melodious and wondering how he came out with such playing. The bass player I’m talking about is of Alleycats (Malaysian pop band in 1970-80s)

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Cool - I’ll have to check them out! I may have seen a poster in a Singapore music shop, actually.

[@sametnurel]

I wish I could teach anything the way you do Mr Hawkins. I've spent a long time with other guitars, but I'm new to the bass. I try to practice every one of your lessons and I can see that I'm improving. Thank you very much.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Keep up the practice! 🙏🙏

[@kbueno6510]

Congrats on your sub milestone!

[@OnlineBassCourses]

🙏🙏

[@rossco420]

Congratulations on 100,000 subs Dan, you deserve it, your an amazing bassist and teacher , thank you 🔥🔥👌🏽🙏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿another fantastic lesson,

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks so much! 🙏🙏

[@rustydelorean6405]

Great video Dan

[@lakinduroshen7340]

Love this ♥️

[@jymyben]

great lesson… thanks for what you do…

[@OnlineBassCourses]

My pleasure!

[@project1265ffo]

Congrats for the 100k :) i am also happy for you and the great lessons shared :)

[@OnlineBassCourses]

🙏🙏

[@alexl.9917]

Hey, congratulations on the 100000 🎉 Love your lessons, thank you

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thank you! 😃

[@G.SpotBandG]

I would love in general a video from you about health an bass playing. Meaning what do you do for preperation playing a lot especially standing without blowing a spinal disc...I mean already managed it this this year with a 6 string. Right now I am reading Randall Kertz. Maybe there are some pro tipss you can give from experience and when to take break. Other than that I must say I enjoy your lessons far more than the SBL content, since you are able in my case to connect the dots, or point out what I was doing intuitive like. Without gym and blackrolling as well as manual therapy I would still rely heavily on to pain killers. Thank you for this channel and hopefully this year you find more time to play. Your playing is till very tasteful and the ray sound s superb

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks very much for the kind words. Other than using light amps/cabs (MarkBass), and having a wide strap (I like the Comfort strap), and doing some weight training to keep muscle tone, plus working on posture (not nearly as much as I should!!), I probably don’t have more to say than Randall Kertz - his book looks really good.

[@jbaranowski1990]

Congratulations Dan on reaching that number of subscribers! Did you use some chorus in that excercise?

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks! Yes I did. I blended a clean signal with Waves CLA Bass plugin.

[@eyedel55]

Geweldig!!!

[@luigi.zanini]

Congrats on 100K! And an amazing lesson as always! Just for curiosity, what is your usual pots setting on this Stingray?

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks, Luigi! Lately it’s treble down almost all the way and bass up almost all the way.

[@ludekrauer5705]

Great ❤!

[@kenneysalters7869]

congrats great stuff, how about writing or explain writing walking bass lines. again Congrats on the milestone.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Will do! Do search the channel as I already have a couple.

[@kenmadewell6202]

Congrats! Can I ask what strings on the Stingray?

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks! Quite worn in Elites Players 45-105.

[@marvinfrederick7307]

Where do I get the program to play the background music with that?

[@OnlineBassCourses]

The backing track is available on my website and the link is in the description if you scroll down a bit.

[@lennymo9088]

Hi Dan. Can I ask what your signal path is with the Sting Ray? Thanks.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Hi Lenny. I made a video on it a while back: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWGpioiIls1opLcsi=6jGPwqkhG1KSYTn5

[@mattallison2883]

Great tone. What’s your set up?

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks! Pretty simple. Bass up, treble down on the bass, old strings, straight into Logic via an Avalon U5. No compression or EQ. I have a couple of signal chain/recording videos on my channel.

[@munkombwestanley5692]

Help us with the link to the bass line for this progression.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

It’s in the description. 🙏👍

[@ren7ee]

Hello Dan. I know the pentatonic scales on guitar, so is guitar knowlege transferrable to the bass?

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Many of the shapes are, yes, since both instruments share EADG strings tuned in 4ths.

[@dimukidz]

❤

[@urkosh]

how did you know that in the Cm/Gm/Bb/F progression Bb is the key? I thought it's the last chord (a note, tb fair) that suggests the key. In other words, how would I find where the I-chord is? Thank you.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

I would recommend learning how a major scale is harmonised. Bb Major: Bb Cm Dm Eb F Gm Adim. Then you can see how the chords relate to the overall key. It’s usually the first chord that tells you the key but not always!