The Best Bass Players are the ones you Don't Hear

[@RobertJakobMusic]

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[@FactualKoala69]

Hi

[@dominonine]

Kmac?

[@nxczbffdsthe32nd]

Jaremy davis

[@ottomarquez1572]

No. Can't stop addicted to the shindig

[@justiceperhay8328]

It's true for drums too. People will say "I love what you did on the drums" but it was 50% drums, 50% bass

[@boejudden9011]

You need to stop hanging out with so many idiots

[@solorollo9756]

Bruh

[@hekja]

Bruh

[@kimpavfx]

more drums, less bass, but us drummers are close friends with the bassist. without the bass, the song will sound naked, and without drums, there is no song

[@Michael-iw2me]

@@kimpavfx with out each ither the sing wint sound as good dach instrument thats in every song is there for a reason they work together

[@jessISaRicePrincess]

Ahhh the bass player the last one anybody notices

[@alexcomixinc]

Les Claypool: Am I a joke to you?

[@thecoconutgum]

​@@alexcomixinc ye

[@jpettltd]

@@alexcomixinc Justin chancellor

[@thisisnotmyrealname6990]

@@alexcomixincabsolutely

[@joosepkaha1687]

Paul McCartney: *”lols ey”*

[@Genevieve.D]

Honestly i try to notice the bass players, every time I go the a live concert where there’s a bass i like to make eye contact and smile real big, cheer, and clap to make sure they know they’re appreciated

[@jormungand5641]

Creep

[@Genevieve.D]

@@jormungand5641 wait I didn’t mean it like that. well shit🤦‍♀️

[@braydenschmitz2409]

I'm confused and fucking zooted beyond belief

[@umrasangus]

You're so nice, thank you

[@SpecterNeverSpectator]

I just imagine the bass players like "why the does this dude keep looking at me" "he is screaming at me now is he mad or something?"

[@DirdyJoker]

I feel like before I started playing bass, I struggled to hear it in music. Now it's one of the first things I notice when I listen to music.

[@karensabortionclinic7491]

real

[@ishaeldeguzman]

right! most of the time i tune out the other instruments so i can enjoy the lines the bass produces haha

[@gazmckenzie8420]

Brilliant. There's only us bass players who can hear it. Unless you're a fan of level 42. But then, you're probably a bass player!

[@MASTERofDESASTER62]

Start actively listening to the red hot chilli peppers. Flea (base player) is driving the songs most of the time.

[@po7aris]

Yeah it's actually crazy to think that a lot of people don't know what bass sounds like because it's so prominent in pop songs especially today

[@kevinlittrell3407]

I’ve played in too many damn bands where people cheaped out on getting a bass, and it’s like trying to drive a car with three wheels. You have 75% of what you need, but its still not gonna work.

[@RobertJakobMusic]

more than 75% of my songs on Spotify have bass. please check them out and subscribe:-))

[@requiemforameme1]

Guitarist and Vocals: “Where tf are drums?!” Bassist and Drummer, unloading car: “Maybe one day the other guys will chip in for the Uber. 😢”

[@LSqre]

the white stripes: aight imma head out

[@VAL3NTIN3]

Kinda like that and justice for all album 😂 . You don't hear a bass

[@kugelblitz1557]

You can drive a car with three wheels. Might not be great for the car if it was meant to have four wheels, but it drives for a while until something gives up and it either goes kablooie or just stops.

[@Cissonius]

Just got done practicing my bass for 6 hours and opening KZbin shorts to see this really cracked me up.

[@RobertJakobMusic]

lool

[@Cobblestoner]

How do you practice for that long ?

[@Cissonius]

@@Cobblestoner lose track of the time and practice songs you love the feel of. then half way through start practicing your scales then once thats done practice chord progressions and finally practice songs at diffrent tempos and in diffrent styles.

[@gummybearvitamins1211]

@@Cissonius lmfao after abt the 5 hour mark i cant feel my fingers 😂

[@joshuabarton541]

Bruh I do the same thing just with a normal guitar😂

[@lucapontrelli1772]

This joke is too complex for people to understand somehow

[@RobertJakobMusic]

haha...check out my new song Staying Alive on Spotify, i don't think it's too complex for people to get ☺️☺️

[@Itsnotme12332]

@@RobertJakobMusic I don't get it🤔

[@LiteralBeans]

@@RobertJakobMusic that was a good plug

[@RobertJakobMusic]

@@Itsnotme12332 then try Ghetto Girl (Robert Jakob) instead

[@RobertJakobMusic]

@@LiteralBeans only if you checked out my music!

[@TheRubberMatch]

“The best bass player are the ones you don’t hear” - *laughs in Flea

[@X-EvilAsh]

Lol

[@Cupoforangejuice15]

*laughs in the entire genre of funk*

[@prestonplaysguitarmetal]

Laughs in cliff Burton

[@PolyraclureDeVinyle]

*laughs in Steve Harris*

[@jorgemiguelfalcao9644]

*Laughs in Lemmy Kilmister*

[@anonymous0009]

“well it’s your *riff*” bro idk why but i’m on the floor💀

[@ravenblackwing7888]

Bass players are the middle child of the band. They’re one of the best parts, but nobody notices them 😭😭😭

[@314jrock]

Nobody notices unless the bass player is a woman.

[@aarondavis4341]

As a bass player of 25years this is truth...thats why every concert i get to meet bands i go RIGHT for the bass player,their usually the most knowledgeable about what their playing and chill to top it off

[@Replyingg]

“Bass players are like the the Offensive line of the guitar world, they’re like the egg that binds the ingredients together” - Master Oougway

[@RobertJakobMusic]

they're like the plant based egg alternative

[@alfonso5026]

i always tell myself: "you don't hear the bass, you feel it."

[@lemone5821]

REALLL

[@sigrid.koppel]

you can only hear bass when the bassist plays a wrong note

[@DuckSauceSnack]

no no. When a guitarist plays a wrong note, you hear it. When the bassist plays a wrong note, you FEEL it

[@tristanmarcos6688]

​@@DuckSauceSnackwhen it explodes 😅 you notice it 😅

[@punkbnuyyy]

Bass players unite!

[@tarimkoysever]

Can I sneak in with my 7 string guitar

[@bedroxzbass4706]

Bas

[@maxhosti]

real

[@nemisiesaidSTARS]

we should overthrow the lead guitarist. Keep the rhythm guitarist they're our kin.

[@andrewhuck2152]

Bass is best Fr Fr

[@stevej1154]

Look at Queen - the bass is a very present part of the sound, not just there to boost the low end. John Deacon played some of the most iconic bass lines of all time.

[@LilMystery]

This is why I love the bass guitar

[@jamesm7649]

Bass players are like offensive linemen in football. You forget they exist until they mess up.

[@foxnoop5895]

That's the exact reason i have become a bassist - i may not be heard in a band, but i am needed all the time

[@d3ad.4gain]

“That’s what I’m playing?” “yeah. that’s what you’re playing” 😭

[@zackglickert4495]

the way he said it lol

[@ZorrotheArtist]

No, that’s not even what he was playing. He could AT LEAST play the same thing.

[@jqtc]

@@ZorrotheArtistfr

[@General_Kenobi.]

Bass guitar : I make your "riff" sound good Guitar player _buys a 7string_

[@reducedfaticecreamisjustde1447]

must be a bitch for playing barre chords.

[@emmittmusic]

As a huge red hot chili peppers fan, the best bassist are the ones you do hear

[@RobertJakobMusic]

check out one of my recent videos 'Why Guitar Players Don't Need Bass Players' to hear my stance on that!

[@emmittmusic]

@@RobertJakobMusic will do! Do you have a link to it?

[@RobertJakobMusic]

@@emmittmusic sure! thanks!:-) kzbin.info/www/bejne/pInKkGmjZ95spNU

[@neonrecording]

I was listening to Mayer trio the other day and honestly went into it wanting to focus on pino and his interaction with the group…. Very quickly found myself listening to drums guitar and vocals. Only hearing pino when he wanted me to hear him. Dude is a genius

[@RobertJakobMusic]

check out my recent video 'If John Mayer Had a Loop Station'! kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2nReIKFh9SgqNk

[@Langford0101]

Bass players deserve more love

[@fescue101]

Jason newstead:

[@jamesfarmer6878]

Especially on injustice for all

[@RobertJakobMusic]

@@jamesfarmer6878 my favorite album

[@RobertJakobMusic]

hey man, please subscribe! and check out my music on Spotify and tell me if there's bass or not!

[@kiWi-zv8vr]

Pretty much every metallica bassist

[@maxchacon]

Was gonna comment the same thing

[@mandavaler]

Bas adds so much to the music it helps keep rythm and adds that punchiness to the guitars that just makes most songs

[@keeno7354]

The bass is like the background in the music, it's kinda the instrument that gives the band life because it just adds depth to the music.

[@N31907]

But it also works amazing as a lead, look at primus or other bands like them, or simply go on KZbin and look up “bass solo”. Some of the stuff people do is crazy.

[@klondikebar2849]

Les claypool

[@po7aris]

⁠@@N31907Another one I would suggest is J-rock bands. The bass is treated like a 2nd lead guitar over there, lots of melodic basslines.

[@daniela_loves_naruto]

I’m so excited to learn how to play the bass!! I’m getting one for my birthday so yeah!!❤

[@j1mbobtech]

But... I really like it this way, but I also like it where the Bass is "outfront" also...

[@bondingwithunclebenny]

in every song, drums and bass are always best friends

[@tenry9822]

You never notice when they are there but you do when they aren’t 😂

[@JewishCircumcision1155]

I just recently started hearing bass in songs (most recently, Master of Puppets) and it’s wild

[@alvar5720]

Cliff Burton disagrees

[@grimmskid8060]

After playing in a few bands and orchestra bass players are so under appreciated considering they’re the backbone of most songs and set the tone for a good melody

[@doot1176]

it's like BASS clarinet and melophone/French horn, you don't notice when it's there, but you do when it's not

[@thejoanna_a]

Subscribed!!!! Absolutely Love this! Bass players are the most underrated yet the instrument makes music sound better.

[@FimbongBass]

People like to rag on how unrecognized bassists are but in my opinion one of the biggest reasons I started playing bass was because I personally don’t like getting too much attention in any situation, I love being in the background and not necessarily in the spotlight so I felt bass was perfect for someone like me

[@daserzengelchen5236]

To be fair, really depends on genre and bassist. Korn's bassist tends to be very present, and stuff like feel good inc. are like 60% bass, at least in the beginning

[@DrCranberry]

As a guitar player this is soooo god damn true. Without drums and bass, the sound just... is off all the time and isn't rounded at all. You could have everything but missing a bass or a drum in the song will be incredibly obvious.

[@maka3130]

I’m not a musician, but my father is a very successful sound engineer. He works for a touring country band and I’ve been helping him with gear, setting up/taking down and doing the lights for the shows and certain things like that. Ive never really noticed the bass players sound but I’m sure I would notice if he wasn’t playing ,that just wouldn’t happen because everyone sound checks together and performs together and I will probably never hear it without him in the mix. Usually he comes with us in the van with all the gear to the gigs because he lives close to us, right now they’re doing a theatre tour so I spend 5 days a week on the road with the dude and he has some of the best taste in country music, he had the aux playing without a single skip for about 5 hours straight of driving. 😂

[@thunderboltbird7757]

I like how he doesn't actually compare it bc even he knows

[@casualnerdjason6678]

Fun fact: Most bands have 2-3 bass players in hopes that audiences will be able to identify one of them.

[@Dimitris81]

I just noticed the bass riff from “crazy town - butterfly” went by so unnoticed

[@professor_a_malgam]

my old bass teacher used to tell me that everyone in the band is supposed to make it seem like the drummer is the only one playing.

[@LaserFace23]

Ah, reminds me of the old parable: The lead songwriter of a band was dying, and in his final moments was hearing every song he'd ever written flash through his ears. In quite a number of songs he could hear the bass quite vividly, and it sounded quite nice. But often, some of the best songs he'd written had no audible bassline at all. He asked the bassist "Bro, how come whenever we played songs that were just OK, I heard you, yet on the songs where I needed you to lay down a tasty jam the most, you were never there?" The bassist smiled, and turned to him, and said "Bro, every time you could only hear yourself playing, are the moments when I carried you." "... Bro..." "Bro."

[@JustCobaltVA]

bass players are like a medic or a support unit, and a damn good one at that

[@joejones1991]

Songs when bass comes in late gives me chills. Bass is the best part imo

[@tommybotts]

Great bass players can always be heard. McCartney, Entwhistle, Geddy Lee!!

[@moctawolf]

"You know, the best bass players are the one you don't hear" Chris Wolstenholme : "lol"

[@apz6004]

Unrealistic, the guitarist noticed the bassist's existance

[@Zack-bl2gg]

It’s really true. I need a friend who plays bass…

[@lumonade7408]

for me, when listening to songs, the instruments i always fail to hear are bases and drums, but its very noticable when those things aren't there

[@alexiboo7309]

I tried telling my old band mate this, but he insisted on the bass being louder than EVERY instrument including vocals.

[@rosshector9904]

Men I trust

[@lord461]

Play without me Proceeds to play without hitting any low strings...

[@ZorrotheArtist]

Didn’t even play the same thing. Like c’mon man, at least play the same goddamn thing. There wasn’t even any actual bass in this.

[@electro2888]

​@@ZorrotheArtist ong

[@808Mark]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Spartan-hg7ej]

He is technically playing without bass though

[@kloudi9618]

the only bassists you won’t hear are the ones that only play root notes

[@MonkeWithHat]

i love the bass

[@ethanmcnichol2980]

Always appreciate the bassist they’re always great musicians who never really get heard

[@TikiLewis44]

Bass players bring the groove, warmth, and rhythm. Henceforth…Drum and BASS, an awesome genre of music 🎶💚

[@3seven5seven1nine9]

True. when I'm practicing to the full soundtrack, the only time I really hear myself clearly is when I mess up

[@sgorgato]

I fully agree on the importance of the bass in a groove but if you really played the same rhythm on the guitar you would make the message of the video more truthful 😅

[@emes8742]

I was trying and trying to hear Bill Wyman, and now I know why I couldn’t. Thank you. I didn’t know.

[@randominternetbro6562]

Hahaha I just started as a bassist in a janky garage band with some friends. That would be fine, but I'm not a bassist. I'm a guitarist. I really enjoy playing rhythm guitar parts for covers of 2000's metalcore stuff. Anyway, I don't even own a bass. I've just been using an octave pedal. It actually works surprisingly well considering it's not even a high-end pedal. It works well enough for now, but I've been transitioning to playing bass under my own recorded guitar parts when I'm alone, so I'm thinking about picking up a decent bass. Figured I'd mention the pedal I'm using: it's this cheap "VSN Octpus" pedal. It works, but I think I'll get an actual bass and learn actual bass skills rather than just playing riffs on the first four of my guitar.

[@RedR2RD22]

Bass is the most underrated instrument I swear

[@jakepearce5699]

The bass is the backbone of the band every band needs one

[@gomaplayzyt3603]

"The best bass players are the ones you dont hear." *Peter Hook enters the room*

[@LeStepBro]

This is still one of those things that, no matter how much I understand, my brain still can't wrap itself around the idea 🤣🤣🤣

[@taichivillaruel9114]

Bass is my second fave instrument to play, behind piano. Bass is crucial!

[@SkinCase]

“the best bass players are the ones you dont hear” jason newsted must be fucking insane

[@denisblack9897]

if you do your job they say "i cant hear you" if you start overplaying, using all those arpeggios and scales you've been practicing they say "chill out, you are not a guitarist" the best way to make them appreciate you is to miss a few gigs in a row - make it obvious who's the star)

[@rudygracia5573]

I played a funky bass solo in front of a large church crowd once,and all I heard from people was;"That sounded like you probably play really good!?"..🤔I thought to myself"Is that good or bad?".The general public totally doesn't get the bass.John Taylor,Billy Sheehan,Ez Gomer,my favorite!(Leviticus),dUg,Les,Geddy,Jaco,Stuart,Flea,Victor,Sir Charles!(New Gen).TOPS!

[@sitruunamehu]

You don't hear the bass you feel it

[@MomLookIHaveNiceSunglasses]

Well yeah. But I like brrr brr deng

[@mrtoast244]

I can't unhear the Trooper without bass

[@Black_licorice_enjoyer]

Bass is a support instrument it adds to others

[@thatguy431]

i realized this a few years ago. if nobody comes up and says anything to me after we play, i mustve done a good job xD

[@Lewae]

The og riff was using the low e instead of bass. Like the idea, but as a bassist I disagree. The bass you CAN hear for once, is better than a quiet or no bass at all

[@RohitKumar-nu8jy]

Bass is the flow. Create bass in life. Its there but you dont see. Others see its results

[@DustinSmith796]

Literally Fieldy from KoRn, everyone thought that the clicks were David’s drums/percussion

[@prod.byYODEE]

Ich bin Solar aus den TikTok Streams hab dich nie auf yt oder so gesucht. Wurdest einfach vorgeschlagen😂

[@calebmarcus4456]

when i write bass i write it as its own separate sound that doesn't follow the root notes of the rhythm rather it compliments it by playing other notes in the key

[@miscellaneousman2713]

actually, at first he was playing a barre chord, with no distinguishable bass, but then he just picked 1 string and said he couldnt hear the bass whenthere was none

[@SamOfHam]

Isnt it like music theory? Like the bass changes the way a note sounds or changes the note or riff completely?

[@slowerpanther2463]

"The best bass players are the ones you don't hear." Ryan Martinie: "Am I a joke to you?"

[@allbottledup9513]

I’m sure this is true for technical bassists but John Entwistle was never one to go unnoticed and he’s one of, if not the, best bassist ever!

[@M_Heat3]

Bass is very underrated

[@geni_fetahu]

If you were being sarcastic I’m sorry but you played a full chord in the begging and 1 string in the end.

[@RobertJakobMusic]

neither!:-)))

[@ltcrescent4011]

You don't realise what you have until it's gone

[@bagelofpower7133]

Drums and Bass are like the 2 horses that pull the rest of the band like a carriage. You don’t have horses, well, where the hell are you gonna go?

[@SlothFang]

Listen to Floods by Pantera. Rex Brown’s bass playing and Dime’s shredding form the tightest, greatest song/solo of all time. The best bass player should be heard and also support the song/guitar.

[@carsonbader8503]

I totally get it now! I love you guys! 💓

[@samuelhinshelwoodjr]

"yea... that's what you're playing" 😂😂😂

[@mb0875]

Feildy Flea and les claypool first 3 that come to mind best bassist that dominate there bands sounds

[@infamouscha]

The bass player definitely smooths over a lot of the stray/imperfect notes.

[@liamliam3079]

People need to under that Bass is the most important instrument in songs

[@Strawbszz]

Very true like one of my favorite bassists you literally never hear is Mikey Way

[@chillyphilly6569]

Thank you man

[@notsobigcheese]

And i took that personally - James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich

[@bumbo7196]

how many times has he made this exact video now?

[@colincarreiro4374]

“The best bass players are the ones you don’t hear”-Jason Newsted, 1988 😂