The Genius Bass Techniques Of Joe Dart

[@adityatyagi4009]

I started learning bass 6 months ago and just discovered Joe Dart and am completely blown away. Also, just discovered your great channel. It's a great time to be alive!

[@OnlineBassCourses]

He’s a great player! Thanks for the comment.

[@spoonysmalls]

ya it is. all this would have cost so much in the 90s!

[@igrieger]

To me this lesson shows the excellence of your playing, experience and knowledge of the bass. I wish you success and thank you for picking this amazing Vulfpeck tune. If more lessons on Vulfpeck by you appear, I won't be sad. 😂😎

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks very much! Great band.

[@DutchOnBass]

Killer. I have a tough time understand some of the things by just listening, but you broke it down and made it easy to play! I am a 3 finger right hand player, so had to adapt to get the speed of those ghost notes. Thanks!

[@businessofrhythm2315]

Killer tone man! Thank you for the knowledge brother.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks for the comment. 👍🙏

[@cliffordlyon]

Yes great tone

[@bassomatic6055]

I've been working on this one for a while and I like that you tackled it. Joe is unique in that some of his notes are so staccato as to make it hard to discern when he's ghosting vs. Not. In this case i think he's playing them, but I'll listen again.

[@bassomatic6055]

I checked. Yup ghost notes, but it sounds killer to descend down the Dm pent adding the flat 5 (blues scale) and ending on the F

[@OnlineBassCourses]

👍🙏

[@tommyonbass66]

Hi Dan, nice one but different to the original. Joe plays no ghost notes at all, and starts on another position on the neck. Check out the Vulfpeck video and you‘ll see. Best regards, Tommy

[@davidfox7983]

It's the 16th notes which give him his sound I reckon

[@Grandpaplaysbass]

Great lesson, Dan. So much fun!

[@OnlineBassCourses]

👍🙏

[@andnow2214]

Hey Dan, thank you so much, fantastic as always! One of my favourite Bassists is Marcello Giuliani from Erik Truffaz Quartet. You should check him out if you don't know him. Perhaps a little Tutorial :-). He sounds so musical.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

I'll check him out - thanks!

[@igrieger]

Wow, cool suggestion

[@kevmac1230]

I watched Joes' video of this one and it was intimidating, you've made it seem possible for mortals like me. I love his M.M. bass but I'd need tone controls.If you have time and the notion of love to see a breakdown of John Taylor, love his tone.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks, Kevin. Yes, John Taylor is very much on the lesson list.

[@TPBass1224]

Wonderful lessons. Thanks so much, Dan.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks for watching.

[@flaviosan3020]

As always, excellemt job Dan, thanks.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Cheers, Flavio. 👍🙏

[@markbass354]

NOW I NEED TO LEARN THIS THANKS DAN

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Cheers, Mark. Have fun.

[@trtl9106]

Thanks for being real dan

[@donh5794]

Thanks Dan! Great lesson and a lot of helpful demonstrated points.

[@X-EvilAsh]

Nice musicman bass!!

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks, Don!

[@garryyoung8945]

Nice breakdown Dan. Thank you

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thank you, Garry.

[@SordidaTonus]

Excellent! Thank you Dan!

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks for watching!

[@paultraynorbsc627]

Thanks Dan much appreciated 👍

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks, Paul.

[@eddiequeboard2672]

Really great lesson

[@xavsmash]

Thanks Dan. This is very clear and helpful. 👍

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks for watching.

[@golden_smiles]

As to me, Joe's manner of playing is heavily influenced by great and slightly undervalued Rocco Prestia bass playing. All of mentioned above is there, in his (Rocco) tuition videos.

[@mtmeinardiful]

Great inspiring lesson Dan, thanks!

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks, Martin!

[@correametal]

Great video as always Dan. Thank you so much!

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Cheers, Jose!

[@t.maxx75]

can you share how you make your ghost note loud, eq and compressor in this video?

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Nothing other than working on the technique. No EQ or compression.

[@saraerobins2327]

This is a really AMAZING lesson! ❤ Joe Dart! Thanks Dan! 👍😎

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks, Sara! 🙏👍

[@pacoJaco]

Hi Dan You’re actually using middle index index middle index index for the 16th note triplets 👍 Nice work

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks! Actually both ways can work. 👍

[@BenD_Bass]

Can you do a analysis on the Vulf tune "my first car?" Its one of his most difficult ones. He has those wierd half fretted ghost notes in that one too. I cant figure out how to play it lol

[@OnlineBassCourses]

I’ll check it out!

[@peak_flow]

Brilliant lesson, Dan. Would be great if you did a similar breakdown of 'Dean Town'!

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks! Maybe one day.

[@shaunyboy45]

Hi dan gr8 lesson.....can you show me the bass line for HIT OR MISS BY ODETTA...a newbie to bass....I’m unable to read music but can’t find any lessons breaking it down like your tutorials.....

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Hi Shaun. Welcome to the bass! That one might be a little niche to do as a video. What you want to do (this takes time) is to work on your ear so that you can figure it out yourself. You can do it and I’ll have videos showing you how…

[@xybervid]

Lovely lesson! I don’t think it matters but it looks like when you are playing at speed you are raking middle, index, index rather than index, middle, middle. I find the MII style easier.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks - probably true! It works that way too.

[@patrickhagen563]

I was really scrutinizing your fingers (sorry..haha) and found that you were doing it both ways with equal effect. (Good habit to be able to cross w/ both middle and index)…thank you for the lesson.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

@@patrickhagen563 I probably should have mentioned in the video - both ways work! 🙏🙏

[@stevielongworth6853]

Those Ghost notes are a killer lol.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

They really are...

[@MrSupperdave]

Dan can you add tablature or transcriptions as well, thanks.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

I figured this out a little before filming it and didn’t TAB it out. My lessons tend to be more showing the patterns/scales. I like to breakdown the lines so that you learn to use your ear to figure lines like this out. In the long run, that will help you more! Plus, it’s just me here, I don’t have a team, so I don’t always have the time to notate. Sorry!

[@amrgamal9531]

Nice one

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👍🙏

[@esa4141]

Joe plays on bridge pickup area, that is bit hard with 70s pick up placement…

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Don't worry about that. Just play it where it feels comfortable for you.

[@alexaubach9513]

Hi Dan, are you playing it with both pickups at full volume? You really nailed the sound!

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Yes, both full on. I have no EQ or compression. He has LOTS of compression plus possible flatwounds.

[@regimiro4888]

@@OnlineBassCourses I think he uses flats nowadays but in a lot of older stuff, when he played his jazz bass he was just using old rounds.

[@Mysticmonnz]

This was a really cool video.. im popping all over your comments now😆 what are your thoughts on the Khruangbin bassist Laura Lee? Super simple but drives every song with some really nice bass lines

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks for the comments! I must confess that I don’t know her. Sounds like I’d love those bass lines though.

[@Mysticmonnz]

@@OnlineBassCourses id recommend august 10 its a favourite for me 😁

[@OnlineBassCourses]

@@Mysticmonnz I'll check it out

[@user-gj8uq8kq1e]

Very good lesson as always! PS: No offense, the last note in the 6tet is a F. ;)

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks! 🙏

[@bassomatic6055]

I think you are right. Dmin blues scale ending on F

[@DovSkipperDrummer]

Brilliant!

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Cheers Dov! Hope you’re well and busy.

[@DovSkipperDrummer]

Thanks Dan, all groovy, keep up the great work, very inspiring.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

@@DovSkipperDrummer Thanks so much mate. Missing playing alongside your epic drumming, but I'm enjoying creating lessons.

[@DovSkipperDrummer]

Aw thanks buddy and you it's been too long, you never know what 2022 may bring!!

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Very true!

[@thomasdanick7969]

Hi Dan, thank you for the inspiration. My question today is again a special one: it looks like you fret the F in the 6tet reaching out with your index finger. Do you use your second finger for the G to make it more fluent or is it your 3rd finger slipping down? Don't want to settle the wrong muscle-memory.....Thanks Thomas

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Thanks Thomas. I think it’s the second finger I’m using (I’m typing this not looking at the footage…). It’s probably ‘extended fingering’ which is worth looking at. I should do a lesson on that…

[@thomasdanick7969]

@@OnlineBassCourses Thank you for your affirmation, looking forward to practicing now...Cheers Thomas