Upright Bass for Electric Bassists [ AN's Bass Lessons #17 ]

[@qtube9234]

had to watch electric bass for guitarists so i could watch upright bass for electric bassists

[@the_worst_of_friends924]

Q Tube that’s amazing

[@dansaunders1655]

Next watch guitar for upright bassists and you'll reach a new level of understanding of the guitar

[@bernardosantos8020]

Inception

[@maciejpietrak3566]

Nice xd

[@doriangrayest]

Wow dude, switching from guitar to upright bass? It would be easier to flip genders and start hormone replacement

[@drperkyreal4686]

How musicians see upright bass: it’s an upright bass Non-musicians: *t h i c c violin*

[@Stewarew]

I play the bass and that's how I see it

[@kimtrammell7445]

The giant's violin

[@GeebleTheGarble]

more like reverse violin from the inverse strings and size

[@tobiashirup953]

No, real musicians would see it as a contrabass violin

[@LividPotato_]

Nonono, it’s the other way around. I play the violin, and the bass is indeed a T H I C C violin.

[@vvergaraam]

im binge watching your videos and i dont even play bass

[@vincentbourgon2517]

I so goddamn want to tho

[@Jotun184]

get a cheap bass, it's super fun

[@vincentbourgon2517]

ya im looking into used squire p-basses

[@benhenze]

+Vincent Bourgon That's a great option for a cheap start - try and find a used Vintage Modified PBass...They are a million times better than the Affinity

[@KathyWashburnBunn]

Same here! I'm here for the music theory, and for the rock-classical fusion. Also, the bass lessons intro never fails to make me smile.

[@kcfamilam5109]

I fully expect to see a dead-pan bass fishing lesson from you.

[@Waluiginumberone]

Until next time BASS

[@vitamin9165]

And I will be disappointed if it does not come

[@2Jeffrey]

🅱️ass pro shops

[@saberguy154615]

I'm an upright jazz bassist and i would recommend a tip, don't try to use the chicken wing technique. Just focus on building the strength in your fingers and you can alternate between your two fingers you just have to work on pulling the strings harder. Because if you fling your arm like that, you are going to end up hurting yourself later on down the road. The main goal is to play as relaxed as possible. Also don't hold your left arm out perpendicular to the to try and fix intonation, slide your hand slightly up or down depending if your are flat or sharp. You also have to be aware of the amount of pressure you are holding the strings with because yes you use the body as a fulcrum but you also have to develop hand strength. I used to play electric before i made the switch to pursue my studies but this stuff my professor taught has saved me a lot of trouble, I hope this helps anyone!

[@daniellynch2122]

Jacob Abolos As a classical bassist I've always been encouraged to keep the elbow of my fretting arm up at an almost 90° angle. I will admit when holding notes for several bars (which happens annoyingly often) it'll droop. However it's interesting that you advise against that as it's what I've been taught by several teachers.

[@saberguy154615]

Hey Daniel, I did not mean to say don't play with a perpendicular arm. I meant to correct how he was holding his arm way above perpendicular to fix his intonation. It has been about a year since I wrote this and I have learned a lot more since then, but I do appreciate you catching that wording mistake of mine!

[@chadbierman8058]

Thanks, that's great to know! God bless!

[@maewuzhere]

As an electric bass player learning upright due to school concert band this is very helpful!

[@cruz.c]

@@maewuzhere double bass in concert band?? might as well just sit there... no way ur getting heard under trumpets

[@h80np39]

5:14 "what am i doing with my life" "i wish i was home playing my P bass"

[@tino8442]

Hossein Nazeran Pour lol

[@davidlevy4340]

My bass teacher thinks you need to practice with a bow more

[@AdamNeely]

no shit!

[@pacosizzle]

+IPA SOLE Looks like you don't get the joke

[@pacosizzle]

***** m

[@ChristiantheCoasterGuy]

Någon frågar its true. Sounds like he needs more rosin too.

[@thebabbler8867]

The bow is more fun 👍

[@erentar2002]

Upright looks sexier than electric

[@lunahoshi2844]

It is

[@MBJazzful]

Takes a better picture.

[@anus333]

Hella *T H I C C*

[@TheLuizSouza]

Of course it does, it's erect.

[@Dr_E_Yekley]

As an electric player I agree

[@ShamDBHB]

that totally emotionless look when you're playing live XD

[@jaimie1]

Sham Maárif it’s usually when you’re reading deep into the charts, or a bass face

[@addisonshinedown]

I went the opposite way, I got trained on bass and then picked up electric. Took a lot of work to play with less force on electric

[@gxexrxmxaxnx]

Yeah it's like switching from a real piano to an electric keyboard.

[@zacharygutmanmusic6930]

The King of all Awesomeness yeah I almost snapped the strings on my first electric lol

[@lavaguanix6804]

X88X Sorry for the late reply, but most piano players (including me) tend to be constantly changing between keyboard and piano. Most piano players practice on a piano on keyboard, but end up playing on piano for concerts, and keyboards for gigs. This causes you to adapt to both quick. Also, there isn’t really much change between a good keyboard and piano, as good keyboards are weightless. Also, for the cheap keyboards, you just play piano all the time.

[@annamoan2107]

Nice tips but too bad you don't mention posture. Coming from electric bass, I wrecked my back with this instrument...

[@jackbho6594]

You should stand as straight as possible, and have the endpin adjusted to something comfortable relative to your height (I like the nut around the top of my head).

[@annamoan2107]

Yeah, I finally learnt a few things about posture :) The biggest lesson I learnt was to take it slowly. The upright bass uses muscles you never usually use, and you have to strengthen those muscles little by little, like a physical workout actually. I did too much, all of a sudden, and it ruined my sciatic nerve...

[@fzli24]

Anna Moan Oh i play rockabilly and have My bass between My legs. I think you should find your own way to Hold it. Everyone is different.

[@_yeah.right_1371]

Fadzli Zahari I play bass in an orchestra setting and I play hours on end so even though I am younger, I really recommend going to a few private lessons because holding it wrong can really mess up your back or a lot of other things in the long run.

[@jamespetno2414]

Mean while a classical bassist is watching him with the bow and saying to himself, “You poor fool.”

[@jakepup5794]

As a classical and jazz double bassist, I'd recommend starting with Francois Rabbath's technique rather than Simandl's technique. Rabbath takes you to high positions early so you don't get stuck in half and first positions for years before moving up higher. He also uses a greater variety of left hand positions so you can make freer choices in how you play rather than the very mechanical blocky technique Simandl can sometimes lumber you with.

[@2277DoubleBass]

Not if you're a beginner.

[@zachwalgren1694]

doublebassblog.org/2006/11/rabbath-versus-simandl-comparative.html This article has a good sum up of the two methods. TLDR: Simandl and Rabbath are NOT good for beginners. Beginners should consider George Vance's Progressive Repertoire because it contains fun recognizable tunes and also starts players in high positions early, like rabbath. Rabbath is good for solo music. Simandl good for orchestral playing. I also think that Rufus Reid's Evolving Bassist is pretty good for players interested in jazz. Mostly a resource book, not a method, but it can be helpful.

[@tramquangpho]

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[@diegomendoza3370]

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[@idetestbirds9114]

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[@music9556]

strange how it sounds lower but its the same.

[@rufusstanier8893]

Fewer harmonics.

[@fakename1084]

Rufus Stanier Umm... no? Acoustic instruments with a hollow body generally have a deeper and bassier tone.

[@82stuntman]

Actually, the upright bass is one octave lower than electric bass.

[@Russocass]

Ryan Sullivan wich correctly speaking means less harmonic content.

[@Kntrabssi]

Chris B it definitely is not

[@jamessnowden1833]

In my school band, the bass player once ripped the callous off his fingers when he transitioned to acoustic from electric.

[@drewhayden9942]

It sounds like a bit more rosin would help you out there...

[@WillTheBassPlayer]

Mainly just the angle \ is bad / is bad - is good

[@louishenry6090]

@@WillTheBassPlayer gotta be parallel. Always... I still remember being told that repeatedly...

[@tankermottind]

As a former double bass student myself, I feel like this video should include something the strings class where I learned to play did and something that appears to be standard practice for novice violin family players in a classical academic setting: taping the fingerboard. We had white tape strips on the fingerboard on all the notes up to third position or so showing us where to place our fingers. As we developed our muscle memory, these tapes were removed.

[@starry_lis]

I'm a guitarist and memory of positions aquired while playing my main instrument was enough to get the basic idea of where to put my fingertips on cello's fingerboard. Once you play an instrument with a neck for long enough, you don't need any tape on a fretless.

[@jakepup5794]

As a professional bassist, I'd say steer clear of visual tricks like tape- even for total beginners. My trick for consistent intonation is to always use the same stool and spike stop, so all the distances and angles are consistent and then use your ears and muscle memory to build up your intonation chops. Your eyes need to be on the other musicians you're playing with not your own instrument.

[@nivek326]

Jake Pup Many world class bassists put a small white dot to mark the G harmonic (the first octave), and many even The second octave. So don't be weary of putting a small thing for your fingers to feel, especially in the upper register.

[@ceaseandresist]

My bass teacher has been playing for many many many years and I'm personally going on my 6th year playing and we both make little pencil marks all over the side of the fingerboard with notes where we struggle. While yes it's important to build the muscle memory and such, the visual cues are an excellent way to start learning and keep track, esp. on new instruments or if you're like me and going back and forth between several instruments (I don't have the means/time to be transferring my bass back and forth daily)

[@nivek326]

Mindlessly Generic that's the way to do it

[@lowstringc]

In my late teens I was playing fretless electric in an alt/rock band, and decided I wanted to study music Ed in college. I thought to myself: “I need to play a classical instrument to get into my college’s classical music program; I already play the fretless, so double bass shouldn’t be that hard....”. I had NO IDEA how much work I was about to put in to get proficient on that awesome instrument! It really is a different beast. I made my audition on the third try, worked my tuchus off to try and catch up with folks that had been playing their whole lives, graduate pd well, and now teach Orchestra and Music in a rural public school! It was worth it, but just picking it up from electric is super different!

[@yousifa7354]

I wish I could afford an upright! They sound so amazing!

[@trrblv3]

Yousif Abuhamad you can make payments, or rent one

[@whatabouttheearth]

Does Zzounds have them? Has anyone used Zzounds payment system? I wanna know if it is legit...🙄 asking for a friend.

[@emersonsrandomvideos248]

As a person who plays double bass in my imagination, I highly recommend you go on playing. Practice makes perfect.

[@tleuven]

"This is just a crappy plywood bass" and it still sounds good, even on a recording. Shows that tone is in the fingers! Nice one.

[@corilfl]

When you played the major scale on the double bass, I immediately had flashbacks to Blues Clues lol.

[@jpcf]

It is obvious that you LOVE the bass. Why did you choose bass among other instruments?

[@nicholascauton9648]

I could probably speak for him. Many people that wanna learn music mostly go for either vocals, percussion, or melodic instruments. Drums and guitar are fine examples of the last two examples respectively. Most wouldn’t go for the bass mainly because they fear they wouldn’t be heard well. I’ve had that fear before as I started out on guitar before I switched to bass. What many music listeners may not understand is even though the bass has a very low sound frequency, which can be hard to hear for the common music listener, the bass holds the music together. So really, bass, whether electric or upright, is actually more important than one might think.

[@LoadingBrian]

To add onto Nick, the Bass is an instrument that many people aren't fully aware of it's capabilities. They think of the Bass as very simplistic, which in some cases it is, but there can be much more. Ive encountered several people who've said "I didn't know you could do that on a Bass" or something of the like. Personally I just love the deep rich tone, and what a good Bass line can do for the overall Melody of a song. People may remember the guitar solo, but they dance to the Bass and Drums.

[@phillipsmusic3871]

His next bass video: "how to play octo bass for upright bassists"

[@Majestyk_Goose_Games]

god you look happy to be there

[@lifedecoded9842]

Focus & pleasure don't exactly always correlate in body language.

[@maewuzhere]

He has to read the music

[@martinlawrence1744]

And who, are you The proud lord said, That I must bow so low???

[@InstrumentManiac]

Get some more rosin on that bow STAT! Also good helpful tips you have!

[@despacitonice5996]

Can this guy litterally play every single instrument in existence?

[@starry_lis]

guess he can't play mukkuri.

[@AdamNeely]

I didn't know what mukkuri was until I just googled it...glad I did!

[@starry_lis]

It's freaking hard to get anything out of it :(

[@karasakizbaris]

but can you play bukkake ?, ancient japan instrument.

[@danieldudular2146]

+Barış Karasakız The West calls it a "Meat Flute"

[@outerspace9392]

Wtf am i doing here, i dont even play bass

[@anthonygaudino971]

Hey, Adam, I've been playing upright bass for about 10 years (although you probably wouldn't know it from my level of play, lol), and I recently joined a band playing bass guitar. Do you have any tips for someone transitioning from upright to electric as I can only seem to find videos going the other way around? I know it's not necessarily your expertise but yours is one of the most interesting and knowledgeable bass channels I have come across and I figure you might have some insight.

[@jfortune06]

Anybody ever told you you look exactly like Jontron?

[@tristanberke8759]

I have played both before. my personal recommendation is, press right behind the fret you are trying to play with your fingertip, rather than the pad of your finger, practice you right hand two finger technique, and when you have a strap on the bass and you are standing, lower is cooler, but higher is better, more accurate and tends to let you be a bit faster. look up Victor Wooten, and that is about where your bass should rest to avoid back and wrist problems. and practice A LOT. I have been playing electric since I was 5, and I am now 20, so I have all the technical aspects down, but even after playing damn near every day for 15 years, I'm still not as good as I would like to be. So, just keep at it, and you should get the hang of it pretty easily. just hang on to your music theory knowledge. you'll still need it. and for my band, the drummer follows me, not me following the guitarist.

[@rufusstanier8893]

As someone who's done this myself, I'd recommend getting used to using one finger per fret too. Getting used to using the whole fretboard is important as well- half position on the g string, for example, sounds noticeably less pleasant than say third or fourth on d, and because you have frets, there's no risk of getting lost up there.

[@fisherjam5182]

Also make sure your not putting too much pressure on the strings, almost snaped mine when I first transitiond.

[@obeythehomeless]

Slap. Slap is fun.

[@paulbeahm3891]

You need to move the leg farthest from the bass up and down as you play if your playing without the bow. Also try to have a straw hat and suspenders if you're going to incorporate this technique.

[@devinm.608]

This guy knows his shit. I've learned things from him and I've played nearly 15 years.

[@louishenry6090]

Going from upright classical to electric bass jazz is easier than the reserve imo

[@VideoPrens]

You made a good point but I think you meant to say reverse.

[@louishenry6090]

@@VideoPrens I've met numerous electric bass players who don't know the first thing about classical playing, bowing or anything like that. I've also met lots of classic double bassists who can adapt to playing some basic jazz standards on an electric bass within a couple weeks

[@VideoPrens]

@@louishenry6090 I totally agree with you. I just meant to say you made a typo in your comment. You wrote ``reserve`` instead of ``reverse``

[@louishenry6090]

@@VideoPrens Ohhhhh Haha I'm so sorry! I can't read lmao! Yes, you're absolutely right, sorry about that!

[@VideoPrens]

@@louishenry6090 No problem mate :) Just wanted to chime in before someone pointed this out in an unpleasent way.

[@zaniac5685]

I play classical double bass, I recommend to keep a straight arm at first while using a bow.

[@ErnieJ89]

Would you consider a fretless acoustic bass a decent "transition" instrument to the upright? I know the pizzicato technique would be very different, I was thinking more on the ear training aspect and developing intonation.

[@gramursowanfaborden5820]

from my experience it definitely helps, but getting experience in with a double bass is much better. fretless bass guitars still feel more or less like a fretted electric does, and the different scale length and fretboard radius means learning the positions on the bass guitar isn't very useful. just playing a fretted bass upright and using double bass fingering techniques was just as effective for me.

[@ErnieJ89]

Update: Made the dive and bought a double bass. Love it!

[@MBJazzful]

I would say not. I play Electris Bass, Fretless Bass and (devour any information that would help me play the) Double Bass. Different scale length. Would not help much with intonation on Double Bass.

[@HanGration]

I play bass and upright in a professional orchestra. Once you are proficient most of the left hand movement is muscle memery. If you want to play upright then play upright. (P.S I know that sounded a bit dickish but that's the best way)

[@gruenermehlsack]

Quick tip for switching from electric to upright: Try out solo strings, for example Thomastik Spirocore Solo. They're designed to be tuned a whole tone higher than regular tuning but if you tune them down to EADG you get a great sound for Jazz and a really friendly string tension!

[@ferox965]

I'm going through this right now. I got loaned an upright-I am a diabetic self isolating during Covid 19. My band wants to see about using it from time to time. Hell of a learning curve.

[@Pensivata]

I've been playing upright bass for 20+ years; the last 10 of these with a bow (30 mins a day for the first 5 years of that 10, aside from my normal pizz practice), the last 5 for 2-3 hours per day with the bow. And I'm really not satisfied with my sound. I've got vibrato going on to a fairly 'standard level', but it does seems like an impossible task to make it sound like it really 'sings'. Example: in my jazz combo, I always solo pizz, cos I don't think the bow sounds good enough yet. It's easy to get depressed about this, but any words of encouragement would be appreciated.

[@addisonshinedown]

Pensivata try a new bow, or switching from French to German (or the other way) progress is sometime hard to achieve. I usually do research into technique and find any minor thing I'm doing "wrong" and work on breaking bad havits

[@Linkolod]

As a violinist of 10 years, the best way to learn how to make good sound with a bow is to learn it from classical teachers. At the very least, it's worth trying out what different solo teachers can give you. After you have a sound you can be proud of, it's easy to alter it however you want.

[@alanhuffbass]

To me, the thing with the bow is that it's all about the subdivision. I ALWAYS play with 32nds drumming inside my mind, specially on long strokes, trying to always grasp and remember that 32nd feel from the bow vibration, starting from the lowest dynamics I can do (my volume ZERO) to the highest fortississsimo. This gives me full control of every inch of movement while the bow is frictioning the strings. The other exercise I recommend is, while subdiving to the fullest you can think, trying to internalize different pulses in numbers. For example, play two bars in 4/4 then go straight to 6/4, then 7/4, then 3/4, etc... without changing the speed. Always slowly but subdiving pretty fastly, wich will give you the tightest and nicest attacks ever heard. Adam Neely has a video about sports psychology on music study wich nails the thing awesomely. Check it out.

[@AbhiBass96]

I think finding a teacher like Linkolod said would be the best. My dream Is to play an Upright bass and with a bow too. I play an Electric one. All I can say Is for me to clear my dream to playing an Upright Bass, I would need to be In a place where I can easily get In touch with a teacher who would can guide me. 1 day (2 hours) per week for 2 years can do miracles. Be proud. Dont let anything discourage you. You have been playing for 20+ years. That... is dedication.

[@Pensivata]

Alan Huff Thanks Alan. In fact I had strongly suspected "time" was what I needed to inject into the bow, cos with pizz it comes pretty naturally - not so with the bow.

[@dinglebass]

oh please don't do the chicken wing with your right hand! You'll tire yourself out so much quicker!!! Check out christian mcbrides video on right hand technique!

[@aarushbanerjee690]

3:10 - Kids, don't touvh the hairs of your bow, please. Thanks, - a violinist

[@cenadu806]

You've all convinced me why - even though I'm a competent electric bass player- WHY I SHOULD NOT EVEN ATTEMPT TO PLAY double bass ! What was I thinking? If Adam Neely - who has a revered Dingwall bass edition - has that much angst on upright, no thanks There's a reason Leo invented the P-bass . . . eh?

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Get a Taylor GS Mini Bass it's an Acoustic-Electric Bass Guitar

[@who7435]

I went from upright to electric.

[@syd7231]

Rabia N me too :) I love them both

[@TheZooropaBaby]

what up Dave Holland

[@StorageYT]

Hi, I'm the bassist from Korn, and I see no difference between those basses. Also the first bass you showed is quite wrong, you should hold it upwards like the other real bass. :D

[@MonsterJuiced]

lmao, what? There are methods but people eventually break out of them slightly and develop their own comfort. Fieldy has said loads of times how he kind of made up his own preference of playing and intentionally and also got a bass with a much smaller neck as it felt more like playing a guitar, made it easier for him as he is primarily a guitar palyer. :p

[@StorageYT]

I'm just kidding around man, I'm a huge Korn fan myself :P

[@MonsterJuiced]

Pink Dawg of Doom Yea hehe after I posted that I kind of realised. nevermind :)

[@attichatchsound-bobkowal5328]

Rufus Reid's book does an excellent job explaining/illustrating left hand and arm mechanics for people switching from electric to upright.

[@andrko7908]

Man i don’t play the electric bass or the upright bass but i still watched this video from beginning to end

[@firstlast-wg2on]

(I'm making these comments before I watched it) I remember finding one in a shop and trying it out, it was surprisingly similar, it was tuned in the same so it's not incredibly confusing. If you already play and are pretty good at the muscle memory thing (thankfully I played and it didn't sound shit, it actually worked out fine, in terms of scale length it felt like playing a enlarged fretless). Either way, very very cool instrument.

[@MsCellobass]

I am a cellist learning bass via guitar to transition to upright in the future.

[@tomasocarbone]

until next time BASS BASS (double bass hehe)

[@iakovzhitomirskiy1569]

2:14 just like with my girlfriend

[@WilsonRidge]

I play upright bass player and the opposite of this happened to me. I was suddenly playing electric bass in a jazz band. I would love to hear recommendations on how to make the reverse switch.

[@punk5675]

I played bass and guitar at the same time and started mixing thier technuiques

[@CodemasterJamal]

This is awesome. I never actually got any formal training for Upright. I'm a church musician or at least, I was brought up with music from church. I found the Upright in college though, I never got any formal instruction, so I could never really use it despite spending hours playing on the one in R&B Ensemble. I also had trouble figuring out how to use a bow. Do you mind making a video about how to use a bow?

[@hinduismwithpremananddasbhagat]

I picked up playing bass decades ago because I was enamored with jazz upright players. I thought the instrument was a beast. I got an electric bass guitar, went the rock route, though I always aimed to make my bass sound like an upright. A few years ago I decided it was time to learn what I really wanted to play - the beast! I brought both to my band rehearsals, and my guys banned the bass guitar from appearing again. They said I played better on the upright. I'm not a great player on the upright, but I think I didn't want to embarrass myself so I put my all into it and made up for where I lacked. Just before our first gig we lost our drummer, so I changed some of my playing to provide a stronger beat. Folks loved it. That was a few years ago. My guitars are in storage, but my upright is in the house, and my go to instrument. I love the sound, the feel, this big thing that's like having a person next to me, the way it moves with me, and when I play something on it I feel like I've really accomplished something, and I continue to feel inspired by it. BUT, that being said - its not for everyone. Its a challenge to play. I struggle with the higher parts of the neck, while the sound isn't for everyone.

[@CMM5300]

When I first started playing guitar my brother was a guitarist. When I surpassed him as a lead player he became a bass player. I'm sure that's not how all bass players were born.

[@gamingcowboy7610]

Only boi in orchestra here then I guess

[@juanfernandocanizaresjuare8948]

Wtf, I'm a bass player, I'm studying piano and solfeo to enter in the music college to study upright bass and KZbin recommends me this video. Why tf is this shit so smart.

[@KidnapstedGC]

I'd suggest Duncan McTier Exercises for helping intonation. They've helped me a lot. funny thing is I actually learned and teach bass guitar on that exact simandl book. As a note, that pizz. style is sometimes called a "jazz pizz." because classical players usually try for a more resonant, less percussive sound. Now, as for bow work, make sure your bow is tight enough and that there is enough rosin on the bow. you shouldn't have to hold the bow on the string, the rosin is what makes it stay on the instrument. You can get a decent sound out of a crappy bow if you do have good technique, enough rosin and tight hair. I got into all 3 schools I auditioned at on a 150 dollar carbon fiber bow. don't buy a wood bow unless you are willing to spend upwards of 800-900 dollars. Carbon fiber bow technology is actually really good right now and you can get a very well balanced bow that will last and get you plenty of sound for under 200 dollars.

[@mes04d]

Thanks, Adam. I’d also note that one key to getting a good tone on upright has to do with the positioning of the thumb on your fretting hand. You want to place the very tip of your thumb on the back of the neck, no flat thumb like you would on electric. It helps to imagine your hand as a clamp, where the very tips of your middle finger and thumb would touch if you closed the clamp.

[@misterbarton1976]

Adam, you are a beast and a remarkable teacher. I came across this video as I'm actually a trained upright player that got into electric after the fact. If you raise your endpin by about 1-2 inches, your intonation will improve. Consider how that impacts your reach and the angle on your left wrist. You posted this 3 years ago and seems to be perfectly happy without this knowledge BUT I thought I'd pass that along. Thanks for putting yourself out there!

What do you think about marking the frets? (with little triangles on the side of the fingerboard) On www.stewmac.com/FretCalculator.html you can calcultate where the frets would be. I think for beginners this is very important. Because to get the right position of the notes and their sound into your ear you need to play less wrong notes ... every movement goes into the muscle memory, so by making sure that the student finds the right note immediatly will help him ... but what do you think ?

well i marked with a triangle where the frets would be because is had to play with a uprightbass for a recording and the intonation had to be good but i never played upright bass before... so for me it helped a lot and i think after while i would know the distances by myself ... if you're interested it is the simple man cover on my channel ... so yeah, and the triangles are small and on the side so you can easyly remove them and you can't see them when you're in front of the bass

William Day like i said where the frets would be ... because there are the right notes but the fingers need to be on the frers and not slightly behind it like on a fretted instrument ... and it works like this perfectly because i checked the intonation while recording in variaudio in cubase

[@blueridger28]

Thomas Weishäupl I just used a tuner until the note matched the position on the fretboard and made a dot.

[@anepane4230]

as a violin player, i can tell you that while it might sound like a good idea, you might get too used to it and it can be hard to get rid of it

[@danielfortunapereira]

not correct. the upright bass is a non tempered instrument. The "right" notes you talk belong to tempered instruments.

[@sedgey1556]

Ive played upright for 2 years and still your tips at around 2:00 hleped so much

[@jonajon91]

Nice video, again. What's the bass in the background? Look like it has a huge scale length.

[@reillywalker195]

I'm a Jew's harp player. Why do I suddenly want to try the upright bass?

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

5ths Tuning will broaden the range (Spirocore 4/4 Size Light Tension 5ths Tuned Bass Strings will work)

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

There's a reason why lots of Upright Bassists switched over to Bass Guitar cause it's much easier to carry & it has a much bigger sound than your average Upright Bass.

[@mars3257]

This video (actually, your entire bass lesson series) was my savior, as a chick that spontaneously decided to switch into orchestra after being trained only on a woodwind instrument and maybe 6 months with bass guitar.

[@MrBlackbass59]

Very good video! I'm just like you, I started in the double bass for the purpose of playing electric bass. I still get the occasional upright gig.

[@joshuaweatherston5124]

Keeping your elbow Parallel with your wrist is suuuuper important and most beginning upright bassists forget this. Thanks Adam great vid

[@shanemckenna9416]

Electric bass is way better and cooler. Imagine lugging a big piece of furniture like that everywhere.

[@NotFine]

I think having a big piece of wood is cool

[@zacharyferdico869]

I'm switching for jazz band so thank god I found this video

[@charliewootton8748]

"Its like sawing wood" The classical violist inside me shivered. Still, incredible for an electric bassist!

[@isetta4083]

assuming you haven't played a larger stringed instrument then? on such densely gauged strings it really is like sawing wood, you have to put in a lot more force into your bowing to get such a thick string on such a long scale length vibrating

[@poodle3507]

@@isetta4083 classical double bassist here, there's still more refinement involved lol and relaxation is key, so while it is fun to think about sawing wood, you don't wanna think about it in that way, otherwise your thumb joints are gonna disintegrate, fun times

[@poodle3507]

@@isetta4083 a really good bow helps a ton

[@SiliconBassist]

Honestly, once you get your strength up, you can use two fingers and forgo the chicken wing technique. It’s all about that thumb anchor. Also I definitely recommend all double bass players develop good bow technique. It will be very useful for solos. Additionally, arco is occasionally called for in some jazz charts. You really want to do it properly, or you’ll just be noise pollution.

[@just_vibingg]

20 hours intro plssssssssz

[@meredithsgames1861]

I'm an electric bassist. my jazz teacher is trying to convert me with one of the school upright bass. I need all the help I can get on this! keep up these videos are very helpful!

[@alcomzing]

1:35 Hey, i played with those guys from the royal danish orchestra! We played Schumann's symphony no. 4 in the danish opera house :)

[@evangelhogelho]

for years I had learn lots of things with Adam videos and still But I got to say, this dude its stunningly beautiful

[@bendeane945]

A music teacher on youtube with a GOOD PERSONALITY! That's rare as hell

[@SophyKelsall]

2 cents from someone who started upright bass 4 years ago (playing both classical and jazz) after having played electric: The "chicken wing" technique is going to tire you out faster or even injure you. Jazz bassist Christian McBride talks about it in one of his videos (someone posted a link a few comments down). It's more important to build stamina/ strength in your right hand and fingers. And sure, using your index and middle finger at the same time will help you play louder, but you can only play so fast doing that. Building strength in individual fingers will give you the ability to alternate your first two fingers in the right hand. Also, there are different styles of pizz in upright bass. The one you demonstrated is a typical "jazz" pizz. A classical pizz would use your fingertip or the pad of your finger (depending on how loud/ forceful you want to play). For bow work, there are so many pros and cons to both German (what Adam plays) and French (what you'd see on a violin of cello) bows and I could write a whole essay going into that. With German, it's easy to hold the bow and do a jazz pizz at the same time, but switching between bow and pizz takes more time than it would with a French bow. When playing with a bow, no matter the type, you want to use the weight from your arm/ shoulder to produce sound. It's a good idea to swing your right arm around and get it feeling heavy right before you go to play with a bow. Whatever you do, never press the bow into the string- it'll sound too gritty, not to mention build up tension in your arm. Be sure to use rosin for your bow. I'd reccommend Pops Rosin (be sure to wrap it in Seran wrap in the winter so it doesn't dry out), but Kolstein Soft or Nymans are both great choices too. It's worth trying a few out and even using more than one at the same time- they're all less than $20 on Amazon or any other upright bass store. For practicing intonation, everyone has a method they like and will say it's the best. The two main ones are Simandl and Rabbath. Lots of people have written lots of stuff on the pros and cons of both (just like bows). It doesn't matter which one you do, but it's usually best to choose one and stick with it, rather than flip-flopping between them. Be sure to always keep your hand strong and your fingers curved for a good tone and good intonation. Also, don't be afraid to pencil in where notes are on your fingerboard- it erases pretty easily. Upright bass is super fun and a great tool to have in your tool box! I hope that was informative for someone

[@charlesray93]

I play the upright and not an electric.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Adam Neely I've seen this video:kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJTOnKqfjteditk & you were hired to play Upright Bass

[@caitlingonzalez8633]

I think the easiest way to learn upright is tapes... um yeah, frets but not actually frets.... also no to the chicken wing, just pluck downwards? Not up and out. Jazz is more of a side of the finger thing. I'm sorry I dont mean to roast but have you consulted an actual double bassist for this?

[@mr.macintosh8559]

Your bass is too short, you need to extend your end pin

[@MuzikJunky]

My question for you: why do classically trained musicians make those weird unnatural gestures while they play? I was told and I believe that they’re learned. Peace.

[@hecbiz75]

What's the brand and model of strings? I just bought an electric upright bass. Does it use the same strings as acoustic upright?

[@sc45470]

Also another book for beginning students to check out are the Vance Progressive Repertoire books to get into the pivot technique for DB (which is part of Rabbath technique/approach to the left hand)

[@Anthony-cn8ll]

Apply generous quantities of rosin to that bow and don't be afraid to dig in a little. You want it to grab the string so that the hairs don't simply slide over the surface. Think of it as if the bow were continously plucking the string really quickly. Thank you for all the music education videos, they're much appreciated. /BASS 😊

[@jojoh265]

I've played upright bass for a few years and just started bass guitar

[@BayouMaccabee]

I loved playing the upright bass back in college as a drummer who was a music education major. It was a lot of fun...well, other than that whole ordeal where I had to lug the big muh-fuggen thing around for a half of a semester. However, it make the cello seem a whole lot easier to haul during the second half of the semester.

[@scottcooper4391]

Yeah, I started out on cello before adding double bass in orchestra between 6th and 7th grades. A decent cello player can do surprisingly well on a double bass at that point - not many bass players have the cello player's sense of melody and how to make fingers fly for another few years.

[@nicgundy]

I'm perhaps one of the few that I've been playing the upright bass 2 years longer than bass guitar since I was young

[@TheSchmitz77]

This intro was the reason i started watching Adam 😂

[@diegoestebanbetancoulloa723]

I love the music intro. Lovely harmony. Sweet. I almost get a heart attack when I heard it. I want a song/piece with that haha. Thank you.

[@whosCarloss]

okay i'm gonna need to go backwards and learn how to play electric from upright

[@JackTurnbullBass]

Do you have any advice on exercises or study pieces for making the switch to upright?

[@jonneee11]

Pro tip: Play a fretless electric bass first

[@neilmcdonald7824]

Could you elaborate on bowing, such as the benefits of french and german bows and bowing techniques?

[@rufusstanier8893]

Why 'way' better? it just looks silly and seems to make it harder to reach the E string...

[@SkillTimO]

Er, you do pretend to be an upright bass player because you get paid for it!

[@mitchmarq428]

I'm watching this exactly 3 years after it came out. Anyone else?

[@JotErZenTer]

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow...

[@Mameesy]

So Adam. I play upright and I’m being told I can’t use my ring finger. Is this true?

[@azun_djlimir9473]

you can, but you should try to stay away from using it, at least until you get up to thumb position. This is because the space between notes is generally very large until you get to that point of the bass, making the use of the third finger a little difficult.

[@scottcooper4391]

Seconded - 3rd finger doesn't come into play until 4th / 5th position, and when you get to thumb position - it totally replaces the 4th finger (4th is too weak / short to cover that high)