I resist impulses by not having money
Had a Stroke in 95’… It destroyed my right side.. I’m just now getting my chops back on my right hand.. Pls pray for me.. I’m 70 years old, And I love to play!!
Stop scrolling and go practice!
Nothing beats a little self reflection— “you don’t need a new bass. You are a terrible bass player. You can’t even play the ones you have. Get better, loser.” Works for me every time.
I'm a bass player, scuba diver, cyclist and photographer. Pray for me.
I watch bass content for a decade and I play for 34 years now. This guy delivers the most valuable content on youtube. I know this. The stuff is honest and real. Don‘t look any further. This is a great teacher.
As a guitar player, I can say these tips equally apply to guitar purchases. Nice video 👍
Instructions unclear, I am now the proud owner of an abandoned army base in Switzerland.
I've always admired my old bass teacher's philosophy on owning multiple basses. he had 2. one was a big acoustic double bass for playing in some bands, but he only had 1 electric. he called it his wife, and the idea was that if you only play that bass, you know it so much better, your chops get naturally better with it. if you're always switching, you're always adjusting yourself to the in-hand bass, and dont flow.
I've been playing for over 60 years, so I'm not a new player. I watched out of curiosity, and I have to say, his advice is spot on.
Been playing bass for 28 years. I've owned 3 in my entire life. 1 Dean (underrated budget bass) and 2 Fenders.
I don't play bass. I have no plans to play bass. And yet I watched this entire video. You have a great gift for video presentation, well done!
Something I really like about this channel is that it tackles all sorts of things beginners are exposed to on the internet not just the skill challenges. It really caters for the biggner mindset. every video is something I encountered and thought about before
I am basically a guitar player but needed a bass for recording and just to have around. I ended up buying a Fender Squire Jaguar 3/4 scale length. Some of my bass playing buddies tried it and where impressed. It serves my needs.
I started with a passive JBass and have since owned Sadowsky, Spector, Musicman, Bacchus, Modulus, Peavey and Warwick's. Traded, bought and sold MANY different basses to end up full circle on a passive 4 string fender jazz. GAS is something you grow out of lol
Joe Dart really inspired me to get the most out of your gear. For years and years he played almost every gig with his Fender jazz. He made it sound appropriate for lots of different scenario's and the bass really sounds like him now. The only pedal I've ever seen him with is a tuning pedal. It really taught me to question every gear purchase I made!
You are absolutely right not only for the bass researching market but for everyone who is looking to buy a music instrument by not having a guide about how to do it properly.
Thank you for the advice! I am currently stuck on the buying new toys level. Spent the whole summer working 10 hour shifts, and in august started looking for basses. Sadly out of impulse I chose a 5string Sterling Stingray Ray35. Even thought the bass growls like a beast, I didn’t really need a 5 string, just bought it because I felt the GAS guy covincing me. Since then I spent more hours looking for new gear and trying to trade the bass for a 4 string equivalent. My advice to anyone standing in front of a purchase: sleep on it for days, ask your friends, yourself, your wallet and consider your skills. Don’t let the impulse distract you. I would be a pro if I could spend the hours I put into researching gear instead of practicing!
Josh is such a cool dude. Not only does he try to teach us how to play with the B2B course, he tries to impart his years of knowledge on us newbies and keep us out of GAS syndrome. And not to mention his videos are funny as hell.
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