5 Things EVERY Bass Player SHOULD Master

Summary by Krater

Rick Beato shares five essential tips to improve bass playing, covering techniques like laying out, playing inversions, right-hand positioning, string muting, and understanding pocket and tone.

From the video

Answers: How can I improve my bass playing and bass tone?

• Bass playing tips
• Bass tone and EQ
• Bass muting technique
• Bass line inversions
• Pocket in bass playing

What it concludes

• Laying out during certain parts of a song can create dramatic effect and highlight the bass when it comes back in.
• Avoid playing the third of a chord in the bass if the singer is singing the third to prevent weakening the melody.
• Playing close to the bridge gives a mid-rangey tone better for single-note playing, while playing near the neck gives a fatter tone.
• Muting strings you are not playing is essential to avoid muddying the mix with stray bass notes.
• Placing the bass slightly behind the kick drum groove makes the low end sound huge.