@@snargemccoy8813 electric bass and upright bass have the same tuning. they are both transposition instruments because they both tune an octave below concert C. there is no tonal difference between the two.
@@guymanmen7556that Snargemccoy deleted his comments. I would have said "bass" refers to the range of notes. Upright bass is also called "bass violin" because it's a violin that plays in the bass range of notes. Bass Guitar is a guitar that plays in the bass range, bass tuba, same range.
To anyone out there. What Movie line is this from? "This is a Bass Guitar, and it's exactly the same thing, but instead of playing like this, you tip it on the side, 'chello', you've got a bass".
As someone who’s first instrument was an upright bass, it takes it mad difficult learn guitar because the notes are different and you only look at the bass clef when learning bass. It does make it easier to learn electric bass guitar though.
@@Pouhpe Iirc it used to be tuned in fifths, but it created too much of a gap between each string (i.e. you had to shift just to play G scale), so it changed over time. There are also 5-string basses with a low C, although some versions have a low B.
Sure but cello is generally tuned to fifths like a violin or viola- instead of fourths like bass or the lower strings of a guitar. It’s super confusing to try to go from a familiarity with guitar to bass vs bass/guitar to cello. Just sayin’
Uh not really ,the tuning is the same E1 A1 D2 G2 for both upright bass and bass guitar, you are probably talking about the octobass Which A MONSTRUOUSLY BIG instrument ,it a double bass but even bigger and lower
It's a real shame I can't find a cheap one (under 300 euros) because I'd LOVE to have one in my own studio to play on some jazzy songs I've written. Also, the fact that it has a fretless fingerboard makes it a perfect instrument to strengthen any musician's ear. The intonation of the notes is all down to the player's touch and I love this challenging aspect about it!
@@docteurpikachu6913 Yeah, yeah, it makes perfect sense. It's probably way more expensive to build as an instrument compared to a guitar (much to my sadness lol), hence the corresponding price tag. Anyway, thank you for the very valuable explanation, my friend :)
youre not finding any upright bass for under 800euro ☠️ and 800euro are the worst basses. if you do find a 300euro bass, then either its a toy, or its super broken
lol i learned it from the other side (violin and other bowed strings) and yeah, pretty much just change the tuning and increase the size and ya get a bass
also fun fact, you can play a bass tuned in 5ths too, it's how i prefer it, since i can read bass clef on a cello (also 5ths), but not a bass guitar (4ths)
Put some scotch tape along the side of the neck/ fretboard where you can see it. Use a tuner and sharpie to mark where the notes are on the low E string. Lets you know places to start for the fingerings to keep things mostly in tune. The rest is your ear and knowing your fretboard for notes on the other strings. You can at least imagine where the frets/notes would be. :)
Playing regular electric bass is like bowling with the guard rails up with your dominant hand. Switching to upright is like bowling with the guard rails down and using your opposite hand.
@@krampuszr8238 I wouldn’t say it’s how it’s “usually played”. Jazz relies on pizzicato almost entirely and classical, while using bow much more, still has pizz in it a fair amount
@@buffkangaroodog That's... what "usually" means. It's _generally_ played using the bow. Doesn't mean it's _always_ arco, but it _generally_ is. It's generally arco in all genres of classical _and_ concert band music. Of course, if you _only_ play jazz, "usually" will mean something else.
@@doriangrayest Double bass came after the cello, violin, etc. It is the descendant of the viola da gamba but the child of the cello. It started out with non-standard tuning typically an octave under the cello but changed to fourths on the E after that. That's why there's a 5-string version to compensate for that.
You neglected to mention the part where you add 17 inches to the string length.
You probably just missed it
@@snargemccoy8813I think that's just because of the limitations of sheet music. A lot of instruments are like that.
@@snargemccoy8813 upright and electric basses have exactly the same tuning. It's not an octave down. I play both so I know about that.
@@snargemccoy8813 electric bass and upright bass have the same tuning. they are both transposition instruments because they both tune an octave below concert C. there is no tonal difference between the two.
@@guymanmen7556that Snargemccoy deleted his comments. I would have said "bass" refers to the range of notes. Upright bass is also called "bass violin" because it's a violin that plays in the bass range of notes. Bass Guitar is a guitar that plays in the bass range, bass tuba, same range.
To anyone out there. What Movie line is this from?
"This is a Bass Guitar, and it's exactly the same thing, but instead of playing like this,
you tip it on the side, 'chello', you've got a bass".
And this Movie is one of my TOP 20 Favorite Movie of All Time!!!
Easy, School of Rock.
@@cllifjumperPT Excellent!!! LOL - Wow - that was fast! Good Job dude - I love that movie and this video reminded me of that scene.
@@Zynyster I love it too! Definite classic.
School of rock
As a person who is actively playing upright bass, I wish it was this simple 😭😭😭
Same
I mean. He is making it sound easy but let's not forget that Rob is pretty experienced in general 😅
he forgot to mention the sheer amount of blisters 🥲
@@leakdeo Or the sheer amount of money we don’t have 😅
I play upright bass and i have never seen a white bass in my life
Looks pretty cool to me
Strings are also 300% the price of guitar ones
More like 1000%
Just paid $180 for new zyex strings for my Kay. And that’s relatively cheap for bass strings
more like 4000%
The double bass is such a cool instrument, I definitely need to learn how to play.
These videos are incredibly cursed...
I thought you were going to play the Super Mario bass line
Hey man i love this series, I’d really appreciate a cello episode from a guitar player perspective.
Remove bottom two strings, tune to C-G-D-E
@@MojnMojn not C-G-D-A?
@@bigbroiswatchingyou2137 😭 yeah i just mixed up the last with violin
As someone who’s first instrument was an upright bass, it takes it mad difficult learn guitar because the notes are different and you only look at the bass clef when learning bass. It does make it easier to learn electric bass guitar though.
I learned double bass in my school’s orchestra around the same time as guitar.
Bass is tuned in 4ths?
yep, eadg just the same
@Rhys Weyman Jones crazy
@@Pouhpe Iirc it used to be tuned in fifths, but it created too much of a gap between each string (i.e. you had to shift just to play G scale), so it changed over time. There are also 5-string basses with a low C, although some versions have a low B.
@@TheUnderscore_ usually they extend the e string into the pegbox where the lowest is c
@@xanderbraxton949true, though some basses do go down to B.
Surprised you never see a cutaway on a full size upright?! Chello is fun to play as a bass as well. Like a mini version.
There are full size uprights with a cutaway. They're pretty cool
Except the strings are different 💀
Sure but cello is generally tuned to fifths like a violin or viola- instead of fourths like bass or the lower strings of a guitar.
It’s super confusing to try to go from a familiarity with guitar to bass vs bass/guitar to cello. Just sayin’
Fun fact,this also works for bassists lmao
Upright bass is a octave lower than bass guitar (it's a octave down from what it's written at)
Uh not really ,the tuning is the same E1 A1 D2 G2 for both upright bass and bass guitar, you are probably talking about the octobass Which A MONSTRUOUSLY BIG instrument ,it a double bass but even bigger and lower
@nightlord8756 no, the double/upright bass is a transposing instrument
I use violin and tuned like a upright bass
Now get a bow
@@VeryBusyBatlook up slam stewart, or dragonetti. It’ll change your life
@@VeryBusyBatyou do tho? If you play jazz or other more contemporary genres you obviously generally dont, but in classical its very common
@@VeryBusyBat But some people do? I thought it was normal at first.
I play that bass to but with different strings and color the color is brown and the strings are E A D and G😃
I had a concert a month ago🤗
Its kinda scary, i dont know why but it send me chills when i see that giant thing
cant wait for the foo album this year its gonna be soo rad
“And know you can pretend to play an upright” hahaha until you discover finger destruction after a min straight of playing
[Me hears the first string of the guitar my dumbass] SEVEN NATION ARMY?!?!?!
After 10 years of guitar every string instrument is a guitar tuned a little funny
love that white double bass!
It's a real shame I can't find a cheap one (under 300 euros) because I'd LOVE to have one in my own studio to play on some jazzy songs I've written.
Also, the fact that it has a fretless fingerboard makes it a perfect instrument to strengthen any musician's ear.
The intonation of the notes is all down to the player's touch and I love this challenging aspect about it!
Because it's gigantic and few people want to play them whereas everybody has got a guitar. That's the law of offer and demand, no economy of scale.
@@docteurpikachu6913 Yeah, yeah, it makes perfect sense.
It's probably way more expensive to build as an instrument compared to a guitar (much to my sadness lol), hence the corresponding price tag.
Anyway, thank you for the very valuable explanation, my friend :)
You could always rent. That’s what I’m going to do.
Better yet if you find a shop that does rent-to-own.
A good enough plywood student bass is atleast like a thousand bucks sadly. this shit expensive
youre not finding any upright bass for under 800euro ☠️ and 800euro are the worst basses. if you do find a 300euro bass, then either its a toy, or its super broken
I want one so friggin bad
FINALLY SOMEONE WHO PLAYS BADS!!😂😂😊😊❤❤
i listen to corridos and i love the sound these make in the music
the upright bass from my perspective is that it's used a lot in classic country music.
School of rock
Intonation will be off until you learn where the notes are.
I bet this is how Mike Mills learned bass.
lol i learned it from the other side (violin and other bowed strings) and yeah, pretty much just change the tuning and increase the size and ya get a bass
also fun fact, you can play a bass tuned in 5ths too, it's how i prefer it, since i can read bass clef on a cello (also 5ths), but not a bass guitar (4ths)
Cool but, can I slap it?
Of course... just not too hard, it's obviously hollow. Best parts are on the side and/or above the F hole.
yes you can! slapping the bass has existed for a long time,
OML THATS A BUEATIFUL BASS
Other way ‘round for me.
Albino double bass
Put some scotch tape along the side of the neck/ fretboard where you can see it. Use a tuner and sharpie to mark where the notes are on the low E string. Lets you know places to start for the fingerings to keep things mostly in tune. The rest is your ear and knowing your fretboard for notes on the other strings. You can at least imagine where the frets/notes would be. :)
This guy doesn’t have the first clue! 😂
As an upright bass player, I want a white bass now
You forgot to add the horrible finger callouses when you pizz
as a bass player who is 4’11 you have no idea how quickly I switched to bass guitar i stead of upright bass when I saw the height difference 😭
Bro that bass is for corridos tumbados
is it just me or i heard giant steps? I even heard it resolve in my head
Yo tout look like charmx
T Davies bass
wait I thought guitars and bass where tuned in 4ths and violins and the like were tuned in fifth, how is the upright bass tuned like a standard bass ?
I wish there was the step from e-bass to fretless bass
bass is so much better than bass guitar
What type of acoustic guitar is that in this video?
Where did you get thta bass?
Wait, people don't know this?
Dude, people dont know the upright bass exists. 99% of people will be certain it is a cello. Just like viola, basses are low profile
cool hoodie , where did you get it?
Isnt it called a double bass?
You're just showing off the sustain on that thing.
Нихуя не поняла, но звучит интересно
I chose not to cut ‘em off #sixstringbass
Play El Azul
If you’re a fretted electric bassist, how does it feel to convert to upright bass?
Playing regular electric bass is like bowling with the guard rails up with your dominant hand.
Switching to upright is like bowling with the guard rails down and using your opposite hand.
i did this but the opposite
technically is just a big violin
technically, no
you're telling me it's not tuned to fifths?
Nope. Bass comes from viola da gamba and is tuned in 4ths
unfortunately not.
the bridge isnt positioned correctly
That's a double bass
Same strings? Roundwounds would chew up the fretboard🤡
Not really. You don't bend on a fretless.
Not a fretboard if there’s no frets. Fretless has a finger board
@@Skelterbane69 *bends on my fretless*
Doublebass strings are different gauge, are flatwound or gut. And electric strings cant be installed at all. And dbass strings never snap
That is offensive to double bass players
Me
@@samuellim601I play one too and it is not offensive
So you don't have to buy a $2000 bass
Rob you can't keep calling yourself a guitarist 😂 we all know you're so much more.
that bass is ugly
Its not really pretending once you know how to play it
How about action??
Very high. You will ache
High for bowing, low for pizz
Can you use a bow on it?
Yes, that is how it is usually played.
Yes. They’re built to be used with bows, that’s why the two middle strings protrude more than the two edge strings.
@@krampuszr8238 I wouldn’t say it’s how it’s “usually played”. Jazz relies on pizzicato almost entirely and classical, while using bow much more, still has pizz in it a fair amount
@@buffkangaroodog That's... what "usually" means. It's _generally_ played using the bow. Doesn't mean it's _always_ arco, but it _generally_ is. It's generally arco in all genres of classical _and_ concert band music. Of course, if you _only_ play jazz, "usually" will mean something else.
fu kyoy
Idc what anyone says... i'm drawing the frets on the board
Wait I genuinely thought these were cellos
Next step. Learn how to actually just hold it.
mate your g??? its way out
Nope
Play tool.
Isn't the double bass usually tuned in fifths?
nope its still in 4ths
Bass is tuned in 4ths
@@charcoal3227 Wdym "still?" It used to be in fifths then evolved to fourths.
@@TheUnderscore_nope, bass comes from viola da gamba and has been tuned in 4ths since ever
@@doriangrayest Double bass came after the cello, violin, etc. It is the descendant of the viola da gamba but the child of the cello. It started out with non-standard tuning typically an octave under the cello but changed to fourths on the E after that. That's why there's a 5-string version to compensate for that.
Sweeeeèeeettt
why is the bass white bro 💀😭