A few bass technique videos

[geoffkhan]

Hey guys,

I recently made a few bass technique videos. Nothing really intense, just a few videos to see how the whole video creation/uploading works on YouTube.

Here they are:

Open Hammer Pluck: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1628r_bavUc

16th Note Funk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lZ3tin2eMg

Left Hand Slap: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CTZeqAPmWM

Nothing too advanced, but maybe these'll be a helpful resource for fellow bassists. It's a start. Video requests, comments, and questions are all appreciated!

[Alvaro Martín Gómez A.]

Great stuff, man! My only "complaint" is that the audio track sounds like a heavily compressed mp3. Maybe you should try using a better quality for encoding it. I like so much your tone, BTW.

[geoffkhan]

Originally Posted by Alvaro Martín Gómez A.

Great stuff, man! My only "complaint" is that the audio track sounds like a heavily compressed mp3. Maybe you should try using a better quality for encoding it. I like so much your tone, BTW.

Thanks!

Yeah, maybe I should reupload them with better quality audio, since it's all recorded 24-bit, etc. Kinda a waste when it's put in such low-quality audio.

I plan on doing some more videos with Jazz piano theory, etc., since I'm a keyboardist. Maybe also do some music tech sort of thing where I review audio equipment and test out VSTis and stuff.

Thanks for the compliment about my tone! It's definitely something I spent years searching for. Just the right bass, pickups, and such. And then just how your fingers themselves effect the tone, too. (though that's an aspect which you have a little less control over--but that's the beauty of music anyway)

[Bass2Live]

Enjoyed the videos. It really does help to see the techniques in action. I wish I could of saw your right hand in action too on the funk.

Trigg

[geoffkhan]

Thanks for the input, Bass2Live. In the future I will feature more of the bass and less of my face in the videos.

[tjh]

please excuse my ignorance, but I am an old coot and have never been on U tube before now ... I get it to play for about 2 seconds and then it quits for about 10 ... 2 on 10 off, etc ... am I doing something wrong?? ... also, I have MSN tv if you know what that is, not a regular computer ... do I need to click on something to make it play through ... thanks

[Alvaro Martín Gómez A.]

Originally Posted by tjh

please excuse my ignorance, but I am an old coot and have never been on U tube before now ... I get it to play for about 2 seconds and then it quits for about 10 ... 2 on 10 off, etc ... am I doing something wrong?? ...

You must let the video to buffer for watching it without those annoying interruptions. There's a red bar at the bottom of the video screen that indicates the download progress. When I enter a YouTube link, I press the Pause button and let the bar load at least a bit after half of the video, so it will play continuously when I press "Play". Or, if you have patience, you may let it load fully first so you'll have a guaranteed smooth reproduction flow all the way through.

Hope this helps.

[moro]

Cool videos. Looking forward to seeing more.