Enjoy the benefits of a premium membership!
Upgrade Account
-
TalkBass has been independent since 1998. Add your voice.
Create a free account to reply to discussions, view embedded media, and browse with fewer display ads.
Join free Log in
Want zero display ads or expanded classifieds tools? Compare plans.
Davie504 More Annoying Than Ever
- Thread starter SgtHulka
- Start date
- Status
I wish I had bass fingers like his instead of ukulele fingers like mine....
Dude played a Krappy 3-string / 3-neck. insta-love for him.
Loved that vid and the deadmau5 one posted earlier and the 100 riffs vid
I don't watch him but anyone who gets to play and promote bass positively online for a job is a-ok in my book
Dude played a Krappy 3-string / 3-neck. insta-love for him.
Loved that vid and the deadmau5 one posted earlier and the 100 riffs vid
I don't watch him but anyone who gets to play and promote bass positively online for a job is a-ok in my book
Davie has a schtick. YouTube creators make money by creating content that people watch. Davie is successful at that. He has a formula that works.
Asking for likes is an actual tactic that works.
I love his playing and some of his vids.
I have made it to almost 52, been on the internet since the 80s and have yet to ever visit Reddit.
I will watch a few Davie vids, somehow still chuckle because they are still funnier than most sitcoms of the past 30 years- with much better bass playing.
Asking for likes is an actual tactic that works.
I love his playing and some of his vids.
I have made it to almost 52, been on the internet since the 80s and have yet to ever visit Reddit.
I will watch a few Davie vids, somehow still chuckle because they are still funnier than most sitcoms of the past 30 years- with much better bass playing.
Imposter!
Slap like on this post if you want to slap davie504s channel round the face
Welcome to the age of YouTube, where the top-paid poster is an 8 year who plays with toys and unboxes things.
Ryan Kaji: Eight-year-old tops YouTube list of high earners with $26 million - CNN
Ryan Kaji: Eight-year-old tops YouTube list of high earners with $26 million - CNN
Alkali Ike
Gold Supporting Member
- Jan 1, 2011
- 2,854
- 15,665
- Disclosures
- I never actually learned to play very well
Hey Boomer,
Millennial here. We do have ADD. Big time. Technology induced. Gen Z has it a lot worse; that’s how they’re wired.
Something to keep in mind is out of those 5million subscribers a very low percentage is bass players. He’s grown his channel by adhering to YouTube trends and culture. He’s likely a millionaire and set for life from doing this. He is still a phenomenal musician. I don’t watch too many of his videos anymore either; not upset about it, he’s just catering to a different crowd.
That moment when the OP realizes that guy he thought he was talking about is actually one of the people he is talking to.
Because Internet.
I'd like to give a shout out to Adam Neely's YouTube channel. His musicianship and ideas are really forward thinking, his video editing chops and attention to detail make him a fantastic and inspiring follow.
Adam Neely
Adam Neely
It isn't really because they're after likes or subscribers, creating content is literally their job. The way YouTube currently works you really need to upload something daily (or close to it) and videos of around 10 minutes are considered the ideal length in terms of ad revenue generation. There is a pretty solid formula you'll see people following on YouTube when they're treating it as a job. The thumbnail of the creator's face with some kind of text or clickbait question is another hallmark of the current formula everyone is following.
I read it yesterday (mostly agree with it BTW) then today went on the net for another thread concerning alternante tuning, found a reddit discussion on this topic from 8 yrs ago and just beside there was this very thread (so no detective workIf you read my OP...(which it seems you didnt) I mention the Reddit post. Good detective work though.
). I did not remember/realize it was the one you were referencing to (and you could have posted a link to it, also, it's interesting)I may add that no matter how good he is, I'll become interested when he produces interesting musical content. Being an amazing technician does not mean interesting music.
^ How I feel about a lot of channels I follow.
YouTube turned into an actual job.
These guys bought houses, had families, had to hire teams to run their content stream as actual work.
It's beats punching a clock for many people.
Sometimes these guys will start other channels for their own amusement or branch out but they have the weight of their income stream to maintain.
Imagine morticians lifestyle, and how there's never such a thing as a morticians bar.
But an edit every two or three seconds? Even Millennials can do better than that.
You are absolutely right, and that's what works on the platform.
Davie504 currently has more than 1000 sponsors on Patreon, which implies he is receiving more than $1000 per video in addition to whatever YouTube may be paying him. Could be several thousand dollars per video if a fair number of patrons are paying more than $1/video for access to tabs, etc.
Ive seen a couple older channels doing skits for their promoted products that are so much worse than Davie.
Twitch has kids trying their best to become Coca Cola sponsored.
Everyone is just trying to make a $.
If they aren't hurting anyone or inciting people towards bad behavior than don't watch them if you think they're annoying.
Every other form of media that was personality driven has gone thru some monetization via marketing
Twitch has kids trying their best to become Coca Cola sponsored.
Everyone is just trying to make a $.
If they aren't hurting anyone or inciting people towards bad behavior than don't watch them if you think they're annoying.
Every other form of media that was personality driven has gone thru some monetization via marketing
Yea, Which is why I don’t watch too many of his newer videos. YT is driven by Gen Z, and yes, their attention span really is that bad.
- Status
