Is this true? Only open strings on metal?

[ardgedee]

It looks like low-key comedy to me.

Even if he's serious or trolling, I can't imagine any harm can be done. He's enjoying himself, and anybody who wants to take their playing seriously will move beyond his advice in short order.

 

[swarfrat]

At least he has a ton of basses to play all those open strings with!

So he can play songs in other keys

 

[Jefus]

He ain’t no bass player, dead give away, he didn’t have a 9volt to put in that smoke detector!

Thank you for this. I heard the smoke detector beep and thought it was coming from my home.

 

[antfarm]

Who's the troll here? OP or video guy?

 

[Arzakyum]

Who's the troll here? OP or video guy?

How would i be the troll? ._.

 

[antfarm]

By feeding the TB community a question that common sense alone could answer?

But sorry if this was a serious question, no offense meant in that case...

 

[antfarm]

I came across this video and in the video he says that you can play only open strings for metal? I'm not sure if i understood correctly. On his covers he only plays open strings and doesn't do any fretting. As someone that doesn't even play yet, is this correct? I've never seen this before.

I may have misunderstood "that you can play only open strings" as "you are only allowed to play open strings" while you probably meant "you can get by/away with only playing open strings"...

 

[JRA]

Is this true? Only open strings on metal?
i don't think it's true for everyone. but i do like the sound of the open Bb string...best string for metal with a horn section!

 

[Black Out Jazz]

By feeding the TB community a question that common sense alone could answer?

But sorry if this was a serious question, no offense meant in that case...

Sadly, I think it was a serious question by someone who
a) Has no bass
b)Doesn't know how to play
c)Has been posting about a and b for 3 years.

I mean, come on...

 

[Arzakyum]

I may have misunderstood "that you can play only open strings" as "you are only allowed to play open strings" while you probably meant "you can get by/away with only playing open strings"...

I'm looking into buying a bass for years i'll be honest, and i do a lot of research but i honestly didn't know if you could just play the root note like the guy said and be able to get away with it. I really don't want to come across as a troll, but i guess i could've used more common sense and realized that i never seen someone playing just one open string during a whole song. I'm sorry about that.
Anyways this whole thing blew up too much, the dude in the videos even made a video talking poopie about me because i commented "why don't you fret any notes" which was a serious question btw. Oh well, don't feed the know it all musician on youtube with real questions they're too afraid to answear. Lesson learned

 

[chadds]

Is not fretting good for Metal?

 

[retslock]

Very now and then someone comes up with an amazing idea. Hooda thunk?

 

[antfarm]

Is not fretting good for Metal?

I would say it's at least good for the frets, that way they last a lot longer. And they are made out of metal.

 

[Dave TB Killer]

See, if you have two Basses, you have two open note options and room for one half tone. So thus one would never have to fret anything. I'm still working out the super fast switching between Basses though. This could take some time.

 

[ardgedee]

There are one note songs out there...


Not to mention the famous One Note Samba:


Although you should notice in these songs that there are usually chord changes under the monotonic lead (which itself usually strays from its assigned note rather than being ruthlessly stuck on it) because they have to keep it interesting, so if you're playing root notes you'll probably still have to move your fretting hand a little

 

[MYLOWFREQ]

No money above the nut.

 

[gln1955]

My main player has a zero fret.

No metal for me, I guess.

 

[Ric5]

Hey guys so i'm saving money for my first bass and I've been looking at bass technic videos and other videos about bass. I came across this video and in the video he says that you can play only open strings for metal? I'm not sure if i understood correctly. On his covers he only plays open strings and doesn't do any fretting. As someone that doesn't even play yet, is this correct? I've never seen this before.





Thank you guys.

there is no money past the zero fret

 

[Wood and Wire]

I'm looking into buying a bass for years i'll be honest, and i do a lot of research but i honestly didn't know if you could just play the root note like the guy said and be able to get away with it.

Maybe take this away, as the lesson learned :

If you'd just bought any cheap bass 3 years ago, you'd be so far beyond questions / concerns like this, and have a considerable degree of practical learning, and playing experience under your belt.

Doing all the research, and learning everything on paper in advance, isn't going to mean you can just pick up the instrument and play like you've been doing it for years.

You could have spent those years playing for years.

It's time to 5h1t, or get off the pot.

Your current predicament is less productive than being in a band that rehearses every week, for years, saying that you won't gig until you've written a set of absolutely killer songs, that you play perfectly - and you keep adding new material, and dropping older songs : you'll never get out off the starting blocks.

Just buy a cheap bass, and get started. Now.

 

[NeonVomit]

Troll video, move along.

Get a decent cheap bass (tons of those around) with a decent cheap amp (ditto) and play along to records. Worked for me.