Who is the present fastest bassist

[Chris cook]

I'm at just around 680 bpm to, 750 bpm on a good day
I've been a bass teacher/player/ etc.
Self taught beginning in 1976 till present
Since day 1 , I've thought , taking lessons would turn me into , the just another bass player who was going to sound and play like every other bass player.
When beginning I played what I heard , and I heard alot more than Bass

In your opinion
Do Beginners taking lessons on the Bass Guitar
have the same advantage
as beginners learning on their own ?

 

[bassGtar]

I don’t know but it’s probably an EB player, DBs are a lot heavier.

 

[Les Fret]

It’s not all about speed but about the notes you play and the tightness /timing etc....
What do mean by 750bpm. Quarter notes, eight notes?

Not sure what the relation with speed and your topic title is but having lessons from a good teacher is always an advantage. Knowledge doesn’t hurt anybody.

 

[jvanoort]

Yesterday I bested you playing Tacet at at least 1200 bpm!

 

[SteveCS]

I'm at just around 680 bpm to, 750 bpm on a good day

By which, presumably, you mean NOTES per minute, not BEATS per minute. 680 x 1/16 in 1 minute in 4/4 is 170 BPM; 750 x 1/16 in 1 minute in 4/4 is just over 187 BPM. At that speed the 'notes' are about 80ms in duration - beyond deployment as a short-term special effect (e.g. like a spiccato) that is too fast for my brain to interpret as music (and I can make musical sense out of most things).

But if you can sustain that tempo for a period of time long enough to play an actual tune and make musical sense of it then, genuinely, good on you

 

[Killing Floor]

Jaco measured his speed in Hertz

 

[Nashrakh]

Yesterday I bested you playing Tacet at at least 1200 bpm!

I can play Cage's 4'33 in under two minutes.

 

[SteveCS]

I can play Cage's 4'33 in under two minutes.

What a slouch!!

 

[jvanoort]

To the OP:

Good on you if speed is what you desire, but perhaps if you did have lessons you would have learned that there's more to music than speed! In fact, (high) speed can sometimes be quite detrimental to conveying a meaningful musical idea!

Music and athletics are two vastly different things!

As for your poll: you can't be serious!?!

 

[TN WOODMAN]

I can play Cage's 4'33 in under two minutes.

What a slouch!!

The radio edited version

 

[Carl Hillman]

I'm at just around 680 bpm to, 750 bpm on a good day
I've been a bass teacher/player/ etc.
Self taught beginning in 1976 till present
Since day 1 , I've thought , taking lessons would turn me into , the just another bass player who was going to sound and play like every other bass player.
When beginning I played what I heard , and I heard alot more than Bass

In your opinion
Do Beginners taking lessons on the Bass Guitar
have the same advantage
as beginners learning on their own ?

I did the 3 octave Kessel run in 12 parseconds.

 

[SteveCS]

The radio edited version

Have you heard the 12" extended 'club remix' - you really have to knuckle down and keep focus to eek it out for the additional 3 minutes or so without losing your place.

 

[swink]

I can play Cage's 4'33 in under two minutes.

Understandable, If you only play the bass part of the piano score?

 

[swink]

I don’t know but it’s probably an EB player, DBs are a lot heavier.

Doubtful ...

 

[Wasnex]

IMHO someone who takes lessons from a good teacher will be way ahead of someone who does not. Playing music well involves integrating a lot of different concepts and approaches. Way better if you have a guide to help navigate and prioritize. Without a guide, much is likely to go undiscovered.

I have never taken lessons on bass guitar, but I participated in school orchestra starting in the 5th grade, took lessons on upright bass, majored in music, and somehow lucked into a decent career as a musician where I played bass guitar and upright bass. I am no one of note, but millions of people have heard me play.

Music is diverse and they way you play will reflect your personal taste, as well as what you have been taught. Everybody follows their own path.

Speed is not really my thing, but I do alright.

 

[SteveCS]

Doubtful ...

Totally. You can get a lot more notes out with the bow than you ever will playing pizzicato. My daughter performed Handel's Messiah a few weeks ago and was the only double bass so was totally 'exposed'. There are some pretty hairy passages in that and she nailed them with no hesitation.

 

[Krakmann]

Salud!

What song is made better with a bass part of 32th notes played at 260 bpm??

 

[Swings]

I'm at just around 680 bpm to, 750 bpm on a good day
I've been a bass teacher/player/ etc.
Self taught beginning in 1976 till present
Since day 1 , I've thought , taking lessons would turn me into , the just another bass player who was going to sound and play like every other bass player.
When beginning I played what I heard , and I heard alot more than Bass

In your opinion
Do Beginners taking lessons on the Bass Guitar
have the same advantage
as beginners learning on their own ?

Frequencies, resonances, notes, they take a particular time to even manifest, be measured, be heard!
There’s fast and then there’s Just Too Damned Intense, as far as my comprehension goes.


Lessons: It depends on the individual and the stage they are at with appreciating the importance of knowledge handed down from seasoned players.
Some people (historically, me) aren’t able to know the significance or the value of what is being taught, don’t have the experience enough to know why it’s important.

i would turn back time just to BEGIN with a teacher.

There have been teachers i have had in the past 20 years who have showed me things, at the time it seemed quaint— Then I have reached a point in my life when suddenly Those Things Are Relevant and lessons from 20 years ago replay in my mind.

Too late!

 

[ardgedee]

I'm at just around 680 bpm to, 750 bpm on a good day
I've been a bass teacher/player/ etc.
Self taught beginning in 1976 till present
Since day 1 , I've thought , taking lessons would turn me into , the just another bass player who was going to sound and play like every other bass player.
When beginning I played what I heard , and I heard alot more than Bass

In your opinion
Do Beginners taking lessons on the Bass Guitar
have the same advantage
as beginners learning on their own ?

750 BPM is 12.5 Hz. Your tempo is in the subsonic range.

 

[Nev375]

The one with the Lamborghini probably.