6 Bass Tone Fixes (Beginners, Stop Sounding Like a Newb)

You might not even KNOW that your bass tone sucks right now - but you’ll have it fixed by the end of this lesson. 0:00 - Bass Tone Emergency 0:21 - What is Tone? 1:17 Fix #0 - Tuning 2:14 Fix #1 - Pluck Properly 3:27 Fix #2 - Cut Your Nails 4:18 Fix #3 - Learn String Basics 7:50 Fix #4 - Learn Your Pickups 9:14 Fix #5 - Learn Your Knobs 11:36 Fix #6 - Amp EQ When I was a beginner, I didn’t really even know what bass tone was. I was so focused on learning technique, theory, and playing songs, that I would have had no idea if my tone was any good or not. In this video, I’m gonna teach you all the stuff I wish someone had taught me in my first year of playing. First of all, what is tone? I’ll give you a simple functional definition, plus show you some examples of different tones so you can hear for yourself. Then it’s on to our 6 Bass Tone Fixes. But first I had to throw in Fix #0, because SO many beginners make this mistake with their tuning… Fixes #