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

You might not even KNOW that your bass tone sucks right now but youll 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 didnt 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, Im gonna teach you all the stuff I wish someone had taught me in my first year of playing. First of all, what is tone Ill give you a simple functional definition, plus show you some examples of different tones so you can hear for yourself. Then its 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,