Why ALL bass players should play a 6 string bass

i nowadays play a six string bass in my band not to play chords. i enjoy the freedom to be able to transform a song in a different key if needed. sometimes the singer want to try some different. the additional low notes become very handy too. often the singer invites me to play a short bass solo inbetween guitar or harp parts. i like 6 strings so much that i seldom play my 4 and 5 string anymore. and not to forget, the big neck makes hughe tone. cheers from germany.

All bassist should atleast play a trumpet.

Saw oteil in the thumbnail and it it got you a like instantly

I'd divert from the message of this video and suggest that everyone should try a piccolo bass. You can practice chords at the same spacing as on a standard bass, but you learn to appreciate that higher registers are much more musical and melodic than bass frequencies, which in turn teaches you what notes to play and what to not play, as well as how to compose for different instruments.

it is like playing chords in a rhodes piano in its lower octaves

he wants to be a guitarist sooooooooooooooo bad 😭

Ain't this the dad from My Brother And Me?

I’m a guitar player first and a bass player second.
You ready?

I HATE BASS SOLOS.

Stop playing chords! That’s the guitars job! That’s the keyboards job! You will play the bottom end and you will like it!

I thought acoustic was tough until I played a 6 string bass.

That strap is so cool

aaarg pls cure my GAS not make it worse :p

I've been playing a six string for a while now. Just such a versatile tool. This is a great video. I'm sitting here with my bass, getting a free lesson on chords. Great stuff.

It’s amazing you guys! I played bass for 20 years before buying a six and it just makes sense. I love it!

6's are GREAT. If you really want to feel the wall of sound capable with a long scale instrument ,I say try a Chapman "NS" Stick. This is what I play, and the wall of sound that comes from it is Godly.

Only if you play it like Oteil

Awesome

WHAT type of bass are you holding in this clip ??

Who Actually enjoys this music. It’s shit

I am irrationally frustrated with the cameraman who didn't show his hands playing during most of the tuplets in the solo. We got to see a little bit at the end but damn what a tease

Lol, do cheap 6 strings even exist?

whenever i hear people hate on 6 string basses. it makes me sad, seeing people limit themselves

this changes my perspective imma buy a cheap one and cover it with duck tape or something lesgooo

His scat singing reminds me of george benson

This unlocked something for me. Thank you!!!

I use a 5 string with high C (EADGC tuning) for two reasons: I don’t too often use the low B, in addtion my girlfriend did not allow me to buy an another bass.

Your videos makes me play a lot more my Bass, Improve my english (I'm Brazilian) and also was an inspiration to return to play bass after a 3 years with no bass or music in my life. Thanks for all your video over the 3 years since I returned to amazing life of Bass

I want to play Charles berthoud style, I think it’s the perfect kind of bass

Every bassist, needs more basses. That's not an opinion, that's a fact.

A 6 string in my music room/studio at home? Absolutely. Live? You couldn't even coax me.

Could someone please explain the concept of 2 and 5 with the chords going down chromatically. Thanks 🙏

I sat down with a 5er once at guitar center and said to myself...nah, this ain't it.

The joke is I'm a guitar player with large hands and I feel like a dummy for being intimidated by a 6-string bass. lol

Being able to change where you put your finger to play a note sounds like a fringe benefit, but it can save you from some nasty hand contorting.

Why all bassist should play with a guitar or piano…lol

Cool

I use to play a lot mainly doing original stuff ,letting my mind wonder I did quite well from it & enjoyed it but all this theory stuff out me right off & these days I hardly ever listen to music .

So basically buy a guitar and tune it down😂

This guy is so chill

I didn't like the solo tbh but eh that's just me

why not use a guitar thats tuned like a 6 string bass?

Same i star play 6 string never when back to 4 or 5 i love 4 string but i just feel great in 6 string ....

I think I'll listen to newsted instead

I had a similar thing happen when I acquired my 7 string guitar. The extended range clicked in my brain and suddenly I understood.

Do someone know what is his tuning for his bass

To Jaco… 👽

I’ve been playing 7 string basses for over 24 years now.
I have more fun and much more creativity with my 7s
Picking up a new fretless 6 for a recording session coming up,, really looking forward to fretless again

"Why ALL bass players should play a 6 string bass": This dude just listed all the reasons why you SHOULDNT play a 6-string bass and stick to 4strngs! ....

I have one.
“BASS MODS”.
-Drop dead Gorgeous 6-string.
I call it: “Bomb-Shell”
Never took instruction on it.
Will be fun😃