Uploaded June 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
š My full beginner bass course: yeah.bassbuzz.com/muting
Without good bass muting technique, the notes you *mean* to play will get smothered by the rumbling racket of ringing strings.
Muting means keeping strings from ringing that you donāt want ringing so that your bass lines sound clean and clear - and not like a muddy inaudible mess.
In this lesson Iāll walk you through the five muting fixes most pro bass players to keep ringing and noise out of the picture.
Fixes #1, #2, and #3 will start with your plucking hand, giving you a solid foundation for keeping your low strings muted. Iāll show you each fix, and then weāll put them into action with the main riff from Bon Joviās āYou Give Love A Bad Name.ā
But plucking hand muting is only part of the bass muting equation - we need to get the fretting hand in to finish the job. Fixes #4 and #5 will show you how to keep your higher strings quiet with a couple simple tweaks.
Getting the plucking hand muting together is something most beginners can handle with some practice. But nailing the fretting hand muting will take more time, well into your intermediate stage of development. So donāt expect to nail fixes #4 and #5 on day 1 - get your plucking hand tight first, then start working on the fretting hand.
Weāll try out all 5 fixes with āThe Big Bass Muting Test,ā where you can make sure there are no holes in your muting. Then weāll wrap up and play some Bon Jovi together.
There may be some terrible singing in the last 20 seconds - I plead insanity.
Did this lesson totally change your muting game? If so you should probably subscribe so you donāt miss any more gamechangers - yeah.bassbuzz.com/subscribe
#bassmutingtechnique #yougivebassabadname
š My full beginner bass course: yeah.bassbuzz.com/muting
Without good bass muting technique, the notes you *mean* to play will get smothered by the rumbling racket of ringing strings.
Muting means keeping strings from ringing that you donāt want ringing so that your bass lines sound clean and clear - and not like a muddy inaudible mess.
In this lesson Iāll walk you through the five muting fixes most pro bass players to keep ringing and noise out of the picture.
Fixes #1, #2, and #3 will start with your plucking hand, giving you a solid foundation for keeping your low strings muted. Iāll show you each fix, and then weāll put them into action with the main riff from Bon Joviās āYou Give Love A Bad Name.ā
But plucking hand muting is only part of the bass muting equation - we need to get the fretting hand in to finish the job. Fixes #4 and #5 will show you how to keep your higher strings quiet with a couple simple tweaks.
Getting the plucking hand muting together is something most beginners can handle with some practice. But nailing the fretting hand muting will take more time, well into your intermediate stage of development. So donāt expect to nail fixes #4 and #5 on day 1 - get your plucking hand tight first, then start working on the fretting hand.
Weāll try out all 5 fixes with āThe Big Bass Muting Test,ā where you can make sure there are no holes in your muting. Then weāll wrap up and play some Bon Jovi together.
There may be some terrible singing in the last 20 seconds - I plead insanity.
Did this lesson totally change your muting game? If so you should probably subscribe so you donāt miss any more gamechangers - yeah.bassbuzz.com/subscribe
#bassmutingtechnique #yougivebassabadname
