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Bass Tuning Basics

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Straightforward guide for tuning your bass guitar. Tuning by ear is a skill that everyone should practice.

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  1. hotdrumchick
    January 18th, 2011 at 17:12 | #1

    Thank you so much! I have a bass that I bought many years ago and I just took out of storage. I lost the tuner, but this is so easy, now I think it’s perfect (or darn close).
    Now I just need lessons, lol!

  2. corrda1993
    January 18th, 2011 at 17:51 | #2

    3 people are tonedeaf.

  3. skaterboyrob19
    January 18th, 2011 at 18:25 | #3

    @richardburnell ahh cheers mate :P yeah i got the letters in the wrong order haha xD

  4. richardburnell
    January 18th, 2011 at 19:03 | #4

    @AlphabetSoupCircus My hearing is not acute enough to to pick it up, however it could be that the tuner I have is marginally incorrect? Or perhaps in the process of recording it to my PC then uploading to Youtube there has been a fraction of time distortion altering the pitch ever so slightly? Hopefully it’s close enough for you to get away with!

  5. AlphabetSoupCircus
    January 18th, 2011 at 19:33 | #5

    Very helpful
    I don’t know if it’s just me though, but you sound SLIGHTLY flat. Like, as in so slightly you could probably barely touch the tuners and they would be in perfect tune.

  6. steerclear036
    January 18th, 2011 at 20:32 | #6

    I find it a lot harder to tune a bass by ear than a guitar. Thanks for this video

  7. freespm1020
    January 18th, 2011 at 21:16 | #7

    okay hey im new just got my bass like 30 mins ago been wanting to learn for awhile any tips or pointers or anything that anyone can give me thanks!

  8. richardburnell
    January 18th, 2011 at 21:25 | #8

    @eaglewings I’ve put a 5 string vid on today with the low B on it. Enjoy!

  9. richardburnell
    January 18th, 2011 at 22:04 | #9

    @skaterboyrob19 I have put a video on for Drop C – I have used C,G,C,F though, never seen it done CFCG before.

  10. skaterboyrob19
    January 18th, 2011 at 22:53 | #10

    are there any videos anywhere that show you how to drop your bass into drop C?(CFCG)

  11. GQ02
    January 18th, 2011 at 23:25 | #11

    Thanx!

  12. TimeTCG
    January 19th, 2011 at 00:04 | #12

    E – 0:05
    A – 0:53
    D – 1:46
    G – 2:43

  13. bradyrussell24
    January 19th, 2011 at 01:02 | #13

    helped tremendously
    (better than expertvillage…)

  14. eaglewings
    January 19th, 2011 at 01:48 | #14

    Any chance of getting a tuning sound for a 5 string? As in, adding how the B-string sounds when absolutely correctly tuned?

  15. zzzmarjmd2
    January 19th, 2011 at 01:48 | #15

    thanks! just what i was looking for!

  16. richardburnell
    January 19th, 2011 at 02:46 | #16

    @bere1213 the wonders of modern technology come to the rescue – glad it helped!

  17. richardburnell
    January 19th, 2011 at 03:03 | #17

    @xxSuzballxx thanks – glad it helped!

  18. xxSuzballxx
    January 19th, 2011 at 03:32 | #18

    this is JUST what I was looking for.. not some crap from a 20 man saying this is a string.. it plays a note.. it should sound like this.. but before I tell you. I’d like to talk about the history of guitars -.-
    thank you!

  19. bere1213
    January 19th, 2011 at 04:11 | #19

    Just wanted to say thanks i was in the middle of a church service n my bass was’t tuned but i saw this video and i did it so THANKS AGAIN N GOD BLESS YOU A LOT

  20. jamirosmajicrocks
    January 19th, 2011 at 04:28 | #20

    this is the best jonas brothers song so far!

  21. KayCato
    January 19th, 2011 at 04:41 | #21

    @richardburnell thanks :)

  22. richardburnell
    January 19th, 2011 at 05:34 | #22

    @KayCato I used a plectrum (pick) to play the notes on this vid as it makes a crisper sound than finger picking. You can also pay around with the settings on your amplifier. If you lower the ‘bass’ setting and increase the ‘treble’ setting the sound is sharper and less ‘muddy’ – hope that helps a bit.

  23. KayCato
    January 19th, 2011 at 05:34 | #23

    i don’t know how to get that doing sound out of my bass :(

  24. 0871356005
    January 19th, 2011 at 06:14 | #24

    i m tuning my friends bass with the exact same one as the bass in the picture

  25. evilbeaverofdeath
    January 19th, 2011 at 06:17 | #25

    haha…i did mine by ear and its perfect =D!

  26. Blitzzkreigg
    January 19th, 2011 at 07:06 | #26

    @TheMetalHead554 Listen to Haze, the song they did for the video by the same name, its kind of like a random shred topped off with effects but it sounds awesome.

  27. HOHEPA09
    January 19th, 2011 at 07:34 | #27

    @issues432 they sell them at my music shop

  28. beforethree
    January 19th, 2011 at 08:28 | #28

    @SwirlyBrokenHearts how I understand you, about guitar teachers lol ;)

  29. Darkfirelover
    January 19th, 2011 at 09:14 | #29

    @issues432 that’s the problem for me, I want the black K7 but can only get grey or blue so I got the gray one. I still want that black one.

  30. DeadDannyTheSinner
    January 19th, 2011 at 09:47 | #30

    He looks tired in this vid :p I love him haha. Seems like a really nice guy.

  31. bngreen89
    January 19th, 2011 at 10:17 | #31

    @eXtremeHellFire im pretty sure he uses an ibanez 7th heaven, but i dont know about any others

  32. SwirlyBrokenHearts
    January 19th, 2011 at 11:15 | #32

    that was one of the best lessons ive ever had, im serious, every guitar teacher ive had didnt play what i wanted to, they were teaching me crappy rocknroll songs like the beatles or acdc LAME!
    so thanks munky, finnally a lesson which is relevant to me and my taste, nu metal, i love other metal but nu metal really fires me even tho its pretty much dead now..

  33. Varibyss13
    January 19th, 2011 at 11:52 | #33

    He seems so depressed for some reason

  34. eXtremeHellFire
    January 19th, 2011 at 12:51 | #34

    who can tell me what his pedals are :$

  35. xxXBunnyslayerXxx
    January 19th, 2011 at 13:37 | #35

    Wow a guitar lesson that actually teaches you something!!

  36. sevenmtm1
    January 19th, 2011 at 14:01 | #36

    he looks like damian marley XD

  37. Kornrocker90
    January 19th, 2011 at 14:56 | #37

    its so cute how he can’t remember/explain some stuff lol xD oh munky how i love u! :D

  38. Kornrocker90
    January 19th, 2011 at 15:56 | #38

    its so cute how he can’t remember/explain some stuff lol xD oh munky how i love u! :D

  39. FeroxX
    January 19th, 2011 at 16:43 | #39

    haha i am a huge KoRn fan, no im an epic! KoRn fan, but KoRn songs are soo miserably easy to play, so its funny to see that he teaches 3 super simple riffs in 10 minutes :D

  40. HIM666SIC
    January 19th, 2011 at 17:39 | #40

    @cdmaelstrom the ‘old” Korn is gone! get over it – the new Korn is here to stay!

  41. JimRoot11380
    January 19th, 2011 at 17:57 | #41

    @issues432 You can buy an Blue and paint it

  42. HerrKryo
    January 19th, 2011 at 18:17 | #42

    @RockersTakingOver aha, so you never heard someone who REALLY can play that instrument

  43. rupertgino1
    January 19th, 2011 at 19:02 | #43

    like watching this total version with this kind of movie in avatz,net change , to .

  44. PooPoo2U
    January 19th, 2011 at 19:32 | #44

    i don’t think munky’s caught on that his songs aren’t that hard to play. i mean sure, it sounds good, but it’s kinda irritating how slowly he teaches everything.

  45. PooPoo2U
    January 19th, 2011 at 19:54 | #45

    @drk6969: actually, munky’s been using distortion pedals most of his career, most regularly a big muff.

  46. vessbo1234567
    January 19th, 2011 at 20:13 | #46

    @buokopter hmmmmmmmm simplier is that even a word u fuckin retard

  47. drk6969
    January 19th, 2011 at 20:34 | #47

    @eXtremeHellFire its jus the distortion on what ever amp he uses no distortion pedal

  48. SiantDread
    January 19th, 2011 at 21:17 | #48

    @eXtremeHellFire ive always heard he used digitech metal master but thats not it in the video

  49. eXtremeHellFire
    January 19th, 2011 at 22:13 | #49

    what is his dirty pedal

  50. buokopter
    January 19th, 2011 at 22:49 | #50

    Korn music is simplier then punk rock
    effects makes it sounds more complicated hehehe

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