The 10 Rules of Bass Playing (That Pros Break)

Are rules meant to be broken? Here are 10 commonly taught “bass rules” - let’s see why the pros break ‘em, and if you should too. 0:00 - Teacher Josh is very stern. 0:29 - Rule #1 1:35 - Rule #2 2:36 - Rule #3 3:37 - Rule #4 4:29 - Rule #5 5:35 - Rule #6 6:46 - Rule #7 7:47 - Rule #8 9:20 - Rule #9 10:12 - Rule #10 Check out @The-Art-of-Guitar Mike’s “Rules Pro Guitarists Break” video - According to Teacher Josh’s “proper” bass rules - * Geddy Lee is plucking too hard * James Jamerson doesn’t use enough fingers * Chris Squire doesn’t either, but on the other hand * Louis Johnson’s hand is all wrong * Rocco Prestia’s fretting technique is a mess * Robert Trujillo’s bass is too many miles from his head * Peter Hook should be penalized by the FAA for flying that high * Victor Wooten’s tone doesn’t count as “bass tone” * Billy Sheehan don’t know enough theory to play that good * Sting is missing the mos