@Brendan I have to agree with everyone else, nice work. Your take sounded great! Iām glad you decided to join the challenge!
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Iām doing it, itās too fun to passā¦ Iām trying to record myself with my phone, just bass and amp gear wiseā¦ I see that @kowry you used your phone also and did not upload to youtube unlike most here, how did you do it? Iāll try to upload a vid with my attempt
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Not sure what part of the process you mean, but I transferred the video from my phone to my laptop via my instant messenger app, and uploaded it to Vimeo, which seems to be the choice of several others here also. You can upload videos to Vimeo just the same way as to Youtube, but you have to pay for a subscription for more upload capacity, video editing options and such. I try to up my production values a bit as the challenge progresses 
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Thanks, I meant the uploadingā¦ not familiar with Vimeo 
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Great job!
I have a fret wrap and have no idea when to use it.
Now I knowā¦a song too late, ha!
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Alright, here it goes 
ā¦ Watch out for flying fret fingers, missed notes, and a few sharp buzzes 
I didnāt think I was gonna feel comfortable doing a cover this early in my training, but I figured itās a good baseline to see my progress later.
Recorded on my phone (iPhone 7+), while song played through amp.
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Nice job on your first cover 
Is the one finger plucking a deliberate choice? Getting used to alternating plucking would probably make your life easier in the long run.
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No, unfortunately it was a lack of focus. I tried alternating in some earlier takes, and was throwing me off. I do aim to alternate when practicing.
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Hi @Anderson,
Great job of putting your self out there and sharing your first cover.
You are absolutely correct in doing this as a baseline to compare your progress.
I think if you put the sheet music on your left side so you can read it while looking at the fretboard you will instantly see a big improvement.
Great effort, keep up the good work 
Cheers Brian
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Hey @Anderson nice job!
I think you know your timing issues based on your āMensa-mensaā sign mid way. Thatās what this is all about. Videoing ourselves aināt easy.
You are doing great! I think we will all get more comfortable with the video/bass/audio thing as we go and settle into the groove.
I recorded Bad Moon Rising tonight and did the āone finger pluckā through most of it, which I donāt normally do, but felt comfortable. Whatever works I say!
keep up the good work!!
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Congrats on your first cover video and well done! Sure, it wasnāt perfect, but there wasnāt anything fundamentally wrong with it. As in, the things you missed were simply things all beginners need to practice as we arenāt bass playing masters out of the womb. Having to watch the tab and your fretting hand at the same time is not easy! Thatās why I do recommend memorizing any songs where time allows it, because then you have one less thing to worry about. I appreciate not everyone has the time or desire to do that though.
What I think was excellent to see is that you recognized when you did something wrong. Awareness of mistakes and intentionally practicing those elements is the key to getting better. I have no doubt that you will quickly progress on all of these things.
As I did mention on Discord though, one-finger plucking might work for slow songs, but it will become a barrier when we get into the faster songs later on. Just imagine running on one leg instead of two. You just canāt go as fast and itās a hell of a lot more tiring. So, thatās something I would try to work on when you can. I know getting fingers to do what you want is hard sometimes though. Iāve been playing various instruments for over 30 years and my pinky still acts like a stubborn teenager.
Again though, great job on your first cover and thanks for taking the plunge and sharing your playing with us. First one is always the hardest.
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Great effort there @Anderson ! Donāt worry about flubs, just keep on going. Youāre lightyears ahead of me 
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I actually thought by one finger plucking the slow driving beat came out better vs. the slight variability in two fingers and keeping things sounding even beat by beat. Yes, this is due to my technique not being consistent across two fingers. That said, Jamerson used one finger and it worked out āsorta okā for him. 
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Well, I finally decided to give this a go as well. Iām about six months into the B2B course, currently at Module 12, and the only feedback Iāve gotten so far is Josh telling me Iāve done an awesome job. Thing is, he even says that when I know I didnāt do an awesome job at all 
So Iām putting myself out there, in many different ways all at the same time. This is the first time ever that anyone can hear or see me play. This is the first time ever that Iāve recorded myself using my telephone, DAI and DAW. This is the first time Iāve mixed my own recorded track with a backing track (which I ācreatedā using Moises), and then with a video.
Plenty of opportunities to make mistakes, and Iām sure I made a few. For instance, the bass track is probably a bit too loud. Recording myself took quite a couple of takes until I had one that I was reasonably satisfied with. I know thereās still a couple of mistakes in there, but Iāve decided that this is as good as itās going to get. Hope you like it; looking forward to some constructive criticism!
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I think you should trust your trusted Bass teacher with that! 
As far as Iām concerned, you did a fantastic job on this one and I really enjoyed listening and watching you play. I honestly donāt know which mistakes you are talking about.
What I love most about this entire challenge so far is that people (myself included) feel encouraged and comfortable enough to put themselves out there, many for the first time. Thatās wonderful to see and says a lot about this community. 
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Sometimes people have super-human abilities, but most of us donāt unfortunately. 
A cheat for what you are talking about is to use a compressor, though Iād recommend trying to work on getting even volume and not relying on a compressor to fix that for you. It does help though if thatās what you are after.
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You totally smashed that! I couldnāt really tell any difference from the original and didnāt hear any mistakes. Your fingers are all doing what they should be doing. Your left hand is parallel to the frets, which I really struggle with. The sound is even volume through the entirety of the song. Didnāt hear any fret buzz or undesired noises. Sorry, Iām afraid I canāt find anything to criticize for you this time around. Maybe next time!
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Fantastic!! I think the mix is really good. I struggle with that too. I think when you listen to yourself over and over you start to doubt everything (at least thatās me). What I try doing is playing it back and go do something else like Iām just listening to a song and see if anything pops out at me as odd Vs the original.
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Hi @Mike_NL,
Great job, hit every point, the bass was perfectly mixed.
Only thing I think you could add is a description of your bass and strings etc.
Cheers Brian
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