LOL... ok, the Jamiroquai track (Stuart Zender) was in 1997 - NOT 1977 ;) ... Again - thanks for watching and the continued support of this channel, guys... it's because of you that I can keep creating content for all of my fellow bass-nerds out there. I salute you! :)

@honkytonkinson9787

4 жыл бұрын

Lol I began to wonder if they had been around before I was born and only made it big in the 90s. The. I saw the video and realized that’s not the 70s. Straight to the comment section...

@majorthelad1863

4 жыл бұрын

Victror wooten for part 2 please

@JustBrewing

4 жыл бұрын

Is that a Ken Smith your playing on?

@marianomontes2935

4 жыл бұрын

You should listen to an Argentinian band called Divididos, it has an amazing bass player called Diego Arnedo. And you should check out Javier Malosetti, another excellent Argentinian bass player.

@brendanoneill2499

4 жыл бұрын

Willie Weeks, Melvin Dunlap, Paul Jackson!!

Funky isn't just playing, it's a way of life and a personality. Larry Graham and Bootsy Collins have that. Larry Graham's instructional video from the 70s is so cool because of the way he is and it makes his playing even cooler

@danielfronc4304

4 жыл бұрын

Without a doubt!

@musicman4197

4 жыл бұрын

that's the nail on the head right there.

@chucku00

3 жыл бұрын

JW are fakin' the funk. Especially when they knock at your door.

@seanswinton6242

3 жыл бұрын

Agree. I met Bootsy Collins as a child. It was 2AM and my brother-in-law brought him by the house. He was fully dressed in full Bootsy regalia. I took a picture with him and a gold record.

@ejtaylor27

2 жыл бұрын

STANLEY CLARKE

The Great Stanley Clarke has some seriously funky Bass lines too!

@ATthemusician

4 жыл бұрын

Primus/ Les Claypool's cover of Silly Putty is NASTY, the original is good but not as funky or fun to listen to.

@abshmusic

4 жыл бұрын

Stanley Clarke was almost like The Victor Wooten of his era. Wow, just incredible back then 🔥

@scantronbeats

4 жыл бұрын

Lopsy Lu is his funky jam for me that made me want to become a funk fusion player

@RaptureReady2025

4 жыл бұрын

That’s exactly right!! And Mark King needs to be mentioned too. Wtf is this limited to US only. Total BS 🤪

@19brittani

3 жыл бұрын

School days. Mic drop!!!

Mark Adams R.I.P. from SLAVE...One of the Funkiest Bassist's to walk the planet....of course💥

@stonedog23

3 жыл бұрын

Yes lawdy!!

@victorsaadiqabdulmuhammad7409

3 жыл бұрын

My favorite bassist, Mr. Mark Adams, The Hansolar made the bass “growl”!!!!

@norvelwhite3811

3 жыл бұрын

I concur

@kennycrockett8202

3 жыл бұрын

Mark Adams, created the slide thang on the bass

@kevinmorgan263

Ай бұрын

Bingo!!!!!

Could not believe you left Stanley Clarke off the list.

@aaronflorence3327

2 жыл бұрын

And Jaco

@i-496project9

2 жыл бұрын

Stanley Clarke is a jazz bass player not funk .

@setaylw

3 ай бұрын

@@i-496project9 he is both

Larry Graham singing and playing that funky bass line at the same time without missing a lick - CLASSIC Larry! As a friend of mine, I got chance hear him mixing this one down at his home.

@sandrafranks7627

3 жыл бұрын

My words exactly

Mark Adams with Slave, Aaron Mills with Cameo, Dontay Taylor with Sun, and of course Nathaniel Phillips with Pleasure and Victor Wooten!

@brianirving4738

4 жыл бұрын

MY FAVORITE MARK ADAMS BASSLINE!!!!!! kzread.info/dash/bejne/qoeYrdWbiNHfYLA.html

@gregoryburton1241

4 жыл бұрын

Those Ohio boys know a thing or two about playing the Funk!

@kenhdog

4 жыл бұрын

Setaylw - You named some folks right there! My High School funk years. Glide? Oh my gosh... B. Irving - That Odyssey tune Sounds like a clone of Slave's Watching You... Personally Mark Adams on Slaves song Smokin' just gets me for some reason.

@gregharris5278

4 жыл бұрын

You almost nailed it ... Add Bernard Edwards and Bootsy Collins he played bass on almost all the P-funk albums...That Glide track from Pleasure was bassline heaven damn good choice.

@ceounicom

3 жыл бұрын

Ohio deserves more recognition

Nathan East, Freddie Washington, Abe Laboriel, Victor Wooten, Stanley Clarke and Anthony Jackson should also be mentioned in this.

@crismaracana2824

3 жыл бұрын

That's right ....you also could include Richard Bona and Brazil's Alex Malheiros and Nico Assumpção

@davidsears9307

3 жыл бұрын

Yes sir. No doubt about it. I think all of this proves we really cannot name a top 10 and not leave out fabulous players.

@olondotson9894

3 жыл бұрын

. . . and Nathaniel Phillips of Pleasure.

@freein2339

3 жыл бұрын

Also Alfonso Johnson....

@IliaDem

2 жыл бұрын

It says" funk bassists", not "fusion bassists"

As a Jamiroquai fan, thanks for including Stuart Zender, such an underrated bassist!

Stuart Zender!!!!💖💖💖my biggest bass influence for sure, glad you gave him some well deserved recognition

Mark King , Stanley Clarke, Wyzard (Mother’s Finest) , Wojtek Pilichowski, Rod Ellicott (Cold Blood), Aaron Mills (Cameo), Marshall Jones (Ohio Players), Doug Wimbish

Louis Johnson was amazing stomp really highlighted slap bass playing.

Man, you ain't gotta a legitimate list without Stanley Clarke!

@paulbaker4422

3 жыл бұрын

We Supply!

@tomallen5837

3 жыл бұрын

I don't recall Stanley Clarke as being funk

@traviswalls3607

3 жыл бұрын

Or Victor Wooten.

@WaxDat8800

3 жыл бұрын

@@tomallen5837 👀

@cf4164

3 жыл бұрын

@@tomallen5837 Funk is its own reward Hot Fun Silly Putty We Supply I Wanna Play For You And plenty more.

Mark King was unique because he incorporated such a rythmic style while singing - bloody incredible!!

@steensuder115

4 жыл бұрын

Mark King is a lot of things and very good too, but funky?

@Crichton51

4 жыл бұрын

@@steensuder115 A lot of the early jazz-rock stuff was funkier.....to be able to sing at the same time as that stuff still is pretty unique in my book

@steensuder115

4 жыл бұрын

@@Crichton51 Definitely really cool ability... wish I could do that. Scott did however not call out the cool bass players but the funky ones... and yes; there will be a significant overlap :-D

@chrisparkin499

4 жыл бұрын

Mark KING probably deserves a place in part 2. He definitely grooves, inspired a lot of people like me to see bass as a cool instrument, and had great skill (and stamina) whilst singing at the same time. Percussion combined with melody combined with groove.

@akanlb845

4 жыл бұрын

@@steensuder115 don't think you know what funk truly is

Joe Dart has really brought something to the table in the last 10 years. The licks he does and basslines are something to be mentioned!

@ktown0173

2 жыл бұрын

He's awesome and definitely one of my favorite bassists, but these are the legends on this list

@dwayneelizondomountaindewh1465

Жыл бұрын

Joe is very talented and unique, not sure about a funk bassist what is that ?. Like actual funk ?

@albertarason4502

Жыл бұрын

@@dwayneelizondomountaindewh1465 Funk is a genre that was popular for a while between jazz and disco music. So funk evolved from jazz, and then eventually funk evolved to disco.

@dwayneelizondomountaindewh1465

Жыл бұрын

@@albertarason4502 Cool, yeah thanks I understood what funk is, but not sure how Scott defines funk bassist. Not many bassists actually fit this genre, though. Except ones in bands known for funk music, like Bootsy or someone. It would be hard to name 10 of them.

@dwayneelizondomountaindewh1465

Жыл бұрын

@@albertarason4502 I guess it depends what Vulfpeck considers themselves, a funk band or a jam band. But they are not really a funk band, they are very jazzy too. I consider them jazz/funk/jam fusion.

So glad you have Rocco Prestia in this list, that guy is like my idol on Bass

Mark King of Level 42 was not only a thumper style of a bass player but can slap the bass as well.Larry Graham was the leader of the thumping sound.He started and revolutionized the thumping sound while many others followed and came up with their own style and sound.The group Cameo had great bass players on their albums during the late 70's and 80's."Be yourself" and "On the one" is another.I can name almost as many bass players that are my favorites.

Mark Leslie Adams of the 70's and 80's r&b band SLAVE.The song"Slide", "Just a touch of love", "Watching You" are some of the tracks from them that had a phenomenal bass line.

@quintinsimms2843

3 жыл бұрын

Feel my love, my favorite bass line period!

@dougsfavorites2578

3 жыл бұрын

Regi Hargis of Brick with Dazz

@clemmiebell1332

3 жыл бұрын

Funky Lady

@PaulBrown-fp6ug

3 жыл бұрын

Yep Mark Adams was DA BOMMMMBBBB!

@clubsndrumz

3 жыл бұрын

Charles Glenn of Motown group Ozone

Mark Adams one of the most underrated funk bass players of all time when you say slave the first thing you think of is Mark Adams

@musicman4197

4 жыл бұрын

I think of slide.

@kennethashcraft8664

4 жыл бұрын

Mark Adams? Yes indeed and he was very underrated.

@misstury606

3 жыл бұрын

I just commented on him. I don't know how he missed him.

@gclark8228

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly!

@a.m.armstrong8354

3 жыл бұрын

Just logged on this,no Mr Mark?!Also I don't recall Jamiroquai in '77.

During a couple of minutes I feared you would forget Bernie Edwards. Man, that guy created "Good Times' bassline, which is one of the most beautiful basslines ever! ^^

Bernard Edward's still the filthiest bass line to this day 2020.

@thebigchief1503

3 жыл бұрын

What group was he in & what’s the name of that song

@byronmcgee6777

3 жыл бұрын

Chic

@lifewithoutboundaries4304

3 жыл бұрын

@@thebigchief1503 everybody dance by chic

@yousexymf

3 жыл бұрын

@@thebigchief1503 CHIC also checkout Good Times and I Want Your Love

@Captain_Rhodes

3 жыл бұрын

My favourite bernard edwards bassline is "cant stand to love you". its so good. most people dont know it. check it out

Mark Adams from Slave. ..a beast

R.I.P. Francis Rocco Prestia, what a great player he was.

Bootsy and Larry! 💖💖💖 Louis Johnson❤Verdine❤

Bernard Edwards and Louis Johnson are my favourites.

@lenardshaw6037

4 жыл бұрын

Yes,sir😊😉🔥

@othelloque85

4 жыл бұрын

Mine too. And Miller.

@melvinpruitt3907

3 жыл бұрын

Also Leqeint Duke Jobe from the band (Rose royce) just disgusting 4real 4real...

@melvinpruitt3907

3 жыл бұрын

Chuck Rainey on Aretha's (Rock Steady)

Paul Turner, Mark King, Randy Hope-Taylor, Jerry Jemmott, Joe Hubbard, Yolanda Charles.

WOW! That was so much fun! I kept muttering under my breath (Verdine White Verdine White!) and BAM! last clip. It was SO good I got chills from head to toe. Many thanks for making this video!

Thank you for picking Bernard & Verdine... personal favourites of mine. Maybe you could highlight another favourite of mine next time - Mark King of LEVEL 42. Thanks.

Nathaniel Phillips the bassist for the group Pleasure. Their song Glide from their Future Now album was the quote unqoute RITE OF PASSAGE for all young bassist back in the day

@henrythomas8273

4 жыл бұрын

Man Nathaniel Phillips played perhaps the greatest funk bassline ever with Glide! The techniques he used had Bass players in awe for years not to mention the way he syncopated his plucks it's soooooo good!

@MrWillyCC

4 жыл бұрын

Haha...I said the same thing! That whole Future Now album. D@mn!

@jaygoldenbass

4 жыл бұрын

We said, Brother!

@keithmcduffie7182

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Elijah Gaskin! What State Are You In? You Sound Like You're About My Age 55, Talking About In The Day! I'm In Inglewood, CA, Brother And YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT! When That "Future Now" Album Came Out It Changed The Musical Landscape For Everybody!!! That Album Is A MASTERPIECE No Matter What Instrument You Play. The Live Music Scene Was Still Vibrant Back Then. My Brother Played In The Group MOTIVATION And He & I Used To Jam In Our Parents Garage And Musicians From The Neighborhood And Our High School Used To Drop In. Playing "Glide" Was, Like You Said, A MUST Or ELSE!!!!

@elijahgaskin5760

4 жыл бұрын

Keith I'm 56 years young & in the state of Pennslyvania

Excellent list as always, Scott. I feel like Mark King definitely deserves a place on this list - maybe something like "Almost There" or "Love Games" - but I'm not sure who I'd drop to make room. Was also pleased to see George Porter Jr. on the list - I just recently realized that he did the great, funky bass line on Tori Amos' "God" (and indeed the rest of that excellent album). It's not always easy to stay funky through odd, changing time signatures, but he lays down some beautiful work on that song.

@Markusewitz

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! Mark King was extremely influential in the 80's and the reason why many chose the bass as their instrument in the first place. Just like Flea in the 90's. I have no idea why he's not on the list...

@seanswinton6242

4 жыл бұрын

Brian Schoner Definitely! I would have definitely had Mark King on the list. Songs like Fashion Fever, Kouyate, True Believers, and Love Games are some of my favourites. I understand the limited number and that many bass players should have made this list. Really cool!

@ElUltimoEstoico

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah!! Almost there is the hardest bass line to play, and sing, at the same time like the King!!

Surprised you didn't give Bootsy and Larry points for being founding fathers ; if they didn't invent it they certainly walked in on the ground floor 🙂

Hey Scott, Thanks for all the great bass videos of both women and men. Thanks for mentioning Larry Graham. However, what you didn't mention is the fact that, Larry Graham was the first one to bring the slap funk bass to the world. This came about when he was a young man playing at church, but there wasn't a drummer. So, he figured out a way to keep time in a way that could be felt, in addition to playing the bass line. The was before he was with Sly And The Family Stone. It's important to acknowledge to the world that he's the Godfather of this style of bass playing... Give that man his props!!

Bootsy Collins, man... what a legend.

Mark Adams of Slave.

Not sure how there can possibly be a best bass player list of any kind without Stanley Clark.

@rievans57

3 жыл бұрын

Stanley is bad, no doubt!

@posternuttbag

3 жыл бұрын

I don't really get the funk vibe with Clark.. bootsy should definitely be the 1# funk bassist.

@rievans57

3 жыл бұрын

@@posternuttbag from JB to Funkadelic to solo career Bootsy is the shit.

@jasonmcmurray7980

3 жыл бұрын

@@rievans57 Common sense

@rievans57

3 жыл бұрын

Ok if you look at classic songs, influence, and originality ya' gotta' put Bootsy at the top of the heap.

Good to see you're still in action Scott. You taught me bass about 7-8 ears ago. I traveled australia for 2 years, carrying a backpack, a 5 string yamaha, and a laptop. Watched your videos everywhere i went. Good times.

John Norwood Fisher of Fishbone. Bonin' in the Boneyard is a treat.

Finally someone who gives recognition to an extremely underrated bass player, Stuart Zender. Jamiroquai is one of my favorite groups of all time and part of their amazing sound is thanks to their bass player Stuart Zender which is not longer playing with them but you cannot forget the work they did in the 90s with Zender. Nevertheless, their current bass player, Paul Turner, is pretty killer too and should be featured in your next part 2 video.

Very good choices you made Scott. Great Scott!

Thank you Scott for keeping me engaged in the "roots" of bass playing - so dig on the Funk and Groove. I am predominantly a Hard Rock Bassist but my beginnings were in fuck and groove style like Larry G, Bootsy, Marcus Miller, Andrew Gouche, Flea and the list goes on. Keep on sharing this stuff, freakin' killer! Love it!

Love how you threw Stuart Zender in there. He and Paul Turner are just so damn good.

Mark King of Level 42, Derrick Graves from Dexter Wansel's "Life on Mars" and Stanley Clark with Eumir Deodato's "Skyscrapers". Cheer!

@knucklevision

3 жыл бұрын

Derrick Graves! To this day I'm still trippin off his tracks 'Voyager' album! All Night Long, Voyager, and those unbelievable sections on Time Is The Teacher... glad someone mentioned him!

What an awesome video, amazing bassists all and Earth Wind & Fire rule!

I seldom see Mark King from Level 42 on these lists of great Bass players...he is mind blowingly good!

@georgejeffries3566

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, should be in the top 5

Bernard Edwards Louis Johnson Larry Graham James Jamerson Robert Bell

Omitting MARK ADAMS Is An ABOMINATION!!! Nathaniel Phillips Work On Pleasure's "Future Now" Album ALONE Earns Him A Spot (I Know, Only 10) Plus, He Did Studio Work For Other Musicians! CORDELL "BOOGIE" MOSSON (Who Flea WORSHIPPED!!!) Work On "Electro Cuties" PHENOMENAL In Addition To All His Other Work.

@vellyvell33

4 жыл бұрын

You are absolutely right my man!

@gbkny1

4 жыл бұрын

@@vellyvell33 I gotta agree with the Mark Adams pick. I like Buddy Hankerson of Young and Co, SA Hall of Fame and Aurra.

@smitblow

4 жыл бұрын

True Dat. Mark Adams!!! YES!

@Spthomas47

3 жыл бұрын

Yet, Flea was there... I... I don't get it. Not saying he's bad, but top 10? Fookin el

@michaela.campbell3338

3 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more, bro, on leaving out Mark Adams. 🥺

Thundercat is one of my favorites of all time. His use of effects creates really unique bass tones that are really funky

Excellent obseevation and analysis dude🎸👍🎤🎵🎶😄there are indeed dozems of talented bassist out there

No Mark King??!! Kudos to correctly including Bootsie and Zender, but a funk bass list without Mark King is like a hug without a squeeze.

@1qs4u

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@ricoF71

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@roiijamez33

3 жыл бұрын

Precisely! "Sun Goes Down"

@emeathooks

3 жыл бұрын

@@roiijamez33 Livin' it up.

@metubeross

3 жыл бұрын

For sho for sho!!

Stuart Zender!!! One my all time favorites. MonoNeon should be on part 2.

I love your enthusiasm Scott, clearly you're still in love with the bass.

Great video, thanks Scott

I have come to realize there is a vast difference between a funk (music style) bass player and a funky (playing style) bass player.

@rievans57

3 жыл бұрын

Well said and so accurate.

Such great players. Bootsy Collins, Bernard Edwards, Verdine White, and Flea will forever be strongly influential to me.

Scott - please look up “Lakeside Bassist Marvin Craig “

Nate Phillips, Barry Hankerson, Willie Weeks, Derrick DOA Allen ( Frontline by Chuckii Booker), Prince

Larry deserves to be #1 solely based on him singing while playing “Pow”! 😂😂

You’ll have to mention Paul Jackson from herbie Hancock and the headhunters next time. 😃

@veedub95

4 жыл бұрын

I do not think Scott feels Funk has anything to do with Jazz. No Jaco or Stanley Clarke

@younicbic

4 жыл бұрын

Great bass lines indeed!

@TranquiloTrev

4 жыл бұрын

He is as funky as anyone else.

@benoitschwob3498

4 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah, I gonna put the Headhunters tonight. The very moment the bass enters on Watermelon Man is thrilling me each and every time I hear it.

@mikkibarker8671

3 жыл бұрын

@@veedub95 Stanley Clarke was UBER funky! ever see him LIVE? I did!

Love all of these! Thunder thumbs is my personal favorite but man Verdine was killing it in... funk slayer!

My uncle RIP Louis Johnson.

James Lee Jamerson played on all the Motown Records hits in the 1960s and early 1970s. He is regarded as one of the most influential bass players in modern music history. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. As a session musician, he played on twenty-three Billboard Hot 100 number one hits, as well as fifty-six R&B number one hits.

@ericscaffe8367

3 жыл бұрын

“The Hook” is one of the best of all time...but this is a funk bass opinion. All genre bassists, of course Jamerson is at the head of the class!

When I think funk bassists, I think of Billy Bass Nelson, Boogie Mosson, and Lucky Scott.

@robjpooleiv6985

4 жыл бұрын

Thank You!!! Rodney skeet Curtis,Lige Curry,Jeff Bunn

Nathaniel Phillips - Pleasure Mark Adams -Slave Although they were trained in Jazz When Jamerson and Anthony Jackson wanted to funk there was nobody better

Nice to see Tower of Power here. My family and Emilio Castillo’s used to be friends! I’ve seen them twice live and they’re brilliant!

Louis Johnson: Not only that (slap and so). Listen carefully the whole bassline in MJ's "Don't stop 'til you get enough", such a lovely inventivity ! !

@McDoinky

4 жыл бұрын

Isn’t that a synth?

@tonybyrd651

4 жыл бұрын

Nope. 100 % Louis Johnson

@shaunpzn

4 жыл бұрын

Get On the Floor - MJ wrote the song around the bass groove!! Thunder Thumbs in all his glory!🙌🏽

@AviationKim81

4 жыл бұрын

Tony Byrd it ist Synth. Greg Phillingains once said in an interview that he played it on the record. Louis just dubbed some parts.

@strat0871

4 жыл бұрын

Obviously, synth dubbes only the main line, the real bass notes"around" are the very interesting clever parts from Louis.

Scott...come on, man....no Willie Weeks..? Mark Adams..? Chuck Rainey...? Rock Jones..? Freddie Washington..? David Hood..? Byron Miller..? JAMES FREAKING JAMERSON..!!? How do these guys get left out of the TOP 10..!?

@jimmiesmith5811

4 жыл бұрын

yeah man you struck some nerves with this list right here they the real deal i don't know where he got his list from

@rientsdijkstra4266

4 жыл бұрын

only 10 people go into a top 10...have to make some personal choices... By the way: Larry Graham, Bootsie Collins and Louis Johnson are pretty much the inventors of funk-bass as it is..

@guzzopinc1646

3 жыл бұрын

i was waiting for jamerson to be #1...

@SkammLykelee

3 жыл бұрын

@@guzzopinc1646 Jamerson is legendary, but not "funk" bass.

@Ernasto

3 жыл бұрын

@@SkammLykelee Well, he was one of the legendary FUNK Brothers.. But I get ya

The Band Slave's Mark Adams Bass playing style was unique and funky. No one at the time was playing like Mark Adams and when you heard something new on the radio you knew it was Slave and Mark laying down the Funky Beat.

How you gonna miss Norwood Fisher of Fishbone he’s amazing

I have just read a few comments that mentioned Mark King or Stanley Clarke, but I would like to add Leon Sylvers (from Solar Record) and also Prince who was not just a good guitarist, composer, producer or whatever.

@billstephens5472

3 жыл бұрын

Prince was not a Bass Player

@mateensharrieff3400

3 жыл бұрын

@bill stephens "Lady Cab Driver" & "777-9311" says he was a great bass player.

@billstephens5472

3 жыл бұрын

@@mateensharrieff3400 Playing a Bass a few times does not make you a great Bass player, I am a musician!

@mateensharrieff3400

3 жыл бұрын

@@billstephens5472 since I'm not a musician, I will concede to you on this. I guess you're of the opinion that playing great bass doesn't necessarily make one a great bass player. (similar to Apollo Creed's line to Rocky Balboa in Rocky III) Lol. I get it.

@billstephens5472

3 жыл бұрын

@@mateensharrieff3400 Their is no consistency

he pay not have the legendary status of the others on the list but I'd love to see some love for joe dart in part two!

@Ddauerwerbesendung

4 жыл бұрын

yeessss! i instantly thought of joe dart, when i saw the title of this video :D

@eliascorrea8573

4 жыл бұрын

I agree, to me personally the funkiest man alive riiight after pino paladino who's also not on this list

@honestbrute9216

4 жыл бұрын

Elias Martelo really..? He’s good, but I don’t know about that...

@dansaunders1655

4 жыл бұрын

In 30 years I reckon Jack and the boys'll've made Vulf a household name, and then Joe'll have enough experience and exposure to back that up. Right now he's an incredibly talented up-and-comer, but I wouldn't say he qualifies for the same status as, say, Pino or Jamerson. As you say, that's all down to time.

@HasanWarrior

4 жыл бұрын

Ollie King I have to agree with you. It’s sad to say but I literally just learned of him last month and was blown away.

Scott - I simply just love your skills and complete and contagious love for all things bass - thanks for sharing and making KZread a better place to be :-)

Son of Otis, Dexter Redding "The Awakening", can't stop lovin (and playin) this track.

Some love for late great Marvin Isley... The Pride, Climbin' Up The Ladder, Livin' In The Life... that album alone (Go For Your Guns) is a masterclass on "the pocket" - what it is, where it is, and how never to leave it.

@RadiantJasmin

3 жыл бұрын

YES! I’ve been listening to those songs a lot lately and he needs to get more props!

@michaledavissr.4661

3 жыл бұрын

Marvin Isley is THE TRUTH .

@jsamc

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaledavissr.4661 was, he dead RIP complications from diabetes

@michaledavissr.4661

3 жыл бұрын

@@jsamc Song lives forever.

@stannote8312

3 жыл бұрын

Let's keep it real: I love the Isley 3+3 immensely, but you're referring to songs more than the bass work on them. There are lots of great bass players that simply didn't fit this list (Wilton Felder, Bob Babbit, etc). With all due respect, Marvin Isley is one of them.

Mark Adams from Slave!!!!!!!! Also the guy from Level 42. What’s his name? He killed that Starchild song they did back in the day!! Glide by Pleasure was pretty funky too!!!

@Matos007007

4 жыл бұрын

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@djcoolcliff

4 жыл бұрын

Matos007007 Mark King is name!!! This is a killer video! Thanks for sharing!!

@Matos007007

4 жыл бұрын

@@djcoolcliff yes Mark King. I invite you to see some other videos. He is a killer :-) kzread.info/dash/bejne/d2dqpdqnmb3AiNo.html

@djcoolcliff

4 жыл бұрын

Matos007007 Thanks for sharing!!! Please check out my uncle Wah Wah Watson! He passed away 2 years ago and he was beast of a Motown session Rhythm Guitarist player all the way up until his passing! Pa Pa Was A Rolling Stone, Let’s Get it On, Car Wash and etc....

@Matos007007

4 жыл бұрын

@@djcoolcliff very cool guitarist with a very special style :-) . He played with a lot of celebrities 👏

Scott I am a new bass player and I have learned a ton about iconic bass players like Flea, Jaco and Larry Graham. One player you should review in the future is Wayman Tisdale. I guarantee you and your viewers will love it! Thanks again!

Thanks for including Rocco, may he rest in peace.

Long live the Funk ! Thank you for sharing the Bass inspiration SBL Family Love it! 😎👊

Mark Adams - Slave. Top funk player and worth a mention if only for the tone used.

@robertwalker6248

3 жыл бұрын

What happened to Willie weeks?

@robertwalker6248

3 жыл бұрын

Where does he fit in?

That was incredible, I feel almost intoxicated from all that funk. Louis is probably my favorite. Those Brother Johnson bass lines and Michael Jackson’s Get On The Floor, incredible. And I’m a huge fan of Marshall “Rock” Jones of the Ohio Players.

People are coming on here and naming great bass players, *but many do not play FUNK at all.* That's what this video is about. FUNK.

@sheiladavis6523

3 жыл бұрын

Roland Very well said 👏and👏 February 23,2021

@MrMillions69

3 жыл бұрын

He missed les claypool

@pachuca60

3 жыл бұрын

Flea is not a funk bassist, although he can play funk!

@pachuca60

3 жыл бұрын

He missed Wayman Tisdale! He missed a lot of Funk bassist!

@pachuca60

3 жыл бұрын

There's no way you can put Flea on this list and leave out Level 42's Mark King!

Mark " Hansolor" Adams of Slave!!!

Very informative. But a whoooooole lot of funk bass players were not mentioned: Mark Adams (Slave) Aaron Mills and Michael Burnett (Cameo) Steve Washington (Slave, Aurra) Jerry Livingston (Rick James, Mary Jane Girls) Oscar Alston (Rick James, Stone City Band) Terry Lewis (The Time, Flyte Tyme Productions) Raphael Saadiq (Tony Toni Tone, Solo) Prince Andre' Cymone Brown Mark Robert Bell (Kool & The Gang) Jara Harris (Slapbak) Lonnie Marshall (Weapon Of Choice) Billie Bass Nelson (Parliament Funkadelic) Marshall Jones (Ohio Players) Cordell Mosson (Parliament Funkadelic) Junie Morrison (Parliament Funkadelic, Solo) Robert Wilson (The Gap Band) Michael Wiley (the Dazz Band) Sonny Thompson (Prince, The NPG) Doug Wimbish (played on many early rap songs, Living Color) Charles Glenn (Ozone, Teena Marie) Allen McGrier (Teena Marie, Rick James) James Alexander (Bar Kays) Thundercat Mono Neon And I know I am missing more names, but I think this list is long enough for now. These are all TOP Funk bass players. I hope this helps for the future...

@conniedunn2629

3 жыл бұрын

Make a list with those on it

@Fa_Qx2

3 жыл бұрын

Nate Phillips (Pleasure)

So glad Stuart Zender was on this list. Don’t think it would of been complete without him on.

Always love your channel, Scott - even though so pretty long hardly playing the bass for ages. Hahahaha

Victor Wooten is also the one of Funky Beasts 😁👍🏼❤️

Michelle Ndegocello

Leon sylvers defintely deserves a place on the list, he had such a unique style, which are usually 16th lines disguised as 8th note lines which make for some tasty licks. He just strikes that perfect balance between rhythm and melody. He has his well known ones like 'And the beat goes on' and the shalamar stuff but some golden ones to check out are: Carrie Lucas show me where you're coming from Freda Payne In motion Dynasty Does that ring a bell

Hey Scott, great list. I would add Mark King to the list. Thanks again😀

Wyzard from Mother's Finest

What about Joe Dart? He may not have had as long or have the status of the guys on this list but he's an amazing player

@swisscourthustle

4 жыл бұрын

So I only just come across Vulfpeck today believe it or not (I don’t know why it’s taken me so long) and man I can’t agree with you more. A pure funk talent right there.

@nique21nue

4 жыл бұрын

OMG he forgot about Joe O_o !!

@kaleptoz

4 жыл бұрын

Joe is good but there’s so many bass players that can play like him or if not, even better. He is not a bass pioneer like any of the guys on this list, nor does he even come close. I’m a big Vulfpeck fan but I have to keep it real

@nique21nue

4 жыл бұрын

@@kaleptoz you may have a point there. Cheers mate

@swisscourthustle

4 жыл бұрын

kaleptoz .. You are right, while pretty talented, this is a pretty exclusive list full of innovators.

Good stuff! May the funk be with you, young Jedi.

Amazing stuff.

Bernard Edwards is the GOAT

@JustK009

4 жыл бұрын

Will Ellis 🎯

@danielfronc4304

4 жыл бұрын

Seriously, the great Larry Graham, the inventor of bass thumping and plucking who can lay down the heaviest of funk bass lines is not the funk bass GOAT? I don't think so.

@pleasend

4 жыл бұрын

@@danielfronc4304 didn't realise it was a competition😂

@bernardtalbert6729

4 жыл бұрын

Great funk bass players for true funk bands that actually had hits ... Robert "Kool" Bell (Kool & the Gang), Janice Marie Johnson (Taste of Honey), Hamish Stuart (Average White Band), Roger and Zapp Troutman (Zapp), Marshall Jones (Ohio Players), Marvin Craig (Lakeside). Should mention Prince and Rick James both played bass on their own records but used other bass players for live concerts. Top 5 funk bass players ranked in order: 1. Bootsy Collins 2. Larry Graham 3. Bernard Edwards 4. Verdin White 5. Louis Johnson

What happened to Mark King? A fantastic, super funky bass player! He seems to have dropped off the radar yet has been consistently funky and prolific for 40 years!

@shannonmcallister6063

3 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more. The best hands down.

Scott, are we twin brothers? Every move with head, hand or body is exactly what I do. Especially when you picked out the horn sections. Every song I listen to, I pick out every instrument, every beat etc. Love your channel 👏 👏 👏 👏

4:50 Flea had this effect on a LOT of bassists. I didn't know I loved funk music until I saw Flea popping off on stage.

@spacesex710

2 жыл бұрын

His bass line on Backwoods is insane

Bro, you can’t mention Larry first in the lineup! 😩....he practically invented slap bass. Gotta save a guy like that for down the stretch, or last. 😂😂😅😅😅

@musicman4197

4 жыл бұрын

practically?nah,he did it.

There's 2 underrated funky bass players you need to check out. 1 the late Mark Adams from the funk band Slave. And Leon SylversIII. The stuff he wrote and produced and played on for Solar Records during the late 70s and early 80s.

@jimmiesmith5811

4 жыл бұрын

yeah mark don't the recognition he deserves and Leon bass was the backbone of solar records in the late 70s and early 80s

I remember being in my teens in the early '90s and trying out a bass in a music shop in Luton just to kill time before my national express bus back up north (my girlfriend was at uni there) and the guy saying oh you'll get a lot of work you sound like Stuart Zender, and I gave him a big list of who Stuart Zender was listening to! :-)

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