Prince is a super underrated bassist. It's often very minimalistic basslines, but very effective.

@BARTFUNKBASS

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe minimalistic, but not easy.

@levondarratt787

2 жыл бұрын

I don't think anybody who has a normal mind would underrate prince on bass.

@DiscoHank

Жыл бұрын

Minimalist in terms of notes, but his hammer ons, trills, thumbing up and down and dead notes will keep you very busy!

I like the old school videos in the shed, its simple, the content of the lesson comes across very well every time. There is a place for high production videos, but sometimes the best lessons are in this format for sure, no distractions.

@stevenerwin6202

Жыл бұрын

I really like the old school videos also, I find myself steering away from sbl because there’s way to much talk and there also very annoying. Please go back to your roots and what you started with. The new videos come off very vey pretentious, I don’t want to hear all the yapping.

Of all the instruments he played, I always loved Prince's bass playing the best

Prince recorded most of the bass lines on his records. 💜

@apostlej.k.diamond4119

Жыл бұрын

He recorded ALL of fhe bass lines on his music except when Sonny T. came along with NPG and even THEN Sonny was used as the convenience not the need and Sonny Thompson is that deal!!!

@BARTFUNKBASS

Жыл бұрын

@@apostlej.k.diamond4119 Not all of them, but 99%.

I’m loving the old school Scott’s Bass Lessons Renaissance 🫡

@devinebass

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers, Mark :)

Prince was such a great bass player! I saw him twice in '97. He had Rhonda Smith in his band. During the song "Face Down" they did a wicked head cutting duel. So good!

@BARTFUNKBASS

2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Is there any footage of it?

2:52 The bassist who was said to have pioneered the double thump was Doug Rauch. He was on Santana's "Caravanserai" album.

Fantastic idea for a future episode - How to play bass slightly tipsy lol j/k. Great video, I miss Prince and his music everyday still. He was a great all around musician including bass guitar ;)

Back in the day...I was there. I started going to clubs in '74. Before Prince and even before disco Minneapolis had a large community of fantastic funk musicians playing in clubs. They were my main influence. The rock bands were also very VERY good. The "Minneapolis Sound" had roots years before Prince arrived on the scene. He took it to the next (still current) phase and the title was born. I once had a brief chance to play one of his Fender basses. It had super slinky light gauge strings and very low action. It was so fun to play.

I've been listening to Yebba on repeat recently. Great music, amazing vocals. Managed to see her at a show where she opened for John Mayer.

These lessons are phenomenal and the foundation for everything people are doing now. I’m so thankful you’re spending time and space 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾.

I always enjoy going back to my roots here as well. Getting to sit here with my bass and listen to your youtube videos like when I first discovered you. This week has been a real pleasure just before logging into my daily practice on the SBL academy online. I enjoy all these great teachers but you're my main man, always. Love Ian's passion as well, I connect to your enthusiasm so much. Thanks for this much needed motivation. Keep it up. PS: love the podcasts

I really enjoy these mini lessons. Thanks for all the hard work you and your crew do for the bass community. Easily my favorite bass related channel.

Yay! New SBL video!

*Hey, Scott! Here is a suggestion: Please make a comparison video focusing on the diverse bass playing techniques of Carol Kaye, Paul McCartney, Leland Sklar, John Paul Jones, and… James Jamerson.* *Some bass players use a pick (or a plectrum). Some use one or more fingers. Some pluck. Some slap.* *Heavy metal bass player Duff McKagen uses “a .73 guitar pick,” not a bass pick. James Jamerson is famous for the hook… his index finger.* *How many playing techniques should a new bass player/student be proficient in?* *Let’s set YT and G’s “algos” on fire.*

@devinebass

2 жыл бұрын

LOVE this idea :)

@charlescdt6509

2 жыл бұрын

Add Tina W to the list since she mostly used shorties. Awesome idea dude.

@edjefferson9175

2 жыл бұрын

While we're at it...Joe Osborn, Bob Babbitt and one of the greatest singing bass players Peter Cetera.

@duncan-rmi

2 жыл бұрын

I used dunlop .73 or .88 for ages, but kept dropping them during gigs, so went pickless about twenty years ago. no going back.

@4strings4me

2 жыл бұрын

McCartney was not a session player neither was John Paul Jones. Jamerson and Carol Kaye are in a class by themselves...

Scott... I prefer this format, of the way you impart your extensive knowledge of our favourite instrument... learning all the time mate!

Thank You Scott, your steadfastness and steady progress are admirable qualities that are necessary and benefit society on a whole at a large level!

I think these videos do the best job of providing useful information AND subtly directing people to your courses. Of course you could teach an entire course on Prince... because he’s amazing

Yes more old school Scott chats please. They’re very cool and add a personal touch to your channel that is much the reason why I became an sbl member in the first place

To answer your question in the beginning, I like the one-off videos that explain a single concept, but I also love the variety of Ian's bits and the work you do with other artists around the globe. In short, I dig it.

I really like the old-school players that you showed and their styles .That was awesome you learn from the past and you learn from the best and that’s how you get better.

Monk. Monk Montgomery, brother of Jazz Guitar LEGEND Wes Montgomery aka "The Thumb". The History of the Electric Bass on Recordings begins with Monk, who used The Thumb (parallel) exclusively.

@devinebass

2 жыл бұрын

He did, Rob!

This format makes your teaching very easy to digest and more accessible. Feels less like I'm taking lessons so I can keep telling myself that I'm self taught.

Love the old school videos. Your bass is everything.

@devinebass

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

Love all the content especially deep dives! Im a guitar player and took up bass about a year or two ago. It's awesome to get turned onto some musicians and music I never would've heard!

This content is where its at!! Just you, the bass and throwing down some knowledge!!

awesome job Scott!!

I love these types of videos! it helps me at least so much more! :)

Thank you. That was really informative. That has really made me look at thumping again. I hope you do some more like this mate!

@devinebass

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome mate, cheers!

I got hooked up to Scott's lesson right when he started posting videos in the very early days. Love the old school vibe.

Old school is always the best! Keep up the great content Scott!

This format is what made me a fan of your channel. Keep this up

@devinebass

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers, JJ

Love the old school vids in the shed!

I'm really enjoying the more old school video format (especially as somebody who's been watching since 2014) The fancy editing can certainly be nice for a visual aid, but I feel that I can absorb more knowledge when it's more direct like this. Either way, great videos!

To be honest i really like most of your vids. I like the gear videos, liked the player specials and also love videos like these.

Larry called the style he started, thumping and plucking.

I’ve been loving these old style technique videos

Definitely love these videos 👍

@devinebass

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Love it Brother Scott... SBL for Life ❤️

@devinebass

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers, Leo! :)

Great video, Scott! AWESOME interlude of YEBBA! Ya'll listen up on this queen! Awwlawd! Those Electric Lady sessions with Pino and Questlove got vibe for lifetimes.

Loving these old school series of vids and loving the shirts too! Great info on fundamental areas that possibly get overlooked but are damn important. Batman movie soundtrack reference - whooo!

Pulchritudinous "BASS" you have there...Love IT🎸💯👍🏾

@devinebass

2 жыл бұрын

;)

Awesome Stuff right there and knew that one day Mr Scott will start using FIVE STRINGS!😎😎Cool Bass sir!

Love the old school video style! 👍🏼

Yes, I'm old school too! Keep them coming 😎

Going back to the roots, is generally a good thing. This is no exception.

Prince forever 💜

Scott I've been playing over 40 years on Bass and it's all about self expression on The Thumbing thing there is no one example its all about the soul of the person.

I also love the old school stuff. I enjoy all of your videos.

I'm loving the shirt/cap saga almost as much as the lessons!🤣

Heard you got the good ole covid, Here’s to a speedy recovery man, hang tough and I look forward to seeing you soon!

You sold me on the “through the string” technique. I’ll be hitting the woodshed on that. Thanks brother!

Loving the old school lessons 👍👍👍

@devinebass

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers, Avi!

Mr. Scott "Neckerchief" Devine 😄

Keep the Ol Skool videos coming Scott love them

@devinebass

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers, Marc! :)

I love this deep dive! Watching the video where you felt the thumb technique originated from reminded me of a player I once saw. He wasn’t thumping, but he used only his thumb to play the notes, like a pick, mainly downstrokes. The rest of his fingers were anchored on the body of the bass. Was this a technique from the late 60’s/70’s? Maybe this slapping through the string was an extension of this right hand (thumb only) technique?

Yes more old school...💯👍🏾❣🚦❣👍🏾🤜🏽🤛🏽

@devinebass

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers, Steph!

Best vibe ever.

I'm a guitarist and I've always wanted to know how to slap. I love your videos!! All of them!!

@devinebass

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, Silvio! :)

That’s a beautiful instrument!!!

if you ever run out of video ideas, you should do a series where you build your own dream bass!! Im currently building a bass from scratch

You are awesome!!!!!!!!! Thanks

dude, love these old school vids.

Yebba’s bgvs were incredible on that tinydesk!!!!

I’ve seen so many of your videos but I like the buzzed persona you have. I would totally have a few drinks and jam out with you if I could x 😂

Thanks for the information. I'm struggling with my slap techniques and I think this helped alot.

@devinebass

2 жыл бұрын

Great to hear, Jaime :)

Prince is the greatest performer I've ever seen 😍 💜

@devinebass

8 күн бұрын

🔥🔥🔥

Hey Scott! Heres a question/video suggestion. Trained classical musicians starting to play bass and jazz.. So new instrument and new genre. Differences in thinking, how to make use of an already developed technical affinity and skillset in mastering the bass and improvisation in particular. I started a bit more then 2 years ago. Finding the answers is not so difficult, but finding the right questions is what takes long. I would be really interested in your approach to this topic.

I like the way Quintin Berry holds his bass.

I’ll pass on the wine I’ll go with whisky but yes on these old school videos and showing the classic players.

Scott, I love this "old school Scott" videos And I think you shouldn't think about the algorithm... Just do the videos you want man

@devinebass

2 жыл бұрын

Yep... the algorithm is a total pain sometimes. Thanks for watching man!

.. atta" Boy !! Cheers, Mate !

@matthewmay2819

2 жыл бұрын

.. at the moment, ..i really can't afford the additional cost of technique program, which is why I really appreciate these "heads-up"- snippets...and am beginning to apply and to my every day practice. .. there's so much I wanna say, .. but I Despise long posts.. keep Wine in the shed from now On. Love ya, Brother. Cheers.

wife: "what are you watching?" me: "bass lessons... this one's about slap bass..." wife: "stop it. right now." 😂

your thumb has gotten so much better over the years

*The perfect simple example and exercise of this technique is Sly & the Family Stone's classic, **_Everyday People,_** as it's ONLY Larry Graham doing straight up & down Gs with his thumb, the ENTIRE song, (other than the sustained last G.)* 👍🎸

i think these videos are pretty cool. i would like to see them with somewhat regular frequency.

Omfg, your bass sounds like a kick drum, amazing

I learned that you have covid, I had it in January, may the force is with you!!

@devinebass

2 жыл бұрын

I DO! Sitting in bed feel pretty awful right now... hoping it takes it a little easier on me tomorrow :)

Getting back to the roots is always a good idea

@devinebass

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers, Ken

When you were thumping away on the G I just couldn't help but starting singing "The butcher, the banker, the drummer and then, makes no difference what group I'm in...I, I, I...am everyday people".

I agree with the G string, but I routinely slap the D and it sounds good. I do however need my thumb parallel to the string, if it's angled too high up or down it muffles things. Often I'll also pop up and then slap down on the same string, with a holding a pick-like shape with my fingers, and that helps make the D sound better. That said I'm slowly trying to learn the thump through technique for the those G-string fills that so many funky players do.

Definitely gotta work around that

I've been playing parallel to the string and slapping through it the entire time I've played bass, didn't know there were three different ways

funny that Sting uses his thumb to thump strings in a "thru strings" way, but at the same time usually mutes the strings at the bridge to give the sound even more low end and oomph. He won't slap, though. He's a gent

prince is the greatest of all time. I mean literally

A friend of mine and great musician was playing in San Francisco in the late sixties and down the street Sly's band was playing. He used to go hang out with them on breaks. He said that was the first time he saw anyone doing the slap thing.

Thanks for posting, hope you get better soon. I know you talked about the glove at some point, but I can't find it. Could you point me to it? Thanks

Have you ever done one on the late great Paul Jackson? That would be fun if haven’t yet. He was so amazing. Btw yes dig the retro dives. Maybe pair a different type of wine each time as well. And interludes are cool.

I've enrolled in the course. The older I get, the more I realize that you can never learn too much.

My man, up at midnight jamming and drinking

@devinebass

2 жыл бұрын

lol ;)

love the old school videos and if I could throw a name in the hat for a future one, it would be Leon Sylvers III

Get well soon

What strikes me is that Prince's fretting hand looks like a guitarist's hand the way he frets and moves it.

Thanks, I'll try that. The thump thing

Buzzed Scott 😆

@devinebass

2 жыл бұрын

lol ;)

Great lesson! But what was the name of that woman/group singing again???? That was 🔥🔥🔥🔥

I find the follow-through often sounds less like a slap, than like a hard strum. When you showed down-thumb on the G and D strings, you got further from the fretboard, towards the pickups, where there is nothing to slap against. I agree though... I had to learn to follow through on the G string when slapping down-thumb.

I love yebba!!

Larry does not get credit for double thumping, but he was killing that technique as well, before everyone else. Listen carefully to Release Yourself and You Got to Go through it to get to it.

Keep it up bruh