Willi Langer is ein Chef. Hab ihn in den 80er Jahren regelmäßig im Tunnel in Wien gesehen.

@ThomannsGuitarsBasses

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, check out his Channel: kzread.info :-) // Cheers, Julia

As a drummer I wish you were my bass player. Your ability and awareness of the groove is stellar. It’s a drummer’s dream. And the groove comes from your soul.

@rocketeightyseven1823

3 жыл бұрын

That's what people miss! Great bass players make the drummer and other guitarists shine.The role of the bass is to the be the icing on the cake..and just make the other instruments sound even more powerful. I like Flea's...POP approach. When the drums com in on the P...the bass strikes the O...wedged between the bass and snare drum. When that happens...it's a thing of beauty!

@stevecarter8810

2 жыл бұрын

Agree. Drums and bass together make the foundation in rhythm and harmony. Even though I haven't touched drums for a few years watching her play makes me miss that feeling of being part of a great rhythm section.

@jerbear7952

Жыл бұрын

If I get a call and I am not IN LOVE with the bass player, I don't even go anymore. Grooving with the bass player is my reward.

I was 10 years old in 1978 when my older brother put the headphones on me and he put EWF All 'n All on the turntable and told me to sit and listen. That experience changed my life. I am always grateful to him for the music he introduced me to and the desire to learn to play bass which I am finally doing at age 53.

Smart, articulate, charming, grateful, generous, and soulful. Just wow.

I would like to commend Julia on her honesty and poise. She IS still learning her finger-fret positions, her pocket & grooves and double-plucking YET she carries herself as an excellent performer! This, folk, is learning without pride! I LOVE her (in a Platonic way, of course) and she's cool to be with (if we ever meet). Peace, Julia!

I like the drummer in your head, he's doing a phenomenal job! Thanks for the awesome video =)

@ThomannsGuitarsBasses

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I will tell him ;) // Cheers, Julia

Your groove talk is true. After years of playing guitar, I'm getting closer to bass, and it's so fun the groove sensation...

EW&F are the best. Also love me some Bobby Womack - Across 110th Street and Harry Hippie!!! You are amazing!

i am a proud Julia-taught bassist.....we love her groove here !!schoenes wochenende xoxo du bist mein Herz

She needs her own Fan Club if she doesn't already have one.

" AND, I JUST LOVE GROOVE. (1:13-1:30)" Absolutely! Wonderful listening to you express how powerful and great "the groove" is to you. Extremely honest, and joyful and recognizable! 🙂(I love it too!!) New subscriber here, so glad I found you!

Its all about the groove...;) Great q and a with julia and i love her youthfull enthusiasm for the bass it remind me off myself when i was that age and to this day at 47 i still love the bass just as much

I'm old school. I had to teach myself. I used to buy bass tab books from my favorite bands. I would record music videos..when MTV still played music..and just watch the videos..pause...go back and watch again. This how I learned Under the Bridge by the Chilli Peppers. I learned by playing music by ear. I couldn't understand how to read sheet music back in the day. Bass is something you feel...and you either feel it or you don't.

Hey Julia - I would love to see you play together with Kinga Glyk. That would be awesome!

Gorgeous creature with an awesome shining soul, creating beautiful noise - thank you for being you this way. Greetings from the light of my soul in Montreal. ~ Jack xx

This studio is amazing, it looks futuristic 👍

I felt and still feel the same sensation when I listen to Earth wind & fire. Their groove stimulates that deep belly feeling from which I cannot refuse to move, dance, sing or play.

earth wind and fire, you've got it. It comes from deep inside, from the soul ,it is pure soul ✌😊

I so know what you mean about the sync between a drummer and a bassist. I played with the late, great Bernie Cors, a fabulous drummer; we played off of each other in the most magnificent, mind-reading, mind-blowing way. It was magical. RIP, dear Berns.

@norbiesison9257

2 жыл бұрын

It has been said that the rhythm section of a band is composed of the drummer and the bassist. Best example: Mick Fleetwood and John McVie.

Sly & the Family Stone’s “Everyday People” on the album “Stand” is just one flat Ab throughout the whole tune, and it’s the perfect bass part for the song. Incredible! 👍👨🏻

@ViciousColdness

3 жыл бұрын

Big thumps up for mentioning Sly and the Family Stone 😄 mixed race, mixed gender, mixed genre group and product of the civil rights era. The Stand! album is one of my favorite records of the 60s 👍🏻

@shipsahoy1793

3 жыл бұрын

@@ViciousColdness -I liked that album when it came out and I still like it. They were one of the groups that were killing’ it at Woodstock in 1969.😮

@ViciousColdness

3 жыл бұрын

Construction year 1993 here 😄 unfortunately in most cases we will not be able to see any more of these guys and gals play live sooner or later. But at least i can dive into the records. Seen Clapton 2 years ago, gotta see Beck if i can - german tour dates are always rare 😄 The Beck-Ola record is playing in the background right now 😊👍🏻

@MarcG7424

2 жыл бұрын

Everyday People and Stand are my favorite two songs on that album I was a small kid when it came out and they are still in my head

Julia, I always watch your videos with great interest. Thank you for the detailed answer to my question. I think that musicians pay undeservedly little attention to the topic of internal rhythmic pulsation, and this is a very important element of performance. Julia, you are a cool, very beautiful girl, a great musician! Good luck to you!

@ThomannsGuitarsBasses

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! // Have a great day, Julia

@allgood5069

3 жыл бұрын

@@ThomannsGuitarsBasses :))

This Q&A material is sooo interesting and really helpful. Thank you for taking the time to do this! :)

Addict for her groove, addict for the bass sound, addict for her energy, addict about Julia.

I've always loved bass but have never even had the slightest feel for playing it. I play guitar and probably listen to more contemporary bassists than guitarists. I feel that bass is still having a day in the sun, that it's evolving as an instrument in wonderful, interesting ways, and I just love the sound of it, and the feel. You really feel bass in a different way than you feel guitar. I play a lot of funky stuff and love working with bassists who have a lot of groove and can do all that funk slap stuff and play fretless slide bass. I just love it. A lot of the music I listen to I enjoy because of the bass. It's just so enjoyable. Bootsy and Larry Graham and Louis Johnson. Wonderful. And Julia's awesome too, a contemporary bass master.

I learn so much from you in my bass journey! Thank you! I love your spirit!

Great video, thank you for sharing, and I look forward to more Q&A with you!

Great explanation of “the groove”! Love it Julia ❤️

Great vid as always !

Julia, There used to be a cellist called Georgie Born, who was also the bass player with the experimental rock group Henry Cow in the late 1970s. She used to tune her bass guitar the same as she tuned her cello. It might be interesting to check her out.

Very nice Q&A video ! Thank you for your time ;-)

I'm the same way!! I spent years just playing in my room alone to cds a lot also and I hear the drums and guitar in my head that helps so much to keep groove and time and it also helps for endless jams !

Cool video, Julia! Thanks!

Really great tips thrown in there too! Enjoyed hearing about your background Julia, thanks.

Thanks a lot Julia, your enthusiasm is really contagious, believe me!! Proof is that despite being a keyboard player myself, I love watching all you bass videos, there's so much to learn about groove from a different instrumentalist. You hit the point :) Kudos.

Love your videos, love your playing!

TGIJ! It is all about the groove! Fun q&a, thanks! 🤘🤙👍

Good to have you pop up on my feed. Always enjoy your videos.

Beautiful studio and this bass fits great visually.

Doesn't matter if she is self taught or not, she is still a great bassist. That's all that matters!

Wow. So fun to watch. Hard to not fall in love with you due to your love for the music and the playing. Pls keep it up. This just warms up the soul. Thank you

Great Q and A! I just saw EWF and Verdine was front and center and for very good reason ! Enjoy all these videos and watching you play.

The great Nashville bass player Bob Moore (RIP), who played on more hits that you can count, said: "A lot of guys can play a hundred notes a second; some can play one note, and it makes a lot better record." Julia's playing has the taste and restraint and passion of a real artist.

watching you try to explain the power of bass, explains the power of bass

Thanks for the video

Love this! You are a great bassist

These are great, thank you! Great tips on taking lessons from a Drummer and playing with Drum loops. Would love to hear you play some cello after you've had a chance to try some crazy stuff with it!

Awesome, another Julia Q&A. Keep them coming my dear. 🤘🤘🤘

Julia your smile is contagious and it's clear you love playing. The fact that you love EW&F and funk is endearing to me. I'm not a bass player but watching your videos has taught me to appreciate the part the bass plays in a band and now that's what I pay attention to. My question to you is, am I crazy for thinking the intro to Rick James "Moonchild" ranks as a top 10 bass intro? My feelings won't be hurt if you don't think so, lol

Listening to Julia talk makes me happy in my soul.

What a beautiful jazz bass !

New to your channel Julia but I love all your videos - highlight for me is the outtakes at the end of the video - Great job! I'm a guitarist but play bass too - bass is cool because you can play it very simply as a rudimentary instrument - but also you can take it to the level of jazz-chord mad-man progressions - and everything in between - rock on!

Julia, you need to come to New Orleans during Jazzfest. Catch Galactic or Dumpstaphunk for some world class funk. Love your channel, thank you.

Charm/skill/amazing smile, your a delight. Thanks for sharing those great sounds. 🤯🤩😎

Genius idea practising alongside a drummer! I did the same to decent effect! It helps your timing, your rhythm, and gives you a different perspective as to how to fit into your band.

She's beautiful and gorgeous and she's a beautiful bass player. All that goes hand and hand and I love her accent. Love you Julia ❤❤❤❤

I like how Julia gets excited just talking about Earth Wind and Fire. I can't blame her.

Very honest answers, ...thanks

Nice one again! :) Can we see you in a live band setting anytime soon? Would be great!

@joermnyc

3 жыл бұрын

She has an older KZread channel with videos of her playing with a band, look up her name.

Julia is a great musician and has great screen presence: Thoman nailed it casting her!

I find that having your fingers arched is the best way to play really fast runs. But if you're playing something that doesn't move around that fast, that's when you can break out the flat finger technique. I still find doing the Rocco Prestia thing difficult though.

Young Lady with old school Vibe ,gotta love it 🔥🔥🔥🙏🎶🎶🎶

I'm an old guy, maybe same age of your dad, but when you talk about EW&F and groove feeling you describe the same sensations I feel... Funk will never die! Go Julia!

Thanks for including my question. I have flat wound strings on my own bass, primarily because I hate that rasp/buzz of finger skin when sliding on 'normal' strings.

Hi Julia! These Q&A’s are great! Q: Do you actively work on not looking at your left hand and fretboard while you play? Do you work on looking at the audience and making sure you are not staring at your left hand all the time?!?! You are awesome, thanks!

Super cool TY!!!

Totally agree. EWF is fantastic!

This Girl's Got Soul!!! Go Julia!!!

Jack Bruce started on cello!..cool. That said, I love how you balance cerebral with instinct in playing. Not just about shredding and ego-tripping. Just "serve the song"... but it's okay to show off now and then. It's like talking....

Ich habe 30 Jahre Bühnenerfahrung und bin jetzt 65....musiziere nur mehr in meinem Home Studio. Bassgitarre war immer mein Nr 1 Instrument...aber die Klasse von Julia habe ich nie erreicht....toll was diese hübsche junge Lady macht !👏

Sometimes it’s all about the groove! 😉🥳

Hi Julia, another great Q and A video, nice 👍. Can you please do a NS Design product demonstration for Thomann. Particularly the Omni Bass and the Cello, with your background that would be awesome. Also the Omni Bass is electric bass scale can be tuned in fourths or fifths and can be played Arco or Pizzicato. The NS cello is available in 4, 5 and 6 string version with a low F and a high E with the 6, which obviously extends the range a fifth higher and lower. I think it be interesting to see what you would play on them, and if you think they sound and feel natural, with your background you could offer a valuable perspective on the instruments.

yes , I know that feeling , there is nothing like standing in front of a big ampeg fridge --pumping out the air !!!--- Thanks Julia

I didn't know you played the cello! I would love to hear you play it some time!!

Julia How Nice of You To look Back To Ur Bass Teacher its a Sign of Respect..In My Country We Were Often Taught That we should look back and Give Respect To Ur Teacher..I feel How you Feel when Ur Playing The Best of Earth Wind& Fire.EWF Has a Magical Spirit.. keep it up And STAY YOUNG @ HEART...a Part of The Lyrics of Thats The Way of the World..Ur Fallower viewer From The Philippines..✌ 👌

Have you ever watched Mick Karn play when he was in the band Japan? Check out the live version of "The Art of Parties".

@ThomannsGuitarsBasses

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Sammy, no I have not! Thank you :) // Cheers, Julia

@itsthe773guero5

3 жыл бұрын

@@ThomannsGuitarsBasses yes sammy great comment sir..you must learn Mick Karn julia..he was a fretless master, very underrated ,played with peter murphy after japan, tragically he died young ;-(...i have brought up pino palladino in comments since your octave driver video,maybe check into mick karns style its similar to pino but whole new dimension

@Ndlanding

3 жыл бұрын

I can remember someone (a producer?) saying that Karn didn't know his scales so he strayed a lot, but that he played great parts, so they re-wrote the chords to fit in with his dodgy notes. I loved listening to him.

@sammyboykin5624

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ndlanding If that's so, then I think it worked out really well for him because it made him a true original. NO ONE sounds like Mick Karn. "Scales? I don't need no stinking scales!" - M. Karn

So earth, wind & fire.... set you on fire, now you can groove... 💙👊😎

Thank you

"The groove... the groove..."!

Getting into the groove is the right Ballance to play some quarter notes and some between. For example, If you always play quarter notes only on the beat, like rock music stuff, you would not feel any real pocket groove. Try to prevent playing all quarter notes for a test and let the kick and snare shine through and stop your tone before the next quarter begin!👍

I like you very much. You are always so friendly. I like how you your Bass play with joy. 🤗 I love your videos. Thank you.

Hey Jullia, I prefer Fender 'Chazz' to the Precision!

Love you Julia ♥️♥️

I’ve had flats on guitar for a long while (kind of a necessity for the Jaguar bridge, rounds pop out of the grooves of the barrels too easily, most people cheat by swapping in the bridge from the Mustang since it only has 1 slot) so it was much easier to play bass with flats too.

This Video convinced me to buy a new bass at thoman. Greetings from Bremen

Flats all of the day and all of the night! 😉😘

I have a question - how many proposals for matrimony do you get in a day? 😊😂 Man are you a groovy funky bassist. And you just look like you have so much fun playing. You're an inspiration!

Thomann you better be good to her.... She is a very valuable asset. Epic Bass Goddess! Slap like NOW!

You are one cool person!

Not necessarily just J-pickups for slappp, but pickups in bridge position generally give more treble and need maybe less compression than pickups in middle or neck position.

Metronome on the upbeat/backbeat 👍

Thank you for the recommendation to take lessons with other instrumentalists.

I don’t get the people that constantly downvote Julia’s videos. I can only conclude that they are most likely talentless incels… Keep up the great videos Julia.

@morepanic2289

2 жыл бұрын

dude.. I don't downvote any video ever.. but this girl is indeed a very nice girl but bass players like her are dime a dozen sorry.. some people maybe are just tired of people showing off on youtube and considered ''amazing'' musicians where as in fact there are way better many more who can not be assed to appear just for the sake of it.. I personally know 4/5 amazing bass players only from my little city in Italy who I guarantee you have a lot to teach this girl..

"I'll Be Back" haha love it.......any chance you could say "IF IT BLEEDS WE CAN KILL IT"?

Wait, my inner record skipped just after 3:18 where she says that she had an instructor in Germany whose name is Funk It. Some people do legally change their birth name and that's totally commendable but, seriously, that's dedication. Imagine being introduced as ''Funk It on the bass''. The only thing better than that would be ''Hit It on the drums'', I would say ''Beat It'' but that's not something you stick around for after it's yelled at you unless you like to fight.

Hi Julia! Can you please do Just a Touch Of Love and Slide by the group Slave? They both have some nice bass lines!

Hard to imagine a style that you haven’t mastered Julia.

Good 👍👍👍

Julia, how did you start playing on Thomann? I love listening to you play.

Fingers crossed heaven is full of Julias. What a lovely lady!

Julia Billy Sheehan is my biggest influence. I've been playing bass with 3 finger plucking for 30 years. I was wondering if after your interview with him if you've tried incorporating any 3 finger technique in your playing.