"always serve the song" - That is advise that could make so many groups of musician into great bands.

Wow, can you believe she's from 1962? I think she looks much younger.

@marontesla2982

4 жыл бұрын

that what playing bass made with people)

@fredericthom8113

4 жыл бұрын

perhapse she have some magic tricks from Bowie ?

@basslinephunk3441

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it crazy!! She looks like she's maybe 30. I was born in '62. But anyway, she is a NICE bass player.

@kirkhullinger1934

4 жыл бұрын

Theu say black dont crack haha

@philipm3173

2 жыл бұрын

Black don't crack

A video featuring Gail Ann Dorsey must be liked even before watching. She's a true legend of bass, a solid and reliable musician. Any artist would be delighted to have her in his/her band. Thanks, Scott. Keep bringing the sessions players to the spotlight. Have a great weekend.

I think Gail and that Stingray are very well suited to each other. Another skill that deserves mention is the skill to groove it and sing at the same time.

@ThinWhiteAxe

3 жыл бұрын

She's fucking AMAZING at it omg.

Such an incredible talent. I can't imagine being so good that Bowie wants you in his band then Lenny Kravitz.

@greyklopstock7155

Жыл бұрын

And that's saying something, cause Lenny is a damn good bass player in his own right. So if he really felt like it, homie could say "fuck it, I'll do it myself." It's like Prince asking you to play something for him. Dude could very easily do it himself, so having them delegate that to you is a big deal

She’s a great bass player . Really tastefull

She is a great bassist and she also has an amazing voice.

The shout out to the kids and proof of the shed's existence was hilarious and I LOVED that. Thanks for being human.

Thank You for having Gail on,she is so awesome,she's such an inspiration for me!

As always Scott, you bring us truly awesome bass player's. Thank you. Brilliant

Man! Thanks a lot for share all this with us! I’m learning a lot! Once again, thank you!

A light touch is so underrated. I don’t play professionally or anything, I play occasionally for fun and to record, but I have found that the cleanest tightest most consistent and fattest bass tones come from just barely even touching the thing. Hardly make contact with the strings as you feather over them, and the tone is just unbelievable. The same actually goes for guitar as well, big huge chords sound a lot bigger with a lighter touch. It’s counterintuitive, but it’s absolutely true.

Gail is so effing awesome! Great video Scott

"Serve the song" is the bass player's Creed. Gonna printed on a shirt

Your shed is so freakin cool! Looks peaceful. Perfect for getting things done.

I'm a massive Lenny Kravitz fan and she's one of my favorite bass players

I so love the bass. Thank you Scott

such a lovely talented woman. what a great interview as well!

shed looks fabulous!! congrats on your tidy new setup!

Loved the man shed bit and Gail's knowledge!!

@devinebass

Жыл бұрын

💯💯💯

This is a great interview.

That was a very cool video!!! BTW... I love the shed!!!!!

Great interview

Es mi bajista favorita, amo ese instrumento y me gustaria poder tocar asi como ella.Una gran artista

Cheers Scott; much appreciated : D

I discovered this great bass player some years ago on Bowie live BBC Radio theater (june 2000). This album made me coming back to Bowie for his fantastic vocal performance but more of that, for the global band sound, that i feel rich, simple, musical and smart. And i felt interest in the simplicity of the playing and the bass sound. So very happy to discover her lots of years later. She looks like her bass sound : authentic and sensitive.

Love her pickguard 😍

Such an amazing player with an amazing career

Wow excellent video! Thanks!

Please get Tim commerford at some point!

@iwillnevergetone5

4 жыл бұрын

agreed

@TSALVADOR97

4 жыл бұрын

Yess

@fredericthom8113

4 жыл бұрын

ho it will be great if ....

@TSALVADOR97

4 жыл бұрын

GEEz NUTz so how come he is one of the most influential rock/metal bass player of all time?

@cacadordorio

4 жыл бұрын

@GEEz NUTz shut fuck up

This is why I have to provide 3 different StingRay 5 and a SR 4, all with a different vibe, a Carvin SB 5000 for JazzBass tones, three different Precision basses, one of them a 5 string, a Fenix Jazz fretless, and a vintage Les Paul style bass, made in Japan, for vintage tones that are different to a Precision. Before starting the recording session you have to talk to the band and engineer, what kind of tone they are after, and I bring the three basses to the session that I think will be the right ones. Last decision is on the engineer. Notably its mostly one of my StingRays, second come Precision, the Jazz Bass tones sometimes. There was more desire to Jazz Bass tones some years back. But I feel like, its the style of music that I am called for that is more prone to the StingRay and Precision.

@thelegend-vb7ep

4 жыл бұрын

P-Bass is gold man. Industry standard. Love it. Its THE bass.

I simply adore this woman !

Saw Gail @ Manchester Apollo playing for Lenny Kravitz. Lotta love for her that night 🌴

AMAZING!

Super Great Ann ! :) thx Scott ! Would you get Sting for his bass point of view in songwriting along his carreer ? :) that would be huge !

loved the pot socks

Thumbed up just for the end

2 of my favs in 1 vid :)

Fantastic Tone. Period

She's one of the greats. Really.

I remember when she first emerged on the scene I used to mix her up with Me'shell Ndegeocello, since they both were bald black female bassists. (And both superb). Me'shell's since grown her hair.

On the subject of getting familiar with all types of basses, I've done that over the years, but I always gravitate back to the Jazz. I always want just one instrument, which I'm sure isn't ideal for a session player. But I'm wanting to work out how to emulate those other bass tones as close as I possibly can from just my one Jazz bass.

I always wondered why you kept saying "See you in the shed" as I've never heard someone say such a thing. Thanks for sharing the view and your shed is awesome btw!

@75RWM

4 жыл бұрын

Perhaps not familiar with the phrase "woodshedding"? Means to practice, practice, practice, focus intently, and work long and hard at getting better at something.

@jean-francoisrene5536

4 жыл бұрын

@@75RWM Thank you for clarifying the origins of this phrase. As a french-speaker, I never came to hear it yet but it totally makes sense! :)

Wait, there was an actual shed all along... I'm blown away

Super Scott sir and Dorsey mam

Thank you.

Wow👏👏👏👏 i am moved when i see a lady on the bass... I’m a learning a lot and I’m going to incorporate into my channel too.. Derrick k asante.🤘🏾

Love her socks (and her music of course)

0:48 Musicman tone from a Jazz bass! Awesome

building my own shed and sound proving it. so I can practice in peace...

Very cool.

This is the kind of thing that makes me want to get a music man stingray. Cause my only bass is a 51 p bass reissue with flats. You want vintage, THAT is it. But if I have to get a zingy slap tone, or a modern, bright tone, or even a gritty hard rock heavy thing, I'm low-key fucked. And every music man stingray I've ever played has been absolutely fantastic. They're fabulous instruments. I've always known, if I'm getting an active bass, it HAS to be a stingray. Heck, if I'm ever getting another bass, I've basically already decided it will have to be a stingray.

Great bass player and fantastic voice too. Have you some infos about Gail Ann' s StingRay ,I see that it is a PreErnie Ball Neck but there are 4 potentiometers so I think 3 Band eq. so it's no a standard PreErnie Ball ??

Shes got great socks! I have always enjoyed playing lenny kravitz' "Sista Momma Lover"

Bass full, treble off, touch of mid; produces an interesting vibe and I Think I like it.

Cool vid. Seems like I've seen this before.

She's so cool.

The coolest manshed EVER!!! :-)

one of my fav girls playing the bass!

I slapped Like

Raoul and the Kings of Spain!

Love her! Nice socks too..

Really groovy

What’s that song she’s playing with kravitz in the video?

The Shed!

I find it strange to put the treble completely off !! I think the settle of the amplifier has to be very specific to have the good frequencies to be able to put the bass into the mix. Anyway, just in this video, Gail Ann Dorsey has a very good sound !

I love the socks.

That's the beauty of Sims Pick ups

I actuall really want to print a pic on my stingray now.

Hey why do you play a 4 string instead of 5 or 6?

Go Gail Ann (y)

Great video but.... That's a kick ass shed

Nice socks Gail

she is so cool bruh

@theTrend7

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!

Brug she got weed socks on im dead 💀

She is AMAZING in the live band of Lenny Kravitz! Really really great tone and playing

great video, but please let her speak :) and for that matter all the interviewed players so far

Yeah Gail Ann! :-D Gary Willis even says that digging in deep kills the tone. He says, if I'm correct, you get a fatter sound by playing with a soft(er) touch

Great bass player and such an amazing voice on top of that. Gail Ann that is, not you Scott.

😎👍🏼

Liked the shef

@karjala.

4 жыл бұрын

*shed

Is the she-shed next door?

Nice interview but where exactly were the "secrets". She mainly said that in the past bass tone was brighter and that when she plays session she is very professional and does what the customer wants.

So, someday Scott, you should give us your opinion about Fender P bass. Don't recall you ever talking about one, shown us one, or mentioned if you even have one in your collection. You should try playing a P bass sometime, might find you'd like it. (Love what you're doing, thoroughly enjoyable, entertaining, and even manage to learn a thing or two. Keep on keepin' on.)

@perpetualgrimace

4 жыл бұрын

He actually has a jazz bass vs. p bass video somewhere.

@75RWM

4 жыл бұрын

@@perpetualgrimace Ummm, I know that, was hoping to get a smile from Scott with my tongue in cheek line. Been following Scott's Bass for some years, he's actually a huge fan of P basses, whole love affair thing going on with his older Fenders. Was attempting mild, and hopefully humorous, sarcasm about his Fender P love.

@perpetualgrimace

4 жыл бұрын

@@75RWM ah okay. Sarcasm doesn't translate well sometimes

@Grayham4

4 жыл бұрын

I thought it was funny

Damn I thought this might be from 10 yrs ago she looks exactly the same from reality tour

Yep..."full on bass". ;-)

I wonder if I'm related to her.

I wonder if Lenny Kravitz tells the other guitar player what brand guitar to play?

@oneammonday

4 жыл бұрын

I'm sure he would say "Hey, man. Switch to the Telecaster (or Les Paul, or whatever) for this one." if that's what he wanted for whatever tune. If he's payin' the bills, he gets what he wants.

serve the song she said

was the tone a secret? I didnt hear it

I always did the full bass, mix of mids and no treble… i don’t like what treble adds to the sound.

@devinebass

Жыл бұрын

Different strokes for different folks!!

Chère Gaell Dorsey j aimerais te demander si David était aussi gentil qu il le paraissait c était mon ldole et je 'l adorait' l être qu il était et ses chansons malgré que je ne comprenais pas les paroles depuis toute jeune ❤❤❤😊😊

Scott why do more bass players rest their arm with force on their neck of their bass guitar forcing the neck down and messing up the pocket and joints of the neck

Serve the song, no shit 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

D'ya know what? I recon the bass and the amp only account for small part of the tone. I really think it's mostly in the fingers of the player - Gail Ann Dorsey can change the whole sound by "digging in" in a way that only a truly skilled master of the instrument can. I'm going to work on my technique before I spend any more money on kit!

Is a bald head a prerequisite for talented bass players? If so, I'd better grab my razor...

@willhagan2104

4 жыл бұрын

bassiehd Haha I have realized that pattern also

@robertnagy3942

4 жыл бұрын

no no no cliff burton had a long hair.. soo u either go bald or grow a lion's mane

@iantrott9152

4 жыл бұрын

Well I’ve got the bald head... just need the talent now :)

@carlcomputer9686

4 жыл бұрын

Jaco had some serious hair for a while

@ThinWhiteAxe

3 жыл бұрын

@@robertnagy3942 good I'll go for the lions mane, I wouldn't look as good without hair as Gail

Makes me happy to have a stingray

There’s Marilyn.

You should call your man shed “Manshedster”!

Weed socks!!!