A video no one asked for, but everyone is very happy about. Duffs chromatic riffs are some of my favorite vibes ever

@deadcassettemusic_

Ай бұрын

BASSED

@jaypickard

Ай бұрын

I asked for it

@jmac1850

Ай бұрын

Totally agree, his chromatic walks along with his octave work really defines his sound. His ghost notes are one of his best attributes as well.

@HunnysPlaylists

Ай бұрын

tony franklin wrote the lines.

@tessjdt

Ай бұрын

He is one of my top 5 favorite bassists

What's so brilliant about Duff, in my opinion, is that he has such a badass punk attitude in his playing, but at the same time he is very melodic and really dynamic and musically tasteful. He's like a mix of Dee Dee Ramone, Paul McCartney and Chris Squire or something.

You touched a lot on Duff's bass lines, but he is the master of the fill. There are songs where the only person doing any fills is Duff; no guitar, no drums, just bass fills. Not a lot of other bands that will say "Let the bass player cover all of our blank spaces."

Duff's sound cut through the mix so perfectly with out being over the top. This guy is the reason I started playing bass 21 years ago, an absolute legend!

@HunnysPlaylists

Ай бұрын

*tony franklin.

@315hfd

Ай бұрын

He said in an interview that he always hated the term cutting threw the mix. He always just tried to find his place in the mix. It changed the way I looked at playing bass forever.

@HunnysPlaylists

Ай бұрын

@@315hfd but Tony Franklin is the one who recorded his lines.

@MrDc1296

Ай бұрын

@@HunnysPlaylists Where did you hear this? I have heard several rumours about AFD and the parts on it, especially surrounding Sweet Child: that Slash didn’t write or play the solo on it, that is was recorded with a Jackson, not a Les Paul, etc. would love to know more.

@HunnysPlaylists

Ай бұрын

@@MrDc1296 From the people themselves. Almost all big songs were studio musician only.

For what it’s worth: Duff is a HUGE Prince fan.

@bkspeck

Ай бұрын

Yep. I saw GnR in Pittsburgh back in July of 2016. We didn't have the best seats, but Duff was playing a white PJ Bass with a logo on it. I took a few pics, zoomed in but still couldn't see what it was. Finally, they put a full shot of Duff on the big screens - it was a Purple Prince symbol. This concert was about 3 months after Prince's death. Props. \m/

@stevedoesnt

Ай бұрын

One of his books has a list of his record recommendations and it’s eclectic as hell

@ollelindskog4531

Ай бұрын

It totally makes sense that he's a Prince fan....

@jeremydisbrow9814

Ай бұрын

Who isnt?

Sweet Child is a masterclass in how to use chord tones and scales within a rock bass line, glad it's getting the praise it deserves.

@nathanaelpeace9550

Ай бұрын

What gets me about that is the first time I took time to learn it I realized it was just every single thing Gene Simmons would've done. It's an early KISS bassline for sure

@russellzauner

Ай бұрын

I just like how it's one of those rare tunes that can have multiple instruments basically doing their own riffing on the intro at the same time and it works out way better than it does on paper...

@cornstar1253

Ай бұрын

I find it annoying

@HunnysPlaylists

Ай бұрын

Famous session player tony franklin did it, not duff.

@LaszloErdosy

Ай бұрын

word man🔥

The outro bass lick from Mr. Brownstone is always a classic Duff moment

@boffadeeznutz7379

Ай бұрын

Mr Brownstone is probably my favorite G&R song

@RichieW90210

18 күн бұрын

Or the outro to rocket queen

@Gengar352

17 күн бұрын

@@RichieW90210 that's my favorite GN'R song and I couldn't agree more 🔥

Duff truly was underrated back in the day, he’s getting his props nowadays, people are realizing what he added to find n roses. He was overshadowed by axl and slash, but people recognize nowadays. Good on him

@Dartania

Ай бұрын

I feel that way about Eric Avery in Jane’s Addiction. Their music without him seems to be missing some secret sauce (less melodic despite the bass’s rhythm role)

It took me a long time to realize that Duff Mckagan is my biggest influence in bass playing. He is insane !

@GustavoSaFortes

Ай бұрын

And this Fender Jazz Bass Special is my dream Bass forever

@lukeyplummer3547

Ай бұрын

He’s a legend

@devinebass

Ай бұрын

🔥🔥🔥

@jamestheadvisor1650

Ай бұрын

Duff is good but he is no Justin Chancellor 🏆

@sebg2086

Ай бұрын

he is insane?...... he the only bassist you know?

Duff has such an instantly recognizable tone. He's one of the reasons that I started playing chords on bass.

I remember it well. I was 13 years old, debating music with another boy in the school playground. He loved hip-hop and asked why I listened to Guns 'N Roses. I told him that if he listened carefully, he would realise they were a funky band. A couple of years later, he came up to me and said, 'You were right, they are funky!' I’ll always treasure that memory.

@mistacoz

Ай бұрын

I spent nearly 15 years being a semi professional hip-hop and funk DJ. I've loved Guns N Roses before, during and since then. They've got a good groove.

@HunnysPlaylists

Ай бұрын

dann huff recorded the guitars and tony franklin recorded the bass in the studio.

@jakubsabosz2933

Ай бұрын

hip hop is not music tho, lack of harmony, melody, all just repeated samples, scratches, beats. It's NOT music.

@angelotro

Ай бұрын

​@@jakubsabosz2933 Play Queen's "We Will Rock You" in a stadium full of people and then tell them "by the way: this isn't music". Go on, then.

@jayandgem

26 күн бұрын

@@angelotro Agreed!

Steve DiGiorgio video about his time in Death when? We need it :)

@bassist12345

Ай бұрын

Dude we need a DiGiorgio vid so bad, and we need a big spotlight on Sean Malone of Cynic as well!

@KyleS.1987

Ай бұрын

A video on any of them individually is probably too much to hope for, but maybe there could be a video called like, 'Godfathers of Modern Metal Bass' or something featuring Di Giorgio, Sean Malone (RIP), Alex Webster...

@bassist12345

Ай бұрын

@@KyleS.1987 totally agreed. Honestly as a died-in-the-wool death metal guy, I wouldn't even want them to focus too much on extreme metal just because they have their own thing going, but holy smokes those OG death metal legends deserve some love.

@russellzauner

Ай бұрын

DiGiorgio, being a hired gun as well as involved in several side projects, could easily do an hour video on him. He just chills out with his chickens in California somewhere, if you hit him up he might help you do it lol

@Metalbass1979

Ай бұрын

I 100% agree! One of the best players and nicest guys ever. I was about 19 years old in 1999 and Steve and the guys from Testament walked into the restaurant I was in, started talking with me and my old band guys, then they sat down and had pizza with us. Steve sat next to me. I was blown away at how cool he was.

Duff always deserves more love! "Believe in me" was an awesome solo album that very few people seemed to hear.

Locomotive is my honorable mention. That intro and riff make me want to run a marathon every time

@bentleighboy

Ай бұрын

Definitely.

@blacklion401

Ай бұрын

Locomotive is such a killer song 🔥

@bink5242

Ай бұрын

@@blacklion401especially the “complicity” outro

@gjustg1540

Ай бұрын

I play guitar in a Gn'R tribute band, and can confirm that Locomotive is an absolute pig to play live, but great fun

@LaszloErdosy

Ай бұрын

damn that’s right💯

Please tell me this is only part 1 of a Duff series, because you’ve left so much aside! Great vid guys

Duff not only gets his A but this video makes me realize that I’ve done myself a disservice by neglecting rock bass. Bass has been my primary instrument for 5 years now, and I’ve immersed myself in jazz and funk/R&B but Duff has turned me on to rock bass !!! Thank you Ian and Scott !

Billy Sheehan made me want to pick up the bass. Duff McKagan made me want to play it. I had a chance to meet him while traveling in the early 90s. One of the nicest people, let alone celebrities, that I’ve ever met. A genuinely good guy. I’ll be a fan of all of his work for the rest of my life.

The all time greatest Duff line has got to be Locomotive. The intro with Matt and the groove they create is amazing. It’s the most underrated GNR song.

@butchcid

Ай бұрын

YES!!!

I am a guitarist, but I did play bass in a Guns n Roses tribute, and it gave me a new respect for Duff! Duff is amazing!

I started playing bass 27 years ago because of Duff. He is a huge inspiration for me, as a musician and as a human being - I trully recomend his biography "It's so easy - and other lies". He is a bassis that delivers what the song needs in a very smart way. Thanks for this video

@kplaysminecraft895

Ай бұрын

Me too!!!

Was also a drummer in a punk band The FARTZ 1982-83.

Krist Novoselic needs his own video

@laudnivek-k9

Ай бұрын

Yes I wasn’t a huge fan but I loved his playing.

@raymondjamesrivera

Ай бұрын

Perhaps a grunge/90’s rock bass feature like Krist, Ben Shepherd, Robert DeLeo etc…

@devinebass

Ай бұрын

We really should at some point!

@p.p.wienersson

Ай бұрын

Nah

@kevintaylor8934

Ай бұрын

Yeah

Duff McKagan is the single greatest influence on my play style; "Jungle" is the first thing I learned, and when I got married, "Sweet Child O'Mine" was our wedding dance song. This video was SUCH a treat. His tone, melodic style, fills, and unique compositions have always made him instantly recognizable. The very first time I heard "Slither" from Velvet Revolver, I said, "That's Duff McKagan! GOTTA be!" You can't miss it.

Duff is why I play a PJ. I always thought he played a PJ with no pickguard but now I know it's a Jazz Special. I got into GNR because of Terminator 2. I was 12 when it came out and GNR is one of the two bands that got me into playing.

Finally a tribute to this great bassist, who has always been underestimated. Congratulations also on the initiative to help needy children. Here in Brazil, unfortunately, we have a lot. Greetings

Played bass 25 years ago in a band in front of like 50,000 people….haven’t really touched one for well over a decade. Sold my last one….so tempted to get another and get back into it after watching videos like this. Duff wrote killer bass lines!

@HF1600ie

Ай бұрын

Come on...a guy that plays to 50k people always keep one bass at hand. Go get your new P Bass! Now ! 😂

@devinebass

Ай бұрын

Do it!!

@supersteveworld

Ай бұрын

@@devinebass I will! Thanks 👍

@supersteveworld

Ай бұрын

@@HF1600ie I’m probably more of J bass guy 😜

@richardramsay1795

Ай бұрын

Go do it. Live it again. Make KZread channel and share your journey. Inspire others.

I have been teaching Sweet Child. And its really not as easy as people imagine. He has great timing and feel and he slung his bass low, which makes it even more impressive!

@gdonaldson26

Ай бұрын

I learned to play Sweet Child when I was doing my bass lessons, and I can agree it is not as easy as it first seems! Each repetition is slightly different from the last, and the different sections to think about, but so good to play when you get it.

@hadenbaillie1833

Ай бұрын

There's something bout the intro that is hard to articulate quite how duff plays it,everytime in a covers band I play it I'm never happy while it's super fun to play I just don't sell it the same

@kevinmichael9482

Ай бұрын

@@gdonaldson26 Yup, if I remember correctly, different bass fills 2nd and 3rd time through the verse & chorus sections.

@Buckers2202

Ай бұрын

​@@hadenbaillie1833I thought it was just me! It's like I can play but I always feel like it's not quite right lol

@alguitarchristie

Ай бұрын

I was lucky enough to be at their first London gig, in 1987, at the Marquee club!

I was 12 years old up late watching good rockin tonight when all of a sudden i seen this guy with hair covering his face wearing a tophat being interviewed. After that the video for welcome to the jungle came on. I was blown away and hooked on rock n roll ever since. I'm almost 50 now. I see the nostalgia in you guys and i appreciate that. I am going to hit that subscribe button right now. Also i play bass too 🤘🤘

In the "use your illusions " live videos, Duffs bass tone is the best I've heard! Unreal!

Oh yeah. love this video. The format was killer. Loved that, hearing about the type of gear, how it was played and the insights and history to Duff. Be great to see a series of other videos where you guys gear up and tee up the styles and histories of other rockers. Thanks for all the great content you guys create on this channel.

Duff has hands down been my favorite bass player for pretty much my whole life. Underrated doesn't even begin to describe him. His bass lines are genius and just as irreplaceable as izzys riffs or axls voice to gnr.

Duff's bass sound and his playing gives me chills. It's a very iconic sound

Listened Duff live last year during their Guns N' Roses - Europe 2023 tour, and man, we is still rocking. The riffs, the melodies, the attitude. He's a great bassist, musician and showman.

The great thing about Appetite For Destruction is it was easy to sight read the tab book and play the bass! And really satisfying!

Duff was the reason I started playing bass. Never really stuck with that genre of music but he inspired me to pick up an instrument as a teen. A conversation with someone while I looked into bass convinced me to begin on guitar as I wanted to write songs but found the path to bass not too long after.

The tone and riffs, Duff is a monster player. Appetite is such an incredible album, top 5 of all time.

I love when rock bass lines add something beyond just echoing the guitar parts and roots/5ths.

Both Scott and Ian sat with PJs with smiles on their faces... has hell frozen over??

you guys are always so happy; I can't help but grin along with you cheers

Thank you guys!!! I thought that I was the only one who loves Duff´s bass lines and sound, made my day!!!

Completely brings back childhood memories with these albums. Appetite was basically my 7th grade anthem, and then in high school the Illusion albums totally blew me away for those years never getting tired of them over and over.

@CerealDust-nStuff

Ай бұрын

11 grade for me.

Yes I remember 😊 ..I'm 50 years old I was born in April 1974 and I got into G.N.R. in 87 appetite for destruction is my favorite G.N.R album 😊

@mikemurray3962

Ай бұрын

'73 here. Appetite is probably on my top 5 albums of all time. I'd also put back in black and master of puppets in there.

@shawnhuff3920

Ай бұрын

@@mikemurray3962 what about warrant cherry 🍒pie

@mikemurray3962

Ай бұрын

@@shawnhuff3920 they probably got a bad rap with the image and video. Uncle Tom's cabin was pretty cool. The most legit 'hair bands' of the time were gnr, tesla, and maybe Cinderella. Just my opinion of course

@shawnhuff3920

Ай бұрын

@@mikemurray3962 ove course... I like warrant. And RAT. Cinderella and G.N.R and Metallica and mottley.crew up until Dr. Feel good 👍 and the gogo's. And bangles. And. Roxette. And poison. And white zombie . Pantera

Literally EVERY song on Appetite is an absolute masterpiece

Duff was the guy who first got me interested in playing bass. It was his 'solo' on the "Live in Tokyo 1992" VHS that I got hooked.

Always loved Duff’s tone and bass lines

Liam (our bassist) has signed up for one of your give a ways. If you have a rickenbacker or P basses he wants it! He loves your videos and he learns alot from u Scott!

My junior year of high school heard it. Mr.Browstone my favorite song changed music in my generation. Fab five of my generation.

That green PJ bass looks incredible... I want one...

Ian giving up that 85 is nuts. That’s been on the screen since he started at SBL, sad day for us great day for 1 lucky winner.

YES! THANK YOU! I never paid close attention to Duff when I was a guitarist - because Slash, obviously - but when I migrated to bass and started REALLY listening to what was going on, oh man, his lines are awesome. And that wonderful 'chime' tone he gets, or his muted tones.....maaaaan. Snobs hate me for this, but I LOVE Duff McKagan's playing.

Scott and Ian are the best!! As a bass player, the best thing I ever did was become a member of SBL. I learn so much about music, theory, equipment. Everything about bass. It is my obsession and I have found some place that others share that passion. They are always introducing me to new topics, old songs that have interesting bass features I may have never discovered (Sledgehammer), reinforcing my knowledge of bass and so much more. Thank you 4ever SBL!!!

@devinebass

Ай бұрын

Ahhh thanks so much for the warm words!! 🧡🧡🧡

@brushstroke3733

Ай бұрын

Could they play in Anthrax if they came as a duo?

Not that anyone asked, but some guys recorded an acoustic remake of appetite for destruction from start to finish and it is absolutely incredible. It's easy to find on youtube and everyone should absolutely go give it a listen. I genuinely forget that i'm listening to a cover album by the end of it. Is crazy

I love the pure joy you guys still get from your instrument you have probably been playing a few dozen yrs and it's as enjoyable as ever

Legend. His bass lines are the sickest and most iconic

I had just gotten my first bass in 1988, and was trying to get the feel of what to do with it. Some fruends and I were watching MTV, and the video for Sweet Child O Mine came on, and I heard Duff Kagans solo at the BEGINNING of the song, and something clicked in my brain. All of a sudden, bass made sense, and it has ever since.

@devinebass

26 күн бұрын

🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

I've been waiting for this video! Excellent!

Melodic play with chorus effect sums up Duff, and it’s fantastic. I always thought he was underrated by the critics. But if you listen with an attentive ear and try to play some of his stuff, you get an all new appreciation for his bass playing.

Duff, the guy who got me playing bass as a 6th grader. GnR was the most badass band to ever exist in my opinion. Appetite is the #1 rock album of all time for the reasons you list in the video. Thanks, guys! Oh and read his autobiography! Very interesting.

@Slamminbassplayer

Ай бұрын

Oh and only a bass player would be practical enough to go back to college and make some fuckin real money! 😊

“Double Talkin’ Jive” off Illusion 1 is a certified banger.

Watching this reminds me and makes me so happy to be a part of the SBL bass community. Thanks so much guys for all the research ❤ and duff is a definite A.

@devinebass

Ай бұрын

🧡🧡🧡

Love his bass sounds from Appetite for Destruction and Use Your Illusions I & II. Those albums were my childhood. My mom had the best albums for me to get into and listen.

Whenever I hear Sweet Child of Mine start, I always vocally mimic that opening bass riff along with it.

I remember when they released Use Your Illusion. They released it at midnight at Tower Records in Hollywood on Sunset Blvd. It was on the news and tons of people lined up for it.

Not a bass player but absolutely love that rift at the start of sweet child

Wow, this is awesome! And yes, Appetite and both Use Your Illusion albums are album you definitely should own.

Duff has ALWAYS been one of my biggest influences. He’s incredibly underrated as a musician.

The chorus rack he used was a Yamaha spx-90

This video blew my mind. I honestly haven't really listened to GNR since my teenage years, but back in 92 I had both Use Your Illusions memorized. Yet as an ignorant teen, I was all about the lyrics and Slash's lead. I never really clued in to how much the base drives the music. There are a lot of riffs that I remembered as lead guitar lines which are in fact base lines. Wild! And yes, I knew You Could Be Mine backwards and forwards thanks to T2. That video ran in endless repeat on MTV where Arnie stalks the band, but then lets them go because he judges them to be a "Waste of Ammo." Good times!

The Tone control on the Jazz Bass Special is a boost/cut with a decent in the middle. In the detention position the pickups are essentially direct.

DUFF IS AMAZING 🔥

Duff is badass. Btw i could die in peace when Sbl releases a Geezer Butler video

Duff has been my biggest inspiration as a bass player. Im definitely a guitar player first, theres something about duffs bass playing that makes sense

Incredibly underrated bassist.

I love that you you give props to bassists from all genres. Duff is soooooo underrated. I never saw GnR, but I learned how good he is when I saw Velvet Revolver. People would never put words like "sneaky" (yours) or "subtle (mine) on a player like Duff, but it's there, isn't it?

I have a PJ bass and I absolutely love it! It's really versatile and I pick that one 9 out of 10 times.

That descending riff in WTTJ is so sneaky hard to play clean. Ive been playing it live for years and still don't think I've really nailed it.

I remember being a kid and definitely thinking Appetite For Destruction felt dangerous. All these tracks still hit *gulp* 37 years later.

Guys, I'm here to say that you have a fan in Brazil! Thanks for all content you share, specially for this video! In 2001, 2002, when I was starting to play bass, I used to say that Duff was a big influence to me, and the guys that used to suck dream theater's b@lls at that time looked at me like I was saying a piece of $h*t. But in your review, both of you have said everything I always tought about Duff. He is very criative in his lines, and he does have an amazing tone. He knows how to use a chorus effect on the bass like no one! Thank you again, and keep pushing with this awsome contents!

I have that same burgundy mist Jazz Special. Best bass I have ever played. It’s so versatile!

Thank you. It's about time someone paid tribute to those genius basslines that made Appetite the album great. Absolutely funky, simple yet so crisp and rocking. It takes one to know one 👏👏👏👏👏

I have been watching your videos for a few weeks now and you guys make me want to learn how to play the bass!! 🎸🎸🎸

Mckagan is my favorite bass player other than Geddy. A note about his sound is that his chorus isn’t always on but comes on during stuff that needs emphasis. I saw him live and he was a stellar musician with an amazing stage presence and a surprising amount of low end in his tone compared to the records.

I just got a squire affinity pj as my first “real bass” freaking love it

Love the chemistry and passion you both bring to every video. It shines through and makes for some great videos even when you are talking about something I do not like or am not familiar with. So awesome guys!

@devinebass

Ай бұрын

🧡🧡🧡

My band does My Michelle. That is such a fun song to play and it straight shreds

The clank of Leo Fender’s P Bass pickup is sublime. God told him where to place it

Don't Damn Me is an absolute gem, and as a guitar player who has tried to learn bass (but still sounds like a guitar player) it's one of my favourites!

@devinebass

Күн бұрын

🔥🔥🔥

I play bass, but I'm not a bass player. But listening to these guys nerd out about one of the best rock albums ever is actually just fun. Thanks guys.

Duff is beyond brilliant. Spinning this record with a good hifi setup and his basslines Scream and are SO WELL PLACED. Thanks for this video.

I have a white '85 Jazz Bass Special just like Duff's. Great bass. Great player. Glad to see an entire episode devoted to him.

@devinebass

21 күн бұрын

🧡🧡🧡

I remember being 12 yrs old in the summer of '87 and getting the Appetite for Destruction cassette and thinking this is so amazing. Duff is definitely an icon

Duff is one of the best bass players out there and my personal inspiration for starting

Double Talkin Jive is another jewel from Duff. Such a great video and so deserved by an amazing artist!

Did a Dark Side of the Moon cover gig and afterwards Duff came up to me to say we rocked it! Awesome and humble guy!

I love how much fun you guys are having! It's contagious, in a good way.

Man I've asked for it a few times but where is the Geezer Butler love? I need one of these videos about the godfather of metal bass

You made my day guys, can’t stop smiling like stupid. Love ya

Guada Pasty story is worth to mention

Thanks guys, great delivery as always ! I know what you're saying about G&R's sound being on the edge (ie: sounding dangerous) yet totally rock'n'roll cool. This video certainly gives me better appreciation of Duff's playing !

So good, thanks for another great video SBL! When I was a young kid, II bought Appetite For Destruction and also felt like I shouldn't be listening. I remember listening to the whole album in one sitting on my walkman headphones and loving it. I was always drawn to Duff and his vibe, where all my buddies liked Slash, and the girls like Axl,. I had a poster of the band and I thought Duff was the coolest. Now decades later as I'm learning the bass, my 12 year old self is validated. Duff was such a monstrous driving force in the band. I still look up to him.

@devinebass

Ай бұрын

🔥🔥🔥