Hey man! Super cool of you to stop by. I’m quickly becoming a huge fan of KG! A group of good friends are seeing the Red Rocks show in June and I’m super jealous. Hope to cross paths someday! Cheers Lucas!
Agree completely. all 3 volumes, but for me, especially KG and the follow up 3rd volume, LW. The great thing is that if you listen to them back to back, Volume 3, LW picks up the exact music where volume 2 KG ends. It could be played back to back and sound like a continuous album. They did that with another one of their albums where it could be played continuously without break front to back and back to front. I have a 7" from that album which came with a special turntable adaptor so that the record would play in a continuous figure 8 forever... and depending on where you drop the needle, there are different imbedded tracks... (haven't tried it)
his bass playing is stellar and always stands out to me as completely groovy. The exact right amount of tastefulness. very mid-range, up the neck style that pops out and is sits in the exact right place in the mix of all the other instruments. The "Phil Zone" so to say, that is, if Phil had better time and could hold a steady groove... (let the haters begin their assault.)
RIP to Stu's Holy Explorer and Joey's Flying V. Both got their headstocks broken off during the last US tour. Now Stu uses the "Flying A" or the reverse flying V and Joey has a new V.
Love King Gizzard and this bassline, cool video! The bass Lucas is playing is a Fender Musicmaster, really similar to the Mustang apart from the pickup
I SEE! I was thinking Jaguar or Bronco at first glance, but I forgot about the limited MM run - did some fact checking after I filmed this, haha. Seems like they're pretty sought after nowadays.
@@LowEndUniversityThe musicmaster wasn't really a limited run, they made them from '71-'81, and the best-known user of one is Tina Weymouth from the Talking Heads, and session legend Nick Campbell also uses one...they can be idiosyncratic and hard to dial in, but when they do the thing you're looking for they absolutely nail it
Hey Low End University, This is the first time that Ive ever seen your channel. King Gizzard have been my favorite band for a long time, made me get my first tattoo and I recently saw them live which was a transcendental experience. Lucas in the band doesn't typically write the basslines to the songs that King Gizz put out. Instead its either Stu Mackenzie (singer with the Holy Explorer), Joey Walker (Flying V) or Cookie Craig (Jazzmaster). This is cause Lucas is now rather busy being a father and cant dedicate much time in the studio. However, Lucas is SO impressive due to his raw Stamina, Technique and being able to learn the songs at the rate that Stu writes them. he still will always be their Bassist, and I couldn't imagine anyone else in the role. If you want, take a look at some of the other tracks where Lucas features on quite alot such as "Real's not Real" from Fishing for fishies, "Iron Lung" from Ice Death Planets Lungs Mushrooms & Lava or for some microtonal stuff "Ataraxia" from LW or Live in Sydney 21. On top of that check out "Crumbling Castle" from Polygondwanaland. Lucas is a Monster. On top of that if you want to keep going into the Psych Rock world, alot of King Gizzard fans are also fans of French Psych Rock Trio Slift. Rémi Fossat is the Bassist and the Levitation Sessions are a Masterwork of Groovy Bass Playing, whilst still maintaining melodicism with the most sci fi venue choice the band could have picked. Room Mics pick up the natural reverb inside these giant aluminum domes, behind them is a giant Electron microscope. so cool... The song "Citadel on a Satellite" is probably the choice song id ask for you to look at, or take a look at "Thousand helmets of Gold" ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PdFZQzjCY30.html
Wow, thank you so much for the details. Great read, and didn't know a lot of that. I'll check out that link for "Thousand Helmets of Gold" this weekend! Appreciate you stopping by!
Cool video. I also play bass and have loved the bass playing in KGLW and it was really interesting to hear your perspective on it. KGLW do tend to mix up various styles, but give them all a jammy improv and fuzzy treatment. So not only is it a vast ocean of work to dive into, there are also many many live shows that you could drown from getting too deep.
Thanks Christopher, I really appreciate that. Yeah, they are ALL over the map genre wise, which is really cool because they seem to execute them all really well with their own unique spin. Thanks for stopping by!
@@LowEndUniversity oh I was mistaken; they put out five full-length albums, including one double album and three in October alone. It's absurd! They cover a bunch of genres
The Gibson's called the Holy Explorer, limited range of like 300 or something made, met an unfortunate fate after being crushed in a lift in Barcelona but it's under repairs currently lol. Glad you're enjoying them! Plenty to check out ;)
This song is from Infest the Rats' Nest, easily their heaviest album (except maybe until Petrodragonic Apocolypse comes out), which is why it sounds so different from the rest of their stuff. They're known for their concept albums, which typically revolve around one genre or musical idea. For instance: Flying Microtonal Banana is all about microtones. Polygondwanaland is for polyrhythms. Paper Mache Dream Balloon is about the acoustics and woodwinds. Nonagon Infinity is an album that can be played on loop infinitely. Butterfly 3000 is primarly synthesizers. The amount of work and energy that this band puts into continuously pushing their boundaries is unparalleled. It's one thing to try new gimmicks for shits and giggles, but when they dive into something new they DIVE, man, and they do it WELL.
Oh, wow. I didn't even catch on to some of that literal album-title theme stuff. Amazing foresight by them. Did you check out the new track they just dropped? I really dug it!
The bassist is playing a Fender Musicmaster short scale bass from the 70’s. They were a “student model”, so they’re supposedly of a lower quality than the other more “serious” high end models while still being Made in the USA. Think of it as a Mustang with the cutting of some corners in production, the most infamous of which being the pickup, which is literally a neck-position Stratocaster guitar pickup complete with six pole pieces cleverly hidden under a plastic cover. The Fender warehouse very likely just had these extra pickups laying around. I have a 1978 model that was white when Carter was in office but has since aged to a nice buttery yellow. I replaced the pickup with a real split-coil bass pickup designed specifically for these weird little basses by Curtis Novak, replaced the faltering electronics with a P-Bass saddle, and replaced the warped pickguard with a nice 5 layer one. I have some la Bella flatwounds on it and it has some serious thumpy low end. For all intents and purposes it’s a Mustang. The neck has a thick Louisville slugger profile with a curiously thin fretboard that still has that deep, rich rosewood you see on older Fender basses. It’s the only vintage bass I have. I bought it on a whim back you can get them for much cheaper than guys are reverb are asking for as of late. I definitely wouldn’t drop $1,000 on it, but if you can find them for half the price some time in the future I highly recommend at least trying it out.
Dang! Cool tidbits here, appreciate you sharing Nate. I sort of "knew of" the Musicmaster series, but certainly thought this was maybe a Bronco or Jaguar - the pickup schematic is what threw me off. Appreciate you sharing!
@@LowEndUniversity no worries, man! I was a huge fan of your work with Scale the Summit all through my teen years. Over the years I’ve shown many friends, acquaintances, and ex-girlfriends Evergreen to show them that bass can be a beautiful instrument. I really appreciate seeing one of my childhood heroes sharing quality educational content like this. If only we could get Evan Brewer back on RU-vid lol
Lucas is using a Fender Bronco Bass an Stu is playing a gibson holy explorer, which unfortunatly broke while touring. Now he's using a reverse flying V :)
the holy explorer that stu uses (yes its actually called that) were run in 2009, for a limited time. it was limited to 350 being made, with stu using one of them. He broke it a while back but as of now its been repaired.
I'd heard of KGATLW, but I don't think I'd ever heard them until today. I wasn't sure what I was expecting, but it was a pleasant surprise. Not enough songs have bass features like that. As for recommendations, Weak and Powerless by A Perfect Circle, it was #14 on Rick Beato's top 20 bass intros.
Check out No Body, Magma and Ambergris if thats what you are after. Also worth noting that the albums those tracks are from were all released last year and i didnt include 2 lmao
King Gizzard are a genre hopping band. You'd think they'd do one genre better than the rest, but no, they do all of them well. That being said, I'm only up to their 4th album, Oddments. I'm going through their discography on chronological order. They're also a quantity AND quality type of band, they've released 5 albums in 2017 alone. I'd suggest Nuclear Fusion (live on KEXP).
Chronological is what I might do, because I looked at the flow chart for a bit and felt like it was just making me chase my tail, haha. I must say, the Polygandwanaland (spelling?) it probably my favorite "sound" from them so far, but I'm pretty damn impressed how they can wear so many stylistic hats like this.
@@LowEndUniversity Most people suggest starting with I'm in Your Mind Fuzz and branching out, but chronological is much better for big discographies. Something else I've noticed from listening to popular tracks from later albums is that they're all produced differently. Flying Microtonal Banana is very harsh and was recorded to tape, while Polygondwanaland is crystal clear and recorded digitally. (Also your got the spelling almost right, replace the first A with an O)
Yes sir. That 8 x 10 is no joke. Don't ever carry it up stairs without help. Everyone loves the sound but nobody wants to help. Actually had another band help me my own band left me hanging.😂
It is like a love letter to thrash metal. Not in any goofy silly tongue-in-cheek way, but completely serious in their love and respect for the genre. Each song on the album feels to me like it was done in the style of one of their thrash metal heroes. One sounds like Metallica, one sounds like Judas Priest, one sounds like Black Sabbath, one sounds like Motorhead, on sounds like Slayer, etc, etc...
Really interesting comparison. Despite this band jumping across so many styles, it still sounds like "them" the more I listen, they have a lot of common threads between how they execute it. Really impressed!
@@LowEndUniversity that's my favourite thing about them! No matter how drastically they change their sound, each album always feels like King Gizz! Also try to check them out live if you ever can. The amount of improv and creativity, coupled with how they go much harder on each song compared to the studio version (check out a recent performance of The River) are amazing in person.
Joey rewrites the bass parts in the studio, but IMHO, Luke plays them better in their live performances--he has better technique. Btw, I am a retired bassist.
Always love watching someone bite into KGLW for the first time! This is a great example of metal gizz, but as you said put on another album and you get a whole different sound! Just like the flowchart, I recommend Mind Fuzz next.
You must check the kexp live where they play the murder of the universe album alter beast , it's a masterpiece in terms of compo and stamina to play it live, this tabloid of wich to begin it's pretty true and nicely done :)
If you like prog (like I do), you should definitely listen to the entirety of the Polygondwanaland album. It's an incredibly beautiful piece of music, with mind-blowing polyrhythms.
That's my favorite record so far from what I've heard - really scratches my prog itch like you said, and they put such an interesting spin on it. Thanks for stopping by Paul!
Cavs is the timekeeper. The other drummer Eric always follows him. That being said, although it was cool having two drummers, Cavs alone is an absolute powerhouse.
That's a mustang bass! I bought one off them when we played a show together back in 2014, they were selling gear to save up for their first tour of the states. They're great basses and they're short scale, super easy to shred on. They're a sick band, it's awesome to see them popping off like this
I bought a white mustang bass off these guys way way back when oddments came out, they were selling gear to fund their first trip to the US. I picked it up at a show we were supporting them at, its such a fuckin cool bass and suits their sound super well. Been pretty awesome to see them get so much well deserved recognition, even if some of their experiments have gone over my head over the years they're fuckin tight and have something for everyone
Their KEXP performance of Muddy Water is really good. I actually prefer it to the studio version. Also, I'm sure a bunch of comments already have it covered, but Crumbling Castle and The River are amazing. Maybe not the most interesting bass, but overall really tight songs
I've watched "Magma" and "Iron Lung" so far, and whichever one had "Oddlife" on it. I might have missed one, so will look this up! I can't remember every title, so may have just watched it a few days ago. They're all stellar and such a great watch.
Oh dang, I didn't know there were KEXP versions. That's the album I've been listening to the last few days, and I like it a lot more than the heavier stuff. I think it's really full-spectrum with a pop element, and it just really appeals to me. Thanks Archie!
I completely forgot those were a thing, and was thinking Jaguar or Bronco. I see they were in production for a very limited time, and are pretty sought after now. Super cool! Appreciate you stopping by Josh!
Hello. Recently became a Gizzard obsessive, which has the brought me here. I agree with a bunch of the suggestions in the comments, but I think the definitive answer to your question is "Magma" by the KG and the LW. Cool, complicated, clever.
I got into Gizz opposite of the flow chart. My bud knew I liked metal so he told me to listen to Infest the rats nest and I fell in love. Little did he know I loved the changes album and everything else they put out. The also a band called The Murlocs which features two member of gizzard Cook and Ambrose!!
as far as the drummers go, the one in glasses, Eric Moore is definitely following the main drummer's lead. the second drummer stepped back from the band and now Michael Cavanagh takes care of business. But its clear from any interviews from back then, that he was always the band's drummer, Eric was more of a touring member and manager. But even in the studio, Michael took care of both drum performances for the recordings.
Since they have so much material, I would just listen to everything in chronological order, to see how the band evolved with time! Cool video and cool song to pick for your introduction to the band! Had the chance to see them with 2 drummers live 2 times, that feeling was sooo cool. But Cavs alone behind the drums does it pretty well on his own too! He even made a full album just of percussions!
Also, don't know if it has been said here in the comments, but the bassist is the only one that doesn't write parts in the band! The 2 main guitarist usually do it (and they sometimes even rec' it themselves!)
I'm a new fan of yours, this is the KGATLW reaction I'm looking for - I love KGATLW because they make me want to be a better musician myself, and your reaction is also helping that goal😊 Stu knows how to write great lines & mix the bass in well (Lukey doesn't write ftmp). A fun KGATLW song with good bassline features sprinkled in is Astroturf. But really you can't go wrong with KEXP sessions, the most recent song triad was bangin'; Magma knocked it outta the park.
Thank you so much for the kind words! I think what I'm noticing with them (I've checked out a bit more since the weekend) is that they have a complete grasp on each instrument's role for each genre. It's really apparent, and really about the sum of the parts with their delivery. Appreciate you stopping by!
Please do more! I don't know if it's a good song for bass or not, but one of their craziest and most famous songs is Crumbling Castles. Also if you want a song that is like 80% guitar solos check out The Dripping Tap.
Infest the Rats Nest is kind of an outlier in that it's their foray into full on thrash metal. Their main inspirations are psychedelic rock, but they love switching it up. Infest the Rats Nest was released the same year as one of their most mellow albums, Fishing for Fishies, their main connection being the environmental messaging. I describe Fishies as an album about loving nature, and Rats Nest is about hating those killing it.
I wish I could be at your stage of discovering Gizz again, such a crazy good band. The flowchart is a good starting point but if you're liking Mars For The Rich all of Infest The Rats Nest is worth a listen - the album was released same year as Fishing For Fishies the album Reels Not Real is from with both exploring different sides of a climate disaster. I'd suggest going back and listening to all of the album of Polygondwanaland, if you're looking for prog that's probably some of the best out there in the last decade. As for another song that's got great bass in it that'd make a good video I'd say Magma.
Thanks so much Chris! I'm certainly soaking it all in. I actually have been spinning Polygondwanaland this week, and just loving it. So different from this video I did. I can't wait to check out more. Appreciate you stopping by!
I honestly don't know what my favorite King Gizzard album would be. It's stuck between Polygonwanaland, Nonagon Infinity, and Infest the Rats Nest. Nonagon is a good place to start.
How do you run a Low End University without knowing your Fender models? This should be in Bass 101 as they were the 1st commercially produced basses. You should know this to be any bass instructor and if your going to speak about tone. BTW this is Musicmaster. Congrats on recognizing its short scale.
Too bad they don't run with two drummers anymore. Eric left a few years ago. Please check out their newest album "Changes". Lucas hasn't actually written many of their bass lines in the past, Stu has done most of them. Lucas has been given more writing credits on "Changes" and his work is amazing. Astroturf, No Body, Exploding Suns all have some great bass lines.
Mastadon is probably the best stoner rock group. Although they are as much metal as they are rock. If you are looking for something less intense and more like this band check out wolfmother. Ive heard high on fire is really good, though they might have more of a metal flavor as well. Ive also heard priestess and the sword are good. Thats two different band names in case you read it as one really epic, rock band name. 🤔 Maybe it was originally one band and the name was so rock n roll it blew up. Because a JRR Tolken book was recklessly placed within 10ft of it causing it to explode. Resulting in the seperation of one slipknot size band into two regular size bands.. but sadly leaving one lone metal guitarist without a home- ✨ he was soon after adopted by limp bizkit.
If you haven’t listened to Protest the Hero I would highly recommend. Bloodmeat is the most famous song with a cool tapping solo for bass. But other songs have great parts as well.
I actually watched the Iron Lung KEXP video shortly after I made this - RU-vid recommended it to me. It's killer and I've slowly been diving into more of their discography! Love it! Thanks for stopping by Kyle!
I did!! It's great, been jamming lots of Gizzard since I uploaded this, slowly working my way through. They are all over the place, but have such an interesting take on each genre. Thanks Colin!
I kid you not, another friend who loves KG recommended me that album yesterday after seeing my video, ha! I've been listening to Polygandwanaland this week (spelling? LOL)
Highly recommend you check out, Crumbling Castles, Beginners Luck, or if you're looking for another band, Ego Placebo by Spiral Drive has some great bass stuff!
They are super talented! One thing I’ve noticed about them is their fanbase is borderline psychotic in their defense of them being the greatest musicians to grace the planet 😂
@@LowEndUniversity it really is. the headstock broke during a transport accident in june 2022 but stu (the frontman) said the guitar should be back relatively soon
