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👉 My full beginner bass course: yeah.bassbuzz.com/funnything
I’ve never heard “Funny Thing” by Thundercat before… now I have to write my own bass line. In front of you. In 3 takes. Let’s hit it.
Need the bass tab and sheet music for the original Funny Thing bass line? Here ya go -
FULL BASS TAB: www.noteflight.com/scores/vie...
Thundercat is one of the most shredding bass players alive today - what am I getting myself into?
“Funny Thing” is the most popular track from Thundercat’s 2020 album “It Is What It Is,” featuring his beastly signature 6-string bass sound.
Watch the video to see if I was able to fake it okay on 4-string, and how my bass line compared to the original. (hopefully not terrible)
I had to dig into Thundercat more, here's a full mega video on why he's awesome: • 7 Reasons Thundercat i...
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@BassBuzz Год назад

Which bass line did you like better, mine or Thundercat’s? ⚡🐱

@ThatIsSomePig Год назад

I’ve listened to that song so many times it was kind of refreshing to hear the new bassline lol

@Vejigante01 Год назад

Man you got really close to it though, not gonna lie…

@iduncanw Год назад

I'm going to sit on the fence and say I liked both of them 😎

@chayakornchimatchim9968 Год назад

Your play cut through the mix better...both versions were very good.

@Josh_Herman Год назад

You should make a series of trying to guess the bass lines of songs you’ve never heard. 👍

@girlygirllocssoul Год назад

You are incredible for creating what you did in 3 tries! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 This is why you are my bass teacher! And yes, more Thundercat please!

@d.wyndal Год назад

I’m very impressed with how close your overall bass line was to his. Excellent job! This was a very interesting video. I’d like to see more featuring other artists as well.

@BassBuzz Год назад

Thanks Dave!

@nanabong1239 Год назад

@@BassBuzz WE want to see, correcting my friend there

@ken_wilkens Год назад

Saw Thundercat last summer when he opened for RHCP. He was amazing, and his finger speed is ridiculous.

@overseer_grimal Год назад

I went for RHCP but fell in love with Thundercat

@ken_wilkens Год назад

@@overseer_grimal where did you see them? I was at the PetCo Park show in San Diego

@nickstarkey4378 Год назад

i saw them in charlotte!! amazing show

@qtshazehouse5345 Год назад

That sounds like an amazing show

@gamesmaster1060 Год назад

I saw them in London, thundercat played there too. Was really good

@thomaspons4014 Год назад

As a beginner bassist I liked to see u build a bass line on the spot with comments, it is inspiring. And again a great video 👏

@weystrom Год назад

Dude, in 3 takes you got like 80% of the way there?! I'd be over the moon. It also took major balls to do it live in front of the camera like that. Kudos.

@vigorouslethargy Год назад

You should feel absolutely proud of your bassline. Being able to come up with a sound that was pretty darn close to Thundercat's in such a short time speaks to your flexibility.

@BassBuzz Год назад

Thank you!

@emaheiwa8174 Год назад

I love Thundercat's looks and personality. He was amazing in Suicidal Tendencies, he has titanium bones in his back (his bass is a boat anchor), and is music goes into the weird side of R&B which makes it easier to get into for outsiders 👏👌

@dariohc6898 Год назад

That guy has two spinal chords or something lol

@SwidnikLublin 6 дней назад

I mainly listen to rap and he is amazing, i like most of his music to be honest

@nyx5724 Год назад

The final take sounded great!!! I'm impressed with how quickly you managed to come up with an such an awesome bass line

@michaelhartman6513 Год назад

@@silencedones4421stop being a hater.

@michaelhartman6513 Год назад

@@silencedones4421 yeah no one before you ever thought a video could be faked. Is it hard work to be so insightful? And from your mom's basement no less. OR maybe we enjoyed the video and don't think Josh is a fake. You think otherwise; good for you. Keep scrolling. Here's another insight: to the rest of us you are just an A hole.

@LageYouTube Год назад

@@michaelhartman6513 "Hater"? You can't deny that what he says could be true, though I personally find it hard to believe

@flatd13tsoda56 Год назад

@@silencedones4421 you must just be a bad musician then. it doesn't take ten fucking weeks to come up with a bass line lmfao

@c.arandyl Год назад

@@flatd13tsoda56 this LMAO

@greggoso600 Год назад

i do enjoy myself watching 10 minutes of a man crying ngl, wouldve been a win either way also thank you for making me listen to bohemian rapsody for the first time, absolute eye opener

@catfishrob1 Год назад

Did you just move here from Mars? 😂

@echoes675 Год назад

It sounded great. The fact that your baseline had such similarities shows how much experience you have and how good your ear is. And also, hell yes to more thundercat videos!!

@PS-fg3hp Год назад

I wish more RU-vid music "experts" put themselves out there like what you did here. Great video. Inspiring. More of this please.

@crowdog13 Год назад

I love that pro bassist Josh is playing a Squier for this vid. It's taken me such a long time to realize that price does not equal quality/playability/sound/etc. Since the late 90's, overall instrument quality has improved so much that you can find some really amazing "beginner-to-intermediate" level instruments and still some clunker "pro" instruments. The variability in styles, human physiques, and desired tones so often bridges the gap in areas that affordable instruments are seen as deficient. In fact, just yesterday I picked up a bass I put together from parts back in high school, and was blown away by how much something that has basically zero resale value still rocked so hard. \,,/, TL;DR: Don't impulsively buy that shiny new piece of gear on the internet; wait until you've tried it out with your own hands/ears and compared it to something you already like/own to decide.

@MrEliakimRAS Год назад

That is all true, but (to me) it felt he was struggling to make smooth hand transitions between the low and the high notes (and note: he has great technique and large experience). In this regard, a 6-string bass would be better for if you want to make chops like Thundercat's but not hurt your fretting hand in the long run. (There are some companies that make solid 6-string basses in the same price range as this video's.)

@mathumphreys Год назад

To be able to put that bassline together that quickly is amazing. You should be doing session work in Nashville or LA.

@foljs5858 Год назад

Yeah, that pedal chain sound would totally fly in Nashville 🙂

@BassBuzz Год назад

Thanks Matthew!

@mathumphreys Год назад

@@foljs5858 Yeah well you didn't understand the comment

@catfishrob1 Год назад

@@foljs5858 I think he is a little more versatile than that one pedal chain...

@KAMOYA17 Год назад

@@foljs5858 it’s what country music has been missing 👀

@rlchico666 Год назад

Sensei Josh was on POINT! I'm gonna tell everyone that my bass teacher's name is Josher-Cat!

@adamf3377 Год назад

I would love to see more of this kinda video, loved seeing the writing of what’s going through your head.

@BassBuzz Год назад

Thanks Adam!

@TestorshiaTheeOne Год назад

Not a bassist or even learning bass (just a weirdo who loves to see artists work) and happened to find your video - super impressed! I'd love to see more of this kinda thing! ❤️

@migsmakesmusic7203 Год назад

This is probably the best video I've seen from you, and I've been a fan and subscriber for years. You've definitely helped me as a beginner bassist and I'm now at the point where I'm crafting lines and playing open mics and this is again a helpful example for that mindset. I liked your line and your analysis of it in comparison to Thundercat's. Can't wait to see more videos like this!

@thetessaverse Год назад

I dig it. I have never heard this song or of the Thundercats (thanks for playing this because I now dig them)...however, I felt both versions (yours and his ) were great in their own way. Thanks for posting this. It encourages one to step outside their comfort zone.

@Joey-qv6dr Год назад

I’m so glad I got ahold of your videos first when I picked up the bass 2 months ago. Thanks so much for this fun content.

@ZaryaMain Год назад

Love the educational take on this. Love the post listening analysis of what you could learn from the original line to improve your own compositional techniques. Great bassline ideas for having to write/record on the fly.

@StoanPhrogg Год назад

This is a really cool video! Seeing a really good bassist like Josh work out a bassline is inspiring - no one has it all worked out on the first try but as a beginner I was so elated to see sometimes everyone just has to fall back on the pentatonics. Plus it helps demystify the process a bit. Looking forward to more.

@joshuabrice3800 Год назад

That was really fun! I enjoyed the whole process. Yes more Thundercat. And more bassline creation videos please!

@HungryPhish Год назад

I hope you do more of these. Explaining the thinking behind it and how your two lines are different was super interesting and informative.

@SamsterTH Год назад

Great job on creating your own take of Funny Thing, Josh. You did a fantastic job!!! Insane that this is your first video on Thundercat. That dude inspired me to care about Bass in tracks more than ever before from his talent alone. Keep on rockin' in the Bass world ✌🏼

@Action_Sloth Год назад

I'd love more content like this, it does so much to help me understand how to construct effective and musical bass lines

@liquidmeme6019 Год назад

Videos like this takes the masters and grounds them in a way that to make learning easier. Keep it up, these are really cool.

@seanarooni Год назад

this was a fun and instructive video. really helpful to see your thought process coming up with a bassline and then to hear your explanation of what thundercat did so well. what i liked about your bassline is the way you distinguished parts of the song and then build up the intensity. thanks 🤘

@madatlas3806 Год назад

You and Thundercat have a big thing in common, y'all both make me want to pick up my bass right now and get to playing. I can't hear anything by Thundercat without immediately wanting to try it, despite knowing he's well out of my league. Y'all are both bass-ed, I love it!

@collinclark6086 Год назад

This was incredible to watch! Well done! To me, it felt a lot like learning a song you've never heard, from your bandmates. It is great for inspiration and creativity.

@indelaxiom Год назад

Great job Josh! I really like your bassline in addition to Thundercat's. It's cool to see how different minds fill the void and YES, more Thundercat videos!!

@spacemanproletariat4279 Год назад

This is great, I think if this were a series it would no doubt blow up eventually.

@Lord_Verminaard Год назад

I enjoyed watching this, because coming up with new bass lines has always been really hard for me and this has given me some good ideas about the thought process. A lot of it really is self-doubt on my end though. Well done!

@Raymondo4444 Год назад

Thank you for the Thundercat video! Impeccable use of improvisation. Both are so good.

@mariodmoses32 Год назад

I definitely liked your approach to the Bass Line for this song Josh, especially the tone! 👏🏾👏🏾

@MontrealMusiciansExchange Год назад

This is incredibly valuable for those people who are attempting to create an original bass line. 3 times a year is my recommendation. THANKS AGAIN for all you do brother !

@utubesuxb4lls Год назад

inspiring video! thanks for taking the chance to not only entertain us but inspire us to get outta of the comfort zone

@MrJalafanakis Год назад

you are seriously talented, mister BassBuzz and I'd love to see more content like this! you rock! thank you for your beginner to badass course btw!

@guitguy6579 Год назад

I've always been stoked to be learning bass from you in BTB, but this proves to me I picked the right teacher. I'm excited to keep going and hopefully have command of the instrument like this.

@stevesmith5132 Год назад

Love it! More videos like this would be awesome to see. I'm just a beginner but looking forward to doing this type of thing in the future and this is great inspiration!

@thomasfioriglio Год назад

This was very cool Josh! For me, I always loved the creative process, so you gave us all a glimpse on how that works and your thought process. I have never heard Thundercat before, so this was some new music for me. But I loved how you took a risk and tried this. That in and of itself is a great lesson for your viewers. I would love to see more of these types of videos. Thanks for sharing this one.

@rodoherty1 Год назад

That was brilliant, Josh! Well done! And very brave of you. Loving the honesty! And I haven't seen this kind of video on RU-vid before. Hope it gets a tonne of views.

@tmcwilliam01 Год назад

Yours was great as well! Do more of these. I too have been enjoying the drumeo first time vids but this is even BETTER!

@ottoneubauer Год назад

This is a great video concept, it's really insightful to hear how you think about things. Also now I have a new artist to listen to!

@GuavaTheLlama Год назад

Outstanding Job Josh! As a beginner bassist who has tried something like this before, it’s inspiring to see you absolutely nail this. I Love your content, keep doing what you’re doing!

@chrisguinther341 Год назад

It was really cool to see/hear your thought process as you worked developing these lines, would love to see some different songs!

@illusionvii Год назад

Wow! Loved this video, Josh. You always have great playing and a personality that comes off fun and friendly. Wouldn't mind seeing more videos like this of Thundercat or even other artists as well.

@boricua9071 Год назад

this is one of the coolest things ive seen on youtube as a musician. Just like the drumeo videos I hope I see more of this type of content from you.

@michaeloberly6129 Год назад

I liked your part about as much as his. Pretty amazing nailing his general feel like you did. I’d love to see you do more of this sort of ‘challenge’ thing.

@corican Год назад

You did a fantastic job with your take. Really impressive!

@rossburrow2813 Год назад

Please consider making more of these! Id love to watch more but cant find much more Bass specific ones. Difficult to recommend a song but really enjoyed this. Thanks!

@julienrocks7051 Год назад

It was an awesome last take giving the time you had ! Amazing as always ! Thanks for the inspiration !

@Jdilla76 Год назад

I think you did great! To even come up with an improvisation take that's close to Thundercat's says a lot. That was damn good!

@brendanstevens207 Год назад

You just displayed why my daughter loves you as her bass teacher. If I get to cover this I'm blending both your lines... amazing more of these types of videos please

@NoLifeKingRL Год назад

The text explaining what you where doing at each phase was very helpful. Super interesting to watch and see how you approach something like this!

@MrXyzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Год назад

Watching the creative process is a really valuable insight, that we don't often get to see. So more vidoes like this with other music styles please.

@iduncanw Год назад

That was awesome, loved your take and Thundercats original. I now have something else to add to my 'funky' playlist 😎👍 Would definitely like to hear more about Thundercat and see you do more videos like this. Really interesting to hear your thought process.

@SwashBuccaneer Год назад

Awesome job. You sounded very close for sure. I had my headset on and was walking around doing stuff while listening and couldn't tell who was playing. That tone is super funky and nice.

@bluz1n Год назад

you did amazingly great! this style of video is really really fun to watch, and it certainly makes me want to go and grab my bass to try something like this! and above everything, it was very educative, for real thank you and the team for the amazing content as always!!!!

@GibbsDLC Год назад

This is an amazing video idea man! More of these please! 😩🙏🏽

@ericdelrio4231 Год назад

Love your channel! Awesome rendition of a funky fun song

@lucastperez Год назад

I actually think that your bass line is pretty cool! I was actually impressed how close it was to original. Congratulations! Only on 3 tries looks very impressive to me! 👏🔥

@michaelhartman6513 Год назад

This was really fun. Keep 'em coming!

@MarcoPereira-dj9lb Год назад

Awesome!!, you're a really talented bass player and your course has helped me a lot musically!!

@davidebisceglia1032 Год назад

That was great! Good job😎 and yeah, more thundercat videos pleaseeee

@selofeals947 Год назад

This is different style of video but I really really like it coz we get to see your brain work and figure things out. In the beginners mind, there is so many little things to pick up/be curious about, you can't imagine how much a person can take away and learn from style.

@ThatIsSomePig Год назад

Holy shit josh this was awesome to watch!! Please please please make more thundercat videos. Also, i love that shirt!

@CL_Audio_Tuning Год назад

In all fairness Josh, you nailed it pretty dam close too, your choice of effects was spot on! Im not a thundercat fan, but you definitely rocked a pretty good groove!

@LeifPalmin Год назад

Very nice to hear how you reson when you make and listen to the bass licks. Gave me a lot of thoughts. Thank you.

@zombielynx21 Год назад

Real solid work. Would love to see you do this again with other songs you somehow haven't heard before.

@howardsharp6089 Год назад

Too cool for school, Josh! I loved watching your creative process as you worked your way through this very funky and complex song. Again, I so appreciate the Beginner to Badass course for getting me into bass playing. Seeing you challenge yourself with something difficult inspires me to keep going!

@catfishrob1 Год назад

I don't know that anyone who still says "too cool for school" has any authority on coolness, but I agree with the sentiment 😂

@aspenpreston7085 Год назад

I love this! And PLEASE talk about Thundercat I've been waiting soooo long to hear you talk about him

@mv9787 Год назад

This just shows how great a bass player you are; very musical stuff 👍🏻

@barcelomrozovic1625 Год назад

Cool video idea, Josh! Well done, keep 'em coming!

@phillipruffolo7162 Год назад

This guy is doing something phenomenal with his skill. Thank you Josh for so much useful information.

@wesleyfung9418 Год назад

I learnt a lot about how the bass works from your challenge. Good job on the video!

@qxHAGENxp Год назад

Great video idea! Really like those text comments explaining your thought process. It's also cool to see that you are rockin a Squier Bass.

@badberttube Год назад

I'm blown away by how close you were in the pattern/phrasing. Big props for having the guts to post this. I bet thundercat would like what you played and I would love to see more content about thundercat. Now if we could see thundercats response, upon seeing this post for the first time! I think he would dig it. (Edit: regarding your question, for the reasons you mentioned I would probably choose thundercat, Though if someone played me both versions without knowing about this challenge, I don't know if I could pick out the original by ear only)

@ArleyMcBlain Год назад

Sounded different, felt the same. Awesome video, great format, great seeing a pro be challenged, have doubts, make mistakes; explain the breakthroughs.

@spencerberryman4779 Год назад

My man is the goat 🐐. Love that tone you dialed in!

@jaredh9541 Год назад

Learnin to slap the bass here.... Played drums for almost 30 years, live, bars, fairs, you name it, and the way you layed in your lick there at 3:24 with that little flare of the hand coming off the fretboard, that's what I'm talking about lol.Great job man.. when I saw my bass player do stuff like that I knew we were feeling the groove lol... he would do EXACTLY what you did there then, tiptoein backwards to the beat lmao.... Raw improv is scary especially live and especially the rythem section, but it's the most rewarding thing ever, and imo one of the only things to cause a TRUE bass player stank face and/or head nod lol...

@johnfretz1938 Год назад

Yours is the bomb. Loved it. And you were creating yours under pressure to boot. Bonus points.

@brandonloaiza8595 3 месяца назад

Those bass lines were amazing man you're hella talented ❤

@gavinek4923 Год назад

Really liked this style of video! more pls

@Canon85mm Год назад

Great format, Thunderjosh 😎

@alderoth01 Год назад

I dug it! i've never heard of Thunder cat until now, and I'm a fan from this point on lol. I was humming along as you were playing, and we thought of doing a lot of the same things lol. It was pretty cool.

@SuperQuincy2000 Год назад

Would love more thundercat videos!

@moahtn_8257 Год назад

Great Basslines!

@dylan6572 Год назад

This vid was awesome, you should definitely do more like it!

@indigosnow_ Год назад

100% want more Thundercat videos. He's so awesome

@natskis Год назад

THAT WAS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! More of this. More making basslines over other songs you haven't heard. That was awesome!

@theoriginalspur Год назад

Man u got super funky on this. My uncle was a bassist and you just let it rip man. Absolutely killed it. 🔥🔥🔥🔥

@sunglee2048 Год назад

Awesome work Josh! A year of using your Bad to Badass course and confidently playing some of my favorite tunes. Keep up the good work and keep cranking out the contents!

@BassBuzz Год назад

Thanks Sung!

@nateross14 Год назад

Actually a pretty good execution, considering the performance stress of the challenge. Personally, the coolest baselines I write always come to me when I'm in the zone, alone, with zero pressure or distraction,and when I don't give a rats ar$ about making mistakes. I just play whatever the hail I want or feel. That's step one for me. Step 2 is I just keep doing this until I fall into THE groove the song tells me it wants,usually by mistake. But I know it when I hear and feel it. Finally, step 3 after I've got the groove dialed, I do Note arrangement and cleanup. figure out which notes don't belong and which do.

@scotthughey4280 Год назад

Very enlightening. And yes, bass sides are fun. Every song should have one.

@ks1101011 Год назад

Gotta say your video is crisp and the editing is fresh but subtle and not overdone, me like! These type of challenges are always fun, but for me it's hard with limited music theory knowledge (I think). So it's good to see someone try this, who knows actually what he is doing! 😅

@BassBuzz Год назад

Thanks, glad you dug it!

@spinospinellibass Год назад

Great show! And I'm going to use just now the idea of multi-bar pattern - I tend to do one-bar patterns. Thanks Master Josh 🙏

@julianchristmas1510 Год назад

Just got an affinity and your vids are my favorite thing right now

@danielirvine7468 Год назад

Cool video this is always a fun challenge It’s cool how we all hear our own lines

@21bravopunk61 Год назад

Way to challenge yourself mate. It’s inspiring to me (a beginner/intermediate level player)to see that there is always more to learn, even for the experts. Great video.