When Ian said " just because this line wasn't recorded on a bass guitar doesn't mean it isn't valid" reminds of something I heard someone else say - All this machinery making modern music Can still be open-hearted Not so coldly charted, it's really just a question Of your honesty" Keep up the great work Ian - we're loving it!
I’m not much of a pop music guy, but Ian ALWAYS brings it. His ear, his enthusiasm, his easy to understand instruction. Killing it! Such a great addition to the SBL family.
Ok, u not much of a pop music listener. For that very reason I never really categorize music as far as whether I listen to it or not. In contrast, I listen to music for what it is worth - not concerning myself with what style or genre it is. To me good / great music is good / great music. Sometime I may not even like a song but there may be a particular sound, phrasing, instrument that l like that catches my ear. Sometime I might not even like a particular song but the energy may be appealing to me. I view music as an expression of one's feeling
Ian is an amazing teacher. He's the total package. Great instruction, killer attitude about it, just the right level of detail in the storytelling parts. Awesome!
Ok… y’all read my mind. I heard this song again last night and thought “I need to look up more about that bass line”, and this morning I search it… 39 minutes after you post the video.
This song actually falls really nicely under the fingers on a 5-string. I only realised after trying to play it again after I'd retuned my bass back to normal. Everything falls into standard octave patterns. That being said, I really enjoyed the extra challenge of the drop tuning version. It forced me to move my fingers in different patterns to normal and to think of it differently. Definitely useful for a beginner like me :)
The bass breakdown and tutorial is great and all but I think we need to acknowledge the nice touch where you placed a light behind your head, making you look like a deity. Very tasteful detail!
THE reason i wanted to learn Bass. Driving cross country, very early morning, last summer. My lad was official DJ. I was lagging, so he dropped an upbeat number on. As soon as the bassline kicked in, I was awake, alert and desperate to know how. Thanks Ian!!
Dude, you're killing it! - creatively with these vids, and sonically, with the tones! This one will be on repeat++. Old guys, like me, gettin' caught up with such hip riffs (and artists) @SBL! This one's going to create MAGIC through my DUg Pinnick pedal (Tech21), perhaps with s subtle octave/flange in the chain. Thanks again for doing these. You and Scott pay such honor to every tune and artist you speak of. So respectful and makes us all dig deeper to appreciate the gems and monsters out there in music land. Ya'll are raising the bar of how we, the fans and amateur musicians, appreciate part of the process to produce wonderful sounds, both instrumentally and musically. ✌❤
It's definitely a song that lulls you into a false sense of security. It makes you think it's just going to be a fairly standard minimalist pop song all throughout the first verse and pre-chorus, and then it just slaps you in the face with that bass line in the chorus.
I dabble with the bass and really enjoy music. Especially the creative process of it all. Although I’m not a musician at all. So glad I found your channel. Thanks for the background to this awesome bass line!
I truly love the way you show the same respect and enthusiasm in your videos, whether you're playing some funky classics or these massive pop bangers. This series is such a treat! I've seen other people thinking the same, but would be really cool if you broke down some Vulfpeck basslines, but maybe not the super obvious ones like Dean Town. The bass in Conscious Club is something you would have SO much fun with... Just saying!
Love that bassline! One I've been enjoying recently that I'd appreciate a breakdown of would be Phil Collins and Philip Bailey's Easy Lover. Keep up the good work
Whatever bass you play you have such a good tone to it. That´s the thing I´m realy struggeling with, getting the sound that I want, Great breakdown of that song. All the best. Cheers
i was also in the car the first time i heard this song. long drive home from a gig at the 2am. it came on the radio and my jaw dropped. i bought it on itunes before the song was over. and listened to it on loop for the rest of the way home. then walked in the door and had to learn it. at 4am.
Such great energy and vibes, loved it! Ian, would you take the challenge on breaking down a Primus bass line? The Antipop album has a lot of interesting lines :)
Thank you guys for the little freebies! Just so fantastic! I hope someday to be taking the lessons.Actually, it’d be nice to get a breakdown of December 1963 Oh what a night-Four Seasons.
Hi Ian, I share your enthusiasm for this cool bass line and I am once again amazed by your way of introducing this cool song to us. Keep it up! The interessting thing: Ultimate Guitar is not allowed to show any TABs of this song online - so Ian / SBL is the only resource ;)
Great lesson Ian. I felt the same way when I first heard it in the middle of the night. As a suggestion, how about the bass line of Joss Stone's remake of Fell in Love With a Boy as a feature.
Hi Ian! I LOVE your videos, and how you use the HX Stomp. The synth stuff you do is killer! You’re the reason I bought the Stomp myself. It would be awesome if you did a video on some of these: - Charlie Puth - Mother - Muse - Hysteria - Tool - Schism, The Pot - Or another greatest album stuff. Maybe Mew - And the glasshanded kites or Frengers?
I too had a similar experience when I heard it first... But I assumed it had compression and gave up learning it until I get a compressor. I'll definitely give it another try.
The fact that your recreation of this line on an actual bass sounds 1000x better than the original fake bass is why I can't even be bothered with modern pop. It's a good bass line with all of the mojo and feeling sucked out of it by a soulless producer in a soulless business.
Absolutely, you've captured a sentiment that resonates with many. Your appreciation for the authentic bass vibe shines through. It's all about infusing music with that genuine, human touch! 🎶🎸
I love this series becouse you play easier and you explained very good thank you so much for sharing all this content and I want to here about “Flowers” new hit around the word and songs about Queen, don’t forget me nots by Patricia Rushen, Jamiroquai and classics from 70’s 80’s 90’s and more. You are a genius!!!!
Hi Ian/Scott, one thing I noticed is a hint of swing in the rhythm. It's a small detail since the 16th notes are already short, but it helps to get that funky groove :) Great lesson, peace!
Great bass line. Great video. Great job Ian. Now if someone at SBL (I’m looking at you Scott) would PLEASE interview Mark King, that would be great. He has all the best basslines. He lives on Isle of Wight. so it would be a fun trip for the crew.
Play bass all my life I think you're knowledgeable and your videos are great... If you ever have a chance to get an orange base made by the orange amp company they were around for a while now they seem to be gone I always thought those are kind of cool looking little Bass if you could do a review on one that would be great
Not in my typical playlists, but the song “Making Love” by Sir Woman has a catchy driving bass line that feels almost like Hall and Oates, but kind of funky and interesting.
Hey Ian, thank you so much for these bass lines. What about "You can't get what you want (till you know what you want) from Joe Jackson's album "Body and soul" . I tried to transcribe it when I started to play bass in the late 80's, hard job for me at that time, but so much fun
