Ian King playing bass in 'Hamilton: An American Musical' at The Victoria Palace Theatre in London 

Cheers Josh, yeah there's some great writing in Hamilton eh!

Yes! It kinda sounds like ‘Getting Better’ from the Sgt. Pepper’s album

British music royalty.

Was gonna say it totally reminded me of McCartney

@@uknowwhoiam5982 Your right sounds very pepper

Thar single note Guitar part in the last chorus is basically directly lifted from Getting Better

Nice one, thanks Rebecca 👍🏻

I've always thought "You'll Be Back" and its reprise sounded like songs Michael Buble would sing.

Musical theatre show tunes have some really interesting bass parts ❤

Sorry I'm late, but in case you're still interested: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PDBwdkfSddI.html

Thanks Chris, very kind! Great to meet you on here, cheers - Ian

Thanks Nicolas, really kind of you to say!

Thanks very much! Extremely kind!

Hi Austin, thanks for the comment. Ok, I'll do a few more once we're back in there! Cheers, Ian

Second this!!

I'd love to watch more! Thank you so much

Yes plssssss

Thanks very much indeed! I'll def post more videos as and when I get back to work!

Thanks Oli! Glad you enjoyed it, Ian

Thanks very much! All the best to you

Thanks!

Hi Claire, cool, stick with it! You'll get there with lots of practise and a large dose of determination!

Hi there.. Yes I must do one of those when I get back in there.. The pedalboard for Hamilton is hilarious!

Hi Luke, thanks! That's a good question, and quite a hard one to answer! Maybe something like 'Say No To This' which has a great groove to it, I enjoy playing that one. Chers, Ian

Nice one, thanks! It's an Overwater, built in Carlilse in the Uk, they're great!

Very kind, thanks!

Ha ha, no I’m not! But thanks anyway, very kind!

@@iankingbass versatility between instruments, all the melodic changes and phrasing, fingers, plectrum, bow..you got it all going! Obviously you've studied intensely and I hope once the craziness of the past 13-14 months is behind us, you can get right back at it!

Thanks very much, really kind of you to say :-)

Hi Nic.. Thanks for the comment.. I’m not sure they’ll be releasing the score publicly just yet, if ever.. I guess you could always transcribe sections you enjoy and play along to the album.. cheers, Ian

Hi there.. Thanks for the comment there.. Those black things on the left of the keyboard are mod wheels (short for modulation) but aren’t used in this show. The keyboard is a controller keyboard called an ‘Artruria Keylab 25’ and the sounds all come from ‘Mainstage’ which provides sounds for all the keyboards in the show. I think that particular Artruria model may have been superseded now, but they’re good, worth checkin out. Cheers, Ian

Hi Tim, thanks for the comment. I should do a few more vids when I get back in there. I’ll do a ‘Rig Rundown’ one too as people seem really interested in the gear side of things. I’m not sure about the availability of transcriptions etc I’m afraid.. Cheers, Ian

Hi there.. I don’t think they’d be very happy if I put the entire show on RU-vid! Ha.. The metronome, or ‘click’ as we call it, is fed to our personal monitors where can adjust the volume of all the individual instruments for our own in-ear mixes.. So, only the band are hearing this..

Hi Alex, it's a Bass Balseriet and it goes into a Fishman Platinum Pro Eq. Cheers, Ian

@@iankingbass Thanks so much for the response Ian!

Hi Ben.. The parts for Hamilton are pretty heavily written to be honest, right down to the articulation for each note.. The long fill at 2:20 is written in for example.. The earlier section at :45-:52 was slash chords and I picked up on a nice run that the US bass player had put in on the album, but :48-52 is more me..

Hi there.. Thanks for the message.. Yeah I just take a feed out of the personal mixer into a little portable audio recorder, and then film it on a Go Pro.. The mixers we have at Hamilton are Roland ones, but I'm well versed on the Avioms too.. All the best, Ian

Hi Jonas, thanks for the comment! I use in-ear monitors (Well, just one actually as I'm deaf in my right ear, a UE1) and I run the cable down through my T-shirt/jumper so it's completely out the way when I'm switching instruments.. I also have a headphone extension fed from the personal monitor in front of me round to a spot behind me, so I can plug in there.. Makes it all a bit easier! Cheers, Ian

second this!

Hi Sam, thanks! It's an 'Artruria Keylab 25' controller keyboard.. All the keyboards for the show are run through MainStage. Cheers, Ian

Ian King ohh lovely! Something to invest in soon then :) thanks for getting back to me. Stay safe and I’m sure I’ll see you soon in the pit, regards Sam

Hi there.. This particular show is quite heavily written, but there’s always still room to add a few of your own fills in there.. so quite a few in the video are just me adding a bit of vibe.. apart from Yorktown which is written note for note!

Hi Anthony.. Thanks for that, very kind.. There are occasional effects being used in Hamilton (octavers, chorus/tremolo on occasion!).. but generally it's just the bass into a Providence Audio Dual Bass Station pedal, which I use to balance the levels coming out of my main Overwater bass and the Lakland Hollowbody for a couple of tunes.. pretty straight through to be honest.. I'll be back there next week and I must do a 'rig rundown' vid when setting up as I've had a few queries about the gear side of things.. Cheers, Ian

@@iankingbass Hi Mate, thankyou for the reply. Crazy to hear there is not more going on! Says a lot to the mastery of your playing. Will have to check out the pedal. Would love a rig rundown for sure. Great to hear you are getting back into the theatre, soon. Best,

Hi Rob.. Thanks for that.. I’m not using any effects on that song, no.. It’s just my Overwater J5 bass with Bartolini pickups which have a nice growl to them.. Cheers, Ian

Hi Mythicals.. It's a J5, 21 fret design.. Ash body, maple top, maple neck & Fingerboard.. Bartolini Dual In-Line hum-cancelling pickups.. John East Uni-Pre.. Trans black burst finish.. Nice n light.. Can't recommend them enough! Enjoy!

Hi Laurence.. Thanks for the message.. Well, I guess it’s a combination of being sat down (so I’m in more of a classical position) and having the instrument so well mic’ed that I don’t feel the need to batter the bell out of the instrument to get a half decent sound out of it.. I’m also preserving my fingers to a certain extent, playing a 3 hour show, of 51 songs, 8 times a week! All the best, Ian

​@@iankingbass Thanks for your reply! Makes complete sense and sounds great. I was also wondering about your thoughts on playing the extremely precise pads written by Alex Lacamoire - does it make you happy because you know exactly what to do to play the show exactly how LMM and AL want it? Or do you find it a bit too prescriptive after the 300th play? Cheers

Hi Luc.. My Overwater bass has Bartolini pickups and a John East preamp in it.. I love it, they’re beautiful basses!.. I run it into a Providence Dual Bass Station (with the Lakland Hollowbody going into the other channel)... It goes through a true bypass switching system for the effects but essentially the sound comes from the bass and the Providence pedal.. Cheers, Ian

Ian King Fantastic!! Thank you so much for the info!! Greatly appreciated. Love all of your videos :)

Hi Axel.. It’s an Arturia Keylab 25.. all the sounds come from ‘Mainstage’ Cheers, Ian

Hi George.. I use 35” scale length 5-string basses.. the extra inch adds that much needed tension to the 5th string.. Some basses have ‘through body stringing’ too, which can help.. I tend to have the pickup balance slightly more to the bridge pickup and will play further towards the bridge when I need things to punch through.. hope that helps

Hi.. That's just the click, probably generated by Ableton.. Cheers, Ian

Hi there.. Thanks for the message.. If you go to www.iankingbass.com there’s a form on there where you can enquire about lessons.. Cheers, Ian

Ha, thanks! I'm better at some than others! ;-)