Lou Barlow of Dinosaur Jr. on Playing Bass with a Really Loud Guitarist | Reverb Bass Tricks

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Treat yourself or find the perfect gift for your favorite music maker. Dinosaur Jr. is a band known for their incredibly dense and fuzzy wall of guitar sound summoned by guitarist/singer J Mascis. Lou Barlow, bassist of Dinosaur Jr., discusses ways that he has shaped his bass sound to accompany and enhance the wall of sound without being lost in the mix. Lou also discusses Hüsker Dü's influence, and which bass guitars and bass amplifiers he used to find his tone. Read more about Lou Barlow and Dinosaur Jr. read bit.ly/2g7K00p
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@MarkusLittle 6 месяцев назад

Lou helped me look for my car keys after a Sebadoh gig at the duchess of York in leeds many years ago. Always appreciated that.

@dannyxgesko9561 6 лет назад

My parents have met Lou twice, first time my dad was really drunk and told him that he was the guy he sees every time he pees which was because when they first got together they had a picture of Lou in the bathroom. When they met him again 4-5 years later he actually remembered my dad and started laughing so he signed the picture and their sebadoh 3 album

@khonsuthecore4788 3 года назад

Best story I've ever heard.

@stevebean1234 3 года назад

Lmao

@hkguitar1984 3 года назад

LMAO. Great story

@Aspartamebraintumor 2 года назад

why did they have a picture of just Lou in the bathroom?

@chaunceyloveshack9530 2 года назад

@@Aspartamebraintumor bc he's handsome

@MoPower2112 7 лет назад

woah didn't realize the bass took so much of a rhythm guitar role in DinoJr! super cool

@bunerzissou 7 лет назад

Michael Osztertag yeah, blew my mind!

@xander9564 7 лет назад

The "upright" bass is really a bass viol.

@coffeecomics3583 5 лет назад

Paulo dybala - viola !

@obscurebandfan 4 года назад

Lemmy style!

@carlfolcojr.3497 3 года назад

Right you could tell bye the opening riffs chords

@elmoblatch9787 6 лет назад

Saw Dinosaur Jr. in Fort Collins, Colo, on Oct 30, 2009. Barlow said something like: "You have a really nice thrift store across the street and I bought this great shirt for $5." I just loved that comment. And yeah, it was a great shirt. He might actually be wearing it right here.

@danielstoddart 4 года назад

What brand of windbreaker is Barlow wearing here? I've seen him wear this same jacket a lot lately.

@connormorrissy3972 3 года назад

@@danielstoddart a bit late but i think this is a Ruger gun jacket, i think i saw him wearing it in another interview

@danielstoddart 3 года назад

@@connormorrissy3972 Thanks, I appreciate that. I searched those terms but only came up with a bunch of Ruger firearms. At first I thought this was a thrift store windbreaker but I guess I was wrong. It looks like it has a lining inside.

@skeletalremains8555 3 года назад

Which venue was that at? Was it the Aggie?

@bosspig746 3 месяца назад

@danielstoddart I have the exact same jacket like the exact one it’s pla-jac by dunbrookes made in USA

@Aguirrethewrathofgod 7 лет назад

To those people who don't understand.You're in the youtube right now.It's not that hard to search a Dinosaur Jr's song,and find out how great Lou is in the band. I also love some old and groovin' bassline,but there is billion ways to play your bass.The most important thing is how to let your sound fit in the band,and make the band sound perfect.

@BrentStrathdeePehi 7 лет назад

who needs a guitarist when u have a bass sound like that!?

@Damage_Kase_99 7 лет назад

Could say the same about royal blood.

@Jordan-hs5kf 7 лет назад

If it were literally any other band I'd agree with you, but J. is ace. Barlow IS amazing though.

@LouisMinett 7 лет назад

Death From Above 1979 don't.

@americangothic1313 6 лет назад

godheadSilo did not

@BarnacleButtock 5 лет назад

Sada Meizu they use an octaver tho, he doesn't really play chords so much

@charlessale409 7 лет назад

man i could listen to lou hammering on that thing all day...

@dinosaurjrfan12345 5 лет назад

Garegh62 what are u talking about?

@gagesuther159 4 года назад

@Garegh62 wOw

@PCDisciple 7 лет назад

His fingers are strong af

@rafaelcabralwilliams 6 лет назад

PC Disciple shorter scale

@laundry1799 6 лет назад

Rafael Cabral Williams he plays a p bass a lot of the time

@esojaloerra174 4 года назад

Bass players finger better

@Grrizo 4 года назад

Good proctologist

@stigmurder99 3 года назад

@R LOLOLOL I have had this thought too many times.

@UsTheMusicTVOfficial 3 года назад

He is definitely a unique and underrated bassist. Dinosaur Jr. rules!!!

@StevenMichels 3 года назад

If you've never seen Lou live with Djr, you've missed something special. This guy is a brilliant beast.

@StayFreshMyFriends 7 лет назад

how to cut through a loud guitarist while playing bass: step 1: sound like another guitarist

@yelkhan2002 3 года назад

May be common sense, but ignore the buffoons above. I've seen them before, they're bots

@aestheticaltwat 3 года назад

@Sullivan Grey, oh wow, that’s cool. Now fuck off.

@upshitdownshit4200 3 года назад

@Sullivan Grey You are a shit stain lol

@khaaleliilighntingcoronado9009 5 лет назад

Him and Krist Noveselic are my favorite bass players. The way they hand their bass down to the knees is so fucking cool to me.

@RIZEorDIE 3 года назад

No love timmy c.

@aavila1206 3 года назад

Ben Shepherd >>> listen to King Animal

@vanleeuwenhoek 2 года назад

Dean Ween - Guitar Moves - Episode 6 on Noisey channel. Dean tells the story of his guitar teacher giving him axe holding advice: wear the guitar above your dick or below it, not over it.

@cvanaver Год назад

I've been a HUGE fan of DinoJr since the early 90's. J was always a god in guitar, but Lou was underrated in his absolute hardcore ability on bass. This video finally brought it together for me; how he hammers the bass like a guitar player. He is also an absolutely amazing song writer on some of the DJR albums but especially on Sebadoh. Sebadoh holds it's own against DinoJr as some of the best indie rock of the 90's.

@Blackshoveldeathgrip 6 лет назад

This guy is the real deal. This video shows just how hard he hits the strings. There is no pedals involved here. Just pure power. Very influential musician to me. It’s not often Mascis has competition on stage live but Lou gives him a run. Odd especially for the bass player.

@TinkerToneworks 2 года назад

He usually has a boost/eq pedal going all the time but the power is absolutely there

@saifa6359 7 лет назад

Never seen a bass played like this before. Really cool!

@masternippleblaster 6 лет назад

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@Yokegaze 5 лет назад

The song at the intro is Raisans, love that one. oh and the hüsker dü song that he's playing is called Diane

@curtis5979 7 лет назад

Lou wrote my favorite song of all time. Truly great thing.

@solwatts123 7 лет назад

Curtis what song

@curtis5979 7 лет назад

A song called truly great thing by sebadoh it's so beautiful

@solarreturn7673 6 лет назад

man i never realized how cool the bass part in raisans actually was

@stevebean1234 3 года назад

Same here !! And it’s one of my favorite songs. And I was learning it on guitar. This video was a little mind blowing to me.

@coleemmersonhallman5329 5 лет назад

this whole band speaks with such energy

@davidduncan9201 6 лет назад

Play your instrument in the way that fits the music. Lou playing bass "traditionally" in Dinosaur Jr. would sound nowhere near as awesome as he does playing in his own unique style. Thank god there are musicians who think outside the box, it would be boring as hell otherwise

@XXXEspio 4 года назад

This !

@AllTheCoolNamesAreTaken84 4 года назад

True, I don't think it's a coincidence that Dino's 90's stuff without Lou was among their worst. And J just said fuck it around 1997 and the band was done until they reunited in 2005.

@chis5050 3 года назад

@@AllTheCoolNamesAreTaken84 green mind was sweet tho..

@void0094 3 года назад

No Bones and Yeah We Know are very intense songs due to Lou's bass playing

@skystudios2474 3 года назад

@@AllTheCoolNamesAreTaken84 The 90s output was also awesome. 'Where you been' is my favorite album, and they had their biggest "hit" with 'Feel the pain'.

@jamedonovan3555 7 лет назад

Lou, thanks for playing w DinoJr again. And I love, love your Sebadoh albums... Thanks!

@mindbodylightsound10 7 лет назад

want that flying v bass

@RobertSpliff 7 лет назад

everyone saying he's a bad bass player just listen to in a jar and try to tell me he cant play bass

@finality42069 4 года назад

Rowan Barbaza-Cousineau Whoever called Lou a bad bass player is a poser in the underground community.

@taipolar333 3 года назад

who's even saying that?

@pizzawithnofriends8970 2 года назад

God raisins is such a good song, and honestly You're Living All Over Me is Lou's best bass tone out of all the albums

@lapinus 4 года назад

We need more bassists like Lou, Cliff, or Lemmy.

@dwebus5958 5 месяцев назад

Listen to Boris… their bassist Takeshi is very lemmyliken

@Augrills 7 лет назад

Plays the bass like a guitar. Sounds badass

@el_wilder8860 7 лет назад

He plays bass like Lemmy did. Full on overdriven assault on your senses. His tone in this video reminds me of Lemmys but its like a little thinner or brighter sounding if I could describe it. I really like technical bass players like Les and Flea but I also like bass players who play bass aggressive like john entwistle and like a guitar like Lou and Lem who all think outside the norm and dont care what ppl think. 🤘

@isetta4083 2 года назад

Flea and Claypool aren't really technical players

@gab2876 Год назад

@@nilefly Fuck wrong with that

@josephhuether1184 Год назад

Lou and Lemmy…I call it “rhythm bass”.

@neaituppi7306 3 года назад

I can never get enough of his bass guitar. Even though I normally like high technique bass players, he makes it interesting to listen to, as is.

@benlogan100 6 лет назад

Amazing player. Cool guy. Great to see Lou and J together again. Both fantastic bandleaders.

@georgez5891 5 лет назад

I figured this out myself as a bass player but its cool to see a video actually recognising that this style of bass playing exists

@starshineraiser6729 5 лет назад

That tone is so sweet.

@copheart 7 лет назад

One of the best songwriters of our generation.

@Les537 6 лет назад

Let's not get carried away.

@tonysalas99 6 лет назад

crush537 they really are tho😒

@dreamerweaver 5 лет назад

Im wound tighter than a magnets coil.

@derangedQuiver 3 года назад

@@Les537 Sebadoh is prolific

@teetoys76 3 года назад

Lou is a legend of a musician.

@dduuddeechil 3 года назад

I love how he started with a song off my fave albums of theirs

@DanielDanger420 7 лет назад

Forget the Swan! Fuck, yeah!

@ZJMcdougall 3 года назад

I just gotta say good on you for ripping chords on those two first albums on a Ripper, that shit is just impressive to hear. LOU BARLOW FOR PRES

@yumakeigo9094 Год назад

He’s one of the best bass players. So underrated. Sometimes sounds like there are 2 guitars. Amazing bass player. More than only bass player, I loved his other bands, Kid(movie) sound track was amazing.

@corvetteshorts4670 5 лет назад

Just saw them last week at the Grog Shop in Cleveland, what an awesome show. J is cool to watch, but Lou and Murph are just nuts, Lou plays with the intensity of someone a 1/4 of his age.

@nocuh 7 лет назад

Legend

@down7unedpc740 7 лет назад

everyone in dino jr seems so depressed

@MrSammyTeee 7 лет назад

they are

@TheGoldDragon100 7 лет назад

NasonJewton That's why we listen to them

@_j.s.d_homies8799 7 лет назад

NasonJewton aye lmaoo

@SeeSawMassacre 7 лет назад

You people can't read people.

@Samizsm23 6 лет назад

NasonJewton funny how most of j's lyrics are about love or being to shy to approache a girl

@randomguy8969 4 года назад

most underrated bassist of all time

@ebeep 5 лет назад

I spent my late teens full-on obsessed with Sentridoh/Sebadoh. Sebadoh III is an absolute masterpiece, but the Sentridoh cassettes on Shrimper were no less important. #6DaysWithoutShaving I spent months calling my local record store hoping for the Bubble and Scrape release date. I was sadly disappointed when it was finally released, but that may be as much to do with the fact that Sebadoh III is so untouchable as any Sub Pop fueled shortcomings. I heart Lou.

@Embowaan 3 года назад

incredible playing. I love lots of the Lou songs on the last couple albums, Love Is.. , Left / Right

@littleteethkeith 3 года назад

Cool band. One of all time favorites.

@arnieslab 5 лет назад

It’s so funny to watch J and Lou. They’re like polar opposites when they talk

@HazardousMidget 7 лет назад

That Flying V Bass is too sexy!

@drnemoali 7 лет назад

Diane and We are the road crew are my favorite songs by the respective bands. Id love to play guitar with Lou.

@SomeJustice19k 3 года назад

That bass is amazing.....

@Dan__W 4 года назад

I can attest that J Mascis' guitar is one of the loudest I've heard at any show. 🙀

@scottdavis0801 3 года назад

When he played with Sebadoh, in the early 90ies, him and the band stayed at our house in Knoxville. Lou. was one of the kindest individuals I have ever met!

@williamgwillam3908 3 года назад

Love that flying v.

@dlawlis 6 лет назад

I saw Sebadoh at the Sun Club in Tempe AZ back in the early 90s. Lou kept getting shocked by the mic during soundcheck. There was a Christian funk metal band there and the lead singer kept making fun of him and holding his nose while they played. I don't remember the name of the Christian funk metal band.

@rohanhowarth7846 7 лет назад

I love him

@TheChadPad 5 лет назад

That Flying V bass is so cool. I want one

@adamproductions4529 3 года назад

One of the best live bands around

@shruggzdastr8-facedclown 5 лет назад

Yeah, kool and well-timed name-drop of HuDu 'cuz in his demo of how he approaches playing bass when playing with J. on guitar he kinda sounds like how Bob Mould might've played bass in his own way of attacking lead guitar.

@TheOverlordOfProcrastination 7 лет назад

Sounds fuckin awesome

@connorpark2744 7 лет назад

definitely an interesting way to play bass. I get the vibe that he still wants to play guitar but nevertheless very interesting. I love the flying V. I should have gotten one when Gibson Released the cherry one a couple years back.

@a.fritoaxecheeto6052 6 лет назад

So fuckin epic, Lou, thank you, for all the years of great music, keep them coming, sebadoh, dinosaur, fuck yes

@hauntedhose 6 лет назад

1:29 that’s the one!

@zachballard970 7 лет назад

YES

@bif3578 6 лет назад

zach ballard .

@SGTMcCmuffin 7 лет назад

When did Lebowski start playing bass?

@RhythmGrizz 7 лет назад

SGTMcCmuffin you mean The Dude. the older guy was the big Lebowski.

@youtert 7 лет назад

Yeah, well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

@iunnox666 7 лет назад

"I'm not Lebowski, YOU'RE Lebowski. I'm The Dude, so that's what you call me, man"

@alfredodelallave2718 3 года назад

Legend!

@21innocentbystander 5 лет назад

This is so cool and badass

@gdouglasdavidson9995 3 года назад

Lou is brilliant. Listen to "Get Me," his base elevates Jay's solo to another level. You just don't want it to end. Add Murph's punch and man, what else do you need?

@pete3767 2 года назад

Lou had left the band a few years before then - the bass parts on that song would be either Mike Johnson or J 🙂 I think Murph left around then too but can't remember for sure. You're right though, the bass on Get Me is great, whoever made it

@mwagliardo 7 лет назад

He must be on to something to generate such a wide disparity of comments ; ) I think it is very cool and original, appreciate hearing the origin of Lou's style and sound. Had the pleasure of hearing Dinosaur Jr live with Lou, proof is in the pudding so they say..... ;)

@emmakirby8979 7 лет назад

So... He plays like Lemmy? Edit: He said it himself, this comment was useless.

@oversqueezedstressball8183 5 лет назад

What was that motorhead song he was playing?

@georgeg5390 5 лет назад

Oversqueezed Stressball we are the road crew

@stevebean1234 3 года назад

@@oversqueezedstressball8183 Dianne. He said it himself. This comment was useless

@jdhightower 2 года назад

@@stevebean1234 Nope. Diane was the Husker Du song.

@jonathanwebster7091 7 месяцев назад

@@oversqueezedstressball8183We Are The Road Crew (off the Ace of Spades Album).

@jonnieve2483 7 лет назад

This guy is insane

@blackeagle5446 2 года назад

Lou is badass!!!

@EdwardCashin 6 лет назад

I wonder whether he tried to get sound techs to mic the amp. When I played like that and they used a direct input there was audible clicking from the heavy attack, especially with a Rickenbacker 4001.

@iancoulson1692 3 года назад

I dreamt of the day I'd hear Low Barlow playing We Are the Road Crew.

@Viper-dz2kw 6 лет назад

So is the bass in his tone just like gone? I see him playing chords on his low e and it sounds fine and not muddy

@MelloSav 7 лет назад

They have barely any bass tricks videos. Do MORE. Lou is awesome by the way

@ramonrojas5816 7 лет назад

Goddam, mic is so sensible that even captures Lou's headscratching 01:41

@analogdistortion2906 4 года назад

Dinosaur Jr is my favorite two guitar band :)

@grungekid1539 5 лет назад

What riff was he playing in the beginning?

@adamsmith13real Год назад

What's the song he's playing around 1:30?

@rezaervanda3871 Год назад

Raisans

@adamsmith13real Год назад

@@rezaervanda3871 Thanks, as a somewhat casual fan, that question bugged me for a while.

@imthegrk 3 года назад

Lou is the perfect bass player for Dinosaur. Does anyone have love for Mike Johnson? He was a pretty bad ass bass player for dinosaur Jr. too.

@jetcheneau5811 9 месяцев назад

Mike Johnson is an amazement in and of himself. Fucking spectacular riff-writer, guitar player, record producer, etc -- without him we wouldn't have had those first few Mark Lanegan albums, he was basically Lanegan's own John Oates for 10 years.

@thomas.srvt13 Год назад

i got this on my recommendations 5 years later cause its in public again 😂

@SeanARoss 7 лет назад

what song is that riff he starts out with at the beginning from?

@visog 6 лет назад

He's wearing an anorak indoors? Is not staying?

@Mudhoney1991 3 года назад

Love ya Lou. Love ya J.Love ya Murph

@EtcEtcAndEtc 3 года назад

are you allowed to tune and intonate your instrument for this technique?

@uncooldispatch5438 3 года назад

Lou plays Diane ! ❤️

@starshineraiser6729 5 лет назад

Indie rock legend! I love early Folk Implosion and Sebadoh. He should form a supergroup with Ash Bowie.

@x-raybravo1990 4 года назад

or Axl Rose

@jeff7764 7 лет назад

What a maniac!!

@influxxmedia 7 лет назад

Geez how many strings does he go through in a set playing like that. I rip on my bass that hard and strings are thwanking all over the shop. Great style, great sound

@dezionlion 7 лет назад

well stop thwanking then you bloody thwanker

@carlfolcojr.3497 3 года назад

Savage.... my uncle drilled the importance of Lemmys music as a major influence for his music and I still have not tapped into motorhead yet. I got into the mainstream because it was forced upon us in a way that we could only get what was printed and copy of vynal or cassettes back in the 80s we still had the big screen 8trk big cassettes. your 1 in 7 hundred trillion baby.

@theloniouslinford283 6 лет назад

What kind of bass is that and where can i get one?

@jacobcousins4234 7 лет назад

Does anyone know the track in the beginning, its bugging me not being able to remember the name

@fastsavannah7684 3 года назад

He played with Josh Homme for a bit in the very beginning of QotSA, right?

@clintwilson6380 3 года назад

Barlow is a beast.

@jonathanmatthews6478 6 лет назад

Is he playing a dinojr song in the intro, if so which one?

@angelocatapang6054 6 лет назад

lou barlow's there with the late great lemmy kilmister of hawkwind and motorhead infuckingdeed.pummeling,crushing,throbbing,smashing as fuck 'bass guitar' sounding a lot like a full 6 string guitar more so than a 4 string bass guitar.