Some Great Practice Tips from Jaco! 

40 years ago, Jaco Pastorius filmed a really cool instructional video. Jaco was in great form I thought overall on this video too - and I actually wished the ‘interview’ part had gone deeper on his days in Weather Report and his solo work. I wanted to look at the great stuff Jaco mentioned, as it's so useful and relevant to all players..

I must have seen that Jaco video over a dozen times by now and the exercises he presents there really helped me a lot. They opened up the fingerboard for me. I still do them all the time.

Thanks for sharing Rufus 🎶🎵🎸

As always, you have the gift of teaching. I’ve learned so much just from your videos. I appreciate what you do and love the spirit you have for music and bass! Blessings!!

Gimme a gig, ya know.

That Jaco video is pure gold. I have it with the book. Thanks for the video 😎

Thank you for this video! Great insights!

I've never understood people saying how he seems unwell in this. He behaves quite on point if you ask me. Charming, relaxed, brilliant, insightful, quick with the jokes... i just don't get it 😅 Is it the sweater/beret combo?

Mighty cool stuff, Rufus. I really enjoyed this (and way to go with the Rothko and Guernica on the walls).

Great lesson very well explained. 🙏❤️😊

nice video, thank you…

This is great advice for guitarist as well. I do that chromatic thing with my "Guitar Fitness," book in different variations, good for warm ups as you said but scales are better as you mentioned. Thanks for the great tips. I also play the bass for my own enjoyment and recording. I've learned early to play and sing different Instruments and genres because no one is coming to your rescue.

Nice video thanks 😊

Great video Rufus. Very well done. Thank you

great tone!

Hello Rufus, thank you for your enthusiastic way of telling and explaining. It does me good and a little bit more music comes out of my bass guitar! Kind regards from Holland!

This. All this. Legend.

Thanks

cool and usefull as always, thanks a lot Rufus. Suggestion for further lesson ... mixing diminished with blues material ...?

Great Jaco practice, thank you.

I love your videos. I've been subscribed for a while now. Articulate, concise, gets to heart of the matter without a lot of "blah, blah, blah." Side note: all the heavy cats play Moollon. I know this isn't a gear channel but I'm curious about Moollon. What sets them apart?

Have you posted a video on the double octave major and minor triads you showed me? You had an interesting fingering technique.

These days that book comes with a free download of the video. I have it on my phone when killing time between soundcheck and gig or whenever I’m waiting around in public, I never don’t get something out of watching that. Do you have any advice for dealing with the gatekeepers at a jazz jam night? I find it very hard to get a chance to play at a jazz jam because it’s just so cliquey

What a fantastic video have a wonderful weekend Rufus also what is your favorite year from the 2010s in general ❤😊

Nice

Love your stuff brother! Can I ask how you are recording your voice and bass for these? It sounds great and I can even hear what you're doing on this silly "phone"!

Good day Rufus. I actually went and purchased this video like 2 years ago. I'm a guitar player left-handed . Jaco inspired me to go and purchase another four-string Bass. I had a precision and a peavy T40 bass.. So I have a Marcus Miller sire P10 bass. I believe you were associated with SBL . I can't really remember but that's why I think you had some type of course you were teaching at the time. BUT YOU ARE DEFINITELY RIGHT THERE SEVERAL KEY BULLET POINTS JACO MAKES IN THIS VIDEO. Thank you very much and I have subscribed to you I look forward to hearing more from you in the future thank you . SINCERELY WALTER THE LEFT-HANDED BLOKE 😎

Jaco was the Greatest…

Scott Devine, are you watching??? 😂

Bass is so easy, even women and children are doing it now.