Sting - Bass Players You Should Know. Ep.4

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Back in the mid-70s, The Police, formed the most popular trio since the Jimi Hendrix Experience, with Sting grounding chart-topping hits like Roxanne, Walking on the Moon and Message in a Bottle.
He is a legendary singer, songwriter and bandleader - but is he a great bassist?
In this video I lift the lid on Sting's super stardom with The Police, his unbelievable solo career, his vintage P-Bass and his awesome ‘less is more’ approach.
As always, see you in the shed…
Scott :)
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@PANICBLADE 4 года назад

Sting is an incredibly smart bass player. His use of counterpoint is fantastic, and he sings on top of that which is just crazy since the vocal and bass accents and melodies in a lot of the Police stuff are SO independent of each other. I love his songwriting philosophy of being the bass player and singer too, he mentions it's like he has the final say on every chord the band makes since he takes the top and bottom. He's a very thoughtful player. He doesn't do things on accident or add filler notes to beat his chest.

@qwargy 4 года назад

Nani Bakana Agree, he knows how to use rests, unlike a lot of advanced players who feel compelled to fill every beat with multiple notes

4 года назад

Your comment is just like an introduction for pro bass lessons. I’m agree with all of your letters.

@markcox5385 4 года назад

I came here to say what you said but you got there before me and worded it far better than I could have. 😸

@arkaroy213 4 года назад

@Simon Simon i know how hard it is... I had frustrated myself and forgotten that exercise.... You reminded me again... Gotta hit the shed and practice. Btw is the drummer Thomas Lang?

@smdias65 4 года назад

I play bass, but I've never been able to sing at the same time. That just astounds me.

@esposoman 4 года назад

I always say the same: Stanley Clark is the reason I play bass, but The Police is the reason I play music. When I was a kid I thought that Sting was the coolest guy in the world and I wanted to be like him.

@mrbungle7586 4 года назад

Haha, I was the same. Been playing for 30 years now because of Sting.

@yocraigst 4 года назад

My favorite bassists are not the most technically proficient ones necessarily, but the most imaginative ones; for me it's not about how they play but WHAT they play. Players like Sting, Tony Levin, Colin Moulding, Geddy Lee, John Entwistle, Paul McCartney, Bootsy (and so many others)...all expert players but I've ALWAYS liked them for what they chose to play.

@abrahamvillarreal4004 2 года назад

Carlos Dengler 🙌

@BurnsTennis Год назад

Tony Levin is incredibly technically proficient isnt he? He's been playing jazz for decades along with prog and pop artists. Check his work with Steps Ahead for instance.

@nathanchapman7331 4 года назад

If you want to get some insight into how crazy good Sting is, try playing the bass line from "Love Is Stronger Than Justice" in 7/4 while singing lead vocal at the same time.

@dremabass1991 3 года назад

Or Seven days

@thumbthump 4 года назад

Still love the bass line for "Spirits in the Material World". Simple but harder than you would think. A completely distilled to the essence bass line.

@blazeesq2000 4 года назад

Sting has great separation. The difference between the vocal rhythm and bass rhythm on "Message in A Bottle", "Roxanne" and "Walking on The Moon" are stark. It is hard enough to play those bass-lines precisely; never mind that he sings perfectly at the same time. Sting can groove.

@rockonthestone4907 4 года назад

One of my favourite musicians, I've always felt he's underestimated as a bassist

@rockonthestone4907 4 года назад

@@TJ-Dives I said his bass skills are underestimated, not him as an artist. I don't know what you're on about boomer

@emaheiwa8174 4 года назад

@@TJ-Dives calm down troll

@mileswilliams4807 4 года назад

@@TJ-Dives Take your meds, boomer.

@facedowngaming 4 года назад

T J Boomer approaching.

@MrSandalwood 4 года назад

The thumb give a real richness to the trickery of Coplands amazing fills and don't forget Andy Summers always plays a ghost bass line on his beloved strat and tele

@joshmyers5436 4 года назад

He's not technically fast or whatever, but he's spot on in every other regard - rhythm, feel, sense of timing, melodic, both laid back and abrasive when need, and at the same time. And his bass lines are so fun to play. He's one of my biggest influences as a bass player.

@JuanRodriguez-qd2xz 9 месяцев назад

That upright in Every Breath You Take.

@Jonas-gs2dq 4 года назад

I'd love to see Paul McCartney, John Entwhistle and John Paul Jones

@BillMcGirr 4 года назад

Jonas Yes... yes and yes.💪👍

@DannyBoi2112 4 года назад

John Entwhistle, definetly yes

@burtreynolds2969 4 года назад

Stings bass lines are perfect.

@donny2327 4 года назад

His early work on a fretless with pick was particularly great on the Ghost record. Hats off to the King of Pain.

@mattskinner276 4 года назад

I think I a big part of what makes his bass lines unique is the way he often does call and response type bass lives with his vocals. They are often simple while he sings and then more melodic between vocal phrases.

@richardblakemore493 4 года назад

Hats off to anyone who can play bass and sing. I'd like to see one on Paul Simonon

@SPTAH 4 года назад

Mick Karn (R.I.P) was the most revolutionary bass player of the 1980's. A fretless player and a contemporary of Pino Palladino, but few people have heard of him.

@Vincenzo-wn1or 3 года назад

Totally!

@BurnsTennis Год назад

Japan? Maybe the bass players who get noticed are the ones who sing? Peter Cetera, Larry Graham, Mark King, Richard Page, Esperanza Spalding, Sting, McCartney. Then people like Stanley Clarke get noticed because they create their own music as well perhaps.

@danfango1333 4 года назад

I remember being 9 yrs old watching Walking on the moon on TV. I was hooked on music from this moment. Sting and all the musicians around him are top class. Cool bass parts complement classic songs. And not many covers - who can sing like him? Many have tried!🌴

@stevelopinto4928 4 года назад

Phil Lynott would a be cool. He's definitely underrated

@ixa-3140 4 года назад

He wasnt a great bass player but, he was a great artist so understand this is a channel about bass. He did have a couple good lines though. If anyone's gonna respond dont waste your time I'm stating facts. You can cry scream and shout about your opinion. The bass was basic and played in a rhythmn guitar manner works great in rock n roll. Sometimes all you can do. But the dead are always immortalized arent they. Why not recognize all the other greats that are still alive Steve Digiorgio, David Ellefson, Duff Mckagan many others just giving big names those are real bass players who gave their lives to play bass specifically and made great music they should be recognized over someone that's immortalized for their lifestyle and death. The dead cant hear but the living can. Everything is for a moment on earth like it or not but it's a piece in eternity that wont repeat and that's why its special. I saw Lemmys rickenbacker and I never knew what a bass was till I saw him and I was like I wanna play that so I understand it's not just technique but also impact creativity all of that. But we tend to idolize dead people and I think that's sad because people who live usually dont get respect. Live fast die young and leave a beautiful corpse so that you have a beautiful picture for idolization I guess right. They gave him a pretty big statue look it up. You all have a good day. I have unpopular perspectives dont mind me. Once you actually learn to play and examine others and you stop idolizing everyone you notice you can do the same thing. It's just experience and knowledge. Basically the sum of life. We all have something great to remember and just not when we die young. Seems to be a reaccurring curse though.

@aironnoles5588 4 года назад

It's kind of hard to be a great singer and bassist at the same time .

@billfraser1491 3 года назад

@@ixa-3140 lmao go watch cover of boys are back in town

@ixa-3140 3 года назад

@@billfraser1491 I dont get what's funny I will assume its because your trying to say it's hard and that's why I should watch the cover. As I could see no other reason why you would laugh and say to watch a cover. As though I'm incorrect that it's a simple bass playing. If that's why your saying it your not quite all there. Like I would speak something I dont know about nah I'm not like that its very simple and effective. I already know how to play the song actually great artist but definitely not someone to look up to in the bass category. That's not the level of bass playing you should aim for. Theres a difference between someone who's a great muscian who makes great songs and a great bass player. He was a good bass player you missed the whole point. Hes not someone that should be looked up to in terms of playing. I can tell you it sure wasnt great bass playing that hes remembered for. Hes remembered for being a great artist overall being able to create beautiful songs, his lifestyle and tragic death. You love Johhny cash based of your channel perfect example great artist not a great guitar player. Nothing but cowboy chords but it's a great style. Although that's not what most people aim for not that basic level. When a kid says I wanna play guitar its usually because of people like Slash, Dave Mustaine, Jimmy page those are inspirations in guitar playing.People like Johhny and Phil are gifted in many ways that make them great. But most have 1 thing they develop and some have it all. I listen to Thin Lizzy all the time one of the greatest bands of all time. But theres a separation to be made if you wanna get closer to that mastering of the bass.

@ixa-3140 3 года назад

@@aironnoles5588 Yes it is. Great muscian to be able to do all he did.

@Whiskel 4 года назад

Understated, effective lines, the right space in the right place.

@sexybeardedvikingwizardthe4746 4 года назад

Can't say I'm a Sting fan but there is no denying his talent.

@crimfan 4 года назад

For me it depends on the era. He's had some really good material, especially with The Police and some of his solo work, and some that just feels really tepid.

@frankgerards1796 4 года назад

Well.. uvdo bettet?

@qwargy 4 года назад

crimfan it’s mainly his lyrics that have become tepid. But it’s the same for most pop/rock artists aged over 40

@crimfan 4 года назад

@@qwargy The music sounds kind of tepid, too, in my view. He still writes really good melodies, though.

@qwargy 4 года назад

crimfan True, I reckon he should have stopped trying to be a rock star after 50 and just focussed on instrumental music. But, he couldn’t let go of that persona

@mileswilliams4807 4 года назад

I've always been a big Sting fan. His tone is incredible. He always just sounds so damn good!

@andrewpappas9311 4 года назад

Yeah, he’s damn good

@qwargy 4 года назад

He is a good player, for sure. His technique is solid, but he’d be the first to admit he’s no virtuoso. He has said he used to play fretless because it made him look more skilled than he actually was. Still he uses the bass for what it should be used for. I actually liked his pick playing sound, his playing had more energy in the Police. He should have played with a pick in the 2008 Police concerts, like Stewart Copeland wanted him to.

@theamazingt4r468 2 года назад

Picks are annoying and impossible for some of us to get used to. And I don't know about Sting but no one tells me what to do, especially Copeland who complained about having to play a backbeat.

@bentleymtafu23 2 года назад

@@theamazingt4r468 is right. Nothing but truth. And I will never play with a pick.

@juliuscaesar7448 2 года назад

Sting to me is a brilliant player BECAUSE he holds back on playing complicated and leaves space exactly where it needs to go

@Pete_Rocc 4 года назад

One of the most underrated bassist, ever, is Tony Kanal from No Doubt.

@johnchioles4199 4 года назад

No doubt.

@volkerjansen3901 4 года назад

A bit disappointed that you did not put more emphasis on his bass playing ...

@IMe7x 4 года назад

Yea, that's the reason i clicked on the vid in the first place (and others too)smh...

@peterg5383 4 года назад

this is clickbait; just meant to get us to watch long enough for scott to make his hapenny on it

@peterpedant 4 года назад

Probably because his bass playing was nothing to write home about.

@trusstingod 4 года назад

King of Pain is a masterpiece on the bass...

@achenarmyst2156 4 года назад

Sting‘s bass playing is solid, but his outstanding talents are songwriting, singing, composition, arranging, performing, producing, networking and exploring. Insofar I am not disappointed, but IKWYM.

@TheSlandis 4 года назад

I've had the good fortune to play a few Police songs on bass and yes, they aren't too complex, but they aren't easy to play well, with the feel of the original. He's always had great bass hooks that grab and pull you into the song. In fact, the Police have the blokes like that.

@richardcrompton6009 4 года назад

That was SUCH a good synopsis and breakdown of an artist Really appreciated and thankyou!

@andybaxter4442 4 года назад

His lines are simple, but smart, and it’s all in service of his songwriting, which is what it should be. He also throws at least one bass hook in every tune - a run or a rhythmic thing - just to see if the bass players are paying attention. When I started off in ska bands, I ripped of Police lines, cuz they were learnable and rock solid. I recently revamped my whole right hand technique to this T,1,2,3 classical guitar inspired thing, and then I saw a video of Sting and realized that’s kind of what he is doing now - so full circle.

@blueplateradio2 4 года назад

Nice story about Sting but I would have liked to hear more about his bass lines, his bass playing and how they fit into the songs that he's famous or even unfamous for

@hunterspeak4370 Месяц назад

yes, disappointing. just the usual wikipedia article regurgitation

@atquinn1975 4 года назад

What makes Sting a great bass player? The fact that he's one of best songwriters and singers of his generation. Anything he does on bass is in service of that.

@foxbat2549 2 года назад

After reading some of the commentary, - from musical genius to very average bass player, what Sting does on the instrument just works him. His longevity, risk taking and interpretation of different styles of music speaks volumes as far as his talent goes. Love him or loathe him, he is an important artist for our times.

@TapaniVaahervaara 4 года назад

And Rutger Gunnarsson of Abba would be worth of some kind of honorable mention... He is one of those great unsung heroes. And he was not only a great bass player, but wrote some of the great arrangements on Abba songs.

@thewomble1509 4 года назад

Yes!!

@jachuonbass 4 года назад

Amazing career, musicianship, incredible song writer. Awesome life! My first attendance to a live concert when he released "The Soul Cages" ... Ten Summoner's Tales" with the unbelievable Vinnie Colaiuta on drums one of my favorite albums of all time. Wish I could create half of what he's done ... Sting rules man! Thanks for this short video Scott. lml lml

@KiRiMa64 4 года назад

Message In A Bottle was the first bass song I learned from the a Police- I still play it to this day in 2020!!!

@unfailingfeline5215 4 года назад

Please do Geezer Butler

@aphexon. 4 года назад

vengenzinchains not sure if I'm up for seeing Scott do Geezer :}

@jaydenwhitlen1489 4 года назад

@Airik Luna what?

@randalkeller2866 4 года назад

Yes absolutely Geezer

@sansocie 4 года назад

Geezer would be cool

@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney 4 года назад

Hear, HEAR!

@k2zr2 4 года назад

Scott, this video was awesome, I obviously knew who Sting was, and recognize many of his songs. You still portrayed him in such a cool light that I am going to queue up some Sting today and enjoy his vast catalog. You are an inspiration to us beginners, I will be keeping an eye out for more in your Bass Players you should know series.

@pjmuck 4 года назад

Some of his bass lines are deceptively difficult, especially to sing against. He crafted many lines that were contrapuntal. For example, try playing the bass lines to, "Spirits in the Material World" while singing it. Go on, I dare you.

@edhanlon6171 4 года назад

May not be a popular choice but I’d love to see you do a video on Michael Anthony. 1) I think he is an underrated bass player and 2) I think it would be interesting to explore how a bass player works within a band with such an iconic guitar player.

@gkarjala 4 года назад

His "Less is more" , a rest can be worth a 100 notes approach is for all bassist's to discover.

@p.t.mchaineyman3235 4 года назад

Wasn't there some quote from Miles Davis saying something to the effect that the space in between the notes is just as important as the notes themselves?

@gkarjala 4 года назад

@@p.t.mchaineyman3235 I haven't heard it, but i'd beleive as any good to great musician would know that. Miles was certainly HOF caliber. Although i'm not worthy to tune Stings bass or polish Miless horn, i know it. And i suck in comparison to good.ones.

@bbender1975 4 года назад

Amen.

@gabrielrochamelo8183 4 года назад

You made me REALLY curious to hear more from Sting’s work! Thanks for the great content, Scott! Cheers from Brazil!

@BurnsTennis 11 часов назад

My favourite Sting basslines? Bed's Too Big, Tea In The Sahara, Shadows In The Rain, Spirits In the Material World, Flexible Strategies, Oh My God (very jazzy that one), Contact and When The World Is Running Down, among others 🙂

@alexribeiro4934 4 года назад

I could talk about how much I admire Sting as a bassist, songwriter and human being, how he is probably the most intelligent pop songwriter out there, that really writes beautiful melodies in modes (Rick Beato just did a fantastic video on that), and a great lyricist, but after mentioning Quadrophenia, the only thing I can say about him is: BELL BOY!

@HermelJaworski 4 года назад

Sting is a fantastic musician. I loved his performance at the Bataclan, when he sang the empty chair... gave me goosebumps

@samuelg315 4 года назад

Sting is incredible!

@benfox8709 4 года назад

A mark king must know bass player would be cool

@f.h.54 4 года назад

Anyone who can sing and play bass at the same time is a hero to me.

@voneqomarshallicq2520 4 года назад

Stings bass lines are perfect. Killer bass player, killer vocals and killer song writer.

@timothyfrank2880 4 года назад

Brilliant use of Reggae arpeggiated lines. The "White Reggae" sound of the 80's was thanks to this gentleman. Huge influence

@g.medina3717 4 года назад

One of my Favorite Bass Icons and Living Legends, Thanks for this video Scott

@EulerCosta 4 года назад

STING absolutely is one of the real genius' of my generation. If you doubt me, listen to 'the last ship'... still a gifted talent after all these years.

@DavidWoodmanMusic 4 года назад

BTW it was David Sancious on keys for Ten Summoners Tales and you missed out the exceptional Mercury Falling album and the pretty good Brand New Day.

@johnmoser2689 4 года назад

It's amazing the catalog of great music the police and Sting have produced very unique and unmistakable

@katiabueno9042 Год назад

I love Sting and The Police! I grew up listening The Police! They are the Best band ever!

@BobWilliam 4 года назад

I'm loving these mini biography series Scott! Keep'em coming!

@markmilner842 4 года назад

He’s a fantastic composer & musician. I got to see Sting AND Tony Levin on the same stage a few years ago when he & Peter Gabriel did their Rock, Paper, Scissors tour.

@lionelmaalikduvalsaint415 4 года назад

Hey Scott, I love your channel. Very informative! Do some Female Bass Players in the "Players You Should Know" Series! Thank You! 🧜🏾‍♂️

@coontachi Год назад

Kim Gordon

@kennethwilliams5668 Год назад

Yep seeing and listening to Sting in the police made me buy a new American made Fender P Bass in 1984 for $575.00 I had to do a layaway pay for two months to get it. I was 16 then I still have that bass.

@davidmcclelland1260 2 года назад

Great video doc on Sting,succinct,informed,articulate and interesting,Thanks mate.

@casparnielsen7653 4 года назад

Ten summoners tales has David Sanctious on Keys.

@ThomasLuongo 4 года назад

That is by far his best solo album. It's the smooth use of odd times thanks to Coliauta which sells all of those songs.

@Gojulee 4 года назад

Tom Luongo totally agree, that album is incredible.. brings back so many memories

@5string 4 года назад

Yup. Kenny Kirkland did the tour, but David Sancious played on the album.

@richardmorgan3974 7 дней назад

77-81 they were my fav band. Sting was the reason why I bought my first bass guitar. 26 basses later, I still suck and string is finally getting all the credit.. earned!

@hectorarq 4 года назад

Sting is one of the reasons I come in Bass, I love The Police and a big part of his later career.

@skippettit4014 4 года назад

Always enjoy your insights--keep it up!!!

@buaidhnobas1ify 4 года назад

Nice work. When I think of Bass players, String never entered my mind. Thank you for this video. I will seek out some of Stings projects.

@FRoseMusic 4 года назад

I most aware that I will be alone on this petition, but it did mark my life, and influenced my musical taste and love for Bass playing. I don't even know his name, but whomever recorded the bass lines for the motion picture's sound track "Hair" definitely deserves some exposure.

@aleksandarstoiljkovic1161 4 года назад

That is Wilbur Bascomb!

@FRoseMusic 4 года назад

@@aleksandarstoiljkovic1161 thank you very much. Do you know of any other recordings involving him? T.I.A.

@aleksandarstoiljkovic1161 4 года назад

Yeah, he played on Jeff Beck's Wired, you can hear his style with slapping and stuff. Also on Andy Bay's... Um I forgot the name of the album, but a song Celestial Blues is on it. You can look it up. He played on many more, he is not that unknown as a session musician. Sure, no problem, I am a fan of his work as well.

@FRoseMusic 4 года назад

@@aleksandarstoiljkovic1161 thank you very much.

@txa1265 4 года назад

Great video - and I love Sting, and have seen him a few times live. Saw The Police on the Zenyatta Mondatta and twice on the Ghost in the Machine tour (Boston & Providence RI), then for Dream of the Blue Turtles, and a random one in the early 2000s. Always loved his playing - so tight and every note was meaningful. Of course, I had also seen Daryl Jones the year before with Miles and was a HUGE fan of his style, so having him on the Dream tour was incredible!

@ibassnote 4 года назад

I’m fairly sure that wasn’t the Police first UK television debut. This is an incredible performance on television from 1978... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sQb29dIHAas.html I’m not sure why Sting is often described as a basic or simple bass player. After 25 years of playing bass professionally I find that I appreciate him more and more. Most instrumentalist know that playing simply or the appearance of playing simply is usually anything but simple. Often what comes across as good or fancy bass playing is quite the opposite. Remember that the function of the bass is the first priority and Sting’s baselines always make the songs work. His feel is always happening and his pocket is relaxed and deep. Some of his pick playing across the strings is very fast yet punchy and precise. He plays with effortless authority, there is no question where he wants the harmony to go or where he is on the beat. And beyond all that, he has a very recognizable sound and style. He is not a good bass player, he is a great bass player. Over the years he has developed a fingerpicking style that helps him create some rather unorthodox lines that sound smooth and add very subtle harmonic underpinnings and rhythmic twists. Legend.

@russwilson2305 4 года назад

Been listening to Police recently -I binge on my favorite bands. His bass lines are deceptively clever. They are like no other.

@MrVladalv 11 месяцев назад

I've met Sting at his Bucharest concert, some 10 years ago, was working backstage. He asked my brother and I, how it say "thank you" in Romanian. But I've never try to actively listen to The Police before seing your really interesting video.

@grantemerson5932 4 года назад

Thank you for doing this series

@sthengr 4 года назад

Excellent video, thanks!

@deannilvalli6579 4 года назад

Thanks for this, but could you go into detail about his basslines?? Like give a few examples and show how he does them? That would be interesting.

@davidraath252 4 года назад

Great bass player and musician. Thank you for this series.

@caseysaunders3016 4 года назад

Good show mate for spotlighting Sting!

@brucemillar 4 года назад

Loved the Police from the first album. This guy inspired me to become a bass player. Well he was one of the guys anyway. Thanks guys!

@coolair671 4 года назад

Well done Scott 👏👏👏 Sting is a flat out Artist

@joewilson1295 4 года назад

Seen him at Sandalford Wines in Perth, West Australia in January 2011 as part of the Symphonicities Tour. Outstanding.

@Threlgar 10 месяцев назад

Really well put together short doc! More!😅🎉

@devinebass 10 месяцев назад

🧡🧡🧡

@RobBeatdownBrown 4 года назад

VERY cool little doc piece, man 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

@Doug_Diego_Cazadores_Cassidy 4 года назад

Pretty cool. I would have liked to see you break down a few of his riffs.

@matthewb8229 4 года назад

Played to an audience of 6? Hell, that's a packed house compared to some gigs I've played...our only audience was the bar tender.

@harryprater9014 4 года назад

been there...done that..LMAO!!

@yunussh5385 4 года назад

Sting, one of great musician that makes me be a bass player. Sting, like Paul McCartney, is the bass player who, unlike Scott, sees bass playing -never from it's technical aspect. Interesting if @Scott would like to interview him. Or has he? :))

@benfox8709 4 года назад

Imagine a sting masterclass

@bal20 4 года назад

Awesome Scott!

@Ryan_TheBold 4 года назад

I feel like I read that sting loved that p bass so much that he had fender build him a few to spec and had them relic worn in the same way so he had backups.

@BillMcGirr 4 года назад

Great video. Definitely a talented man.💪👍

@bannanapancake 4 года назад

I transcribed almost all of Colauita’s parts in Ten Summoner’s when I was a kid to the “T” I literally wore that Cd out! Stings song writing skills is undeniable though wether you like him or not.

@prometheusall6804 4 года назад

AweSOme... . . thanks Sting. . and the POlicE. . . . 👍

@miosz9007 4 года назад

Sting and Manu Katché have made the music that has had the greatest emotional impact on me. For reasons I can't explain 'The Soul Cages' album just takes me to a different place. I can't listen to it en passant. When I play that album I am not able to do anything else but listen and fall into it.

@vocalworks 11 месяцев назад

Scott, It'll be amazing if you can do a video explaining his right hand technique and the way he use the Boss Octaver

@samkeen 4 года назад

Brilliant vid Scott

@paulgaudion8198 4 года назад

Great profile Scott, I would have mentioned “Brand New Day”, and maybe a snippet of bass, double bass double tracking he did a lot. Thanks for these profiles, my votes for next ones are: Mark King, Tina Weymouth, Aussie bloke by the name of Roger McLachlan.

@danplaysbass6294 3 года назад

Always loved Sting and I would say I started to play bass because of him and my hometown brother Stanley Clarke

@RastaSaiyaman 3 года назад

About that 1978 performance, Sting had just bought that fretless Fender P-bass and took it onstage straight away, not bothering with getting himself familiar with the instrument first. Stuart later said that he HATED the fretless bass straight away since Sting NEVER played in tune on that thing.

@1989Goodspeed 3 года назад

0:20 and the 2017 Polar music prize (the Nobel of music awards). Saw the reunion tour at Ericsson Globe (Stockholm), a snarky music reviewer who didn’t even know Stewards name called him “the drummer with goalkeeper gloves”… for me it was a concert of a lifetime, I thought the chances of seeing The Police live would be like asking to see The Beatles live.

@martinrooth4644 4 года назад

Ronnie Pearson played with my dad in a Jazz band in Warrington, he moved to the North East and played drums with Last Exit. Ronnie died several years ago and he was a real character. Apparently he turned down the chance to play with both the Beatles and The Police !!

@monokalamos 4 года назад

I would like to learn more about how Sting uses his thumb.

@DavideDondiMusic 4 года назад

My guess is he simply uses more of the fleshy thumb and not just the bone side that gives you the cool muted sound (softer than a pick but similar), so something similar to the Wailer's bassist or Robbie Shakespeare ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bWlQXunQXlo.html Anyway, something to practice cause his tone is great! I tried to fully enjoy a Sting live show 2 years ago but sadly most of the listeners were actually viewers and were taking annoying photos all the time :) Please ban cameras, phones and open eyes at concerts (eyes open only if you want to understand a musician's tecnique!!!)

@ReneAlexisPenalozaMunoz 4 года назад

Ask Trudy.

@roryt9751 4 года назад

Tantrically I would imagine.

@alessandroarcuri209 4 года назад

@@ReneAlexisPenalozaMunoz ...I see what you did there...! :-D

@alessandroarcuri209 4 года назад

@@DavideDondiMusic Yep, my guess too... I do the same thing, along with some palm muting, when I want that thuddy and softer sound but I still have to switch back and forth with a "normal" sound.

@reueldaniel4995 4 года назад

I really enjoyed this video essay

@gcavy1 4 года назад

anybody who comments here and knocks Sting is just hopeless....go listen!

@basscoup Год назад

Well done on Sting. Being appreciative of the Jack Stratton creations of Vulfpeck, The Fearless Flyers and other collaborations, I'd like to see Joe Dart included in this series.

@kongandbasses8732 4 года назад

As Sting does not scrape the kind or style of music I play and like, I am a big fan and like his playing style and tone - on every single record and in every style of music he made over all those years. He is a big influence on some of my rhytm work, and a great dude.

@kongandbasses8732 4 года назад

I allways hated the 15 minutes long "iiioooooo iiiooooo iiieeoooo"- parts of the early concerts with The Police.

@abhyudaykotamarthy2678 4 года назад

The perfect interlocking of the bass with the others in the band.. This was Stings's strength.. Simple, solid and melodic basslines with the perfect timing.. P.S. Did we see John Entwistle on the list..??