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  1. greghagger
    Mine has commandeered my Kala U Bass. Apparently it’s hers now! 🤷‍♂️😂
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    Cheers! I’ve got a similar situation with my two year old daughter who loves music already! I started the series with Carol Kaye.
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    Cheers @Burns-bass there’s often one person trying to be clever on a thread! it’s been great already hearing everyone’s suggestions and I’m looking forward to making the lesson once I’ve decided on a bass line and transcribed it!
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    That was really great, thanks so much!
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    cheers, this is the video I was thinking of making a lesson on! It’s crazy but so brilliant at the same time!
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    just down the road for me!
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    err, I’m on it now, cheers 😀
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    Thanks, I’ll check that now.
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    great bit of info, thanks for that.
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    Hey everyone, I’m making some feature videos on female bass players over the next few weeks at Greg’s Bass Shed and would love to learn more about Tina Weymouth from Talking Heads. What are some of her most interesting bass lines? I’m tempted to make a lesson on ‘Life During Wartime’ but open to another choice. I’m not that familiar with Talking Heads but like what I’ve heard so far. Thanks in advance.
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    For the next few weeks at GBS I'm going to be focusing on female bass players to draw attention to the huge talent there. Who better to start with than Carol Kaye who's one of the most recorded bass players ever. She's on so many hit records and still has a big presence in the bass community with her teaching and bass books. There're so many of her iconic bass lines to choose from so I went for one of my favourites which is Sloop John B by the Beach Boys. It's also such a feel-good song which can brighten things up in the darker winter months! You can hear Carol Kaye's bass lines on the whole of the 'Pet Sounds' album. She played with a pick, but it's perfectly fine to play her bass lines with finger-style and a punchy tone on your bass. Find out more in my latest YouTube lesson. The free PDF transcription is below the video. Note that you need to detune by a half-step if you want to play with the original track using my PDF. But I’ve also put a 5-string version in the booklet which you don’t have to detune to use.
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    Yes there is a serious pool of knowledge on this site which is why I love it. Picked up some useful info in the past.
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    Yes I suppose there are many angles to come at this from. I was leading up to the British Blues Boom of the 60s which is most likely the peak of Blues in Britain. But I also wanted to illustrate that it didn’t just happen with the likes of Muddy Walters and Chicago Blues. I hope that I managed to point out that Blues was already taking a hold earlier than that. Bit ultimately my point was that it came from African-American musicians.
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    😂 that was a stable in our household when I was younger with my brothers and sisters and Dad because we thought it was funny. So I guess that I went for that one for that reason. I like the humour in it. Very British!
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    A big driver for making this course was to try highlight the great music of the 60s Britain. While making the course, two musician from that era who were looked at in my course died so this makes me think it’s even more important than ever to collate all this information.
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    Cheers @Waddo Soqable it’s just an easygoing brief overview really. My real knowledge is more from the 1960’s onwards but hopefully this video has provided a backdrop and sparked some interest in the fantastic era of the 60s.
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    @Burns-bass you hit the nail on the head and thanks for understanding the purpose of this sort video. It’s a very quick overview of how Blues landed in British to set the scene for my bass course that looks in detail at the bass players who were around in the so called ‘British Blues Explosion’ era. it was actually mainly to get the message across that the influences were the African-American Bluesmen as they are sometimes forgotten. Personally I think that’s more important than the other stuff. It was never meant to be an extensive or detailed look at the Blues or Skiffle scene in British so sorry if I offended anyone by leaving their favourites out. It’s a great idea to share anything that anyone thinks is useful to add as I can put those as footnotes in the description. Or maybe make a video on the other areas you mentioned. You might be surprised that it’s harder than you think! This is my first try at making a documentary style video (instead of my usual lessons) and it’s a learning curve so do bear that in mind. I’m very open to positive criticism but also remember that we are all bass players here and share a common goal. It’s easy to fire off a criticism from the comfort of your own armchair but there are real humans at the end of your messages!
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    British Blues has been the focus at GBS for the last few weeks, starting with some YouTube lessons, British Blues Week and the launch of the brand new Birth Of British Blues video course. To finish things off, I have created a short six minute documentary style YouTube video that I think summaries how British Blues actually became a thing. There are key British musicians responsible for this movement but the heart of the British Blues Boom has to be credited to the African-American Bluesmen who were the sole influence on these British musicians. Find out more in my latest YouTube video and I’d be interested in knowing what you think in the comments.
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    Thanks!
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    Recently I had a really interesting online chat with American bassist, Jeff Ganz who has played bass for many artists including Johnny Winter, Roy Buchanan, John Lee Hooker, and Chuck Berry, just to name a few. Seeing as he is American and has played with lots of top Blues musicians, I thought Jeff might throw out some interesting perspectives on British Blues - the topic of the month at Greg's Bass Shed. He certainly did that, along with a ton of other gems about bass playing and how he approaches music in general. We really had a great time on the call and spent well over an hour exchanging stories from our experiences as pro bass players I’ve put the interview on YouTube and in it you can find out Jeff's perspective on British Blues and hear some great advice about what you need to do to develop the types of skills you need to play great Blues bass. I hope you enjoy it! https://youtu.be/S3ENhhErsdU
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    Stupidly, when I decided to make a lesson this week on the Badge bass line, I thought it might be a quick and simple lesson. But of course, Jack Bruce is involved which means there will be some tasty fills and licks and the bass line will be anything but simple! Again, I'll admit that I always used to play a much simpler version of this bass line when I played it live. I learnt the main riff and played that along with the odd variation thrown in for good measure! The opening riff is pretty simple but later on in the bass line there are some pretty fast runs. I've spent some time this week getting the exact Jack Bruce bass line down on paper and I've also drawn up a simplified version so this lesson is very approachable whatever level you are at. This is a real Cream classic and the band are on form throughout. It's another hit from the 'British Blues Explosion' era which I'll look at in more detail in the GBS British Blues Week. Find out more in my latest YouTube lesson. Free transcription under the video. https://youtu.be/9aHjw-BgJLg
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    Glad it’s useful @stevie 👍
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    There are so many great Rolling Stones hits but there is one tune that they have played the most frequently at their live gigs - Jumpin' Jack Flash. This is another one of those songs where the bass line is rarely played like the original when covered by bands. I think this is in part due to confusion with the different guitar riffs and the fact that the bass part is 'buried in the mix' for a lot of the song. I can still remember years ago getting up and 'blagging' this bass line at a mate's gig after a few beers. I definitely didn't play the original bass line but whatever I played, it seemed to work! So, to continue with the British Blues theme from last week, I've made a lesson on the Jumpin' Jack Flash bass line and written a full transcription, which is as close to the original bass line as I could get it. Find out more in my latest YouTube lesson where you can also download the transcription. Watch out for my Jumpin' Jack Flash play-though video on Tuesday where you can see me jamming with the original song, this time playing the actual bass line! https://youtu.be/2ss49qoiJhE
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    'Oh Well' by Fleetwood Mac is such a classic British Blues tune from the Peter Green era. But, if you've played it before then you’ll know that the unison lick at the end of each chorus can cause problems! I must admit to struggling with this when I use to play it with my Blues band back in the early 90's. On the original recording it’s sometimes hard to hear the bass clearly and the lick actually changes from chorus to chorus. It's a good idea to work this lick out with the guitarist beforehand if you are going to play ‘Oh Well’ at a gig because quite frankly it sounds rubbish if you are both playing different things! This week I finally sat down and transcribed the whole bass line note for note, including the licks and discovered some interesting new lines from John McVie. I’ve made a lesson on the bass line and you can get the free transcription in standard notation or Tab under the video. Enjoy this classic. It certainly gets the fingers moving! https://youtu.be/QZaNtLPz3_w
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    Brown Eyed Girl can certainly raises a few groans when it's spotted on a setlist but considering the fact that I've performed it a lot, I still actually really enjoy playing this bass line. I must confess that up to now I've never played it correctly note-for-note from the original bass line though! So it was fun to sit down and spent time transcribing it accurately and I discovered some interesting variations on the basic riff, especially in the outro. Out of all the bass lines out there, this is the one where I've heard the most hilarious things played in the bass feature, from slap to jazz fills! I prefer playing the basic groove here as it is in the original bass line. What about you? Leave me a comment and let me know what you’ve played here or heard someone else play. The full transcription in standard notation and Tab is under the video. Enjoy this classic!
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