devinebass Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 Hi guys a few of my students asked me to show them the ‘lick’ the great bass player Richard Bona plays in many of his solos. I figured there’d be lots more bass players out there that would be interested too so here it is… [url="http://scottsbasslessons.com/video-tutorials/132-2/"]http://scottsbasslessons.com/video-tutorials/132-2/[/url] I've got loads of other tutorials on my site... and loads more to come. Watch this space! Take it easy. Scott. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul_C Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 [quote name='devinebass' post='893237' date='Jul 12 2010, 10:19 PM']Hi guys a few of my students asked me to show them the ‘lick’ the great bass player Richard Bona plays in many of his solos. I figured there’d be lots more bass players out there that would be interested too so here it is… [url="http://scottsbasslessons.com/video-tutorials/132-2/"]http://scottsbasslessons.com/video-tutorials/132-2/[/url] I've got loads of other tutorials on my site... and loads more to come. Watch this space! Take it easy. Scott.[/quote] the glove made me jump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devinebass Posted July 12, 2010 Author Share Posted July 12, 2010 Lol! Yeah, don't worry i'm not a MJ tribute act or anything. I've got a neurological condition that effects my left hand and the glove acts as a sensory trick. Easy man. S. [url="http://www.scottsbasslessons.com"]http://www.scottsbasslessons.com[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Thanks Scott- when I've got a sec will get this down. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devinebass Posted July 13, 2010 Author Share Posted July 13, 2010 Glad you like it Mike! Because it's been so popular i've been thinking about doing some sort of style analysis video tutorials which i could add to my website. Basically discussing the improvisational techniques of people like Hadrien Feraud, Matt Garrison, Gary willis, Janek Gwizdala etc etc, and their different harmonic approaches. I'll give it some thought! Thanks again, Scott. [url="http://www.scottsbasslessons.com"]http://www.scottsbasslessons.com[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blamelouis Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Sounds great mate i'll be trying that for the next six months The style analysis sounds a a great idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Ahhhhh....... The infamous Richard Bona lick. Here's an interesting thing about it........ [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=376795"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=376795[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithless Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 I wanted to share the same thing about this lick, but Doddy's first in here.. Anyway, I would stay away from all licks (esp that Bona lick..) and stuff like that - it will keep you fresh, believe me.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 [quote name='devinebass' post='893982' date='Jul 13 2010, 05:48 PM']Glad you like it Mike! Because it's been so popular i've been thinking about doing some sort of style analysis video tutorials which i could add to my website. Basically discussing the improvisational techniques of people like Hadrien Feraud, Matt Garrison, Gary willis, Janek Gwizdala etc etc, and their different harmonic approaches. I'll give it some thought! Thanks again, Scott. [url="http://www.scottsbasslessons.com"]http://www.scottsbasslessons.com[/url][/quote] Fantastic idea. I will stay tuned, and subscribed on your youtube channel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devinebass Posted July 19, 2010 Author Share Posted July 19, 2010 Cheers Mike! Faithless... I understand your point about staying away from licks etc but i only think this is applicable during ones own improvisation. Music and improvisation is a language, and to learn a language effectively you must dissect, study and understand what and how other people are saying to express themselves. Imitation of other players is obviously helpful in the same way we learn a language as a child, listening and copying our parents. As we grow as players we naturally begin to get our own voice on which ever instrument we have chosen. Transcription is also a huge part of our learning curve as players. Taking famous solos and working through them to learn about solo shape, different harmonic devices, phrasing etc etc. My point is this... Yes, don't play the same licks over and over in your solos, but... transcribe your ass off! Learn and absorb what you like in other peoples playing. Learn what everybody out there is doing and why they're doing it. Adding this to your practice schedule will pay off! I see where your coming from but if a younger more inexperienced player read... "Anyway, I would stay away from all licks (esp that Bona lick..) and stuff like that - it will keep you fresh, believe me.." I'm afraid they could take that as don't transcribe other peoples licks, which is an important part of learning any instrument. I don't want things to be lost in translation. Scott. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithless Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 (edited) Scott, I dig, what you're saying, bro, but you missed my point a bit I know, that transcription is a great thing for improvisation, and, that's what I'm doing everyday, transcribing stuff, and trying to learn from it (there are a few transcriptions of the Greats put here by me, you can check 'em out), but, learning plain [i]licks [/i]is, for me at least, simply unjustifiable.. Well, unless you wanna be 'famous' for using other cat's 'sounds', that is.. I don't really wanna end up playing a solo, making a lick, and hearing someone sayin': "Dang, that guy sounds just like Richard Bona!" Awful. But, then, that's just me.. easy Faith Edited July 20, 2010 by Faithless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devinebass Posted July 20, 2010 Author Share Posted July 20, 2010 (edited) Faithless... Yeah totally understand where your coming from, I don't condone learning peoples 'licks' to add in your own solo's at all, but as an educational tool it is important to find out why these licks work and what harmonic backgrounds they are applicable to. To do this you have to learn them to some extent, but obviously you aren't forced to play them in your own solos. When i was studying with Adam Rogers (the late Mike Brecker's guitar player... check him out if you haven't already, he's killin!) he blew me away by demonstrating how he could emulate other guitar players (licks, phrasing and everything in between). He went from Benson to Scofield to Martino etc etc etc. He'd literally pulled every major guitar players style apart and learned it all. So my point is... yeah, don't play other peoples licks in your solos, but just because they use them as a lick within their soloing vocabulary doesn't mean you shouldn't check them out. Sorry if you misunderstood what i was getting at in my earlier post. PS. The 'Bona lick' as a educational tool is also really helpful as it's a great example of how stacked tritones can be used in a chromatic fashion and also how the underlying harmony while soloing can be momentarily disregarded to give you that 'out' sound. There are similar techniques used by Skuli Sverrisson and Hadrien Feraud to name a few. Anyhoooo, take it easy. Scott. Edited July 22, 2010 by devinebass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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