Is Julia a Self-Taught Bassist? | Bass Q&A 3 | Thomann
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- Опубликовано: 27 июл 2024
- Welcome to round 3 of Julia's Bass Q&A! How can you build a strong pocket & groove, what are Julia's thoughts on flat wound strings and is Julia a self-taught bass player? If you have other questions leave a comment and maybe Julia will answer your question in the next Q&A...
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Interesting bits and pieces:
0:00 Intro
0:11 J pickups are best for slap?
0:54 How did Julia get into Soul & Funk music
2:36 Did Julia learn the bass by herself?
5:02 Playing with fingers flat against the fretboard?
6:55 How to develop pocket & groove
8:53 Have you tried tuning you bass like a cello?
9:48 Do you like flat wound strings?
10:28 Thanks for watching!
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Willi Langer is ein Chef. Hab ihn in den 80er Jahren regelmäßig im Tunnel in Wien gesehen.
Yes, check out his Channel:
ruclips.net/user/WilliLanger :-) // Cheers, Julia
As a drummer I wish you were my bass player. Your ability and awareness of the groove is stellar. It’s a drummer’s dream. And the groove comes from your soul.
That's what people miss! Great bass players make the drummer and other guitarists shine.The role of the bass is to the be the icing on the cake..and just make the other instruments sound even more powerful. I like Flea's...POP approach. When the drums com in on the P...the bass strikes the O...wedged between the bass and snare drum. When that happens...it's a thing of beauty!
Agree. Drums and bass together make the foundation in rhythm and harmony. Even though I haven't touched drums for a few years watching her play makes me miss that feeling of being part of a great rhythm section.
If I get a call and I am not IN LOVE with the bass player, I don't even go anymore. Grooving with the bass player is my reward.
Smart, articulate, charming, grateful, generous, and soulful. Just wow.
I was 10 years old in 1978 when my older brother put the headphones on me and he put EWF All 'n All on the turntable and told me to sit and listen. That experience changed my life. I am always grateful to him for the music he introduced me to and the desire to learn to play bass which I am finally doing at age 53.
I would like to commend Julia on her honesty and poise. She IS still learning her finger-fret positions, her pocket & grooves and double-plucking YET she carries herself as an excellent performer! This, folk, is learning without pride! I LOVE her (in a Platonic way, of course) and she's cool to be with (if we ever meet). Peace, Julia!
She needs her own Fan Club if she doesn't already have one.
Your groove talk is true. After years of playing guitar, I'm getting closer to bass, and it's so fun the groove sensation...
I like the drummer in your head, he's doing a phenomenal job! Thanks for the awesome video =)
Thank you, I will tell him ;) // Cheers, Julia
EW&F are the best. Also love me some Bobby Womack - Across 110th Street and Harry Hippie!!! You are amazing!
This studio is amazing, it looks futuristic 👍
This Q&A material is sooo interesting and really helpful. Thank you for taking the time to do this! :)
Its all about the groove...;) Great q and a with julia and i love her youthfull enthusiasm for the bass it remind me off myself when i was that age and to this day at 47 i still love the bass just as much
Great explanation of “the groove”! Love it Julia ❤️
I'm the same way!! I spent years just playing in my room alone to cds a lot also and I hear the drums and guitar in my head that helps so much to keep groove and time and it also helps for endless jams !
Thanks a lot Julia, your enthusiasm is really contagious, believe me!!
Proof is that despite being a keyboard player myself, I love watching all you bass videos, there's so much to learn about groove from a different instrumentalist. You hit the point :)
Kudos.
I learn so much from you in my bass journey! Thank you! I love your spirit!
i am a proud Julia-taught bassist.....we love her groove here !!schoenes wochenende xoxo du bist mein Herz
Wow. So fun to watch. Hard to not fall in love with you due to your love for the music and the playing. Pls keep it up. This just warms up the soul. Thank you
Great video, thank you for sharing, and I look forward to more Q&A with you!
Great Q and A! I just saw EWF and Verdine was front and center and for very good reason ! Enjoy all these videos and watching you play.
I've always loved bass but have never even had the slightest feel for playing it. I play guitar and probably listen to more contemporary bassists than guitarists. I feel that bass is still having a day in the sun, that it's evolving as an instrument in wonderful, interesting ways, and I just love the sound of it, and the feel. You really feel bass in a different way than you feel guitar. I play a lot of funky stuff and love working with bassists who have a lot of groove and can do all that funk slap stuff and play fretless slide bass. I just love it. A lot of the music I listen to I enjoy because of the bass. It's just so enjoyable. Bootsy and Larry Graham and Louis Johnson. Wonderful. And Julia's awesome too, a contemporary bass master.
Good to have you pop up on my feed. Always enjoy your videos.
Really great tips thrown in there too! Enjoyed hearing about your background Julia, thanks.
I'm old school. I had to teach myself. I used to buy bass tab books from my favorite bands. I would record music videos..when MTV still played music..and just watch the videos..pause...go back and watch again. This how I learned Under the Bridge by the Chilli Peppers. I learned by playing music by ear. I couldn't understand how to read sheet music back in the day. Bass is something you feel...and you either feel it or you don't.
" AND, I JUST LOVE GROOVE. (1:13-1:30)" Absolutely! Wonderful listening to you express how powerful and great "the groove" is to you. Extremely honest, and joyful and recognizable! 🙂(I love it too!!) New subscriber here, so glad I found you!
Julia your smile is contagious and it's clear you love playing. The fact that you love EW&F and funk is endearing to me. I'm not a bass player but watching your videos has taught me to appreciate the part the bass plays in a band and now that's what I pay attention to. My question to you is, am I crazy for thinking the intro to Rick James "Moonchild" ranks as a top 10 bass intro? My feelings won't be hurt if you don't think so, lol
I so know what you mean about the sync between a drummer and a bassist. I played with the late, great Bernie Cors, a fabulous drummer; we played off of each other in the most magnificent, mind-reading, mind-blowing way. It was magical. RIP, dear Berns.
It has been said that the rhythm section of a band is composed of the drummer and the bassist. Best example: Mick Fleetwood and John McVie.
Listening to Julia talk makes me happy in my soul.
earth wind and fire, you've got it. It comes from deep inside, from the soul ,it is pure soul ✌😊
Cool video, Julia! Thanks!
Hi Julia!
These Q&A’s are great!
Q: Do you actively work on not looking at your left hand and fretboard while you play?
Do you work on looking at the audience and making sure you are not staring at your left hand all the time?!?!
You are awesome, thanks!
Hey Julia - I would love to see you play together with Kinga Glyk. That would be awesome!
Very nice Q&A video ! Thank you for your time ;-)
New to your channel Julia but I love all your videos - highlight for me is the outtakes at the end of the video - Great job! I'm a guitarist but play bass too - bass is cool because you can play it very simply as a rudimentary instrument - but also you can take it to the level of jazz-chord mad-man progressions - and everything in between - rock on!
Sly & the Family Stone’s “Everyday People” on the album “Stand” is just one flat Ab throughout the whole tune, and it’s the perfect bass part for the song. Incredible! 👍👨🏻
Big thumps up for mentioning Sly and the Family Stone 😄 mixed race, mixed gender, mixed genre group and product of the civil rights era. The Stand! album is one of my favorite records of the 60s 👍🏻
@@ViciousColdness -I liked that album when it came out and I still like it. They were one of the groups that were killing’ it at Woodstock in 1969.😮
Construction year 1993 here 😄 unfortunately in most cases we will not be able to see any more of these guys and gals play live sooner or later. But at least i can dive into the records. Seen Clapton 2 years ago, gotta see Beck if i can - german tour dates are always rare 😄 The Beck-Ola record is playing in the background right now 😊👍🏻
Everyday People and Stand are my favorite two songs on that album I was a small kid when it came out and they are still in my head
Genius idea practising alongside a drummer! I did the same to decent effect! It helps your timing, your rhythm, and gives you a different perspective as to how to fit into your band.
I felt and still feel the same sensation when I listen to Earth wind & fire. Their groove stimulates that deep belly feeling from which I cannot refuse to move, dance, sing or play.
These are great, thank you! Great tips on taking lessons from a Drummer and playing with Drum loops. Would love to hear you play some cello after you've had a chance to try some crazy stuff with it!
TGIJ! It is all about the groove! Fun q&a, thanks! 🤘🤙👍
Gorgeous creature with an awesome shining soul, creating beautiful noise - thank you for being you this way. Greetings from the light of my soul in Montreal. ~ Jack xx
Great vid as always !
Julia, I always watch your videos with great interest. Thank you for the detailed answer to my question. I think that musicians pay undeservedly little attention to the topic of internal rhythmic pulsation, and this is a very important element of performance.
Julia, you are a cool, very beautiful girl, a great musician!
Good luck to you!
Thank you so much! // Have a great day, Julia
@@ThomannsGuitarsBasses :))
Love your videos, love your playing!
I'm an old guy, maybe same age of your dad, but when you talk about EW&F and groove feeling you describe the same sensations I feel... Funk will never die! Go Julia!
Beautiful studio and this bass fits great visually.
Julia is a great musician and has great screen presence: Thoman nailed it casting her!
Thanks for including my question. I have flat wound strings on my own bass, primarily because I hate that rasp/buzz of finger skin when sliding on 'normal' strings.
I find that having your fingers arched is the best way to play really fast runs. But if you're playing something that doesn't move around that fast, that's when you can break out the flat finger technique. I still find doing the Rocco Prestia thing difficult though.
Jack Bruce started on cello!..cool. That said, I love how you balance cerebral with instinct in playing. Not just about shredding and ego-tripping. Just "serve the song"... but it's okay to show off now and then. It's like talking....
What a beautiful jazz bass !
Thanks for the video
Julia, There used to be a cellist called Georgie Born, who was also the bass player with the experimental rock group Henry Cow in the late 1970s. She used to tune her bass guitar the same as she tuned her cello. It might be interesting to check her out.
Hi Julia, another great Q and A video, nice 👍. Can you please do a NS Design product demonstration for Thomann. Particularly the Omni Bass and the Cello, with your background that would be awesome. Also the Omni Bass is electric bass scale can be tuned in fourths or fifths and can be played Arco or Pizzicato. The NS cello is available in 4, 5 and 6 string version with a low F and a high E with the 6, which obviously extends the range a fifth higher and lower. I think it be interesting to see what you would play on them, and if you think they sound and feel natural, with your background you could offer a valuable perspective on the instruments.
Love this! You are a great bassist
Charm/skill/amazing smile, your a delight. Thanks for sharing those great sounds. 🤯🤩😎
Totally agree. EWF is fantastic!
Julia How Nice of You To look Back To Ur Bass Teacher its a Sign of Respect..In My Country We Were Often Taught That we should look back and Give Respect To Ur Teacher..I feel How you Feel when Ur Playing The Best of Earth Wind& Fire.EWF Has a Magical Spirit.. keep it up And STAY YOUNG @ HEART...a Part of The Lyrics of Thats The Way of the World..Ur Fallower viewer From The Philippines..✌ 👌
watching you try to explain the power of bass, explains the power of bass
Very honest answers, ...thanks
Awesome, another Julia Q&A. Keep them coming my dear. 🤘🤘🤘
Addict for her groove, addict for the bass sound, addict for her energy, addict about Julia.
This Girl's Got Soul!!! Go Julia!!!
The great Nashville bass player Bob Moore (RIP), who played on more hits that you can count, said: "A lot of guys can play a hundred notes a second; some can play one note, and it makes a lot better record." Julia's playing has the taste and restraint and passion of a real artist.
yes , I know that feeling , there is nothing like standing in front of a big ampeg fridge --pumping out the air !!!--- Thanks Julia
I’ve had flats on guitar for a long while (kind of a necessity for the Jaguar bridge, rounds pop out of the grooves of the barrels too easily, most people cheat by swapping in the bridge from the Mustang since it only has 1 slot) so it was much easier to play bass with flats too.
Super cool TY!!!
I didn't know you played the cello! I would love to hear you play it some time!!
Hey Jullia, I prefer Fender 'Chazz' to the Precision!
Sometimes it’s all about the groove! 😉🥳
I like you very much. You are always so friendly. I like how you your Bass play with joy. 🤗
I love your videos. Thank you.
Julia, you need to come to New Orleans during Jazzfest. Catch Galactic or Dumpstaphunk for some world class funk. Love your channel, thank you.
Nice one again! :)
Can we see you in a live band setting anytime soon? Would be great!
She has an older RUclips channel with videos of her playing with a band, look up her name.
Ich habe 30 Jahre Bühnenerfahrung und bin jetzt 65....musiziere nur mehr in meinem Home Studio. Bassgitarre war immer mein Nr 1 Instrument...aber die Klasse von Julia habe ich nie erreicht....toll was diese hübsche junge Lady macht !👏
She's beautiful and gorgeous and she's a beautiful bass player. All that goes hand and hand and I love her accent. Love you Julia ❤❤❤❤
This Video convinced me to buy a new bass at thoman.
Greetings from Bremen
Thank you
I like how Julia gets excited just talking about Earth Wind and Fire. I can't blame her.
Not necessarily just J-pickups for slappp, but pickups in bridge position generally give more treble and need maybe less compression than pickups in middle or neck position.
Getting into the groove is the right Ballance to play some quarter notes and some between. For example, If you always play quarter notes only on the beat, like rock music stuff, you would not feel any real pocket groove. Try to prevent playing all quarter notes for a test and let the kick and snare shine through and stop your tone before the next quarter begin!👍
Have you ever watched Mick Karn play when he was in the band Japan? Check out the live version of "The Art of Parties".
Hi Sammy, no I have not! Thank you :) // Cheers, Julia
@@ThomannsGuitarsBasses yes sammy great comment sir..you must learn Mick Karn julia..he was a fretless master, very underrated ,played with peter murphy after japan, tragically he died young ;-(...i have brought up pino palladino in comments since your octave driver video,maybe check into mick karns style its similar to pino but whole new dimension
I can remember someone (a producer?) saying that Karn didn't know his scales so he strayed a lot, but that he played great parts, so they re-wrote the chords to fit in with his dodgy notes. I loved listening to him.
@@Ndlanding If that's so, then I think it worked out really well for him because it made him a true original. NO ONE sounds like Mick Karn. "Scales? I don't need no stinking scales!" - M. Karn
Julia Billy Sheehan is my biggest influence. I've been playing bass with 3 finger plucking for 30 years. I was wondering if after your interview with him if you've tried incorporating any 3 finger technique in your playing.
Love you Julia ♥️♥️
Hi Julia! Can you please do Just a Touch Of Love and Slide by the group Slave? They both have some nice bass lines!
Young Lady with old school Vibe ,gotta love it 🔥🔥🔥🙏🎶🎶🎶
Guten Tag/Gruß Sie and Hi to Julia and All, When Julia plays the Höfner Ignition SE, in the video on the top 5 basses of 2020, that melody 'sounds familiar': what famous song, by which famous band (I just can't remember) is it?
Do u have a preference on the height of ur pick ups on ur bass guitar set ups? I hope this makes sense 😀
So earth, wind & fire.... set you on fire, now you can groove... 💙👊😎
I have a question - how many proposals for matrimony do you get in a day? 😊😂
Man are you a groovy funky bassist. And you just look like you have so much fun playing.
You're an inspiration!
Thank you for the recommendation to take lessons with other instrumentalists.
Julia, how did you start playing on Thomann? I love listening to you play.
"I'll Be Back" haha love it.......any chance you could say "IF IT BLEEDS WE CAN KILL IT"?
Metronome on the upbeat/backbeat 👍
Having studied with a drummer, do you have any thoughts about applying rudiments to bass?
Hi, Julia!! What's your opinion about Paul McCartney as a bass player? Please, analyse "The Word"!!! Thanks!
"The groove... the groove..."!
When I last saw EWF Chic opened for them. Would you do some Chic bass lines?
Doesn't matter if she is self taught or not, she is still a great bassist. That's all that matters!
You are one cool person!
Thomann you better be good to her.... She is a very valuable asset. Epic Bass Goddess! Slap like NOW!
One thing I would want to know is if you have played a Ubass aka Bass Ukulele. if so how do you find the rubbery strings. and have you tried wound strings on them.