@@rolanddeschain6265I dunno, I felt like each style fit well and I liked the variation. Root notes the entire time would have been boring for me (for this song), but it worked great with the rest of the
for most genres, as long they dont exaggerate, the show off will sound the best. the crowd usually can barely hear the bass, so its better if we add some dynamics instead of trying to complement the harmony (as long as there are enough band members on that already)
Seriously, they are all totally valid as playing styles, depending on the song and where you are in it. The showoff is probably my fav for this one, though.
This is actually accurate and a lesson of sorts. Thanks; been playing guitar for 20 years, just started playing bass for accompany myself on recordings,; this helps..
Exactly. I’m more of a flashy lead ish bassist. But I also know when you lay back or simplify it, when to fill space with chords and when to support. It’s all about being versatile
I’m usually a mix between octave and “show off”, but that’s only because of the style I like to play. I’m very inspired by Pink Floyd and Paul McCartney, and a lot of the bass lines there have octaves, chromatic notes, plenty of melody, arpeggios and such. For Pink Floyd, especially Breathe (In The Air) and The Great Gig In The Sky. Great base playing on those.
The root note guy can also mix live sound from the stage if the venue has no sound guy and if they do have a FOH guy, the root note player is always their monitor guy, and sometimes root note guy will also have a Moog Phatty.
@@madmoody100 that’s why mediocre bass players like you always got replaced by showoff guys like me. Or you played in bands that weren’t good enough for me to want the gig.
Man, I recorded some bass for a Doom Metal band. Even though I normally like to add a "little something" here and there, I stayed in the pocket for the whole recording (not to my liking, I thought it was very basic, but okay). The mixing guy said it was "one of the best basslines he edited" LOL
@@GlauberLCR because in doom and sludge (and any other adjacent sub genre), less tends to be more. Having a good distorted or fuzzed out bass tone is miles better than playing something different and or flashy, even a basic clean warm tone can be amazing. This all depends on the context as with all music, and playing something different to the guitar can end up being better than just playing the root and or same rhythm.
@@GlauberLCR I feel for ya man, ive been on a technical death metal kick lately, and its really nice hearing the bass and the guitar play different things and how it harmonizes, pulls away, comes back together, into an eargasmic experience.
@@Hyperlink1337 Pretty sure people are too stoned, drunk, or even loaded to care at doom and sludge shows. Play good riffs and do what's best for the song.
@@marcosromercapo4956 that’s always the go to for mediocre musicians “what fits the song”. every example fit this song, but the show off was the most enjoyable and engaging to listen to
@@AmericanHero-c7j No thats what mediocre musicians thinks is whats best, while the professionals know that a song doesn't get better by showing off. I like metal with guitar solos, bass lines and stuff, but I don't like when it turns into Dragonforce where the objective is to play as many notes per second as possible. You need a balance. In disco songs like this, the "show off" gets too much. You should be able to DANCE to it, and a steady rythm is what you dance to, and the show off just plays as many notes as possible but looses that bass rythm to dance to.
@@JVMC_ZR1 then you were doing it wrong. I got to play televised award shows and headline in front of 100,000 people because I’m the showoff guy. I replaced the root guy several I toured with.
@@JVMC_ZR1 Not really, I retired in 2012 before RUclips was this big and most people didn't flood the internet with their egos. I have looked for old footage and couldn't find anything from even the guys who had channels.
Yep sometimes you just need to do what the song requires and no more. As a young guitarist I frequently overplayed as I was constantly wanting to show off and it took growing up to learn sometimes actually not playing at all at the right moments can be just as effective if not more so
@@AmericanHero-c7j Pretty sure you have no idea what they dance to. Except oh yeah, they just told you. Then you decided to argue. You pop up in a lot of replies with some grand claims, yet have nothing but your ego to back your words... I can tell you were a "showoff" bassist, you obviously don't get enough attention in the real world. You would probably find more peace by letting others have opinions that don't match your own.
@@reecejunior4578 I actually don’t have an ego and I am not insecure about anything I ever did as a player. I’m very passionate about the bass having spent 35 years playing studying and teaching the instrument and the attempts to excuse mediocrity on the instrument or push idiotic theories about what it means to be a bass player are something I have always done battle with. where I grew up, every bass player was mediocre and I had these ideas pushed on me as a child, and I had to unlearn it. That is why I comment.
Rest in peace Donna Summer. I got the 45 for this in 1979. The bass playing is very smooth and precise with all of the different bass players you're portraying. There needs to be the get through the gig guy, too. That's me :) .
My main Instrument is Guitar, but when I play Bass, I would say, I'm a little bit of everyone of that 7...just doing what feeling in that Moment - I mean, it's live and live playing is just everything with Emotions in my Opinion.
All Of Them, of course. But I am sitting here thinking how many times you played this song 7 ways from Sunday! Guess what?! You nailed it bro. Except SLAP! Lolin'
And the root guy gets all the gigs.
It legit sounded the best for the song.
I felt like root note guy should actually have been called guitar player.
..if he looks the part 😁
@@rolanddeschain6265I dunno, I felt like each style fit well and I liked the variation. Root notes the entire time would have been boring for me (for this song), but it worked great with the rest of the
@@rolanddeschain6265completely depends on the part of the song. During that chorus it work
for most genres, as long they dont exaggerate, the show off will sound the best. the crowd usually can barely hear the bass, so its better if we add some dynamics instead of trying to complement the harmony (as long as there are enough band members on that already)
haha ok
Yep, cliff burton sounded great
If the crowds can’t hear the bass it is either their fault or the sound technician’s. Never the bassist for not being showy enough.
your opinion. Every style has its place
@@cadegamer2854 Cliff Burton was s shit bass player
You missed one, the slapper.....
INFINITE *SLAP*
Yes, was waiting the slapper till the end
Play Seinfeld
Don’t all bassists slap tho?
SLAPPAH DA BASS, MON
Seriously, they are all totally valid as playing styles, depending on the song and where you are in it. The showoff is probably my fav for this one, though.
And facial expressions like a true bassist
homed stunk 😔
@@SamOfTheShadows Homosuck
A definite young Bill Wyman
@@SamOfTheShadows Humosluck
Indeed
Showoff is my favorite, and alltogether is créme de la créme for variety in skills.
Love your vid dude!
It's crème actually ! But you're right :)
Every band for some reason
Singer: 😀 🎤
Guitarist: 🤪 🎸
Drummer: 😝 🥁
Meanwhile the bassist: 😐 🎸
With the exception of Flea.
Never seen a rhcp concert?
Really bad, sometimes.
the Beatles
Flea? Claypool? Shavo?
This is actually accurate and a lesson of sorts. Thanks; been playing guitar for 20 years, just started playing bass for accompany myself on recordings,; this helps..
nobody should just be “one” they should be all of them at the right time, with a good attitude. Good vid!
Exactly. I’m more of a flashy lead ish bassist. But I also know when you lay back or simplify it, when to fill space with chords and when to support. It’s all about being versatile
Came here to write this exact comment, found out it wasn't necessary
Jeffrey spoke the truth !!
Exactly!
Absolutely 100%
Love the disco guy. And the show off guy, reminds me of John Antwistle. Keep on rocking!
if i was a bassist instead of a guitarist, i'd be octave guy.
As a bassist, I am 100% an octave guy and I have no shame
Chord guy here, it has octaves in it. Haha
I’m usually a mix between octave and “show off”, but that’s only because of the style I like to play. I’m very inspired by Pink Floyd and Paul McCartney, and a lot of the bass lines there have octaves, chromatic notes, plenty of melody, arpeggios and such. For Pink Floyd, especially Breathe (In The Air) and The Great Gig In The Sky. Great base playing on those.
I started off in the 70s with "Car Wash" and "Miss You", so I will forever be Octave Guy.
Yeah was thinking the same thing, but I mean a combination of the whole shebang is what should be rooting for.
This is great. My fav is the Showoff.
The octave disco guy played the song correct but the root note guy is one getting the gig
The root note guy can also mix live sound from the stage if the venue has no sound guy and if they do have a FOH guy, the root note player is always their monitor guy, and sometimes root note guy will also have a Moog Phatty.
@@happypapi1903 Exactly why I always got into bands. Running sound and playing what the song requires.
@@happypapi1903 john paul jones ahh
@@madmoody100 that’s why mediocre bass players like you always got replaced by showoff guys like me. Or you played in bands that weren’t good enough for me to want the gig.
All of it sounded great!
The root guy gets the gig because he knows all the other stuff, but knows it's better to stay in the pocket.
Man, I recorded some bass for a Doom Metal band. Even though I normally like to add a "little something" here and there, I stayed in the pocket for the whole recording (not to my liking, I thought it was very basic, but okay).
The mixing guy said it was "one of the best basslines he edited" LOL
@@GlauberLCR because in doom and sludge (and any other adjacent sub genre), less tends to be more. Having a good distorted or fuzzed out bass tone is miles better than playing something different and or flashy, even a basic clean warm tone can be amazing.
This all depends on the context as with all music, and playing something different to the guitar can end up being better than just playing the root and or same rhythm.
if you play in music that has a "pocket" just get off the stage and stop boring people
@@GlauberLCR I feel for ya man, ive been on a technical death metal kick lately, and its really nice hearing the bass and the guitar play different things and how it harmonizes, pulls away, comes back together, into an eargasmic experience.
@@Hyperlink1337 Pretty sure people are too stoned, drunk, or even loaded to care at doom and sludge shows. Play good riffs and do what's best for the song.
I think octave or even disco guy fits this song quite well!
Lemmy made a whole career out of playing guitar on his bass.
That he did. ❤
The only one witch can.
au dessus il y a le maitre CLIFF
he could also gallop like a true stallion
The only way to feel the noise, is really playing loud. ! Ian Fraser KIlmister, called " Lemmy "
A good bassist manages to master all of theese kinds and to use them when appropriate.
Exactly. Also the way he ordered them in the video was pretty good except the guitar player one.
It's not about which one is your favourite, it's about which one fits better the song
@@marcosromercapo4956 that’s always the go to for mediocre musicians “what fits the song”. every example fit this song, but the show off was the most enjoyable and engaging to listen to
@@AmericanHero-c7j No thats what mediocre musicians thinks is whats best, while the professionals know that a song doesn't get better by showing off. I like metal with guitar solos, bass lines and stuff, but I don't like when it turns into Dragonforce where the objective is to play as many notes per second as possible. You need a balance. In disco songs like this, the "show off" gets too much. You should be able to DANCE to it, and a steady rythm is what you dance to, and the show off just plays as many notes as possible but looses that bass rythm to dance to.
I loved ALL of them! 🥰🤗💖 Just sitting here watching and vibing with the bass!
Octave, disco and the showoff are my favorite ones
Love the trooper beer in the background 🤘🏻
The showoff is secretly a guitar player
Literally lol. That's how you play bass like a guitarist.
Fr
Without you, it’s nothing. No matter which type. You rock! ❤
Show-off is my preference
If I’m not on bass then I absolutely want my bassist to be show off, when I’m on bass I’m super chordal.
@@DylanWOWilliams"chordal" lamao
@@jgrax Youre welcome to use it. Haha
@@jgraxwhat’s the joke?
@@DylanWOWilliamswhat’s the joke? It is a word…
Mate that was really entertaining - ice cool, great chops! Well played. From New Zealand
I'm everyone of them! I get paid more when I'm the "Root Guy" 😂
that's cause you know your place 🤣
@@JVMC_ZR1 then you were doing it wrong. I got to play televised award shows and headline in front of 100,000 people because I’m the showoff guy. I replaced the root guy several I toured with.
@AmericanHero-c7j Do you have videos?
@@JVMC_ZR1 Not really, I retired in 2012 before RUclips was this big and most people didn't flood the internet with their egos. I have looked for old footage and couldn't find anything from even the guys who had channels.
The Bonsai in the backround is EPIC!..nice flow.
Octave guy is so satisfying
Fr
i think the reason why the bassline for “girls & boys” by blur is so addictive to me is because it’s literally octave guy 😭
All of them - you play great! 👏🏽👌🏽🥰
Your a talented bassist mate 👍🏻
He's got a very cool attitude, considering his young age. I like that very much.
Good melody 🤘🏼
be the root note guy who doesnt miss a beat 💯
Ha, really nice presentation of bass players. I like your Guitar guy...
All
Of them.
But the guy that does it nonchalant while killing it through every example the best!
Great tone 👏
Great song!
Root note guy, always the a drummers favourite.
Your tone! It is killer. 🤘
Hahaha! Nice showing off! :) Chord guy, root guy... all valid. You're a solid and skilled player.
It's the decision you make while playing if you do all of them or just one that makes a good bass player
A variety makes things interesting. He plays like a master!
Those iron maiden beers in the background hit a little too hard for me.
"Beer of the dark, beer of the dark, I have a constant fear that someone drinks my beer."
@@RookHouse88 "You take my beer an I'll take your's too..."
so good, well done and great skills
Chord guy! 100% that’s what I like. Arpeggios and what not.
Justin Chancellor is my favorite bassist and he is super chordy.
all of them, this guy really knows how to play🤘🤘🤘
Ultimate bassist is all combined
good vibes man! great play \m/ I like all, depends on the moment would fix better one or another,
Gotta show much love for ROOT NOTE guy.
Root Note guy made the song sound better the most.
Yep sometimes you just need to do what the song requires and no more. As a young guitarist I frequently overplayed as I was constantly wanting to show off and it took growing up to learn sometimes actually not playing at all at the right moments can be just as effective if not more so
Excellent. A Jack of All Trades and master of all! Good luck!
I absolutely love this, great talent!
What great stuff this video is! 👏🏼😍
That was really instructive, man. Nice.
Killer tone dude....what amp, or was this straight into the board???
"Root note" is the best for dancing to.
Incorrect, you dance to a groove and showy can make you move.
@@AmericanHero-c7j Pretty sure you have no idea what they dance to. Except oh yeah, they just told you. Then you decided to argue. You pop up in a lot of replies with some grand claims, yet have nothing but your ego to back your words...
I can tell you were a "showoff" bassist, you obviously don't get enough attention in the real world.
You would probably find more peace by letting others have opinions that don't match your own.
@ you seem to be the one with an itchy vagina
@@reecejunior4578 I actually don’t have an ego and I am not insecure about anything I ever did as a player. I’m very passionate about the bass having spent 35 years playing studying and teaching the instrument and the attempts to excuse mediocrity on the instrument or push idiotic theories about what it means to be a bass player are something I have always done battle with. where I grew up, every bass player was mediocre and I had these ideas pushed on me as a child, and I had to unlearn it. That is why I comment.
@@AmericanHero-c7j *where I grew up, every bass player was mediocre and I had these ideas pushed on me as a child*
So yeah, not enough attention.
All of them are so good and make the song so much better
Definitely Root Note.
It adds more punch
On that one part, yes. The rest of it needs the disco.
Your tone and time are so good that all of them work, but I'd love a mix between root guy and showoff :)
The Disco one is unmatched.
What tone setup are you using cause it sounds sick
Root Note and Showoff…a blend of those and that’s it!
Showoff. I came to be entertained! Brilliant work on all styles. ✌️
Gonna make this kid a star!
The Octave guy fits the song but my personal fave was the showoff. It was tasty
Ngl I love the variations, makes the song much better.
Show-off wasn't at all showing off, that's was tight as hell! Very engaging bassline for the song.
Fits the song perfectly! Very good!
I think the show off was awesome. Just have it tuned down in the mix and it would add so much groove in the song in the background.
mad talent. well done.
Rest in peace Donna Summer. I got the 45 for this in 1979. The bass playing is very smooth and precise with all of the different bass players you're portraying. There needs to be the get through the gig guy, too. That's me :) .
And there are Trooper beers in the background, so his preferred style must be galloping combined with the chord guy 🤘🏼
Super clean playing
My style is a pick, pj bass and chorus fx. And bass guitar on the knees of course😊I love post punk❤❤❤
i appreciate the tribute reference to Chris Partridge the end there 🤣
i love this stuff, i love hearing and i love seeing it, you have the potential to do it, make more content you are amazing
Your Jazz sounds killer btw.
JazzGang4lyfe
The weed smoker
Perk:bass solo
Con:death by bus
My main Instrument is Guitar, but when I play Bass, I would say, I'm a little bit of everyone of that 7...just doing what feeling in that Moment - I mean, it's live and live playing is just everything with Emotions in my Opinion.
I liked the "Show-off", but my absolute favorite was the "Octave" guy !!!
Seeing your Trooper Beer bottles in the back, i'm pretty sure Steve Harris is all of them...hence why he's a legend
Good job I’m a mix of a few of them, add slap into the mix too.
Love the chord and guitar player versions
This is incredible. It’s Geddy Lee , Ryan Martinie, Flea, Les Claypool, Tina Weymouth, P-Nut, Stu Hamm and Fieldy all in one!
Galloper:
Octave Guy:
Disco guy:
The showoff:
Chord guy:
Root note guy:
Guitar player:
Davie504:
With the galloper this guy accidentally played part of the boss fight music for Donkey Kong Country.
Root note one is so simple yet soooo satisfying to hear on bridges 😌
a variation of the styles throughout the different parts sounds best to me.
Octave guy
That's some stanky funk!
Wow I never knew that but I’m fascinated thank you ❤
My favorite all time favorite bassist was Chris Squire, a pure genius
Im torn between Root guy and Showoff. Great vid!
That’s a genuine “Bass face” too!
everyone has their favorites but when it comes to bass players mine were Andy Fraser, John Entwistle, Jaco Pastorious and, Chris Squire.
Very good playing.
very good - best to be all of them like you
Dude. Awesome question!! Great playing. As a drummer idk bro. Perhaps a mix, really. Yeah a mix of a couple or few. Verse chorus bridge etc 🎉
Showoff is nice! But octave quy would also cleanup :)
Honestly the way he switched between them at each point of the song after starting the disco guy matched the song energy…
All Of Them, of course. But I am sitting here thinking how many times you played this song 7 ways from Sunday! Guess what?! You nailed it bro. Except SLAP! Lolin'
octave, showoff and chord guys sounds fine, galloper too
keep up the good work sunshine
my favourite is the one combining all tastefully :)