Sir you are an absolute Gentleman and scholar--- Reggae Bass 🔊is deceptively easy on first hearing then you put the cans on & there's a whole orchestra going on there. Your method of breaking it down and giving us great Reggae Roadmaps is just superb Thanks Harry Blue x
I've been a guitar and bass player for 44 years. I'm recording an original light-rock/reggae song, and when I play a bass line, it always goes towards light rock (because my reggae bass game is weak), but I want the bass to be real reggae. I don't think I have ever found a music instruction RUclips channel so perfectly inline with what I need to learn, right now! Thank you!
He’s my hero. Sly + Robbie’s ‘Reggae Greats’ LP changed my life. (It was later rereleased as ‘A Dub Experience’.) It’s basically a dub rework of their Black Uhuru production ‘Chill Out’
I’m half Jamaican and Mexican, I grew up listening to a lot of reggae (through my dad) and the bass always spoke to my soul, to make the long story short, I recently got an acoustic bass and you really helped me get in touch with my roots so I love and thank you for that 🙏 keep up the amazing content 🙌
That groove... it gets in your soul. I can *feel* that you *feel* it. It's a cosmic vibration travelling from you to me. I already have a job but I'm even more convinced I want to be a reggae bass player when I grow up.
@@donstrumental1 You make a good point. For a first bass, do you feel like it's better to try to find something used, or purchase something new but priced modestly? By the way, thank you for the videos, they really speak to me.
What a bassline Robbie really was a true reggae bass legend, and there’s no one better to teach these basslines to us reggae lovers than Don , imho best reggae channel on RUclips, 🙏🏴🇬🇳thanks Don 🇨🇬
Totally awesome 👌. Thankyou. I love how you break it all down and the process you use to bring it up to full speed. I've been playing bass for 50 years and am always learning. Love these " Master classes "🎸🎼
@@donstrumental1 I'm collecting a band for playing what's referred to as "world beat" music, and reggae plays a big part of the "world sound." It's amazing that a music form from a minority population on tiny little island of 2,000,000 inhabitants can influence music from places as widespread as the US, South Africa, Turkey, Spain, and Israel.
Robbie left us alone, all reggae bass lovers are now sad, I'm pretty sure. RIP Robbie, hope he's in peace with his jazz bass. Another genius has passed away.
Hi mate I find your videos very Well done and so useful. If I was still living in the UK I would be knocking at your door every day a any hour Cheers bud
An amazing 13 minute master class on Robbie Basspeare and reggae bass in general! There's so much advice and rock solid playing here. Thanks for making the effort to put this video together.
Yes! Simply brilliant combinations. Subconsciously (and often consciously) my improvised grooves are based on something I already know. Great teaching, Don. Thanks.
my goal when playing reggae is to see if i can avoid any improvisation at all. I listened to a lot of soul and funk growing up so it was a challenge switching hats to play reggae.
@@donstrumental1 Wow, that's a new insight for me. Thanks, Don, I will now start to create non-improvised reggae bass lines. I just checked out a couple more of your tutorial videos ... and they are extremely helpful.
Hey @Donstrumental Im a long time reggae listener and now learning to play the drums. I really appreciate the hard work you put in to these videos, they are very well made and you are an excellent teacher. Big up brother! Keep em coming
Thank you so much. I've started bass guitar 8 months ago and I'm trying to be regular in my practice. Your lesson is very clearly explained and very inspiring. The sound of your bass is just pure unadulterated reggae..... it is perfect
Wow nice to see these kind of videos! Can you believe I was growing up in Russia and since 12 years old I'm strictly hooked on reggae music and the first album that was explored by me is Black Uhuru's "Sensimillia"...Unfortunately back then there was no any explanation of how to play reggae so I've learned it by myself but only at the keys, but maybe now I can try it with the bass:) Respect and keep doin it ✊️
Taking the riddim from one bassline and inserting it in another bassline is a great idea! I try to hear the bassline as a fundamental African "drum" which riddim defines the music both rhythmically and harmonically. Great lesson, very informative without getting too 'technical.' Robbie does tend to use his thumb instead of fingers to pick tho, not sure if that adds more "meat" to the pluck but sure is effective for Robbie!
I had my eureka moment when I worked out that if you focus on the rhythm and not the notes you will never be short of ideas. Robbie uses thumb and fingers, he also doesn’t play anywhere near the neck like text book reggae says you should.
Man, I just love your channel. This is a lesson not just about groove, but for what the BASS is made for, an enveloping percussive machine. Thanks, and keep with te videos
I used to often wake up thinking about Robbie, visualizing what it took to get so deep. That tough sound with the groove-bounce. Legendary roots. When Joe Higgs and the Wailing Souls teamed up as Attaras for "Brimstone & Fire," they couldn't've picked a better rhythm section. Robbie? Or on "Temptation" by the Itals - there's no question. "Lift Up Your Conscience" by Israel Vibration, Robbie again. Tough riddim, consistently.
Some great teaching here. Your videos are really well made and your instructions super clear. I am not only learning to groove but also how to create a good bass line. You are the coolest guy on youtube man.
@@donstrumental1 thank you. Been playing bass since high school, but whenever i want to play the reggae style, i always find it hard. Like, i love the feeling, but i can't interpret it in my play.
Another great vid Don, thanks so much for your time. The tabs are a real help as well and I’m enjoying keeping an eye on the actual sheet music. Top player/tutor, Cheers.
Thanks, very inspiring. Have been listening and playing Robbie Dub for decades, but never heard it so clearly. I'm done, into my bass-dungeon for another sizzling' session.
Your video's are very well made, first of all your bass playing compliments the tone on your bass which has a nice phat reggae sound, secondly you explain things so clearly and simply with out trying to come off as sounding too technical. Robbie has a huge influence on my bass playing. Thanks for sharing.
I haven't played bass in about 6 months. It makes me feel kind of nervous every time I think of picking it up and playing a few songs. I really want to play some reggae vibes though, I think this channel will help me to get back into it again.
Download free backing track and pdf's here www.reggaebasshub.com/robbie-shakespeare-shine-eye
RIP Robbie! Master!
ALL bass players should study reggae no matter what kind of music they play..
Totally agree!!! Definitely makes me play differently when I play other styles of music.
Amen to that!
Yeah drums too
totally! I listen to a lot of heavy metal music...but damn...I must say that learning raggae does open another door to grooving and songwriting
The bass line to Shine Eye Gal from the Showcase LP (1979) is deeper and heavier.
Sir you are an absolute Gentleman and scholar--- Reggae Bass 🔊is deceptively easy on first hearing then you put the cans on & there's a whole orchestra going on there.
Your method of breaking it down and giving us great Reggae Roadmaps is just superb
Thanks
Harry Blue x
As a bassplayer of 30 years it is great to have someone go into detail on dub bass lines. Keep it up!
Thanks man
Fly away home to Zion Robbie, what a legend, his rock solid basslines and slides will live on forever. Thanks for the music you left us with.
I've been a guitar and bass player for 44 years.
I'm recording an original light-rock/reggae song, and when I play a bass line, it always goes towards light rock (because my reggae bass game is weak), but I want the bass to be real reggae.
I don't think I have ever found a music instruction RUclips channel so perfectly inline with what I need to learn, right now!
Thank you!
Thank you
He’s my hero. Sly + Robbie’s ‘Reggae Greats’ LP changed my life. (It was later rereleased as ‘A Dub Experience’.) It’s basically a dub rework of their Black Uhuru production ‘Chill Out’
I’m half Jamaican and Mexican, I grew up listening to a lot of reggae (through my dad) and the bass always spoke to my soul, to make the long story short, I recently got an acoustic bass and you really helped me get in touch with my roots so I love and thank you for that 🙏 keep up the amazing content 🙌
Welcome to the revolution👊🏾
Como se llama tu papá? conozco varios músicos de Jamaica que viven en México :) he tocado con algunos!
Bass is what speaks to the soul
Best reggae bass
teacher I have watched
Thank you
Yes I
Robbie Shakespeare is fantastic, his bass playin' is downright irresistible
Agreed!!!
Robbie and Sly are one of the most irresistible rhythm sections in music for me. 😀
That groove... it gets in your soul. I can *feel* that you *feel* it. It's a cosmic vibration travelling from you to me. I already have a job but I'm even more convinced I want to be a reggae bass player when I grow up.
Well... You can always have 2 jobs🤣
@@donstrumental1 You make a good point. For a first bass, do you feel like it's better to try to find something used, or purchase something new but priced modestly? By the way, thank you for the videos, they really speak to me.
@@OTOss8 ruclips.net/video/mw1URTKHwjg/видео.html this is a great bass for a first bass, you wouldn’t need another. Probably around $250
RIP Robbie 🇯🇲
I really appreciate your giving details on assembling the pieces and then PLAYIN' the damn thing.
RIP ROBBIE 🙏🏽❤💯
Pfffft. The world doesn't deserve Donstrumental -Give thanks!
(10/10)
Haha!!! You're welcome👊🏾
thanks for the lesson. i grew up playing rock and roll and rhythm and blues. when i heard reggae bass i was flabbergasted.
What a bassline Robbie really was a true reggae bass legend, and there’s no one better to teach these basslines to us reggae lovers than Don , imho best reggae channel on RUclips, 🙏🏴🇬🇳thanks Don 🇨🇬
Big ups Don, Them style ya. The way you combine classic bassology w/ music theory & creativity - The professor, to the max! Bless, Richie
Thanks Richie
still one of my favourites from all of your tutorials: looping 11:30 til 13:00, over and over... 🤩
You are a very good teacher, helping me to play the way i'd ever wanted to play
Thank you Robert👊🏾
As a guitarist I follow your lessons for bass tracking exercises and it’s made a huge difference in my playing
Thinking outside the box. Guitarist can use the content here too. I like that👍🏾
Totally awesome 👌. Thankyou. I love how you break it all down and the process you use to bring it up to full speed. I've been playing bass for 50 years and am always learning. Love these " Master classes "🎸🎼
I really appreciate that you use standard notation as well as the TAB. Thanks for that.
Thanks Luke👊🏾
To me, this is the right way to approach music. Explore the spirit of whatever moves us, but keep it a creative venture.
Thank you, I was amazed at the amount of people that want an alternative to speed bass playing.
@@donstrumental1 I'm collecting a band for playing what's referred to as "world beat" music, and reggae plays a big part of the "world sound." It's amazing that a music form from a minority population on tiny little island of 2,000,000 inhabitants can influence music from places as widespread as the US, South Africa, Turkey, Spain, and Israel.
Robbie left us alone, all reggae bass lovers are now sad, I'm pretty sure. RIP Robbie, hope he's in peace with his jazz bass. Another genius has passed away.
Thanks for the great lesson, sir. With this bass line, I can keep myself grooving for hours. So much fun.
You and reggae bass are a partnership, i wish i was half as good as you Don.
I miss and love Basspeare. Humble greatest basso player
Ya man....this is the real Reggae sound. I'l love it and i like the way you teach. Keep up.....greetings from Holland.
Thanks bro
yes yes yes! i pressed like before even watching it. I swear I was hoping the next video would be on Robbie Shakespeare. Thank you!!!
Thank you. Guess who’s next!!!
@@donstrumental1 I think you already revealed it in one of the comments. Family Man
every lesson i learn so much
Hi mate
I find your videos very Well done and so useful.
If I was still living in the UK I would be knocking at your door every day a any hour
Cheers bud
Excellent Sir thankyou, what a fantastic teacher you make it look so easy,
An amazing 13 minute master class on Robbie Basspeare and reggae bass in general! There's so much advice and rock solid playing here. Thanks for making the effort to put this video together.
Hey man, Ive been finding your videos very helpful.
Glad to help
Love your channel and your playing. Thank you
I saw Bob ! Thank you for these funky cool lines. Damn that's good. Yuma, AZ.
I can only wish i saw Bob. You're Welcome.
Yes! Simply brilliant combinations. Subconsciously (and often consciously) my improvised grooves are based on something I already know. Great teaching, Don. Thanks.
my goal when playing reggae is to see if i can avoid any improvisation at all. I listened to a lot of soul and funk growing up so it was a challenge switching hats to play reggae.
@@donstrumental1 Wow, that's a new insight for me. Thanks, Don, I will now start to create non-improvised reggae bass lines. I just checked out a couple more of your tutorial videos ... and they are extremely helpful.
I actually dig this Donstrumental Riddim more and more !!!
Very nice Reggae lines and also your pedagogic style is amazing.
Wow I wish I had seen this earlier. RIP Robbie Shakespeare! Long live Sly & Robbie!
All bass players needs to know this
Love your style of teaching dude.
I appreciate that!
Maximum respect from Mexico!! You're a great bassie
Thank you Roberto
Hey @Donstrumental Im a long time reggae listener and now learning to play the drums. I really appreciate the hard work you put in to these videos, they are very well made and you are an excellent teacher. Big up brother! Keep em coming
Thank you. If you would like the tracks without drums to play along drop an email to donstrumental@gmail.com
Wow just discoved the materials on the drive, amazing. Thanks man! I'll def buy you a coffee soon.
RIP robbie Shakespeare 😭😭😭🙏 #onewest# #entertainment#
mate! I love these lessons. Coming from a background of heavy metal this opens doors to rythm, songwriting and grooving! I can't thank you enough
Best reggae bass tutorials ever: big up yourself, family
Very good..., 🙏💚💛❤️blessing..
Thank you
I love playing this sort of reggae Robbie Shakespeare is one of my favourites just learnt this thank you.👍👏🏻
100% right in your description of his playing as “attitude”. That captures his feel so well
Thank you so much. I've started bass guitar 8 months ago and I'm trying to be regular in my practice. Your lesson is very clearly explained and very inspiring. The sound of your bass is just pure unadulterated reggae..... it is perfect
I hope this video helps you on your journey.
Jah...bless... ONE LOVE
One Mama Africa....
Umoja na Amani...
Great job my brother...
Keep it up....
One Love Brother
Wow nice to see these kind of videos! Can you believe I was growing up in Russia and since 12 years old I'm strictly hooked on reggae music and the first album that was explored by me is Black Uhuru's "Sensimillia"...Unfortunately back then there was no any explanation of how to play reggae so I've learned it by myself but only at the keys, but maybe now I can try it with the bass:)
Respect and keep doin it ✊️
Good stuff...I dig the exercises of making your own bass lines...Enjoy the coffee
Big Respect👊🏾
Thanks so much for letting us download these backing tracks and score etc. Really enlightening!
Robbie was the best of the best. Thank you for such great and clear instruction. Your videos are very helpful.
Don, you did it again!
Clear explanation, sublime examples, positive vibes.
Don't stop giving these great tips.
Thanks Nick, glad you’re finding the videos useful.
Have me wanting to put on that record, I have not heard in years, Big influence on me growing up, Much Love and thank you, Sir for this ✌ ❤ 🔊 🎶
This channel is amazing. Awesome content all the way. Subbed
Thanks for subbing
Taking the riddim from one bassline and inserting it in another bassline is a great idea! I try to hear the bassline as a fundamental African "drum" which riddim defines the music both rhythmically and harmonically. Great lesson, very informative without getting too 'technical.' Robbie does tend to use his thumb instead of fingers to pick tho, not sure if that adds more "meat" to the pluck but sure is effective for Robbie!
I had my eureka moment when I worked out that if you focus on the rhythm and not the notes you will never be short of ideas. Robbie uses thumb and fingers, he also doesn’t play anywhere near the neck like text book reggae says you should.
Thanks for the video. It feels like i have played reggae for many years, your backing tracks gives me so much confidence. Thanks Jah bless
Thank you.
Solid as always Don...Rocksteady!
Fantastic thanks brother!! R.i.p Robbie, always remember your awsome bassline as a child and always beasslines in my blood! Blessings to all🙌🙏✝️💟
Man, I just love your channel. This is a lesson not just about groove, but for what the BASS is made for, an enveloping percussive machine. Thanks, and keep with te videos
Many thanks for the great quality !!!
Real Roots music 👍👌
Thank you
Hi Don, thank u so much for share all that great bass lines!
You're Welcome
amazing work man! keep it up! I'm already exited about Family Man's & Shiah Coore's episodes!
Riddim' up! So glad I found your channel.
Clean, Shape, Precise and Class my man!!
Appreciate it!
Thanks Don brother, great video man,
I hope you are well & good 😉👊🏽
I really admire your teaching skills.
Another great video from Sir Don 👍👍
Thank you Paul
I used to often wake up thinking about Robbie, visualizing what it took to get so deep. That tough sound with the groove-bounce. Legendary roots. When Joe Higgs and the Wailing Souls teamed up as Attaras for "Brimstone & Fire," they couldn't've picked a better rhythm section. Robbie? Or on "Temptation" by the Itals - there's no question. "Lift Up Your Conscience" by Israel Vibration, Robbie again. Tough riddim, consistently.
It's all Robbie's personality. How he looks is how he sounds👊🏾
Superb lesson don, I find your videos and way of teaching inspirational to my playing, big thanks, riddim up ☝️
Thanks Tony, my mission is better reggae basslines in a world of reggae lite. Everyone likes the old stuff, that has to change👊🏾
Some great teaching here. Your videos are really well made and your instructions super clear. I am not only learning to groove but also how to create a good bass line. You are the coolest guy on youtube man.
Thanks man, happy the tutorial is working for you.
Loved how you are keeping it simple for us newbies out there. Nice bass too.
Simple is everything
How come i only got to know you now?
Great teaching. Love the groove. Hope to learn more from you.
Plenty more for you brother.
@@donstrumental1 thank you. Been playing bass since high school, but whenever i want to play the reggae style, i always find it hard. Like, i love the feeling, but i can't interpret it in my play.
This channel is a Godsend. Thank you so much for this well produced informative lesson.
You're very welcome!
I love the subtlety in that way of playing. Thank you for such a clear and helpful demonstration.
You're very welcome!
Another great vid Don, thanks so much for your time. The tabs are a real help as well and I’m enjoying keeping an eye on the actual sheet music. Top player/tutor, Cheers.
You’re welcome Pete
Thanks, very inspiring. Have been listening and playing Robbie Dub for decades, but never heard it so clearly. I'm done, into my bass-dungeon for another sizzling' session.
I like what you’re doing sharing the music , please listen to shine eye girl again ..bless
Terrific lesson, thank you!
Thank you
Thank you for your wisdom and guidance. Right on time. quality video. Well thought out and awesome lesson.
Your video's are very well made, first of all your bass playing compliments the tone on your bass which has a nice phat reggae sound, secondly you explain things so clearly and simply with out trying to come off as sounding too technical. Robbie has a huge influence on my bass playing.
Thanks for sharing.
Thank you
My good sir, you are awesome.
Thank you.
wicked tutorials. really pleased to have found them. thanks Don!
Glad you like them and glad you found the channel👊🏾
Great video. Nice and easy to follow
Thank You.
Thanks for another great tutorial! I’m so grateful that I found your channel.
Thank you
I love these videos
I haven't played bass in about 6 months. It makes me feel kind of nervous every time I think of picking it up and playing a few songs. I really want to play some reggae vibes though, I think this channel will help me to get back into it again.
What are you nervous about? One note at a time.
Great stuff thanks for sharing ...
You’re welcome
I swear I keep listening to this to here that Jazz Bass rumble and roar ! Trademark !
Fat tone
Reggae lover here! That was excellent! Sadly, I only play bass (cello and piano) in my dreams at night! Haven't learned yet!
Go get that bass Margery😀
Great lesson! Looking forward to more!
Thank you
That was wicked cool. Thanks and praises from Sweden!
Thank you Sweden👊🏾
Wicked Bass Line Don