Story of The Bass (THE INSTRUMENTALS - Episode 4)
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- Опубликовано: 20 ноя 2013
- Michael Thurber takes you through 45 songs and 9 basses to explore the history of the bass.
Special thanks for instruments from:
Wen Yang: nybaroque.org/
Tom Shad
Corey Redonnett at NS: thinkns.com
Phil Kuehn: myspace.com/philipkuehn
*Sorry for the typo at 3:00. It should be MONK Montgomery, not MARK :)
Fact Man is Morgan Phillips
Voice of God voiced Tim Crow
Recorded @ Terminus Recording Studios NYC [www.terminusnyc.com] 
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My favourite things about this video:
- that they managed to do all this in 1 take
- the fact man.
Fact Man looks like his whole life was ripped from his grasp. He genuinely looks sad.
the bassist in the video sold his soul in return for skill on the bass
Maybe they did 20 takes for this video?? Lol
Thats why you need to learn instrument
LORD WAS IT EVER, MR TREEKER
Fact Man lovin life
1 Life=1 Respect for Fact Man.
Fact man is a virtuoso of facts
Fact man needs to get depression support
Facts
The bass is such an under appreciated instrument to many, yet they don’t know that there is no *BASE* without the *BASS*
Awesome how the fact man keeps this face for straight eight and a half minutes.
He's grooving a little, if you'll notice.
I actually thought he was a life-sized cutout ... until he started moving forward toward the end of the video!
Yeah, but he looks depressed.
He’s probably a bass player, we have no expression of emotion
his*
I'm waiting for the day when the Fact Man will randomly get rid of that board and kick ass with some instrument.
still waiting
some say he's still holding that sign @@ers4415
succ isnt dead i swear still waiting
still waiting, more than 5 years
if he learn an instrument when this video was made, I'm pretty sure he already mastered it
There should be a video called the history of fact man.
Said by bass
My old mentor . . .
we have finally met...
People, it's an EIGHT MINUTE video. Can you please stop getting all butthurt because your most favourite bassist ever wasn't mentioned??? To name every influential musician would require a 2-hour video. Why are people so insecure that they need to have their opinions validated by a youtube video?
Exactly,and I feel it was looking at more of the Groovier basslines.Some people are butthurt because of their favorite metal bassists are not in here.And also,they were doing this to name a couple.
it's not so much me wanting them to mention "my favorite musician" but they also leave out a crap ton of styles that were important to the evolution of modern bass playing.
Right, it's an EIGHT MINUTE video. That's why I would put Iron Maiden instead of RHCP, in order to cover more musical ground.
Sergey Smyshlyaev Great. Looking forward to your video! Should be interesting.
They mentioned Victor Wooten. Isn't he the only one that matters?
Lol at the people complaining- do you know how difficult it probably was for them to compile this together?! This stuff is crazy. Sorry that they missed out Les Claypool or whatever, who cares.
Fact man worked the hardest
Also the metal scene
Did anyone else notice that he played the baseline from "Ice Ice Baby" instead of "Under Pressure" at 5:40?
Vanilla ice added one note to the bassline on the and of 4 to claim it as his own. this bass player played the vanilla ice version.
Eric Wolff r/woooosh
@@aidanfogleman2060 Nah man, go back and listen to the songs again. Under Pressure doesn't have the leading note.
@@aidanfogleman2060 That is only valid when a joke was missed. There was no joke in the first place.
Well jeez, I didn't expect the Spanish Inquisition. /s
wow awesome!!
one note though, the first bass was the 51 tele style PRECISION bass. The jazz bass wasnt introduced until 1960.
Maybe they just didn’t have a p bass on hand
Totally saw the Skrillex thing coming. Like "and now he's just gonna press the space bar or something and drop the bass". The fact that it was totally foreseeable didn't make it any less hilarious, though.
And ofc, it's amazing that this was all done in one take
I really love to see how Michael Thurber playing the Bass with passion and enjoying it like little child playing toys.
This is real music right there, with real talents and passion. Wish these guys always keep like that.
The guitar solo video was awesome, but this is just next level. What a virtuoso!
R.I.P Chris Squire
Fact Man needs an Emmy!
Nice video, but You forgot the reggae style, the bass is the main instrument of that rhythm.
Respect to Aston Barrett(bassist of the waillers band - Bob Marley) awesome bass lines!
Crazzy, this is the best video I have seen all year!
Valter Kabas yeah
Lol
they forgot about what ever cliff did
@@kelogdan162 the only reason I watched the whole video was because I thought my ears would be rewarded with the sweet sound of anesthesia
The amount of skill that fact man possesses is inconceivable.
>says first electric bass was introduced in the late 50's by Fender.
>uses a *Jazz* bass to demonstrate the electric bass.
*TRIGGERED*
Nuper In Nocte ...Last time l checked, 1951 is not the late fifties.
How come they Use Metal songs??
Purism at its finest...???
Guys, it was a 8min video starting from the pre-classical era, of course it won't mention all our fav bass players. The important thing is how it showcases how versatile and incrredible this instrument can be and has evolved.
Love these guys and these videos! And as a bass player I was especially looking forward to this one. And it's really good! Great research. But I feel like it's a crime that Geddy Lee was left out!!
Gotta hand it to the Fact Man: that's some _serious_ standing around for *eight* friggin' minutes on who knows how many takes. I salute you, Fact Man!
Although the 2000s were largely populated by Dubstep, let's not forget the great actual bass lines that came out of music during the decade. Obviously, being a Muse fan, I'd push Hysteria, Futurism, The Groove, Panic Station, Explorers, any of their songs, really, as having awesome bass work, but there have been other great uses, too. We can still look at songs like Can't Stop by the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Schism by Tool or any of the songs from the recent self titled album by Royal Blood and let our jaws drop in amazement.
Claiming that the 2000s were largely populated by dubstep is a stretch, to say the least. Up until around 2008 barely anyone knew about it.
EPR89 True, but it's wrong to suggest that the bass was forgotten.
I completely agree with that, Muse was one of the main producers of bass lines in the 2000s, as well as the RHCP.
Public utility, all the songs presented in order:
J. S. Bach - Prelude from Cello Suite II
Domenico Dragonetti - Concerto in A Major
Giovanni Bottesini - Concerto in B Minor
Serge Koussevitsky - Concerto in E Major
Akst/Lewis/Young - Dinah
Duke Ellington/Irving Mills - It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got that Swing)
Duke Ellington - Jack the Bear
Oscar Pettiford - Tricotism
Charles Mingus - Better Get in Your Soul
Miles Davis - So What
The Maddox Brothers - Paul Bunyan Love
Lionel Hampton - Blue Boy
Stevie Wonder - Uptight (Everything's Alright)
The Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman
Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson - Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Lennon & McCartney - Twist and Shout
George Harrison - Taxman
Gordy/Perren/Mizelland/Richards - I Want You Back
James Brown - I Got You (I Feel Good)
The Who - My Generation
Sly and the Family Stone - Thank You (Fallentime Be Mice Elf Agin)
Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke
Led Zepellin - Black Dog
Yes - Roundabout
Pink Floyd - Money
Led Zepellin - The Ocean
Jaco Pastorius - Teen Town
The Commodores - Brick House
Parliament - Flash Light
Lynn/Paich/Foster - To Be Real
A Taste of Honey - Boogie Oogie Oogie
Chic - Good Times
Queen - Another One Bites the Dust
Rick James - Super Freak
Queen - Under Pressure
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
Oingo Boingo - Weird Science
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams
a-ha - Take On Me
Magic Dad - Plumber Funk
King Krimson - Theela Hun Ginjeet
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Around the World
Victor Wooten - Classical Thump
Edgar Meyer - Froglike
Skrillex - Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites
dont forget the seinfeld theme :P
Keep it up with these videos! No matter how much criticism and nitpicking other musicians (myself included) may make, you guys are teaching, and inspiring, and hopefully exposing folks to the unsung heroes of well known instruments. When I was younger, learning about James Jamerson blew my mind and broke me out from my Nu-metal shell of my teenage years and let me appreciate so much more about music. I hope so many people see this and decide to pick up the bass, or if they're already a musician, at least buy a bass! Thankyou for spreading the word of love about bass!
The first electric bass was by Paul Tutmark in the 1930s not by Leo Fender in the 1950s. Leo Fender just made the bass more popular when he made it look like a guitar but with 4 strings
man these are so great, they totally need to revive this series!
Probably the most complicated of all 'The Instrumentals' videos. We are the unsung heroes of the music world. Pat your backs, my fellow low riding brothers and sisters! :)
bass supremacy!
I really enjoy the cdza channel, the videos are quite delightful and they provide an interesting and informative commentary on the many aspects sound.
Man the chemistry between these guys is amazing!! I love it! 👌
Ending was priceless and i find a lot of value in these instrumental series. You guys did a great job, hats off. This serves entertaining and educational purposes both. Amazes me how did you manage to squeeze everything in an 8 minute video and make it really worth it.
So many butthurt fans because some bands/players haven't been included like 45 songs and 9 basses isn't hard enough to do in one take. :) Great job again, cdza.
Josef Trejbal I think one pick isn't that hard to include
Davie504 did 30 basses and another guy did 100 songs all in one take. They are not butthurt. Also, no Cliff Burton? He a GOD!!!
*he is
+Metal Head 66456 Thats davie were talking about. All the drums and guitar and other instruments are programmed. Only the bass is playing. Do you want this channel to do all of that? Imagine how many takes it would take.
This Channel is underrated. Deserves way more views.
i keep coming back! this is insanely tastefull and well made!
Thank you...what an amazing crew!!! WELL DONE!!
The way Fact man looked at the end was like, "You better learn an instrument or else..."
This is unf$%^ingbelievable. YEAH, Mr Thurber!!! Love it!!!
Thanks for the comment Will. Michael is a very big fan of yours!
One of the best videos i've seen lately.
So Beautiful!
I have followed you for a while and always love the effort you put into making your videos. GREAT JOB. none the less, I was so stoked that you put flea in from rhcp, because he totally deserves it. best band EVAR
I think he is a bass genius like few were :)
I love RHCP since I was a little child, I grew up with it, still one of my fav bands to this day
I wonder why they forgot about the best bassist, Les Claypool...
tokega What about Geddy Lee?
tokega
And Francis Rocco Prestia from Tower of Power... But yeah. Les Claypool. Where is he?!
How tf did u get your letters to come off the screen like that
Please do more of these.
That was an awesome compilation.
One take.
Very well done.
I love this video. When I am looking for inspiration on my bass, I rewatch it
HOLY SHIT! ALL this in one TAKE?
Papa bless.
maybe clever editing
maybe skillzz
Small correction though - Jaco wasn't the first guy to rip the frets off his bass ... that was actually Bill Wyman. Most of the Stones albums throughout the 60s and 70s were recorded using his DIY fretless.
Huge work, very educational, fun and finely rounded.
Greetz to all of ya buddies
holy shit the fact that this video is almost 7 years old. and i've only just seen it. and it seems like it could have come out 7 months ago instead.
toooo, muuucchh TALENT!
gotta agree with that one
It's not a surprise, they are Juilliard guys
PINK FLOYD FINALLY MADE IT INTO A CDZA VIDEO!!!! THIS IS AWESOME!!! IT IS REAL!!! I AM OUTSIDE THE WALL!!!! I WILL TELL THE WORLD!!!!!!!! AND TWO QUEEN SONGS!!! WOO-HOO!
an awesome trip into the history.... wonderful
this,and all of these videos are just awesome! I love the deadpan style of the "fact man" and the chick at the end. killer.
Led zeps "the ocean" gave me chills... Skrillex came and took everything good about this video away for me.
Cdza... gotta end on a high note guys :-)
"One genre to ruin them all" really doesn't work. Case in point: dadaism.
so true
cmon they ended with Seinfeld
Maybe Muse?
This video is great! But you missed LES CLAYPOOL!!!!
I love this video so much. I watch this every day
Great selections to highlight the instrument!
I can't wait for the piano
Impossible.
same.
This is phenomenal. YOU'RE NUTS!!
What a great lesson & it's fun to see all those basses. Well-played......!
Great job by all the musicians!! Nice video and history lesson.
This guy kills me!
What talent you have!
Thanks again for sharing!
Woww
Fantastic
Mario
I really do like these videos. More please.
That juggling of like 4 instruments at once was impressive.
WHY DO I DISCOVER THIS ONLY JUST NOW THIS IS GREAT, PLEASE CONTINUE THIS
That was an awesome Music History Video, Solid performance!
OMG! :.. You guys left out the one important thing about bass guitars .... can't F**ing believe it !
Lemmy of Motörhead, plays the bass like a rhythm guitar. Completely unique style.
Well, I don't know if this was intentional or not, but they left out two decades worth of metal music.
They left out the pick style all together. This video basically never mentioned Metal or Punk Rock..
xXUnoriginalNameXx33
AMEN BROTHER!
Brent Loenig Yep, and they mention Flea but didn't mention Mike Watt? I don't get it.
Very cool. But Lionel Hampton's bassist was MONK Montgomery. And McCartney played with a pick (as did Entwistle on "My Generation").
"But Lionel Hampton's bassist was MONK Montgomery."
Yes. Furthermore, there was another prominent electric bass player who was a contemporary of Montgomery, Shifty Henry. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shifty_Henry
The fact that the 8 minutes video dont have a single cut in it makes it so truely awesome
I bought my first bass last month and now I saw this encouragement! Fantastic piece!
As a bassist i approve of this message
6:26 Since when is King Crimson written with a K?
No I mean, they wrote Krimson.. It's Crimson lol
Amir since always
Kore ga requiem da
Thank you so much for this video! I used it as a summary of my presentation about the history of the electric bass in my english class. I also played some songs on my own and researched a lot because it was an one hour long presentation. But still, this was one of my biggest inspirations to talk about this topic and show them how important the bass is and that it is not "only" the rythm instrument in the background :) In the end i got an A- for my presentation and i owe a lot to you guys at cdza!!
Greetings from a fellow german bass player :) (and please make some new stuff i really like the effort you put in your videos)
I love so glad I found this THANKS LADY L
Kinda upset that you didnt include Les Claypool from Primus in there or Jean Baudin from Nuclear Rabbit. But a very well made and thought out video. :)
I love you guys I really do but how can you leave out Les Claypool from primus. Primus was inovating and also brought back the traditional base in the song Mr. Krinkle.
Great video. You guys are so talented.
I love this! And Fact Man is doing a great job!
Three years later and I still have no idea wtf is PLUMBER FUNK and who is MAGIC DAD (6:15)
whybother I've been looking for it for 3 years
I even send a message in this bassist page on Facebook, the message was delivered and read, but he doesn't text back. Maybe I'll try sending an email for the cdza. I think this probably must be some kind of internal joke
It’s been a year, but I hope this gets to you. It seems to be a poorly played version of Elephant Talk by King Crimson. It’s probably a joke relating to how it’s not a wonderfully recognizable rendition of it.
Ik man I can’t fucking find it, it’s been driving me insane, I don’t even like the song that much, idk
Surely the great Les Claypool deserves a mention.
Was expecting that when he did the tapping and electric upright bass
I have seen all your music instrument episodes, now.
They are fantastic, you set the history and information perfect in a very nice "parcel", thank you.
And all of you musicians in the videos, you are so cool, so professional and entertaining............ and not to forget, The Fact man ( - :
This is so great!
uhh Fact Man is REALLY unhappy in this video....
zombiecrush
Yeah he did look sad! Lol! But I bet they were all really having a blast!
He is always sad 😩
i love how unimpressed everyone is with the dubstep
You're all fantastically talented.
this is one of the coolest things i saw on youtube.
Where's Geddy Lee?
i love the video but you made just a little mistake...Under pressure is in the 12 fret of the D string and the A string
• Aseldronas • buddy it’s the same notes it doesn’t matter
AWESOME VID, thanks guys, that is great work and fantastic Music knowledge :)
I can't get enough of watching this video!
Cliff burton tecnique?
Lemmy sound??
Guitar imitated
@@agungandy836 But the sound is great and different, stills a new tec to play bass
You missed a good chance to talk about Geezer Butler being one of the first people to use a combination of Wah Pedal and Distortion to lay the the foundation of Heavy Metal Bass (Bassically/NIB), and how Cliff Burton took that same concept and reinvented the instrument with his addition of music theory and stage presence (For Whom the Bell Tolls, Orion).
This. I was very disappointed to not see Cliff on here, and to not give Geezer at least a mention is just a straight up sin.
WOW!!!! Thank you , I needed that
I loved this!!!
I love how sad his face gets with the Skrillix part.
Where's The mention of Les Claypool? I tone down my previous comment from 'very excited' to 'looking forward to it because I would think that a video with a title like this one should include some mention of Les Claypool, and if it doesn't I will certainly be slightly let down'.
Les is a great bass player, but I honestly think that he didn't brought anything new to the instrument. I think that this video is more related to relevance in popular music. Anyway, there will always be an unsatisfied fanboy. Don't take me wrong, but is impossible to always please everyone.
Cruzblues except for seriously popularizing that crazy tapping style he has, im a guitarist so im not completely sure but i think hes one of the few who use it and definately one of the most popular.
Well, I think that Chapman Stick on tapping and Victor Wooten on slapping shows some of the "Claypool style". Who knows? I'm not totally sure, neither. Maybe they simply don't like Primus! :P
Cruzblues yeah primus sucks.
les claypool WROTE the seinfeld theme!!!!!
Awesome! precise and simple
I loved this video!
I think they shouldve done a primus song!
the lack of les claypool is quite disturbing
Very well done!!
love you!!