"The bassplayer for Snarky Puppy“. So humble. He could easily say "the head of Snarky Puppy“, "the composer for Snarky Puppy“, "the genius behind Snarky Puppy“
nuberiffic I most certainly have. I don’t remember saying that he’s the only person in Snarky Puppy. But it’s literal fact that he is the head and main composer of the band
If anyone is curious, the bit where he plucks exactly an octave above the note? Plucking at that point cancels out the octave harmonic, as a result you're hearing a lot more fundamental. Since we hear very little fundamental on any physical instrument, and instead usually hear mostly harmonics and overtones, usually 2nd harmonic and up (integer multiples of the 1st harmonic, to be precise), ie starting from that octave harmonic, cancelling out the octave harmonic does sound like going an octave below (since the fundamental literally is an octave below). If anyone wants to read more about this, get a hold of the book "The Science of Stringed Instruments" by Mark French.
I have noticed that when i recorded all the harmonics possible on a single open string (without the fundamental) and layered them together. The sound I got was just a sound of normal string pluck. I was surprised!
@Dave Wallace yep, pretty much this. But also the isolated harmonics usually sound thin and trebly, so having the deep lows when you layer them was something unexpected.
MangoldProject and now i, a bassist, am learning from you learning from michael league learning from keyboardists who originally probably learned their keybass chops from earlier bassists
Fun Fact: The OC-3 also has a Drive function in it, which you can use exclusively if you turn the octave mix all the way down. I used that pedal for years just for it's drive. And with a pick...watch out.
It also has a poly/split mode, so the lower frequency range is affected, but not the high, so you could play chords up high and still get bottom end on the root notes
I'm gonna try that! I never read the manual! The oc3 is a very underrated pedal. Everyone raes about the oc2, rightly so as that analogue sound is dope, buut he 0c3 tracks a lot better. You have to have amazing ears to tell the difference between the two in a live setting.
I come back to watch this video every 6 months, it's such a masterclass both musically and technically, Michael League is a wonderful musician and looks like such a nice person
I've watched this video so many times now, not even to learn how to use the effects really but to learn licks lol. I always find something new to tinker with every time. Michael League is a master of music, he really knows how to show very interesting and inspiring bass lines. One of my faves for sure
My favorite part of this is just how excited he is to play, and even with how good he is still genuinely surprises himself with sounds with the "this is what this normally sounds like....NOT today hahah" *continues to shred*
yes the natural anti-node picking position is good. But remember it is not a sub octave that is happening , just more fundamental in the tone. A bass guitar has little fundamental when plucked at the usual position . Mostly 2nd harmonic
I also discovered something, you can play stuff on the A string and get a kind of 5th harmonic with the E string: pluck the C on A string and drop your plucking finger on the high G on the E string with a kind of hammer-on, sounds interesting.
"...not really bassistic..." -- I thoroughly enjoyed this video, nice combination of informative about pedals, informative about him, and the ability to just sit back and enjoy being a fan of his. I love the way it just sort of goes off into orbit around 7:07...
I love running into this video! I jump straight to it every time: DUDE. RIPS. & he's having so much FUN! The feeling permeates straight to my face. Cheers!
Why anyone would thumbs down is beyond me...This is one the most entertaining, insightful, and just fun Reverb's I've seen. League's playing, and maybe more importantly...his attitude, are awesome!
Just heard that he composed all the parts for lingus... besides being my newfound hero, being a bassplayer, he's seems like a super cool guy. Down to earth and enthusiastic about music.
I am SHOCKED at how good this kid is. Ive been playing bass (and Fender basses) for going on twice his lifespan and he makes me want to take lessons from him. Michael, you are amazing.
Michael League is the best. I've been following his work for years now. When you're that good you're even allowed to make up your own words! "Bassistic" 6:33
I really changed as a bassist because of Michael's influence... Before i was obsessed with applying techniques and making things so people would pay attention to me, now i play more to myself and i love my tone and music a lot more
Not gonna lie I’m getting every pedal here now. Already had the MXR Octave and loved it for years, but the MOOG MF Drive is seriously one of the most versatile pedals I’ve ever played. I love this so much, it’s like pedal gear talk but with musicality in mind.
From 4:40 to 5:30 is some of sickest shit i've ever heard come out of a bass. Awesome. When you think it can't get better than that, you realise your at the 7 minute mark and you are not even in this guys dimension, let alone league. WOW!
If you want to hear him play these styles all in one song, listen to the song "The Good Things" from Bill Laurance from his live album "Live at Union Chapel". Bill Laurance is the pianist in Snarky Puppy, so it made plenty of sense to have the great Michael League as his bassist. The bass intro is great, but the bass solo gives you goosebumps. Listen to whole live album actually, it's so worth it!
@3:36 I've been playing bass for 25 years and did not know this. I just tried it. It's a really cool sound and I'll put it in my bag of tools! Nice! Thanks!
Pino on “Tear Your Playhouse Down” octave pedal caught my attention right away. Never warmed up to fuzz bass. Don’t know why but I tried. And I like reverb on solo fretless up high.
How to get sustain from a bass guitar. Rotosound strings, crank the mid up on your amp, along with the volume, stand in front of the speaker cab, so that there is sympathetic resonance vibration between your bass and your amp. Tune the tone control until the notes sustain. :-)
you dont get a suboctave picking an octave over. It just cancels out other harmonics making a more sinusoidal tone....that's just the natural fundamental..its cool though, sounds like electric piano.
Thought Michael was gonna launch into "Purple Haze" at the end. 😄 The EHX Bass MicroSynth lets me dial in some awesomely keyboard-esque sounds. Took some tweaking, but I was able to get closer to that late 70s synth bass sound (e.g., "Funkin' forJamaica") than with any other pedal.
Michael Legue is really great but I wish to point that Anthony Jackson played electric bass on "Watcha gonna do...." with Chaka Kahn, then did Greg Philinganes overdub with synthbass. You can still hear Mr Jackson's fantastic fills near the end of the song.
The interesting thing about using an octave is that you can get 2 octaves at the same time and blend them together. Whereas with the Moog you can only get 1-octave sub or 2 octaves you have to choose. 😁
The octave trick he talks about is something I accidentally discovered when I was still a noob; lazy noodling found that plucking over the top of the fretboard sounded real warm... Shame I didn't realize it was a thing until now!
@@diobrando5896 Technically, the kick drum of a Roland TR808. But yeah, now people just think a bass tone when they say 808. So a classic bass tone now is actually a sample of an analog synth sound that was trying to emulate a kick drum.
"The bassplayer for Snarky Puppy“. So humble. He could easily say "the head of Snarky Puppy“, "the composer for Snarky Puppy“, "the genius behind Snarky Puppy“
Or it's more that it's arrogant to say those things?
Because the other people in the band also contribute?
He's not being humble; he's being accurate.
nuberiffic Well he is the leader and main composer for the group, so it would be accurate to say those things
@@zacharymorin5696 You've never been in a band have you?
nuberiffic I most certainly have. I don’t remember saying that he’s the only person in Snarky Puppy. But it’s literal fact that he is the head and main composer of the band
@@zacharymorin5696 Ah, I know which member of the band you were then
If anyone is curious, the bit where he plucks exactly an octave above the note? Plucking at that point cancels out the octave harmonic, as a result you're hearing a lot more fundamental. Since we hear very little fundamental on any physical instrument, and instead usually hear mostly harmonics and overtones, usually 2nd harmonic and up (integer multiples of the 1st harmonic, to be precise), ie starting from that octave harmonic, cancelling out the octave harmonic does sound like going an octave below (since the fundamental literally is an octave below).
If anyone wants to read more about this, get a hold of the book "The Science of Stringed Instruments" by Mark French.
Arghyadeep Mitra interesting thank you
Arghyadeep Mitra I don't know any of this but will check out the book thankyou
I have noticed that when i recorded all the harmonics possible on a single open string (without the fundamental) and layered them together. The sound I got was just a sound of normal string pluck. I was surprised!
@Dave Wallace yep, pretty much this. But also the isolated harmonics usually sound thin and trebly, so having the deep lows when you layer them was something unexpected.
I can't find this book, would it be 'Technology of the Guitar" or "Engineering the Guitar" by Richard Mark French ?
Michael League is one of the most talent bass players I have EVER seen. He's on a whole new level.
Yeah dude, he is a massive player. The whole band is on another level.
yeah way out of league
that's why he looks like Thomas Müller
that's why he looks like Thomas Müller
He does look Thomas Müller
Isn't it funny how a keyboard player is watching a video and trying to learn stuff from a bass player who learned from keyboard players?
MangoldProject do you even have a tie with keys on it
I do but I can't show it to you.
MangoldProject good you can slang keys without the proper tie
Hpv pro, I concur, the pianokey neck tie is indeed op pls nerf.
MangoldProject and now i, a bassist, am learning from you learning from michael league learning from keyboardists who originally probably learned their keybass chops from earlier bassists
1:05 - MXR Bass Octave Deluxe
1:54 - EarthQuakerDevices Spatial Delivery
3:01 - BOSS Super Octave OC-3
4:34 - MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay
5:35 - moog MF Drive
6:50 - EarthQuakerDevices Fuzz Master General
7:48 - F*cking punch the bass
The look of joy on his face at the end of the video when he discovers that new noise makes the whole video worth watching all on its own.
YES! I want to see the next 10 mins after that where he's just ripping and having a blast! haha! Don't stop it there!
Around 2:12 when he goes for the tone knob. So fluid. What a pro!
Sean McCann shit I must have blinked and missed that bit cheers :)
I recognise the line at this point but I can't put my finger on it! What is it??
do that stuff - pfunk
Notice how he hammered on the E on the A string to make up for it since he wasn't going to make it back to pluck in time. He is insanely good.
Sean McCann | it has 212 likes now too
The Boss Octave demo is so great. "You feel like you're making more money."
Love it!!
Fun Fact: The OC-3 also has a Drive function in it, which you can use exclusively if you turn the octave mix all the way down. I used that pedal for years just for it's drive. And with a pick...watch out.
Great trick!
It also has a poly/split mode, so the lower frequency range is affected, but not the high, so you could play chords up high and still get bottom end on the root notes
I'm gonna try that! I never read the manual! The oc3 is a very underrated pedal. Everyone raes about the oc2, rightly so as that analogue sound is dope, buut he 0c3 tracks a lot better. You have to have amazing ears to tell the difference between the two in a live setting.
@@waynematthews8165 The Bassist of Papadosio makes great use of an OC3, I saw them play live and his tone was massive
Absolutely love his enthusiasm, and he remembers that you play music, but you also "play" with music. Amazing.
I come back to watch this video every 6 months, it's such a masterclass both musically and technically, Michael League is a wonderful musician and looks like such a nice person
I’m got to shake his hand last week!… what a thrill. I was like a teeny bopper meeting Taylor Swift!
I've watched this video so many times now, not even to learn how to use the effects really but to learn licks lol. I always find something new to tinker with every time. Michael League is a master of music, he really knows how to show very interesting and inspiring bass lines. One of my faves for sure
Damn, must be really fun to be that good.
findus I wouldn’t know
@@jacobmwav yep
If you practice enough you can get there
@@emmywillow6599 exactly, u gotta put that work in. Not saying I'm as good as Michael League, but I'm on the way
Yep. It is.
I LOVE THIS MAN AND EVERYTHING HE STANDS FOR
What does he stand for?
👉🏻👌🏻
You can tell that he really, really loves doing what he's doing. His excitement is so up there! Respect!
My favorite part of this is just how excited he is to play, and even with how good he is still genuinely surprises himself with sounds with the "this is what this normally sounds like....NOT today hahah" *continues to shred*
The fretboard sub octave thing is SOOO cool i just tried it!
yes the natural anti-node picking position is good.
But remember it is not a sub octave that is happening , just more fundamental in the tone. A bass guitar has little fundamental when plucked at the usual position . Mostly 2nd harmonic
how you do it?
I also discovered something, you can play stuff on the A string and get a kind of 5th harmonic with the E string: pluck the C on A string and drop your plucking finger on the high G on the E string with a kind of hammer-on, sounds interesting.
"...not really bassistic..." -- I thoroughly enjoyed this video, nice combination of informative about pedals, informative about him, and the ability to just sit back and enjoy being a fan of his.
I love the way it just sort of goes off into orbit around 7:07...
I love running into this video! I jump straight to it every time: DUDE. RIPS.
& he's having so much FUN! The feeling permeates straight to my face. Cheers!
You can see the joy he has for music. So awesome and inspiring!
Why anyone would thumbs down is beyond me...This is one the most entertaining, insightful, and just fun Reverb's I've seen. League's playing, and maybe more importantly...his attitude, are awesome!
The beauty of his Bass is really incredible.
Just heard that he composed all the parts for lingus... besides being my newfound hero, being a bassplayer, he's seems like a super cool guy. Down to earth and enthusiastic about music.
I could watch Michael League play the bass all day - excellent and entertaining player. Also I am definitely buying a OC-3!
I wish all pedal reviews were like this
Not satisfying in a melodic way...
*proceeds to satisfy in a melodic way
Without the effect man... Without the effect.
@@me_angelo My P bass sustains beautifully all the time, but I guess it´s a bit harder with the flatwound strings he´s clearly using here.
He played Hendrix even
i know exactly what he means though, holding a note and just letting it sustain on a bass isnt as cool as with a guitar
@@me_angelo opa um BR
That response to the harmonics was just hilarious 😂
I'm so happy I stumbled onto this.. I have found a new bass player to love
he's amazing and groovy on the bass
That "club" bass line at 3:07 slaps though 😂... Just loop that and add drums and vocals
My FAVORITE bass player and a really cool guy!
I am SHOCKED at how good this kid is. Ive been playing bass (and Fender basses) for going on twice his lifespan and he makes me want to take lessons from him.
Michael, you are amazing.
Michael League is the best. I've been following his work for years now. When you're that good you're even allowed to make up your own words! "Bassistic" 6:33
Really like the look of that bass!
It’s got lower contrast than many and looks pretty cool
I really changed as a bassist because of Michael's influence... Before i was obsessed with applying techniques and making things so people would pay attention to me, now i play more to myself and i love my tone and music a lot more
How to hendrix a bass
This person is a gift to the world
One of the best musicians in the world today.
Go MEAN GREEN!! Lots of amazing music alumni from UNT, but Michael and the band make me proud to be part of the school.
I love his excitement after hitting those harmonics, things like that show passion for what youre doing. lol
My favorite Bass player/composer and ultra cool dude!
Not gonna lie I’m getting every pedal here now. Already had the MXR Octave and loved it for years, but the MOOG MF Drive is seriously one of the most versatile pedals I’ve ever played. I love this so much, it’s like pedal gear talk but with musicality in mind.
Ohhh God !! That was so inspiring & amazing ! Can we see an episode with Michael League for Bass Amplification ?? It would be awesome
i discovered that natural octave technique as well, one of the softest and warmest tones you can get from the bass
6:32 - If Michael League wants to make up words, by golly, they're not made up any more.
God that line he plays with the oc3 keeps me coming back to this video
Love the shoutout to Bernard Wright. ‘Nard is such an incredible album.
"You feel like you re making more money!" I laughed so hard to this. Best 8 minutes invested ever!
First time I've heard this guy, love his energy and talent. Could see him interviewing musicians on a show.
"Holy shit, those harmonics usually sound like this... Not today!!" Hahaha
He is such an underrated bassplayer, but hes up there with some of the best.
I re-watch this video from time to time just to hear him play!
He sounded like Cliff at the end :)
Exactly what i thought!
Me too xD
When he's messing around with the harmonics it does give an Anesthesia (outro?) Vibe lol
From 4:40 to 5:30 is some of sickest shit i've ever heard come out of a bass. Awesome.
When you think it can't get better than that, you realise your at the 7 minute mark and you are not even in this guys dimension, let alone league. WOW!
Jesus in that case you should take a listen to the people who inspired him, like Bootsy Collins.
I thought he sounded a lot like Jaco Pastorius then
No even in his (micheal) league
If you want to hear him play these styles all in one song, listen to the song "The Good Things" from Bill Laurance from his live album "Live at Union Chapel". Bill Laurance is the pianist in Snarky Puppy, so it made plenty of sense to have the great Michael League as his bassist. The bass intro is great, but the bass solo gives you goosebumps. Listen to whole live album actually, it's so worth it!
Haven't heard of Thundercat I see, Jesus
@3:36 I've been playing bass for 25 years and did not know this. I just tried it. It's a really cool sound and I'll put it in my bag of tools! Nice! Thanks!
They had to end the video 'cause it was getting out of hand :D Well done, Mike and Reverb! This was fun and helpful!
That harmonics bit at the end was hilarious. "Harmonics normally sound like this. Not today!" :)
1:11 that Shofukan bass line. yes, sir.
WelcomeToJ thank you lord
and when he did a solo on the stomp box it was to the changes of young stuff
Matt Stone is a really wicked bass player here. Who knew
hottaco11 damn, you beat me to it 😂🤘🏼
That sub octave trick works and it’s really really cool
That OC3 is THE SOUND! I almost started rapping. Great video!!!!
Pino on “Tear Your Playhouse Down” octave pedal caught my attention right away.
Never warmed up to fuzz bass. Don’t know why but I tried.
And I like reverb on solo fretless up high.
How to get sustain from a bass guitar. Rotosound strings, crank the mid up on your amp, along with the volume, stand in front of the speaker cab, so that there is sympathetic resonance vibration between your bass and your amp.
Tune the tone control until the notes sustain. :-)
Hello, great demo, you kept it natural. Greetings from France !
you dont get a suboctave picking an octave over. It just cancels out other harmonics making a more sinusoidal tone....that's just the natural fundamental..its cool though, sounds like electric piano.
at the end i felt like i was at a Hendrix concert and Mike was playing bass for him. all i could say was "YEA!!! WOOO!!!" It felt that good. 😂😂😂
Such an awesome human being!
Never heard of him or the band however after the first 30secs of him naming influences I definitely will check out now.
He's so goddamn cool. As bassists, he and I couldn't be more opposite, but I just love watching him play and talk about bass.
Holy lord, this guy is good!!
I have no idea who the band is, but I like his playing.
The portal to hell he opened at the end was the best part.
I dont know if you allready found out who they are, but i really wanted to recommend you this song (SnarkyPuppy- Lingus)
You GOTTA check out Snarky Puppy!! League is a monster!
@Michael League - This is amazing. Very informative.
Those harmonics at the 7:30 mark... LOL
Love turning up my volume to hear the bass (hearing all the room noise too) and turning it back down when he starts talking
Idk if this is sarcastic, but I'm guessing you're listening on your phone speaker. Sounds great and well balance on good headphones.
Insane how he mentioned Bobby Sparks as a favorite in this vid and three years later he’s touring with him
Thought Michael was gonna launch into "Purple Haze" at the end. 😄
The EHX Bass MicroSynth lets me dial in some awesomely keyboard-esque sounds. Took some tweaking, but I was able to get closer to that late 70s synth bass sound (e.g., "Funkin' forJamaica") than with any other pedal.
What a brother! Way to go man!
Michael Legue is really great but I wish to point that Anthony Jackson played electric bass on "Watcha gonna do...." with Chaka Kahn, then did Greg Philinganes overdub with synthbass.
You can still hear Mr Jackson's fantastic fills near the end of the song.
You get the ABSV award which is(alfa bass sonic video) keep up the good work you check ✔ all the boxes as we say in the NAVY carry on.
Is the “1/16 notey” thing he plays at 1:30 an actual song?? It’s mad funky
Those 2 fuzz pedals together at the end reminded me of Larry Graham's song "Earthquake".
this made me very happy
This guy has a very serious sense of groove
he brought the STANK at the end, there. I've never heard that from him. 0o0
7:45 - Looks like you're having fun playing your istrument, Michael :)
7:48 - Michael no
MICHAEL YES hahaha :]
I like this guy, protect him at any cost!!
Watching this video is highly, highly entertaining!
that ending was sick!
The interesting thing about using an octave is that you can get 2 octaves at the same time and blend them together. Whereas with the Moog you can only get 1-octave sub or 2 octaves you have to choose. 😁
NOT TODAY!
What an inspiring video! And it’s so simple.
That wuz DOPITY DOPE!!! 🙏🏽 Thanx!!
can anyone tell me the name of the groove at 1:28?? if its a song...
Love that riff with the moog filter. Sweet.
The octave trick he talks about is something I accidentally discovered when I was still a noob; lazy noodling found that plucking over the top of the fretboard sounded real warm... Shame I didn't realize it was a thing until now!
Cool video and nice guy! I like the delay bets i think as just adds to it without overdoing it and is melodic
Sweet Glad your College had a cool program!
Best fuzz tone I ever heard
Michael: *plays something on the bass
Me who forgot my headphones upstairs: :^(
3:08 did my guy seriously just get 808s on an actual bass
yeah.
808 is bass
@@diobrando5896 Technically, the kick drum of a Roland TR808. But yeah, now people just think a bass tone when they say 808. So a classic bass tone now is actually a sample of an analog synth sound that was trying to emulate a kick drum.
Loves me some snarky puppy, keep grooving Mike, you're awesome.
wonder what bass amp was used this day or if they just reamped the DI into this much buttery goodness
"those harmonics normally sound like this" -angelic twinkles- "nat today!"