for me Bob Marley has been the best. His bass rhythms are the rhythms of the heart. But I really like the Beatles, the bass line from With a little help from my friends is the happiness of living. Thank you Julia for your always positive joy and for your music.
Man I haven’t heard is this love in a few years and listening to her play that bass line gave me goosebumps and brought tears to my eyes. I love that song so much
Wow. Surprise surprise. I never knew Reggae would ever make it to this channel 😎 Thank you. I actually taught myself how to play Bass by playing along Aston Familyman, Flabba Holt, Robbie Shakespeare (the Reggae Bass trinity), Dennis Bovell, Tony Gad, Glenn Browne etc. Luckily, I met them all/worked with them (save for Famz). Tip: Anchor your thumb on the last fret of the fretboard to get that round wholesome tone. Not many played using the palm mute, save for Robbie who played with the thumb without muting. The Fender Jazz was the staple Bass for Reggae Bassists. Greetings from Uganda 🇺🇬👊🏿🖤
Finally, you featured my favorite genre, reggae is the reason I picked up a bass, reggae is the reason I noticed the existence of the bass player (when I was a child), thank you Julia. Really enjoyed that sound
I wanted to clarify something. Although the P-Bass with flatwounds was certainly used often for Jamaican riddims, and one can definitely get a good solid reggae bass sound from one, Barrett and Shakespeare were known for using the J-Bass. My favorite reggae bass lines. “Draw your Brakes” (Scotty dub of Prince Buster’s “Stop that Train”) “All Night, till Daylight” (Jacob Miller with Inner Circle)--Ian Lewis “96 Degrees in the Shade” (Third World)--Richard Daley “Trenchtown Rock” (Bob Marley Live)--Aston “Family Man” Barrett "Africa Unite" (Bob Marley & the Wailers)--Aston “Family Man” Barrett “Two Sevens Clash” (Culture)--Lloyd Parks “Handsworth Revolution” (Steel Pulse)--Ronald McQueen “Bredda Gravalicious” (Wailing Souls) “Plastic Smile” (Black Uhuru)--Robbie Shakespeare “Babylon Buildings” (Chris Combette) “Mother and Child Reunion” (Paul Simon)--Jackie Jackson I often play reggae bass myself. Reggae is one of the forms that got me into bass playing to start with.
I'm a life-long fan of Ska and Reggae. I've been learning guitar in the last year, but I decided I wanted to try bass, so recently purchased one. Julia is a big inspiration to me in wanting to try bass. So, with all of that, I'm really happy to see Julia playing some Reggae grooves!
It gives me a good feeling to hear you bigging up reggae basslines. They pretty much help define the melodic, harmonic and rhythmic flow of the music in reggae. In fact, there are standard reggae 'riddims' (also defined by the basslines) that all reggae bassists need to know. Some of those basslines are featured in hundreds of individual recordings! The fact that many of these riddims are still requested in the dancehalls although they were first written and recorded well over 50 years ago, attests to the simple power and ingenuity of those bass 'riddims' and the bassists who created them. The "Stalag" riddim was mentioned here. There's also the "Real Rock," "Heavenless," "Shank I Shek," "Rougher Yet" and hundreds of others!
@@surverain Leroy's best known riddim is "Full Up" (Pass the Kutchie). Between his innovative basslines and his gorgeous vocals, he's a legend! But there are plenty of other great foundation bassies...Brian Atkinson, Val Douglas, Earl "Bagga" Walker, Lloyd Brevett, Jackie Jackson, George "Fully" Fulwood, all created and recorded memorable basslines from the rocksteady/early reggae eras that have stood the test of time.
@@bassiehd No one is saying otherwise, especially not me, he is far from being my favourite reggae bass player, I don't even count him as a real bass player. I'm just talking about the facts that should not be confused with our personal tastes, no one has given as many riddims as he has and that are still relevant, that's how it is. You cannot limit his genius to one riddim either. Thank you for your comment.
@@surverain I certainly don't see where I'm diminishing Leroy's talents or influence. But as a reggae bassist myself, I've been cataloging reggae 'riddims' for some years now, and out of the 250 or so classic basslines (riddims that have been re-recorded multiple times) that I've cataloged, Sibbles is responsible for about 18 of them, as far as I know. Not saying I know the creator of every riddim, but imho creating and recording even one bassline that's called out for in the dancehall well over 50 years later is a real accomplishment. I hope that perhaps one day, one or two of my original lines will have that much impact and longevity, even if I'm no longer around to hear it.
Zion Train, One Drop, Is This Love, Satisfy My Soul, Zimbabwe, and of course, the best for last *The Heathen.* The Heathen has such a fantastic bass groove; it almost puts me in a trance like state.
Hear Bushman on the Heathen riddim - fyah! That's one thing I really love about Reggae - that whole culture of versions and riddim-medleys and such, different melodies and topics interacting with the basslines, because I mean let's be honest, Reggae is bassline first and foremost, who no like it, lef it ;) Dubplate-culture, artists voicing their songs on different versions/riddims... Heathen riddim is a tuff dubplate riddim. Good choice. ruclips.net/video/L6ZZKDFdTM4/видео.html
Some nice sounds here - thanks for this. But no mention of the late great Robbie Shakespeare…. He featured on so many great songs and not just in Reggae either. One of my favourites is Libertango, I’ve seen that face before by Grace Jones. Amazing playing. The drummer is of course Sly Dunbar - they were such a duo.
Nice to see and hear you jam some reggae tunes. I learned a lot from both Familyman and the late great Robbie Shakespear. Being a reggae bass player myself it's hard to just pick one favorite.
With the Reggae you really need to feel those spaces and Julia does that effortlessly. Really love the way you groove on these tracks. Big up and One Love.
Very nice, I saw the Wailers once live on a Festival, on which it had rained the whole weekend, but for the wrap up on Sunday evening the Wailers opened up the sky for a nice sunset! One of the best concerts =) My fav line is "Stir It Up" which is also a nice training for major triads. Thank you for my Friday Julia dose, have a nice weekend!
After taking a break from playing guitar for several years, I had a fretless bass made for me by my luthier and I'm going to learn on it. It seems more complicated, but I'm going to start with it and seeing Julia playing it makes me even more excited to get started Bob Marley is one of my favorite
Ha ha ha deleting my comments. Got ya. Funky Chad my ass. I know, sometimes the truth can be hard to take. I'm glad she's got a hardcore fangirl like yourself
“Want More” this Baseline is Simple, but so Full of Melody ! Because of the Skank, the Base is brought to the forefront ! Amazing how the Base can move your bones !
My favorite song is call is the love is this love i am feeling like you said reggea music make me feel happy and all Bob Marley music makes you want to get up and dance. You are doing a great job playing reggea music will always sound sweet each time you hear it. The beat of reggea music is so sweet. I enjoyed listening to you played Bob Marley music keep it you are great at it.have a blessed day.one ❤ and one ❤. Peace all ways.
"The bed's too big without you" by the Police is a great reggae bassline. I also like "Want More" by Bob Marley, which really is very heavy in live performance.
Hello@@richone10 I just wanted to address this comment. At first I just assumed you were right, as white musicians from the UK and US both took from the music of the African Diaspora, in the form of blues, jazz, and reggae for sure. In this case however, the cycle is fully turned, as the Bed's too Big track and it's underwater dub version, were actually a cover of the Police version. I think it was actually released in 2014? Sly and Robbie did another Police cover (of Walking on the Moon with Amblique. ruclips.net/video/Ou6ZfRLHTeY/видео.html ) on a reggae tribute to the Police, "Reggae Mondata" and interestingly on that album Sheila Hylton covered The Bed's Too Big Without you. I really want to thank you though because I didn't know much about Sly and Robbie, but now I do. So that's a whole 'nother rabbit hole of music for me to go down, and that is one of my favorite things to do! If you have any other of your favorite artists or tracks to suggest, I am always interested in learning about essential tracks or artists of any genre. Here's an album I found (from a different genre and style) that is absolutely brilliant and beautiful: Marlon Williams Live at Auckland Town Hall. This young dude from New Zealand sings like the child of Elvis Presley in his quieter moments, Roy Orbison, and Jeff Buckley, with ties to the Maori musical culture. The song "Nobody Gets What they Want Anymore" is particularly beautiful and there are gorgeous harmonies throughout the performance.
@@zombi3907 Hadn't heard that one. Great Bro. I have a recommendation for you. I'm from New Zealand. Lots of good reggae out of this country. Try "Rocketship" or "Running" from NZ band L.A.B. Beautiful music brother.
Nice tone and playing, I love reggae. I don’t have deep knowledge of reggae players, but my favorite Aston bass parts: Who the Cap Fit War I Shot the Sheriff
My favorite of the top overplayed Marley songs, by far. Bob has so many great songs, but only 5-6 get played all the time. Shame. The album Exodus is a masterpiece
Nice! I think Marleys "Zion Train" has one of Aston Barretts best bass lines. The one on "Stiff necked fools" is also worth mentioning, it´s kind of different and unique. The whole album "Hail Him" with Burning Spear and songs like "African Teacher" also is great work by Familyman Barrett. As for a two chords riddim, you can´t beat the classic bass line of Sound Dimensions "Real rock", created even before anything was called reggae.
I know Stiff Necked Fools. Excellently special baseline indeed. If I may recommend a baseline that is so cool it will start snowing in the room you may want to check out "Mosman Skank" from "Aswad" from the "Countryman" Soundtrack. ☝😎
@@ytucharliesierra I only knew Aswad from that terrible pop hit that they did. I checked out your recommendation, and that bassline is very dirty indeed. It sounds like it's being played through 12 different pedals. Dubby as fk.
@@ytucharliesierra Yeah, I know that one. It´s a classic. I also recommend "Three Babylon" if we are talking Aswad 😎Another good one I had missed until recently is Max Romeo´s "Melt Away"..
Thank you Julia, thank you, thank you💐🏅🥇🏆👑 you are so talented, i love to see you enjoying when you play the bassguitar 4 and 5 strings, thank you for all that you show me how to learn to play bass lines, thank you, thank you👏👏👏👏👏👏👏what you teach in your video’s means a lot to me, thank you for all your great work, you are amazing, thank you Julia, thank you, i wish you a very best joyful happy musical life!
actually Aston Barrett never played on P bass, only Jazz Bass,he is an unconditionnal jazz player according tohimself..with flatwound indeed!! he is an incredible bass player and one of the reason Im one too...good video..again ican see that Julia and I have akind of similar taste and influences..Icanrealize it in many videos..example here as a reggae fan forever, you choose songs I couldeasily choosetoo...greatplaying and great teaching young lady!
Among my many favorites: Blackheart Man, Tears in Your Eyes, Riding (Bunny Wailer). Java (Augustus Pablo). Nyah Keith (Burning Spear). Darkness (Black Uhuru). No Trouble This (Don Carlos). Black Woman (Judy Mowatt). Fade Away (Junior Byles). I and I (Messian Dread). Baby I Love You So (Jacob Miller). Come Away Jah Jah Children (Black Survivors). Night Nurse (Gregory Isaacs). Dubbing is a Must (Pablo Moses). Entertainment (Tristan Palmer). A Little Bit More (Dennis Brown). Government Man (Lacksley Castell).
Thx for this video, very interresting. for my part i love: - War, Bob Marley & The Wailers (1976) - Three Little Birds, Bob Marley & The Wailers (1977) - Zimbabwe - Bob Marley & The Wailers (1979) - I Need a Roof Over My Head - The Mighty Diamonds (1976) - Plus rien ne m'étonne, Tiken Jah Fakoly (2007) - and so on ^^
Thanks so much for your videos! You play so great! Hearing you play along really pops the bass out of the mix clear, and I notice little things that weren't obvious before.
Hi, most of what Doug Whimbish did for the onu record label was classy, dub syndicate, Lee Perry backing bass kinda stuff, mind Dougs in a lot of bands in he ey, I like your style because you make the instrument its self look beautiful that's a gifted ability, they are both really nice basses and your style is fluid well done👍
Tosh (Robbie Shakespeare) and Marley (Aston Barret) songs and the basslines are my traditional favorites. Police had a strong influence of reggae, l love Sting’s approach on it.
@@surverain I saw him with Tarrus Riley and the Blak Soil band. He hardly moved onstage, but he rocked tf out of the bass and had the place frenetically dancing!
Alpha Blondy was the first reaggae artist that really touched my young soul some 30 years ago. "Masada" is still of my favourite tracks with a great bass line. Lately, I've lost my heart to Hjalmár, such elegant groovy lines, like on "Lof".
i love so many but one that never fails to get me moving is a relatively simple one - the Revolution riddim as popularised on the Dennis Brown track of the same name. Flabba Holt of the Roots Radics is one of my favourite players.
Sounds great. Familyman actually gave me a bass lesson in person. He used a Jazz bass, told me how to set my tone and, like you, plucking fingers near the end of the fretboard. Love the Easy Star!! Wish you would look at Rick Danko (THE BAND-Life Is A Carnival and Unfaitful Servant, flat wounds, palm mute with a pick, like Carol Kaye!! He played like a horn player, like Veerdine did
@@klapsigaarenbasgitaar1931 Yes, the jazz bass has more like a classic reggae bass sound, although the P-bass was also used (by Lloyd Parks, Dennis Bovell).
He played a few different brand basses, even a steinberger on the live video promo version of the track "My Friend" 😎 Fams played then signed my 1979 musicman saber during soundcheck on one tour of which our band was support, but yes indeed, his go to was his fender jazz. He is the nicest and most humble musician I've had the pleasure of meeting.
Nice work and finally some respect shown to a music genre that influenced so many other styles. But there are a lot more great Reggae Bassists to look into. The late bass legend Robbie Shakespeare or Flabba Holt just to mention 2. Check them out. It is a whole different bass world.
Simply amazing. Great lesson. Recruiting for a reggae band. Universal creditz. If your free . I an in the midst of making an album . Need more inspirations and visions. This kinda thing. Love the way you move to the grooves. .
Love Reggae, not always but i often get into it. I therefore dont have a fav Bass Line bc i do not know that much. Great Video thought to get a few. Thanks Julia. Btw. your Red Sandberg was, is and ever will be absolutely astonishing.
Check out Richie Daly (bassist) from Third World. Songs: You're playing us too close, Reggae jam boogie, Now that we found love , Try jah love (among many others). oNe LovE from NYC
Two of my all-time favourite baselines are EQUAL RIGHTS by Peter Tosh and DREADLOCKS IN MOONLIGHT by Lee Scratch Perry. For real roots reggae, I love the bass in CHANT A PSALM by IBA. Would love to hear you do those young lady. Aaron from Australia 🦘🦘🦘
One foundation from the Wailer's album "Burnin'" Peter Tosh on vocals, another lesser-known track by them is Screw face, alternate take, excellent bass. Thanks for the great vid.
easy for me now to realise why my ears took to disco and reggae......the bass of course..... would have like julia to have done a bit of marley's Natural Mystic.... love that track
Aston Family Man Barrett a LEGEND that will not be forgotten.
The bass is the back bone of reggae
Master Blaster is a little gem from Stevie Wonder that gets lost with all of his other work. Nice to see Julia give it some deserved love.
Agreed!
It's really simple but I always liked the bass line for Bob Marley's "Stir It Up."
One Love also has a simple and easy dance with swaying rhythm ❤
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Agreed, especially from the live album.
"Stalag riddim". Classic dance hall track with a great bass line.
Old, old riddim too.
@@patkelly8309 It never gets old, nowadays Dancehall still uses this riddim.
Equal Rights by Peter Tosh, Robbie Shakespeare on bass
Sly and Robbie great reggae combo. Three Little Birds is one of my favourite bass lines
I would be great to see a part 2 from Julia that celebrates the work of Robbie Shakespeare
for me Bob Marley has been the best. His bass rhythms are the rhythms of the heart. But I really like the Beatles, the bass line from With a little help from my friends is the happiness of living. Thank you Julia for your always positive joy and for your music.
The Reggae bass is such a fluid groove, it gets some part of your body moving, whether you want to or not, Haha, and it's perfect for the "bass face"!
Man I haven’t heard is this love in a few years and listening to her play that bass line gave me goosebumps and brought tears to my eyes. I love that song so much
I love reggae bass.
Luv it when the building and floor vibrates to the reggae bass.
I like the bass lines in Marley’s Burnin’ and Lootin’, Coming in from the cold and Natural Mystic.
Wow. Surprise surprise. I never knew Reggae would ever make it to this channel 😎 Thank you.
I actually taught myself how to play Bass by playing along Aston Familyman, Flabba Holt, Robbie Shakespeare (the Reggae Bass trinity), Dennis Bovell, Tony Gad, Glenn Browne etc.
Luckily, I met them all/worked with them (save for Famz).
Tip: Anchor your thumb on the last fret of the fretboard to get that round wholesome tone. Not many played using the palm mute, save for Robbie who played with the thumb without muting.
The Fender Jazz was the staple Bass for Reggae Bassists.
Greetings from Uganda 🇺🇬👊🏿🖤
Don't forget all the bass lines from Leroy Sibbles.
@@surverain oh yes, plus Lloyd Parks and Boris Gardner.
@@BlackRootsAcademyOfSoul For sure, thank you my friend
Nice to have you back Julia! We've been missing you!!
Reggae bass faces are some of the best bass faces. 😎
Finally, you featured my favorite genre, reggae is the reason I picked up a bass, reggae is the reason I noticed the existence of the bass player (when I was a child), thank you Julia. Really enjoyed that sound
I wanted to clarify something. Although the P-Bass with flatwounds was certainly used often for Jamaican riddims, and one can definitely get a good solid reggae bass sound from one, Barrett and Shakespeare were known for using the J-Bass.
My favorite reggae bass lines.
“Draw your Brakes” (Scotty dub of Prince Buster’s “Stop that Train”)
“All Night, till Daylight” (Jacob Miller with Inner Circle)--Ian Lewis
“96 Degrees in the Shade” (Third World)--Richard Daley
“Trenchtown Rock” (Bob Marley Live)--Aston “Family Man” Barrett
"Africa Unite" (Bob Marley & the Wailers)--Aston “Family Man” Barrett
“Two Sevens Clash” (Culture)--Lloyd Parks
“Handsworth Revolution” (Steel Pulse)--Ronald McQueen
“Bredda Gravalicious” (Wailing Souls)
“Plastic Smile” (Black Uhuru)--Robbie Shakespeare
“Babylon Buildings” (Chris Combette)
“Mother and Child Reunion” (Paul Simon)--Jackie Jackson
I often play reggae bass myself. Reggae is one of the forms that got me into bass playing to start with.
I'm a life-long fan of Ska and Reggae. I've been learning guitar in the last year, but I decided I wanted to try bass, so recently purchased one. Julia is a big inspiration to me in wanting to try bass. So, with all of that, I'm really happy to see Julia playing some Reggae grooves!
hope you having some fun
Matt Freeman Rancid
Gosh damn
It gives me a good feeling to hear you bigging up reggae basslines. They pretty much help define the melodic, harmonic and rhythmic flow of the music in reggae. In fact, there are standard reggae 'riddims' (also defined by the basslines) that all reggae bassists need to know. Some of those basslines are featured in hundreds of individual recordings! The fact that many of these riddims are still requested in the dancehalls although they were first written and recorded well over 50 years ago, attests to the simple power and ingenuity of those bass 'riddims' and the bassists who created them. The "Stalag" riddim was mentioned here. There's also the "Real Rock," "Heavenless," "Shank I Shek," "Rougher Yet" and hundreds of others!
You mentioned Leroy Sibbles without saying it!
@@surverain Leroy's best known riddim is "Full Up" (Pass the Kutchie). Between his innovative basslines and his gorgeous vocals, he's a legend! But there are plenty of other great foundation bassies...Brian Atkinson, Val Douglas, Earl "Bagga" Walker, Lloyd Brevett, Jackie Jackson, George "Fully" Fulwood, all created and recorded memorable basslines from the rocksteady/early reggae eras that have stood the test of time.
@@bassiehd No one is saying otherwise, especially not me, he is far from being my favourite reggae bass player, I don't even count him as a real bass player. I'm just talking about the facts that should not be confused with our personal tastes, no one has given as many riddims as he has and that are still relevant, that's how it is. You cannot limit his genius to one riddim either. Thank you for your comment.
@@surverain I certainly don't see where I'm diminishing Leroy's talents or influence. But as a reggae bassist myself, I've been cataloging reggae 'riddims' for some years now, and out of the 250 or so classic basslines (riddims that have been re-recorded multiple times) that I've cataloged, Sibbles is responsible for about 18 of them, as far as I know. Not saying I know the creator of every riddim, but imho creating and recording even one bassline that's called out for in the dancehall well over 50 years later is a real accomplishment. I hope that perhaps one day, one or two of my original lines will have that much impact and longevity, even if I'm no longer around to hear it.
@@bassiehd I wish you that, I hope to hear from you one day.
Zion Train, One Drop, Is This Love, Satisfy My Soul, Zimbabwe, and of course, the best for last *The Heathen.* The Heathen has such a fantastic bass groove; it almost puts me in a trance like state.
Hear Bushman on the Heathen riddim - fyah! That's one thing I really love about Reggae - that whole culture of versions and riddim-medleys and such, different melodies and topics interacting with the basslines, because I mean let's be honest, Reggae is bassline first and foremost, who no like it, lef it ;) Dubplate-culture, artists voicing their songs on different versions/riddims... Heathen riddim is a tuff dubplate riddim. Good choice. ruclips.net/video/L6ZZKDFdTM4/видео.html
HaHa The Heathen 👍
Errol "Flabba" Holt, of the Roots Radics, is a Legend and one of the best groovy Reggae Bass player, in Jamaica.
Master Blaster. The most complete in my opinion !
Do a 2nd video with some Flabba Holt lines...they are magnificent!!!
Natural Mystic! Heavy vibes! Nice vid Julia!
Excellent, as usual, Julia. Have missed you! Bob Marley is one of my favourite artists. Gone too soon.
Thank you. Peter Tosh and Ziggy Marley will bless your soul. Once again thank you. Stay well.
My favourite is ,,the way you do the things you do" by UB40. It is really amazing.
I have seen Marcus with his crew and victor and WOW
You Hold it so STRONG!! Thank you for showing how Mellow everything is!!
Jammin by Bob Marley is always a classic !
Some nice sounds here - thanks for this.
But no mention of the late great Robbie Shakespeare…. He featured on so many great songs and not just in Reggae either.
One of my favourites is Libertango, I’ve seen that face before by Grace Jones. Amazing playing. The drummer is of course Sly Dunbar - they were such a duo.
Robbie was a KING. And a very nice guy!
The late great Robbie is my biggest inspiration for bass. I cover a few of his basslines on my channel.
@@rastanz He was a really nice guy. We opened for him several times! This is me on rhythm! ruclips.net/video/8lAl6nxXfz8/видео.html
Nice to see and hear you jam some reggae tunes. I learned a lot from both Familyman and the late great Robbie Shakespear.
Being a reggae bass player myself it's hard to just pick one favorite.
Yes my friend, I too learned a lot from familyman, Robbie and Flabba, there’s many more out there but they are the main ones I rotate around
With the Reggae you really need to feel those spaces and Julia does that effortlessly. Really love the way you groove on these tracks. Big up and One Love.
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Wie immer ein Träumchen. Ich warte noch immer auf die Top 5 Level 42, Jamiroquai und Hip Hop Bass Lines😉
Level 42 und Jamiroquai ... jaaa
I stumbled on a dub record by Aston "Familyman" Barrett, and it's full of amazing basslines and drums/percussion...
There's an album called "Juvenile Delinquent" where Familyman plays the bass...and everything else too.
Yeah! That "Is this this love" bass line...yup. "No woman, no cry" is one of my favorites.
Very nice, I saw the Wailers once live on a Festival, on which it had rained the whole weekend, but for the wrap up on Sunday evening the Wailers opened up the sky for a nice sunset! One of the best concerts =) My fav line is "Stir It Up" which is also a nice training for major triads. Thank you for my Friday Julia dose, have a nice weekend!
After taking a break from playing guitar for several years, I had a fretless bass made for me by my luthier and I'm going to learn on it. It seems more complicated, but I'm going to start with it and seeing Julia playing it makes me even more excited to get started
Bob Marley is one of my favorite
My first bass was a fretless, it makes you more precise imho
I'm always impressed at how effortlessly you make your stretches!
Yeah effortless. Probably practised for a month to learn 30 seconds of a song. Not impressed.
@@JaemanEdwards By that comment I'll take it that you haven't seen her play much.
Ha ha ha deleting my comments. Got ya. Funky Chad my ass. I know, sometimes the truth can be hard to take. I'm glad she's got a hardcore fangirl like yourself
Way better female players than her out there. 'Juliaplaysgroove' RUclips channel
wow all briliantly played love it Julia love the sound of your Bass
Very good lesson and examples to get into it. - We all need Jamaica Reggae, Yeah.
My favorite reggae bass line is: Jammin'!!!
“Want More” this Baseline is Simple, but so Full of Melody ! Because of the Skank, the Base is brought to the forefront ! Amazing how the Base can move your bones !
Awesome video. Two of my favourite Reggae baselines are (1) the baseline in Bob Marley's Stir It Up and (2) Dennis Brown's So Long Rastafari Call You
I have spent time with Aston , Carlie, Easy star Allstars, you have the chops..❤
.my favorite...and of course... the Big Mountain version of Baby I love your way (Peter Frampton)
Nice watching how you do the "rests" or skip beats.
Always good! 👍🏻😀🇬🇧
My favorite song is call is the love is this love i am feeling like you said reggea music make me feel happy and all Bob Marley music makes you want to get up and dance. You are doing a great job playing reggea music will always sound sweet each time you hear it. The beat of reggea music is so sweet. I enjoyed listening to you played Bob Marley music keep it you are great at it.have a blessed day.one ❤ and one ❤. Peace all ways.
I have 5 best reggae lines : YOURS !!! Thanks Julia 🥰
"The bed's too big without you" by the Police is a great reggae bassline. I also like "Want More" by Bob Marley, which really is very heavy in live performance.
Both awesome tracks. Good taste bro.
' Bed's too big without you' originally played by Robbie Shakespear.
Hello@@richone10 I just wanted to address this comment. At first I just assumed you were right, as white musicians from the UK and US both took from the music of the African Diaspora, in the form of blues, jazz, and reggae for sure. In this case however, the cycle is fully turned, as the Bed's too Big track and it's underwater dub version, were actually a cover of the Police version. I think it was actually released in 2014? Sly and Robbie did another Police cover (of Walking on the Moon with Amblique. ruclips.net/video/Ou6ZfRLHTeY/видео.html ) on a reggae tribute to the Police, "Reggae Mondata" and interestingly on that album Sheila Hylton covered The Bed's Too Big Without you.
I really want to thank you though because I didn't know much about Sly and Robbie, but now I do. So that's a whole 'nother rabbit hole of music for me to go down, and that is one of my favorite things to do! If you have any other of your favorite artists or tracks to suggest, I am always interested in learning about essential tracks or artists of any genre.
Here's an album I found (from a different genre and style) that is absolutely brilliant and beautiful: Marlon Williams Live at Auckland Town Hall. This young dude from New Zealand sings like the child of Elvis Presley in his quieter moments, Roy Orbison, and Jeff Buckley, with ties to the Maori musical culture. The song "Nobody Gets What they Want Anymore" is particularly beautiful and there are gorgeous harmonies throughout the performance.
Oh! @@JaemanEdwards What about Handsworth Revolution by Steel Pulse? So good.
@@zombi3907 Hadn't heard that one. Great Bro. I have a recommendation for you. I'm from New Zealand. Lots of good reggae out of this country. Try "Rocketship" or "Running" from NZ band L.A.B. Beautiful music brother.
Nice tone and playing, I love reggae.
I don’t have deep knowledge of reggae players, but my favorite Aston bass parts:
Who the Cap Fit
War
I Shot the Sheriff
"Could You Be Loved" by Bob Marley has a great bass line too
My favorite of the top overplayed Marley songs, by far.
Bob has so many great songs, but only 5-6 get played all the time. Shame. The album Exodus is a masterpiece
@@charliedillon1400 could you be loved is off uprising
This is a disco rhythm ...
Thanks, Julia, nice post, very pleasant delivery! Learned a couple of good licks :)
some of Aston Barrett's triplet grooves are absolutely beautiful in how they play with the off beat guitar clanks
Every one of these is pure gold!!!
this video was amazing
Nice! I think Marleys "Zion Train" has one of Aston Barretts best bass lines. The one on "Stiff necked fools" is also worth mentioning, it´s kind of different and unique. The whole album "Hail Him" with Burning Spear and songs like "African Teacher" also is great work by Familyman Barrett. As for a two chords riddim, you can´t beat the classic bass line of Sound Dimensions "Real rock", created even before anything was called reggae.
'zion train' is a killer track.
I know Stiff Necked Fools. Excellently special baseline indeed. If I may recommend a baseline that is so cool it will start snowing in the room you may want to check out "Mosman Skank" from "Aswad" from the "Countryman" Soundtrack. ☝😎
@@ytucharliesierra I only knew Aswad from that terrible pop hit that they did. I checked out your recommendation, and that bassline is very dirty indeed. It sounds like it's being played through 12 different pedals. Dubby as fk.
@@ytucharliesierra Yeah, I know that one. It´s a classic. I also recommend "Three Babylon" if we are talking Aswad 😎Another good one I had missed until recently is Max Romeo´s "Melt Away"..
@@JaemanEdwards listen Aswad - Back to África, also the album new chapter , is pure gold
Thank you Julia, thank you, thank you💐🏅🥇🏆👑 you are so talented, i love to see you enjoying when you play the bassguitar 4 and 5 strings, thank you for all that you show me how to learn to play bass lines, thank you, thank you👏👏👏👏👏👏👏what you teach in your video’s means a lot to me, thank you for all your great work, you are amazing, thank you Julia, thank you, i wish you a very best joyful happy musical life!
actually Aston Barrett never played on P bass, only Jazz Bass,he is an unconditionnal jazz player according tohimself..with flatwound indeed!! he is an incredible bass player and one of the reason Im one too...good video..again ican see that Julia and I have akind of similar taste and influences..Icanrealize it in many videos..example here as a reggae fan forever, you choose songs I couldeasily choosetoo...greatplaying and great teaching young lady!
Yep ONLY Jazz Bass!
He plays his jazz bass exclusively but I've know him to play other brand basses too.
Among my many favorites: Blackheart Man, Tears in Your Eyes, Riding (Bunny Wailer). Java (Augustus Pablo). Nyah Keith (Burning Spear). Darkness (Black Uhuru). No Trouble This (Don Carlos). Black Woman (Judy Mowatt). Fade Away (Junior Byles). I and I (Messian Dread). Baby I Love You So (Jacob Miller). Come Away Jah Jah Children (Black Survivors). Night Nurse (Gregory Isaacs). Dubbing is a Must (Pablo Moses). Entertainment (Tristan Palmer). A Little Bit More (Dennis Brown). Government Man (Lacksley Castell).
Nice!!!
I’ve never known how to count reggae. Always baffled me. Excellent as ever. Did you knit your jumper yourself?
Reggea has got soul by Toots and the Maytals is my favorite reggea baseline
Julia is an extraordinary bass player!!
eventhough Familyman played a jazzbass the p with flats sounds great aswell!
So cool! 👏🏻🫶🏻👍🏻
One Drop, one of my all time favourite bass lines
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Thx for this video, very interresting.
for my part i love:
- War, Bob Marley & The Wailers (1976)
- Three Little Birds, Bob Marley & The Wailers (1977)
- Zimbabwe - Bob Marley & The Wailers (1979)
- I Need a Roof Over My Head - The Mighty Diamonds (1976)
- Plus rien ne m'étonne, Tiken Jah Fakoly (2007)
- and so on ^^
I know it’s not “traditional” Reggae. But the bass line from the Police “The Bed’s too Big without you” is nice.
One of my favourite Reggae baselines is Watching the Detectives, by Elvis Costello.
Thanks so much for your videos! You play so great! Hearing you play along really pops the bass out of the mix clear, and I notice little things that weren't obvious before.
Julia....Don't worry... about a thing... Cause every little thing... is gonna be alright...💙👊😎🇯🇲
Stiff-necked fool has a unique bassline...True. So does another favorite of mine..The deep and heavy "Forever Loving Jah"🎸
Hi, most of what Doug Whimbish did for the onu record label was classy, dub syndicate, Lee Perry backing bass kinda stuff, mind Dougs in a lot of bands in he ey, I like your style because you make the instrument its self look beautiful that's a gifted ability, they are both really nice basses and your style is fluid well done👍
Keep doing that girl you're great, keep shining girl God bless.,
Nice choices! I always liked the effective powerful lines of Dennis Bovell (Linton Kwesi Johnson).
Yes Dennis Bovell is a part of the cream
Greetings from Tijuana Mexico, I like your videos
Tosh (Robbie Shakespeare) and Marley (Aston Barret) songs and the basslines are my traditional favorites. Police had a strong influence of reggae, l love Sting’s approach on it.
One of the most intricate basslines in reggae music is from "All in the same boat" by Freddie McGregor and is skilfully performed by Glen Brownie.
Thank you to mention Glen one man of the anthology
@@surverain I saw him with Tarrus Riley and the Blak Soil band. He hardly moved onstage, but he rocked tf out of the bass and had the place frenetically dancing!
Alpha Blondy was the first reaggae artist that really touched my young soul some 30 years ago. "Masada" is still of my favourite tracks with a great bass line.
Lately, I've lost my heart to Hjalmár, such elegant groovy lines, like on "Lof".
i love so many but one that never fails to get me moving is a relatively simple one - the Revolution riddim as popularised on the Dennis Brown track of the same name. Flabba Holt of the Roots Radics is one of my favourite players.
You got taste, nuff RASpect.
oh yesssss!!!
George Oban too
I have hundreds of favorite reggae bass lines. I can't choose :(
isn't it? it's normal, when yu love you don't compare
Lovely tracks thx Julia
Sounds great. Familyman actually gave me a bass lesson in person. He used a Jazz bass, told me how to set my tone and, like you, plucking fingers near the end of the fretboard. Love the Easy Star!! Wish you would look at Rick Danko (THE BAND-Life Is A Carnival and Unfaitful Servant, flat wounds, palm mute with a pick, like Carol Kaye!! He played like a horn player, like Veerdine did
Funny how she shows a picture of Familyman with a Jazz Bass and then tells you you should use a P-Bass😂
@@klapsigaarenbasgitaar1931 Yes, the jazz bass has more like a classic reggae bass sound, although the P-bass was also used (by Lloyd Parks, Dennis Bovell).
He played a few different brand basses, even a steinberger on the live video promo version of the track "My Friend" 😎
Fams played then signed my 1979 musicman saber during soundcheck on one tour of which our band was support, but yes indeed, his go to was his fender jazz.
He is the nicest and most humble musician I've had the pleasure of meeting.
Nice work and finally some respect shown to a music genre that influenced so many other styles. But there are a lot more great Reggae Bassists to look into. The late bass legend Robbie Shakespeare or Flabba Holt just to mention 2. Check them out. It is a whole different bass world.
Now, we need old funky music, in her Top 5 videos !!!
yes!! the bass is quite singing!
Simply amazing. Great lesson. Recruiting for a reggae band. Universal creditz. If your free . I an in the midst of making an album . Need more inspirations and visions. This kinda thing. Love the way you move to the grooves. .
Love Reggae, not always but i often get into it. I therefore dont have a fav Bass Line bc i do not know that much. Great Video thought to get a few. Thanks Julia. Btw. your Red Sandberg was, is and ever will be absolutely astonishing.
You may just be THE coolest person on RUclips. Awesome.
That sounds really good Julia
Desmond Dekker - The Israelites
Big thumb's up here.
I did like the video thank you Julia!
Julia you are brilliant i am just learning guitar and love the bass ....
Hi! Bass goddess! Long time seen, Super groovi basslines! Makes me remember. :-) Thanks!
You played my fave in first: Is this love. Thank you ! :)
I would love to hear you play “tightrope” by steel pulse 🔥🔥
Yes...Great bass line on that one like on every early Steel Pulse tracks (1978-84)... Thanks to Ronnie Stepper McQueen....
Master Blaster. You are good very smooth clean technique ❤❤
Check out Richie Daly (bassist) from Third World. Songs: You're playing us too close, Reggae jam boogie, Now that we found love , Try jah love (among many others). oNe LovE from NYC
Great and very innovative player. A couple of my faves of his are "Cold Sweat" and "Reggae Ambassador."
Great job from the Caribbean❤
Two of my all-time favourite baselines are EQUAL RIGHTS by Peter Tosh and DREADLOCKS IN MOONLIGHT by Lee Scratch Perry. For real roots reggae, I love the bass in CHANT A PSALM by IBA. Would love to hear you do those young lady. Aaron from Australia 🦘🦘🦘
One foundation from the Wailer's album "Burnin'" Peter Tosh on vocals, another lesser-known track by them is Screw face, alternate take, excellent bass. Thanks for the great vid.
easy for me now to realise why my ears took to disco and reggae......the bass of course..... would have like julia to have done a bit of marley's Natural Mystic.... love that track
there is many disco tracks based on reggae eg allmost all Boney M songs .. :D
@@kubasmrk3116 lol got their greatest hits cd