@@randyclere2330 Yeah, his playing ability is a testament to the hard work he put in, and his teaching style is very constructive, but you just can't teach that kind of bass face. I, personally, look like I am about to lose control of my voluntary muscles when playing bass (drool has happened), so I am jealous of the bass-face-gifted. ;-D
I'm just an amateur player, but I find nuggets in so many of your videos that inspire me even as a non-professional - thank you so much! The fact is that I can't internalize the little hints here and there, half-sentences or parts of a more complex idea, as fast as new videos come out :-) On top of that, 'Bass Player's Guide To Pentatonics' came through my door recently - I really like it!
I clicked the Amazon link after two minutes of the video. I've really been exploring the pentatonic lately and I'm fully convinced that all great basslines are simply the pentatonic with minor additions or subtractions. I'm excited to dive into this. Also, shout out to Meshell Ndegecello, one of my top three favourite bass players. I saw your interview with Scott Devine where you talk about how influential "I'm Diggin You (Like an old soul record)" is on you. It's one of my favourite basslines and drips with funk! I immediately sat down to learn it when I first heard it.
Loved this video, straight to the point, honest demonstration and super inspiring! Been looking for a way to get a deeper understanding of pentatonic vocabulary and I think this might be it!
As soon as you isolated that lick I thought, "Dang, that sounds like Me'Shell" Been trying to cop her style for decades. But then again, who hasn't? Love the lesson, and insight, and your groove! Thank you!
Wonderful lesson sir! Totally like the way you phrased the practice. It’s all about getting the vocabulary down so that you can engage in a musical conversation to whatever extent you desire (or is required).
I bought this book and it's great. Itbwould be helpful if the videos were indexed for each exercise. I highly recommend this book, it's great at improving your basslines and fills.
Hey Janek ! As usual this vid is really helpfull. U'r talking about form. I personnally have a certain lack of sense of form...; of awareness of form...; can you please talk more about this and how to developp our inner sense of "form" ? Will you make a video talkin' about this topic ??? please :) It'll be great for my averall playin' Thanks and cheers from Cahors France Thierry
Hi Janek, I love this exercise (and video). Unrelated to the exercise itself, I love the tone in this recording. Is this just compression and EQ or also something else? I hear a tad of distortion. Amp? Maybe somebody else has clues. I'm new to fiddling with bass sounds and just about everything I know about it is IMA and Scott Devine's videos on recreating iconic bass sounds on the HX stomp. I'm guessing this one is probably going to be close to the Meshell Ndegochello tone they recreate (The Way). Anyway. Love your channel and your books, Janek! Can't wait for the scale book to arrive in the mail! :)
Great video and I love this book. This video encourages me to dig deeper into it. I love the backing track. Do you have a resource for these or do you make your own? I didn’t see them available for download with the book videos. Thanks again and loved seeing you in Minneapolis a couple months ago!
Pretty much the only thing needed is listening at the end of the day. That's what I almost always come back to whenever I'm looking for inspiration. Just listening to new music. It's all there.
not sure if this would be helpful for you but maybe check out some no wave / post punk / dance punk, there are some really melodic but groovy basslines from bands like gang of four ("Entertainment!") and the contortions ("Buy"). if you want to break out of a box, that would definitely do it because that shit is completely alien sounding. swans' first EP and first two albums ("Filth", "Cop") are almost a deconstruction of the bassline entirely.
I love it when I'm at a point where I am looking for the next thing to work on and a Janek video drops with an inspiring idea. Thank you, Mr. G!
Right??? He’s such a great player and clinician.?I wanna less on how he bobs his head and making faces!!! He’s a treasure!
@@randyclere2330 Yeah, his playing ability is a testament to the hard work he put in, and his teaching style is very constructive, but you just can't teach that kind of bass face.
I, personally, look like I am about to lose control of my voluntary muscles when playing bass (drool has happened), so I am jealous of the bass-face-gifted. ;-D
I'm just an amateur player, but I find nuggets in so many of your videos that inspire me even as a non-professional - thank you so much! The fact is that I can't internalize the little hints here and there, half-sentences or parts of a more complex idea, as fast as new videos come out :-)
On top of that, 'Bass Player's Guide To Pentatonics' came through my door recently - I really like it!
Even through my phone speaker the double P bass sounds so clean and punchy, hell of a tone x
I second that opinion. Incredible tone
I clicked the Amazon link after two minutes of the video. I've really been exploring the pentatonic lately and I'm fully convinced that all great basslines are simply the pentatonic with minor additions or subtractions. I'm excited to dive into this.
Also, shout out to Meshell Ndegecello, one of my top three favourite bass players. I saw your interview with Scott Devine where you talk about how influential "I'm Diggin You (Like an old soul record)" is on you. It's one of my favourite basslines and drips with funk! I immediately sat down to learn it when I first heard it.
Loved this video, straight to the point, honest demonstration and super inspiring! Been looking for a way to get a deeper understanding of pentatonic vocabulary and I think this might be it!
As soon as you isolated that lick I thought, "Dang, that sounds like Me'Shell" Been trying to cop her style for decades. But then again, who hasn't? Love the lesson, and insight, and your groove! Thank you!
Wonderful lesson sir! Totally like the way you phrased the practice. It’s all about getting the vocabulary down so that you can engage in a musical conversation to whatever extent you desire (or is required).
Digging the props you gave Meshell Ndegeocello! Her new album is phenomenal!
Your videos always does a great job of breaking complex ideas to pure simplicity,thank you for all you do
This kind of video lessons are really helpful! Thanks Janek great video
Thank you !!!
This particular video was really inspiring, Janek! Thanks for all you do!
I really enjoy the percussive ghosts notes you're adding with your plucking hand during the rests, thank you for the video!
Yes indeed, this is why this sounds so groovy as hell =)
New subscription here! Im trying so hard to learn bass guitar.
I’ve been playing bass for many years. You got some good chops,
Thank you for the lesson ❤
I bought this book and it's great. Itbwould be helpful if the videos were indexed for each exercise. I highly recommend this book, it's great at improving your basslines and fills.
Just ordered on Amzn. Thanks!
Nice, extremely helpful.👍🏿
I'm a fan of this video. Cheers 🥂
Excellent practice material, thank you.
Zdrowie!
Just ordered on Amazon, another awesome bass book on my Janek Gwizdala bookshelf.
Thanks, learnt a lot.
Thanks
that P bass tone is amazing
I was just working on this exercise yesterday! What are the odds? Thanks a lot for this insightful video 🎉
Awesome 🙌🏽
Are you going to bring physical books to the guitar summit in Germany?
Hadn't thought about it... but that could be a thing!
Hey Janek !
As usual this vid is really helpfull. U'r talking about form.
I personnally have a certain lack of sense of form...; of awareness of form...; can you please talk more about this and how to developp our inner sense of "form" ? Will you make a video talkin' about this topic ??? please :)
It'll be great for my averall playin'
Thanks and cheers from Cahors France
Thierry
Excellent lesson, thank you so much ! Love the drums and keys line too, is it somewhere to be found ?
Awesome video! I need a chair like that! Do you remember the model?
👍🏾Cool👍🏾
Amazing funk line
When i get back from vacation im on it
Hi Janek,
I love this exercise (and video). Unrelated to the exercise itself, I love the tone in this recording. Is this just compression and EQ or also something else? I hear a tad of distortion. Amp? Maybe somebody else has clues. I'm new to fiddling with bass sounds and just about everything I know about it is IMA and Scott Devine's videos on recreating iconic bass sounds on the HX stomp. I'm guessing this one is probably going to be close to the Meshell Ndegochello tone they recreate (The Way). Anyway. Love your channel and your books, Janek! Can't wait for the scale book to arrive in the mail! :)
Just a hair of compression in post and no eq. I like to keep it simple for the clean tone when I’m making videos like this
@@janekgwizdala thank you! All in the fingers (and the bass) then! :)
Great video and I love this book. This video encourages me to dig deeper into it. I love the backing track. Do you have a resource for these or do you make your own? I didn’t see them available for download with the book videos. Thanks again and loved seeing you in Minneapolis a couple months ago!
All of the books come with access to the custom backing tracks via a link inside the cover.
@@janekgwizdala Ah! So you're saying....RTFM. Ha! Thanks brother!
Very cool and practical! Embellishing WITHOUT ABANDONING THE GROOVE!!! Stealing from the great ones! YESSIR!!!
Hi Janek, how are you managing to get your bass at that angle in that position without a strap? It seems like the ideal playing position.
Janek, you and Michael Ruff would be amazing to see at the Baked Potato in LA. Do you know him?
❤
Please tell me where you got that chair!!!
🤷♀ Office Depot? Can't remember
I really enjoyed this book .But I'm stuck in the pentatonic box ( pentatonic inversions ) and need something much further to advance my creativity.
Pretty much the only thing needed is listening at the end of the day. That's what I almost always come back to whenever I'm looking for inspiration. Just listening to new music. It's all there.
not sure if this would be helpful for you but maybe check out some no wave / post punk / dance punk, there are some really melodic but groovy basslines from bands like gang of four ("Entertainment!") and the contortions ("Buy"). if you want to break out of a box, that would definitely do it because that shit is completely alien sounding. swans' first EP and first two albums ("Filth", "Cop") are almost a deconstruction of the bassline entirely.
Where can I get that shirt?
It’s a Swedish company called Stockholm jazz records
Do you have flat wounds on that bass?
@@YukonDan round wounds. DR high beams
Does the book tell you how to make those bass faces
@@bcinbergen9097 on page 83
You made me think of how Bootsy Collins does his fills, then you mentioned him
please tell me that u finally find a place wherer u will live forever...? :P
also, pro-dad tip: one kid is enough.