Mamma Mia - ABBA - Bass cover

There's some great Bass work on ABBA songs. I'll have to do some more at some point
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Fender 70s reissue Jazz Bass
Rotosound strings
Aguilar Tonehammer DI
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[@jaydenwhitlen1489]

This is just absolutely amazing, never knew how great ABBA's bass lines were

[@JamesMaxted]

Oh yes! They are a treat!

legendary bass lines!! Watch this: ruclips.net/video/CLC-5L-pCFc/видео.html and watch the Legendary and original bassplayer Rutger Gunnarsson (the only video i have find)!: ruclips.net/video/B139-IqKcqg/видео.html&start_radio=1

[@patrick8681]

This is among my three favorite bass lines of all time tbh

[@andrewkim485]

@@patrick8681 what are the other 2?

[@GVike]

Rutger Gunnarson was a seasoned musician already when recruited by ABBA. His main bass was a Jazz.
"Dancing Queen" is deceptively hard, and "Knowing Me Knowing You" is extremely non-conventional.

[@enzarra2463]

To be honest, ABBA's basslines is one of the best ever!

[@JamesMaxted]

Agreed!

[@matexavi25]

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[@redbellnahravacistudio5503]

Not just the baselines. But yes..agreed!

[@GVike]

@@redbellnahravacistudio5503 Great musicians and great production all over

[@GVike]

The bass parts or the bassist who plays them (Gunnarson)?

[@enochsharon]

The bass run at “I could never let you go” at the end of the chorus just gives me nostalgia 😭

[@robertcrawford4702]

One of the best Abba bass lines l ve heard. Sharp timings with smooth flow, a real pleasure to listen to. I hope you do get a chance to do a couple more Excellent!!

[@JamesMaxted]

Cheers I hope so too :)

[@BIGeSTRING]

Whats wrong with 12 people who dislike this???? They dont know how good James is play his bass. James your a real boss

[@JamesMaxted]

Thanks very much :)

[@Iofflight]

Abba is just an amazing pop band.

[@JamesMaxted]

I agree!

[@nozydog771]

Nice playing! I love this bassline (actually all ABBA bass lines rock!)

[@JamesMaxted]

I need to do more when i get the time!

[@lartensgrill6106]

Great cover, firmly in the pocket

[@JamesMaxted]

Thanks very much!!

[@kannanadiseshachalam3733]

ABBA the movie master piece of 1970s, such movie full of songs will never return again,good bass boosting really melodious rendition

[@andreicocor4383]

0:28 that part. Seems so easy in the video.

[@JamesMaxted]

Its a great line!

[@robfromthewest7805]

Great bass cover. Abba bass lines - keeping dance floors full for over 40 years.

[@JamesMaxted]

Oh yes!

[@IronBhoy]

Very clean bass playing. 👏👏👏

[@pplutt1]

Great bass playing James. Rutger was a genius...

[@wallykaspars9700]

Excellent playing. One of my favorite ABBA tunes.

[@JamesMaxted]

Mine too! Thanks :)

[@OrbitalDeathRay]

Sick work, dude. Learning this myself atm. Your tone is so creamy! Love it

[@autothrottle2325]

It’s absolutaly amazing, especcially bass tone. Still the great bass line!

[@JamesMaxted]

Thanks very much :)

[@cjmqt]

damn dude. i love that you included all the little nuances. you killed this track. great job man, seriously.

[@JamesMaxted]

Cheers matey:)

[@뉴웨이브-f2s]

Oh my. . So seasoned

[@samarparmar5926]

born and brought up on ABBA since my first record superb bass lines

[@JamesMaxted]

It's good stuff!

[@samarparmar5926]

james you played bass lines brilliantly

[@s7eviev]

Excellent, great playing, thanks for posting this! My fingers are now sore and my head is spinning! :-)

[@JamesMaxted]

Great stuff! Wouldn't have it any other way! Keep playing!

[@grantharrismusic]

Fabulous tone and technique. So smooth

[@JamesMaxted]

Thanks ever so much! :)

[@-Cece]

.....I think I am in love with this bass player!

[@djm4457]

Love the line and especially the tone. Great work.

[@JamesMaxted]

Thanks a lot! ABBA are great

[@drumskunk]

Im a drummer and I’m watching this - how are you so relaxed when playing?
10/10

[@samyjoseph4798]

abba basslines are something more dude super trouper has me all cramped, nice cover

[@JamesMaxted]

Abba win at pop music!

[@-Cece]

I know why this is your most watched video, because it's AWESOME!
oh and all my views, yw 😉

[@foorwq7816]

excrllent work my good man, brings back old times...

[@JamesMaxted]

Cheers :)

[@Robil63]

Great playing and video editing.

[@JamesMaxted]

Thank you very much!

[@richardmawdsley784]

This has been a great help to me, many thanks

[@JamesMaxted]

Great to hear! :)

[@ejieboy934]

When his turning his head down he looks like john deacon

[@JamesMaxted]

I'll take that as a compliment! John Deacon's one of my favourites :)

[@johnmcgahern3946]

Brilliant! Subscribed. One can learn so much from your playing! Can you do Dancing Queen and Money Money Please? And you're absolutely right, Abba did have some great bass lines!

[@JamesMaxted]

Thanks very much :) Always fancied learning dancing queen. I'll see what I can do!

[@johnmcgahern3946]

Awesome, thank you!

[@empresaglova1268]

very beatiful bass and very clear sound, congrats. Pretty profesional audio and video. Keep !!

[@JamesMaxted]

Thanks very much :)

[@geop7497]

James you are absolutely genious.

[@stephenasbridge878]

The more I listen to Abba the more I realise how good the baas guitar was.

[@JamesMaxted]

It's an education in tasteful lines that aren't dull, but not flashy :)

[@juanpablogarcia263]

Thaks bro!!! Greetings from Peru

[@JamesMaxted]

Cheers! :)

[@phillippasteur3904]

Great playing!

[@JamesMaxted]

Thanks :)

[@davidandersen5510]

Excellent work...beautiful version!

[@JamesMaxted]

Thanks very much!

[@phillippasteur3904]

Is that a 70's American jazz bass? It is beautiful!

[@JamesMaxted]

Thanks! It's a Mexican 70's reissue

[@TechIlliterate]

What Jazz Bass is that? Some reissue? Looks amazing!

[@JamesMaxted]

It's a Mexican 70's reissue :)

[@TechIlliterate]

@@JamesMaxted Convinced me to find one. Bought an American ultra and put a Black pickguard on it. Beautiful bass.

[@gt.vintageaudio3402]

Perfect!....thanks.

[@BassMan2727]

Very job. Congratulations.

[@JamesMaxted]

Thank you very much!

[@blackronin91]

Man, super solid. Good job.

[@JamesMaxted]

Thanks very much :)

[@arunryanarunryan]

Amaaaaazing - a thousand thanks

[@peterGriffin-ug7jv]

we need more ABBA

[@DRNEGOLICIS]

Abba is pretty bad ass. All their bass lines rock

[@JamesMaxted]

Sooo bad ass!

[@richardmawdsley784]

Great , very helpful thank you!

[@JamesMaxted]

Glad it was helpful!

[@robertogonzalezosores9389]

Muy buen cover James, congratulations!

[@JamesMaxted]

Thanks :)

[@saparaltesaparalte3940]

So great...

[@JamesMaxted]

Thanks :)

[@marklee2672]

Great tone and effortless cover. How much practice did you put in to get that down so well? Very good, thanks for posting.

[@JamesMaxted]

Hiya, that's a tricky answer! Not a huge amount for this video, but I've been playing a long time so all those hours are a part of it I guess

[@ashgonza92]

​@@JamesMaxted when did you get "good"?

[@JamesMaxted]

@@ashgonza92 tricky one! I like to think I'm always getting a little better. I started playing when I was 11 and started doing gigs when I was 12, so that really tightened me up a hell of a lot. I had a really good teacher for my 1st 3 years. I don't feel I've really gotten any better technically since I was about 19 .... 2-3 years of hard work probably laid the foundation for what I still rely on. Diminishing returns after that. Hope that helps

[@JamesMaxted]

@@ashgonza92 I recently uploaded a few practice idea videos that might be useful

[@ashgonza92]

@@JamesMaxted awesome. Thank you.

[@alexruizbass]

I loved your playing, very fine and classy. Amazing job! 🙂

[@JamesMaxted]

Thank you very much!

[@westfield90]

Simply love this

[@shogunk]

Fantastic cover mate.

[@TheTatooedBeliever]

awesome! please make more! ❤

[@pauldodsworth4401]

Top playing mate....i'm afraid to say i copied it note for note as i couldn't find a decent tab.....apart from the little fill in at 41 secs.....couldn't do that....but went for A6/A7/D7 instead which works well....beautiful Bass.....keep it up mate....great playing !

[@JamesMaxted]

Nice one! Cheers

[@zualazuala8414]

Nice playing

[@viciousLUA]

Awesome cover!!!!

[@JamesMaxted]

Thanks a lot!

[@---gw9sx]

Супер!!! А это Вы играете на басу в мюзикле "мама Мия" в Лондоне?))

[@klazie73]

Great job. Well done!

[@JamesMaxted]

Thank you very much!

[@ztormur6504]

great job man !

[@erezlanciano1764]

Bravo!

[@JamesMaxted]

Cheers! :)

[@eyalbis]

great cover and playing!

[@JamesMaxted]

Thanks very much :)

[@s0renfrank]

Used this video to learn the Bassline. Thanks!:)

[@JamesMaxted]

Great! Glad it was useful!

[@MauricioMX8]

Nice cover, James :D

[@JamesMaxted]

Thanks very much :)

[@BilO-nl6ri]

Nice👏🏻

[@JamesMaxted]

Thanks :)

[@bobthompson100]

who are the 9 miserable twerps who disliked this? Great stuff.

[@JamesMaxted]

Thanks very much ... can't please everyone

[@stevewoodward7850]

Great playing..as always. What model Fender Jazz is it please James?

[@JamesMaxted]

Thanks :) it's a Mexican 70's reissue

[@ednacalderon6131]

Que excelente cover, me encantó tu técnica y muy buen video y sonido
Cuantas cámaras usaste? Me encantó los cambios de toma que hiciste.
Saludos.

[@JamesMaxted]

¡Muchas gracias! Me alegro de que te haya gustado. Usé 2 cámaras

[@duophon17]

Amazing! With what ease you play?!

[@JamesMaxted]

Thanks very much :)

[@ericascali5427]

Bravo

[@JamesMaxted]

Thanks :)

[@CoolBarrow]

nice playin', maaan

[@JamesMaxted]

Thank you :)

[@blackisblack22]

I am surprised at the naturalness with which you play, from what age do you practice?

[@JamesMaxted]

I started at age 11

[@blackisblack22]

James Maxted I’m just starting, a couple of months ago. I’m 54, how much could I achieve and approximately how much time if I practice 2 hours a day? And what should I focus on first? I can already play some covers published on RUclips so I think I have passed the rookie part but I’m struck in speed.

[@JamesMaxted]

@@blackisblack22 Excellent! That's a really good start. If I could start again with my learning I would put priority into arpeggios and pentatonic scales. Practice dead slow and really focus on your timing and quality of notes from both hands. Be relaxed when you play. Only increase the speed when you've really nailed it. Take your time working on one thing at a time rather than spreading yourself too thin. Practicing Arpeggios will help with speed, dexterity, string skipping, ear training and harmony. If there's a specific piece of music you're trying to play that is too fast for you, break it into pieces. Try playing just the first 2 notes over and over, then add the third then fourth etc. Hope that helps

[@blackisblack22]

James Maxted I have not really paid attention to scales and arpeggios and now that you mention it sounds right to pause the covers and return to the basics until master it. I appreciate your advice as I see in you someone who is already on the other side and can indicate the path with greater clarity. Thank you very much and be well.

[@JamesMaxted]

@@blackisblack22 No problem at all! After a while with a little knowledge of things like arpeggios, you will start seeing and hearing them in Baselines, and you'll start to learn songs a little faster too

[@marcosm4636]

Toca muito.......

[@benchmarks1016]

💓

[@hiltonsantana1899]

perfeito

[@chill_dude12]

well done sir:)

[@JamesMaxted]

Thanks :)

[@stewartsnape1231]

5 stars⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@JamesMaxted]

Thanks :)

[@aleksandraprzybysz6378]

3:13

[@WDXash]

As good as the original, as is the tone 👍

[@JamesMaxted]

Cheers very much :)

[@jonelordieta7573]

Rutger was the man

[@JamesMaxted]

Agreed! I need to learn more of his lines!!

[@eldoroonie]

@Niclas Eriksson Yep, found that out afterwards...

[@_brakskilla_6716]

pięknie < 3
polska pozdrawia

[@iivxtcii3890]

what tabs do you use?

[@JamesMaxted]

I don't use tabs - they're often wrong

[@iivxtcii3890]

@@JamesMaxted Do you make your own? How do you do it??

[@nayakaaryaputra3662]

you look like black widow

[@keegandesouza4593]

40.0 sweet

[@badidou69000]

Tabs ?

[@JamesMaxted]

Sorry learned by ear. If Google doesn't give anything, try using the speed button in the bottom right corner of the video, slow it down and write your own. hope you get sorted :)

[@user-pi4qq2hx3y]

You must dance and you
Like statue

[@giovaniemendoza2282]

cant hear the bass line clearly... the audio music is louder ... so annoying...

[@simonsoffer5038]

Iron Maiden bass line more interesting than this bass line.

[@fabrix3740]

Bravo!

[@JamesMaxted]

Thanks!