Grooving And Soloing AT THE SAME TIME! 2 Instant Upgrades (Mega Easy)

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  • Опубликовано: 24 дек 2024

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  • @agcbass
    @agcbass 10 месяцев назад +40

    Buy this man's entire book collection. If you're serious about your bass education, you won't regret it.

    • @benaberry578
      @benaberry578 10 месяцев назад +2

      I’ve got two so far , loving em

    • @wallace_nelson
      @wallace_nelson 10 месяцев назад +1

      I have 5. Working on the complete collection. Love this guy!

    • @michalkbass
      @michalkbass 10 месяцев назад

      I'd love to but I can't read sheet music, just tabs

    • @wallace_nelson
      @wallace_nelson 10 месяцев назад

      @@michalkbass He does have BASS PLAYER'S GUIDE TO SIGHT-READING which is one that you can find on the his site. I'm not the best either so I know what you mean. But RUclips is full of free resources I plan on investing it all of his books.

    • @agcbass
      @agcbass 10 месяцев назад +1

      ​ @michalkbass Every single one of his books also includes every exercise in tablature. The tabs are in their own section in the back.

  • @fight-centermunster8198
    @fight-centermunster8198 6 месяцев назад

    And once again incredibly helpful tips! I have several of your books and can only recommend it if you want to improve your bass. Thank you for your support!

  • @BastardBrad
    @BastardBrad 10 месяцев назад +1

    Stoked I found this channel! Thanks Janek! Grabbing that book here soon!

  • @RCM-Bass
    @RCM-Bass 5 месяцев назад

    Amazing content Janek! Keep going, it is worth it and is making a difference in all our lives!

  • @building436
    @building436 8 месяцев назад

    There is something special...
    The opportunity to improvise on this is enormous!

  • @EricRunquistBass
    @EricRunquistBass 10 месяцев назад +1

    Always such a great job putting this together. So great to see you grow and develop as a player, and entrepreneur. Your hustle is the most inspiring

  • @victord6333
    @victord6333 10 месяцев назад +1

    Hello Janek, great lesson enjoyed it a lot. Just wondering as a beginner could explain a little more about how to create a melody or what book explains it. Really appreciate the time that you give. Thank you

    • @janekgwizdala
      @janekgwizdala  10 месяцев назад +1

      Melody is all around us. All you need to do is turn on the radio, or find a random spotify playlist. I got my ability to be melodic as a musician by listening. There is no "method" to creating a melody, just the same as there is no method to "Creating" vocabulary. The english language for instance, is pretty much all set with words at this point. The only way we learn to use the words within the framework of the language is initially by listening as an infant, and then slowly assimilating, repeating, and then creating our own thoughts and phrases once we have sufficient information.
      Music and melody is no different. You won't learn it from a book, no matter what anyone tells you. Are there books that help exercise that muscle? Absolutely. I've written over 20 of them. But every book i write focuses on listening first, and "learning" second.

  • @Julesplaysbass
    @Julesplaysbass 10 месяцев назад +3

    Good stuff! Is that one of the RKM basses from namm?

    • @PV184bass
      @PV184bass 10 месяцев назад +2

      Yes! Thats the double pbass that was on the booth. I played that bass and it sounded really good.

    • @Julesplaysbass
      @Julesplaysbass 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@PV184bass nice! I played a bunch of their basses, they were great. I’m still daydreaming about getting one of the short scale jazz basses they had!

    • @janekgwizdala
      @janekgwizdala  10 месяцев назад +2

      Sure is. Very nice instrument. Connected with it as soon as I picked it up.

    • @Julesplaysbass
      @Julesplaysbass 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@janekgwizdala nice! I really enjoyed their stuff, I’m talking with them about getting one of my own. Glad you’re enjoying yours!

  • @deermeadowhomes
    @deermeadowhomes 9 месяцев назад

    Janek found you a couple weeks ago. My playing has improved all ready. Just got your Pentatonic book. So excited! Thanks

    • @janekgwizdala
      @janekgwizdala  9 месяцев назад +1

      That’s awesome to hear!

    • @stevereedy420
      @stevereedy420 6 месяцев назад

      How do you like the Pentatonic Book? I'm going to order it soon.

  • @JordanIs.Online
    @JordanIs.Online 9 месяцев назад

    I recently bought your ii-V-I book.
    I thought I knew a decent amount of ii-V-I vocab but playing out the exercises that are "outside" the key centre really kicked my butt! Even some of the more basic exercises did as well! Love your stuff. Definitely want to look at your other books and content.

  • @michaelanthony9068
    @michaelanthony9068 10 месяцев назад

    Great lesson. Thank you Janek.

  • @tmvps
    @tmvps 8 месяцев назад

    Thanks Janek you keep making me better bassist and are a constant source of motivation

  • @skiphoffenflaven8004
    @skiphoffenflaven8004 5 месяцев назад

    Wicked! Thanks so much.

  • @argelinC
    @argelinC 10 месяцев назад

    So helpful so musical and so inspirational. Delivered with love and integrity from Janek. Thanks man.

  • @siriuscentauri7969
    @siriuscentauri7969 9 месяцев назад

    One of the best examples of grooving while soloing (or viceversa) is Willie Weeks on Voices Inside, from Donny Hathaway Live!

  • @PV184bass
    @PV184bass 10 месяцев назад +4

    Love the content and the sound of that bass 🤤

  • @PatrickBarrett-n6z
    @PatrickBarrett-n6z 10 месяцев назад

    Fantastic book! Got it and Iconic lines. Brilliant job

  • @PoteatMusic1
    @PoteatMusic1 10 месяцев назад +1

    Received my book a couple of days ago. Can’t wait to dive into it!

  • @soundcanvas1450
    @soundcanvas1450 10 месяцев назад +2

    What an enjoyable bass line.to play . CoOL
    👍👍

  • @christophercheney1006
    @christophercheney1006 10 месяцев назад

    Love you dawg, you always have such wisdom. I have that book and I'll definitely dig into that ish. I play in a duo with a singer songwriter and she's always throwing me solos. It's effing terrifying! I'm still trying to find that sweet spot between King Edward and Bootsy. Cracking into this exercise will definitely remind me of how important it is to get and keep them booties shakin'!

  • @AdamZuk1982
    @AdamZuk1982 10 месяцев назад

    Świetny vlog Janek :) , dziękuję.

  • @mr.force1036
    @mr.force1036 10 месяцев назад +2

    Hey thanks man, good work. Can’t afford your books but I love your style and commitment. Very inspiring. 😎

  • @WrobelMichal
    @WrobelMichal 10 месяцев назад

    Thanks for your advice / video Bro !! This is very inspiring !! You are amazing !

  • @aleksanderboczek5712
    @aleksanderboczek5712 10 месяцев назад +2

    great advices, boy this bass looks gorgeous

  • @andyejembi7531
    @andyejembi7531 10 месяцев назад

    Janek seems to care about my playing, although he hasn't met me. But I've met you Janek, and your content has been, and is still very helpful. Thank you.

  • @jamesgalway8814
    @jamesgalway8814 10 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks again for sharing.. always an eye opener from the Song Smith

  • @ivyxhazel
    @ivyxhazel 10 месяцев назад +1

    Breaking down how to get used to solo with grove is very helpful… lots of bass players go straight for the chops once the have a chance to solo
    Is that the bass you were playing at the namm show? I saw a post about you becoming a RKM artist

    • @janekgwizdala
      @janekgwizdala  10 месяцев назад +1

      I’m not sure about being an RKM “artist”. I’m not even sure what that would me to be honest. But the bass is amazing, it was a wonderful gift from RKM, and it’s something I will play on a very regular basis whenever I need an incredible P to play on records, videos and gigs.
      There is some talk about doing a limited run collaboration with them. But let’s see what happens. I’m just very happy to have this bass in my studio. It’s a serious piece of equipment that I connected with right away.

  • @dand5990
    @dand5990 10 месяцев назад +1

    What's the music starting around 9:10 and going into the outro?

    • @janekgwizdala
      @janekgwizdala  10 месяцев назад +1

      Just stock soundtrack music. Nothing specific.

    • @dand5990
      @dand5990 10 месяцев назад

      Got it. Sounded very familair to something I'm sure I know but can't remember for the life of me, so thought gonna ask just in case hah @@janekgwizdala

  • @LEVALmusic
    @LEVALmusic 10 месяцев назад +2

    The double p though 👀👀👌👌

  • @benhamilton3835
    @benhamilton3835 10 месяцев назад

    Book ordered 🙏

  • @MrShippens
    @MrShippens 10 месяцев назад

    Thank you Janek. I'm so happy to found your lessons. I love your playing (saw you first playing with Benny Greb at Drumeo Festival and then with Steve Smith, Awesome!!! ) Now i try to learn from you and it makes fun. thanks for sharing your knowledge 🙏

  • @allpass91
    @allpass91 10 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you Janek! You're always the inspiration that motivate me to push myself further and further and further. Does it offer international shipping by any chance perhaps? Thank you!

    • @janekgwizdala
      @janekgwizdala  10 месяцев назад

      International shipping is on this page: janekgwizdala.com/store/international-book-shipping
      👍👍

  • @Ulloy777
    @Ulloy777 10 месяцев назад +1

    Amazing pocket! Thats some handsome Bass!

  • @nonohmic766
    @nonohmic766 10 месяцев назад +2

    Whatever that new bass is sounds great. Simple and bassy clean af.

  • @wallace_nelson
    @wallace_nelson 10 месяцев назад

    I have 5 of your books. 1st one I got was this one. Working on the entire collection 🎉🎉

  • @bassist2514
    @bassist2514 10 месяцев назад

    It's a bit of a random question... how can I incorporate the use of compression on bass???

    • @janekgwizdala
      @janekgwizdala  10 месяцев назад +1

      plug that shit in and crank it up until it sounds good... That's kind of a crass answer, but it's also kind of accurate. get a compressor, and watch one of the million and one videos on youtube about how a compressor works. Or... do what I do: Get a compressor, never learn how it works, but turn the knobs until I find a sound I love.

    • @bassist2514
      @bassist2514 10 месяцев назад

      @@janekgwizdala love it!🤣 Thanks!

  • @ChesterRodriguez
    @ChesterRodriguez 10 месяцев назад +1

    That's inspired me to buy the book. Thank you.

  • @EricDobko
    @EricDobko 9 месяцев назад

    I've always wanted that reversed pickup position, seems like the only thing Leo Fender got wrong with the precision bass.

  • @arnfriedm.machtard4956
    @arnfriedm.machtard4956 2 месяца назад

    You made me so curious about your book 'Bass Player's Guide To Pentatonics' that I ordered one today! Receiving the book in Europe made me buying this one at Amazon as the shipping costs are at zero. Unfortunately it will be an unsigned book :-( But the book's content will certainly make up for this blemish, I assume!

  • @brunoflokati4437
    @brunoflokati4437 10 месяцев назад

    Hi Janek! Thanks for the post! I have a question about your books: do they build on each other and what is the best order to go through them?

    • @janekgwizdala
      @janekgwizdala  10 месяцев назад +1

      They call all be used independently, and each cover quite different topics. Where certain topics make sense together, we’ve bundled the books with a discount for buying more than one.

  • @EricRunquistBass
    @EricRunquistBass 10 месяцев назад

    Janek! Which bass is this? I need to get one

    • @janekgwizdala
      @janekgwizdala  10 месяцев назад +1

      RKM from Mexico. Amazing bass!

    • @EricRunquistBass
      @EricRunquistBass 10 месяцев назад

      @@janekgwizdala looks cool, sounds great! Been wanting to add a dual P to the toolbox for a while. Thanks m8

  • @leighvallely9752
    @leighvallely9752 10 месяцев назад +1

    How am I supposed to describe those pickups, double p, p jazz? Either way sounds great in those hands

  • @Troblack
    @Troblack 10 месяцев назад

    I have to ask, is your strap set high? I’ve noticed your bass doesn’t really rest on your knee all the time.
    I have the hardest time getting mine set like that.

    • @janekgwizdala
      @janekgwizdala  10 месяцев назад +1

      Well in this video I’m not using a strap at all, and it’s sitting 100% of the time on my left knee.
      Just remember that your knee needs to be raised to find the right balance point. I use a classical guitar foot stall, but anything that gets your foot a few inches off the ground will work.
      The balance of your instrument is also very important. If you have a neck heavy bass you’ll find it far more difficult.

    • @Troblack
      @Troblack 10 месяцев назад

      🤙🏾🤙🏾🤙🏾

  • @mud69
    @mud69 10 месяцев назад +1

    colab with scotts bass lessons dude!

  • @IanMartinAllison
    @IanMartinAllison 10 месяцев назад +1

    Dig!

  • @MichaelWilliams-lo3ix
    @MichaelWilliams-lo3ix 10 месяцев назад

    Brillant

  • @robertoepiscopo6558
    @robertoepiscopo6558 10 месяцев назад +1

    I have it already, should I take the second just for your autograph?

  • @ZhaoYan-jz8yx
    @ZhaoYan-jz8yx 10 месяцев назад

    I would like to buy , but I don’t know how to read, I know the tabs !

    • @janekgwizdala
      @janekgwizdala  10 месяцев назад +1

      All of my books have TAB. Just like in the video.

    • @ZhaoYan-jz8yx
      @ZhaoYan-jz8yx 10 месяцев назад

      Got it, I will buy it 😊

  • @NelsonMontana1234
    @NelsonMontana1234 6 месяцев назад

    The worst thing about bass solos is that most other rhythm section players don't know how to back it up. They don't realize that like every other instrument, it needs support. It needs a foundation. That's what the bass provides for everyone. So what do they usually do when the bass stops doing that? They DROP OUT! That leaves the bass player with his pants down. Your example works well with a groove, but on a swing tune, not so much. As for Victor Wooton, he plays pre arranged solos.

    • @janekgwizdala
      @janekgwizdala  6 месяцев назад +1

      Couple of things that need addressing in this comment... I definitely agree that bass players get hosed sometimes when the rest of the band drops out for the bass solo, but the concepts I'm talking about in this video absolutely work for walking lines, and Victor Wooten does no play pre-arranged solos when he improvises. He plays soloistic bass compositions as part of his shows, but he is also a world class improvisor when it comes to soloing.

    • @NelsonMontana1234
      @NelsonMontana1234 6 месяцев назад

      @@janekgwizdala Well, "pre arranged solos/soloistic bass compositions" -- same diff. I'm sure in that little tidbit where he's using the harmonics, he's worked that out in advance. Still great though -- but also, it's got a beat. Never heard Victor solo over walking changes without accompaniment. Few people pull that off well. Christian, Scotty, Jeff Berlin. The nature of the register of the instrument alone does not make it conducive to a large audience as it is, even if someone is good at it. So why make it worse? On my recordings I play the drums and piano when I play a bass solo so I'm sure to get something that works. : ) Anyway, I like your playing and videos by the way.

  • @benchinho
    @benchinho 10 месяцев назад

    What is this bass??😮

    • @janekgwizdala
      @janekgwizdala  10 месяцев назад +3

      RKM “Double P” from Mexico. Brand new for me this week.

    • @benchinho
      @benchinho 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@janekgwizdala thanks. Looks great. Sounds like they all do, when you Play them...

  • @MrSnivs
    @MrSnivs 10 месяцев назад

    Do I spy a pair of Lusithand beauties there on that cab?

    • @janekgwizdala
      @janekgwizdala  10 месяцев назад +1

      You sure do! I'm getting ready to shoot an episode of my "Pedal Studio" series with them tomorrow.

  • @Lord_Hiram
    @Lord_Hiram 10 месяцев назад

    I feel like I’m a good groove player but I’ll never be a good soloist

    • @janekgwizdala
      @janekgwizdala  10 месяцев назад

      The great thing is, you can be both without ever calling it “being a soloist”. The smallest of melodic hints in your groove can go way more than most “soloists”. Freddie Washington, pino paladino, mike league, Abe Laboriel… all people I don’t consider soloists, but I would listen to their playing over so many “jazz” cats any day.

  • @EricRunquistBass
    @EricRunquistBass 10 месяцев назад

    Ok guess you have a video about said bass…