when i first heard this song i thought my god , never be able to play that . i did play some bass in a covers band a long time ago , never really learnt to play the bass ...just messed about with it and learnt bass line s parrot-fashion . then retired from playing when i had my son 21 yrs ago...now im retired and thought get that bass out that s been collecting dust in a cupboard, so since july been learning it properly ...and now i find i can actully learn to play quite complicated riffs once you break them down, and learn and practice slowly at first. so thanks so much for breaking this down ..so good to be able to play stuff like this , just shows what you can do if you set your mind to it
Thanks for sharing this. My background is the same as yours and my son is just now leaving the nest, so I've been contemplating dusting off the old bass. Haven't picked the instrument up in a long long time, but your story offers encouragement/inspiration.
We had to cut this because our bassist couldn't do it smooth enough..and it's crazy because he was an amazingly talented bassist. The feel is the unique part though
Excellent performance. Great bass tone, presence, punch. Thanks for breaking it down the way you did. Love the bass. Yamaha is world-class in my book, mate.
You look like my uncle who lives in London. The funny thing is that we are both from a town in Iceland. Another thing I wanted to say is WOW! Such quality but so few subscribers. You deserve more🙂👏👏👏👏
Marcus Miller was talking exactly about that. In old days, when you didnt have youtube and tabs, you had to listen and try 100 different approaches until you find what he played. And in those experimentations, you would basically find your own style of playing.
This is definitely not the best choice for my second ever song to learn. I’m going to go back to With Or Without You for a bit and come back to this when I’m a bit more proficient
Great lesson. The band at my brother's wedding played this tune. The bassist was very good, but when it came to this fill, he just avoided it and played a totally different line. It was a bit of a let down :(
Hey, it’s a Yamaha BB415, I bought it second hand about 10 years ago. I then defretted it and put a stingray control plate on it. It is vol, vol, tone with series/parallel switch on it. It seems to work fairly well as a fretless. I’m a big fan of the fretless jazz bass sound, but this bass has a nice ‘woody’ quality to it that I really like and it really usable.
when i first heard this song i thought my god , never be able to play that . i did play some bass in a covers band a long time ago , never really learnt to play the bass ...just messed about with it and learnt bass line s parrot-fashion . then retired from playing when i had my son 21 yrs ago...now im retired and thought get that bass out that s been collecting dust in a cupboard, so since july been learning it properly ...and now i find i can actully learn to play quite complicated riffs once you break them down, and learn and practice slowly at first. so thanks so much for breaking this down ..so good to be able to play stuff like this , just shows what you can do if you set your mind to it
Excellent!!! Well done 👍
Thanks for sharing this. My background is the same as yours and my son is just now leaving the nest, so I've been contemplating dusting off the old bass. Haven't picked the instrument up in a long long time, but your story offers encouragement/inspiration.
We had to cut this because our bassist couldn't do it smooth enough..and it's crazy because he was an amazingly talented bassist. The feel is the unique part though
@@prisonmike4971 I’m sure he could , just slow things down and practice....trust me if I can do it anyone can do it
@@norwegianblue2764 hi,,sorry for the late reply thanks .
Excellent performance. Great bass tone, presence, punch. Thanks for breaking it down the way you did. Love the bass. Yamaha is world-class in my book, mate.
Bamm. I always thought it was played reverse. 😂
Thanks for confirmation.
I recall you playing this riff at college all those years ago!
Happy Days!!!
Great video! Very well played and explained and not too long!
Great stuff . Thanks for the lesson .
Great video - nice punchy sound, thanks for breaking it down
No problem, glad it was helpful.
Thanks for the video Jimmi, really helpful.
Thank you from nz,fred
You look like my uncle who lives in London. The funny thing is that we are both from a town in Iceland.
Another thing I wanted to say is WOW! Such quality but so few subscribers. You deserve more🙂👏👏👏👏
Ahh thanks for your kind words!!
Thanks for sharing!
Very well played and explained. Thank you for the vídeo. Nice editing.
Excellent lesson. Saved me heaps of time learning it for a gig. Cheers.
Marcus Miller was talking exactly about that. In old days, when you didnt have youtube and tabs, you had to listen and try 100 different approaches until you find what he played. And in those experimentations, you would basically find your own style of playing.
great video thanks for posting!
I'm subscribing right now.
Brilliant!
I love the sound of fretless slap.
Don’t we all
Love it mate! 👏
Thanks 😁
Thanks to this video I can now play the solo to this song🤘🥰
Appreciate it!!
Nice content man. This is one useful breakdown. I'll subscribe.
Nice 👍👍👍
Ahh thanks!!
This is definitely not the best choice for my second ever song to learn. I’m going to go back to With Or Without You for a bit and come back to this when I’m a bit more proficient
I KNEW THE BASS SOLO WAS REVERSED I WOULD HAVE NEVER NOTICED IT WHILE I WASNT HIGH
Never realised that's how they did it
Great lesson. The band at my brother's wedding played this tune. The bassist was very good, but when it came to this fill, he just avoided it and played a totally different line. It was a bit of a let down :(
Ciao Jimmy! Very huge job! Can I ask: which Yamaha bass model is this?
First 3 seconds: That's why I came here!
What is the model / year of your Yamaha ?
Where did you get it :) ?
Hey, it’s a Yamaha BB415, I bought it second hand about 10 years ago. I then defretted it and put a stingray control plate on it. It is vol, vol, tone with series/parallel switch on it. It seems to work fairly well as a fretless. I’m a big fan of the fretless jazz bass sound, but this bass has a nice ‘woody’ quality to it that I really like and it really usable.
0:10 you lost me at “killer track”
But great video 🤟🏼
Lovely, but the name of the song is “You can call me Al”. You are a master though…!
Thanks
It’s fun and educational, until you try to play it 😂. My problem is making the notes staccato at full speed. I just gotta keep practicing.
U'll get there
It's actually "You can call me Al"
Anyways just take a look to my new baby hahahahaha