Chris Chaney: Studio Tour & Interview - Warren Huart: Produce Like A Pro
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Warren visits Chris Chaney (Jane's Addiction) at his studio The Bass Mint. They discuss bass techniques, Chris' gear, setting up a home studio and all things music!
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So cool to see this interview with Chris and just how well he has done. Chris and I were Berklee buds in the late 80s, early 90s til we both left. He'd come to the house I was renting and we'd jam in the basement, playing John Patitucci tunes and CCEB among other things, or we'd jam in the sheds or in rehearsal rooms at Berklee. He was a force to be reckoned with back then and I love how successful he has been. Well deserved and still such a nice guy like he was back then
Go to work, come home and mix for three hours and then I got to watch this. SOOO good. I like that he had his bass the whole time and riffed a bunch. Great stuff Warren and thanks to the camera guy/girl.
Hi +dre brose Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Will let the cameraman know!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
I am only exaggerating a little. I feel both fortunate and excited to witness such a wonderful interview. I felt like I was in the Bass Mint hanging with you. Every time I think you can't top your studio tours, they keep getting better. This was one of my favorite. I learn so much. Not in a step-by-step way, but they get me excited to research the gear, players, riffs, etc. Yes!
Hi +Fezzler61 Yay!! That's such an amazing comment!! I really appreciate it! Thanks very much for watching, commenting and all the positiveness! Have a marvelous time recording, many thanks Warren
Hi +Frank Patten Aw shucks thanks!! Thanks very much for your kind words I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
+Fezzler61 Couldn't agree more, such an inspiring guy. No ego, no fuss, love it, awesome!
Hi +Jelle Stokhof Wow! That's such an amazing comment!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Jaco was such a sad story,I'm glad you keep his name alive... great presentation
Taking a brief time out from watching this for the 3rd time. This time with my bass. You're right, people will love this one. Thanks
Hi +seth miller Great! Yes Chris is an amazing musician!! Thanks very much I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
This is the 5th or 6th time I've watched this interview. I love his setup and his musicianship. Thanks
Thanks ever so much Jules! Glad you enjoy it!
One of my favourite bass players of all time, I love Strays and the psychedelic bass lines thru it! so surprised and cool to see him turn up on Warrens show!
Just found this video and would love to see a round 2 with Chris. Thanks for making this!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I absolutely love these interviews with top session bassists. Keep them coming!
Warren I love how unstructured your interview was! You let Chris talk about what he wanted to talk about and he said some things I definitely learned from. It's not all about the gear it's about the music. Thanks!
Hi +MRSNIFFMEFINGA Haha yes flying by the seat of your pants is my style! When I get to talk to such amazingly talented people like Chris, Joe and Chris Lord Alge it's quite easy because they have such a wealth of knowledge to tap into! Thanks very much for watching, have a marvelous time recording, many thanks Warren
I'm loving all of these bass focused videos! Keep 'em coming!
Hi +MorbidBlessing Thanks very much I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Another brilliant interview, full of musical/bass insight and great gear discussion as per usual.
Loved it! I don't know who Chris Chaney is, but I love this whole series Warren!
I could almost say that I look forward to a new episode daily.
Kudos, to you and your team, who make these FANTASTIC & interesting videos.
Hi +Jesse Sou Pritchard Aw shucks!! Thanks very much for your kind words I really appreciate it! Chris is an amazing BassPlaye who has played with Alannis and is now with Jane's Addiction! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
This may be my favorite interview on your channel. Such a natural, free-flowing conversation.
Dude, warren interrupted constantly.
Oh man, i just came from Sheehan's interview, what a great channel! What a wonderfull video!
wonderful interview! chris sounds fantastic. i've been a fan of hin since the first alanis tour in germany. thanks for this and please do it again!!!
Hi +Marius Goldhammer Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Yes I saw him at the Underworld in London at their first European show ever! Amazing!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Amaaaaazing interview! Loved the bass techniques and all the talking! Thank you so much!
Hi +Javier David Caporali Aw shucks!! Thanks very much for your kind words I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Very humble dude. Great interview, and wonderful bass tunes. Great to watch you guys talk about the legend James Jamerson and the great Carol Kaye.
Hi +Infamous Thanks! Yes Chris is awesome! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
As a bass player one of the methods that I used when practicing is to play every note on the neck so I could hear what it sounds like. The scale was not important. I would do slow runs up and down the neck and increase the speed as my fingers warmed up. I also would practice a lot by not looking at the neck but concentrating, in my mind, where my fingers were in relation to the neck. If I did not have to worry about where my fingers were I could watch the other players and move when they did. I worked with people who were very good at improvising and would take off in a different direction in a song than it started at. For me the big thing is seeing it in my mind rather than physically looking at it. Great video as usual.
Hi +George Storey Thanks for sharing your process! Fantastic to see someone else focuses their playing their mind as well! Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Same here! I never had to think about left hand placement when the cue or click started!
Absolutely loving your videos Warren, thanks so much.
Hi +Dan Williams Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
It's always great to see passionate musicians converse; you always learn something. Thanks for the video, Warren!
Hi +Ethan Kaufman Great thanks vey much! Chris rules!! Thanks very much for watching, have a marvelous time recording, many thanks Warren
Fantastic as always! And what a great sounding bass! Thank you Warren!
Hi +noisesoundtonevibe Thanks very much for your kind words I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
What a lovely guy Mr Chaney is. And a KILLER player too! 🤯
Yes, what an amazing player!!
Great interview Warren, one of the best I've seen in years! Chris Chaney what can I say! Super cool guy! A must see for any bass player and recording musician Thanks guys LA King
Hi +Leslie King Thanks very much! Yes Chris is a great guy and an amazing player!! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Wonderful interview. Thanks!
23:43 - The late, great, Dr. Oliver Sachs actually talked about this phenomenon in his book "Musicophillia" and discussed a neurological basis for being able to practice -- and *improve*! -- by simply imagining your body playing the instrument. It's a great book~
Hi +mysteryloaf That's fantastic!! Thanks for the tip! Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Awesome, Fellows! Really dig the bass scale info! Thanks for another great vidi!
Hi +Bennie Clifton Yes agreed! I learned a lot myself from Chris!! Thanks very much for watching, have a marvelous time recording, many thanks Warren
Marvelous work you're doing Warren! Thanks for another great vid!
Hi +M Sully Thanks very much!! Thanks very much for watching, have a marvelous time recording, many thanks Warren
I chose to be late for work so that I could watch this. It was worth it...
Awesome Vid for us old bass players Warren.... cheers mate, keep up the excellent work!!!
Hi +Classic Rock Central Thanks very much for your kind words I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Great interviews! With absolutely amazing people! Thank you very much - very inspiring!
Hi +Evgeny Sazhin Yes Chris rules!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
I love this channel! Subscribed the first time I watched. Just strait helpful info, techniques, and perspectives on the approach of recording and production !
Hi +30yrpro Aw shucks! Thanks very much for your kind words I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
You need to do another episode with him! :)
Love Chris - amazing talent
Great video, Warren. I love the studio tours and seeing the various choices of gear and their thoughts behind the choices. He seemed like a really good dude, too. Thanks for doing these videos.
Hi +Jed Wunderli Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Yes Chris is a great guy!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Learnt so much in the first 10 minutes alone! Thanks for this.
So many great insights and observations, fantastic interview guys, thanks for sharing.
Hi +Wheel333 Aw shucks! Thanks very much I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Thanks for the video Warren! Chris is a great player and seems to be a nice guy!
Hi +Gustavo Justus do Amarante Yes Chris is an amazing player and a truly great guy! Thanks very much for watching, have a marvelous time recording, many thanks Warren
I can't like this one enough. Chris Chaney is one of my heroes!
Hi +Bobby Whitworth Fantastic stuff! Chris rules!! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Hi there Warren! I am a San Francisco native, and a multi instrumentalist in the SF gigging scene. I know Steve Evans! I love that guy! Another person if anybody is interested in bass players in the Bay Area is a guy called Bobby Vega. He is one of the all time greats, and has many interesting stories. Plus, his session list and discography go on for miles and miles.
I am usually stoked when I get 1 or 2 pearls of wisdom, but you guys opened up a treasure chest. I'm gonna have to watch this over many times. So much to learn is Awesome! :-)
I look forward to the days when I can give back from my experiences & engage in constructive convo.
For now though, as usual, thanks for your input Chris & Warren. You guys Rock!
Hi +Rui Dos Santos Aw shucks!! So glad to be able to help!! Chris rules, he's an amazing musician and a true gentleman! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
awesome episode. loved chris's playing with alanis, what a chocked studio as well. just lovely
That's how I got here: saw Chris Chaney playing bass with Morissette on You Oughta Know.
Great video! Thanks!
I really enjoyed that! Kudos to you and Chris!
Hi +Michael Parson-McNamara Thanks very much indeed!! Thanks very much I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Thank You Warren!!Every single video you have contains invaluable info for both novice and pro alike. Always inspiring - hope you keep these going for a long time to come.You once made a comment about enjoying 1000's of quality viewers rather than a million random ones -- well the 1000's of us really do appreciate the time, effort, and wealth of knowledge you provide. Thanks again!
Hi +Super- J Thanks very much for your kind words I really appreciate it! Perfect! Agreed I love being able to have discussions with everyone here! It's fantastic! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
I'm not a bass player, but from a point of general musicianship that was a wonderful interview!
Hi +Ben Spinks Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Yes Chris is truly a fantastic musician!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
@@Producelikeapro I am a bassist myself, I play Electric/ Double Upright Bass. This is fantastic!!
Tommy Cogbil, James Jamerson, Bob Babbit, Donald 🦆 Duck Dunn influence me.
Hello Warren, I found this video to be very uplifting and encouraging. I'm currently working on my bachelor's for music theory, and to be candid, I get a little bogged with learning things like secondary dominants, mode mixture and the Neapolitan chord. So it is wonderful to see that super successful class acts like yourself and Chris enjoy theory for the fun of it. And so, I'll keep on keeping on with my studies.
You occasionally use the word "blessing" in your videos; but I would like to let you know that YOU are a blessing.
Thank you for your heart & videos.
Hi +Hector De Santiago Aw Shucks!! You Rock! Thanks very much for your kind words I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
I took a lesson with him in that exact spot in his basement at his mansion in Brentwood Los Angeles. He is a great guy and taught me a lot.
More ! More everything ! ! I feel a two or three part interview coming on--I hope.
Enjoyed it, Warren 👌🏼💥
This is actually helping my playing so much!!! Thank you!
Yeah, that little tip about playing the scales from as low down as possible really hit home with me. Love to have a lesson with Mr Chaney who would probably wonder what the hell I've been doing for the last 50+ years.
this is really fantastic! - warren your amazing at capturing pro content and inspiring musicians :)
Hi +Vomiting Christ wow! Thanks very much for your kind words I really appreciate it! I am so glad to be able to help! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Thank you Warren! I learned a lot from this one. Chris seems like he's just a super nice guy.
Hi +67Stu Yes Chris is a great guy!! Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Great as always Warren keep up the good work
Hi +Brian Shiels Thanks very much for your kind words I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
I am about to rewind this video 20 times to get that whole tone lick.
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Hahahaha... Funny thing, I was reading through this comment at exactly the same time he was saying that in the video.
Ditto!
Such a great video. So insightful in so many ways. Cheers!
Hi +Joshua Lozada agreed! Chris rules!! Have a marvellous time reaching and mixing, many thanks Warren
Good job! Great review. Thank you
Great interview. Thanks!
Great video with a great player!
Hi +casetanner Agreed a truly wonderful player!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
From the first time I saw that blond kid on SNL playing for Allanis' debut, I remember thinking this rhythm section (Taylor Hawkins/C. Chaney) is SO BADASS! Seriously propelled her career and so many others, it's been cool to watch their rise
Wow some real cool Bass guitar tips there, got a whole more than I expected thank you !
HI +Rick maczka I agree Chris is great!! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Right around 21:43 is like blow my mind kind of moment. Thank you so much for this video.
Agreed Chris is an amazing musician!!
Ooh, god. Nothing like some pre-CBS Fender goodness. A custom color pre-CBS, too. Big bucks right there.
Oh, yeah. One more thing. MORE BASS PLAYERS!!! Thanks a lot, man. Great video series.
EDIT: I'm bummed. That's a custom shop repro. Still a nice bass.
Very cool stuff and that DI Box is awesome.
Hi +Truth Music (Studio) Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Superb interview with two really nice guys. I spot an Eclair Evil Twin behind the 1073DMP too.
very very interesting, thank you
Thanks ever so much
Wow! Massive bass tone!
Yes, amazing!!
Fantastic interview! You sound amazing, Chris, and I love your setup. I'm stealing some of those exercises/licks/concepts (if you don't mind).
Wonderful interview excellent
Thanks ever so much Paul!! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing! Many thanks Warren
I’ve been lusting after fancy foderas , but this bass sounds so nice and organic
Great job!
Hi +gingaleanda Thanks very much I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Chris got the MXR Flanger I want and I got the Delay he wants :D
Great Interview Warren and Chris!
Hi +studjo Thanks very much!! Yes the Flanger and Delay are BOTH amazing!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Great Knowledge to listen to my Friend.👍👍👍👍👍
Hi +Rick Velazquez Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Awesome vid, awesome playin!
Hi +Josh Salant Thanks very much for your great comment I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Chris Chaney! I love you dude, you’re one of my favs, but embrace the techy nerd-dom. If you know those BAEs have Avedis op amps, you’re a techy. ❤️
Marvellous!! He’s definitely very talented
Great interview, and amazing conversation .
Chris - Do you still have the awesome Sonic 2x10 1x18 cabinet that you bought second hand from a guy at Hun Sound San Rafael in 1988? Pure sweetness, and no doubt a key piece of gear in your success . LOL 😂.
I will be watching this a lot to extract these amazing runs and exercises. The story about lesson with CK is totally cool.
Thank you for this!
that was the best advice vid i have seen on UA-cam, im a bass player and haven't heard of Chris Chaney, what a bass player, there are so many lessons to learn from in less than 38minutes, i am going to rewind this a lot. fantastic stuff. rob ps you've got a new subscriber
Hi +FUNKMASTERFOURTWO Fantastic!! Glad to be able to help! Yes Chris rules!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Warren, I absolutely love these conversational style "interviews" - thanks for letting me a fly on the wall! One question: WHERE DO YOU FIND THE TIME to churn out all these awesome studio tours??? Speaking of recording bass, I get amazing results from my SansAmp Bass Driver DI. Simple and very effective.
Hi +Jerry McKenzie haha I know!! God knows where I find time, but I do and I love doing this!! Thanks very much for watching, have a marvelous time recording, many thanks Warren
Interesting stuff! I'm a single (yeah you read that right ladies...) keyboard player so I have about as little insight to the ring problem as possible but maybe Chris should try using a gold ribbon to supplement for the ring when he's playing. Just a thought. Thanks again!
Hi +David Mack Haha who knows, might work? Thanks very much I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Fuck yea Chris Chaney! Those bass lines off of Strays have stuck with me through the years!
Hi +Dave Tone Wonderful!! Thanks very much for watching, have a marvelous time recording, many thanks Warren
I was watching You Oughta Know from Woodstock '99 and heard Chris's bass playing for the first time completely fell in love with his tone. That specific tone is exactly what I have been trying to find in a bass and rig, but have yet been successful. Would love to know what he used for that tour.
Out of all the technical awesomeness in this video, the most difficult technique is playing cleanly with a wedding ring on!
Hi +primecutstudio Haha yes indeed!! Thanks very much I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Yet another winner!!! I personally have a Rickenbacker 4003 midnight blue bass that I run through an Amplitube SVT virtual rig that sounds amazingly cool. If I could afford it I'd get a real SVT 300 watt head and 8 10 cab to mic, but alas, I just have the virtual one. I'm a big Squire fan as well as Jaco and Collin Moulding from XTC. I love his use of melody within the song structure. He compliments the songs harmonies and melodies without taking away anything from the song. Check him out he's very cool indeed. Has is always seen as a rhythm instrument which I disagree with. The bass, in my humble opinion, is the glue that allows the guitars to showcase their particular brand of crunch and aggro force. I've always written my bass parts as a melody that, hopefully, compliments what the other instruments are lacking. At least that's my take on it, right or wrong. But I've been told my bass lines are worth listening to!🤓Stay Marvelous Warren!!
Hi +Paul Schmdit Thanks for the great comment!! I have to give the Amplitube SVT virtual rig a proper try!! Yes Jaco and Colin Moulding are amazing! I'm a big XTC fan!! Agreed Bass glues everything together! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
What a really nice guy
awesome 😎
Thanks ever so much
my basschain ; P-bass to 50's Bassman amp to loadbox to line out in Neve style preamp.
dial in the sound on Bassman tone and volume controls (according to genre of music and desired distortion level). Works on everything.....
Yes Joe Pass also marked my life...what an artist and huble guy he was!
I agree Neil! Joe Pass was AMAZING!
And now he is a member of AC/DC !! COOL !!
baes for days, chandler throughout, dual la-2a's and a space echo. rock solid.
haha yes, indeed Kevin!
Cool guy great digitation...!
Hey Warren,
I always love it when you are talking with other musicians about music. No offense sir about the tech stuff, but I'm still a player first and an engineer (NOT) 2nd. And it struck me when you mentioned mentors how so many of us seem to have the similar experiences. (Got to love the classic rock & roll as it pointed all of us to the really great musicians.) We started out with the Great Ones (Who, Jeff Beck, Jimi and so on.)...who pointed us to the great blues players (Jimi mentored with Buddy Guy for years off and on, and is who he got his chops from) and then on to the great Jazz players like Jaco and so on. Like you and Chris I was fortunate that way from where I grew up. Finding Danny Gatton from just gigging around the bars and clubs in Georgetown. (Check him out on UA-cam...their are tutorials he made, concert footage and lots of other great tracks of his music) The Nighthawks, then later on in Miami meeting up with great Jazz musicians like Steve Bailey (jazz bass player...if you haven't heard this guy you've got to hunt him down on the web and listen.), Sandy Patton, Ira Sullivan and on and on. Even though I can't play like them my mind soaked it up and their influence comes through as I will always look for a "Different" way to play the same thing.
The other "Light Bulb Going off In My Head" was the quote you made about Jaco and his rehearsing/practicing in his head more than hands I've scared myself a few times recently from that.
See I don't really "Play" the piano, but I use my midi controller to play, bass, and other instruments that I either don't have or don't play. Last week I was looking for the right sounding counter point to the acoustic guitar track on a project I've been working on now for over two months. I realized that piano was the best choice. So I just played. Didn't think about scales or anything like that as the key is a pain in the butt to begin with on the piano. Just did little fills throughout the song tracks to add some brightness and air to the mix. When I played it back I had somehow managed to get the piano notes to flow nearly perfectly around the guitar picking notes of the other tracks. They complimented each other almost perfectly and only required a few minor adjustments in the midi editor. Again... I DON'T PLAY THE PIANO, but I knew what I wanted in my mind and by "Not Over Thinking" all the music theory stuff it worked totally.
And your comments about the great engineers who came up as players. That's so absolutely spot on point. For them it's like the studio was a new musical instrument to play, not just transformers and tubes.
Great video and you looked like you were having way too much fun.
Thank you again sir for another wonderful and educational video.
Have a Bodacious Day.
Marty
Hi +Martin Weeks Wow!!! You completely Rock! I can't express how wonderfully spot on and truly supportive those comments are!!! I love all those references, great players bring so much to the music we listen to!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
The Steve Bailey Video has some great live playing but the tutorials are the real value. You will see Steve doing "One Finger" picking as well as great hand movements for the left hand to make it much easier to move through the scales. Steve was exactly like the way he is in the videos. He was always a blast to talk to and hang out with, and of course an amazing honor when he'd let me sit in and play blues with his bands. Yikes I was fortunate!! :-)
Hi +Martin Weeks Yes truly fortunate!! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Great talk. But I really wish they talked about Chris’s bass collection.
Warren - feel free to inbox me the stories about that Police tune. Inquiring minds :)
Great job as always. Many many thanks for all you do!
Hi +Guit N Good Thanks very much I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
I was talking to Rob Zombie shortly after he disbanded White Zombie, about writing and recording and he was talking about quality players like Chris Chaney who can knock shit out in one take- effortlessly and effectively. Such a great player. Inspiring. I'll never forget that.
Great job by the way. Enjoyed the piece. Cheers!
Hi +john gilbert Yes Chros Chaney is a monster player and a great guy! Rob Zombie has good taste! I just recorded John 5 yesterday, that was a lot of fun! He's still playing with Rob! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
Hi +john gilbert Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it! Have a marvellous time recording and mixing, many thanks Warren
All of you videos are amazing Warren, but this has that 'something' :-D Two guys sharing PASSION!!!! It's electric :-D Gives me a woody, if you pardon the expression ;-) Thanx so much for all of your videos, so informative, passionate and creative :-D Mike
A non instrument exercise that works for me is drumming with my right hand fingers. I once found that I can do double speed drum-rolls with 2 fingers and thought, hey what's going on. So I had to translate that to playing on strings. A good right hand ability is often what makes things possible and fluent. Nice friendly guy too.
Hi +rawstarmusic Thanks for the great tip! That's awesome! Thanks very much I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
First class video! Both my Christmas list and things to practice have increased enormously! Does Chris have a website?
Hi +Tim Jackson Hmm good question, does he have a website? I would google it! Thanks very much for your kind words I really appreciate it! Have a marvellous time recording, many thanks Warren
Amazing video with a ton of useful information on so many things! Did they ever make a second round?
No! But that’s an amazing idea!
@@Producelikeapro Indeed! Especially looking forward to get my eyes and ears on those basses Chris owns. Thank you for all the great videos.
I sold him his studio table at West LA Music in 1998 . Lol
Great conversation. I've learned something. Is it a good idea to use DI in a live situation in stage to have better sound?