I’ve seen early interviews with him and he spent lots and lots of time, energy and effort in practicing and mastering tone. You’ll notice all the sounds and effects he uses are all monster and beautiful tonally. One of my friends is not the most technical bass players but he has an awesome sound
Seems like scooped mids, with high trebble. Not too much bass. Tone full on. Then experiment a bit with the "other mids". (If you have a 4-band EQ, a parametric sweepable mid freq, or a graphic EQ ; which, you totally should.)
This is so important. If Pop or Pop influenced music was truly easy to properly execute, there would be no need for first call bassists to record it. Truly anything takes effort and attention to detail.
Absolutely. I used to play in a band with a pretty other-worldly guitarist. Dude could play anything from rock to jazz to classical, but we had a track that needed just very simple notes played on the pre-chorus and he just couldn’t do it. It was almost too simple for him to play, which blows my mind.
@@ofilosofoouumfumante5655 metaphorically ADHD ? :P But you CANNOT ask someone with ADHD to stand still and do nothing. It's not about 'yeah they probably can, but they won't '. NO. THEY CANNOT.
He is so spot on about this. Playing technically and playing in the pocket are two separate disciplines to master, and they each have a vital role to play.
You can't be in the pocket without technic, because it requires relaxation and effortlessness. However you can have great technic and a shit pocket if you don't get what to focus on.
The two go hand in hand for bass specifically. I met a bass player that transcribed Polyphia songs, note for note. It's not that it was bad, it just didn't sound pleasing. It's somewhat like somethings are not visually appealing and you have Facebook pages dedicated to those specifically bad looking things
@@christophercalle2888 the problem is not whether it is easy or difficult, the question lies entirely in how it IS done. Seriousness and commitment my friend.
@@christophercalle2888 simple is harder, a lot of players can't repeat a line, and if they do, the nuances change bar to bar, think or thrash metal or funk, they can play like a sampler almost, i try to play like sampler in those instances, parts can be hypnotic, like a drum beat, that is one affect, changing it each time is another and is easier.
so true. i recorded more than a dozen records and it is always the really slow songs or the „easy“ straight-8th-pumping ones that gave me trouble, never the fast and flashy progressive shiners. to make that really sound good and in the pocket, is the true art. because even a deaf guitarist or drummer can hear it, when you are slightly off.
Bryan and I went to Berklee College of Music together back in the early 90's, he has a great personality and Is a fantastic Bass player. Just saw the Aristocrats a few months ago, it was so great seeing him and all he has done. He is inspiring, and a great person to be around.
”When the groove is really right” is just what I’ve always felt about that Satriani’s album. Bissonette brothers really deliver the groove just like it should be done.
So so true. And the cure is one of my favorite to actually play on the bass because of the melancholic tone that it brings on the table to the whole song.
Like Frasier Crane says, there’s a difference between simple and “deceptively simple.” Sometimes it takes a lot of work to make something sound easy or effortless, and that work is only appreciated and realized when someone tries to replicate it
i'm not afraid to say that, as a guitarist, i've always had trouble staying in tempo with other players in the band. the amount of respect i have for bassists, and their unseen perfectionism you see in (just as bryan just said) even poppier music
You’re so right I’ve been a bass player for many years and it’s always the really simplistic ones that I always end up forgetting first every single time we have to go back and read learn them. I find it amusing myself that that’s the case.
Its the main man himself! absolute beast of a bass player. Couple him with Hoglan ( Aka The atomic clock) An there is your monster rhythm section of "Dethklok" & my favorite to hear them on is "Brendon Smalls Galaktikon". I know its not every ones cup of tea but honestly go give them a listen if you haven't. Brendon Small is also a hell of a guitarist, love hearing his Brian May influences shine through
I was reading some comments where somebody said Michael Anthony wasn't a good bass player. Michael Anthony played to the song both in Van Halen and especially in chickenfoot. Michael Anthony is a consummate bass player not because of what he plays but because of what he doesn't play.
I agree 100%. No such thing as a simple piece of music. The more straightforward the riff, lick, whatever, the more opportunity you have to hone in of the minute details that make a song special. Michael Anthony is an excellent example of this. Those absolutely perfect 16th note droning bass lines give Van Halen their sound and character.
@@docbob1182 Stu was part of Joe's band for the early albums and tours in the 80s and into the 90s, up to the 3rd studio album. Joe's done about 15 more since then, that Stu wasn't on [that I can recall.] The Summer Song bass line Bryan is playing in this clip, was done by Matt Bissonette. But, yes, most people think of Joe's early lineup as being the 'classic' lineup even though it was just a few years. [Joe, Stu, and Jonathan Mover, but I'd also say Jeff Campitelli since he goes WAY back with Joe to their old band, The Squares.] Welcome to Satch World, by the way!
That's a Great Cool ass melodic Bassline. This reminds me of the Great Billy Sheehan, my fellow Bronxite said. It's important to listen to, be familiar, and be able to play Dance Music. Groove is important. I love Rock and classic rock because you can still hear the soul of tge Blues in it.
The other day I was laying a bass track in the studio, and I was playing a pretty "basic" major scale. But the producer loved it so much because in his words, "you're playing to the song so well". This is what SO many players dont understand. Knowing what would work in a song is so much more important than just applying whatever techniques or licks you know.
Vai’s dazzling. Satriani’s grooving. And Johnson’s the only 90’s solo guitarist my sister listened to as well. That tells you who transcends Guitar World magazine and shred bros.
Satriani has always been the best in terms of composition. His songs always have a kind of classical sound to them that just translates well to his music
This dude is spot-on, and understands the assignment. Got to see him with Mike Keneally & Joe Travers in Beer For Dolphins some years back and it truly was a life altering event. He is a magnificent musician.
I remember just starting out on guitar, and rehearsing with my friends. We had more trouble trying to stay on time with a punk cover than a thrash original that had all these riffs, syncopated parts and changes.
I am attempting to learn bass, and there are a lot of people who listen to a song and then think the bassline is really easy and that I should be able to just instantly nail it.
I met Bryan Bellar at Gearald Veasley Bass Boot camp, good person, good personality and very teacher/musician...,He played with Steve Vai which means he can play seriously 🎵
I have a version of JB PAPA DON’T TAKE NO MESS and it is 14 minutes long. It is a pretty simple bass line ( just a couple notes with ghost notes ) BUT keeping it IN the groove for that long is an endurance race. I did it just to show my teacher that my feel is unmatched. He was impressed. He told me. I am very proud of that. 🎉
When I was a younger bass player, I would always seek out the most complex bass players and bass lines to learn and to play. That stuff is fun, but it’s not always the best stuff to listen to. Sometimes simple is best.
Man, one of the "simplest" rock songs from Iron Maiden, is Wasted Years...but has one of the hardest bass lines to play allong with because the groove and the control he talks about🤷♂️
Playing the song and being in the song are 2 different things, 100% agree. Even when I look at basslines by the Beatles or something a bit slower in tempo, there's an art to note duration, inflection, dynamic, proper muting, and anticipation, among other factors. People look at fast riffs often when the slow ones can be equally as difficult to play "correctly".
I remember a bunch of people in the crowd roasting Stewart ham. They were talking about the baselines being simple. And I'm over here like he's in the pocket leave him alone. Staying true to the song and still having a live element is the way to go. The baselines in most of those songs are loaded structurally with the lows in the right spots and the highs in the right spots. You can't be the backbone of the journey and wander off like people want you to do.
People DO NOT talk about music in this technical way of constructing songs!!! Maybe chords and rhythms. This was eye openingly awesome and what true artists really should be!
Listen to Vai’s stuff. The bass guitar on Passion and Warfare is very simple and root-oriented. There are long passages of simple eighth notes hanging on one fret, because that’s what supported the bombast of Steve’s guitar work. The band had a very specific function, as did the individual instruments. That’s great orchestrating and songwriting.
Adam Nitti introduced me to Bryan back when he was still writing for Bass Player magazine. He’s a really good guy, very humble and talented. I think he was playing with Mike Keneally at the time.
The construction of an 8th note groove is built on accenting changes and getting back to the driving 8th feel and keeping it solid as stone. Being really solid and not getting lost is not as easy as it seems
You're absolutely right - mastering the foundation of a groove takes dedication and precision. It's all about nailing those accents and maintaining that rock-solid rhythm. Keep on practicing, and you'll rock those bass lines with confidence! 🎶🎸
THIS MAN! absolutely true. Playing since 10 and I try to stay in learner mindset and play basic motown etc every day along with jamiroquia etc Joe Dart lines. The simple ones matter! a great example of this is 99 luftballons by nena. Listen to that bassline (synth and bass I believe) change one note duration and add a note take one away and it doesnt work.
Totally true, the mainstream is always changed and altered by mainly rock, dubstep, reggae and jazz, but mainstream ppl know nothing about music they even care about clips more than songs so don't get mad about it brother they too low leveled (hate the game not the player)
this basic idea , as personal relisation was one most powerful tools . but also, i think its a current prevailing misunderstanding, that certainly holds many back. try to see , whether complex or simple , as their value is nearly always subject to style.
This is why producers call the pros to lay down what most people think of a "basic part". timing, feel, and the space left are more important to the song.
I just switched to bass from guitar a month ago and it's not easy, it's it's own thing. With bass every note matters, the timing matters just as much. With guitar i feel like a lot of the times if you're playing the right notes for the key you're acceptable, but with bass everything matters because you aren't just playing the song, you ARE the song when you're on bass, if you're not doing your part then the guitarist doesn't have a song to shred on top of
“She” Greenday, “only in dreams” Weezer, “Hey Joe” Hendrix, ANYTHING BY THE PIXIES lol. I mean yeah every form of rock with a straight 8 groove can be found and usually it’s awesome! Thank you for saying that because it’s really refreshing in an age of weird grooveless rock and a million notes!
Yoo I’m new to bass and this so true 😂 I’ll see the tabs or some one play and I’m like yeah I got that! 3hours laters I’m still figuring it out even though I know the notes 😂
Scott, you might be interested in Ale the bass player of The Warning. Her bass lines are pretty simple, but she and the drummer are atomic together. In the old school, Tina Weymouth was dead simple in Talking Heads, but the result was stunning.
Great tone. Too many cannot reconcile their ego, with a genuine connection to the music. The genuine connection to the music means you do what the music asks of you, and not go all scales when the song requires a half time groove.
Another thing that gets overlooked when playing simple bass lines is a wrong note really sticks out. When you play stuff like ac/dc or Judas Priest you and the drummer are the carpet, the backbone, that everything else is built on. It’s so easy to get lost on songs like that because they are so simple.
This is why I believe Ian Hill is so underrated. His earlier works were more melodic. Realized it’s not what was best for the songs and went simpler. I have more fun playing busier lines, that’s just my affinity. But no one’s lines keep me more in check than Ian’s.
The tone of that bass is beautiful
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Can someone please list the setup? I was thinking the same thing, absolutely phat
@@adampears5006 i need to know, too
I’ve seen early interviews with him and he spent lots and lots of time, energy and effort in practicing and mastering tone. You’ll notice all the sounds and effects he uses are all monster and beautiful tonally. One of my friends is not the most technical bass players but he has an awesome sound
Seems like scooped mids, with high trebble.
Not too much bass. Tone full on.
Then experiment a bit with the "other mids".
(If you have a 4-band EQ, a parametric sweepable mid freq, or a graphic EQ ; which, you totally should.)
This is so important. If Pop or Pop influenced music was truly easy to properly execute, there would be no need for first call bassists to record it. Truly anything takes effort and attention to detail.
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Absolutely. I used to play in a band with a pretty other-worldly guitarist. Dude could play anything from rock to jazz to classical, but we had a track that needed just very simple notes played on the pre-chorus and he just couldn’t do it. It was almost too simple for him to play, which blows my mind.
@@Badtown1988 let's be real, he could play it. It probably just felt boring to play such simple songs when you have a vast repertoire
@@ofilosofoouumfumante5655 exactly
@@ofilosofoouumfumante5655 metaphorically ADHD ? :P
But you CANNOT ask someone with ADHD to stand still and do nothing. It's not about 'yeah they probably can, but they won't '. NO. THEY CANNOT.
He is so spot on about this. Playing technically and playing in the pocket are two separate disciplines to master, and they each have a vital role to play.
You can't be in the pocket without technic, because it requires relaxation and effortlessness. However you can have great technic and a shit pocket if you don't get what to focus on.
Can someone tell Jeff Berlin this
The two go hand in hand for bass specifically. I met a bass player that transcribed Polyphia songs, note for note. It's not that it was bad, it just didn't sound pleasing. It's somewhat like somethings are not visually appealing and you have Facebook pages dedicated to those specifically bad looking things
Reggae and Latin bass requires great technique. Your muting, rhythm, ghost notes, and staccato must be perfect
@@wellfedstarvingartistbro what did that last sentence even mean?
If any player of any instrument says “this is easy!” you just run away from him…run fast and never look back!
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But what if it IS easy? 🤔
@@christophercalle2888 the problem is not whether it is easy or difficult, the question lies entirely in how it IS done.
Seriousness and commitment my friend.
That's not even remotely true
@@christophercalle2888 simple is harder, a lot of players can't repeat a line, and if they do, the nuances change bar to bar, think or thrash metal or funk, they can play like a sampler almost, i try to play like sampler in those instances, parts can be hypnotic, like a drum beat, that is one affect, changing it each time is another and is easier.
It's important to understand that straight eights is also certain type of groove.
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I made a living on straight eights
so true. i recorded more than a dozen records and it is always the really slow songs or the „easy“ straight-8th-pumping ones that gave me trouble, never the fast and flashy progressive shiners. to make that really sound good and in the pocket, is the true art. because even a deaf guitarist or drummer can hear it, when you are slightly off.
Sooooo true! 🤘🏻
I never thought about this that way. Makes so much sense.
@ArchibaldMeatpants yep and you never go hungry when you wear meat for pants
@Prismo
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Jesus that bass sounds great
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Bryan and I went to Berklee College of Music together back in the early 90's, he has a great personality and Is a fantastic Bass player. Just saw the Aristocrats a few months ago, it was so great seeing him and all he has done. He is inspiring, and a great person to be around.
💯 - An absolute dude & killer player! 🤘🏻
Well that would make of us who went there in the early 90s.
I’m guilty of thinking the Aristocratics bass lines were a bit simple.
@Jaggerbush definitely not, but compared to Guthrie they seem simple.
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”When the groove is really right” is just what I’ve always felt about that Satriani’s album. Bissonette brothers really deliver the groove just like it should be done.
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Gregg Bissonette seems to be a bit underrated drummer. He is very versatile and great drummer. And what a great guy! I love him
You made it in my top 10 bassist of all time last week. Always awesome to see you live and you did a killer job at the Sellersville Theatre recently.
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So so true. And the cure is one of my favorite to actually play on the bass because of the melancholic tone that it brings on the table to the whole song.
Like Frasier Crane says, there’s a difference between simple and “deceptively simple.” Sometimes it takes a lot of work to make something sound easy or effortless, and that work is only appreciated and realized when someone tries to replicate it
i'm not afraid to say that, as a guitarist, i've always had trouble staying in tempo with other players in the band. the amount of respect i have for bassists, and their unseen perfectionism you see in (just as bryan just said) even poppier music
Bryan is a monster bass player!
Watched the aristocrats live in bristol and I was was stood right in front of him and it was amazing
And everytime I hear him speak, I quietly answer "yes professor"
Brian Beller = Lord of the UNDERGROUND🍻🍻🍻
I love when experienced players like this dude take the time to explain things like this. Bass player here and I approve this message. ❤ 🎸 🔊
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I literally JUST saw Joe in concert the other night what a coincidence!!!he was ROCKIN it at 65
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I'm going to see him tomorrow!!!!!
Not only playing easy songs, it's also hard remembering easy songs. As quickly as I learn them, I'll forget them quickly as well.
You’re so right I’ve been a bass player for many years and it’s always the really simplistic ones that I always end up forgetting first every single time we have to go back and read learn them. I find it amusing myself that that’s the case.
"Just play bass"... I needed to hear that!
sometimes you just gotta remember that you're playing, not working!
@@taylorwhite1522 you're right about that! It's turned into a job before, and despite "living the dream", I was miserable.
Same, it gets to the point where it feels like work and that’s when I get frustrated with playing
I think as we get better at music in general we forget how "advanced" the stuff we do is and to most people it's not just Whatever
Its the main man himself! absolute beast of a bass player. Couple him with Hoglan ( Aka The atomic clock) An there is your monster rhythm section of "Dethklok" & my favorite to hear them on is "Brendon Smalls Galaktikon". I know its not every ones cup of tea but honestly go give them a listen if you haven't. Brendon Small is also a hell of a guitarist, love hearing his Brian May influences shine through
This is true for all the instruments not just bass
I was reading some comments where somebody said Michael Anthony wasn't a good bass player. Michael Anthony played to the song both in Van Halen and especially in chickenfoot. Michael Anthony is a consummate bass player not because of what he plays but because of what he doesn't play.
This man made a point most people don't get. Been playing bass for 20 years and hes so right
Bryan is one of the bassists that has the best control of his tone through his hands. The guy is a super hard worker and it shows.
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A great example would be Simon Gallup from The Cure.
Beller is an absolute monster
He really is, his work with The Aristocrats is stellar!!
I agree 100%. No such thing as a simple piece of music. The more straightforward the riff, lick, whatever, the more opportunity you have to hone in of the minute details that make a song special. Michael Anthony is an excellent example of this. Those absolutely perfect 16th note droning bass lines give Van Halen their sound and character.
I like playing bass covering Joe's songs. You can feel the groove so much!
noob here, wasn’t it Stu Hamn that did all of his bass work or was he just the guy that toured with him?
@@docbob1182 maybe. No idea. However, I like playing the bass of these songs
@@docbob1182 Stu was part of Joe's band for the early albums and tours in the 80s and into the 90s, up to the 3rd studio album. Joe's done about 15 more since then, that Stu wasn't on [that I can recall.]
The Summer Song bass line Bryan is playing in this clip, was done by Matt Bissonette.
But, yes, most people think of Joe's early lineup as being the 'classic' lineup even though it was just a few years. [Joe, Stu, and Jonathan Mover, but I'd also say Jeff Campitelli since he goes WAY back with Joe to their old band, The Squares.]
Welcome to Satch World, by the way!
I met Bryan Beller many years ago at a small club when he was with Mike Keneally. Talked to him a bit and got his autograph. Really cool dude
Absolute dude!
That's a Great Cool ass melodic Bassline. This reminds me of the Great Billy Sheehan, my fellow Bronxite said. It's important to listen to, be familiar, and be able to play Dance Music. Groove is important. I love Rock and classic rock because you can still hear the soul of tge Blues in it.
So important to get those foundations groovin' ! 🤘🏻
What’s the bass line?
The other day I was laying a bass track in the studio, and I was playing a pretty "basic" major scale. But the producer loved it so much because in his words, "you're playing to the song so well". This is what SO many players dont understand. Knowing what would work in a song is so much more important than just applying whatever techniques or licks you know.
Great points all around. I love this guy's enthusiasm too. You can tell her really loves what he does.
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Simplicity is extremely powerful
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Vai’s dazzling. Satriani’s grooving. And Johnson’s the only 90’s solo guitarist my sister listened to as well. That tells you who transcends Guitar World magazine and shred bros.
Satriani has always been the best in terms of composition. His songs always have a kind of classical sound to them that just translates well to his music
This dude is spot-on, and understands the assignment. Got to see him with Mike Keneally & Joe Travers in Beer For Dolphins some years back and it truly was a life altering event. He is a magnificent musician.
Yup 💯 - Absolute dude!
I remember just starting out on guitar, and rehearsing with my friends. We had more trouble trying to stay on time with a punk cover than a thrash original that had all these riffs, syncopated parts and changes.
The simple stuff can for sure be the most challenging to get right!
Sounds like you were playing Punk correctly then
I am attempting to learn bass, and there are a lot of people who listen to a song and then think the bassline is really easy and that I should be able to just instantly nail it.
I met Bryan Bellar at Gearald Veasley Bass Boot camp, good person, good personality and very teacher/musician...,He played with Steve Vai which means he can play seriously 🎵
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I feel this way about Adam Clayton's playing with U2. He's not doing flashy stuff, but I love it.
This guy could be talking about reggae/dub bass too "the simplicity has a very specific construction.. you can feel it in the groove!"
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I have a version of JB PAPA DON’T TAKE NO MESS and it is 14 minutes long. It is a pretty simple bass line ( just a couple notes with ghost notes ) BUT keeping it IN the groove for that long is an endurance race. I did it just to show my teacher that my feel is unmatched. He was impressed. He told me. I am very proud of that. 🎉
When I was a younger bass player, I would always seek out the most complex bass players and bass lines to learn and to play. That stuff is fun, but it’s not always the best stuff to listen to. Sometimes simple is best.
Might be easy to copy and play but constructing these type of basslines is talent!
That bass line is just so poetic.
Man, one of the "simplest" rock songs from Iron Maiden, is Wasted Years...but has one of the hardest bass lines to play allong with because the groove and the control he talks about🤷♂️
Playing the song and being in the song are 2 different things, 100% agree. Even when I look at basslines by the Beatles or something a bit slower in tempo, there's an art to note duration, inflection, dynamic, proper muting, and anticipation, among other factors. People look at fast riffs often when the slow ones can be equally as difficult to play "correctly".
My band's easiest and slowest songs have always been the hardest to record!
Starts up Summer Song :) Best Regards and Best Wishes for 2023!
It's such a treat to see Brian with Guthrie then Joe just 6 weeks later.
You can teach notes and technique; you can't teach feel. There's also nowhere to hide as a bass player. You get it wrong and everyone hears it
I ve played this song for years. It is a great song!
Saw the G3 Reunion and Satriani was the best because of the songs. Fun rock music. I was also happy to see Brian Beller on bass.
I remember a bunch of people in the crowd roasting Stewart ham. They were talking about the baselines being simple. And I'm over here like he's in the pocket leave him alone. Staying true to the song and still having a live element is the way to go. The baselines in most of those songs are loaded structurally with the lows in the right spots and the highs in the right spots. You can't be the backbone of the journey and wander off like people want you to do.
The bass line to "Summer Song" drives the whole track.
FINALLY SOMEBODY WHO ACTUALLY PLAYS 5-STRING
I've been trying to learn 5 string but it feels so much more different
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I played in Country band for a few years and realized that is Waylon Jennings music. Beautiful in its simplicity.
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People DO NOT talk about music in this technical way of constructing songs!!!
Maybe chords and rhythms.
This was eye openingly awesome and what true artists really should be!
simple or sparce in a parts leaves room for others to add.. and you ROCK man !!!
Listen to Vai’s stuff. The bass guitar on Passion and Warfare is very simple and root-oriented. There are long passages of simple eighth notes hanging on one fret, because that’s what supported the bombast of Steve’s guitar work. The band had a very specific function, as did the individual instruments. That’s great orchestrating and songwriting.
I immediately knew that it was the Summer Song based on just on at bass riff alone. It's iconic. Stu Hamm is an absolute legend.
Adam Nitti introduced me to Bryan back when he was still writing for Bass Player magazine. He’s a really good guy, very humble and talented. I think he was playing with Mike Keneally at the time.
Yip, he's played with Mike Keneally, Dethklok and the Aristocrats, incredible bass player!
The construction of an 8th note groove is built on accenting changes and getting back to the driving 8th feel and keeping it solid as stone. Being really solid and not getting lost is not as easy as it seems
You're absolutely right - mastering the foundation of a groove takes dedication and precision. It's all about nailing those accents and maintaining that rock-solid rhythm. Keep on practicing, and you'll rock those bass lines with confidence! 🎶🎸
Dude had incredible restrained basslines and tone with dethklok
Bryan Beller is such a legend
THIS MAN! absolutely true. Playing since 10 and I try to stay in learner mindset and play basic motown etc every day along with jamiroquia etc Joe Dart lines. The simple ones matter! a great example of this is 99 luftballons by nena. Listen to that bassline (synth and bass I believe) change one note duration and add a note take one away and it doesnt work.
The Jamerson approach works across all genres. Sometimes you sing, sometimes you bump.
Good to see Brian again! Haven't seen much out of him since bass player mag
Well crafted and thought out doesn't always mean complex.
Just because something is simple, doesn't mean it's easy either.
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Totally true, the mainstream is always changed and altered by mainly rock, dubstep, reggae and jazz, but mainstream ppl know nothing about music they even care about clips more than songs so don't get mad about it brother they too low leveled (hate the game not the player)
Ian Hill, prime example of perfection in rock solid simplicity
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this basic idea , as personal relisation was one most powerful tools . but also, i think its a current prevailing misunderstanding, that certainly holds many back. try to see , whether complex or simple , as their value is nearly always subject to style.
The bass line of "where eagles dares" by the Misfits its extremely easy, its the first song i learned and that alone made me proud lol
This is why producers call the pros to lay down what most people think of a "basic part". timing, feel, and the space left are more important to the song.
I just switched to bass from guitar a month ago and it's not easy, it's it's own thing. With bass every note matters, the timing matters just as much. With guitar i feel like a lot of the times if you're playing the right notes for the key you're acceptable, but with bass everything matters because you aren't just playing the song, you ARE the song when you're on bass, if you're not doing your part then the guitarist doesn't have a song to shred on top of
“She” Greenday, “only in dreams” Weezer, “Hey Joe” Hendrix, ANYTHING BY THE PIXIES lol. I mean yeah every form of rock with a straight 8 groove can be found and usually it’s awesome! Thank you for saying that because it’s really refreshing in an age of weird grooveless rock and a million notes!
Summer song is a bop on the bass haha
My favorite bass player. Bryan 💕
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Yoo I’m new to bass and this so true 😂 I’ll see the tabs or some one play and I’m like yeah I got that! 3hours laters I’m still figuring it out even though I know the notes 😂
Keep at it Luis! 🙌🏻👊🏻
Teeniest goatee attachment point I have ever seen! Wow.
Almost all of Casiopea (1st) basslines are like this. Some seem simple until you try and play them. Marine blue being one
Love the bass tones man
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I can never remember that guys name but I saw him live with Satriani last year, hes a phenomenal player
Scott, you might be interested in Ale the bass player of The Warning. Her bass lines are pretty simple, but she and the drummer are atomic together. In the old school, Tina Weymouth was dead simple in Talking Heads, but the result was stunning.
Awesome - We'll check her out!
Great tone. Too many cannot reconcile their ego, with a genuine connection to the music. The genuine connection to the music means you do what the music asks of you, and not go all scales when the song requires a half time groove.
Bryan Beller is such a G
Another thing that gets overlooked when playing simple bass lines is a wrong note really sticks out. When you play stuff like ac/dc or Judas Priest you and the drummer are the carpet, the backbone, that everything else is built on. It’s so easy to get lost on songs like that because they are so simple.
Spoken so well
Love the Dime-inspired beard colouring
Bryan Beller
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Didn't Stuart Hamm play Bass for Satriani? Stu Hamm is a legendary bassist.
I find it harder to make simple stuff than ridiculous stuff. I just feel the need to do more when I'm not doing a whole bunch.
This is why I believe Ian Hill is so underrated. His earlier works were more melodic. Realized it’s not what was best for the songs and went simpler. I have more fun playing busier lines, that’s just my affinity. But no one’s lines keep me more in check than Ian’s.
Same goes for guitar riffs, easy ones are usually much more memorable and as long as it’s serving the song who cares how many notes it has.
Monster bassist. Love this guy.
Love that tone.
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"First of all, just play bass." So freaking true
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Obviously a dimebag fan. Keep doin your thing bro 😎
Bryan Beller is a musical prodigy man
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That tone man goshhhh