Laura Lee's Monster Minimal Khruangbin Bass Rig

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  • Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
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    The finesse funker shows the wide variety of sounds she can get with just five pedals and a wah that never goes off.
    Reverb addict Mark Speer and badass bassist Laura Lee met with Premier Guitar’s John Bohlinger before their ultra-hip, sold-out show at Nashville’s Basement East. Speer and Lee took the crew through their non-conventional approach to nuevo-vintage tones.
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  • @premierguitar
    @premierguitar  11 місяців тому +11

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    • @shaunkellison1761
      @shaunkellison1761 10 місяців тому

      Wow, this chick and her boyfriend make really cool music, she has a tendency to play the same exact thing for about eight minutes straight during a song. Definitely stoner music

    • @artistlovepeace
      @artistlovepeace 10 місяців тому

      Thanks for featuring Laura Lee. Her band is way ahead and hopefully at the right time. I'm astonished how much I feel wonderful listening to Khruangbin's music and live shows. They play and share some deep feelings and wonderful music.

  • @nopenope134
    @nopenope134 4 місяці тому +69

    12 years ago, we had a party at my house, and this(?) band played in our livingroom. The bassist was very memorable. Fast forward, this girl and this band is everywhere!

  • @hccarder
    @hccarder 10 місяців тому +50

    That is far and away the most upright acoustic bass sounding, electric rig!! Incredible

    • @SO-ym3zs
      @SO-ym3zs Місяць тому +1

      Eerily so! That's an amazing tone.

    • @philjarch
      @philjarch 18 днів тому +2

      The foam in the bridge really helps with this. 0:51

  • @WeepTheGreed
    @WeepTheGreed 10 місяців тому +325

    "i have had the same strings since I bought the bass" amen, lady. Amen.

    • @CneyTMS
      @CneyTMS 10 місяців тому +18

      That's the beauty of flatwounds. They sound better with age

    • @marietaylor2900
      @marietaylor2900 10 місяців тому +11

      My roundwounds are so old they play like flats. Hope I never break one!

    • @jturquoise
      @jturquoise 8 місяців тому +1

      Eww

    • @jonnyperez510
      @jonnyperez510 6 місяців тому +1

      Its okay you can buy new strings.

    • @Ottophil
      @Ottophil Місяць тому +1

      New strings are awesome

  • @victotronics
    @victotronics 10 місяців тому +99

    Love how her attitude fits the whole Khruangbin aesthetic. Very refreshing interview.

  • @tenkarabadger5244
    @tenkarabadger5244 10 місяців тому +234

    It’s an older video, but it checks out.

    • @josearjona3728
      @josearjona3728 10 місяців тому

      Shhhhhh...@@zen7349

    • @DJCizzle1
      @DJCizzle1 10 місяців тому +30

      I understand that reference lol

    • @versnellingspookie
      @versnellingspookie 10 місяців тому +32

      ​@@zen7349 how is knowledge about gear ever a neccesity when you play in a great band, like she does?

    • @jetjock015
      @jetjock015 10 місяців тому +29

      Nobody in that band seems to be gear obsessed.

    • @richietownsend6737
      @richietownsend6737 10 місяців тому

      @@versnellingspookieHow is it not? ☮️

  • @ailyas3556
    @ailyas3556 10 місяців тому +56

    I'm happy to see artists that keep on using more affordable gears even after they got big, such as Laura with her SX here. It helps destroy this stigma that you NEED high-end gear if you want to make it big.

    • @pixxav_vibes
      @pixxav_vibes 7 місяців тому +3

      If a brand endorses you, then they’ll ask you to use your own signature model, or at least they’ll send you their high end stuff. Looking at you cory wong ! :)

    • @damnedcat777
      @damnedcat777 2 місяці тому +1

      And brands are for posers, not players. Working the casinos of Las Vegas, I used what worked.

    • @MarcusSandoval-kx2th
      @MarcusSandoval-kx2th Місяць тому

      She now has a real deal Fender bass

    • @AhmadIlyas1994
      @AhmadIlyas1994 Місяць тому

      @@MarcusSandoval-kx2th NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

    • @MarcusSandoval-kx2th
      @MarcusSandoval-kx2th Місяць тому

      @@AhmadIlyas1994 yep 👍 😊 she's sponsored 🎸

  • @ObsidianLife
    @ObsidianLife 10 місяців тому +31

    You know...she's SUPER NICE as a player...her lines are SO melodic! She doesn't go crazy but everything she plays is perfect!

    • @_Information_
      @_Information_ 4 місяці тому +1

      Ye one of the best. That reggae approach. Hold the groove and add lovely bits where needed.

  • @BenKrisfield
    @BenKrisfield 10 місяців тому +101

    Good on her for sticking with the SX.

    • @PaisleyPatchouli
      @PaisleyPatchouli 8 місяців тому +4

      Gotta appreciate a gal who knows good SX when she has it! ;)

    • @Stagliaf
      @Stagliaf 8 місяців тому +4

      shes got a fender now :)

    • @airsickgrove
      @airsickgrove 13 днів тому

      She does have gold or brass plated Fender Jazz now.

  • @matthewzin
    @matthewzin 10 місяців тому +64

    Holy crap i've never really heard her playing isolated like this; her tone is fantastic.

    • @EricT43
      @EricT43 5 місяців тому +3

      It sounds a lot like an upright bass

    • @enricoandrini4453
      @enricoandrini4453 3 місяці тому

      her tone is fantastic is equal to she's playing a jazz bass in fender bass man with nothing more

    • @dgully9556
      @dgully9556 3 місяці тому +1

      @@enricoandrini4453 old flats and foam too...

  • @Rogers1977
    @Rogers1977 10 місяців тому +30

    I love that the whole band's ethos is exploring within the box. And that goes all the way down to the gear they use too!

  • @jonbohn3854
    @jonbohn3854 10 місяців тому +57

    she has the tastiest sense of note placement and rhythym. never too much always just what the song needs.

    • @trikkke11
      @trikkke11 10 місяців тому +2

      Very subtle euphemism, thank you.

  • @wyntje83
    @wyntje83 10 місяців тому +21

    man this approach is one to live by. keep things simple, make the magic happen on your instrument. she rocking the same SX knockoff she started with, did some clutch upgrade to the pickups and tuning pegs. compressor is a must if you play live and a solid amp. done.

  • @sirhc210
    @sirhc210 10 місяців тому +72

    man i dig her tone. and she seems like she has a great personality.

  • @matthewsolina4920
    @matthewsolina4920 10 місяців тому +40

    I love how the focus is on looking cool. She’s an entertainer. And she does look super cool.

    • @2chows1dude
      @2chows1dude 10 місяців тому +1

      That part made me like her less

    • @funkyfurballs1078
      @funkyfurballs1078 10 місяців тому +2

      It's just a little extra flare... their unique sound makes them special.

    • @mcos6
      @mcos6 4 дні тому

      @@2chows1dude its a joke

    • @mcos6
      @mcos6 4 дні тому

      when would she ever need to play bridge pickup with khruangbin?

  • @30mouse
    @30mouse 10 місяців тому +12

    I love her playing, great tone and feel, she always plays really good parts that fit the songs perfectly....bravo Laura!

  • @timothysegal3445
    @timothysegal3445 10 місяців тому +14

    I love the fact that she uses an SX. I've had one exactly the same. I've had a bunch of vintage and recent Fenders afterwards, and this SX sounded much better than a lot of them. It was a cheap bass by all means, but the sound was amazing. So I love it that she just sticks with this, while she probably could have about any bass she wants.

  • @nathanphifer7320
    @nathanphifer7320 10 місяців тому +26

    Just talked to Matt at Rockin Robin and verified that they are NOT closing. Thank God! 4:39

    • @andrewradom3772
      @andrewradom3772 4 місяці тому

      I was going to ask the same thing

    • @sythe77
      @sythe77 2 місяці тому +1

      This was done 6 years ago.

  • @theTrend7
    @theTrend7 10 місяців тому +11

    Finally an Interview with Laura!!!❤

  • @JohnTurner313
    @JohnTurner313 10 місяців тому +7

    It's an older song, but the first thing I heard from them that sold me on her tone was "Maria También" from Con Todo El Mundo. (thanks, KEXP!). Sounds awesome.

  • @tatialo37
    @tatialo37 10 місяців тому +10

    Those Sx's are great basses!!! That one is the older version, alder body!

  • @teeconsigliano7631
    @teeconsigliano7631 Місяць тому

    Refreshing to see a vid going into detail on a topic without unnecessary background music, choppy editing, or lame effects. Thanks!

  • @MrDaneBrammage
    @MrDaneBrammage 10 місяців тому +20

    I have the same SX bass. It was about $90 brand new on eBay in the mid-2000s.

    • @briantruck2284
      @briantruck2284 4 місяці тому

      Remember ebay being around, but never knew of people actually buying with good results

  • @Jamesp1972
    @Jamesp1972 10 місяців тому +4

    She rules, and love that she's not snobby about an SX bass

  • @kylereynolds265
    @kylereynolds265 10 місяців тому +7

    That’s Mark sitting in the booth behind them incognito. His rig rundown is hilarious. Be great to interview Laid Back Country Picker and Honey in an up and coming rig rundown.

  • @bewareofzealots
    @bewareofzealots 9 місяців тому +2

    Laura Lee's playing here made me think of the classic upright bassists, like Ron Carter, Paul Chambers, and, more recently, Christian McBride. So wonderful!

  • @joeappel1
    @joeappel1 10 місяців тому +8

    Great interview with Laura Lee. Love Kruangbin. Love how all three of them keep things pretty basic in terms of gear but get so much out of it to make their own unique sound.

  • @indelebi
    @indelebi 10 місяців тому +12

    Had been listening to a lot of Khruangbin lately. Perfect content!

  • @jimmybootz1277
    @jimmybootz1277 3 місяці тому +1

    I have a lot of new found respect for Laura she has a great attitude and understanding of how she should play....... continued success to her and the rest of Khruangbin

  • @michaeldelgado2107
    @michaeldelgado2107 20 днів тому

    Thank you YT algos for randomly finding this band for me. I dig their sound and she is sultry as heck when she plays. I find her appealing to look at especially when she is so into her songs.

  • @MrDeadstu
    @MrDeadstu 10 місяців тому +6

    Khruangbin are a trip. Great sound.

  • @christophersambuco9414
    @christophersambuco9414 10 місяців тому +25

    Wow, it really does sound like an upright bass

  • @gladejustglade
    @gladejustglade 10 місяців тому +38

    It's helpful to hear her say the name of the band. I could never be sure.

  • @oscarsantos2608
    @oscarsantos2608 9 місяців тому +1

    The tone of that bass in the mix is so good!😊

  • @danielphillipsmusic9145
    @danielphillipsmusic9145 8 місяців тому

    I’ve been gigging a Bassman Ten for years on bass. Very underrated. Just drop a mic in front of it and let the PA do the heavy lifting. Ultimate in tone and dynamic response.

  • @ThundersMcCoy
    @ThundersMcCoy 10 місяців тому

    Laura is fucking amazing! I love that she doesn't change her strings, mine are going on 30 years & I dread the day that anything happens.

  • @jamowallace
    @jamowallace 10 місяців тому +34

    Less is more, great rundown…shows that her tone is mainly in the fingers kudos to you

  • @panthergraf9630
    @panthergraf9630 10 місяців тому +2

    It's very rare to see Laura (who played with a pick 12 years ago) with other basses than her SX JB (and the Greco Violin). But you can find some fotos with a Precision Bass and she plays a Fender Bass VI in the "Khruangbin & Leon Bridges - B-Side"-Video.

  • @DanBerens2112
    @DanBerens2112 9 місяців тому +2

    Time for an update! She's been sporting a Fender Jazz stack knob in recent posts.

  • @cliftoncaskey5696
    @cliftoncaskey5696 10 місяців тому +2

    Great interview! Rockin’ Robin here in Houston is not closing, though. I think they’ve been looking for a buyer for a few years-Bart, the owner, would like to retire.

  • @guidorussoheck2100
    @guidorussoheck2100 10 місяців тому +3

    I own a SX Telecaster as my only electric guitar, is pretty cool.

  • @bobbreit5244
    @bobbreit5244 24 дні тому

    Bummer we misssd you in Berkley this tour. Coolest kids on the block. A sound like no others.

  • @allysonlincoln8175
    @allysonlincoln8175 3 дні тому

    Think Mark Speer is the most underrated guitar in music today

  • @oldmate86
    @oldmate86 6 місяців тому

    Love that she plays an SX. Pickups and strings make the biggest different to a guitars tone

  • @allysonlincoln8175
    @allysonlincoln8175 3 дні тому

    Mark Speer said tell me what instrument speaks to you out of about 80 he had in his music room and she grabbed that bass right away!

  • @algorithmics75
    @algorithmics75 9 місяців тому

    This just shows that you can be so creative with simple resources…

  • @koreyarmstrong456
    @koreyarmstrong456 3 місяці тому

    4 strings and the truth! Laura is a great player and very cool

  • @bigbri7519
    @bigbri7519 4 місяці тому +1

    cool. I left the same set of rotosounds on my P bass for 28 yrs.

  • @DonaldTaylor-eb6qc
    @DonaldTaylor-eb6qc 4 дні тому

    You are a beautiful bass player I love your style

  • @gauteolsen
    @gauteolsen 5 місяців тому

    Most charming bass player in the milkeway for sure!.

  • @jaredmatthews9403
    @jaredmatthews9403 10 місяців тому +7

    Love Kruangbin

  • @elevenAD
    @elevenAD 10 місяців тому +3

    Wait wt? She plays an SX! I effin love it!

  • @freddynava100
    @freddynava100 5 місяців тому

    I love this woman. I love this bands style of music

  • @gromk2071
    @gromk2071 10 місяців тому

    She plays super groovy, love her style ❤

  • @ChristianMcFee
    @ChristianMcFee 10 місяців тому +132

    Wig Rundown?

    • @tonepilot
      @tonepilot 10 місяців тому +7

      Wonder what they look like without the wigs.

    • @lookmanostrings
      @lookmanostrings 10 місяців тому +1

      LOL yes!

    • @tedstryker7965
      @tedstryker7965 10 місяців тому +7

      It’s like the whole KISS makeup mystery. @@tonepilot

    • @tonepilot
      @tonepilot 10 місяців тому +1

      @@tedstryker7965 Indeed there are some things that should never be known.

    • @anonymousmc7727
      @anonymousmc7727 10 місяців тому +1

      There bald

  • @grizelda4526
    @grizelda4526 6 місяців тому

    She’s fantastic

  • @kurtralske4026
    @kurtralske4026 8 місяців тому

    Laura Lee is THE BEST in every way

  • @notrelatedtotom
    @notrelatedtotom 2 місяці тому

    Her bass sound rocks.

  • @brunoantony9257
    @brunoantony9257 9 місяців тому

    Great player, great singer, great band!

  • @beewcar
    @beewcar 24 дні тому

    We need a new video with her new Fender custom shop J bass!

  • @shelbymorgan9484
    @shelbymorgan9484 3 місяці тому

    Queen of The Dip...
    Watching LO playing is like a Flowing Stream of Sexy Notes

  • @LordEradicus
    @LordEradicus 10 місяців тому +27

    Yes! Never Change Bass String Users unite! 🤘

    • @Kunn1ngDruger
      @Kunn1ngDruger 10 місяців тому +2

      Hell yeah. I’m on 16 year old strings on my bass. 😂

    • @jamisondonald384
      @jamisondonald384 10 місяців тому

      I play too hard, I guess. One of mine always eventually breaks 😞

    • @nacienlos70
      @nacienlos70 10 місяців тому

      Mine are 8 years old.

    • @estebanb7166
      @estebanb7166 10 місяців тому

      @@jamisondonald384You’re breaking flatwounds? Wow, you’re really tearing it up.

    • @jamisondonald384
      @jamisondonald384 10 місяців тому +1

      @@estebanb7166 I actually don't think I ever broke my flat ones, just the rounds. The flat ones fell prey to a "prank" by a guy that broke the nut of the bass they were on and I haven't had a set since, but your comment makes me think maybe I should go back to them

  • @alexcorona
    @alexcorona 10 місяців тому

    My minimal bass rig is an Alpha Omicron into a fender 40. That’s all I need these days……have a compressor and a pog but they’re off the board.

  • @stonefly69
    @stonefly69 8 місяців тому

    I love that she plays an SX bass. No hype, just great music and tone.

  • @PaisleyPatchouli
    @PaisleyPatchouli 8 місяців тому +1

    Love Laura! Minimalist monstress of bass!

  • @sparks2spare782
    @sparks2spare782 10 місяців тому +1

    Those Bassman 10’s are great guitar amps.

  • @_Information_
    @_Information_ 4 місяці тому

    Amazing bass player 🎉

  • @ssplintergirl
    @ssplintergirl 10 місяців тому +24

    Today I learned
    Flats: Bwoomp
    Rounds: Bingy

  • @smg5960
    @smg5960 6 місяців тому

    Love her. Keeping it simple.

  • @rainydaydreamawy
    @rainydaydreamawy 10 місяців тому

    Ok, we love you. We're in. You don't HAVE to wear the wig all the time!!

  • @Barry101er
    @Barry101er 2 місяці тому

    Nice set up.

  • @perfectlygoodslouch5212
    @perfectlygoodslouch5212 Місяць тому

    Very cool Chic, Mesmerizing to watch play their music would not be the same without her

  • @jamisonfrench
    @jamisonfrench 9 місяців тому

    Love my SX J-bass! 🔥 👌

  • @neculai1988
    @neculai1988 10 місяців тому

    Man, when Laura demonstrates a few sounds.. pfewww..blown away man ...totally blown away.

  • @ayabedave
    @ayabedave 2 місяці тому +1

    At 5:15 she pronounces the name of the band. Now I know.

  • @elreyabeja4539
    @elreyabeja4539 10 місяців тому +1

    SX do good stuff. Great bases (pun intended) for upgraded P/ups and hardware.

  • @blackout1111
    @blackout1111 10 місяців тому

    I first heard their tune on Pandora on my Etran De L'Aïr African playlist . Never knew they were Texan until this year. Weirded me out

  • @chrisb48907
    @chrisb48907 10 місяців тому +4

    She is so kool !

  • @jessemayra
    @jessemayra 10 місяців тому +1

    My art teacher said the same thing to me “you gotta know the rules before you break the rules”…

  • @GCKelloch
    @GCKelloch 10 місяців тому +1

    Wow. I still have the parts to an SX guitar that was only $100 ~12 years ago. I bought two and kept the better one. The wood in those guitars could be really crappy, but a good one sounds like any good Fender. The saddles where chrome-plated bass, but it sounded very good and the frets just needed some polishing. The stock Ceramic pickups were even good. The hardware was a bit flimsy, and it has those cheap pots. Upgrading everything would make it pretty nice, but I've invested in guitar parts with better quality woods, and Stainless frets for longevity.

  • @impulse0cm
    @impulse0cm 10 місяців тому

    very interesting

  • @ethannickerson1901
    @ethannickerson1901 10 місяців тому +12

    Oh my gosh she plays an SX bass (what??) and eight year-old strings?? I am done with excuses.

  • @sweetwheet5113
    @sweetwheet5113 Місяць тому

    "Roundwounds are so binky" couldn't be explained weirder or better.

  • @elevenAD
    @elevenAD 10 місяців тому +2

    Her tone sounds almost like an electrified Upright, has a little bit of Cleveland Eaton to it

  • @calmistheway
    @calmistheway 8 днів тому +1

    Are we just gonna ignore that she has not changed the strings in 8 years.

  • @AnteojosNegros57
    @AnteojosNegros57 7 місяців тому +1

    Todo en ella enamora.

  • @DTats27
    @DTats27 9 днів тому

    I thought I was the only one who used the big triangle picks!

  • @airsickgrove
    @airsickgrove 13 днів тому

    To me the SX headstock looks more like a Greco J bass... anyway doesn't matter her playing is so sublime... gotta love the old strings for the "Dub" sound.
    P.s. she is one of the most in the pocket bass players to come out in such a long time.

  • @robertp457
    @robertp457 10 місяців тому +2

    I have the feeling she doesn't care that much about gear, which is cool and I wished I was the same way. I spend too much time looking and buying new gear rather than just playing.

  • @papaglenford
    @papaglenford 10 місяців тому

    i had never heard of them before. checked it out and survey says: Rad

  • @chrisrave
    @chrisrave 9 місяців тому

    What gage strings does she use? That tone sounds so good

  • @hanovergreen4091
    @hanovergreen4091 10 місяців тому +1

    Less is always more. Classic jazz tone from the 50's and 60's.

  • @ModularMemories
    @ModularMemories 10 місяців тому

    I remember seeing SX basses on Talkbass more than a decade back, and they were ridiculously cheap and good. A few mods and you'd have a decent bass.

  • @bluezsb
    @bluezsb 2 дні тому

    same strings for 8 years? Wow, that's crazy.

  • @TheSonsofHorusx
    @TheSonsofHorusx 10 місяців тому +2

    8 year old strings, now I feel a little bit better xP

    • @ОлегЛесков-у8о
      @ОлегЛесков-у8о 10 місяців тому +1

      She said these strings are 8 years old? Interesting. It's especially interesting considering that in Russia, due to the dollar exchange rate, strings are significantly expensive.

  • @MrGreglarry
    @MrGreglarry 7 місяців тому

    A band leaders dream for a bass player.

  • @johnbenoit1762
    @johnbenoit1762 10 місяців тому +1

    Musicians use all sorts of interesting adjectives to describe tone. This is the first time I've heard someone describe their tone as "peanut butter."

  • @george-st-george
    @george-st-george 10 місяців тому

    Really cool .....Thanks !!!!!!!!

  • @Djole_NS246
    @Djole_NS246 4 місяці тому

    She sold me those pick up covers. I may be wrong, but.... didn't she change bass at some point of time? On various videos, I saw two and three pot guitars. Is that just an electronic upgrade or the whole of the instrument? By the way, SX guitars are very, very good, and it's very reasonable to buy some of them. Lots of quality for... nickles.

    • @beewcar
      @beewcar 24 дні тому

      She has a new Fender custom shop for the most recent tour that I’m dying to hear more about.

  • @wakamiwailer
    @wakamiwailer 2 місяці тому

    timothy olyphant is asking the right questions here.