Some rare artists are a force of nature whose talents are a gift to us all and whose dedication to their work is a sharing of joy. Step forward, Ms Nik West. 🙌 (P.S. the 'sauce' in your hair looks great! 🔥)
It's the old adage, it's not what you play, it's the way you play it. Groove is not so much about technical ability, but feel, timing and space. This great lesson teaches all of that.
Hey Professor, it’s good to have you back here on UA-cam! You always bring a groove and uplifting Spirit that adds more sunshine ☀️ to the day. Infinite Uplifting Blessings to All of your Family❣️✨😎😁
Most catchy bass lines are so basic and simple. Simplicity is key. Many times we get influence by players that do all this stuff up and down the neck of the bass. Simplicity and pocket are best friends just as drums and bass!
space IS a note!!!! if the funk don't move your butt than what is really what?!?! Thanks for bringing it back home, I'm so tired of very talented but undanceable bassists wanking their egos to impress themselves mostly. music is a feedback thing and bless you for putting it straight. you made a new fan✌️
I learned something here for sure. All I know is other people's basslines but this helped me with theory. Also I appreciate the fact this lady has the Bootsy Collins tread of thought down.
AWESOME! Covering other people's bass lines is a great way to learn all of the fundamentals so then you have all the tools to make your own from scratch!
Groovy AF! Love the slide off the A to the run. That's a tasty trick I use a lot too. Simple is where it's at. Average audience folk can't wrap their head around complex lines. They have to think about it which causes groovus interuptus. Simple wins all day.
This is teaching us to fish...for funk. Loved it. I notice this exact format you are sharing with Get on the Floor - MJ and September - their notes are sooo staccato (either slap or plucked). Subscribed!
Thank you for the love! I think as musicians we tend to learn a bunch of songs and that's wonderful but sometimes creating your own is the challenge for most so I figured I'd break this down as easy as I could.
Truth is that the deepest lesson I take from this is how much the drum feel is inside of you, I mean in the beginning of it you just play the ONE but there is so much groove happening inside of you that I must remind myself to always be funkin' even if all I have is one note. Thanks
Best Wishes from the Baltic Sea in North Germany Thanks for this Bass-Lesson - Sun shine on You, Nik. I'll try my Best, to make my own booty moves - Big Thanx to You ! 😀😀😀
This is good to know. I play very differently than most bass players though. I play a 4 string right handed bass left handed with a low B instead of a G string and I use a felt pick and brass slide. I can write music but I have a hard time playing by notes and sheet music. I play entirely by ear. My bandmates literally have to hum the tune they want me to play. Then I can play it fine.
Joe! That's awesome too! That's how I learned how to play all by ear... reading the notes was all secondary for me. Playing by ear is definitely a gift!
Most welcome Nik! You know I learned to play guitar because I wanted to play Bass! I started my musical journey as a bassist! I still love playin it♥️. Its my first love♥️ you can check out my covers here! ua-cam.com/channels/vtkXl0TjXbHbkBVeZrd2yw.html Thanks Nik. Im one of your followers! Keep it up!♥️
@@NikWestBass you are warmly welcome anytime dear..keep me posted if one day ur planning to play here, i d be delighted to see your performance ! Take care...
The pattern at 2:51, the last 3 notes before the 1 took me a minute, so staccato, even and smooth, while moving the hand down two frets. My hand just wanted to slur the second and third note and it took a number of times to get even close to the stripped down rhythmic pulse you create. That one thing was worth the price of admission, never mind the rest of this great advice. Thank you.
Nice! Yep just think short and to the point with the notes. If the strings are ringing, try a fret wrap by gruvgear.com... that also helps keep the notes short and tight
😂😂🤣 Your look at 5.00 speaks volumes! Perfect and most valuable advice...that's how it's done! Bravissima! E bellissima! I've been playing bass for about forty years now (and i began playing pretty late), so i don't look GREAT like you do but somehow i can fetch some gig all the same! These are the golden rules of groove! 👍🏿👍🏻👍!
Great playing and just what I'm trying to do at the moment. Admittedly I couldn't get everything from this video, but certainly inspired me to do some nice grooves.
so must music lesson to be! sympatic but character-strong teacher, with levels. a highly understandble english, without too much bla bla, and right!!! staccato is the key, in the pauses should be listen the light reverb in room, that boom boom - yes booty boom! thank you! liked and subscribed
Another awesome video. By the way, I recently saw a Fender Jazz Bass Special '87 with PJ pickups (same as that one Guns'n'Roses' Duff McKagan used to play in the 80's) - it was kind of idly laying around at some dude's house here in Brazil, I know what is good so I purchased it LOL I am so in love for its growl. I've always been the kind of bass player who looks for 'the growl', the presence of the bass, and now I think I can get booties to move with the help of your playing tips. Thanks!
HAHA! Wow! Yeah the older basses seem to have a special sound! Tone is EVERYTHING so I feel you on that! Tone is in the wood, the pickups, and mainly the fingers but the growl HAS to come directly from the bass... so you got a good one!!!
Some rare artists are a force of nature whose talents are a gift to us all and whose dedication to their work is a sharing of joy. Step forward, Ms Nik West. 🙌 (P.S. the 'sauce' in your hair looks great! 🔥)
Thank you for the love! I'm stepping forward a little more each day 💜💜💜
she,s not an artist :)))
@@NikWestBass
Hey Nikki Bad bAss! Can I/we get a copy of that funky backing track?
PLEASE?!!!
😬😬😬
It's the old adage, it's not what you play, it's the way you play it. Groove is not so much about technical ability, but feel, timing and space. This great lesson teaches all of that.
YES!!!! You get it! Thanks for watching
This is exactly what I needed to get me outta learners block, stuck on scales and over thinking. Groove that's so cool, Niki West cheers.
Thank you for the love! Sometimes it's good to take a break from learning everyone else's songs and just get creative 🎉
Just do this. Play some drum backing tracks on yt...funky. Keep up with the bas with simple lines.
Beautiful voice on top of everything else...
Hey Professor, it’s good to have you back here on UA-cam! You always bring a groove and uplifting Spirit that adds more sunshine ☀️ to the day. Infinite Uplifting Blessings to All of your Family❣️✨😎😁
HEEEEEY VINCENT! Good seeing you here! lots of love!
Great lesson I like mouth beats I notice most groove masters click their tongue but your beat boxing makes more sense to me
I don't even know why I do that LOL! It's just the way I feel and understand music
Most catchy bass lines are so basic and simple. Simplicity is key. Many times we get influence by players that do all this stuff up and down the neck of the bass. Simplicity and pocket are best friends just as drums and bass!
space IS a note!!!! if the funk don't move your butt than what is really what?!?! Thanks for bringing it back home, I'm so tired of very talented but undanceable bassists wanking their egos to impress themselves mostly.
music is a feedback thing and bless you for putting it straight.
you made a new fan✌️
SID! Love this comment! You get it! 💜💜💜
Groovy and simple . Bass4ever. Thanks!
You bet! THANK you for watching!
I learned something here for sure. All I know is other people's basslines but this helped me with theory. Also I appreciate the fact this lady has the Bootsy Collins tread of thought down.
AWESOME! Covering other people's bass lines is a great way to learn all of the fundamentals so then you have all the tools to make your own from scratch!
You lessons are absolutely world class. Great player, great musician, and great teacher. THANK YOU Nik West.
Thank you for the kind words!! Super appreciated!
Teach the children well Nik!!! Much love and appreciation for you
Thank you for the love!!!
Thanks Darling Nik! Awesome spin-off of the HEAD groove! Keep on groovin' ya'll!
Yes! I was definitely going in the Prince direction on this one
@@NikWestBass Love it! Thanks 🙏
I wasn't even looking for this and I am so glad I found it! Learned something new today! Thanks!
Yay!! So glad you learned something from this video! Thanks for watching!
Groovy AF! Love the slide off the A to the run. That's a tasty trick I use a lot too. Simple is where it's at. Average audience folk can't wrap their head around complex lines. They have to think about it which causes groovus interuptus. Simple wins all day.
Love this comment! You get it! Simple is the key to the masses... You want the average person to be able to sing that bass line!
She is a living embodiment of music, it just comes naturally to her.
Thank you for the love!!! I had to work hard on this.
Very good lesson in groove/functionality. The bits about “space” and “note length”… PRICELESS tools!
Thank you!
Simple yet powerful and groovy line! Thank you!
Thank you!!
Yes let's bring back colorful fashion again to music. Love your outfit and colors.
Thank you!!! I'm all about the colors!
You are an amazing bassist, teacher, and spirit. Thanks for all the lessons and positive energy.
Thank you! I appreciate the love!!
I immediately fell in love with how you explain things in detail! 💖
Oh thank you!. Thanks for watching!!
Great advice, especially "space is a note"
Thank you for the love!
That G and A are so perfectly behind the beat, honestly, I don't know if you can teach that.
That's where my natural pocket tends to sit. Slightly behind the beat. Some people groove right on top of the beat but both sound awesome!
The groove is everything!!!!!
THank you!
This is teaching us to fish...for funk. Loved it. I notice this exact format you are sharing with Get on the Floor - MJ and September - their notes are sooo staccato (either slap or plucked). Subscribed!
Yes, this is great!
Thank you for the love! I think as musicians we tend to learn a bunch of songs and that's wonderful but sometimes creating your own is the challenge for most so I figured I'd break this down as easy as I could.
Hitting on the one is like an anchor, then, for the rest of the bassline. Nice!
YEP! Exactly!
Truth is that the deepest lesson I take from this is how much the drum feel is inside of you, I mean in the beginning of it you just play the ONE but there is so much groove happening inside of you that I must remind myself to always be funkin' even if all I have is one note. Thanks
You see things I don't even recognize in myself. LOL! Yep I just keep grooving the drums in my head ... it's easier to NOT PLAY so much that way.
Yaaaay she’s baaack!
😆🎉🎸
This is amazing! Thank you for explaining and sharing your knowledge!!!!
Glad it was helpful!
Love the way you explain things. Made it very easy to absorb and replicate on my own within minutes. Thank you!
Nice!! Glad it was helpful!
Played thrash metal show like couple hours ago and really appreciate your groove video. You do explain things pretty universally, much bass love
Rock on! That's actually pretty cool for you to say that! Metal definitely has groove in it bc it's all about locking in with the drummer!
This band has some really underrated groove in their catalog !
m.ua-cam.com/video/5FRzIE7PCFY/v-deo.html
Thank you NikWest. You are charming and make learning fun.
My pleasure!
Best Wishes from the Baltic Sea in North Germany
Thanks for this Bass-Lesson - Sun shine on You, Nik.
I'll try my Best, to make my own booty moves - Big Thanx to You ! 😀😀😀
Awesome! Thanks for watching!
This is good to know. I play very differently than most bass players though. I play a 4 string right handed bass left handed with a low B instead of a G string and I use a felt pick and brass slide. I can write music but I have a hard time playing by notes and sheet music. I play entirely by ear. My bandmates literally have to hum the tune they want me to play. Then I can play it fine.
Joe! That's awesome too! That's how I learned how to play all by ear... reading the notes was all secondary for me. Playing by ear is definitely a gift!
I love this! Don't know anything about bass or guitar. Yet you made it fun and interesting!
I love to hear it... maybe one day you'll decide to try a bass or guitar... who knows?
Thanks Nik! Very helpful! Simply but soooo good! love the Funk!
Thanks for watching!! So glad is was helpful!
Greetings from Costa Rica, Very useful those tips....really appreciate them.
Glad it was helpful!
reminds me of T.M. Stevens and Bootsy - keeping the funk wisdom alive, thank you!
Those are my godfathers!!! I've learned from them both!
Thank you for keeping the funk!
ALWAYS! Thank you for watching!
Supporting all the brothas and sistas! Do your thing!
VERY much appreciated!
I dont know anything about bass but you are a beauty. 😍
Just started learning, thank you so very much.❤️
NICE!!! Keep going!
Wow…. Thank you for sharing your work. I’m a beginner base player. I had know idea how to create a groove ❤
Happy to help!
Excellent lesson. Simple and well described. Thanks.
Thank you!
That bass is goooooorgeous!
😆
"Space is a note" 💙
The most important thing in this video!!!
I just started playing UBass and am so excited to have stumbled across this. So helpful and informative. Thank you for the excellent content, Nik!
OH YES!! The Ubass... I have a few of them and I love how small they are and how great they sound!
Love your videos, you rock...Literally and figuratively :)
Wow, thank you for the love!
So glad to see you back here!! Congrats on the baby!!! ❤️
Thank you!! I'm BACK!!
Awesome! Love the early Prince vibe on the groove :D
YESSSS!!!! That was definitely the direction I wanted to go! Good ears!!
Nik you are awesome! I love this♥️♥️♥️thanks
Thank you so much for the love!
Most welcome Nik! You know I learned to play guitar because I wanted to play Bass! I started my musical journey as a bassist! I still love playin it♥️. Its my first love♥️ you can check out my covers here! ua-cam.com/channels/vtkXl0TjXbHbkBVeZrd2yw.html
Thanks Nik. Im one of your followers! Keep it up!♥️
Love this! I'm gonna share this with my beat maker class.
Let me know how they like it!!
That was so Awww-Some Nik👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼❤️😄🥰🙌🏼🎉🎶💃🏻💕 Absolutely fab! I wanna start learning to play bass TODAY! I’m a classical pianist 😃🎹🎶
You should! I'd love to have you in my latest bass course! Classical Pianist whew! I wish!
how beautiful !!! 😻❤️
cheers from Italy
💜💜💜
Well you delivered on that promise! Very cool & rad personality to boot 🙂👍
😁 Thank you!
Well..u just mase a huge fan in Belgium..love your groove and attitude..kisses from Europe
HEEEEY Belgium! Can't wait to perform there!
@@NikWestBass you are warmly welcome anytime dear..keep me posted if one day ur planning to play here, i d be delighted to see your performance ! Take care...
That bass fretboard strap is awesome! Also, great lesson. This was exactly what I needed.
Idk why it took UA-cam this long to put your videos on my homepage but I subscribed immediately😭
Thanks for subscribing!!!
Dear Nik, what an inspiration! I needed this video today. Much appreciated :)
Awesome to hear this! Thank you for watching!!!
I jump to your channel today and your energy is simple amazing. I’m a subscribed and waiting for more. 🇧🇷
AWWW thanks for the love!!! More coming soon!
I loved this lesson! Thank you!
Awesome! Thanks for watching!
Great lesson. Thanks.
THank you!
Hey Nik, Thank You! Excellent Lesson, much appreciation :)
My pleasure! I'm glad you found it helpful!
so well articulated
Thank you!!
You are such a great artist!
Love your voice, your bass playing, your songs and your passion!!
You are very inspiring! 💜
Thank you so much!!
Great video from a Great player! I just shut down for the night but I think I'm gonna have to go plug back in lol!
😄🎸
you have the most awesomest look goin' on! love the matching fretwrap. oh yeah, great lesson too!
Thank you! 💜🎉💕
You do an amazing job with this explanation!
Thank you! 💜💜💜
Thank you so very much for this very well taught easy to understand music lesson which is the meat on the bone on how to groove
Thank you!! and thanks for watching!
Nicely done, thank you!
Glad you liked it! Thank you
“Space is a note”. I’m going to get that put on a T-shirt.
Great advice.Sometimes less is more.
Thanks.
Less is definitely more when it comes to bass lines! Thanks for watching!
I play bass for a long time and you teached me many things I missed when I was young thank you so much. You’re beautiful too
aww thank you!! I am so glad you learned something new here!
cool tutorial! and I really like that pickguard
Thank you! It was custom made in Turkey
Thank You!!!!! For sharing the knowledge. You are great! So well explained. 👍🏽
Thank you!
Yes
I have seen the funk, and the funk is real!
🤘🏾💜🎸
The pattern at 2:51, the last 3 notes before the 1 took me a minute, so staccato, even and smooth, while moving the hand down two frets. My hand just wanted to slur the second and third note and it took a number of times to get even close to the stripped down rhythmic pulse you create. That one thing was worth the price of admission, never mind the rest of this great advice. Thank you.
Nice! Yep just think short and to the point with the notes. If the strings are ringing, try a fret wrap by gruvgear.com... that also helps keep the notes short and tight
Loving the bass face Nik.
Ha! I can't help it!!!
This was honestly just fun to watch :)
HA!!! Thanks
Top tutorial. Bravo!
Awesome!! Thank you!!
😂😂🤣 Your look at 5.00 speaks volumes! Perfect and most valuable advice...that's how it's done! Bravissima! E bellissima! I've been playing bass for about forty years now (and i began playing pretty late), so i don't look GREAT like you do but somehow i can fetch some gig all the same! These are the golden rules of groove! 👍🏿👍🏻👍!
💜
I love to see a Nik West bass lesson =)
More coming!!!
This is a really great lesson! Just subscribed!
awesome!! thanks for subscribing!
def getting a bass after this , and you just got a new sub !!😂
Wonderful teacher!
Thank you!!
Loved this video Nik!! Simple, to the point and funky! 😉
Yay, thank you for watching!!
Great playing and just what I'm trying to do at the moment. Admittedly I couldn't get everything from this video, but certainly inspired me to do some nice grooves.
😉💕
Awesome! You're great! Amazing lesson! Thank you!💜
Thank you. THanks for watching
I’ve never seen your channel before and it’s very informative and you make it look easy. New subscriber here
Welcome aboard! And thank you for the love!
Great teacher, Man can she play 👌🏼👌🏼🔥🔥
Thank you!!!
OK QUEEN I PLAY GUITAR BUT BOUGHT ME A BASS FOR MY BIRTHDAY! MY NEW FAVORITE TEACHER! YOU ROCK!!!!
OOOO nice!! LETS GO BASS!!!!
so must music lesson to be! sympatic but character-strong teacher, with levels. a highly understandble english, without too much bla bla, and right!!! staccato is the key, in the pauses should be listen the light reverb in room, that boom boom - yes booty boom! thank you! liked and subscribed
Thanks for watching! I like to get right to the point!
Great teacher. 👏👏👏👏
Thank you!
Great, thank you!
Thanks for watching!
That bass line sounds a lot like the Bar Kay's, Shake Your Runp to the Funk!
Now I'm gonna have to go and listen to that...
She's amazing, the source of the groove , thank you .
Thank you for the love!
At last!! A teacher who really makes playing bass seem possible rather than some mystical magic trick!! Brilliant!!! 🥰
Wow, thanks! I really believe that anyone can do this with focus and time. It is the simple stuff that hits people the hardest. Thanks for watching!
Another awesome video. By the way, I recently saw a Fender Jazz Bass Special '87 with PJ pickups (same as that one Guns'n'Roses' Duff McKagan used to play in the 80's) - it was kind of idly laying around at some dude's house here in Brazil, I know what is good so I purchased it LOL I am so in love for its growl. I've always been the kind of bass player who looks for 'the growl', the presence of the bass, and now I think I can get booties to move with the help of your playing tips. Thanks!
HAHA! Wow! Yeah the older basses seem to have a special sound! Tone is EVERYTHING so I feel you on that! Tone is in the wood, the pickups, and mainly the fingers but the growl HAS to come directly from the bass... so you got a good one!!!
Hit it one the ONE and get them booties moving on the dance floor!
I like it, reminds bootsy's funk formula haha love your style
Bootsy!!!!! I love to think of him as my godfather!
Thanks
No problem 💕💜