Thank you so much for your content, Don. I know this is a bass channel but even as a guitarist and lover of reggae and rocksteady music, I am still getting so much out of your channel. Why aren't there more REAL reggae lovers producing this kind of content on UA-cam? We need more! Big-ups to you and everything you do. With love from Australia! Riddim up!
Thank you for your kind words, The only answer to your question is I don’t know. I’ve always been a teacher as well as a player so it was quite natural for me to get up on UA-cam. I do encourage others to do it.
This is truly a blessing. Many thanks I 🙏🙏🙏. I got Scientist meets the roots radics, and scientist dubs culture into a parallel universe around the same time as my introduction to scientist and they both blew my mind. He is absolutely amazing.
Yes King 🔥🔥🔥🔥 video, like many people I always wanted to know the secret behind the bass on the scientist riddims I'm a year late but worth it Bless up 👊🏿👊🏿👊🏿🙏🏿
I've been so thrilled to catch 80's reggae when it came out. A good friend was n2 Marley but to me he was crude n old school with bad mixes. So when dub came out I was blown away. In fact an alternative FM station KNAC in Long Bch on Sunday nights had a 2 hr reggae show that I'd tape on cassette! We'd find reggae bands in Laguna Bch. Awesome time
Thank you! I guess Tubby made this filter to separate instruments that were recorded on the same tape track, but then the creative uses came later. This is a great idea for a compact pedal if any pedal makers are here...
Taxi to Baltimore Dub all the way. Amazing tone. Hits you in the chest. Scientist & Robbie were a great combo but in a different way than w Flabba. RIP Robbie.
My words fail to describe how much I appreciate your lessons and making the extra content available. I am having so much fun. I bought you coffees and a t-shirt and I wish I could do more. Peace. Riddim up!
Amazingly thorough and useful content as usual. Idea for another video: how to create reggae drum/guitar/keys backing tracks in daw for bass players to practice with and write basslines to.
I only discovered your channel this week and it’s really inspiring. I used to play bass many years ago but recently have only been playing lead guitar. I am getting my bass out again!
I just found your channel and oh man! I was thoroughly convinced it was impossible to find someone making bass videos on UA-cam that aren't super fucking annoying and boring... Instantly subscribed. You're doing god's work. Keep em coming.
Don it goes to show how tubbys studio is remarkable 👌 scientists took dub to another level when you was playing ▶️ that track on your bass to that track l was skanking all over the place what a tuff riddem a wacked killah chune Well done 👏 ✔ 👍 ease out harlow essex family
Hello Brother, I had the pleasure of seeing you in Tenerife with Ali, Astro & Mickey. I love your channel and I learn and enjoy your videos a lot. A big hug Rasta
Master, I believe you talk about the big knob in the MCI console at King Tubby studio, a Altec or KTBK passive filter, used a lot in all type on mono tracks, single instruments, a filter with a very special sound. Audio-Merge made now the same filter. Many thanks for your videos!
Welcome back sir! I don't know the original riddim but it was versioned by Aswad on Dub Fire. That is my fave Scientist bass sound and perfectly captures the sound you are describing. Mad Professor developed a not dissimilar vibe with his ' evolving bass ' sound.
@@mannyrasco6007Aswad did version Love Fire but the original bassline and sound came from a Junjo/Scientist track I believe. Just can't remember which one! One Love
Interesting video and thanks for the download, as always. Really, really, nice. Those details makes all the difference to me. It goes from "interesting...", to "didactic material, yeah, lets fetch the bass and try it!"
Enjoying your channel! For me the most typical Scientist identity is the album: Scientist Rids the world....and so on:) Rough, dark and creative. Heavy dubs of some classic songs too!
Big up and Riddim up Don, thanks for the great foundational start! Respect! Please check on the scientist download, when i DL its the sly robbie content... Thanks again DC , is that prince clock on ur wall...LOL if not my bad...lol
I've found using filters that let you control the Q and the frequency simultaneously gets a sound like this. As you sweep the filter into the mids, turn the Q up as you sweep up and smooth out the filter when you let the bass and sub through, you get this weird phasing and that harsh mid sound that is just begging for delay.
@@bonistik Like I said, any filter that has cut-off and Q knobs that can be operated independently should do. Do hardware filters allow for the smooth changing of filter curve steepness? I can imagine only the more high end stuff would let you do this. Unless digital hardware is your thing, in which case save yourself the money and just abuse your DAWs vanilla parametric EQ or filter plugins.
Any filter FX can give tists sound..bit interestingly enough...I also use a pod...it's a piece old in terms of sound...bit for reggae even the pod guitar is a good good multi fx👌
Played a double bill once here in NC years ago backing a local artist and appearing with Mikey Dread (backed by Fully and Tony). Scientist was the engineer at both shows. My bass has NEVER sounded as good since then..LOL
@@donstrumental8905 Thanks for replying. Any song you choose, anything from Familya Man, Shakespeare, Flabba or Scientist. Or... I am the upsetter by Lee Peery.
Hey Don, no need to worry, thanks for the video! Scientist and Kind Tubby are responsible for that I started to listen to the roots of Jamaican music by going deeper into their Dub production. Btw. I see the Bass Culture book by Lloyd Bradley in your studio - I'm just reading it, and it perfectly fulfills the whole topic. Best regards,
Taxi to Baltimore Dub is my favorite Scientist mix. Originally a Tamlins song? The Scientist mix has so much bounce and uses this effect very tastefully.
Very inspiring as always 🙏🏾💯💥🤙🏾 I'm still hunting down more effects. At the moment I'm temporarily using a Boss EQ pedal as a make-shift sub pedal. I scoop the Lows and Highs up and play roughly around the 12th fret to get the sound. Works nicely for the time being but nothing like this!
Bummer that you didn't get featured, but what a killer live sound!! It's mystifying enough how Tubby and others got the sounds they did when so much had to be done by hands on faders in the moment, but to get that vibe live is so cool.
@@donstrumental8905 Looks like the drummer has two snares--one specifically for big 2 & 4 hits? I hope that sounded as good on stage as it does out front!!
Nice to see you back Don, been too long. Would have to say that my fave, or the first album that i bought of the Scientist was Scientist meets Space Invaders (1981), blew my mind in more ways than one. Can I aIso ask as I know i did before but are you still gonna put some of your T-shirts up on your website like the riddum-up ones ;-) Love em.
Thanks for the welcome back. Yes, Space Invaders is serious dub. You can purchase the T Shirts from the UA-cam merchandise store below this video, can you not see it?
Amazing Vid thanks! I love Scientist but wish I knew more about him. Scientist Rids the World of the Evil Curse of the Vampires is the only vinyl I own and is one of my all time favourite albums.
@@donstrumental8905Fantastic - you were a major influence on me. Those Later appearances touched my soul. I even got a G&L bass but soon went back to my old Jazz... I may have seen live you with Horace Andy and also Johnny Clarke in north Wales a few years ago.
@@HeadGardener That’s Amazing!!! 17 years ago but I remember it like yesterday. 2003 and 2004 were my best years in reggae as I played for so many different artists in that space of time. I think I’ll talk about it in a video. Have you still got the G&L?
@@donstrumental8905 I sold the G&L, it just didn't feel right. I have a battered old 63 Jazz bass that was extensively rebuilt in 1978 - it's an ugly old beast but it's got THE sound especially when the flatwounds bed in after the first 10 years :) I've played reggae bass since then and I'm still learning with a lot of help from people like you... Those Later videos were at a time before the internet really took off and even reissue reggae CDs were just starting to appear. I recorded the show on VHS, it was so great to see authentic Jamaican roots music live on TV. Who feels it knows it.
Great video ! What did you mean when you mention Hugh mundell's "Going places"? i can always find only one (vocal) mix of it with drums coming in and out alot , but i know not of any other mixes or dubs!! Are there any?
That was interesting, thanks. I guess it's an obvious choice, but Vampires is probably my top Scientist CD, especially the Love and Unity mix. I see Junjo is taking the credit on some reissues now? I guess there have been some money arguments. Anyway, I'm keeping well out of that. Great video again Don.
It's a great choice. Junjo has been dead for 12 years. All of the Greensleeves Scientist albums have had Scientists name removed. A matter I won't discuss here but follow Scientist on social media for the reasons why.
The wah is to adjust the filter frequency, Scientist had a parametric EQ knob on the desk so i'm using my feet to simulate turning the parametric knob.
Nice video! So the signal flow is Bass>basspod(highpass)>amp? Hehe im not a bass player. You can recreate the tubby's highpass filter on ableton. There is the video: ua-cam.com/video/TumnVWujTtw/v-deo.html
He was good but his personality is so awful that other people felt no shame stealing from him or claiming credit for his work. One of those people who's easy to like from afar, perhaps. One thing that I would suggest is actually asking him about this issue. You never know, he might say "wow that's exactly right", or "close but no cigar". Who knows. The effect sounds good enough but isn't exactly the same. Fantastic live session btw.
Paying the bills always takes precedence, no need to apologize
absolutly!
Thank you so much for your content, Don. I know this is a bass channel but even as a guitarist and lover of reggae and rocksteady music, I am still getting so much out of your channel. Why aren't there more REAL reggae lovers producing this kind of content on UA-cam? We need more! Big-ups to you and everything you do. With love from Australia! Riddim up!
Thank you for your kind words, The only answer to your question is I don’t know. I’ve always been a teacher as well as a player so it was quite natural for me to get up on UA-cam. I do encourage others to do it.
@@donstrumental8905 hi Don do you know if you can get the scientist setup channel b on a line6 bass pod. If so can you let me know. Thanks
Sir, you are by far my favorite bass teacher online. Much respect.
Ive been waiting years for this explanation/demo - Awesome
My favorite bass player Creator on UA-cam. Thanks for the new content!
This is truly a blessing. Many thanks I 🙏🙏🙏.
I got Scientist meets the roots radics, and scientist dubs culture into a parallel universe around the same time as my introduction to scientist and they both blew my mind. He is absolutely amazing.
Dangerous Match One - my favorite by Scientist. The bass on that song is haunting.
Awesome video
Scientist Rids the World...is the best Dub album of all time hands down.
Thank you for your channel. Love
Yes King 🔥🔥🔥🔥 video, like many people I always wanted to know the secret behind the bass on the scientist riddims I'm a year late but worth it Bless up 👊🏿👊🏿👊🏿🙏🏿
You never cease to impress me with your fascinating videos, Don. Brilliant!!!!
I've been so thrilled to catch 80's reggae when it came out. A good friend was n2 Marley but to me he was crude n old school with bad mixes. So when dub came out I was blown away. In fact an alternative FM station KNAC in Long Bch on Sunday nights had a 2 hr reggae show that I'd tape on cassette! We'd find reggae bands in Laguna Bch. Awesome time
Thank you! I guess Tubby made this filter to separate instruments that were recorded on the same tape track, but then the creative uses came later. This is a great idea for a compact pedal if any pedal makers are here...
You are my “yogi” of reggae bass. Thank you.
Taxi to Baltimore Dub all the way. Amazing tone. Hits you in the chest. Scientist & Robbie were a great combo but in a different way than w Flabba. RIP Robbie.
I love you for this! Will forever be indebted to you, sir. God bless you.
I was listening to Wayne jarret love Inna mi heart for Paulet and got reminded of this video since he used that effect on the dub.
Brilliant presentation!!!.....I just find this technology wayyyyy over my head!!!....respect for piecing it all together to get the desired result👍
My words fail to describe how much I appreciate your lessons and making the extra content available. I am having so much fun. I bought you coffees and a t-shirt and I wish I could do more. Peace. Riddim up!
Back to bassics dear Don ! Nice to hear that your bass channel is still alive ! 😉
I’m not going anywhere no time soon😀
Amazingly thorough and useful content as usual. Idea for another video: how to create reggae drum/guitar/keys backing tracks in daw for bass players to practice with and write basslines to.
I only discovered your channel this week and it’s really inspiring. I used to play bass many years ago but recently have only been playing lead guitar. I am getting my bass out again!
That live footage was sick! Ur on stage w the legends!
I just found your channel and oh man! I was thoroughly convinced it was impossible to find someone making bass videos on UA-cam that aren't super fucking annoying and boring... Instantly subscribed. You're doing god's work. Keep em coming.
Very nice work! Cool that u mention “going places” by Mundell, such a killer tune on one of the best roots albums of all time in my opinion. ❤️🔥
It’s a killah Riddim, Roots Radics and Scientist at their peak👊🏾
Don it goes to show how tubbys studio is remarkable 👌 scientists took dub to another level when you was playing ▶️ that track on your bass to that track l was skanking all over the place what a tuff riddem a wacked killah chune Well done 👏 ✔ 👍 ease out harlow essex family
Pachyman is a genius recreating old sound his way love arching him play
Easy nuh bassy, RIP Michael Prophet. As a player/producer, love the videos.
Just discovered this channel. Absolutely love it !!! Bass and reggae music!!Channel 1 Scientist
Dematerialise(Follow Fashion)my fave s
Many thanks for sharing these deep insights. Much appreciated!! Thanks and praises from Sweden.
I use to see Hugh Mundell in the Paper Shop morning on my way to work. Good Artist RIP.
Thank u Don...giving us a chance to physically play by bass these heavyweights
Hello Brother, I had the pleasure of seeing you in Tenerife with Ali, Astro & Mickey. I love your channel and I learn and enjoy your videos a lot. A big hug Rasta
Yes King! Niceness as always. We need more of these videos because the knowledge must live on.
Top Quality as always brotha! Thank you for sharing
Playing live music takes priority over UA-cam. Welcome back, though.
Scientist in The Kingdom of Dub!!!!!
The best by Scientists: Dub 16, Taxi to Baltimore, Oldtime dub, Ancient Dub. A legend.
Master, I believe you talk about the big knob in the MCI console at King Tubby studio, a Altec or KTBK passive filter, used a lot in all type on mono tracks, single instruments, a filter with a very special sound. Audio-Merge made now the same filter.
Many thanks for your videos!
Massive, interesting video Don! Cheers
Seeing you'll be FAM !!! best of luck bro, you'll rock!!
Welcome back sir! I don't know the original riddim but it was versioned by Aswad on Dub Fire. That is my fave Scientist bass sound and perfectly captures the sound you are describing. Mad Professor developed a not dissimilar vibe with his ' evolving bass ' sound.
Respect @Pat Kelly I believe Aswad’s Love Fire is the original riddim. I stand to be corrected. Bless up!
@@mannyrasco6007Aswad did version Love Fire but the original bassline and sound came from a Junjo/Scientist track I believe. Just can't remember which one! One Love
@@patkelly8309 I mentioned it in the video, Never Stop Fighting by Johnny Osbourne👊🏾
Big up Don man just what i been looking for
Love this channel.
I live for this channel!
Such a Cool tone!
wow many thanks for this !
Appreciate your work!
Interesting video and thanks for the download, as always. Really, really, nice. Those details makes all the difference to me. It goes from "interesting...", to "didactic material, yeah, lets fetch the bass and try it!"
this is a heavy bassline! I also like Dangerous match nine
Love your vids! Glad to see you’re back. But good you’re getting back to live music too!
Enjoying your channel! For me the most typical Scientist identity is the album: Scientist Rids the world....and so on:)
Rough, dark and creative. Heavy dubs of some classic songs too!
My Man, I kind of figure you must be gigging, now I during some caught up, Welcome Back
Thank you Don!
Big up and Riddim up Don, thanks for the great foundational start! Respect! Please check on the scientist download, when i DL its the sly robbie content... Thanks again DC , is that prince clock on ur wall...LOL if not my bad...lol
I've found using filters that let you control the Q and the frequency simultaneously gets a sound like this. As you sweep the filter into the mids, turn the Q up as you sweep up and smooth out the filter when you let the bass and sub through, you get this weird phasing and that harsh mid sound that is just begging for delay.
High Q settings often attenuate bass on many different types of filters, a phenomena well known in the world of synthesizers.
Any particular (hardware) filter you would suggest to achieve this?
@@bonistik Like I said, any filter that has cut-off and Q knobs that can be operated independently should do. Do hardware filters allow for the smooth changing of filter curve steepness? I can imagine only the more high end stuff would let you do this. Unless digital hardware is your thing, in which case save yourself the money and just abuse your DAWs vanilla parametric EQ or filter plugins.
Great content, as usual! Love your channel
Now I recognise you Dub Asante ,brilliant video.
Superb as always Don ☝️
As usual, fantastic content!
Any filter FX can give tists sound..bit interestingly enough...I also use a pod...it's a piece old in terms of sound...bit for reggae even the pod guitar is a good good multi fx👌
First time I listened to scientist work is King Tubby meets scientist, which wad last week. Now I'm about to dive deeper into the scientist Arsenal
Played a double bill once here in NC years ago backing a local artist and appearing with Mikey Dread (backed by Fully and Tony). Scientist was the engineer at both shows. My bass has NEVER sounded as good since then..LOL
Don is, the er, Don!
Sucks when the Bass is dropping heavy & shinning and the cameraman’s clueless
Thank you for the excellent content. Do you think maybe you can teach us some full songs?
What songs are you interested in?
@@donstrumental8905 Thanks for replying. Any song you choose, anything from Familya Man, Shakespeare, Flabba or Scientist. Or... I am the upsetter by Lee Peery.
I love the album "Scientist in the Kingdom of Dub" by Scientist.
Night fall from Johnny Osbourne has that effect on the bassline making it so heavy. i also use this effect with the Roland GR-55 bass guit synth pedal
Hey Don, no need to worry, thanks for the video! Scientist and Kind Tubby are responsible for that I started to listen to the roots of Jamaican music by going deeper into their Dub production.
Btw. I see the Bass Culture book by Lloyd Bradley in your studio - I'm just reading it, and it perfectly fulfills the whole topic.
Best regards,
The book on the other side is the King Tubby biography by Theobault Ehrengardt worth a read but very little mention of Scientist.
Thanks, Don!
Taxi to Baltimore Dub is my favorite Scientist mix. Originally a Tamlins song? The Scientist mix has so much bounce and uses this effect very tastefully.
Ites, could you explain how to do it without a basspod ? like wuth DAW stock pluggin ? thanks ;)
Heavyweight dub champion
Very inspiring as always 🙏🏾💯💥🤙🏾 I'm still hunting down more effects. At the moment I'm temporarily using a Boss EQ pedal as a make-shift sub pedal. I scoop the Lows and Highs up and play roughly around the 12th fret to get the sound. Works nicely for the time being but nothing like this!
Nice one!
Bummer that you didn't get featured, but what a killer live sound!! It's mystifying enough how Tubby and others got the sounds they did when so much had to be done by hands on faders in the moment, but to get that vibe live is so cool.
It was just that section which didn’t feature. The full performance is here.
.ua-cam.com/video/rtkQInQhfso/v-deo.html
@@donstrumental8905 Looks like the drummer has two snares--one specifically for big 2 & 4 hits? I hope that sounded as good on stage as it does out front!!
Nice to see you back Don, been too long. Would have to say that my fave, or the first album that i bought of the Scientist was Scientist meets Space Invaders (1981), blew my mind in more ways than one. Can I aIso ask as I know i did before but are you still gonna put some of your T-shirts up on your website like the riddum-up ones ;-) Love em.
Thanks for the welcome back. Yes, Space Invaders is serious dub. You can purchase the T Shirts from the UA-cam merchandise store below this video, can you not see it?
Respect! Have u tried the mxr bass envelope?
nice!!👍👍👍👍👍
Amazing Vid thanks! I love Scientist but wish I knew more about him. Scientist Rids the World of the Evil Curse of the Vampires is the only vinyl I own and is one of my all time favourite albums.
Scientist was a mystery for many years but there’s plenty of info around now. I’m sure you would be welcomed if you send a Fabcebook friend request.
There are too many to mention but if I had to pick one it’s would be “Only One More Chance” by Linval Thompson the mix is a work of art.
Thank you rufdymond This was new to me. I like your statement work of art, Scientist definitely an artist not an engineer. The mix is too cool👊🏾
I missed this one I was working on safari.
Nice one Don - can I ask were you the bass player with Junior Murvin Linval Thompson and Johnny Clarke on Jools Holland's Later in 2004?
Yes
@@donstrumental8905Fantastic - you were a major influence on me.
Those Later appearances touched my soul.
I even got a G&L bass but soon went back to my old Jazz...
I may have seen live you with Horace Andy and also Johnny Clarke in north Wales a few years ago.
@@HeadGardener That’s Amazing!!! 17 years ago but I remember it like yesterday. 2003 and 2004 were my best years in reggae as I played for so many different artists in that space of time. I think I’ll talk about it in a video. Have you still got the G&L?
@@donstrumental8905 I sold the G&L, it just didn't feel right.
I have a battered old 63 Jazz bass that was extensively rebuilt in 1978 - it's an ugly old beast but it's got THE sound especially when the flatwounds bed in after the first 10 years :)
I've played reggae bass since then and I'm still learning with a lot of help from people like you...
Those Later videos were at a time before the internet really took off and even reissue reggae CDs were just starting to appear.
I recorded the show on VHS, it was so great to see authentic Jamaican roots music live on TV.
Who feels it knows it.
My favourite Scientist mix: Scientist Rids the World of the Evil Curse of the Vampires
Great video ! What did you mean when you mention Hugh mundell's "Going places"? i can always find only one (vocal) mix of it with drums coming in and out alot , but i know not of any other mixes or dubs!! Are there any?
No other mixes. I was just saying the mix has Scientist personality stamped all over it. I wish we were blessed with a dub mix.
Is Scientist still alive or dead? If he is no longer with us,when and how did he died. Legendary mixer..
Still alive 👍
irie riddim big up
That was interesting, thanks. I guess it's an obvious choice, but Vampires is probably my top Scientist CD, especially the Love and Unity mix. I see Junjo is taking the credit on some reissues now? I guess there have been some money arguments. Anyway, I'm keeping well out of that. Great video again Don.
It's a great choice. Junjo has been dead for 12 years. All of the Greensleeves Scientist albums have had Scientists name removed. A matter I won't discuss here but follow Scientist on social media for the reasons why.
Are the effect setting written down anywhere?
send me an email and i'll see if i can send you the settings donstrumental@gmail .com
nice bass, is that a Geddy lee?
Fender Jazz Elite
The Big Showdown.
Hope all is well.
Live dub!
Are you adding any Wah at all or just using the pedal to trigger the effects?
The wah is to adjust the filter frequency, Scientist had a parametric EQ knob on the desk so i'm using my feet to simulate turning the parametric knob.
@@donstrumental8905 I understand, thanks. Great vid.
@@donstrumental8905 That's smart.
@@henrychinaski2890 smooth too
SIFU 🙇♂️
Send a moses- barrington levy
Yes, zero points for the cameraman 🤣🤣🤣
You can get that distortion by turning up the volume,n playing the strings harder
I don’t think so.
Nice video! So the signal flow is Bass>basspod(highpass)>amp? Hehe im not a bass player. You can recreate the tubby's highpass filter on ableton. There is the video: ua-cam.com/video/TumnVWujTtw/v-deo.html
Correct with the signal flow. I re create this in Ableton as well but those HPF clicks are next level👊🏾
Your teeth in my neck Scientist
Robbie shakespeare died man
He was good but his personality is so awful that other people felt no shame stealing from him or claiming credit for his work. One of those people who's easy to like from afar, perhaps. One thing that I would suggest is actually asking him about this issue. You never know, he might say "wow that's exactly right", or "close but no cigar". Who knows. The effect sounds good enough but isn't exactly the same. Fantastic live session btw.