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Ian Fergusson
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 17 ส.ค. 2010
Hi! This is the personal channel of Ian Fergusson, weatherman for BBC West & shark biologist with a longstanding focus on the Mediterranean. Content here is my own & not necessarily reflective of the BBC.
Bass Cover: 'Murder On The Dancefloor'; Sophie Ellis-Bextor (2001)
🎧 Essential for correct audio/EQ...
This memorable hit, with its undisguised nod to late 1970's disco heyday, saw a recent resurgence in the UK charts & an introduction to a new (younger) audience. I've tried to keep faith with Guy Pratt's super bass part from the original, playing here over a 'no bass' edit available at th-cam.com/video/iVQevgR57nI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=9ZouatikGNhmqTeE. Recorded here with Fender Elite Jazz Bass (in active mode, both pickups equalled) & old roundwounds, via a Boss GT-1B.
This memorable hit, with its undisguised nod to late 1970's disco heyday, saw a recent resurgence in the UK charts & an introduction to a new (younger) audience. I've tried to keep faith with Guy Pratt's super bass part from the original, playing here over a 'no bass' edit available at th-cam.com/video/iVQevgR57nI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=9ZouatikGNhmqTeE. Recorded here with Fender Elite Jazz Bass (in active mode, both pickups equalled) & old roundwounds, via a Boss GT-1B.
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Bass Cover: 'Try My Love (On For Size)'; Sharon Redd (1980)
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🎧 Essential for proper mix... Albeit released in 1980, this classic disco track bore unmistakable hallmarks of that genre's late 1970's peak period, not least through its soaring strings and horn arrangements. Younger listeners may recognise it through a subsequent reversion that proved popular on the club floors, recorded by Shapeshifters. My thanks to TH-cam's JJ-BASSless for providing a grea...
Bass Cover: 'Worth It.' Raye (2023)
มุมมอง 6692 หลายเดือนก่อน
(🎧 Essential for correct audio mix) Original bass on this popular hit by Raye was recorded by Austin Lichtenstein, but live versions (various ones are available on TH-cam) have almost exclusively seen bass played by the incredibly talented @livthompsonbass2045, who absolutely smashes it with her great panache & style. The bassline is an exemplar in trying to nail timing & ghost notes; in my opi...
Bass Cover: 'Turn The Music Up'; The Players Association (1979)
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Admittedly more of a jam than a cover! I remember when this was released & loving its structure & vibe... I considered it a disco classic but haven't attempted playing it since about age 25 (back then only on a Musicman Stingray)! I recall a superb cover was recorded by the Brand New Heavies some years ago. Anyway, here's how I'd approach it if asked to do so live, or something similar. Give it...
Bass Cover: Ad-lib slap jamming to 'Treat Her Like A Lady' by The Temptations...
มุมมอง 6045 หลายเดือนก่อน
(🎧 Essential) Just a bit of an ad-lib workout on the Jazz Bass to this classic... merely following the broader spirit of the original (synth) bassline
Bass Cover: 'What 'Cha Gonna Do For Me'; Chaka Khan (1981)
มุมมอง 3.2K7 หลายเดือนก่อน
(🎧 essential!) This track was originally a creation of Average White Band (check-out their version!), with its memorable bass part laid-down by Alan Gorrie. The subsequent Chaka Khan version released in 1981 saw the inimitable Anthony Jackson interpret & embellish that bassline - in a lower register versus the AWB original - but in many respects, structurally similar. My own take here is record...
Bass Cover: 'Let's Go 'Round Again', Average White Band (1980)
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(🎧 Recommended, as ever!) I've kept it fairly straightforward here, with a cover broadly intended in the spirit of Alan Gorrie's original bass part. This classic track could be approached in a variety of ways on bass, with all manner of clever fills & embellishments, but I'm of the mind to keep it simple. This recording is over a bass-less version available at th-cam.com/video/rAVC6p7tQ7U/w-d-x...
Bass Cover: 'Native New Yorker'; Odyssey (1977: 12" disco mix)
มุมมอง 703ปีที่แล้ว
(🎧 Headphones recommended, as ever): So, this was by some margin one of my very favourite numbers from that era & I hadn't played it through on bass for a *long* time...a few fluffs, as I simply record the first take as if it were played live, irrespective of errors. Recorded here with a Fender Elite Jazz Bass, old (!) roundwounds & recording via a Boss GT-1B.
Bass Cover: 'Could It Be I'm Falling In Love'; David Grant & Jaki Graham (1985)
มุมมอง 825ปีที่แล้ว
This popular mid-80's cover of The Spinners original is played here (with some slip-ups!) using a Fender Elite Jazz Bass & roundwound strings, recording via a Boss GT-1B.
Bass Cover: 'Never Knew Love Like This Before'; Stephanie Mills (1980)
มุมมอง 1.2Kปีที่แล้ว
I've always been a huge fan of Basil Fearington's fantastic bass work across a raft of hits including for Stephanie Mills. Here's my interpretation of his line for this 1980 dancefloor classic, played here with Fender Elite Jazz Bass (in passive mode) & roundwounds, recording via a Boss GT-1B.
Ad-lib bassline construction, over a drums/keys/guitar backing track...
มุมมอง 321ปีที่แล้ว
Picked-up a bass for the first time in many weeks... just a bit of an ad-lib 'rough cut' here to an old-school vibe TH-cam backing track, using a Fender Elite Jazz Bass, with some very worn(!) roundwounds. Recorded via a Boss GT-1B. Sorry for over-mod tones on the mix levels... a rushed job 😬 Backing track available at th-cam.com/video/qrWklBWJcco/w-d-xo.html
Bass Cover: 'About Damn Time'; Lizzo (2022)
มุมมอง 6072 ปีที่แล้ว
This is a recording over the 'bass-less' version on TH-cam at the link below. Played here with a Fender Elite Jazz Bass (active mode) & roundwounds, via a Boss GT-1B. Note that tuning is a half-step down from standard, for playing this number on a 4-string. Version used for backing, without bass: th-cam.com/video/BQCr9dF7hUM/w-d-xo.html
Bass Cover: 'I Work For A Living'; Fonzi Thornton (Original 1982; this Nile Rodgers 12" ver., 2018)
มุมมอง 1.2K2 ปีที่แล้ว
*Headphones as ever!*... The signature sound of Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards drives this number by Fonzi Thornton, who was a key backing vocalist through Chic's late '70's period & later on many Rodgers/Edwards productions, before venturing into solo work & collaborations with the likes of Luther Vandross, Roxy Music & others. I've not played a note-for-note replication (as always!) but inste...
Bass Cover: 'Stand Up (Reach For The Sky)'; Delegation (1979)
มุมมอง 1.6K2 ปีที่แล้ว
Bass Cover: 'Stand Up (Reach For The Sky)'; Delegation (1979)
Bass Cover: 'Take Me Home'; Cher (1979)
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Bass Cover: 'Take Me Home'; Cher (1979)
Bass Cover: 'Take It To The Top'; Kool & The Gang (1980)
มุมมอง 2.7K2 ปีที่แล้ว
Bass Cover: 'Take It To The Top'; Kool & The Gang (1980)
'Avon: Top to Bottom' (BBC West, 2007) Ep.1.
มุมมอง 1722 ปีที่แล้ว
'Avon: Top to Bottom' (BBC West, 2007) Ep.1.
Bass Cover: 'Gonna Get Over You' (12"), France Joli (1981)
มุมมอง 5K2 ปีที่แล้ว
Bass Cover: 'Gonna Get Over You' (12"), France Joli (1981)
Bass Cover: 'Breakout'; Swing Out Sister (1987)
มุมมอง 3.6K2 ปีที่แล้ว
Bass Cover: 'Breakout'; Swing Out Sister (1987)
Bass Cover: 'Easier to Love'; Sister Sledge (1979)
มุมมอง 1.6K2 ปีที่แล้ว
Bass Cover: 'Easier to Love'; Sister Sledge (1979)
Bass Cover: 'Remember Where You Are'; Jessie Ware (2020)
มุมมอง 1.6K2 ปีที่แล้ว
Bass Cover: 'Remember Where You Are'; Jessie Ware (2020)
Bass Cover: 'Fine Wine'; Kylie Minogue (2020)
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Bass Cover: 'Fine Wine'; Kylie Minogue (2020)
Bass Cover: 'Magic'; Kylie Minogue (2020)
มุมมอง 1.9K3 ปีที่แล้ว
Bass Cover: 'Magic'; Kylie Minogue (2020)
Bass Cover: 'Love Me Right'; Amber Mark (2018)
มุมมอง 503 ปีที่แล้ว
Bass Cover: 'Love Me Right'; Amber Mark (2018)
Wonderful tone!
@@seanmic1 thanks!
Well done Ian, what a great combination 👌👏👏👏👏
Absolutely brilliant Ian!
Great song and great playing 😃💪
Very nice.
Bravo man @
It's wonderful!!! Brawo!!!
Wonderfu late night music from the master xxx ❤❤❤
love your covers man, very inspiring !!
Great cover
Absolutely adore this guys, you are amazing... Can you get Ken on the triangle or some odd percussion thing for giggles 😜
Do you have a disco ball? Groovy stuff... love it, especially random plucking 😜😂
Do you happen to have any tabs to do this? It sounds amazing!!
Absolutely perfect ! You nailed it to perfection. : every single note, the groove, the tone, but must importantly the FEEL. Wow. Rarely one sees a bass cover do justice to the original Thank you.
That's very kind of you - many thanks indeed 🙂
Yep anything you choose would be great xxx
Chic were the greatest Disco Funk outfit 😎🤘🏼💙
Well done Bro 🤟
Wow!! You are certainly something, yep anything on your play list ........watch those fingers ❤❤❤❤
This is so amazing, so love this song, you are brilliant xxxx❤❤
Well you continue to rock ........would love to your cover of ' Hi How Ya Doing' of Barry Sunjohn Johnson. I'm sure yours would be so so so !!!!!! pretty please xxxx
You killed it. Excellent. I enjoyed every minute
Great song choice and excellent bass cover !
Thanks!
Awesome playing Ian!
nice video man
Hi Ian, I would love to see you do ' Hi! how you doing' its on a Kenny G ....pretty please xxxx
I'm late to the party so can't hear you enough ❤❤❤❤❤
Oh! Ian you totally rock .......wow wee❤❤❤❤❤
What a man , so interesting and just love this performance ❤❤❤
Can you possibly put some tabs in the comment section ? I would really love to learn this song just started playing the bass
Peeeeeeeiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
Huge, sauvage !!😍
Love this song, well played! Couldn’t find tabs for this anywhere so thanks for posting and making it easy to follow 👍🏼
Mega
Great job💯🎸🎸🎸
Thanks! 👍
Brought a smile to a grey weather day - thank you! :)
Wow! I love the energy of this! Thanks for the upload :)
Super Cool Musician! 🔥🔥🔥
Awesome !!
OMG! Very good!!
You are awesome Bro
beautiful performance and beautiful sound. congratulations. hugs from Brazil
Thanks! 🙂🤙
Tasty bass playing - great work 👋👋
Мне нравятся. Я хочу петь соул и играть на басу. ❤
Do you have a tab for this song?
Bruh!!! You understood the assignment! You played your azz off!!! KILLIN BRO! Great Bass cover!!!
🎉awesome🎉love your style. Just playing this myself!
Thanks! Good luck with this great track :-)
Po po pooooo, ça déchire 🥰🤩😁
You rock.
これ好き！
Nice cover, and killer tone.
Well done Bro ! From SimoBass Paris 👌🏻😉