As a metal guy I never really listened to funk and disco but after playing in high school jazz band I realize now that it’s so fun to crank out some funky jams
Keyboards are my 1st instrument, Bass is my 2nd. In my first bands, we never had a bass guitarist, so I did synth bass with my left hand. That got me used to the concept of basslines, and playing synth bass trained my left hand for fretting later on.
elsongs I did some EDM and bought bass guitar, because you can’t replace that sound with keyboards. Best bass sound imo comes from a bass guitar and when amp cabinet is microphoned, not di.
5:02 Fun Fact: The entirety of Don’t Stop Til’ You Get Enough consists of only 2 chords, (with the exception of the bridge) Just goes to show the true genius of Michael & his team. :)
Gelo Galvez Another fun fact: the bridge for Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough was written by keyboardist Greg Phillinganes. MJ refused to share songwriting credit, which cost him millions of dollars. (There is an early pressing of the single that does list Phillinganes as co-writer, but he never saw a dime of royalties from the song.) (The bridge contains much more than 2 chords)
@@IrnBruNYC listen the real demo, Mj gave food to greg, he should stop to lie after Mj dead. Mj gave him food + a song hit ' behind the mask " but where is the genie ? he couldnt be a singer star like he dreamed even like u said he s " genius " . where are u greggggg ?
As a bass player, I just have to SLAPP like on here! Now SLAP the bass! Don't just fingerpick it! Although, I will say that your bass skills are probably much better than my synth/keyboard playing skills. However, after watching all your videos, you've inspired me indeed! Thanks DrMix!
With Doctor Mix I really did expect him to throw in some Italo Disco! Like: Pino D'Angio - Ma Quale Idea Great bass line in that one, and a really fun tune!
4:01 That 2 note Disco line is why I came here. 😂😂😂😂😂. It was just in my head this morning, and I said to myself, "I wonder how that goes". So I came to TH-cam. Lol! Thanks.
I was born in 1984, so disco was before my time. But The Nights on Broadway is such a great song. I'm discovering disco through a friend at work, and now your channel. Very nice to see this variety!
OH YEA!!! Bass guitarist here you got my attention, my groovy brother!! Thank you for all your videos, recording is a whole lot different than the last time I did it. The last time was a 4-track and cassette tapes, ha, ha, ha! There is a lot I am learning from you and I appreciate it greatly, you are a wonderful teacher and really cool down to earth, creative loving being, Namaste, peace be with you and much love my friend!
I was trying to trace the origin of the bass line on the first song. I got as far as Sugarhill Gang Rapper's Delight but thanks to this video I found that was just using the bass line to Chic Good Times. My favourite are remixes of disco tunes that have been touched by the modern deep bass/kick house sound.
Man you do really make my day with your videos, you don't just play some of my favorite music from the 80s/90s like disco and funky but you also play it so very damn well and, man, keyboards, bass guitar... are you related to Mike Oldfield??? Keep up and thank you for your great videos Giovanni
What about Boogie Oogie Oogie by Taste of Honey? The bass lines you played are great but I cannot think of a more iconic disco bass line than Boogie Oogie Oogie. Janice Marie Johnson is a helluva bass player.
Yet another fantastic video. Also your bass and bass sound is fantastic. Here are some of the things I love about your videos: 1) Enthusiasm - it is infectious, and makes me want to play bass again. You clearly love music and making these videos, and it comes across so strongly 2) succinctness and clarity - you don't waffle on and blather, you get on with it and show us what you are meant to be showing us. I watched a vid on another channel yesterday and 4 minutes into a 14 min video he still hadn't explained anything. 3) the music you do, whether original or cover, is well done and great to listen to.
A real kid who loves music. I speak french but I understand 75% and I burst out laughing when you slap in my face ha ha ha! thank you for your advice that gives us ideas of musical creation. you use Mini Moog, Juno, and Rhods. it's really cool. Lov 2
+Doctor Mix Oh man, I was just about to slam Billie Jean but before I could nudge my glasses up and write "Dear internet ----" you saved it with the low octave. That riff is deceptively hard to play in tempo and live. I think "Off the Wall" deserves and honorable mention as well.
I remember the disco era very well, there is a lot of complacated songs for a bass player in disco, you have to be deep into the pocket for it to sound good.
MJ basslines may not technically be disco but they do get people moving. another one is a bassline that, for half of the song, is one note - "can't get enough" by super groove. all these basslines (and many more) all share one attribute - and that is: articulation, articulation, articulation!
Real cool bass jamming!! On Billie Jean, Luis Johnson would play the 2 strings only on the 1. And yes, the synth played bass like you showed. Bernard Edwards lives in my soul. I even bought a MusicMan Stingray (soon to arrive) in his honor. Claudio, U Bad Ass Bass!!
Great job on The Chic bass line. The Sugarhill Gang used this riff before Queen did on their track “Rappers Delight”. Also check out The XX's track “Swept Away” bass line great...
As a metal guy I never really listened to funk and disco but after playing in high school jazz band I realize now that it’s so fun to crank out some funky jams
Why is he dressed as the tf2 scout
Boink
I'm running circles around you!
Real nice jackass!
Tf2 takes place in the 70s
JayBee yeah real nice try doich bag
“Play that funky music white boy”
Whats it with bassists loving synthesizers and synthesists loving bass guitar. Maybe because with either you can lay down a pretty tight groove
Seg@fredo so true
Cos that's the groove man
Bass and synths complete each other
Keyboards are my 1st instrument, Bass is my 2nd. In my first bands, we never had a bass guitarist, so I did synth bass with my left hand. That got me used to the concept of basslines, and playing synth bass trained my left hand for fretting later on.
elsongs I did some EDM and bought bass guitar, because you can’t replace that sound with keyboards. Best bass sound imo comes from a bass guitar and when amp cabinet is microphoned, not di.
No Chic bassline is complete without a Nile Rodgers chicken scratch guitar riff.
For me, McFadden and Whitehead "Ain't no Stopping us now" has the most iconic disco bassline of all time
Andrelino, true that! Excellent choice.
5:02 Fun Fact: The entirety of Don’t Stop Til’ You Get Enough consists of only 2 chords, (with the exception of the bridge) Just goes to show the true genius of Michael & his team. :)
Gelo Galvez Another fun fact: the bridge for Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough was written by keyboardist Greg Phillinganes. MJ refused to share songwriting credit, which cost him millions of dollars. (There is an early pressing of the single that does list Phillinganes as co-writer, but he never saw a dime of royalties from the song.)
(The bridge contains much more than 2 chords)
@@IrnBruNYC damn
@@IrnBruNYC listen the real demo, Mj gave food to greg, he should stop to lie after Mj dead. Mj gave him food + a song hit ' behind the mask " but where is the genie ? he couldnt be a singer star like he dreamed even like u said he s " genius " . where are u greggggg ?
I thoght the intro was Another One Bites The Dust
John Deacon was actually inspired by Bernard Edwards' bassline on "Good Times" to make "Another One Bites The Dust."
and don't forget rappers delight
Same XD
Same!
same lol
Disco bass lines sounds so punchy and fresh ...
If you’re thinking of “The Queen,” they copied it from “The Chic.”
And did a great job ;)
@@flappymlg3607 Oh yeah. They did a great "the job."
Both of them are great!
And Nile Rodgers said in an interview that he "stole" it from his cousin Spike Mickens who played with Kool and the gang.
@@miscellaneous1276 The both of the them are the great yeah.
I personally would NOT classify "Billie Jean" as Disco, more 80's pop IMO. One bass line that SHOULD have been included is "Car Wash" by Rose Royce.
should I SLAP like?
damn right!
In b4 69 likes
Bare head reveal at 1,000,000 likes!
The bass line of Good times by the chic sounds so similar to rapper's delighted
4:06 Not kidding, you're literally just repeating the word "butt" in Portuguese lol
Bunda? 😂 Eu sou mexicano mas eu posso falar um pouco de português
Se usa popozuda em Brasil tambem! Kukuk. Más gosto muito de bunda
As a bass player, I just have to SLAPP like on here! Now SLAP the bass! Don't just fingerpick it! Although, I will say that your bass skills are probably much better than my synth/keyboard playing skills. However, after watching all your videos, you've inspired me indeed! Thanks DrMix!
If you EVER do a part 2, you need to do "Blame it on the Boogie" by the Jacksons PLEASE
Don't over look "do ya think I'm sexy" Phil Chen is a master!!!
And please don't forget I Want You Back, there's an awesome intro...
definitely should
The difference between really good and great vidoes isnt always the content. In your case its your enthousiasm. Im subbing!!
There are Too many good disco tracks !!
With Doctor Mix I really did expect him to throw in some Italo Disco! Like: Pino D'Angio - Ma Quale Idea
Great bass line in that one, and a really fun tune!
👏
A multitalented groover! I was quite impressed with all the syncopated bass riffs Dr Mix played on his keys, but this stuff here is solid!
Your videos are as informative as they are entertaining. 🙏
I wouldn’t have recognised Stayin’ Alive from the bass riff because the guitar part is the memorable bit there
At least for me
Oh yeah yeah!
Actually I needed the first chic bass and I didn't know where to find it.
Now I just sampled you! Thanks!
You’re almost Mark King ! Great to see you doing this. Every new vid from you I’ll keep and watch in the evening and cannot sit still :)
Hahaha!! Thanks
4:01 That 2 note Disco line is why I came here. 😂😂😂😂😂. It was just in my head this morning, and I said to myself,
"I wonder how that goes". So I came to TH-cam. Lol! Thanks.
No 9: Stomp! Brothers Johnson
Yes, Louis Johnson!
There's nothing better than a disco bassline riff.
The BEST part of this video is seeing you enjoy yourself! Great song choices :)
Pure Awesomeness
I was born in 1984, so disco was before my time. But The Nights on Broadway is such a great song. I'm discovering disco through a friend at work, and now your channel. Very nice to see this variety!
Nice work, some classics to work on here - thanks Ace!
I love your energy and all your videos. Keep it up my friend!
This channel is of great quality. Good job bro
The smiths is very good disco music in my opinion and their bass lines are awesome
OH YEA!!! Bass guitarist here you got my attention, my groovy brother!! Thank you for all your videos, recording is a whole lot different than the last time I did it. The last time was a 4-track and cassette tapes, ha, ha, ha! There is a lot I am learning from you and I appreciate it greatly, you are a wonderful teacher and really cool down to earth, creative loving being, Namaste, peace be with you and much love my friend!
Thanks so much man!
I came for Disco Inferno, was not disappointed. Yeah, it's my favorite disco bass line.
I had half of these in my repertoir already. Great list, I'm adding the rest immediately.
Omar Hakim "the drum machine" behind "The chic".
One of the most underrated drummers in history.
Jerónimo Rodríguez wasn’t it Tony Thompson? I agree that he was the most underrated drummer. So tight and in the pocket!!
@@Sumbibebe Right ! I I'm a big fan of Tony (and Nile & Bernard of course) But Omar also played live with Chic
Love it! Dude, you are so infectious, you just seem to have so much fun with this stuff :) 😂👏👏
I’ve been thinking more about The Sugarhill Gang rather than Queen.
I was trying to trace the origin of the bass line on the first song. I got as far as Sugarhill Gang Rapper's Delight but thanks to this video I found that was just using the bass line to Chic Good Times. My favourite are remixes of disco tunes that have been touched by the modern deep bass/kick house sound.
Dr Mix bass player - new respect
btw that Jazz neck could do with a nice drink of linseed oil.
Go on give her a treat ...
Man you do really make my day with your videos, you don't just play some of my favorite music from the 80s/90s like disco and funky but you also play it so very damn well and, man, keyboards, bass guitar... are you related to Mike Oldfield???
Keep up and thank you for your great videos
Giovanni
Greetings from Guatemala City. The heart of the mayan world!!!
Chic and Sugarhill Gang performing Good Times/Rapper’s Delight live goes so hard
What about Boogie Oogie Oogie by Taste of Honey? The bass lines you played are great but I cannot think of a more iconic disco bass line than Boogie Oogie Oogie. Janice Marie Johnson is a helluva bass player.
so true. . what other #1 hit has a bad ass bass solo in the intro of a song. .
My god i loved this video!! Ur an inspiration spreader!!
I didn't know about this talent of yours!! What can't you do C!!! Awesome!!
Check out the bass line in Duran Duran's Sound of thunder. (John Taylor was a student of Bernard Edwards btw
Superb and entertaining enjoyable and most of all informative
Everything you play are great!
God bless U Brow
Nice strings!
Interesting sound coming from that combination.
Man, you are fun to watch. Keep it up. Just subbed
Just as I was going to ask about Billie Jean's inconspicuous synth bass, you deliver. Great stuff, gotta love me a good jazz bass too!
The original bass player for Billie Jean (Louis Johnson) did actually play the octave F# until the verse starts where the synth bass takes over
Disco battle with @davie504. Slapp like now, for an epicc battle!
fantastic, if u make another, explain the tuning subtleties please.
Hey! Mr, Cowbell! Greetings from Central America! Guatemala City!
Disco Inferno.. hell yes!
I like to see how one does the "WOW" effect on an electric guitar. I heard that on some mid/late 60's music.
I've loved those Chic baselines so much my entire life that when I began shaving I naturally used a Chic brand razor!
Love it! NEXT!!!!
Oh Chic are my favourite too, can’t love Claudio more, want to hear him play all day
I came here precisely to look for the line at min 4:00 and I share that same enthusiasm lol soo satisfying
Yet another fantastic video. Also your bass and bass sound is fantastic. Here are some of the things I love about your videos:
1) Enthusiasm - it is infectious, and makes me want to play bass again. You clearly love music and making these videos, and it comes across so strongly
2) succinctness and clarity - you don't waffle on and blather, you get on with it and show us what you are meant to be showing us. I watched a vid on another channel yesterday and 4 minutes into a 14 min video he still hadn't explained anything.
3) the music you do, whether original or cover, is well done and great to listen to.
Thanks so much for your kind words Pete! Glad you enjoy the videos 😁
What’s that thing he’s doing at 4:00?
You play the bass as well?! I was just about to open Ableton after watching your daft funk video now all I want to do is pick up the bass :P
Don't leave me this way by Thelma Houston was always my favorite disco bass line. Surprised it wasn't mentioned here.
I love Disco music. Could you make a disco track in your next video please.
Hmmm, interesting
VERY IMPRESSIVE
Nice video. I´m only missing a drum mashine or o metronome in the background. This could emphasize more the laid back beats.
A real kid who loves music. I speak french but I understand 75% and I burst out laughing when you slap in my face ha ha ha!
thank you for your advice that gives us ideas of musical creation. you use Mini Moog, Juno, and Rhods. it's really cool. Lov 2
I wasn't thinking Queen on that Good times riff, I was thinking "Rapper's Delight" from the Sugar Hill Gang...
Rapper's Delight is technically disco
@@aristotleasparaguspodcast1129 True and the video is about famous disco basslines.
Get down!
The only thing similar between good times and Another One Bites the Dust is the three licks, then it totally diverges.
+Doctor Mix Oh man, I was just about to slam Billie Jean but before I could nudge my glasses up and write "Dear internet ----" you saved it with the low octave. That riff is deceptively hard to play in tempo and live. I think "Off the Wall" deserves and honorable mention as well.
I remember the disco era very well, there is a lot of complacated songs for a bass player in disco, you have to be deep into the pocket for it to sound good.
grass grows, the sun shines, and brother, i lay it down
Great nice studio you got
MJ basslines may not technically be disco but they do get people moving. another one is a bassline that, for half of the song, is one note - "can't get enough" by super groove. all these basslines (and many more) all share one attribute - and that is: articulation, articulation, articulation!
This looks like so much fun
what strings are these? dead rounds? flats?
I respect anybody that can get a tune out of something the size of a tree
Pretty good tone! Very warm!
Celebrate good tones, come on!
Billie jean needs both the low and high octave for the first note! Loved the video though! Nevermind as I'm typing this you covered it.
First AND fourth!
he didnt do both?
Michael Jackson - Get On The Floor: The BEST bassline EVER!!
My favorite MJ album cut!!!!
Real cool bass jamming!!
On Billie Jean, Luis Johnson would play the 2 strings only on the 1. And yes, the synth played bass like you showed.
Bernard Edwards lives in my soul. I even bought a MusicMan Stingray (soon to arrive) in his honor.
Claudio, U Bad Ass Bass!!
Awesome! If you make a part two, add the drums too so its easier to listen to and recognize
I love me some Doctor Mix! Thanks for sharing.
Hey dude, I see you can play Keys and bass, what other instruments have you thrown your hands to?
"unmatched by any bassist in the world"
Every metal bassist ever: *hold my fuckin beer*
Nah, Bernard Edwards is king.
Of course you play Sister Sledge... that was Edwards too! (Obvious listening to it that was like a Chic record)
That’s was awesome!
the september one is wrong. E not F.
Close enough for me. Being exact has less value. Even Verdine White changes it up when he plays.
Cool cat
@@Sumbibebe I get changing it up but it's not like it's a fill. It's just the wrong note in the line that he always plays.
Dr mix thank you thank you thank you what a change can you slap like Mark King ?
Thank you
What are you using for your voice? It’s so crisp
*what mic
Great job on The Chic bass line.
The Sugarhill Gang used this riff before Queen did on their track “Rappers Delight”.
Also check out The XX's track “Swept Away” bass line great...
Lee Mearns The Sugar Hill Gang just cloned Chic. That is why they got sued and later they reached a deal. It was cloned.
#2 Rapper’s Delight
sugar hill gang for sure think he’s stoned
Dang your bass sounds fire!