Top 8 Funky Bass Lines to IMPRESS EVERYONE at Soundcheck
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- Give the sound engineer what they need, while also impressing everyone within earshot. Here are my Top 8 Funky Bass lines for soundcheck. Is this an incredibly vain idea for a video? Yes. Is this something we ALL subconsciously do? Come on, I can't be the only one who does this.
Let me know what your favorite soundcheck bass line is in the comments below!
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Hip Hop
Kenan and Kel
Coolio
Anderson Paak
Come Down
Tutorial
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Fantastic Voyage
Lakeside
All That
Nickelodeon
Theme Song
All Night Long
Mary Jane Girls
Rick James
Keni Burke Risin to the Top
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Erykah Badu
Tom Browne
Funkin for Jamaica
Bernard Wright
Nard
Don Blackman
What's the use
Mac Miller
Thundercat
Marcus Miller
Getaway
Earth Wind and Fire
Verdine White
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Funk is the DNA of Hip-Hop
Funk is also the DNA of house
Don't forget to sprinkle a little bit Jamaican sound system culture in there.
Genre evolves over time hip hop has come from years of black music
Blues to Rock n Roll to Rock to Funk to Disco and then Hip-Hop.
@@cartergriffiths9327 funk was derived from Jazz...late 60s James Brown and Sly stone were at the forefront and in the 70s Miles Davis started Fusion Jazz incorporating different genres of music into jazz including Rock and Blues but considering the heavy sampling of Jazz and funk they were definitely foundation of hip-hop
i can’t express how much i love this channel
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Ditto. When I just saw he posted a new video I got all excited
@@diggingthegreats play Gimme some more by the JBs
tell me if that doesn't turn heads
AGREED
Rest in Power, Bernard Wright! He passed away shortly after I had the chance to meet him in Dallas while he was performing on Snarky Puppy's new album. I feel very fortunate to have had the chance to talk to him for a little bit between sets.
RIP BERNARD WRIGHT
A TH-cam CHANNEL THAT DOES COOL MUSIC BREAKDOWNS AND BASS STUFF?? I love this channel so much, man.
3:03 Man that tone is so liquid and beautiful, would fit in great over an acid-jazz/chill fusion, so funky and almost mysterious with those pops, awesome character.
Also, I frequently play 5/8 of these bass lines, especially “All Night Long”. The groove is undeniable.
It’s so good!
Might I add A Taste Of Honey “Boogie Oogie Oogie” is crucial. One of the first basslines I taught myself and it’s instantly recognizable from every purist and most age demographics.
@@Rahnotrob I remember loving this song because of the bass 🤣
How could you not mention Smooth Operator by Big Daddy Kane 😂
Algorithm suggested the 'Through The Wire' breakdown, then I immediately clicked on this. Damn. Where the hell has this channel been all my life?! Props, Brandon. You're a master of your craft.
I always went to play "Sir Duke" by Stevie Wonder as my soundcheck line. Just because I love to play this song.
Keep up the good work man. Thanks for including the spotify playlists! something that not everyone does and is much appreciated! Keep it funky!
Absolutely! Gotta share the knowledge as much as possible!
I wholeheartedly agree! I always stop and look up songs on Spotify while watching TH-cam, but then I realized he was providing the playlists for me and was blown away. So appreciated!
Jamiroquai - Manifest Destiny. A whole groove centered in the bass that everything else just complements. Percussion & keys can’t help but to fall in line.
Jamiroquai has countless songs with just the absolute best basslines! My favorite gotta be ‘too young to die’
Yesssss!! Hubby and I are so glad we found you and look forward to your videos 😍
Love that Come Down made it to your list, the track slaps hard!
this is becoming my new favourite channel. i don't even play anything i just love your music knowledge and taste
You dropped another bomb bro, love the research you put behind every video.
You really dig deep, and we dig that.
That bassline you played for Getaway blew me away, just wow. Your videos are worth watching, subbing to this amazing channel.
This is my favorite bass guitar channel on TH-cam. Thank you for making so many great videos. 🤘👏👏👏❤
I absolutely love your videos. Been loving your exponential growth as TH-camr. Much deserve! 👏🏾 👏🏾 🎉
Thank you so much! 🙏 having a lot of fun with these!
This is rapidly becoming my favorite channel. Excellent vid!
Grateful for your storytelling abilities - keeps me tuning in every-time you put out a video.
Recommending a “Jamaican bass-lines”version of this. Can’t go wrong with Dennis Brown’s “Revolution” with Robbie Shakespeare on bass (RIP).
Man this channel is awesome. As a fellow music aficionado who also plays an instrument, I can really appreciate what you’re doing here.
Thank you SOOO much for taking the time to inspire here. Such a characterful and tight delivery.. You lickin' those strings too. Digesting all this input - Happy FridaYAY! x
At 0:46 I subscribed to your channel. First time seeing you, but I have seen enough bass teaching channels to know where this is going and I'm sure I'm going to love this.
Best subscription I ever made! What terrific work you do!
Damn dude your channel is a godsend. So interesting, well researched and excellently produced. Thank you 🙏
Try “Glide” by Pleasure. It one of those special Funk aficionados cuts. Bass gettin’ it though the whole song.
By the way, “Getwaway” is that gun blazing cut. No lie.
Love your videos and so happy you’re on TH-cam! Thank you!
Just found you channel, and this is my first vid. Been slinging the 4 string (and more) for years. Love your song choices, attitude and presentation. New subscriber!
brother this is my new favorite channel. incredible work
Bass can be so subtle but at the same type, can set the whole tone of a track. I love it.
Where has this video been all my life? This will be utilized for the show tomorrow, thank you funky sir!
Kenan & Kel bass line being included here is so clutch. Loved it since childhood.
exactly! i still remember the rap included with the intro too! 🥵🥵
This channel is becoming my favorite one so quick!
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Hell yeah!
I wasn’t sure if this list would be a good one, and then he busts out with “Come Down” on the first one.
Subscribed immediately for that.
Very nice work! Enjoyed this!
This is on point as a subject for a video and I can't wait to see what the tracks are.
I have often relied on jungle boogie but it's toooooo recognizable
This is the BEST channel on TH-cam....Period!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
One of my favorites is the bassline from Sesame Street's number song (the one with the pinball video). Great bassline by Bob Cranshaw, and it's always fun when someone asks 'what's that?' to say 'oh, just something from sesame street'.
😂😂😂 love it
You gotta love a children's song with oil drum jazz solo's in them :D
sung by the pointer sisters as well, that tune goes hard!
Now I gotta find it 😮
Edit : Found it and you're right funky bassline there's a video of a guy playing that Sesame Street bassline
Dude for EWF's 'Getaway' is like, "Bassline is incredibly hard to play..." You DO know this is Verdine White playing it right? That's literally light work for him.
glad I bumped into this channel... very informative and funny at the same time ..... good stress relief
Man, I just love your channel.
I’ve never heard Getaway played so funky ! Just liked and subscribed !
You cant mention "All Night Long"/"Rising To The Top" being sampled by so many artists and leave out the best one: "Smooth Operator" by the great Big Daddy Kane. This is the first place I heard that bassline and it was that groove that made me want to make music. That bassline made me think "hey,I wanna do that. " It planted the seed. Just listening to music wasnt going to cut it. I didnt immediately get a bass. I was a kid. I had to buy my bass and amp on my own but managed to do so my freshman year in highschool. Even then I couldnt practice much as my father worked long,late hours and slept during the day.. It would be a few years before I could really put time into it and I was truly humbled when I realised I might not be famous or on tour as quickly as I though🤣
Can’t overlook Doug E. Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew’s “Keep Risin’ To The Top”, which preceded the BDK track.
Funk is the answer , great video as per usual 🤜🏿🤛🏻
I enjoy the music content you present on your channel Sir. Great job 👍.
Thank You so much, your channel is my Music Library!!!
Dude you killed that Thundercat bass line! New favourite channel right here.
Great video and selection. Following!
Great video, brother. You got a new subscriber!
Love this!!! I gotta throw in my favorite sample of these songs though. "All Night Long" was the foundation of my favorite Big Daddy Kane song "Smooth Operator". Classic!
Sir, That Getaway you played made me wanna pull my trumpet out! You say it's difficult but by the way you played it, I sho couldn't tell! It was 🤌🏽 mwah!
I'm glad I found your channel. It makes me appreciate the music I love so much more, and makes me want to delve back into playing again
You absolutely have scorched the earth with these bass lines
Fantastic channel, love the content! 🙏🏿
You have just inspired me to learn how to play base guitar.
Thank you.
I've been enjoying your videos keep it up. Love from South Africa 🇿🇦❤
I want to thank you so much for introducing me to the Bernard Wright album Nard! I have been playing in funk bands for 20 years and never heard this album... It is a missing link for me in many ways :-) So awesome!
OK, that's the second one of your videos I've watched now, and my oh my this is going to be an epic adventure of binging!!! (I honestly have to admit, that I still don't know how to spell that word) yes, you did it again, just incredible, and as my husband is a bass player I am forwarding this to him right now. I just know he's going to love it too. thank you Kind Sir.
I’m a guitarist first and always loved listening to Jamiroquai. I loved the bass in their songs, so I bought one, and I now listen to them even more. So much great bass in there! Bassist is Stuart Zender btw
Man I just like to play riders on the storm whenever I can, dont know if its good for soundchecks but its and awesome easy bass line. Great vid btw, was surprised when I saw this wasn't a multi-million yt channel.
Man never seen your vids but man great video. I loved a great compilation of deep cuts and hallmarks with fun facts. I'm a sucker for fun facts
What a cool idea for a video, love it!☺️
“We Want Bootsy” - Bootsy’s Rubber Band. He was giving some of the most innovative lines of the entire OG Funk era.
Love your channel! For soundcheck i usually play digable planets - rebirth of slick
"Funk proper". All the greats are great, but I could listen to your groove and deep pocket for days and days and days...hardcore man. I've subscribed, (and I never sub to shit). 100% bravo bro
Gosh thanks for the new video!!! 🥰
Solid list My Brotha!! Thanks for turning me onto Mac Miller!!
Goddamn! I found this channel like a month ago…literally my favorite channel now
Nice selections!
This channel! Popped up in my recommended last month and was an immediate sub; great facts mixed with cool wit. I'm inspired to pick up my bass once again. You deserve the continuing success 😎
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Fuck yeah... Dude I already loved this channel for the music lore, but then you bust out with some bass content... As a bass player myself, this channel is everything I've ever wanted... Keep it up man...
... Oh and another bass line for your list, Mr. George Porter Jr, with...(you guessed it) the Cissy Strut...
Cissy strut is a classic!
Love your videos so much
Dude! Nice lines! You're accepted into the soundcheck 😄
Just watched your keys take on this video format and, as a sound engineer, I have to confess...
I've done this same deep cut "show-off" when tuning a PA by ear using reference tracks. I've probably even bumped Anderson .Paak (don't forget the dot!). I usually keep a more standard reference track or three in my pocket, but also sprinkle in favorites of the day... Hiatus Kaiyote, Gary Clark Jr. (Sonny Boy Slim album is phenomenal), Eyrkah Badu, and plenty more. Usually referencing specific elements (clean vox, clean-ish bass, slow or up-tempo, etc.)... but mostly just showing off deep-ish cuts. lol
These bass lines are funky as heck, all these choices are great!! ✌️😁
That To Browne track has the great Sekou Bunch on a jazz bass with a pick playing what we thing is a guitar player doing the ghosting rhythm part. Classic!!!
That’s a hell of a playlist ! 🙌🏻
All your vidz are great but I'm lovin the bass stuff!!! Dusting mine off after being inspired here
Dust it off! Learn some good bass lines, play whatever YOU want to play, and have fun! What’s a go to bass line for you?
@@diggingthegreats Thanks man! I Want You Back is a go to for me, deeply ingrained in the ol muscle memory
I spent so much time learning the fill from what's the use, but it's my favorite reminder that I can play when I'm feeling down 😂
'Glide' by Pleasure is the ultimate KILLER funky bassline. Many have tried to play and have failed.
Next is 'Get On The Floor' by Michael Jackson. Also two from Teena Marie, 'I Need Your Loving' and 'Square Biz'.
I do love me some Louis Johnson.
"Space Cowboy" Jamiroquai (Stuart Zender) 🔥🔥
This happens to me every time!!! Great video!
I’m glad that the topic of bassline AND bass line were both covered in this vide too
I must check The Nard album for sure!. Lately I’m soundchecking to Vulfpeck’s Dean Town or Jamiroquai’s Runaway 👍🏼
haha loved the video, the beginning gave Cory and the Wongnotes sketch vibe.
duuude, ive been playing bass since middle school, and i feel very versed in the world of guitar music but ive always wanted to transition into spinning and making beats. could you or have you made a video about the evolution of your musician journey? or maybe how to get into the more electronic world if youve spent all of your life as a string guy?
Excelent video, thanks
This channel is PERFECT
If I played slap bass in the soundcheck of most of my gigs, I'd definitely turn some heads. I'd probably get a few angry looks from my bandmates as well! 😂 Killing playing and lines. I love the Verdine and TC/Mac Miller lines in particular!
Funkin for Jamaica is one of the coldest baselines. My mom made me burn this song on so many CDs.
I’m from the west coast too so you know I’m stepping in my chucks 🕺🏾
This is why I learned the Sax line to the intro of Careless Whisper on my bass. Its perfect for soundcheck imo lol
LOVED THIS SO MUCH
Deeper Underground by Jamiroquai is a great bass sound check track. It covers everything from the open E to the first D of the G string, has some good articulation as well as a chance to slap and pluck for some dynamics.
Dude… you’re my spirit animal. Love your content.
😂😂Thank you 🙏
What a great channel🤘😎
This is actually exactly what I was looking for
Donald Byrd's - Wee Tina (2.04) also sampled by the beatnuts "Props over over here" (that mine favorite). Thanks for this video!! greetings from the Netherlands
Greetings from the US!
First time watching him; 30 seconds in and I am *suscribed*
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a video that has so much love for bassists all around the world. I feel cared for.
I loved this video, thank you!
But I have to say I like to do the exact opposite of this, especially when playing with someone for the first time. I like to take my bass, plug the cable, and then I start to sound reeeally amateurish, almost like a beginner, just to see them make a face. Wrong notes, odd timing etc. Sometimes even out of tune.
And then, when everybody starts playing all together, then I'll let everybody know, just by the way I play, that I was joking.
Of course, you have to be prepared and you must have studied the show's setlist. You can only do that If you have a minimum level of confidence and security.
Don't know If I'm right or wrong, but it sure is fun to see some expressions of relief, hahaha.
This was an excellent video, Brandon. And it certainly has some nice musical tips from some artists I haven't heard about yet.
Only now I came across your channel, and I will surely be coming back.
Cheers from Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Have a nice week!
This is a great video, featuring some serious funk bass lines.
Just one point of correction about Funkin For Jamaica. The bass is played on synth by 'Nard and Marcus Miller plays the funky "guitar" part. Marcus played on bass Haboglabotribin
My go to sound check bass line is runaway by jamiroquai
Love the video, soundcheck go-to-song is Hit It And Quit It by Funkadelic.
Awesome. Tabs and/or, er, playing a four-string would really help us all out
Running Away - Roy Ayers, Westchester Lady - Bob James
Just learning bass I will try all of these bass lines thank you