Bassist Hears Thundercat Song for First Time (Mind Blown)
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I’ve never heard “Funny Thing” by Thundercat before… now I have to write my own bass line. In front of you. In 3 takes. Let’s hit it.
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Thundercat is one of the most shredding bass players alive today - what am I getting myself into?
“Funny Thing” is the most popular track from Thundercat’s 2020 album “It Is What It Is,” featuring his beastly signature 6-string bass sound.
Watch the video to see if I was able to fake it okay on 4-string, and how my bass line compared to the original. (hopefully not terrible)
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Which bass line did you like better, mine or Thundercat’s? ⚡🐱
I’ve listened to that song so many times it was kind of refreshing to hear the new bassline lol
Man you got really close to it though, not gonna lie…
I'm going to sit on the fence and say I liked both of them 😎
Your play cut through the mix better...both versions were very good.
You should make a series of trying to guess the bass lines of songs you’ve never heard. 👍
You are incredible for creating what you did in 3 tries! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 This is why you are my bass teacher! And yes, more Thundercat please!
Saw Thundercat last summer when he opened for RHCP. He was amazing, and his finger speed is ridiculous.
I went for RHCP but fell in love with Thundercat
@@overseer_grimal where did you see them? I was at the PetCo Park show in San Diego
i saw them in charlotte!! amazing show
That sounds like an amazing show
I saw them in London, thundercat played there too. Was really good
I’m very impressed with how close your overall bass line was to his. Excellent job!
This was a very interesting video. I’d like to see more featuring other artists as well.
Thanks Dave!
@@BassBuzz WE want to see, correcting my friend there
As a beginner bassist I liked to see u build a bass line on the spot with comments, it is inspiring. And again a great video 👏
You should feel absolutely proud of your bassline. Being able to come up with a sound that was pretty darn close to Thundercat's in such a short time speaks to your flexibility.
Thank you!
Dude, in 3 takes you got like 80% of the way there?! I'd be over the moon. It also took major balls to do it live in front of the camera like that. Kudos.
The final take sounded great!!! I'm impressed with how quickly you managed to come up with an such an awesome bass line
@@silencedones4421stop being a hater.
@@silencedones4421 yeah no one before you ever thought a video could be faked. Is it hard work to be so insightful? And from your mom's basement no less.
OR maybe we enjoyed the video and don't think Josh is a fake. You think otherwise; good for you. Keep scrolling.
Here's another insight: to the rest of us you are just an A hole.
@@michaelhartman6513 "Hater"? You can't deny that what he says could be true, though I personally find it hard to believe
@@silencedones4421 you must just be a bad musician then. it doesn't take ten fucking weeks to come up with a bass line lmfao
@@flatd13tsoda56 this LMAO
I love Thundercat's looks and personality. He was amazing in Suicidal Tendencies, he has titanium bones in his back (his bass is a boat anchor), and is music goes into the weird side of R&B which makes it easier to get into for outsiders 👏👌
That guy has two spinal chords or something lol
I mainly listen to rap and he is amazing, i like most of his music to be honest
To be able to put that bassline together that quickly is amazing. You should be doing session work in Nashville or LA.
Yeah, that pedal chain sound would totally fly in Nashville 🙂
Thanks Matthew!
@@foljs5858 Yeah well you didn't understand the comment
@@foljs5858 I think he is a little more versatile than that one pedal chain...
@@foljs5858 it’s what country music has been missing 👀
i do enjoy myself watching 10 minutes of a man crying ngl, wouldve been a win either way
also thank you for making me listen to bohemian rapsody for the first time, absolute eye opener
Did you just move here from Mars? 😂
I love that pro bassist Josh is playing a Squier for this vid. It's taken me such a long time to realize that price does not equal quality/playability/sound/etc.
Since the late 90's, overall instrument quality has improved so much that you can find some really amazing "beginner-to-intermediate" level instruments and still some clunker "pro" instruments. The variability in styles, human physiques, and desired tones so often bridges the gap in areas that affordable instruments are seen as deficient.
In fact, just yesterday I picked up a bass I put together from parts back in high school, and was blown away by how much something that has basically zero resale value still rocked so hard. \,,/,
TL;DR: Don't impulsively buy that shiny new piece of gear on the internet; wait until you've tried it out with your own hands/ears and compared it to something you already like/own to decide.
That is all true, but (to me) it felt he was struggling to make smooth hand transitions between the low and the high notes (and note: he has great technique and large experience).
In this regard, a 6-string bass would be better for if you want to make chops like Thundercat's but not hurt your fretting hand in the long run. (There are some companies that make solid 6-string basses in the same price range as this video's.)
It sounded great. The fact that your baseline had such similarities shows how much experience you have and how good your ear is. And also, hell yes to more thundercat videos!!
I wish more TH-cam music "experts" put themselves out there like what you did here. Great video. Inspiring. More of this please.
I would love to see more of this kinda video, loved seeing the writing of what’s going through your head.
Thanks Adam!
Sensei Josh was on POINT! I'm gonna tell everyone that my bass teacher's name is Josher-Cat!
You and Thundercat have a big thing in common, y'all both make me want to pick up my bass right now and get to playing. I can't hear anything by Thundercat without immediately wanting to try it, despite knowing he's well out of my league.
Y'all are both bass-ed, I love it!
Not a bassist or even learning bass (just a weirdo who loves to see artists work) and happened to find your video - super impressed! I'd love to see more of this kinda thing! ❤️
Great Basslines!
This is different style of video but I really really like it coz we get to see your brain work and figure things out. In the beginners mind, there is so many little things to pick up/be curious about, you can't imagine how much a person can take away and learn from style.
This is great, I think if this were a series it would no doubt blow up eventually.
Sounded different, felt the same. Awesome video, great format, great seeing a pro be challenged, have doubts, make mistakes; explain the breakthroughs.
Great format, Thunderjosh 😎
I love this! And PLEASE talk about Thundercat I've been waiting soooo long to hear you talk about him
Yes more Thundercat!!! Would absolutely love to see you do a video of him similar to your Les Claypool video
Gotta say your video is crisp and the editing is fresh but subtle and not overdone, me like! These type of challenges are always fun, but for me it's hard with limited music theory knowledge (I think). So it's good to see someone try this, who knows actually what he is doing! 😅
Thanks, glad you dug it!
I’m so glad I got ahold of your videos first when I picked up the bass 2 months ago. Thanks so much for this fun content.
100% want more Thundercat videos. He's so awesome
It sounded dope to me. And it was a fun experience to watch.
Got me inspired to play some bass, right now
Would love more thundercat videos!
For 3 tries, that was pretty locked in. Better than what I'd do 😄
I'd love more content like this, it does so much to help me understand how to construct effective and musical bass lines
This is probably the best video I've seen from you, and I've been a fan and subscriber for years. You've definitely helped me as a beginner bassist and I'm now at the point where I'm crafting lines and playing open mics and this is again a helpful example for that mindset. I liked your line and your analysis of it in comparison to Thundercat's. Can't wait to see more videos like this!
My man is the goat 🐐. Love that tone you dialed in!
Actually a pretty good execution, considering the performance stress of the challenge. Personally, the coolest baselines I write always come to me when I'm in the zone, alone, with zero pressure or distraction,and when I don't give a rats ar$ about making mistakes. I just play whatever the hail I want or feel. That's step one for me. Step 2 is I just keep doing this until I fall into THE groove the song tells me it wants,usually by mistake. But I know it when I hear and feel it. Finally, step 3 after I've got the groove dialed, I do Note arrangement and cleanup. figure out which notes don't belong and which do.
This is a really cool video! Seeing a really good bassist like Josh work out a bassline is inspiring - no one has it all worked out on the first try but as a beginner I was so elated to see sometimes everyone just has to fall back on the pentatonics. Plus it helps demystify the process a bit. Looking forward to more.
This is a great video concept, it's really insightful to hear how you think about things. Also now I have a new artist to listen to!
Yours is the bomb. Loved it. And you were creating yours under pressure to boot. Bonus points.
This is incredibly valuable for those people who are attempting to create an original bass line. 3 times a year is my recommendation. THANKS AGAIN for all you do brother !
I dig it. I have never heard this song or of the Thundercats (thanks for playing this because I now dig them)...however, I felt both versions (yours and his ) were great in their own way. Thanks for posting this. It encourages one to step outside their comfort zone.
Videos like this takes the masters and grounds them in a way that to make learning easier. Keep it up, these are really cool.
I actually think that your bass line is pretty cool! I was actually impressed how close it was to original. Congratulations! Only on 3 tries looks very impressive to me! 👏🔥
This is a silly detail but I love that you play a squier bass 👌🏼
I think you did great! To even come up with an improvisation take that's close to Thundercat's says a lot. That was damn good!
Way to challenge yourself mate. It’s inspiring to me (a beginner/intermediate level player)to see that there is always more to learn, even for the experts. Great video.
That was really fun! I enjoyed the whole process. Yes more Thundercat. And more bassline creation videos please!
You did a fantastic job with your take. Really impressive!
Learnin to slap the bass here.... Played drums for almost 30 years, live, bars, fairs, you name it, and the way you layed in your lick there at 3:24 with that little flare of the hand coming off the fretboard, that's what I'm talking about lol.Great job man.. when I saw my bass player do stuff like that I knew we were feeling the groove lol... he would do EXACTLY what you did there then, tiptoein backwards to the beat lmao.... Raw improv is scary especially live and especially the rythem section, but it's the most rewarding thing ever, and imo one of the only things to cause a TRUE bass player stank face and/or head nod lol...
That was dope. I love the sound of electric bass.
Too cool for school, Josh! I loved watching your creative process as you worked your way through this very funky and complex song. Again, I so appreciate the Beginner to Badass course for getting me into bass playing. Seeing you challenge yourself with something difficult inspires me to keep going!
I don't know that anyone who still says "too cool for school" has any authority on coolness, but I agree with the sentiment 😂
Yours was great as well! Do more of these. I too have been enjoying the drumeo first time vids but this is even BETTER!
Great show! And I'm going to use just now the idea of multi-bar pattern - I tend to do one-bar patterns. Thanks Master Josh 🙏
That’s crazy how you came up with a similar gritty tone to the original, you really nailed the vibe, nice improvisation 🫵
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Love the educational take on this. Love the post listening analysis of what you could learn from the original line to improve your own compositional techniques. Great bassline ideas for having to write/record on the fly.
I love the concept, it would hit different if we also hear the bass less version at the beginning with you. So we forget what the original bass is and then "discover" it at the end
I definitely liked your approach to the Bass Line for this song Josh, especially the tone! 👏🏾👏🏾
Considering you did it in three attempts it was pretty good. Yeah TC's was really groovin', but I have to say that yours was also enjoyable. Well played!
I watched this and had already purchased the Online Lessons, due to life i hadn't gotten to start it up yet. BUT THE TIME IS NOW! Thanks Josh.
Nice, enjoy!
Those bass lines were amazing man you're hella talented ❤
You are getting a follow immediately just for using a squier. My squier jazz is the best bass I’ve ever owned.
Someday the snobs will get over themselves 🕺🏻
Holy shit josh this was awesome to watch!! Please please please make more thundercat videos. Also, i love that shirt!
Give yourself some credit!! Your bass line had a ton of cool ideas too. I personally loved it.
I’ll forever be indebted to Josh for teaching me to include my pinkie when playing!
Watching him live this weekend it’s about to be great 🥶
inspiring video! thanks for taking the chance to not only entertain us but inspire us to get outta of the comfort zone
THAT WAS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
More of this.
More making basslines over other songs you haven't heard. That was awesome!
Nailed the vibe of the tone though! Really fun video, and I'd love to see more of these from you.
Thanks dude!
Please consider making more of these! Id love to watch more but cant find much more Bass specific ones. Difficult to recommend a song but really enjoyed this. Thanks!
nice video, i love thundercat
Great job on creating your own take of Funny Thing, Josh. You did a fantastic job!!! Insane that this is your first video on Thundercat. That dude inspired me to care about Bass in tracks more than ever before from his talent alone. Keep on rockin' in the Bass world ✌🏼
Well I likes Thundercat's better HOWEVER yours for a quick listen and jam was really good and I think would be in my top 20 live jam list. You did not have all the time Thundercat took to perfect the song. So the fact that you were in the ballpark is a testament to your time and dedication to learning and practice. Teaches this newbie to stick to it.
Honestly, I feel like both interpretations were beautiful. This is what I love/hate about music is that the possibilities are literally endless. Also, this challenge is so much fun to watch!!!
Man u got super funky on this. My uncle was a bassist and you just let it rip man. Absolutely killed it. 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Watching the creative process is a really valuable insight, that we don't often get to see. So more vidoes like this with other music styles please.
I'm blown away by how close you were in the pattern/phrasing. Big props for having the guts to post this. I bet thundercat would like what you played and I would love to see more content about thundercat.
Now if we could see thundercats response, upon seeing this post for the first time! I think he would dig it.
(Edit: regarding your question, for the reasons you mentioned I would probably choose thundercat, Though if someone played me both versions without knowing about this challenge, I don't know if I could pick out the original by ear only)
Man i love this concept
This was a such fantastic, educational watch! I love Thundercat and seeing you rise to this challenge offered excellent opportunities for reflection and self-awareness. To echo the top comment: this is why you’re my bass teacher!
Very enlightening. And yes, bass sides are fun. Every song should have one.
I learnt a lot about how the bass works from your challenge. Good job on the video!
Your line was very good! It had more of a Daft Punk feel in my opinion which worked as well. But as you said, Thundercat wrote a great line for a Thundercat song. Imagine that. He’s a beast!
I had much fun watching you!!!! You did very good.
I enjoyed watching this, because coming up with new bass lines has always been really hard for me and this has given me some good ideas about the thought process. A lot of it really is self-doubt on my end though. Well done!
Great job. You were very patient and didn't walk all over it. Which you could definitely go hammm with some 16th dancing
0:43 😄😄😄
great video and excellent bass line!
I've always been stoked to be learning bass from you in BTB, but this proves to me I picked the right teacher. I'm excited to keep going and hopefully have command of the instrument like this.
You helped me understand a layer of complexity completely unknown to me, thank you!
Great job Joshercat! I like the original better but that's just because it feels more solidified into a core idea - you were doing some different stuff that was cool, and I think with a bit more time you'd have finessed it into something that fits just as well. That's what I like about the Drumeo challenges I've seen, it starts with people basically in the dark but each time around they refine it into something that stands on its own
Honestly you could probably make a series like this! It's teaching the improv and writing process, and explaining why you're making the choices you are (the subtitles like "trying this" then "nope don't like it" were great). Throwing yourself in the deep end like this makes it relatable too!
This was really fun. Keep 'em coming!
I hope you do more of these. Explaining the thinking behind it and how your two lines are different was super interesting and informative.
The text explaining what you where doing at each phase was very helpful. Super interesting to watch and see how you approach something like this!
Thank you for the Thundercat video! Impeccable use of improvisation. Both are so good.
You just displayed why my daughter loves you as her bass teacher. If I get to cover this I'm blending both your lines... amazing more of these types of videos please
That is a great idea for a video, well done. Sounds great teach…
Great video idea! Really like those text comments explaining your thought process.
It's also cool to see that you are rockin a Squier Bass.
This vid was awesome, you should definitely do more like it!
Dude! It’s so close. I like your dynamics much better. His let’s everything else shine a little more. Yours kinda steals the show. I think it’s a draw for me. 🐸🍺🔪🔥
Of any bass parts to try to create, Thundercat is one of the trickiest. Well done, great bass face.
I have no idea who Thundercat is, but it sounds pretty funky although not my cup of tea. The best thing is just watching you talk through your process of trying to figure out an acceptable bass line to this song. That’s the real value for me as a bassist. Thanks
Never have I heard any thunder cat, until this. Well done.
Man, i really think you did a great job! Nice video, I really enjoyed seeing how you developed your creativity process, thanks! 🤟🏻❤
Thank you!