for me Bob Marley has been the best. His bass rhythms are the rhythms of the heart. But I really like the Beatles, the bass line from With a little help from my friends is the happiness of living. Thank you Julia for your always positive joy and for your music.
Man I haven’t heard is this love in a few years and listening to her play that bass line gave me goosebumps and brought tears to my eyes. I love that song so much
It gives me a good feeling to hear you bigging up reggae basslines. They pretty much help define the melodic, harmonic and rhythmic flow of the music in reggae. In fact, there are standard reggae 'riddims' (also defined by the basslines) that all reggae bassists need to know. Some of those basslines are featured in hundreds of individual recordings! The fact that many of these riddims are still requested in the dancehalls although they were first written and recorded well over 50 years ago, attests to the simple power and ingenuity of those bass 'riddims' and the bassists who created them. The "Stalag" riddim was mentioned here. There's also the "Real Rock," "Heavenless," "Shank I Shek," "Rougher Yet" and hundreds of others!
@@surverain Leroy's best known riddim is "Full Up" (Pass the Kutchie). Between his innovative basslines and his gorgeous vocals, he's a legend! But there are plenty of other great foundation bassies...Brian Atkinson, Val Douglas, Earl "Bagga" Walker, Lloyd Brevett, Jackie Jackson, George "Fully" Fulwood, all created and recorded memorable basslines from the rocksteady/early reggae eras that have stood the test of time.
@@bassiehd No one is saying otherwise, especially not me, he is far from being my favourite reggae bass player, I don't even count him as a real bass player. I'm just talking about the facts that should not be confused with our personal tastes, no one has given as many riddims as he has and that are still relevant, that's how it is. You cannot limit his genius to one riddim either. Thank you for your comment.
@@surverain I certainly don't see where I'm diminishing Leroy's talents or influence. But as a reggae bassist myself, I've been cataloging reggae 'riddims' for some years now, and out of the 250 or so classic basslines (riddims that have been re-recorded multiple times) that I've cataloged, Sibbles is responsible for about 18 of them, as far as I know. Not saying I know the creator of every riddim, but imho creating and recording even one bassline that's called out for in the dancehall well over 50 years later is a real accomplishment. I hope that perhaps one day, one or two of my original lines will have that much impact and longevity, even if I'm no longer around to hear it.
Wow. Surprise surprise. I never knew Reggae would ever make it to this channel 😎 Thank you. I actually taught myself how to play Bass by playing along Aston Familyman, Flabba Holt, Robbie Shakespeare (the Reggae Bass trinity), Dennis Bovell, Tony Gad, Glenn Browne etc. Luckily, I met them all/worked with them (save for Famz). Tip: Anchor your thumb on the last fret of the fretboard to get that round wholesome tone. Not many played using the palm mute, save for Robbie who played with the thumb without muting. The Fender Jazz was the staple Bass for Reggae Bassists. Greetings from Uganda 🇺🇬👊🏿🖤
I'm a life-long fan of Ska and Reggae. I've been learning guitar in the last year, but I decided I wanted to try bass, so recently purchased one. Julia is a big inspiration to me in wanting to try bass. So, with all of that, I'm really happy to see Julia playing some Reggae grooves!
Finally, you featured my favorite genre, reggae is the reason I picked up a bass, reggae is the reason I noticed the existence of the bass player (when I was a child), thank you Julia. Really enjoyed that sound
Some nice sounds here - thanks for this. But no mention of the late great Robbie Shakespeare…. He featured on so many great songs and not just in Reggae either. One of my favourites is Libertango, I’ve seen that face before by Grace Jones. Amazing playing. The drummer is of course Sly Dunbar - they were such a duo.
Zion Train, One Drop, Is This Love, Satisfy My Soul, Zimbabwe, and of course, the best for last *The Heathen.* The Heathen has such a fantastic bass groove; it almost puts me in a trance like state.
Hear Bushman on the Heathen riddim - fyah! That's one thing I really love about Reggae - that whole culture of versions and riddim-medleys and such, different melodies and topics interacting with the basslines, because I mean let's be honest, Reggae is bassline first and foremost, who no like it, lef it ;) Dubplate-culture, artists voicing their songs on different versions/riddims... Heathen riddim is a tuff dubplate riddim. Good choice. th-cam.com/video/L6ZZKDFdTM4/w-d-xo.html
I wanted to clarify something. Although the P-Bass with flatwounds was certainly used often for Jamaican riddims, and one can definitely get a good solid reggae bass sound from one, Barrett and Shakespeare were known for using the J-Bass. My favorite reggae bass lines. “Draw your Brakes” (Scotty dub of Prince Buster’s “Stop that Train”) “All Night, till Daylight” (Jacob Miller with Inner Circle)--Ian Lewis “96 Degrees in the Shade” (Third World)--Richard Daley “Trenchtown Rock” (Bob Marley Live)--Aston “Family Man” Barrett "Africa Unite" (Bob Marley & the Wailers)--Aston “Family Man” Barrett “Two Sevens Clash” (Culture)--Lloyd Parks “Handsworth Revolution” (Steel Pulse)--Ronald McQueen “Bredda Gravalicious” (Wailing Souls) “Plastic Smile” (Black Uhuru)--Robbie Shakespeare “Babylon Buildings” (Chris Combette) “Mother and Child Reunion” (Paul Simon)--Jackie Jackson I often play reggae bass myself. Reggae is one of the forms that got me into bass playing to start with.
“Want More” this Baseline is Simple, but so Full of Melody ! Because of the Skank, the Base is brought to the forefront ! Amazing how the Base can move your bones !
With the Reggae you really need to feel those spaces and Julia does that effortlessly. Really love the way you groove on these tracks. Big up and One Love.
Nice to see and hear you jam some reggae tunes. I learned a lot from both Familyman and the late great Robbie Shakespear. Being a reggae bass player myself it's hard to just pick one favorite.
My favorite of the top overplayed Marley songs, by far. Bob has so many great songs, but only 5-6 get played all the time. Shame. The album Exodus is a masterpiece
Check out Richie Daly (bassist) from Third World. Songs: You're playing us too close, Reggae jam boogie, Now that we found love , Try jah love (among many others). oNe LovE from NYC
After taking a break from playing guitar for several years, I had a fretless bass made for me by my luthier and I'm going to learn on it. It seems more complicated, but I'm going to start with it and seeing Julia playing it makes me even more excited to get started Bob Marley is one of my favorite
Nice! I think Marleys "Zion Train" has one of Aston Barretts best bass lines. The one on "Stiff necked fools" is also worth mentioning, it´s kind of different and unique. The whole album "Hail Him" with Burning Spear and songs like "African Teacher" also is great work by Familyman Barrett. As for a two chords riddim, you can´t beat the classic bass line of Sound Dimensions "Real rock", created even before anything was called reggae.
I know Stiff Necked Fools. Excellently special baseline indeed. If I may recommend a baseline that is so cool it will start snowing in the room you may want to check out "Mosman Skank" from "Aswad" from the "Countryman" Soundtrack. ☝😎
@@ytucharliesierra I only knew Aswad from that terrible pop hit that they did. I checked out your recommendation, and that bassline is very dirty indeed. It sounds like it's being played through 12 different pedals. Dubby as fk.
@@ytucharliesierra Yeah, I know that one. It´s a classic. I also recommend "Three Babylon" if we are talking Aswad 😎Another good one I had missed until recently is Max Romeo´s "Melt Away"..
actually Aston Barrett never played on P bass, only Jazz Bass,he is an unconditionnal jazz player according tohimself..with flatwound indeed!! he is an incredible bass player and one of the reason Im one too...good video..again ican see that Julia and I have akind of similar taste and influences..Icanrealize it in many videos..example here as a reggae fan forever, you choose songs I couldeasily choosetoo...greatplaying and great teaching young lady!
"The bed's too big without you" by the Police is a great reggae bassline. I also like "Want More" by Bob Marley, which really is very heavy in live performance.
Hello@@richone10 I just wanted to address this comment. At first I just assumed you were right, as white musicians from the UK and US both took from the music of the African Diaspora, in the form of blues, jazz, and reggae for sure. In this case however, the cycle is fully turned, as the Bed's too Big track and it's underwater dub version, were actually a cover of the Police version. I think it was actually released in 2014? Sly and Robbie did another Police cover (of Walking on the Moon with Amblique. th-cam.com/video/Ou6ZfRLHTeY/w-d-xo.html ) on a reggae tribute to the Police, "Reggae Mondata" and interestingly on that album Sheila Hylton covered The Bed's Too Big Without you. I really want to thank you though because I didn't know much about Sly and Robbie, but now I do. So that's a whole 'nother rabbit hole of music for me to go down, and that is one of my favorite things to do! If you have any other of your favorite artists or tracks to suggest, I am always interested in learning about essential tracks or artists of any genre. Here's an album I found (from a different genre and style) that is absolutely brilliant and beautiful: Marlon Williams Live at Auckland Town Hall. This young dude from New Zealand sings like the child of Elvis Presley in his quieter moments, Roy Orbison, and Jeff Buckley, with ties to the Maori musical culture. The song "Nobody Gets What they Want Anymore" is particularly beautiful and there are gorgeous harmonies throughout the performance.
@@zombi3907 Hadn't heard that one. Great Bro. I have a recommendation for you. I'm from New Zealand. Lots of good reggae out of this country. Try "Rocketship" or "Running" from NZ band L.A.B. Beautiful music brother.
Very nice, I saw the Wailers once live on a Festival, on which it had rained the whole weekend, but for the wrap up on Sunday evening the Wailers opened up the sky for a nice sunset! One of the best concerts =) My fav line is "Stir It Up" which is also a nice training for major triads. Thank you for my Friday Julia dose, have a nice weekend!
Ha ha ha deleting my comments. Got ya. Funky Chad my ass. I know, sometimes the truth can be hard to take. I'm glad she's got a hardcore fangirl like yourself
Nice tone and playing, I love reggae. I don’t have deep knowledge of reggae players, but my favorite Aston bass parts: Who the Cap Fit War I Shot the Sheriff
Sounds great. Familyman actually gave me a bass lesson in person. He used a Jazz bass, told me how to set my tone and, like you, plucking fingers near the end of the fretboard. Love the Easy Star!! Wish you would look at Rick Danko (THE BAND-Life Is A Carnival and Unfaitful Servant, flat wounds, palm mute with a pick, like Carol Kaye!! He played like a horn player, like Veerdine did
@@klapsigaarenbasgitaar1931 Yes, the jazz bass has more like a classic reggae bass sound, although the P-bass was also used (by Lloyd Parks, Dennis Bovell).
He played a few different brand basses, even a steinberger on the live video promo version of the track "My Friend" 😎 Fams played then signed my 1979 musicman saber during soundcheck on one tour of which our band was support, but yes indeed, his go to was his fender jazz. He is the nicest and most humble musician I've had the pleasure of meeting.
Thx for this video, very interresting. for my part i love: - War, Bob Marley & The Wailers (1976) - Three Little Birds, Bob Marley & The Wailers (1977) - Zimbabwe - Bob Marley & The Wailers (1979) - I Need a Roof Over My Head - The Mighty Diamonds (1976) - Plus rien ne m'étonne, Tiken Jah Fakoly (2007) - and so on ^^
i love so many but one that never fails to get me moving is a relatively simple one - the Revolution riddim as popularised on the Dennis Brown track of the same name. Flabba Holt of the Roots Radics is one of my favourite players.
My favorite song is call is the love is this love i am feeling like you said reggea music make me feel happy and all Bob Marley music makes you want to get up and dance. You are doing a great job playing reggea music will always sound sweet each time you hear it. The beat of reggea music is so sweet. I enjoyed listening to you played Bob Marley music keep it you are great at it.have a blessed day.one ❤ and one ❤. Peace all ways.
Among my many favorites: Blackheart Man, Tears in Your Eyes, Riding (Bunny Wailer). Java (Augustus Pablo). Nyah Keith (Burning Spear). Darkness (Black Uhuru). No Trouble This (Don Carlos). Black Woman (Judy Mowatt). Fade Away (Junior Byles). I and I (Messian Dread). Baby I Love You So (Jacob Miller). Come Away Jah Jah Children (Black Survivors). Night Nurse (Gregory Isaacs). Dubbing is a Must (Pablo Moses). Entertainment (Tristan Palmer). A Little Bit More (Dennis Brown). Government Man (Lacksley Castell).
Two of my all-time favourite baselines are EQUAL RIGHTS by Peter Tosh and DREADLOCKS IN MOONLIGHT by Lee Scratch Perry. For real roots reggae, I love the bass in CHANT A PSALM by IBA. Would love to hear you do those young lady. Aaron from Australia 🦘🦘🦘
Hi, most of what Doug Whimbish did for the onu record label was classy, dub syndicate, Lee Perry backing bass kinda stuff, mind Dougs in a lot of bands in he ey, I like your style because you make the instrument its self look beautiful that's a gifted ability, they are both really nice basses and your style is fluid well done👍
Alpha Blondy was the first reaggae artist that really touched my young soul some 30 years ago. "Masada" is still of my favourite tracks with a great bass line. Lately, I've lost my heart to Hjalmár, such elegant groovy lines, like on "Lof".
@@surverain I saw him with Tarrus Riley and the Blak Soil band. He hardly moved onstage, but he rocked tf out of the bass and had the place frenetically dancing!
Are you using flatwounds on both basses? Did you switch from a P-bass setup to a J-bass setup because the J-bass was a 5-string? I've been asking SBL to breakdown "The Streetbeater" by Quincy Jones (Chuck Rainey) with no luck. Can you dissect and give a lesson on that song please? Thanks!
Tosh (Robbie Shakespeare) and Marley (Aston Barret) songs and the basslines are my traditional favorites. Police had a strong influence of reggae, l love Sting’s approach on it.
I have never seen Family Man with a P-Bass. He mostly played Jazz Basses, just like Shakespeare. In the early days Hoefners were quite popular. As much as I like Marley, his records were mostly produced to draw a rock listening audience to reggae. I really understood reggae, when listening to real sound systems and King Tubby and Lee Perry. Reggae never was gig music, it is record / sound system music. I highly recommend listening to Augustus Pablo, Keith Hudson and the great dub music from the 70s. My all time favourite is Baltimore (a Randy Newman cover) by the Tamlins with the Riddim Twins Sly and Robbie on drums and bass.
Nice work and finally some respect shown to a music genre that influenced so many other styles. But there are a lot more great Reggae Bassists to look into. The late bass legend Robbie Shakespeare or Flabba Holt just to mention 2. Check them out. It is a whole different bass world.
One foundation from the Wailer's album "Burnin'" Peter Tosh on vocals, another lesser-known track by them is Screw face, alternate take, excellent bass. Thanks for the great vid.
Darkness from Black Uhuru. Robbie Shakespeare on bass. To many awesome basslines too name. Him and Sly Dunbar on drums fit together like a pair of gloves. Love your choice of bass lines also
I like the "Green Bay Killing" riddim and all the bass lines from Leroy Sibbles at Studio One "mr bassie' "skylarking" "queen of the ministrel", "a love i can feel" "declaration of rights" "door peep" "creation rebel" "heavenless" "no man is an island" "sweet talking" "party time" "ain't that loving you" oufff!! and many more which are the greatest bass lines In reggae history even if the man was not a real bassist as Robbie, Flabba, Boris Gardener, Aston, Mikey Ras Starr, Lloyd Parkes, Donald Dennis etc... . Thanks for your job Julia, even if reggae is not your world.
I am a Jamaican who knows the music and regard it as a stupid comment to say the that Leroy bass lines are the greatest in reggae history, stop disrespecting the other bassist mentioned. It’s subjective, just say you like Studio One bass lines.
@@NevilleFearon-ox6bo ah bon stupid how? they are definitely the most played until now, in Jamaica and in the whole world and precisely no, it's not an opinion but a fact, you can be jamaican which i don't give a damn you don't understand anything at all about the subject but i do understand your mistake, you don't know what reggae is. Check it out before you say more bullshits
@@NevilleFearon-ox6bo "stop disrespecting the other bassist mentioned" when did i do this, you should learn to read, we are talking about bass lines ok?
People generally don’t play an artist because they want to listen to a particular bass line. The bass is just a supportive instrument, although in dub music this might be different
Simply amazing. Great lesson. Recruiting for a reggae band. Universal creditz. If your free . I an in the midst of making an album . Need more inspirations and visions. This kinda thing. Love the way you move to the grooves. .
@@surverain Robbie played a Hofner violin bass for awhile. He gave me an impromptu bass lesson after a session at Channel One studio in 1976 (I was playing guitar back then) and let me play on it while he showed me what to do. May his memory be for an eternal blessing.
Thank you Julia, thank you, thank you💐🏅🥇🏆👑 you are so talented, i love to see you enjoying when you play the bassguitar 4 and 5 strings, thank you for all that you show me how to learn to play bass lines, thank you, thank you👏👏👏👏👏👏👏what you teach in your video’s means a lot to me, thank you for all your great work, you are amazing, thank you Julia, thank you, i wish you a very best joyful happy musical life!
Thanks so much for your videos! You play so great! Hearing you play along really pops the bass out of the mix clear, and I notice little things that weren't obvious before.
Aston Family Man Barrett a LEGEND that will not be forgotten.
The bass is the back bone of reggae
Master Blaster is a little gem from Stevie Wonder that gets lost with all of his other work. Nice to see Julia give it some deserved love.
Agreed!
It's really simple but I always liked the bass line for Bob Marley's "Stir It Up."
One Love also has a simple and easy dance with swaying rhythm ❤
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Agreed, especially from the live album.
"Stalag riddim". Classic dance hall track with a great bass line.
Old, old riddim too.
@@patkelly8309 It never gets old, nowadays Dancehall still uses this riddim.
for me Bob Marley has been the best. His bass rhythms are the rhythms of the heart. But I really like the Beatles, the bass line from With a little help from my friends is the happiness of living. Thank you Julia for your always positive joy and for your music.
Sly and Robbie great reggae combo. Three Little Birds is one of my favourite bass lines
I would be great to see a part 2 from Julia that celebrates the work of Robbie Shakespeare
Man I haven’t heard is this love in a few years and listening to her play that bass line gave me goosebumps and brought tears to my eyes. I love that song so much
The Reggae bass is such a fluid groove, it gets some part of your body moving, whether you want to or not, Haha, and it's perfect for the "bass face"!
It gives me a good feeling to hear you bigging up reggae basslines. They pretty much help define the melodic, harmonic and rhythmic flow of the music in reggae. In fact, there are standard reggae 'riddims' (also defined by the basslines) that all reggae bassists need to know. Some of those basslines are featured in hundreds of individual recordings! The fact that many of these riddims are still requested in the dancehalls although they were first written and recorded well over 50 years ago, attests to the simple power and ingenuity of those bass 'riddims' and the bassists who created them. The "Stalag" riddim was mentioned here. There's also the "Real Rock," "Heavenless," "Shank I Shek," "Rougher Yet" and hundreds of others!
You mentioned Leroy Sibbles without saying it!
@@surverain Leroy's best known riddim is "Full Up" (Pass the Kutchie). Between his innovative basslines and his gorgeous vocals, he's a legend! But there are plenty of other great foundation bassies...Brian Atkinson, Val Douglas, Earl "Bagga" Walker, Lloyd Brevett, Jackie Jackson, George "Fully" Fulwood, all created and recorded memorable basslines from the rocksteady/early reggae eras that have stood the test of time.
@@bassiehd No one is saying otherwise, especially not me, he is far from being my favourite reggae bass player, I don't even count him as a real bass player. I'm just talking about the facts that should not be confused with our personal tastes, no one has given as many riddims as he has and that are still relevant, that's how it is. You cannot limit his genius to one riddim either. Thank you for your comment.
@@surverain I certainly don't see where I'm diminishing Leroy's talents or influence. But as a reggae bassist myself, I've been cataloging reggae 'riddims' for some years now, and out of the 250 or so classic basslines (riddims that have been re-recorded multiple times) that I've cataloged, Sibbles is responsible for about 18 of them, as far as I know. Not saying I know the creator of every riddim, but imho creating and recording even one bassline that's called out for in the dancehall well over 50 years later is a real accomplishment. I hope that perhaps one day, one or two of my original lines will have that much impact and longevity, even if I'm no longer around to hear it.
@@bassiehd I wish you that, I hope to hear from you one day.
Wow. Surprise surprise. I never knew Reggae would ever make it to this channel 😎 Thank you.
I actually taught myself how to play Bass by playing along Aston Familyman, Flabba Holt, Robbie Shakespeare (the Reggae Bass trinity), Dennis Bovell, Tony Gad, Glenn Browne etc.
Luckily, I met them all/worked with them (save for Famz).
Tip: Anchor your thumb on the last fret of the fretboard to get that round wholesome tone. Not many played using the palm mute, save for Robbie who played with the thumb without muting.
The Fender Jazz was the staple Bass for Reggae Bassists.
Greetings from Uganda 🇺🇬👊🏿🖤
Don't forget all the bass lines from Leroy Sibbles.
@@surverain oh yes, plus Lloyd Parks and Boris Gardner.
@@BlackRootsAcademyOfSoul For sure, thank you my friend
I like the bass lines in Marley’s Burnin’ and Lootin’, Coming in from the cold and Natural Mystic.
I'm a life-long fan of Ska and Reggae. I've been learning guitar in the last year, but I decided I wanted to try bass, so recently purchased one. Julia is a big inspiration to me in wanting to try bass. So, with all of that, I'm really happy to see Julia playing some Reggae grooves!
hope you having some fun
Matt Freeman Rancid
Gosh damn
I love reggae bass.
Luv it when the building and floor vibrates to the reggae bass.
Nice to have you back Julia! We've been missing you!!
Equal Rights by Peter Tosh, Robbie Shakespeare on bass
Finally, you featured my favorite genre, reggae is the reason I picked up a bass, reggae is the reason I noticed the existence of the bass player (when I was a child), thank you Julia. Really enjoyed that sound
Errol "Flabba" Holt, of the Roots Radics, is a Legend and one of the best groovy Reggae Bass player, in Jamaica.
Some nice sounds here - thanks for this.
But no mention of the late great Robbie Shakespeare…. He featured on so many great songs and not just in Reggae either.
One of my favourites is Libertango, I’ve seen that face before by Grace Jones. Amazing playing. The drummer is of course Sly Dunbar - they were such a duo.
Robbie was a KING. And a very nice guy!
The late great Robbie is my biggest inspiration for bass. I cover a few of his basslines on my channel.
@@rastanz He was a really nice guy. We opened for him several times! This is me on rhythm! th-cam.com/video/8lAl6nxXfz8/w-d-xo.html
Zion Train, One Drop, Is This Love, Satisfy My Soul, Zimbabwe, and of course, the best for last *The Heathen.* The Heathen has such a fantastic bass groove; it almost puts me in a trance like state.
Hear Bushman on the Heathen riddim - fyah! That's one thing I really love about Reggae - that whole culture of versions and riddim-medleys and such, different melodies and topics interacting with the basslines, because I mean let's be honest, Reggae is bassline first and foremost, who no like it, lef it ;) Dubplate-culture, artists voicing their songs on different versions/riddims... Heathen riddim is a tuff dubplate riddim. Good choice. th-cam.com/video/L6ZZKDFdTM4/w-d-xo.html
HaHa The Heathen 👍
I stumbled on a dub record by Aston "Familyman" Barrett, and it's full of amazing basslines and drums/percussion...
There's an album called "Juvenile Delinquent" where Familyman plays the bass...and everything else too.
Reggae bass faces are some of the best bass faces. 😎
I wanted to clarify something. Although the P-Bass with flatwounds was certainly used often for Jamaican riddims, and one can definitely get a good solid reggae bass sound from one, Barrett and Shakespeare were known for using the J-Bass.
My favorite reggae bass lines.
“Draw your Brakes” (Scotty dub of Prince Buster’s “Stop that Train”)
“All Night, till Daylight” (Jacob Miller with Inner Circle)--Ian Lewis
“96 Degrees in the Shade” (Third World)--Richard Daley
“Trenchtown Rock” (Bob Marley Live)--Aston “Family Man” Barrett
"Africa Unite" (Bob Marley & the Wailers)--Aston “Family Man” Barrett
“Two Sevens Clash” (Culture)--Lloyd Parks
“Handsworth Revolution” (Steel Pulse)--Ronald McQueen
“Bredda Gravalicious” (Wailing Souls)
“Plastic Smile” (Black Uhuru)--Robbie Shakespeare
“Babylon Buildings” (Chris Combette)
“Mother and Child Reunion” (Paul Simon)--Jackie Jackson
I often play reggae bass myself. Reggae is one of the forms that got me into bass playing to start with.
Do a 2nd video with some Flabba Holt lines...they are magnificent!!!
Master Blaster. The most complete in my opinion !
My favorite reggae bass line is: Jammin'!!!
“Want More” this Baseline is Simple, but so Full of Melody ! Because of the Skank, the Base is brought to the forefront ! Amazing how the Base can move your bones !
Excellent, as usual, Julia. Have missed you! Bob Marley is one of my favourite artists. Gone too soon.
Natural Mystic! Heavy vibes! Nice vid Julia!
With the Reggae you really need to feel those spaces and Julia does that effortlessly. Really love the way you groove on these tracks. Big up and One Love.
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Thank you. Peter Tosh and Ziggy Marley will bless your soul. Once again thank you. Stay well.
Jammin by Bob Marley is always a classic !
I have seen Marcus with his crew and victor and WOW
You Hold it so STRONG!! Thank you for showing how Mellow everything is!!
Nice to see and hear you jam some reggae tunes. I learned a lot from both Familyman and the late great Robbie Shakespear.
Being a reggae bass player myself it's hard to just pick one favorite.
Yes my friend, I too learned a lot from familyman, Robbie and Flabba, there’s many more out there but they are the main ones I rotate around
I have hundreds of favorite reggae bass lines. I can't choose :(
isn't it? it's normal, when yu love you don't compare
My favourite is ,,the way you do the things you do" by UB40. It is really amazing.
Awesome video. Two of my favourite Reggae baselines are (1) the baseline in Bob Marley's Stir It Up and (2) Dennis Brown's So Long Rastafari Call You
"Could You Be Loved" by Bob Marley has a great bass line too
My favorite of the top overplayed Marley songs, by far.
Bob has so many great songs, but only 5-6 get played all the time. Shame. The album Exodus is a masterpiece
@@charliedillon1400 could you be loved is off uprising
This is a disco rhythm ...
Check out Richie Daly (bassist) from Third World. Songs: You're playing us too close, Reggae jam boogie, Now that we found love , Try jah love (among many others). oNe LovE from NYC
Great and very innovative player. A couple of my faves of his are "Cold Sweat" and "Reggae Ambassador."
After taking a break from playing guitar for several years, I had a fretless bass made for me by my luthier and I'm going to learn on it. It seems more complicated, but I'm going to start with it and seeing Julia playing it makes me even more excited to get started
Bob Marley is one of my favorite
My first bass was a fretless, it makes you more precise imho
Nice! I think Marleys "Zion Train" has one of Aston Barretts best bass lines. The one on "Stiff necked fools" is also worth mentioning, it´s kind of different and unique. The whole album "Hail Him" with Burning Spear and songs like "African Teacher" also is great work by Familyman Barrett. As for a two chords riddim, you can´t beat the classic bass line of Sound Dimensions "Real rock", created even before anything was called reggae.
'zion train' is a killer track.
I know Stiff Necked Fools. Excellently special baseline indeed. If I may recommend a baseline that is so cool it will start snowing in the room you may want to check out "Mosman Skank" from "Aswad" from the "Countryman" Soundtrack. ☝😎
@@ytucharliesierra I only knew Aswad from that terrible pop hit that they did. I checked out your recommendation, and that bassline is very dirty indeed. It sounds like it's being played through 12 different pedals. Dubby as fk.
@@ytucharliesierra Yeah, I know that one. It´s a classic. I also recommend "Three Babylon" if we are talking Aswad 😎Another good one I had missed until recently is Max Romeo´s "Melt Away"..
@@JaemanEdwards listen Aswad - Back to África, also the album new chapter , is pure gold
actually Aston Barrett never played on P bass, only Jazz Bass,he is an unconditionnal jazz player according tohimself..with flatwound indeed!! he is an incredible bass player and one of the reason Im one too...good video..again ican see that Julia and I have akind of similar taste and influences..Icanrealize it in many videos..example here as a reggae fan forever, you choose songs I couldeasily choosetoo...greatplaying and great teaching young lady!
Yep ONLY Jazz Bass!
He plays his jazz bass exclusively but I've know him to play other brand basses too.
"The bed's too big without you" by the Police is a great reggae bassline. I also like "Want More" by Bob Marley, which really is very heavy in live performance.
Both awesome tracks. Good taste bro.
' Bed's too big without you' originally played by Robbie Shakespear.
Hello@@richone10 I just wanted to address this comment. At first I just assumed you were right, as white musicians from the UK and US both took from the music of the African Diaspora, in the form of blues, jazz, and reggae for sure. In this case however, the cycle is fully turned, as the Bed's too Big track and it's underwater dub version, were actually a cover of the Police version. I think it was actually released in 2014? Sly and Robbie did another Police cover (of Walking on the Moon with Amblique. th-cam.com/video/Ou6ZfRLHTeY/w-d-xo.html ) on a reggae tribute to the Police, "Reggae Mondata" and interestingly on that album Sheila Hylton covered The Bed's Too Big Without you.
I really want to thank you though because I didn't know much about Sly and Robbie, but now I do. So that's a whole 'nother rabbit hole of music for me to go down, and that is one of my favorite things to do! If you have any other of your favorite artists or tracks to suggest, I am always interested in learning about essential tracks or artists of any genre.
Here's an album I found (from a different genre and style) that is absolutely brilliant and beautiful: Marlon Williams Live at Auckland Town Hall. This young dude from New Zealand sings like the child of Elvis Presley in his quieter moments, Roy Orbison, and Jeff Buckley, with ties to the Maori musical culture. The song "Nobody Gets What they Want Anymore" is particularly beautiful and there are gorgeous harmonies throughout the performance.
Oh! @@JaemanEdwards What about Handsworth Revolution by Steel Pulse? So good.
@@zombi3907 Hadn't heard that one. Great Bro. I have a recommendation for you. I'm from New Zealand. Lots of good reggae out of this country. Try "Rocketship" or "Running" from NZ band L.A.B. Beautiful music brother.
Yeah! That "Is this this love" bass line...yup. "No woman, no cry" is one of my favorites.
Very nice, I saw the Wailers once live on a Festival, on which it had rained the whole weekend, but for the wrap up on Sunday evening the Wailers opened up the sky for a nice sunset! One of the best concerts =) My fav line is "Stir It Up" which is also a nice training for major triads. Thank you for my Friday Julia dose, have a nice weekend!
eventhough Familyman played a jazzbass the p with flats sounds great aswell!
wow all briliantly played love it Julia love the sound of your Bass
Very good lesson and examples to get into it. - We all need Jamaica Reggae, Yeah.
Wie immer ein Träumchen. Ich warte noch immer auf die Top 5 Level 42, Jamiroquai und Hip Hop Bass Lines😉
Level 42 und Jamiroquai ... jaaa
I have spent time with Aston , Carlie, Easy star Allstars, you have the chops..❤
I'm always impressed at how effortlessly you make your stretches!
Yeah effortless. Probably practised for a month to learn 30 seconds of a song. Not impressed.
@@JaemanEdwards By that comment I'll take it that you haven't seen her play much.
Ha ha ha deleting my comments. Got ya. Funky Chad my ass. I know, sometimes the truth can be hard to take. I'm glad she's got a hardcore fangirl like yourself
Way better female players than her out there. 'Juliaplaysgroove' TH-cam channel
.my favorite...and of course... the Big Mountain version of Baby I love your way (Peter Frampton)
I missed some more Jamaican reggae beyond Bob Marley. One of my favourite bass lines is Jah Give Us Life, by the Wailing Souls
That's one killer bass line....Either Flabba Holt or Robbie Shakespeare on that ont
Nice tone and playing, I love reggae.
I don’t have deep knowledge of reggae players, but my favorite Aston bass parts:
Who the Cap Fit
War
I Shot the Sheriff
Sounds great. Familyman actually gave me a bass lesson in person. He used a Jazz bass, told me how to set my tone and, like you, plucking fingers near the end of the fretboard. Love the Easy Star!! Wish you would look at Rick Danko (THE BAND-Life Is A Carnival and Unfaitful Servant, flat wounds, palm mute with a pick, like Carol Kaye!! He played like a horn player, like Veerdine did
Funny how she shows a picture of Familyman with a Jazz Bass and then tells you you should use a P-Bass😂
@@klapsigaarenbasgitaar1931 Yes, the jazz bass has more like a classic reggae bass sound, although the P-bass was also used (by Lloyd Parks, Dennis Bovell).
He played a few different brand basses, even a steinberger on the live video promo version of the track "My Friend" 😎
Fams played then signed my 1979 musicman saber during soundcheck on one tour of which our band was support, but yes indeed, his go to was his fender jazz.
He is the nicest and most humble musician I've had the pleasure of meeting.
Thx for this video, very interresting.
for my part i love:
- War, Bob Marley & The Wailers (1976)
- Three Little Birds, Bob Marley & The Wailers (1977)
- Zimbabwe - Bob Marley & The Wailers (1979)
- I Need a Roof Over My Head - The Mighty Diamonds (1976)
- Plus rien ne m'étonne, Tiken Jah Fakoly (2007)
- and so on ^^
i love so many but one that never fails to get me moving is a relatively simple one - the Revolution riddim as popularised on the Dennis Brown track of the same name. Flabba Holt of the Roots Radics is one of my favourite players.
You got taste, nuff RASpect.
oh yesssss!!!
George Oban too
Reggea has got soul by Toots and the Maytals is my favorite reggea baseline
My favorite song is call is the love is this love i am feeling like you said reggea music make me feel happy and all Bob Marley music makes you want to get up and dance. You are doing a great job playing reggea music will always sound sweet each time you hear it. The beat of reggea music is so sweet. I enjoyed listening to you played Bob Marley music keep it you are great at it.have a blessed day.one ❤ and one ❤. Peace all ways.
I know it’s not “traditional” Reggae. But the bass line from the Police “The Bed’s too Big without you” is nice.
Among my many favorites: Blackheart Man, Tears in Your Eyes, Riding (Bunny Wailer). Java (Augustus Pablo). Nyah Keith (Burning Spear). Darkness (Black Uhuru). No Trouble This (Don Carlos). Black Woman (Judy Mowatt). Fade Away (Junior Byles). I and I (Messian Dread). Baby I Love You So (Jacob Miller). Come Away Jah Jah Children (Black Survivors). Night Nurse (Gregory Isaacs). Dubbing is a Must (Pablo Moses). Entertainment (Tristan Palmer). A Little Bit More (Dennis Brown). Government Man (Lacksley Castell).
Nice!!!
I have 5 best reggae lines : YOURS !!! Thanks Julia 🥰
some of Aston Barrett's triplet grooves are absolutely beautiful in how they play with the off beat guitar clanks
Desmond Dekker - The Israelites
Big thumb's up here.
Two of my all-time favourite baselines are EQUAL RIGHTS by Peter Tosh and DREADLOCKS IN MOONLIGHT by Lee Scratch Perry. For real roots reggae, I love the bass in CHANT A PSALM by IBA. Would love to hear you do those young lady. Aaron from Australia 🦘🦘🦘
Thanks, Julia, nice post, very pleasant delivery! Learned a couple of good licks :)
Nice choices! I always liked the effective powerful lines of Dennis Bovell (Linton Kwesi Johnson).
Yes Dennis Bovell is a part of the cream
Julia....Don't worry... about a thing... Cause every little thing... is gonna be alright...💙👊😎🇯🇲
Hi, most of what Doug Whimbish did for the onu record label was classy, dub syndicate, Lee Perry backing bass kinda stuff, mind Dougs in a lot of bands in he ey, I like your style because you make the instrument its self look beautiful that's a gifted ability, they are both really nice basses and your style is fluid well done👍
I would love to hear you play “tightrope” by steel pulse 🔥🔥
Yes...Great bass line on that one like on every early Steel Pulse tracks (1978-84)... Thanks to Ronnie Stepper McQueen....
Alpha Blondy was the first reaggae artist that really touched my young soul some 30 years ago. "Masada" is still of my favourite tracks with a great bass line.
Lately, I've lost my heart to Hjalmár, such elegant groovy lines, like on "Lof".
Stiff-necked fool has a unique bassline...True. So does another favorite of mine..The deep and heavy "Forever Loving Jah"🎸
One of the most intricate basslines in reggae music is from "All in the same boat" by Freddie McGregor and is skilfully performed by Glen Brownie.
Thank you to mention Glen one man of the anthology
@@surverain I saw him with Tarrus Riley and the Blak Soil band. He hardly moved onstage, but he rocked tf out of the bass and had the place frenetically dancing!
Top ranking by BMW is my favourite,nice and heavy.❤ the riddim twins
Chur bro 'Top ranking' is definitely the jam
One of my favourite Reggae baselines is Watching the Detectives, by Elvis Costello.
Are you using flatwounds on both basses? Did you switch from a P-bass setup to a J-bass setup because the J-bass was a 5-string?
I've been asking SBL to breakdown "The Streetbeater" by Quincy Jones (Chuck Rainey) with no luck. Can you dissect and give a lesson on that song please? Thanks!
Tosh (Robbie Shakespeare) and Marley (Aston Barret) songs and the basslines are my traditional favorites. Police had a strong influence of reggae, l love Sting’s approach on it.
I have never seen Family Man with a P-Bass. He mostly played Jazz Basses, just like Shakespeare. In the early days Hoefners were quite popular. As much as I like Marley, his records were mostly produced to draw a rock listening audience to reggae. I really understood reggae, when listening to real sound systems and King Tubby and Lee Perry. Reggae never was gig music, it is record / sound system music. I highly recommend listening to Augustus Pablo, Keith Hudson and the great dub music from the 70s.
My all time favourite is Baltimore (a Randy Newman cover) by the Tamlins with the Riddim Twins Sly and Robbie on drums and bass.
Thank you to mention Keith Hudson, anthology!!
Finally someone else mentioning my favorite, King Tubby! I had to post Rubba Dunza - Clocktower Mix as my favorite Reggae Bass song
Nice watching how you do the "rests" or skip beats.
Always good! 👍🏻😀🇬🇧
Nice work and finally some respect shown to a music genre that influenced so many other styles. But there are a lot more great Reggae Bassists to look into. The late bass legend Robbie Shakespeare or Flabba Holt just to mention 2. Check them out. It is a whole different bass world.
yes!! the bass is quite singing!
One foundation from the Wailer's album "Burnin'" Peter Tosh on vocals, another lesser-known track by them is Screw face, alternate take, excellent bass. Thanks for the great vid.
Darkness from Black Uhuru. Robbie Shakespeare on bass. To many awesome basslines too name. Him and Sly Dunbar on drums fit together like a pair of gloves. Love your choice of bass lines also
Every one of these is pure gold!!!
I like the "Green Bay Killing" riddim and all the bass lines from Leroy Sibbles at Studio One "mr bassie' "skylarking" "queen of the ministrel", "a love i can feel" "declaration of rights" "door peep" "creation rebel" "heavenless" "no man is an island" "sweet talking" "party time" "ain't that loving you" oufff!! and many more which are the greatest bass lines In reggae history even if the man was not a real bassist as Robbie, Flabba, Boris Gardener, Aston, Mikey Ras Starr, Lloyd Parkes, Donald Dennis etc... . Thanks for your job Julia, even if reggae is not your world.
I am a Jamaican who knows the music and regard it as a stupid comment to say the that Leroy bass lines are the greatest in reggae history, stop disrespecting the other bassist mentioned. It’s subjective, just say you like Studio One bass lines.
@@NevilleFearon-ox6bo ah bon stupid how? they are definitely the most played until now, in Jamaica and in the whole world and precisely no, it's not an opinion but a fact, you can be jamaican which i don't give a damn you don't understand anything at all about the subject but i do understand your mistake, you don't know what reggae is.
Check it out before you say more bullshits
@@NevilleFearon-ox6bo "stop disrespecting the other bassist mentioned" when did i do this, you should learn to read, we are talking about bass lines ok?
People generally don’t play an artist because they want to listen to a particular bass line. The bass is just a supportive instrument, although in dub music this might be different
If you are dancing then the overall rhythm does matter that cannot be denied
Simply amazing. Great lesson. Recruiting for a reggae band. Universal creditz. If your free . I an in the midst of making an album . Need more inspirations and visions. This kinda thing. Love the way you move to the grooves. .
Hofners were also used with Raggae. I don't recall a P bass used much. Jazz basses, for sure.
Word on the Jazz basses.
P Bas??? Aston is a JAZZ BASS man!
@@thebassclef007 But he played a lot on Hofner bass, check it!!!
@@surverain Robbie played a Hofner violin bass for awhile. He gave me an impromptu bass lesson after a session at Channel One studio in 1976 (I was playing guitar back then) and let me play on it while he showed me what to do. May his memory be for an eternal blessing.
Lovely tracks thx Julia
this video was amazing
Thank you Julia, thank you, thank you💐🏅🥇🏆👑 you are so talented, i love to see you enjoying when you play the bassguitar 4 and 5 strings, thank you for all that you show me how to learn to play bass lines, thank you, thank you👏👏👏👏👏👏👏what you teach in your video’s means a lot to me, thank you for all your great work, you are amazing, thank you Julia, thank you, i wish you a very best joyful happy musical life!
Today i find your Channel. It‘s nice and interresting. My favorite Bassline is from Mark King from Level 42 „ Something about you“
Yeah....that bassline is awsome!
One drop riddim in this list !
From dance reggae riddims i love dance and groove, bunny wailer
One Drop, one of my all time favourite bass lines
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Thanks so much for your videos! You play so great! Hearing you play along really pops the bass out of the mix clear, and I notice little things that weren't obvious before.
Greetings from Tijuana Mexico, I like your videos
I love the reggae bass lines on Linton Kwesi Johnson's albums, e.g. the song Sonny's Lettah on Forces of Victory. Highly recommended!
bassist on those is Dennis "Blackbeard" Bovell, one of the UK's top reggae bass players.
Kwame Bediako’s the guilty is a favorite bassline. Israel Vibrations’ Greedy dog bassline on Live Again! album is fire 🔥
Great tune, didn’t Flabba play the bassline on that
Julia you are brilliant i am just learning guitar and love the bass ....
Check out the late great George Ras Oban from the band Aswad on the track called ‘I a rebel soul ‘!
Julia is an extraordinary bass player!!
Botanical Rootz - Black Uhuru by Robbie Shakespeare,,,
Let Me Down Easy - Dennis Brown by Val Douglas, check out these Julia
Val Douglas, a genius! Thank you to have mention him