Welcome back and love the video Rich! Would love to see you build on the gospel theme with a video on the long, over the bar, licks they play. As an intermediate player I find I can play the shorter fills well but struggle to build longer more interesting ones. Thanks!
i've been aware of the lower/upper relationship for a long time but, once again, you've opened my eyes even wider. never made this connection. i've not even touched my bass yet but i guarantee you, you've just leveled up my playing with this lesson.
Rich, first of all, thank you so much for sharing your time and talent with the rest of us---you're such a blessing to the bassist community! I'm reaching out to ask if you could you give us some drills or excercises to help increase plucking speed? PLEASE!! I'm having a real difficult time getting past about 85 bpm 16th notes, and it really hampers me from playing some cool riffs and tunes. I'm definitely not all about speed, by any means, but it would be really helpful to not get totally sidelined when a couple of beats of 16th notes pop into a song above 80. Many thanks for all you do, and may God richly bless you!
Shoot, totally missed the fact that you toured in Europe as well, I definitely would've come to an event if time allowed it ! Well, next time, then. Welcome back !
Trying to write the sheet music for "I Never Loved a Man.." for my sister who's learning bass had me tearing my hair out. Eventually I learned through some convoluted route what a swing was, and that this, like a lot of Gospel and Gospel inspired music is a swing, made everything click. The groove is -- for me -- easy after that. You thump the first down beat, and the music will tell you whether you whether or not to go lightly around the second down beat or to thump it, too. Usually it's softly...softly.. THUMP.
Just wanted to leave a comment, even though I have only just stared watching the video (about 1 minute in). But, I'm pretty confident that I'll pick up some valuable stuff, so thanks in advance!
No idea how I stumbled upon your channel but after watching this, I'm subscribing. You explained these ideas really well and played some awesome licks to demonstrate. Cheers mate!
and that’s why I always catch your vids right away, you know how to break it down. I’ve been playing for decades and never really thought to open the neck up like that, getting real Verdine vibes from just playing what I always called ornaments an octave higher, again so simple. Thanks man
How funny. Im not a church guy, but I was driving down the road just earlier today and was thinking about the music I make and love and thought to myself - "I need to immerse myself in some of that Old-Time Gospel Music. I need to get those passing chords figured out!" and then I open youtube and this jumps at me . .
Welcome back! Man, "Steve Coleman & the Five Elements" ! What a great gig to be in! 'Black Magik', changed my life ! As usual, from you, great advices and tips (& great sound)! Never fails! Love your 'simple, useful, approach' ! Take care !
Mr Brown, your lessons always offer insightful, creative ideas. I love the variety of options for a groove. Thanks so much for your teaching method. Cool and smooth.
Welcome back Rich, hope you enjoyed Europe. Great lesson as always. I had to watch it twice as your super cool tone voice relaxed me waaaay to much I kept nodding off 😂 (hard day at work😢) ❤
that's what it's about in classical too, but who said this wasn't classical.....have fun, and thanks so much for the content. If i get some extra bread i'll be sure to flow some your way. Steve Coleman, wow!! You're really doin it!!!
Hey I had a chance to sample some of the “Live In Paris” recording. Great stuff,Man! Any chance you guys would be coming through Cleveland’s Bop Stop venue? It’s a great spot.
Hey Rich - love your teaching style. Humbly requesting if you could do a video on the Dilla Time, D'Angelo type dragging bass style. I've watched other bass videos but never quite hits the mark.. Feel like you could tackle it in a way that actually connects. Thanks and thanks for all the great content!
Thank you Rich for sharing! Those upper octave bass fill at the right moment get me a stank face from the audience everytime! From your experience, can you give us some examples on when an upper octave bass fill will be appropriate when playing with a drummer ? Since in video you often play alone so it got me curious
Just listened to PolyTropos. Wow, what an incredible album. Would you ever consider a lesson from RinsetheAlgorithm Urban Nocturnal? Love that bassline. Thanks.
I appreciate the fact that you have other/better things to do than make youtube videos, but I wanted to let you know that it's nice to see you back here. Question: any change to see the Jeremy Ledbetter trio in/near Amsterdam in the foreseeable future? Tx. Godspeed.
We're currently planning a European tour for next year. When Jeremy asked me about European venues, Bimhuis (my favourite venue in the world) was at the very top of my list. Fingers crossed!
Good Day to you, great to have you back !! Sounds like you've been very busy. Where can we order a copy of your album ?!! Looking forward to playing along with you this evening, which is when I will check out the rest of this video 😉.As always, thank you for sharing. Looking good Mr. Brown. Your face looks stress free and very happy. God Bless you 😎✌️
@@richbrownbass Thanks, I will look them up. I watch your left hand as it seems to just hover over the fret, and i notice your right hand, you do the thumb on the bar thing. So I was wondering how you do it. Love your podcast.
Great lesson, thank you... i really love your lessons but.... I love you sound too, can you help me to try to emulate that sound? i have a fender jazz but no way to sound like you. Any tips? Thank you ❤
Holy Smokes - I Recognize That We Have Miss Ya Brother Man - Congrats On The Successful Tour - Another Brilliant Episode Here Question : When You Play With These Bands , Are You Thinking Patterns , Thinking Scales , Or Just Simply Playing Leading Notes Until You Hit The Root Note? Stay Groovy & Go Team Human , Cheers
@@richbrownbass oh I guess youtube deleted my comment because I linked to the bandcamp - just wanted to say you are killing on that steve coleman record. bummed that you wont be on that. catch you out there somewhere Rich. keep groovin
Just found these amazing vlogs 🎉, quick question I do t play an instrument I’ve got 2 left hands 10 thumbs and tone deaf 😂 but I’m getting a Bass Ukulele because I just love the tone and have a love of Jazz. Someone handed me the Hal Leonard Bass Method complete edition, despite the shorter scale would this book work for the Ukulele Bass???
I'd love the way you teach, it makes clear and simple.
Wow
Really mind blown
God bless you for these videos !
No matter how much I endeavor to learn on bass....you always give me something to think about. Mucho Appreciato~~~~
Welcome back and love the video Rich! Would love to see you build on the gospel theme with a video on the long, over the bar, licks they play. As an intermediate player I find I can play the shorter fills well but struggle to build longer more interesting ones. Thanks!
I can get that together for you. Thanks for watching!
@@richbrownbassI’d appreciate a video on that too!
I want to make it my eternal mission to become a Gospel Cat. Thanks so much!
Congrats on the Caribbean Christmas Mix Tape album with Larnelle Lewis. You guys sounded great!
It is a great exercise to practice in the twelve keys. Thank you 💯🎶
The moment your mind is blown and it was right in front of us the whole time :)
Welcome back Rich. You always have useful info, much appreciated.
Welcome back!It`s so Great to get pushed into awareness and things I already know But Never thought off……thank you so much for it!Cheers Niko
THAT'S FUNKY MAN,LET IT THAT BASS BEAR GROWL😂😂❤
Wonderful to have you back after a long journey of giving your music to the world. Thank you 🙏🏻
I'm so glad you're all still here after such a long time. Thank you!!!
Thanks!
Welcome back big brother..... always good to hear your message...
Welcome back Rich Brown!🎶. Very cool stuff I’m gonna try it tonight. You were missed 😊
i've been aware of the lower/upper relationship for a long time but, once again, you've opened my eyes even wider. never made this connection. i've not even touched my bass yet but i guarantee you, you've just leveled up my playing with this lesson.
That's what I love to hear. Thank you!
Rich, first of all, thank you so much for sharing your time and talent with the rest of us---you're such a blessing to the bassist community! I'm reaching out to ask if you could you give us some drills or excercises to help increase plucking speed? PLEASE!! I'm having a real difficult time getting past about 85 bpm 16th notes, and it really hampers me from playing some cool riffs and tunes. I'm definitely not all about speed, by any means, but it would be really helpful to not get totally sidelined when a couple of beats of 16th notes pop into a song above 80. Many thanks for all you do, and may God richly bless you!
I am an organic chemist, and I say thank you for that second album cover.
“Mr. Brown…
👉U are a drummer’s dream bassist👊🏿👊🏿👊🏿👊🏿
Hi Rich, thanks again for a great lesson! I'm a guitarist, but I learn a lot from your lessons.
Shoot, totally missed the fact that you toured in Europe as well, I definitely would've come to an event if time allowed it !
Well, next time, then. Welcome back !
Alright the teach is back !!! Great to see you and hope you had a fab time on the tour. C'mon Now 🍻
Trying to write the sheet music for "I Never Loved a Man.." for my sister who's learning bass had me tearing my hair out. Eventually I learned through some convoluted route what a swing was, and that this, like a lot of Gospel and Gospel inspired music is a swing, made everything click.
The groove is -- for me -- easy after that. You thump the first down beat, and the music will tell you whether you whether or not to go lightly around the second down beat or to thump it, too. Usually it's softly...softly.. THUMP.
Just wanted to leave a comment, even though I have only just stared watching the video (about 1 minute in). But, I'm pretty confident that I'll pick up some valuable stuff, so thanks in advance!
My pleasure. Thank you for watching!
Mr. Brown, your playing and instructions are fabulous. Also, thank you for opening my ears to the Ledbetter Trio...you guys are incredible.
I'm glad you're back home too to share your great lessons with us!
Just received PolyTropos.... what an awesome sound y'all have. No wonder you enjoyed playing with these guy! And Rickman on drums,omg!
No idea how I stumbled upon your channel but after watching this, I'm subscribing. You explained these ideas really well and played some awesome licks to demonstrate. Cheers mate!
Thank you for the kind words, and the sub! Both mean a great deal. Cheers!!!
Glad you're back coz I thought of you & your videos today! Seriously.....
ok, I'll now watch the video 👍😊
Aww, that's nice, Andrew. Thank you. All the touring is done. You can expect more videos SOON!
@@richbrownbass 👍 - I'm up to 6:01 & I get the shifting octave aspect etc. it can take a lot of practise to get a clean sound 😊
@@ajadrew Take it slow, brother. You'll get there.
@@richbrownbass 👍
One of the useful lessons i ever had! It opened my mind, simple and very useful! Thank you!
This is so simple but so powerful, woah
That's exactly how we like to do things here, brother. Thanks for watching!
and that’s why I always catch your vids right away, you know how to break it down. I’ve been playing for decades and never really thought to open the neck up like that, getting real Verdine vibes from just playing what I always called ornaments an octave higher, again so simple. Thanks man
Thanks Rich! Your videos always make me grab my bass.
YES! That's the plan. Thanks for watching, Brad.
How funny. Im not a church guy, but I was driving down the road just earlier today and was thinking about the music I make and love and thought to myself - "I need to immerse myself in some of that Old-Time Gospel Music. I need to get those passing chords figured out!"
and then I open youtube and this jumps at me . .
Hey sir. Welcome home. Hope you had a safe trip. I love both new projects. 🙏🏾🙏🏾
Thanks
Welcome back! Man, "Steve Coleman & the Five Elements" ! What a great gig to be in! 'Black Magik', changed my life !
As usual, from you, great advices and tips (& great sound)!
Never fails! Love your 'simple, useful, approach' ! Take care !
Welcome back!!
Thanks Rich, now we can all become Gospel Cats!
The man is back🙌👏
I am! Thank you for hanging in there with me.
Mr Brown, your lessons always offer insightful, creative ideas. I love the variety of options for a groove. Thanks so much for your
teaching method. Cool and smooth.
Thanks for more great content, nice to see you back.
Always a pleasure to watch your videos Rich!
Cool, happy to see ya back!
Good to have you back.
Hope you had fun on the tour.
The tours were really great, but there's no place like The Brown'stone. Thanks for hanging in with me.
You need to drop us a tour list.
Please tell me you weren't in Ireland. Would love to see you live! :)
No, there were no dates in Ireland this time around. We NEED to get back to the UK soon!
@richbrownbass Ignore the UK.. Ireland is better!
And there's a Cork Jazz Fest which I think you'd like!
Wow!!!! Welcome home and thank you for sharing this great new music! Not one but two albums!
Welcome back Rich, hope you enjoyed Europe. Great lesson as always. I had to watch it twice as your super cool tone voice relaxed me waaaay to much I kept nodding off 😂 (hard day at work😢) ❤
Super cool stuff 👍👍👍
that's what it's about in classical too, but who said this wasn't classical.....have fun, and thanks so much for the content. If i get some extra bread i'll be sure to flow some your way. Steve Coleman, wow!! You're really doin it!!!
Greatness once again 💯
Thank you sir for the lesson.
Oooooooo👀👀👀🔥🔥🎶
Great lesson, I needed that, welcome back!
Welcome back Mr. brown thank you 🙏🏾 🎸
Great lesson, again!
Actually, for me, the key is Mr. Brown. Happy to have you back.
That's very kind of you to say. Thank you! 😊
Love it!
Welcome back, i missed your great contributions
Glad to see you again brother! Missed ya
i know what i'm gonna practice this week ! thx you very much. a very good way to work on neck jumps and precision too.
Nice to see you again!
Bonus lesson at 4:35 - What to do when your hand is not back in the lower position on time 😊. PS where have you been in Europe?
Added a couple of albums from each of those groups to my Musician Ship playlist and looking forward to eargasms this weekend🤙
Hey I had a chance to sample some of the “Live In Paris” recording. Great stuff,Man! Any chance you guys would be coming through Cleveland’s Bop Stop venue? It’s a great spot.
Glad your back love it!!
This is so EPIC !
I love this
Hey Rich - love your teaching style. Humbly requesting if you could do a video on the Dilla Time, D'Angelo type dragging bass style. I've watched other bass videos but never quite hits the mark.. Feel like you could tackle it in a way that actually connects. Thanks and thanks for all the great content!
My fingers are there yet but this is so helpful!
Love it,just one idea for a next video,the different scales to play on the key🤷🏿♀️
I can do that.
Thank you Rich for sharing! Those upper octave bass fill at the right moment get me a stank face from the audience everytime!
From your experience, can you give us some examples on when an upper octave bass fill will be appropriate when playing with a drummer ? Since in video you often play alone so it got me curious
Just listened to PolyTropos. Wow, what an incredible album. Would you ever consider a lesson from RinsetheAlgorithm Urban Nocturnal? Love that bassline. Thanks.
I appreciate the fact that you have other/better things to do than make youtube videos, but I wanted to let you know that it's nice to see you back here. Question: any change to see the Jeremy Ledbetter trio in/near Amsterdam in the foreseeable future? Tx. Godspeed.
We're currently planning a European tour for next year. When Jeremy asked me about European venues, Bimhuis (my favourite venue in the world) was at the very top of my list. Fingers crossed!
@@richbrownbass Oh, man, what praise. I'll keep my eyes out for you! Tx.
Good Day to you, great to have you back !! Sounds like you've been very busy. Where can we order a copy of your album ?!! Looking forward to playing along with you this evening, which is when I will check out the rest of this video 😉.As always, thank you for sharing. Looking good Mr. Brown. Your face looks stress free and very happy. God Bless you 😎✌️
Thank you so much for saying so, Esther. Both albums should be available on all platforms. I hope you enjoy the music. 🙏🏾❤
I miss the old theme song of the brownstone ❤
I used to throw it in as an outro on my videos. Maybe I'll do it again. Thank you!
👍
Welcome back. Can you do a bit on muting?
I can try, but I'm not the best when it comes to muting. Todd Johnson and Gary Willis have some great lessons on right hand muting.
@@richbrownbass Thanks, I will look them up. I watch your left hand as it seems to just hover over the fret, and i notice your right hand, you do the thumb on the bar thing. So I was wondering how you do it. Love your podcast.
Great lesson, thanks! Are this flat wounds on jazz bass? Love the sound too! Labella flats?
Great lesson, thank you... i really love your lessons but.... I love you sound too, can you help me to try to emulate that sound? i have a fender jazz but no way to sound like you. Any tips? Thank you ❤
Holy Smokes - I Recognize That We Have Miss Ya Brother Man - Congrats On The Successful Tour - Another Brilliant Episode Here
Question :
When You Play With These Bands , Are You Thinking Patterns , Thinking Scales , Or Just Simply Playing Leading Notes Until You Hit The Root Note?
Stay Groovy & Go Team Human ,
Cheers
Hey Travis!
I'm using the scales and patterns to create grooves and melodies I hear in my head.
Thank you, as always, my brother.
You're a great teacher, sir. Very clear and precise. New subscriber here
what bass brand is this? ive seen it a lot but never able to find the brand name
Moollon
linked scribed....have Squire Jazz rescue 4s... Vintage Vantage 4s is too heavy
@Rich Brown - The Brown'stone : Love your videos!
Are you guys playing at big ears I wanna come and say hi
Steve will be playing Big Ears, but there will be a different bass player on that gig. ☹
@@richbrownbass oh I guess youtube deleted my comment because I linked to the bandcamp - just wanted to say you are killing on that steve coleman record. bummed that you wont be on that. catch you out there somewhere Rich. keep groovin
Send me bass guitar
I really need
Just found these amazing vlogs 🎉, quick question I do t play an instrument I’ve got 2 left hands 10 thumbs and tone deaf 😂 but I’m getting a Bass Ukulele because I just love the tone and have a love of Jazz. Someone handed me the Hal Leonard Bass Method complete edition, despite the shorter scale would this book work for the Ukulele Bass???
The bass ukulele is typically tuned to the same notes as a bass guitar, so yes, you'll be fine with the HL book. You got this!!!
@ cheers mate keep the vlogs coming, anything showing easy jazz tunes I’m up for it.
Send me a bass 😮🤗🥹
Thank you for ANOTHER informative and practical video!!!
@@Bassic778 thanks so much! That’s what I love to hear.