Imagination was in another realm of time paradox and space....... If you hear music in your head like me .... I've been humming & playing this brilliance like all week ..... It keeps me in a happy mindset throughout the days at work ..... Yes these guys had a sound way beyond comprehension..... I heard their two other tracks on 45 rpm back in the day ..... Then this phenomenal brilliance.... I love this baseline tribute ...... Nicely done!!!! ✌🏿❤️😊
I had no idea about the original song in 1982. initially I really liked the tune of PM Dawn's "Moving on up" RnB track. I wanted to find out more about the Bass line of that song then realised it's based off Imagination's track.
Just an Illusion is one of my favourite songs of all times but this is the first time I listen to a cover. I think your performance with the bass is superb. Thanks for sharing it.
My wife gave me a special Streamer Stage I in the '90s as an engagement present, which I've played ever since. This is just the kind of warm, delightful video to lift my heart today. Cheers!
Esatto! Avevo fatto una cassetta con una specie di remix fatto con la pausa, forse ricordi come si faceva... Il remix durava praticamente un lato di una C46!! I miei amici e compagni mi hanno preso in grio per anni! :D
Seriously think I have watched this video like 20 times so far. Absolutely great work! My daughter started learning bass in lockdown and she's doing great, I have told her to watch this and learn some more! Imagination had a killer bassline in Music and Lights as well, maybe not as good to play but when it goes to the chorus it's a thing of beauty. Thanks from the UK!
@@aFunkyBass Aaaah, thank you very very much! Really enjoyable. I'm trying to bass it, too. I'll try to copy you. Please, don't worry about the camera :-)
Dalla Colombia, un grazie per questa perla in basso a corde (la originale in studio del 1982 fu realizzata da Tony Swain con un sinth Roland SH-1000) su una delle canzoni più belle dei miei 15 anni ma anche di oggi, visto che Imagination erano e sono alieni a tuttoggi modernissimi. Complimenti per la Sua prestigiosa e pluriennale attività musicale. In bocca al lupo e buone cose!
Grazie mille Luka. Complimenti per il tuo italiano, perfetto. Adoravo Imagination, questa linea di basso è uno splendore, ma ci sono tanti altri brani che mi piacciono... Flashback, In The Heat Of The Night, Music and Lights... Wow! :)
@@aFunkyBass The bassline is what makes this song such a hit IMO. According to Doctor Mix, it was originally played on a Roland SH-1000 synthesizer so quite amazing to see you replicating that on an actual bass guitar.
@@mohalhakeem I didn't know which synth was used for the bass part, but they've been using this kind of sound for many of their hits. Love it! I've filtered my bass quite a bit to get close to that synthie sound. A compressor chained to an octaver and a chorus did the trick. Like I said in the description, I use a MODEP pedalboard, it's a wonderful FOSS project for Raspberry PI. I only use free and open source software. :)
Goin to try learn this one you cracked the bass line, Octaver is nice. Bit harder to sing tho at same time may have to drop a semitone or wear tight trousers. Bass on Bro. Love it.
Yeah imagination songs were all about the strong bass ,.,,that’s what got me in to them back in the 80s ,.,.there on stage over the top performance hid a classic bass funk riff ,through all there songs ,.,.I listen to it now and still love it
This has the vibe then some. The original song with the bass sounding even more powerful. Thank you. Could you do Music & Lights if you haven't already?🙏👍
Thank you! When I recorded this video I was undecided on which one, and then I went for Just An Illusion, but it was a hard decision! :) For now I can't make other videos, but in the winter I will consider it!
@@aFunkyBass Thank you very much for the reply. I heard Imagination - music and lights (12'' version) being played on a radio station then I concluded the world needs more Bass then I heard you play the Bass and the world definitely needs more Bass.😁👍
I keep watching you play... it gives me the impression that you are having so much fun playing, a sense of fulfillment... is that how you feel playing?
Awesome me back exactly 40 hrs ago, how fast by. 🎸,🎶🎶🎶. Great tunes through the 80's and was another. My friends tell me grow up , your stuck in a time warp on no no no no !!!!!😎😎😎 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸💯💯💯. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 👏👏👏 👍🏼👍🏼🕺🕺💃💃🎶🎶🎶
Grandissimo lavoro!! Sono bassista dilettante e ho faticato a spegnere il PC, stavo vedendo questo video in loop! Hai usato qualche effetto sul basso, qualche pedale per rendere il suono così identico all'originale?
Ciao Marco, grazie. Ho usato un compressore in casacata con un octaver e un chorus. Ho fatto un video di spiegazione (in un inglese incespicatissimo) su come ottenere questo suono. Se ti va di guardarlo questo è il link th-cam.com/video/F97705kD9hI/w-d-xo.html Buon bassismo e a presto.
Eccellente esecuzione, bel sound che dire complimenti. Gli imagination Fantastici. Un altro brano con un bel groove è Music and Lights. Potresti indicarmi che effetti hai messo in Just an illusion? Immagino un bel compressore pompato e poi? Grazie seguirò il tuo interessante canale.....
Gino, ciao. Grazie per i complimenti e scusa per il ritardo nella risposta, sono pessimo sui social! :) Music and lights fantastica, anche In The Heat of the Night mi piace molto...Ho fatto un video apposito in inglese (incespicato) per spiegare la catena di effetti su questo brano -> th-cam.com/video/F97705kD9hI/w-d-xo.html Comunque, sostanzialmente il suono è ottenuto con la seguente catena: compressore -> octaver -> chorus. Il compressore prima dell'octaver da una stabilità maggiore alla nota e schiaccia un po' la dinamica, che sul sytnth bass originale è davvero minima. Spero di essere stato esauriente.
Released February 1982. One of the best basslines of all time.
I grew up with this one.. :)
I was 2 years old then 😳
Imagination was in another realm of time paradox and space....... If you hear music in your head like me .... I've been humming & playing this brilliance like all week ..... It keeps me in a happy mindset throughout the days at work ..... Yes these guys had a sound way beyond comprehension..... I heard their two other tracks on 45 rpm back in the day ..... Then this phenomenal brilliance.... I love this baseline tribute ...... Nicely done!!!! ✌🏿❤️😊
I had no idea about the original song in 1982. initially I really liked the tune of PM Dawn's "Moving on up" RnB track. I wanted to find out more about the Bass line of that song then realised it's based off Imagination's track.
Love the bass lines in this song and the singer`s voice. Amazing.
Just an Illusion is one of my favourite songs of all times but this is the first time I listen to a cover. I think your performance with the bass is superb. Thanks for sharing it.
Thank you Martin. It's fun.
My wife gave me a special Streamer Stage I in the '90s as an engagement present, which I've played ever since. This is just the kind of warm, delightful video to lift my heart today. Cheers!
I bought it in '87 it's the first series, and it sounds great
Nunca pensé que el bajo fuera tan espectacular y exitoso en una canción. Muy buena !!!!!!!!!
Grazie Tono!
Simply amazing, my friend. Great groove.
Thank you Juan!
Mi riporta all'adolescenza. Grande performance, bellissimo suono e..divertentissima da suonare:-)
Esatto! Avevo fatto una cassetta con una specie di remix fatto con la pausa, forse ricordi come si faceva... Il remix durava praticamente un lato di una C46!! I miei amici e compagni mi hanno preso in grio per anni! :D
HE ALL UP IN THAT ,LOOK AT HIS HEAD MOVEMENT, GREAT BASS COVER ALRIGHT.
Eheheh... Kinda silly dance... Thank you!
Brings me back
Mission accomplshed! :D
Man you are awesome._ We -all- need to go back to that time... 1981.
You're absolutely right! Music is our time machine!
Really enjoyd that. Magic man.
Seriously think I have watched this video like 20 times so far. Absolutely great work! My daughter started learning bass in lockdown and she's doing great, I have told her to watch this and learn some more! Imagination had a killer bassline in Music and Lights as well, maybe not as good to play but when it goes to the chorus it's a thing of beauty. Thanks from the UK!
Thank you! It was hard to choose a song from Imagination to cover. I love their basslines
Man, you are really calming with your vibe, thanks alot!
Good bassist ! Just an illusion is one of my favorite sings, with its wonderful piece of bass...❤
We all are kids from the 80's ,great performance a very good cover !
Thenk you so much. It's easy when it's a killer song...
Very, very good... you play wonderfully and with amazing sensitivity! Thank you!
Thank you Roberto!
I‘m just beginning to learn to play the bass. Man, I whish I was that good. Awesome 👍
Thanks mate! The secret weapon is having fun even after 40 years of string plucking... Enjoy your bass playing! :)
Warwick Streamer 😘 ❤ - great job. You are VERY good 😊
Greetings from Denmark 🇩🇰
Thank you Susan! That was my first "real" instrument back in the 80's... It's been my mate since then! ;)
Saluti dall'Italia!
Dude is enjoying...nice
Yes I am! ;)
Que shooowww, perfeito! Parabéns, bom músico! 😀👏👏👏
Bravo! 👏🏻
Grazie davvero!
Bravoooi Monsieur Guido et merciii
Merci a vous pour ecouter
Man that was pure class, you were certainly in the groove.
Thank you!
Still watching... and enjoying!
Nice one! Especially from 4:24 when you get funky creative.
Nice Moog imitation sound!
Hey thanks a lot! I never thought that anyoune would make it going up that far, so I just improvised a bit... Ehehe... :)
Nicely Done.....As they say: You were "IN THE POCKET"! :)
Thanks Mark. When I was a teenager, I could listen to this song the whole day through... That's why it was so easy for me to play it.
You absolutely nailed it!!! (and BTW fun video, we do feel you dig this bassline)
Thank you... Me and my silly face... :P
@@aFunkyBass Aaaah, thank you very very much! Really enjoyable. I'm trying to bass it, too. I'll try to copy you. Please, don't worry about the camera :-)
this is one song that bass really lets go,great video
Wonderful bassline by Derek... He's the bomb
No escaping the fact that this is an amazing tune. Great cover man! ✌️
Absolutely stunning song! Thanks!
Dalla Colombia, un grazie per questa perla in basso a corde (la originale in studio del 1982 fu realizzata da Tony Swain con un sinth Roland SH-1000) su una delle canzoni più belle dei miei 15 anni ma anche di oggi, visto che Imagination erano e sono alieni a tuttoggi modernissimi. Complimenti per la Sua prestigiosa e pluriennale attività musicale. In bocca al lupo e buone cose!
Grazie mille Luka. Complimenti per il tuo italiano, perfetto. Adoravo Imagination, questa linea di basso è uno splendore, ma ci sono tanti altri brani che mi piacciono... Flashback, In The Heat Of The Night, Music and Lights... Wow! :)
Gosh I really enjoyed this. Greetings from Montreal, QC, Canada !
Thank you!
Hi, I lived at the Plateau, then Boucherville. I love the city of Montreal so much that I will be back for good until the end of the year!
@@robertopohl4007 welcomed back brother !
Eccezionale! Complimenti!
Grazie. ;)
Very great!!! Congratulations!!! Greetings from Ribeirão Preto - SP, Brazil...
Muito obrigado! Alguns anos atraz eu fui no estado del Sao Paulo. Gostei muito da viagem, mas nao deu para visitar Ribeirao Preto. :)
I just happened to be looking up this song today and your delightful video came up. Thanks!
Thank you Kuro!
Groovy 👍👍👍you have the best video cover of the bass part of this song for sure, very smooth-suave! Been playing it almost everyday
Thanks a lot!
Fantastic Cover Guido! Looking forward to hear you playing "Dean Town" from VulfPeck 😉
Grazie Pier Lica. I Vulfpeck son tanta roba, ma mi sa che non gliela faccio! :)
Un abbraccione
Felicitations,st mercy beaucoup!!cest genial!!
Merci a vous! :)
de la vieja escuela asi espectacular
Muito bom adorei, parabéns grande abraço.. aqui de Portugal 🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹
Muito obrigado Paulo!
Great cover. The bass line is spot on. Amazing groove😊
Thank you. Great bassline! I've "humanized" a little bit... ;)
Very very very good, thank you very much.
Thank you so much. It was fun.
This is just amazing.
Mate you fuckin nailed it... Love the slides, great tone... Good job man
Life is not worth without slides... :P
Great song, very good cover, you inspired me 🤙
Thank you! I'm happy I gave you some inspiration... :)
Se o Imagination precisar de um baixista, você tem vaga garantida!! Nota 1000. Sou Brasileiro do Rio Grande do Sul. Parabéns!!
Muito obrigado! Vou mandar meu CV para eles! :D
This has brought me joy... Thank you very much much.
Thank you, I'm happy for that!
Superb bassline, and your bass sounds great. The enjoyment gives it that tone. ;)
Thanks a lot! ;)
I watched many bass covers of this song and this only video where the bass line is played correctly with slides and octaves... very nice
Thank you Mohammed, I really love this bassline!
@@aFunkyBass The bassline is what makes this song such a hit IMO. According to Doctor Mix, it was originally played on a Roland SH-1000 synthesizer so quite amazing to see you replicating that on an actual bass guitar.
@@mohalhakeem I didn't know which synth was used for the bass part, but they've been using this kind of sound for many of their hits. Love it!
I've filtered my bass quite a bit to get close to that synthie sound. A compressor chained to an octaver and a chorus did the trick. Like I said in the description, I use a MODEP pedalboard, it's a wonderful FOSS project for Raspberry PI. I only use free and open source software. :)
Nailed it! Great work
Grazie!!
Sarteano uber alles! Irraggiungibile!
Ahahaha... Grazie davvero Paolo!
so so so nice !!! thanks for sharing ! you killed it !
Thank you very much!
Bravo Guido!!!!Fantastico!!!
Grazie mille Giorgio! ;)
Fantastic thanks for the upload
Thansk Richard
VERY NICE PLAYING TO A 80'S SONG I LOVE.......THANK YOU,YOUR BASS PLAYING IS AWSOME!
Thank you Van
You are amazingly accurate. The sound you get is also amazing since I think the bass in the song is actually a moog
Thank you. You're right it was originally played on a synth, AFAIK it was a Roland SH101
You Sir, Rock!
Thanks Anthony! ;)
Absolute HERO
Eheheh... Thaks! ;)
Great playing
Thanks for the cover it was awesome
Thank you so much.
Goin to try learn this one you cracked the bass line, Octaver is nice. Bit harder to sing tho at same time may have to drop a semitone or wear tight trousers. Bass on Bro. Love it.
Ahahah... Tight trouser might solve the problem! :) Thanks my friend
Watching again!!!
Thanks Roberto! :)
Greetings from Morocco,, great rendition man
Thank you my friend!
Sweet...a joy for life, isn't it?
Absolutely! Thank you!
Thanks for the reply. It really does show!
Yeah imagination songs were all about the strong bass ,.,,that’s what got me in to them back in the 80s ,.,.there on stage over the top performance hid a classic bass funk riff ,through all there songs ,.,.I listen to it now and still love it
I've always loved Imagination's mix of smoothness and strong groove. You can find it in all of their tunes. Thank you for commenting out.
Perfect !
Complimenti... Veramente bravo👍👍
Grazie Massimiliano! Mi diverto come un matto! :)
I love this hit ! ❤❤❤❤
;)
This has the vibe then some. The original song with the bass sounding even more powerful. Thank you. Could you do Music & Lights if you haven't already?🙏👍
Thank you! When I recorded this video I was undecided on which one, and then I went for Just An Illusion, but it was a hard decision! :)
For now I can't make other videos, but in the winter I will consider it!
@@aFunkyBass Thank you very much for the reply. I heard Imagination - music and lights (12'' version) being played on a radio station then I concluded the world needs more Bass then I heard you play the Bass and the world definitely needs more Bass.😁👍
Amo este tema excelente su trabajo 👍👍👍👌👌👌👌
Gracias!
Proper Decent My Man!!!!
Thank you Kevin. :)
So cool !
Love this song!!
Frigging awesome. 👍
Thank you!
OoohOoohOoohOoohA-ahA-ah!!..Very nice!!
Grazie Simone! :)
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 espectacular!!
Thank you very much!
Excelente !!!! Very Nice !!
TOP TOP TOP MELHOR QUE VI ATÉ AGORA .
Obrigado seu Julio!
Que excelente cover, cada nota te invita a moverte, es sublime
Hey, thank you! :)
No había visto esa técnica de mano derecha usando el pulgar. Me parece propio de guitarrista, aplicado al bajo.
Está genial.
Ciao Mauricio thank you. This is prety funny because I've never played guitar in my life, I started straight from the bass... ;)
Bravissimo!!
You are so good at bass best versi
Thanks Alan!
Great!
Grande groove
Grazie! :)
Excelente video,👍
Grazie davvero!
I keep watching you play... it gives me the impression that you are having so much fun playing, a sense of fulfillment... is that how you feel playing?
Absolutely! Sometimes I think it's my way to meditation... :)
Thank you Roberto
As bandas das décadas de 70 80 usavam muito...
GREAT cover
Top 👍
Thanks!
Uma jóia de instrumento. Mais do que isso, a composição do timbre ficou excelente e a execução/precisão melhor ainda. Um primor.
Muito obrigado! :)
Great!!!!!
Thanks!
Super Šéfe 👍🍻🙂
Awesome ❤
Awesome me back exactly 40 hrs ago, how fast by. 🎸,🎶🎶🎶. Great tunes through the 80's and was another. My friends tell me grow up , your stuck in a time warp on no no no no !!!!!😎😎😎 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸💯💯💯. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 👏👏👏 👍🏼👍🏼🕺🕺💃💃🎶🎶🎶
It's nice to be stuck with this music, isn't it? ;)
Cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey, thank you! :)
Bárbaro!
Grandissimo lavoro!! Sono bassista dilettante e ho faticato a spegnere il PC, stavo vedendo questo video in loop! Hai usato qualche effetto sul basso, qualche pedale per rendere il suono così identico all'originale?
Ciao Marco, grazie. Ho usato un compressore in casacata con un octaver e un chorus. Ho fatto un video di spiegazione (in un inglese incespicatissimo) su come ottenere questo suono. Se ti va di guardarlo questo è il link th-cam.com/video/F97705kD9hI/w-d-xo.html
Buon bassismo e a presto.
Eccellente esecuzione, bel sound che dire complimenti. Gli imagination Fantastici. Un altro brano con un bel groove è Music and Lights.
Potresti indicarmi che effetti hai messo in Just an illusion? Immagino un bel compressore pompato e poi? Grazie seguirò il tuo interessante canale.....
Gino, ciao. Grazie per i complimenti e scusa per il ritardo nella risposta, sono pessimo sui social! :)
Music and lights fantastica, anche In The Heat of the Night mi piace molto...Ho fatto un video apposito in inglese (incespicato) per spiegare la catena di effetti su questo brano -> th-cam.com/video/F97705kD9hI/w-d-xo.html
Comunque, sostanzialmente il suono è ottenuto con la seguente catena: compressore -> octaver -> chorus. Il compressore prima dell'octaver da una stabilità maggiore alla nota e schiaccia un po' la dinamica, che sul sytnth bass originale è davvero minima. Spero di essere stato esauriente.
Nice!!!😊
:)
Cool! :)
;)
Very very Nice 👍
Thank you my friend!
Che mito!!
Grazie! :)