One of the baddest bass players that ever lived!! He tried to teach (tutorial) some young “thunder cats” to pass the torch! Luckily some were paying attention 🙌🏽🙏🏽👌💪
You have to understand, for those of you who are TOO YOUNG to know, or appreciate these things-it's all old news now, but there was NOBODY else who played like this at the time(I first saw him w/the Brothers Johnson in 1980)-whenever he played-whenever he hit the strings, the whole audience just went wild-I had never seen a bass player get that kind of response BEFORE OR SINCE-he could've told the band to leave the stage and kept on playing by himself-and got the same response from the crowd; for years after, throughout the 1980's it seemed he was, above all others, THE bass player to emulate. Again, it's all old news now, but you had to have been there, to have seen and heard Louis Johnson play the bass, to really appreciate the IMPACT he had upon a lot of bass players(I, for one)back then. And there were a lot of bad cats around even then-i.e. Nathaniel Phillips-Abraham Laboriel-Marcus Miller-Stanley Clarke-Sekou Bunch, etc. But nobody talked about them the way they did Louis Johnson-except for maybe Miller and Clarke-but Louis was the one to emulate-above all others(have you noticed how many bass players began to use the MusicMan Stingray bass after Louis popularized it? He was also the only bass player I know of to this day, that recorded with Stanley Clarke(on 2 different albums), back in the 1980's-and you know how bad Clarke was all by himself. It's kind of sad also, to find out that when he died most of us who were into Louis Johnson didn't even known he had passed until some days/weeks or even months later; a sad commentary on one of the greatest bass players who ever lived-Louis Johnson. I had to wait about THIRTY years also just to see some of this stuff again; I was wondering if they were ever going to release the old video-audio footage of Louis Johnson, from the late 1970's to the early 1980's(wonder why they waited so long to release these videos; should've been released decades ago, in my opinion), which showed Louis Johnson in his prime years of playing. And although he released a series of instructional videos, sometime in the 1980's and/or 1990's, none of them(yes, I had these)really showed you how BAD he really was; I think SOME of what he did from these old video "footage' releases(now on TH-cam-probably the only place we will find such footage)from the late 1970's to early 1980's will show you just what I mean...I mean they say 'a good magician never reveals his secrets'...I think the same was true w/Louis Johnson-I would've done the same. Seriously, who in their right mind wants everyone to know what they can do, especially when you've worked for years to show you've got something that NOBODY else can(or could)do, at that time; always hold back a little for yourself, to keep 'em comin' back for more, and I think this is what Louis Johnson did in his instructional videos, which, from what I remember, was maybe, AFTER his prime years of playing(mid to late 80's). And-last but not least: personally I think he kind of 'fell off' by the time of the late 80's, with respect to keeping his chops sharp-there just wasn't a demand for the Funk like it used to be, just five to seven years before(early 1980's); coupled with the onslaught and the overkill of disco and the promotion of rap music to the exclusion and DEMISE it seemed of all other forms of REAL MUSIC(i.e.: r&b and funk and jazz and rock as it was played on the radio stations back then)a lot of good artists fell 'by the wayside' including Johnson it seemed-which may be, or is another story in itself, but he was still good enough to release those instructional videos. Truthfully, you had to have seen and heard him live, to get all of the excitement of his playing; for me and I think a whole lot of other people, there just was no other way to fully see(and hence appreciate)all of what the great Louis Johnson could do, except to see him live, performing with the Brothers Johnson. C. Brazell, 7-9-21. P.S.: To see a little bit more of what Louis Johnson could really do, go to " RIP Louis Johnson 1978 1983", on TH-cam; the first ten seconds will show you a little bit more of what he could do with the bass guitar-and believe me, that still wasn't all of what he showed you, when he performed live with his group, the Brothers Johnson, back in the day. Added, 7-12-21.
Truthfully if it wasn't for Larry graham none of this would be possible not taking anything away from Louis but let's give props where their due I personally have broadened my playing perspective listening to and watching his technique!!!
The second one with the red bass/music man hybrid is the most metal sound slap bass I’ve ever heard, simple but damn does he put some heat on those notes!
I hate how folks try to place Verdine White(EWF) as a top bassist, when he has never been seen doing a skillful masterful solo like this, rip thunder thumbs you were the G.O.A.T.
That "lead singer" (and he had a great voice) was ex-Mothers keyboardist George Duke. Find that whole Duke show with Louis on it and you'll be amazed at how much talent was on that stage.
RIP Mr. Louis Johnson one of the greatest bass player that ever lived Peace!
PreaChhhhhhhTheTruth
Nuff Said ! 👍💯
one of the greatest to ever do it, and an inspiration to many, including Mark K
Louis “Thunder Thumbs “ Johnson was one of the baddest bass players that ever lived R. I. P. You are truly missed 🙏🏾
Only Louis had that sound, not only his music man had the power, it was the power he used to hammer and pull the strings, pure raw technique.
Larry Graham created thump slap technique he was with sly and the family stone then form his own band Graham central station
@Joseph Schmoe That's what turned into his nickname....
That fukin groove at 00:25!!!! Mercy was needed indeed.
Dammmmm.🎸🎵🎶🎼.
Louis Johnson the best bass player I knew.
PreachhhhhhhH
Respect...we lost a hero
Louis picking that bass, the best
One of the baddest bass players that ever lived!!
He tried to teach (tutorial) some young “thunder cats” to pass the torch!
Luckily some were paying attention 🙌🏽🙏🏽👌💪
You have to understand, for those of you who are TOO YOUNG to know, or appreciate these things-it's all old news now, but there was NOBODY else who played like this at the time(I first saw him w/the Brothers Johnson in 1980)-whenever he played-whenever he hit the strings, the whole audience just went wild-I had never seen a bass player get that kind of response BEFORE OR SINCE-he could've told the band to leave the stage and kept on playing by himself-and got the same response from the crowd; for years after, throughout the 1980's it seemed he was, above all others, THE bass player to emulate.
Again, it's all old news now, but you had to have been there, to have seen and heard Louis Johnson play the bass, to really appreciate the IMPACT he had upon a lot of bass players(I, for one)back then. And there were a lot of bad cats around even then-i.e. Nathaniel Phillips-Abraham Laboriel-Marcus Miller-Stanley Clarke-Sekou Bunch, etc. But nobody talked about them the way they did Louis Johnson-except for maybe Miller and Clarke-but Louis was the one to emulate-above all others(have you noticed how many bass players began to use the MusicMan Stingray bass after Louis popularized it? He was also the only bass player I know of to this day, that recorded with Stanley Clarke(on 2 different albums), back in the 1980's-and you know how bad Clarke was all by himself. It's kind of sad also, to find out that when he died most of us who were into Louis Johnson didn't even known he had passed until some days/weeks or even months later; a sad commentary on one of the greatest bass players who ever lived-Louis Johnson.
I had to wait about THIRTY years also just to see some of this stuff again; I was wondering if they were ever going to release the old video-audio footage of Louis Johnson, from the late 1970's to the early 1980's(wonder why they waited so long to release these videos; should've been released decades ago, in my opinion), which showed Louis Johnson in his prime years of playing. And although he released a series of instructional videos, sometime in the 1980's and/or 1990's, none of them(yes, I had these)really showed you how BAD he really was; I think SOME of what he did from these old video "footage' releases(now on TH-cam-probably the only place we will find such footage)from the late 1970's to early 1980's will show you just what I mean...I mean they say 'a good magician never reveals his secrets'...I think the same was true w/Louis Johnson-I would've done the same. Seriously, who in their right mind wants everyone to know what they can do, especially when you've worked for years to show you've got something that NOBODY else can(or could)do, at that time; always hold back a little for yourself, to keep 'em comin' back for more, and I think this is what Louis Johnson did in his instructional videos, which, from what I remember, was maybe, AFTER his prime years of playing(mid to late 80's).
And-last but not least: personally I think he kind of 'fell off' by the time of the late 80's, with respect to keeping his chops sharp-there just wasn't a demand for the Funk like it used to be, just five to seven years before(early 1980's); coupled with the onslaught and the overkill of disco and the promotion of rap music to the exclusion and DEMISE it seemed of all other forms of REAL MUSIC(i.e.: r&b and funk and jazz and rock as it was played on the radio stations back then)a lot of good artists fell 'by the wayside' including Johnson it seemed-which may be, or is another story in itself, but he was still good enough to release those instructional videos. Truthfully, you had to have seen and heard him live, to get all of the excitement of his playing; for me and I think a whole lot of other people, there just was no other way to fully see(and hence appreciate)all of what the great Louis Johnson could do, except to see him live, performing with the Brothers Johnson. C. Brazell, 7-9-21.
P.S.: To see a little bit more of what Louis Johnson could really do, go to " RIP Louis Johnson 1978 1983", on TH-cam; the first ten seconds will show you a little bit more of what he could do with the bass guitar-and believe me, that still wasn't all of what he showed you, when he performed live with his group, the Brothers Johnson, back in the day. Added, 7-12-21.
Truthfully if it wasn't for Larry graham none of this would be possible not taking anything away from Louis but let's give props where their due I personally have broadened my playing perspective listening to and watching his technique!!!
Wow Lots OLove 4thunderthumbs
00:55 That stuff is so heavy it could be metal
Way before metal.
Larry Johnson played the bass in solo pure magic
PEEEEEEEEWWWWW!
So funky. Funk at it’s best
The 70s Stingray bass is so amazing that even when you change the EQ that sound will still CUT THROUGH!!!
I'm still amazed at what mine can do even after 40+ years.
@@hubbsllc What year Stingray do you have?
The key is you have to have a pickup made with the long magnets that extend into the body. Thats what I did and it sounds amazing
THE JIMI HENDRIX OF BASS!!!!
Lol couldn’t have said it better!!
Yeah definitely unbelievable playing
Dammmm🎸
The second one with the red bass/music man hybrid is the most metal sound slap bass I’ve ever heard, simple but damn does he put some heat on those notes!
Old comment, but I'm pretty sure that's a Yamaha BB2000 or some custom Yamaha BB
@@fantometen4570 it is, I wish they still had the custom shop. Their current line up for basses sucks tbh. And the price jump is ridiculous
Super 😎 cool.
I hate how folks try to place Verdine White(EWF) as a top bassist, when he has never been seen doing a skillful masterful solo like this, rip thunder thumbs you were the G.O.A.T.
Louis is too cool 😎
スラップベースを世に出したのは、ルイスジョンソンかラリーグラハムか、未だにわからない。
legend,,,,
Lewis is great👍
This should have over 1mill klikS
Yeah!
ずっーと観てられる😊
He's so funky he gave the lead singer a seizure @0:22
That "lead singer" (and he had a great voice) was ex-Mothers keyboardist George Duke. Find that whole Duke show with Louis on it and you'll be amazed at how much talent was on that stage.
OMG>>>>>>>>>
this is Jimmy Hendrix bass guitare
so underratedddddd
With the red one is wicked! What`s that bass?
Looks like a Yamaha; not sure.
1:49 is where Nirvana got the riff for ALL APOLOGIES! lol
Louis Johnson is one of the best bass player in the world and he will definitely be missed. RIP Mr. Louis Johnson Peace!
show george Duke live japan
YAMAHA BB も使ってたのか
Let
TOO FUNKY TO IGNORE