"Stayin' Alive" Tutorial: Bass
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ต.ค. 2024
- Today I discuss the process of reconstructing the bass of "Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees'
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This bassline doesn't sound like much on its own but as soon as you hear it in the mix it's total magic! This song is such a classic.
With a little work, this could be a hit someday ...
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Claudio, the lost "BeeGee" member through all the years...perfect
Definitely sounds to my ears: Rickenbacker/neck pickup/flatwounds strings/pick near the neck.
Hahahah you're a ray of sunshine man 😂😍🙏 the joy of playing music
The drum loop was from "Night Fever." Their drummer Dennis Bryon was not available due to a family issue. The Gibbs wanted to push on, tried a few session drummers, and didn't like any of them. As the stroke of genius, they cut the tape containing a 4-bar drum pattern from "Night Fever," physically created a drum tape loop, and recorded Stayin Alive. That's why the drums sound exactly the same on both songs.
Props to Maurice Gibb! I've gained a lot of new appreciation for this song from all the people breaking it down on TH-cam. The kind of craft that made a song like this is rare indeed, and your enthusiasm and deep knowledge make it all the more satisfying to watch.
I did notice what you did with building the parts in the arrangment- so genius!
You better play that BASS!
But that guitar is so funky. Can't wait for the guitar video!
It’s coming today!
You're f--king brilliant. Your analysis and playing of the baseline has more life than the original.
The bass alone, is epic. It's a good looking instrument.
Your analysis is perfect.
You have a pretty solid domain of the strings and frets considering your main thing is keys, and the hand position analysis to try and get the tone as close as possible is a thing many players neglect. Good job, Claudio! Keep up the good work!
Stellar bass line from the great Maurice Gibb. Outstanding genius and bass player of all time
I'm Brazilian, and I absolutely loved your work!
Thank you for sharing your experience...
This mix has _so much groove_ . I love it.
I've heard this song so many times over the years and never realized how complex the composition is. I'm going to need to give the original another listen with good headphones and listen for the parts you pointed out. You have a great ear for these little details we take for granted.
Omg now as he is playin' bass I like him even more!
Love u Doctor Mix ♥️
Love u back!
Never gets old
I love how much fun you're having. great video. great bassline
my favorite song
Dude you freaking nailed it. And one thing you made me pay attention to was the bassline tab mystery you said at the beginning. I went back to listen to the Original session and you can hear that string rub on him transferring to different notes, amazing detail you put into your vids man. I love it all
I reallly appreciate
YES I SEE DR MIX PLAYING BASSS YAHOOO \o/
Dude that was awesome!! I loved it!
Maurice played his natural ‘70’s P bass strung with flatwound strings. He played with a pick.
You played with fingers and your J is strung with rounds, so you almost did the opposite to what Maurice did :)
Are you serious?!!!! So I thought it was pick at first, but then when ai tried with the pick it didn’t sound right. Have you got any links to this info? Would like to know more! Thanks, c
@@Doctormix Yes, I'm dead serious:) Bass geeks have known about this info (I'm a Synth and Bass geek). The bass tone is a classic example of "Precision + flats + pick" (the bass was DI'd). Maurice almost exclusively played an ash body natural P bass between '74 and '78 (i.e., on Main Course, Children Of the World, and Saturday Night Fever). He exclusively played with a pick and used flatwound strings in the 60's and 70's (because Sir Paul was his bass hero). Bits of information are scattered on the Internet. Here are two interesting pieces. 1) www.soundonsound.com/techniques/classic-tracks-bee-gees-stayin-alive 2) www.talkbass.com/threads/maurice-gibbs-bass-on-the-1st-version-of-stayin-alive.1436241/
Cheers!
That's amazing! Both sound totally excellent! This is my favorite 70s song HANDS DOWN, and you NAILED IT NO QUESTION, sir!! *hats off!*
@@hmk8996 That's why I love TH-cam comments, this is Exactly what I was looking for! Thanks
Yes Yes Yes! 🕺🏻
Delightful !
Well done broh, that bass Sound very groovie 💪😎
Great vid as always Doc
How bout you do a Break down of everybody dance by chic.
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Are were exceptional musicians.
I believe both Barry & Maurice Gibb used GUILD™ guitars & basses, when they tracked this song, "STAYIN' ALIVE" in late 1976/early 1977 at The Château d'Hérouville, France & later finished the tracks at Criteria Sound, Miami, FL.
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You are amazing
Another option is to Play the bass with a a pick using a technique called ´palm mute ´. So it could have been played in the lowest part of the fingerboard. I don’t now..
Awesome video, and very impressive as usual! I especially love that bassline :D
A great bass line, Maurice is a super underrated bass player!! ✌️😙
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Oh my God, the theme of recording bass parts is my favorite. I can talk for a long time about bass guitar and bass lines. But in my opinion, the main one in the bass line is the EGGS, lol
I found this very enjoyable!
Awesome! Very inspiring
Bravo Claudio!
Dr. Mix ...I really enjoy your channel. Fun content. Nice to see your bass.
Amazing! Keep on doying these vintage sweety songs!
You should Play more often that bass to us, the sound is soooo coool . Peace ✌️
Hello Dr. MIX, you are truly a wonderful musician. Could you please play the bass parts on the keyboard. Will highly appreciate. thank you.
Greate Vudeo!
Wonderful 😁 subbed
Great break down. Never thought to play it up there - i think it does sound better ...though you do need to scramble for the low F, LOL.
Mate, you are awesome !! a great bass line, but i allways play like a guitar line hahahah just i cant do only the bass line :)
Quel groove Docteur Mix !!!
How far will you push your undeniable talent ???
I've always lived above my possibilities, correct :)
Rickenbacker 4001 on Staying Alive I think.
wow i didn't know that you are a great bass player to , good job man ;-)
It's clear to me that the original bass line was playing with a pick exacly where you explain, at the end of the neck.
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Fabulous
I love what you’re doing.... what about making You spin me round from Dead or Alive?
Hey Doc, not sure if anyone has replied regarding the bass tone, but you can clearly see in this video performance, Maurice is playing in the higher position - th-cam.com/video/EqjJQW3mca0/w-d-xo.html - and he's also using a pick with a little palm muting going on. He's playing a short scale here, so the tone is a little different to the studio version from the 70s, but these are subtle differences. So yeah, you've basically nailed it! Interestingly, some comments on other videos about the simplicity of the part - with Maurice being part of a three-part harmony, it had to be simple and funky. Kudos.
Ooops! You got me! ( you win!) 😂😂
Hahahaha!!! Wanna play again? 😂
Fabulous.x🎹x
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Nice video bro
Can you give me the full details on what bass it is its nice and i want one lol
Borat plays bass!
👍Thanks br🙏🏻
hi doctor mix!
hi!!!
Musical scientist :) pozdro
That first part I would have played down near the nut, so it doesn't get the squeal from the big finger slide down to the low F.
How the hell did you manage to have the original tracks???😂
they were hanging out on the web about 10 years ago
@@Doctormix 10 years ago I was on kindergarden haha
@@juanmorenodelacasa7894 but why 😳
They are still there just have to know where to look.
@@Doctormix Claudio can you make a video on programming disco strings like Salsoul
DOCTOR MIX. I'm begging you. Please play the main theme from GTA 3 !!!!!
Are there no studio recordings (or live events?) of the Bee Gees showing the bass player playing?
I'm wondering if it's permissible to use this audio for the purpose of creating a psytrance remix?
Nice videoo, ur a master, do u listened "Human sadness" from The Voidz? . It could be a good video reaction hehe
That track is nuts!
@@Doctormix Hehe i knew you could like some Voidz artifact
Hey Claudio, imagine being the bass player in the original recording session, all those elements coming together, creating what has become a classic. Great re-creation buddy. I bet you had a bigger grin than usual when you played the final mix but did you put the false teeth in and sing falsetto? Come on,admit you did lol😂just don't get the high waisters out of the wardrobe 😂😂😂
Very tempting ndeed 🤣
@@Doctormix th-cam.com/video/TsE-Dqok5mY/w-d-xo.html
Don't know if you ever seen this but 80s TV had some classic moments too.
No one: This video needs more zoom in zoom outs every .5 seconds
maybe some sort of EQ was used to bring out the richness of the bass perhaps? 🐱
Nope! Flat. And a touch of CLA-76
@@Doctormix wasn't born in the 60s but I'll take your word for it. it's a very good recreation. 🐱
Oh you mean in the original track? I’m sure they’ve touched some eq for the low end at some point during the process. I have only boosted a couple of dBs in mastering, narrow eq around 50Hz, on the mono portion of the mix.
I also think it's playing here.
soyy Maestro Claudio, bajista no soy, ahi no puedo opinar, pero suena bien chevere ese bajo, limpiecito, sin ruido ni tierra, y pasado por ese preamp pues, suena mejor aun , y eso sin añadir efectos
Maybe Lee Sklar will chime in on hand positions.
Yeah, he definitely could!
Some would argue that a 90s Japanese jazz bass a is pretty desirable instrument my dude
Oh cool! I got it off ebay for about 800 GBP around 10 years ago :-)
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Why don‘t you ask Leland Sklar about Bass? He‘s a great Bass Player.. Also here on TH-cam
Love the man!
10:10
why dont you review the Moog subsequent 37 it looks pretty cool
Cos I don’t have it :-)
Hi Doctor Mix: 2:45 P-Bass, flatwounds - maybe LaBella Deep Talking, pick over neck joint, tube preamp, perhaps just a bit of compression. You're welcome! 😉 I agree with the melody being played in the 5-8 fret area.
This was the source where I did my examination. th-cam.com/video/01u-XnOlYOQ/w-d-xo.html
Nasal? I think of it rather as double bass-like specially by P-Bass flats combination. Goes well with the sharp toned drumkit + acoustic gits here.
Is there an instrument that you are not able to play? Maybe sitar? :)
I play it a little bit :)
@@Doctormix be careful... Brian Jones died at 27 ;)
Jazz bass is the business. Never understood the popularity of the precision bass. Jazz is more versatile and has a better tone. You’re a decent enough bass player Claudio. Did you play the funky rhythm guitars and the groovy main guitar riff too?
Thanks man. Full guitar video out now
Carol Kaye. She must know how it was played. Or the Australian Carol Kaye.
PBass with flatwounds, Thomastik Infelds or LaBellas, depending upon the producer but likely Thomastiks. Light mute. Otherwise you're on it man!
What’s up with this bees gees kick you been on?
Cue Davie 504.
Whatever happened to “fair use for educational purposes”? It’s not like anyone is gonna listen to your video in preference to listening to the real thing. Your analysis is purely educational.
yeah, you would think so :) It's ok. I don't mind being demonetised.. as long as they don't take down my video or hurt my channel :)
Nice content but as this is a bass tutorial Wack the Bass up in the mix please.
As I understand it, the Bee Gees were fiercely protective of their music. Hopefully it doesn't come to bite you in the backside.
Hi Doctor Mix! Would be interested in participating in a video with Streaky? (a mastering engineer and owner of the YT channel Streaky) He´s looking for artists/engineers/producers to make a video with and I think it would be a great partnership between the two of you. Either way, great video! 😁👌
I watch his videos :) Love the guy :)
@@Doctormix AWESOME! Would love to see some sort of partnership between you both!
Maybe ask Davie504 what he thinks of the Bassline and how it was played.
Yes. Or Charles berthoud.
If even Claudio picks up a real (not the best - in his own words) bass - then you have evidence that there is simply no good way to synthesize it. I wonder why there is no Swamp guitar or bass (yet).
I don't think Audio Modeling have tackled Electric Bass yet... as far as I know :)
Someone needs to get Davie504 in here! 😉😆
No slap here! ;)
Bass line does not sounds like original
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