CISSY STRUT - The Bass Line That Changed FUNK!
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Damn I’ve been playing it right the whole time. This is my only achievement lol
..is a major one.( 'chievment being.)👍🎶
I haven't, but will from now on. I learned jamming, everybody thorws those extra notes in on A and B
I'm a drummer and bassist. Cissy Strut is one of my faves for both! Thank You!!!!
Knowing when to not play and leave space is definitely very important to any cool groove.
Great video, thanks Scott!
Jody, you got that right! That is one of my most treasured points to go by.
THAT tone!!! There’s so many jazz bassists who’re popular now but that dirty P-bass always wins it for me
RDE Lutherie Sounds like a P-Bass though!
I'm not a bass player but I love to hear a master talk about his work. Thanks!
Standard procedure when interviewing bass royalty:
"Yeah, yeah, yeah....yeah......yeah, yeah, yeah....." 🤭
I read this while he was saying "yeah, yeah yeah... " haha
Gripping dialogue, each yeah had me on the edge of my seat
LOL
i started reading this comment at 3:42 and nearly died
hell yeah !
George is a total living legend!! Easily my all time favorite bass player. No one knocks me out as much as George. Especially in concert!! He's also the nicest most humble cat you could ever meet. I'm happy and thankful to say I've seen him more than any other musician alive or dead for that matter. There's just no one who grooves and lays it in the pocket more than George IMHO 😉✌️
I agree with your comment. I saw him in Berlin years ago when he was playing for David Byrne. I was only in the audience because of George!
@HonestJohnstories-lv7sb Thank you. You're lucky you got to see him with David Bryne.
What a legend! One of the greatest bass lines ever, so much space in that song.
Just got to see him play in New Orleans the night before. Such a swell dude to talk to and can really make the bass sing like no one else.
George is a class act! Been lucky enough to play with him a few times and he is just the best all around human you’ll ever meet that happens to be a monster on bass.
Scott, I hope there's an extended interview ! More of this type of thing please ! The Meters' catalog is deep , I would have loved to hear MORE stories about the original songs and all the backing work for the other amazing artists …and working with the Late Dr John and Allan Tousaint .The groove on Dr.Johns "Quitters Never Win" is particularly NASTY (in a good way) and also done by the Meters
The company who made the neck and body of his "no-name" p-bass was Warmoth Guitar Products of Puyallup,, WA. I am a big GPJ fan, and I used to work for Warmoth! They made their bass necks with a two-piece truss rod and two additional steel stiffening bars, so Geroge's warmoth neck probably weighed a good 10 ounces more on the neck end than his original P-bass, which is why it felt so heavy to him. Those necks sustain great and are for the most part dead-spot-free, but the do add weight to the bass. BTW, I got into GPJ through his work with Tori Amos, THEN I found out about the Meters!
@RDE Lutherie Strange comment in a video where he is telling the story himself? The bass he is holding and has been using for 4 years is a Lakland but the "noname" and assumed Warmoth was the one he was using before getting this one. After getting tired of carrying the original and heavy P-bass. And the brand is Lakland, not Lake..
Man, the owner of this channel needs to acknowledge your post as you filled in some missing historical piece.
CISSY STRUT is what had me buying their albums. I worn that track of the album out. "Good times indeed!"
So great to hear from him, and especially how a bass player protects a bass that's producing the sound he and his bandmates want. Gold!
I live in new orleans and play with two brothers (kin) that grew up in the 13th ward right down valence street from the Nevilles. I was watching Ivan Neville do a solo set once. He played Fess' Go to the Mardi Gras but different, way slower and funkier. I sent a bit to the bandleader and he told me that different versions of songs were/are super common. Folks would constantly put their own twist on stuff. Me being a transplant, I always want to get everything sounding like the OG material. Some people that are from here at times choose to do it their way. I have had bandleaders stare me down something serious for playing this song the way GPjr does on the record. Just some perspective i feel like I've gained from living down here. If you made it this far, GPjr has been live streaming from his facebook page every monday at 9pm central time. Stay safe out there.
During my years with Zig we played "Cissy Strut" very seldom but especially when there was a New Orleans themed thing we had to. The drummers would always be getting as close as they could to see what he was doing. Good times. I'm lucky to be from New Orleans and get to see GPJ every Monday night. He's the godfather of all of us New Orleans bass players.
Love the sound of that Lakland. Wow.
Fantastic Interview! Now I want to get a Bass more than ever. It's so energizing and inspirational to hear from experts who have mastered their instruments.
Inspired me to get my first one in 1970. 😬
That photo that had the arrow pointing to is the late Art Neville, not George Porter. George is wearing the blue hat, next to Cyril and Leo.
I noticed that as well. I was facepalming right at that moment smh... Get it together Scott
@@sidaartha1 seriously
Yes, at 0:30, that arrow is pointing to Poppa Funk (RIP).
Damn lol embarrassing
Good catch
Scott, good on ya for getting a minute with George Porter Jr. He’s one of my heroes. Thanks for posting this!
loved that interview. And their groove was and still is amazing ! Thank You
With all the slow down software plus availability of sheet music for this tune it is hard to believe people still play the lick incorrectly. I was picked up by a band and this was on the set list. I played it right, the pianist said I had it wrong, and I had to show her the music and make her listen to the lick slowed down. The human brain is funny. Of course, we DON'T have to play it like any recording. We can play what we want to as a way to express our personal musicality. Great video. No complaints. Love the bass gods!!
That Lakland P-Bass is BEAUTIFUL!
I played the first part wrong, the second part right. Thank you George and The Meters! Had so much fun and learned so much playing a long with The Meters Anthology over the years. My favourite is maybe Tippy Toes.
You not just have a best bass content in your videos, but also a great image and color-grading.
Scotty, Please get Paul Jackson on one of these interviews. Paul and George are the greatest funk guys ever. Thanks for getting George on here! Awesome.
great guy - so natural and uncomplicated
Everybody even Scott rave about the A and B sections of this tune but it's the bridge that floors me! Funky as hell man... and nobody plays it correctly.... Funkiest bounce and growling tone ever...
The Meters,The Neville Brothers,and Mandrill are all on an even keel.Love them.
what a surprise!!! wow!!!! one of the best ever, love George! anyway in the picture at the beginning George is actually upper center.. Art Neville is the other band member
Been playing it wrongfor alot o years (be 75 next month) thanks for being on the video, learn somthing new every day!
I’m so excited to see George Porter Jr on here, but you’re pointing to Art n that album cover!
I want the tab for that. One of my few go-to songs. Meters rock.
This man is a bass god. Much love George!
what an amazing brother...i loved the part where he said, my P bass aint leaving my house..ha ha...i feel the same way I have a 1980G&L L-2000 and Mike Lull said I need to refret my finger board and said nah not right now...after this video i am never letting anyone touch it...and its got some finger indentions...as well...sweet...
George played an early G&L for a while, too!
Thank you!!
I'm glad you come back home to funk.
Rotosound sold the first commercial roundwounds in 1962. British bands were early users. In 1966, John Entwistle of The Who, contacted Rotosound and told them, the E and A strings didn't vibrate correctly.
Rotation invited Entwistle to bring in his bass to help solve the problem. Together, they discovered that the core was too thin for John's energeticstring attack, so they increased the core thickness and made the overall string guages larger.
Eventually, John helped to greatly popularize Rotosound rounds wuth playing style, along with his name being used to sell strings in exchange for free strings.
Contrary to popular belief, Rotosound didn't invent roundwound guitar strings, nor was John Entwistle involved in developing the first rounds. Several guitar companies previously custom made roundwounds, but Rotosound was the first company to mass produce and sell them commercially.
John Entwistle can be credited for helping Rotosound improve roundwounds and make them sound better when played more aggressively in Rock music. He also helped to widely promote the strings and popularize the brighter roundwound sound which is useful in cutting through the mix for ear splitting, Hard Rock styles like The Who, when they played live.
Right place wrong time is another one the meters played on george is one of the coolest & nicest guys
[Sophisticated Cissy] is there greatest tune for me, matter of fact, it's one of the MOST classy,, clean and creative instrumental out of the USA. IT IS A GREAT INSTRUMENTAL.
I loved the back story on the riff in Cissy strut...
Great interview and conversation.
Good stuff.👍💪
Great video! 👍😊💗
Marvellous, simply marvellous
Ro. Yal. Ty! Thanks, Scott. Love these interviews!
I play Cissy Srut with my trio, the groove is awesome, not least the drums (I'm a drummer). It's fun and cool, and challenging to get smoking.
Very cool. Thanks 🙌🏽🎵
this is great stuff.
next, bring in whoever recorded original 'if you want me to stay' bass line, please! :)
that would be Sly Stone himself...
George: "It's not what you play, It's what you don't play", Scott: "Yeah" [cue whoosh sound followed by blank stare of disbelief]
Great stories, what an artist.
George is THE. FUCKING. MAN.
Thank you for having him on.
Epic and Classic Riff
Proof that sometimes less is more... :-) Thanks Scott!
Oh my Pacha Mama! That fat damn tone is just amazing
Very cool.
4:52 -- medium gauge rounds
It is my first time watching a video when it's posted, I subscribed late to your channel, but never is late when is a good reason. I speak Spanish, so I'm sorry about my bad English 👍...
Great interview Scott George Porter is 1 Cool Funky bass player indeed. 👍
Great work
that Bass is gorgeous!
Finally someone else noticed the missing rest. People playing over the drum part have been annoying me for many years. Now I get to annoy ya'all. Ask the Meters. Told ya so.
Okay I have to say I'm RELIEVED to know from the legendary original that I wasn't putting extra in there. It always sounded to me the way he played it here.
The fact that I’ve actually been playing it the right way is mind blowing
LOL! I'm sure it's been pointed out in previous comments, but the arrow points at Art Neville at the beginning of the vid. George is standing in the back row middle.
George had hard times. Saw him in late ‘80’s playing covers at a fern bar. Didn’t know who he was, but damn obvious he could play.
All the radness!
Two years later?! You are one patient cat.
I understand good things take time but... dam you’re patient.
Thank you for the lesson and great story.
Thank you,Thank you, Thank you!
My hero
I second that!! George is the GOAT!!!
I've been playing it right for decades!! Yea!!!!!
Awesome dude! 🙌🏻
Hecks yeah FUNK!!!!
If I remember correctly, John Entwistle contracted the first Rotosound roundwound bass strings in 1966.
I might be wrong about him being the FIRST ever though.
Miles Tippett he contacted Rotosound because he liked the strings that came on his Danelectro which were roundwounds so Rotosound were first to commmercially make roundwounds but Danelectro had them before.
Love this guy!
Really great stuff
I'm not teaching these days, but when I did I would make my students 0 whether the were upright bass jazz students or electric bass types - check out The Meters. Groove monsters. Others might have more flash or what have you, but they GROOVED. Great examples of how NOT playing something is easily as important as what you DO play.
Great interview. Missed some of his right hand technique because it was out of the frame when he was playing.
Excellent!!!!
George is my favorite of all time!
I started drums at 9. I had just came back From North Texas State Big Band world, I'm a White guy, Played a little Jb stuff. My guitarist at the time Max Schang found this song for our Zebra band 1974, 2 White guys, 2 Black guys. Killer band. Best i've ever been in. I heard the groove, they all got it correct after a few run throughs. . The Damn Drum part is a bitch, this is a Black guy just doin his thing with his buds, no reason or rhyme, and I'm supposed to do this shit.???? F. Me. Well, I did it. Man I worked like a bitch, and my guys carried me till it shoved it up there ass. Love the drummer. , Hate the drummer, He helped make me great. Thank you Meters. Love ya.
Does George also play the badass riff for Just Kissed My Baby? I imagine since its not a bass guitar, the answer is no, but who is interviewing that member of the The Meters because that is another badass song.
Reminds me... there's a video which is more than overdue, namely one dealing with the question of whether or not an instrument in a P-J pickup configuration is really "the best of both words". Can it sound like a P (let's consider all same brand and series)? Does the added electronics interfere with the P sound? Same for the bridge pickup? How about the really tricky one, wth both pickups on? Does the neck interfere subjectively in one's playing? Thank you for your videos!
In my personal opinion, which you may or may not value, I really like a pj. As far as getting a "pure" pbass sound, there is some debate about it, since the extra wires and stuff supposedly affect the sound. My ears cannot detect whatever it is that allegedly affects the sound by adding that j pickup when it's off. Ymmv. What the j pickup does do is nicely smooth out some of the aggressive mids of a p pickup and makes the sound of the bass flatter and more balanced when it is on. I rarely solo the j pickup because it simply doesn't fit the sound I'm after, but it's nice to have the option if I ever feel I need it. I think that the pj configuration sounds wonderful with both pickups full up, and sits really well in a mix.
@@theinfamoustuba Tks!
Weird I just found out about/started practicing this song a few days ago!
Good to know I've been playing it right this whole time I guess.
Monster player!! Love him!!
Super cool
Amazing sir
I read Cissy Strut, i watch!
History 👍🏿👏🏿
Roundwounds can be heard on Yes Chris Squier Roundabout...
Bass God. 🙏🏻
man, that tone is on spot, pacha's meme
Excellent interview. Indeed, I don't get his explanation on which is the right and which is the wrong way.
Genius right here.
Went to George's birthday party @ the Maple Leaf around the time this was being shot. The place was packed to the gills with people.
🔥🔥🔥
I was smiling!
Scott I wish you would try out different bass guitar kits....to showcase which are good or bad
AWESOME!!!!!!!
Love the video and guilty as charged.
Love the clip of #Vulfpeck playing with Ziggaboo at 2:30
I'll bet a lot of players got the last 6 notes wrong too. That double low note seems really important as does the last 2 notes' interval of a whole step which seem like the 5 chord's flat-7 up to it's tonic. I'll bet a lot of people, probably me too, played a single low note where he plays two and and then played those last two wrong as in the 4th below the root to the flat-7 below (but I was playing in in 1975 and trying to hear it on funky vinyl players and bad speakers,,,my excuse).
LOVE!!