Slap bass groove with left hand hammerons and open string plucks

[gkbassn4]

Marlowe, do you ever record an album or put anything out on iTunes?

[carriersignal]

some of this i can do (slowly) but the double thumb technique blows by pea brain.

[bigboydrz]

oh man you good

[Quixoticlump]

One of the grooviest slap bass-lines I've ever heard. Great job, MarloweDK.

[Deftcharge]

Very good licks,I can only hope to be as good at slap bass :)

[jareds1007]

jon liebman taught me a bunch of these..........

[MarloweDK]

@jareds1007 Not these, but his own licks?

[jareds1007]

@MarloweDK welllll....yeah....and probably a little cheesier....this is really funky

[MrJBass79]

You're one of the funkiest people I've ever heard

[CSAN33]

God I love this, its so funky.

[PoliceFag]

is it wrong if this just gave me a boner?

[EggTheBox]

This sound is what is all about...This what i want..killing tone!

[JoeGrahamMO]

Awesome

[lettkow]

You are the reason why i started to play bass ! Thank you for all the lessons !

[cochra27]

I didn't know white people were capable of something that funky.

[athansauc]

finally something that i can listen to

[heneff]

El libro que mencione es traducido del Ingles. Quizas lo tienes.

[heneff]

Hello MarloweDK Preguntastes si hay libro de instruccion en Espanyol. Este libro se llama FastTrack Instruccion Musical Bajo1 con CD por Blake Neely y Jeff Schroedl. Los que lo publican el libro son Hal Leonard. Este libro me ha ayudado y es bueno para aprender. Espero que lo encuentras en su pais. Saludos desde California y que Dios lo Bendiga.

[WinsomeJohnny]

These lessons are GOLD.

[Tennisers]

that sounds orgasmic. I have to practice music more often, and learn this.

[Enie009]

That line is the bass equivalent to a Chuck Norris roundhouse kick. Only that MarloweDK is much cooler.

[Rossco602]

what string gauge do you normally use marlowe?

[MarloweDK]

@Rossco602 I use strings gauge 45 - 105

[Rossco602]

@MarloweDK thanks for the info and the fantastic lessons

[MarloweDK]

@Rossco602 gauge 45 - 105

[letterbekmen]

@MarloweDK how high is the action?

[TheBlueBandYTAccount]

Hey, Marlowe! Could you help me? I've recently bought a bass, a Fender replica from Vintage. But when I fret frets nr 1 until 3 the whole string vibrates, because it lays upon the fret (the small iron bar) next to it. This causes an awkward 'buzzzzz' and kills your sound while playing. Do you know if this is because of the newness of the strings or is it my bass? It happens too on the 7+'th fret on the G-string. Will it go away after a while?

Keep on the good work! Greetings from Holland!

[MarloweDK]

@TheBlueBandYTAccount You need get a proper setup of your neck , or raise the action of the strings

[TheBlueBandYTAccount]

@MarloweDK And how do I exactly do that, if I may ask? :)

[MarloweDK]

@TheBlueBandYTAccount Search on google for "bass setup"

[JOEMAGBAG7]

@MarloweDK Thx so much, been playing bass for awhile now and didnt kno how to setup my bass properly. Choice! from New Zealnd ;-P

[themaschi]

@TheBlueBandYTAccount there is a good vid: search for gary willis bass setup .

its all explained there very well it helped me a lot

[MrJBass79]

@TheBlueBandYTAccount Allen Wrench and Screwdriver... you can do it for free and also with the screwdriver you can make sure your bass is in tune with itself...intonation

[thatwhichidesire]

@TheBlueBandYTAccount I love how that guy explains what frets are to MarloweDK :)

[JazzaxeNL]

@TheBlueBandYTAccount hé man, ik ga dit probleem ook met mijn bas en het kan twee redenen hebben.

1 is dat je neck inderdaad verkeerd afgesteld staat en 2 is dat je je snaren er verkeerd op heb gezet, deed ik namelijk fout. je moet de snaren van boven naar beneden er op draaien niet van beneden naar boven. zo verandert de hoek van de snaren tot de kam en zo komen de snaren los van de 1e paar fretten waardoor de buzz weg zou moeten gaan. hoop dat dit help, greetings from groningen

[TheBlueBandYTAccount]

@JazzaxeNL Hee. Ben er mee naar de winkel geweest, hadden mij een onafgestelde bas aangesmeerd. >.< Weg eerste gratis afstelbeurt. Afzetters. xD

Heb je video's trouwens bekeken, supernais! Heel steady en helder!

[JazzaxeNL]

@TheBlueBandYTAccount he man, klote van die onafgestelde bas, maar nu is hij dus weer goed? en mag ik vragen welke winkel het was?

dank trouwens, film kwaliteit is nog niet super maar probeer het te verbeteren :P. gave filmpjes op jou account trouwens en onwijs awesome band naam xD

[v1ntone]

@TheBlueBandYTAccount Buzzing down the nut end of the neck means you need more relief in the neck. The truss rod needs to be loosened a touch. I highly recommend you take it to get set up by a good tech - well worth it.

[TheDaivisch]

Marlowe., you sir are a legend. You have epic effortless groove bestowed upon you :) Inspiring for me. All the best, Dave.

[orgiamortal]

Fuck! Mr. Marlowe, you are awesome >.<

[Flunder]

thats pretty cool.

[och70]

Pass the air freshener...it is all kinda funky up in here!

[kyjellyish]

could you play a six string like this?

I would love to see someone do it.

[kyjellyish]

hoe did you learn to play with youre other hand? and do you favor a side?

[TheUnclewedge]

love the dance between the groove and the beat ..... real funk ...

[jonsparrow15]

You are one of the best players on youtube and I love your videos, just please change your strings! :)

[slayedeyes]

your thumb is huuuuuge

[capeguy63]

Nice!

[dbeater1]

dig it ...Peace Love and Happiness to you and family Mr. Marlowe.

[MarloweDK]

@dbeater1 Thx and same to you:-)

[Slurfs]

Have anyone ever requested that you do the Seinfeld theme on one of your basses? If not I would love to be the first! - Funk on dude!

[oldetimes]

I've got a question about the Korg PX4D. Can you also use it with a amp or just headphones/usb?

[MarloweDK]

@oldetimes Its a stereo jack output on the px4d, but the newer model px5d has usb output too

[BrooklinFunkProject]

@MarloweDK I've got one further to your insight... If you'd like a review, let me know! Cheers BFP

[TenaciousDchord]

Nice!

[pharoahscurse]

you just made my playing a wee bit better.. ^_^

[hershism]

Love the vids bro!! Another sick line. When's the solo album? lol

[NicotinMan]

Groovy!

[MrBilde]

Sweeet!

[Dreydier]

I liked how you almost shut off the camera and realized you had one last bit to play

[mijonja]

Why are your jams called like this one for example? Give it a name, a lot of your work deserves it!

[MarloweDK]

@mijonja Its a groove and a lesson, what would you call it?

[pharoahscurse]

@MarloweDK a groovy lesson... ^_^

[mijonja]

@MarloweDK If you add some guitar line and/or some other instrument, you would have a complete song, since drums and bass are pretty cool. It's up to you. :)

[jareds1007]

I'd call it... " a groove is a lesson, it's a lick, a little thing" ...i agree with mijonja. you deserve titles.

1-2-3-4-5-6-7, 1-2-3-4-5-6

1 e and a 2 e and 1 2 3 4 5 6

1/16 notes!!! get it?  don't make me post a reply!

[MakeItFunkyProds]

Wow! That is one cold ass lick! It took me about 45 mins, but I finally got it. The open A hammering down to the G and A on the E string rocked my world. I have never done that before, but I love it! Thanks so much Marlowe!

~Vince

[pharoahscurse]

@MakeItFunkyProds i feel yah dude.. i know how to pull it off, but my fingers wouldn't follow me.. ^_^

[scotmockup]

Marlowe.. what bass strings do you like for slap and funk?

[MarloweDK]

@scotmockup Any round wound string will do , i like nickel coated.

[Groynkikt]

Awesome! Thanks for posting.

[davidmurderbass]

You should slap an envelope filter on that lick just for shits and giggles :)

[Kireishito]

ow man... how I wanted to play so fluidly like you do.

even practicing hard for some years I still need some effort to play slap clearly in a slower rhythm...

well, keep up your so good work!

[Kireishito]

@Kireishito ps: by effort I meant using a bit much of strength hehe...

[Kireishito]

@Kireishito ps: by effort I meant using a bit much of strength hehe...

[w64o2]

GRACIAS POR UN AÑO DE ESTUDIO A PLENO!!!! DESDE ARGENTINA UN ABRAZO  FELICIDADES Y VAMOS POR MUCHO MASSSSSSS

[FSPB123]

amazing. question though. do get that real clean jazzy sound you have in this video, is that just the natural sound of the bass or is there an effect, or amp settings?

thankyou

[bluessani]

Hola! disculpa pero no te ha dicho nadie que te pareces a Miguel Bosé? un saludo, por cierto tocas de puta madre

[grifofunk]

terrific funk groove, well done

[firexeye]

i want to hear you sing

[MarloweDK]

@firexeye No you dont;-)

[NikolaiUA]

BTW, is this the bass' clean sound recorded directly into the computer or other interface with no further programmatic modification, or there are some effects? Sorry if this has been asked before, as I'm sure it was, if someone knows please tell.

[MarloweDK]

@NikolaiUA No its going through a korg px4d

[Jorginooooo]

n1 ¿you know?

[tylerdwells]

aaaahhhh!! THat was crraaaazzyy! 

[NikolaiUA]

A great Jazz Bass! :)

[Th30P]

Awesome groove, Marlowe. I was wondering...do you have any suggestions for improving right hand control? I've been playing for a couple of years and only recently started getting into slap.

[stronger157]

Excellent Groove!

I love playing this kind of anything fun stuff too, but I was wondering, where do you get your drum tracks to play over, or if you make them what do you use? I'd love to be able to jam over top of some drum tracks, any advice would be great.

[MarloweDK]

@stronger157 This is just a simple drummachine, but its easy to find, just search for DRUM LOOP

[ThaRommer]

i dont play bass, i dont wanna play, but your beats is so sick that they freeze my shit right off!

[soniofraco]

heeeeeee goude

[PiEndsWith0]

If this was one bit more groovy, it'd be illegal.

[MasterDeathLightning]

sick groove man

[KLove3232]

Thank you for another great lesson.

[GuitarVids4u]

GROOVIN THANKS!!!

[Lulc]

i want that groove.

[DragonStompSpeaks]

Great video Marlowe.

[culpritto]

marlow is cooler than a water cooler!^^

[TheLeoneprimo]

maalem Marlow!!!!

[grota66]

Sweet.

[Olafcrab]

1 part is the best!

magic!

[laserspeeddemon]

I love your videos! Today is my Birthday, what a GREAT present.

[bbBassYo]

@laserspeeddemon congratulations on your birthday!

[jorgebassmaster22]

Awesome groove, can't wait to try it out!

[Munnchbunnch]

Good groove man.

[SirNorwayDaniel]

Nice work dude

[Noxx93]

Should've bought a bass, instead of the last guitar i bought...

[tipetu]

meget bra!

[eyeofgootas]

That's why i did'nt choose a guitar :D

[JerryBeatFreak]

@eyeofgootas Thats why I stick to drums. Haha, I could never play that! :)

[eyeofgootas]

@JerryBeatFreak Drums are way harder after my opinion!

[maedapc]

Cool

[bassistcn]

Groooooooooooooooooooooveeeeee­eeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!Merry christmas BASSDOC!!!!!!!!!!!

[Quox42]

incredible groove and coordination!

[asifineededaname]

amazing as always ! merry xmas Marlowe