[Bass Lesson] Jaco Pastorius - Modern Electric Bass - 6

[SkunkRadcliffe]

2:08 two smooth cats right there

[eastbrookmusic]

He was a genius on his instrument. He inspired me to play fretless bass.

[tellarjj]

There ; Jaco as not play in many years you most think the guy i was !...

[WondrousBurrito]

Pause at 5:45. Holy hell look at his thumb

[eddynaco]

You guys need a true idol ...that's why I'm here. Jaco's Successor.

[damodrummer1]

man where can I find these exercises they refer to in the text parts that pop up after each piece he shows? Man I can't believe how much he is willing to share, he's totally unguarded about his style and technique. Amazing!!

[kokomojosiphus]

@damodrummer1 If you have not found it yet, there is a book and CD or DVD whichever one you want called "modern electric bass" available at amazon, It really goes in depth, all sheet music, if you do not read music get the video, a good visual aid.

[damodrummer1]

@kokomojosiphus Hey thanks allot dude or dudette, I'll be shopping for that asap :)

[olflatop]

Formally self taught! ha!

[rfwagnerjr]

JP had all the bases covered. Talent, ass-busting hard work, technical expertise, knowledge, truly formally self-taught.

[GITTZA]

1:44-2:02 is pretty

[giordashio]

The Birdland reference with the false harmonics at 5:30 was epic!

[grazza96]

low five at 2:09 with a screen-flip to smile-freeze made my mo-fukn DAY!

[ElGatoFlores111]

@grazza96 yes!

[Hackumsackum]

free false harmonics for anyone that can find the opening line to birdland!

[Saimon4788]

5:03 these armonics is sow beautifol

[Saimon4788]

uuu que mal q escribo en ingles jajajajajaja

[aakkoin]

i'll drink a beer for jaco

[Doderhultarn89]

do it

[tbjbunkfho]

its mono agian =\

jaco is THE best bass player to ever play this instrument! if you dont know jaco, you dont exist.

[mmlight]

Go buy the dvd for 20$ then you cheap Fk

[GulpOne69]

damnit, sound quality is in only one ear again! :O

[woggleboggle]

5:43

that is one true hitchhiker's thumb!

[tanakataku7]

man, this guy's awesome as a person.

Like "yawnjones" said at 2:02 formally self taught. any guy who can laugh like that and talk so down to earth. may i acquaint myself with a friend like this in the near future.

[Lifesucksdie123]

amazing footage thank you!

[UrsaMusic]

Anybody know what kind of body wood that is? I'm assuming Alder or Swamp Ash (I'm posting this without having done any research).  I have a dream of building a custom J bass with sunburst finish, no pickguard, and a fretted P-bass maple on maple neck. The "Jaco Practice Bass" replica. There have been plenty of Jaco stage bass replicas...

[rhyknowforever]

odds are that it's Alder, man!

[crankycactus]

pinch harmonics on a bass... painfull

[yawnjones]

2:02 formally self taught LOL

I can relate man!!

[spoofzilla]

He's the Jimi Hendrix of bass. Only he's white.

[TyShredder]

...Except he actually knows what he's doing

[andybass23]

he's right jimi did everything by feel he had basically no knowladge of theory

[SpawnofHastur]

I'd more say he's the Charlie Christian of bass.

He took an instrument that was formally just for comping and turned it into a strong jazz solo instrument.

[Orbit91]

Not true.

[ianonfire]

@andybass23 That is DEFINETELY not true, he was self taught by feel, but because of that, and in his later life, he was a true master at his craft.

[andybass23]

@ianonfire so why does he talk about scale and progressions? becuase he learned, he talks about it in these vids.... but whatever

[aquarian444]

@andybass23 you're actually wrong there mate, off course hendrix played by feel, however he did study theory, infact he read up quite a fair bit of theory before he actually became THE Jimi Hendrix

[mattpolofka]

@TyShredder pretty much, except that whenever he say's twelfth in this video he really means 11th. It's an understandable mistake though. Go up to the 9th and add a 3rd, what do you get? 11th, but the brain says 12 because 9+3 is 12.

[Rasmarker]

The master explains and performs - exellent. RIP Jaco

[happyslappysoong]

awesome arpeggios!

[z1chuckster]

These insights Jaco gives about his stlye is priceless...Thanks to gruzovik for these videos !