Forget me nots bass playalong

[jsilence418]

I would shit my drawers , if somebody picked up an Electric Bass and did not slap or pop! fingerstyle the forgotten art form??

[blustar4life]

So Good!

[romedog992]

hey My dad played the bass on the recording of this song, no kidding. Nice job !!

[llramones]

great

[mrwezcoastman]

Tone very close..

[Snake91Foxhound]

Man that's great, excellent and clean sound, well done :D

[takeruvideo]

Great sound especially you slap bass. Great work!

[GMANKOOL23]

you're playing the bass too fast, it's good, but just slow the tempo. Phenomenal job man

[34moneymoney]

Good stuff bro bro

[BajanBassPlayer]

Bad Ass!

[blunt1]

remarkable!!!

[NoChrReq]

it's unbelievable how confortable you are playing it and you're spot on timing and everything. simply the best one on youtube. i also uploaded a 30 sec video where i play the main riff on my musicman stingray, i wish i could be just as good as you.

[bubbaknight1]

what amp are you playing out of?? sounds great

[kitrik23]

effortless..thats nice

[sublimeade]

5 stars

[gpc510]

sounds like gran turismo 2 when the bass isnt playing xD

[jakepiper123]

hey man great video and playing ...heaps good..i was just wondering where u got the song without the bass line...could u link me it plz :D

[BitumBoy]

3:07 insane saund !

[linchoun]

Hi ! great sound and playing, 5 stars !

What's the settings with the symetrix please ? 

[bassowman]

@linchoun I don't remember. Quite high ratio and slow attack.

[gabbis]

Awesome!

[kitrik23]

yeah dude very smooth, you aint strugglin like 90% of the other youtubers

Sweet action

[panhead55]

can you come play in my band, please? no one can play anymore...

[kafcin]

Hey great quality.. How did u do the recording? Im a bit of an amateur with equipment and I just wanna know how you got the video in sync with the song, . I can see that ur using headphones, so Im guessing u mixed it together or something?? Just want some help :P

[bassowman]

Please see the channel notes, a quick decription.

[NPBluebird]

Flawless, same as all your other videos.

[sexxxiecocoa]

my favorite song of all time.. this guy is soo on beat! i <3 guitar players!

[Homeragno]

wow!!! Great.... i like it, very goood

[nuke97]

Before I ever considerd playing bass ....this tune foreshadowed my intrest because the bass playing in this tune is so upfront and catchy !! I was hooked on hearing out bass parts in tunes after it. Glad you coverd this because I realised that.

[scarabenoir71]

y a pas photo, c'est la meilleure version de forgets me mots à la basse , total respect man,

[ifeoye]

awesome sound

[sohte17]

Utterly flawless.

[PBasser84]

Whoops, never mind, on the compressor. I neglected to click on the info tab, until after the video. Symetrix 501, got it. Thanks any way...

[PBasser84]

Amazing!  Are you using standard tuning, with .45-.105 guage flat wound strings? What kind of compression pedal are you using? I'm looking to upgrade, from my old one.

[alegaby7]

Great quality, great bass, great playalong!

[Gorgalisin]

Your bass sounds just like the original!

[sexxxiecocoa]

omg!! My favorite song and a bass guitar.. LOVEEE IT!!

[RTBM]

too much effect in my personality..could be a bit dryer, but nevertheless great video!

[peahyams]

It is guys like you who keep me going for lessons. You rock, funky dude!

[SolitaireG]

best version I can find on youtube so far - kudos! great compressed sound.

[carltheplasterer]

top drawer bass playing buddy!

the best play along to this song i've seen on here.

how's about doing a vid of chic's "everybody dance"?

[johnnysally1]

hey man you are playing perfect!...cheers!

[Skjaa]

He doesn't one thing that Freddie does, instead of strumming up and down, Freddie just slaps it.

[bassowman]

In fact I don't strum, I slap with the thumb as well as with the ring finger knuckle. On the original, I believe, Freddie is hammering on rather than slapping all notes in the 16ths passages.

[scheczudio]

@bassowman I saw a video where he actually does slap all the 16ths... Dunno, maybe he just does whatever he feels like it at the time. Nice cover by the way!

[emceeslo]

Bass player's delight!  Grate job mate!!!

[ratherbe7]

P basses rule! Nice to hear the original bass line played accurately.

[groovei]

This is THE... slap sound...wish everyone would forget about the Mark King, M Miller thing. this is the greatest slap sound that a bass guitar can make, nice playing too....Freddie would be impressed...

[nadien21]

good bass sound,,

[djdiscomikki]

wooooaahhh to compressed maybe? what have you got the ratio on? good playing tho mate

[punkjazz87]

what is the effect?

[societysphantom]

freakin awesome!

[GLEN22362]

Not only did you get the bass line down, you got the Fender sound also. WELL DONE! :-)

[booombop]

Great!

I want this Funkmachine bass, so beautiful!

[mzonouzi]

Splendid work.

[hambrip]

This is an example of what bass playing should be about solid, fat tone and loads of grove. This chap has inspired me to sell my warwick and buy a precision bass.

[stoob1969]

Maybe too much compression? Love it though

[stoob1969]

Simple but effective

[dozhan]

well done! Nice bass tone and in the pocket :)

Best w-cam version I've seen so far!

[mojo81]

And then you realise a PB is as good as a JB for slap! With that big bass sound, beefy.

[tylersfs]

There are a dozen demos of this on YouTube, but yours is the most accurate that I've seen - also you make it appear so effortless. Other guys (won't name names here) are struggling like hell, moving all over the place - and look exhausted 50 seconds into the song.

WELL done!

[OeSBe]

nice maaan.

[xXflava01Xx]

very good man

[osc4650]

Just listening to this again and you are spot-on!!

great job!!

[osc4650]

You're like freddie washington but without all of his money!! Just kidding!

Great Job!!! How can you pick it out note- for- note...pretty awesome!!

[Plutoloco4]

that's so sick!

[9931995]

great job...

five stars is not enough!!!

you play with such facilty!!!

pure sound and it seems so easy...

Do you play in a band?

Congratulations;

Nicolas.

[oooowwwwdddd]

perfect except for some timing issues here & there. Thanks!

[9931995]

play it please,without timing issues here and there!!!!

We are waiting for the video...

[oooowwwwdddd]

9931995; relax bitch, ever hear of constructive criticism? Go take a dump and clean your dirty ass and have some ice cream, cake, soda, blueberry muffins, coffee, cheese cake, and peanut butter with fluff will ya? Please......

[9931995]

POOR GUY....

Stay anonymous,you are right...

Let real artists go further...

I'm so pleased to feel your frustration..!!!

[oooowwwwdddd]

9931995; yea right ya dopey bitch. U have no idea who your speaking to. If I told you how many recording I'm on your head would spin. You were the one with a problem. I never said this guy was a bad player in fact he plays very well. Obviously you're a high-strung ass-wipe with nothing else to do but get offended by comments that were never directed 2 U. Do U like ice cream & sushi?

[9931995]

oh i am afraid...

I'm SCARED...

By your stupidity..

Go back to school..

To learn good language..

easy to think..Impossible to do...YEAH!!!

[oooowwwwdddd]

9931995; You are the stupidest asshole I've ever had an exchange with on YouTube. Please stop wasting my time and go wash your smelly hole. Go get a life you FUCKIN moron! Please!

[9931995]

I love you...

you are so funny!!!!

and so so ...I can not find the words...

Big smack on your face!!!

[perros66]

cool bending!

[moslerraptor]

All over that "space" in here, this is the smoothest, coolest version of a great baseline. Than-q for bringing it up !

[hatedcheerleader]

very nice

[keydee711]

BILLY OCEAN " LOVE ZONE" u will rip dat!

[keydee711]

please play billy ocean love zone bass line. that will make me happy. u r good and i know u would make that sone hot with that bassline. be waiting to see u play that. thx

[forrealyouknow999]

either your bass is short or your freakin big! i dig the sound tho

[funkyfleabass]

I like your bass dude!

[toddhbinkley]

Opps! 66 P Bass as I read on. Hey! I'm a newbie on YT. Looked like the Jamerson "funk machine"Post more bro for these young cats. I am in the music biz and it amazes me how no one can freaking play a damn bass or guitar anymore. They cover everything in ProTools. You are totally organic Bassowman.

[toddhbinkley]

Brilliant! It is freaking perfect.That 62 P Bass is wicked as well.

[Zombievomit666]

Wow:D

[misteras69]

this is just AMAZING wow you are really amazing !

[goggleyed2007]

I could not tell the difference between you and the original bass sound track you are playing along to, that/you are brilliant!

[XSwayambhuX]

You've inspired me to start playing Bass again. ^^

Fav'd.

[GeoAl09]

yeah same here, how did you get that awesome slap-pop sound?. is it the compressor? ive heard it is a MUST pedal to have. im thinking of getting one

[bassowman]

I'm glad to hear that! The compressor improves the punch, definitely. Mine is an old Symetrix 501.

[koolkoke]

felecitaciones extraordinario puro talento como negro ....kool..

[StupidEarthlings]

nice playin.

at first i thought your name said basswoman.

[crocotone]

i like that rich 66 sound of your Prezi more than the 72 and even more than the skinny light 1958? that i suppose Louis Johnson played on the old 1974 records with. I think i mean it was "look out for no 1" Do you know what bass exactly he was playin on this record?

[bassowman]

I believe it's a Precision telling from the sound and the sleeve photo.

[zalmonet]

Damn he is good

[hahabass]

Do you know what kind of bass Sir Freddie W' used for the original recording of this track? Anyone?

[bassowman]

I believe he used his '72 Fender Precision telling from the sound.

[Disco5100]

You're the master,great sound dude,bravo...

[ligreed]

you rock!!

[dog69spooh]

Damn dude, why did you stop!? I was wanting to see and hear more! You are definately a great bass player! Sounded exactly the same! Keep up the great work and thank you for sharing! This one has been added to my playlist!

[qs8532110]

You just can't beat that P-Bass tone! a la Freddie Washington. Bravo!!!

[light50sniper]

Great playing and the tone matches the track too. LOL

[67genxer]

argh! damn it :)

[67genxer]

i made it one of my lifes goals to play this riff to this standard...

[TheFilipinoKid]

This video hurts cause I can't play this song to save my life. It's really hard for me to learn x.x

[vandrossfan]

nice job dude.

[RustiSwordz]

have you ever tried Womak and Womak Teardrops, brilliant song cool bass.

[Damanik3]

Can u post a lesson vid, not too detailed just so we can watch and play

(:

[eisbechersalat]

thats just perfeckt!

cuold you please describe in detail how to play it? that would be great!

[jhanlon18]

Superb playing man!

[mginsel]

Flawless. Even the tone was exact.

[StarrettCityKid]

man you play the hell out that thing man...keep it up

[Oli3TB76]

sounding goood

[tolinfitz]

i can't bent that little ditty at 2:06 . you have strong fingers man.

haha

I am gonna make a response video to this sometime this week. You inspired me to say the least. great job.

[bradisfunky]

oh man, so nice to see slap on a p-bass! its so much more robust and tougher! i love freddie washington's line on this song and you even got the F# to G# lick to sound right! you're the man!

[rpapeters]

One of my fave bass lines ever and man you play it so fucking well. Nice one!!

[HarryBalsak]

My thoughts exactly!

[rpapeters]

Glad you agree! Bassowman - can you play Southern Freeez?

[Wol1verine]

Amazing!

[ssbubbly]

what year is the p bass. what tone!! im a big fan of this style of bass playing....

[bassowman]

It's from 1966. I'm very happy with it to say the least:-D

[RTBM]

very good played man, either your a very good player playing for years or you're a good note reader!

[bassowman]

Tnx! I have played bass from time to time for the last 30 years. This tune I play by ear. However, if there are masses of details and ad libbing, I usually take down a noted transcription to be able to be precise. I do that on the tune 4 A.M. that I'm playing on another video.

[sputnikfilmes]

simply perfect! congrats!

[edusims]

Perfeito. 5 Stars!

[digisol]

I love that bassline and you play it very well. It was very good to watch and listen to. 5 Stars.

[Johanmajtorp]

I didn't know you were on Youtube! :-) But where are you on facebook? My father just signed up. You play great by the way! The only thing I can play is Guitar Hero...

[Salm1z]

AWESOME

[adryw]

you got the same bass sound dude, congratulations

[doton2006]

Awesome Playing bro, I suscribed to your channel only watching the first minute!. Please help us starters with a break down.

excellent!

[mginsel]

Best cover version of this song on YT. Great PBass tone, 5 stars.

[AnnaMaeBullock]

sweet! This is the best of the play-alongs on youtube for this song!

[doublehelix777]

Amazing, simply amazing. As a bass player myself, this piece is just a fabulous piece that makes me want to play more and more. I as wondering where learned to play this from; I myself have been trying to play it.

[sswindgassen]

best cover i've seen. thank you. a breakdown instruction of the section with the string bending and another for the short stucatto bit around 3:06 would be deeply appreciated. fantastic playing and please post more vids!

[bassowman]

Tnx! I'll come back with some details.

[boonokian]

well done old boy, well done indeed

[mookie2637]

Your phrasing on this is outstanding.

[bluenote71]

Isn't this the tune that Will Smith sampled for "Men In Back"? Good playing, by the way.

[bassowman]

Yes, true. I've never seen the film though.

[RomainChapus]

Really great job, thanks a lot, I was just looking for that bass groove! The other videos are nothing less than great *****

[Ussr1943]

for the life of me I can't figure out how to double thumb well, any tips? great job on the vid though.

[bassowman]

In fact I'm not double thumbing, rather knuckle slapping: the thumb and the outermost knuckle of the ring finger. This gives a less muted tone than double thumbing. I believe this is what Freddie Washington is doing here.

I'll come back soon with some more examples and perhaps some instructional video seconds.

When double thumbing I think of (and use) my thumb basically as a plektrum.

[Ussr1943]

Interesting, I definately would be interested in some videos of that. Nice job on the lick at 3:07, and why did you decided to skip out the rest of the song, is it because its much of the same? Keep up the awesome work.

[FlamingoReaper]

Very nice. Now don't be afraid to let that D ring a bit longer like a beat and a half...

[bassowman]

Thanks! Yes, the timing is crucial (and difficult), the heart of Freddie W's incredible groove.

[dennishemstra]

very relaxed playing, good job :)