Funky Herbie Hancock Bass Line

[cottonfever1221]

Hard to hear the full tone of the bassline,but whats audible sounds WAAAY good.

[blac2thafuture]

you got that down ,keep up the good work. bass playing from the 70s was the shit!!!!!!

[StimpsonJCatEsquire]

Plug it in mate, can't hear

[cottonfever1221]

@StimpsonJCatEsquire DITTO ,Sounds tight but waaaaay to soft/low volume wise.cant hear it well.

[adamstevensbass]

nice playing man!

[dennyy95]

Don't you think Funky Herbie Hancock is a pleonasm

[Pickl3n0se]

nice playing man!

[afrosensuous]

Handle Yo Bizness!!!! They ain't knowin about that part of Herbie Hancock. Most folks only know ROCKIT.

[skid987]

NIce playing dude.

[lumbarsupport]

Very nice playing indeed! This is such a classic track. Have you seen Gary Willis play Actual Proof with his band Tribal Tech? Awesome! 

[SouthPawBass74]

i just luv the funk

[lonhillyer]

But you sound good. Just thought that would help.

[untinino]

I appreciate the feedback. I've learned it and forgotten it so many times. It's just such a slammin' track, i wanted to do something and put it up. I have versions with a full band on here somewhere.

[lonhillyer]

In the intro going into the "C" part of the bass line it sounds like a (C) major triad ascending

C E G CCGC (or if it's minor then "e" flat) : the "E" and "G" are kinda muted or implied. Also, try to play the just the root notes and hit just the accents of Paul Jackson's bass lines without the extra stuff all the way through, learn the structure a bunch of times, then throw in your vibe.

[henry14000]

what kind of bass is this?

[PonchoGreg]

Badass playing, mate ! keep up the funk

[saron380]

Don't you mean

BASSass ahahaha!!

corny i know, but i couldn't reist

[Heffsta02]

Mike Clark was the drummer proving that you don't need to be black to have rhythm or soul. Anyone who thinks colour has anything to do with how well you play music is ignorant.

[JlawTheBoss]

@Heffsta02 I feel ya man, imma gospel bass player, and David Garibaldi IMO is also one of the greatest, and rythmically influential drummers out there.. Skin is Skin man lol

[araldite]

I saw this title come up in the 'related videos' section, i got a little excited as i had a feeling it was going to be this track

you do a good job of doing this track justice, except i could use a little more volume from you

but i guess that's the nature of jazz bass

[gingerkid1995]

dude! wat bass u usin? i fink i got one but it wasnt labeld so i dunno wat type it is xD

[honeyhennylime]

Fender Active Jazz Bass

[SSINTENSE]

Your groove rocks! I think i'm gonna take on this groove.

[daniva]

nice groove dude

[drjohnsonn]

TURN UP YOUR AMP KID

[mrbassman25]

hahaha.. every where you go there's always a racist bastard floating around. . what kinda comment is that to make? u know it makes no sense at all. . i know many black people who cant even dance to save themselves.. they have no rhythm whatsoever.. and they even admitt it... but no... cause there black.. according to u... they should be great at funky bass! yeah rite!

[duegold]

no not just funky bass, all bass! Actually pretty much all good music was stolen from black people. Blues was stolen from black people (muddy waters), Jazz waz stolen from black people (Charlie Parker, Ella fitzgerald) not to mention rock which was pioneered by the great chuck berry (black person).

Or instead you can chill the fuck out and take a joke

[mishmang]

good now black people know what it feels like to be stolen from

[duegold]

hahaha good call

[Bananentosti]

stolen is such a bad choice of words:P

[duegold]

i didn't say all black people had rhythm, i merely suggested that blackness was a requisite if one were to have awesome rhythm. Fucks sake

[mindlepin]

shut up

[cheesymusican]

i agree and im white haha

[Spasisten]

When doing the C octav thing, shouldn't the low C be a G?

[xiz90]

Pauls basslines with Hancock is the funk!

[jthensley25]

id say just turn it up a little bit man. i really wnat to hear that funk

[pianodan10]

sick

[andrewar1993]

no need to make it louder bro thats freakin awesome

[xxxDevilSockexxx]

lol...0:21....your computer =D

[personman48]

lol i thought it was mine XD

[polishcomedy]

aces, bro

[djaezz]

good playin

fukin sound

[RedlemonAH]

i cant hear it

[drummerdudesam]

turn it up? ha

[mario21128]

super kill on the funkometer! love this song and the bass sounds nic3

[slapmyfunkybass]

its pretty quiet bud

[greenjohnnyt]

Basically....... That kicked ass. Thanks a lot man! That was awesome!!!!!!

[milkymanchester]

maybe next time you can record it so that we can actually hear you playing...

[jake1sayer]

what bass is it???

[TubbyOrange]

bet the women love ur soft flowing fingers...LOL

haha!

smooth bassing my man.

[ohchaaase]

where do you live?

[blueblob4]

yea, ur not a stalker at all

[m0t0fr3ak]

nice handcock bass!

[blueblob4]

That was one awesome MOTHERFUNKIN' bass!

[1488WP]

you're great. I like that you mute the e string when its not used.. i remember it was hard for me to get used to do it ...

[graff302420]

word!

[FunkieGrooves]

Great job man! Nice bass guitar, which one is it? Keep up the good work. ^^

[dptfender8]

great job, palm grease is next.

[Extralounge]

this is one of my favourite songs

great performance :)

[lieaware]

Cool

Fessenden/lyric

[0264430]

I believe your computer is asking you a question.

[idkmyusername86]

Computer noise lol :22

[Bluesteel484]

Excellent!

[darin6]

Saw Herbie and the Headhunters a few years back on their reunion tour. Paul Jackson (who looks NOTHING like he did in the 70's) completely blew the doors off the place. He can still get waaay down.

[Heffsta02]

Im so fuckin jealous of you right now. a version of the headhunters came to Australia but it wasn't the original lineup it only had Mike Clark as one of the originals and it also had TM Stevens on bass (an awesome muso in his own right). I missed the show coz i was too broke at the time. :( sooooo sad. Next band i want to see is Tower of Power.

[Slapmastaoffunk]

taaaaaasty

[mario21128]

nice! this song is strait filthy funk!!!!!

[greenbulk]

good job youngster...

[R3nkse]

Nice job there. +5

[432hertz]

real nice feel and tone.

[alfredismo]

herbie rocks!!!

[Vwang98]

actual proof is a god of a song. funk fusion anthem

[subschool5]

the people who commenting below are on crack, you have great time/feel. Continue to interpret the line in your own way.

[o04String0o]

Sweet.

[Swoost]

not very clean

[hardcoreness92]

that sucked

[bena1989]

yeah phat additions you added.

but i'd concentrate on getting the basic bass line tight and anchored above all and then the additions are just that, adding to the bass line.

good stuff

[adam872]

Herbie's a god. Just about all of his funk and fusion from the 70's is legendary.

[GnomesoftheBay]

Dude your playing is sweet though your line is not quite verbatim from Paul Jackson. I'm down with innovation, but that chromatic thing you add in the middle of the line sort of walks over these two hits that jackson and Clark lock in on that really anchors the rhythm of the song and makes it more punchy. i think in this case less is definitely more but thats just my oppinion. Other then that i really dig your interpretation. your obviously a skilled bassist.

[airraidsiren82]

awesome dude!!!

[zukubus]

shit, just like my bass.

damn

nice bass man jajjaa

[drumfreak12345]

my favorite album is head hunters by far

[GnomesoftheBay]

thrust is at least as good as head hunters. theirs no hating on head hunters but mike clarks work on that is just it for me. Theirs so much interplay between him and paul jackson that just isn't there as much on headhunters with paul and harvey. All the way through the album except for maybe butterfly thrust is just at a fever pitch, an energy level thats just beyond comparison.

[432hertz]

classic ! great playing!!

[dofane]

nice and funky and I love the colour scheme of your bass!

[xxMrAmazingxx]

nice job really enoyed it

[FatSaget]

did you take shrooms before recording?

[mrniceguy715]

dude I used to have a mexi deluxe that looked ust like that wine with the tort gaurd.  awesome fingerstyle funk

[maturanesa]

great song and nice playing

[murphdurph122]

the name of the song by herbie is called "actual proof"

[quadbass]

What is the name if this song.

[IStaySolo]

Sweet :D I am just curious to hear that being played in Slap and Pop, but nice job, I just dont like how it gets at around 40 seconds in.

[Bonnaroo10klmf]

awesome job

[JazzySaxE]

alright! You need to be in my band!

[thriftdig]

great right hand technique, and muting. solid pocket too

[Mazinga]

Hey buddy, you are tight! Keep on.

[canvoodoo]

awsome man i love this tune

[Gwobbie]

Hah, wild stuff. I'm amazed I stumbled upon someone here playing that tune. That's a good album.

Listen to my stuff if you want, I do keyboards, Rhodes.

[eflani07]

süpermiş

[Lahed92801]

Great sound man. Keep going

[jumbosilverette]

Nice job. Thanks for your effort.

[spankinmymonkeyisfun]

Is that a bassman?

[untinino]

Fender Jazz Active Bass

[spankinmymonkeyisfun]

Oh ok sweetnes.

[flyjoseph]

Nice job. People don't have a clue as to how hard it is to play Paul's basslines. I'm impressed.

[motoxchamp321]

cool man

[marcj2112]

Great tune choice. Herbies' "Thrust" album is the sheet, and Paul Jacksons' one of my favorite bassists. Nice work.

[MatthewPA1972]

Pretty good. Why bend the right wrist so much?

[untinino]

when im playing faster lines, i pick my elbow up and straighten my wrist out. but its also a bit out of laziness :)

[MatthewPA1972]

Also, I love the color of the bass. What color does Fender call it exactly? And what's the color of the pickguard? Can you get the with a maple neck? That's a JAZZ, not a PRECISION, looks like...

[untinino]

I think its called a candy apple red, with a tortoise-shell pickguard. This model is actually an Active version of a Fender Jazz. Its decent, gets the job done.

[TheVents]

only a real bassist would know why he plays so high, you have the most dexterity when your wrist is in that position... watch a vid of the who with john entwistle... he is the greatest rock bassist to ever live

[kylelikesphish1]

ok?

[bapbass]

Very cool!

[davedutch]

im impressed, u can send me tablature/chords of this masterpiece if u like

[Soul74]

How about transcribing it by ear instead. It will make you a better musician.

[adewolf]

Great job man.

[misterbassist]

iM not impressed..

[Soul74]

Why, because he's not spastically slapping a bunch of gibberish out of time with chipped notes and bad tone?

[misterbassist]

obviously... anyone can do that solo if learned.. unlike mine of course..

[bpmurphy1]

I agree with Soul74...too many bassists sound like a rock fight on a sheet metal roof with all the "raking hoof" moves. This guys style of funk playing is tasteful and musical. Nice job.