Louis Johnson + Paul Jackson Jr solos

[MrTheBaamboom]

whats the name of the song at the beginning?

[trekerbass]

Louis Johnson because of you i have been playing bass for over 30 years you are the king. Keep doing your thing.

[waitingd21]

The man's really great... Love Mr. Johnson.,.. but of course Paul is really good too

[Schnubbel1401]

@siyaxavatha.... Musicman Stingray Classic

[siyaxavatha]

@Schnubbel1401 thanx definitely buying that one :)

[Schnubbel1401]

Bombe

[novageracaomemorial]

simples mente o melhor,Best of all, the guy teaches how to play slap

[grooveskin]

Steve Ferrone Holding That Groove.

[woodie62]

Part of Paul's solo was from "Wanna Be Startin Something"... awesome bass and guitar work from two of the best in the biz, if not the best!!!!

[hillerm]

His bass is tuned down a whole step. I guess that explains his willingness to break strings. I haven't seen the whole video, but I assume he just used this bass for a song or two.

[heckto35]

Aww yeah!! With my boy George, in the famous words of Bootzilla, funk on babbu!!

[SHOJMPR42]

SLAP IT

[rickames]

Both solo's are impressive, & Paul was calm when he did his. The female was attractive & did well.

[siyaxavatha]

Wat Bass is that???

[00Zenigata]

i Was Wonderin'..... What Was Paul Jackson's Set up? Anyone Knows?...

[Apathesis0]

Spank that bass!

[russelltcranford]

Louis Johnson is definitely the FUNK MASTER,THUNDER THUMBS AND LIGHTNIN LICKS,WHAT A COMBINATION,THIS WILL ALWAYS STAND THE TEST OF TIME !!THESE GUYS WILL ALWAYS BE ON MY PLAYLIST !!

[1980Triumph]

Best bass player plain and simple, he plays the bass inside and out. On record he is genius, live he is amazing.

[riskotibor80]

Thunda-Thumbs!

[G0odf3lla]

this guy has funk in him

[jimmyonthecorner]

i sometimes pop an E string

[jimmyonthecorner]

what song is that?

[akazorn]

OMFG that is FUNK !

[jimmyonthecorner]

oh oh not the lick from PYT...wanna be startin' something

[jimmyonthecorner]

u can hear the PYT riff that paul jackson does as he did on michael jackson's album

[UncleRhoRhythms]

@jimmyonthecorner

wanna be startin' something not pyt.

[1StTubeYou]

Poor string!..

[1810mx]

I love Paul Jackson Jr. in a not homosexual way!

[unamericano]

I am now officially scared to shake Louis Johnson's hand.

[woodie62]

Both of these cats are just awesome! Well, everybody here - George, Louis, Paul but I didn't catch the pretty lady's name; she had sweet, sexy vocals. Man, I wished I coulda been there!!!! Old school jam at its very best. Note: Paul Jackson was playing a solo piece from "Wanna Be Startin Something". . .

[alexthewildebeest]

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO underrated.

[cgord37]

all hail thunderthumbs!

[riskyriesco]

what's the name of this song?

[bultaco111]

@riskyriesco  It's called, "Fuck me Please, I got Da funky stinky pussy!!!"

[zapphead]

LOUIS JOHNSON is the UNDISPUTED WORLD CHAMPION OF THE BASS!!!

HE KILLED IT...PLUS HE BROKE A "G" STRING!!!!!

[frogca]

Louis Johnson is called thunder thumps for a reason! Yes, he did break a string. I am surprised that bass did not catch fire. Pure nasty funk!!!!!!!

[hotfunkcooljazz]

BUMPIN !

[SquierClassicVibe35]

Cool slappin'.  great tone

[alexthewildebeest]

1:09 Good lord.

[mobimat]

Sick Louis Johnson Solo!

[mercaderdevenecia]

Auténtico y genial funk. ¡Bravo!

[Uziel005]

love how that bass sounds, love how it purrs so bad ass

[chdem30]

what if the string hadn't broken? ... maybe he wasn't inspired anymore so he used an accident to put an end

[theUGS]

ace

[XDGREGXD]

Is Paul Jackson playing the guitar solo out of MJ's Wanna Be Startin Somethin at the end? Funky vid, Louis is a monster

[eduka2]

@XDGREGXD mama se mama ma ku sa lol

Yes Indeed LJ is a monster

[Skyblueginger]

Paul Jackson. Funky as fook.

[faelun]

ive watched this video countless times before but i never noticed the whole string breaking thing before now

[Uziel005]

ha hah yeah he broke two strings cuz i saw him pull two strings as he was trying to take them out awesome vid

[rar6178]

this band is great

[deeppurple19]

whats the name of this song????

[TheBongoBonk]

silly fighting

[ready4peace]

did he pop a string?

[lopezmatthias]

Two actually...

[joe700700]

it is pretty imposible to break bass string during play unless he tuned it really high.

[pervexpete]

«did he pop a string?»

what a surprise;)

[ahleucha]

LJ is a mean, lean, funk producing bass machine.

[HWolfeIII]

Louis, PJ, George Duke and Marcy Levy are all awesome!

[FunkInDaPocket47]

Louis Johnson should placed under funk arrest for Bass assult!!!! That was AWESOME!!!!

[GDT1124]

@FunkInDaPocket47 love love love your comment

[brambosman]

@FunkInDaPocket47 weeeelllll he did break his string because of crappy technique... :) but his timing's cool

[TGF87]

Don't be an idiot.

[margis123]

One of the most FLUID - CLEANEST bass solos that I've ever heard in my life.

[och70]

Loius Johnson's poor bass never stood a fucking chance. RIP.

[Xiuxiu1121]

He commited crime on the bass

[LPFan3118]

Who is the Girl on the video?

[depailler80]

it's not smooth jazz, that's his solo for a michael jackson song, wanna be starting something

[depailler80]

paul jackson jr = wanna be startin something...wanna be starting something (M. Jackson docet!)

[testosteronious]

I have shed Louis more than anyone, I have always loved his playing, not always his tone but the groove is unmistakable

[ZamusAgain]

Favorite bassist ever!

Hail Louis johnson!

[ericclapton00028]

what the fuck

[reblyellr]

Three of the FUNKIEST BRUTHAS on the planet. Who hasn't Paul Jackson played for MJ,Switch and so on and so on and so on....... Yabah Dabah DOOZA BABAHHHH

[gitterfritter]

This is what it's all about.

[grazer770]

ace bass solo and he is not playing all the shity notes they do nowadays. take note!

[Gorgalisin]

so what is this tune?

[j19j146]

Gorgalisin, to answer your question the name of this tune is Silly Fightin'. Original version on George Duke's CD "Guardian of the Light". Louis Johnson also played bass on the studio version as well

[Jubiedgar]

I love this video! I have the dvd and I just forget it is from 25 years ago.... :-S

[WonderBOnTheOne]

I wonder what LOuis would have done had those two strings not broken... Anyway this is a great excerpt from George Duke's DVD Live in 83 in Japan... There are some more wonderful moments on it.

[dustyroot]

You know?! I can't believe he broke TWO strings! And I love how Duke goes "Uh Oh!" and comes over & fans him with a handkerchief. Louis Johnson is the MAN!!

[bewnet]

George Duke's some sick keyboardist too...

[ZeriosRoker666]

wow not ma kind of music but that is 1 awsome bass solo

[och70]

Holy shit, after Louis Johnson finished his solo, that poor bass needed to go to the ICU for some TLC. He broke both the G AND the D strings - Daaaaammmnnn!

[j0ker0110]

only 90+k of views?! what is the rest of the world of viewers missing out, man!!

Loius Johnson NEVER fails to awe everybody.

[BDFPA]

God damn that is some FUNKY solo's.

[metalhaze1982]

shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit! !!!

[AndreGrandier]

double the funk

twice the fun

[Sextietta]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

anbelevabl

[theroyalpriest]

SO FREAKIN GROOVY!!! I LOVE IT!!!!

[mkdrum]

Paul Jackson Jr is the effin' MAN of rhythm guitar!

[jazzkovacs]

I was amazed watching this... Searched on amazon, but it says:

"This item has been discontinued by the manufacturer."

Does someone have a clue where to get this? (couldn't find it on ebay either)

Thanks for this masterpiece!

WORLD, CAN YOU HEAR ME? I WANT TO BUY THIS DVD! :)

[jazzkovacs]

Thanks God it's available through George Duke's site for only 17 bucks...

[dreadtodred]

louis johnson is the thump king saw him at wingate field in brooklyn ny where they had summer concerts, parliament,and many other groups played there too,he was unbelievable on the bass when he thumped you heard the neck wood

[CenturyEndSaviour]

I NEVER wanted this to end!!!!

[acdc11491]

man those white boots stand out like no other- but hes louis johnson, he can do what ever he wants!

[jtstar82]

DUKE LOUIS & JACKSON ARE THE SHIT!!!

whats the name of that lady that was singing. she sounds real good. i wish i could have herd a little bit more of her.

[Bassmanj511]

Well at least Paul Jackson could keep his strings on...

[quickturtle]

George is a cool dawg !!

[pigbenis667]

george duke is such a silly fat man

[och70]

That poor bass never stood a chance with "Thunder Thumbs" doing his thing.

[jody808]

those are master musicians

[acdc11491]

hey can some one tell me what song this is?

[Gabichami6428]

silly fightin´ by george duke

[acdc11491]

ty Gabichami6428 :D

[acdc11491]

oh dang...........his strings couldnt handle the funk beat down!

[escudjo]

Casual funk at its best, whata bunch of amazing artists!!!

[trustingdragon]

OMG!!!! What Monsters!! They're shreddin'!!!!!!

[wahwahwatson]

Louis Johnson kills!But don't forget about Paul Jackson Jr.Pure funky!!!

[spongebobfan190]

are you the wahwahwatson from "off the wall?"

[wahwahwatson]

No, I'm just a fan of Wah Wah Watson. He's an amazing session guitarist (like Paul Jackson).

[TurbinePower69]

Louis Johnson....in my humble opinion, IS THEE

Buddy Rich of the Bass!!

If I could play 1/10th as good as LJ, I would

be happy.

[redfred70]

Would love to see dance music come out of the studio, away from computers and return to its roots - funk played by talented musicians like this. No return to wearing white boots though !

[beaulanger]

Man, that was awesome! I'm speechless.

[SestraAnka]

He should be called Thunder Balls, not Thunder Thumb! He plays with balls!

[SestraAnka]

This is so good! One day I will play bass better than Louis!

[thecool9]

no... no, you won't...

[SestraAnka]

Aha, ok! Fuck you, man! Don't interupt my dreams!

[cutemanedee]

Lol

[funkchops4142]

Louis!!!!!!!!!!!!

[StylzInfinite]

did louis break a string?

[SpectorRay1]

Looks like he broke the D and G!

[Cossack7357]

Goodness!!!! Anybody know the timeframe of this performance?

[the1STarts]

'83

[captuelli]

wicked these people rool the world!

[Lecapitaineasperge]

funkiest guy in the world

[redfred70]

Absolutely brilliant !

[thecool9]

in drop D tuning too... awesome

[norrbin]

that must be the funkiest, grooviest bassolo ever!

[BrianInTheTent]

wow, is the guitar clean?

[ChildMolesterr]

I want to rape that bass

[teoballesi]

me too =)

[gsdulin]

louis is the BEST by FAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[wahwahwatson]

It was a great band.I miss George Duke's funky sound

[projecttube80]

"wanna be starting something"

[bigtoine45]

that bass never had a chance...

[TAB107]

nice n funky

[che21chango07]

lA musica es una extraña criatura sugun Louis johson,bueno el tocando tambien o no?

[EmmanuelPons]

WOW punaise!!! Qu'est ce que ça groove!!!

[ayhanbirol1907]

müthiş amazing,dehşet,olağanüstü.....­wonderfull

[improm2u]

paul jackson in good shape (slim) on this one !!

[ShawniBawni]

yeah musicman is good.. but i think g&l is much better than fender

Koki2 its all the same song

[mafguitars]

Louis plays a custom-made Yamaha on this gig

[ibbetn]

Great music. Thanks for posting. Louis fans should check out his solo in the video I posted of Get The Funk Outta Ma Face live performance from 1977. Tag is Brothers Johnson.

[mortemort]

I like the music man better than the Yamaha( i think it's a yamaha) for Louis! Lousis is the best

[Edalrela]

You're right... I love the Musicman Bass. And also for me Louis is great, one of the best. I played a lot of stuff of him, but it stil sounds different. His touch is fantastic.

[woodenfret]

George Duke played with Frank Zappa

Paul Jackson Jr. played with Michael Jackson on "Wanna Be Starting Something"

Marcy Levy sung with Stanley Clarke on the album "Rocks Pebbles and Sand"

Paul Jackson (the 1st) was Herbie Hancock's bass player with "Headhunters"

etc... everyone plays with everyone and I like that.

What about music in 2007?

DJs....

[stupitt]

Louis Johnson has the best feel on earth. Nobody can touch this guy.

[raesco]

I agree entirely. No one can match louis' groove and feel. I never get bored of hearing this track as well as the intro to the starlicks 'Louis Johnson - Slap Bass Tutorial, Volume 1' video!

[tgeucihtnairk]

and at 1:30 the string is broken....

[danielguiao]

poor Flea

[ACUTEFAILURE]

I feel sorry for his fans.

[RezaSaleh]

my god!!!! thank you so much for posting this video khwadj. I studied this concert to the T man!!! sure bring back memories... awesome!!

do you have the whole video for this song?? whats the title of this song??

Thanks

[deanburgess69]

bet flea dont play no funk like that...

[och70]

deanburgess69 - Flea couldn't be Louis Johnson's roadie, "Thunder Thumbs" would own his ass.

[ermeyo22]

markin 87 è proprio un deficiente, secondo me ascolta i RHCP e i Finley

[1337FUCK]

hes in dropped d isn't he?

[fryBASS]

yes he is.

[huwjeremy]

whats the name of the song they're perfroming, can anyone help?

[och70]

huwjeremy - I the song is called "Silly Fighting", either that or "Beat Your Bass Like It Stole Something".

[logosthedestroyer]

Yeah he ain't bad... and that louis bloke, r

[Skyblueginger]

Yeah is that ? Wow the infamous Wanna be Startin' Somethin' lick. Mindblowin!

[markin87]

fa cagare

[margix]

CAGARE FAI TU,COGLIONE!

[ermeyo22]

markin 87 è proprio un deficiente, secondo me ascolta i RHCP e i Finley

[markin87]

sì, ma almeno non scrivo i messaggi due volte, coglione!!!

[fryBASS]

wow, this same thing happened to my G string the other day also lol!

[tgeucihtnairk]

louis is my man!! respect!!!

[uwatuhiko]

The funkiest bass player I know.

[hopenfaith]

this guy is the best...

[mayart84]

My favorite jazz guitarist! Don't miss him with Abe Laboriel in "Abe & Friends form Switzerland" A must have

[themanmjuk]

Thanks for sharing this. I'll definately be getting the DVD!!!

You can see why Quincy got these guys on his productions. Like the "Wanna Be Startin Somethin'" guitar lick. One of my faves :)

[denim98]

that poor bass guitar is all beaten up :P

[Emirfan]

Thank you jfunch , but I've bought it too a month ago , the concert is perfect , especialy reach out and shine on

[BudleghSalterton]

Does anyone know what bass he's using?! I've been trying to research it and I can't find anything that looks like it!

[OtsoB]

The shape looks very much like a Yamaha BB.

[Klastek]

You got that right, it's a Yammy BB custom made for LJ. It's got two buckers and active preamp.