Jamerson bassline - Fever In The Funkhouse

[Chomolougma]

Nice tones and playing man..

[RushTabConner]

This is the real deal!

[ezsye]

Dude, thanks for keeping James genious alive and thumpin. I learned to play my 1956 PB to these songs. To this day, noone has layed down better bottom. And you have the funk in you!

[stickwithganja]

HEY... HOW CAN I LEARN IF I DONT SEE YOUR LEFT HAND ...! I Want to fever in the funk too.

[edthewave]

@stickwithganja 2 ears is better than a left hand...

[Fjord76]

One of the funkiest lines ever 8)

Thank you so much for posting this

[Splodgo]

Awesome! ... would love to see another version showing your left hand too :-)

[jazzciggarette]

can someone tell me who does this version of this song?

[afeschyn]

Do you have an actual mute (foam, etc.) underneath your bridge cover? I have a Fender Japan '62 reissue with flats and a Fender Original '62 P-Bass pickup, but I don't get nearly that nice of a sound.

Also, do you have the book Standing in the Shadows of Motown? That's a great book. Another great play along books is the Duck Dunn book (What Duck Done). It's a blast. God bless.

[ayrtonthegreat]

Oh boy! I am really driving mad to get this track... I read the topics, tried to find it many times, zero results! Jamersonhook, could ya tell me more o other sources to get it? Tablature is everywhere, but they're months I am searching for the track... NOTHING! :(

Heeeeeelp!

[TheMastFravekator]

@ayrtonthegreat i'm going to upload it, wait a moment

[ambrusko]

Very nice, I love it that you are using one finger liker Jamerson.

[ropy89]

how would someone get a similar sound on a bass amp like James Jamerson's ???

...i got a P bass too

[ayrtonthegreat]

@ropy89

Try with an Ampeg B-15 if you're able to find one well working, use full gain and half treble tone... and do not forget to use Labella Deep Talking Bass L-760M and a soft damping under the bridge cover. No effects coul reproduce this...

[ropy89]

@ayrtonthegreat - thanks mate !

[ropy89]

@ayrtonthegreat - oh yeah one more thing, how thick should those strings be ? i mean the size 45-100 or so ?

[ayrtonthegreat]

@ropy89

No, the right size (or the size JJ I think he used) are 51-110. Keep in mind he NEVER adjusted the trussrod, and his action was very high (impossible to fret by others, as I read), so thickness was not a problem. He also never changed the strings and rarely he cleaned his bass: Motown's players joked him for this, but it seems he said that this was the secret of his sound...

[ropy89]

@ayrtonthegreat - wow, those are thick strings dude :D

yeah i heard he never changed the strings but anyway man, thanks for your advise and information !

[ayrtonthegreat]

@ropy89

ups! .052-.110 :-)

[vzsozs]

o my god omg omg omgo mgomgogmogmogg this precision is soooo freeeaking vintage. only gods possess instruments like these.

[lupienp]

Where can I find this song? Is it on a specific album or something?

[Splodgo]

Awesome ... please please re-shoot this showing your left hand :-)

[kostor1991]

woooow,really nice groove! I have just one question,why are you using only one finger to hit the strings???

[eqagj]

That is the technique used by James Jamerson known as the hook.

[jazzciggarette]

can you post original song? cant seem to find it anywhere...

[SlickFunker]

What is the original track this bassline was taken from?

[mndean01]

Instrumental called "Fever In The Funkhouse" credited to Jamerson (I think he wrote it, too, but I can't check the 45 right now), from around '69.

[shooz4u]

Are only open strings being used? That may be why he doesn't show his left hand.

[spedracer4U]

No. But he is using a lot of open D. Use your ears to figure this one out, it helps a bunch that he shows the right hand.

[superbadlucre]

awesome!

[foowah7]

tres bien!

[benoyh]

you play with one finger only just like James used to

[bentanger]

this is realli realli good. love the bass too

[JamesJamersonIsAGod]

awesome, i love it

[70sSoul]

Your hook is very good!

[zappatx]

Puts a new prespective on things!

[biggeorgewebley]

shame you only show your right hand

[BOBBYPEACOCK]

Very impressive

[dramajesse]

Great song! James Jamerson R.I.P.! You sound fantastic on this! Tablature perhaps?

[jamersonshook]

Thanks! Sorry, but I don't use tabs.

[GuitarPerson17]

aha, someone who understands how its done :)

i actually cant play from tabs, all the numbers freak me out and make it look hard

and thats why its good to have a gooood ear :)

[Punkmetaller]

Can you tell me what James Jamerson albums I should get that have these amazing bass lines?

[CCXXII222]

By ear might take 10x as long and you may miss certain notes here and there, but it's better that way. You are forced to improvise.

[ayrtonthegreat]

@dramajesse

I got them, if ya don't find I can provide...

[D4ni31]

who is this by

[D4ni31]

holy hell thats i have to learn that right now

[JC10255]

Right in the pocket! Its a pleasure to hear you.

[jamersonshook]

Thanks! It's a pleasure to learn 'em.

[bootsycoll]

Fantastic...subscribed

[jamersonshook]

Thanks - your upright bass sounds very nice, too! These are LaBellas on the Precision.

I've not heard that track - I can't wait for it to appear on the complete Motown singles series!

[bassfiddlesteve]

No need to wait. This track is on the Motown CD reissue of Jr. Walker's 1966 "Road Runner & Home Cookin" LP

[live4motown]

This track is on "motown year by year 1969" This is not Junior Walker. Its James Jamerson and of course the rest of the Funk Brothers.

[bassfiddlesteve]

You've got "the hook" technique down! Very funky indeed. LaBella flats too?

BTW have you ever heard Junior Walker's "Mutiny" which features a JJ bass solo? It's the flip side to "Home cookin'" and I was lucky enough to find a copy.

[basslabd]

Im Scared of YOU! That was GREAT. BassLabd

[jamersonshook]

Far too kind, Mr Lee!