Get da Funk Outta my Face - Louis Johnson bass solo live

Goofing off to a 10 minute live recording to honor the Great Louis Johnson, recorded in Amsterdam, 1980. Of course no one can play his solo's but I am trying to do my best to keep up with it.. and you know what? It hurts!!! LOL. Oh well, as usual just goofing off, nothing serious!!

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Amsterdam
• Bass
• Brothers
• Johnson
• fun
• Funk
• groove
• live
• Louis
• MusicMan
• Sabre
• slap
• solo
• stamina
• Stingray

[VioletSpaceship]

Your mustache, is it taken from a 70's porno? Great bass playing anyway!

[funkstar650]

@VioletSpaceship LOL!!!!!!! Yeah man, Love the 70's. I was born with this moustache back in the mid 60's. Love this bass porn anyways ;-)

Peace

[PepinoMichoacan]

We've been sending a few messages back then when you met Louis, and I must say i'm still amazed when watching this video !

[funkstar650]

@PepinoMichoacan Thanx so much my friend for your support. Still going strong over here but not so much on YouTube. Hope to hear from you soon.

Peace

[WonderBOnTheOne]

Truly amazing... But how in the world can you memorize all the notes of a 10 minute solo... The first thing of course is to KNOW what is being played. How much time do you need to determine all the notes and then what will it take to play the whole thang to perfection like here! MIND-BOGGLING!

[funkstar650]

@WonderBOnTheOne Hi there, thank you so much for the wonderful comment and questions. However, playing Louis his solo can't be done perfectly, only by Louis himself. His hands, soul, skills, heart and groove is so typical Louis. Noone can copy that but some do come close. My version took about an hour or 4 to get down. The solo can be chopped in pieces and then I take it from there. If you listen carefully you can hear the I am not playing the same thing. I simply can't :-). But thanx! Peace

[funkstar650]

@sosmooth7 huh?? so fast? This is a LIVE version of the Brothers Johnson concert in Amsterdam in 1980. This was the speed they played this song with. Much faster than the original I know but I cant help that! 'Blame' Louis for that. LOL.

[BDogMcShizzle]

sure hes a good bassist, but would you get in a van with him?

[dansaceofspades]

Semi pro :)

[cvarikos]

Mate this is absolutely incredible bass slapping skills, I wish you'd come to sydney....do you have a band?? can't stop listening to all your clips, such a positive vibe comes through this music.

God Bless the Great Louis Johnson, you do him alot of justice.

There isnt nearly enough of him on the net.

[boobengarden666]

goddamn dude, you're everything i wanna be in the future as a bass player, your videos are very inspiring. Keep kicking ass on the bass!

[SuperK9111]

Funkstar.. DUDE really? your an absolute gangstar... I idolize your funk bro.. you and marlow are the stuff... thank you..

[Groovemyster]

For the facial expressions alone, 5 stars!

[elnatchio]

Hey there, love following your vids! I have a question for you: I have a 1979 Music Man Sabre and I have always gotten these nasty pops that sound like clipping when I slap using the neck pickup or both the neck and bridge. Is there anyway to get a clean slap sound using the neck pickup, or are you mostly using the bridge? Thanks!