Nick Campbell Just Blew My Mind

[MDBass]

Correct, but this is not far from the original version, so the original commenter may still enjoy Dua Lipa if he explores her stuff.

The Pamplamoose version is fairly different from the original recording, both in tempo and performance, but the poster I replied to certainly may enjoy Dua Lipa as well.

She and her band are both great: their live Tiny Desk performance is really solid, and they also hit Don’t Start Now at the end of it.

 

[BazzaBass]

What bassist & song blew your minds?

Nick Campbell just blew my fing mind on this song.



As soon as I listened to this about 10 times I just thought "holy ****. I need to find an instructor/teacher and take lessons so I can play just like that."

I've never felt more motivated to play/learn since I've been playing for the past year.

I come from mainly rock / metal roots as far as my music taste, so this is very different than what I usually get into, but man I just had a shift in what direction I want to go.

 

[JesterR]

I would suggest to dig a little deeper. Everyone has a different background, but track sounds like someone ask AI to generate a bit funky disco-pop song.

Nothing wrong with bass part, but it is like blues on minor pentatonic in shuffle. This is literally done to death.

Again. Each generation has it's own heroes, but you would definitely find more then that.

 

[andare]

Is there an echo in here?

You're joking but it's important to spell the band's name correctly. Or any word for that matter.

 

[bassrique]

Al Di Meola learned to play with a meeting technique out of necessity because he had to be quiet in his little apartment as a child.

A couple of 3 years ago I had to be quiet and so I learned how to play with muting and my thumb and my first two fingers. Yanek Gwizdala recently put out a video on this technique. I don't have to be quiet anymore but I play mostly with this technique now. It's harder to play too many notes which is a fault of mine and depending on how much pressure on the palm, all sorts of interesting combinations can be used. Notes can be made to "swell" even. After the initial attack pull up a millisecond later in the note will seemingly swell. A short scale like a MusicMaster makes his technique easier. And if you grow your nails out just a tad -especially the thumbnail- and add a bit of reverb on there, it really makes for a cool sound.

Excuse me, (edit function didn't work for me) I meant to post Al Di Meola's muting technique, not "meeting" technique.

 

[Todd Hamby]

What a beast!!!

 

[lordradish]

Yeah it doesn't seem super difficult, more just a different technique than I'm used to using. The tone is significantly different, but I love it.

You just discovered the funk, bro. Welcome to our world.

 

[thehindteet]

dig some of his recordings with Scary Pockets, a sort of sister project of Pamplamoose. They have a rotating cast of LA bassists, its kind of a whos-who of funky beasts. Sam Wilkes, Daniel Aged, and Joe Ayoub are some of my other favorite killer regulars. They made hundreds of covers, hard to know which one to recommend, but here's a random one with Nick:

 

[Jigmay]

LOVE Nick Campbell! His fills are so tasty, and his tone is wonderful. Masterful player.
There is a thread here about his tone and pedalboard if you're interested. And yes, he does lessons.

 

[maturanesa]

Yep. He is a monster finger player. Theres a video of him playing Dean Town twice faster. And he becomes from jazz, so he got pocket and harmony knowledge. Favors vintage basses. Totally cool in every aspects..

 

[eeyorebass]

I had the same reaction a few weeks ago;

Discovered Nick Campbell & now want to emulate his tone AND style

Something in the same vein with cooler guitar licks…



…..and how it’s done.

https://youtube.com/shorts/20rYoddmFnA?si=8aHApdrcX_SKt6Ha

I know this thread is (deservedly!) about Nick Campbell, but I also have to call out Abe Jr. on drums here. Another genuinely wonderful person and monster player that always brings it in service of the song. A killer team for sure.

 

[HP Hovercraft]

This is a band called Pamplamoose: a group of absolute monster LA session musicians.

They also founded Patreon as a way to make a living as musicians, and are likely now billionaires as a result.

 

[31HZ]

OP, this "version" of the song is flat-out awesome, too.

 

[dazmond]

Little snippet from this song:

 

[Elmstreet]

He's the ambassador of "Amazing chops used to serve a song", he also seems like a genuine cool and fun dude

Exactly! That's a great way to describe it.

 

[Elmstreet]

I had the same reaction a few weeks ago;

Discovered Nick Campbell & now want to emulate his tone AND style

Something in the same vein with cooler guitar licks…



…..and how it’s done.

https://youtube.com/shorts/20rYoddmFnA?si=8aHApdrcX_SKt6Ha

Dude is playing during the solo is so killer! Man I need to practice.

 

[Elmstreet]

His right-hand muting technique is really interesting. Great tone too.

The whole "tone is in the fingers" concept really shows here.

 

[Elmstreet]

Monster player.

I can't listen to anything of his without getting bass face. It's involuntary.

 

[Elmstreet]

Nick Campbell teaches. Took 2 lessons from him. Unless some guy is in a huge band, you can always approach them about lessons. I’ve done this numerous times with great results. They got to pay their bills too.

I heard that he had some pre-recorded courses but I never considered reaching out directly. This is a great idea.

 

[younggun]

Now go look up Dirty Loops.