Sean Hurley on SBL

[alack]

Informative and entertaining! A great conversation between two great players.

 

[TheArchitect]

Yeah, he is a beast.

 

[prndltech]

After a long week I was going to watch a movie last night, but instead I put this on the TV and enjoyed some people talking bass while I relaxed and ate dinner by myself

 

[DJ Bebop]

Informative and entertaining! A great conversation between two great players.

I've had some interactions with him. This is how he is all the time. A lovely human being. Always sharing, always learning

 

[InnerCityBass]

This must be fake news. According to a Talkbass user in another thread, it's a straight up proven fact, that no top touring pro bass players use a P bass

 

[alack]

I've had some interactions with him. This is how he is all the time. A lovely human being. Always sharing, always learning

That has been my experience as well!

 

[pbass2]

Great interview. I especially liked the part about leaving your tone wide open when tracking even if in your cans you're hearing more gnarly high end than you think you'd want for the tune ultimately. Good stuff.

 

[alack]

I enjoyed the discussion of his left and right hand technique. It also made me smile picturing a pro such as Sean practicing in his kitchen (what? No bass studio?). The quote that will stick with me was “Don’t take the bait!”

 

[DuluthDank]

I like his playing. What makes him unusual as a well known player is that he seems to really favor minimalism and simplicity, pretty much at all times. I'm not sure if that's necessarily good or bad, but he tends to fit any song regardless.

 

[MaxSpinrun]

Great interview!

 

[JenderBazzFass]

He has done several long form interviews on bass playing and I really enjoy them

 

[Cassian Hill]

I enjoyed the discussion of his left and right hand technique. It also made me smile picturing a pro such as Sean practicing in his kitchen (what? No bass studio?). The quote that will stick with me was “Don’t take the bait!”

I enjoyed the discussion as well, I took a few things he spoke about and things I observed technique wise from his playing after the interview and applied them to my next practice session. Phenomenal player.

 

[Bass Motifs]

Great clip. Worth rewatching every so often. My take outs: Serving the song, getting to the right note at the right time, *add* "space" to let the song breath.

Related thought, that many of us play more at home than with other instruments. I find I'm always trying to keep it busy, fill in the rhythm, add big fills etc. But even if I play with one other person (guitar, drums or keys) i dial it right back and just enjoy the "bass" with some tasteful but impactful embellishment.

 

[pbass2]

I like his playing. What makes him unusual as a well known player is that he seems to really favor minimalism and simplicity, pretty much at all times. I'm not sure if that's necessarily good or bad, but he tends to fit any song regardless.

Not unusual at all for a top session player. Look at Lee Sklar, Chris Chaney, Pino, et al. They work primarily in song-oriented genres where you serve the song. "Less is more" rules in that world, and always has. It's a level of refinement that work calls for, and many players who can shred like crazy never achieve. Those "look at me and my crazy chops" type of bassists are not getting the type of work a cat like Sean Hurley gets.

 

[Smallmouth_Bass]

While his bassline in "Last Train Home" is simple on the surface, he's doing a lot of little variations and stuff that propels the groove that is deceptively hard. I bet if you were to write it out in standard notation, it wouldn't look all that easy.

He's a great player and everything he says is spot-on.

 

[Kyle_S]

That was a great conversation. Props to Scott for knowing as an interviewer when to just let the guest talk.

 

[DJ Bebop]

That was a great conversation. Props to Scott for knowing as an interviewer when to just let the guest talk.

I love it when an interviewer lets the guest take time to form a complete thought and answer rather than push them along with more questions. Like they are taking too much time to answer.

 

[crunchberry]

I listened to this one in the car going to pick up a marketplace p bass score and had to watch the video when i got home. Really enjoyed the interview and his no-nonsense approach and posture to doing what is right for the song, ultimately. My experience in the bass world is that most people with some experience are aware of this, but coming from decades of guitar playing, it's very refreshing to see the emphasis.

 

[lowfreqgeek]

Great interview. I especially liked the part about leaving your tone wide open when tracking even if in your cans you're hearing more gnarly high end than you think you'd want for the tune ultimately. Good stuff.

Bryan Beller said something very similar many years ago regarding his preference for recording with brand new stainless strings and the tone control wide open. You can always filter out the unwanted highs, but you can never put back what isn't there.

 

[nonohmic]

This was fantastic.