Me too, and it certainly illustrated the versatility of the Jazz bass.
But it's my preferred bass, so...
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Me too, and it certainly illustrated the versatility of the Jazz bass.
But it's my preferred bass, so...
Yeah no kidding. There's so much good info at our fingertips nowadays it's almost too much to ever absorb in a lifetime. Guesswork and wrong info are virtually extinct (except on discussion forums of course
). I can recall when CD players with an "A-B-repeat" feature came along, it was like the heavens opened up. Wow! Finally, we thought, an easy/fast way to decipher otherwise occult bass passages, including ghost notes. Stone Age tech compared to what we now take for granted, and even complain about the presentions. Spoil me more!
Unless you're Pino, Hurley, JMJ, LeFebvre, Don Was, and any number of hacks who primarily stick with P's. Maybe they should try favoring a J--might get more work....
Yeah no kidding. There's so much good info at our fingertips nowadays it's almost too much to ever absorb in a lifetime. Guesswork and wrong info are virtually extinct (except on discussion forums of course
I can recall when CD players with an "A-B-repeat" feature came along, it was like the heavens opened up. Wow! Finally, we thought, an easy/fast way to decipher otherwise occult bass passages, including ghost notes. Stone Age tech compared to what we now take for granted, and even complain about the presentions. Spoil me more!
Amen! When I was fourteen I learnt to solder a half inch jack lead to a DIN plug (don't think I could do that now) so I could plug into my record player and practice alongside Jacko. Plus I'm BRITISH. You learn foreign languages best by living in the country that language comes from. Music wasn't much different in those days. I could play Vidor, Bach and Webber because everybody else around me did. The net has made the world a smaller place and, bless him, Scott's provided a great forum for everybody to get together with who they want! If the price of that is a few pounds and some click bait - that's really cheap.
Yes I am annoyed too by the clickbait titles of Scott’s bass lessons videos and most of the time disappointed after watching because it’s the same stuff again.
That's even worse than standard clickbait. And just to reiterate, I have nothing against Scott Devine. I've watched a lot of his videos in the past and he seems like a good dude and he's a great bass player. Clickbait titles and stupid faces are just a standard of YouTube.
I really liked the video where he talked about a cruise gig he did where he wasn't really familiar with playing jazz (I think it was jazz) and how he really had to step up. It was a trial by fire kind of thing.
I like this one too.
If I was a better player I'd love to hang out with them for an afternoon as they seem like decent, fun chaps.
When you click on clickbait you end up with some random topic that has very little to do with what you clicked (and the 'celebrity' whose photo was in the thumbnail isn't even mentioned).
Ironic clickbait takes you to a video that is actually interesting (and does indeed tell you about that 'trick'. Even if it turns out the trick isn't exactly mind-blowing or even the central point of the video. But hey, we're all slave to the algorithm).
Same here. I love Jazz basses, so my appreciation of the video was already built-in. But then, I actually learned a thing! Yay!! Specifically, the treble-bleed/reggae trick was new to me, so I'll have to try that out when I get a chance. Say what y'all will, but there ain't nothin' wrong with that!
You certainly nailed something there, Timmah! Sometimes, it really, really sucks being the only "music nerd" among the vast majority of my closest friends. No one knows what the flip I'm going on about, nor do they probably care. (e.g.: Just the other night, I mentioned to one friend how I caught a sly, well-placed "Beatles/And I Love Her" reference in the soundtrack of a TV show from years ago. After about fifteen seconds, I felt like I was talking to a wall.
) Being able to find content to scratch that itch...be it new perspectives, personal experiences or cool nuts-and-bolts bits of lore...is a good thing, even if it's a one-sided conversation.
All I can say is that this video is way better than the title would suggest. I never would have known it was all about "How do J bass players get their tone?" based on the click bait title.
I just figured it was a P Vs J B/S video but boy was i Wrong. It's worth checking out for sure.
I just figured it was a P Vs J B/S video but boy was i Wrong. It's worth checking out for sure.
I was not aware of this condition & often wondered why Scott wears the glove. I assumed it had some practical purpose but never bothered to research it. Thank you for bringing this condition to my & others attention.
It's damn inconvenient, but in interest of silver linings, the glove does reduce fret noise.
It's damn inconvenient, but in interest of silver linings, the glove does reduce fret noise.
I think it's good that Scott doesn't make a song and dance about it (not dance anyway) but quietly promotes understanding. Before I saw his videos how many years ago, I also had no knowledge of the condition but now if I see someone wearing gloves on a hot day I have an awareness it could be due to one of a variety of conditions.
He's also demonstrating that if you have such a condition then it may not be life limiting as he's obviously a fantastic player. That's a really positive message.
I have 3 jazzes. 2 Fenders and a G&L. I think they are fine basses, tonally versatile and comfortable to play. Nowadays, though, my main is the G&L L2000, which I've read that some call the evolution of the jazz bass. I ordered mine with a JB neck so that's even more accurate for me. Overall though, huzzah for jazz basses!
Oh, and thumbs up to Scott, too.
Oh, and thumbs up to Scott, too.
Scott is a YouTuber with a staff of about 15 folks. There's a science to Thumbnails for the YT Algo and if YT is the top of the funnel to get ppl to pay money for classes etc, then it only makes sense for SBL to work with the Algo.
My team and I go thru the same exercise when trying to create thumbs and for awhile we followed the YT trends. As manager of my team and the onscreen talent, I totally got sick of the trends so we decided to go do our own thing and we started getting seen less.
Unfortunately, you have to play by the trends in order to keep vies and subs high.
As far a J basses go. I'm a believer, but have found some love for my Reverend which is not a J bass.
My team and I go thru the same exercise when trying to create thumbs and for awhile we followed the YT trends. As manager of my team and the onscreen talent, I totally got sick of the trends so we decided to go do our own thing and we started getting seen less.
Unfortunately, you have to play by the trends in order to keep vies and subs high.
As far a J basses go. I'm a believer, but have found some love for my Reverend which is not a J bass.
He's got a bunch of videos like this. Why the Jazz crushes everything. Why the P bass is the best. Why you shouldn't play a 5 string. Why you should play a 5 string. They are simply videos that showcase the pluses and minuses of every bass. Take them for what they are. I tink they are informative.
Totally this! I owe Scott for way more than the bass lessons I took a few years ago -- because of his forthrightness about his condition, when I started getting the symptoms, I was able to get right on top of it with a specialist. If I hadn't known, I'd probably have tried to practice through it (thinking it was muscle fatigue or something), which is about the worst possible thing you can do. As a result, it's only the middle finger of my fretting hand, and the condition hasn't progressed beyond that.
