20 ROOTS REGGAE BASS LINES

[@flynncremin6347]

#7 !! Best bass player on KZbin, you standout Don

[@asinegaasinega]

Yep, #7 and #12 is what my favorite are....and ofcourse, everyone is saying 7 lol and 12!

[@Macro-photographer]

Just proves the point.... 5 strings are ok, but four does the job!

[@groovepowerproductions]

Sometimes, even two are enuff

[@alicelefievre6820]

Thank you so much for all these gifts you offer us!!! It has no price! One love!

[@smeliscave]

If there would be a 500 baselines medley I would listen to the whole thing not even realizing it

[@alexcheloo786]

that means you're not really listening

[@trevorblair5552]

I’ve been looking for a channel like this forever! Bless up Don! 🙏🏿👍🏾

[@donstrumental1]

EmWell I’m glad you found me Trevor👊🏾

[@DS-ow7pg]

Same here, I was also looking for a channel like this. Just started a few months ago, playing bass. Keep up the great work. Greetings from Surinam (caribbean/south america)

[@9g8hestro]

I discovered Melt Away quite recently! How could I have missed such a great riddim for a lot of years? A new favourite of mine. I have another favourite: am I the only one feeling that Eek a Mouse "Queen Elisabeth" is a really fat riddim?

[@jesuselassie]

Best teacher ever! Jah Guidance, Don!

[@donstrumental1]

Thank You

[@TraustiLaufdal]

Simply beautiful 🤌 I could listen to you jam for days. 25 years of playing and still learning. Music is magic 🫡

[@markushaefner1472]

just wow ... this is the bassman i am looking for since decades :D

[@robertgoldbornatyout]

Excellent Sir thankyou, what a fantastic teacher you make it look so easy,

[@DW-oj6yu]

These lines are absolute gems! Thank you Don!

[@ankerstang1878]

The first time you heard about reggae was with the vocal trio The Abbysinnans og Burning Spear in 1976-79 i still think that they make the best Reggae ever. Greetings from Denmark

[@Neil-qf6df]

You are the best reggae teacher bar none...thankyou so much for the lessons.

[@stevenlewis4385]

I played bass in a reggae band back in the nineties. We got to open for Toots and the Maytals a few times. One time Jackie Jackson used my rig,which included a Sans Amp Bass Driver. When I explained it was going to FOH, he reached down and turned the treble all the way down and the bass all the way up. Then he said " Where can I get one, mon?"

[@reggaebass1857]

What was the band steven 🙂

[@stevenlewis4385]

@@reggaebass1857 Sneaky Pete. The venue was Toads Place in New Haven CT. We opened for a lot of the best bands,such as Burning Spear and Steel Pulse.

[@rossco420]

Wooow that bass tone you have Don, it’s sounding superb 🔥🔥🔥🔥💯🇬🇳🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@mrlawilliamsukwarmachine4904]

I got a waterproof speaker called StormTide drumb 60w. It holds this bass niiiiiiiice 🐸!!! Flash it!!!

[@frankruss4369]

Just discovered these videos. Great material, great job. Legit, authentic reggae bass.

[@donstrumental1]

Welcome aboard!

[@rosscoplaybass490]

There’s some real bangers of basslines in Don’s tracklist, Awesome 🤩🇯🇲🇲🇱

[@reggaebass1857]

Superb, Loving this channel, I play reggae bass and my 2 favourite Basslines are warrior charge and guess who’s coming to dinner, keep up the great work ☝️

[@3340steve]

Beautiful vibrations, thank you Don.

[@jonasbogaerts3742]

thanks man, really apreciate this stuff... backing track is absolutlay awsome to jam on, and its such a plaesure to have those tabs avalable, also in music notation, amazing riddims right here, so again, thanks for the work an dedication 👊. bless you

[@otterchen]

Good stuff, it has not to be complicated, there has to be feeling and rythm..thank you for this video.

[@donstrumental1]

You’re Welcome Robert👊🏾

[@josem.ignacio3370]

Amazing videos. Thanks a lot from Spain.

[@benjahmunm4905]

massive sound. really inspiring and wise words. truly thankful

[@fernandopenia7002]

Man, this is gold! Thanks!

[@rockngood]

This is great Don, and thanks for transcribing! Subscribed and looking forward to more.

[@donstrumental1]

Thank you

[@julianarega1133]

You get reggae bass in your blood. Waw 💚💛❤️✌🏾👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@harrisonstarkey]

Great selection. Love this channel. Some more suggestions. Horace Andy / Black Uhuru / Wailers 'Natural Mystic' Lion Youth 'Rat A Cut Bottle' Dennis Brown 'Sitting And Watching' Gregory Isaacs 'Poor And Clean' Tamlins 'Ting A Ling' Burning Spear 'Social Living' Sugar Minott 'International Herb' Gladiators / Wailers 'Soul Rebel' Ernest Wilson 'I Know Myself' Keith & Tex 'Stop That Train' George Nooks / John Holt 'Tribal War' Cornell Campbell 'Investigator' Junior Byles 'Fade Away' Earl Sixteen 'Changing World' Ethiopians 'Engine 54' Lee Perry Bathroom Skank' Lloyd Parks 'Mafia' Twinkle Brothers 'King Pharoah' Fred Locks 'Love And Only Love' Don Carlos 'Late Night Blues' Tyrone Taylor 'Cottage In Negril'

[@donstrumental1]

That’s a lot in there but there are some killah basslines I’m going to have to touch on.

[@harrisonstarkey]

@@donstrumental1 I suspect I'll be happy with whatever you put up. I wont harass you with endless lists of tracks I'd like you to do. Let's face it even with the constant reuse of classic bass lines in reggae the list would still be close to endless. Hope you post something soon. I mainly play guitar but finding your site has prompted me into picking up the bass again. Thank you.

[@Numocron]

These are some amazing Reggae basslines right here man I love it. Big up Donstrumental.👊

[@karmatashi4447]

You are awesome. Love the Dub and your bass line

[@yabbaram1118]

all these basslines are so the same , but yet so diifferent ! good example . thanks

[@donstrumental1]

We all only have the same 12 notes to play with and i'm still amazed with the amount of different variations that can be created with those 12 notes. That's what I try to get across. Study this stuff, copy it and strive for originality👊🏾

[@Baekel]

Amazing man! really appreciate the notations and backing track! you inspire me to learn more about reggae bass!

[@oliverbennett7264]

Brilliant. My new fave channel... inspired me to dig out the bass

[@donstrumental1]

Dig out that bass and never hide it away again, we’re going to take over the world together👊🏾

[@UnkaDon]

Brilliant instructor.

[@Maloon]

Thanks, I like your way teaching Musik 🎵 best Miles

[@RawhitiTeHuia]

Beautiful Brother much love and blessings 🙌 🙏

[@chrislopes]

Grooooovin! Inspiring basslines , amazing sound. I'll be coming back to this several times. Thank you for your service, Don! 🙏🏼

[@ThomCoolify]

Great channel, great music, great man

[@festival3051]

Sounds awesome 👍 Gonna learn these straight away

[@robgodfrey2435]

Months later n still come back to this vid n blast it in my HPs

[@40degrees4]

wicked.. i do have a question about the recording side..witch gear did y used to get this nice bass tone into the digital world and what kind of strings y use or recoment, bless and love from berlin..wicked basslines..

[@donstrumental1]

40 Degrees I use flatwound strings and a cable plugged straight into a Focusrite scarlet Interface, nothing fancy. Pickups both on and tone set halfway. Majority of sound is in the fingers.

[@julianarega1133]

Best bass man ever Tnx bro

[@carld3096]

Nice tone. Great lines!

[@donstrumental1]

Thanks Carl👊🏾

[@alxd5068]

that number 7 is lovely 1:23

[@eutocoevocecanta7973]

Você é 10 mano!!!!!!!! Muita simplicidade, abraço!!!!!!!

[@joseferro1432]

Brilliant! Thank you for sharing and love your feel! 😎

[@allstarlord9110]

I love reggae bass

[@xbadandy182x]

Really loved Bassline 12 and Bassline 19. Moving between those two back and forth would be such a dope groove. Love watching your videos.

[@julianarega1133]

Waw...Best bass man thank you so much 🙏🏽👍🏽💚💛❤️

[@Neil-qf6df]

Gotta say number 2 is my fav, can really bounce that along.

[@blkrbbt]

super dope to have the notations!

[@garciademoura]

Obrigado por compartilhar!!!

[@babylon7311]

Jah bless

[@Phaidrus]

Don, would you recommend a 2x12 or a 4x10 cab for reggae-dub? The issue here is to find the appropriate quality/texture of tone, not loudness, portability or any other concern. I would like to take the opportunity to thank you for uploading the backing track and the transcription of the basslines, your contribution is much appreciated ***

[@donstrumental1]

Good question. I've tried them all and the best combination i've found is 2X12 which is what i use. My 2x12 will give any 8x10 a run for it's money,

[@Phaidrus]

@@donstrumental1 Thanks. Is it a MB 2x12 Ninja cab?

[@MrGlobalcheese]

@@donstrumental1 Barefaced no doubt :D

[@joonasundstrom1325]

Big tone! Love it

[@donstrumental1]

Thank you

[@percussionboy4357]

Good video. Posting to name Leroy Sibbles, Lloyd Parks, and Boris Gardiner.

[@Phaidrus]

Such deep groove, all of them. And your tone is just amazing, so round and thick. Most of it is of course in the fingers but may I ask, what effects/compression, if any, are you using? Also, are these Pyramid flatwounds?

[@donstrumental1]

No effects, slight eq bump around 60hz

[@51m0nn]

​@@donstrumental1 And a real understanding of where to play on the instrument with your right hand - between the neck and neck pickup, and I would bet a fairly gently pull over the string with your fingers rather than more funk/rock style heavier and faster pull more through the string to get a bigger attack. There's a lot to getting a great reggae tone, I play a lot of funk, and maybe a little ska flavour, but I love how reggae lines flow and work within the groove. Never found a decent resource to help get that feel right until now. Just discovered your channel, really enjoying the content, thanks!

[@donstrumental1]

@@51m0nn Everyone thinks the answer to a heavier sound is play harder, it’s actually the opposite. Turn up the volume and play softer.

[@robotsmoke]

This medley is inspirational, thank you! 11 and 20 resonate most 4me. I use Camelphat to give my bass some reggae texture. What effects or post production does Donstrumental use? Bass is a fender with flatwound?

[@donstrumental1]

Fender Jazz bass, Flatwounds and a cable. I roll off most of the highs in the DAW EQ but leave some mid for definition, slight boost around 60hz and get rid of everything below 20Hz. Live I have King Tubbys in a box which I’ll be demonstrating soon. Check out any Michael Prophet or Horace Andy Live with Dub Asante around 2011 on KZbin and you’ll hear It in action.

[@MactacFPV]

@@donstrumental1 OK, you've really got me interested in the king tubbys in a box! What is it? Reggae Bass player here, and that sounds liek something I NEED to know about! :)

[@donstrumental1]

@@MactacFPV You can here it kick in here at 2.29, video coming soon kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6nbdGN8oJdoi5I

[@MactacFPV]

@@donstrumental1 Resonant highpass filter?

[@LouieShowers]

This is pristine. Just subscribed. Awesome

[@williansampaio1430]

Gratitude..I'm learning from you!

[@donstrumental1]

Let me know how it goes brother👊🏾

[@williansampaio1430]

@@donstrumental1 @ini7ampaio

[@zoechance]

Smooth Groove.... love it....

[@claudiomartinez8938]

Hola muy buenas bases para ensayar podrías enviar la base que utilizas gracias desde Argentina

[@bobbycuty]

Thank you for sharing

[@1ajaypaul]

WOW just amazing.

[@DazIsBack]

Nice one Donstrumental , that took me back

[@jean_mibendzik1545]

Thank's for sharing

[@gabriel2537]

This is inspiring, thanks a lot

[@urbanflorjancic661]

Thank you for this

[@juliotelesbx]

só good i am big fa you job

[@donstrumental1]

Thank you👊🏾

[@FitAndSaxy1]

Yes, my don! Love it! 😊

[@donstrumental1]

Thanks Bro👊🏾

[@Gachichou]

Thank you very much :)

[@donstrumental1]

You’re welcome👊🏾

[@glueball9511]

thankyou for your work don

[@kamsbasse3611]

Verry good groove

[@andreyanikeev3990]

Cool, thanks for the references.

[@mraggrovator]

Classics

[@donstrumental1]

Yes👊🏾

[@The_Nameless_Entity]

In the pocket. Sweet Reggae Music!!!

[@hepburndavis]

I notice that you played all the Bassline’s on the same steppers bass drum groove. Wouldn’t the Bassline groove according to the drum style for example: Triolets, one drop etc?

[@HungryManDJ]

Will definitely jam over this!

[@IamRoyalBrandy]

This is great!!!!!! Thanks

[@Rootsmanskanking]

Greetings Doninstrumental...long time yu blessed us with a tutorial ,,any plans for an upcoming lesson/tutorial

[@donstrumental1]

One dropping hopefully on Monday 22nd

[@Rootsmanskanking]

@donstrumental8905 nuff thanks

[@luismayol3145]

Great job !!!THANK YOU so much !!!

[@aaronross6956]

Amazing vids thanks man

[@owenbassist5049]

really impressive

[@donstrumental1]

Thanks Jason👊🏾

[@darylcampbell8758]

Genius!

[@donstrumental1]

Thank you👊🏾

[@strictlyrocker]

Killah Bass!

[@fred7861]

can anyone help me figure out the kunta kinte dub played- its number 6 in the video. I just cant seem to find the notes

[@donstrumental1]

send me an email [e-mail]

[@juiswhoiam1149]

YES SIR!!!! 👌🏾👌🏾

[@marioaudenaert4066]

Great job dude 🤘

[@christophe2987]

Hi, many thanks for this tutorial and pdf/backtrack. If it is possible a backtrack at 85/90 bpm will be appreciated ? I'm a little stuck at 120 bpm 😁

[@donstrumental1]

send me an email [e-mail]

[@christophe2987]

thanks, it's very kind@@donstrumental1

[@millercowie606]

Bro thank you so much ❤

[@r3leasethekraken]

Great skills! My favourites are no.7, 8, 10, 13 and of course 20 :-)

[@asinegaasinega]

if you like 7, how in the world did you skip 12? heeheee

[@reggaeschoolmadrid7879]

Great work!! Congrats

[@1ajaypaul]

Any chance of getting the Notes? thanks

[@robgodfrey2435]

Sick skills brother! Super phat!

[@SoggySandwich80]

I bought a guitar and immediately fell in love with bass smh

[@donstrumental1]

Sometimes the bass just finds you when you’re not looking for it👊🏾

[@haikat4]

Bass just feels better :D

[@1ajaypaul]

What amp and settings do you use to produce that beautiful tone?

[@donstrumental1]

No Amp, bass plugged direct to audio interface

[@zmoore5555]

That is all Fender Jazz baby! He has a Fender American Elite Jazz Bass.

[@daiKInG2009]

i ll copy it for my jam session skill

[@williansampaio1430]

You are my brother.I knew !!!

[@zmoore5555]

Don this is amazing. I saw in another comment your Fender American Elite is set to both pickups on, with tone halfway. Also you use flatwounds. Question, are you active or passive with the built-in preamp?

[@zmoore5555]

And bro, thanks a million for the backtrack and tab!! I've always wanted to get my reggae groove on, and now I can work on my chops Thanks to you!🤙🤙

[@donstrumental1]

Active mode turns this bass into a monster. I have to do very little processing.👊🏾

[@ebeyslough]

Damn this is so groovy.

[@donstrumental1]

Thanks bro👊🏾

[@viniciusguedes8056]

Massa mano, parabéns!