Hello Sir ! My name is Darryl Sims , I was taught by Louis PERSONALLY!!! But the answer to your question ' he used his FENDER PRECISION on their 1st album, 2nd album he used his Alembic on Strawberry Letter 23! On the rest of the LP he used a Music Man Sting Ray, on their 3rd BLAM it's Music Man Sting Ray! On their 4th album all Sting Ray except on a track called CELEBRATIONS he used a Music Man Sabre Bass! The Bass solo is TOO FUNKY !!!!! CHECK IT OUT. ........I was in his inner circle! I know the SECERTS to the Louis Johnson tone ' I KNOW HOW HE GETS SOUND! He showed it to me in secret !!! I'm telling ANYONE
@anthonyvermeersch904 ай бұрын
didn't he play a Sabre on Stomp too?
@ColinBoonstra3 ай бұрын
How did he get his sound?
@grantmullings82455 күн бұрын
Correct in the assessment of which Bass on which disc/album.
@visualsoundworks11 ай бұрын
It's really interesting seeing bass players of today playing and teaching these songs. I started playing bass in 1976 the year George and Louis came out. We had to know all of these songs and more just to get into a basement band to jam! Our stereo systems were so bad we could not make out all of the notes Louis, or Bernard, or Mark Adams from Slave and others were playing. And we didn't break them down the way you are on this video. We just had to learn the new hot songs of the day back then. Man, was it fun, and the lessons we learned as all of this unfolded in real time! Good video Huw!
@keithphillips8049Ай бұрын
I really enjoy watching young Bassist playing the song from the late seventies and eighties ,it took them awhile to know how funky the Bass Gods were
@aaronj.brooks1977 Жыл бұрын
Louis ( Thunder Thumbs) Johnson is one of the baddest bass players that ever lived.thanks for sharing this was great.
@Brownhornet2012 жыл бұрын
I've been talking about Louis's thumb technique for years, and I have been chasing his tone... you are correct, he has a strong attack with his thumb, which you can hear... I saw the Brothers Johnson live up here in Spokane,Washington, many many years ago, kinda pre M.J. they opened for the Commodores... Blew the Commedores out of the water... Anyway, take a listen to his cool thumb work on tune The Dude, which is on the Album called The Dude... I'm still chasing the tone he gets on that tune.... Great video, I just subscribed.... keep up the great content...
@Lysdexia10 ай бұрын
Huw: mild-mannered, considerate, articulate and polite to a fault. And, yet, plays bass like an absolute motherfucker - it's brilliant! Thanks for this Huw and more, please!
@HuwFoster10 ай бұрын
Haha wow, what a review. Thanks so much!
@danielpalmersofficial Жыл бұрын
Louis Johnson was fantastic, he was a beast at the bass. ✌️😙
@Iguatemy7019 күн бұрын
Besides learning the basslines, I also get to know some artists and records with your tutorial videos! Thank you and god bless!
@bigfuzzztv78710 ай бұрын
LJ and Stanley Clark are the reasons that I started playing the bass,... EXCELLENT JOB. Subscribed,...
@chriscureton6224 ай бұрын
I saw him live 1978 at his peak he was 23 and the blam album just came out. Take it from someone who's seen Larry Graham and Victor Wooten. Louis Johnson is the goat of slap bass. 👺🔥
@antonfokker46717 ай бұрын
Thank you, my friend ! Louis is my hero. And I appreciate you keepin' the funk alive !
@faziolisp4102 Жыл бұрын
Louis Johnson y Bernard Edward son mis bajistas preferidos, ambos dejaron un legado en el bass.
@HuwFoster Жыл бұрын
Estoy de acuerdo, completamente.
@shugemery Жыл бұрын
Big funky thanks to you Huw for breaking this down clearly and playing it so well. Mucho Appreciato~~~Thunder-Thumbs Up.
@willieshorterjr97532 жыл бұрын
Great job, Huw!!! Thanks for the shoutout as well my brother!!! On the George Duke album, I think OVERTURE is great! Pure speed & aggression. Then there’s the track FLY AWAY. Slow slapping but oh so funky! Please consider those tunes if you ever do a Louis Johnson part 2! LOVE YOUR PLAYING!!!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
@colinbradford26714 ай бұрын
Well played Sir, you certainly kept the Funk very much in our face!
@markr.devereux3385 Жыл бұрын
Louis Johnson's bass skills are the best any add ons are unnecessary in my opinion. Bass players are now in a contest to play the most 32 nd notes.
@trevorblair55522 жыл бұрын
Hi Huw, it was the natural coloured P-bass! 🙏🏿 lovely playing. 😊
@briezim5 ай бұрын
Thanks for this, I needed a good Louis Johnson study, I am going to be hanging out with this video for several weeks This is great!
@Intenzity2 жыл бұрын
Awesome stuff, yet again. Classic foundational slap techniques, there could be no Victor or Marcus without Louis...
@JGulliMusic11 ай бұрын
Outstanding music 🎶 video production. Truly enjoyed watching 👀 you play all the classic bass lines of Louis Johnson. You too are an amazing bassist👍🏽. Thank you for sharing 🙏🏽 😊! Continued success 🙌🏽!
@mattfoley6082 Жыл бұрын
20:00 Descending 4 note pattern is G F D G starting on the G of the D string, notes are not ghosted.
@HuwFoster Жыл бұрын
I've played it like that previously, and the first couple of measures sound like they start on G, but I'm convinced he's doubling up on Fs after that point. The horns hitting concert G might create the illusion that he's hitting a G as well. Anyway, it's a tiny detail, and who really cares? I'm sure Louis wouldn't, as long as the vibe is right.
@mattfoley6082 Жыл бұрын
@@HuwFoster If you listen to him at .75 speed you'll see he's playing GFDG. He cuts the notes short a few times but he's always starting on that G. Don't believe me, listen for yourself!
@dslapster64 Жыл бұрын
This is absolutely brilliantly done . Bravo
@mathieuvaylet17828 ай бұрын
the "level42 : the early tapes" bass !!!! wow ! 😍😍
@bigtimelakersfan58362 жыл бұрын
Very very nice playing and i totally appreciate your breakdown of Louis Johnson’s bass lines. Now I’m going to check out your whole repertoire your a awesome bass player 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
@artakha14 Жыл бұрын
LJ used a Fender P bass in his earlier years, as documented in a video of him playing in Billy Preston's band. Before Stingray, he also played Alembic and Gibson basses for some time, mostly heard on Brothers Johnson's second album.
@MultitrackCassetteFans2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic demonstration, thanks a lot!!!
@richardrichard54092 жыл бұрын
This is gold, many thanks for the upload😎👍
@stcezaire062 жыл бұрын
Awesome video , Thanks and Super MM stingray and Shergold sound
@eisenyeo7 ай бұрын
The key changes, you are right also, but I'll describe it as a G Minor to G Major key change. Thanks for your videos, great work.
2 жыл бұрын
Really great video, thanks Huw 🙏🙏🙏
@jakesensi55528 ай бұрын
One of my bass heroes. He used a Gibson Ripper also. It's why I brought one in 77.
@HuwFoster8 ай бұрын
Awesome, I’ve always wanted one of those. How’s your chiropractor bill? 😂
@jakesensi55528 ай бұрын
@@HuwFoster I was 16 years old then. I had no problems. LoL. It had a great sound.
@nickpicc2 жыл бұрын
Great video and tight playing!
@jonathanchevallier70462 жыл бұрын
Very very nice explanations ! And thank you for your skill and the sound quality ;-)
@fergieweather2 жыл бұрын
Super stuff Huw, as ever. Thanks for this video. As you rightly note, the Tokyo recording of George Duke's fabulous show will forever serve as testimony to the very essence of Louis, both in terms of his musicianship & showman quality. Like Bernard Edwards - the Stingray's other late '70's great exponent - Louis is so sorely missed & was lost far too soon.
@JonathanMRandallАй бұрын
Thanks!
@l7funk Жыл бұрын
Thank You
@painalain2 жыл бұрын
Very very very Good job 😎 you make practicing !!! You are my best teacher on the web 😉👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽thanks 😁
@sirmoog2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely LOVED this video. Thank you so much.
@steve44196211 ай бұрын
nice tone on the hayman
@anthonyterrell92398 ай бұрын
Thanks for playing Prince and the Brothers Johnson Bass lines. Nice funky grooves. I like funky Bass lines. I’m a beginner do it slower for us first timers. Say the notes step by step slowly.
@DarrylSims-ug9wr6 ай бұрын
Correction: I'M NOT TELLING ANYONE!!! He showed me his Amp settings, the strings he used you WON'T find them at any music store, MOST OF ALL He showed me how he adjust his treble&bass knobs on his bass! HE WILL ALWAYS BE THE BADDEST BASS PLAYER!!!
@darrylsims32425 ай бұрын
Get on the floor was originally intended to be a song 🎵 for The Brothers Johnson's! What Louis told me was they had just finished one of the Off the wall sessions and Michael ran out to the parking lot to tell Louis thank you and Michael heard that Bass! And was totally floored and said to Louis WHAT IS THAT and Louis replied just somethin I'm working on and Michael asked Louis CAN I HAVE THAT? Louis said yeah! Louis went home and wrote the music 🎶 and Michael wrote the lyrics and the song was ' Get On The Floor '
@steve44196211 ай бұрын
george duke for the win - and dont forget paul jackson jr playing on that dukey gig - how about a special on george duke synth bass lines? mystery eyes, let your love shine... you get the idea ;-)
@supersam1914 Жыл бұрын
Love Louis one of my favorites
@ROCKNROLLFAN2 жыл бұрын
He had some monster bass lines....
@veter607411 ай бұрын
Legendario Louis 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
@stevotisdavis2462 Жыл бұрын
Hue I've been playing for at least 8 years and I'm at a brick wall again. My ear it sucks. The first time I heard you play I think you played what's going on by late great Marvin gaye. I'm going to make you my go to teacher, I recently found you again I don't have money so I'll have to learn from ur free stuff ... Keep it up your great, thanks for everything but if you ever read my comments please drop my a message on what to do when ur stuck please
@alessiopizzignach38782 жыл бұрын
Great job and great video!!
@Thesilverthunder77710 ай бұрын
James Jamerson, Louis Johnson, Bernard Edwards, Larry Graham and Jaco.
@andrewgrace441011 ай бұрын
You should check out "Have you heard the word" by his band Passage😊
@markcoward24722 ай бұрын
Excellent stuff, you have a new subscriber here! Do you have these tabs available for download, I'm not always online?
@HuwFoster2 ай бұрын
Thanks, appreciate the sub! The tabs are available to download from my Patreon at the Pentatonic Patron tier: www.patreon.com/huwfoster
@markcoward24722 ай бұрын
@@HuwFoster Appreciate the reply mate. I'll have a look at your Patreon later.
@FrowinIckler2 жыл бұрын
Awesome !!
@MrJsfingers2 жыл бұрын
Great stuff!
@darwin_j2 жыл бұрын
Awesome video ! Could you do one on Ai no corrida bass lesson ?
@HuwFoster2 жыл бұрын
Great shout!
@dwaynejones11467 ай бұрын
Well done.
@rogervlog.10 ай бұрын
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@jway-z8405 Жыл бұрын
He also used a Gibson Ripper bass back then.
@thunderbolts24382 жыл бұрын
Heyyyy I was "like" #23 😀
@HuwFoster2 жыл бұрын
🎵 Rainbows and waterfalls run through my mind 🎵
@sandrasanders70611 ай бұрын
A present from you, Strawberry Letter 22, the music plays, I sit in for a few😊😊😊
@JoeBartosiewicz13 күн бұрын
iT WAS A MUSIC MAN I SAW HIM LIVE TWICE..
@marcuswarren1320 Жыл бұрын
If you haven't, do a video like this for Larry Graham
@pietervisser4479 Жыл бұрын
Good video, what kind of bass do you have in the first song?
@HuwFoster Жыл бұрын
Thanks! It’s a Hayman 40-40.
@REAL-oo6xe10 ай бұрын
Yes it’s two tracks
@ErixSamson2 жыл бұрын
super nice. what bass is that?
@HuwFoster2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! First bass is a 1975 Hayman 40/40.
@chidalchoe57912 жыл бұрын
Bass lesson celebrations the brother jonhson
@REAL-oo6xe10 ай бұрын
Bro thank u I’m good on the tricks but what im trippin on is ur bass ?? What is that ?
@fabioupc3 ай бұрын
Neil jason mi favorite play bass on roxy music the main thing song
@funkonrr8705 Жыл бұрын
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@niarotica2 жыл бұрын
Great lesson. Check out Twinkle by Earl Klugh and I'll be good to you.
@precisionhoops3652 жыл бұрын
Do you give private lessons?
@HuwFoster2 жыл бұрын
Yes! Send me a message on my website: www.huwfoster.co.uk
@troybranch9 ай бұрын
Great job sir , I know it's the in thing to refer to thumping as slap, but it's no where near the truth , your upright bass players slap the finger board and pull the string players. Thumping is what your doing now. 👍
@thesuncollective1475 Жыл бұрын
Great , a lil too much talking tho
@REAL-oo6xe10 ай бұрын
Stomp is done on a music man . The old shit on PBass
@shugemery Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@HuwFoster Жыл бұрын
Aw thanks for the Super Thanks - I believe that’s my first one!
@shugemery Жыл бұрын
@@HuwFoster Well worth it. Hope you get more thanks and all that. You are a mighty fine player. I'm pretty new at bass but all in~~