Bass Teacher REACTS | "Ventura Highway" - America | Joe Osborn

[@davidosborn146]

Hey Mark, he always played a jazz except on Rick Nelson traveling man, he used a precision. The strings were on the bass close to 17 years, LaBella flats. The bass is in the musicians hall of Fame museum in Nashville. He did all of the M&P recordings as well as solo efforts of Cass Elliot and John Phillips. And, yes Joe is my Dad.

[@LowEndUniversity]

Wow - so appreciative of this reply. Thank you for those details! Your dad was so influential to me, and I’m positive of, zillions of other players. I hope I got a few of my facts right in the video. David, great to connect! May Joe’s legacy live forever!

[@daveman_50]

It was a 1960 stack-knob Jazz Bass. Probably only using the neck pickup, plus a foam mute.

[@grahamjones2840]

Thank you David...I am now 73, and gave up playing professionaly many years ago, but I still have my 64 Jazz bass and Blackface Bassman. Your dads' playing and tone was what I strived to replicate as a young player and the tone he had , still remains my greatest joy. The solo that stands out for me and made me chase that sound , was from Richard Harris' (Jimmy Webb) Hymns from the Grand Terrace. absolutely the best bass sound ever. Such a joy and to let you know that your dad was so influential, even down here in Australia. All my best wishes to the memory of your dad , and to you and your family.

[@davidosborn146]

@@grahamjones2840 Thank you Graham for your kind words. I know Dad would have been pleased to hear them, as am I. You have all the right tools for getting the tone he had. Dead flatwounds with a fender heavy pick, play between the neck and front pickup and your there. Blessings to you and yours.

[@randyr.6856]

Thanks, David. I've been learning Peace Like a River lately, and it was so cool and interesting (a bit of work for my level) that I had to look up the bassist and found out it was your dad. He was amazing, and I've learned a ton from him. I'm going to keep studying his bass work so that I can keep growing as a bassist. So grateful for his musicianship.

[@susanedrington4878]

Joe was a dear friend. Ventura Highway is one of my favorite tunes that. He played on.

[@rafanj824]

This song is incredible, a monument. This bassline added so much to this song, and hearing you playing and making these notes more loud and clear, i could appreciate even more this incredible work by Joe Osborn. Thank you.

[@AlbertoOlivieri]

Hi David from Alberto from Italy...your Dad is one of my main inspiration as a Bassist.. God bless Him and You and All your Family! Ciao!

[@davegiard2221]

I am really enjoying this format from you man. I mean, I enjoy all your content and playing, but this is super interesting to watch someone who knows what they are talking about breakdown lines and explain some of the theory behind it while sitting there with their instrument.

[@LowEndUniversity]

Thanks Dave - that means a lot. These are really fun so far! Stay tuned!

[@shrapnel77]

Osborn's base on Aquarius is one of my all time favorite. Iconic.

[@PopHorizonScanner]

Joe Osborn's bass is a big reason that I love to listen to Johnny Rivers' REALIZATION album from 1968. His bass is prominent throughout that album, and it's so good! That album features a Jimmy Webb song called "Do What You Gotta Do" that was also covered a year earlier by Al Wilson on an album that Johnny Rivers produced. I recall reading somewhere, if I'm not mistaken, that Joe Osborn also plays the bass on Al Wilson's version.

[@GreggOliverBass]

These reaction videos from you are just outstanding, Mark.... i am a lifetime member of LEU and glad for it. I appreciate you.

[@LowEndUniversity]

I appreciate that!! 🙏🏼

[@paulnicolosi4792]

Joe was like no other bassist. He was totally unique...

[@LowEndUniversity]

Absolutely! Before I knew anything about bass, or players, or had any context on music, his bass lines stood out to me when I was first learning music. Later on, I realized it's for a reason!

[@bassimprovjams3772]

One of my favorite songs and basslines of all time, it’s just so amazing!! Luv this bassline soo much! Especially the last part of it and the fade out part, I need a doobie for this one lol

[@LagmasterB]

Dude you’re an f’ing master. I’ve learned more from you about how, and why, songs come together the way they do. But it’s not in a cocky way. You just naturally transmit you love and appreciation of all sorts of music.

[@timtravasos2742]

I've always loved bass on sll of America's songs. Great analysis and narrative.

[@RDYC]

He played bass on so many albums I bought it's amazing. I liked the sound and he sounded great on the radio. The Carpenter's "acapella" stuff is on KZbin. Bass and vocals.

[@stuartdickson6251]

wow, you tube finally does "know me" and brought your channel to me. I'll be back. Thanks so much for being here. Very cool, enjoyable, informative, and respectful of our forefathers...

[@LowEndUniversity]

Thanks so much Stuart, really appreciate you!

[@sbotsford1]

Great video, Mark. Just tuning into your channel. As a 70s kid similar to you always ‘heard’ the bass on this and loved the playing. America has so many iconic songs from the day but Joe Osborne added the golden touch to Ventura Highway. I recently acquired an early Lakland Joe Osborne bass and am learning about him and his legacy. Thanks for helping me learn and appreciate him more!

[@KyleS.1987]

Thank you for highlighting the outstanding work of Joe Osborn! He was so good and (luckily for us) so prolific.

[@LowEndUniversity]

Couldn't agree more!

[@ErnieLeblanc]

Great video about a great song from 1972,...I was in 7th grade.

[@MemoryBandwith]

For a while now I had same thought process about how low notes are used in this song and you are on point how he stays in the middle of the fret and plays around the whole time ina song that has pretty straight forward vibe, fascinating, just so crafty. Thank you for breakdown! I was looking more detailed breakdown of bass in this song for some time finally got it 😂 🙏

[@LowEndUniversity]

Hey, thanks so much!!! Appreciate you stopping by.

[@tbakry]

Agree completely, a very melodic line that was a perfect partner to the America acoustic strumming steel string sound.

[@TwoandaHater]

The Tin Man by this band has a really good one (also Sister Golden Hair).

[@Campo007]

Great video Mark. Completely agree with you regarding the tasteful, melodic playing. I've always loved this song also.

[@LowEndUniversity]

Many thanks!

[@tpslowbie]

I had the same experience as a child. This song was my “bass awakening.”

[@LowEndUniversity]

Nice! I couldn’t agree more.

[@Bass_Playa_Two_Point.O]

I've also been in awe of Joe Osborn for many decades, much of it prior to knowing to whom I was listening. In '72, he was most certainly still using the 1960 J bass supplied to him by Fender for his tour with Ricky Nelson in 1962 (according to his video interview with Dan Lakin).

[@luvbasses5487]

Midnight Confessions by The Grass Roots is a SMOKIN bass part by Joe too. Joe used a 1960 Fender Jazz Bass. It was the first year for the instrument.

[@nyobunknown6983]

Back in those days Osborne played a Fender Jazz Bass. The Lakeland came later. It was one of the first Jazz Bass models and it was given to him by Fender. Osborne's tone was unique.

[@SO-ym3zs]

A way to help get that round, warm tone with a pick is to use a very thick pick. I like Dunlop 2.0 mm Gator Grip picks. You can vary your tone tremendously with pick gauge and material alone.

[@kennydevenney512]

Played in a carpenters tribute band a few yrs back,it took a lot of listening and rehearsing to get anywhere near the tone and style of playing that joe osborne had done on them tracks,one of the all time great players

[@TheHermit72]

Saturn nights has a beautiful line as well.

[@joseb.7168]

Joe Osborn was huge bassist,more 50 n#1 country chart. resonsant bass lines. Remember Aquarius o The Carpenters songs.

[@EtoDemerzelSpaceBurial]

Would love to see you analyze something by Japan, like “gentlemen take photographs.” Mick Karn had a very unique style

[@LowEndUniversity]

I'll check it out!

[@ericburd]

Hal Blaine played drums on this track...thats why this song grooves...hal is playing the high hat during the intro

[@richardbird9725]

you have to listen to how the bass in Let The Sunshine In (by The 5th Dimension) progresses throughout the song. you would dig it the most

[@LowEndUniversity]

One of my favorite tracks to play along to when I was younger. It's incredibly fun on bass!

[@TheRainmanBachelor]

1962 jazz bass with labella

[@JoneyJefe]

Request Lee Rocker!

[@CatalystOfFire]

I wonder if he'd have closer timbre on his strings if he ever changed them? It's so odd. I always think about how I'd love to just see what happened in these recording studios and just watch them tear through songs like this... But I don't want to know what it smelled like lmao

[@WilliamSullivan-uv1ht]

Day two of asking for a reaction to Santana's "All the Love in the Universe," featuring the late, great Doug Rauch.

[@jaimesolorza4186]

Correct...class line

[@jaimesolorza4186]

Goodbye by Chicago...Peter Cetera

[@jdee8267]

"A very old song" 😂 Beethovens 5th, that's a very old song

[@clearjet]

Felt picks.