Pro Bassist Learns ROYAL BLOOD (figure it out) as FAST as possible

[@jerdure]

“Is he using a short scale” after hearing 8 seconds of the song. Scott is indeed the man (and Ian too)

[@Cobanaut04]

I love this series. Great song that throws up a few unusual challenges. You can tell Scott & Ian are just having so much fun with this, Ian probably more so.😂

[@scottsbasslessons]

He was! 😂

[@asmbrs]

The strange feeling that i got from this channel is ''-I am home". Cheers from Istanbul.

[@IanMartinAllison]

Welcome home ❤

[@cbakos222567]

Everyone who wears glasses appreciates the glasses check at 9:13

[@renedenengelsman8174]

Brilliant move, i know that one... usually goes wrong!

[@MikeGuerr]

A coworker turned me on to Royal Blood about 6 years ago which prompted me to get any A/B/Y switch (EHX SwitchBlade) and a Micro POG. The A goes to my bass pedalboard and amp, and the B goes to my guitar pedalboard and amp. This rig opens up so many sonic possibilities!

[@benink6521]

id love to see scott figure out some death from above 1979.

[@johndanielsaffold428]

I second this

[@kelsey7k]

yes pls....and really just DFA content in general 🤘

[@shaiotaku1369]

holy books would go great

[@saskscott26]

Black History Month

[@Neodude991]

Right On, Frankenstein would be fun!

[@andrewpappas9311]

Mike Kerr has such a cool sound, especially since it’s just him like Ian said but I can still remember hearing this song for the first time and being absolutely blown away by his playing. He definitely has one of the coolest bass tones I’ve ever heard in modern rock, such an absolute badass

[@henlofrens]

Man that timing on even that first part is insane, I have so much trouble getting that down, I can only do it slowly counting to 8 downstrokes and then up-down-up, then count to 7 and ending with an up. Mad props to these pro's just nailing it with relative ease.

[@jakeallen4191]

Not even a bass player but I watch every one of these. I learn songs the same way and it's awesome to see you guys having fun with it.

[@jcx-200]

Like the format. Would be good to see more. A note though on this. You are right about signal being split. Rather than toggling the dry channel by cranking up the knob, you would have a dry out which you can mute with a tuner/kill switch going to a different amp, but the approach taken here works for single amp owners to an extent. The hammer on/pull off riffs are also all on the E string, with the one at the end using a +2 octave on the “guitar” channel.

[@PapaKiloProductions]

The pull offs part is actually played on the Low E using only the dry octave pedal, as well as the solo

[@richardsego]

OMG that was PHENOMENAL! I've loved the song for years, but had no idea that A) there's no guitarist, and B) he's also singing it!!! 🤯 This is now at the top of my "to learn" list, so thanks for the notation!

[@devinebass]

🧡🧡🧡

[@The_Bassist46]

Omg, I love Royal Blood so much and absolutely love the fact you guys made a video on Mike Kerr

[@nobiazcustomsinc5030]

I just saw Royal Blood a few weeks ago in south carolina opening for Queens of the Stone Age. EPIC show. Royal blood is SICK live. Super thick sound

[@emiel7163]

Great video. Still would like to see Royal Blood return in an HX Stomp video where Ian has to make a patch to recreate the sound. Well done Scott! 💯

[@nickgotvyak5890]

Helix got some crazy good poly pitch shifts in last firmware updates. My bassist through the use of new "poly capo" (or something like that) basically can make a whole power chord or even the major/minor chord and it will sound good, and artifacts are minimal PS. I don't know HX Stomp that well but I think it might be limited for recreating a true Royal Blood rig (channel split to octaver+guitar amp and bass amp).

[@HermelJaworski]

@@nickgotvyak5890 yes, it would work better in the Helix Floor or LT which has double the processing power

[@sinakaedwards2009]

I'm not sure which is cooler, Scott's playing or me finding out why this dude has the crazy Fender short scale signature that he has. Major props.

[@mollywoodcock5444]

Mike Kerr is great, Scott smashed it

[@Davidzinuhaha]

Those last jumps from Scott got me

[@danyomega1472]

@8:13 The Ian human capo Allison 😂

[@TwoBadBassist]

I think Devine needs to learn YYZ by ear! A right of passage for all bassists!

[@giulio_oldrati]

Amazing! More please!! These contents are becoming my favorites! Big respect from Italy!!

[@devinebass]

More to come!!

[@maxherron1376]

That is the best 12 minutes on the entire internet!!!

[@ryplay08]

You guys took your time getting to Royal Blood. I love these guys and I’m glad you guys are finally acknowledging them. You guys should do this series more.

[@Viper-dz2kw]

Basically missed the entire wave of popularity for them lol

[@jkodesigned]

It was amazing, but you should give us the Knower already. 😁

[@GonkHWWC]

Waited and still waiting for an episode of „bass albums that changed music“ featuring Royal Blood. Great that Ian brought this awesome band in here.

[@andrewbaranyai463]

Freaking awesome video! Loved it and it sounded so cool during the full play through! Loving this video format

[@spiders267]

Yes! More of the learning songs! It’s so fun!

[@LisaHarsh]

I’ve never heard of Royal Blood. I’m now a fan! Immediately looked them up and saw the live performance at last years Glastonbury. Holy crap he is a beast playing his Gretch. Thanks. More of this please.

[@dangracia7805]

That was fun! I'm amazed that just bass and drums can make all that sound.

[@jonastg912]

Andertons also did something like this years back, with sounds like. Man this is as cool. ❤

[@joshlawless1022]

Finally! I’ve been waiting for a Royal Blood video!!!

[@hyprz5]

Such a cool riff! From what ive heard/seen, mike splits his signal and sends it to two guitar amps and one bass amp (all fenders) the octaves coming in and out is him switching amps on and off. Also his basses have guitar strings for their D and G strings for extra craziness!

[@jeremymercer665]

I wish I could give this video 1000 likes. I love this series of videos and Royal Blood is one of my favourite bands. Well done SBL team!

[@devinebass]

Cheers for that, appreciate the warm words!

[@dapsign]

LOVE Royal Blood! This was super fun!

[@russelloxford7118]

This guy is so good! When I first heard Royal Blood, I’m like that’s a baritone guitar. Watched some videos and was amazed that two guys were doing that. Like the time a told a coworker that Rush was a trio.

[@bassplayer1966]

The parts are pretty easy to visualize, octaves (or whatever interval that is), the effects are the key

[@IanMartinAllison]

8:21 rock lock ACHIEVED ✅

[@sonclearbrahman-ar1461]

A total blast watching you both in this format! Bravo 👏

[@SamBrockmann]

You killed it! Great job! 🤘🤘🎸

[@mjolnircarlssen4211]

Today, after 36 years, is my last day as a Bassist. I’ve become predominantly a guitarist, and am underway with a new endeavor. I love the channel, and have learned so much. Thank you.

[@Macna333]

Love this format and I want lots more of it! Thank you

[@TheJimboe11]

Ian Martin Allison. Best thing that’s ever happened SBL

[@stephenballantyne]

Years ago, I'd listened to Royal Blood loads, without ever finding much out about them. They turned up on the bill supporting someone at Finsbury Park and when they walked out and started playing my jaw hit the floor. I just couldn't believe what they could achieve with just 2 band members, it was incredible!

[@devinebass]

🔥🔥🔥

[@TheJimboe11]

Enjoyed that. I’m 100% sure Ian will have made a patch up on his HX Stomp for this 😜

[@joek81981]

Hey, I've got one for ya. Its one you know, but you probably don't know how crazy it is. Spiderwebs by No Doubt. Its hard and fun as heck. When Tony brings it home near the end, its so satisfying. Also, the next song "16" is just as fun but there's not much to it.

[@patrickdaniel898]

Always so enjoyable to see you two together! Love the format: I think it screams to do them in one take. No cuts. Not to prove anything but to get every moment!

[@TheOriginalFIO]

I loved seeing them live

[@Chad_Sandridge75]

Keep this series coming!

[@RD-vs2pg]

I love Scott…I love Ian…I love these videos! I wish I could spend all day, everyday playing bass! Keep them coming chaps…!

[@devinebass]

Lots more to come!!

[@Anonymous-o6t6p]

Jesus christ that was fucking phenomenal holy hell amazing job scott!!!

[@robertmansell3667]

Awesome content as always Guys,Mike Kerr’s best unkept secret is he uses both Bass and Guitar amps with a Palmer amp selector to isolate the the high and low parts.

[@brendenhayes6099]

Ian’s reaction was exactly my reaction 😂 That was incredible! Give me more!

[@rome8180]

That was impressive. This song seems to have a lot of subtle variations. Those would have tripped me up way more than any of the technical aspects. If I can make one minor critique, I thought there was too much low end in your tone. The way to make a bass sound like a guitar is remove a lot of low end and distort the mids and highs. I believe the Royal Blood bassist uses a bi-amp system, but the mix is tilted much more toward the "high frequency" amp. It's different than someone like Chris Wolstenholme, where the low end remains massive.

[@abenteuertomate]

I saw them live this year in Germany. Great and tight Band. Great Bassplayer

[@DEDSREIS]

this is like, the top notch holy grail pinnacle of good content

[@rennymc]

Scott, you are DEVINE!

[@EduardoRibeiro09]

I loved it! I just wish the song playback volume was lower so I could hear Scott's bass better.

[@jimneumann6099]

that. was. f#%king amazing! and so nice to hear more than just jazz stuff

[@thomasdannegger]

Love this channel and this series of videos. How about the bass line to Stone Temple Pilots' "Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart" next? Robert DeLeo has some brilliant parts

[@TheLifeOfJavi]

I was a Royal Blood fan before I knew they were a two piece act. It is insane that they go so hard.

[@situationunchanged9733]

This was great! Learning new songs can be really challenging, regardless of skill level. I feel accepted here 🤘

[@devinebass]

🧡🧡🧡

[@SlowMoe462]

So sick, more royal blood break downs please.

[@omaslo]

You NAILED it! Fun episode!

[@devinebass]

🧡🧡🧡

[@charlescdt6509]

This is awesome MK is a bass hero of mine. The signal is split so he has a clean bass side and the fun tones on top of it. Would love to see yall have a chat with Mike.

[@SiWeeMann]

Ian, you inspired me to buy an HX Stomp and I'm having fun creating sounds. While I watched this video I was figuring out in my head how to create a Mike Kerr patch.

[@BongwaterJones]

Real challenge for a two piece band riff based bass shredder? BIG BUSINESS. Amazing drummer, crazy effects, bananas licks. Good luck.

[@josephlevacher995]

Ahhhh!!!! As a Royalblood fan...THAT was cool. You nailed it. Scott. You think is a beast? See him live. Wow.

[@devinebass]

🔥🔥🔥

[@mofost1]

Love that song & Scottie is awesome

[@flynnwatson5971]

This was the first Royal Blood song I learnt and the reason I started buying effects pedals

[@plasmaquark]

That was brill guys, I really enjoyed this kind of format.

[@charlescabellon]

ohhh yeah, actually for the Ehx Micro Pog you can use the effect out going straight to the guitar amp with distortion on it and the dry out going straight to the normal chain.😎

[@genegleckner2732]

You guys are great !

[@tramai]

Since you guys are diving into Bass focused bands with no guitar maybe you should do one of these for Death From Above 1979's. I'd love to see either of you try to wrap your heads around anything off of You're A Woman, I'm A Machine. Jessie Keeler is my inspiration for playing bass! Bought an Armstrong and everything because of him.

[@fazziebear]

Great album, love the collab remixes off that album too

[@RockDodgem]

I like this idea for a video. hope you do more!

[@chriscleverley4320]

Love this - it’s made me get my A/B switch back out again!

[@AdamZuk1982]

Nice lullaby :), thanks and have a good night

[@woodywodehouse2081]

This was cool! Love this song. I think it would be cool to see one of you guys try a queens of the stone age track like ‘negative space’ or ‘I appear missing’.

[@evaperrinfontana8086]

the level of JOY in this video. Hilarious. So funny. I had to rewind multiple times to just CACKLE all over again. Killer.

[@TJoker---]

The first time I saw this band and realized it was just 2 guys I said " holy smokes!" This song is the best.

[@TheWRCS]

Yes! Do more of these

[@devinebass]

More to come!!

[@TheWRCS]

@@devinebass hell yeah

[@Boone382]

Pure badass!!! I love it!!

[@thegabaghoul93]

Earthquake by Graham Central station would be crazy

[@bently93]

Oh man this is such a good song!!

[@toliverfive]

Mike Kerr love. Great video. TY.

[@dimps86jl]

That was awesome. I love watching you guys learn that song. Overkill by motorhead I would love to see you guys learn next

[@TheEldorado1991]

Awesome video, that was so fun to watch and I've always been bewildered on how they get that iconic guitar tone from a BASS in Royal Blood!! Great job guys!!! Since Ian is up next I think he should try to learn just about any TOOL song. That would be very amusing to see how quick he (or Scott) could learn it on the fly, plus you guys have that awesome Wal bass to finally put to some use too ;-)

[@patrickhagen563]

Noice!!!! Love the vulnerability Scott...just plain Cool!!

[@devinebass]

🧡🧡🧡

[@MoreSoNowThanEver]

It’s pretty wild how many amps Mike Kerr is running. His rig rundown shows how it’s pretty much the combination of amps more so than the combination of pedals. Pedals are def in there but yeah. Split that signal through like 3-4 rigs and mess with the combinations of them 👍

[@mitchmcauley3076]

Awesome to watch fellas...now I have to go grab a POG. Thx!

[@lukerox]

Awesome! I love this band, do more videos teaching their songs, please! =)

[@AndyBarkerBass]

You should check out Death From Above 1979 (arguably the influencers of Royal blood) and their song "blood on our hands again" for more distorted bass shenanigans

[@ricardojmestre]

Yes, Death from Above are way more interesting than Royal Blood

[@fazziebear]

Hell yeah, defo better than Royal Blood….punk vs pop

[@fazziebear]

Then there’s lightning bolt! A harder listen but still killer

[@rodalva8503]

Oh my g… That was AWESOME 🤩 how the hell did you manage to find all those piled effects ! You’ve totally got the song !!! Oh yessss indeed more and more and more tunes !!!!

[@andrewpinner3181]

Thanks guys that was great fun ! (again). Towards the end of the track l thought lan had pulled a Dr. Venkman stunt & electrified Scott's chair, pressing the on/off switch whilst cackling in devious glee ! - Now that's an idea for next time, play a wrong note & - ZAP ! - l jest of course .

[@devinebass]

🤣🤣🤣

[@cyriani942]

I love the jump in 10:17😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@mrminor9418]

That. Was. Awesome!

[@devinebass]

Cheers!

[@jonahaldrich4292]

Me and my band played this song at a high school pep rally because there was no guitarist, learning this on bass made me feel so cool. Even tho it’s pretty simple

[@supermario2100]

If you guys like Royal Blood, I'd love to see Scott or Ian learn a Death From Above song. Similar drums-and-bass-only setup, but turned up to about 12. They have a lot of candidates for a series like this: Right On, Frankenstein; Nomad; Romantic Rights; Crystal Ball; the list goes on.

[@gregwoolsey2215]

More please!!! Loved this!

[@devinebass]

More to come!!

[@Arrjay1144]

This would’ve been a level 11 difficulty using the concept: “We’ve cut out the bass track. You have freedom to come up with your own part. Go!”

[@GustavoFerreira-yx7oz]

That was GREAT man

[@syncopating_machinist]

Well done, guys! For a challenge, i would like to see Ian learn "Light years" by Janek Gwizdala. Just because it might be fun to see Ian struggling with Jazz fusion while Scott is watching from the side. And, I heard Janek and Ian have a collab album in the work. Cheers.