groove study: BLUES (orig. arrangement) - GoldTone MicroBass, fretless & drums

live performance, one take (no punch-ins, no overdubs, no cuts, no edits whatsoever)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------partial arrangement #1 for a Blues song
📌 check out partial arrangement #2 here: ➡️➡️ • BLUES (orig. arrangeme...
full video coming soon - stay tuned!
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equipment in use:
● GoldTone MicroBass, 23'' - fretless, walnut fretboard
● amp: Roland Cube-15XL
● recording device (for the bass): iPhone X
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wardrobe: asian silk kimono
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drums by courtesy of Jan Hees (www.5strokestudio.de)

[@swmicro]

It sounds organic and looks very artistic, absolutely love it!

[@MariUSukulele]

DANKE for contributing a comment

[@kz159_]

wow, real nice groove!

[@MariUSukulele]

grOOvy grOOvy DANKESCHÖN

[@chiko1u]

very nice basslines - like always - & the drums, realllly cool & a surprise ending cool 😁👍

[@peterukezeller4485]

Prima, da bin ich schon auf den kompletten Song gespannt!

[@kirkjones-orangutanorlion]

SWEET!!! 😀💜🎶

[@stephencoxbass]

Very nice walks on this Blues line! I like the hits in the drum track, too!

[@MariUSukulele]

Oh, yes! Thank you for mentioning the drums! They were recorded by a musician in flesh & blood! That is Jan Hees @ www.5strokestudio.de It was a total blast recording my line to this killer 🥁track!

[@lagaringer]

Wow, this is fantastic! I love it.

[@MariUSukulele]

up the SIRENS 🧜🏽‍♀️

[@lesemuffel2224]

Tolles Timing👍

[@DarkSideOfTheUke]

Love it!

[@MariUSukulele]

So glad!

[@donabarca]

Sehr geil😊

[@PaulMansellukulele]

what a cool groove man !

[@MariUSukulele]

DANKE, Paul, for, well, swinging by 🎵 Yes, the groove … what a joy and what a breeze to 'walk the line' to the killer track my 🥁 drummer/producer Jan had laid down!

[@MargaRitte29]

Super spritziger, cooler Song 🤩 ich habe ihn jetzt mehrfach gehört: er verbreitet einfach gute Laune 🥰 Schlagzeug und Bass, mehr braucht es nicht 😊👍 Boom-da-Bass 💥 love it 🥰

[@MariUSukulele]

Hallo Marga, ja ich stimme dir zu. Obwohl dies eigentlich ein Teilarrangement für einen voll instrumentierten Song ist - das kann durchaus auch so für sich alleine stehen!

[@samglass2004]

Fantastic music

[@MariUSukulele]

Makes me HäqpY that you enjoy my arrangement 😊 Here‘s part II of IV: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIuspnukdr58l80

[@ady5921]

cant wait to get mine on the 25th, grooooooovyyyyy!

[@MariUSukulele]

Oh, how cool! I am excited for ya! Boom-boom-da-bass 💥 Maybe I will I get to see/hear one of your performances!?

[@darbassbasscovers]

very good bro! - full support!

[@MariUSukulele]

appreciate it 💟 ☮️

[@musikbutik]

mal so derartig löcker vom höcker! sehr gschmeidich! 🤩

[@MariUSukulele]

Tommi, DANKE! … auch dafür, dass du mir das Instrument besorgt hast!

[@DieterLo1]

Super!

[@MariUSukulele]

Danke

[@XeniaBertoni]

Klasse 👏👏👏 sehr cool!!!

[@MariUSukulele]

cool Blues 🧊🧊🧊

[@josephnaja]

That beauty sounds killer, just like a stand up. Wow...

[@MariUSukulele]

appreciate your comment yeah, the polyurethane strings too play a role in this 😉

[@josephnaja]

@@MariUSukulele Nice 👍

[@MariUSukulele]

@@josephnajaenjoy another one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4G6kISaZ5ehY5osi=cIV0H6jHOjKqcNIA

[@josephnaja]

@@MariUSukulele Thanks brother

[@sarmadjalal8379]

Great

[@MariUSukulele]

much obliged ✌🏻

[@UkuFun]

Sehr trickreich. Love it!😎🤟

[@MariUSukulele]

Danke, my partner-in-crime 🚨

[@MariUSukulele]

Trick-Blues 😉

[@stevodib47]

COOL DUDE..GOOD WORK .I LIKE.. ITS SOUNDS LIKE TIGER FEET

[@MariUSukulele]

oh wow 🐅 that is a magnificent analogy ☺️

[@telsonalves8060]

Muito bom o som de vocês !!

[@MariUSukulele]

🔉 muito obrigado ✌🏻

[@telsonalves8060]

@@MariUSukulele 👍👍👍👍

[@raymonnn]

Hi, great playing. i want to buy one. Do you think it’s better to get the 25 or the 23 size?

[@MariUSukulele]

Impossible to say as this totally depends on where you come from and what you’re after. Me, also having played the electric bass guitar for years and being fairly tall, i was going for the shorter 23 inch for several reasons. - portability, weight, handling - i can express myself sufficiently within this range - wanted to be as close as possible to a common 21 inch bass-ukulele Hope that helps.

[@raymonnn]

@@MariUSukulele ty very much for your quick answer.

[@JumpingJimmyAllen]

Love that! Bass is a skill that I would love to have, but I don’t want to invest any time in gaining the skill 😂 So, I’ll just enjoy you!

[@MariUSukulele]

That’s cool! I like to go down low 👇🏻

[@dennisschuetzeband]

Walk the line!

[@MariUSukulele]

2005, 🇺🇸🇩🇪, Regie: James Mangold

[@dennisschuetzeband]

@@MariUSukulele The Bassline!

[@sybillerybarsch7250]

Woho davon Werd ich die Nacht wieder träumen 😂

[@MariUSukulele]

bOOm BooM dreaming 🛌 😴

[@stevodib47]

THATS RITE THATS RITE

[@MariUSukulele]

al-RITE all RITE

[@stevodib47]

@@MariUSukulele cool

[@diebinehh6326]

Wenn ich die Basslinie so hinbekommen würde, dann könnte ich wohl Bass spielen. Ich geh üben 😅

[@MariUSukulele]

✨Übung macht die Meisterin✨

[@mossite]

Sehr cool. Freue mich auf meinen. Ihr seid es schuld :)

[@MariUSukulele]

Hey, klasse, gatuliere zu deiner Entscheidung! Werde ich auch mal eine Aufnahme sehen? Machst du vielleicht 'ne Video-Rezension?

[@MariUSukulele]

Ach ja … schau’ doch mal, ich habe noch eine performance mit dem Bass abgedreht 😊 kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4G6kISaZ5ehY5o

[@mossite]

@@MariUSukulele Irgendwann bestimmt. ich muss erstmal gucken, ob ich das hin bekomme. Don Pedro macht sie mir gerade fertig. Freue mich wie Bolle.

[@davidhoiland7961]

Beautiful punchy fat tone!❤

[@bkauler]

der Einfingerbassist! :-()

[@MariUSukulele]

Yo, good observation! You are not the first to mention this but cool you are bringing it up here! It is a conscious decision for this particular (walking-)style! Whenever the tempo and the rhythmical structure of a song allow, utilizing just one and the same finger is a good technique to guarantee that every note gets attacked in the very same way! This not only creates the same sound for every single note but furthermore contributes to an even and steady flow of the(bass-)line. As soon as there is string-skipping, interval jumps or rhythmical phrases that require alternate picking - boom, you have to switch! If you go back and watch the section starting @ 1:24 you will see exactly that - I change to using both index and middle finger. BTW: the 'rubber' strings (which are polyurethane of course) on a bass-ukulele play a bit of a role too. I like to tackle them in a way upright-bassists go about! And a FUN FACT: read about the 🇺🇸studio-bassist James 'The Hook' Jamerson (1936 - 1983) ...

[@bkauler]

@@MariUSukulele I was sure it was an purpose - thanks for enlightin me😎

[@MariUSukulele]

@@bkauler welcöme you are, my friend!