How To Get The "Jaco Feel" On Bass

[@brianfrolo245]

OMG I’ve been listening to Jaco and dabbling at the bass for more than 40 years. Along you come and unlock the mystery in less than 12 minutes ❤

[@KYLETEACHESBASSYT]

All you need is a pocket 'a dough! haha :-p

[@jagkluke]

An excellent lesson. So much valuable information here and explained in such a "no nonsense" professional manner too!

[@KYLETEACHESBASSYT]

@@jagkluke really appreciate the kind words, thank you!

[@GaryBrenner-n5r]

Thank you for the 'marker' for counting this feel. I'm finding that 'playing the count' instead of cramming notes into the rhythm allows for the 'note choices' to just spill out more intuitively...fun!

[@KYLETEACHESBASSYT]

@@GaryBrenner-n5r happy to help! Counting is HUGE...even if you can't do it "live" while you're playing, the understanding of how to count is huge!

[@michaelanthony9068]

Brilliant ! Thank you, great lesson !

[@Crazy-Society]

Holy shit, best explanation of this stuff I have ever seen. Thank you so much!

[@KYLETEACHESBASSYT]

Really appreciate ya! Thank *you for watching!

[@vinsharrelson2246]

Excellent hack for establishing the feel for 16ths! Will definitely take this to the shed!

[@KYLETEACHESBASSYT]

@@vinsharrelson2246 thanks man love to hear it will help you work the pocket!

[@flawless_royal4056]

This is seriously helpful. The Jaco groove is very sought after for me and this is the first video that puts this into perspective. Thank you

[@KYLETEACHESBASSYT]

@@flawless_royal4056 love to hear that, glad it helped!

[@KutayYavuzMusic]

You are a natural teacher! Few people got that. Thanks for the tips and subscribed! 😎

[@KYLETEACHESBASSYT]

@@KutayYavuzMusic appreciate the kind words, many thanks!

[@paulcase3003]

Wow, thank you!

[@jazzdefender]

been playing jazz and classical guitar for decades, only jazz now. I got sick of not having a bass player for weekly sessions (fairly high level) so I bought a jazz bass about a month ago, and been playing a couple hours a day. All Blues, So What, Killer Joe, Sidewinder, and The Chicken were some of the first riffs I learned. I love Jaco. This is the most useful and fun instructional video I have seen. You are a good teacher.

[@KYLETEACHESBASSYT]

@@jazzdefender Glad you came over to the "dark side" haha! Glad this offered you some good info, thanks for watching!

[@jazzdefender]

@@KYLETEACHESBASSYT I gotta a pocket a dough, I gotta pocket a dough, I gotta pocket a Dough. But also: I got a pocket, a Pocket dough, I got a pocket, a Pocket a dough. Possibilities are endless. LOL. Thanks again.

[@mr.t382]

Best explanation ever!! Well done - thank you so much!! 🙏🙏🙏

[@watashiwaejdesu2080]

You done a great job

[@netkob]

Great, and really helpfull. Please more tuto about ghost notes and jaco or joe... groove. It's so hard to start with. Thanks.

[@stanwellback]

Wow! This is possibly the most helpful KZbin video about bass playing that I’ve found. Who’d a thunk that the rhythm of "I got a pocket ‘a dough" had such an amazing feel? Thank you for sharing this little gem of a lesson. 🙏🏻

[@KYLETEACHESBASSYT]

@@stanwellback my pleasure! Glad it offered some good "nuggets!" Thanks for watching!

[@kayo-music]

this is really a well explained approach! all the bass-t from kayo

[@billydeal3205]

Now, I got a pocket of dough!!! Very good break down of Jaco's style.

[@KYLETEACHESBASSYT]

@@billydeal3205 appreciate ya!

[@robertklein6693]

I love your "pocket a dough" rhythm.

[@robertbradshaw8140]

WOW, What a fab lesson Kyle, so many notes to play with. Hope I funk it up !! Cheers, Rob.

[@KYLETEACHESBASSYT]

@@robertbradshaw8140 awesome, thanks man! Now go funk'n practice! ;-p

[@aquamarine99911]

Shout out also to Norman Watt-Roy, bass player for Ian Dury and the Blockheads. He came up with the immortal bass line for "Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick" the day after the band attended a Jaco concert.

[@KYLETEACHESBASSYT]

Really?! sick

[@dennisalexander14]

MEGA!!!! 🔥 Thank you so much!!! 🙏🏻😎

[@Lowdown_1904]

Such a gifted teacher. Another top notch lesson

[@KYLETEACHESBASSYT]

Really appreciate the kind words, thanks for watchin'!

[@AllAboutBasses]

What an amazing lesson, thanks! I GOTTA POCKET OF DOUGH!

[@joshuacase4927]

Good stuff Kyle! Cheers!

[@Dougsegal]

Wonderful lesson. Thank you.

[@mightyluv]

I’m gonna be riffing all night on a pocket a’ dough 😎 Thanks for such a great lesson!

[@KYLETEACHESBASSYT]

@@mightyluv hahaha hell yeah! My pleasure!

[@simonpaulengland7833]

Very good Kyle, nice Musical wishes !

[@KYLETEACHESBASSYT]

@@simonpaulengland7833 thanks brother!

[@zachbrooks6428]

I’m just playing, I get the point. This is great and looks so fun.

[@KYLETEACHESBASSYT]

@@zachbrooks6428 ha thanks for checking out the vid man!

[@bertilbroddeus7659]

Great ! I love it 👏😃👏

[@joaoericocaldasdelima7735]

That was awesome!!

[@LookNumber9]

Great mnemonic and excellent examples. Thank you!

[@KYLETEACHESBASSYT]

@@LookNumber9 Appreciate you watching!

[@Hildeman74]

Super helpful. Thanks!

[@oddreveries]

Brilliant! Thank you for this explanation!

[@KYLETEACHESBASSYT]

@@oddreveries absolutely, thanks for watching!

[@juniorcontreras4272]

JUST PERFECT FOR ME!

[@davidbrown-bh7it]

Nice explanation! Can’t wait to explore this. Thanks for sharing!

[@KYLETEACHESBASSYT]

@@davidbrown-bh7it awesome glad to hear it !you're very welcome!

[@gorkinikolic5102]

Great job, young man! Than you.

[@KYLETEACHESBASSYT]

@@gorkinikolic5102 appreciate ya!

[@klaiejah]

Great lesson mate 🙏

[@MeanMaoriMean555]

Jimmy Haslip….Brother to Brother. Brother!! Really love your channel bro! Gotta grab my 4 string axe out of the closet now. Awesome lesson. Much respect.

[@KYLETEACHESBASSYT]

Wow yeah that's a sick track. Thanks for hanging man! Bust that ax out!

[@StevenDoyleLuke]

Outstanding!

[@KYLETEACHESBASSYT]

Thanks brotha!

[@DeepGreen]

Thanks Kyle! Liked and subscribed. Very effective tut.

[@KYLETEACHESBASSYT]

My pleasure, appreciate ya!

[@grant_r_d]

Great Video man :) I've been working on this kinda feel lately too!!! - This will really help :) Your Bass Sounds Great Too!!! :)

[@jazzimute]

Great ! thank you...❤

[@nostalgicrhythms8668]

Bb mode sound great

[@hannovor]

👍👍👏👏🙏🙏great explanation

[@Meteotrance]

Wow even with two notes or one it's still grooving, this is the power of great phrasing if you dont get that with the simple form of one or two note you can't play that with many notes the groove phrasing with all the accent are really important !

[@KYLETEACHESBASSYT]

@@Meteotrance very well said

[@TheStobb50]

Thank you, now I’m going to practice the face pulling exercise 😂🤣

[@741246]

This is great, love it!

[@KYLETEACHESBASSYT]

Awesome, thank you!

[@robertomazzini9564]

Vincen Garcia is amazing!

[@carlosblank6629]

Which yamaha bass are you playing here? It's sounds great!

[@charlottemarceau8062]

You gotta a pocket o'subbed for that one my guy 👌

[@KYLETEACHESBASSYT]

hahahaaaa appreciate ya

[@unclemick-synths]

Great info 👍

[@autotrophical3179]

Really great approach thanks for sharing, hope to see more when you can. Ever listen to Pinback? Would love to hear your opinion and approach to that Alembic technique, echoes Stanley Clark.

[@KYLETEACHESBASSYT]

@@autotrophical3179 interesting, never heard of pinback..is it a tune or a group??

[@autotrophical3179]

@@KYLETEACHESBASSYT Hey thanks for the reply! Pinback is an indie/rock band with a BEAST bass sound. kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJy4g6qIl6uMkLc

[@carlosvillarroel6665]

Marcado sound... Got it 👍

[@jazzman1954]

I usually switch off when it starts with a ‘what’s up dudes‘ kinda intro but this was very good. The Jaco semi quaver (16ths) thing is hard to get right. Worth remembering that Jaco was a big guy with exceptionally big hands. He also had one of the finest musical minds possible. Remember, he had the intelligence to create those lines from nothing. That’s very different from just copying someone else’s licks. It’s the combination of those things that made him special. Most of us will never get near him but it’s fun trying.

[@KYLETEACHESBASSYT]

@@jazzman1954 well said on all points. Appreciate you watching! Jaco and the other cats synthesized all that great bebop language and rhythm with Latin sounds and r n b...everything that was going down in south florida. so original, so special.

[@ErixSamson]

great video

[@KYLETEACHESBASSYT]

@@ErixSamson thanks man!

[@alaingonin5014]

Merci

[@Riccardo_Silva]

Always subdivide in 16th! Tapatapatapatapatap! Of course, a good exercise is tapping on your thighs in 16ths when listening! A good bass player is always a potential good percussionist!

[@oinkoink1909]

Kyle do u teach bass i need help

[@LOID.K]

Hello KYLE, I'm a subscriber watching your lesson videos in South Korea. I have a question. What do you think about the relationship between line height and tone? Thank you.

[@KYLETEACHESBASSYT]

Thanks for supporting the channel! It's all about how hard you can pull the string without too much buzz in the string (in my opinion). You are balancing the speed of your fretting hand with the buzz generated by your right hand. I know that's not a definitive answer, but I would say put your strings low enough to where the fretting is comfortable, but not so low that you lose tone to all that buzz.

[@LOID.K]

@@KYLETEACHESBASSYT Thank you for your reply! I did my setting again based on your advice, and the result was satisfying. I hope your channel grows big. Thank you so much!

[@andyshrestha17]

how simple and effective thank you so much. now i can play at least bit close to mighty JACO

[@eViolinity]

Super explanation! Thanks. I play a fretless US Fender Jazz Bass, but I can not get the real "typical Jaco sound" . Did you use a compressor with your Yamaha bass?

[@KYLETEACHESBASSYT]

No problem thanks for watching! I think a lot of the character of that type of articulate, punchy sound comes from boosting your low mids (175-225 hz). Light compression can help, but it's more just being articulate with the fingers and pushing those frequencies a little

[@KYLETEACHESBASSYT]

And yes, I use a little bit of compression in my DAW but not much

[@TrudvangKompetanse]

Wow, Thanks😂

[@whatilearnttoday5295]

It's more fluid than that. It's conversational. Second line march beat a rhythmic innovation at the heart of much American music. Checkout Hal Galper Master Class - Rhythm and Syncopation.

[@benediktdecker7429]

Good video, thank's for sharing. It would be great if you could slow down the pace a lot in the parts that you explain in more detail, so that even rookies like me can follow you. TNX! 🙂

[@KYLETEACHESBASSYT]

I hear ya...I think if this one was a little unclear you might want to check out some content on subdividing 16th notes, as that's usually the thing that keeps people from being able to get into this groove...I've got a video called "how to play in the pocket" that I believe goes into that some...Idk if it would help, but check it out if you're curious. Thanks for watching!

[@flocrasto]

How do you have your tone dialed in?

[@KYLETEACHESBASSYT]

It's mostly just that bass...those Yamaha BB's are great recording basses. All I've got is a HPF at about 80 hz

[@dwalk764]

🔥🤯

[@rozekrashid572]

👍👍

[@raytar84]

It looks easy but it's hard actually ;)

[@KYLETEACHESBASSYT]

Yeah...this ain't an easy groove even if you know how it's supposed to sound!

[@annadad2023]

Next video, "How to get the Geezer Butler feel!"

[@KYLETEACHESBASSYT]

@@annadad2023 haha I would if I had some "expertise" with geezer! So many things I need to listen to man!

[@exhainca]

Unfortunately this style doesn't really work with the clichéd soul-funk everyone makes nowadays. Joe Dart is a prime example of the antithesis to Jaco's playing. Great video!

[@milky8607]

What makes Joe dart the opposite of jaco

[@exhainca]

@@milky8607 Note and modal choice, tone, Jaco played a fretless, he used a bunch of harmonics. Joe Dart plays "stupid funk" - Jaco played jazz-fusion. To most people it all sounds the same, but to a bass player it should be super obvious.

[@whatilearnttoday5295]

Joe Dart is a hack. 100% pentatonic scale on everything.

[@KYLETEACHESBASSYT]

@@exhainca I don't really agree with that. Yes, Jaco came namely from bebop, r n b, and the Afro Cuban stuff, but Joe dart absolutely plays a lot of "churning 16ths." Joe dart isn't really looking to "be Jaco," and what I'm talking about here is a rhythmic concept and not a harmonic one. Hence the connection to Rocco prestia. Rocco doesn't play bebop either. I'm not a huge Joe dart guy, but what he's doing has a lot more to do with connecting jam bands to funk than it has to do with jazz. I bet if you asked Joe dart, he'd agree with much of what you said above...but he still incorporates this playing style

[@carlosblank6629]

20+ years playing and I just can't move around the bass like that...I think this instrument was never meant for me.

[@Balancedviewable]

overplay ,then overplay more

[@KYLETEACHESBASSYT]

@@Balancedviewable haha ...well valid opinion but...it's just part of the style

[@zachbrooks6428]

That’s literally every note

[@antons368]

The bass player isn’t helping the drummer with his part. The drummer doesn’t need the bass players help. The bassist is accompanying the drummer. The drummer sets the tempo, the pocket and the groove!

[@patrickhorner8270]

Perhaps the words "need and help" aren't the best words to use.

[@laurobass]

WRONG. Time, Feel and even Tempo aren't set by just the drummer, they are an agreement between the ensemble!

[@antons368]

Oh I’ve only been playing bass and drums for 50 years. So I’m pretty sure I know what I’m doing pal

[@chrome5614]

why do you say that? in a lot of situations i’ve been in(i play bass), i’ve found most drummers listening back to me for the groove and tempo.

[@KYLETEACHESBASSYT]

I think maybe you took it like "the drummer can't play in time on his/her own." I hear ya, but not what I meant. I meant that this groove gets its "churning 16ths" feel because of both layers in tandem. Take a listen to Pastorius/Erskine, Garibaldi/Prestia, Kennedy/Haslip, etc....Both parts are essential to the groove

[@68Goldfish]

"Yes I am a nutbag, but regardless" Then proceeds to put on a masterclass. Love your content Kyle!

[@KYLETEACHESBASSYT]

haha I appreciate ya!