How to play like Bill Wyman of The Rolling Stones - Bass Habits - Ep 58

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[@dougtull4594]

Bill Wyman's bass lines are so vital to so many songs. Always a solid bottom and supporting the song, not his ego.

[@billwyman7613]

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[@United_sandglass]

Bill Wyman is underrated. He wasn't a flashy player, but he was an essential bassist for the Rolling Stones.

[@lobotomyscam1051]

Just like Ringo for the Beatles. Not flashy and technical, but the perfect drummer for them.

[@United_sandglass]

@@lobotomyscam1051 Ringo is senece 120% drummer Bill is unique 120% bassist

[@elbanquetedelmendigo]

Totally agree

[@johnny-p]

Nah, not 'essential', any reasonable bassist could do his job.

[@nanchanger]

@@johnny-p 😅

[@carlosgobatto6328]

Thanks for talking about Bill Wyman, the most underrated Bass player ever.

[@billwyman7613]

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[@christophernye1970]

Some say Bill is not the most technically gifted bass player (whatever they mean) but he is definitely one of the most musical. Really compliments the ensemble.

[@billwyman7613]

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[@runnercorse3531]

Darryl Jones really compliments better the ensemble

[@christophernye1970]

@@runnercorse3531 Daryl has certainly had to play harder now that Keith R is playing less

[@gaoxiaen1]

@@runnercorse3531 Well, he's had decades of listening to what was already done.

[@taylordw]

He was a good band mate

[@morningstar577]

I love Bill Wyman's bass playing in Mother's Little Helper

[@rickmcdonald1557]

Bill is a humble man but a great artist on his bass and I always missed him with the Stones~!

[@jroc2201]

Bill's bass parts are so perfect it's hard to wrap your mind around it , it's so integral to the tune that it fades into the background because of its perfection as a bass part, I'll be listening to it, the next thing I know I'm listening to the band as a whole! To me, that is the mark of a great bass line

[@billwyman7613]

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[@TotoDG]

I would love to see an episode on Burke Shelley from Budgie. He was not just the bassist, but also the singer, lead writer, and general driving force behind one of the most underrepresented pre-metal bands in history.

[@ripperplaysclon152]

And he died a few weeks ago, may he rest in peace.

[@TotoDG]

@@ripperplaysclon152. That's exactly why I thought to suggest him. I only recently found out he died because I was listening to Budgie, and I Googled him to see how he was doing. Honestly, I'm surprised there wasn't _already_ a Bass Habits video on him.

[@Dan_Metalhead]

Really great bass player, one of my favourites! Respect to him, he is a legend

[@therealeikichionizuka]

Same. Definitely my favorite bass player

[@berislavpavisic3121]

Undercover of the night is the perfect example of Wyman's groove! Great video!

[@jakeross2050]

I heard Keith played bass on undercover

[@berislavpavisic3121]

@@jakeross2050 No way, really???? If Keith could play bass that way, he wasted his talent as a guitar player. I'm kidding of course, but I doubt that is true, because that line is so genuinely bassist line (disco / funk groove that requires some good bass finger dexterity). Now if that was played with a pick (as Keith usually played bass), that would be amazing... Although I really like how Keith plays bass (think of Dirty Mac).

[@berislavpavisic3121]

@Parachute Wyman Just as I thought.... and Steinberger would be so appropriate for the decade - flamboyant '80s! Thanks for the info.

[@austinkaiser4384]

Robbie Shakespeare played the bass track to Undercover of the Night. He also played the bass on Too Much Blood.

[@stevegordon8474]

Very interesting analysis of Bill Wyman's bass playing. The Stones begged Bill to stay but he said 30 years was enough. They never sounded the same after Bill left, more's the pity.

[@fredpearson5204]

I really appreciate Bill's minimalist approach to playing the bass. Understated elegance.

[@cameroncooper4175]

Everyone says this, but Bill's playing, especially live with the Stones could be surprisingly busy. Listen under headphones... But one studio example is say, "Hang Fire" from Tattoo You. The bass part is all over the show... And there are a lot of little filigrees and such tucked away in many of the tunes.

[@tomcarl8021]

I admit I never really appreciated Bill until recently. I'm so in awe of Keith and Mick T that I never really concentrated on Bill's playing. He's friggin' great.

[@bigtip8371]

Yep listen to Brussels affair and pay attention to the bass..even Keith said he took him for granted all these years later!

[@tonvandenhurk7760]

Right.

[@ARONHALLAM]

I'm like that, my dad loved him and it never dawned on me till I started recording everything myself.

[@coversbymark1379]

I'm so glad to have found this video. The Stones have been my favorite band since the mid-70s. I have read a lot of books and articles and watched a lot of videos about them, and this is the first time I've seen anyone focus on Bill Wyman like this. Thanks for doing so.

[@billwyman7613]

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[@tomv4408]

I read that the Miss You bass line was Billy Preston's idea. Always liked his bass line for I Wanna Be Your Man.

[@billwyman7613]

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[@debomb721]

I’d like to add some notes, at first when I listened to the stones I thought that there wasn’t much going on with Wyman’s playing but the more and more I study his bass playing the more and more I realize how musical he is: -I think the most important part about wyman’s playing is the focus on rhythm rather than melody. When Taylor, Richards or woods plays bass on a stones song they play lines that are interesting melodically but often I can’t dance to them. Every song wyman plays on I can easily dance to. I think that one thing lost on bassists often is that one of our jobs is to put the dance in the pants for people. If you can get people to dance people will love your music, it becomes fun. It’s very abstract though, you can play a rhythmically interesting line that doesn’t make people dance, it helps to be a dancer yourself like wyman is. -wyman doesn’t get married to a key. In major keys he might use major notes, then throw in a minor third in the same line -wyman did not seem to be a busy player in the studio but that’s largely due to his lines being burried, if you scour KZbin for isolated tracks you’ll find he is hardly a root fith player, listen to live albums (some girls 78) and you’ll hear his bass loud and he plays some pretty involved interesting lines -a common pattern that wyman uses live is root, fifth above, back to the fifth, octave. He’ll mess around with the order of that pattern rhythmically and sometimes throws a 6th or a walk down. It’s an easy way to add rhythmic movement to any chord -Wyman often relies on traditional blues bass patterns in rock contexts. A lot of rock bassists will use simplified guitar lines but Wyman is pretty traditional

[@kennethlippertshauser3376]

Good stuff thank you my friend

[@EdubertoPalitroke]

Your last point about bassists delivering just simplified guitar lines makes me think of Darryl Jones. Get Start me up, for instance: that guy plays THE SAME as Keith. It drives me so mad.

[@gpc31]

Fantastic analysis, thank you!

[@debomb721]

@@EdubertoPalitroke yesss, everyone says Daryl is a better bassist I think maybe they judge it that way cuz he has a jazz background but from a rock and roll perspective wyman I think wyman adds more interest

[@billwyman7613]

@@debomb721 Thanks for being a great fan. How are you doing today?

[@alainbrasseur7083]

Bill Wyman (as John Entwistle) is my model for stage attitude : absolutely no jump!

[@billwyman7613]

Thanks for being a great fan🙏. How are you doing today?

[@alainbrasseur7083]

@@billwyman7613 thanks for asking, I'm well. Hope you too.

[@billwyman7613]

@@alainbrasseur7083 thanks for your wonderful wishes and comment it's a pleasure to me. If you don't mind I will like to have a personal conversation with you to know more about your good thoughts and advise towards me as a fan of mine.

[@NikkieRoxxx]

Watch it, prolly is an imposter (=potential scammer), one was imitating Keef too.......

[@johnl.6930]

Thanks for highlighting a truly gifted bassist. Your comments on keeping time is right on. I’ve heard Keith created bass on satisfaction, but as you mention personnel changes infected the 70’s.

[@billwyman7613]

Thanks John for being a great fan. How are you doing today?

[@stevehalverson790]

I love Bill’s bass in general, but especially Gimme Shelter, Slave and Under My Thumb. I love Keith’s bass on Sympathy for the Devil. I love Mick Taylor’s bass on Fingerprint File.

[@phoenixblomhunt5767]

The Fretless bass thing came from him having a bass that had crap frets and he removed and planned to stick new ones in but he liked how it sounded without frets. And that was before fender and everyone else released commercially available fretless basses.

[@2011littlejohn1]

Wyman was understated but integral. I listened to their It's All Over Now which they were excited about as it was recorded at Chess Records a famous blues label. You can hear him anticipating the beat during the verse and then in the chorus playing solidly on the beat which is exactly right as the lead guitar plays choppy chords and the bass fill is therefore very necessary.

[@johngore7744]

I’ve been listening to that tune ( and los of others ) for 50 years (I’m 61) and I know Exactly what you mean. It’s perfect. So is his bass on 19th Nervous Breakdown.

[@billwyman7613]

Thanks for being a great fan. How are you doing today?

[@2011littlejohn1]

@@billwyman7613 I am preparing to go to practice with OMG a Czech rock band I'm in. I'm British but am in 3 bands in the Prague area. As for my health it may interest you to know that in October I will be 80 but still practice an active presentation as I do not belong to the cool school of rock players. It would be good if you really were Bill Wyman. I first heard your band the Stones in 1966 in Singapore and lastly sometime this century in Vienna. My only criticism of the Stones is their cavalier treatment of the support bands where the sound system is only just acceptable but definitely inferior to the setting when the Stones play. This is standard practice within famous rock bands but the Stones are so well established they can be generous now. During their gig in Newcastle upon Tyne 1983 (where you performed your hit song Je sui un rock star), they did this to everybody except the J. Giles Band who must have had stronger management and also were a name in themselves. By the way I like your current band and am in awe of Albert Lee and hope you include his self composed ditty Country Boy in your set. I last saw him in Newcastle playing with the greatest duo of rock history the Everly Brothers where he was worshiping at the shrine. I once passed your cafe in Kensington and wanted to go in but an urgent matter stopped me. I will always regret that.

[@billwyman7613]

@@2011littlejohn1 thanks for your wonderful wishes and comment it's a pleasure to me. If you don't mind I will like to have a personal conversation with you to know more about your good thoughts and advise towards me as a fan of mine.

[@idolhanz9842]

Wyman is the world's best bass player! The bass line on 2000 light years from home!

[@billwyman7613]

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[@giorgiocurcetti4001]

​@@billwyman7613bill, lend us a fiver, will ya?

[@SullenMorbius]

awesome exposé. Thank you from bass player to another. Always loved Wyman's work.

[@TinSandwichUK]

As a teenager in 60's I can remember a day at school after Top Of The Pops and the 'Stones new single had us all buzzing as Bill Wyman had come up with a then unheard of bass sound. It was 19th Nervous Breakdown and he stole the show on that one.

[@wolfgangmarkusgstrein8522]

Yeah ... 6:22 Bill and John Deacon!

[@dasbear10]

Emotional rescue is an amazing bass line👏🏿👏🏿

[@EdubertoPalitroke]

That's Ronnie. And that's a really amazing bass line.

[@dasbear10]

@@EdubertoPalitroke never knew that, Ronnie is class on bass love his Jeff Beck group stuff👏🏻👏🏻

[@johnwatts8346]

the stones have very often sounded rough as guts live many times, but theyve also sounded incredible and its all part of their charm.

[@billwyman7613]

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[@julianurquico5918]

Looking forward for these other bassists: Justin Meldal Johnsen - Nine Inch Nails John McVie - Fleetwood Mac Curt Smith - Tears for Fears Larry Junstrom - 38 Special Andy Fraser - Free Chris Squire - Yes Rex Brown - Pantera Mike Rutherford - Genesis Steven Severin - Siouxie and the Banshees

[@markmarkofkane8167]

What really made me appreciate Bill: Little Queenie on ya's ya's. When I heard that for the first time on the FM radio station about 1981. I had to get that song. Then there were other songs with powerful bass. Money, You better move on, Poison Ivy, too many to name. Of course, the first time I heard the Stones on my mom's record player (Satisfaction) the bass wasn't really noticeable, because we didn't have hi-fi. Still loved the song, but getting a decent stereo when I was 15, really opened up my enjoyment of the bass. Bill is one of my top 2 bassists. The Ox is the other.

[@thomasfioriglio]

Another fantastic profile, Paul! Man, I enjoy this series. For some of the bassists you profile, I am not really a fan, but I love learning about them. Wonderfully done profile from this iconic band. Thanks!

[@billwyman7613]

Thanks for being a great fan🙏. How are you doing today?

[@sp1dsr800]

Great episode, is love to see an episode on Eric Avery or Tommy Stinson

[@brittsmith8260]

So Bill played ahead of the beat and Charlie played behind the beat. I guess that's what made them a killer rhythm section.

[@TheEnderBand]

Modern quanitizing has taken away that sound, where everyone’s transient isn’t quite in the same place so you can hear each part

[@EdubertoPalitroke]

@@TheEnderBand F**k the grid.

[@richardlavallee9106]

I heard Wyman describe it a little differently in an interview included in a Stones documentary film It's a priceless little thing.

[@billwyman7613]

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[@richardlavallee9106]

Take care Bill. @@billwyman7613

[@daveman_50]

In the chorus of Satisfaction, he's not fully doubling the rhythm of the guitar part. Guitar's first 2 notes are quarters; 2d note of the bass is an eighth note later. That subtle difference adds a huge swing to the line.

[@kennet7837]

Yes, and the bass riff starts on E while the guitar plays B.

[@billwyman7613]

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[@ARONHALLAM]

Wyman was great on early rockers such as come on, off the hook etc he really drove the band. You have to play with the headstock in your face to get it right! I don't think Keith did much overall, it was brian's band.

[@jaschul]

It's absurd that Darryl Jones, great bassist that he is, has never been anything but a "employee" of the Stones.

[@FuturePast2019]

At least you didn't call it racism. What about Chuck Leavell (1982-present) Absurd? Wayne Perkins didn't become a Stone in 1975 because he wasn't English. Thank you, Keef.

[@toms4442]

Agreed. However it is justa matter of dollars and sense. Ron was an employee until Bill left, then made a partner. Don't get your hopes up now either, even though Charlie has passed his estate will remain in control of his future earnings. It's the music business, emphis on business!

[@jeffdelaney8934]

Lots of bands do this because they were not founding members. Joe Walsh for example.

[@1965JB]

He’s great, but he didn’t come up with all those great bass parts. Any bass player is capable of playing for the Stones, but none are Bill. Just like Charlie. I really wish the Stones would just call it a day, as much as I love them.

[@geraldfriend256]

@@1965JB My friends who saw them recently said the same.

[@mikewilson3581]

At least Bill didn't get screwed over like Ian Stewart did. And Bill did everything with those small hands.

[@nomorebushz]

... and a shorter neck bass.

[@billwyman7613]

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[@stevetassie1207]

great bass man Bill, along with paul jones, jack bruce , mc artney and entwiste from the who all great great bassmen

[@billwyman7613]

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[@stevetassie1207]

@@billwyman7613 all good Bill , hope you are well , take care cheers ,been a fan since 64 lol

[@billwyman7613]

@@stevetassie1207 thanks for your wonderful wishes and comment it's a pleasure to me. If you don't mind I will like to have a personal conversation with you to know more about your good thoughts and advise towards me as a fan of mine.

[@stevetassie1207]

@@billwyman7613 ahhh dear by your writing and wording you are a scammer lol , i would expect the real Bill to have proper english skills , good try but a scammer

[@MrAugustone78]

I LOVE Miss Amanda Jones bass line..

[@FantomWireBrian]

Bill's fantastic and him and Charlie were one of the greatest rhythm sections in Rock n roll.,but they both had Keith to always make things interesting . Keith did take over on bass many times and Bill had no problem with that . Keith was also picked by Lennon as one of the greatest bass players ,and had him in "Dirty Mac" Keith was Dirty of course. A couple of my favorites of Bill are "Fingerprint fie " and "Undercover of the night " . There are many for Keith but " If you can't rock me" is out of the park crazy bass. I'm not sure what Wyman thought but he had to be impressed. 😎

[@PolPotsPieHole]

I could be wrong but I think Mick Taylor played bass on Fingerprint File, Bill played that funky Synth

[@FantomWireBrian]

@@PolPotsPieHole You're right it was Taylor. I saw the Stones in 75 and Bill played the bass on Fingerprint file live and did a fantastic job. I also thought Bill played bass on ": Emotional rescue" . It was Wood . 🙄 Bill did donate a lot of time with girls choirs I think 🤔❓ or at least that's what he said 😜❗

[@billwyman7613]

Thanks for being a great fan.How are you doing today?

[@FantomWireBrian]

@@billwyman7613 My day isn't the best . I own and operate a metal fabrication business . This is my thirty fifth year. I definitely haven't gone through what you guys have to keep things together, but you and the Stones have always been an inspiration to me. I could mention many songs where bass makes the team" sound of Stones

[@FantomWireBrian]

@@billwyman7613 I hope you also are having a good day . I'm supporting Daryl on bass ,but you and Charlie can never be replaced.,and to put up with Kieth ❓ Wow ❗ I saw you in 75 and both of you kept him together. You and Charlie put in some serious overtime. Best wishes and Charlie is still with us . Brian 😎

[@williardbillmore5713]

Bill Wyman was NOT the original bass player for the Rolling Stones. Their original bass player was Dick Taylor who left the band after about a year to go start his own band the Pretty Things where he played his first love, six string guitar. Wyman did not join the band until mid - December of 1962.

[@2000konnie]

I think you mean Mick Taylor, not Mick Jagger. Mick Taylor played the bass on Tumbling Dice.

[@billwyman7613]

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[@hannuhedman5882]

Bill was a fantastic player in his own modest and "simple" way and musically as a Stones' bass player I like him more than Darryl although Darryl is technically a much more advanced player. Bill's net worth is appoximately $80-100 million, so I don't know what he means by "big money". Of course, for example Ronnie's net worth is much more ($200 million) so it depends how you compare these figures. Mick and Keith are on the league of their own because of all the writing credits. Bill has come up with several books about the Stones and he has ran a Sticky Fingers restaurant so maybe part of his money has come from those sources. The last tour Bill was still along was one the biggest tours in gross earnings ever so maybe even Bill got some money from that... Bill's stage presence was very cool I think and the contrast to Jagger's stage prescence was just fascinating. Jagger is of course one the greatest frontmans ever so don't get me wrong here...

[@debomb721]

Imo Darryl doesn’t understand what it is to play bass in the stones. His bass lines are actually simpler than the lines wyman played live. Wyman came alive on stage

[@EdubertoPalitroke]

@@debomb721 Right. Everybody that says "Darryl is technically much beter" are those who can't really tell what's the bass on a recording. Darryl Jones is pretty lame.

[@danielratner6810]

He came up with the riff to Jumpin' Jack Flash but not only didn't get credited, he didn't even play the bass on it!

[@angus7278]

“Mess it Up” from 2023 is the latest and likely last Stones track that Bill played on. He recorded it separately from the band. Charlie is on it too.

[@michaelwilson2340]

Love the photo of Bill and John Deacon.

[@Phaidrus]

🙌Thank you so much Paul for doing a video on the unsung bass player of the Stones, Bill Wyman. 🙌 By the way, if you ever feel like it, do a video on the Stone's "Hot Stuff", there's some serious funky groove there with Bill on bass.💥

[@Al_Raune113]

Steve Hanley of The Fall would make a great episode; there's a reason he was second only to Mark E. Smith himself in terms of longevity.

[@jacksonfritts2988]

YES

[@DDEENY]

Thank you for posting this.

[@billwyman7613]

Hello 👋 How're you doing today. Thanks for this comment, I'm nothing without fans like you who appreciate my musical craftiness it's nice meeting you here.

[@peetyw8851]

Interesting info re the bass in the Stones’ songs. Not a very strict song production routine, but the proof was in the pudding, I’d say.

[@billwyman7613]

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[@danielmason7282]

I love having Tommy Wiseau talk about bass ;)

[@billwyman7613]

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[@dougtull4594]

Keith Richards played bass on "Jumping Jack Flash," "Street Fighting Man," "Sympathy For The Devil," "Happy," and "Live Together." Still, Wyman's bass parts on "Satisfaction," "Beast of Burden," "Under Cover of The Night," and "Miss You," are fresh.

[@billwyman7613]

Thanks for being a great fan. How are you doing today?

[@angus7278]

“Undercover of the Night” is said to have two bass players: Bill AND Robbie Shakespeare.

[@allnightslash-o-rama2308]

Hey brother would dig an episode on Joe Bouchard from BLUE OYSTER CULT. Keep up the killer work! Cheers and STAY METAL!

[@michaelrobinson2651]

I read a Guitar Player interview with Bill Wyman shortly before he resigned. He was talking about how he was accident prone during tours falling off of elevated stages and other things. My opinion is if that isn't why he quit it sure weighed in.

[@billwyman7613]

Thanks Michael for being a great fan. How are you doing today?

[@peetyw8851]

I believe that in Stone Alone he said a big factor was the unreliability of the twins as to when they would bother to show up in the studio. Wasting a lot of time might have eventually gotten too old.

[@abrahamruiz345]

Maybe Bill Wyman wasn't a extraordinary bass player, however he still have powerful bass notes that are pioneers of bass in rock music. Is a underrated bass player that deserves a great position in rock history. Make some videos about "How to sound like Shavo (System of a Down), Paul Gray (Slipknot), Robert Trujillo (Metallica), Dave Farrell (Linkin Park), and Sam Rivers (Limp Bizkit). And I would like you to analyze some bass players of Latin America that have decent and nice bass lines like Sabo Romo (Caifanes), Zeta Bossio (Soda Stereo) Pedro Andreu (Héroes del Silencio), Juan Calleros (Mana), Alex Lora (El Tri), playing bass in La Ley, La Unión and Patricio Rey. I hope you like my proposals about latin bass players. Gratings from Mexico.

[@billwyman7613]

Hi 🥰🥰🥰 Thanks for your likes and comments on my KZbin page,I hope you don't stop showing your love and support towards my Music ❤️

[@angelicacastro6680]

Do you think to bring Burke Shelley to the channel?

[@Peter-sk5vg]

Bill was very probably the first to defret a bass , as you say. He talks about that odd little bass in a long lost interview. He has small hands, and needed a toothpick neck. Interesting analysis

[@ellismaytham456]

I always wondered why a lot of the bass was played by Keith,Ron and Mick on the recording

[@billwyman7613]

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[@SmelOdies]

Pretty sure Keith played the prominent bass part on Under My thumb.

[@EdubertoPalitroke]

Keith played the overdriven bass arrangement.

[@billwyman7613]

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[@jugalo_deathcock7317]

ALEX. WEBSTER. 'NUFF SAID.

[@caydenkelly1595]

Does anyone know what song is 5:28

[@travisstafford397]

Awesome video, Ronnie Lane someday please

[@Bolivia04]

very nice analisys... just subscribed! I'm a rolling stones fan and it's a penny that Bill had no chances to show how good musician that he is. Some times, they don't wanna change nothing in winning teams (jagger &richards)

[@EdubertoPalitroke]

He did always show how good musician he is.

[@billwyman7613]

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[@Bolivia04]

@@billwyman7613 hehehe... Bill Wyman answering my coment... come on!

[@billwyman7613]

@@Bolivia04 thanks for your wonderful wishes and comment it's a pleasure to me. If you don't mind I will like to have a personal conversation with you to know more about your good thoughts and advise towards me as a fan of mine.

[@angus7278]

“The big money wasn’t there yet” says the guy with a house in Provence and a large estate north of London. 😂

[@condocord7544]

excellent

[@humanbeing5300]

These guys literally joined bands in their teens so alot of times didn't really have years to hone their skills. They did what works, and though mostly in terms of musicality and recording and not technique. They didn't really have the luxury of technology that future generations would have.

[@mmeshutoz]

Спасибо, братишка!

[@humanbeing5300]

solid, tasteful player

[@darrenedwards8433]

Bill seems to play around the riff, while most bassists would play the riff. He'd weave about. I thought the bass on Dancing with Mr. D. was a great example of this, and then I found out it was actually Mick Taylor on bass on that song, not Wyman! Mick Taylor on bass on Fingerprint File too, and that bass solo!

[@gpc31]

Totally agree with your comments, but it's also instructive to listen to Wyman play those songs live -- for example, Dancing with Mr. D. He doesn't play as many notes but is much more subtle and more effective.

[@EdubertoPalitroke]

Right.

[@RickaramaTrama-lc1ys]

Great Video and very informative and I would hope Bill knows how much we appreciate him as a founding member of The Greatest Rock and Roll Band in The World~!! New Sub today and look forward to seeing all The Goodies in the future~!

[@Mhassar]

Just goes to show how appreciated he was 😂

[@orpheuscult75]

He was very good in playing A minor.

[@bobt5778]

Anybody know what kind of bass Paul is using in this video?

[@Phaidrus]

Looks like a Yamaha PJ type of bass.

[@DDEENY]

Does anyone know of a video showing Bill playing bass alone apart from anyone else, even a snipit? Thank you.

[@billwyman7613]

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[@DDEENY]

@@billwyman7613 Doing great today, thank you! I hope and pray that you're well and happy.

[@billwyman7613]

@@DDEENY thanks for your wonderful wishes and comment it's a pleasure to me. If you don't mind I will like to have a personal conversation with you to know more about your good thoughts and advise towards me as a fan of mine.

[@daveman15]

The bass line in the chorus of Satisfaction is different than as played in the video. @kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZPHhHppp7OKpdk. The second note is on the two-and, not on the two. It's different from the guitar riff and that's what makes it swing.

[@_P0tat07_]

Rip Charlie

[@davelock3166]

I did not know that other band members filled in on Bass. No wonder he left!

[@billwyman7613]

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[@rogerbranton1752]

I pity anyone who has to learn a Bill Wyman bass part though. His parts seem somehow hidden in the mixes - though, they are undoubtedly there! In the end, you almost have to just imagine what's actually there.....trust your gut, rather than your ears and hope you know enough about Rock 'n' Roll that your interpretation will do the song justice! I'm still not sure if this was Bill being sneaky & brilliant or if i's simply the way the songs were recorded! Bit o' both, maybe?

[@richieprimoretro]

I hear you Roger and totally agree! I think Keith wanted the guitars to stand out in the mix and gave the bass a back seat in many of their songs. But I've seen the Stones 5 times over the years and, even the bass played by others in studio were rocked by Bill on stage with his own flavor. Listen to his blistering work on Get Yer Ya Ya's Out. And your 'pity anyone learning' is absolutely correct. I remember back about 100 years ago when I had to learn Brown Sugar and Shattered without even an internet to find a stinkin' tab to help me get started. Play - Pause - Rewind - Repeat 😒

[@billwyman7613]

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[@rogerbranton7596]

@@billwyman7613 I'm doing splendidly! Hope you are too!!

[@billwyman7613]

@@rogerbranton7596 thanks for your wonderful wishes and comment it's a pleasure to me. If you don't mind I will like to have a personal conversation with you to know more about your good thoughts and advise towards me as a fan of mine.

[@rogerbranton7596]

@@billwyman7613 Fine by me.

[@jeffdelaney8934]

Billy Preston created the bass line on Miss You.

[@EdubertoPalitroke]

No he did not. That's not a piano line and Bill switched his notes and accent over and over, so, actually Bill never played "a bass line" for Miss You. He just threw whatever it was appropiate in the moment, contrary to Darry Jones, who plays A verse, the B verse, then A verse, then B verse, then...

[@jeffdelaney8934]

@@EdubertoPalitroke I never said it was a piano. For the bass part Wyman started with Billy Preston's bass line on the demo and then he took it from there. The idea for those bass lines came from Billy Preston. He picked up Wyman's bass when he was jamming with Jagger. Wyman has always said this. So yes, Billy Preston did create the bass line.

[@imbykji]

Stones are fun when you want to get your practice time in, but you also want to drink a 6-pack.

[@bobinbud]

Good job man.

[@billwyman7613]

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[@sketchesinsand8593]

The early songs especially were so obviously a group effort, it would have been nice if “The Rolling Stones” got the writing credit for every 4th song or so, just to acknowledge that they all wrote a lot of the early songs. Brian Jones’s mastery of all those instruments gave their music so much variety and uniqueness, it’s absurd to think that the words are the only thing that matters in a song. They did pretty well anyway, but I think they could have done more if the credit had been shared a little more.

[@billwyman7613]

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[@sketchesinsand8593]

@@billwyman7613 I'm doing very well, Bill, and thank you for asking! I just got back from a morning of taking photos of sea anemones and starfish in the tidepools near where I live on the coast of Oregon. You might have flown over on trips between California and Seattle or Vancouver, Canada. After a very fine morning on the beach with convivial people and beautiful scenery, I find that I have a message from the bassist who inspired me to buy a bass of my own. So I'm having a very fine day, and it's only half over. The first LP I ever bought with money that I earned myself was Sticky Fingers, and it's still my favorite rock and roll LP. if I am ever in England again, I'm not leaving until I've had a meal and a pint at The Sticky Fingers. I hope you are enjoying your day, too, Bill -- finding more ancient artifacts of Old England, organizing your collections, or making music with The Rhythm Kings. Whatever it may be. 🙏

[@billwyman7613]

@@sketchesinsand8593 thanks for your wonderful wishes and comment it's a pleasure to me. If you don't mind I will like to have a personal conversation with you to know more about your good thoughts and advise towards me as a fan of mine.

[@billwyman7613]

@@sketchesinsand8593 OK yeah I would have love to continue this conversation over here but it's against my policy.. So it's will be of great pleasure to me by dropping your email address so I can write to you over there and as soon as you receive my messages you can take it off for security reasons OK..

[@mickcrocodiledundee6353]

Bill is underrated but remarkably influential. Any chance of an Eric Avery of Jane's Addiction episode?

[@billwyman7613]

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[@Tmacker71165]

Could never hear the bass on early stones

[@bobt5778]

That's the truth. Bass always seemed to be buried in the mix.

[@EdubertoPalitroke]

Most underrated musician in rock history, by far. I disagree about him being buried in the mix: the bass comes across pretty clear in studio and live. When i was a little kid I wanted to understand what was going on in the Stones, since it was a complete mess, everything was all over the place and my first album was Still Life, which to me sounded NOTHING like The Rolling Stones. I got to understand Keith and Ronnie, then Mick's style made sense, later on, Charlie's drums could fit in my brain, but it took me much longer to understand Wyman. He was crucial to the band. Impossible to replace. All these 30 years were great, but it's a shame they hired this guy who plays just average bass lines. By the way: No Charlie, no Stones.

[@gpc31]

You nailed it!

[@billwyman7613]

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[@nicolagale1431]

Bill is my hero!

[@EdubertoPalitroke]

@@nicolagale1431 Mine too.

[@edwardrichardson8254]

Just came across an interesting Bill Wyman comment in an interview w/ the brilliant scholar and cultural critic Camille Paglia that I think you might find interesting. Now, I disagree with her Beatles' comment, but her point about Wyman... wow: PAGLIA: I haven’t been following them for many, many years. To me, the Rolling Stones were a revolution when they happened, in that period when the Beatles were all upbeat. Then, here come these surly guys sneering, and spitting, and so on. COWEN: But the Beatles were dark and subtle, too, right? PAGLIA: Not like the Stones. Here’s the difference. The Rolling Stones are inspired by, animated by, to this day, by the blues tradition. The Beatles really were more almost Broadway and musical comedy. COWEN: British music hall. PAGLIA: Yes, British music hall and Tin Pan Alley, and so on. They were tremendous songsmiths, but there’s nothing dark about them. In other words, Paul McCartney is a wonderful bass player, but you’re not getting the big, roaring sounds of Bill Wyman’s bass at the beginning of the Stones’ career. I really have not been following the Stones. Ever since Bill Wyman left the Stones, I have not felt that this was the Stones I knew. I’m delighted that they go on, and that they perform, and so on, but I have absolutely no interest in exposing myself to those horrible arena conditions for music. Oh my goodness, just the light shows and the this and the that. They’re not musical experiences. They’re social experiences now.

[@birdiegeorgestone15]

Bill & Charlie, the backbone.

[@billwyman7613]

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[@gaoxiaen1]

Not mentioned, but on "Live With Me", Wyman's bass almost takes over the lead.

[@angus7278]

Assuming it’s Bill and not Keith…

[@gaoxiaen1]

@@angus7278 True.

[@WarrenPeace-n8w]

It's Keith who played bass though

[@charlesjaphe]

Good bass player

[@runnercorse3531]

I disagree and don't understand all the praise from most of the comments. Bill Wyman was fortunate enough to be a part of the Rolling Stones from the beginning as an official member, hence his notoriety. If he hadn't been part of the group, he probably would have remained an illustrious unknown. He's not a great bass player, he's good at it. His replacement, Darryl Jones, is much better, I think he enhances the Stones' game even more

[@giannirocco7492]

Play like Wyman?Ha!If anyone wants to play like him they got to figure out how he came up with so many awesome bass lines!Only then can they start to understand how...

[@billwyman7613]

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[@georgemouchaty1104]

For Rock music you just need a simple Bass player with some feelings and metronome habit

[@williamhale7477]

Ringo complained he was in a band with three drummers. Bill was in a band with three bass players.

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[@mka917]

Mick and Keith didn't even attend Brian Jones funeral, that tells you everything you need to know about the " Glimmer Twins" .

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[@peetyw8851]

Yeah. Plus, the first Stones were Brian and Stew. One or both gave the twins their jobs which they’ve had now for 60 yrs. Also, what about sharing the love by helping their kids and their mothers? Disgusting.

[@billwyman7613]

@@peetyw8851 thanks for your wonderful wishes and comment it's a pleasure to me. If you don't mind I will like to have a personal conversation with you to know more about your good thoughts and advise towards me as a fan of mine.

[@peetyw8851]

@@billwyman7613 It would be a great pleasure to converse with you, Bill, whether by phone or email. I actually went to the UK in ‘11 specifically to attend your excellent band’s show in Guildford and the pre-show VIP get-together. What a pleasure to meet you and to talk of our mutual friend, Chuck Leavell. Best.

[@billwyman7613]

@@peetyw8851 OK yeah I would have love to continue this conversation over here but it's against my policy.. So it's will be of great pleasure to me by dropping your email address so I can write to you over there and as soon as you receive my messages you can take it off for security reasons OK..

[@davidteller7681]

Usually one can get a handle on what the bass player is doing...not with Wyman (at least for me)!

[@williamoxendine6121]

To me bill was the stones

[@victorbockris5423]

Bill Wyman was my favorite Rolling Stone from the start cos I liked the way he held his guitar I thot he was cool. The mystery is that this is supposed to be this band who really listen to each other like a jazz band yet none of them ever realized what Bill was doing on bass until they had to teach Daryl all his bass parts. The way The stones treated Bill is the one thing I cannot stand about them. And the fact they ripped Mick Taylor off for his royalties in 1982. I mean look what Bill gave them. Look what Muck Taylor gave them. I think it was jealousy but that’s so small minded.

[@tommurphree5630]

Did he say Bill Wyman was not melodic ? He was the first bass player to be melodic . He then claimed they were not synchronized . Really ?

[@voornaam3191]

Why man, why did they let that bass wizard go? Stones were wrong!

[@angus7278]

It was Bill’s decision and he never regretted it.

[@rolfhoffmann4294]

Not the original bass player. The only Stones bass player. What's uuuuuuppp Bill

[@EdubertoPalitroke]

Right.