How to play like Cliff Williams of AC/DC - Bass Habits - Ep 13

[@PaulDelBelloYT]

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[@michaelroberts5801]

Rick Savage of DEF LEPPARD. Let it go bass cover

[@nikolaiplotnikov7243]

Dear Paul, can you do a video on how to sound like John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin?

[@DannyBoi2112]

Thanks for showing Cliff some appreciation

[@Joetime90]

A fellow Elder! That's my last name

[@DannyBoi2112]

@@Joetime90 awesome brother🤜🤛

[@MrHARDROCKROBBY]

Cliff was awesome 🎸

[@PookBidault]

“I know what you're thinking: who the hell wants to sound like the bass player from AC/DC?” *Presses Like button* Very funny, Paul 🤣

[@ArleneVonAllemann-ck4fn]

Anybody with a brain cell

[@kevinhughes9200]

Cliff Williams has always been a main influence to my bass playing, because of his tightness, and perfect timing.

[@Leon.16]

Me too. Him along with Geezer Butler, Steve Harris and Cliff Burton! And I know I sound crazy but I also love WASP's bass lines for some reason They are rarely properly heard but when they do, they are awesome.

[@kevinhughes9200]

@@Leon.16 Oh yes! Steve Harris, and Cliff Burton were awesome the way they could play those really fast and very musical bass lines. I've always liked the bass playing of W.A.S.P. as well, especially when Blackie Lawless played bass.

[@Leon.16]

@@kevinhughes9200 Yes Blackie had a really cool style, but Mike Duda the current bassist is also really good at playing. Nice to see other WASP enjoyers!

[@fin78_]

Cliff Williams is very underrated. One of the key ingredients in the tightest rhythm section of all time.

[@WREDog]

Cliff is the embodiment of no flash but all substance.

[@emiliocarrillo6638]

Cliff is one of my favorite bass players, because of his style, and acdc one of my favorite bands

[@josephland8649]

Hell yeah, the essence of the band as a whole is their timing. Every member of AC/DC has great timing. That's why they're so badass.

[@horaciotornicfilho4838]

Cliff is like a VW BEETLE....simple and eficient! But it’s not easy to sound like him....tks again Paul!

[@alessandrogouveia2268]

E ainda não entra agua no motor

[@HeadacheMachine]

Cliff+Phil= amazing groove!

[@DannyBoi2112]

Cliff + Phil + Malcolm

[@rohnakp2396]

Cliff+Phil+Mal/Stevie

[@Aimore1991]

Cliff+Phil/Chris+Mal/Stevie

[@Diesel0807]

​@@Aimore1991yeah...Chris Slade can't swing and doesn't groove ... and he had a very short stint with them.. phil came back and then tney grooved for 15 more years

[@stacyclark6469]

Fantastic to give props to Cliff Williams. Love him.

[@deanworsley2244]

Cliff takes the KISS (keep it simple, stupid) principle and maximises “less is more”. Killer bass lines, simple but played well, they’ve got the following and success to prove it. They make us garage band dudes believe man 🙏🙏

[@powerage477]

Happy birthday Cliff, 73 years old. 🎂

[@Joetime90]

Thank you for mentioning Rick Beato and of course, Cliff Williams.

[@thomasfioriglio]

Way to give Cliff his due respect. I found this video similar to the one on Dee Dee Ramone. Both bands share a lot in common, I think. For me, the driving 8th note is what attracted me to bass. It's very primal and you feel it in your gut. The opening to Thunderstruck is a perfect example of that. Great series Paul!

[@nathandorsey9145]

I'd love an episode about John Entwistle.

[@onerandombruh]

I come from the future. He already did and boy that was great.

[@pensnut08]

Cliff Williams.... Net worth... $100 million... He's done well for himself LOL

[@surfstrat59]

Dude....”Powerage” ROCKS HARD! 🎸

[@DannyBoi2112]

Their best album imo

[@drewjeers815]

Cliff is solid AF on that bass. Everyone thinks it's easy but I can tell a cover player in 2 notes. And yeah he could "show off" if the song called for it but I do think this is leaving out some of his most interesting bass parts. Night Of The Long Knives & Rock The House to name a couple.

[@axelr9075]

Not a particularly skilled or technical player - same can be said about drummer Phil Rudd. But over the years I learned to appreciate how perfect both their timing is and how it gives AC DC it's simple but iconic sound.

[@DannyBoi2112]

They may not be technical but they are certainly skilled

[@PedroRodriguez-bw6fb]

One thing is for sure the bass gets you moving in every AC/DC song now sure Cliff Williams doesn't play a thousand notes a minute he doesn't have to AC/DC just gets you rockin and puts you in a good mood 🤘🤘

[@NateButlerFresnoCA]

Thank you for this wonderful video! This video will make it much easier for me to explain to my non-musicians friends why the AC/DC beat has such a strong effect on them -- you laid it out very well! As a young bassist, I was waaaay into Prog Rock and complicated basslines before I took a breath to appreciate how important it is to play a simple rock-solid bass line, without any fancy ornamentation, and how much power THAT could have. Cliff showed me the way -- now, I will happily play repetitive 8th notes on the A string and be in heaven! AC/DC's rhythm section was arguably the most ROCK STEADY of any of the late 70s/early 80s bands (and still to this day); man, their time was so steady you could set your watch to them. ... Now to get woodsheddin'!

[@Mandarr360]

When I first started playing bass I listened to Geezer Butler, Dennis Dunaway and Roger Glover a lot. Once AC/DC came along I realized I overplayed a bit and toned down my own style into a combination of the 4. And yeah, Down Payment Blues is a great sleeper song.

[@rockalliance8815]

My biggest influence, great to see him getting some recognition!! 👊😎⚡

[@alainbrasseur7083]

playing 8th notes pedal tones during all a song is the hardest things I handle with as a bass player; no kidding! stamina, consistence, on tone and feeling, I'm sill work on it. and here another one : Dusty Hill

[@devinthierault]

:/

[@geraldfriend256]

My favorite one note bass player too. Dusty Hill,Ian Hill of Judas Priest and Sean Yseult of White Zombie. And Cliff.

[@soap1800]

Too much underrated. My favourite bassline is shoot to thrill

[@cheallen1626]

He plays great on the album "For Those About To Rock". Let's Get It Up, Evil Walks...he is buried in the mix, but he has some busier asides and moves around quite a bit. He is excellent.

[@tarzanmike7836]

Love his work on that album…Inject the Venom is a favorite.

[@thomasfarmer1730]

‘Brainshake’(Flick of the Switch) is another one where Cliff gets busy….love that song

[@sergebasque8460]

Cliff made the sound that gave Angus the edge that AC/DC needed he his the best bassman on point with a steady hand.👍🇨🇦😎💪

[@michaelroberts5801]

Rick Savage of Def Leppard. Let it go bass cover!

[@KetogenicGuitars]

All those notes are really well thought out and here and there is a good chance of the bling moment. You never get bored - even after thousands of listens. The genius minimalistic style is equally meticulously executed by every member of the band.

[@veli-mattimoksunen9435]

He also puts more accent and hits bit harder when picking the note same time on the beat of the snare drum. He has said it himself.

[@Leon.16]

There are two legendary Cliffs who have inspired me. Thank you for the awesome music Williams and Burton! 🤟

[@torgejh9189]

Cliff can definitely play. Everyone usually either gives him credit or stig for pounding root notes all the time, but if you listen to some isolated tracks or live versions where the bass is higher in the mix, you can hear that the man has some chops. He just does them in a very restrained way, leaving them like little gems for bass players and devoted fans to discover.

[@bassicallyit3945]

I love this guy, Cliff is one of my favorite bassist thank you for this video : )

[@gregorycobb5063]

He is a Rock and Roll bassist, holding the rhythm foundation of the song, not a pseudo jazz noodler. One of my favorites along with Sting and Adam Clayton.

[@kevo8013]

Always been a fan of cliff and his bass hooks

[@AntonGroenewald-l6u]

Cliff is my inspiration on bass. He is the slow hand luke, with kickass rhythm. Hail to Cliff, and ACDC.

[@MartyWilson100]

Great video, I like Cliff Williams because he plays basic yet musical and effective. It's not what you play but how you do it, and tone, timing and tastefulness is the most elemantary. Cliff Williams is a very good example of these principles

[@caseypayne5138]

exactly. He proves the rule that simple =/= easy. It's very tough to play the way he does like he does.

[@shaunharley1532]

could you do a video about Rick Savage, Def Leppard's Bassist please

[@bobboberson2024]

These are great posts, Paul!!

[@wolfgangmarkusgstrein8522]

Cliff Williams and John Deacon, former Queen bassist: two incomparable secret weapons!

[@johnnysauceda6022]

one of my all time favorite bass players of all times.

[@_garebear]

Thanks!

[@_garebear]

It's the exact analysis I needed to fully understand the production style. I tried doing it but it was quite the task.. Your epiphany of using pedal tone for verses and follow the chords in the chorus was nothing short of absolute genius.

[@PaulDelBelloYT]

Thank you 🩵

[@PondoSinatra680]

Simple bass lines, but don’t forget the cliché...”It’s about knowing when to play, and when not to play”.

[@zeke7142003]

His work on "Back in Black" is really good

[@caseypayne5138]

same with Shoot to Thrill. His bassline on that song is brilliant

[@rodjames5771]

Thank you so much for this video :) I learnt a lot from this! Isn't it amazing how two of the most iconic bands in history have bass players using Stingray - and Ego less - ACDC & Queen!!!!

[@geraldfriend256]

Cliff used quite a few basses…Pbasses Gibson Grabber or Rippers,Stingray

[@j.d.leslie8458]

I believe bassist from The Cars played a Stingray😁

[@skummisrocker]

Twice I seen AC/DC live! 🤘🏻

[@lex-tr1bi]

Cliff was awesome. I’ve been amazed since the 70s at how simple and tight he played.

[@EBS65]

I think he really shines on power up

[@TH-bk5hj]

They really have a lot of songs that do not pedal eighth notes. You shook me for one

[@dback139]

I mean, just listen to his part on Gone Shootin'. It's why I started learning to play bass 15 years ago. Then I bought a Stingray Classic and an Ampeg. His picking and thumb style are very hard to replicate. Very buttery tone.

[@gtate135]

Both Cliff and his predecessor Evans kick ass!

[@miisu]

Cliff is one of my fav bassists.

[@lucpolfliet9443]

The man, the myth, the legend + musicman stingray and ampeg and most important the feel !!! Saw AC/DC several time’s in the eighties Back in Black Tour FTOTR Tour front row … still got my tickets and memories

[@dougwilliams44]

Really well done M8! Me Uncle loves this one

[@ronocreek]

Do you consider making a video about Jason Newsted?

[@darbycrash5320]

Cliff is a real R'n'roller! He's simply perfect. His rock style is gospel. Cliff has been the 1st effective punk rocker.

[@francescopoloni6113]

Very interesting bass playing

[@bellaluv4890]

I love Cliff and have nothing but respect for him

[@gabriellorenzi7769]

would be awesome if you did a bass tabs of The Razors edge!

[@ThaiThom]

That's why so many punk rock fans love AC/DC.

[@cravecave505]

He has changed his style a bit over the years when it comes to live. If you listen to old bootlegs from the 70s, you can hear that it used to be much more part of the "rawness" of the overall (live)sound of the band. He played very aggressively and also partially distorted (loud svt). In addition, he also sprinkled some very extraordinary small fillings, here and there. Nowadays, on the other hand, his live game and sound are more similar to the studio recordings. I really like his live sound from the 70s and it was hard work, which he did in part. However, a very important part of the style is the drummer. You can't really copy Cliff's style if the drummer isn't really tight. Many drummers "run away" (musically) when you play through a song in cliffstyle on the rootnote. ⚡️ 🤘

[@devilbaian]

There are some bass players who play in a simplistic manner yet they make up for it in feel, tone and how they blend well with the other band members. Cliff epitomizes that. Also, it would be cool if you could have an episode dedicated to Alex James of Blur.

[@randallwatson1528]

Sounds great

[@schifrinlopez9952]

You are the man I'm recording the next great rock and roll album every bass player ever wanted to emulate you've done a tutorial on great compliment to my guitar-playing thank you

[@ivank563]

Great video, thank you for showing photos while explaining, made the video more interesting.

[@andreasdeutinger7319]

it is a bit like mike tysons wisdom-everybody has a plan, until they get punched in the mouth. everybody disses cliff until they try to actually sound and play like him. it is not that easy.

[@travisstafford397]

That’s very true I recall a few years back my band decided to do a couple AC/DC songs, I thought this will be easy...it wasn’t

[@Joetime90]

Well said.

[@OmayrJS]

Funcionou? É o que a música pede? Fez sucesso? Então está perfeito.

[@vanyakapetanovic4018]

It's very good beginner style to learn. Cliff is great.

[@billcox87]

ya Cliff is one groovy ass cat man, his style may be "simple" but his groove is heavy,...... and RIGHT THE F#&K ON bro!!!!!!!

[@danton8302]

Peter Steele from Type O Negative

[@krombergbf]

Cliff Williams, a king !!!!!

[@ChadAdkins-hx5zz]

Suck a solid player and underrated and doesn't get props he deserve as one of the best in the business.The foundation of AC/DC for years and solid backing vocals to go along with his awesome Bass play!!!

[@bdp1966]

Dug Pinnick of King's X said he was hanging with Cliff and Cliff was playing Jaco riffs and other flashy stuff,he said he asked Ciff why he doesn't play like that in AC/DC, he said, "They won't let me"

[@MrGlenno1000]

So gawd damn precise that no one notices the bass! Such a solid player. It sounds easy, it looks easy, it ain’t easy 😉

[@tydavidson6730]

Good to see Cliff get some love as a bassist! Great example of basslines that are harder than they look. Would be nice to see Paul McCartney, Tina Weymouth and Roger Waters next

[@stevemorris6737]

Cliff rules

[@jrp7837]

Malcolm, Cliff and Phil acted as one, and this made AC/DC what they are.

[@nirvanafan6669]

Please do Geddy Lee and Les Claypool

[@joshuajimenez8577]

Do "How to sound like John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin" next!

[@Joetime90]

Also Powerage is a must have album.

[@balbo1981]

one thing very important: cliff use flatwound strings

[@jimmymahha4419]

Cool video!

[@waynegram8907]

Paul McCartney used a lot of Slash Chords in the beatles, you should do a video lesson on the beatles bass lines starting from 1966 to 1970

[@inuit72]

Can you do one on Mike Watt?

[@steveclem]

Great video.

[@emilio8381]

Great bass player

[@Eldorado42]

Клифф Вильямс!!!🤟🎸👏 ДОЛГИХ ЛЕТ, Супер ГИТАРИСТ!!!💞❤🙏

[@ericjdevops]

I think I read somewhere that Billy Sheehan said that Cliff is an awesome bass player

[@jaycliche8778]

And he was high on crack when he said that too!

[@DannyBoi2112]

@@jaycliche8778 high on crack or not, he was still completely right

[@digitaldesigner5284]

Cliff do simple,objective and heavy.AcDc rules.

[@royaldragonfire2187]

7:30 bass is actually the main part of a band

[@klemensas5612]

Hi love ur videos. Could u do a video on how to sound like gene Simmons ( if u haven’t done that type of video yet, but if u have could you please give me the link ?) thx

[@joaovictorsilvabernardes2912]

David elllefson

[@tomasnilsson7818]

But on the example where you used JAilbreak he doesn´t play eight notes

[@deedeeramone8641]

can you cover ac/dc - safe in new york city please?🙏🙏

[@Ruben-hh4yd]

El uso de terceras mayores es su toque característico.

[@underzerogravity8184]

I just joined an acdc cover band....his stuff is not that simple, that driving A note that he does in a lot of songs stands out but theres way more going on. The feeling and the tightness, cutting off notes at the right time. Ome of my favorite bassists now for sure.

[@fabrizioamorettiabad7907]

Please a video of Ale Villareal from The Warning

[@maxwilson5598]

Can you do flea?

[@Freakenbacker]

I'd like to know how he sets the treble knob on his Stingray bass