Jaco Pastorius Pentatonics - Part 1

[@zhouzhang9102]

Been playing the bass for 47 years, and love this! Top guy for sharing with everyone.

[@lewis2207]

Great video man. Love your stuff. Don’t listen to the guys telling you your videos are too complicated. There are plenty of beginner videos on YT and in my opinion not enough advance ones like you’re making. Keep at it! 👍

[@AnthonyMuthurajah]

haha, thanks man! I am glad there's a bunch of people who appreciate what I'm doing. thanks for the support!

[@cricketcohen3237]

Awesome!! AND I am 70 years old with a 50 year history of playing professionally for a living - THIS is exactly what I enjoy about playing bass...I'v been told I "sound like Jaco" ...had some Kuru-isms happening but BUT this is the real deal! thanks

[@itsirrelevant4565]

I barely play bass, but watched this lesson and added it to my favorites. Guitar players like myself could learn a lot from this.

[@johnyentes6643]

Subscribing to your channel is one of the best things that I have done recently as a bassist. Really glad to see your videos popping up in my feed now.

[@arcegajuanjos]

You just blew my mind away sir. Thank you!!! May the bass be with you!!!

[@musicboy2003]

Thanks for opening my mind up to these things! Now I need to spend time opening up my fingers. There is so much meat here. Thank you.

[@VirtuozEd]

Love your explanations. Simply and without putting "too much water in your talking" like Scott did in most his videos.

[@AnthonyMuthurajah]

Haha! Thanks man. To be honest, i'm learning as the days go by. It's tough to keep the talking to a minimum. At least for me. Cheers and thanks for the support :)

[@EddieG1888]

That Squier sounds fantastic.

[@alanstjohns]

he's playing a Squier?!

[@EddieG1888]

Yep, think its one of the Classic Vibe series. Sounds fantastic though, doesn't it?

[@AnthonyMuthurajah]

yes that's a chinese squier!

[@AnthonyMuthurajah]

thanks man! it's my main axe for a reason :)

[@EddieG1888]

It's all in the hands, Anthony. ;-)

[@c.sizemore4200]

Best bass instruction on KZbin.Thanks

[@Stian9Tutorials]

Thanks a lot, I haven't been practicing enough lately and this inspired me to pick up my bass more. You're a monster on the bass!

[@stevegoodwin9419]

This guy ROCKS the bass! Perfect tone. And he does it on Squier. Proves it's more the player than the instrument... plus the squier VM line is actually a very well made bass these days

[@cfinny70]

Bro I really want to appreciate you for taking your time to share your knowledge God bless ☺️

[@diaphanoux]

Love the tone!!!!

[@IvanBassist]

Amazing phrasing and a REALLY clean technique! Thanks for sharing!

[@robertvillegas7472]

Great teacher ! Bass tone is great

[@phurbayenden7698]

Always keeping it fresh

[@stevecrozet306]

great sharing. Thank you mate. your bass sounds superb!

[@williamlewis6615]

Again extremely well explain with the examples I can't tell you how helpful your videos has been as a bass player

[@AnthonyMuthurajah]

I’m happy to hear William! I’ll see you in the shed 😉✌🏽

[@friscokid21]

Hey brother! Your Jaco videos are awesome! I would love to listen to your break down of "Come on, Come Over" like you did with "River People".

[@richardmurphy9921]

Yes indeed, great lesson, thanks for sharing

[@kevbarker8108]

This is really good mate. I find etudes are a really good way to practice everything so thank you

[@AnthonyMuthurajah]

thanks! yeah i used to write a lot of etudes using pentatonics in various subdivisons. I need to dig up my old hand written charts haha

[@jivitesh1990]

Hey man, Your lessons are always helpful, you are truly blend of all the amazing bass player! Subscribed always! thank you!

[@warcraftiireplays7426]

pentatonics became a lot more interesting for me when i began to start them on different degrees of the scale. for instance a G pent or a B pent over an Fmaj7.

[@alanstjohns]

At my ripe old age, I've only just learnt the pentatonic scale, so this video is beyond me at the moment - but I'm going to bookmark and come back to it every so often (... I love the way he says "right!!!!" :)

[@AnthonyMuthurajah]

Honestly, i think it's easier if you're older because you'll learn the RIGHT stuff. At least that's what i think :D hahaha Thanks for the support. Cheers!

[@TechForJack]

You're good!! Thanks for the influence and knowledge

[@ricardopedrosa31]

A great way of getting another tool, using the approach of sequences of intervals....you can just pop an interval on a certain scale and repeat it going up 3rds you get killer sounds. And you rock man, also showing the struggle of getting it, no finished up, mixed and mastered, produced piece shows the "ugg almost there" feeling when you practice, climbing up. That is really the Jaco major pentatonic sound deconstructed as a practice routine with the cromatic touches here and there. great stuff. Cheers and thank you for the inspiration, I'm going to add this to my routines!!

[@hangthedj3206]

He literally mentions that exact excersise at the start of the video

[@potaylo]

Thank you for these lessons I am a guitarist just starting bass so it is very helpful

[@antoniocassina8754]

Beautiful lesson!

[@craigs19721972]

Brilliant Anthony! Any other Jaco harmony ideas, that you can do a lesson on?

[@ChristJo-p1d]

Really Good Man.. Thank you for sharing your leak and Knowledge

[@yangarreola9382]

One of the most useful, groovy and fun to play the pentas :D cool, Anthony. plz, dont stop making those videos :D

[@Hue_Nery]

Awesome lesson. I don't play bass but I know that this applies to any instrument.

[@sabelomichael6078]

You have no idea how l needed this and have searched in vain from the popular guitarists. You are my best!!!

[@Bassic778]

WOW! Thank you very much for helping us crack the "Jaco Code"-or at least some of it! You are an amazing bassist and incredible teacher! I have no idea why someone gave you a thumbs down-what's up with that? Great tone, too!

[@AnthonyMuthurajah]

Thanks man! well, haters gonna hate no matter what good you do. Anyway, thanks for the support :)

[@kostaeliseev9960]

Awesome examples lots of love from tel aviv!

[@phonikz]

Love your tone!

[@saulfavela]

Wow, Jason Momoa is a great bass player. Very usefull pentatonic exercises.

[@GaryJibilian]

Awesome lesson! Great playing!!

[@panagiotisalexandrosriniot3368]

CONGRATS YOU ARE GREAT

[@natansett]

great lessons, playing along backing track at the end of vids would be perfect..

[@thomasherndon397]

awesome friend, really really helpful lesson

[@MrDoodlewatson]

Great vid dude. I like your taste in what to learn from jaco's playing.

[@JohnSmithiuyytw]

Lovely bass tone man, cool lesson.

[@jboon-j1n]

When I learn to play this fast I'll be walking with a sigar, bass on my side and my shades 😎.

[@pavelseven5699]

Anthony Thank you ! You are always interesting to tell!

[@plopzoppers3921]

that tone so stronk

[@fisch723]

Love it! ...and I'm a guitarist but I've laready shared it with a few bass players. Good stuff man!

[@danielvelasquez8601]

2:49 the bass and the phone hit the same note at the same time lol

[@suemelina1984]

It Sounds like easy! Very cool video!

[@justforgame179]

Thank you bro it’s helping a lot 👍👍

[@chuckiemiguelbacolod8558]

that tone man..how did you set it up?

[@RichardKelleyMD]

I'm wondering the same thing. So fat and round. My tone sounds nothing like that!

[@BleuShan]

That tone is mainly done by plucking close to the bridge pickup and having a pickup balance favoring the bridge pick up. EQ should be mostly flat with maybe a slight bump in the 250-450hz range if it sounds a tad too thin in the low mid range. Also having a compressor pedal and a Jazz bass also helps bring that growly attack he has in his tone.

[@thierrylemetayer3371]

@@BleuShan un son clasique de jazz bass en somme

[@hs5942]

Classic dingle coil jazzbass tone brother!

[@gergelykoranyi8554]

Very well made , thanks a lot man! ( My lazy side wishes if there was a pdf for it :) )

[@kaib5048]

Awesome lessons, Thanks So much for sharing

[@harleybrookes]

Thankyou. I do like your cat.

[@isaachgbeis]

Yeah great video

[@anthonybourdain2748]

im a bit of a noob I would love transcriptions for these examples!

[@normanluismadrid422]

diggin the beard, man

[@laszloszaniszlo9662]

Thank you very much. Wow!

[@jesuspiccirillo8040]

Great great tone!! do you have a high action?

[@AnthonyMuthurajah]

It is in the middle. Not too high not too low

[@s76fitz]

#theMiddleROADisNotMediocrity

[@dedong_b]

Amazing!

[@quantumbassguitarchannel1159]

Dude thank you 🙏 I really dig your approach

[@geolirycwolfman1233]

Very detailed bass tutorial..

[@tommytorreson2]

Awesome! It would be great to call out the notes to the fingering exercises. Thank You

[@bjornness2137]

Great tone and good teaching 👍🎶😊 What bass and gear?

[@gurdavesinghsarjitsingh2416]

Can you do breakdown on Zakk Wylde pentatonics next? Thanks.

[@ashihfolo3929]

Bro please for how long have u been playing bass. Bro you are so good. I will one day play like you.

[@pabliyin29]

Thanks for the lesson!👍🏼👏🏼

[@OMartim]

Nice man! Great tone and technique

[@chrisreynolds3204]

You are fantastic! Thanks for excellent vids.

[@guidofiori1897]

Hi Anthony great lesson!!! Do you have any transcripton or tab about the lesson? Thank you in advance!

[@AnthonyMuthurajah]

hey! I am sorry but I don't accompany any of my lessons with tabs or transcription. It's all in the ears as far as I am concerned :)

[@guidofiori1897]

Ok, understood. I thank you again for the prompt response. :-)

[@EricRunquistBass]

Did you check out Jerry Bergonzi pentatonic stuff? Its really good

[@udomatthiasdrums5322]

cool stuff!!

[@KarlaMolkovich]

Great lesson!! Thanks :)

[@thewomble1509]

HI Anthony, thanks for the upload. You have great skills and the tone from that Classic Vibe is lovely. One little request, could you slow down your theory breakdown a little please? my brain isn't as young as it used to be! Keep up the excellent work and thanks once again.

[@PietroRumenta]

Great explanation and fantastic tone! Is it a Fender? It sounds fat, fatter than regular single coil pick-ups!

[@shanec4441]

PietroRumenta Fender Squire

[@AnthonyMuthurajah]

Chinese squier with stock pick ups man. I changed the bridge a few years back and that’s it. The markbass line out is great and gives me the sound I want 😊

[@MrRentgould]

Nicely done,thank you

[@yuta12345678910]

very sweet tone

[@halloun88]

I love your touch on the instrument brother

[@charlesobam6894]

Cool

[@rass918]

Anthony is great at precise explanation and certainly has d FEEL/GROOVE making the bass sing thanx mate one ❤️Phil chen🇯🇲

[@briansong7137]

THE Phil Chen? Very cool to see you here. We've met a few times and I've met your son a few times in college, too.

[@gelory22]

Hey Man,hello from Brazil!you are the one!Do you teach by skype?

[@thebakery29]

Thank you for sharing.

[@rayramirez938]

Hi Anthony, Your videos are Great. I loved them. I have tried to wwrite down the fingerings for the Major and Minor pentatonics that you are playing but due to the speed of your execution I can not see the fingering. Do you have a particular fingering or shape for those scales? Thanks in advance.

[@ts4gv]

DIY my man. Only you can decide the best way for you to play it.

[@gray-6835]

Hey man, great video! I really dig what you were saying about leaving space in 16th notes. The problem i have with most modern players is they play great and are unbelievable talents, but there playing all the time. There's no space in the playing! I'd say with the exception of players like Marcus Miller and Pino that this is a problematic trend among the modern bass player.

[@AnthonyMuthurajah]

The perception of playing with space is already jarred to begin with. I always refer to breathing as the best means of phrasing but apparently, some guys can hold their breath for minutes at a time hahahaha Thanks for your comment and support. Cheers

[@gray-6835]

Oh yeah Jaco defo represents that, i always dug that solo on Donna Lee he does, i think it might be 1982 with a stripped down word of mouth ensemble. He literally plays like 2 notes over an entire rotation but it's so effective....

[@AnthonyMuthurajah]

All Jaco needed to do was just stand and not even play. The guy is the music. Such a shameful loss. RIP

[@gray-6835]

Yeah man i dig that :d, keep up the great content man!

[@malesmandi]

Awesome vid! Instant subscribed

[@mauriciocorrea4811]

You just earned a subscriber, thank you!:)

[@alfieharries]

Did you dip your chin in a bowl of soup? Great playing

[@AnthonyMuthurajah]

HAHA!

[@alfieharries]

Anthony Muthurajah sorry! Outstanding playing tho

[@lukekennedy1001]

This mans brow

[@Funkbrother213]

Your bass sounds great!! What amp are you playing thru?

[@AnthonyMuthurajah]

thanks! Markbass CMD 102p is the amp i use

[@howdy_dave]

You blew my mind when you played it backwards

[@meuterritorio]

I love your videos!!

[@stevenscott9983]

Very good stuff

[@u201012319]

wow good lesson thank you

[@luishernandezbass9796]

Good video brother thanks so much

[@luishernandezbass9796]

Good

[@BenMolinaro]

Super helpfull 💪💥

[@JBKeyz88]

What strings do you use and prefer the most?

[@J040Z1NH0]

great video! monster skills

[@PlayerBassThe]

Very good !

[@Flying_turnip187]

Groovy!