Jane's Addiction 'Whores' Bassline - Bass Request

[@The4thOliver]

Murphy, thanks so much for responding to me and showing how to do this song! You rock, man!

[@MurphyKargesBass]

Welcome. Great song.

[@dothemath4908]

Dude I’m 55 and stop Dj cuttin and scratching when I first hear the same record of Janes Addiction and said to myself “I Want to play the bass” because of Eric A and I still play. You nailed it I constantly would say why isn’t this matching when it came to tuning and always wondered why it’s sounds ok in standard but always questioned it and you brother brought it to LIGHt!!!!! Thx I always knew it was 2nd fret on D and fourth on D but all tabs showed it 2nd 3rd. You totally nailed it. Seriously, I’m so glad I found your page!!!!!!

[@MurphyKargesBass]

Glad I could help. Love live Jane’s ! 🤙🏼🔥

[@markschultz3070]

Thanks so much for this. I saw them my freshman year of college...up close at a small venue in Houston in January 1989 on the Nothing's Shocking tour before they blew up. Had no idea who they were. Just ... mind boggling blown away. Saved up money to buy the first CD (Triple X live show) as well as Nothing's Shocking CD. Whores was (and still is) my favorite Jane's jam. That fill is a weird little killer to figure out / sound right. I actually sent Eric Avery a message on Instagram asking him about it a few years ago ... as well as what combo of pick and/or hammer ons he does from E to F# ... I see that you slide ... cool ... but didn't receive a response. Didn't expect one, of course. At any rate ... nice job and thank you for making this vid. This is the best vid that I've found to see / hear him playing it in original key FWIW. Thanks again! Peace. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKWbqZuLnbKtgpI

[@MurphyKargesBass]

Wow great story. Thanks for sharing. You know it’s funny half the time I was explaining how to play this bassline in the video, I had my bass out of the frame and you can’t even see what I’m playing. I film myself and sometimes forget I have to watch the monitor too. Anyway that’s a great link you shared I’ve never seen that. In their PRIME 🔥 Appreciate the comment.. If you haven’t subscribed you need to because I’ve got a few cool projects I’m stoked on coming up soon and I’d like to hear your take. Anyone who saw Jane’s way back is 🙌🏼 by me. Cheers !

[@markschultz3070]

@@MurphyKargesBass Subscribed. Yes - in their prime 1000%. I saw them in Austin a few months after that Milan show. Nothing will ever top the first time, though. Just pure, unadulterated..."Who the hell are these guys? WHAT IS THIS?" blown away ...from 20ft. away. Fast forward (many years!) to last November ... my daughter attends CU-Boulder and sweet talked me into flying up last minute to catch their Denver show with Smashing Pumpkins. I scored last minute floor seats - 5th row - and Avery was right in front of us. Second song of the set was ... Whores. Made the trip / expense worth it right there. He and Brian Ritchie are two of my all-time favs ... I guess because I'm an 80's / early 90's guy ...have always zoned in on the bass over everything since I was a kid ... and their respective sounds are so prominent / integral. I'm in an 80's cover band in Houston ... we play a handful of gigs a year .... and throw in Mountain Song on occasion as a curveball set addition (female vox that can screech with clarity). I soooo want to throw in Whores sometime ... change the one word of course .... but my bandmates rightfully point out that literally no one would know it. Oh well ... maybe one day. Looking forward to seeing your project and thanks again for your vid. It's the only one out there that did it 100% justice!

[@Mullinz80]

Always enjoy these videos. It gives me a new bass line to play around with. 🤘

[@MurphyKargesBass]

Cheers and thanks Mullinz !

[@supadupahilton6848]

Mistake 1. You Don't WANT a "recent recording" since that would be Cheney playing. You need to know how Eric A plays it.

[@MedalionDS9]

Alternative Rock godfathers Jane's Addiction

[@MurphyKargesBass]

True true true

[@afreshablazed]

Three Days by Janes addiction is a real banger !!! I hear similarities in the bass line.

[@MurphyKargesBass]

It’s one of my favorites for sure

[@CraigRMerriman]

Thanks Murphy!

[@MurphyKargesBass]

Welcome Craig

dang. now i've gotta play some Jane's Addiction...

[@MurphyKargesBass]

Which is never a bad thing 👊🏼

[@BigPapaSam96]

Hey Murphry I hope you are doing well

[@MurphyKargesBass]

Big Papa Sam thank you I am doing alright. Really excited to share the book that I've been working on for the last year soon with everyone. Had a lot going on the past year, but it's so nice to make some videos again. How are you doing?

[@BigPapaSam96]

@@MurphyKargesBass Doing well thanks you. I am still listening to Sugar Ray

[@bentennyson8049]

What is up Murphy and welcome back just wanna ask something do you believe that aliens are existing in the other universe??

[@MurphyKargesBass]

Thanks Ben. Nice to be back. Aliens? Do they play bass?

[@bentennyson8049]

@@MurphyKargesBass Probably some of them..

[@dothemath4908]

Any tabs you can post on this.

[@MurphyKargesBass]

I need to !

[@chadholladay6228]

This sounds awesome. Are you playing this clean or with some pedals modding your sound?

[@MurphyKargesBass]

It’s a funny thing… but two mics are picking up what I’m doing. One in on my bass cabinet, the other is my vocal mic. 🎤 and that creates this cool and natural and very very short slap or echo. Just makes it sound a bit fatter and bigger. I’m going direct through my UAD Apollo twin. Then that sound comes from my iLoud speakers and I record that with a mic. I don’t like direct very much… so tight and dead sounding. (It has its place)I like room sounds where it sounds more like our ears hear it. 🙏🏻 thx for watching and the question

[@aaronmarko]

You know, off the top of my head, Scar Tissue by Red Hot Chili Peppers was also recorded out of tune, but if it's what the song needs, is it really out of tune? Just something to think about

[@MurphyKargesBass]

Correct. No it’s not.