Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer - Bass Cover

[@spuuuuuz]

Nothing more satisfying than watching someone have so much fun playing an awesome song and getting really into it. Amazing, man.

[@martintaylorrickenbacker2797]

Buddy!... your bass cover of this song is, by far, the best I've seen!! Absolutely LOVE your passion for the sensation of where the music takes you.

[@KeithLewisMusic]

Thanks! There's nothing quite like finding a groove and following wherever it leads.

[@exphila]

I second that! Absolutely awesome groove :)

[@marshallross3373]

Right bass tone, too.

[@TheMichaelBeck]

This song came out when I was in HS. The 80s were an amazing time to be a kid. Awesome bass cover.

[@timkeady8818]

Thank you Keith. Have watched loads of KZbin bass of this amazing piece of bass creation. Yours is the best, most accurate and ‘vibing’ I’ve seen. Because you get yourself into it with such commitment as all us bass players do, you deliver. Thanks mate - from a bass buddy in Perth Western Australia - respect 🙏

[@Palkiafan100]

I love this full big bass, and I'm bobbing my head with you, by far the best bass cover of this song

[@michaelbalvin6306]

Possibly the greatest bassline ever imo. Perfect cover.

[@KeithLewisMusic]

Thank you! Tony is a monster, and a huge influence on me.

[@HOLY_FRIJOLES]

Maybe better than the original.

[@Whiskers1206]

This baseline is awesome. Elton John crocodile rock is another fav

[@tomfranz2177]

Best bass cover I have heard for this song, not to mention your great passion!

[@danieotto8013]

dude seriously though.. like on a serious note, your tone is amazing. like that bongo does its job soooo fucking well. You really good man, well played.

[@KeithLewisMusic]

Thanks! I do love the Bongo 6. And it plays effortlessly too.

[@Seboss38]

Fantastic playing and such awesome tone!

[@ConstantineIsslamow]

Enjoyed your cover very much. Beautiful Bongo. Thanks for sharing. Cheers

[@reneehouston6755]

I can listen and jam to this bass cover all day. Absolutely love it.

[@scottptolomey3498]

Nailed it love how you really enjoy playing it that's proper passion in what you love

[@ryanoneill2352]

An amazing performance, thank you.

[@SpeedyCorky]

what a great cover! smooth playing and great vibe ! you're rockin' man!

[@sudokms]

you look so happy its so nice :) awesome cover and that is a kickass bass!

[@BullHorn7]

I haven't touched any of my bass guitars since around 2013... Just heard this and, damn, this is one of the songs I've always wanted to cover! I'll probably do it! Thanks for posting, great playing.

[@travismiller9027]

It's crazy how much this makes you want to go play right now! And what is wrong with you? 10 years?? I'm sure you a multi talented Jedi. ✌️

[@californiadaze]

Hell yeah! Great sounding rig!

[@KeithLewisMusic]

+California Daze Thanks! Music Man Bongo 6 into a TC Electronic RH 450. It's my dream rig.

[@juddyau]

If you shut your eyes and just listen you can't tell the difference between the recorded version and this version. Dope bass man.

[@HOLY_FRIJOLES]

cuttsy80 seriously

[@drivingschool11]

Stop the Press!! Exactly!!! Power and energy. Your fingers are precious. God bless you bro.

[@HOLY_FRIJOLES]

Antonio Pereira dude he was flawless.

[@edmundquarrato3966]

Thumbs up to the man who feels his music, great job and great sounding bass, so so clean

[@jg2611]

Checked out other covers on youtube and none come close to this one. Excellent sound and fluidity. Keep on jammin!

[@mariekos314]

I keep coming back to this video, it's soooo good!! Incredibly groovy. You are really talented!

[@foxtowercommunications]

I just love the chunky wooden sound of this bass. That low end has bite! Cheers -C.M.

[@charlesrowan5138]

By far the best bass cover of this song I have heard. You rocked it and made it your own. You killed this shit!

[@deangelogrey6204]

Bro you killed it. I love it!!!!!!!!

[@siroliver1]

fantastic tone, great playing- you nailed it

[@justinmichaud6161]

Love this tune! Great energy playing it too!

[@paulohgo]

Very, very well done. Impressive. And you had a lot of fun doing it!

[@ACTUALLYRICH]

Nice fucking job dude ! That tone is killer especially on account of the six string resonance.

[@ricardotsai6692]

Hi Keith, great job playing the bass on this one of my all time favorite songs.

[@bodhid]

Superb! Sick groove!

[@shaunreyes5092]

LOL dude i almost have no words! you did a great job and man did you feel the groove! great job!

[@HVACKABOOM]

I can't decide whether you like this song or not! Seriously, great cover thanks.

[@barrykennedy4378]

Excellent cover. Really love the enthusiasm!

[@KeithLewisMusic]

Thanks! I get very into it when I'm playing.

[@timmspencer8955]

One of the best bass lines ever created for sure.

[@Dokdude]

The most accurate bass cover so far. Well done Keith.

[@HOLY_FRIJOLES]

Dokdude it’s flawless. On par with the original.

[@FuzzballSounds1]

Give this man some lovin' !

[@perseus2362]

Well done. Love that punch in the gut tone

[@HOLY_FRIJOLES]

Spot on! Well done my friend.

[@tomster111111]

Absolutely love your passion dude, so glad to see there is more of us!! Happy plucking mudaplucka!! T

[@malicant123]

Damn, the sound from that bass! Killer tone

[@KY2731]

Nice cover, you certainly got into a nice groove.

[@gabrielcardoso5731]

This is awesome

[@idoidoiful]

Great job !!. thanks for sharing

[@TheDp1965]

Great Job. You make it look so easy. And Fun. Cheers.

[@KeithLewisMusic]

Thanks. Fun? Absolutely! Easy? Not so much. Took quite a while to get this one down.

[@mcfly3510]

Great Job!

[@BIGeSTRING]

Wow , very nice Bongo 6 string. Sounds great that monster!!

[@lobsterbass6495]

DUDE WOW...btw epic Bass face, I get into my songs, granted it's usually heavy grunge, BUT AMAZING COVER!!! great tone, amazing bass.

[@KeithLewisMusic]

Haha. My bass face gets even better playing live. Thanks for the kind words.

[@lobsterbass6495]

xD no problem

[@jackglass7342]

awesome tony

[@chicagoblues100]

I sport the same TC Electronic amp head...SOLID choice broda, also great cover!

[@KeithLewisMusic]

Thanks! The RH450 is such an amazing amp. I've been using it for 6 years, and I will probably never buy another amp unless it is a more powerful version of this one.

[@chicagoblues100]

Im in the same boat! Cheers to a great cover!

[@thethriftychristian82]

Head bobbin and lovin every minute of it!

[@Spider_7_7]

Funky and outstanding at the same time. :)

YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHh GREAT BASS COVER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@liftmanproductions]

enjoyed as much as you did playing it ...

[@HOLY_FRIJOLES]

Liftman Productions right! So much passion.

[@florisgooijer7927]

You Are It I listened with Bose headphones, very awesome, so deep that low E string

[@mircovo8410]

Wow U feel evry Note in this Song. Great great great Job !!! U entertain me Like never sombody before in yt

[@kingsecho3351]

Very impressive

[@dnjj1845]

Great tone

[@Foghat1961]

Groovin' baby! You look just like me when I play it!

[@NadavMerom]

This is superb!

[@jerrodw.8246]

Nice cover, bass is strong I definitely listen to this on my home stereo 1000 watt sub

[@CordScott]

This is great. Nailed the feel and still made it yours.

[@ojuliobarros]

Magnífico! Parabéns cara!

[@freakintom]

nailed it!! fucking fantastic dude

[@122fender]

Very nice cover. I had to learn this for my band and was tortured between playing it the way you do, or with an octaver. (played an octave higher of course) I decided to go with the octaver as I had the impression it sounded better...but your version will put me again in that dilemna...

[@KeithLewisMusic]

Thanks. Yeah, I like to use as little gear as possible when I'm playing, so I typically run my bass straight into my amp. It keeps things simple, but it means that there are some sounds that are outside of my ability to make. I feel like the line is just as effective without the higher octave, but it's a personal thing. Just go with what sounds and feels right to you.

[@jmfrc]

Deadly man!

[@geraintlewis3570]

The band: Can you go any lower with the bass? Bassist: I got you fam

[@Fabio_Enne]

Excellent! Bravo :)

[@leewilliams.380]

TONE!!!!!!! 👏👏👏👏👏😁. Enlighten us, what’s going on from the bass to the speakers? I’m a pretty seasoned guitar player, now learning bass. Need to get that tight growl.

[@KeithLewisMusic]

Oof. This is going back 6 years, so my memory is pretty shaky on the settings, but it's not much. Just my Musicman Bongo going into my TC Electronic RH450 head, which applies some light compression and what sounds like a slight mid boost. I think I was using an Alesis Multimix 16 as a converter then. Then probably a little more compression and EQ in the mix. That's about it. The Bongo sounds pretty amazing without a lot of help.

[@leewilliams.380]

Keith Lewis Thanks! I may look into the TC Electronics head.... love that bass!! Little out of my price range currently,, but damn nice. Thanks for getting back to me. Sounds great brother! 🤘🏻

[@AlexandrePanta]

Great job my friend, i,m a bongo maniac rsrsrs, i have a 2 models, 4 and 6 strings. Congrats for this bass cover !!

[@andivax]

awesome cover! what are you using for chorus?

[@KeithLewisMusic]

Thank you! I didn't own any effects when I shot this video, so no chorus. It probably sounds that way because I didn't use a bassless track, so you're hearing both my playing and the original bass track along with it.

[@simonebrian89]

amazing sound more more more

[@KeithLewisMusic]

Thank you! I'm working on my next transcription now. Hope to have it up later this week.

[@felenakaravidas1545]

I love this bass!! Would you mind playing for me live performance?

[@deangelogrey6204]

I wish you were in houston, tx.

[@christopherjones5651]

Tone, notation, accenting, all bang on. Nailed it. What tuning are you using here?

[@martinteig2423]

You got it!

[@bricefos]

hmmm was looking up Peter gabriel covers and it led me to my favorite rwby bass cover guy XD

[@gazzafunk]

fkng tremendous!

[@lorenzoo955]

it's perfect congratulations ..... :-)

[@JutenksViak]

Cool job! Good;)

[@xXSpiKeXx24553]

fuckin amazing!

[@karlos1978uk]

Awesome. By any chance do you know a link to a tab? Everything I've found is for 4 string bass.

[@KeithLewisMusic]

The part was originally written to be played like the 4 string tabs you've found, with an octave pedal on it. I shot this before putting together a pedal board, and I did the transcription by ear, so I play the lower octave that is technically being performed by the pedal Tony Levin used on the recording. Just take the 4 string parts you've found, and move all the notes down to strings and down two frets, and you're good to go.

[@travismiller9027]

Timeless groove! Hey I'm just curious about the 6 strings, I've played 4 then went to 5 then both which was really hard, then I just lost my spacing for 5 so back to 4. So are you a guitarist too? And did go straight to 6? And can someone tell me how not to play so hard, I'm on year 6 and I have to ice my fret fingers almost every time, I don't practice 14 hrs a day anymore, my action is very low, tried strings of all sorts, my best so far were Ernie Ball half round and I was told that was the cause. Because you look so smooth it doesn't even look like you are playing! I just played this song a few days ago, well tried to when I watch you 👍

[@KeithLewisMusic]

Hey! While I do play guitar as well, I am definitely a bassist first, and I bought my first six string bass long before I picked up guitar. I started on four strings, but I switched to six strings for a few reasons. I could read sheet music, so I was being asked to play a lot of gigs that involved reading, but being new to bass meant that I wasn't very good at moving up and down the neck, and the six string allowed me to play more notes in one position without having to take my eyes off the music to look at my hands. I also got involved in some instrumental trios where playing chords was very helpful to fill out the sound, and the thinner gauge of the C string helps to keep the tone from getting muddy with more notes. I also just came to like the feel of a wide neck and the narrower string spacing over time. I still play a four string in some contexts, but I mostly play my sixes these days. As for the left hand stress, without being able to see you play, it's hard to comment, but if your action is already nice and low, I'd guess that you are just gripping much harder than you need to. Make sure that your thumb is behind the neck, with the pad roughly opposite where your first finger is. Your palm should be nice and low, and not touching the neck. Try to keep your fingers parallel to the frets, and press the strings with the tip, not the pad of your fingers. Do your best to keep your fingers in a fairly relaxed curve, and don't let any joints invert when you press down. That's the best general advice I can give without actually look at your technique.

[@kaiying74]

Faaaaack. Yes dude. Just yes. All of it. Yes.

[@reneehouston6755]

Peter need to sign you up in his band. Cause you sound great.

[@KeithLewisMusic]

Hahahaha! I do not even come close to Tony Levin's utter mastery of the bass, but thank you!

[@jambandbillyd]

That's really smooth. It sounds great. I'm guessing you tuned down a half step, so your open E string was really playing a Eb, open A was Ab, etc. Songs with horns are usually in a flat key, and when I tune A to 440Hz I end up playing in Eb for this song. Tuning down works out great playing by yourself with the recording. I wonder how it would go with a live band gig with 2-3 sets of music. Would you have to tune down a half step to play this one, then back up after the song? Or have another bass tuned down a half step and do a switch? I wonder if the bass on the original recording was tuned down a half step? Anyway, nice playing.

[@KeithLewisMusic]

Yeah, I was tuned down a half step for this video. Most of the groups I play with these days play down a half step, so this bass pretty much lives in Eb standard. I think Tony Levin also tunes down for this song as well judging by the videos of him playing it. I hate changing tuning live, so if I had to do this with a band where the rest of the set needed standard tuning, I would probably learn it in Eb. That's part of the reason I started playing extended range basses: so I don't have to retune when people want to use different tunings.

[@StefanoMei]

i'm trying to pull out this playing, with my 5 strings bass i've go down a half step, THEN use a 432 hz diapason, and sounds perfect to me!

[@damianbiancarelli2307]

Killer

[@zefonbass77]

You are a great bass player!!!! You should do tutorials!!!

[@robertfehringer9180]

How do you tune your strings???

[@KeithLewisMusic]

This is down a half step from standard. Bb Eb Ab Db Gb Cb from low to high.

[@MikeyRB77]

Fuck yes!

[@deangelogrey6204]

I already have two 4 string basses and a 5 string. Now I want a six string bass.

[@SWR1990]

what effects/pedals are you using ?

[@KeithLewisMusic]

None. I just go straight into my head, and direct into an interface. I'm only just now getting a pedal board put together so I can start using effects.

[@128mark]

hi keith i emailed u a while ago asking about studying bass and u emailed me back with a particular website that you said was very good for practise and study theory but i cant find your reply can u help ! regards mark

[@KeithLewisMusic]

128mark Hmmmm... I've looked through my old emails and I can't find that particular one. Any idea around what date you sent it? In any case, I probably recommended www.music-theory.com and www.notreble.com. Both are great free resources.

[@128mark]

Keith Lewis hi keith many thanks for replying to my email you must get hundreds to answer to ! those sites u have given to me again lol are the ones from last time keith loving your style of playing i have only just purchased a 5 string classic its called the sledge a superb bass made by musicman design by tony levin i will have a look at them sites keith keep up the great videos i really enjoy them and they are a good insperation to me kind regards mark liverpool england

[@chewie2055]

💋perfect.......👍

[@Digity.]

Tabs?

[@brunolemusicien5055]

normally played with an octave and a pick. Watch Tony Levin.

[@KeithLewisMusic]

k

[@brunolemusicien5055]

@@KeithLewisMusic indeed

[@cerojase]

I want a Bongo bass

[@KeithLewisMusic]

cerojase It is a pretty outstanding bass. I want a second one. I am constantly having to switch between standard and Eb tuning. It's ridiculous.

[@Foghat1961]

Now try it an octave higher with an EHX Micro POG... that's even more fun

[@tlkshowhst]

This sounds better than the original tbh. That 6-string destroys the octave pedal he uses.

[@mehmetdincerkoksal8812]

super man.. ughhh