Shop Talk: Lucas Harwood of King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard // Serek Basses

I often judge a band by how badly I want to play bass in it. King Gizzard is at the very top of that list.
Lucas recently paid our shop a visit and we sat down to talk about his bass skills, KG's Microtonal Universe, socks, and more.
Enjoy!
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[@RitzPlays]

Always appreciative of Lucas's interviews. Would love to see him jump down from his riser more often.

[@cleetusi9559]

I second this! I recall him hoping down in Berkeley 2022 and was so pumped to see it!

[@glennbergevin7726]

He can jump down on my riser any time.

[@billyjackotoole7909]

Desert Daze with the where's Stu dripping Tap

[@jackj3311]

That bassline of Honey at the end is magnificent

[@rkharper]

Fantastic! My head explodes just looking at that microtonal fretboard!

[@matthewfischer3312]

Great video. I'd noticed he was playing new basses this tour after so many years with Mustangs. These look really great.

[@aussiefirestorm]

Lucas is like the secret sauce for the Gizzard.

[@jaycielle]

Yeah he's the MSG of the already delicious melting pot of Gizz

[@garinm954]

beginners luck was spot light for him

[@theDYNAMITESTUDIOS]

Its sick he mentioned Phil Lesh, definitely an underrated bass player with a unique style and tone

[@fostervalle2483]

This series is incredible! You have to get Mike Gordon and Johnathan Coleman on here!!

[@serekbasses]

Gonna work on it!!

[@immortalgod9529]

Ha! he acts chill here but if you talk to them after a show when their adrenaline is flowing they are off the walls! Haha love this man and his band.

[@ShineOnBenevolentSun]

11:40 this is why I love Gizz. I'm a newb bassist at age 43, been playing only 4 years, and Gizz songs are so much fun to learn on because as they progress as musicians, so do I.

[@melz410]

As a fellow newb, can you give me some fun songs to learn

[@tonyloafpoundstone]

​@melz410 Amedeo S is the KZbin channel for you, I learned bass from his Gizz tabs. Slow Jam 1 is the easiest. Hot water isn't hard, and fun! I spent hours grinding Horology at the start.

[@melz410]

@@tonyloafpoundstone Omg hero, thanks!

[@mydrillasanjay5397]

@@melz410 if your still looking for a new piece you should try mars for the rich, tough but very rewarding to get done

[@melz410]

@@mydrillasanjay5397 thanks, actually already learned it in the meantime. One of my favourites to play

[@iamjackmccoy]

you teased this so brilliantly. ive been so excited for this interview!

[@cleetusi9559]

Love the questions y’all asked Lucas. Really dig this interview!

[@patrickhunter]

LOVE this so much! Thank you so much for this, guys!!

[@Beythoven]

This is awesome, love hearing some behind the scenes from Lukey ❤️

[@fidel1o]

awesome interview. id love to try one of these basses some day

[@thanoskatrakis]

Great great video. Thank you for creating it. All serek basses are phenomenal 🟠...

[@Cyrae_]

Luke is a treasure! Love this band so much ❤‍🔥

[@tizianadestefano4717]

Lukey is such a gem ❤ great interview!

[@ryanpetriello3461]

Lukey just seems so chill and nice

[@EVILJAMARR]

This band is incredible and I love that he uses Serek basses

[@oliverdown6287]

One of the most humble people on the planet. We love Lukie

[@gwawd]

Nice! Keep it going.

[@Murmaider4]

Happy to hear from Lukey!

[@mxhellolou]

one of my fav bass brands ever i hope to own one some day

[@dominicbrinkley8007]

You’re a legend Lucas!

[@CallMeVlork]

Great video!

[@TeepleBass]

Good stuff, Jake!

[@176chv]

I love Lucas!! Harwood!

[@josh_de_leon]

lukey !! we love you!!

[@TurkeyManIndustriesLLC]

hell yeah! I don't play bass but I found this very interesting nonetheless. I've just begun dicking around trying to learn keyboard and that word of advice at the end was immensely encouraging. thanks ya'll!

[@drewlarsen2224]

The nuclear fusion bass line got me all 🗿🦅RAAHHHHH

[@iliasmastoris529]

Honesty, humility.

[@McDoinky]

Digging the new Armitage

[@83zeck]

I love that band, and I love Midwestern basses

[@bisket2003]

Lucas is the real King of the group. Quiet and reserved but holds the bass line DOWN. Locked into a groove and marathons it!

[@HolcSam]

this is an awesome series Jake! would love to see other Serek bass hero’s; Chuck Jones, Justin Coleman, Gordo to name a couple

[@AshleyDaFox]

Dang I need me one of those basses that looks really sick

[@AT02129]

Hell yeah Lukey!

[@Spliceozome]

Static Electricity will always be my fav bass line

[@MxLee192]

Love this band. Bass player of course, under rated.

[@Keviooo23]

MELTING

[@ryanmench8629]

great video. Yall should get cameron picton next

[@rileyyyyh]

the sticker on the bass made me really happy as a gay bassist :)

[@HMan2828]

The mark of any true expert in their field (any field) is that they all know they don't really know anything...

[@brenoaragon]

I've had the same recurring dream!! I'm on stage the band is counting down to the next song and I don't know what the song is ahahahah

[@felippebueno6046]

wholesome

[@stephencshapiro]

I have that same recurring dream about drumming 😂

[@timothyaylesworth8752]

What a cool, humble down to earth bloke - he is a way better player than he is giving himself credit for here

[@jaycielle]

11:00 love this question, really struggling to find an answer better than Boston for me - that debut album is unreasonably good for a record made by one dude in the 80s

[@captainentropy2725]

Hard to argue it's not one of the greatest albums of all time from any band, much less than one named after a city/state/country 😉

[@danielmarron3508]

certified lukey moment

[@bloodhoundsoldier7445]

LUKEEEEEYYYYYY

[@midwesterndirt]

The Drones rule!

[@Gnarledlowend]

Does his 4 string Midwestern have an ebony or rosewood fretboard? Tks

[@mccypr]

Thanks! Question: What kind of pickups did Phil Lesh use just prior to his Alembic? 😎

[@serekbasses]

Fairly certain he was using BiSonics of the Hagstrom variety in both his Starfire and modded EB-3.

[@mccypr]

@@serekbasses Thanks!😎

[@derekschinke2512]

How did you manage to not show the fret board during Pleura ugh

[@serekbasses]

Eh, theory... Sounds good either way 😅

[@gregh.3361]

Curious how the B-string sounds with a short scale, passive pickup in neck position, and flats. Seems to go against the “wisdom” of some bass players: 35”+ scale, bridge pickup, and rounds just to get the string to register in a mix.

[@kevinkane8909]

5:36 😂

[@thefareplayer2254]

Admit it: we ALL came here in the hopes of seeing 7:39

[@polinttalu7102]

NUCLEEEAWAWAAAAAEAAARRRR FYUUUUSSSSIIOOOOOONNNYOYOYO

[@ActuallyDarcy]

Great interview, that high pitched ringing in the audio is a bit rough though

[@serekbasses]

Thanks for the comment. The shop is noisy, working on getting better gear!

[@G4naD]

"serek" means "little cheese" in polish

[@serekbasses]

Indeed it does!

[@ileutur6863]

I love Luke's playing, but his recent choice to stick to mellow vintage tones while the rest of the band voes metal means I can barely hear him in the mix.

[@queenpurple8433]

I agree

[@serekbasses]

We'll have to get him a Lucite Lincoln, that should do it 😅

[@SnoopieBoogie]

No le entendí ni verga te amo

[@rome8180]

He says F# Dorian, but then he says "with a flat 2 and a flat 6." So that's not Dorian then. And then he plays an F# Phrygian, which does have the flat 2 and flat 6. Unless it has something to do with the microtonal stuff and I'm just misunderstanding, that didn't make much sense.

[@adams2203]

He meant an F# Dorian with the 2 and 6 lowered a 1/4 tone

[@supersawheather]

Rattlesnake

[@D__S__]

yea he meant to say half flat 2 and half flat 6 (quartertones)

[@MrLucasSkinner]

@@adams2203 this guy gets it. This is exactly what I meant. @rome8180 - I meant "half flat 2 and half flat 6"

[@musicman9901]

Love the band, the player, the bass etc just disappointed to see the political statement made on said instrument...

[@chlomance]

hey man .grow up

[@spacegrass6632]

I second what old mate said. Grow up mate. Don't get your undies in a knot over his painted nails either :)

[@musicman9901]

@@chlomance What did I do? I just think its weird when artists get behind organized groups regardless of what they are.

[@musicman9901]

@@spacegrass6632 I'm not upset just a bit surprised but thanks for the concern. As I said, I just think its odd and divisive for artists to back political messages for the most part. I never said I have any problem with any particular person, its the premise behind it.

[@dominikdavid6320]

@@musicman9901 you must not listen to king gizz much because their music is full of political statements, plus it's just a dumb take from you in general