The Bass Tone Secrets of Hadrien Feraud (Bass Tales Ep.17)

There are only a handful of bass players who I think of as bass royalty - and one of them is with us for today’s episode of Bass Tales!
Completely self-taught, Hadrien Feraud possesses mind-boggling bass chops and has performed with the likes of John McLaughlin, Mike Stern, Bireli Lagrene, Lee Ritenour AND Chick Corea.
In today’s new video, you’ll hear Hadrien play through his Ken Smith Burner 5-string - and slam out some solos on his signature Mayones. I hope you enjoy digging into these tones!
As always, see you in the shed…
Scott :)
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[@richardgudino7630]

This guy's hilarious! I wasn't expecting so much personality, but I guess makes sense given his musicality. Thanks Scott, loved this one!

[@MJTbreww]

First time I’ve actually heard Hadrien speak, seems like he’s a really cool dude. Monstrous player! The speed and accuracy!

[@inkz9002]

lol yes. been listening to him for almost a decade and never heard him talk even once

[@Joe_Murphy-REV_Realty]

I've been a professional bass player for almost 40 years. And, I've NEVER done any of the things this guy can do. He's a BEAST!! But, do NOT get bummed out if you are a new pro bassist!! You don't HAVE to do these things...EVER!!! Lock down the groove. Stay with the click and the drummer. And, listen across the band and react accordingly! PERIOD! .... Hadrian is absolutely AMAZING!! But, very few of us have to do any of that. It's so much more about your POCKET!! .... I'll stop here.

[@MrBen31]

I've watched a bunch of incredibly humble people on this channel.. and then came Hadrien Féraud

[@AlobytesOgniddove]

Ahah

[@redachraibi5993]

I like the confidence & cockiness. You can tell he does it with humour and it works with his personality

[@allthebass]

🤣

[@WTHFX]

I think he actually is quite humble. It's mock bravado. He's making fun of the himself and the artifice of virtuosity and having signature guitars .

[@felipesolari5343]

Insufferable

[@markdavis4754]

The true words of a bass player, " I think I,m going to get layed...... false alarm "

[@henlofrens]

If this dude ever loses his hands in some unfortunate accident, we can rest easily knowing he can always build a new career in comedy.

[@nagynorbie]

Implying that he couldn't play bass without hands...

[@GaminWarlord]

forsen

[@henlofrens]

@@GaminWarlord xqcL

[@giocoso4576]

I was just trying to listen to this as a podcast and now I’m cracking up

[@ELMEMEROXD-t1t]

Super talented, super funny, super cool, super everything. Hadrien is the man 😎.

[@devinebass]

🧡🧡🧡

[@myx0mop]

Having had some personal interactions with the guy, all I can say is he is an incredibly humble, gracious, always self-deprecating and extremely funny. His musicianship is unparalleled!!!

[@hugo54758]

6:38 Little Light of Love by Eric Serra (The 5th Element Soundtrack)

[@JettoDz]

"But at least, every note that you played was actually heard. And then you get fired". I had to apologize to my neighbour sleeping next door because I actually laughed hard at that. Brilliant.

[@andrewpinner3181]

Thanks guys, amazing player & very funny too. Perhaps he could ask for a signature model to be made by the 'Wal' company, entitled 'Hadrien's Wal' ! ( ie : Hadrian's Wall) 😜

[@phillippitter7371]

If Zlatan played bass 😂

[@emmanuelacharithayamim3627]

“When you turn your knob, you feel more fabulous”

[@emote7312]

Refreshing to hear a virtuoso genius having such humility and a sense of humor! “Very Popular in my home town living with my parents.” The complete opposite of Jaco “I am the greatest bass player in world”! -though not meant to demean the late,great one as everyone around Jaco said great things about him.

[@JJJJJVVVVVLLLLL]

jaco had the yayo

[@michaelanthony9068]

I just had my wife watch this and I said, “Isn’t he great?” The same way a girl with a crush would say it. I have to say, with a life long unblemished record of heterosexuality, I might have a boy crush.

[@ashleynutley2839]

Loved it, he's hilarious 😂 what a player. He obviously takes his playing seriously but not himself 👍

[@frankierodriguez8661]

truly one of my favourite musicians today, really a bass giant. what I didn't know is that he is so outrageously funny. hell I love this guy!

[@ARTCOURT1]

Beautiful colors,

[@68caribou]

:: He is soooooo good!!! Next time @Scott's Bass Lessons, try to catch Michel Alibo :) Another great bass player France has given us!!! ::

[@larrymack2659]

I day with Hadrien… I wouldn’t want one lesson… just grab drinks and laugh😂😂😂

[@WTHFX]

That was hilarious. The man has lived the irony of being the world's best bass player... and how being the best often means you can't get a gig. It is absurd and Hadrien accordingly has embraced the absurdity with a wry wit. Something I find amazing is that no matter fast he's playing his finger tips on his plucking hand don't clank against the strings. Somehow he is able to twitch at such a fine level of control that the momentum of his fingers stay constant. I do think he must have a bit of a freak nervous system (and brain) to pull this off.

[@ngolinyirenda6421]

Interesting that you say that, I also realized that I really cared little for the notes but was fascinated by execution articulation with the hands !

[@emmanuelacharithayamim3627]

I forget the name of the condition, but Niccolò Paganini had it. The condition not only affected the brain, but also the digits. Perhaps Mr Feraud has it too?

[@emmanuelacharithayamim3627]

Late on in his career, Jaco Pastorius couldn’t get a gig either. He had his mental problems.

[@xavierjonez]

Glad he’s getting the recognition he deserves. Top 10 of all time for sure!

[@eyeofbass]

Hadrien is so real. Quite entertaining, while delivering stellar musical artistry. Definitely enjoyed the segment, and oh those basses! 😍

[@exhainca]

Quite cocky, hey? But funny in a funny way.

[@paulleeming5733]

Really great to see Hadrien's journey with his basses and has a wicked French sense of humour. I reckon he was a joker at school. Amazing chops so effortless. Great video Scott as always and love your sense of humour maybe have a rendition of a new 4 Yorkshire men with basses - you were lucky, I used to lick bass with tongue and live in a hole in the road ....etc

[@breakfastplan4518]

Hung out with Hadrien.... You guys have no clue how deep this man is. Hes very much the bass equivalent of Bruce Lee- When you get past his amazing bass playing, you come into his life philosophy which is amazing and so very far beyond the bass.

[@michaelkennedy7709]

Never knew how silly this guy could be. Lol.. He's Nuts. Much respect Sir Hadrien.

[@briansong7137]

When my idol Dominique Di Piazza says Hadrien is the most gifted bassist he ever met (at age 16), that says a LOT.

[@edwardjons8684]

I love this guy’s sense of humor!

[@SinnGread]

I dont know if it because of translation... but he come off as Arrogant and snobby, I am sure he is a nice guy .. but sheesh man let other people pat you on the back... complimenting your self over and over is pathetic. And yes you are a great bass player ..... let your playing talk.

[@somebloke2698]

Great video, Tony Levin would be a great next guest

[@vincentm4717]

This guy has a quick sense of..humor....I love it!

[@wolotho]

He’s a brilliant bassist with a very cool personality 🎶🔥🎵

[@JacobT93]

What a great interview, such an entertaining guy and obviously a jaw dropping bassist. Really enjoyed this and the cherry on top was hearing him play Little Light of Love ! (From one of my top 3 favourite films 😊 )

[@shnrrr]

What I take from this is that I should practice more

[@phlabass]

u guys sure he's not ACTUALLY drunk?

[@McDoinky]

I was gonna say high but I agree

[@JoseDW7000]

All the basses are good and all, but what I wanna know is his work out routine, he thicc!

[@fantomtracks]

je connaissais pas mais il est hilarant ce gars. vive la france. omelette du fromage

[@shibboleth_without]

I love old Hadrie's Ken Smith sound. It's unbelievable.

[@devinebass]

And sooo unique too!

[@indelebi]

This guy is absolutely hilarious

[@devinebass]

🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@patrickhughes6222]

Brilliant!! I love everything about this!! Thanks for sharing this behind the musician sort of feel video! 😊❤️🍺

[@KaijuAlert]

Those Mayones basses sound crap after the Smiths.

[@ErixSamson]

I believe almost everything sounds more or less crap after a KS... Unless maybe an F Bass.

[@ErixSamson]

That said, hist 1st mayo proto sounds not too bad.

[@darrenwilcox5043]

oh my god, I had no idea he was so funny,🤣🤣🤣🤣I'm going to check out more of his videos

[@MarkJKLawrence]

I love the way he has all these different basses and yet sounds exactly the same on all of them 😆

[@emmanuelacharithayamim3627]

What a charming man, and a fabulous bass player

[@hugo54758]

C'est à se taper des barres, merci Hadrien

[@Buzzbass]

francais de france avec des expressions incomprehensible !

[@bryanschiller5172]

I love the humour! Very entertaining and talented individual. Keep being you Hadrien!

[@tomastuharsky]

I say Hadryan play twice live. Both times with Dean Brown no less. Everytime a pleasure! Awesome playing and he also writes great songs!

[@Kawabounga69]

Bowls, no bowls...ah ah. Hadrien tu m'as tué.

[@RoccoDylon69]

The rendition of "Little Light Of Love" from the french bassist and composer Eric Serra, composed for the movie "Fifth Element", is absolutely magic @6:30

[@devinebass]

Hadrien is the man! Scary good at times (most of the time rather).....

[@lynnpalmer8133]

Holy crap, how am I just now discovering this guy? I gotta catch up!

[@scajesback]

Trop bon

[@elchekaner]

He also modified the location of the tuner machines the old burners come with 3 tuner machines on top his model comes with two!!

[@mjmason75]

I love my Ken Smith Burner 5-string. I've had it for almost 25 years and it plays amazing! Has an awesome feel and nice growl, although it's a little light on the bottom end for recording rock style music.

[@calvinparmer6096]

“Hadrian Is What They Call Me” 😂🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@shinyrain7784]

pls do this with les claypool its my dream, excellent video like always

[@germansalvatierra9579]

This guy can get a great sound of any bass he play besides brands or model

[@element-dh9dx]

"I think I am going to get laid. Nah, false alarm".

[@gimmeagig]

The Jabba 70s would be it for me. It sounds so great. Hadrien has a great sense of humour I love that

[@BetterCallJohn]

I've been waiting for this, thank you Scott!

[@trashculture]

Is that a 801 behind him? Thinking about getting one... and of course Hadrien is an amazing player and comedian :)

[@dthammify]

Dude is freaking hilarious

[@tigerscott2966]

Killer bass. Great technique too. You can learn a lot from him...

[@moneybot646]

This man is a beast . John McLaughlin and the 4th dimension the official bootleg he is killing it

[@othinielkatembokainda294]

Hadrien ferraud tu parles aussi français et l'anglais aussi tu parles aussi très bien Très fier de toi I wrote in french here up I'm proud of Hadrien You're the best ,proud of you too beacause You're speaking french and english It's a honor

[@bassowl3574]

I laughed out loud multiple times. Fricking great.

[@LionAndALamb]

I play just like Hadrien. When he was 4.

[@lukeorjesse]

Watched all the way through to find out what the "fabulous" knob does. Still wondering.

[@drdomestos]

A mid-boost control I think...

[@JorisPosthumus]

realy funny and informative

[@PeteLamont]

This guy! Oh man, made me laugh so much! Also, an absolutely killer player, thanks for the video!

[@SeniorFeliz]

That was 😎 cool what a Sense of humor 🤣

[@JoeSax]

Saw Hadrien in LA at some throw away gig he had at a restaurant. Amazing. Top of the heap, this guy is!

[@CharlesRobitaille514]

Totally agree with the opening note!!!!! Hadrian is monster!!!!

[@per-olafengen7838]

An amazing guy and super humble! Your awesome bro!

[@devinebass]

He's a monster.Check out his work on Hiromi's new album if you haven't already!!

[@Mr.HYd3]

Scott, you can't day he's a monster in any sense... he's a good looking guy 🤣

[@metemercan1147]

I've seen this guy loads of times before in all those memes with the Chad-looking dude who says "yes"

[@rationalmuscle]

I've always admired his playing, and now his sense of humor. Not a fan of his tone as much as, say, Jeff Berlin. Don't know if it's the bass or the amp - my guess is the bass and personal preferences as Jeff plays through the same general amp.

[@andrewstone841]

Lmfao. What a brilliant interview!

[@EddieG1888]

Following McCartney and Jamerson, Hadrien is probably my biggest influence. The first video I saw of him was back years and years ago, him performing Marie Ael with Damien Schmidt on drums, and it was a total eye opener. And seeing how easy he got around on that Burner made me sell up my Fender and hunt one down, a 1991 Custom with quilted maple body, which I then shipped from the US. Hadrien is a player who has consistently improved over and over as the years have passed, and his solos are like mathematical equations that he's putting together and solving at the same time! His solo on that live version of Marching Powder is absolutely astonishing. Hadrien is the best bassist on the planet, its that simple.

[@doug5yuiop]

Main thing I learned is I should check out that muted lobster claw right hand technique. Also, the comedy style…..

[@SimonBrisbane]

Hadrien be like: *Receives text* “I think I’m gonna get laid….. No wait, false alarm” I hate when mum texts during a gig.

[@Scomelbasses]

I hung out with Hadrien several years ago. He's super cool dude, very funny, and a monster bassist.

[@northernbrother1258]

Did he also have to be good looking…damn you!

[@jonathanchevallier7046]

A really good guy with awesome bass skills and the sense of humour ! ;-)

[@luisborralho4298]

hah he's insane in the brain! Love it!!

[@pingfunk]

Man Jason Sudeikis been workin on his chops

[@jimoliberruizelera7413]

Wow, really amazing video!!!

[@chicharockfull]

Hell yeah !!!! Hardien F. !!!!! 🙌🙌🙌

[@ladosbassistmalaya]

Monster bass 🔥

[@marcelogarciasoto9860]

I used to be a fan but I subscribed to the 14 days trial account and I want to cancel it and the system doesn't allow me to do it, this is super scammy, stay away from this, I am unsubscribing and all my friends basists are unsubscribing too

[@vanshankguitars]

What a sense of humor 🤣😂. I love him already!

[@charlessearancke9439]

What a down on the bass man, you sure know how to slam that bass, freaky player LOVE YOUR STYLE AND THE HARDOUT MOVES YOU GOT JUST BEAUTIFUL MAN

[@andrewcgs]

I didn't know Obi-Wan could play bass so well (That's crazy, jokes aside)

[@RD-jr8nv]

Funny and talented, I hate this guy.

[@izumitelj7390]

Great and Hilarius!

[@nram3930]

I love this man.

[@ermoikavalko8705]

Awesome. Passive isn't "no balls" though. More like active is Viagra. Giving the bass something it doesn't really have.

[@biga6856]

Ken it's time for maple neck on your US models.

[@robertnoble6956]

"this guy is an absolute monster in every sense of the word" is a funny compliment

[@benjaminrl1389]

what a complete narcissist