The most important thing for a bass groove - Vlog

[@M2Mil7er]

10:03 - Janek is so inspiring, even the laptop drum loop decided to improvise!

[@jchambersIndy]

So nice to hear you on the Precision.

[@miladbgn]

My favorite episode, thank you.

[@ajadrew]

You've reminded me of a Meshell article in the American Bass Player magazine about developing go go grooves...it was years ago but I have it photocopied in a folder someplace....must dig it out! And there's a change of tone here which I'm 'digging'..;-))

[@sbingham1979]

Just discovered your channel - am liking it - very helpful!

[@peinmilan]

Wow, that was sooo good! To be honest this kind of lesson/style is much easier to digest - for a layman like me - than your solo work.... :)

[@rafaol.5132]

love this series

[@charleswilliams7647]

Hi Janek!!! Man, this reminded me of Michelle Denge'ochelo and Pino Palladino. At OneShot NOT. In Paris. Cool vibe man!!

[@kindnick58]

Dope grooves JG! keep me posted on the NY stuff.

[@michellemonettemusic]

I thought everything sounded great today! Awesome groove as usual :D

[@ksteinpreis]

Sounded great! Going to be copying the setup :) Awesome groove.

[@palladinwebb6135]

So glad you added the "B" part into the 4...now I can playover with some additional melodic lines, hee hee. Noticing with this particular setup ~drum track, instrument and signal path~ in which the kick has a slight over-ring...when the bass lays on top the combination sounds a tad mushy, as though bass has excessive distortion. Bass alone, seems perfectly clean as does the track by itself, must be a destructive interference anomaly...which of course might have its own attraction to some ears. For moi, I'd like a tighter sonic blend of the lower end, maybe a bit more mid, edge or growl on the P, or accomplished with eq, plus up the gain just a hint on the bass, result of which to snap up the actual note tonality recognition [punch-thru] ...since the groove IS mighty funky. Ya know?

[@ronniecraft3895]

it clicked good i enjoyed much , thanks!!!

[@backroadstone2174]

awesome groove

[@scottjackson6367]

I don't use Logic, but I do use the iPhone GarageBand App and randomize the smart drum until I find a groove I like.

[@paulwright6121]

Did you ever find the loops?

[@foodforthegods]

Why do half-step/semitone intervals work so well with funky breakbeats? I feel like I hear them a lot in Drum&Bass and similar styles. Is it like a "rhythmical tension" thing or something like that?

[@MrDaigoRiki]

I wanna a P-bass, an American made one or a road worn 60’s one if they made them. Road worn series are actually awesome. I owe a Jazzbass. Sounds killer

[@Sibob6]

Great vlog episode as usual, definitely interesting to hear how a groove develops when played over a prolonged period! I had a question about number of strings actually; I know that previously you have mentioned you don't really get on with 6 strings and so the 5 high C is the best option for you.....I'd actually be really interested to hear why Chelsea plays a 6. Does she have gigs that 'require' a more trad bass too, or is she a one Bass girl? :). It is a stunning F-bass! Keep up the good work!

[@Tanglangfa]

Funktastic!

[@situationing]

nice bass! 4 strings all the way! Are you renting that apartment?

[@diegoricketts595]

GROOVIN'!!!!

[@McDoinky]

janek, a question: does the bass hum a lot with the tapewounds? i hear it might be an issue since you cant contact the steel with your fingers.

[@andrey_bassplayer]

-Yeah)) Cool groove))

[@declanfletcher6390]

Hi Janek, big fan of the vlog! You mention that as a kid you would practice 4+ hours on the classic guitar. How did you manage to do that while already spending 8 hours a day at school?

[@jmattmccormack]

There are 24 hours in a day, right? You can easily spend 8 hours at school, 4 hours with your instrument and 2 hours on homework. I sometimes find myself doing something that has absolutely no benefit. If an hour goes by where I haven't done anything meaningful, I realize, that time could have used for practice.

[@hulkslayer626]

I don't know if you've seen him address this in a vlog but he actually practiced 8 hours a day as a kid. He had the time because his Mom home schooled.

[@gimmeagig]

That was so wordy, I really need some coffee now.... You could just tell your people listen to James Brown and do what Bootsy does :) BTW that groove reminds me of JB Mother Popcorn. Not exactly but pretty close,

[@liamk712]

Janek, did you see Walter Becker died? Did you like Steely Dan's music?

[@vincent_auduc]

the drum groove loop was a bit too high for me

[@kabelogumani528]

Nice P Bass tone

[@lgrankin]

Thanks for listening. Great stuff!

[@richardscottgold]

You should stress the importance of the bass drum pattern in a groove. You just played a 16th note based groove which was taken from the accents and overall, "rhythmic curve" of the drum part. Bass players need to think more like a drummer and isolate what the, "bass drum" is doing, and then create a part that works with the harmony. Not all grooves are over 1 chord, either.

[@zonasound]

Not always. I disagree, the Kick drum is important. some bassists choose to match the kick verbatum. I think its better to counter the kick sometimes play against it. Miles Davis and James Brown were notorious for playing grooves in one key. THere are no rules in music. Miles davis told his band on in a silent way to groove in the key of A. Limitations can be good.

[@markwilliamson6884]

Really helpful - I make electronic music rather than being a bass player - always helpful to have some insight into constructing bass lines! Know what you mean about having your studio available at all times - it's really important to be able to just make music when you feel like it, if you have to set things up, move stuff around - it's a pain.

[@JoelWard1]

Ha! 1st! Love you Janek

[@bassiclogic]

Why do you assume everyone is a coffee drinker?

[@FUNKMASTERFOURTWO]

Janek.... pick up that Fodera !!!!

[@rekindled3624]

Gotta admit that the tapewound strings on the P bass is an awesome combo

[@magnoliagantt3668]

You ever hear Frank Itt? That's a bass grove.

[@janekgwizdala]

What does that even mean?

[@claudearthur4532]

You sound great - but keep flopping your neck around like that and you’re going to need a chiropractor soon!

[@MrDrewbies]

Janek, love your videos. I would love it however if you sort of.. got to the point.. this video could have been less than 10 minutes long.

[@alexambroise111]

Drew Mac his instructional videos really do get to the point, but this being a vlog, the purpose of it is slightly different (he shows how he practices, his everyday life, etc)