Top 5 Kool & The Gang Basslines | Celebration, Get Down On It & More | Thomann

[@jimcarberry8262]

I love watching Julia, she is a great bassist, her love for music is infectious. I have learned a lot from her.

[@SomeReallyUniqueName]

Plus I love how she starts grooving while playing. Far to many musicians just stand there.. as if their backs were up on the wall.

[@SomeReallyUniqueName]

@@blastmanutz7798 She was selected by Thomann, one of the, if not the, largest music instrument sales in the world, to basically represent them in the area of basses. And you are... Who exactly?

[@buckemptier]

@@SomeReallyUniqueName This is a great bassist kzbin.infopfO4mTd8Nsk?feature=share

[@buckemptier]

@@blastmanutz7798 A pretty face goes a long way.

[@conodigrom]

@@buckemptier Oh come on

[@icychill105]

I love how much fun she's having playing the bass line from jungle boogie

[@jonbaker3728]

The meter says she is about 10 decibels louder than the previous song. Yeah, she was enjoying the trip. The era of Funk must be a bassist dream era.

[@Malfunksiun]

I was like, "Aint it good to ya!". 🤤

[@franklineno8616]

You done it again girl,I know you can't be old enough to have grown up listening to this funk,but damm,you sure know how to rock them out,this is memory lane girl and I love it,oh the glasses,so cool but definitely chic,God bless you girl....

[@MrGert1960]

This sunburst Fender Precision Bass is really beautiful! And Julia is great musician! Looking very good too!

[@1TxSwampRat]

I stumbled onto Julia by accident while searching for bass covers for my favorite music. She is the best of all of them! Great bassist, to the point explanations, and really gets you going! This is about Kool & the Gang (grew up with 'em and luv 'em) but like the EWF title, you are a "Shining Star" Keep it up!

[@markmccomish7864]

Slices through Jungle Boogie with ease! Julia has de funk!! ❤️

[@marcusjknight]

They are truly amazing live. Saw them in 2022. Also very nice people to meet. There discography for dance floor power is second to none. Lady’s Night is next level as well.

[@mikram5359]

"Celebration" was inspired by Prince's " I wanna be your lover. " Ronald Bell was backstage at a Rick James concert and heard Prince who was supporting James singing that song. Ronald altered what he was hearing by reversing the groove and slowing down the speed and came up with the main hook for Celebration.

[@bigkeezo]

Awesomeness

[@mikram5359]

@@bigkeezo Isn't it tho? Isn't it tho.

[@djijspeakerguy4628]

I always thought they sounded similar. No way!!!

[@rbk7876]

As a percussionist from the 70's and still jamming today at age 61, thank you, I wish we could recruit you as our bassist 😉, nice work 👍🎸🥁

[@jonaseliaswinning9928]

Are you considering making a video about Bernard Edwards Basslines?

[@ThomannsGuitarsBasses]

Unfortunately we can't make a Chic - Bernard Edwards episode on youtube because of copyright reasons. But you can watch it on instagram 😊 instagram.com/tv/B96PmyWIyBB/?hl=de // Cheers, Julia

[@titusnixon]

Bernard Edward was just one of the best Bass player in a generation

[@tristanawe9149]

Kool jouera avec James après sur SOUL SYNDROME

[@lesliegoa]

Love your infectious enthusiasm, and fabulous talent. Could you please try some numbers by Jethro Tull

[@bernardhossmoto]

Simple, yet catchy and funky bass lines that go so well with the songs.

[@MojoUX]

Absolutely love this episode. You show how the use of octaves in funk are so cool. Tausendmal Dank so viel von diesem Bass-Anfänger!

[@jaysjams1517]

I recently picked up the bass after playing guitar for many years. "Get Down On It" was a song I learned a few months ago and glad to see it made your list. I love that groove. Thanks for playing it.

[@styner3]

"Hollywood Swinging" was the first bass line I ever played, I only learned that song to play in a HS talent show (to get girls) with my friends having never played the bass before. It's very simple and it gave me the determination to play the bass.

[@amanra1595]

I learned Jungle Boogie and Higher Plane

[@giannispezza]

I recently watched an interview with Chic's Nile Rodgers in which he claimed he got inspired by the beginning of Hollywood Swinging bass line when he wrote Chic's Good Times, you know, the 3 quarter notes on E. He said his cousin played with Kool and the Gang.

[@frankfrank7921]

Well, don't keep us in suspense: Did it get you laid?

[@styner3]

@@frankfrank7921, 40+ years ago, I can't remember. LOL!!

[@suviseshbharadwaj7206]

You played the bass for girls? 😢 That's never worked before....the guitarist, frontman and drummer get all the chicks. We bassists go home with the groove though 🔥

[@lightnintrucker]

My favorite Kool & The Gang bass line is from their smooth instrumental Sumner Madness. I'd love to see you do that one!

[@amanra1595]

I was going to ask to see Summer Madness also. I have the original album. Light of the worlds

[@moriyokiri3229]

This is absolutely my favorite Kool & the Gang song too!

[@PeterHaida]

Summer Madness 👍

[@capzisediam5845]

Man sieht ganz genau, wie sehr Du die Musik liebst, fühlst und mit Ihr mitgehst !!! Sehr geil ... eine Bassistin mit Leidenschaft !!! \m/

[@MacHamish]

This is a fantastic way to start my Friday morning, thank you. 😎❤👍

[@PSA955]

Jungle Boogie, such a cool song. Love that Fender 75th Commemorative P-bass, I picked one up earlier this year.

[@stefanherbst9980]

Hi, have yours the same colour? The top part between the Pickups and the Bridge is more Brown than orange. I mean my copy

[@PSA955]

@@stefanherbst9980 Similar, I think they're all a little different. The Bourbon Burst is gorgeous in person. I wasn't a fan of the gold hardware until mI saw it in person, it works, beautiful bass that plays better than it looks.

[@eduardorodriguesdasilva3117]

I found Julia by accident on the net. Fantastic!! I don't play bass but I listen to you for hours. Excellent bass player, charismatic, very good musical selection and explanations. Eduardo by Brazil

[@karelhoogendoorn]

You've opened up a new way to look at bass playing Julia. I play the guitar (moderately) and therefor always listened more to that. But after watching a couple of videos, I don't think I an ignore this instrument anymore. You sound like a great and skilled player and your love for playing is very infectious! Thnx ❤

[@roberthart4160]

Love it when Julia stands up on these episodes... you really get to see her in the zone, rockin' out

[@filipvidinovski7960]

I like her bass-faces. You can tell when she's into the groove and it's beautiful.

[@paulanderson7796]

Julia is absolutely gorgeous. I love it all the more because she's unassuming and natural.

[@matthewgroff433]

My favorites besides "Celebration" are: "Joanna", "Cherish", "Ladies Night", "Fresh", and "Funky Granny".

[@mansenmias]

Would have rather liked to hear 'Cherish' than that bass trolling on nr. 5 (forgot the title of the song)!

[@vaultdweller966]

Great stuff! By the way, you really should do Shalamar, they have the best bass lines IMO. Or maybe Chic...

[@christopherweise438]

Emmanuel B. - CHIC all the way. Bernard doesn't get the respect he deserves.

[@Heathcliff_hensel]

yes "Take that to The Bank" is amazing.

[@xxphactor]

I believe that's Leon Sylvers on the bass for Shalamar.

[@eggy1962]

Definitely do some Shalamar, they had some great songs

[@perfume-tengoku2455]

yes yes yes shalamar !!

[@gregs767]

Summer Madness. It's steady and melodic, hypnotic. Then the keys take you there.

[@deniz7837]

She’s FRESHH!! - has so many sweet subtle variations & fills

[@Adibarum]

Julia always has exquisite tone and technique..a true inspiration for us bass players

[@m4mpfr3d]

Great ones, had to grab my bass right away. They're also killing it on "Fresh" 😎

[@gringoonthabeat]

Julia is awesome. Seems like shes playing all my fav stuff!

[@peanut71968]

Love the new backdrop! She is a tremendously talented and beautiful musician! Thanks for doin’ and sharing!

[@serge1336]

Get Down On It ! Seit jeher mein Lieblingssong! Cool gegroovt, Julia!

[@RICK-te3qh]

Stunning P bass.. more anything using the Precission pls! & you have such smooth finesse. Thanks so much for putting this together for us.. stay safe.

[@glennkphotog]

Queen of Funk! 👍 Totally awesome playing and love the sound of your bass and rig. I’m favoring Jungle Boogie but all are feet-moving lines. Well done!

[@monsieurPessoa]

Julia is so good than i am rediscovering these historic hits !

[@thedoesman]

Thanks Julia, in this top 5 I especially liked 'Jungle Boogie' and 'Let the Music Take Your Mind'. I would have loved a 'Who's Gonna Take the Weight' or 'Open Sesame', but with a repertoire of over 50 years, there's so much to choose from. Next up, a Jamiroquai and/or Brand New Heavies top 5?

[@TheSOULBRUVVA]

Jamoroquai...and The Brand New Heavies, im suprised you have not asked for the James Taylor Quartet too! Jq & TBNH are awesome bands

[@CharliesMaidenCovers]

i love you. you're really the best. Your right hand is so precise it could be used instead of metronome

[@sergiobustos8694]

She's having so much fun and is so contagious. I love k&tg, and she gives so many good vibes

[@figgybass]

Another great video! One of the 1st bass lines I ever learned was Hollywood Swingin. Simple but effective.

[@patrickmclain8735]

Julia, just continue to play what you enjoy playing... love your music selection!!

[@BassByTheBay]

I know you can only fit so many in, but "Hollywood Swinging" is an iconic line, and I'd also add "Ladies Night".

[@Koolazzmike]

I was just about it suggest Hollywood Swinging. That whole song was basically bassline driven.

[@mmorage]

dankeschön für deinem bass mit awesome funk!!.

[@chieffunker9717]

Julia, that`s great video. Same goes for Bootsy, LouisJohnson, Larry Graham....Hope we`ll see Mark Adams in future. His bass sound in Slave, the funk band was super heavy, funky and innovative!

[@nicobass4099]

Great Video Julia ! Thanks . My kool favorites Big Fun and Open Sesame

[@kevinmorgan263]

I like that shes covering they're early instrumentals and their disco funk and pop era

[@Gliam1205]

Really keep those glasses instead of contacts! Looks great :) Awesome grooving as usual

[@joshuapinks3947]

Very Nice Bass Playing❤❤❤❤

[@mikaelolsson5333]

Very intellectual style and good looking glasses, Julia. 🤓👍 And, as usual, great bass covers. 🎸

[@vashthestampede4716]

Nice video!!! I really enjoyed!! You're pretty skilled on bass!! You're good looking, beautiful... Salute from BRAZIL!!!

[@fowlkeskm]

Julia I truly love listening to you play on this channel

[@stephenord3403]

I'm an old git, came up with rock but just got hooked by this stuff. Is that wrong?

[@corkandi]

You got the funk girl & the bass licks sound great. Love it when you start moving and grooving to the bass. Any chance of some tabs for these awesome songs?

[@MaskedRiderChris]

Julia and the Bass Face are back! I can't get over how good she is at finger style funk--I wish I'd had a handle on that near as well as she does when I was playing the bass. Good show as always, Miss Julia! Me, I always liked the groove on "Joanna" because it's so relaxed and laid back, but confident, and the fills he does on the chorus between vocal lines are just so tasteful and perfectly timed. Deceptively simple, for sure.

[@jackv2244]

Jungle boogie and let the music take your mind had one nasty bass line, enjoying your videos

[@timothysteven]

OMG that P-Bass tone is killing me. Amazing playing!

[@johnwallace7694]

Timothy I literally just bought a 1980 fender special p bass ,lake placid blue , because of julia and her bass groove .

[@josipljutic2037]

Thanks Julia for good time!

[@andrewpinner3181]

Much enjoyed, thanks Julia.

[@PeteCarlton]

Great to see you having such fun!

[@toddohligschlager4093]

Great playing as always!

[@garyburns4546]

Julia, I just love how you get into it!

[@bmcutty]

Great job! Please do a Con Funk Shun video!

[@RickNelsonMn]

Love "Celebration"🎶🎧🎸

[@ronaldobarbatana]

I really hope Julia is thinking about a part 2. Songs like Funky Stuff, Love the Life you Live, Ladie's Night...

[@rumpel8037]

_Get Down On It_ groovt wie Sau! Mit Julias Bassline doppelt.

[@homerdus9668]

Thank you, great stuff, and bring the smiles back ;)

[@Tfdpro]

Great Job Julia!!!

[@eddierayvanlynch6133]

For a switch - Two Fools a Minute by David Lee Roth (with Billy Sheehan on bass) really swings. Would also love to see Julia tackle Sheehan's NV43345 solo. Or any Infectious Grooves tune. 🤘😎

[@itsthe773guero5]

i had no idea Billy was playin bass on that song dude no wonder its a jam....nv43345 is whooooaaaaaa but Julia could play it i have no doubt just gotta use three finger strummimg....infectious grooves definitely she should dig into great comment

[@eddierayvanlynch6133]

@@itsthe773guero5 Acc. to Wikipedia, Sheehan left after recording Skyscraper. Drummer Gregg Bissonnette's brother Matt played bass on the tour.

[@davidncw4613]

Super cool, proper funk!!

[@wordreet]

They truly were COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎 That's one Kool for each of the band members past and present, and one for luck!

[@SDSLSD]

Thank you, Julia. I love your accent, I love your talent. And your childish smile. Thomann's should pay you double of what they are paying now, regardless.

[@snoopyjc]

Very Kool!!! :-). Love your new glasses!

[@valveamplifier]

Oh Julia I’m 46 and my hearing is better now apparently when I was 25, however I was blasting the bass at that time. 😳 love your bass playing. So, so good. Thank you

[@avalt0134]

Julia grooving makes it impossible not to simp

[@xavsvideos]

Great tunes, great player. Thanks a lot for that vidéo. Love it.

[@AndrewWatsonChangingWay]

I don't particularly like the songs, but I love the bass lines. And I always appreciate Thomann's basses and guitars!

[@melchizedekful]

however this is a Fender...

[@mamed8276]

Julia, you're Answome! I love the Black music's songs. They have a Nice Grooves.

[@yugyugyug2447]

Bravo Julia, merci et bonjour de France.

[@szrnkabela]

Schön gemacht, liebe Julia! 😎 Bitte ein Video über Chic irgendwann! (Oder lieber gleich 2 Videos ☺).

[@scruffybob42088]

Imma need a whole cover of Good Time😍

[@Peter-Alexander]

Man, this brings back some memories! Love the music of that time! E.g. Chic, Sisters Sledge. Or Kid Creole & The Coconuts and of course K.C. and The Sunshine Band. EWF, BeeGees, Abba etc.

[@ednaldojose8343]

So amazing! Love you julia!!

[@paulgerards6494]

Heerlijk dat bijten op je onderlip tijdens je groovy moves !! MOOI !! Tot ziens in de Jungle ...

[@mrstrat222]

That was great- but no Fresh.....I am crying! Again great job!!!

[@randallsherman1309]

How about the bass line to "Open Sesame"? Or the slow jam, "Summer Madness"?

[@smoothoscillator1]

Yeah I was expecting Summer Madness

[@gortatpiotr]

What a great played B A S S A S S A S S A B Lines! Julia, respect! ✌🙂

[@Boogalooonetheone]

You did great job Julia. But as you know, making groove simple bass lines is a very hard job. Most of the Kool & The Gang bass lines are not hard to play but very hard to make groove. That's the reason why Robert Kool Bell is a very great bass player with a so terrific groove and sound in his fingers !

[@tyronecarter8712]

Yeah Kool's fingering in the groove is impeccable.

[@christopherkahn6522]

You are great, Julia! Straight Ahead and Too Hot are my favorite Kool and the Gang basslines.

[@viperine4577]

Quality music here. Always.

[@swedebug2889]

As always, that is some sweet tunes! 🤙🤙

[@marklowe7431]

Fantastic advocate for the instrument. Great work Julia.

[@michaelgottlieb9083]

Kool Bell had some very nice lines and is the pantheon of funk bassist from the 70's and 80's. You gotta cover Kool & The Gang's "Too Hot" as well. Another bassist from this era that does not get enough attention is Mark Adams from the band Slave. Please cover this guy as well. He was funky, soulful, and inventive.

[@MelFerdinands]

Love the way you play. Keep the videos coming! 👍🏼💕

[@fernandoherranz4095]

That is some wicked bass Julia! Nice work as always!

[@LeifPalmin]

Super! Friday! Salubration times come on! :-) Bass Goddiess!

[@charlieholden88]

I am so hooked! Try 'Dujii' from '71....it's killer and I am certain you would smash it. Loving what you're doing 👍

[@kjellmartin190]

Back in 1980, had the luck of seeing them perform at Disneyland. Thanks for bringing back some memories.

[@RollYourOwnProductions]

Hi Julia, I don't know if anyone has already mentioned it but one of my favourite b-lines from Kool et al is "Winter Sadness", it starts off quite slow but picks up the pace toward the end of the song. Check it out if you haven't already. And thank you for being so entertaining.

[@tabbycat8511]

Kool fave’s you left out: “Hollywood Swingin’” - my jam as a 13-year- old kid in So Cal “Jones vs. Jones” - second hit off Celebration album. Funky bass.

[@clausm2203]

Great video and love fills julia does between the notes..:)

[@frankshirley5673]

I like how you enjoy following the rhythm that's play with taste and feeling 😊

[@joethompson369]

Two words "Hollywood Swinging!" I love your videos you are so charming I love to watch you get into the funk and the baselines. You make me wish that I played bass.