What Are "Ron Carter Drops"?

[@milesyalzin2018]

A lesson with Ron Carter himself??? Man, this video is going to be historic

[@chipanderson428]

The internal attention he gives to the shifting nuance of music itself ..the man grafts himself into the music while creating it ..this vid is gold

[@Korben_DallasMultiPass]

Such humility and honesty in this man. The way he communicates is so authentic and clear that he really makes you believe it. Thanks Ron

[@RonCarterBassist]

You're very welcome!

[@Korben_DallasMultiPass]

@@RonCarterBassist it’s an honor to have you even see and take the time to reply to me. You’re a legend and such an inspiration, thank you for the years of work and art.

[@terrybyrd3738]

Play against the beat, then kick in some back to back 3s .. never heard moves like that. Skippy and soulful .. Ima try dat. Saving this video.

[@robertpowell9618]

Thank You very much, Mr. Carter. I love music very much and am in my 40s but you make me feel like a kid again. Again, thank you so much, I thoroughly enjoyed this.

[@RonCarterBassist]

You're very welcome, Mr. Powell :)

[@afrodiameter]

My god! This man's time feel is other-worldly. The way he plays against the beat is pure mastery. Genius.

A free lesson with Ron Carter on one of the most amazing ways to break and feed a walking line. Ron himself explaining his way of playing with a walking bass and opening up his knowledge to the world. Thank you thank you thank you!

[@andregodsey4557]

Ron Carter is legendary. A timeless genius at work.

[@squidito2534]

Thank you Ron for not only your music but your educational spirit. We are very lucky to have you and the lessons you offer.

[@dahlavibez5726]

wow what an honour, I loved watching him play with Tony Williams them two are unstoppable

[@flober1970]

Finally My beloved Ron give the most important statement for any musician on any instrument, “you must hear that click in your head”, develop an internal metronome. At 8’40. Hopefully I already working on it with JM Pilc’s book.

[@willhouse]

*So glad* to share a teeny little slice of the universe with this thoroughly wonderful example of an artist.

[@watusi1971]

He's the one who raised my curiousity for jazz/walking bass...

[@jacobhelgeson3038]

Yes. Him and a ray brown. Love mr PC too but ray and Ron are the ones who make me WANT to practice.

[@codybenner179]

Perfectly expressed and perfectly played, this lesson was wonderful

[@TheRichardcuellar]

Thanks maestro Ron, 10 minutes to all my life

[@davidhadley370]

That was thoroughly enjoyable... Thank you Mr Carter.

[@bassoskat]

Absolute gold from the man himself. Thank you Mr Carter!

[@richardbishop1916]

Ron , I love that you spoke about that subtle time clock that we all can " feel ". I have been listening to people play with that clock stuff since I was a boy. You notice it in music here and there and say to yourself "Hey ...that was interesting" ,Then you forget it should be in the toolbox of "things to do" Thanks Ron (I am shocked to be able to say this to you!...Is It really You?)

[@josephinebrown6631]

Thank you kindly Mr. Carter for taking the time to share these thoughts and your gift. Have a beautiful day.

[@peterg.bassist]

Thank you for sharing your bass expertise, Mr. Carter.

[@mikegreenebass]

This is just incredible.

[@gregarnold1696]

Toolkit for improvisation. Dealing with time, space and intentions beautiful ‼️

[@BlackRootsAcademyOfSoul]

Very nice lesson, by The Maestro. Thank you for this ❤️ Greetings from Uganda 🇺🇬👊🏿🖤

[@jyukon1000]

A fantastic lesson! Makes me want to take up bass.

[@richardcuellar5135]

All respect Maestro Ron 🙏

[@nasanka7428]

he plays with such life! it feels like the lines are breathing

[@sebastiannai4381]

incredible knowledge drop here....thank you

[@simonjorge9850]

Thank you for the lesson mister Carter

[@breakfastplan4518]

WHAT?!? Y'all got Ron Carter in the studio? WOW! Respect! Okay, from this day forward, I promise to no longer tease Adam. :) Great video, gang!

[@kostasjazz]

Incredible.

[@johnericfranchi492]

What inspiring concepts and sound advice. Thank you Mr. Carter! His intonation is right on.

[@simonheffernan1767]

Thanks for all you do Señor Carter.

[@OMSPZ]

LEGEND

[@AaronLington1]

The master speaks.

[@brianwarner308]

That was an amazing lesson

[@Doodsrsly]

I love Ron Carter. That’s it, that’s the statement-I just wanted to say that.

[@theCheesemonger]

Absolutely awesome - still!!

[@josem.ignacio3370]

Amazing

[@bertwesler1181]

Love you ma. Saw you at "Three Sisters," in New Jersey, back in the day. You were playing with another Double Bass cat. And my seat was so close that my feet were about a foot from yours. It was one the most awesome show I've been to and man. I've been to a LOT of shows. I just checked your Wikipedia page. I was about 20 when I saw that show, so, I'm guessin you were about 39. Time Flys my fellow Bass Man.

[@intuneorange]

I love Ron Carter

[@KaltOhm]

What an incredibly awesome video!

[@ziemowitmiszczobrocki1178]

the man!!

[@sandyjonesmusic]

amazing, thanks Ron!

[@marcorotondo39]

Alive, for ever

[@ioflowboy]

I'm speechless

[@joepalooka2145]

Ray Brown! Ray Brown! Ray Brown! Drops in the Ray Brown book! The Master!

[@JoeLinux2000]

Sage advice from a grand master. It would be nice if he could demonstrate with a trio that's as in the pocket as the one at .55.

[@tomthomas8472]

The MAN!

[@bobblues1158]

Thank you !

[@georgeluther4238]

That thing on Riot...

[@avialbersbenchamo4797]

Deep

[@frederickthorne2496]

next level

[@markbarber7839]

Me too. I really enjoyed this. Thanks!

[@ramonpooser2434]

Genius.

[@madmonksmekshop]

Glorious, thank you!

[@karljoensen]

Brilliant

[@egbcop]

Good good stuff! Thank you!

[@danielmuller3851]

What a great Lesson!!! Thank you so much.

[@marcorotondo39]

...Maestro....☀️💚💚💚🖐🙏

[@alexanderednie1205]

Maestro

[@robertterry2838]

That metronome swings hard.

[@doublepick]

Is there some way we can make this guy just live forever?

[@Tubulous123]

Yes!!! Thank you!!!! 1nation4Life

[@toddb9311]

Nice! Saw Ron in an interview. Didn't learn from bass players. Some of this sounds like trombone stuff!

[@Coastal_Cruzer]

Man I wish I could own an upright bass

[@BartoszKalicki]

Nice !

[@Mike-rw2nh]

I am a fully qualified A minor pentatonic guitar princess, but I identify as BASS! Long live Ron Carter. Stellar content.

[@patrickpeterson2174]

Such a Great Teacher! I have a couple of his books and listening to a lesson is so great! Thank You Mr Carter!!!

[@Mike-rw2nh]

@@patrickpeterson2174 I’ve never thought to purchase any of his books. Will look into it. I’ve just gone by the wealth of his interviews on KZbin. I will take a look. All the best, good sir.

[@paulstratforddearsley2516]

Is this the greatest instructional music video in You Tube history? Trying to replicate this stuff the master has shown us on piano 🤓

[@NicoPezzotti712]

In the pull-off section it looks like i should pull off to an open string before playing the next note, but what if the next chord doesn't share any of the open string notes?

[@lowbrassman2000]

Wonderful, thank you. My question is, how do I get that tone? I realize much of it is in the hands, and some amping/EQ in the video, but that natural big acoustic tone is killer. Gut strings? Fully carved bass? High/low action? Etc. Thanks.

[@liamallan1056]

Nylon strings and about 60 years of practice

[@emmywillow6599]

his signature LaBellas and time

[@shibadoge5349]

Sounds like fairly low action, his tone has always had a lot of that string noise and twang. At least not old school macho man string height lol. I know he uses Realist pickup but this tone here sounds like they used just a condenser/ribbon mic. LaBella strings is correct, their “EQ” is a lot different than normal steel strings so that’s a factor. It is also undoubtedly a masterwork instrument, but that mostly only accounts for the lovely resonance, volume, and evenness you hear. If he played my plywood Shen bass you’d know it was him just the same. Those two right hand fingers are so monstrous yet dexterous. Watch videos of him, try to imitate him. Record videos of yourself to get a true sniff test of what’s going right and what isn’t. And don’t be afraid to break new things down to like 60bpm to make sure the conception and execution is there. If we don’t embarrass ourselves on the front end it will happen later at more critical times! Like I was too lazy and proud to do this kind of stuff for years, but it became undeniable on shows and recordings that my time-feel was not as good as I thought it was. Ego death and eternal improvement from then on out! Best of luck everybody!

[@CalebOrvik]

It’s all about balancing tension between your hands, and using equal weight on both ends of the instrument, if that makes sense

[@fromrjwithlove9819]

@@shibadoge5349 Unparalleled answer and advice. Good on you mate

[@liammcooper]

"Ron Carter is on the bass" 8:00 even legends make mistakes lol

[@arthurkastler157]

“I hate the word difficult because basically everything about making a bass line is ‘difficult’”

[@thinktwice4565]

OMG HOLY SHIT

[@gregalfred8916]

I have no idea what he's saying -- can't play a lick of music. I just love to hear the Maestro play anything, even if it was my damn telephone number.

[@billsmathers7787]

Does anyone know what the clip of Ron Carter at 1:12 is from? I'd love to hear the full performance!

[@cdarw]

There is a sound that walking acoustic bassists sometime get their instrument to product. I think it is deliberate, but it may not be. I call it a "bass belch" and it sounds similar to a pull-off to an open string, but not quite. Anyone have any idea what I am trying to describe?

[@shawnsaul7759]

I would describe the “bass belch” as a hybrid of open-string pull off technique fusing with blue note inflections. It’s indicative of how blues vocal inflections were done at the heart of both jazz/blues. In a sense, it’s the intended “vocal phrasing” aesthetic applied idiomatically to the bass to help give a jazz bassist their own “voice”. Hope this makes sense and resonates!

[@Neobop3]

What kind of strings are you using? They have a nice metalic sound ...

[@Coulingable]

Anyone know what kind of voicings Peter is playing at 0:57?

[@CalebOrvik]

Stacked 4th voicings😮‍💨👌

[@lolobuggah2670]

What's a drop?

[@mxtof2452]

It's a change in the pulsation of a rythm, meant to contrast with the main beat by going temporarily against or over it. That's a way to make that "bouncing" effect with a walking bass, and create some kind of climax.

[@demonhunter5478]

bassically...

[@吁x]

！！

[@gssong7111]

Love Ron, but after 70 years that intonation...

[@thedamndiz2343]

Is fuckin outstanding!!! And we are forever indebted to this American treasure.

[@joaomenegalebarbi1586]

@@thedamndiz2343 we are in fact forever indebted for everything Ron Carter did for music. However pretending he has outstanding intonation is not nice.

[@rhythmfield]

The world of youtube and FB comments just brings out the BEST in folks doesn’t it? I’m not a bassist but to my ear his intonation sounds GREAT. And it’s jazz-not classical or digital music. ALL great bassists have a little funk and personal signature on the intonation. I love a little wideness/flex in the pitch.

[@shibadoge5349]

Funny how it was nearly perfect in his improvisation, but the C major scale had some issues. Seemed like he was split on which fingering to use, he did different ones each time. When you’re walking you don’t really have time to second-guess yourself like that, the ear and hand are just in constant dialogue to make what you want come out!

[@GizzyDillespee]

​@@shibadoge5349 Yeah it was during that scale when he looked at his fingers once, very briefly, almost in disbelief😅 That was humorous. Keeps you on your toes too.

[@TimBrown-e9l]

Show a non black bass player for godsake. I like this channel but it is as if they are implying that good white, hispanic and asian bass players don't exist.

[@bonerici]

Thanks Mr Carter this was great

[@mrCetus]

Thank you Ron for not only your music but your educational spirit. We are very lucky to have you and the lessons you offer.