Bassist Hears Thundercat Song for First Time (Mind Blown)

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Жыл бұрын

👉 My full beginner bass course: yeah.bassbuzz.com/funnything
I’ve never heard “Funny Thing” by Thundercat before… now I have to write my own bass line. In front of you. In 3 takes. Let’s hit it.
Need the bass tab and sheet music for the original Funny Thing bass line? Here ya go -
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Thundercat is one of the most shredding bass players alive today - what am I getting myself into?
“Funny Thing” is the most popular track from Thundercat’s 2020 album “It Is What It Is,” featuring his beastly signature 6-string bass sound.
Watch the video to see if I was able to fake it okay on 4-string, and how my bass line compared to the original. (hopefully not terrible)
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@BassBuzz Жыл бұрын

Which bass line did you like better, mine or Thundercat’s? ⚡🐱

@ThatIsSomePig Жыл бұрын

I’ve listened to that song so many times it was kind of refreshing to hear the new bassline lol

@Vejigante01 Жыл бұрын

Man you got really close to it though, not gonna lie…

@iduncanw Жыл бұрын

I'm going to sit on the fence and say I liked both of them 😎

@chayakornchimatchim9968 Жыл бұрын

Your play cut through the mix better...both versions were very good.

@Josh_Herman Жыл бұрын

You should make a series of trying to guess the bass lines of songs you’ve never heard. 👍

@girlygirllocssoul Жыл бұрын

You are incredible for creating what you did in 3 tries! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 This is why you are my bass teacher! And yes, more Thundercat please!

@ken_wilkens Жыл бұрын

Saw Thundercat last summer when he opened for RHCP. He was amazing, and his finger speed is ridiculous.

@overseer_grimal Жыл бұрын

I went for RHCP but fell in love with Thundercat

@ken_wilkens Жыл бұрын

@@overseer_grimal where did you see them? I was at the PetCo Park show in San Diego

@nickstarkey4378 Жыл бұрын

i saw them in charlotte!! amazing show

@qtshazehouse5345 Жыл бұрын

That sounds like an amazing show

@gamesmaster1060 Жыл бұрын

I saw them in London, thundercat played there too. Was really good

@d.wyndal Жыл бұрын

I’m very impressed with how close your overall bass line was to his. Excellent job! This was a very interesting video. I’d like to see more featuring other artists as well.

@BassBuzz Жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave!

@nanabong1239 Жыл бұрын

@@BassBuzz WE want to see, correcting my friend there

@thomaspons4014 Жыл бұрын

As a beginner bassist I liked to see u build a bass line on the spot with comments, it is inspiring. And again a great video 👏

@weystrom Жыл бұрын

Dude, in 3 takes you got like 80% of the way there?! I'd be over the moon. It also took major balls to do it live in front of the camera like that. Kudos.

@vigorouslethargy Жыл бұрын

You should feel absolutely proud of your bassline. Being able to come up with a sound that was pretty darn close to Thundercat's in such a short time speaks to your flexibility.

@BassBuzz Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@nyx5724 Жыл бұрын

The final take sounded great!!! I'm impressed with how quickly you managed to come up with an such an awesome bass line

@michaelhartman6513 Жыл бұрын

@@silencedones4421stop being a hater.

@michaelhartman6513 Жыл бұрын

@@silencedones4421 yeah no one before you ever thought a video could be faked. Is it hard work to be so insightful? And from your mom's basement no less. OR maybe we enjoyed the video and don't think Josh is a fake. You think otherwise; good for you. Keep scrolling. Here's another insight: to the rest of us you are just an A hole.

@LageYouTube Жыл бұрын

@@michaelhartman6513 "Hater"? You can't deny that what he says could be true, though I personally find it hard to believe

@flatd13tsoda56 Жыл бұрын

@@silencedones4421 you must just be a bad musician then. it doesn't take ten fucking weeks to come up with a bass line lmfao

@c.arandyl Жыл бұрын

@@flatd13tsoda56 this LMAO

@emaheiwa8174 Жыл бұрын

I love Thundercat's looks and personality. He was amazing in Suicidal Tendencies, he has titanium bones in his back (his bass is a boat anchor), and is music goes into the weird side of R&B which makes it easier to get into for outsiders 👏👌

@dariohc6898 Жыл бұрын

That guy has two spinal chords or something lol

@mathumphreys Жыл бұрын

To be able to put that bassline together that quickly is amazing. You should be doing session work in Nashville or LA.

@foljs5858 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, that pedal chain sound would totally fly in Nashville 🙂

@BassBuzz Жыл бұрын

Thanks Matthew!

@mathumphreys Жыл бұрын

@@foljs5858 Yeah well you didn't understand the comment

@catfishrob1 Жыл бұрын

@@foljs5858 I think he is a little more versatile than that one pedal chain...

@KAMOYA17 Жыл бұрын

@@foljs5858 it’s what country music has been missing 👀

@echoes675 Жыл бұрын

It sounded great. The fact that your baseline had such similarities shows how much experience you have and how good your ear is. And also, hell yes to more thundercat videos!!

@adamf3377 Жыл бұрын

I would love to see more of this kinda video, loved seeing the writing of what’s going through your head.

@BassBuzz Жыл бұрын

Thanks Adam!

@greggoso600 Жыл бұрын

i do enjoy myself watching 10 minutes of a man crying ngl, wouldve been a win either way also thank you for making me listen to bohemian rapsody for the first time, absolute eye opener

@catfishrob1 Жыл бұрын

Did you just move here from Mars? 😂

@PS-fg3hp Жыл бұрын

I wish more KZfaq music "experts" put themselves out there like what you did here. Great video. Inspiring. More of this please.

@crowdog13 Жыл бұрын

I love that pro bassist Josh is playing a Squier for this vid. It's taken me such a long time to realize that price does not equal quality/playability/sound/etc. Since the late 90's, overall instrument quality has improved so much that you can find some really amazing "beginner-to-intermediate" level instruments and still some clunker "pro" instruments. The variability in styles, human physiques, and desired tones so often bridges the gap in areas that affordable instruments are seen as deficient. In fact, just yesterday I picked up a bass I put together from parts back in high school, and was blown away by how much something that has basically zero resale value still rocked so hard. \,,/, TL;DR: Don't impulsively buy that shiny new piece of gear on the internet; wait until you've tried it out with your own hands/ears and compared it to something you already like/own to decide.

@MrEliakimRAS Жыл бұрын

That is all true, but (to me) it felt he was struggling to make smooth hand transitions between the low and the high notes (and note: he has great technique and large experience). In this regard, a 6-string bass would be better for if you want to make chops like Thundercat's but not hurt your fretting hand in the long run. (There are some companies that make solid 6-string basses in the same price range as this video's.)

@TestorshiaTheeOne Жыл бұрын

Not a bassist or even learning bass (just a weirdo who loves to see artists work) and happened to find your video - super impressed! I'd love to see more of this kinda thing! ❤️

@rlchico666 Жыл бұрын

Sensei Josh was on POINT! I'm gonna tell everyone that my bass teacher's name is Josher-Cat!

@madatlas3806 Жыл бұрын

You and Thundercat have a big thing in common, y'all both make me want to pick up my bass right now and get to playing. I can't hear anything by Thundercat without immediately wanting to try it, despite knowing he's well out of my league. Y'all are both bass-ed, I love it!

@migsmakesmusic7203 Жыл бұрын

This is probably the best video I've seen from you, and I've been a fan and subscriber for years. You've definitely helped me as a beginner bassist and I'm now at the point where I'm crafting lines and playing open mics and this is again a helpful example for that mindset. I liked your line and your analysis of it in comparison to Thundercat's. Can't wait to see more videos like this!

@Joey-qv6dr Жыл бұрын

I’m so glad I got ahold of your videos first when I picked up the bass 2 months ago. Thanks so much for this fun content.

@SuperQuincy2000 Жыл бұрын

Would love more thundercat videos!

@spacemanproletariat4279 Жыл бұрын

This is great, I think if this were a series it would no doubt blow up eventually.

@thetessaverse Жыл бұрын

I dig it. I have never heard this song or of the Thundercats (thanks for playing this because I now dig them)...however, I felt both versions (yours and his ) were great in their own way. Thanks for posting this. It encourages one to step outside their comfort zone.

@SamsterTH Жыл бұрын

Great job on creating your own take of Funny Thing, Josh. You did a fantastic job!!! Insane that this is your first video on Thundercat. That dude inspired me to care about Bass in tracks more than ever before from his talent alone. Keep on rockin' in the Bass world ✌🏼

@Action_Sloth Жыл бұрын

I'd love more content like this, it does so much to help me understand how to construct effective and musical bass lines

@joshuabrice3800 Жыл бұрын

That was really fun! I enjoyed the whole process. Yes more Thundercat. And more bassline creation videos please!

@HungryPhish Жыл бұрын

I hope you do more of these. Explaining the thinking behind it and how your two lines are different was super interesting and informative.

@ZaryaMain Жыл бұрын

Love the educational take on this. Love the post listening analysis of what you could learn from the original line to improve your own compositional techniques. Great bassline ideas for having to write/record on the fly.

@sirenthewolf8315 Жыл бұрын

this was so fun to watch, please do more of these!

@StoanPhrogg Жыл бұрын

This is a really cool video! Seeing a really good bassist like Josh work out a bassline is inspiring - no one has it all worked out on the first try but as a beginner I was so elated to see sometimes everyone just has to fall back on the pentatonics. Plus it helps demystify the process a bit. Looking forward to more.

@liquidmeme6019 Жыл бұрын

Videos like this takes the masters and grounds them in a way that to make learning easier. Keep it up, these are really cool.

@Raymondo4444 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the Thundercat video! Impeccable use of improvisation. Both are so good.

@collinclark6086 Жыл бұрын

This was incredible to watch! Well done! To me, it felt a lot like learning a song you've never heard, from your bandmates. It is great for inspiration and creativity.

@howardsharp6089 Жыл бұрын

Too cool for school, Josh! I loved watching your creative process as you worked your way through this very funky and complex song. Again, I so appreciate the Beginner to Badass course for getting me into bass playing. Seeing you challenge yourself with something difficult inspires me to keep going!

@catfishrob1 Жыл бұрын

I don't know that anyone who still says "too cool for school" has any authority on coolness, but I agree with the sentiment 😂

@mariodmoses32 Жыл бұрын

I definitely liked your approach to the Bass Line for this song Josh, especially the tone! 👏🏾👏🏾

@indigosnow_ Жыл бұрын

100% want more Thundercat videos. He's so awesome

@seanarooni Жыл бұрын

this was a fun and instructive video. really helpful to see your thought process coming up with a bassline and then to hear your explanation of what thundercat did so well. what i liked about your bassline is the way you distinguished parts of the song and then build up the intensity. thanks 🤘

@MontrealMusiciansExchange Жыл бұрын

This is incredibly valuable for those people who are attempting to create an original bass line. 3 times a year is my recommendation. THANKS AGAIN for all you do brother !

@utubesuxb4lls Жыл бұрын

inspiring video! thanks for taking the chance to not only entertain us but inspire us to get outta of the comfort zone

@corican Жыл бұрын

You did a fantastic job with your take. Really impressive!

@indelaxiom Жыл бұрын

Great job Josh! I really like your bassline in addition to Thundercat's. It's cool to see how different minds fill the void and YES, more Thundercat videos!!

@moahtn_8257 Жыл бұрын

Great Basslines!

@ks1101011 Жыл бұрын

Gotta say your video is crisp and the editing is fresh but subtle and not overdone, me like! These type of challenges are always fun, but for me it's hard with limited music theory knowledge (I think). So it's good to see someone try this, who knows actually what he is doing! 😅

@BassBuzz Жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad you dug it!

@rodoherty1 Жыл бұрын

That was brilliant, Josh! Well done! And very brave of you. Loving the honesty! And I haven't seen this kind of video on KZfaq before. Hope it gets a tonne of views.

@Lord_Verminaard Жыл бұрын

I enjoyed watching this, because coming up with new bass lines has always been really hard for me and this has given me some good ideas about the thought process. A lot of it really is self-doubt on my end though. Well done!

@guitguy6579 Жыл бұрын

I've always been stoked to be learning bass from you in BTB, but this proves to me I picked the right teacher. I'm excited to keep going and hopefully have command of the instrument like this.

@selofeals947 Жыл бұрын

This is different style of video but I really really like it coz we get to see your brain work and figure things out. In the beginners mind, there is so many little things to pick up/be curious about, you can't imagine how much a person can take away and learn from style.

@MrJalafanakis Жыл бұрын

you are seriously talented, mister BassBuzz and I'd love to see more content like this! you rock! thank you for your beginner to badass course btw!

@Canon85mm Жыл бұрын

Great format, Thunderjosh 😎

@rossburrow2813 Жыл бұрын

Please consider making more of these! Id love to watch more but cant find much more Bass specific ones. Difficult to recommend a song but really enjoyed this. Thanks!

@GuavaTheLlama Жыл бұрын

Outstanding Job Josh! As a beginner bassist who has tried something like this before, it’s inspiring to see you absolutely nail this. I Love your content, keep doing what you’re doing!

@NoLifeKingRL Жыл бұрын

The text explaining what you where doing at each phase was very helpful. Super interesting to watch and see how you approach something like this!

@thomasfioriglio Жыл бұрын

This was very cool Josh! For me, I always loved the creative process, so you gave us all a glimpse on how that works and your thought process. I have never heard Thundercat before, so this was some new music for me. But I loved how you took a risk and tried this. That in and of itself is a great lesson for your viewers. I would love to see more of these types of videos. Thanks for sharing this one.

@tmcwilliam01 Жыл бұрын

Yours was great as well! Do more of these. I too have been enjoying the drumeo first time vids but this is even BETTER!

@aspenpreston7085 Жыл бұрын

I love this! And PLEASE talk about Thundercat I've been waiting soooo long to hear you talk about him

@chrisguinther341 Жыл бұрын

It was really cool to see/hear your thought process as you worked developing these lines, would love to see some different songs!

@michaeloberly6129 Жыл бұрын

I liked your part about as much as his. Pretty amazing nailing his general feel like you did. I’d love to see you do more of this sort of ‘challenge’ thing.

@michaelhartman6513 Жыл бұрын

This was really fun. Keep 'em coming!

@julienrocks7051 Жыл бұрын

It was an awesome last take giving the time you had ! Amazing as always ! Thanks for the inspiration !

@ericdelrio4231 Жыл бұрын

Love your channel! Awesome rendition of a funky fun song

@brandonloaiza8595 Ай бұрын

Those bass lines were amazing man you're hella talented ❤

@Jdilla76 Жыл бұрын

I think you did great! To even come up with an improvisation take that's close to Thundercat's says a lot. That was damn good!

@brendanstevens207 Жыл бұрын

You just displayed why my daughter loves you as her bass teacher. If I get to cover this I'm blending both your lines... amazing more of these types of videos please

@MrXyzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Жыл бұрын

Watching the creative process is a really valuable insight, that we don't often get to see. So more vidoes like this with other music styles please.

@stevesmith5132 Жыл бұрын

Love it! More videos like this would be awesome to see. I'm just a beginner but looking forward to doing this type of thing in the future and this is great inspiration!

@manu_musicc Жыл бұрын

Man i love this concept

@SwashBuccaneer Жыл бұрын

Awesome job. You sounded very close for sure. I had my headset on and was walking around doing stuff while listening and couldn't tell who was playing. That tone is super funky and nice.

@MarcoPereira-dj9lb Жыл бұрын

Awesome!!, you're a really talented bass player and your course has helped me a lot musically!!

@illusionvii Жыл бұрын

Wow! Loved this video, Josh. You always have great playing and a personality that comes off fun and friendly. Wouldn't mind seeing more videos like this of Thundercat or even other artists as well.

@gavinek4923 Жыл бұрын

Really liked this style of video! more pls

@mijaelperalta7671 Жыл бұрын

I didn't know your channel before this video, but man, DON'T EVER doubt your ears when it comes to creativity. It takes a lot of courage to upload a video like this, and I really enjoyed. Congrats on the result obtained!! you're on right way BassBuzz man 😆

@BassBuzz Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mijael!

@julianchristmas1510 Жыл бұрын

Just got an affinity and your vids are my favorite thing right now

@iduncanw Жыл бұрын

That was awesome, loved your take and Thundercats original. I now have something else to add to my 'funky' playlist 😎👍 Would definitely like to hear more about Thundercat and see you do more videos like this. Really interesting to hear your thought process.

@nateross14 Жыл бұрын

Actually a pretty good execution, considering the performance stress of the challenge. Personally, the coolest baselines I write always come to me when I'm in the zone, alone, with zero pressure or distraction,and when I don't give a rats ar$ about making mistakes. I just play whatever the hail I want or feel. That's step one for me. Step 2 is I just keep doing this until I fall into THE groove the song tells me it wants,usually by mistake. But I know it when I hear and feel it. Finally, step 3 after I've got the groove dialed, I do Note arrangement and cleanup. figure out which notes don't belong and which do.

@boricua9071 Жыл бұрын

this is one of the coolest things ive seen on youtube as a musician. Just like the drumeo videos I hope I see more of this type of content from you.

@mv9787 11 ай бұрын

This just shows how great a bass player you are; very musical stuff 👍🏻

@GibbsDLC Жыл бұрын

This is an amazing video idea man! More of these please! 😩🙏🏽

@davidebisceglia1032 Жыл бұрын

That was great! Good job😎 and yeah, more thundercat videos pleaseeee

@Butholetickler89 11 ай бұрын

Watching him live this weekend it’s about to be great 🥶

@ottoneubauer Жыл бұрын

This is a great video concept, it's really insightful to hear how you think about things. Also now I have a new artist to listen to!

@zombielynx21 Жыл бұрын

Real solid work. Would love to see you do this again with other songs you somehow haven't heard before.

@ArleyMcBlain Жыл бұрын

Sounded different, felt the same. Awesome video, great format, great seeing a pro be challenged, have doubts, make mistakes; explain the breakthroughs.

@lucastperez Жыл бұрын

I actually think that your bass line is pretty cool! I was actually impressed how close it was to original. Congratulations! Only on 3 tries looks very impressive to me! 👏🔥

@LeifPalmin Жыл бұрын

Very nice to hear how you reson when you make and listen to the bass licks. Gave me a lot of thoughts. Thank you.

@bluz1n Жыл бұрын

you did amazingly great! this style of video is really really fun to watch, and it certainly makes me want to go and grab my bass to try something like this! and above everything, it was very educative, for real thank you and the team for the amazing content as always!!!!

@wesleyfung9418 Жыл бұрын

I learnt a lot about how the bass works from your challenge. Good job on the video!

@sunglee2048 Жыл бұрын

Awesome work Josh! A year of using your Bad to Badass course and confidently playing some of my favorite tunes. Keep up the good work and keep cranking out the contents!

@BassBuzz Жыл бұрын

Thanks Sung!

@phillipruffolo7162 Жыл бұрын

This guy is doing something phenomenal with his skill. Thank you Josh for so much useful information.

@spencerberryman4779 Жыл бұрын

My man is the goat 🐐. Love that tone you dialed in!

@CL_Audio_Tuning Жыл бұрын

In all fairness Josh, you nailed it pretty dam close too, your choice of effects was spot on! Im not a thundercat fan, but you definitely rocked a pretty good groove!

@stupidass4084 Жыл бұрын

That’s crazy how you came up with a similar gritty tone to the original, you really nailed the vibe, nice improvisation 🫵

@stupidass4084 Жыл бұрын

gfy

@ZweiGotter Жыл бұрын

I watched this and had already purchased the Online Lessons, due to life i hadn't gotten to start it up yet. BUT THE TIME IS NOW! Thanks Josh.

@BassBuzz Жыл бұрын

Nice, enjoy!

@Vejigante01 Жыл бұрын

Yes more Thundercat!!! Would absolutely love to see you do a video of him similar to your Les Claypool video

@ampthebassplayer Жыл бұрын

Nailed the vibe of the tone though! Really fun video, and I'd love to see more of these from you.

@BassBuzz Жыл бұрын

Thanks dude!

@badberttube Жыл бұрын

I'm blown away by how close you were in the pattern/phrasing. Big props for having the guts to post this. I bet thundercat would like what you played and I would love to see more content about thundercat. Now if we could see thundercats response, upon seeing this post for the first time! I think he would dig it. (Edit: regarding your question, for the reasons you mentioned I would probably choose thundercat, Though if someone played me both versions without knowing about this challenge, I don't know if I could pick out the original by ear only)