Those 3 times Thundercat went beast mode (w/ Mac Miller)

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4 жыл бұрын

I love videos like this!
So today, we’re taking a look at the bass wizardry of Thundercat, and his EPIC cameo on Mac Miller’s Tiny Desk Concert.
Having worked with the likes of Snoop Dogg, Suicidal Tendencies, Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell Williams and Erykah Badu, Thundercat is quite possibly the coolest bass player that ever walked the Earth. He even has a Pikachu-shaped backpack and a leg tattoo of Jaco Pastorius!
In today’s video I’m going to talk you through the 3 times that Thundercat went beast mode with Mac Miller back in 2018. Including his insane intro lick to “What’s The Use?”
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@joaogomes9405 3 жыл бұрын

The thing I admire the most about Thundercat is that I've never once seen him without a smile on his face while playing. It's such genuine happiness and enjoyment, it's infectious

@Chaziltasm Жыл бұрын

That's called being a bass player my dude ;) if you aint smiling while playing bass, you are doing it wrong.

@m.h.5400 3 жыл бұрын

Every bassist playing a nasty bassline: Stankface Thundercat: Smiles

@darthvader4339 3 жыл бұрын

I smile when I jam like that

@kantorobo7718 4 жыл бұрын

Thundercat is the reason I started playing bass this summer

@patrickr12342 4 жыл бұрын

It is a Gold Bassist. Have faith,keep the fun and become what you love. Apotheken geraten Bassist.

@sebastianfernandez6146 4 жыл бұрын

Same here

@jovan9724 4 жыл бұрын

Go check out mononeon, he's a freakin beast too 🤯🤯

@westonf8779 4 жыл бұрын

Me too! I've always dabbled with instruments, but I've really appreciated gettin serious with bass this time

@markbsjr 4 жыл бұрын

Same

@nathans4957 4 жыл бұрын

Thundercat exists purely in beast mode, or whatever the DBZ equivalent is

@TheoTattaglia 4 жыл бұрын

he's in ultra instinct

@Ryukendragonfist 4 жыл бұрын

Great ape mode

@spring_shadow 4 жыл бұрын

He is a God Of Destruction

@agdrummer2610 3 жыл бұрын

Facts are all you know sir

@errollbrantley 3 жыл бұрын

Super super saiyan

@madProgenitorDeity 4 жыл бұрын

*disclaimer: Thundercat is actually never not going beast mode

@nofretzDW 4 жыл бұрын

*nawl nerry a one

@gibsonakin 4 жыл бұрын

the triplet snare fill at 5:33 throws Mac off and makes him smile, details like this make music special

@randyman67789 3 жыл бұрын

That's the beauty of truly live music performances

@DamienPaceGaming 3 жыл бұрын

I think he was smiling over how fuggin sick that bassline sounded

@keidthwshza 3 жыл бұрын

@@DamienPaceGaming Mac Miller actually wrote that song

@Ah-ed6ie 2 жыл бұрын

He brushed the snare to make a weasy laugh 👍

@CrappyProducts 6 ай бұрын

Ahaha so true, never noticed that

@CM-ls8he 4 жыл бұрын

DUDE!! I literally stayed up all night last night learning “What’s the use”. There’s a girl on YT here named “Juliaplaysgroove” who has a SICK bass cover of it. Shout out to her and Thundercat. Thanks for this Scott. I love SBL. Been rocking with you since 2012 man. Love the come up. 🤘🏾🤘🏾

@raggaeldestro 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah that girl is really good.

@djspyke1000 4 жыл бұрын

I had a bass for 1 week, was learning the absolutely basics, Saw the video and Said : shit i have to learn this. Julia rocks

@rileydryer308 4 жыл бұрын

Juliaplaysgroove is my favorite bassist on yt

@markbsjr 3 жыл бұрын

@@rileydryer308 Her and MonoNeon are mine

@EvonneLindiwe 3 жыл бұрын

I follow her as well. She got me with Q tip getting up

@nmcgunagle Жыл бұрын

Bass playing aside, my favorite moment was when he sang his one line which I can’t remember exactly. But right after he pauses and says thank you. It cracked me up, and Mac obviously thought it was funny too. Legends

@devinebass Жыл бұрын

Ah that bit was hilarious! 🤣

@sasha-taylor Ай бұрын

i love that he sang backgrounds, played bass, and helped produce the whole original track with Mac

@kevinlynch2248 4 жыл бұрын

Scott: "My digets aren't that fast...". Yeah, mine either mate and I've been playing for a couple of decades plus. 😁 Thundercat is a BEAST!

@tmemming 4 жыл бұрын

where does he say that? I must've missed it haha

@hugebeebop2955 4 жыл бұрын

@@tmemming 7:04

@ccjacks3 4 жыл бұрын

This is one of the first grooves I tried to learn on Bass. THANK YOU SO MUCH for breaking this down. I'd really love to see more of these videos possibly with: Michael League More Marcus Miller and Pino Palladino Frank Brunot Justin Raines

@damienscanlon5585 4 жыл бұрын

I'd love to hear about Bootsy Collins, Geddy Lee, Anthony Jackson, or Chris Squire going beast mode.

@M2Mil7er 4 жыл бұрын

I think that collectively comes to a measure of about 180 years haha

@TimothyLafreniere 4 жыл бұрын

BOoTsy! ♥️

@blackdog5186 4 жыл бұрын

Don't forget John Entwistle and Justin Chancellor

@Darko7274 4 жыл бұрын

Bootsy!

@HumansFreshlyBorn 4 жыл бұрын

I think he’s trying to focus on Modern Bassists

@nycfunk 4 жыл бұрын

How about MonoNeon, Mohini Dey, and Richard Bona all in their Beast Mode.

@omarmabrouk3995 4 жыл бұрын

Love Mono Neon. Dude is next level

@McDoinky 4 жыл бұрын

That’s all mohini dey does... I wish I could see her play something sparse, for once

@RoyBeatty 4 жыл бұрын

Yes to all these. MonoNeon did Complicated by Mac and it’s super smooth, so much so that i thought it was thundercat at first. I did a cover on my yt you might enjoy

@jewdproductionmainemanvide9913 3 жыл бұрын

Right on

@1bIgFaTsOnOfAbItCh 3 жыл бұрын

@@McDoinky That's the disadvantage of playing the lead instrument. Most of the funkiest bass lines are sparse. It's the syncopation and spacing that makes it so head bobbing funky.

@armanitransport2604 3 жыл бұрын

Man Mac Miller had so much soul in his delivery 🙏🏾. I would like to hear Thundercat do a version of Luther Vanross

@marycircle104 4 жыл бұрын

1. Thundercats solo on Never Catch me by Flying Lotus 2. Anything by Janek Gwizdala 3. The bass on the intro to your videos

@applesyo 4 жыл бұрын

That never catch me solo is insane

@energy40gaming 4 жыл бұрын

That was the first time I heard of him. Insane first impression

@RoyBeatty 4 жыл бұрын

Never Catch Me makes me want to quit bass forever but also makes me want to practice for 8 hours a day. That song goes way too hard, i love it

@larrymartin87 3 жыл бұрын

Facts

@exactlywhatisaid 3 жыл бұрын

Never Catch Me is so good

@goldenant9450 Жыл бұрын

thanks for covering this moment. can't believe i'm just seeing this. probably my favorite live concert and I love hearing a bassist break it down.

@bajovato 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this breakdown, Scott! I love Thundercat. You do such a great job of demystifying his lines.👍🏼

@juanjacobomendozaborda3226 4 жыл бұрын

Esperanza Spalding - I know you know - nobel concert

@errollbrantley 3 жыл бұрын

The studio version of endangered species, she holds it down. I noticed she doesn’t sing the lyrics live. She scats

@BrotherReg Жыл бұрын

1.) Scott, you are awesome! Been rocking with you since the early days! 2.) The NPR Music video with Thundercat now has over 101 million views and is the 2nd most popular video on their platform. Rest in Peace Mac Miller. 🙏🏾

@tedayre 4 жыл бұрын

Thundercat being an absolute LEGEND!

@JC-11111 3 жыл бұрын

Hardly. Berry Oakley? He's a legend. Thundercat? Not even a little. Give him 10 more years. Maybe then.

@lambolii 3 жыл бұрын

@@JC-11111 he has incredible talent

@jeremiahcowling3837 3 жыл бұрын

I think we can all agree Berry was a total badass, however I have to disagree. If you were to pull over a random person on the street and ask them if they knew the player, the chances are far higher that they will know Thundercat than that they will know Berry.

@pipomaggi 4 жыл бұрын

everything about this performance is kinda magical. from the great groove, great bass playing to thundercat's sense of humor and love for mac

@nathanmccormick2538 4 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure Thundercat lives in beast mode lol Also I'd love to see a Stuart Zender video, he doesn't get enough love.

@popovka 4 жыл бұрын

STUART ZENDER!

@hebrardherve6368 4 жыл бұрын

only fews knows his name who give Jamiroquai a good name..can I get an amen Here.

@nathanmccormick2538 4 жыл бұрын

@@hebrardherve6368 AMEN!!

@scottbourne8258 4 жыл бұрын

This free video lesson of yours was so very uplifting and valuable to me. And I thank you. First, I discovered Thundercat (I am a guitar player not a bass player so I didn't know him) and - here's the money shot - it caused me to want to take up the bass again and I signed up for a year of your training. Two weeks in and I am so glad I did. I can't believe it but I can actually see myself playing bass. Whether or not I'll be able to work in the last part of this lick is still in doubt :)

@someky4340 4 жыл бұрын

Says "BASS" and "slap that like button"* I'm on to you!

@johnathanstuart9022 Жыл бұрын

Instead of beast mode I like to think Thundercat goes berserk, and turns a bright glowing red. Then randomly attacks anyone who gets in his way.

@jaaz.handss 4 жыл бұрын

FINALLY A THUNDERCAT VIDEO

@AgentMose 4 жыл бұрын

Can you do a Thundercat Beast Mode pt. 2 using his performance from when he did his own Tiny Desk? He really went beast mode on that one!!!

@ivart817 3 жыл бұрын

I was literally watching this Tiny Desk last week and saying, "I MUST LEARN THIS BASS LINE!" Then this video popped up the next day! Thank you Scott!

@deafprof 4 жыл бұрын

The Player's Pathway is amazing. Thank you so much! Loving the J Dilla-esque lesson!

@boagski 4 жыл бұрын

The whole band was on point for this! And man this song is done so well hey, amazing performance!!

@zomat7955 4 жыл бұрын

Another guy I'd love to see featured in one of these videos is MonoNeon. His groove is just so filthy, and there are tons of great live recordings with Ghostnote.

@Britmysta 4 жыл бұрын

I'm SO pleased you did this, Scott!

@chrisggoodwin777 4 жыл бұрын

Did anyone else feel the "Short Skirt, Long Jacket" vibe?

@tay-basswalker3964 4 жыл бұрын

Yes the 2nd bar it definitely sounded like that

@gloominousdoom11 4 жыл бұрын

I was racking my brain trying to figure out the song this riff was modeled after. lol

@McDoinky 4 жыл бұрын

Finally someone says it

@thebassclef007 4 жыл бұрын

Chris Goodwin it’s not just a vibe, I’d consider it a rip off.

@SausageFingers420 4 жыл бұрын

I'm catching more of a "Sly" from Headhunters vibe but that works, too.

@alfonzo9289 3 жыл бұрын

His playing on tiny desk was such an amazing treat.

@jesserenderos9130 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video!!

@Chord_The_Seeker 4 жыл бұрын

I’m glad you featured Thundercat. He’s one of my favorite bass players. As far as someone else I’d like to see you do a video on, it would be Mark King, Mark King or Mark King. Anything by him would be greatly appreciated, but Hot Water or Dune Tune would be awesome.

@BigB_972 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for all you do and this beautiful bass Line transcription

@hypnosis4207 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for free info. For real I love how you just want to spread great music!!!! I love it

@bennobassosaurus7078 4 жыл бұрын

Love the look on the guitarist when the Cat tees off! 😁

@BaptisteNovelle_bassiste 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Scott very nice one as always!

@HDArtzy 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve been waiting for this video, hands down my favorite artist 🙏😅!!

@philmusixx1574 4 жыл бұрын

ThunderCat is AMAZIN!!! but can we jus thank God for Scott!! MAN we appreciate you for being so AWESOME SCOTT !

@RastaLlama 4 жыл бұрын

I have New Found respect for this channel for covering the amazingness of Thundercat

@hendripurba1018 3 жыл бұрын

I'm just a beginner and I can really understand the way you explain, thank you, subscribed your channel straight away

@hayjay6703 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic video. Thanks, man.

@garethbennett-allen7260 4 жыл бұрын

Yes I've been waiting for this

@akmadsen 4 жыл бұрын

It's nice to see these crazy licks broken down. They're a lot simpler than they sound, not to say that they're easy to play but that they sort of make sense when presented in this way. Still difficult as hell (for me at least) to play. Thanks for the lesson! :) But... As much as I love Thundercat's bass playing, the chemistry between Thundercat and Mac on this track is what really elevates this performance to absolute perfection. The whole band is obviously having a blast. It's so radiant that even my 4-year-old is constantly asking to see this specific performance with "the tired man and Thundercat". She doesn't care much about the bass playing (yet) but she loves Thundercat's huge grin, the interactions between him and Mac, and the reactions to Thundercat's "thank you" after the bridge in the song. Just today I've watched it 3 times with her (on her request) AND she's listened to the audio (from the performance, she doesn't like the studio version; her own words) at least twice. And it's been like that for at least a month... /rambling

@frankbass485 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing lesson thank u so much Scott!!

@adampowell5237 4 жыл бұрын

Joe dart and thundercat would be the two I'd love and you've done them. I feel like there are many more Joe dart and thundercat performances that I'd love listed

@adampowell5237 4 жыл бұрын

Michael league and Bootsy would be two legends I'd love to see more of

@christianmullins7862 4 жыл бұрын

Oh my god Scott thank you so much 😂 this makes me so so freaking happy I never thought about Thundercat when you asked about bass players you wanted to make these videos about but it’s so obvious now 😂 Another amazing bassist to do a video like this on is Stanley Clarke, almost any time he rips a solo on the electric he goes absolutely bonkers

@taylorgangchatt 3 жыл бұрын

What's the use just gives you chills when that baseline hits

@thedoctorate 3 жыл бұрын

Great breakdown Scott. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Peace brother.

@Laras94 4 жыл бұрын

Scott keep it up man! keep it up!!

@StarLordIRL 4 жыл бұрын

Breaking down Thundercat?! Respeeeect! Nice playing, man!

@danielirvine7468 4 жыл бұрын

This was cool thanks for sharing bro

@davecollins3710 3 жыл бұрын

Very so cool. Cheers, Scott

@bastaras545 3 жыл бұрын

Super!!! Thanks Thundercat, Thanks Scott!!!

@mark_midmark 3 жыл бұрын

Really cool video, subscribed!

@acenarrow7952 4 жыл бұрын

The short tabs with harmonic explanation for these nice juicy licks are amaze balls.

@jaimewong6423 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video Scott

@hejsanii5769 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely phenomenal...

@NowWhat01 3 жыл бұрын

As usual...excellent tutorial Scott!!!

@valentinobasack 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing video!

@MarcPlaysDrums 4 жыл бұрын

That second riff is such a patented Thundercat lick.

@ChanceC5 3 жыл бұрын

Mick Karn Dalis Car Sally's Car is my favorite. Thanks for posting this.

@cesarrios5778 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the amazing lessons!

@maurobenitez790 3 жыл бұрын

Great video bro

@aidenliske3043 4 жыл бұрын

Thunder cats Tiny Desk NPR performance is absolutely BEAST MODE!!! Especially when he plays “Them Changes”

@teemad 4 жыл бұрын

LOL @ the "BASS!" and none-too-subtle "SLAP!" ergo Davey504. 🤣🤣🤣

@skyron19 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Scott. I need to subscribe to your bass lesson and I will!!!

@alanmarquespessoa 4 жыл бұрын

That live was great!

@superdrwholock Жыл бұрын

He's super talented and seems like he'd be really kind irl too, just the way he's always smiling

@bassface12348 4 жыл бұрын

Love this style of bass lesson Scott would love to see a hadrien feraud episode and federico malaman maybe mononeon or Bubby lewis also lol

@Honkinonthebobo 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent excellent excellent content. Thundercat, les claypool and flea my favorite bassists. Edit: and the bassist from Iron Maiden too. Super sick bassist

@Unitz15 4 жыл бұрын

Dude I was thinking a couple of days ago that you should do a thundercat video! And here we are

@jordonbarry6569 4 жыл бұрын

Yesssssssss love thundercats work with mac

@BlackGolemREC 3 жыл бұрын

HAHAHAHA thanks a lot man, i've fretted a lot on this one and coincidentally youve posted this on my birthday xD

@petegaslondon Жыл бұрын

One of my fav things about Thundercat is he can get SO intricate and widdley (still with groove) yet on his 'favourite basslines' vid he digs the most bass-ic grooves like this one-note bassline - I think that's freakin' AWESOME

@groovedoctor82 3 жыл бұрын

Great stuff Scott. Always come away with some much after watching your content. If I can, I’d suggest doing a video about or with (with would be better) Alex Al. Impressive repertoire and super funky bassist. Hope you’re well and keep the great content coming.

@siriusaldebaran9436 4 жыл бұрын

Thundercate is so good his bass line always beautifull. I d like to see video about Les Claypool in live with Primus !!

@AvAfanfromfrance 4 жыл бұрын

This performance and bassline made me practice during quarantine

@AntonioPlaysBass 4 жыл бұрын

Scott, thanks for this lesson. This tune and that bass line is SOOOO funky. Love the format. How about doing a bit of Les Claypool? Greet the Sacred Cow would be an awesome one to do. Also, Louis Johnson, Flea and Stuart Zender Zender would be fantastic for lessons with this format!!

@thomasroachii3354 4 жыл бұрын

"Beast Mode" players I'd like to see you cover: Stanley Clarke, John Patitucci

@JoseRivera-mw5wy 4 жыл бұрын

My favorite Patitucci's beast mode is his solo in Humpty Dumpty with the Chick Corea's acoustik band in the Blue Note in tokyo in the late 80's

@TheEowli 4 жыл бұрын

Patitucci is such an amazing player he is constantly impressing

@kamogeloboale1051 3 жыл бұрын

Stanley is someone I just started listening to. And he makes the bass talk (as he wished)

@LuWheely 3 жыл бұрын

2:50 ... yeah, now I'm watching that concert✌🏾

@TancheapMcFatass Жыл бұрын

Buying a bass because of exactly this song, thanks for the lesson!

@brentturner 3 жыл бұрын

That was pretty killer! I'd like to see a special on Robert DeLeo!

@busterrabbit 4 жыл бұрын

Chuck Rainey's bass line to Kid Charlemagne is brilliant all the way through, melodic, crosses the beat, and sliding chords, the work (one of hundreds if not thousands) of a true great

@ulo 4 жыл бұрын

Love this groove! First time I’ve heard this, it kinda gives me a lil bit of Evelyn King’s “Love Come Down” groove (but smoother). 🔥🔥🔥 Thundercat Fire as always!

@connerwiseman4332 4 жыл бұрын

Loved seeing a video on thundercat! Do a video on mononeon please!!

@patrickellis5577 4 жыл бұрын

Crazy thing is I was just trying to learn how to play this song too!👍😂

@Hugoknots 4 жыл бұрын

great video!

@alongr5 4 жыл бұрын

Thundercat is legendery

@j121212100 3 жыл бұрын

your channel is awesome. I really want to step up my electric bass playing skills

@haydenhollenbaugh3958 4 жыл бұрын

Thundercat and Joe are the musicians that got me into the bass. Another one to check out is the bass player from Men I Trust. And of course casseopia Mint Jams.