Those 3 times Joe Dart went BEAST MODE

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3 жыл бұрын

Beast Mode is back! And in today’s video we’re featuring the freewheeling funk of Vulfpeck bassist, Joe Dart!
Joe’s prowess on the bass has earned him major street cred within the bass community, and his top-notch fills ALWAYS leave me with an almighty bass-face plastered across my bobbing head! Seriously, this guy is unbelievably talented.
Ready to see what happens when Joe goes Beast Mode?
In this video you’ll be checking out:
- Joe’s killer solo at Red Rocks.
- The best EVER version of Dean Town.
- The secret to developing a simple groove.
- How to play a great solo without losing the bottom end.
- Why Chris Thile can rival any bass face...
- And much, much more
As always, see you in the shed…
Scott :)
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@Le_Mer 3 жыл бұрын

FUN FACT: Dean Town was actually written by Woody Goss, their keyboard player. Of course, he wrote it for Joe to play as a bass feature.

@felixguitar1108 3 жыл бұрын

Cool 👍

@miketheud1010 3 жыл бұрын

Fun fact , Dean town is a reference to Teen town from Jaco pastorious and weather report. It's full of licks from Jaco . Mindblowing 🤯

@Syncop8rNZ 3 жыл бұрын

@@miketheud1010 And Woody (I think) used to call Joe "Dean".

@PigCrafted23 3 жыл бұрын

Woody is a fantastic composer

@dansaunders1655 3 жыл бұрын

Would've been a bit tough to do it on keys without the help of some serious fast-twitch finger fibres

@weezer619 3 жыл бұрын

This title is false because Joe dart is always in beast mode.

@bdarensb 3 жыл бұрын

truth

@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney 3 жыл бұрын

His neck is, if nothing else.

@thebigduckproduction9044 3 жыл бұрын

LOL

@MadeOfStones 2 жыл бұрын

Came here to comment the same thing...🤣

@nunofernandes4501 3 жыл бұрын

Joe Dart always hits the bullseye. How often do you get the audience to sing the bassline?

@MonoFlax 3 жыл бұрын

And madison square garden no less. Magical Moment.

@marchamill 3 жыл бұрын

John Deacon with "another one bites the dust" . I agree that "Dean town" is on another level.

@ChaseGuindon 3 жыл бұрын

Badabadabadadumdum bow bow boudadeeeeeedappadeepaa

@cursedcliff7562 3 жыл бұрын

Robert trujillo playing orion?

@marklowe7431 3 жыл бұрын

Every time they tap their feet. Disco and Motown have been doing it the whole time.

@purpleclouds2240 3 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: Joe was 19 in Beastly

@GabrielAmorim-bw5dh 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Now I feel like shit knowing I'm 23 and not even close to his skill

@johnr374 3 жыл бұрын

And playing a $200 bass

@DamianSabre 3 жыл бұрын

@@GabrielAmorim-bw5dh Well, I'm 28 lol

@purpleclouds2240 3 жыл бұрын

John Russell YES (I was in shock when I realised he was playing a Squier like wtf)

@barbecuingwithben3079 3 жыл бұрын

@John Russell Vulfpeck are the perfect example of “you don’t need amazing equipment to make a great song”

@joannalewis5279 3 жыл бұрын

Everyone who is saying Joe Dart is nothing special should be watching tennis or something. It's not a sport and he is able to play very funky lines that speak to classic funk with great feel that makes audiences sing his baselines. And as for people saying Vulf are this and that, just stop. They're clearly great musicians and great people and give a lot of joy to the world

@rumpledxkn 3 жыл бұрын

Jack Alterman ... Why does that bother you?

@PigCrafted23 3 жыл бұрын

Jack Alterman I’m literally a part of THE Facebook group. That’s not true. A ton of people in the group love and appreciate 70s funk where Vulfpeck pulls from

@zacharypfefferkorn6895 3 жыл бұрын

Why do you care, and why should anyone care about you caring? Move on or argue with those people directly.

@TKiBoule 3 жыл бұрын

Amen

@hallucinatedovens8414 3 жыл бұрын

I'm so tired of this culture of whining about one or two negative comments

@natskis 3 жыл бұрын

Bass Faces. Pigeon necks and a whole bunch of funkiness!

@BrantleyAllen 3 жыл бұрын

I hate seeing the frowniechickeneck. Can we be funky without frowning?

@georgeullrich9086 3 жыл бұрын

False. Joe's neck is merely a concept.

@cricrijobim 3 жыл бұрын

This way or no way

@alazrabed 3 жыл бұрын

There was only one time Joe went full beast mode: from the beginning of times until the end of time.

@BreathEmpowerment 2 жыл бұрын

His pregnant mother: "Oh he's kicking!" (feels a rhythm and immediately starts bobbing her head)

@simeontitmus 2 жыл бұрын

@@BreathEmpowerment the funk forced her to bob

@Mehwei 2 ай бұрын

Also before time and after time

@SahilMakhijani 3 жыл бұрын

It's wild to think that John Patitucci was in the audience when they played Dean Town with Chris Thile

@adrianidrovo5593 3 жыл бұрын

No way, that freaking awesome

@lukesavage1019 3 жыл бұрын

Sahil Makhijani who? forgive the ignorance

@andreidinu7316 3 жыл бұрын

@@lukesavage1019 a decent bass player, who played with another relatively decent piano player, Chick Corea.

@flavioangelini861 3 жыл бұрын

@@andreidinu7316 ahahahah

@KentBuchla 26 күн бұрын

Not at all, honestly. I realize that we live in an attention economy and you want to appear clever.

@johnr374 3 жыл бұрын

I’m glad I’m not the only one who nose exhales really loudly while playing bass

@ActionJotaPe 3 жыл бұрын

The original version of "Daddy, He Got a Tesla" is my absolute favorite Joe Dart bass performance, he was truly on rare form on that song (also Sky Mall)

@barbecuingwithben3079 3 жыл бұрын

Joe is one of the best bassists of his generation

@akamaraijin6886 3 жыл бұрын

I think linder is the true beast of his generation 🤔

@danyomega1472 Жыл бұрын

Undoubtedly!

@LunchMeatTrump Жыл бұрын

Charles Berthoud is undoubtedly the best of this generation, maybe all time

@Torkmastaflex 9 ай бұрын

Davie504 can play bass on a violin

@toast1612 6 ай бұрын

He’s the best player in his age bracket

@ronallen2458 3 жыл бұрын

"That Chris guy..." (best mandolin player in the world) -LOL

@brianspears4277 3 жыл бұрын

Lol, for real haha

@maxencelefebvrehauguel1425 3 жыл бұрын

Me with my bass watching and playing with Scott and his bass watching and playing with Joe Dart and his bass. Thanks Joe.

@karlhallin6336 3 жыл бұрын

As a mediocre bassist it’s so nice to hear you not breathing normally whiles playing these riffs!

@deckdumile5385 3 жыл бұрын

What was the most amazing thing about this video was how Scott worked out the dean town line in 30 seconds. My jaw hit the floor.

@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney 3 жыл бұрын

Chris ‘Theel-e’, like theeley. Probably the world’s best living mandolin player. Learn him, love him, live him. Keep working those ghost notes, that’s a BIG part of Joe’s magic. Well, that and the Vulfcompressor...

@WCruttenden 3 жыл бұрын

Chris Thile is an amazing musician. Worth investigating if you don't know him.

@alanwander7277 3 жыл бұрын

I was just going to post this .. found him from the Vulf video shown here and WOW!! Big fan now

@Punch_Brother 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@Bucket-dx3ju 3 жыл бұрын

My teacher went to school with him

@JimmyNavioTV 2 жыл бұрын

I LOVED Nickel Creek as a kid. I LOVED Vulfpeck from the first video I watched. Seeing those two worlds collide brings me so much joy.

@cooldebt 2 жыл бұрын

npr Tiny Desk from 2011 has Chris Thile with Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer and Stuart Duncan - the music is rather grassroots sounding (a style I would not listen to that much) but it grooves and the performers have such a good time that they could be playing absolutely anything and it would sound fantastic. Great stuff.

@pb6270 3 жыл бұрын

Is Dean Town kind of like Zeppelin's Black Dog in that the guitarist is possibly best known for playing a riff written by the keyboardist?

@Kubunja1131 3 жыл бұрын

Joe Dart is the bassist who inspired me a lot to keep improving my skills. Luv ya Joe.

@stephenbobic3226 3 жыл бұрын

That was Wulfpeck on Chris Thile's "Live From Here" on National Public Radio, which as the successor to "Prairie Home Companion". Chris is phenomenal. And that show was amazing. I had only heard of Wulfpeck peripherally and was blown away.

@andyrushton6656 3 жыл бұрын

Scott: "I don't know this..." 30s later: "Let me show you how to play it!" Nice work...

@lukeappleby5292 3 жыл бұрын

J Bruce can you play it?

@diamondh4mr458 3 жыл бұрын

@J Bruce Who's a special bass player?

@zies777 3 жыл бұрын

@@lukeappleby5292 would that matter if he is able or not to play it? I mean, is like denying a person opinion, knowledge and criticism on a solo that he liked because he is not able to play it

@Stefan-fv7yj 3 жыл бұрын

@J Bruce and that's why he's there funkin out of his pants, and you are watching this vid from your home ;)

@Da_Swifta 3 жыл бұрын

J Bruce spoken by a guy who is probably neither good nor special. Grow up dude

@purpleclouds2240 3 жыл бұрын

I've literally never clicked on a video so fast

@joeyhochgesang1391 3 жыл бұрын

Also how that "live from here" performance slows down about 40 clicks and STILL sounds good.

@LLroomtempJ 3 жыл бұрын

never heard of this dude until now. he is super clean & funky

@jfv2312 3 жыл бұрын

Joe's solo on Wait for the Moment in their Madison Square Garden concert. That's it, that's the comment.

@dansaunders1655 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@Bucket-dx3ju 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@calemckno5498 3 жыл бұрын

I think Joe gets the 4 bar groove solo idea from Willie Weeks' solo on Donny Hathaway's Voices Inside (live), It's probably my favourite bass solo and a lovely nod to one of the greats by Dart.

@nehemiahbass 2 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of this guy kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nNalY7t1qc6XqnU.html

@ArtinSinger 3 жыл бұрын

Scott I’m happy that you found one of the most amazing bass men these days in the meanwhile and thank you very much for showing some insights into Joe‘s playing technique 😎🙏

@ArtinSinger 3 жыл бұрын

Jack Alterman it’s very simple: tell me your current active favorites, then I can answer your comment ... 😇

@dr.diabolical953 Жыл бұрын

Joe Dart is the unspoken leader of that band.

@A-Slug-Person 3 жыл бұрын

Joe dart on the joe dart music man bass

@th3all3nator 3 жыл бұрын

My fave solo of his is a video Vulfpeck actually posted called ‘BEASTLY SOLO III’. Just insane!!

@shojrenrag 3 жыл бұрын

It's awesome to see you work things out. Makes me feel like I suck less when I see someone as good as you work through something!

@Peakadrew 3 жыл бұрын

I’m glad to see even a killer pro like you takes a few moments on the fretboard to figure out baselines like this. Thanks for keeping it real.

@pmdinaz 3 жыл бұрын

1:35 into Cory Wong still blows me away, that descending riff into the double slide up to A? I think it is..

@RossCampoli 3 жыл бұрын

One of the most ferocious bass fills ever!

@noahfreeman8115 3 жыл бұрын

This is the video I’ve been waiting for 🙌🏼 now we just need him in the SBL studio teaching!

@oldmanpence4803 2 жыл бұрын

Well. i just crawled out from under my rock and now cannot get enough of Joe Dart. What a nasty, nasty, man. Also must say I love his use of my favorite "bucket-o-shit" lick. What a god.

@mantistoboggan4967 3 жыл бұрын

Dude - your enthusiasm for the bass is infectious - that makes you an ideal instructor 👍👍👍

@NolieRavioli 3 жыл бұрын

That red rocks show was cold asf and the most amazing thing ive ever been a part of

@lev3k 3 жыл бұрын

I was at this recording of Live From Here! Even more amazing live, and Maggie Rogers was a great addition to all of this.

@TKiBoule 3 жыл бұрын

I started playin Bass because of Joe 4 years ago. Absolute Beast and the rest of the Vulf guys too ! Nice to see you feature them

@karsweirds 3 жыл бұрын

Love Joe Dart's playing and groove. Love the way you try making some sense out of stuff like that and explaining it. You're awesome!

@jmanxoom Жыл бұрын

This was great. You look like 3 of my musical friends but all combined in one Shell. Your video is very inspiring. 🎸🍻

@erasmus4743 3 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite videos you've made! Seemed like you were having so much fun figuring out Joe's bass lines.

@rickywade9431 3 жыл бұрын

The line Joe was playing near the end of your video that you were trying to nail is from the band Parliament's, "Dr. Funkenstien" album and the track is "Do Dat Stuff".

@johnviolette5511 3 жыл бұрын

Chris Thile is a beast! Check out Punch Brothers or any of his other stuff. He is at the top of the modern mandolin world.

@PigCrafted23 3 жыл бұрын

And an incredibly genius composer

@sionnachs_workshop 3 жыл бұрын

The goat rodeo sessions is mind blowing. That double bass solo in helping hands whew...

@markhoward3998 3 жыл бұрын

Plays great JSB in a trio with Yo Yo Ma & Edgar Meyer too. A fine musician to be sure.

@russellzauner 3 жыл бұрын

Can't believe nobody mentions Nickel Creek lol

@hunterhelfrich1270 3 жыл бұрын

I remember when Beastly came out too, I remember being absolutely blown away. Very glad to see you featuring Joe Dart, he's an incredible bassist

@jordanwiggins6793 3 жыл бұрын

I love it when Scott goes “wooo” 😂

@brandonw5415 3 жыл бұрын

Putting a bass teaching ad next to videos of joe dart was absolutely genius because nothing makes me want to get better than watching videos of joe dart

@gsirisena 3 жыл бұрын

Mad respect for your humility Scott, awesome video, thanks!

@Vyze30 3 жыл бұрын

Hes the ace of bass.

@McOuroborosBurger 3 жыл бұрын

i get this after watching "It gets funkier".

@tomcutts9200 3 жыл бұрын

Joe's outfit in the second video is magnificent. Edit: The other's just walked in and they're all magnificent.

@theanonymousgamee8938 3 жыл бұрын

Man joes MSG beastly solo is possibly the best bass solo I’ve ever heard

@PigCrafted23 3 жыл бұрын

Being there live, it actually wasn’t my favorite beastly solo

@jwstout007 3 жыл бұрын

Legend has it that Joe's secret to beast mode is that he's always funky (as his glasses materialize on his face & pigeon necks onto stage)

@rudytemplonuevo7283 3 жыл бұрын

Thank so much for this Scott! He's my hero!

@boris2803 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Scott, it's always so much fun to watch your videos. Big thanks from Germany !!!

@GregoryBreed 3 жыл бұрын

Love Joe Dart and Vulfpeck. Respect for covering him Scott :)

@duarte189x 8 ай бұрын

this is one of your best videos. i love you working out the song at the end. watching the mistakes makes you human and dart a little more human

@joninawhitecoat 3 жыл бұрын

Those patterns would look cool AF on a t-shirt.

@FabioTripodi 3 жыл бұрын

I really think that Scott is the greatest teacher in the world. Everything looks easy and clear with him: dude, I wish I have doublebass lessons from you as well!

@devinebass 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks SO much, Fabio - that means a lot 🙌

@bitsiphon 3 жыл бұрын

Joe captures the Jaco funkiness perfectly.

@calebcorban8885 3 жыл бұрын

That really tall guy playing the mandolin or whatever it is in dean town is hilarious to watch

@FarrinD12 3 жыл бұрын

Watching you transcribe Dean Town makes me feel good about how I do it, I make the same sounds as you when I miss a note (ahh!) haha. Awesome video again Scott!

@__-cr6fv 2 жыл бұрын

Dude! You are a monster, highlighting monsters! jeez... incredible

@hlynurkr 3 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite Dart lines is in the intro to Welcome to Vulf records, that speed is just awesome!

@mattleok 3 жыл бұрын

I'm loving this new green highlight tab thing you're doing.

@barrybarry6570 3 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate seeing you working through and struggling to get something.

@blakemclam8499 3 жыл бұрын

5:08 that’s me yelling (:

@felixguitar1108 3 жыл бұрын

Really?

@Belman5 2 жыл бұрын

Great stuff. What an incredible bass player!

@joelness 3 жыл бұрын

I watched that LFH episode over and over when it came out--my first experience with Vulfpeck. Best episode since Chris Thile took over a few years ago. Hoping the show can make a strong comeback if/when the pandemic ends.

@harleck9119 3 жыл бұрын

Transcribing Dean Town on the run is something you can do when you have the knowledge Scott has about bass. I could never myself.

@andyp90210 3 жыл бұрын

Dean Town live is awesome. Dude was going full on bass player chicken neck in this one. Haha. And linguine from Ratatouille on guitar. Brilliant! 😂😂

@TheBrotherreed 3 жыл бұрын

It was fun watching you figure out that line Scott. Great video

@paulj.ahubrecht6153 2 жыл бұрын

i totally agree deantown is a masterpiece

@leemichaelvacaro 3 жыл бұрын

There towards the end, good to see that you are human after all, Scott. Great video.

@pabloescobar6284 3 жыл бұрын

you're amazing Scott, thank you!

@phasortime7087 3 жыл бұрын

That's a great video. Thanks for this.

@JBKeyz88 3 жыл бұрын

I purchased a stingray because of Joe Dart. It’s my 4th bass. Wasn’t necessary to get but oh well!

@MJTbreww 3 жыл бұрын

Because of Joe Dart, it was necessary!

@thunderthumbs83 3 жыл бұрын

A Stingray isn't "necessary".. However, whenever you get one you realise that it was absolutely worth it. I miss playing mine that's now long gone though😪, might need to get another 😉

@8DenverBass 3 жыл бұрын

Btw, Joe has never played a Stingray. All the MM on Vulf videos are Sterlings

@nim.448 3 жыл бұрын

8DenverBass Pretty sure every Sterling is a StingRay. I can’t seem to find one that isn't.

@farrh6867 3 жыл бұрын

@@nim.448 Sterlings aren't quite a StingRay. There are some differences but no time to elaborate.

@edesoliveira3853 3 жыл бұрын

Monster of pântano!!! Very good!

@teadat 3 жыл бұрын

That intro cutscene thing is super satisfying, great work

@justinpyke1756 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Dart is my absolute favourite bass player.

@lanius1 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant, thanks!

@paloma5082 3 жыл бұрын

ive been waaaaiiitiiing for this video!!!!

@johnmcandrews4093 2 жыл бұрын

Dude.. you’re awesome! What a great teacher 😄 Joe Dart is fiiiiiilthy on the bass

@troymartheze5799 Жыл бұрын

I dig how you didn’t edit the mistakes. Keeping it human

@riceflatpicking4954 2 жыл бұрын

Joe’s performance at red rocks sounds a lot like Jaco Pastorius when he came out to do his bass solo looping performance when he played with Joni Mitchell. I wonder if that may be a nod to a hero or what but anyway discovering Joe Dart has been a lot of fun

@LuisLara-fn1hj 3 жыл бұрын

"let me show you the first video I ever experienced of Joe and his great tone!".... immediately goes into playing over the awesome video! Lol 🤣

@konstantinosmparmpounis6464 3 жыл бұрын

The riff on 7:07 sounds like "hung up your hung ups" by Herbie Hancock

@eyelidman09 3 жыл бұрын

Chris Thile (Thee-Lee) is a mandolin virtuoso, composer and songwriter and plays across all genres of music. He guested on Vulpecks mindblowing ‘Live at Madison Square Garden’ gig and played with the acoustic trio Nickel Creek. He’s undoubtedly a musical genius (in my opinion).

@MJTbreww 3 жыл бұрын

Joe Dart is unbelievable! Flawless execution of all his playing leaves me speechless. We’re gonna need a part 2!

@rosshuntersinger 3 жыл бұрын

This is bloody awesome! Vulfpeck win everytime. I'm just an acoustic/lead guitar blagger but this was really interesting. Love your videos!

@waltercarol9714 3 жыл бұрын

There is some serious homage to Willie Weeks going on there in the Red Rocks solo. Great stuff.

@fernaaand0u 3 жыл бұрын

Man, I was part of the video trying to figure out what kind of depigmentation this dude had on his left hand. Until I realized it was a glove.

@HermanHiltsman 3 жыл бұрын

I could watch you explain Joe Dart's Playing for hours. Please do more

@Abravenewfear 3 жыл бұрын

For some reason KZfaq sent me the Firms Radioactive video and was blown away by Tony Franklins bass playing on that track! I remember that song back in the day but probably didn’t realize how great the bass was😊

@jrich7821 3 жыл бұрын

Nice weather report call. Such a great album!

@Gracebeliever077 3 жыл бұрын

Just discovered the Dart about a week or two ago. I'm like, how did this guy escape my attention!? A random video just popped up in my feed one day and, here I am. LOL.

@WhiskerWhippers 3 жыл бұрын

Gracebeliever077 Check out Joe Dart’s work with the Fearless Flyers and the Ollam as well

@daniejames2591 3 жыл бұрын

Scott, there is so many metal bass players that are really good behind the metal 16 note. Put those guys on your Spot light.

@lanayabaker 3 жыл бұрын

Joe Dart is to die for!

@paudiblu4536 3 жыл бұрын

I got the feeling that THE BEAST PERSONALITY will take over Scott at any moment

@ronniesilva276 3 жыл бұрын

Skymall live on KZfaq posted by Ryan Conley is another really great video where joe dart goes completely beast mode. Worth checking out for all you bass lovers and triplet lovers!