10 Primus Bass Lines that PROVE Les Claypool is an ALIEN
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As leader of the enduringly popular, way alternative rock band Primus, Les Claypool and his wacky slaps, taps and strums - often on a fretless 6-string - proved a bass player can break all the rules, and still be admired by the masses.
In today’s new video we’re celebrating the 10 best Les Claypool bass lines of all time. We’re also giving you a complete workbook including the tab and notation for everything we play in this video!
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Video Breakdown:
00:00 - Introduction
00:35 - 01 - Jerry Was A Race Car Driver
02:04 - 02 - Here Come The Ba**ards
03:32 - 03 - John The Fisherman
04:45 - 04 - Shake Hands With Beef
06:07 - Les Claypool Fun Facts
07:13 - 05 - Tommy The Cat
08:35 - 06 - Is It Luck
09:55 - 07 - The Toys Go Winding Down
10:43 - 08 - Lacquer Head
12:37 - 09 - To Defy The Laws Of Tradition
13:52 - 10 - DMV
14:40 - Summary
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@devinebass 11 күн бұрын
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@restojon1 9 күн бұрын
Your computer-ma-bob has gone all weird again. I clicked the link and got tab for something about Thundercat Going Beast Mode 🤔
@Ishkybibble 5 күн бұрын
Where’s muh tabs
@olivermcbad1076 11 күн бұрын
He's like that goofy uncle that is secretly really good at something
@Tracer9GTRider8 11 күн бұрын
His steampunk look along with the way he stalks and struts around the stage 😂
@AnnaKissed36 10 күн бұрын
He's Rick from Rick and Morty
@Tracer9GTRider8 10 күн бұрын
@@AnnaKissed36 but with the Monty Python ministry of silly walks stage antics 😂
@Shred_The_Weapon 10 күн бұрын
Right, as if there’s a complete wall dividing Freddie Mercury from Farruhk Bulsara.
@josku5 8 күн бұрын
Just like Devin Townsend. Funny uncle who can shred
@julianthesmooshyhusky8976 11 күн бұрын
Les can slap, sing and duck walk at the same time better than I can do any of the three at once. He is from another world for sure
@bean9seventy 10 күн бұрын
interesting video ,,, loads of stoner bass slap ,, alien mode for sure
@juanarocho973 11 күн бұрын
Les is another great player who has to be invited to SBL!!!!!
@shinyrain7784 10 күн бұрын
les claypool bass tales i would cry if that happend
@russellzauner 10 күн бұрын
Make him bring WINE. He makes WINE!
@Shred_The_Weapon 10 күн бұрын
First thing I would ask him is how many layers of coating he puts on the neck of each fretless bass model he plays. The way he rips into each of them, you would almost expect the fingerboard to peel off like skin.
@DeadlySpecies 10 күн бұрын
@@russellzaunercept he hasn't earned a dime in months or maybe years
@devinebass 10 күн бұрын
We would LOVE to have Les on to do a Bass Tales episode!!
@SeniorCharry 11 күн бұрын
My Name is Mud has one of the greatest, and most unsettling, bass lines I’ve ever heard.
@BIGSTRINGMAN 10 күн бұрын
it was my introduction to the band
@devinebass 10 күн бұрын
💯💯💯
@eLiBoBBer 9 күн бұрын
in fact, if you don't have 20-30 kilowatt subwoofers, then you haven't heard this song.
@theprezenz 8 күн бұрын
Yeah, where was it?
@leiferickson3183 10 күн бұрын
I saw Primus at - No Kidding - Shenk Hall in Milwaukee with about 6 people in the audience. They invited us all backstage after the gig to hang out and eat up the rest of the catered food. About 6 months later they blew up huge! Super nice guys.
@MegaSean06 2 күн бұрын
Sooo jealous
@free0the0hawk0 16 сағат бұрын
That’s fuckin awesome
@JivecattheMagnificent 14 сағат бұрын
That's wild bro.
@Peter-ff1tp 10 күн бұрын
Ian is KILLING the Claypool stuff. That shit is hard. He 100% earned you a subscriber.
@IanMartinAllison 10 күн бұрын
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
@TheMadMedek 10 күн бұрын
Primus? Instant watch. Les was quoted saying “Suddenly, there were a lot of things I could play that I couldn't do on my Ibanez.” When referring to playing his first Carl Thompson
@scarab944 10 күн бұрын
Les is a true original. You guys nailed it when you said that no one sounds like him, even if they're essentially playing the same thing. If the bass playing wasn't enough, the fact that he sings over all that dexterous chaos is (to me) what makes him an alien. Superb job, Scott & Ian.
@fox_4740 11 күн бұрын
Yes!! I’m so happy that Les Claypool/Primus is finally getting the recognition he deserves!! Thank you so much guys!!
@MongoHongos 10 күн бұрын
I mean... He was all anyone talked about in the late 90's.
@poindextertunes 5 күн бұрын
idk about finally but it is deserved no doubt
@dumpywhite 4 күн бұрын
@@MongoHongosthat’s cuz *PRIMUS SUCKS!* And I’m in love with them
@jakebeaudrie 10 күн бұрын
Scott's "WTF??" on "Is It Luck" was epic!!
@devinebass 10 күн бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@joecasa85 10 күн бұрын
I will never forget that the friend who introduced me to bass, unluckily passed away 15 years ago, was a strong fan of Les Clayppol and Primus. He was obsessed with him! ♥
@patmeadows345 10 күн бұрын
“Golden Boy” is the absolute most fun bassline of all time. Please do a whole entire video on it. At the very least, learn it for your own enjoyment and jam sessions. Your drummer will love you for it too.
@InsaneDeathMachine 3 күн бұрын
Les Claypool's music was the reason i started playin' bass 20+ years ago. Legend. 👍
@devinebass 2 күн бұрын
🧡🧡🧡
@michaelglidden4765 11 күн бұрын
I'm always amazed by his angular lines... big leaps between notes, and the tritones. His guitar player is equally insane, similar to Frank Black of the Pixies, or Buckethead. Constantly searching for the tones that rub the most, and cause the most tension. Almost like they're playing a different song completely. "Careful with that axe Eugene"... Nobody else writes like this... it's unique.
@JimDuggan-tq2lv 10 күн бұрын
I'm a massive fan of Ler his guitar work is absolutely insane! His weirdness is perfect for Claypools weirdness also lol
@JonathanToole 8 күн бұрын
John the Fisherman is my favorite Primus bass line. First one I ever heard and its still my favorite.
@michaeldelazerda4434 10 күн бұрын
My patriarch of bass knowledge just passed(my brother), and I just wanna say this video brings so many warm thoughts to my heart... Thank you for this beautiful video...
@Keychain- 10 күн бұрын
sorry for your loss. im relatively new in my bass journey but whenever i learn these songs i'll do it in honor of your bro!
@davidgriffith1552 10 күн бұрын
Les Claypool and Mark Sandman two most underrated/unknown bass players of the last thirty years. Do Morphine next! DON’T ACTUALLY DOOO MORPHINE… Didn’t work out for Sandman, obviously, or a lot of others… but his music is out of this world!
@adammee5437 11 күн бұрын
I'm quite proud I can play these songs...even 'Is it luck'. Always bust out some Primus licks for a warm up in the studio...my mate always tells me 'It isn't a Primus tribute band' 😂
@RyTrapp0 7 күн бұрын
Can't warm up with ANY bass line that's recognizable to not-bassists without getting shit for it😂
@juanarocho973 11 күн бұрын
You know that Les is a huge fan of Geddy Lee!!! A good idea for video is reviewing Geddy’s bass work on Power Windows album!!
@veggie928 10 күн бұрын
My favorite Rush album!
@mlinderict 7 күн бұрын
... and Geddy is a huge fan of Les! It is so interesting that they have cross-influenced each other.
@poindextertunes 5 күн бұрын
Geddy Lee almost produced Master Of Puppets for Metallica
@zanesmith4965 5 күн бұрын
absolutely love that youve included Is It Luck? in this list. Probably my favorite Primus song
@devinebass 4 күн бұрын
🧡🧡🧡
@KevinOMalleyisonlysmallreally 9 күн бұрын
i respect that schott clearly doesn't like Claypool, but isn't stopping Iain from doing the vids about him.
@justincaron8428 9 күн бұрын
I've been lucky enough to have seen them all performed live multiple times. Les is always a phenomenal live experience. Never know what he's gonna make that bass do.
@doctersound9630 7 күн бұрын
Scott & Ian are the bass players I would want in the STUDIO with us! They are the real deal. Love you guys! More Primus! This is Epic as always! Stay frosty!
@MaskedJackal87 11 күн бұрын
"I'm gonna send this to my enemies..." - Did you notice the 'friendly' beef Danny Sabko only recently started (just to make it to this comment section I suppose ;-) )
@QWRTkeyboard 3 күн бұрын
I wonder if he got it
@alexanderednie1205 11 күн бұрын
Jon the Fisherman is my favorite Primus groove. James Brown fishing on Acid
@DanielVerberne Күн бұрын
I'm a guitarist, not a bass player and I can sense the amount of effort that went into getting this all together.
@robertsuggs2510 7 күн бұрын
You both are SUCH BASS MONSTERS 😮 !!!
@andyfrizell2158 8 күн бұрын
This is the one we've been waiting for.
@Kang2112 10 күн бұрын
I love Les Claypool he is an absolute monster.
@sinakaedwards2009 10 күн бұрын
One thing I love about the setup in this video is the two basses and how they compare to each other. Both seem to be customs, but they seem to be polar opposites as well. Ian has a Jazzed up (possibly blinged) classic looking bass; meanwhile Scott's is a more modern looking bass. Opposite fretboard colors and different string amounts. Just makes for an awesome video esthetically.
@waterlilly2100 8 күн бұрын
This is awesome! You guy’s are finally giving Les the props! The man is amazing!
@devinebass 8 күн бұрын
🧡🧡🧡
@scosstard3542 10 күн бұрын
Please MORE Claypool on this channel!!!! Awesome content guys! Great breakdowns of the parts and your joy and excitment are so communicative, that I am willing to break my fingers trying to play those riffs :)
10 күн бұрын
Love the passion of you guys to express how unique is Les Claypool, is like me and my friends when we had 15 years old and we discovered this sounds of freakiness. Great to see you play in the most correct way Tommy the Cat!
@daniverson3321 4 күн бұрын
So glad you covered “is it luck” and “as the toys go winding down.” By far two of Claypool’s most challenging. I think Les plays is it luck with the trem engaged for more sway in strings. Ian’s gain sounded fantastic!
@josephsandstrom3034 10 күн бұрын
Nice!! Been waiting for you guys to make more Primus videos, and with tabs! Thank you guys! Great video and great songs
@dvt1393 9 күн бұрын
This video is timed so perfectly because I've been in a black hole of Primus/Les music. Primus is absolutely brilliant, and Les has also made incredible music with side-projects like Fearless Flying Frog Brigade, Oysterhead, Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains, and several other projects and collaborations. Any fan of Primus and bass guitar owes it to themselves to check out all of this other incredible music that Les has been a big part of. And, thank you very much for the video! Very well made and entertaining! 🙂
@devinebass 8 күн бұрын
🧡🧡🧡
@WEAREALLJUSTMEAT Күн бұрын
People don't understand how hard it is to control that strum man incredible stuff guys
@andrewpappas9311 11 күн бұрын
I first heard Primus in Rock Band 3 with Jerry Was A Race Car Driver and was absolutely blown away since I’ve never heard anything like that before, and even as a Primus fan I will never understand how he comes up with this shit (WHILE SINGING, mind you) but I absolutely love it. Les will always be one of the absolute bass GOATs and I also got into slapping because of him and Flea, so I still have them to thank for that as well
@devinebass 10 күн бұрын
🧡🧡🧡
@architectjeff 10 күн бұрын
Haven’t listened to Primus, but now I will. You guys are a great duo for this channel. Thank you, sirs. 🙏🏼
@devinebass 9 күн бұрын
Cheers, and have fun checking out Primus!!
@MrJbassrw 11 күн бұрын
Great video my fave dynamic duo. Can’t get enough Les
@fabiobomme9526 8 күн бұрын
Fantastic video, so much gratitude!
@andrewpinner3181 9 күн бұрын
Thanks guys, so much fun & interaction between you two, aswell as an instructional homage to Les & Primus !
@kylemundy8871 9 күн бұрын
Les made me fall in love with music. He will forever be my #1
@FelipeAndreoliBass 11 күн бұрын
Les is great! Awesome video, guys
@MoMonoide 10 күн бұрын
I like very much the way u have fun with bass things 😂😂
@r3ality1 10 күн бұрын
Well done, Ian!! I went on the same journey 20+ years ago. No way It has been that long! Just the effort of learning these lines taught me so much about playing. So difficult... so fun!
@merlijnaurich1939 20 сағат бұрын
30 years ago this video would have been quintessential as a (relatively) young bass-player. Now I just press the "like"button. Great stuff!!!
@whamola17 10 күн бұрын
If I am not mistaken his first base was a jazz bass. It was not long after that he got the CT though. I believe from a pawn shop for $700 he plays his own bass now the pachyderm bass all his CTs are road retired.
@alexturek5664 9 күн бұрын
I friggin love you guys! You picked some good ones for sure. Would’ve loved to see Golden Boy broken down off the Brown album. That one’s eluded me for years! Great work!
@virgilemarro7643 6 күн бұрын
I really like the structure of your video and how you cover really a lot of different songs and fun facts. It’s really fun to watch and makes me wanna relearn all thoses bass lines. I really love lacquer head, played it at the high school music show with my best friends. Thanks for the video really nice !
@jhc82681 9 күн бұрын
Most bad ass intro of any video to date.
@alextaylor3015 6 күн бұрын
I just love to see these two having so much fun and not taking everything so seriously!
@pidong 10 күн бұрын
Videos with both of you always makes me smile. Thank you for your content.
@Wizardbeard91 Күн бұрын
When i was a kid i went through and learned all the primus i could ive forgotten most of it since but this has been a nice blast from the past
@adamwalcott_official 9 күн бұрын
The Carl Thompson Antimatter bass that was used on Antipop and Snocore Tour was my favorite of all his basses. Even though it's 36" scale, the sound is incredible.
@psycthom 3 күн бұрын
I love this video so much - the guys reactions are pretty much how I feel listening to Les too!!!
@jaydub5515 17 сағат бұрын
Southbound Pachyderm is my favorite bassline
@IanMartinAllison 11 күн бұрын
This video killed me 😂
@driftingalong30 10 күн бұрын
You crushed it 🙌🏼
@devinebass 10 күн бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@timlovegrove1097 20 сағат бұрын
The craziest thing about Is It Luck is (so I understand) that it's played holding the whammy bar too. The whammy bending isn't extreme but it gives it the extra wonkiness.
@wespy15 9 күн бұрын
Some incredible playing here, well done!
@truckingaround5264 15 сағат бұрын
I’m not even a bass player and you got me hook, line and sinker. New sub. Amazing work
@horizontalblanking 4 күн бұрын
Just a cro-mag guitarist here… but I f-ing love this channel.
@prod.marciano 11 күн бұрын
uuu el video q estaba esperando! aguante primus!
@volume_max 8 күн бұрын
This type of video is pure motivation. I love that
@brightonmischief 10 күн бұрын
Terrific video boys! I first saw Les Claypool strutting his stuff on stage at Wembley Area when Primus were opening for Rush's Roll the Bones Tour. I was totally blown away by how crazy, weird and addictive their music was!! Been a fan ever since.
@Bob-of-Zoid 10 күн бұрын
Duuuuudesssss!!! The opening jam was absofreakinlutely dopeishly rad!!!
@MoreSoNowThanEver 3 күн бұрын
I only own 4 strings, and I can play a butt ton of the 4 string riffs he has. The ones I love that I never learned because I don’t have atleast a 5 string are ones like The Carpenter and the Dainty Bride, The Last Superpower, On The Tweek Again and my favorite favorite The Chastising of Renegade. The slides between 8/9th fret with the percussive stuff on top then he hits ya with that 3rd/8th fret slide. MAN! That’s a bad ass bass riff.
@GreetTheSacredCow 10 күн бұрын
The boys have done it again! Best content on KZfaq!
@jackhodgkinsontv2308 2 күн бұрын
My favourite thing about the John the fisherman video is that Kirk Hammett is fishing next to Les in the intro
@andreasdeutinger7319 10 күн бұрын
brain isn’t my fav primus drummer, but i love the sound of the brown album. they never sounded better.
@poindextertunes 5 күн бұрын
His drums sound like John Bonham’s on “When the levee breaks” without the echo. Just Fat reverb and compression
@BYLRPhil 10 күн бұрын
I do love me some IMA. You’ve got the best attitude Ian, don’t ever change!
@gregoryk7114 10 күн бұрын
I remember being amazed at his right hand when I saw them live on Oct 24th 1995 ! (On my 18th birthday). Big influence on my playing at the time. Les is great!
@bcproduct 10 күн бұрын
One of the things I really love about him is that he is an example of what it is to be someone who just starts trying shit and does what they feel and ends up creating a style that’s copied or tried to figure out if that makes sense. To me,so many of my favorite players are those types. Plus, the singing and songwriting and creating a vibe is an even huge or part of it.🤙🏻
@nonya1588 Күн бұрын
Ive been playing Primus, since i was a teenager! Seeing this video pop up, hooked me in fast! Lacquer head. Use to play that in a cover band, and that fill after the first chorus.....cant do it. I figured out what hes doing, but i cant....not that way. I found that i can, if i lay my left hand, over the top of the neck! Looks cool, and is the same percussive sound! All 15 people in the audience loved it! 😆
@randyhuevonBL 17 сағат бұрын
Such a pioneer of exploring the bass frontiers love him
@Longy_b 10 күн бұрын
Great selection of songs, Les is a beast!!! I love a bit of Golden Boy as well, such a fun riff
@devinebass 10 күн бұрын
🧡🧡🧡
@jthunderbass1 5 күн бұрын
One of the first Primus songs I ever heard was Mu name is Mudd. It blew my mind how he can be that locked into the drums playing that complex of songs. Simply mind blowing. Than years later I saw them live and it blew My mind how good they were.
@TwoBadBassist 10 күн бұрын
Thank you for the video! Les Claypool was a huge influence of mine in high school (I am also a bassist born in 1978!). My band in high school covered “John the Fisherman” at battle of the bands my sophomore year! I actually sang it as well and we killed! I think a lot of my technique came from trying to cover Primus songs!
@tehbald 7 күн бұрын
Would have loved to see Winona’s big brown beaver in this one but still a great watch! I’d really love to see a breakdown on Ryan Martini’s works sometime too.
@jimchoate6912 10 күн бұрын
Hot damn that intro jam was amazing!
@Str1ng5 5 күн бұрын
one of your best videos so far !!! i was laughing with you in awe of the riffs 💯💯💯💯💯💯
@devinebass 5 күн бұрын
🧡🧡🧡
@kingdeedee 11 күн бұрын
The hard part about “Is It Luck” is that it sounds like a completely different song when you play the line slowly. It throws you off so much 😭
@bassplayer2011ify 4 күн бұрын
4:34 I know exactly how much work he has put in. I have been trying to nail these lines for years. It's one thing to know how quiet another to play it well. With all these lines the fingering, strumming, slapping, and taping all have to be on point and confident or it won't sound good.
@xlfc 3 күн бұрын
When I was cca 17 I was obssesed with Primus. I learned almost every bass part there was. They are definitely not easy, but with some work one can master them. But the most insane thing to me is, that he is even able to sing while he's playing those.
@devinebass 2 күн бұрын
💯💯💯
@stefanherzberg1630 11 күн бұрын
Claypool! Thank you!
@geoffreycheng7067 10 күн бұрын
Ian is an absolute BEAST! You guys are not mere humans......
@d0nk7 5 күн бұрын
The "Jerry was a race car driver" riff was a riff from King Crimsons - elephant talk and it's originally done on a chapman stick
@Ducastef 10 күн бұрын
That's great, thanks for that video. It should be interesting to do something about his more recent stuff, as Duo de Twang
@Daddy53751 8 күн бұрын
IMO, If you had to boil it down to the “one thing” that makes Claypool a giant it’s this, He’s absolutely fearless!🤘🏻
@cbasbwoyETP 2 күн бұрын
Well made videos guys!
@devinebass Күн бұрын
Appreciate that!
@hollyannkantor5703 10 күн бұрын
Great video you guys! I’m a huge Primus fan. There’s no other band like them. They are their own music genre 😂 Thanks for break some of Les Claypool’s lines. He is a mad genius! 😄 🤘
@SlayerUvAlienGods 11 күн бұрын
I know a guy that knows a guy who also knows a guy that is an expert at this stuff
@Jaco2k 10 күн бұрын
I hadn't laughed so hard in a while - thank you, guys! That is exactly how I feel trying to learn Primus bass lines. Ian, you are a legend for putting all the effort... Brave, brave! How about giving Infectious Grooves some love too? I don't think Robert Trujillo gets enough credit for what he can do!
@devinebass 9 күн бұрын
Good call, Infectious Grooves would be a fun one to take a look at!!
@poindextertunes 5 күн бұрын
@@devinebassPLEASE do Infectious Grooves 🥺
@ceesdirks9507 7 күн бұрын
Thanks so much for making another primus thanks Ian for learning these insane bass lines and sorry Scott
@Sapfu100 Сағат бұрын
I'm not even a bass player and I love this channel :D
@jmer3536 4 күн бұрын
You guys are having SO much fun I love it. Wish you did the South Park one just for fun
@scaupVR 2 күн бұрын
yo im going to see primus really soon and im really excited
@treed873 10 күн бұрын
One of my favorite bass players of all time!
@Budabaii 15 сағат бұрын
What a fun video. You two have a great back and fourth.
@devinebass 4 сағат бұрын
Cheers, appreciate that!
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