Fieldy "Got the Life" bass lesson

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  • čas přidán 26. 01. 2016
  • Fiedly gives us a lesson in how to play the bass parts of the Korn song "Got the Life"
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  • @myfrequencies1912
    @myfrequencies1912 Před 4 lety +4472

    Who else is watching with zero intent of trying to learn how to play, just wanting to see what that mad slap part looked like?

  • @curtisclark13
    @curtisclark13 Před 2 lety +949

    He’s one of those rare players that you’d recognize with a blindfold on. His style is his own and completely recognizable.

    • @JOEMAMMADRINK40Z
      @JOEMAMMADRINK40Z Před rokem +17

      yeah, it's crap.

    • @thesentinel5523
      @thesentinel5523 Před rokem +22

      That's true. In fact, most of Korn's sound is how he's approaching the bass. They all mimic what he's playing to a degree.

    • @Dhakadice
      @Dhakadice Před rokem +14

      @@JOEMAMMADRINK40Z
      Haha, he's not that bad really.
      I never realized how advanced this bass line really is.
      He's just the next logical step in the Claypool-Flea-Gould ladder/circle:
      Les Claypool - Slaps/pops a whole symphony's worth of notes every beat, using all six strings. (often uses two-handed tapping)
      Flea - Slaps/pops really fast on two strings, usually octave jumps with some hammer-ons/pull-offs. (uses a 4-string)
      Billy Gould - Plays the same type of stuff as Flea, but much slower, simpler and often using a pick.
      Fieldy - Does most of his slapping on one string, rarely (if ever) pops. Tunes down his five-string. Actually plays some pretty fast stuff. Occasionally uses two-handed tapping.

    • @JOEMAMMADRINK40Z
      @JOEMAMMADRINK40Z Před rokem

      @@Dhakadice Dude, Am not an internet fighter/keyboard warrior youtube jockie...........I jus think/belive this guy absolutely SUX.
      Innovative influental Bass?
      L-E-M-M-Y.
      STEVE DEGEORGIO.
      BILY SHEEHAN.
      GEDDY LEE.
      DAVID VINCENT.
      ALEX WEBSTER.
      .........CLIFF.
      he dont belong.
      this dude is an ass.
      Posuer.
      If YOU like him, then go for it I dunt care man.
      He is undeniably HORRIBLE.
      FUNDAMENTALS.

    • @palazzo1113
      @palazzo1113 Před rokem +2

      @@JOEMAMMADRINK40Z Agreed. It sounds like he's just slapping a phone cord.

  • @PickleJar251
    @PickleJar251 Před rokem +236

    People arguing about whether he is good or not just miss the point. He helped Korn have THEIR sound. That bass tone and style is so important to their music. Its not about being a good or bad player, its about contributing to the song.

    • @Super-wk6jx
      @Super-wk6jx Před 6 měsíci +15

      without his sound korn would have maybe skipped on a lot of the success say had end of the 90s. There are samples where they had versions play live without that kind of bass and it was just not the same.

    • @christianjames92
      @christianjames92 Před 6 měsíci +9

      Yeah it doesn't really matter if he is a great bass guitar player, which I think he is and one of the more innovative ones at that, but he contributed to an iconic sound. Same shit they used to give Munky and Head. Those riffs changed the game in Metal. Same thing with Fieldys bass.

    • @spiritanimal7516
      @spiritanimal7516 Před 3 měsíci +3

      It's about being original with the music which he nails with his instrument

    • @PaulSchmutterer
      @PaulSchmutterer Před 13 dny

      people arguing are BLAND or too technical, this is Metal not jazz lmao !

    • @lucasdanielviedma6904
      @lucasdanielviedma6904 Před 11 dny

      😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

  • @MrBuffaloBrent
    @MrBuffaloBrent Před 4 lety +364

    The moment you realize that he's sitting on a few cases of Monster Energy drinks

  • @JoshAintSoCool
    @JoshAintSoCool Před 7 lety +936

    You don't have to be the best at anything to be in a band. You just have to serve the band and Music. I hear a lot of criticism about his playing. But his clicky, percussive style fits and makes korn stand out.

    • @andrewmichael8940
      @andrewmichael8940 Před 2 lety +101

      The click's what makes it cool ngl

    • @ChaseThePinballWizard
      @ChaseThePinballWizard Před 2 lety +28

      I love the sound man.

    • @ginge5253
      @ginge5253 Před 2 lety +47

      I've always been the weakest member in my band musically, still with them 12 years on and now we all suck!

    • @daryl0063
      @daryl0063 Před 2 lety +35

      I don't see why people criticize the sound. If you actually pick it apart, it's quite interesting. Turning the mids down to cradle the guitars and Jonathan's voice is pretty epic.

    • @Silvermoonscorpion
      @Silvermoonscorpion Před 2 lety +31

      Yes, I seriously do not understand why folks shit on his playing. He's one of my favorites!!

  • @nuerha85
    @nuerha85 Před 4 lety +62

    Like the way Fieldy "activates" on 5:12, when Ray starts the drumming. It realy just "clicked", the magic of musical bond.

    • @nobodyspecial115
      @nobodyspecial115 Před rokem +5

      That Got the Life into has a way of just hyping up someone lol

    • @derusmares9508
      @derusmares9508 Před měsícem

      They are the rhythm section after all.

  • @AgustinRegnando
    @AgustinRegnando Před 2 lety +42

    i LOVE the fact that whoever edited this felt the need to leave the "i got allergies" bit in, so as to justify his runny nose or something. Beautiful

  • @temporarymomentary
    @temporarymomentary Před 4 lety +259

    Playing music isn't about being virtuoso. It's about the groove and Fieldy has that groove.

    • @peteraviles3591
      @peteraviles3591 Před 4 lety +4

      If you have the "feeling" and a little of practice you got it dawg

    • @temporarymomentary
      @temporarymomentary Před 4 lety +5

      @@peteraviles3591 You have to find your own voice and your own place in the band.

    • @markdavispardillo7403
      @markdavispardillo7403 Před 4 lety

      Stephen Carpenter also

    • @Malagrinoo
      @Malagrinoo Před 4 lety +2

      im still looking for " that groove "

    • @temporarymomentary
      @temporarymomentary Před 4 lety +1

      Mike G He can play it live. I don't care about anything else

  • @TheGoathedxxx
    @TheGoathedxxx Před 7 lety +357

    He plays the bass like a percussion instrument, I can't figure out why I love it so much

    • @adambomb138
      @adambomb138 Před rokem +35

      Because the guitars are tuned so low, they interfere with his bass note frequency. So to differentiate from the guitars, he went more percussion with the bass.

    • @catshavesouls
      @catshavesouls Před rokem +9

      Because he plays the bass like a percussion instrument! lol

    • @yurimodin7333
      @yurimodin7333 Před rokem +2

      @@catshavesouls Mark King style

    • @martinignaciodefeo9235
      @martinignaciodefeo9235 Před rokem +4

      Mark King from Level 42 is the father of bass percussive style... Claypool and Trujillo came after... and Fieldy as well Ryan Martinie took it one step further...

    • @rajinfootonchuriquen
      @rajinfootonchuriquen Před rokem +1

      It's called slap and it's very old style

  • @Darkless4X
    @Darkless4X Před 7 lety +172

    I always loved Fieldy's Bass sound riffs. It's always those CLICKY sounds & it's freakin' awesome!

    • @Kimberly1Lily
      @Kimberly1Lily Před 5 lety +1

      Darkless4X I was scratching my head wondering what that clicking sound was ..🤔 It's amazing!!!

    • @adambomb138
      @adambomb138 Před rokem +4

      @@Kimberly1Lily Yup. Just slapping the strings onto the metal frets of the fingerboard.

    • @JOEMAMMADRINK40Z
      @JOEMAMMADRINK40Z Před rokem

      @@adambomb138 thanx

  • @TheEyesThrone
    @TheEyesThrone Před 5 lety +53

    I love the clicking sound of the bass guitar, always thought that it made Korn for me

    • @tribulation138
      @tribulation138 Před 3 lety +1

      just thought of it. im the opposite. I like the low end bass with some distortion

    • @nouieg667
      @nouieg667 Před 3 lety

      That and David's drumming style, Munky and Head's guitar technique and Jonathan's crunchy vocals. Oh wait

  • @LG-dr6kc
    @LG-dr6kc Před 3 lety +73

    Thank you Fieldy for making me see how badass bass guitars really are

  • @intravena
    @intravena Před 8 lety +2031

    1:10 "It's 5 ... 7 ... 4."
    Plays 5, 6, 4.

    • @andreoliveira7420
      @andreoliveira7420 Před 8 lety +20

      lol

    • @zombiefreaktank
      @zombiefreaktank Před 8 lety +352

      great bassist, terrible teacher

    • @TheConcertCruizer
      @TheConcertCruizer Před 7 lety +74

      HAHAHAHAHAHA HE DID IT AGAIN! He makes the same mistake on his Behind The Player DVD and that came out YEARS ago. Plus in the DVD he says its a pull off on the A sharp to an Open A. Here it's reversed. I get that sometimes musicians will change things up live but for the sake on teaching can you maintain some consistency please?

    • @tomdreesen1948
      @tomdreesen1948 Před 7 lety +23

      You should check out Abbath's guitar lessons..funny as hell!

    • @casperado666
      @casperado666 Před 7 lety +166

      If fieldy says it's a 7 than it's a goddamn 7! xD

  • @theroofofficial6050
    @theroofofficial6050 Před 7 lety +1581

    "Now it gets a little tricky"
    Adds one new note

    • @robertgoldman1579
      @robertgoldman1579 Před 6 lety +11

      the roof official lmfao Korn sucks so hard.

    • @MonsterJuiced
      @MonsterJuiced Před 6 lety +85

      Why are you even here then?

    • @jetskijordy6866
      @jetskijordy6866 Před 6 lety +6

      the roof official bruh ur comment has me crying

    • @98poirot
      @98poirot Před 6 lety

      Anthony Attwood trying to laugh hard as i can..😂😂

    • @jnightmare0
      @jnightmare0 Před 5 lety

      🤔🤔😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

  • @anthonygarrido4269
    @anthonygarrido4269 Před 5 lety +105

    i love fieldy's unique bass playing. the whole band is great they hold a special place in my heart after getting through addiction and depression in high school.

  • @MrFreeGman
    @MrFreeGman Před 3 lety +919

    I'm amazed he still knows how to tune his bass after three solid decades of having allergies

    • @coreymanske
      @coreymanske Před 3 lety +145

      I read somewhere that he doesn't do cocaine, but he really likes how it smells. Maybe there's an allergy somewhere in there.....

    • @pattol666
      @pattol666 Před 3 lety +65

      Bro . Hilarious . Made my week . I love fieldy cause he's like that cat that chills in your weed dealers house.

    • @mycarpultunnel
      @mycarpultunnel Před 3 lety +8

      Fucking hilarious

    • @jasonablah7702
      @jasonablah7702 Před 3 lety +6

      @@pattol666 weed dealers still exist

    • @MTM530
      @MTM530 Před 2 lety +3

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @mattt1021
    @mattt1021 Před 6 lety +655

    He's so use to playing it fast that's it's hard for him to play slow. It's just become muscle memory at this point.

    • @temporarymomentary
      @temporarymomentary Před 4 lety +16

      Yes, it hard to slowed down and explained things.

    • @nuberiffic
      @nuberiffic Před 4 lety +44

      Nah, it's that he doesn't understand what he's doing.
      He plays these bass lines on an instinctual level.
      It's like if someone asked you to explain how to swallow food.
      You just do it, there isn't any real though involved.

    • @FingerinUrDaughter
      @FingerinUrDaughter Před 4 lety +12

      anyone who uses that as an excuse is a shit tier musician. hes been playing long enough that altering the tempo should have no effect on his playing. you need to understand, this guy dosent WRITE music. he stands there and slaps an open B non stop because nobody can tell what hes playing to begin with.

    • @travisspaulding9540
      @travisspaulding9540 Před 4 lety +8

      Tetra Digm that’s a shallow mindset sir.

    • @welsree__6466
      @welsree__6466 Před 4 lety +1

      @@travisspaulding9540 If you disagree with him, you aren't a musician, and if you are you're a shit one.

  • @ultrafloss492
    @ultrafloss492 Před 7 lety +1252

    Lol, I think he's trying to relearn it quickly himself.

    • @mattyglen87
      @mattyglen87 Před 6 lety +127

      He's played it live so many times that it would be hard to break it down like this.

    • @kingbrutusxxvi
      @kingbrutusxxvi Před 6 lety +58

      As a musician myself I agree with you. There's a funny clip here on CZcams with George Lynch on Dave Navarro's show (years back). Dave is trying to learn Mr. Scary and George isn't even sure what his right hand is doing on the rhythm part until Dave points it out. Funny as hell.

    • @kingbrutusxxvi
      @kingbrutusxxvi Před 5 lety +1

      Christian - Sorry, I'm not sure about the name of Dave's show. It was pretty short-lived. I want to say it was "Spread TV" or something like that? If you search "Dave Navarro George Lynch" it should pop up at the top. It's a pretty cool episode and worth a watch of you're a player.

    • @Vulkanzed-117
      @Vulkanzed-117 Před 5 lety +13

      Yeah he probably doesn't think about how he plays it.

    • @thegamingcrunch193
      @thegamingcrunch193 Před 4 lety +2

      Well the song is really old and he played it a lot of times.

  • @octaviusceasar1315
    @octaviusceasar1315 Před 3 lety +15

    I come back every couple of months or so to watch this video and be reminded how there are good things in life worth hanging on for.

  • @hairyballs3150
    @hairyballs3150 Před 3 lety +192

    “It’s really easy”. Slows it down and I still have no clue how he’s doing it

  • @nicanuva
    @nicanuva Před 7 lety +409

    I love how the category the uploader chose was Comedy. Bravo.

  • @haroldedinjiklian6267
    @haroldedinjiklian6267 Před 7 lety +216

    5:29 that drumstick swirl tho 😂

  • @AngeloortizOG
    @AngeloortizOG Před 5 lety +153

    Seriously one of the most underrated bassists in metal music. He’s definitely largely responsible for contributing to that sound Korn has that is so unique. Him along with head and munky really couldn’t have happened in another band.

    • @SwordAgainstChaos
      @SwordAgainstChaos Před 4 lety +7

      Christian Ortiz Really? You think he's underrated?

    • @joshuagibson2520
      @joshuagibson2520 Před rokem +5

      David Silveria was a huge part too. Haven't been as good since.

    • @JOEMAMMADRINK40Z
      @JOEMAMMADRINK40Z Před rokem

      METAL?

    • @CouchEconomyTX
      @CouchEconomyTX Před rokem

      @@JOEMAMMADRINK40Z nu-metal is metal

    • @JOEMAMMADRINK40Z
      @JOEMAMMADRINK40Z Před rokem

      @@CouchEconomyTX larf......if it was metal it wouldnt be called .....'nu' its talentles, gutless lame SHIT.

  • @jayp.6166
    @jayp.6166 Před 4 lety +7

    I think we can all agree that there are better bass players out there than Fieldy.
    But no one does it quite like he does.....NO ONE!!!
    It's such a distinct and unmistakable sound and style. It's incredibly fun to watch and listen to

    • @shcottgoggle
      @shcottgoggle Před 4 lety +1

      Les Claypool exists thats all that needs to be said

    • @DPain82
      @DPain82 Před měsícem

      There once was a slap battle between Fieldy and Flea, it was epic.

  • @fallkhild
    @fallkhild Před 7 lety +102

    Wow, I'm really glad them decided to release 'Got The Life'. It's one of my favourite Korn songs.

    • @Daniel-sl5jq
      @Daniel-sl5jq Před 3 lety +5

      Yeah I wish they had more fast songs like it. The groove is insane

  • @yrussq
    @yrussq Před 8 lety +529

    another example of: it doesnt matter how technically simple your playing is if it has the groove and it fits the band's sound.
    Like an AC/DC drummer.

    • @auralfury
      @auralfury Před 7 lety +6

      right on!

    • @yargingnb9950
      @yargingnb9950 Před 7 lety +23

      yrussq actually fieldy's slap technique is weird af

    • @a.t.342
      @a.t.342 Před 6 lety +8

      all bassist are the backbone to any band... where's your bands music?

    • @nuberiffic
      @nuberiffic Před 6 lety +42

      I always thought of Fieldy, almost more like a second Percussionist for Korn.
      Love him or hate him, he's definitely doing his own thing, and you gotta respect that :)

    • @DharmaMidget
      @DharmaMidget Před 6 lety

      A .T. I took it to mean that he's good, despite the technical "difficulty level" of the piece.

  • @thechrononaut1
    @thechrononaut1 Před 3 lety +456

    What kills me about Fieldy is that he's dedicated so much time to being great at slap, but plays it in such a way that the notes are always almost entirely indistinguishable.

    • @torben_vp
      @torben_vp Před 3 lety +27

      Its cool how he plays but the technique is just god awful

    • @thechrononaut1
      @thechrononaut1 Před 3 lety +47

      @@torben_vp I saw Korn live once at a festival and he slaps so goddamn hard on low open strings that that had to turn him down to the point of everything else basically being inaudible.

    • @firemarshal2629
      @firemarshal2629 Před 2 lety +78

      I don’t think he’s ever claimed to be a great bassists tho and in a world full of wna be Fleas, it’s nice to have Fieldys there to say yea that’s great and all but I’m here to sell records

    • @byah160
      @byah160 Před 2 lety +57

      It’s just buried in the guitar sound. All I hear in every korn song is the sound of a slap but no actual notes.

    • @dont.ripfuller6587
      @dont.ripfuller6587 Před 2 lety +18

      @@byah160 stereo upgrade , it's there , it took me awhile , like hed's earlier albums eqed semi normally sound weak as hell but I got pissed and fucked my EQ up one day and my ears changed what they were looking for

  • @orionswift101
    @orionswift101 Před 4 lety +48

    Bass is about the feels and the interaction between the low strings and percussion. Fieldy has got the feels.

    • @JOEMAMMADRINK40Z
      @JOEMAMMADRINK40Z Před rokem +2

      there is NO feel in any of this

    • @JHallDaBoss
      @JHallDaBoss Před rokem +3

      Feeldy

    • @dsa513
      @dsa513 Před rokem

      ​@@JOEMAMMADRINK40ZHave you even heard the song this bass line is in?

    • @JOEMAMMADRINK40Z
      @JOEMAMMADRINK40Z Před rokem

      @@dsa513 what BASSLINE> ? this guy is a joke.

    • @dsa513
      @dsa513 Před rokem +1

      @@JOEMAMMADRINK40Z people laugh and point and talk utter trash about ringo too-but they got it wrong. Simplicity is Key young padawan.

  • @AnCapDanny
    @AnCapDanny Před 6 lety +43

    "I got allergies right now, btw." 😂

  • @garrettgodc
    @garrettgodc Před 6 lety +803

    Is this Korn or is this the thrash version of the Seinfeld theme?

  • @kengray1663
    @kengray1663 Před 4 lety +384

    Something tells he plays the song different every time just to the same rhythm

    • @Anywaso
      @Anywaso Před 3 lety +18

      Yeah, like he kinda doesn't know how he did on the record 🤔

    • @AlternateKek
      @AlternateKek Před 3 lety +20

      He is a bass player, I highly doubt any of them stick to the script.

    • @Juice_boxtv
      @Juice_boxtv Před 3 lety +12

      @@AlternateKek bass is definitely one of those things you groove out

    • @Mordorer
      @Mordorer Před 3 lety +4

      Jimi Hendrix did this as well. Just saying.

    • @omarm7969
      @omarm7969 Před 3 lety +5

      alejandro landeros he’s no Hendrix lol

  • @marcleroux3426
    @marcleroux3426 Před 3 lety +11

    as a musician myself, playing it is 1 thing when things come so naturally. having to break it down for the next person to understand is a skill on its own which most of these guys dont ever have to do.

  • @coolexxxbassxxx2470
    @coolexxxbassxxx2470 Před 7 lety +34

    Fieldy always forgets the year each album came out

  • @andrewfknmarshall
    @andrewfknmarshall Před 3 lety +17

    This is like watching stroke victim pick up a bass for the first time and just hit it.

  • @tannerwatson8156
    @tannerwatson8156 Před 4 lety +5

    I’m glad they decided to put this song out it’s one of my favorites of theirs. I would have been bummed if they didn’t drop this one!

  • @kajeralocse
    @kajeralocse Před 7 měsíci +1

    He's my first bass influence. Korn is my first metal band when I was 6 yo. I could never thank my neighbor enough for playing Korn so obscenely loud! To this day I still salute to that neighbor 35 years later, then we both do the horn sign 😁🤘

  • @WQQKIE
    @WQQKIE Před 4 lety +16

    I always thought Fieldy wasn’t all that great of a bass player, but he has such a unique style in the way he plays that actually makes him a badass bassist lol

  • @dcc215
    @dcc215 Před 5 lety +4

    I'm glad they put it out. Seeing Fieldy's intro to got the life live at CBGBS on a video was what inspired me to play bass. You're an inspiration man.

  • @johnniep648
    @johnniep648 Před 2 lety +1

    Man I love these two guys. Fieldy's so funky and Ray is just a madman on the drums.

  • @ejicon3099
    @ejicon3099 Před 5 lety +2

    I've never heard a more beefier, bold, mean-ass bass line until I heard this song back in the 90's. Awesome.

    • @chesspunk489
      @chesspunk489 Před 4 lety +2

      I guess you never listened to primus.

  • @brianw.6718
    @brianw.6718 Před 4 lety +87

    I have "allergies" too. I did an 8ball of allergy medicine earlier.

  • @federicodimarco1764
    @federicodimarco1764 Před rokem +10

    I loved this guys playing as a kid. Decades later after studying music I find his all the more fantastic. Great rhythmic sense, smart use of ghost notes, and a style that serves the band very well.

  • @ryand4533
    @ryand4533 Před 4 lety +2

    Verse riff is crazy dope!!! That is a subtle subconscious reason that song caught fire in my opinion. Had a awesome feeling to the rhythm!

  • @EUSL84
    @EUSL84 Před 5 lety +4

    I have always liked that bass sound from the beginning of the song.

  • @chancemixon9464
    @chancemixon9464 Před 3 lety +8

    Hands down one of my favorite Korn songs and def ALWAYS wondered just how Fieldy got his unique sound. Love it.

  • @CaptainKirkDiggler
    @CaptainKirkDiggler Před 4 lety +21

    Fieldy bass lesson:
    Click, click, click, click...JESUS!!

  • @keziasyupp5779
    @keziasyupp5779 Před 3 lety +1

    Dudes a legend badass man

  • @12warn
    @12warn Před 5 lety +67

    I wasted six minutes of my life! The final seven seconds...priceless.

    • @jasonlaparr3638
      @jasonlaparr3638 Před 4 lety +1

      jbtre Right what the hell was that claw shit

    • @jlatimer3547
      @jlatimer3547 Před 3 lety

      lololololololololololol...... horrible lol

  • @AmorrSummerstorm
    @AmorrSummerstorm Před 7 lety +321

    Hes horrible at teaching but i like the way it sounds like hes trying to kill the bass

    • @FlyingV555
      @FlyingV555 Před 6 lety +5

      Amorr Winterstorm not everyone is good at teaching

    • @timmchavoc
      @timmchavoc Před 5 lety +20

      Amorr Winterstorm he made the bass a percussion instrument that's got it's own sounds for sure.

    • @ccda3324
      @ccda3324 Před 4 lety +1

      nah, I've seen way worse

    • @scaccu
      @scaccu Před 4 lety +3

      @@FlyingV555 water is wet.

    • @rafaeltiano
      @rafaeltiano Před 4 lety +1

      he's horrible at playing too

  • @allthingsmachinesmud7575
    @allthingsmachinesmud7575 Před 4 lety +4

    I love when ray just starts playing after eating just instinct I love when you can just get into a good rhythm weather you've played it a million times r

  • @cantw82kill53
    @cantw82kill53 Před 4 lety +1

    I’m glad u released it!!!! One of my favorites

  • @wackyruss
    @wackyruss Před 3 lety +2

    I love how he says, “It just goes like this....” :::insert slaptastic percussive insane clicking bass pattern::: the best teaching! ;)

  • @MorseCodeStutters
    @MorseCodeStutters Před 6 lety +28

    Also a lot of nu-metal bands came out after Korn and while they sounded awesome too, they were missing Fieldy style slap bass that added juuuust that lil extra bit of percussion and heaviness that solidified Korn's sound.

    • @goldenmojo53
      @goldenmojo53 Před 5 lety +2

      Yeah i think Coal Chamber is the only band that reused that style

    • @rockrapmusic366
      @rockrapmusic366 Před 4 lety

      Blaster Seal Coal Chamber at times can sound a little too similar to Korn. They are still a great band though.

    • @GaryTongue-zn5di
      @GaryTongue-zn5di Před 2 měsíci

      @goldenmojo53
      Wrong, dumbass. Neither Rayna or Nadja sound anything like Fieldy, dumbass. They don't play just dead notes.

  • @BangoBean
    @BangoBean Před 7 lety +62

    Anyone that's trashing and putting Fieldy down needs to take a step back and look in the mirror, the man is one fifth of one of the most legendary heavy bands that have ever graced us with their ear candy. Fieldy is a criminally underrated bassist that doesn't sit around and bitch about it, he just does his thing and gives it his all, what the hell have most of you accomplished that comes even close to the legacy he's gonna leave behind?

    • @kevinburchfield6490
      @kevinburchfield6490 Před 5 lety

      I've been driving a big truck. 70feet long 80,000lbs loaded for the last 20yrs. And can't play guitar or bass worth a shit. I leave that to kickass bands such as korn.

    • @zachcline7555
      @zachcline7555 Před 5 lety +1

      Absolutely nothing .The idiots that come on here bashing him ,Or Lars for that matter haven't done squat and still play in their basements.

    • @THEQueeferSutherland
      @THEQueeferSutherland Před 5 lety +4

      legendary? lol, they're looked back at as a joke, they're a punchline. It was this weird point in time in the late 90s where all these dumb dudebro bands got on MTV because they dressed like Hot Topic edgelords.

    • @ShiftdoesViolentRape
      @ShiftdoesViolentRape Před 5 lety

      @@ChrisJohnson1988 by who?

    • @bradk6170
      @bradk6170 Před 4 lety +2

      @@THEQueeferSutherland lmao youre an idiot

  • @nevoyu
    @nevoyu Před 2 lety

    Fieldy's unique sound is what sold me on learning bass.

  • @ThumbsUpKitty
    @ThumbsUpKitty Před 6 lety

    coolest person I ever met in my entire life and always will be. This guy is LEGEND.

  • @jestersquest7692
    @jestersquest7692 Před 4 lety +6

    Unique tone, nobody sounds like fieldy !! :)

  • @turkelliott
    @turkelliott Před 4 lety +19

    I like Fieldy, always seems like a pretty mellow dude.

    • @kaoko111
      @kaoko111 Před 3 lety +1

      I was thinking the same. I'm a huge Korn fan but every time they get Davis on an interview always have this dark aura, even when he's making jokes or talking frivolous stuff. Fieldy is always chill and bright about everything.

    • @sinistra7450
      @sinistra7450 Před 7 měsíci

      @@kaoko111 JD has social anxiety but he is very chill and nice in person as well

  • @ATLGAMER47
    @ATLGAMER47 Před 6 lety

    Love Got The LIfe. One of my fav songs!!!! The bass kicks ass. Def on my work out play list. That and Coming Undone!!!!

  • @ClashOfTheTitansBand
    @ClashOfTheTitansBand Před 3 lety

    Great looking bass! Thanks for taking the time to show how it really goes.

  • @timenim2284
    @timenim2284 Před 4 lety +8

    Watched 2 minutes of this and I already have mastered it! My bass I ordered on Amazon should be here Tuesday...

  • @SaltWaterDrums
    @SaltWaterDrums Před 3 lety +3

    His facial expression of complete *the hell am I trying to do again?* when he attempts to play it slow at 1:49 after saying "it's really easy" killed me.

  • @captaincoffeecake3595
    @captaincoffeecake3595 Před 4 lety +1

    One of the few people who can make bass look bad ass

  • @chrono050
    @chrono050 Před 5 lety

    I loved that song from day 1 was 98 Fieldy! saw you guys at Family Values that year!

  • @coryanthony5134
    @coryanthony5134 Před 4 lety +5

    Loved his style of bass playing. .always stuck out..love the slaps lol.

    • @staciehenderson6982
      @staciehenderson6982 Před 3 lety +1

      Me too! I know nothing about how to play bass or what's considered technically "correct" mind you. I just love how slap bass sounds. I've always loved Les Claypool (Primus), too.

    • @coryanthony5134
      @coryanthony5134 Před 3 lety +1

      @@staciehenderson6982 same here! 🍻

  • @viciousdiablo4198
    @viciousdiablo4198 Před 7 lety +6

    fieldy the greatest on bass he the reason korn so great

  • @rafanj824
    @rafanj824 Před 7 měsíci +1

    I don't know why people rant about his style, it's his way of playing, it's so Korn. He serves the band so well, and this is what a musician have to do when in a band.

  • @jaimealbertomincholachirin8335

    Awesome. I'll never forget when he replied my msg 10 years ago. My fav member Fieldy

  • @Innah_SK9
    @Innah_SK9 Před 4 lety +11

    He said "it's really easy" YO KIDDING ME 😂😂😂

  • @iunnox666
    @iunnox666 Před 5 lety +23

    Fieldy gets a lot of flak, but his style is perfect for Korn, and sounds great. He's certainly not the greatest bass player (this video really makes that clear haha) but he has a unique sound that fits perfectly into the music he makes, so what does that matter?

    • @Owen-ne6pe
      @Owen-ne6pe Před 2 lety

      besides the tone wtf makes him not a great bass player

    • @mkultra2765
      @mkultra2765 Před rokem

      The constant buzzing that sounds like he's a rookie player. Also, holy shit that tone is trash.

    • @JOEMAMMADRINK40Z
      @JOEMAMMADRINK40Z Před rokem

      @@Owen-ne6pe are you deaf?

    • @Owen-ne6pe
      @Owen-ne6pe Před rokem

      @@JOEMAMMADRINK40Z bros grooving wtf are you talking about

    • @JOEMAMMADRINK40Z
      @JOEMAMMADRINK40Z Před rokem

      @@Owen-ne6pe Are-you-deaf? Name me 3....just three funk slap snap crackle pop jams that this goofball idiot junkie is on par with. Serious guy, are you deaf?
      Do you own an instrument?
      How long have you played?
      1,2,3,4........
      Do you HEAR how crappy this moron is?
      THE COMMENT PRAISING ARE THE EPITOME OF 'POE'S LAW'.
      He
      is
      TERRIBLE!

  • @paolozak3014
    @paolozak3014 Před 4 lety +1

    One of the coolest bassmen out there, immediately recognizable ! Best bass tone you could ever dream of ...for metal.

    • @paolozak3014
      @paolozak3014 Před 2 lety

      @Make McCarthyism Great Again he's cool too

    • @umi6817
      @umi6817 Před rokem

      "best bass tone you could ever dream of... for metal" i'll just choose to believe that you're joking

  • @wrxzboost
    @wrxzboost Před 6 lety

    dude is a legend...favorite bassist!

  • @TheCarlosrafael123
    @TheCarlosrafael123 Před 7 lety +426

    it's too easy, you just need to fight with the bass strings

  • @DeaseNootz
    @DeaseNootz Před 3 lety +9

    "Its 5 - 7 - 4"
    proceeeds to play "5 - 6 - 4"

    • @dt-hf8vz
      @dt-hf8vz Před 2 lety +2

      lmao and he kept saying it over and over too

  • @modelcitizen1977
    @modelcitizen1977 Před 26 dny +1

    When you wanted a set of bongos for your 12th birthday, but you got a bass.

  • @jaybeetdown
    @jaybeetdown Před měsícem

    I can Listen to this all day!

  • @plantsforthewin1998
    @plantsforthewin1998 Před 4 lety +6

    I like the blue strings 👌

  • @Magik_Johnson
    @Magik_Johnson Před 4 lety +7

    "I have allergies right now"
    *I felt that.*

  • @ravelitschimo
    @ravelitschimo Před 4 lety

    The bass looks awesome. Great design. Like how the drummer uses this bass as a percussive instrument.

  • @faridahakmar4993
    @faridahakmar4993 Před 5 lety +1

    His bass playing rocksssss!!!🤘❤️

  • @pattlehed
    @pattlehed Před 7 lety +380

    Clickity clickity click.

  • @B1GD4LIFE
    @B1GD4LIFE Před 4 lety +57

    "It's really easy"
    Me a beginner: yeah okay buddy

    • @grmnxd8842
      @grmnxd8842 Před 3 lety +2

      It's easy xd

    • @mark6302
      @mark6302 Před 3 lety +1

      you are really selling yourself short

  • @keshanizm
    @keshanizm Před rokem +1

    This is why bassists and drummers get along amd hang out for drinks sometime lol 😂
    Love this

  • @amandateoh1164
    @amandateoh1164 Před 11 měsíci +1

    I love how midway he just wipes his nose and announce "i got allergies right now btw" 😂

  • @angry_tim
    @angry_tim Před 2 lety +5

    Will it make a difference if he was holding a plank with some binding wires nail to it.

  • @tekonix6211
    @tekonix6211 Před 7 lety +73

    I love fieldy's clicks tone I myself am a percussion bassist so I play a lot of heavy groovy slap like fieldys himself lol I also play in the same tuning as him and love the low sound I prefer it over using I hat using mid to me it ruins a bad but that's just my opinion fieldys tone is so unique because you don't see many bassist bringing a new style of bass into this world anymore I don't any band that has his clicky tone

    • @tekonix6211
      @tekonix6211 Před 7 lety +7

      8un3zz that was my opinion man don't get so butt hurt damn XD

    • @metalxorxdie
      @metalxorxdie Před 7 lety +5

      he's just trolling, who cares what he thinks

    • @K50ATTACK
      @K50ATTACK Před 7 lety +5

      8un3zz you're a self righteous idiot who seriously brag about listening to stevie wonder. Geez.

    • @fondfarewell2
      @fondfarewell2 Před 7 lety +1

      fields does suck. sorry. there's thousand of more talented musicians that will never receive recognition but it's whatever. I loved Korn when I was young but as you grow up and mature you begin to realize that lack of skill.

    • @K50ATTACK
      @K50ATTACK Před 7 lety

      8un3zz you read comics. you never were popular amongst the girls.

  • @roterfuchs8201
    @roterfuchs8201 Před 4 lety

    What a sound this guy has going on, love that clicky clacky vibe louder than the pickups.

  • @garaged
    @garaged Před 3 lety +2

    Not big fan of Korn, just like them, but I am embarrassed to say that today (2021) realized seeing this that that particular sound I thought it was the battery it’s actually the damn bass, this dude rocks! I will now start appreciating more Korn music, gotta go back in time since their first album!

    • @99bajakid
      @99bajakid Před rokem +2

      hold up - you thought a battery was an instrument?

  • @SUNIKIGAMING
    @SUNIKIGAMING Před 8 lety +65

    5 7 4 AGAIN!!!???? dude how many times is he gunna teach this song as 5 7 4 WTF?... Can someone go correct him ffs.

    • @ThwWumboligistMaster
      @ThwWumboligistMaster Před 8 lety +1

      The first time he meant 5-6-4, and the second time he said it right, it's 7-5-6-4

    • @KeleleHead
      @KeleleHead Před 7 lety +6

      This dude did the same on another Got The Life lesson video xD

    • @SUNIKIGAMING
      @SUNIKIGAMING Před 7 lety

      The Wumboligist Master Yeah but at the time in the other vid that wasn't the part he was teaching lol. But I did catch it as correct on this vid :)

    • @nicktardif7233
      @nicktardif7233 Před 7 lety

      hes a rockstar and a millionaire. who are you? you cant play bass for shit

    • @petermari3796
      @petermari3796 Před 6 lety +1

      S

  • @ilikethrash1
    @ilikethrash1 Před 8 lety +184

    Very unique style, awesome!

    • @felisindodiz3000
      @felisindodiz3000 Před 6 lety +4

      Tony Thrash very percussive focused

    • @NunYa953
      @NunYa953 Před 6 lety +6

      Tony Thrash
      If unique is a nice way of saying he fucking sucks then yes...very unique.

    • @kaleesh9170
      @kaleesh9170 Před 6 lety +5

      Nun Ya he's actually great player, but he sucks at teaching

    • @mileswilliams4807
      @mileswilliams4807 Před 5 lety +2

      @@MonsterJuiced Dude... I know you're a probably a Korn fan and all. Not knocking you. I used to like them a lot when I was younger. But as a bass player I can easily tell you that anyone who plays bass for 6 months or so can do this. He fit Korn well and sounded good with them, but let's not act like their actually playing anything technical. This bass line is extremely easy.

    • @jameslesnefsky8535
      @jameslesnefsky8535 Před 5 lety +1

      @@mileswilliams4807 but can you create something original like fieldy and korn did?

  • @sfcd4757
    @sfcd4757 Před 4 lety

    Its a kickass song. Glad they put it out

  • @jasonlang1282
    @jasonlang1282 Před rokem

    I can't believe they had reservations about this, it's always been my favorite of theirs

  • @ParanormalMetalMan
    @ParanormalMetalMan Před 2 lety +4

    I could watch fieldy play bass all day, he is a legend 🤘

  • @vast14
    @vast14 Před 7 lety +4

    I think it solely has to do with the way it was recorded. I mean, it was direct to camera audio recording. If they used mics on the amp and then used that sample and sinc it with the video like most musicians do on YT, then it would not sound horrible as a lot of people rant about. Being able to play an instrument is way different from being a sound engineer.

  • @kensfestoolchannel7916

    I think I almost have it. Yup! Nailed it. Thanks Lefty. Yours truely, Righty!!!

  • @etroqueen9891
    @etroqueen9891 Před rokem

    I know nothing about music or muscial instruments but I know that distinct sound that Fieldy has. I don't think anyone has been able to replicate or even tried to replicate that signature bass work that made Korn stand out back in its rising days.

  • @lynnfusco131
    @lynnfusco131 Před 4 lety +6

    I love his method of jamming out on bass! My fave bass player...Fieldy and second, Flea. 🤘

  • @jestehr350
    @jestehr350 Před 3 lety +20

    These comments are everything I knew they’d be

  • @CrazyCatDaddy1978
    @CrazyCatDaddy1978 Před 5 lety

    Thank u fieldy this video is inspiring and cool, I'm just learning the bass.jr from Los angeles

  • @METALRAY31
    @METALRAY31 Před rokem

    One of my favorite bassist