How To Play Reggae Bass like Robbie Shakespeare
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- čas přidán 14. 03. 2021
- In this tutorial we dive into the style of the bass legend Robbie Shakespeare who along with long time drumming partner Sly Dunbar have taken reggae to places it had never ventured before.
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Pdf and backing tracks available to download
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RIP Robbie! Master!
ALL bass players should study reggae no matter what kind of music they play..
Totally agree!!! Definitely makes me play differently when I play other styles of music.
Amen to that!
Yeah drums too
totally! I listen to a lot of heavy metal music...but damn...I must say that learning raggae does open another door to grooving and songwriting
The bass line to Shine Eye Gal from the Showcase LP (1979) is deeper and heavier.
As a bassplayer of 30 years it is great to have someone go into detail on dub bass lines. Keep it up!
Thanks man
I've been a guitar and bass player for 44 years.
I'm recording an original light-rock/reggae song, and when I play a bass line, it always goes towards light rock (because my reggae bass game is weak), but I want the bass to be real reggae.
I don't think I have ever found a music instruction CZcams channel so perfectly inline with what I need to learn, right now!
Thank you!
Thank you
Fly away home to Zion Robbie, what a legend, his rock solid basslines and slides will live on forever. Thanks for the music you left us with.
Sir you are an absolute Gentleman and scholar--- Reggae Bass 🔊is deceptively easy on first hearing then you put the cans on & there's a whole orchestra going on there.
Your method of breaking it down and giving us great Reggae Roadmaps is just superb
Thanks
Harry Blue x
I miss and love Basspeare. Humble greatest basso player
That groove... it gets in your soul. I can *feel* that you *feel* it. It's a cosmic vibration travelling from you to me. I already have a job but I'm even more convinced I want to be a reggae bass player when I grow up.
Well... You can always have 2 jobs🤣
@@donstrumental8905 You make a good point. For a first bass, do you feel like it's better to try to find something used, or purchase something new but priced modestly? By the way, thank you for the videos, they really speak to me.
@@OTOss8 czcams.com/video/mw1URTKHwjg/video.html this is a great bass for a first bass, you wouldn’t need another. Probably around $250
Big ups Don, Them style ya. The way you combine classic bassology w/ music theory & creativity - The professor, to the max! Bless, Richie
Thanks Richie
I’m half Jamaican and Mexican, I grew up listening to a lot of reggae (through my dad) and the bass always spoke to my soul, to make the long story short, I recently got an acoustic bass and you really helped me get in touch with my roots so I love and thank you for that 🙏 keep up the amazing content 🙌
Welcome to the revolution👊🏾
Como se llama tu papá? conozco varios músicos de Jamaica que viven en México :) he tocado con algunos!
Bass is what speaks to the soul
Robbie Shakespeare is fantastic, his bass playin' is downright irresistible
Agreed!!!
Robbie and Sly are one of the most irresistible rhythm sections in music for me. 😀
You are a very good teacher, helping me to play the way i'd ever wanted to play
Thank you Robert👊🏾
Robbie left us alone, all reggae bass lovers are now sad, I'm pretty sure. RIP Robbie, hope he's in peace with his jazz bass. Another genius has passed away.
As a guitarist I follow your lessons for bass tracking exercises and it’s made a huge difference in my playing
Thinking outside the box. Guitarist can use the content here too. I like that👍🏾
Wow I wish I had seen this earlier. RIP Robbie Shakespeare! Long live Sly & Robbie!
still one of my favourites from all of your tutorials: looping 11:30 til 13:00, over and over... 🤩
thanks for the lesson. i grew up playing rock and roll and rhythm and blues. when i heard reggae bass i was flabbergasted.
Thanks for the great lesson, sir. With this bass line, I can keep myself grooving for hours. So much fun.
I really appreciate your giving details on assembling the pieces and then PLAYIN' the damn thing.
What a bassline Robbie really was a true reggae bass legend, and there’s no one better to teach these basslines to us reggae lovers than Don , imho best reggae channel on CZcams, 🙏🏴🇬🇳thanks Don 🇨🇬
I really appreciate that you use standard notation as well as the TAB. Thanks for that.
Thanks Luke👊🏾
Rest in peace you giant, your music will live forever
Love the tone!
I swear I keep listening to this to here that Jazz Bass rumble and roar ! Trademark !
Fat tone
Solid as always Don...Rocksteady!
every lesson i learn so much
I love these videos
Love your channel and your playing. Thank you
Best reggae bass
teacher I have watched
Thank you
Yes I
Excellent lesson Don!
Great Professor, great tips, great vibration!! Thank you Don!!
Man you are amazing! Great teacher!
Absolutely love it ..Im so Stoked' Now !
Thank You
So good! Such an inspiration to watch you work and hear those great basslines. Really helpful. Thank you!
I really appreciate this! Thanks.
You're very welcome!
so cool Big Thanks
Pfffft. The world doesn't deserve Donstrumental -Give thanks!
(10/10)
Haha!!! You're welcome👊🏾
Thanks so much for letting us download these backing tracks and score etc. Really enlightening!
Awesome!
I’ve learnt so much from this.
These lessons are sooo good! Thank you!
Thanks bro👊🏾
Very good, as always. Thanks
Thank you
Terrific lesson, thank you!
Thank you
Amazing! Thank you for your work! Don't stop!
Thank you, I'm all in now, one of the positives that came out of the pandemic.
mate! I love these lessons. Coming from a background of heavy metal this opens doors to rythm, songwriting and grooving! I can't thank you enough
Was asking myself when there will be the next drop. Perfect👍
Brilliant!
RIP Robbie 🇯🇲
this a great video. played Don!
wicked tutorials. really pleased to have found them. thanks Don!
Glad you like them and glad you found the channel👊🏾
I really admire your teaching skills.
Thanks for sharing!
Wow just discoved the materials on the drive, amazing. Thanks man! I'll def buy you a coffee soon.
amazing! thank you
Thank you for your wisdom and guidance. Right on time. quality video. Well thought out and awesome lesson.
Yes I, big thanks!
Thanks for another great tutorial! I’m so grateful that I found your channel.
Thank you
Great lesson! Looking forward to more!
Thank you
Powerful video. Give Thanks.
Very Inspiring!
Thank you
Great work
My good sir, you are awesome.
Thank you.
I love playing this sort of reggae Robbie Shakespeare is one of my favourites just learnt this thank you.👍👏🏻
To me, this is the right way to approach music. Explore the spirit of whatever moves us, but keep it a creative venture.
Thank you, I was amazed at the amount of people that want an alternative to speed bass playing.
@@donstrumental8905 I'm collecting a band for playing what's referred to as "world beat" music, and reggae plays a big part of the "world sound." It's amazing that a music form from a minority population on tiny little island of 2,000,000 inhabitants can influence music from places as widespread as the US, South Africa, Turkey, Spain, and Israel.
That was wicked cool. Thanks and praises from Sweden!
Thank you Sweden👊🏾
100% right in your description of his playing as “attitude”. That captures his feel so well
🔥 love it
You’re the man! Excellent video and supreme execution.
Thank you
An amazing 13 minute master class on Robbie Basspeare and reggae bass in general! There's so much advice and rock solid playing here. Thanks for making the effort to put this video together.
Excellent Sir thankyou, what a fantastic teacher you make it look so easy,
Don your bass sounds amazing!! Thank you for sharing !
You’re welcome.
Fabulous
Many thanks for the great quality !!!
Real Roots music 👍👌
Thank you
Hey @Donstrumental Im a long time reggae listener and now learning to play the drums. I really appreciate the hard work you put in to these videos, they are very well made and you are an excellent teacher. Big up brother! Keep em coming
Thank you. If you would like the tracks without drums to play along drop an email to donstrumental@gmail.com
This is great Don. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and skills. Riddim Up!
You’re welcome John.
Wicked Bass Line Don
Another great video from Sir Don 👍👍
Thank you Paul
ohhh man... perfect! tks a lot!
You’re welcome
Great stuff! Thanks.
Glad you liked it!
I actually dig this Donstrumental Riddim more and more !!!
Brilliant teaching method
Many thanks
Yeah! This sounds gooooooood...bless
I used to often wake up thinking about Robbie, visualizing what it took to get so deep. That tough sound with the groove-bounce. Legendary roots. When Joe Higgs and the Wailing Souls teamed up as Attaras for "Brimstone & Fire," they couldn't've picked a better rhythm section. Robbie? Or on "Temptation" by the Itals - there's no question. "Lift Up Your Conscience" by Israel Vibration, Robbie again. Tough riddim, consistently.
It's all Robbie's personality. How he looks is how he sounds👊🏾
Best reggae bass tutorials ever: big up yourself, family
Hi Don, thank u so much for share all that great bass lines!
You're Welcome
Robbie was the best of the best. Thank you for such great and clear instruction. Your videos are very helpful.
Clean, Shape, Precise and Class my man!!
Appreciate it!
Nice one, Don! Thanks!
You are very welcome
amazing work man! keep it up! I'm already exited about Family Man's & Shiah Coore's episodes!
This channel is a Godsend. Thank you so much for this well produced informative lesson.
You're very welcome!
Great stuff thanks for sharing ...
You’re welcome
Great stuff man
Riddim' up! So glad I found your channel.
Man, I just love your channel. This is a lesson not just about groove, but for what the BASS is made for, an enveloping percussive machine. Thanks, and keep with te videos
Loved how you are keeping it simple for us newbies out there. Nice bass too.
Simple is everything
Don, you did it again!
Clear explanation, sublime examples, positive vibes.
Don't stop giving these great tips.
Hi Don i love your content, thank you very much
Love your style of teaching dude.
I appreciate that!
I love the subtlety in that way of playing. Thank you for such a clear and helpful demonstration.
You're very welcome!
All bass players needs to know this