"It's so easy to spend as much time looking for shortcuts as it is just to do the work".. Gold star statement. Love it!
@ChopinDolphy
2 жыл бұрын
It's so anti KZitem "music lessons" hahah. All these bullshit clickbait "THE ONE SECRET TO UNLOCKING THE FRETBOARD" videos.
@Phaser1980
5 жыл бұрын
Arpeggios... *heavy breathing intensifies*
@robbiehartnett4494
5 жыл бұрын
@minkosaurus but also, you can literally hear heavy breathing when Scott plays the arpeggios.
@tomspotley5733
4 жыл бұрын
😂😂 whoever that is has definitely lost an item of clothing by that point.
@franktalarico689
5 жыл бұрын
Glad he uses a six. No one better use that "jaco only needed four" line anymore
@1BassJohn
5 жыл бұрын
haha, well said actually!!
@RossMacdonaldBass
4 жыл бұрын
“You’d be a better pianist if you only had access to 3 octaves” - No one ever
@BolderoffBros
4 жыл бұрын
Jaco only needed 4. Felix needs 6.
@trumpetplayerdude9838
4 жыл бұрын
@@BolderoffBros You obviously haven't heard him play
@Steve-mp7by
3 жыл бұрын
Jaco only needed 4 and he will always be the greatest ever
@RJRonquillo
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah Felix!! We used to jam together in Miami Beach way back in the day, i think he was 19 or 20 at the time. I still have recordings of some of the gigs on Mini Disc.
@hugeshows
5 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing him play with Jeff Coffin in Tallahassee around that time. I had no idea who he was, and the whole first set I'm just thinking to myself "Geez, this guy sure thinks he's Jaco". When Jeff Introduced the band I must have laughed for 5 minutes straight.
@456or7strings
4 жыл бұрын
R.J. Ronquillo wow, that’s awesome!
@JediCrackSmoke
3 жыл бұрын
Dude, your Rockman headphone amp video was awesome! I really enjoyed it.
@MeshuggahDave.
3 жыл бұрын
Mini disc. I loved those things
@FidgetTheMidget8P
4 жыл бұрын
Scott: "Don't look for shortcuts; do the work" Also Scott: *5-10 videos with "shortcuts" to learning the fingerboard*
@caridry
4 жыл бұрын
Capitalizing and doing the work on people that don't want to capitalize and do the work. But, it is lessons like these, and many others that he has that is making me look at his lessons full time once I get some time!
@talesfromthetoiletseat8295
4 жыл бұрын
I look at “shortcuts” as a way to think about something differently. You still have to do the work but some times it is nice to have somebody explain something differently. Anything that helps the dim watt bulb light up you know? With theory I’m dense. Lol
@eyeofbass
5 жыл бұрын
Felix seems like a nice, down-to-Earth guy, and what a talent. Jaco would be proud.
@alessandroborghese8148
5 жыл бұрын
Never heard of him and i'm completely blown away, man he is amazing
@thebro3377
4 жыл бұрын
His dad was Jaco Pastorius. How could you not be blown away by his bass playing?
@abraxasret7457
3 жыл бұрын
@@thebro3377 He probally wants people to be blown away from his skill rather than being blown away because thats the son of one of the best bassists known to man lol. 99% of his interviews/vids hes adressed as Jacos son rather than being introduced as just himself. Hes his own musician/artist and I would imagine its taxing to always be adressed as Jacos son when he just wants to be known as his own artist.
@sitizenkanemusic
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Scott. I like to consider myself pretty advanced in music theory (going to apply for my doctorate in the fall). What Felix is talking about the iii/III and vi/VI degree modulations (flats or natural)- that's called the chromatic mediant- and they can be SUPER EFFECTIVE when approached the right way. Quick and simple lesson- when thinking of a chord progression for a musical phrase in the key of C Major, you can either modulate to these triads/scales- a Major/minor third UP, which is E-flat (Major or minor), or E (Major or minor), or go a third backwards and play A (Major or minor) or A-flat (Major or minor). Beethoven often did it in his music, which was a huge reason the Romantic Era spawned from the Classical era in terms of technique. Love your videos! Cheers!
@ShortFuseFighting
2 жыл бұрын
nobody likes a "know-it-all", Gary....
@Carehuea
2 жыл бұрын
@@ShortFuseFighting A 'know-it-all' with a pretty lady in his profile pic ;)
@martinheath5947
5 жыл бұрын
Props to Felix. That's some hard act to follow and he's found his own way to do it brilliantly. Great stuff!
@fattyjaybird7505
4 жыл бұрын
Lol... could you be Jaco's son and play the flute?
@sigiriabeysekara8723
3 жыл бұрын
@@fattyjaybird7505 is he self taught?
@kennycharlton7891
5 жыл бұрын
I like how this is a whole video about Felix and Scott and there's this dude just there the whole time they're Talkin.
@thatellipsisguy8984
4 жыл бұрын
The ultimate third wheel...
@brianwilliams1588
Жыл бұрын
Been playing for the better part of 25 years (theres a long hiatus in there). Never did the work earlier on. Now I'm scrapping everything I thought I knew and starting over... this time, Just doing to work: Learn the frettboard Learn the scales Learn the arpegios Learn the chords but most importantly, PRACTICE! Every. Single. Day. 💪 😎 👍
@jimle22
5 жыл бұрын
I lived in Melbourne, Florida a few years ago and had the pleasure of meeting and seeing David Pastorius perform, Jaco's nephew. An awesome bassist in his on right also. Think the name of his band was 951 or something like that. Runs in the family I guess.
@TheJazzmoose
4 жыл бұрын
This video alone is worth a £40 bass lesson. Thanks Scott for all that you do
@merqury5
5 жыл бұрын
Im not really a proper bassist, but even if I wasn't at all I would still watch your fascinating interviews.
@mrp410
4 жыл бұрын
I've done "broken thirds" for years but never knew that is what it's called! The other thing I do is to play a 4 note arpeggio chord using the diatonic scale/modes. So in the key of C scale: CM (Ionian, 1st to 7th) - root, 3rd, 5th, 7th Dm (Dorian, in reverse 7th to 1st) Em (Phrygian, 1st to 7th) FM (lydian, 7th to 1st) GM (Dominant, myxolydian 1st to 7th) Am (Relative minor, Aeolian, 7th to 1st) B Dim (flat 3, 5, 7 - 1st to 7th) CM (7th to 1st)
@skulldar
Жыл бұрын
Definitely will use this!
@denkgod2272
5 жыл бұрын
I just wonder how euphoric it was to sit next to the equally skilled son of the greatest bassist to ever live
@modulationmusiclibrary
3 жыл бұрын
I watch this video constantly, such a great breakdown of amazing things you hear in jazz. Different movements, and of course, do the work!
@filippoorologio6777
5 жыл бұрын
A pastorious holding a fodera will always be beautiful.
@displacedhippie3296
4 жыл бұрын
That's the bass I got TODAY! I LOVE IT SOOOO MUCH!!!
@stuartholme4457
Жыл бұрын
Stop looking for shortcuts and just do the work. That is TRUE GOLD right there. If there were any shortcuts that actually worked, they would just be "the way" rather than being a shortcut.
@jodyhendrix5876
5 жыл бұрын
Awesome video, absolutely love the tips on staying away from the root!
@travisguide4516
3 жыл бұрын
scales have helped me to get across feelings with instruments I like seeing others who are scale heads like this
@thatpaulschofield
3 ай бұрын
He's got huge hands and plays short-scale basses. I on the other hand have trouble playing e.g. C, D and E on the same string on the lower frets with my regular hands on a 35" scale bass. This is not to take away from ANYTHING being presented here, which is all golden advice.
@terrypussypower
5 жыл бұрын
Wow! I did not know Jaco Pastorious had a bass playing son! You learn something new every day!
@BneiAnusim
5 жыл бұрын
He also was the bass player for Yellowjackets not long ago
@jasonsobol32
5 жыл бұрын
Both the twins are phenomenal musicians
@manny75586
3 жыл бұрын
He has a nephew who plays bass as well and is quite good as well.
@terrypussypower
3 жыл бұрын
@@manny75586 Must be in the genes!
@phillipsmith3077
3 жыл бұрын
Check out the stuff he did with the Jeff Coffin Mu'tet.. Felix is his own man and he's making his own name.
@MarkMarxonsBassChannel
5 жыл бұрын
Felix is easily one of the best musicians on the planet
@kyojitsu1
4 жыл бұрын
All classical pro musicians: 'Hold my beer'
@gazell3s
Жыл бұрын
The bit about avoiding the root blew my mind. Thank you Scott + Felix!
@fretworks9692
3 жыл бұрын
Such good advice. I remember being told by a horn player: “you play the third too much”. 😂 As a bassist playing sometimes unaccompanied solos, the third (together with the 7th) is vital to outline the chord progression and give some context for when you hit the extensions. They ain’t called “guide tones” for nothing! Plus the 7th of your superimposed arpeggio is the 9th of the root chord which is nice to have at your fingertips. Literally.
@matteobonti9738
2 жыл бұрын
Scott, you really have a great sound in your hands! Round and clean, very precise. You rock! 🤟
@drummermil
5 жыл бұрын
Awesome lesson video, Scott. In 10 minutes with you and Felix, I’ve got something to work for several months. (I’m an SBL member, so off to the full video)
@3steln766
2 жыл бұрын
I'm going to be honest. You blew my mind in this episode! Thank you for all you do for musicians, man
@bastianviscarra584
5 жыл бұрын
I think thats the key of all of that.. DO THE WORK!! Practice all the forms in all the ways, like always has been. I cant denied, some shortcuts are awesome, and help you, but eventually you need all the stuff. Great video as always.
@bassmw8175
5 жыл бұрын
I respect Felix for bringing in some new ideas to bass.
@tompreston7580
3 жыл бұрын
5:57 I also came to that realisation recently, best thing that happened to my practice
@miguelserpa8649
5 жыл бұрын
I play the guitar but this video really inspired me thank you so much!!!
@pingyu035
10 ай бұрын
The arpeggios we use on guitar aswell very useful
@jazz2959
5 жыл бұрын
Really cool video, I got to watch Felix a bunch of times in Ft Lauderdale and hang with him while playing with local musicians, his twin brother and the Yellowjackets.
@Bob1Mack
4 жыл бұрын
"Stop looking for shortcuts, and do the work." THE TRUTH.
@joedyer502
5 жыл бұрын
This. This is the stuff I am looking for a teacher to teach me. I want to spend all my time unlocking the relationships between scales, modes, arpeggios, and chords. Songs can wait for a while because playing along is not teaching me the relationships of the above.
@BAZZMAN800
4 жыл бұрын
If you're going to play in any ensemble...learn songs...that way you can lean to utilize all that stuff in a functional and , hopefully, musical way.
@ruzgaravcii
2 жыл бұрын
Mam this video helped me so much about understanding music
@Redscape_
5 жыл бұрын
He also had a great run with the Yellow Jackets after Jimmy Haslip left
@km1842
5 жыл бұрын
Not really
@Lardykins
5 жыл бұрын
Where do I apply for my Fodera Club membership?
@ethan_6strings186
3 жыл бұрын
First sell your house, your car, your soul and your left arm then you can afford to join
@roosolini7105
4 жыл бұрын
Holy shit that 3rd soloing trick works so well. Thanks so much man
@AzikeOsita
5 жыл бұрын
Wow this opened my eyes to a lot
@ThePosrein
5 жыл бұрын
There is brilliant stuff in this video. I will be practicing renewed for many more hours. Thanks!!!!!
@joemiller8482
2 жыл бұрын
I need this. . Great video
@davidgagnon2849
5 жыл бұрын
I have to wonder does Felix carry a portrait of Tracy in his wallet?
@artakha14
5 жыл бұрын
Unlikely, Tracy was Jaco's first wife and not Felix's mother
@doxx2427
5 жыл бұрын
Yes he does actually, he shows it to us Everytime he passes through Teen town to check the Weather Report.
@davidgagnon2849
5 жыл бұрын
@@doxx2427 Well played, sir! Well played!
@PhuckHue2
5 жыл бұрын
that would be weird
@PhuckHue2
5 жыл бұрын
@@doxx2427 looky looky we have ourselves a writer here. a regular Shakespeare 😂
@zubrhero5270
2 жыл бұрын
Got literally to the end of the video before Scott say's "now you may be noticing the dude in the Arnold Schwarzenegger (from Total Recall) t-shirt". Dude. Now that you mentioned it, it's obvious. But I legitimately thought "who's the superfan in the Jaco t-shirt?" and thought nothing else of it lol.
@dunehaggar772
5 жыл бұрын
An awesome vid! And you got your old bass on...bonus!
@david.leikam
5 жыл бұрын
Yes, enjoy the work and understanding.
@david.leikam
5 жыл бұрын
Love delving into my new NS Design CR5 Radius bass this month. 😁👍
@MineCRAFTINGMENCZ
3 жыл бұрын
I get the thing about going up a third in a major key and playing a minor over it (C major -> E minor) so you don't use the root but when you go up a third in minor and play major (C minor -> Eb major), they're just the same notes=enharmonic
@StevenMorello
4 жыл бұрын
Can someone explain the broken thirds, fourths, fifths and sixths? In C major would that mean you play C E G for thirds, C F B for fourths, C G D for fifths, and C A F for sixths?
@abraxasret7457
3 жыл бұрын
I wander if he ever gets tired of always being addressed as Jacos son rather than just being adressed by his own name and recognized for his own talent.
@Harry-cz1tv
3 жыл бұрын
Good question
@jimmyeich6250
4 жыл бұрын
That bass you are playing sounds great under your fingers!
@thesoundpainterbkny3465
4 жыл бұрын
One word, Wow!
@benjibarbe5038
5 жыл бұрын
Better vid i've watched in order to get better on the bass. Thanks a lot Scott
@adriank9
5 жыл бұрын
No shortcuts but suddenly in 6:59 you're giving the one Felix actually uses. I liked it. Just saying:>
@pxofpxof7782
4 жыл бұрын
*9:11** SUMMARY OF GUY'S FROM THE LEFT CONTRIBUTIONS*
@BrianPellerin
Жыл бұрын
Too many MG basses in one place!!! 😮❤
@milkdawgmcgee7498
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks again, Scott!!
@thumpybones
5 ай бұрын
I went to CalArts many years ago and Charlie Haden busted my chops for starting a solo on the root.
@devinebass
5 ай бұрын
That must have been AMAZING, studying with Charlie Hayden!!
@RallyFlowBro
5 жыл бұрын
Oh shit. I thought that was a stage name. Awesome that his legacy has lived on.
@davidtidwell7987
5 жыл бұрын
What a set of balls you'd have to have to use pastorius as a stage name bahaha
@thebro3377
4 жыл бұрын
He'd get lynched by the bass community if he were using Pastorius as a stage name. Jaco is to bass what Hendrix was to the guitar
@eeobeeob
5 жыл бұрын
Great video, thank you Scott!
@TheHoinoel
5 жыл бұрын
This video was great! Useful information, well explained and to the point. Thanks for this man :)
@GetmusiX
5 жыл бұрын
Does everybody realise the requested time for this everyday practice (of course locked with a metronome) Over all the neck from fret 2 to 14 (all the tonality) starting with the major scale... - Broken scale by 3 (ascending / descending then descending / ascending) - Broken scale by 4 (ascending / descending then descending / ascending) Arpeggios break - Arpeggios M finishing on Route, then 7, then 7M and finally on 6 - Arpeggios m finishing on R, then on 7m, then (for the fingering) add a 7M and a 5b Back to scale - Play the 3rd (ascending / descending then descending / ascending) - Play the 4th (ascending / descending then descending / ascending) - Play the 5th (ascending / descending then descending / ascending) - Play the 6th (ascending / descending then descending / ascending) Done? ok then next mode! Just have to extend my 3/4 hours daily practice to "all the day & no sleep" ^^
@bassmw8175
5 жыл бұрын
@3:49 isn’t that from the Jaco Pastorious DVD?
@JoseDW7000
4 жыл бұрын
This was super helpful!
@bradwillard3152
5 жыл бұрын
Smart guy ...Good Lesson
@mojoleon2
3 жыл бұрын
I just got an ahaaaaa moment!
@musikwortkunst9019
4 жыл бұрын
so much to learn! thank you :)
@mjschaeffer2112
5 жыл бұрын
Wow, great insight and inspiration
@MeanMaori534
4 жыл бұрын
thanks for that info enjoyed that
@santiagomejia6126
5 жыл бұрын
Awesome tips... thanks!!!
@nickamodeo1331
5 жыл бұрын
i was wondering if that was mike bendy. saw him and julius playing in ft. lauderdale about 10 years ago... he is a beast....
@amadams
5 жыл бұрын
Just what I need 💙
@JToddSpacek
5 жыл бұрын
Props to Felix for committing to put the effort in to even attempt following in those footsteps. I play sax and can only think of Ravi Coltrane who was able to carve out a nice career....or Baird Parker who tried valiantly but buckeled under the pressure of trying to achieve what his virtuoso father did. I always wondered if these people all had "the gift" for music but would have been better contributng on another instrument......
@Nick-zp9lh
5 жыл бұрын
This is a great video! What a great perspective.
@jcmcclain57
5 жыл бұрын
Nice Scott, will be checking out the whole enchilada.
@octavioserrano7402
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you... thank you big time for sharing what you love to do. Definitely helps to be reminded of yuh our roots. Although it's better to stay away from them... lol!!!
@noisysquid992
4 жыл бұрын
this is a GREAT video thank you
@situacionando
5 жыл бұрын
I recon Scoot had to put some time on this breakdown exercise :D
@sizwemsilora7835
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for making the other guy play as well... I was about to ask... :)
@FrancisFurtak
4 ай бұрын
Right. Do the work, lasts forever!
@dantedt3931
5 жыл бұрын
I Feelix like scratching my head.
@leesagomez6615
4 жыл бұрын
I play in upright solid body..Stagg.......I also have several Precision and J Basses most are Fretless....I took up the guitar in '89..... so I can go FROM one to the other....but If I have a solo on bass I use my guitar Senses
@antonElman
5 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@N0B0DY_SP3C14L
4 жыл бұрын
Sick!!
@yangarreola9382
5 жыл бұрын
Hermosa harmony, my amigo 😍😍😍 tyvm
@jeddred2320
5 жыл бұрын
Mind blown
@basi-vega35
5 жыл бұрын
Awesome teaching/tips video. That Gtetsch drumset in the background looks like Mike Johnstons kit too.
@haneyhanes
5 жыл бұрын
I love this video! Seriously awesome stuff!!!! BTW you sound so good on the Fodera
@ajdayton101
4 жыл бұрын
I love Scott, but most of the dudes in these videos make me feel like a five year old with a plastic instrument Grandma gave me. I guess it's all in what you want to do with the bass that makes you feel accomplished. I play bass in a duo with a singer/acoustic guitar player, and the rest on backing tracks. I'm lucky if our songs have 4 chords instead of three. I like what I do, and the freedom I am given by the simplicity of what we are playing as a whole. These dudes are so damn advanced. I get lost on where to begin with my practicing.
@bass_life
4 жыл бұрын
It's for jazz guys who want to solo. Not everyone needs or wants to solo on the bass , enjoy what you do and the traditional role of the bass player. All bass players should want to do that not matter how good or "technical " they get.
@sequoia1171
3 жыл бұрын
A great exercise is to work around the circle of fifths in one position
@billsaganbass5732
4 жыл бұрын
Amazing Video!!!
@GrinWatch
5 жыл бұрын
These dudes know how to play wow 😯
@ratherbe7
5 жыл бұрын
Awesome
@paulm3186
4 жыл бұрын
genius
@Marco-ls6ou
4 жыл бұрын
He has huge hands... He was born to play bass!
@Tracer9GTRider8
5 жыл бұрын
That's great but can he play Runnin' With The Devil?
@rolandboss9045
5 жыл бұрын
😂 😂 😂
@pncampbell
5 жыл бұрын
Noone can play runnin with the devil
@devinparker8530
5 жыл бұрын
No way. Impossible
@socialismfails
4 жыл бұрын
Too advanced...
@bass_life
4 жыл бұрын
It ain't what you do but he way that you do it...........
@chrisbardolph
Жыл бұрын
Pastorius and Fodera - two last names that go together well. Perhaps Felix had some... ahem... strong coffee that day.
@ibemanny99
5 жыл бұрын
2:58 those arpeggios are insane. Also did you throw a bit of a cheeky whole tone scale in there?
@AbhiBass96
5 жыл бұрын
He might have hit the A string 9th and 10th fret? Or 10th and then 9th fret?
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