Danny Morris – Bass Lesson – Berkleemusic Open House

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Berkleemusic hosted an online Open House with instructor Danny Morris, author/instructor of our online courses Bass Performance 101 and R&B Bass, on August 11th. Danny Morris is a professor in the bass department at Berklee, working with students since 1988. Danny gigs regularly with the band Calypso Hurricane and was the bass player for the James Montgomery Blues Band and Jon Pousette-Dart band. He has also performed with Bo Diddley, Robin Ford, James Cotton, and Paula Abdul. Danny is the author of Instant Bass and Essential Rock Grooves for Bass. Learn more about Danny’s Bass Performance 101 online course at: www.berkleemusic.com
www.playthisriff.com presents a guitar lesson with Scott Reeder of KYUSS. Learn the song “Space Cadet.” For KYUSS “Space Cadet” TAB visit www.playthisriff.com

Reader Comments

even poundland headphones sound better than laptop speakers :)

#1 
Written By TheGhettostylus on October 16th, 2011 @ 9:59 pm

@Dylanbassedmunds Never listen to ANY kind of Music on Laptop Speakers…

#2 
Written By steenbass on October 16th, 2011 @ 10:32 pm

@Dylanbassedmunds The bass is there. Try listening with headphones or plugging your computer into some external speakers. Laptop speakers and some other computer speakers don’t handle bass well. Hope that helps to resolve this for you.

#3 
Written By BerkleeMusic on October 16th, 2011 @ 10:34 pm

you cant hear the bass

#4 
Written By Dylanbassedmunds on October 16th, 2011 @ 11:03 pm

@ConiferTreez

omg stp pressuring me

#5 
Written By GrizCC on October 16th, 2011 @ 11:19 pm

@GrizCC ya so what is it

#6 
Written By ConiferTreez on October 16th, 2011 @ 11:25 pm

@ConiferTreez

ya

#7 
Written By GrizCC on October 17th, 2011 @ 12:04 am

@GrizCC problem..?

#8 
Written By ConiferTreez on October 17th, 2011 @ 12:58 am

@ConiferTreez

UH

#9 
Written By GrizCC on October 17th, 2011 @ 1:37 am

That bass needs a setup :(

#10 
Written By OlazerOfightOshowO on October 17th, 2011 @ 2:35 am

he’s great…a bit more dynamic and creative than playing the old Metallica tunes…things worked out just fine….

#11 
Written By dsrocknroller on October 17th, 2011 @ 2:45 am

One of the greatest rock bassists of all-time, right up there with Geezer & Cliff.

#12 
Written By ConiferTreez on October 17th, 2011 @ 2:50 am

@jkaiser193 dude, its un sandpiper. wha evaaa! ;)

#13 
Written By EazyDuzItAgain on October 17th, 2011 @ 3:41 am

@TaffyRaphie That’s because everything he plays sounds heavy! He’s Scott Fucking Reeder, hahaha!

#14 
Written By jaehaus on October 17th, 2011 @ 4:07 am

@jaehaus it sounds pretty low even when he’s playing on top though…but you’re right, the bottom string looks way thicker. my bad

#15 
Written By TaffyRaphie on October 17th, 2011 @ 4:50 am

the song he cant remember the name of is mudfly

#16 
Written By jkaiser193 on October 17th, 2011 @ 5:04 am

@TaffyRaphie That does not appear to be the case. The E string is clearly on the bottom.

#17 
Written By jaehaus on October 17th, 2011 @ 5:30 am

@jaehaus he’s left handed, but they don’t make too many of those kinds of basses, so he took a right handed one and flipped the strings so it;s regular for him

#18 
Written By TaffyRaphie on October 17th, 2011 @ 5:47 am

What !? Metallica hung out with Scott Reeder ?! I’m SO envious !!!111!1!

#19 
Written By HispanicImpression on October 17th, 2011 @ 6:06 am

The song you can’t remember at 2:31 is ‘Un Sandpiper’ Scott.

#20 
Written By EazyDuzItAgain on October 17th, 2011 @ 6:55 am

Upside-down and backwards….right on.

#21 
Written By jaehaus on October 17th, 2011 @ 7:27 am

@jkaiser193
you nailed it man.

#22 
Written By opiumrebel on October 17th, 2011 @ 7:30 am

@boomershadow yes he is, they are on hiatus because Pete is doing his thing with SCREAM for a few months and Scott is producing. But they are still together.

#23 
Written By ConiferTreez on October 17th, 2011 @ 8:12 am

@ConiferTreez He’s not in Goatsnake anymore, either.

#24 
Written By boomershadow on October 17th, 2011 @ 8:12 am

@juv3ntin kyuss was still the better band, they make metallica sound like backstreet boys

#25 
Written By ConiferTreez on October 17th, 2011 @ 8:37 am

@boomershadow He’s in Goatsnake, which is a better band than any of the ones you mentioned.

Oh, and he happens to be the greatest live rock bassist ever

#26 
Written By ConiferTreez on October 17th, 2011 @ 9:20 am

on the metallica video showing the auditioners jamming on master of puppets, Scott had the best tone for sure, even if it didnt quite fit the song

#27 
Written By musicman9901 on October 17th, 2011 @ 10:15 am

dude plays upside down. too cool

#28 
Written By nateisbaked on October 17th, 2011 @ 10:48 am

@thefunkyphantom69 oh i totally forgot when they came out, either way, like their change, and all the albums, but the first four are the best

#29 
Written By awesomepossum2244 on October 17th, 2011 @ 11:33 am
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