Gary Willis style pentatonic lick – Free Bass Lesson with Scott Devine
For more free bass lessons visit – www.scottsbasslessons.com There you’ll find loads of free video lessonscovering bass soloing, improvisation, walking bass, grooves etc. The legendary bass player Gary Willis is in my opinion one of the most unique bass players out there. He has his own unique approach to the bass guitar, not only in the way he plays but also his sound. He is one of the few bass players that is instantly recognizable when you hear him play. I was actually lucky enough to study with Gary Willis in Barcelona, and as you can imagine during that time I was ‘Willis mad’… transcribing and absorbing everything I could get from him! Throughout all the transcribing and research I carried out, I quickly learned that Gary used the pentatonic scale extensively when soloing. In fact the pentatonic scale has a huge part to play in his instantly recognizable sound. Once I had made that discovery I spent several months weaving the pentatonic scale into my vocabulary so I would be able to access the same type of harmonic material he was using. At first I was using it on static grooves where a one chord vamp would last for an extended period of time, and then later on I was applying it to the jazz standard repertoire where I had to start dealing with multiple key centers and therefore multiple pentatonic scales throughout each piece. In this tutorial I demonstrate a great lick that is based around the pentatonic scale and is very ‘Willis’ when played up to speed. It’s …
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He got a special medicalcondition hence the gloves.
so many nuts doing bass vids. How come ppl cant just be normal, four five six strings without the gloves and masks to hide who knows what
I know what it feels like , I hurt mine playing Soccer recently
Wow what happened to your hand man ??
You have to be a member of his site to get the tabs.
where is the tab for this lesson?
I really like your tone in this. Do you have any particular EQ settings?
Lets see you accent them on the way down clever clogs
Thanks for the vid.
tits, you’ve got me practice’n. but I gotta sing the notes too.
Great stuff as always Scott!
@devinebass Awesome lesson, just starting to get into your videos. I’m a guitarist gone bassist, so I need the practice. Love your “get in the shed” motto!
@WDNBASS If you check Scott’s website, there is a page that explains his medical condition which can affect his playing and how the gloves help.
@WDN
Can i know why you’re using a glove?
This is so cool.. look like jaco’s major scale exercies.. i like that..
What frequency are you tuned to? When I play along it seems like a half step above 440.
I really appreciate this material, thanks Scott
Appreciate this, Scott!
You can tell you put your hours in, and that to me is what I look for in the people I like to learn from. Workin on watching the tutorials. Thanks!
Cool video, very useful. I noticed that when you solo you use triplets a lot in your phrasing. Can you do a tutorial on how you approach triplets in your phrasing???
More slow Scott!!
Excellent lesson! I love your videos!!!
~Vince
So far the best
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Another great lesson from a great teacher
Thanks for the tips about hand pain!