The Reggae Thread

[stewblack]

Learning, among others) I Shot The Sheriff for a dep gig next weekend.

Timing of the bassline is not immediately obvious. 

Great line though.

[Frank Blank]

4 minutes ago, stewblack said:

Learning, among others) I Shot The Sheriff for a dep gig next weekend.

Timing of the bassline is not immediately obvious. 

Great line though.

 

Like all things reggae, what appears, on the surface, simple, is more often than not, extraordinarily difficult. I once depped on drums for a reggae band thinking it would be a piece of pish... It wasn't just difficult, I found it impossible. Reggae bass lines are, likewise, bastards.

Edited June 29 by Frank Blank

[stewblack]

17 hours ago, Frank Blank said:

 

Like all things reggae, what appears, on the surface, simple, is more often than not, extraordinarily difficult. I once depped on drums for a reggae band thinking it would be a piece of pish... It wasn't just difficult, I found it impossible. Reggae bass lines are, likewise, bastards.

Yep. I've ended up stripping it down and counting the old 1e+u 2e+u and seeing exactly where the notes fall. 

Thank you for your post because I was feeling embarrassed at my inability to just listen and play it

[Reggaebass]

Black Uhuru are my favourite band and I play a lot of their basslines but there’s quite a few that trip me up if I haven’t played them in a while, Robbie Shakespeare had a wonderful way of slightly changing things around part way through, darkness is one 

 

[Frank Blank]

2 hours ago, stewblack said:

Thank you for your post because I was feeling embarrassed at my inability to just listen and play it

No worries. I've been working through a lot of LKJ bass lines, they really sound simple, but... they 'ain't. Reggae is tough.

[paul_5]

1 hour ago, Frank Blank said:

Reggae is TUFF.

Fixed 😉

[Reggaebass]

Glastonbury black Uhuru, only 1 original member now but still sound pretty good 

 

[Reggaebass]

Nice chill out one this morning 

 

[ezbass]

28 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

Nice chill out one this morning 

 

The drop out to just drums and bass @5:05 is sublime. 

[Reggaebass]

A couple for a Friday, first up is one we all know and always good to hear 

and on a heavier level Hopeton Junior, quite a dub mix at 3.10, love this 

 

[Reggaebass]

Im a big Twinkle Brothers listener and I forgot I had this track, such a great song and a nice Bassline, it’s worth a listen 

and a Bim Sherman dub 

 

[Reggaebass]

Among my many favourite songs is Perfidia by Phyllis Dillon , and I recently came across this version by junior English at 3.53, I’m quite liking it 

 

[skilamalink]

On 30/06/2025 at 17:21, Reggaebass said:

Glastonbury black Uhuru, only 1 original member now but still sound pretty good 

 

I had tickets for their last tour but it got cancelled due to "visa issues". I hope I get another chance to see them for the first time but this is definitely a strong second best.