greghagger Posted May 6, 2023 Share Posted May 6, 2023 I can't believe that I haven't yet made a lesson on a George Porter Jr. bass line. One of my students has been banging on about him for ages! If you don't know who he is, he's the bassist from The Meters who are one of the pioneer bands of the early Funk scene. George Porter Jr. is still active now with various projects and you can see him on YouTube in lots of collaborations with other artists like Tedeschi Trucks and Warren Haynes. In this latest GBS YouTube lesson I breakdown the bass line from 'It AIn't No Use', a Meters classic and this bass line is guaranteed to raise your Funk levels! Also check out my play-through video of this tune on YouTube this coming Monday. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted May 6, 2023 Share Posted May 6, 2023 The bass lines to Cissy Strut and Sneakin’ Sally Through The Alley are iconic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greghagger Posted May 6, 2023 Author Share Posted May 6, 2023 1 minute ago, ezbass said: The bass lines to Cissy Strut and Sneakin’ Sally Through The Alley are iconic. Definitely! Good choices as well. Been meaning to make a lesson on Cissy Strut for ages now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted May 6, 2023 Share Posted May 6, 2023 4 minutes ago, greghagger said: Definitely! Good choices as well. Been meaning to make a lesson on Cissy Strut for ages now. There’s a video (on SBL I think) of George saying how most people play it wrong, Pino included. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greghagger Posted May 6, 2023 Author Share Posted May 6, 2023 31 minutes ago, ezbass said: There’s a video (on SBL I think) of George saying how most people play it wrong, Pino included. Yeah, saw that. Probably means I’ve been playing it wrong for years too! Still, not bad being in the company of Pino! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted May 6, 2023 Share Posted May 6, 2023 George is also on Lady Marmalade. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greghagger Posted May 6, 2023 Author Share Posted May 6, 2023 3 hours ago, chris_b said: George is also on Lady Marmalade. Ah, didn’t know that. That’s why that bass line is awesome then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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