How to play like James Jamerson | Motown, Marvin Gaye, Funk Brothers | Thomann

Julia explains how to make your bass playing sound more like the legendary Motown Session Bassist James Jamerson. Including playing tips, a short guide how to make a foam mute out of a sponge and of course some tasty playing from Julia! What is your favourite James Jamerson Bassline? Let us know in the comments! Gear used: We use Triad-Orbit stands for our cameras, lights and mics: Recorded and mixed with Universal Audio: Interesting bits and pieces: 0:00 Intro 0:41 playing with one finger instead of two 1:22 play a lot of open strings 1:48 His Gear: P Bass, flatwounds & foam mute 1:59 how to make a foam mute out of a kitchen sponge 2:22 playing with foam mute 2:42 James Jamersons general approach to basslines 3:21 playing song | Ain’t That Peculiar by Marvin Gaye 4:20 conclusions 4:43 Julia’s favourite James Jamerson bassline 5:15 what’s your favourite James Jamerson bassline? 5:23 thanks for watching & please subscribe Webshop: Facebook: Twitter: @thomann Instagram: @ Pinterest: Visit our blogs: GER: ENG: FRA: ESP: ITA: NED: FIN: