Why the P Bass is FOREVER | The Sean Hurley Interview
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Scott catches up with the great Sean Hurley to talk all things bass — from the lines that made him a go-to player to the gear behind his unmistakable tone. They chat about studio life, what it takes to craft a bass part that really sticks, and his time with John Mayer and beyond. Hit play and get the inside scoop from one of the best in the game.
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Video Breakdown:
00:00:00 – Introduction
00:01:00 – John Mayer – Last Train Home (Performance)
00:07:15 – Choosing The Right Bass
00:08:58 – Tone
00:13:00 – Playing Style & Technique
00:21:25 – Muting
00:24:02 – David Ryan Harris – Kerosene (Performance)
00:31:30 – Bass History
00:44:29 – Working With Timothee Chalamet
00:47:45 – Timothee Chalamet – Like A Rolling Stone
00:49:40 – Pedalboard
00:54:30 – Janek Gwizdala
01:00:32 – Live P Bass Solo
01:02:00 – Approach to Soloing
01:05:46 – Groove and Pocket
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He is just groovin right in the box. Nice tone and subtle movement. That makes it really clean
Absolute Jedi
Does anyone have the link to the original video of Sean's P Bass Solo at the baked Potato? 1:01:04
Very enjoyable a lot of good stuff
Pino and Sean are my two favorite players.
Last Train Home (1987) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOnbeapXujo
Request for Conrad Lozano: Day 1
The Feel Book
29:15 "All about the bass!" HELL YEAH!
This guy knows tone
is there a link directly to the whole song with the solo?
That's so crazy how much I actually learned by just watching him NOT play at a certain situation to make it feel enormous.
I thought I was the only one that enjoys no tone p- bass sound.
The P-bass will always be the bass to use, for making music except the days of making music are dead, the internet basically has rendered music incompetent, replaced by AI actors, harmonization stolen from a giant pool of every artist, every song, every hairstyle ever used. So, while you at SBL have done very well, I have not done much of anything, so now you guys get to listen to be complain until we what, age 85-90
What a fantastic interview! The part about pockets is just pure gold, also, a brilliant example of how it is about notes you don't play.
Thanks from another flats enthusiast 🙂
24:22 – "Oh you don't play anything there" – chef's kiss
How does one approach muting open strings with left hand?
Great video full of priceless info, but what I think is interesting is that guys like McCartney, Sting and Jack Bruce just play the thing and don't get so hung up on technicalities. Add to that their respective records as writers and bass players is beyond reproach. They sit in the pocket or push the time as a song needs and they also created some of the most amazing bass parts ever recorded. They don't get hung up on technicalities like these session guys do. FWIW I find Mayer very bland as a writer and singer but his music is helped enormously by very well curated rhythm section players and that feel is everything.
My new favorite bass player…TY SBL for always coming thru!
Not every great player is a great communicator/teacher. Damn, what a lesson!
Best episode so far ❤
I was today years old when I learned Sean Hurley was in Vertical Horizon
His pickups seem really low. Anyone else notice?
I love playing very lightly, it's like having a compressor pedal on without actually having one. I've found this weird phenomenon where playing too hard actually starts to choke the notes and it sounds weaker. Playing softly makes it so much punchier. I've noticed a similar thing on drums, you DO get a better sound when you hit harder and don't play really lightly, but there comes a point when you hit so hard it starts to really choke the decay and the tone of the drum, especially the snare.
As a Fender bass player who rolls the tone off, I needed to hear this.
i love everything about sean hurley!!
Just so ya know, the Lakland URL has a slight typo (missing the D) at 33:38
Fabulous discussion. I feel I could have listened to Sean for ages! Articulate, knowledgeable, engaging and came across as a genuinely great, humble and modest guy. Especially when you consider all the artists he has worked for. Also, great work Scott for easing back on the bombast and energy, to match Sean's approach and letting the interview breathe.
Great feel. He's one of the last legendary studio bassists.
What gives??? I never see you guys talking about the PJ configuration…why???
One of the best interviews you have done. Sean plays and describes exactly the way a Bass player should approach what the music is asking for.
Well done team. Let’s hear it for Groove and Pocket.
Love DRH 🙂
The John Mayer track is the best example of when to play and when not to play to let the emptiness do the music
Also I will add for all you young players, notice how Sean has an extremely light touch on the strings with his right hand….
Love the show! Would really like to see Kemy Siala on the show!