Planetshakers, for example, has such a versatile [Josh] We had a day off in America on tour, It just so happened that the host that was
sound from one song to the other. At the and Joth who is one of the Worship players looking after us who lived down that river
moment, I am taking the Yamaha all around the and producers came up to me and said, “Do had a bit of a home studio. So as soon as
world, playing it on a Sunday, playing it when you have any plans this afternoon?” I said we recorded that, we took it in there and Joth
we live stream, just because I love it. I love what not really and he said, “Okay, grab your bass, worked his magic and made it sound amazing!
the Yamaha guys have been able to do with us we’re gonna record something.” I grabbed my as a church. They’re obviously looking after our bass and off we drove to this river. We walked [WM] In addition to the fat groove, one of
drum kits and keyboards and the relationship down and Joth said, “We’re gonna play “Come the coolest things about that is the huge
there is just really great, they’re just amazing Right Now” and you’re going to stand in the range of techniques you go through. Your
guys. But in the studio, or mid-week, or if I’m middle of the river.” And I said, “Great, I’ve been versatility and ability to blend all that stuff really
playing different functions, it depends on what waiting for this opportunity all my life, let’s do shows through…
we’re doing which bass I reach for. it”. (laughs)
[Josh] I never want to be restricted, I always
[WM] The “Come Right Now” bass feature We had a Zoom recorder, that’s what was want to be the best that I can be and that
video is pretty amazing as demonstrated by sticking out of my back pocket. At certain obviously involves doing more than just playing
the 1,000,000 plus views, which is pretty cool angles you can see I’ve got this big recording finger style. I want to be able to slap, to be
considering how much YouTube played a unit hanging out of my back pocket, which able to tap, to be able to play harmonics, all
role in your development as a musician. How is why you never see me from behind in that of those kinds of things. I always have loved
exactly did you decide to shoot a bass video in video. That’s what I was plugged into, and I experimenting, and like I said I didn’t really have
the middle of a river? was going blind essentially. Joth was actually the gear to be experimenting in that direction,
playing the “Come Right Now” track on his so I experimented with different techniques.
phone, standing behind the camera guy. That
was my reference, so it wasn’t easy. It took Listening to Abe Laboriel and the way that
a couple of takes, but yeah that’s how they he played, even the way that he would strum
recorded that. Just me standing barefoot in a the strings with the nails of his fingers almost
river, plugged into a recording device, trying to replicating a pick to a degree. A lot of guys now
hear the sound of a phone over the top of the are doing the double thumb thing to replicate
nature and the drones hanging about above us! a pick, but I never really noticed him doing
(laughs) that, I’d notice him strumming the strings with
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“Come Right Now” (River Version)
his fingers. Then, being young and angst-ey,
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