Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn provided the groove on some of the most revered hits of ’60s soul and R&B music, including Otis Redding’s ‘Dock Of The Bay’, Wilson Pickett’s ‘Midnight Hour,’ and Sam & Dave’s ‘Hold On, I’m Coming.’
He was the first-choice bassist for Booker T. & the M.G.’s, and if that wasn’t enough, he was the uber-cool bass player for the hit movie, The Blues Brothers!
In today’s video, we’re taking a trip to the East Coast to meet Duck’s son Jeff, and his biographer Nick Rosaci, for a closer look at some of his incredible basses, including a Fender P Bass with a Serial number 0001.
As always, see you in the shed…
Scott 🙂
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What is that pretty little thing over your right shoulder?
Love these bass tales! I'd love to see a tale with Steve Harris and his bass one day.
Clickbaity title. I thought it was going to be the first P bass ever made.
I NEED BASS
What is that song starting at 10 seconds? So cool!
Miss Duck. Great no nonsense bass player. Not that nonsense is a bad thing. But he was special.
I have a similar J Bass like the one you’re holding. What year is yours
Wow, you made my day
Hilarious watching this on a channel that belts out slap as the pinacle of playing… when Duck described it as "party tricks"
Rock On!!!
Did Duck use LaBella flat wound strings on all of his basses?
I thought that his Signature Fender Precision Bass had a reversed pickup?!
You guys have to stop calling every other bassist “legendary”, it’s worn its meaning by now
Love it. I met Duck Dunn and the Colonel Steve Cropper in 93, they were the nicest and the coolest dudes. 😎👍🏼
P.S. Duck's line on Albert King's "I Love Lucy" is in a tie with Jamerson's "I Was Made To Love Her" part as my fav soul bass line ever.
What Otis song is that? At around 3:53.
Super super episode. I've always really been a P bass kinda guy, and that is largely due to Duck Dunn's beautiful tone and lines.
I only played "V" shaped necks in the 80's, I loved them, but I don't see them anymore. American Schecter made them back then and I put them on my Jazz basses.
I bought 0135 during the golden era of Ebay in 2001 for 350,-. It was offered as a Donald Duck Fender bass. A nice japanese Fender with the same pickups as the US made vintage 62 Precision, although modelled after a late 50s P-Bass. Still have it. Dunn is shown with this bass in part II of the Blues Brothers film.
Hey Jeff since you're a bass player why the f*** are you having this dude play instead of you?
DuckTales!
Duck Dunn Official Merchandise here…
https://www.redbubble.com/people/gtrhappy/shop?utm_source=rb-native-app&utm_campaign=share-artist&utm_medium=ios
EPIC.
Awesome awesome video.
I believe the Lakland was the Second USA (not skyline) DD built. If I remember right the first one was made mistakingly with a Full P width neck (still CAR with blocks) So lakland gave it to bob
I know this has nothing to do with the video but I love the Montana hat at the end
I would buy that candy apple Lakland and NEVER polish it !!!
I would love to know how u recorded the audio.
My name is Michael Anthony ! But I’m not him. How sad is that ?
🖤🖤🖤
DUCK DUNN, nuff said
Barry Oakleys son next? Need a closer look at the tractor bass 🙂
he is easily one of my biggest influences such a great great player
Loved seeing all these basses that your dad owned and played, the Lakland could have easily been left out !
I LIKE THE OLD FENDER MALE SOUND IN AN AMPEG TUBE AMP B 15 AND THE FLAT OR TAPE WOUND STRINGS. THE STEEPENWOLF SOUND THREE DOG NIGHT SOUND NEIL YOUNG AND CRAZY HORSE. YES!
Donald duck dunn é um herói!!
This video shocked me.. I have a cheap playable Fender P bass, but never really thought anything special about it, until one day when I put LaBella flatwounds on it, and then, there it was..😉