🎸 Daren Burns | Professional Bassist & Bass Instructor — Los Angeles
World-class bass covers, lessons, and grooves from LA bassist Daren Burns. If you love jazz, funk, R&B, and soul bass — you're in the right place.
From Steely Dan to Jaco, this channel breaks down the greatest bass lines ever recorded — with the tone, feel, and pocket of a working Los Angeles studio professional.
🎵 What you'll find here:
— Iconic bass covers on 6-string & 4-string bass
— Jazz-funk, R&B, groove bass, and beyond
— Tone breakdowns and playing insights for serious bassists
🔥 Ready to level up your bass playing?
Daren Burns teaches students at every level — beginner to advanced.
✅ In-person bass lessons — San Gabriel Valley / Pasadena, CA
✅ Online bass lessons — available worldwide
âś… Styles: jazz, funk, R&B, groove bass, and more
👉 Book a lesson → www.darenburns.com
Daren Burns | LA Bassist & Bass Lessons
New video today. Tom Waits “ Jockey Full of Bourbon “:
https://youtu.be/kng-sVaRNX8?is=uRWkL...
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Daren Burns | LA Bassist & Bass Lessons
New video out. Paul Simon’s “Only Living Boy on New York”
https://youtu.be/aRD3mi3c_ic?is=Pg_jt...
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Daren Burns | LA Bassist & Bass Lessons
New video out. Funkadelics “Cosmic Slop”
https://youtu.be/wsBQR6gm2YM?is=nPb25...
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New video today:
https://youtu.be/HDYIVRlyauw?is=OhCOc...
The DeArmond Ashbory looks like a toy. It sounds like a stand-up bass. And on Natural Mystic it sounds like it was made for the song.
Aston Barrett's riddim on this track carries a spiritual weight that most bass players never quite capture — deep, patient, and completely unhurried. The Ashbory's warm, upright-like tone gets closer to that feeling than almost anything else could.
Daren Burns teaches bass in the LA area and online worldwide. Link in bio.
🎸 Natural Mystic — Bob Marley & The Wailers (Exodus, 1977)
Bass: DeArmond Ashbory
#naturalmystic #bobmarley #ashborybass #reggaebass #basslessons
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Daren Burns | LA Bassist & Bass Lessons
New video today. The Beatles “Taxman”: https://youtu.be/fMaRW5p7l6c?is=ISiA7...
Most Beatles bass lines support the song. Taxman's bass line argues with it.
McCartney played this one with real attitude — funky, biting, and constantly in motion, matching the satirical bite of the lyrics note for note. That kind of aggressive musicality from a bassist was rare in 1966 and still sounds ahead of its time today.
This is what it sounds like when a working LA professional channels that energy on a 6-string F Bass.
Daren Burns teaches bass at every level, in-person in the San Gabriel Valley / Pasadena area or online anywhere in the world.
👉 Link in bio to book.
🎸 Taxman — The Beatles (Revolver, 1966)
Bass: F Bass 6-String | darenburns.com
#taxman #thebeatles #paulmccartney #classicrockbass #basslessons
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Daren Burns | LA Bassist & Bass Lessons
New video out. Piece by the great oud player, Rabih Abou-Khalil, "Rabou-Abou-Kabou": https://youtu.be/lOC1wHV7JsM
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Daren Burns | LA Bassist & Bass Lessons
New video out today. Skyy's "Call Me"
https://youtu.be/hDBtXYqRd_8?si=pGVQG...
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Daren Burns | LA Bassist & Bass Lessons
I've been out of commission for a bit, but a new video is coming at 7PM Pacific time. The Bands "The Weight”
https://youtu.be/wJbUvIPfzRE
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Daren Burns | LA Bassist & Bass Lessons
New video out. The Temptation s “ Ain’t too Proud to Beg”
https://youtu.be/h4vYzO18jPo?si=pRm3o...
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Daren Burns | LA Bassist & Bass Lessons
Sades “Smooth Operator” video out today
https://youtu.be/Dmp3trqocDo?si=NP-Eo...
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