Julia Hofer: Top 5 Tower of Power Bass Lines
Julia Hofer’s “Top 5 Bass Lines” series is a popular one here, and she has a new edition.
It doesn’t get much funkier than Tower of Power, thanks to the late, great Rocco Prestia. Julia breaks down her favorite ToP tunes and more in this clip.
Here’s a breakdown of the video:
- 0:00: Intro Playing
- 0:16: What are we checking out today?
- 0:48: What is hip? | Playing
- 1:28: Rocco Prestia’s Special Technique
- 1:46: Only So Much Oil in the Ground | Playing
- 2:27: So I Got to Groove | Playing
- 3:22: 10 Bandmembers that also sing!
- 3:37: On the Serious Side | Playing
- 4:13: Diggin’ On James Brown | Playing
- 5:02: Thanks for Watching!