Nathan East Breaks Down his Most Iconic Bass Parts

Nathan East is one of the most prolific session bass players in pop music, having recorded bass for artists such as Eric Clapton, Daft Punk, Kenny Loggins, and many more. Today we are sitting down with Nathan to talk about his unrivaled bass career, and the gear he used to play his iconic bass lines. *SPONSORS* Klotz Cables https://shop.klotz-ais.com/ti-guitar.html Dunlop Strings https://jimdunlop.com/super-bright-nickel-wound-medium-scale-bass-strings-45-125-5-string-set/ Sweetwater Gear Exchange https://www.sweetwater.com/used Laney Amplifiers https://www.laney.co.uk/amps/bass/digbeth Yamaha https://usa.yamaha.com/products/musical_instruments/guitars_basses/el_basses/bbne2/index.html Moises https://moises.app/vertexeffects *Klotz Cables GIVEAWAY* Enter by following Klotz, Nathan, and Vertex here: https://www.instagram.com/klotzcables https://www.instagram.com/nathaneast https://www.instagram.com/vertexeffects And post a comment and tag a friend on any of our IG Reels promoting the Nathan's interview *Dunlop Strings GIVEAWAY* Enter by following Dunlop, Nathan, and Vertex here: https://www.instagram.com/jimdunlopusa https://www.instagram.com/nathaneast https://www.instagram.com/vertexeffects And post a comment and tag a friend on any of our IG Reels promoting the Nathan's interview *TABLE OF CONTENTS* 00:00 Nathan Plays “Easy Lover” by Phil Collins & Philip Bailey 02:11 The Story Behind “Easy Lover” 05:53 Sweetwater Gear Exchange 06:54 How “Easy Lover” was written 09:13 Nathan’s Work with Chaka Khan 11:54 Nathan Plays “Through the Fire” by Chaka Khan 15:04 Playing and Recording Bass for Eric Clapton 15:49 Klotz Cables 19:05 How “Change the World” Came to Be 22:34 Nathan Plays “Change the World” by Eric Clapton 26:01 The Story Behind “Tears in Heaven” 29:40 Moises App 30:51 Tears in Heaven Continued 33:33 Nathan Plays “Tears in Heaven” 36:42 Nathan’s Experience Recording with Daft Punk 41:17 Nathan’s Signature Laney Bass Amplifier 45:29 Nathan Plays “Get Lucky” by Daft Punk 48:55 Dunlop Strings 50:24 Recording Bass for Kenny Loggins 52:47 Nathan Plays “Footloose” by Kenny Loggins 54:57 Skool & Patreon 55:20 Stories about Nathan’s Son, Noah East 57:37 Nathan & Noah East Perform “UtopiaNoah” ⬇ *Buy our PEDALS* ⬇ https://bit.ly/3kkZPOT ⬇ *Listen to our PODCAST* ⬇ //apple// https://apple.co/36dSQzK //spotify// https://spoti.fi/2WGLku8 *CREDITS* Host/Producer: Mason Marangella Guest: Nathan East Videographer: Ricky Chavez Video Editing: Mason Mejia Co-Production/Design: Mason Mejia Audio Editing: Hunter Harrison Engineer: Tom Keane *LOCATION* Tarzana, California #nathaneast #daftpunk #ericclapton #philcollins