Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
This great song is from Level 42’s 1985 album World Machine. This album was a huge success for the band, mainly thanks to the song ‘Something About You’, which was a top 10 hit in many countries including the U.S. ‘A Physical Presence’ is the second song on the album and features a slow-tempo fingerstyle groove from bassist/lead vocalist Mark King. There are also some slapped lines, unison fills and bent harmonics, meaning that there’s plenty here to get your teeth into.
I performed the line using a JayDee Supernatural Series III bass strung with Rotosound strings, gauges .030, .050, .070, .090. I used both pickups and boosted the treble control slightly. Some compression and chorus were added in Logic.
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This great song is from Level 42’s 1985 album World Machine. This album was a huge success for the band, mainly thanks to the song ‘Something About You’, which was a top 10 hit in many countries including the U.S. ‘A Physical Presence’ is the second song on the album and features a slow-tempo fingerstyle groove from bassist/lead vocalist Mark King. There are also some slapped lines, unison fills and bent harmonics, meaning that there’s plenty here to get your teeth into.
I performed the line using a JayDee Supernatural Series III bass strung with Rotosound strings, gauges .030, .050, .070, .090. I used both pickups and boosted the treble control slightly. Some compression and chorus were added in Logic.
A full video tuition course for this song is available to video course subscribers at Bassline Publishing. You can check out the course below:
basslinepublishing.com/video-section/level-42-a-physical-presence
You can SUBSCRIBE to my video courses here: basslinepublishing.com/video-course-choice
Don't forget to like the video and subscribe so that you see more great bass content from me in the future!
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