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Rufus Philpot (@rufusbass) is a bass player and educator based in the United States who teaches jazz and electric bass technique on YouTube. The channel has about 16,900 subscribers and a median of roughly 5,300 views per video, with about 18 uploads a year, mostly short-form clips. Sponsored integration rates run $150 to $250 per video, and recent long-form lessons draw up to about 25,000 views.

Why brands book Rufus

Jazz bass educator with 16,900 subscribers and steady lesson engagement

  • Median of about 5,300 views per video, with the top lesson reaching 27,413 views
  • Engagement rate of 3.8 percent, with lesson videos drawing 700 to 1,000 likes
  • Rate of $150 to $250 per video, about $20 to $35 CPM on long-form views
Best formusic education brandsbass gear and accessory makersmusic software or course launches
Watch forViews are concentrated in a niche instrument audience, and no prior brand integrations are visible.

Brand fit report

Content

Topics, IAB taxonomy
Music90%
Hobbies & Interests10%
Formats
long-form tutorial, short-form demo clip, performance excerpt
Tone
instructive, enthusiastic
Language
English
On camera
No, voiceover and b-roll
Production
Phone, natural light
Typical length
under 60 seconds for Shorts, 8 to 20 minutes for lessons

Audience

Commercial intent15/100
Comments asking for links, prices or where to buy
Sentiment85/100
Estimated from titles, descriptions and engagement
Engagement3.8%
Likes and comments per view on recent videos
Audience asks aboutHow to build soloing vocabulary over ii-V-I changesWhich practice routines improve bass techniqueHow to use fretless bass in jazz and fusion
Age
15%18-24
30%25-34
25%35-44
30%45+
Gender
15%women
85%men
Countries
🇺🇸 United States40%
LanguagesEnglish 100%

Commercial

0%of the last 50 videos were sponsored
None seenno sponsored videos in the last 50
Brands seen
None yet
Categories promoted
None yet
Affiliate links
No

No sponsorship disclosures found in the last 50 videos; the channel links to a Buy Me a Coffee donation page and to lesson sales on the creator's website.

Suitability GARM Brand Safety Floor + Suitability

Profanitylow
Adultlow
Drugslow
Violencelow
Politicslow

Family friendly
Recent titles and descriptions cover bass technique, jazz theory and tribute performances, with no flagged content.

We classify content, never people. No age, gender, ethnicity, religion or political views are inferred about the creator. Audience figures are estimates unless marked verified. Creators can correct anything on their profile.

Platforms

PlatformFollowersMedian viewsUploads, 90d
YouTube17k5.3k3

Benchmark score: 46 / 100

Public rule, same for everyone. How it works.

Engagement Median views relative to followers39 / 50
Activity Uploads in the last 90 days3 / 30
Reach Followers on the main platform3 / 20

Recent videos

Last three uploads, latest 19 days ago.

Rufus Philpot-Bassist and Educator- Former bass player for : Planet X, Virgil Donati group, Mitch Forman Qt. Chieli Minucci, Skype Lessons Available- EMAIL me DIRECT : basslessonswithrufus@gmail.com www.rufusphilpot.com To Support the Channel, Buy me a Coffee ! Donations can be made here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/reggibass4
Rufus Philpot's own profile description on YouTube

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About Rufus Philpot

Rufus Philpot is a bass guitarist and educator based in the United States, known on YouTube as @rufusbass. His channel focuses on jazz bass, soloing vocabulary, fretless technique and practice methods, with long-form lessons alongside short demo clips. The channel has about 16,900 subscribers and roughly 233 videos in total.

The audience is most likely made up of intermediate and advanced bass players, based on the technical titles and the lesson format. These audience figures are estimates and are not drawn from platform analytics. Per the creator's website, Philpot is a former bassist for Planet X, Virgil Donati and Mitch Forman, and he offers Skype and Teams lessons.

With a median of about 5,300 views per video, a sponsored integration typically costs $150 to $250, which works out to roughly $20 to $35 CPM on long-form content, compared with the $10 to $30 CPM typical of paid ads. Music education and bass gear brands looking for a focused, instrument-specific audience should consider booking this creator.

Written from Rufus Philpot's public YouTube profile, platform data and web mentions. Numbers updated 2026-10-19. Rufus Philpot can edit or remove this page at any time.

Questions about Rufus

How much does Rufus Philpot charge for a sponsored video?

Based on a median of about 5,300 views per video, a sponsored integration typically falls in the range of $150 to $250 per video. Long-form rates follow a $20 to $35 CPM model, so exact pricing depends on the format and the views each video is expected to draw.

What does Rufus Philpot post about on YouTube?

Rufus Philpot posts bass guitar lessons, mainly on jazz soloing, chord-change navigation, fretless technique and practice routines. He also publishes short demo clips and some performance excerpts, with most uploads running under a minute.

How do I contact Rufus Philpot for a brand deal?

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