Mozart on Bass - Holy Cr@p !!

buzzbass · #1 01-21-2008, 10:34 AM

Check this kid out. I think I'll sell my gear now....

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1779055

santucci218 · #2 01-21-2008, 10:39 AM

a wise tber once said "Sure i can play Moonlight sonata on bass, but its just not going to sound the same. So I wolnt waste my time."

sure its impressive, but compare it to a piano version and it sounds like pooters.

bloodfairy13 · #3 01-21-2008, 10:42 AM

wow..

bassteban · #4 01-21-2008, 10:44 AM

Pooters. Heh heh..

buzzbass · #5 01-21-2008, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by santucci218

a wise tber once said "Sure i can play Moonlight sonata on bass, but its just not going to sound the same. So I wolnt waste my time."

sure its impressive, but compare it to a piano version and it sounds like pooters.

still though, you've gotta hand it to the kid. He CAN play.

IconBasser · #6 01-21-2008, 10:50 AM

nice.

Flabby1 · #7 01-21-2008, 10:54 AM

anyone that can make tap bass enjoyable to listen to is rare and remarkable in my book

Bryan316 · #8 01-21-2008, 10:56 AM

I wanna see him play Legend of Zelda. THEN I'll give him credit.

Valerus · #9 01-21-2008, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Bryan316

I wanna see him play Legend of Zelda. THEN I'll give him credit.

Haha yeah!

But watch Stu Hamm play it live in San Francisco with Joe Satriani.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=H8Q_J2fIKPI

santucci218 · #10 01-21-2008, 11:04 AM

He took somebody elses work and played it on a bass. He is ok technically, but i wouldnt go as far as to say that people cant do that. Give anybody here say 2 months to do it and im sure any of us could do it.

Oxblood · #11 01-21-2008, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by santucci218

He took somebody elses work and played it on a bass. He is ok technically, but i wouldnt go as far as to say that people cant do that. Give anybody here say 2 months to do it and im sure any of us could do it.

I couldn't if you gave me 2 years.

theshadow2001 · #12 01-21-2008, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by santucci218

a wise tber once said "Sure i can play Moonlight sonata on bass, but its just not going to sound the same. So I wolnt waste my time."

sure its impressive, but compare it to a piano version and it sounds like pooters.

I agree with this one. There's just better instruments for doing this on. Same goes for a lot of other songs typically not written for bass. Saw a guy do a great version of flight of the bumble bee on bass, but it would sound a lot better on another instrument

Mon Rominee · #13 01-21-2008, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by santucci218

a wise tber once said "Sure i can play Moonlight sonata on bass, but its just not going to sound the same. So I wolnt waste my time."

sure its impressive, but compare it to a piano version and it sounds like pooters.

Thanks, that was me, but I can't front...I was quoting someone else...I think it was Jeff Berlin. I concurr wholeheartedly tho.

Sure, the kid has chops, but chops ain't the whole bag, can the kid play original composition in a band context? Wow me then.

Flabby1 · #14 01-21-2008, 11:28 AM

ya'll just be hatin

i am seriously doubting any of you are composing mozart type pieces either.

Bryan316 · #15 01-21-2008, 11:33 AM

Who cares about Mozart? It's all about vintage video game soundtracks!

Time for the ol' Street Fighter stage music..... HADOKEN!

Mon Rominee · #16 01-21-2008, 11:33 AM

Come on now Flabby, that is a cheap argument...no one said the kid wasn't impressive or technically proficient, and I for one didn't say I didn't enjoy it for what it was, but Santucci is pretty spot on with his assessment.

Nobody is hatin here, but myna birding famous past works is hardly an accomplishment on a creative level.

MonetBass · #17 01-21-2008, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Flabby1

ya'll just be hatin

i am seriously doubting any of you are composing mozart type pieces either.

Guess what? That kid didn't write that piece either.

The main point is yeah, the kid has decent chops. But that particular piece doesn't work well on bass.

Bryan316 · #18 01-21-2008, 11:40 AM

Just write something as compelling as Sonic the Hedgehog's stage selection music... oh yeah.... timeless classic.

Flabby1 · #19 01-21-2008, 11:48 AM

if i post jean baudin playing mario theme, ur not gonna hate on him.

just dont' say technically he's good but can't compose. have you heard anything else by him?

oh he can tap but can he play in a band?
if he can learn that piece i'm sure if he want's to play in a band he has the work ethic to figure that out too. and if he isn't in a band and doesn't want to be then who cares. i say play what you want, that never means anyone wants to hear it but the artist is allowed to enjoy it anyway

**SoComSurfing** · #20 01-21-2008, 11:49 AM

It's funny y'all bring up video games. As I watch this video, I can't get the image of the little green-haired lemmings falling from their trap door or digging through a wall out of my head. Ahh, Lemmings. What a great game.