Is this the worst instructional video ever?

[odin70]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngRic...eature=related

[funkybassinator]

couldn't get past the hair. sorry.

[Fuff24]

I dont think so, its not that god but not THAT bad.
the hair on these guys is really really funny

[brendanbassist]

Originally Posted by Fuff24

I dont think so, its not that good but not THAT bad.
the hair on these guys is really really funny

Agreed, on both accounts.

[gjbassist]

Ah the 80's hair! Bet Billy wishes he still had half that much hair, as do I.

[bass_lord_mutha]

It's not that horrible. I learned a few things from it just then, like never to own a guitar or bass in either of those colors

[bass_lord_mutha]

Actually, Billy's one of my biggest influences. I get down on myself because I don't really know the names of modes and different chords structures and whatnot, but then watching his instructional vids, he's pretty much in the same boat I'm in, he just figured out how to use what little music theory he knows to it's full extent.

So in essense, Billy Sheehan is a minimalist, hehe.

[champbassist]

Worst? Really? Seemed fairly useful to me. I also like the rest of the video: Billy discusses some cool concepts. I don't think hairstyle should matter if you're trying to learn something.

[onlyclave]

This is one of the BEST instructional videos ever because these guys are talking about the crap that comes up on Talkbass every single day: modes and patterns.

[Rimshot]

Q: "Is this the worst instructional video ever?"

A: No.

Not even close.

[Jazz Ad]

Ha yeah, Wolf Marshall. Like many beginning bass players of this era, I spent countless hours working on the stuff he transcribed.
If you can get past the hair and noodling, the lessons itself is pretty interesting. How he uses held positions to make his lines, how he turns the lowest notes of scale patterns into chords, this is usable stuff.
Much better than most interviews where the topic is the last brand of strings the guy endorses.

[odin70]

You need to know more about modes and chords than Billy Sheehan to understand anything of the rubbish he says on this clip. Interesting to watch if you like Billy, but if you really want to learn something about scales and chords...imo its useless. I really really expect way more than this from one of the leading bass players of this planet.

[Skitch it!]

I'm happy to watch his hands to be honest and an insight into his approach. David Lee Roths - 'Eat 'Em and Smile' was one of the best educations in - solid but with flair - rock bass I've ever had, each to their own I suppose, there are lot's of mode tuition articles around. That's me ; )

[CGramazio]

I used to have that one . . . I enjoyed it. Love the guy, played before him one night at Happenin' Harry's at the Cat Club in Hollywood.

[Intenzity]

You have obviously never seen Randy Covens instructional video.

He must have had a lot of, um, coffee, before he filmed it or something.

[KeithPas]

Guys, this used to be what instructional videos were. Billy is simply telling the viewer what "he" does. Unfortunately for rockers back in the 80's that was the hair style. Billy rocks like crazy, any bass player should be able to learn and ample amount of interesting things just by watching him play anything at all.

[Slaine01]

This one just didn"t do it for me at all - in fact it made my fretboard smelly....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3CjXSsRoHs

(anyone know who played bass on the backing track? - I would like to borrow their rocking chair and banjo.....)

[Skitch it!]

Originally Posted by Slaine01

This one just didn"t do it for me at all - in fact it made my fretboard smelly....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3CjXSsRoHs

(anyone know who played bass on the backing track? - I would like to borrow their rocking chair and banjo.....)

Splutter.............LMAO......

[odin70]

Originally Posted by Intenzity

You have obviously never seen Randy Covens instructional video.

He must have had a lot of, um, coffee, before he filmed it or something.

I have seen it its epic.

[SMILEYSIXX]

Worst? I'm guessing OP never heard of Wynton Marsalis.