I came across this cool video of a guy doing a live off the floor playing review of 30 or so different basses. I'm not always a fan of "chopsey" bass reviews but this cat has some insane and tasteful chops. As a rule I generally prefer more straightforward bass lines to highlight the tonal profile of each instrument but this guy does "busy" in a tasteful and pretty skillfull and musical way so I give it a pass , (FWIW he has more musical knowledge and playing ability in his right pinky finger than I do in my whole body... ) Anyhow check it out and see what you think, and vote in the poll if you're feelin' it........ (Headphones or decent speakers a plus...)
That is some very busy playing, but it suits the purpose of demonstrating the tonal range of each bass. Would he /could he be a good team player, laying back & being supportive when needed? Most likely, but I'm just assuming....
I have no doubt that he can lay down the groove as well, but you never know. I've heard tales from other musicians of bass players that have virtuoso level chops, but when it comes to getting a good live sound with a fat, fundamental, supportive tone, and just laying down what's needed without all the fluff ; they just don't have it.
Neat video and very well done. As far as using it as a reference, I wouldn’t decide to buy a bass based only on this video, but it may help narrow down a search and decide which models you may want to do more research on. I see this more as a performance piece as opposed to an actual demo video. It doesn’t show the tonal options for each, and really doesn’t even show what just a low groove would sound like on each. But hey, if he’s gonna put that much work into it, he deserves to show off. Actually, it does give a better idea of how the different basses are voiced as opposed to 5 minutes of all slapping. Very cool over all, and got me a little jealous! I would love to play some of the basses demo’d!!
I saw that the other week. He has the older version out which is just as good. I always wondered how difficult it is to play that Toby Chennell. It is so massive. My Takamine TB10 is bad enough....
He’s an above average player. Kind of generic Latin Jazz moves with a few clever variations thrown in in that just-because-I-can, cavalier way. Honestly just short of boring as I like to play that stuff more than listen to it, if that makes any sense. No basses in there that I’d want that I don’t already have.
I thought the it was very well done too, and really came to life with the slap style ... the Corvette & SGC Nanyo sounded great! It's more showmanship than demo, but it sure sounded good.
Yeah, the corvette did sound nice slapped. Is that a passive model? I admit to being a bit of a MEC preamp guy, being a Stuart Zender fanatic from the early - mid 90's...