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[pajrul]

made me go . hmmmmm

 

[StarMountainKid]

Yeah, I've heard several guitar players pick up a bass and play like that. So what? There's some famous bass shredders out there, sounds cool for a little while, but do you really want to listen to them for very long? John Patitucci plays great 6-string, but i wonder if that's really playiing bass.

Maybe I'm just a traditionalist, but to me bass playing is more than playing lots of notes way up on the neck. True bass playing is an art unrelated to guitar technique. It's a completely different concept. It's a groove that moves the song along on its way, relating to the groove the drummer has going. Etc.

Solos are cool, but i think it should be a bass solo, an expression of the bass's space and purpose in music.

 

[Ryan L.]

Moved.

 

[Munjibunga]

If he was a real bass player, he'd've done that finger style. I nominate him for "Wanker of the Week."

 

[d8g3jdh]

Very shreddy, but I still found it rather tasteful and enjoyable.

 

[ZombieGhosTrain]

I like the comment on the bottom..."I bet Sid Vicious could do that..."

 

[Lowner]

Very interesting. I have never heard(or seen) anyone shred on the bass before.

 

[brodie4string]

Im not a big fan of the actual playing on the vid.
But i respect how he is crossing the boundaries of regular bass playing. And i think all bass players should respect that
Instead of bad mouthing people like him just because he's not playing what a bass player 'should'

 

[hawaiianbass]

If he was a real bass player, he'd've done that finger style. I nominate him for "Wanker of the Week."

+1 IMHO.

CK

 

[The BurgerMeister]

resolve that chord! RESOLVE IT!!!

 

[superbassman2000]

I wonder how many threads would be made praising that video if he wouldn't have admitted to being a guitar player...

 

[evan_phi]

+1 IMHO.

CK

+2

 

[DayoftheGreek]

resolve that chord! RESOLVE IT!!!

I was thinking the same thing.

 

[Busker]

I thought it was good playing. Not in the traditional bass context, but good nonetheless.