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world record bass speed
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I have no idea who is the fastest but I suspect this guy was able to give just about any other bass player mentioned a reality check.
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Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen for those that don't know.
Finally someone I can get into on this thread.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to snort some meth and practice now.
Finally someone I can get into on this thread.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to snort some meth and practice now.
Impressive. I added double-bass to my stable of instruments this past April. It's no small task to have that sort of speed on an upright. Here's a link for him NHOP for anyone interested... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niels-Henning_Ørsted_Pedersen
It's a real shame he passed a couple years ago.
Yes it is. I wasn't familiar with him till now (found some clips of some of his work on CD Baby). Now that I'm also playing double-bass, typically in jazz settings, I'm finding I am growing to appreciate it quite a bit.
If you could explain your new-fangled method of measuring notes, I'd like to learn.
Sixth notes? Really?
If you could explain your new-fangled method of measuring notes, I'd like to learn.
Sixth notes? Really?
Dang it. You beat me to it.
Yeah, i'm really curious about this one.
I think the there are two problems with a bass speed record. One, most people would consider bass to be a bass *guitar*. So it would just fall under the guitar record.
And more importantly.... what is the definition of a bass? For a speed record I think you would want as short a scale as possible, with basically guitar strings, maybe tuned higher. Or should only a DB count?
And more importantly.... what is the definition of a bass? For a speed record I think you would want as short a scale as possible, with basically guitar strings, maybe tuned higher. Or should only a DB count?
I'll second Jayen Varma. He is crazy fast.
And I'll also remind everyone that yes, of course speed at that point doesn't matter!! But we still don't care for discussing the importance of groove right now. All we care about is the world record speed for the bass guitar.
And I'll also remind everyone that yes, of course speed at that point doesn't matter!! But we still don't care for discussing the importance of groove right now. All we care about is the world record speed for the bass guitar.
Oh, in that case it's not me. I thought we were talking about kazoo
Don't get me wrong, the kazoo is important too...
By the way, here's a video of Jayen Varma:
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And if Jayen Varma isn't the fastest, I'd perhaps vote Domenico Citriniti, namely on the opening hits in Citriniti's song "Invisible."
OK, so some names of bass guitarists (and upright bass players) have been thrown out for you. What more are you really looking for?
The question was who holds the record? When I put "worlds fastest bass guitar player" in Google, up come links for worlds fastest drummer and worlds fastest guitar player. That would lead me to believe that either very few people care, speed doesn't matter much when playing bass, bass players don't care about setting speed records (maybe they're more interested in grooving!
), or that the best bass players are recognized more for things other than speed. I also suspect that some of those links that come up in Google point directly to self-proclaimed "fastest in the world" players. If that's the case, whoever really feels a need to claim the title "fastest bass guitar player" go ahead. Once you get your proclamation out there maybe you'll get some takers to prove you right/wrong and then maybe Guiness will look into it.
