Jon Paul (Adolescents by Incubus) Bass Cover

[quaxBK]

dude your pants have holes

[IsaMachine]

tab?? have it written?

[downonallcounts]

Amazing dude! love the tapping and harmonics. What equipent are you using? it sounds amazing.

[MrElmotilon]

Any tips for someone who just started playing and doesn't

 really know what to do?

[rathapol]

dude, i hope you'll hit it big soon.

[smveric]

love this, really shows how great bass reallly is as an instrument.

[ezzeldine1]

I NEED HELP i need a pro bassist to write me bass line to a song if any1 interested reply pls

[raiiinnebeau]

this is really good, how long have you been playing bass for?

[SuicidalMarsbar]

You have a very strong understanding of chords and triads, realy nice to see bass theroy actually being applied!

[johnwieckhorst]

I just started playing bass. Should I take lessons or learn on my own?

[TMGTATTERTOT]

thats a cool tone effect?

[trisperon]

It's a bit scary to see how much you are inspiring dude, very nice, you've put in your own world.

[alexinplused]

you play so fucking great, but. maybe you need invent some new things. yours

you have to do it man.

[alexinplused]

what the fuck?

how the people said this is god?

you have to learn more dude.

and when you sai is a cover you have to do the same bass.

[JonPaulBassist]

@alexinplused Thanks dude I'll give it a try!

[MrMousefield]

@alexinplused why do you gotta do it exactly the same? it's just a cover, you're not playing with the artist who wrote the song. I think it makes you sound better if you add your own stuff and it works. I think he did a great job too.

[ButterfliesCandy]

@alexinplused I dont think so, dude! :/ Its the same thing as a "voice cover". You dont need to sing exactly like the original singer or whatever, because every one sings and plays with a personal way. A personal thing, a personal touch. I think I like what i am listening to, and about learning more...everybody needs to learn more because this is what life is about.

Even knowing that nobody here asked for my opinion. But we are in a free world and...Have a good weekend, ppl! HAHA

Good job, Jon!

[XrisikosTonPernei666]

@alexinplused hey dude i agree that everone has to respect the real basslines when he/she is doing a cover!But cant you hear how good are his licks and how much feelling they got!well i liked your lines very much bro ! peace!

[emmibass]

@alexinplused do the same bass is for the weaks who haven't imagination and haven't their own style.

[antdujar]

man,an awesome cover and awesome bass playing skills. you're like an old soul playing in a young mans body. sick playing man

[yomammaonastick]

how ive i never heard of you before?!?! dude youre the bees knees! as a joke i typed in Taylor Swift bass cover just to see what kind of stuff sounded fun to learn to play for friends and i saw your cover and feel in love with that intro you did! im even more in love with your tone dude i obsess over mine but i cant get anywhere near yours on that video because i dont have that bass haha but its sounds beautiful! keep up the fantastic work!

[JonPaulBassist]

@yomammaonastick thanks dude!!! Glad you dig it! =)

[yomammaonastick]

@JonPaulBassist i have that same pedal and just for kicks i tried copying your settings to see if i could get that sound but i didnt even get close even with the same settings. are you using an amp head too or is it just the bass driver into your recording interface? or is it the jag? haha

[JonPaulBassist]

@yomammaonastick The Jag and some audio mastering! =)

[TheBandKStudios]

How did you sych it with the music that good? Awesome job buddy!

[oOPuNNOo]

Awesome!

[Judehey1]

well done mate!

[runninonempiy]

man...... now play some GOOD music!!!

[Bass95Liam]

Drop D?



[DiamondBanana1]

Your really good(:

[Spikegbs]

Very good cover my friend! Hats off.

[JimmyWhiteEdge]

You should do Jenny Was a Friend of Mine by the Killers

[alonso044]

great buddy

[JonPaulBassist]

@alonso044 Thanks buddy! =)

[jononbass18]

Wow your awsome, how do you finger tap like that?

[AidanBassPlayer]

nice finger tapping

[JonPaulBassist]

@AidanBassPlayer Thanks1!!!! =D

[AidanBassPlayer]

amazing cover

[GuyWhizdom]

Best bass cover i've ever heard, amazing job

[JonPaulBassist]

@GuyWhizdom Thanks so much!

[redyoshi1000]

BASSISTS FTW

[jarhead4214]

Dude.. Phenomenal.

[08wallic]

Love the rig jon, great cover, how do u like ur sans amp driver? im debating getting one

[Whatsupbroski]

Fantastic, sweet Bass, rad song, phenomenal play.

[terebinmain]

WOW Dude, Amazing Job, Great Video and Sound Quality! Well done, keep it up!

[JonPaulBassist]

@terebinmain Thanks so much! Will do! Thanks for watching! =)

[17agarreaud]

wow that was awesome, im a HUGE fan of Incubus and I know that song by heart, and i'd have to say you did a great cover, and by making it your own keeps true to the actually meaning of a cover!!!! great job Jon

[JonPaulBassist]

@17agarreaud Thanks so much for watching! So glad you enjoyed it! =)

[Luckyman187]

You play the bass VERY well!

Aren't you John Paul Jones Junior?

lol, just kidding :)

[JonPaulBassist]

@Luckyman187 Hahaha Thanks for watching! =)

[trishthis1]

I agree with all the comments on tone. Perfection!!!

[NikcSirk]

Do you wright your own music? This is awesome. Like getting raygun from mystery box.

[yosoyTWFanTW]

Menos presentaciones y mariconadas y más tocar.

[karen2194]

You are so amazing! do you have any site where I can download this version? literally I´ve had to come back to youtube 4 times to listen the bass :D

[08wallic]

I got a jag as well, great sound to them!

[cristianBCH]

Hi Im From Colombia, you play very good the bass, but I think...you are very exaggerated, you want to show much with a song that could be basic. stink about it. plus you look like sissy boy jjajajjajaja. You suck!

[Thadd3u5M1tch311]

GOD!!!

DUDE YOU ARE TRULY AMAZING!

[JonPaulBassist]

@Thadd3u5M1tch311 Thank you so so much! =D

[Thadd3u5M1tch311]

@JonPaulBassist no problem

[thekookero]

jajajajajajajajaj

[rick54james]

Wow man, I honestly didn't know someone could be this creative with a bass until I watched this. Like, you seriously killed with the tapping and the harmonics. Keep it up bro!

[ricofadown]

you play very well, but has many details in his version that makes the song lose the essence.

BTW Nice Tapping dude ;D

[Dchimmi]

i love it! dude! srsly! i love it !

[JonPaulBassist]

@Dchimmi Thanks so much buddy!!!! =)

[blackskatersunite]

dude i dont play bass as much as i play drums. i got as far as the first few bars and then i got completely lost trynna play it your way lol. u have tabs or something cuz this was incredibly gooooooooood :) make moree

[IlegionaireI]

Simply a beautiful cover! Thank you for sharing this with us :D

[JonPaulBassist]

@IlegionaireI Thanks so much! =)

[imaroya]

@JonPaulBassist Wow you are a great bass player and awesome choice of gear. I Love Fenders

[TheStesacco]

nice vid but it's not a cover! the cover it perfectly same the original. not improvisation finger technic! but good job!

[warboar316]

is that american made Jaguar or japanese ?

[POPULARtunes]

@JonPaulBassist whats sansamp?

[JonPaulBassist]

@POPULARtunes The Tech 21 Sansamp Bass Driver!

[POPULARtunes]

how did you get such a great sound? what did you use?

[JonPaulBassist]

@POPULARtunes Ampeg, Sansamp, and a bit of fender twang

[SpongeRay]

nice fake !

[chris0186]

I'm not trying to come off as mean, but you overscoop your midrange a lot. I know it's pretty common to do that for hard rock songs, but it ends up really nerfing a bass when you do that. I have an SVT-3 Pro as well and can offer you some better suggestions for rock EQ if you want.

[mezhilikescookiez]

Haha it was a antic, you are a bass guru. I don't hate. ;)

[mezhilikescookiez]

You did amazing, this actually encouraged me to buy my bass, and this is my favorite band and i love it! I hate you for being sooo good.

[JonPaulBassist]

@mezhilikescookiez Thank you so much! Please don't hate ;(

[jbridget920]

Killer cover!!!!

[SquidplaysBass]

nice playing, i enjoyed the use of the harmonics

[JonPaulBassist]

@SquidplaysBass Thank you so much! Glad you enjoy it! =)

[Andrewp912]

its safe to say you are my favorite youtube bassist.....your technique is ridiculous

[JonPaulBassist]

@Andrewp912 Thank you so much! =) New cover up tonight!

[fortekoe]

Shukla74 WHAT THE HELL???? Keep practicing???? He improvised a whole song and made it his own!!!!! U are insane

[MikeFasanoDrums]

FUCK YEA!!!!!!!!! LOVE THIS SONG, LOVE YOU NO HOMO

[JenniferGibbens]

SOOOOO SEXYYYYYYY!

[brandonmcr123]

Dude I think you should do more covers like this one, like with rock songs. I listened to this song on the radio and I liked it a lot haha.. so I mean I wasn't interested in looking into your other videos because they're all mostly mainstream songs.. and I don't like mainstream hahaha.. like pop mainstream or shit like that.. so just saying.. put more badass videos like this up =)

[JenniferGibbens]

@brandonmcr123 More rock!

[ShaolinPete]

those shoes are idiotic

[meghannbg22]

I can't even listen to the regular version of this song anymore because I'm so in love with this version! And that says a lot because I absolutely ADORE Incubus. Rock on Jon <3

[JonPaulBassist]

@meghannbg22 Thank you so much! <333

[xXmusicXboyXx]

bro, where did u get the shoes??????

[stellarscience]

I will keep it simple... slappa da bass man!! nice

[daugus1986]

woah!! loved them improvisations brothr!! just ahhmazin!!!!

[Unundium]

MOAR ROCK COVERS!!!

[mbiggan94]

I live in the Jupiter area, so if you wanna get a group together and jam sometime I know a few top notch musicians :)

[ibreathedrums]

great cover, I really like all the additions you made. amazing job, only criticism I have is to work on your timing a little more, you're a little off sometimes. just keep playing and keep it up!

[maddymaddybobaddy]

correction:

VERY cool improv riffs

and nice feathers dude :)

[JonPaulBassist]

@maddymaddybobaddy =) Thank you so much!!!

[rgoux1]

If only your jeans were as immaculate as your playing!

[MikeFasanoDrums]

Your so good man! =)))))

[maddymaddybobaddy]

can't wait for the new incubus album!!! 7/12/11 buy it, don't deny it!!!!!

cool improv riffs by the way :)

[shukla714]

Alot of mistakes keep practicing though

[JenniferGibbens]

@shukla714 I haven't hear any mistakes..... Are you referring to his totally awesome improv?

[JasonTheWorld]

how did you set your SansAmp??

[JonPaulBassist]

@JasonTheWorld The great guys at Tech 21 hooked it up. Check out their site. Awesome company!

[BassMirror]

1:28 - 1:43 <3

[JonPaulBassist]

@BassMirror <333

[BassFeedsMySoul]

i have just started to learn bass 4 month ago, will i ever be as incredible as you are?

[JonPaulBassist]

@BassFeedsMySoul I'm far from Incredible! But If you put plenty of time in on the bass you will exceed quickly. Its a great instrument! Keep practicing and thank you!

[kazama92]

man you make this bass sound so awesome

[JonPaulBassist]

@kazama92 Thanks buddy! So glad you think so! =)

[zachednoff]

The things you can do on bass are amazing, not only does it sound amazing but your playing has so much technique and variety, I was awe struck when I watched this!

[JonPaulBassist]

@zachednoff Thank you so much! I'm really glad you like it! =)

[lbomb8]

my roommate and i have a crush on you. however, i think you are far too young and we may be featured on the next to catch a predator.

[xmatthewx15]

amazing!

[blumpi18]

oooo fuck.. dude you are the men ! best ;O

[crunkinthis]

am i watching a music video or what?

Great cover btw.

[theory028]

Out of all of your videos, this one has to have the best tone. Keep up the good work! It sounds awesome!

[JonPaulBassist]

@theory028 Thank you so much! =)

[trishthis1]

Saw you playing at Bamboozle, Jersey. You ROCK!!!!

[MatthewAaronOfficial]

this is so sick! I cant wait for their new album !

[JonPaulBassist]

@MatthewAaronOfficial Thank you so much! I can't wait either! =)

[the4445]

holy shit i love that tone

[pekas98banjo]

awesome! sick bass player

[sean1256]

Dude, that is sooo sick. Did you add improv or is this all on the song? Have you heard the whole album yet? (it leaked) And its disappointing in my opinion. This is the only "incubus" sounding song on it.

[DarthPew]

Pretty sweet. Awesome. INSPIRING : D

[cavemanofevil]

Not that your hip-hop covers are bad (they've actually made me listen to it more), but it's really awesome to see you do something different!

[frego16]

Good bass

[MrSmbass1]

Makes me want to play bass again haha amazing job man. Always fun adding extra to songs. Beautiful man. Cheers

[JordanSTH]

@sketchyou And your video that is so much more amazing than this is where? Oh thats right. Nowhere, because you cannnot do any of this stuff.

Enough with the shit talking.

[jp60476]

dude...first off, great job....Ive been playing drums for about 5 years and i always play too incubus...im actually considering starting a tribute band.. you dont live in the midwest do you?

[dviper]

How did you get this up? I've been trying to post my cover since the day it came out but youtube keeps disabling it because of copyright!!

[marcuslabarbera]

it's scott pilgrim!!!!!!

[ruaridouglas]

1:40. You forget to play but a magical bass fills the sound.

[sketchyou]

you make playing the bass look weak. your tone is not on par or even close to that of the track's (considering you're doing a cover). so what if you can do tapping? it doesn't even suit the track. and what's with the 'tying the shoelace' intro?

i think u shld redo the entire video if you're going to post it on the web.

[ashdammett]

It's been my 13451423th time watching this, and it never gets old. Also, I couldn't help but notice your amazing bone structure, you can play like hell and you're a potential model as well?! WOW.

[RLSell1992]

Nice tone! and of course, great playing! :)

[JonPaulBassist]

@RLSell1992 Thank you!!! =)

[starfish419]

wow this is amazing....

[firzades]

ure playing is good. but i dont know if this is me, ur bass tone kinda need some improvements. but all is well..

[DiabIe37]

Awesome work. You make me want to play again.

[TheOneThatWalksAlone]

Hey man, this is a Bassacre ;) You have my admiration

[AdiGriTV]

I like it very much though the bass here gets the spotlight and everything else fades in the back. I'm sure that the real bass track for this song is quite tame compared to this. Anyway, great job, keep going and you'll be rich and famous!

Who is doing your videos, obviously a professional that knows what he (or she) is doing...

[antdujar]

dude,this is a fantastic cover! God bless man and keep the bass playing vids up!

[AlexanderDNelson]

Coming from someone who has watched bass covers daily for over two years, I can honestly say that I think you are one of the best. Ever.

I have watched this video numerous times this past day. Love every second of it.

[GermanMunozAstorga]

Amazing, do you have any band or myspace link?

[EMOBassist808]

Nice cover. One question, before you put the pick down how did you hold it when you were playing? I rarely use a pick, but I was trying to find a way to play finger style and still have the pick in my hand somehow. I've seen a few bass players do something similar to you and I was just wondering. Again, nice cover

[YVILLESKATER]

i honestly dont think anyone could do better than this, im convinced that this cover is perfect! with that being said i would love to see more incubus covers if you can get around to it. I love how Incubus makes the bass stand out in their music.

[pinilla666]

wow man!! this is amazing!!

[WaterBottlesAndCups]

lol ur my idol for i also play bass. Just curious, who are your inspirations? (if you get around to answering this)

[JonPaulBassist]

@WaterBottlesAndCups Thats such a huge compliment! =) Thank you so much!

My biggest influences are as followed....

Jaco Pastorius, Bootsy Collins, Victor Wooten, Ray Brown, Paul Chambers, Stanley Clarke, Jon "KC Wolf" Kindler, Larry Graham, Marcus Miller, James Jamerson. Not necessarily in that order!

I could go on with about 100 more but I'll stop there haha...

And of course, I always try my best answer every response sent!

If you took the time out to comment, I'm going to answer! =)

[WaterBottlesAndCups]

@JonPaulBassist Victor Wooten, Jaco Pastorius, Billy sheehan, and Flea, are my main inspirations, but all of the bass players you named are amazing!

Anyways thanks for answering, rock on!

[jcbgzlz65]

Ur a beast bro keep it up man gd work!!

[iloveincubus93]

How long have you been playing?

[JonPaulBassist]

@iloveincubus93 Around 5 years now!

[ashdammett]

I just cried, it's beautiful :')

but no seriously, i didn't even know one could do those things on a bass! :o

[JonPaulBassist]

@ashdammett Awwwh Thank you so much for watching! =))) 

[tullster28]

you look like the weird funny kid from superbad

[hcoguitar]

Great job man! Sounds Great!

[JonPaulBassist]

@hcoguitar Thanks dude! =)

[fnsuper]

this is awesome, you look like evan from super bad

[z0mbiesatemybf]

wow. that. is. hot.



[JonPaulBassist]

@z0mbiesatemybf ;)

[slayerelmnt]

JIZZ

[TomWCar]

this is wicked how did you get a copy of the track?

[JonPaulBassist]

@TomWCar Thanks so much! And got it from Youtube! =)

[RHCPFitz]

Have you found a decent solution for the famous Jag bass neck dive?

[claudeemmanuel]

Thumbs up for the best teenage bassist in America

[JohnRegular180]

Wow, that was great, you're a way better bassist than I can hope to be. And I like your gear!

[JonPaulBassist]

@JohnRegular180 Just put the right amount of work in, and you can be way better than me! But thank you for the huge compliment!!! =)