Allen Woody - Mr. Big - Bass Solo

[tornmask]

Allen Woody: one of the greatest short scale bassist ever!..RIP my Friend! ]0)

[jwess444]

@chadbrannan, do you have the whole video of this song?

[bobdy9988]

I was like, Mr Big? Why did they get rid of Billy Sheehan on bass lol?

[futurehead1503]

failed guitarist

[diamonddust22]

@Drblooter99 Your are failed at life so shut the fuck up cunt boy

[six2112]

@Drblooter99 I watched a couple of your videos where you play Free songs and it sounds like Andy Fraser only if Fraser had completely sucked.

[justusleejolliffe]

I never did hear exactley what it was that killed Allen Woody. Was it drugs? He was a bad ass bassist!

[dukefrank]

@justusleejolliffe  heart attack

[muthafunker69]

badass



[NICojUanes]

ok enough with the pick talk. who cares how he plays.. there are more than one way to play bass GUITAR.. the bass is a guitar people like it or not its not a drum set or whatever else its a BASS GUITAR.. people slap, pluck, pick, tap, when u buy a bass it doesnt say "use 2 or 3 fingers to vibrate the string" its all SOUND..

thats what makes music music.. if all bassists played the same style it wouldnt be as interesting

[TheKingOfSkiffle]

@NICojUanes  Amen, brother.

[3bar]

@NICojUanes You're right. Even Entwistle used a pick once and a while.

[gblueslover2]

@NICojUanes AS a 50 year old plus player whom has gigged mostly in clubs & large outdoor / civic events, I think you are so right. I just leave it up to the player to play how they want to. I find that it's the finger only players whom think they have something that can only be done ONE WAY. Immature. As a 80 percent finger/20 percent pick player I'm all about " Do what you do, never stop learning and experimenting" Music is all about that- Discovery through learning and your own creativity.

[indianawsp]

Andy Hess never really fit in the mold of the Mule. I liked him ,but there better of now Jorgen is a much much better Fit and a bigger presence than Hess.

[henriggle]

@indianawsp

I agree 100%. Some of Jorgen's fills are awesome, along with that heavy bass sound.

[theREALonekev]

Along with Mountain's "Never in My Life," this excellent jam has licks from "Mr. Big," originally done by Free -- a great band from the late 60's.

There are at least two clips of the song performed by Free on YouTube.

Free's Andy Fraser wrote many great songs and some unbelievable bass lines during his time with the band. I've heard many covers of the "Mr. Big" bass solo and the one posted here is the best.

[govtphish]

RIP Woody...9 years today.

[air3jxt]

He's no Andy Hess - LOL!!!

Woody rules.

[Fry1077]

RIP allen :'(

[randyleepublic]

Oh, but what is that song they're playing? Hmmm?

That's right! Never In My Life.

By who?

Hmmmm?

That's right! MOTHER FUCKING MOUNTAIN!

The best live band still playing. (Now that the Who is gone.)

[zakdad90]

They are actualy doing "Mr Big" by Free with a little bit of "Never in my Life" thrown in go good measure! Both are great songs by great bands! I've played both songs and are both so much fun to play!!

[inharmonicity]

Jusy play a guitar man

[FullLabel]

Good!!!!!!!

Nice sound!!!

[GratefulGrey]

pure.... so pure. they cut it with a knife and serve riffs for all to enjoy, very talented, great song, very strong band!

[44dingdong]

Woody worked building guitars for Gibson in Nashville with my friend Denny Lumpkin, according to Denny, when Warren went to jam with the Allmans to see if they were going to hire him they were needing a bass player so Woody went down too, they hired him also......Hess is soulful and with the 4 piece he fits rather well in my opinion...question to all..GOT MULE?...

[soulman3111]

Allen Woody, 8 years ago today and I still miss him. A great guy and a hell of a bass player. I know I will never forget. Long live the Mule!

[six2112]

Right on!

[JEDuden123]

no disrespect to Andy Hess, but Woody will always be THE bassist from Gov't Mule for me.

[stashJ8]

good solo, man do i miss & also love allen woody, i love his playing, so full of passion and love for music, you can tell he loves music and playing and i love this clip so much

[MISSANGRYCHICK08]

forgive me for asking, but who was allen woody? was he in the band with "mr big?" or in another band?

[stashJ8]

its ok...he played a little for the allman brothers in the 1990s, then he was the bass player for gov't mule until his untimely death a few years ago

[MISSANGRYCHICK08]

oh okay, so he wasn't in the group called "mr big"? i just ask because someone made a comment about his death on their video

[Jimbo470]

Hard Living......also, as to the pick or no pick.......whatever drives the tune and gets the job done......it's all good : )

[ihateobxmore]

Long Live Captain Al! You can't tear down the Woodshed!

[Roda74]

To all you who say that playing bass with a pick is untrue or whatever (and fingerstyle is the only way or whatever): go and tell Mark Knopfler to get a pick!

[dimez4ever]

goddamn..like a fine tuned machine back then.

[mitsugishi315]

It's all about the right sound for the right moment guys. Otiel Burbridge from the Allman Bro's plays with and without picks, and not always on the same songs. Its all about the right sound at the right moment. Saying 1 is better than the other is stupid guitar player mentality and NOT musicianship at all, so basically it comes down to this: WHO THE FRICK CARES?

[Polishbojo]

I agree I'm a beginner and i know that ;?

[SpectorRay1]

There's no rule that says you have to play bass with fingers. It has everything to do with sound. I use both depending on what kind of attack I'm looking for. I've also heard picked basses sound warm enough for the mix and the room. Tell Chris Squire and Lemmy that basses HAVE to be played with fingers. :rollno:

[16821718]

THATS RIGHT! latley ive been experimenting

with a bow! man sure sounds good to me!

electric that is!

[Eronic07]

why is it that the good die young?

[wherzmymule]

As Woody used to say, Gov't F***ing Mule. Wow!  Thanks for sharing.

[tolin123]

yeah I agree...that's a guitar, bass has to be played with the fingers not with a pick.

[BassPicker74]

I think i pooped a little.

[zomglazerpewpew]

sounds nice, but somehow it sounds pretty much like a guitar. And i don't like bass players who play with a pick ;)

[gnbass]

Those would include Sir Paul McCartney, Bill Wyman, Phil Lynott, Leon Wilkeson, Roger Glover and the list goes on and on. It has nothing to with with whether or not you play with a pick, fingers or your thumb, it's whether or not you play with you heart, soul and ears.....

[zomglazerpewpew]

for me a very important difference between a bass and a guitar is that you can do a lot more percussive with a bass. And a good bass player is --> for me <-- someone who plays in a way you can't do it on a guitar.

[Madbassist11]

LOL what are you on? It has EVERYTHING to do with playing with a pick or fingers. Finger style is a much warmer fatter sound(i.e see "70's bass, JPJones etc). I play both ways, and your comment really makes me roll.

[BassPicker74]

I think that gnbass is saying that just because he plays with a pick or fingers or your thumb doesn't classify you as a goog bassist. That what makes a good bassist is one who can play from there soul, regardless of picking style.

I also use both, and lord knows I use a pick when I play some Mule!

[bkfindlay]

John Paul Jones is known around the world for playing bass with a pick. Pete Townsend of the Who gave him full credit for creating "the 70's bass sound" in Guitar World years ago for playing a Jazz bass with a pick. Lastly, Woody was the best rock and roll bass player I'll die seeing, with possible exception of JPJ who might still be seen on of these days!

[mulelover]

Awesome!!

[damonsdude]

my jaw just dropped

[BeauDirk]

sweet.