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  • Trust? Nice!

  • @usernamewaster YES!!! I still love those guys! Thanks for watching!

  • second riff is from larrry graham - earthquake?

  • @zonwuka Not consciously...I wouldn't have the guts to go after one of his riffs (if I were thinking)...but it sure does sound like that basic progression that lies underneath all his mastery.

  • fimed this with ur toaster?

  • @hoppsan4 lol...my typewriter actually...I got an actual camcorder very soon after this video...on like my 20th and you can see I've done quite a few more since then...but this old Nikon Coolpix 3200 digital camera (and the video mode) did help get me started...and it still works great for still pictures!

  • @hoppsan4 nice i guess :) allso good playin sounds fine

  • Damn! Dark, moody, choppy and muddy. Don't like it. Love Les Paul Guitars tho.

  • @nayjayjee And this Gibson bass was more lively and clearer sounding than most I've had my hands on...most Gibson basses (but not all...it depends on what woods and what model...and what electronics and components) are very deep and muddy sounding...a lot of Les Pauls are too muddy sounding for me...an occasional one will have the bite and clarity I like though (and of course that's a personal preference...some people like bite your head off bright and some people like nothing but big fat lows).

  • @greengtrs I've played a couple of them in various guitar shops around the country - it just didn't work for the stuff I was playing at the time (Billy Sheehan-style stuff). What seemed to work best for that style of playing was my old Yamaha BB300 (modified heavily). Mind you, this was way before Billy Sheehan starting endorsing Yamaha. I just loved the BB300's neck - very fast and thinner, like a Fender jazz.

  • @nayjayjee I hear ya...I prefer the Yamaha's too...I used to go and see Talas back in the day when Billy was using his old Fender P...another great bass player (and even more gifted vocalist) who plays Yamaha is Glenn Hughes...

  • sound like a rickenbaker o:

  • @CamoteMaster You really think the Les Paul sounds like a Rick (especially a 4001)? I've always heard a mid-level growl in Rics that I don't here in this video. I have a Travis Bean that sounds much more like a Ric than a Les Paul.

  • @nayjayjee welll, your right, but i writa that cuz i have a rick, (4001 vintage 1978) and sounds pretty similar.

  • is the top arched like the LP guitar?

  • @astrotrain53 Not this model...some Les Paul basses have arched tops though...

  • how much did you pay for that nice ass bass bro

  • @thebashbrothers2 I think it was around $800 from memory...but this was over 2 years ago...probably closer to 3 when I got it...I've bought and sold a lot of guitars and basses since then...

  • you said you have bought and sold a lot of basses. just dont sell this one!!!

  • @MERTizJAMMIN This one has been gone for close to 3 years now...the BassLab Lbow I just sold hurts more than any of them...but this was a really nice bass and I miss it too...looked at an Epiphone version like this today but it wasn't right...some are and some aren't...they didn't get the neck set angle good and I didn't think I could compensate...the action was way high...oh well...

  • yeah well, you win some, you lose some. im sure you will find another "right" bass

  • That opening riff sounds like the bass line to Free's Mr. Big. Was I close?

  • @jimmcallister Sorry...it's "Le Matteur" from the first album by Trust (1979). They are from France and they rock...a little bit of Pat Travers and AC/DC influence in equal portions...the guitar player Nono is great...they even had Nikko McBrain on drums for a few albums (ex Pat Travers and of course, Iron Maiden). They had a song on the soundtrack for the movie "Heavy Metal" and wrote the song Anti-social which Anthrax did a cover of. I still love listening to them!

    Thanks for watching!

  • Where at in Maryland, I feel like I've seen that bass before lol

  • @bassistxx This bass lived it's whole life in Florida as far as I know...

  • Your using a Nikon CoolPix Camera in this video arent you?

  • @ZachsVlog Yes...not so great in the video department...although for 6 year old technology, it wasn't bad...especially for the money.

  • one of my friends has a fretless les paul bass its gorgeous...........hes really crap at bass but hes a rich fucker so he can get really nice guitars and not play them right

  • STOP TEASING ME XD!!! I WANT IT SO BAD

  • not bad. i still prefer the EB 0 bass. your bass would be ok for foreigner and other 70s stuff.

  • do you own a music store?

  • Yes...small...but yes.

  • @greengtrs is it it maryland?

  • @bassistxx I'm from Maryland, but I'm down in Florida on the Oil (Gulf) Coast now.

  • nice bass i play bass in my band

  • @Maker of this video:This was awesome,the bass had a beautiful fat tone,and Music man is wonderful,Fender Jazz basses are pretty good,but Les Paul basses are beautiful.I have a Washburn.The sound is terrible >:(

  • I totally don't agree with finger48, as a bassist with 11-year experience I can say that LP Gibson bass is absolutely killer and should be noticed by everybody who's into warmer and fatter tone of the bass... Great sustain too. Especially I'd recommend these reissued models of 1993, with Bartolini electronix... Killer tone

  • I hear ya! And in my opinion, and I do like a lot of different basses in all sorts of different price ranges and depending on my mood of the day, variety is the spice of life! There is no one best bass...and no serious, experiencd musician could possibly feel that way.

  • oh god this is garbage. Les Paul bass? Cmon. It don't even sound good. Music Man and Esp FTW

  • 1) The "G" is always capitalized when referring to God.

    2) This is one of my earliest demos...crap camera and small amp.

    3) Sound is subjective to opinion. Opinions are like assholes...everybody has one.

    4) Unless you have had an LP Deluxe bass in your hands (not just any Les Paul bass such as a Standard which is completely different), then your opinion really doesn't count.

    *) FWIW, I love MusicMan basses...they are one of my favorites but that doesn't mean I can't appreciate other basses.

  • Lol I like the way you think. I hope you feel better about your self. A good bass sounds good through any amp bro.

  • Well I thought this sounded pretty good...and I think kind of opposite regarding the amp...a great amp (or really bass rig...head and speakers) will make just about any bass sound good but you can't expect much out of most 100 watt or less bass amps. FWIW again, I never feel great about myself when I answer in a condescending way (sorry bro) and also, I don't like most Les Paul basses myself (Archtops/different bridges and pickups), but this one was awesome...looked/played/sounde­d great!

    Peace

  • cool. I didn't know they made Les Paul bass. It was just weird. How does the slap sound on ir? I have a habit of judging the slap sound for a bass. For me it has to have a punch. You know what mean? I really dislike fender. Although I own a MIM P bass. Its a good bass, but dose not have that punch like my American Music Man Sterling,

  • They have made many different LP basses over the years...none of them are really going to be good for slapping...although of them this would have been the best choice...Me'shell Ndegeodello did a great job slapping on one of these. I almost wrote in one of my responses to you how an American Sterling was (one of) my favorite bass(es) for any amount of money...I also like a Warwick Thumb and a good Fender...and there are some amazing ones...slap was invented on a Fender. How's your MIM unplugged?

  • @figger48 i hate it when people say they dont like fender, leo fender invented the bass guitar no one makes better basses then fender.

  • @mitchthebeast1234567 Yo thats fine thats your opinion. My opinion of fender would be good if they still had a good quality control. Im sure theres no argument there. All they care about is money and pushing product thats not as good as the old days. Do you really think Fender makes the best basses? C mon dont kid your self bro..

  • @TomorrowsRuins If u spend enough money to get a good fender then there is no lack in quality maybe some of the cheap ones lack in quality but ive never had problems with mt fender squire p-bass affinity series and thats about as cheap as it gets. i am not kiding myself and im not being close minded i like other bass brands too im just saying noone else can match a sound that a fender gives out i think u r the one kidding urself if u hate fender "bro"

  • @greengtrs

    I agree with #1.

    I have played guitar/bass/ keys/whatever for 35+ years and have yet to play a Les Paul Bass let alone see more than a few as they are not as popular as many others. I have seen more PRS basses. I have played Rippers and Grabbers but I would like to have a later model Les Paul Bass with the chrome pup covers.

    Where you from in MD? I am in PGC.

  • @alwaysopen I was from the Silver Spring/Wheaton area and then Gaithersburg...played in lots of local bands over the years and worked at the biggest stores for almost 14 years. There were two huge local bands you may have seen back in the day that used LP basses...The Kix (Donnie Purnell...they made the big time...MTV, etc.) and DC Star (Henry Farmer...an awesome player but wore the bass in his armpit/lol). I really only like this version when it comes to Les Paul Basses...not the arch-top kind.

  • @greengtrs

    I saw Kix when they were the Shoes And DC star before they had to put DC before Star. This was way before either of them were close to making records. I guess that was back in the 70s. I was playing bass in a blues band down in SO MD back then, moved away, learned the guitar and came back to play in several bands here, recorded some and stay home now. It's a young man's game when you get old and have a day job that comes first.

  • nice bass les paul love it im a bass player too

  • i have a question, and please maybe you can help me:D. i want to buy a bass guitar, but i don't know if my marshall amp (mg50dfx) which is working perfectly with my electrik guitar gonna work good also with the bass, or i should buy a special amp for the bass?

  • Buy a Bass amp as they are built to handle the bigger, longer, deeper strings which will blow your guitar amp & speakers up if you hit it hard...plenty of good deals out there on used bass amps...buy as many watts as you can afford...but even a small bass amp is better than playing it through your guitar amp. Thanks for watching & Merry Christmas!

  • @ironmaidenluci666

    Dont use guitar amps with bass guitars. the low frequencies will mess up the speaker. and the vibrations will eventually make the amp fall apart.

    (the best bass amps are ampeg. marshall, and kustom.)

  • nice looking

  • If it was in natural maple i would have got it :D

  • this is one ugly bass

  • That's funny because I generally don't like Les Paul basses but I loved this one...oh well...beauty is in the eye of the beholder or beer-holder...lol!

    Thanks for watching anyways!

  • it is a beautiful bass!

  • i like the look of the gibson basses. but with that pickup on the bridge make most of em hard to play with the buzz generated. the only gibson i would ever buy would be a Thunderbird

  • I commented on this a while back. I got a musicman stingray instead and im very happy with. In your opinion what fits you better?

  • I'll take the MusicMan any day of the week! One of my favorite basses (for ANY amount of $) is the MM/EB Sterling...it just fits me perfectly. I haven't found just the right one for me yet (I want one that is light weight but with a great acoustic resonance and "snap" like the Jaguar Bass I'm currently selling). One day, (God willing) I will. I like Gibson's for a few songs here and there but prefer the versatility of the Ernie Ball (MusicMan) basses...they are a great company...guitars too...

  • Great!

    Cheers Bro!

  • Gibsons are great for studio recording

  • Man, I don't wanna sound like a dick, but something about the Gibson bass sound unnerves me. I find the Jazz bass tone comforting, smooth, and a little more versatile. I don't think I would ever buy a Gibson bass. There's something aggressive, confrontational, and uncompromising about it's sound that I don't like. It bites like a pitbull when I'd rather own a lab. I guess it's all personal preference. I really really like Gibson guitars though! Do any of you know what I mean?

  • i love that bass please can you please tell me the song i love it and really wanna learn i am just startin out playin bass i have a dark purple tanglewood and a natural wood coloured shine bass

  • Hi and sorry for the delay...it's "Le Matteur" from the first album by Trust (1979). They are from France and they rock...a little bit of Pat Travers and AC/DC influence in equal portions...the guitar player Nono is great...they even had Nikko McBrain on drums for a few albums (ex Pat Travers and of course, Iron Maiden). They had a song on the soundtrack for the movie "Heavy Metal" and wrote the song Anti-social which Anthrax did a cover of. I still love listening to them!

    Thanks for watching!

  • can you please tell me where you got that bass?

  • I think your bass is FINE! I cannot believe that some people are so negative! It looks great and sounds awesome! I have the SG Gibson - and also have videos under pinkfloydmamo ... keep it up and good choice on your bass!

  • Not bad, even though I am not a big LP fan (I am also a guitar player and currently don't own one), but cherry sunburst is my favorite color. I like the flat top LP bass better anyway. But compared to my Gibson basses (RD Artist and a Q-80) I prefer mine. If you have recording software (like Cubase or Garageband) you can record your vids simultaneously and put the recorded audio over the videotrack. That may sound a bit clearer.

  • I have an actual video camera now that records better than this camera set on video mode did (this is an old, old one...I've done about 100 videos since with the camcorder). I have garageband built into my Mac so maybe down the line I'll look into whatever I need to input a real mic vs the built into the camcorder job I'm using...thanks for the comment and for watching!

  • Iv Been Playing bass professionally since 87, I just ought this bass and It's an amazing bass. PLayed through My Ampeg there is no match, specially compared to my fender Jazz and P bass, THis baby shakes the roof!!! of all 22 basses I Know this is My Favorite.... AND NOT TO MANY PEOPLE PLAY ONE!!!

    Fenders dont have the bite gibson basses do........

  • pretty fuckin ugly bass....

  • SHITTY SOUNDING BASS MAN!

  • Your own well educated opinion of course! Lots of people like the unique tone that it offers...not everyone wants a Fender or a MusicMan (which you also dissed on a few of my other video's). I am curious...which bass is your favorite?

  • the retard probably plays an ibanez bolt on or something and thinks it rules.

  • i wish you still had this, i'd deff buy this. i love les paul shaped guitars. i am so a fan of the pot belly.

  • i found a good deal on this bass just a question is this bass good for metal?

  • you can all music play with any bass :D just you must be good!metal is grate!

  • wow nice im gettin 1 of these soon hopefully how much did u pay for yours?

  • I can't remember exactly but I got a great deal on this, the Jackson DInky Reverse (my first video), and a Yamaha FG-401 guitar (more recent video) as it was the kid's mother getting rid of the stuff that her son never took to...I think I paid about $800 for all of them and a few amps including the Marshall Bass amp I've used in all my Bass demos so far...and this Bass is worth more than that by itself...I wish I could score like that every time!

    Thanks for watching/subscribing!

  • ok thnks i just found a place selling 1 for 329 euro =) gud times

  • you telling shit never ever for 329 €

  • no im not y would i what type of satisfaction would i get from lieing about it

  • i want it now!!!!!!!!!!!

  • NICE

  • Man, can you rec another video like this. I love the tone of this bass, I think great. Thank you!

  • Sorry...this bass is long gone...I've done some other really cool Bass videos like the Ibanez bass package w/GSR-200 and amp w/some cool jamming over an acoustic loop I made for another (ESP EC-1000 I think) guitar video.

  • i love that gibson les paul bass guitar and nice song can you please send me the tabs of that song??

    thank you

    kind rewards

    alvaro roales

  • Thanks! Sorry though...I play by ear...it would take me forever to get that on paper...

  • nice guitar

  • Would anyone know where i could buy a gibson les paul standard bass with a cherry sunburst finish used or new?

  • You mean the Archtop version? There was one up on eBay recently...

  • i wish gibson didnt discontinue them =( do u know any website where u can purchase one?

  • I think you would just have to find one used...

    What price range can you spend up to? I can keep my eyes open and call around to some of my contacts...also, how important is the premium grade top? That adds value/money but doesn't change the sound...

  • im not looking to buy at this time but its deffinitely one of my top priorities to get one

  • Let me know when you're ready...I love this version of the Les Paul bass...

  • im trying to choose between a les paul or a musicman stingray =/

  • Are you serious?MM stingray.all day.

  • Nice bass. Can you tell me where you found a Les Paul Bass?

  • I run "wanted" ads and I'm always looking...I generally sell them on eBay...Subscribe to me and if I come across one that I like, you'll see it here first as I shoot a video, upload it here and then make my eBay listings.

  • epiphone does them now i think

  • nice tone to it

  • that thing is sick

  • It was real nice...and it looked way better than my old camera showed in this video...you should have seen the pictures I took of it...they were truly "sick"!

  • hey i might get the epiphone version do you know if they got anything besides the special version

  • I've seen different ones offered at different times...lately just the Special.

  • I have the Epiphone Les Paul in the transparent lack. It is absolutely amazing!

  • Active or Passive electronic?

  • Active...9 volt...Bass and Treble boost/cut, Volume and Balance controls...

  • The song in question is "Le Matteur" from the first Trust album (1979).

    There was no English version of this album. (unlike Marche ou Creve[Savage], Repression[Repression] and Trust (1983)[Man's Trap])

    Thanks for digging up some cool music from a great (but fairly obscure) band!

  • Oh, and by the way..NICE BASS! I'm a Thunderbird guy myself, but just recently added a Les Paul Standard to the arsenal.

  • Epiphone or Gibson.. Im looking for Thunderbird iv bass from epiphone, could you give me a price range?

  • Gibsons are about $1200-$1500 and Epi's are $300-$400. Gibsons are neck thru body, Epiphone is bolt on neck. The Gibson necks are a little more narrow than the Epiphones. And I prefer the Gibson pickups. Just my opinion. Hope that helps. Good luck in your search!!!

  • Ding, ding, ding, ding...finally a winner! I still love that band and they are still rockin! Very cool song that your old band (Eight Ball Stickshift) did..."Rock & Roll Juggernaut" (ATTN: everyone check 'em out...). I have a bunch of Trust albums buried somewhere in my vinyl collection that unfortunately has been packed away for years...since moving about 6 years ago...stored well...one of these days...

  • an iron maiden song, thats my guess to where its from. nice bass

  • Trust...but they would have had Nico McBrain on drums at the time...thanks for watching and playing "guess that bass riff".

  • hows the the playability?

  • It played great!

  • gibson basses blow

    ernie ball music man ftw

  • Gibson basses have a high "cool" factor and sound just right for certain types of music...think Pete Way from UFO and I think Thunderbird (even though he used a few basses throughout the years). This one felt pretty good too. They are not generally my cup of tea though...if you read through the comments then you would have seen that one of my favorite basses is a MM Sterling...I love those...and I'm looking for a nice light sunburst (or whatever God puts in my path at the right time). God Bless.

  • right now im looking at alembic basses

    they're pricey and whatnot

    but theyre all custom and they sound amazing

  • I sold them for 15 years...as well as dozens of other brands...if you're going to do it, do it right...play a bunch, decide what features, feel, and electronics you want and then choose your woods (for both looks and sound)...so you only have to do it once...don't cut corners (save for longer if you have to) and get exactly what you want as there is a big difference between some of the models. And don't buy based on a name or reputation...put it in your hands and make the decision for yourself.

  • nice tune i love it

  • i saw a bass just like that in the hock shop but it was epiphone

  • nice gibson bass ave got a warlock bass am wonting to try nd git a gibson bass after my holiday what other kind of guitars do u have

  • Lots of stuff...personal or for sale? I sell guitars and basses...are you looking for anything in particular?

  • hey, im actually looking for a Ibanez Iceman bass, but do you ship to holland>?

  • Shipping to Holland is very expensive, but if I can find a nice one, I'll let you know. What would be your price range including shipping but not whatever duties or customs charges your government might impose (your responsibility...)?

  • well actually i need to know how much it costs,before i actually can set a budget.because i will be selling my current bass,but i wanted to know if it was worth it.but i found it in stock at a nearby store,but thanks anyway :)

  • gibson exploer r u selling?

  • I have one, but it has a lot of sentimental value so I probably will never let it go...tell me what kind you're looking for though.

  • would u recommend gettin one?

  • 3 things to consider...looks, feel, and sound. I have bought plenty of instruments that I haven't liked the looks of so much or in a color I didn't like because they felt and sounded good, but if you don't like the looks and that matters to you, don't go there. I always recommend the blind test where possible...put your hands on it and close your eyes. Is there a return policy if you don't like it? Yes I recommend them in some instances, but there are 100's of basses out there that I recommend.

  • well iwas jsut goin by the fact the epiphone and gibson are hand in hand so i thought that that might be a factor in how good it sounds. i personally like a muddy sound(wierd huh) but im not sure if i can get that tone out of a les paul bass. ive always liked the look of it but yea i cant decide on this or an eb-3.

  • It sounds to me from your response that you would probably like an older Gibson bass...an EB-3 would probably make you happy and this one would probably be too bright for you...you should probably avoid any Maple as that is a bright sounding wood. The older Les Paul basses would probably make you happy though. Try to buy from someone/someplace that has a return policy of some sort...a small "re-stocking" fee is not so bad compared to getting stuck with something you don't really like.

  • if it isnt quite the tone im looking for i can work around it like i did with my ibanez atk 300. i think i can find one and try it out before i buy it. thanks for the info.

  • Coming from an Ibanez ATK 300 (which are pretty bright and snappy sounding), I think any Gibson would probably be muddy enough for you...you're welcome...and to take a line from Ian Gillan (Deep Pusple's Knockin' at your back door...a bit out of context, but it still applies...), "it's not the kill...it's the thrill of the chase..." Enjoy the hunt!

  • what song is the beginning riff from

  • It's from a Trust Song...they are a French band that rocks...somewhere between AC/DC and Pat Travers (they even had Niko McBrain on drums after he left Travers and before joining Iron Maiden)...I can't remember the song title as they were pretty much in French and although they did a few English releases, they sounded more natural with the French lyrics. Look up "Trust Nono" and you should find a bunch of their videos here...Nono is their guitarist. They do the original version of "Antisocial".

  • the opening riff sounds kind of like Pink Floyd's Wish you Were Here, nice bass, i like SG's better but its nice

  • Yeah it does in a kind of twisted around backwards kind of way...it's actually a TRUST song. I prefer a nice Fender Jazz or Ernie Ball Sterling myself...I had a nice Geddy Lee a while back that sounded great (before I started doing these videos...).

  • are ernie balls just slap machines? what sounds can you get from them?

  • I don't think they're just for slappin'...and as far as being versatile, the Sterling has the selector switch for extra sounds within the 2 coils of the humbucking pickup...series, in/out of phase, etc...It's got great active EQ so you can get all sorts of sounds and they feel about perfect for my small hands...I'm searching for a nice light one myself (I hope I have money when I finally find it...).

  • nice les paul really good sounding bass love to have one how much are those like 700 800 dollars?

  • This one went for $1200, and that was kind of low for a premium + top, but you should be able to find one for $700-900 without such a nice flame top.

  • nice bass man

  • Thanks! God Bless! :)

  • I love the Les Paul guitar, but I think the bass damn ugly! Might be the way the pickups look. No offense.

  • Les paul basses... What's with 'em? Especially the archtop ones. They're just silly (in my oppinion).

  • Then why would you watch a video on/about them?

    And FWIW, some are good and some are not...this one was a great one! It's gone though...new home...new owner.

  • I like to watch videos and read comments to hear peoples oppinions on/about things. Likewise i like to leave my oppinion on videos for others to read. Sorry if you find it annoying. Feel free to delete my comment.

  • No problem and no offense taken. And thanks for watching! What's your favorite bass?

  • I love Mustang Basses. If only i could afford one. At the moment i've got a Squire std Jazz Bass which is pretty cool as well.

  • I WANT UR BASS

  • i have no clue what the beginning is from, but pimpin bass man! sounds great!

  • not sure. i heard the beginning b4 but idk where..

  • I wanted to give people a chance to figure it out...but since no one has yet...it's from a TRUST song...I can't remember which one...probably from the "Marche un Creve" (?) album. The bass is now up for sale on eBay if anyone is interested...look up "1995 Premium Plus Top Gibson Les Paul Deluxe Bass W/HSC". And if anyone knows which song it is...let us know! Thanks for watching!

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