Slap Bass Demo 01

[skinflowerUK]

mate, this made me buckle.

played this to some fellow bassists, with the expected "What's so special?" until some of those flurrys came out.

As Mr Wooten once said, it's called bass for a reason

Or Bootsy, It's all about the one baby

Legend

[canbuyu]

Man ur badass

[jTrux22]

damn thats one hell of a crunchy funk sound goin on. i love that.. still like the musicman better

[kingkeith666]

what model jazz bass is that?



[TechSmack]

@kingkeith666 Fender Marcus Miller signature Jazz bass 4 string.

[31rS3RP3N7]

Welcome, to another episode, of Bilbo Baggins plays bass.

[Groundribs]

Funk out man!

[seamonkeyguitars]

SLAPPIN DA BASS MAN

[UgBass]

WHAT THA FUCK WAS THAT AT 1:43?!?!?!

[jamman1125]

@UgBass Chord with guitar track

[Jaykim1993]

HOLYSHIT PRO

[kokosfmthss]

I didn't know that X-Men Wolverine was playing the bass... cool!!!

[RriverJJ]

great sound

[bassistguy]

Great bass tone!

[KaslarProductions]

You tone is crisp, like a perfect potato chip

[harvey300791]

I don't seem to know how this type of bass playing works... Sorry I'm a newbie and just bought a 5-string bass... But cool tune though...

[Daaaaf]

That's some nice tone. Nice playing too btw!

[ivanbarbot4]

dude i know you are teaching some slap, but i just wanted to say that your bass is so awsome

[goodvibrations1987]

Hey, what kind of technique are you using at 1.40 in your video? Is that Wooten´s double thumb technique? If not, did you upload a video explaining how to get that speed and sound?

Greetings from the Netherlands!

[TheDopeOctapuss]

i thought this was fat mike from the little thumbnail picture lol

[frenkbass]

Hi DAVE !!!  REALLY GREAT !!!

You can see the equalization of EBS TD650?

[CrystalBlueProject]

Nicely done.

[gunryobassist]

Hi Dave, big fan of your playing and your section in BASS mag. Im keen on getting a new bass and im tossing up between a Musicman Stingray or a Signature Marcus Jazz. I figured since you have both you'd be a good person to ask. Mad grooves on the videos for both basses by the way:) 

[caudillo]

nice!!!

[PhuckHue2]

great playing. I didn't know Wolverine played bass

[Boisits13]

I love that color, I'm actually getting that color on my next bass. :D

[fairjudged]

such a fuckin good tone man

[LethalViiper]

do you base your looks on wolverine? -serious question

[juggalopenguin1134]

mmmmmmmmmmmmm Nice tone :)

[Antiks72]

you make it look soooo easy. That's the true mark of the professional.

[FleaHomer]

sounds really good.

[nishbassplayer]

really awesome one...!!! whats the track name played in background?

[BongofSecrets]

You rock

[GnRRulezdk]

Sounds cool dude! 5/5

[manfrom94]

awesome ! Funk in it's Bestest! real addictive btw.

[blockmatix]

What kind of Jazz is that? Is it American? Is it Modified?

[fenderfetish]

Dave Marks is cool!

[MrROTD]

Geeze thats funky

[lisagoesmodern]

When you play, what fingers are you using exactly and where? Just starting electric and trying to figure out if I want to use the thumb thing or a pick. Help!

[manning6680]

P.s.... Larry Graham, Marcus and Victor called. They said they want their licks back...

HAHA! tight though!

[krossPP13]

nice!!

[mudbone80]

Wolverine called, he wants his mutton chops back :P

[GTAJoel]

very good, it sounds so good!

[asterixsv]

Nice groove man... nice slap tech... ill learn that from you... peace

[victorbassplayer]

Good execution!!Bravo!

[millosmuse]

yeah man!!! WOW... i like it... no doubt! :)

[metalman383]

wow great

[jzqnkhr]

Thanks to this video I fell in love with the bass guitar. :) I'll try to get and start playing one this month

[MCMagoo]

Hey dave i like the videos, I was wondering what kind of strings you play with? I've been trying everything and my 3 favorites as of now are Marcus miller "fat beams" (DR), Rotosound swing bass (light gauge), And ultra light warwicks (but they break. Thanks! PS: i have a marcus signature bass too, such a beauty

[ccsucks123]

awesome but i still think u look baked out

[Elriadras]

yeah ! great ! i like it ! that groove

[AtkinsToms]

bah...

[bassmike7021]

Man, EBS amps are awesome...!!!

[excav8or]

pokechops ! haha nice rip

[heckwithausername]

Very Groovy , Have you modified your MM Jazz? Wonder what the MM jazz will sound with Nordstrands and an east Marcus retro-01.

[DonPohlino]

optically he just took off the chrome pickup cover

technically you got to ask him, of course

[Keskin1975]

Very groovy and awesome sound +++++

[lakis1706]

this is a fender marcus miller signature???

[Calvrotes]

what bass is it??

[willoke8]

That sounds and looks like an american fender Jazz bass

[herchimer]

Marcus Miller Signature Model.

[ERICROBILLARD1]

good job!

[jopogsis]

lol wolverine side burns :D

too good

[MightyMoe750]

nice! so when u gonna teach that???

that was pretty good!!!

[algazino]

hey i love to grab my guitar and use this groove as playback and just jam like hell :D awesome groove

[davemarks]

Quite a few of the things that I play in this are not for beginners... and it's all about the groove and timing.. not easy concepts. However, if it's shit, then who gives a feck?

[Evjazzman]

how can this be shit? It was really good

[ramon709]

Great bass sound and exelent played. I really enjoyed this.

[Alfons665]

man, this is the coolest stuff..

nice, really nice

[Telestrat216]

Im diggin the marcus miller sig.

[RemedyBand09]

What do you think of the Fender Mexican basses?

I'm gonna buy a Fender Deluxe and i'd really appreciate your opinion on about it

(:

[RemedyBand09]

about it*

[Moleskineman]

Oh man, I played a Marcus Miller in a music store near my house. The thing weighed as much, if not more, than a P-bass. It's seriously solid.

[mcobigfun]

Nice sound ! Marcus Miller pre-amp on top ? i like this groove : )

[dag523]

that guitars awesome looks just like dee dee ramone's

[zupahzmurv]

damn those slides sound awesome

[62erPrecision]

i love ebs amps...

[vigan101]

hey bro wat gadget effects did u put on your bass i really want to know? i love the sound

[davemarks]

hey man - that's my Fender straight into the EBS. From there, it is recorded straight into pro tools. Pure sound all the way!!

[Telestrat216]

Its the bass right? Marcus knows his stuff. Anyway, would you recomend this bass to a more advanced player or for intermediate?

[davemarks]

It's great for a player of any level. It just sounds awesome... :-)

[marcello1993ful]

@davemarks hi! can you tell me where is made your bass,japan or america?

[frenkbass]

@marcello1993ful on 4 strings in Japan;

the 5-string in america

[Joshnio]

Depends if you like lugging an incredibly heavy bass around ;) haha

[Blavits]

meant to say wal... oops

[Blavits]

just hearing this bass, i may actually get a fender jazz. i'd get a wall if i had 10,000 bucks but like the slap tone on this fender.

[Exessis]

can you cover the Sienfeld Theme??

[slapbassman]

thats a keyboard doing the bassline. It is possible but won't sound right

[lawofgroove]

I appreciate the lessons / tips you post on here. Someday I will be able to play like that haha

[CRITOBIAS]

e basta con sti video ti trovo da pertutto mi incastri ogni volta devo tribulare per uscire

[mapinheiro4]

Wow, Nice Groove, Dave.

Best Regards from Brazil.

[drakd100]

dude thats fat way cool

[Monyxy]

fucking hell dave :)

Truly is a genius :)

Floyd

[droptheleash0]

wow, never realised they did the marcus miller in white, that looks HOT !

[ekubalusabyan]

very nice dave....

[mike4magic]

Um, OK... what is that roll you are doing at 1:33?

[dillydean]

god dam that some funky goodness, my ears are aroused

[andym87]

nice dave! it's a shame that the most important aspect of this is the hardest to teach and the most overlooked....... groove!

[lowfreq65]

Funky...........like beer farts

[slillev]

Awsome, you inspered me with some chops man, keep it goin man! :D

[iwantagoodnameplease]

That drummer is swish as well.

[makker99]

great=))

[kamapuaa666]

That's a Marcus Miller? If I may ask, did you not like the chrome pickup cover?

[Chipsonfire]

Sounding good, Dave!

[Tomlan2007]

Excellent stuff Dave.

All the best for Christmas and New Year.

Tom

[NepaTrish]

right on.

[BigDaddyBass]

What kind of scale/run you did at 1:33

[davemarks]

It's just a B7 arpeggio... I'll maybe do a little lesson in the future on some of the fills I played in this clip...

[utubecontact]

awesome! You're gonna give MarloweDK a run for his money :P

[canvoodoo]

nice rig there Dewi

[AScottToney]

Killer, Dave. You rock. More, please!

[BubyGuerra]

Hello Dave !!!

Muy bueno este video,el som del bajo esta espectacular.

Un abrazo amigo Dave!!!!

5*****

de Brasil

Buby guerra

[blindreaper064]

finally!

[DolganoFF]

1:33 run is extatic!

[LEAfromMEAR]

damn cool !

[zwierzahk]

It's great you keep on posting!

[JGRDunbar]

Apparently 'its all one the one,man'.

Brill stuff.

[huraboma]

nice

[Jacko128]

you rock man

[flyhead2]

You're the man, Dave.

[Degslon]

"P.s.... Larry Graham, Marcus and Victor called. They said they want their licks back... "

rofl,thanks for the vid

[bassmasters13]

sick line there... ..nice sounding bass too

[Kickbasser]

Very cool & groovy man!