Mark King for Prague Proms 2011

[Kresnov]

Man and Instrument in Perfect Harmony. still top of the class.

[bigdbassman1]

Go Mark go Mark, totally awesome!

[TheAchillers]

best slapping technique ever!

[potatoprince]

Whoa! He's still got it! Wish I could play as good! Everything I love about the bass in this vid!

[tjtkgpbm]

I am drooling over the gear & set-up, messy or not!

[artmasterjay2]

Mark king still the man what a true brit thank you for showing us your studio sir , come down to sunny Hastings one day sir Venuu Hastings could be up for jAzZ FuNk NiGhT mister .question are you at The Isle of white bestival this year sir ?

wally bad aroo cheif inspector what a tune master

regards Jay

[southknowledge]

What did he say at 6'13? "Gatho tape"?

[syd1044]

@southknowledge Gaffer tape

[southknowledge]

@syd1044 Thanks a lot!

[eyeguard031]

@southknowledge gaffa tape as in "Gaffer tape"

[henchwang]

Mark's up there with Stanley Clarke! So underrated! Thanks for the amazing work over the years xx

[stevierayvirus2]

oooh man. still one of the best. i've waited till he set up the strings....and WHAM!!! i'm totalled as expected. i'm a guitarist but this guy makes me wanna pickup the bass, same set up as his but not as pricey...lol. GREAT bass player.

[Spartanm333]

Never mind Clapton..... King is GOD! What a dude, what a bass player, what a singer. Thanks for all the joy over the years. Glad to see you still have your teeth too :)

[jzimm1075]

He reminds me of Gordon Ramsay. But I'll bet Gordo couldn't slap the bass like King. Both cool guys.

[fherking]

awesome as ever.

[mirodesigner46]

Hey, Master?!!! Come on play in Brazil!!!!!!!

[Sigillo7]

Molto bravo

[TheHeavymetal80]

i love his basses unfortuntly the cheapest king bass is standard at aroun 1700 quid and for it to put his style is an extra 900 so outta my price range but a kid can dream :)

[sgundahl]

That is brilliant.

[dudeavon]

Holy shit! What a song!?! I Hope Mark record this properly so I can buy it!

[Robsbasscafe]

What a man, what a bass! And when I met him last year in London, he happened to be very nice, warm and humorous - without any pretention ;-)

[jembozzo]

he lost weight ? better !! my favorite bass player by far ! great artist ! great man !

[one2nd1]

Last year they said "We had a small earth quake in the Solent", well I guess I beg to differ after watching and listening to this! And by the way, I was outside knocking and ringing the bell for ages thinking MK is bound to hear me at the door! LOL

[vdbrichy1966]

Fuck, it's not possible this guy is born withe a bass in his hand, never see that, Mark, you know what, you are the god of bass (a french fan)

[vdbrichy1966]

the most amazing bass Man, one Word : the king of bass, normous artist !!!

[cemalzuber]

Total funking mastery!

[Wicks91]

I don't really understand alot of what Mark's saying, but I can't help but watch transfixed...

[Atollge]

the king of bass guitar.

[Steelman2yuo]

It's wery nice that the bass and you met + 30 y. ago ;-) , I've been listening your production's sice early 80's and what's is even more nice is that you are still hanling your bass SUPERB ! ! !

[CHR15GR]

This bloke is the 2nd best bass player ever. The best bassist is the geezer out of Level 42 of course.

[wdwron08]

The Man is a legend. Mark is Awesome 

[pbgcolabella]

Master King, I like your music bass-spell but the sound is awefull please come to holland with a JAYDEE with the natural effects from the early 80's grtz Paulo

[parparnehmad88]

wowwwww great! 

[TizVidz12]

They are together man...?

[gemeuse]

Mr.King. Get Level 42 back together . Now.

[edwardags]

11:18 to 16.29 !!!!Awesome...... MAESTRO

[kensong1]

The Best!!!!!!!!

[robonez]

Hot damn!!!!

Those strings are taking one hell of a beatin'! :)

Mark King ROCKS!

[iandv1]

Dear Mr King.I was always a gread admirerer from you.Your group Level 42 I have seen now atleast 10 times In Germany where I live.It is always so interesting to hear a History and infact your Tricks and happenings.Along with Stanley Clark,Larry Graham and other fine Artists,you have to be the Funkiest and best White Bass player.Respect sir.And have fun.

[dazdaz14]

"stand at the back of the stage and dribble?" i do that in my band... bass players eh?

[MrFitzjane]

first saw mark on top of the pops back in the 80s . i thought then that he was a star in the makeing loved his music , and as for level 42 WOW IT DONE GET ANY BETTER .  thanks from all your fans.

[Kozdera1]

Freak, first gig of Mark in Czech Republic and I left for the whole summer :(

[GenSigmaZ]

Mark, Please Please make more of these. These are extremely informative about you as a person as well as about your insider information about your playing.

[fsnertz]

I sit on my arse dreaming about what my home studio might look like. Your vid just made me want to get off that arse and actually do it. You're in inspiration!

[mookie2637]

I love how he's still so down to earth and funny. Haven't heard that story about how he started playing a short-scale Gibson. That would explain a few things...

[VoyagerAlex]

What's fantastic video! I've searched YouTube for info on Mark's string gauge and especially the story about the tape on his thumb and was stoked to find a vid of him going through it all himself! It was like hanging out with the man himself for 15 mins :D

Mark, if you're reading this - you're inspiring, man! Even after 30 years! Also a genuine, nice guy. Salutations from Western Australia!

[666patrickbateman666]

2 People has got no sense of humor what so ever !

[roger131067]

legend

[jadedsoul1]

I can hear some ian brown influence in there somewhere!!

[AnonymousCowardX]

YOU ARE THE KING

[viewfinder777]

I wish i had a working studio like your's Mark,then i could write and produce you and Level 42 some more HIT records.

[Seandiegan1234567890]

keep it up Mark, you are still and always will be the greatest bass player of all time

this vid does help to show the remarkable talent that God gave you.

[circusboy90210]

alo aaron.

[sirtinycreep]

How the heck has Mark still got his hair? I would have thought he'd be bald by now.

[widepass]

@sirtinycreep Sorry that you are going BALD mate!

[sirtinycreep]

@widepass I'm not actually. But I know guys who had more hair than Mark did 30 years ago, and they went bald years ago. How does Mark do it???

[sirtinycreep]

How the heck has Mark still got his hair? I would have thought he'd be bald by now.

[TheBadAssKiller]

I HATE headless basses and guitars!

[mybassguitarpwnsyou]

I am so glad I found this video.

[Madbass64]

One of my favorite bass players.

[oxygene65]

I always wanted to play the bass. Unfortunately my talents left me with being a keyboard player. I was always envious of the bass player in the bands I was in because of the power they had. The bands I were in always wanted to be The Police, or Level 42, and we failed miserably at both. Mainly because we'd stop rehearsing too early, drive to the pub with Level 42 playing, and get pissed up and realise we didnt have a hope in hell.

[fonklover]

@oxygene65 hahaha you speak out of my heart man, i know it so well how you feel brother :)

[whitbyjet65]

He needs to practice more if he wants to be as good as the bloke in Level 42.

[danzreggae]

Hes still funny as2,not like 2days bassist.

[Funkstar124]

You know I was feeling a bit down until I watched this. I'm a bass player and was totally inspired by Mark. My style mimicks his but not nearly as good. I'd love to borrow his bass and his talent for a night. Thanks for posting!!! Actually this track sounds like it has legs. Wonder if it is in the NEW ALBUM LINEUP!!????

[Funkstar124]

You know I was feeling a bit down until I watched this. I'm a bass player and was totally inspired by Mark. My style mimicks his but not nearly as good. I'd love to borrow his bass and his talent for a night. Thanks for posting!!!

[rhythmsync]

inspirational as Ever!

Look forward to the next time we meet~ and drink more beer~lol:

Wishing you Well~

Nigel: Rotosound/:

[stineboye]

2 people must have been born without ears!!

[AnthonyUK100]

Mark when will you come back to Israel we miss you,

Still Amazing after all these years.

[express49]

Wow , we all lived through your great music ! good to see you around !

[doubts]

I would love mark, mike and gary [with alan holdsworth if poss] to do a fusion album.

[ALIASZARDOZ]

Hey Mark,

When will you play with Prince... Like some gigs or a world tour maybe!!!

Love

[ALIASZARDOZ]

Pfffffffffffffffffffffff !!!!!!....................

Incredible, Heavenly.

Here's how it recognizes a talented musician from other. That's all.

[korvexpictures]

Cool bass and I want your gear lol

[Guntzepaula]

謝謝你 king~

[Dengia64]

Thanks forever Mark.... Ric.

[b44ts]

A man at the top of his profession I think and he has some serious kit !

[nicolauh30]

great master

[izmixstudio]

や、、、やばい！！

かっこ良すぎるぜ、MARKさま。

[hilts64]

Amazing, just amazing !!!!

[1234TIMMER4321]

and i always thought two balls were better then one, in many things in life.....classic

[gre107]

Mark you are the man! Digging the new Bass too! I've been interested in getting one with the Jazz PU's to see what the difference is in tone as opposed to the humbuckers.

Peace and good grooves!

[xenomorph42]

@adzshan

He means, just standing in the back, plucking 2 notes at a time. In other words, why let all the guitarists have all the fun?!

[flaviogyps]

deu um rabisco e gravou "

[roddy0]

Aye, two are indeed better than one, aye.

[GuyMagicFingers]

Balls. Aye.



[teemotorsport]

My ALL TIME favorite band. From Dunstable leisure center in the 70's to the Albert Hall and beyond ...............just superb.

[koreaonline]

Amazing. Gotta love those bends on 30-50-70-90 strings. Hail to the KING baby!

[reugen87]

really avesome!!!!

[TheJon42]

the guy is a living legend.....thanks for 30yrs of magic mark!!

[MonaLisaSmileOTJ]

Fabulous!!! thank you for bringing me into your temple, Mark! You are indeed the slap bass Master :-D

[taichifist]

I really like the Bass Mark is playing!! But, I would like some Heavier strings! The tape is a great idea! I'll have to give that a try!!!

[AtariAndre42]

This is such a great piece.....totally brings back the "old days" of Level 42 !!!! It also reminds me a bit of your Influences album...

Jamming- freaking FUNKY HOT STUFF !!!

GO MARK !! (Please do this live on the next tour in Holland...we hardcore fans long for something NEW :P

[simpspin]

Wow, that's...uh, crazy good!

(BTW, who is the moron who gave this a thumbs down)

[gdenyer]

Mark... this is unbelievably fantastic! Reminds me of the "Influences" album somehow... love the Davros reference!!!

[beftus1264]

The mother of all look-at-me-playing-slap-bass YouTube videos.

[kurtiv1]

Going strong...

[jeffowen2]

géantissime

[Etitor27]

You're the best forever and ever!

[floouk]

f***ing brilliant!  What a phenomenal bass player. Why he isn't namechecked as being one of the best in the world is beyond me, not only that but to sing and play like he does is nothing sort of remarkable.

As a matter of interest did you know that Mark is naturally left handed but because the guitar shop he worked in only had right hand basses -- he learned to play right handed - astonishing dexterity.

All this and Davros and Daleks too. What more could you ask for?

[blip007]

marvellous as ever ! hey mark check out gary denyer.. hes ur apprentice from what i can see !! check it out hes on here too !!

[djunk1967]

Oe Oe :)



[StrawberryJungle]

The best person on the planet. Mark King is my hero!

[freddieblues]

A one-ball person did not like this video. Awesome stuff.

[MrV8chris]

thanks mark for presentation your studio and the great performence...you are still the king!!!!!!

[jofu]

HELL YES!. long live Mark King

[MrRedrocket42]

This is just bloody fantastic, thanks very much for posting this.

[kennygriff39]

wow!! its all been said in the other comments, great to see such a down to earth str8 up video, cheers Mark (with a K) lol

[onkelrunke]

Nice, thanks for posting :D

Looks like he lost some weight?

I am working on that too hehe :p

[adzshan]

I never got that memo.. "Stand at the back and dribble"

[sirtinycreep]

@adzshan How the heck has Mark still got his hair? I would have thought he'd be bald by now.

[meowtant]

Reason #473 on the list of 'Why I Quit Playing Bass to Become A Full Time FOH Engineer'. - ROFL As always, love Mark's playing and creativity. A true ''Master of The Art'.

[frankie28web]

wow - thanks for uploading. I'm just a sloppy guitar player myself, but Mark King was and still is a real hero for me on the bass.

[JayDee11]

How to re-string, tune spot on, and play the bass in 2 mins! Mark showing us all how it's done with no effort at all - lol. Many thanks to Mark for taking the time to make the video and give people the little insight. What a guy!

[garygeorge]

What a great guy! Thanks Mark for creating this video. It means a lot to many of us.

[cppc13]

Way to cooooooool

[DamonUK]

Thank the lord you are still out there Mr King. And great to see that you're still having so much fun playing. Wonderful stuff.

Now can you work through the whole of Level 42's back catalogue in the same fashion - say one video per week?

[ramon709]

@DamonUK That would be so cool if Mark did more youtube kind of video's like this! It's a real treat, watched this vid about 20 times already :)

[jvhowellsRVF]

Lovin Mark!!!!! You are AWESOME!!!!

[chiel42]

Love it, love it, love it. Great to see a happy Mark King. I love his reaction at 07:00, he's stil enjoying the sound of his bass. Hero forever .......... thanks Mark.

[Mowac]

This is really cool. He's one of us, a living room bassist making videos playing their basses to music tracks. You're cool with us, ThunderThumbs!

[coolbluezzzz]

I used to love listening to l42 nusic after leaving school around about 1988 .. and every now and then hear them on the radio and enjoy it bringing back old memories ..

its good to see Mark is still involved in music and not lost the touch at all by the looks of it ..

really enjoyed this video .. thanks 

[VictoryBarry]

NO! while he's mixing and singing, he's playing and singing FAR OUT thank you BRAVO GO GO GO GO GO ! YAY......AT 14:00 MINUTES HE CHANGES chords, sak solo, I'd give it a title "Without YOu"  whewww!

[VictoryBarry]

NO! while he's mixing and singing, he's playing and singing FAR OUT thank you

[rafsidhi]

Very original of l42 music, thats what we want to hear...

[funkyjamming]

legend! 4ever!!

[Geeljasjes]

That's what we L42 fans want to hear.

Lessons In Love and all were fun, but now it's time for the original L42 stuff again.

This track is totally daft.

[MrMel0dy]

This is insanely cool!!! Thanks Mark!!!!

[cehamh]

Mark, you are AWESOME!! Great tune for my world famous "chair dancing" ;-) (gives me goose bumps!!) 

[canvoodoo]

what a fuckin treat

[Z3bra]

Hey, great work there, fantastic track too , really reminds me of earlier L42 days.. sweet :) Thanks for sharing :)

[latakacs]

Hey Mark! Me and my friends are going to be there, and celebrate my 40th birthday. Let's drink together some beer after the concert!

Greetings from Hungary!

[craigol121]

Tell ya sumit mark was great to see you in the studio :-) been a fan for 25 years and had the pleasure of meeting you and gary in sheffield :-) your the reason i play, and giz that bass

[ramon709]

Wow what a cool video, great seeing him jam like that at his own studio!

[Jonnypea123]

MK = bass legend. Kingbass sounding great!

[funkyhobbit]

Ha Ha ,, just imagine..... Mrs King shout up the stairs,," MARK!!!!,,,, turn it down a bit,,, X factors just started"..

I am glad to see that Mr King is still havin fun, and entertaining us all after all these years.

Thanks for posting the vid.

[kolbola]

There is a Unicorn bass behind...

[corigraves]

OMG two balls . what a cheeky devil .. he s still so amazing on the bass ... and I so love his humor/personality ... If you see this Mark .. don't change one bit .. love you as is ... BLESS YOU darlin Love from Canada .. Cori :)

[80sRevolution]

get this released!!!!!!

[beanabadger]

14:25 - Saxo?! Has Mark got a Cirtoen in his studio he's not telling us about?

[SHOJMPR42]

Ultra fast muscle fibre type 42M!!!!

[khaz042]

Fantastic. Funny watching Mark King jamming with Mark King on YT, instead of someone else. Happy 50th Anniversary. Hahaha!

[toddkur]

FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ry42Back]

Great Video Mark amazing sound and playing!!

[russfan101]

WOW... Love it and how well Mark is looking too...The Isle of Wight is VERY PROUD of Mark and rightly so...

[CARYNTHECRINKLY]

And looking mighty fit Mr King.......xxx

[CARYNTHECRINKLY]

Forever the Greatest BASS player in the World.... xxxx

[oakleybenz]

Nice video Mark,have a good gig in Prague!

[mauro270380]

simplemente fantastico saludos desde chile, latinoamerica te admiro genial, spanish