Flight Of Neptune - Two Handed Tapping on Bass

[jizZUus]

exelente!!!!!



[bassist4lif31]

is that a phase shifter i hear? or wah? or a flanger at 1:24?

[bassist4lif31]

for 2 handed tapping stuff like this, is there any way that i should go about it? normally if i try anything 2 handed tapping, i get fret-buzz and the sound of the string slapping the frets, i haven't experimented much with it, but im just looking for some expert advice.

[G0rillaFunk]

thats awesome check out some of our stuff

[MetalBassist73]

how many fingers are you using to tap on your right hand?

[grayson106]

So uhmm.... where is your cult following, and where do i sign up?

[skatedoofwitabass]

this is amazing. its almost like being enlightened at the begining :)

[monmirou]

hey good job ! it's very beautiful . would you have tab for this song ?

[gitaresco]

Beautiful! But how come you don't hear clicking sounds when you tap. When I tap on my bass the clicks are very loud. Anty tips, do you filter them out?

[DayleKT]

@gitaresco lower/raise your action, and maybe turn down the treble?

[gitaresco]

@DayleKT My action is pretty low, but turning down the treble helps a lot! (Especially on my bass [Cort Curbow 6], and not so much on my amp.)

[UltimateNeoHunter]

@gitaresco It sounds like you also need to build up finger strength to get tapped notes to sound cleanly.

[gitaresco]

@UltimateNeoHunter Yes, probably, it's relatively new for me. It's almost like learning to play another instrument , like the piano.

[chavarinbonbyn]

hermoso!!!!! lo mejor que he oido....!!!

[chavarinbonbyn]

muyy bonito!!!!

[PsytranceMan777]

The language of this song asks many questions about the mysteries of the world.

[markacola]

if i had a 6 string, all i would do with it would be two hand tap

[shevegas2008]

Yes! Awesome!

[angmar11]

G bagley nice job its got the vibe of stu ham =)

[krollaostmedburger]

Jimi hendrix ''new'' album coming out 8 march is also called the flight of neptune.

[eluvsc]

Hey GB do you think you could give me tabs for this? I think it's a wicked great song that could give me a killer exercise, I'm fairly new to bass. This is amazing, but I'm sure you don't need me to tell you that.

[ConnorShawMusic]

perfect man!!!

[killingthemslowly]

I'm more shocked that you actually wrote this than can play it, and I'm pretty damn shocked that you can play it. Its amazing.

[blockopastorius]

you are a truly good bassist,

[Meduzz]

That was really nice! I especially liked the part around 3:15, as well as the ending.

[CharybdusRage]

This is a really cool song, good writing and I always love two-handed tapping parts :D

[hungryfordreams]

very cool, how long did it take you to write?

[Baujioss]

This is such a pretty song with the C string.

When you played this on your other video, with your ken Lawrence 5 string, did you just move an octave, or?...

I only have a 5 string, and im trying to learn this by ear.

[GBagley]

I played it down a 4th on my KL 5-string. I originally wrote in standard tuning on a 4-string, so for this video I just transposed everything up a 4th to make use of the C string.

[rundrown555]

Just amazing

[nothingking1]

fucking awesome beautiful good job!

[grindoftheday]

That bass is really nice. Do you have any other vids of it?

[GBagley]

Yeah, lots. Search for 'GBagley Stambaugh' and you should find them all.

[grindoftheday]

Thanks a lot, your playing rules, man.

[KaltundKlar]

Why should a sea god fly? wouldn't he rather swim or float?

[GBagley]

'Neptune' is referring to the planet in this case, not the Greek God ;)

[grindoftheday]

Does the name have any particular meaning in relation to the piece?

[GBagley]

It does! But you'll come up with a meaning on your own ;)

[Gilleece666]

Superb answer ahaha.

Keep up the good music, I'm a two handed bassist myself. Really in love with the two handed style.

Take care and thanks for the hugely enjoyable videos!

[jos288]

absoluty wonderful and peaceful

[MerkabaStar]

love it

[thenameiwantedwasnta]

man peaple would pay a lot to see this live

[CelticMoshing]

AWESOME

[cybersnake]

Woah nice !! Got any tabs for this , mate !? I would love to learn it !

[apricotjuice120]

I want this song. out it on limewire or make a download. seriously.

[Barcarus]

great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BassDestruction666]

bravo man. this is a song with nothing else needed

[happyslappysoong]

SO EPIC DUDE!

[elmuan]

Bravo!

[jamesa0733]

great sounding bass is there any chance of some tab you could send me??

this song is amazing btw

[rage1331]

Beautiful.

[iTzMeMikeXD]

wow it sounds so good :]

[c11lcat]

beutiful!

[otto666evil]

the domain at the end is hotmail dotcom

[otto666evil]

darkmosher

[otto666evil]

these comments aint going on ere for some reason

[PerixX]

oh my god, 1:24 and on sounds so goddamn great... never heard such a nice bass only song.

5 Stars !

[otto666evil]

awsome any chance of you sending the tab for either a 4 or 5 string bass.this is the sorta stuff im aiming to play

[GBagley]

Thanks. Send me a message with your e-mail.

[WickedMan274]

Really amazing you should right more but It'd be cool to see more Metallica bass covers

[jvillafana00]

my mail is vh_villa83@hotmail. com thanks, you're awesome cheers from mexico.

[XenakisMinor]

I've never heard a bass sound so beautiful!  Amazing playing!

[jediknightbr]

hey man

you are really good

do you have a tablature from this song?

i would like to play it

[GBagley]

I do! It's arranged for a 4-string, but you can play it up a 4th (like I did here) if you have a 6-string. Send me a message with your e-mail and I'll send it to you.

[BADD2087]

i have a five string and i really wanna play send me those tabs

[GBagley]

Send me a message with your e-mail address...

[DarthTwilight]

i have to give it to you dude. you are diatonically correct. lol. this is badass.

[BassistNick]

Badsand, sorry about the lairy comment btw lmao! (I was Darkarmageddon).

Great video.

[jd2013]

how many fucking knobs are on that hing, my god its like the NASA houston headquarters lol

[GBagley]

7 knobs and 6 switches! Once you learn how they all work though, you can tweak this bass' tone to just about anything you want :)

[punkrockdrummer1990]

hey dude this vid is amazing i dnt play bass i play drums and am lookin to start bass, but its vids like this that inspire me to start man thsi is amazing and quite very sad it kinda brings out mixed feelings weird but great

[GBagley]

I know exactly how you feel. I feel the same way about Piano! Wish I could play, but I still love hearing other people play.

[uberbowser]

My to 5 inspirations to play bass

1.My Dad

2.You

3.Victor Wooten

4.Flea

5.

[uberbowser]

5.Pete Wentz

(sry i accidentally hit the "Post Comment" button)

[roryrobinson]

Pete Wentz is an appalling bass player.

[Pen2AndyP]

rory robinson is right, he is appalling ack...

[carsleuth]

I don't see Jaco Pastorius on that list. He's like a default on ppl's list of inspirations, I know he's on mine. This is amazing. Keep it up. 5 stars.

[uberbowser]

Thats who i forgot!!!

wow

can't beleive i forgot to put him on there

[punkrockdrummer1990]

shame u dnt live near ascot cus i realy need a bassist :( lol honest ur amazin dude do more im sendin this link to everyone i no for the last week

[badsand2000]

what's the difference between one handed and two handed tapping?

[darkarmageddonband]

...The amount of hands used? Hence ONE handed and TWO handed maybe..?

[badsand2000]

i know but one handed tapping uses two hands as well.

[Eric333333333]

no?

[thejohnofsteel]

The left hand just holds down the note in one hand tapping.

[badsand2000]

thank you!

[dem0nslay007]

nice playing dude! I like it! i'm adding you! I suck at guitar but still have videos of me playing on my profile.. subscribe to me? Bass is realy cool as long as you know how to play it. Alot of people when they first want to play a guitar they always ask for an electric but acoustic and bass are just as cool.

[dem0nslay007]

Dude you rock! 5 string base right? Well keep on playin

[GBagley]

This one is a 6-string bass. I'm just using the top 4 strings on it though.

[moongazer666]

what kind of strings do u use

[GBagley]

Thomastik-Infeld Jazz Rounds

[IGORVILLANUEVA]

Nice tune !!

nice bass

I also like the tapping techniques i use it a lot in my playing

check out my videos you may find them interesting

best regards from Mexico!!

peace

[parklife101]

sweet

[PSG1BEN]

You must have a myspace, what is it?

[GBagley]

gregbagley

[dbskateteam]

this is by far the greatest bass solo video i've seen!!!!

you've pushed me to play my bass more

[fleajr1412]

You have TWO Stambaughs?!

Also, could you send me the powertab please?

[GBagley]

Nope, just this one 6-string. Send me a message with your e-mail.

[DarthTwilight]

wooten would be proud of you

[anuar7x]

Sweet!

You inspired me to practice more my tapping

[thefimbulvetr]

to favorites :)

[braddudeguy]

Sweet!!!! could you by any chance send a power tab file of this to me?

[GBagley]

Thanks. Send me a message with your e-mail and I'll get it out to you :)

[13thbassdude]

amazing...

[destrojer999]

amazing -hail from poland

[Krosstika1]

how did you get so good at taping?! your amazing.. this song is amazing!AMAZING!

[GBagley]

Thanks! Most of my tapping influence came from Victor Wooten and Stu Hamm. I haven't been into tapping as much lately though.

[Gobbs2000]

amazing song!

[Infernaloblivion]

damn man...ur awesome... I really like the song and the way u play dude, it's great :D, keep like that man, it's cool. greetings.

[psajmonpl]

I wrote wery simillar melody... In my band song called Wake Up

[Arto345]

amazing

[Mushiracoon]

dude ur good

[thebassman6880]

hey man that sounds amazing anyway you could message me some 6-string tabs

[bassSoloij]

hey, could you possibly send me a tab? i finally got my 6 string :)

[jacoojake92]

hey dude can you mail me the tabs please you sound great thanks

[RoseWestxxx]

screw you man, this is absolute genius work.

[rockervm]

dont like

[RoseWestxxx]

is there any way you can send me this to keep? if so please message me here on youtube. i will send you my email address if you do, thanks

[RoseWestxxx]

wow, you rule man! make more songs!

[suroc21]

you're an amazing player and the song is beautiful. You should make a cd.

[spiffystyle]

This song is so beautiful,

I honestly haven't stopped listening to it...

would you mind sending me the four string tab?

my e-mail is the sane as my username, spiffystyle just add the at hotmail :P

[VonStoven]

That is one of the best basses I've ever heard or seen. I have a fair few nice instruments, mainly basses, but that one is truly a masterpiece.

[bassplayertapstyle]

iv been watching heaps of bass solos on the internet and there is alot of wanky stuff which is impressive technicaly but sounds like crap. this solo is one of few that i have listened to the whole way through because it sounds beautiful and is technicaly interesting, i can deffinately hear the wooten/micheal manring influence. its very inspiring. thankyou p.s killer tone

[GBagley]

Thanks. Technical stuff can be cool, but sometimes it's the simple stuff that just sounds best. It's all about the MUSIC, not just how fast or technical you can play. When I have the time, I want to re-record this video since it (especially) looks like crap, and I was a bit out of practice. Just got a new computer/camera setup so the next vids will look great!

[ADPRecords]

Hats off to you man, that is some awsome tapping you've got there! Good job! :D

[BassPlayerRene9]

very nice!!!!!!!

[Zibix64]

could i have tabs for a 4 string bass? ppplease. maybe even for the first riff at the begining, :D

[GBagley]

Yep. It was written (and entirely playable) on a 4-string bass. Message me with your e-mail and I'll send it.

[vool91]

honestly, that was more inspiring that wooten..

keep on posting man

[MistaMarko]

Geez man, how often you practice everyday?

[GBagley]

Not nearly as much as I should!

[Be2Ni]

well i here a lot of victor wooten out but doesnt matter^^ its really fuckin great!!

[GBagley]

Victor Wooten was my biggest influence for tapping when I wrote this song, so it does have that kind of style.

[dudedownunderz]

really nice dude:)

[dudedownunderz]

have you been watching the victor wooten bass day 98 lessons??

[GBagley]

Not so much the lessons, but definitely his performances. Vic was the biggest influence on my writing this song.

[TheSixxMan]

Dude that sounds great.

[rblf1234]

Nice playing! Beautiful instrument! Congratulations!

[codfury]

awesome song, awesome playing

[bassistbob]

i think ur brill i got a 6 string other day and im in envy

[kerbleh92]

yeah, i hate when people think bass is just filler and for low end. i also play bass and make alot of stuff using the higher notes. and by the way. that stuff was SICK. keep being amazing.

[GBagley]

'Bass' is just a term, generally referring to the low tuned pitch of this instrment. 'Bass' doesn't define what you can or can't play on the instrument. We're all playing the same 12 notes in the end.

[bassist12345]

dude, you don't need to justify your playing to ignorant bastards like him. just keep posting awesome vids for those of us that do appreciate your work :D

[Yagsippil]

sounds beautiful

[sidaksingh90]

beautiful tone...

[Monshnl]

Sounds a little bit like STYX, not that thats bad, youre awesome...but sounds a little like 'Madam blue' in parts

[GBagley]

I don't know that song at all. Not really familiar with much STYX stuff.

[sheldon227]

Lol. I made a song exactly like that. I swear to God. the only problem is that we both got it off victor wootens dvd bass day 98' =)

[GBagley]

That DVD was definitely my biggest influence when I first started tapping (when I wrote this). It definitely shows, since some parts are simmilar. Not the same though ;)

[Olidias]

do you think i could get the tab for this amazing song? :D

[GACA123]

ur one of the best bassists ive ever heard

[shoelacethemagician]

that was really good =]

simply amazing!

some of it reminded me of some music from final fantasy games D;

you are fantastic!

[GBagley]

Cool, thanks. I'm a big fan of the music from Final Fantasy!

[metalheaven]

thats amazing. sounds great. have you got the music written out for it?

[GBagley]

Thanks. I do have the music written out for it. If you message me with your e-mail address I'll send it to you. Same for anyone else who wants it :)

[Xenovadis]

Omg that fucking own man!! I do play guitar but your Bass skills just got my jaw dropped on the floor! Nice job!!

[DustCries213]

I think I just found my new favorite song. This is beautiful.

[CarlosValdez1992]

GBagley,

is it the pickups that makes your sound good or is it the wood?

[GBagley]

It's a combination of everything. The pickups, the woods, the construction, the strings, the electronics, my fingers. All of that plays a part.

[TaintedBlu]

As far as this goes, greg, you rock.

It's Dan M by the way, from IS.

[primusbass]

hey, ive been watchin and listening to your stuff for nearly 2 years its pretty incredible stuff especially the glass prison arpeggios keep up the great work

[deathcubek46n2]

You're great! Keep comin up with the sweet melodies.

[yamahaducks]

ur an awsome bassist! im just wondering how long it took you to become this good of a bassist and how long it took you to write this song.

thanks-corey

[GBagley]

Thanks. I've been playing for 8-9 years now. I wrote this song on and off over a period of a few months maybe. I wrote it back in 2004.

[chinobass73]

how many years have you been playing man¿?...any way to contact you¿? talk about bass and that stuff¿'youre fucking good!

[GBagley]

Thanks. I've been playing about 8-9 years now. You can send me mail through youtube, if you want to chat about anything in particular, I'm happy to :)

[cmsbassman]

how much did that one cost

[GBagley]

Around 3-grand

[cmsbassman]

what kind of bass is that

[GBagley]

It's in the description. A custom Stambaugh 6-string.

[CarlosValdez1992]

i love the song and the bass

but neptune (posiden) is the god of the sea...

[GBagley]

Haha. It's referring to the planet Neptune actually :)

[faelun]

wow man

[toddbc]

Truly awesome...very nice job!

[jetrado]

This sound is better than most guitar players .

[sgtbuttons]

amazing dude. does lowering the action on the strings make tapping easieer?