There are SO many crazy talented bassists out there today. A few when I started playing, (1969)... Hundreds today... Jeff has always held the Gold Medal as far as I'm concerned. Every time I watch him play, I take a tiny little piece to the woodshed and develope something of my own... Thank you Jeff... Best of the best...
This is his rendition of Clapton's "Tears in Heaven" from his solo bass album "Talking Notes" just for those interested :) also, like most people playing live, it's not the exact same arrangement!
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He's playing what would be fingerstyle guitar on a bass. If you want to do it, too, learn fingerstyle guitar first - there's plenty of music out there for it. Then work it out for the bass fretboard.
Is it bass playing though? it's all very clever but to me it just sounds like he's playing classical guitar on a bass. It sounds and feels wrong in my eyes.
Re: 12 notes. Western music is 12 notes, but the are infinite notes available through bends, glissando, etc.
Add that melodic variety to the infinite expression available through meter, tone and inflection and you have infinite possibilities for creating new songs.
well if you're so fucking right, tell me why i'm wrong and why you're right. over 70% of jazz is based on tradition and concepts that are seen over and over again in the genre. those include chord progressions, chord types, use of melody, etc. what is wrong in what i'm saying? and yes jazz fusion does deviate from the rest because it brings those traditional elements and mixes them with newer influences outside the traditional genre.
either you're douche or you're a douche. i'm not sure which you are, but either way it doesn't matter. as for the language that i'm using, there's nothing crazy about. agree to disagree, or keep being a douche.
however jazz has tons of 'standards' and usually relies on very particular progressions. because it's almost always recognizable as jazz and nothing else, it sort of is narrow.
Yes, jazz does have standards, but compared to the rest of jazz, thats just a tiny fragment of whats out there. I think tunes like "Stairway to Heaven", "Sweet Home Alabama", "Iron Man", etc can be thought of as rock standards, but no one calls them that, but theres still plenty of rock music out there.
i don't see how it is a tiny fragment, considering all of jazz is based on standard chord progressions, and most of the soloing is based on specific modes too. modern jazz fusion is probably the only exception. as for the songs you mentioned, they're not really standards because no one else plays those compositions (unless it's a cover or a rip-off). In fact, the jazz tunes that deviate the most from the rest of jazz are the highly composed ones.
i guess 'narrow' wouldn't be the right word for jazz though. 'instantly recognizable' fits more in my opinion. i'm not hating on jazz, it's one of my favorite genres nowadays.
Ok, I see what your saying now. I would agree that it is instantly recognizable, but not narrow. What I love about it is that you're never gonna get the same thing twice music wise. Maybe they play the standard over, but the best will play something new every time when its time to solo. Alot of the time you won't get that kind of spontaneity at other concert events. Of course there are exceptions, but you get the idea.
I went to see these guys at B-3 in Detroit. You wouldn't think three bass players could put out anything but the deepest lows. These guys were playing all the classics. Of course they had guitar backup, but all the leads were played by the three of them.. I loved it.
I went to see these guys at B-3 in Detroit. You wouldn't think three bass players could put out anything but the deepest lows. These guys were playing all the classics. Of course they had guitar backup, but all the leads were played by the three of them.. I loved it.
Jeff may not be the most 'charismatic' of bassists, but by God he can play ... he's easily within the all-time top ten and is a fine role-model for up and coming bassists.
I haven't read through all the comments here but I see a lot of hate, you people need to grow up and realize this is one of the all time bassists to walk the planet. This guy hung with Jaco and many players would do anything to play by his side or like he does. end o story
the incredible thing is that he has been playing like this for the past 35 years ! A true innovator. Together with Jaco they opened the doors and all the others walked through.
Totally agree. It just boggles my mind that many bassists havent even heard of this guy. Everyone knows Clarke, Wooten, Miller, Jaco, and others, but jeff isn't talked about much. Why that is I will never know.
12 notes. Just 12, and no more. All music is based of a dozen notes.
So someone tell me how the hell can think up something like this? We all have the same notes, but Jeff can use them in phrases that most of us can only dream of. How the hell can the human mind come up with something like this? Jeff is not only one of the best bassists; he is one of the best musicians on planet earth. I could never come up with something like this in a billion years. Its just mindblowing.
@ZappaFan101 he didnt come up with this... its a composition already written. he is just putting it to bass... which is very very amazing. he does add alot of his own flair to it. Look up Eric Clapton Tears in Heaven. thats the original song. i agree what he does is absolutely mind blowing. but i wanted to give you a little heads up as to where his head is at.
You're 100% correct. The thing is I already knew that, it was just a poor choice of words on my part. I meant to say that this rendition was based off Clapton's tune. Damn sleep deprevation is most likley the reason for that mistake, as I was up for 30+ hours when I typed that comment. But thanks for bringing that to my attention. This is one of my favorite videos on youtube and I don't want to come across as a dummy. I'll delete it that comment, and thanks for the heads up.
People hear "12 notes" and think that's a limitation, when it's anything but. Do you know how many tastes there are said to be? 5. With only 5, there are people out there that, alone, can think of 100 different dishes all tasting different.
There might only be 12 notes, there there an infinite amount of possible sounds.
@ZappaFan101 : This is only true for western classical music. Asian and oriental instruments, music and compositions use up to 30 notes from one octave to the other and are used to hear the differences (whilst many of us can not even HEAR the 12 notes we commnly use)...
"So someone tell me how the hell can think up something like this?"
Practice, practice, practice, practice. And if you're done practicing, practice some more. And oh yeah, did I mention practice? And practice of course. You can never practice enough!
You can practice your butt off for years learning the lines and fills and be an amazing musician. However, its hard to practice creativity. Being creative is something that you cant really learn.
@ZappaFan101 creativity is accumulated through knowledge of feelings between intervals and scalular/modal relationships. lots of jazz/fusion exercises to build technique and theory to understand it
There are 27 assholes in this world. That much we know.
that was pure wow. THisis first time I have ever seen him. Thanks internet, for making stars out of people who really deserve it. Lets hope we never have another Britney of Justin ever again.
jeff berlin is still my favorite bass player of all time, alongside marcus miller, victor wooten, mark king and many others. this was absolutely pure amazing. people that dont understand this are useless retards that have no real feel and heart for amazing and real artists. they are just pissed off that they will never ever become a respected artist like jeff berlin. you are old and pissed off hahahahaha now go back to bed and cry
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It's about time he stops performing with the bass as the lead melodic instrument, and he takes his place as the bassist in a real band that we can enjoy.
Check out and pause a bit between 0:50 through 0:55
I've seen plenty of basses with low action, but DAMN! Could his action be any lower? That's a plus, he doesn't need to worry about putting much effort on the fret hand - he can play with a light touch. The bit at 2:00 is a great example of this
@ZappaFan101 I got to see that bass close up when I went to the Player's School... there is actually a slight backbow in the neck, and the top of the frets is somewhat flat. It's an interesting setup to say the least, but it works for Jeff.
@ZappaFan101 It was great! I went for a 10-week course, but I really want to go back for the 2-year course, when money allows it. It was a small group of students, many from outside the US, so there was a lot of one-on-one teaching. I had private lessons with Jeff twice a week, and I learned a ton! Jeff is such a funny, nice guy, and is an incredible teacher. I'd reccomend PSOM to anyone who wants to learn music as it's meant to be taught.
@GaryNull ... The tour I saw had Bill, Jeff, and 'the unknown John Clark, and Dave Stewart, and I met him at a record signing in Rochester NY. . . so I am going to guess it was the 'Gradually Going Tornado' Tour.
@videocanone I caught them at a club in Prov, RI around the time "One of a Kind" had just out. Holdsworth was amazing, make no bones about it. But Berlin just blew my head clean off with playing Lead on the Bass!!
Hot Dang ! I saw Jeff with the Bill Bruford Band in the early 80's and he was a monster back then too ! The way he toys with the bass like it was a little banjo blows me away ! LOL ! he just played a friggin' bass concerto ! The Bach of the Bass !
I'm sorry to offend, as I also love Jaco, but only the mighty Berlin can compose and play like this. When I saw him with Bruford, HE took all the solos ! and why not ! he never bores ! It wouldn't even surprise me if most of that piece was improvised!
@Pastorius333 ... got that right ! I doubt Clapton could write that 'theme and variations' solo out for Jeff, even with the respect I have for Clapton ! Using other folks themes as a starting point for your own composition is as old as classical music, and Jeff is a master to be sure ! (did not mean to step on EC's toes ! LOL !)
He's a solo man for sure, but sometimes a lot of talent can be bad... take Billy Sheehan for instance, he's pretty good(not as good as this) but he got fired from his old band with Steve Vai because he was too good... with that logic the lesson is not to be good? Just play shitty rap music and get 10 times the views. Fuck that I'd rather be talented.
Forget all the technical prowess....Listen (if you can) to the harmonic mastery. There is so much going on! For instance check 1:32 to 3:50! The substitutions, the reharmonizations! This is what jazz is. If you don't get it, you don't get it.
Yeah, you'll forget it until you try and play some of Jeff's stuff. I am now and it is very difficult. The combination of his technical skill and mastery of music are both required for what he is doing here.
Forget all the technical prowess....Listen (if you can) to the harmonic mastery. There is so much going on! For instance check 1:32 to 3:50! The substitutions, the reharmonizations! This is what jazz is. If you don't get it, you don't get it.
I don't hear any sloppy stuff in this tune. Maybe you're thinking that because it's the the way those chords sound with his tone. Its got a real warm sound to it, but nothing is sloppy in this.
People who "don't get this" or can't understand this type of playing should stick to listening to Britney Spears and asking people if they want mustard on their hamburgers. Jeff Berlin has always been a phenomenal bass player. Jazz and Fusion are more for thinking people. People who want to listen to more than just 4/4 and dance beats. This was another great example of what you can do with a lot of talent, feel and technical ability. Practice and you might be 1/10th as good as him some day.
@Im2L8 - perfectly said. Not that many people are interested in hearing this kind of music and I they have that right. Appreciating this type of music takes effort, in a way.
I remember I had to play Bill Bruford's first 3 solo albums (which Jeff plays on) about 20 times before I could "get into it".
I still love those albums today. Some people are just not into music as other people. Some people like sports, I don't. Music today though makes me wanna puke.
He should slow down think it would make a bigger impact if he did
Skidblanar 3 weeks ago
Clapton should,really should watch this...
GabrielDhalaman 4 weeks ago
There are SO many crazy talented bassists out there today. A few when I started playing, (1969)... Hundreds today... Jeff has always held the Gold Medal as far as I'm concerned. Every time I watch him play, I take a tiny little piece to the woodshed and develope something of my own... Thank you Jeff... Best of the best...
Bassballs5 1 month ago
Good!
MrGustavAdolph 3 months ago
I personally think the chorus sounds BAD ASS
jazzpsalti 4 months ago
Молодец!
Jenyabasist 5 months ago
really just listening to music in its entirety and being immersed allows you to absorb influence
acidbath32 5 months ago
Jeez I wish Jeff would lose that damned dated Chorus sound!
Reverb never dates, but that is a very dated sounding bass, and chorus never really worked for bass.
thrunobulax1 6 months ago
@thrunobulax1
He's got at least one other rendition of this tune without the chorus on youtube
ZappaFan101 6 months ago
@thrunobulax1 Whuuuut. Chorus is lovely on bass.
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There are no words...jeff best bassist in the world
maurizio7171 6 months ago
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maurizio7171 6 months ago
I love to develop that style- is that what you call chording technique in bass?
moronslave 6 months ago
@moronslave
Yeah pretty much. Coming from a bass player, I gotta say its hard as hell.
ZappaFan101 6 months ago
This guy looks like a Home Depo worker, or a comedian
jesemus33 6 months ago
this man needs a war guitar
swgnerd 6 months ago
His tone really is annoying and midrangy at is worst. But he is a good player.
bowelrock 7 months ago
This is his rendition of Clapton's "Tears in Heaven" from his solo bass album "Talking Notes" just for those interested :) also, like most people playing live, it's not the exact same arrangement!
Bobsunckle1 7 months ago in playlist Bassing 6
He's no Wolfgang Van Halen
JohnGuitarSolo 7 months ago
@JohnGuitarSolo LMAO
everyoneisondope 7 months ago
tears in heaven on bass.
NJDizzle1 7 months ago
omg why this is not famous and electronic and shitty music is everywhere u.u
marcel21covers 7 months ago
1:55 My face just melted.
pfloyd73 8 months ago
This is real music
21stCenturySound 8 months ago
how could any one not like this! this is beauty!! the people who dont think this is good, have never felt love for anything in their entire life..
SpiritualHealing1349 8 months ago
1:56 ... what a sound? amazing!
titcrolle 8 months ago
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/watch?v=bAmvih0_8lQ if any of you has time, I'm trying to do a tribute to Jeff's solo in his song ''bach'' I hope you'll like it, please don't mark this as spam unless you see the video and think it's not worth any time, thank you! I love Jeff, he's one of my favorite bass players
Louisbass0017 8 months ago
that bend he did at 4:00 was pretty amazing!
emittscool 9 months ago
He's playing what would be fingerstyle guitar on a bass. If you want to do it, too, learn fingerstyle guitar first - there's plenty of music out there for it. Then work it out for the bass fretboard.
Mrmhubby 9 months ago
who knew that a Dean bass could sound this good? well i guess in jeff's hands anything can sound good.
sasukeuchihalb 9 months ago
remember: just 4 Strings !!!!
Parasite2008 9 months ago
nice! Erick Clapton's cover "If I saw you in heaven"
bandhada 9 months ago
Is it bass playing though? it's all very clever but to me it just sounds like he's playing classical guitar on a bass. It sounds and feels wrong in my eyes.
floouk 10 months ago
@floouk He's holding a bass, and he's playing said bass. That makes it bass playing. It's just not "traditional" bass playing. And that's cool.
Kunstdesfechtens 10 months ago
@floouk im sure he can slap, tap, gallop, walk, run, and whatever else too...it's called versatility. there is no wrong in music anyways
emittscool 9 months ago
Nice nice! He really is a good musician. Took a bottom end instrument and played it like an entire band almost!
TehSneakyFox 10 months ago
I would expect no less from someone who is worshipped by Geddy Lee!
Shockwave017 10 months ago
ES MUY BUENO ESTE BAJISTA ......... MUY MELODICO (AUNQUE ME GUSTA MAS EL ESTILO ALOCADO Y EXPLOSIVO DE ABRAHAM LABORIEL) PERO ES MUY BUEN BAJISTA
ixoyeshekina 10 months ago
Jeff Berlin truly has no limitation on his instrument...Hes a god on bass !
Truly remarkable!!
stegyi 11 months ago
is it a version of tears in heaven of eric clapton?
dimguitar95 11 months ago 16
@dimguitar95 Its gotta be. I thought the same thing, it sounds just like it.
cosmicolor91 11 months ago
@dimguitar95 Yes.
kshirley001 6 months ago
Re: 12 notes. Western music is 12 notes, but the are infinite notes available through bends, glissando, etc.
Add that melodic variety to the infinite expression available through meter, tone and inflection and you have infinite possibilities for creating new songs.
DaleCarterStuff 11 months ago
@tamkukushka
well if you're so fucking right, tell me why i'm wrong and why you're right. over 70% of jazz is based on tradition and concepts that are seen over and over again in the genre. those include chord progressions, chord types, use of melody, etc. what is wrong in what i'm saying? and yes jazz fusion does deviate from the rest because it brings those traditional elements and mixes them with newer influences outside the traditional genre.
LfunkeyA 11 months ago
@tamkukushka
either you're douche or you're a douche. i'm not sure which you are, but either way it doesn't matter. as for the language that i'm using, there's nothing crazy about. agree to disagree, or keep being a douche.
LfunkeyA 11 months ago
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ZappaFan101 11 months ago
Very Very Nice. oops changing that to awesome!!!!
ericcraig5150 1 year ago
Very Very Nice
ericcraig5150 1 year ago
Jazz people arn't narrow. Jazz was made because some musicians thought music was too narrow
ZappaFan101 1 year ago
@ZappaFan101
however jazz has tons of 'standards' and usually relies on very particular progressions. because it's almost always recognizable as jazz and nothing else, it sort of is narrow.
LfunkeyA 11 months ago
@LfunkeyA
Yes, jazz does have standards, but compared to the rest of jazz, thats just a tiny fragment of whats out there. I think tunes like "Stairway to Heaven", "Sweet Home Alabama", "Iron Man", etc can be thought of as rock standards, but no one calls them that, but theres still plenty of rock music out there.
ZappaFan101 11 months ago
@ZappaFan101
i don't see how it is a tiny fragment, considering all of jazz is based on standard chord progressions, and most of the soloing is based on specific modes too. modern jazz fusion is probably the only exception. as for the songs you mentioned, they're not really standards because no one else plays those compositions (unless it's a cover or a rip-off). In fact, the jazz tunes that deviate the most from the rest of jazz are the highly composed ones.
LfunkeyA 11 months ago
@ZappaFan101
i guess 'narrow' wouldn't be the right word for jazz though. 'instantly recognizable' fits more in my opinion. i'm not hating on jazz, it's one of my favorite genres nowadays.
LfunkeyA 11 months ago
@LfunkeyA
Ok, I see what your saying now. I would agree that it is instantly recognizable, but not narrow. What I love about it is that you're never gonna get the same thing twice music wise. Maybe they play the standard over, but the best will play something new every time when its time to solo. Alot of the time you won't get that kind of spontaneity at other concert events. Of course there are exceptions, but you get the idea.
And yes, I love jazz as well. It's great stuff!!
ZappaFan101 11 months ago
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I went to see these guys at B-3 in Detroit. You wouldn't think three bass players could put out anything but the deepest lows. These guys were playing all the classics. Of course they had guitar backup, but all the leads were played by the three of them.. I loved it.
ExtremeRecluse 1 year ago
I went to see these guys at B-3 in Detroit. You wouldn't think three bass players could put out anything but the deepest lows. These guys were playing all the classics. Of course they had guitar backup, but all the leads were played by the three of them.. I loved it.
ExtremeRecluse 1 year ago
I've never come across such moronic comments...
holyburn 1 year ago
Jeff may not be the most 'charismatic' of bassists, but by God he can play ... he's easily within the all-time top ten and is a fine role-model for up and coming bassists.
loonyat11 1 year ago
Man, I wish he'd drop the Dean. Always thought that bass sounded like shit.
jonjonjonmw3 1 year ago
Damn it... I gotta study chords more...
RadioMasterDude 1 year ago
I haven't read through all the comments here but I see a lot of hate, you people need to grow up and realize this is one of the all time bassists to walk the planet. This guy hung with Jaco and many players would do anything to play by his side or like he does. end o story
phounqueman 1 year ago
holly mother .... o.o
Esjar207 1 year ago
1:56
I can never get those harmonics
crashrevival 1 year ago
he plays amazing... but im already bored... he is feeling nothing ... me neither
jorgecds 1 year ago
@jorgecds I don't think so much practice would have gone into it if he didn't feel good about playing bass.
yartytaddle66 1 year ago
jeff is a bass god!
with all the big name basses out there...[alembic,ken smith,sudosky,ect...],the man endorses freakin' Dean!
siddney101 1 year ago
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ZappaFan101 1 year ago
I know someone related to him from my school
skiskimark 1 year ago
This tune sounds really familiar. Anyone know what it is?
BTW, Jeff Berlin is a terrific bassist!!
RandomGuyBlake54 1 year ago
@RandomGuyBlake54 Tears in heaven eric clapton!
VichoPL 1 year ago
1:19 to 1:31
Are you flippin serious?!
ZappaFan101 1 year ago
the incredible thing is that he has been playing like this for the past 35 years ! A true innovator. Together with Jaco they opened the doors and all the others walked through.
igy2008 1 year ago
one of the most physically awkward performances ever. he looks like he's having a stroke. kinda makes it hard to take the music seriously.
hebbleworld 1 year ago
@hebbleworld
Just minimize the window and listen to whats important - the music. You shouldn't factor in the image. It's the least important part in music.
@igy2008
Totally agree. It just boggles my mind that many bassists havent even heard of this guy. Everyone knows Clarke, Wooten, Miller, Jaco, and others, but jeff isn't talked about much. Why that is I will never know.
ZappaFan101 1 year ago
it seems like their is some speed problems...
thomas8445 1 year ago
its SO IMPRESIVE! OMG. but so boring to listen to. I want wooten! :) (this guy fucking rocks though!)
RossHildick3D 1 year ago
Helps to be black though...hehehe
hellobwana 1 year ago
improvisation at its best.
Nikkorea 1 year ago
@Nikkorea that's not improv...its Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton with a variant
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Marcodmr1 1 year ago
Great technical playing. All it takes is dedicated practice and pretty much giving up everything else in your life.
NailgunDeath 1 year ago
12 notes. Just 12, and no more. All music is based of a dozen notes.
So someone tell me how the hell can think up something like this? We all have the same notes, but Jeff can use them in phrases that most of us can only dream of. How the hell can the human mind come up with something like this? Jeff is not only one of the best bassists; he is one of the best musicians on planet earth. I could never come up with something like this in a billion years. Its just mindblowing.
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@ZappaFan101 he didnt come up with this... its a composition already written. he is just putting it to bass... which is very very amazing. he does add alot of his own flair to it. Look up Eric Clapton Tears in Heaven. thats the original song. i agree what he does is absolutely mind blowing. but i wanted to give you a little heads up as to where his head is at.
rehtrem 1 year ago
@rehtrem
You're 100% correct. The thing is I already knew that, it was just a poor choice of words on my part. I meant to say that this rendition was based off Clapton's tune. Damn sleep deprevation is most likley the reason for that mistake, as I was up for 30+ hours when I typed that comment. But thanks for bringing that to my attention. This is one of my favorite videos on youtube and I don't want to come across as a dummy. I'll delete it that comment, and thanks for the heads up.
ZappaFan101 1 year ago
@ZappaFan101
Sorry, but you're wrong. All WESTERN music is based off 12 notes.
jgum86 1 year ago
@jgum86
Ok, but you get my point.
ZappaFan101 1 year ago
@ZappaFan101 It's the difference between talent and genius.
plangentmusic 11 months ago
@ZappaFan101 I totally agree with you about the 12 notes thing and all that! but he's playing his rendition of Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton
kagen22222222 11 months ago
@kagen22222222
Yes, but its a HELL of a rendition
ZappaFan101 11 months ago
@ZappaFan101 I couldn't agree more!!
seabulls69 11 months ago
@ZappaFan101
People hear "12 notes" and think that's a limitation, when it's anything but. Do you know how many tastes there are said to be? 5. With only 5, there are people out there that, alone, can think of 100 different dishes all tasting different.
There might only be 12 notes, there there an infinite amount of possible sounds.
Socioistic 11 months ago
@ZappaFan101 : This is only true for western classical music. Asian and oriental instruments, music and compositions use up to 30 notes from one octave to the other and are used to hear the differences (whilst many of us can not even HEAR the 12 notes we commnly use)...
cyreander 11 months ago
@cyreander
I think ZappaFan101 was just making a general statement about Jeffs compositional skills. =]
LunarLionheart 9 months ago
@ZappaFan101 agreed!
bakerj02 8 months ago
@ZappaFan101
"So someone tell me how the hell can think up something like this?"
Practice, practice, practice, practice. And if you're done practicing, practice some more. And oh yeah, did I mention practice? And practice of course. You can never practice enough!
MomoTheBellyDancer 6 months ago
@MomoTheBellyDancer
You can practice your butt off for years learning the lines and fills and be an amazing musician. However, its hard to practice creativity. Being creative is something that you cant really learn.
ZappaFan101 6 months ago
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". Being creative is something that you cant really learn."
I disagree. You can come a long way with a lot of practice, listening to other musicians and learning a lot of ways to express yourself.
MomoTheBellyDancer 6 months ago
@ZappaFan101 creativity is accumulated through knowledge of feelings between intervals and scalular/modal relationships. lots of jazz/fusion exercises to build technique and theory to understand it
acidbath32 5 months ago
sounds kinda like tears in heaven at first
watever4201 1 year ago
@watever4201 Yes, I hear that also...
joeyguitarlo 1 year ago
1:56 !!!! awesome!
LisleScott 1 year ago
Wow hermoso uuff viva Jeff, i like so much...! ;)
LUISDAVIDGONZALEZR 1 year ago
saw him in buenos aires six years ago. amazing.
missymonroe72 1 year ago
This guy can play.
jazzman31415 1 year ago
1:59 to 2:07
.....Seriously? Da Fuck.
CadaverousEyes 1 year ago
I love how every time I watch this video I am still hearing things that I overlooked from the previous viewing....
ZappaFan101 1 year ago
Dang, he's got a really honky mid range sound goin on there.
Martiluk1 1 year ago
most beautiful bass impro i've ever heard... the harmonics, the legato parts, the licks...
Whizzblitz 1 year ago
There are 27 assholes in this world. That much we know.
that was pure wow. THisis first time I have ever seen him. Thanks internet, for making stars out of people who really deserve it. Lets hope we never have another Britney of Justin ever again.
analyzingfunny 1 year ago
What an amazing impro on Tears in Heaven - perfect!
SaitenWolf 1 year ago
jeff berlin is still my favorite bass player of all time, alongside marcus miller, victor wooten, mark king and many others. this was absolutely pure amazing. people that dont understand this are useless retards that have no real feel and heart for amazing and real artists. they are just pissed off that they will never ever become a respected artist like jeff berlin. you are old and pissed off hahahahaha now go back to bed and cry
10aciouss 1 year ago
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It's about time he stops performing with the bass as the lead melodic instrument, and he takes his place as the bassist in a real band that we can enjoy.
TomBrooklyn 1 year ago
@TomBrooklyn who is this "we" you speak of?
If you like the back street boys.. get a back stage pass to blow them.
panhead1219 1 year ago
@TomBrooklyn
That comment was lamer than FDRs legs.
ZappaFan101 1 year ago
27 people dont like this... 27 people needs to get shot!
etodich 1 year ago
27 People have no computer speakers
ZappaFan101 1 year ago
Wow, It's like Joe Pass playing bass. fantastic playing
thugless 1 year ago
eric clapton tears in heaven ?
jacksonakd 1 year ago
Very nice, thanks for sharing.
JeffKnight 1 year ago
MASTER
gobassgo1 1 year ago
You don't have to be black! O_O
taufoofar 1 year ago 46
@taufoofar same thing i was thinking! I thought there was no hope for me
link3775 1 year ago
i guess 27 idiots out of 262,987 people isn't too bad
Jesusplant 1 year ago
now i know your name
gertzadek 1 year ago
BRAVO!!! HE'S A MASTER!!!
dogoneesi 1 year ago
Woooow, gave me the creeps
ItsBlendera 1 year ago
Check out and pause a bit between 0:50 through 0:55
I've seen plenty of basses with low action, but DAMN! Could his action be any lower? That's a plus, he doesn't need to worry about putting much effort on the fret hand - he can play with a light touch. The bit at 2:00 is a great example of this
ZappaFan101 1 year ago
@ZappaFan101 I got to see that bass close up when I went to the Player's School... there is actually a slight backbow in the neck, and the top of the frets is somewhat flat. It's an interesting setup to say the least, but it works for Jeff.
nicjimbass 1 year ago
@nicjimbass
That's awesome! How was your experience at the school? I've always wanted to go there - what's it like?
ZappaFan101 1 year ago
@ZappaFan101 It was great! I went for a 10-week course, but I really want to go back for the 2-year course, when money allows it. It was a small group of students, many from outside the US, so there was a lot of one-on-one teaching. I had private lessons with Jeff twice a week, and I learned a ton! Jeff is such a funny, nice guy, and is an incredible teacher. I'd reccomend PSOM to anyone who wants to learn music as it's meant to be taught.
nicjimbass 1 year ago
i like the simpllicity of the bass itself
strwy2hvn94 1 year ago
the closest thing to jaco himself. the best bass guitar player alive (seeing that jaco already has the "best bass guitar player of all time" spot)
honk1390 1 year ago
truly world class.
weekiatconqueror 1 year ago
Very very very beautiful GOD bless you Jeff...!
LUISDAVIDGONZALEZR 1 year ago
AWESOME
campbellito2 1 year ago
AWESOME
campbellito2 1 year ago
I just can't dig the tone. I'm all for some reverb, but the chorus kills it for me.
GreenbergBass 1 year ago
@GaryNull ... The tour I saw had Bill, Jeff, and 'the unknown John Clark, and Dave Stewart, and I met him at a record signing in Rochester NY. . . so I am going to guess it was the 'Gradually Going Tornado' Tour.
videocanone 1 year ago
@videocanone I caught them at a club in Prov, RI around the time "One of a Kind" had just out. Holdsworth was amazing, make no bones about it. But Berlin just blew my head clean off with playing Lead on the Bass!!
JonP1961 1 year ago
thnxx 4 the bein good
FLASHBUDDHAI 1 year ago
whats the beatles song some of this revolves around?
MeckelBot 1 year ago
@MeckelBot nvm, its eric clapton tears in heaven
MeckelBot 1 year ago
Hot Dang ! I saw Jeff with the Bill Bruford Band in the early 80's and he was a monster back then too ! The way he toys with the bass like it was a little banjo blows me away ! LOL ! he just played a friggin' bass concerto ! The Bach of the Bass !
I'm sorry to offend, as I also love Jaco, but only the mighty Berlin can compose and play like this. When I saw him with Bruford, HE took all the solos ! and why not ! he never bores ! It wouldn't even surprise me if most of that piece was improvised!
videocanone 1 year ago
@videocanone what tour you see?
I saw the Gradually Going Tornado one.
Bruford said this about Jeff playing a lot: "no problem, I just had to play less, and it's less work for me" . . . . or something like that.
GaryNull 1 year ago
@videocanone
It's not Jeff's composition. He does his own(unique) version of Eric Clapton's "Tears In Heaven". He really makes it his own though.
Pastorius333 1 year ago
@Pastorius333 ... got that right ! I doubt Clapton could write that 'theme and variations' solo out for Jeff, even with the respect I have for Clapton ! Using other folks themes as a starting point for your own composition is as old as classical music, and Jeff is a master to be sure ! (did not mean to step on EC's toes ! LOL !)
videocanone 1 year ago
He's a solo man for sure, but sometimes a lot of talent can be bad... take Billy Sheehan for instance, he's pretty good(not as good as this) but he got fired from his old band with Steve Vai because he was too good... with that logic the lesson is not to be good? Just play shitty rap music and get 10 times the views. Fuck that I'd rather be talented.
God bless Jeff & all the talented bassists.
WtFPwNCrushenator 1 year ago
thanks jeff... greatest bass player! what a sound!!!
akahanga 1 year ago
@garynull...."forget It" was a figure of speech
911bass 1 year ago
is the brother in law of Catherine Fulop. I saw him in Buenos Aires some years ago !!!!!1
missymonroe72 1 year ago
Music is just this, harmony and melody on an instrument; simply is this
culillo1882 1 year ago
Oh My! He's playing lead guitar on the bass and those harmonics are awesome.
danpage79 1 year ago
Forget all the technical prowess....Listen (if you can) to the harmonic mastery. There is so much going on! For instance check 1:32 to 3:50! The substitutions, the reharmonizations! This is what jazz is. If you don't get it, you don't get it.
It can be gotten...but you gotta want it.
911bass 1 year ago
@911bass >> Forget all the technical prowess....
Yeah, you'll forget it until you try and play some of Jeff's stuff. I am now and it is very difficult. The combination of his technical skill and mastery of music are both required for what he is doing here.
GaryNull 1 year ago
Forget all the technical prowess....Listen (if you can) to the harmonic mastery. There is so much going on! For instance check 1:32 to 3:50! The substitutions, the reharmonizations! This is what jazz is. If you don't get it, you don't get it.
It can be gotten...but you gotta want it.
911bass 1 year ago
He's not good enough to be in Linkin Park, but I guess he isn't bad. A little sloppy though.
DontSendMeSpam 1 year ago
@DontSendMeSpam i love sarcasm
FatTomy 1 year ago
Who says thumbs are just for slapping? Jeff has mastered an awesome finger style technique just like acoustic guitarists. Inspiring!
beemer4me4u 1 year ago
Harmonics at 1:57 are impossible! Wow!
Kilmarley 1 year ago
Esto si es un genio...
moi623 1 year ago
Thats sick playing right thre
DarknessxDuox666 1 year ago
Good god. It's like he's playing a classical guitar up there. What a monster.
alphadork1 1 year ago
the music man
roodllib 1 year ago
Squeaky clean
SquierClassicVibe35 1 year ago
I think "Beautiful" is the best definition for his playing.
mheadbass 1 year ago
wow. awesome take on tears in heaven
9reasy5am 1 year ago
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This guy is pretty good. Got some serious potential. Sort of sloppy in some places but he could fix alot of that with practice.
dwilmer7 1 year ago
@dwilmer7 There's not even one sloppy second in this video, what you're talking about?
1banez 1 year ago
@dwilmer7
I don't hear any sloppy stuff in this tune. Maybe you're thinking that because it's the the way those chords sound with his tone. Its got a real warm sound to it, but nothing is sloppy in this.
ZappaFan101 1 year ago
Im just JOKING ..
Jeff Berlin is sloppy, = stephen hawking is unintelligent
dwilmer7 1 year ago
AMAZING!
though the sound of hiss bass is a bit too bright for me...
TheBassMan533 1 year ago
brilliant sheer genius thanks for the posting!
MrSilver261 1 year ago
100% agree with "Im2L8"
polyrhythms7 1 year ago
People who "don't get this" or can't understand this type of playing should stick to listening to Britney Spears and asking people if they want mustard on their hamburgers. Jeff Berlin has always been a phenomenal bass player. Jazz and Fusion are more for thinking people. People who want to listen to more than just 4/4 and dance beats. This was another great example of what you can do with a lot of talent, feel and technical ability. Practice and you might be 1/10th as good as him some day.
Im2L8 1 year ago 59
@Im2L8 - perfectly said. Not that many people are interested in hearing this kind of music and I they have that right. Appreciating this type of music takes effort, in a way.
I remember I had to play Bill Bruford's first 3 solo albums (which Jeff plays on) about 20 times before I could "get into it".
I still love those albums today. Some people are just not into music as other people. Some people like sports, I don't. Music today though makes me wanna puke.
GaryNull 1 year ago 2
@Im2L8 Prob the best comment ever. This man is a complete legend and knows this instrument inside out :)
NEEVNI1987 1 year ago
@Im2L8 maybe you should aid them in their path of fail to get a bit more win :)
cetko13 1 year ago
@Im2L8
Wrong,
Ive been practicing all my life and Im still not 1/10 of Jeff.
godu1111 1 year ago