Les July Tribute to Jaco Pastorius

[dianfu]

That acting was tight!

[lesjuly]

Thank you ALL for the wonderful comments. I don't get to my Youtube inbox often. Yes, this is the Squier (which comes w/ Duncans). I am improving over "She's So Heavy" by the Beatles.

[McPhersonBassMaster]

Nice fretless. Is that the Squier one?

[Hardcorerado]

16 people can't play like Jaco or Les.

[ukuleleacole]

what is the song he improves over?

[motyxtube]

U R so heavy !!! Great man! peace

[ShavedRay]

"Jaco" beanie - approx. $20.00, maybe a bit more...

Les July's talent -priceless.

[GITTZA]

Can I have your shirt?

[meneghinifauth]

muito bom!!!

[bigviolin808]

CLLLLLAAAAPPPPPPPSSSSS all my respect now im going to practice LOL 

[Saimon4788]

Nice armonics man!

[homeslice1479]

Rofl I did not expect the costume at all. You even walked out like Jaco lol. You also play in a fashion that would make him proud. RIP Jaco

[JACOBASS95]

i have the exact same bass

[Mavodo23]

Very nice tribute, o and nice beatles riff u put in there.

[ZappaFan101]

I also want to add, that this kind of tribute is the best tribute you can do. What I mean by this, is that the style of playing immediatly makes you think of Jaco. But what's really great about it is that you didn't do any jaco lines (none that I picked up on anyway), it was your own tribute from your heart and mind. Tributes don't get that much better.

[crisbassist]

greate idolo

[nancyl2]

Oh you are divine, Les July. You are damn cute and add that splendid talent well you are the most beautiful Being all in one delightful package. My Sweetie that sent you my way tonight, from the other/dimension I am just resonating with a vibration that has me ready for the ascention. God you are so fantastic. Thank you for sharing your gift with us. Nice ending to this one. :-)))) LOVE to you.

[MaryPastorius]

Niiiiiiiiiice  = )

[absinth0]

u have an hole in the headstock? if yes why? Oo

[WahWow]

@absinth0

I think it is the shining of the knob which Fender put there to keep the strings in place

[ZappaFan101]

Just awesome. Beautiful tribute! You even did that Jaco walk off towards the end. You are a great bassist!

[ledzeppelin64]

YOU ARE AMAZING

[BassManBrine]

It is indeed I Want You (She's So Heavy) which is a reet tune

[Lhs5356]

Yo man. Its actually I Want You (She's So Heavy) not strawberry fields. Keep learning guitarstudent

[guitarstudent101]

Yea whatever Im not a huge beatles fan. I could play that beatles.

[SmithIRL]

what is the song at 1.30 this sounds amazing!! i must know great video man

[MilosChovanec5]

It´s "I want you" by the beatles

[SmithIRL]

cheers man!!

[MilosChovanec5]

;-) ... I love that song too

[steveystevesteve]

thts inspirational man i love it

what kinda loop do you use could you tell me by any chance >?

i just rlyu like it i could see it developing my playing lol

[Saimon4788]

camina igual a jaco

[carloscs5]

hey Jaco never slapped....LOL!

[geosh78]

Jaco used to slap the hell out his bass. most folks don't know it, but he used to slap all of the time when he played with Blood Sweat & Tears. This is a fact!!!

[carloscs5]

I'd only see him slap the bass with his palm but not in the Marcus Miller way of slapping. He never recorded or performed that way. But if you say he did, i'd sure love to see it.

[geosh78]

It was before he was the "great" Jaco of Weather Report fame. Blood Sweat & Tears was on this PBS show before I even started playing bass, mid 70s. The reason I remember it so well is because he would turn his volume down, hit chord harmonics and turn the volume up, to get a synthesizer effect. It was awesome. I didn't realize it was him until years later when I read a book o n him. He's always had the long hair and jazz bass. After he got into Prestia, he never really plucked after that...

[geosh78]

In fact, this is as shocking as when folks find out Kenny G used to play some of the most funkiest jazz fusion on the planet with Jeff Lorber. He doesn't play it anymore during performance, but check out Jeff Lorber's late 70s/early 80s albums if you really want to hear Kenny G at his finest.

[HSBnetworkTV]

I had the distinct honor of lending Jaco some coins about a week before he died. He was walking down the street in the village with his bass on his shoulder with no cover. Just thought I'd share that.

[VictorAWineGuy]

Hate to disappoint you but it must have been a Jaco look-alike. Jaco was in a coma the week before he died. And for the three months before that, I would talk to him in the bars on Federal Highway in Ft. Lauderdale and Wilton Manors, at least two or three times a week. We used to go to an after hours club also, I wasn't there the night he was beat to a pulp but I went the following night. If I was I would have intervened because Jaco was a friend, and it still makes me sad..

[RABCNESBITTT]

now i have to buy a fretless! the ending made me laugh.

[Javic2112]

Amazing tribute!!! I wish I could met him too...Great playing!

[radiotrib]

I love the Beatlesesque sequence .. It was all great but when it started up, that bit really caught me by surprise

[Wildflowertg]

Les you are so beautiful

[lescanog]

Desde Argentina te mando mis felicitaciones por este tributo a Jaco y a los Beatles !!

Excelente !!

[greenysfleetwoodmac]

real nice man! i dig when you enter then scene just the way jaco would do it haha looks hilarious

[bluesb4ss92]

good good...

[TheWildMoor]

I am totally diggin it bro! you channeled Jaco so well!

[keriwoods]

Fantastic...tell me what is the contraption called that allows you to play certain things that continue while you play other things.

[frogswallop]

It's called a loop station, commonly known as a 'loop station' - check out the Boss RC-2 or the Digitech JamMan for basic loopers.

Hope I've been of some help, keriwoods :)

[frogswallop]

Argh bollocks - that should be 'commonly known as a looper'; sorry lol

[bassplayer142]

looping module thingie

[keriwoods]

Damn...you are fantastic!...but please tell me what that thing is that allows you to play certain segments & continue them while you play other parts.

[AlvinZalvin]

Whoa!

la weá seca!

[palynchuk93]

this was fucking amazing

i am in shock

that was so sick

i love i want you!

one of the best beatles songs!

that was the most amazing version ive ever seen!

i have to learn that!

[RIPDFA]

LES!!! this is incredible!!!

I Want You is one of my favorite pieces.

only you can pull it off like les beatles.

but what is the title of the bacharach song?

if you could tell me that would be amazing because ive been listening to alot of burt lately trying to hear a familiar tune from your video!!

: )

-JahBone

[frogswallop]

It's 'Alfie', one of the very first melodies that Jaco would teach to students in order to orientate them around the idea of Melodic bass through playing melodies - it bloody works! :D

[rorotc]

muy bien..

[DarrinFavis]

You are absolutely amazing Les! great playing and awesome showmanship!

[JazzMan5000]

Is that the fender or the squier?

[xiz90]

I think its the squier vintage modified. (the knobs are standard squier)

[pimayeah]

this is the best bass video i have seen on you tube!i love your take on this song good work!

[TRENTREZNIK]

F~~kin great,well done!

[ohmyapple]

I want you, beatles song (she's so heavy)

[catalystdrums123]

your playing echoes jacos in a very respectful way

[itlnstln171]

I think you need a few more guitars. :)

Good work friend!

[vakmere]

good one......

[mauvenz]

I don't have words ........ very good !! Bravissimo

[lobonauta]

Esto es uno de los mejores Tributos a JAco, 5 ESTRELLAS

[marantz2010]

Absolutely great job!!!!

Very impressive and amazing!

[fugawari]

there is no need any words. creepy cool performance.

[jenichxxx]

:D lol... btw: cool playing :)

[zuziJa]

bravo!!!

[arnbassbaritone]

damn that was nice

[vvblues]

Les, You are the man! I wanna be like you when I grow up.  Let me know about your next gig.

Oscar

[gerardoximenez]

Felicidades porque este tributo está genial, Jaco está feliz de saber que su paso por este mundo fue decisivo para los bajistas. 10 estrellas.

[Pudsy440]

fuck, that WAS cool! fantastico!!

[zenderwahit]

Holy craP! :O

Is that a Squier VM JB fretless? :O

Nice playing btw :)

[darkhurd]

I love this tribute! What a great chord progression by John Lennon to improv over!

Thanks man for saying thanks to a bass legend!

Jaco rest in peace!

[leitlnXhertsXzua]

you're a exceptionally gifted musician! big adoration!!! nothing else to say

[delorean88mph2003]

you're a freedom fighter!

[leitlnXhertsXzua]

yeah! that's it!!!!

[cliffthebassmaster]

Wow ... I bet Jaco is smiling on you, from up there, right now ...

[sasqautch45]

that was amazing

[jssskateboards]

that was pretty cool, you really emulated jaco's sound very well

[acidlip]

Fantastic, awesome playing , love the Jaco walk, I have the same bass, cant ever see myself playing that well! great video!

[yozohar]

sick, man. sick.

[Apple0192]

simply amazing, you must show me the chords or some sort of notation to the looping beatles part.

[strifer4lifer]

Great playing. Great tone!

I've been playing fretted bass since 1965. After seeing this video, I finally made the plunge. I got a new Fender Squier Vintage Modified Fretless Jazz Bass at Skips Music in Elk Grove, Calif. I love it but I am still in "new learner" mode!

What brand and type strings are you using on your bass?

Also, did you modify your bass (pickups, onboard preamp, etc)?

Thanks again.

[MrDoublebass]

Awesome..just awesome! Thinking of buying that bass.

Cheers Les.

[matipatros]

makes me cry . GREAT TRIBUTE!! and ur so lucky get to know Jaco himself.

[foowah7]

cool stuff, man!

[GodDamnRockingBass]

fantastic, You knew Jaco? Wow I envy you

[cslone74]

great job .question , what type of delay pedal are you using if you don't mine telling?

 cslone74

[jbeleni]

I had the same question... It's the Digitech JamMan??? Great job man!!!!!

[briancaantu]

Awsome!!!

[LiquidS0u1]

Damn look at all those guitars! Nice tribute!

[nrwhite6325]

I got a kick out of this. Cool wig!

[thelowmax]

A tribute to Jaco utilizing his style and the Beatles. A risky venture that could easily soar to the heavens or crash to the ground. You've masterfully acheived the former. Kudos. And even the quirky mannerisms and funky dance moves are right on. I started to laugh and almost cried. Beautiful work.

[K2snap]

Fanfreakintastic!

Jaco would have been proud.

[pizzlemank]

i caught myself nodding along subconsciously... what a great music!

[Nicks99]

RReally nice !!! Your little "monster" big small Marshall too .. is nice..

[bassrafe]

hi, nice

that bass is that the fender jaco pastorius fretless ?

because i saw it on the internet and it had dots on the neck the one you have hasn't

[groovyw53]

That's a Squier tribute model. just search for Squire on fender. com

[N1NJ4lVl4573l2]

was that Jaco's phone number at the beginning? ha

[blaublaua]

jaco is alive!!:D

[seanwan30]

buy a fretless fender jazz bass and get the strings that are smooth so they dont mess up the fingerboard

[littlewill08]

two words: SO GREAT !

[ambradfo]

You are good!

[adrian5b]

haha I wasn't expecting "She's so heavy" =)

[washtubbass]

very cool, indeed!

[Ultrabassman]

Just do a google search for squier vintage modified jazz bass fretless. If you're in America, you'll get it cheaper than I did here in the UK.

[blaublaua]

oh where can i get this bass its the best and most beautiful..does anybody know?

[Ultrabassman]

Jaco used rotosound roundwounds.

He coated his fretboard with marine epoxy (petit's poly poxy)

That bass is a squier vintage modified jazz bass fretless and has an ebanol (synthetic ebony substitute) fretboard.

Hope that helps.

By the way, vid is great tribute!

[MrJPWannabe]

I can dig it.

[bassist101maty]

BRILLIANT! tha is relli gud!!!!!!!!! OMFG! nd do u no wot i cud put on the nck of my bass, coz i took the frets out of my old bass, filled it wiv wood filler, nd played it, i seems ok, but i think it needs cummet to protect the woo, do u know wot i cud use please?!? Graet playin!!!!

[sebas1111]

puta tio la rompes

[dantbass]

what typo of strigs did he used flat strings or normal??

[WAhcreation3]

well from owning a fretless myself he must have flatwounds. Roundwound strings eat the neck

[frogswallop]

Laminated Necks, as well, lest we forget - however, Jaco had the same problem; In his video 'Modern Electric Bass' he says he practices on a fretted because not only is it harder, but because the strings would eat the neck up on his handmade fretless.

[icebreakfast]

dude, fuckin great job on this, sounds great man.

[clameo]

greast tribute to the greatest muscian on earth!

R.I.P. Jaco!!

[MBOTBOC]

What are you using for the layering? I've been trying to find something good like that.

[MBOTBOC]

Amazingly well done.

[clameo]

awesome!

[ShashiJapan4]

Wow! That was amazing. Beautiful music you were making.

I only hope to achieve half of that talent years from now. Brilliant tribute to Jaco.

[Eubanks371]

Its been said but... that was very cool

[LCFNacho]

very cool, in spanish: muy bueno!

[rink741415]

hahaha.. you're cool.. I specially liked the "Jaco stroll" at the start. But seriously: you've got something to say on that instrument.. tnx..:)

[yorklin]

Jaco would be vvv proud your 1 hell of a kool guy Les

[gopherbobz]

very cool

[ziggyweirdandgilly]

i love that harmonic slide thing when everythings looping sounds great :) jaco would b proud

[Rattler5150]

nice layering of the sounds with that digital memory pedal

[JRan16]

Awesome, i liked how you even imitated on the jaco weird strut-run-limp thing at the end from slang.  And mixing it in with she's so heavy was awesome. even the loop sounded like jaco's. oh, and nice guitars and basses.

[davidjholt68]

hey les you are one talented guy RESPECT!!!!!!!!!!!

[ellargo]

Amazin!! You're incredible

[Adrianrulz]

Wow!

[Lawryot]

i'm shocked.. of course it's not better than original,but this version is amazing!

[cheeseypoof08]

kick ass dude, im feelin the marshall mini stack

[pinkdirt]

wow!!!

[sgineto]

great i want you by beatles search for giovanni de sossi on you tube

[Slipknotofadown66613]

dude you are--....you're amazing 0__0

[luvjaco]

how did you loop the sequences ? , i would like to know how it was done. manufacture,model number and price --------- thank you.

[rhix]

i dont know what he has but the boss rc xl20 is a very good and affordable loopstation. like $250 U.S I think...i couldnt do without mine...it's a wonderful pracitce tool as well.

[MuDDveinn]

great skills/outfit

[cdavidg9]

have you ever recorded this on an mp3 or a CD?

[jacosw]

great playing man... keep rockin'!

[ballandcock]

i dig this man, and your guitar playing

[hirosmb]

Cool!  I love it.

[Bipolar84]

Insane skills

[jazzmasta314]

great! I wish I had those skills

[777i2i]

brilliant - i could listen to this all day - whats the loop system????

[bassjoew]

you did a incredible job.

[kruxtrux22]

that was cool cheers cuz

[Wishmastercr555]

you look really cool

[bobpasc]

You have his walk down cold too. Nice reference with Alfie. Great job.

[Skybum33]

That is so Jaco, you even have his stance, great job and thanks!

[kentadknut747]

how old are you by the way? And did you really know jaco :D? That would be so awesome!!

[kentadknut747]

Really nice work man!!! Whats that delay effect? I want one :D really nice playing indeed!

[martinchococo]

Hey man!!! incredible! Nice job. I really enjoyed it!

[DMonkey6972]

AWESOME!!! That was really well done! u even threw in the walk off stage part, haha classic

[djlsb]

i have a fender squire jazz fretless bass just like that but i have nylon strings it tone is sweet you should try some on your bass

[drevorock]

oh my god, very good man, very very good

[codia12]

just one year under you and my playing will skyrocket. you are a beast. too cool man. any tips on practice techniques?

[bluetoothmark]

i could sworn u was jaco!

[spike2hd]

mmmmmmmmmm.... respect

[fEdAyKiN13]

I see young lad dressed as hipie.

I hear great bassplayer,tears my mind and touching my soul.

(all musicians can hear who lives in your heart and i as bassplayer loves you/u know what i mean:)/keep on man)

[ReDArMy06]

Seriously,

That was Brilliant! YOU RULE LES!

Long Live Jaco Pastoruis!

[schoendom]

Superbe! Du Jaco tout craché!

Très bel hommage.

Tu es un excellent bassiste. Continue de jouer comme ça.

[orober1002]

That was great.  Very melodic and nice rhythm.

[Doldello]

you're bass playing is great ! i was crying... this is not only a "clone video" of jaco, this is a great interpretation including jaco's style and emotions... only the sound is not the best, it's a bit "dirty" for me , but the rest is fantastico O_O

[perivars]

Hey, good job man! You played with emotions like Jaco did! Keep it up!

[fleaargento]

This is rhe most wonderful tribute to anybody I've ever seen. It brings tears to my eyes. Jaco lives in you.

[Continuum95]

Super sympa !

[missgingerlee]

very nice les hon...love and light

ginger lee

[Eubouleos]

Good job, man ... you did it! Never stop playing ...

[dadaddo]

VERY nice!! Bravo!!

[jagbass1016]

wow, i hope to be half as good as this guy someday

[FitterStoke18]

nice work dude jaco would be proud

[filadaputa666]

Muito bom!

[doggers1]

grande! il suono pero' deve migliorare. MITICOOO!!!

[jackcoltman]

Fantastically brilliant, love the 'she's so heavy' with harmonics, Jaco lives on within you and without you..

[VladDrac679]

Beautiful! Jaco would be truly proud. btw is your name really LES July kinda like LES Claypool, I think thats kinda funny. Keep up the good work!

[micheletrevisiol]

wonderful!