Bill Dickens

[JasonLeonPike]

Outstanding!! Don't know what he just did but it was great.

[mlody969]

Buy a longer belt

[OcioPuroTV]

sound like race win at Gran Turismo xD

[anonanon556]

this sounds like something from jaco or weather report, cant quite think of what though

[suprbird]

I guess I'll be that guy.....does anyone have tabs for this? hahahahah jk

[helikestv]

@suprbird lol beat me to it

[xillermo]

Vacan el gordo ...

[Iliketacos091]

I want a Peavey Cirrus 6 so bad... but I'm too poor.... :'(

[arfacat]

not bad, dude, tho the"balance" (IMHO) is a little narrow ... stretch it ... the sun on one horizon and the moon on the other

[AttitudeCastle]

I can doing walking lines as fast as Bill xD

BUT nothing anywhere even close to his solo stuff, not in a million years!

[STEAMWORKER]

Cute.



[drwires]

Like the Cheese, this guy stands alone!

What fluidity in his execution of what's going on in his mind/soul. No everyone can appreciate his music, but for those that do, it's very fulfilling to say the least.

[PJ92386]

Thanks for sharing

[robdrums69]

These are the guys who should be making the POP MAKERS money... real talent

[258369147365]

show!

[LuminoFunk]

Whos the pianist? Cant get onto him.... hes great

[0MrRib0]

this whole band has that much talent, that i think my eyes have just started burning watching these guys

[BedroomBassist]

That drumkit sounds glorious!!

[Happyascanbe1]

Nice one, though In high register he tends to sound a bit like Alvin arguing with Theodore and Simon.

[jay2xtremefy]

its fusion.

[TyrelPiper]

Imagine how much better he would be as a guitar player... I wonder if they only sold basses in the town he grew up in.

[AxozOfDeth]

@TyrelPiper go listen to guitar players then why u want bass players be guitarist ....

[FaLaTiCi]

uh uh uh uh maaannn AwEsOme

[ambientpooooh]

Is that a mic, fixed on bass?

[kinshasaAPP]

@ambientpooooh Nope, a camera

[ambientpooooh]

@kinshasaAPP oh yes!!! :D I should tumble to)

[AttitudeCastle]

@ambientpooooh Its the camera your seeing the shots right at the start from!

[Rizilo]

@ambientpooooh I think it's a camera. There's quite a few shots where the camera is extremely close to his fingers, so that's what I'm assuming.

[Goerletz]

relativ gut

[SyBass6]

@ct323rx Fine.........The very fine musicians playing in this clip are great players, of that there is no doubt at all. Personally, this clip leaves me a bit "cold". It doesn't really connect musically with me. It doesn't move me like say listening to Jaco or Abe Laboriel does. I know it's from a tuition DVD but if you watch Abe or Jaco's tuition DVD's, These are the real deal. Musically, spiritually & technically. That's my "twopeneth" in anyway :-)

[TheTranslator100]

@SyBass6 "t doesn't move me like say listening to Jaco or Abe Laboriel does."

Point taken. At least you aren't saying anything foolish, like comparing Bill Dickens to the White guy who plays bass for the Red Hot Chili Peppers lol

[oneone1onezero0]

@TheTranslator100 Flea, from RHCP.

[chewyflea]

@TheTranslator100 yea no kidding Bill Dick sucks

[skiddlecrumms]

@chewyflea lol

[SyBass6]

Technically good. But, Musically maaaan, this is lame.

[ct323rx]

@SyBass6 Technically, what you just said, doesn't make any sense.

[dabassmangroove]

thats because only 3 people on 3000 have the i.q. to understand that 3000 notes fo tha solo,and the rest of the people only wants noise, lights shows,and some guy moving his head like he have epilepsy

[suprbird]

what the shit just happened on that bass....wow.

[dt1prs]

schlappa da bass man

[soniclens]

this is outstanding! for you haters, dont fear the natural progression of the bass. Technique and improvement of amplification of this instrument as well as a natural curiosity to take the instrument beyond what others have done drives this type of music. Robert Johnson was great at his time for what he did, but so was Hendrix, Van Halen, Eric Johnson, Vai, Satch etc. Respect your history but dont be afraid of pushing things forward.

[xshredbassx]

this is very nice!

[m00g33k]

Is this what they call Progressive Jazz? lol

[remoman]

@m00g33k contemporary jazz maybe?

[albertw666]

@remoman well... as somebody in a movie said: If you don't know what the hell is that music, then it's jazz =D

[CallistoAshus]

Are there other songs from this performance? I really like the music and the way it's filmed. the bass-cam is sweet.

[TexasTeaDrums]

At :43 didn't it look like a really tiny dude playing a huge keyboard?

[TheAhell]

That man got absolutely no taste at all.

[HWolfeIII]

You quit hatin' on the brother for being great you might just learn something!

[GabrielDhalaman2]

BBOOOOOORIIIIIIIIIIINGGGGG

ROCK AND ROOOOL,BITCHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES

[playnfrmfarawayplacz]

who is the drummer?

[phillybass101]

I'm not hating. It's just that Jaco made alot of guitartists want to play bass. I happen to love funk bass and could care less about the skill or classic study or any of that crap necesary to become a jazz snob. I have not met one guy into jazz that wasn't a music snob. Give me bootsy or larry or louis. Jazz is for old farts and music snobs. from that pespective I guess it is classical :-)

[JamesBannerBass]

@phillybass101 you have no idea about music

[JamesBannerBass]

@phillybass101 not that I think this is great music or a good example of "jazz", but your comment made it clear you're musically ignorant

[Bjorlin1]

"Look at me i can play fast licks on a 6 string bass"

prefered the piano solo better, no structure and phrases in this... buddha on bass? bullshit go listen to eddie gomez or dave holland

[jimmyjohnsman1]

@Bjorlin1 lol... regardless man the guy fucking PWNS. besides, the most OVERRATED player is les "i'm quirky for the sake of being quirky and only idiot metalheads listen to me" claypool

[sinisteruk]

bassist is just a frustrated guitarist

[HWolfeIII]

@sinisteruk I don't think so, many bass players can play guitar, quit hatin' on the brother, you might learn something.

[WoWintosh]

Peavey makes drumsets?

[tlorg]

@WoWintosh they have for a long time. Worth noting, many peavey shells are actually milled out of solid wood blocks, instead of wrapped layers of thin ply wood.

[TheKakolHerezji]

I was the 666th who liked this.

KEEP CALM AND LISTEN TO THE SATAN OF BASS!

[Meph761]

@TheKakolHerezji -_-

[DarthVultar]

the drummer is also great.

[GDevourer]

Where is the audience? Nobody came? ;]

[JimmyPie23]

yes... this makes my trouser snake lactate

[realseoul]

what a monster bassist. 

[slapbaZZ]

I heard these guys wrote the music for the game XIII

[teachingfeller]

Can't think of the last time I needed 3 kicks for a bebop piece...

[thecrashinghighways]

do you know where i can find more of his performences here?

[nuisertuz]

last note explains all

[DuffCowboy]

man thats amazing. simple and pure essence of jazz.

[fojeda1]

@DuffCowboy You trapped in a cube, bro.

[fojeda1]

This blows holy sweet jesus

[iPodGaming]

@fojeda1

What do you mean this blows?

[fojeda1]

@iPodGaming This blows, in the U.S.A. that means it is of low quality, it is not good or off-putting. It's slang. Happy I could be of linguistic help.

[iPodGaming]

@fojeda1

I know what that american slang means, I just didn't think someone could say that on a video like this.

Bill Dickens is a virtuouso, this is an awesome video, but I can't talk to you, a guy who probably listens to Mr.Gaga.

And judging by other comments on your page you're a spammer.

And gay, your page says it all.

[fojeda1]

@iPodGaming Cool story, bro.

[splatcrash]

this drummer is fucking amazing..

[RKOABRAMSITO]

the pianist is so BORRED -____-

[iPodGaming]

Omg, this is what nowadays music couldn't provide me.

[Roflmop]

Jazzmans play 3000 notes in front of 3 people, and Rockers play 3 notes in front of 3000 people.

[sesanchez93]

@Roflmop jajaja just liste franck hermanny....you'll chage ur mind

[cherryorchards]

@Roflmop if you really believe that the amount of tickets sold tells you that the music is good, why you`re even wasting your time watching/commenting this video? modern jazz/ jazz fusion is basically music for (serious)musicians, so do yourself a favor and go waste you money on some burnout doped up rock star and get high too while you`re at it

[Roflmop]

@cherryorchards Is it because jazz is for "serious musicians" that you didn't get that it was a joke?

[cherryorchards]

@Roflmop sure didn't sounded like a joke, because is pretty much a fact now days. But i did like your joke on "serious" musician. Much better than the other one

[amentjam]

@Roflmop And pop "musicians" don't play anything, while 300000 people watch them on tv

[Cl0ud848]

@amentjam the world is a heartbreaking truth

[robdrums69]

@amentjam and THAT is just WRONG .....  what has it come to.. it's a shame...

[phallogan]

@amentjam Yes, because people like Phil Collins or Michael Jackson deserve no recognition of their talent as artists because their music belongs to a genre mainly occupied by talentless idiots. Be less narrowminded ffs ...

[markk1tennis]

They can do everything except end together. haha

[rumblethump]

Bobby Rock on drums. Bill warms up with a 1" thick piece of rope under the strings for even more tension. I've seen a few Namm jams with many of todays greatests, no one plays after Bill. just sayin

[1138thz]

What a great walker...ya gotta love that shit if you have a brain.

[KaslarProductions]

Respect to the t-rex hand

[scottlandsman]

Its a good job he's bald otherwise i may have had a mullet overload from his accompanyment

[polutoeu]

what name of dummer?

[Blavits]

i dont kno who he plays with his bass under his chin, i sure as fuck cant

[skiddlecrumms]

@Blavits Most guys like this do because they have more controll. Pretty much any really good bass player you find will wear a bass like this. It's just easy to play funk and jazz with it nice and high.

[Blavits]

@skiddlecrumms i kno, i was sorta joking

[ilovemysr505]

those strings look really tight, how does he do that? moving your bridge way back would affect the intonation :(

[Bobbyki46]

@ilovemysr505 moving the bridge saddles back would effect intonation yes but it wouldn't effect string tension anyway. He is playing with what looks like a pretty light touch so that is some of it. the bass is 35inch scale which helps with keeping strings tight. generally higher gauge strings are higher tension. Also, different brands of strings or sometimes have different tensions.

[gburk3s]

to VUlterer Idid not know that is what a hamster fart sound like I geuss when you are at that level you can understand things like that. Mr. Dickens is one of the fastet players around stay off of here if you don't understand jazz improv.

[mprimecoleman]

Bobby's sounding good here, but doesn't he know that he needs at least another bass drum, two remote hi hats, and a few more Chinese cymbals to play jazz in a small group?

[unoriginalson]

Bill Dickens.... you Monster!!!!!

[Vulturer]

Sounds like he's influenced by Bird. Damn this guy can fly! And walk too.

[isomikieee]

damn he really is a buddha

[Rafaelsw1]

victor wooten best

[newpariah]

2:50 to 3:00 sounds like when a train is comming

[981407036x]

@newpariah no way... sounds more like hamster farts...

[mojiggity]

@ASASHANYA Bobby Rock on drums I believe.

[ASASHANYA]

Who' s da drumma?

[Sincoola27]

jesus christ!

[SpearWieldingOctopus]

There's sort of an aura glowing around his head or maybe it's lights reflecting off that dome.

[kiemi07]

Zawodostwo, Podziwiam:)

[thecool9]

praise be to buddha

[ocamponeis]

For all those who aprecciate this great song...

The Name is:

Straight Ahead - Bill Dickens

[Salobatera]

demais.

[taufoofar]

I really digged this. Much more than his speed slapping video. I think he's a better fingerstyle jazz player.

[joncast64]

pianist rocks

[alinack69]

i respect jazz and everything, i like listening to all sorts of music. i can also appreciate the technical skill needed to play solos such as this. but there is something about fast jazz bass solos the sounds like donald duck having a fit! thats in no way a bad thing. =P

[buhmabee]

@alinack69 That's got to be one of the funniest ways I've heard jazz bass playing explained. Freakin' good one.

[chuckst0nes]

@alinack69 PMSL - I know exactly what you're talking about.

[Stereogun]

@alinack69 Man, You just spoiled all the fun.. Can`t listen to it seriously anymore :D

[RonnyOnBass]

@Stereogun If you allow some joker to affect your thoughts... you've got to question your own intelligence and integrity. I'm just saying...

Also to teachingfeller: This video was also to promote the new Peavey Drums. AND, Bobbie is a heavy metal drummer normally, though he does jam with Bill on a regular basis.

[Stereogun]

@RonnyOnBass Believe me - that`s what I`m doing most of the time since the moment I`ve started commenting things on YouTube. When I`m not busy laughing, of course :)

[fingerboy18]

@alinack69 His tone is kind of honky in the upper register.

[jlambert321]

@alinack69 "donald duck having a fit!!",..lol!

[fenderjazzdeluxe]

you're entitled to your opinion, Im a jazzer and have been for 20 years and I agree,there are a lot of guys out there like that, but guess what, it seems the shitter they are the more up their own arses they are, the better they are the nicer they are

[affablegiraffable]

0:00 to 0:03 is an orgasm of music

[mrmichaelbesio]

на барабанах играет Brian May из Queen!!!

[DarkTelorio]

como no cae una bomba ahi !!

[MrTomasSVK]

great :))))

[Fettgrodan123]

Man, that drummer is good =)

[fendertele1988]

jazz gets predictable and sorta boring when its done like this. its like bass solo, piano solo, drum solo, other noodling in between. i don't get it. killer playing of course, i just don't get it i guess.

[wohodude100]

@fendertele1988 obviously you're not listening to the solos or you're listening to the wrong players or like you said you "i just don't get it i guess."

[pumberdog]

@wohodude100 how do you listen to the wrong player????? everyone is pretty much doing a solo here!

[fendertele1988]

@wohodude100 well like i said, the playing is great, especially the drummer. i guess you could say i respect jazz, i dont dont enjoy it most of the time

[Achilles1223]

@fendertele1988 Yeah I totaly agree!

[lazur1]

@fender: Beginning to a large extent with Charlie Parker / bebop, much jazz is played for the players' enjoyment of improvisational interaction, rather than to overtly entertain the audience. Thus, in a sense, it's not entertaining, but jazz fans -are- entertained by witnessing this interaction.

[DISTURBEDCREATOR1234]

this is by far one of the best bass riffs ive ever heard

[Tiagparma]

ZUZO is best

[wondolf]

If I could walk that fast, I wouldn't be fat.

[InnocenceOfFire]

The Carl Winslow Of Bass

[meanderer06513]

THUD (sound of my jaw hitting the floor...)

[alienspent]

oh man, I loved that!!

[bassmont]

the drummer is a mix between a metal core and jazz drumer jaja awesome

[serazac25]

The drummer looks like Jörg Michael from stratovarius

[thecrashinghighways]

he just looks like he loves what hes doing. great bass player. need to go check out his other stuff now.

[DeadPandaTits]

good bass playing, terrible tone. and lol peavey drums?

[ManinblackRR]

What's the name of the band ?

[wallacobain]

Muuuito bom!

Pra um baixo de seis cordas, que apesar de ter uma variação maior de som, ele fica limitado a algumas técnicas. Nesse vídeo foi muito bem utilizado.

[taichifist]

Outstanding!!! He is really playing that 6 String Bass Guitar!!!! Love it!!! Neat having the Camera hooked up the the Body of the Bass!

[basspl4y4]

i have been playing bass for about 6 years, and i never knew how to get this mysterious jazz sound. Like what scales are involved most in jazz playing?

[dtonbassist]

@basspl4y4 dude! I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU MEAN! and let me guess you are trying to get that cool smooth sound they make and how they just sail across the frettboard.

[MattTheFunkyOne]

Jazz, funk, rock, classical.. play ALL of these things, knowing multiple languages can only broaden your horizons

[HaggzoDehPwnzor]

Only me who thinks that the solo thats starts at 1:55 kinda reminds of Donna Lee?

[wra7h]

Lol the keyboardist at one point sounds like hes hitting random chords lmao they sound awful

[proggod876]

he is amzining, has lots of basses, with lots of strings, with lots of frets

[MCLOVIN50]

I have great respect for jazz musicians, but man jazz is weird lol

[curtismate]

why's he got a mic on his bass ?

[MeGaLoPoulI]

@curtismate its camera...not a mic

[curtismate]

@MeGaLoPoulI i knew that....

[bassguitarkeybordwiz]

@curtismate

That is a camera on his bass, cheers!

[Brightblade43]

the name of this song is "Pure Awesome"

[360DegreesMusic]

somehow its weird to see such a drum kit with this music xD

[lesbassax]

one of my favorite bass players man... I am still learning this song... when I met him at NAMM he just said take it piece by piece and you'll get there

[ChandlerFinchKellogg]

meh. another uninspired chophead.

[umabou2008]

最高！　great !

[stylemotional]

I like this solo more than other stuff I've seen from Dickens. The guys has really got chops. There's just something about his music that is inaccessible to me, though. I think it is that emphasis on technique, and the way it overshadows the musicality of his playing, that is the stem from which so much criticism emanates.

Or it is just the people who are jealous and wish they could play like that. In any case, he is definitely a master of his instrument. Bill, you're a beast.

[sebastiaocba]

amazing