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  • mmmm, ken smith bass, what a superior great tone when swithched to fingerstyle

  • Didn't fit the song at all:)

  • Nice work girl....

  • I didn't know Steve Perry played bass.

  • coool

  • Good but please, Dont slap on a song like down on the corner hahaha

  • damn that chick can play bass

  • well...well

    

  • Is this extremely nice, "playing to the song" with great tone and on-the-beat playing? Absolutely, and something a LARGE part of YouTube "commenters" seem to forget is the type of playing that is a) the backbone of every great band since the beginning of time, and b) playing that will actually get you *HIRED* in the Real World whereas tapping the intro to SMB will do the exact opposite.

    IMO the problem is the title/tagging by the poster - people were certainly expecting different playing.

  • Woman get a really easy time on youtube when it comes to be judged on their musical ability. She's alright nothing more.

  • nice i dig it! people can hate all they want, but i guarantee the majority of these negative posts are by people who are too dumb to know where the volume knob is on a bass let alone learn slap bass!!!

  • she seemed cool but it was short. I play bass and to me that was not very entertaining but that is just opinion

  • i would say this to any bass player regardless of gender, sex whatever........slapping and popping over classic rock tunes shows no taste. also you're an octave too low in the main line which by the way is a great line and stands on it's own quite nicely without revision.

  • as a girl and as a bass player i think she is great!!!

  • I'm a die hard supporter of the vagina, and slap bass, therefore this video is awesome.

  • Hey man she is talented that is all that matters. It is extremely hard to find a group of musicians that gel well together and they seem to do so. Good for them. Talent will take you farther than you know.

  • Lol everyone is hectic about their comments. Look, she doesn't do anything great in this clip. That said, it's fucking hot when a girl can hold her own on an instrument. Even piano. Chicks who play music are sexy as fuck. Can you hear the horrible vocals in the background. I bet those girls are ugly.

  • oh wow you popped and slapped octaves, woopdedoo.

  • I hate how when a video of a female bassist is uploaded onto youtube, the attention is always drawn to the fact that she is a woman over her actual skill. It's actually really demeaning. I'm a female bassist and I'd hate have attention because of my gender instead of my musical ability.

  • @StrawberryJungle You can hate it all you want, it comes with the territory. Same goes for female drummers.

  • @woutertron I'm fully aware of that fact. I'm just saying it shouldn't happen. It's actually very frustrating as I am also a drummer as it happens - why these two instruments? I think that men would get pretty pissed off if on their comments were a load of women saying 'omg lol a man'. It's really pathetic.

  • @StrawberryJungle Don't be naive. No one's stopping you from playing the instrument, but it's unusual to see a woman playing it and you know it. Guys who do ballet get a lot of shit too.

  • @woutertron Again, I am fully aware of the fact that no one is stopping me from playing them, I wouldn't let them. I'm just saying that sexism is wrong, against a man or a woman and that it shouldn't happen. Surely you can't argue against that point, can you?

  • @StrawberryJungle It's completely benign sexism. Calling it sexism is silly to begin with. People notice things that are out of the ordinary, that's part of being human. Who gives a shit anyway?

  • @StrawberryJungle Did you fail to notice that the title of the video is "CHICK rocks out on the bass"? The uploader has already drawn the attention to the fact that it is a woman. How can you then criticize someone who is commenting on the fact that she is a woman? It was apparently the point of the video to draw attention to that fact, so if that overshadows her actual skill, blame the uploader.

  • @MrShway88 thnx man =)

  • lame

    

  • im getting annoyed the way shes slap bassing its giving me a heachache watching it

  • watz the name of that song and who sing it??

  • @elgozali99 down on the conner by creedence clearwater revival

  • I've never liked slap bass, or women. 

  • Girl,that is the FINEST rendition of "Down on the corner".........I EVER HEARD!!!! Keep it up!!

  • lol youtube haters, this is a live video not a web cam show off where u have infinite shots & repetitions, this is just one take & thats all she need. BTW, if u hate so much, why dont u upload ur own videos playing bass, if u think u play better than her, cuz i uploaded mine xD.

  • she's no paul goddard

  • É isso aí Amanda , manda ver !!!

  • bass is about groove, not skills.

  • @vaffanculoutube That depends on the genre of music you're playing. Sometimes it's both.

  • i wanna be her :D

  • Better than most bassist these days, yes im saying that after a 30 sec video

  • I jizzed in my pants.

  • $5000 Ken Smith bass, nice!!

  • I sincerelly hate the "i hate people saying marry me just because she has boobs.She has no skills at all and everybody says that it's great".Well actually it is great!Being a woman bassplayer myself,I feel much more "special" than a guy playing bass,just because i can prove that women can actually do what men do (not a feminist don't worry).And IT IS visualy appealing.You don't see a bassist girl everywhere.And about skills...a wise musician always looks after "groove" and musicality..not skill

  • @andu9tim im actually here because most famous girl bassists suck and use a pick, so while this isnt amazing its a nice refresher

  • You're overthinking this. I don't think someone has to be a big deal or even a really impressive musician to be worth a good listen. She sounds pretty damn solid to me, so props to her.

  • blows

  • what a load of nonsense is being talked on this page.. sure, the video is short and does not show enough to get a good idea of this lady's skills. But two seconds with google and you can find plenty of excellent examples of her work, which is very good indeed.. amanda ruzza

  • ted mosbey would marry you faster then you can say awesome!

  • awesome! xD

  • Marry me!!!!!

  • boner

  • DAMN!

  • me late amo a esta mujer jajajajajaj

  • Id marry her! im brazilian and bassist too!!! this girl is a dream

  • want some real lessons ? CALL ME !!!

  • great!

  • That was Hot!! You go Girl!!!

  • thats hot!

  • great!

    June and Jean Millington "Play Like a Girl"

    Go to Kickstarter

  • Sweet!

  • @MyFreak01 You shouldn't change a classic song like this too much. Check out any of my band's vids to see how to update and improve a song but stay true to the original version.

  • its ok......... i guess.

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  • u need groupie, ladies???

  • She's good. Not that good, but good.

  • @Tchifftein Well she played with prince. She gotta have something.

  • I don't see the big deal about this.

    The video's too short to show anything really impressive, she looks so stiff slapping and only looks comfortable when she's playing the basic rhythm.

    Oh, I forgot. She has breasts.

    In accordance with YouTube social mandates, I am forced to say she is now a great bassist and that the people who actually know what they're doing on the instrument should bow down to this skill.

  • @ThePsychoMike

    i've seen men with breasts playing bass, and people said they sucks. Its not the boobs then.

    I think its just because this woman can play bass people are saying "nice bass playing". So pls, stop begin so "woman on bass, lolz she cant play at all", and start listening to the music. Which this woman can do.

  • @ThePsychoMike I love you for this comment. Fucking thank you.

  • @ThePsychoMike the big deal is that most famous girl bass players play terribly with a pick so its a nice refresher

    

  • @ThePsychoMike

    totally agreed.

  • @ThePsychoMike Haha!  well said

  • @ThePsychoMike It shouldn't matter what anatomy, what should matter is how good someone is.

    So I agree with you there, you shouldn't have to bow down whether someone is male or female.

    btw, I am a girl, and I play bass.

  • @ThePsychoMike I don't understand why nobody comments like that on average/bad female bass player vids on youtube, but on Amanda Ruzza (who truly is a good bassist, just check out her other videos) evryone is raging.

  • @ThePsychoMike

    Wow thats a lot of sarcasm for just 1 comment

  • @ThePsychoMike Are you a better bass player than her? If not, how long have you been playing?

  • @gleventhal I am far better than her, going from what I just saw.  And I've been playing 2 years.

  • @Binderio You have the ability to judge a person's complete playing based on 34 seconds of material?!? Why aren't you teaching @ Juilliard, Berklee or The University of Miami with those *amazing* skills you've got... ;-)

  • @ThePsychoMike although i agree with people that over exaggerate talent because of who they i have to disagree because this isn't BASIC RHYTHM like that fill from :13 to :16...plus if you'd take your head out of your ass you'd see in the related videos that there is another video of her, her name is amanda ruzza...she's just some random girl a guy recorded and then claimed she was a prodigy, get over yourself!

  • @ThePsychoMike Your point is completely valid. However, what does how "stiff" someone is while playing have anything to do with how good they are? Some people are just stiff players.

  • @ThePsychoMike Your avatar on your youtube channel suggests that you play bass or are familiar with it to say the least. We'd like to see your 'skills' too, depending on which there'll be some positive or negative criticism, not to forget some sexist comments too! This is a reply to a 11 month old post of yours, considering which we'll assume that you must've gotten better at playing bass since the time you posted. We're waiting! Cheers! :)

  • @ThePsychoMike

    stop acting like a bitch. Shes a good player wether that makes you fell uncomfortable or not. 

  • @ThePsychoMike

    Nobody asked anyone to bow down to the girl. Why do you have to assume that every video on youtube is an attempt to tell the world about one's awesomeness. So if you can, do avoid feeling persecuted by the attention this video is getting.

  • @ThePsychoMike a good bassist who knows what theyre doing shouldnt pick on players who are less experienced. that's not profesional, and is what make's you a bad musician (if you act like that). this girl is groovy, ofcourse there are better players but she is a heck lot of better than me for example and is probably not voted thumbs up for her breasts.

  • very basic pattern

  • Brazil Rules!

  • CCR and Lady Bass fuck yea!

  • Shes very good,,Alot of technique comes from hand size and strength.Men and woman have equal Brains,passion and heart .Men are bigger ,faster and stronger.

  • @greggzccfclfc that's so wrong...

  • @pablito3789 but so right...

  • This woman should NOT be in a folk band...

  • you're awesome Amandina!

  • Well, she's not bad. This particular vid may not have shown too much of her skills, but what she was doing as to the improv wasn't that impressive. I'll check out some of her other stuff though. This just may not have been the best tell.

  • Ohh that's the girl from the McGill add haha, cool playing, nice ken smith.

  • too bad shes in a girl band...zing

  • She's good at popping and she is HOT as hell

  • stop slapping on that bass...slap is for 4 string bass!!!!

  • @superkitsis you sir, must be retarded

  • @superkitsis

    That is not true!

  • COUGAR!!!!

  • @greggzccfclfc HHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA­AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

  • SUX BUT SEXY

  • @greggzccfclfc Hahahaha - Cool Comment ;)

  • HATERS SUCK! Go girl, study some primus.

  • @maverickinthere primus should taught in every school in the world

    

  • @Skidhblanir Copy that Sir!!! PRIMUS SUCKS! Long live Less Claypool

  • ok I guess

  • woman only makes blowjob, not play

  • that wasnt complicated at all...it was just a bunch of octave slaps and pops...that one fill from 0:24 to 0:26 hardly counts as rocking out...

  • @diamondbass11 Didn't sound great either...

  • This reminds me of a cartoon that I once saw...a jazz musician dies and goes to hell and the devil puts him in a country band :)

  • chick? ^^

  • além de gata toca bem pacas :D

    eu casava :P rsrs

  • Detona brazuca!!!!!That's what I'm talking about!!!!

  • sweet, that rocked!

  • If u think that chick is good then u realy should check out Travis Larson Band!!! then you will know what a good bass player can do =)

  • it's like with women in motorsports..I just don't like it....and 90% of the female bass players are ugly...and the rest can't really play...

  • @hoschist What about Tal Wilkenfield shes amazingly good and she has passable looks

  • good song of creedence bad cover

  • You all miss the point

    wtf is this shit music

  • Amanda<33 xD

  • como se llama la banda?

  • That bass solo sucked. Where is the emotion in it, and the thought behind it?

  • women on bass guitar?? hot?? hell yeah!!! even tho im a male and play bass as well xD

  • women so beautiful with a bass

  • you go chick! I like bass

  • There's nothing better in this world than a woman on BASS guitar....

  • wow.....*jaw dropped*

  • Awesome!!

  • Awsome

  • thats hott

  • great job.5. God bless.

  • that shit wack

  • that bass looks really hard to slap. just me probably.

  • Victor Wooten is better than jesus so he dosent count

  • @SpiralEnigmal

    I never knew Jesus played bass.

  • @TCELL24 I never knew Jesus was a woman

  • have herd jesus play bass?

  • @SpiralEnigmal Jesus? The bassist of Andre Matos?

  • @SpiralEnigmal Jesus only played uprights...

  • @SpiralEnigmal And Stanley Clarke is better than both

  • This girl can really groove!

  • completely cool..nice work. bb

  • oh snap is that a warwick bass guitar?!?!? wow nice bass slapping!

  • No, it's no crappy warwick, that's a ken smith :)

  • Well, she plays it well but I personally don't like the slap in a Creedence song... at all.

  • Nice rendition!

  • Sure sounds different from Creedence - well done

  • Good chops, shit song.

  • nice groove, I love the way you play bass

  • True, you don't see many female band members. But remember Amy Lee, and the women who've performed with Nightwish are great. Can't forget the Runaways, either.

  • nothing special...

  • I love slap style bass playing and she's really good

  • oh girl, marry me!

  • yeah u got pegada!! here we say nice chops.. Rock on!!

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  • VERY VERY GOOOOOOOD

  • They just think that because OMG SHE'S A GIRL PLAYING THE BASS! SHOWER HER WITH PRAISE BECAUSE WOMEN WHO DO THINGS ARE SPECIAL!

  • I agree...she's good, but she's not the next Stanley or Victor...

  • I see your point, but to be fair you don't see a lot of female musicians so when you see a woman with some talent it is quite special. I wish my girlfriend could play like that =P

  • That doesn't make it special to me. Women and Men have the same chance to be a good musicians.

    My point being that my ideas of rare and special are different.

  • That's very true they do. However a lot of people will turn their noses up at a girl who plays an instrument which may be quite discouraging. It's sad but true. Especially in heavy metal! You really don't see a lot of female band members. Even in the girly rock bands its usually only the singer who is female

  • I think the problem is girls subconsciously or consciously conforming to being a girly sounding band

  • The recording quality didn't help! :P

  • it's not really that amazing is it?

    Not being funny, but her popping sounds a little off the rhythm...

    s'ok I guess. better than my cat could do I suppose.

  • Bass wank, litterally and metaphorically. Get back to the kitchen.

  • haha

  • aint she the one that played for apc?

  • gotta love CCR

  • awesome! =)

  • yea, she got some skills

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  • THAT SH*T WAS TIGHT!!! THIS CHICC IS bADDD!!!

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  • CCR :) love it!

  • LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • timing and key knowledge might help her.