Billy Sheehan is much better than Cliff Burton. The problem with Metallica and their solos (bass and guitar) is that they're not clean like this guy's. When Billy Sheehan solos you can pick out every single note. When Cliff soloed, half of them would get lost in the distortion or because he couldn't play at that speed cleanly. Same with comparing Kirk Hammet and Steve Vai. Steve plays fast cleanly, Kirk plays fast messily.
@ASchlink1990 much to the contrary...most of cliff solos were lost in james' crunch and kirk incessant whining wah...i put cliff and billy at equal ground because billy sheehan has had time to come up with new and wonderful things...but cliff didnt. But he did amazing for the time he did have so thats why he is amazing...but i equal them on skill and eccentric, just cliff had more of a vision and an ambition. billy just wanted to be like Joe :)
Holy frak! That was cool! A lot of people forget Sheehan can also switch gears & do a rippin', supportive, walking bassline! Dude admits its his own fault since he does so much stunt bass. I like Jones & Burton too but I think they're all good at what they do. At least they don't just play quarter-note root-note basslines! And I play electric bass, fingerstyle, btw!
Shimmey is dead on people. Jones put soul into every song,and personally I think this solo was a bunch of random notes played as fast as he could. He needs some funk in that. (Don't argue that I don't know what I'm talking about, I'm a bassist and an avid Zeppelin fan)
well, you must compare burton' solos to Sheenan's solos. how the hell are you gonna compare sheenan solos with burton's songs. oh okay, lets compare. metallica vs mr big.............metallica vs david lee roth.................kill em all vs anything by mr big or david lee roth.............
no. sheenan does not blows away burton. not at all
Uhhh kid Sheehan and cliff solos are very alike...same exact style...play fast,heavy,and sound like a guitar....And the we never said the music. metallica is one of the greatest bands to ever come out of the metal scene comparing there music to anyone else in the metal world is an obvious win
Sheenan can can shred lyk no one else but his solos usually have no soul. CLIFF WAS GOD he put good bass in every song sheenan put all his effort into the solos. Cliff BURTON and Billy Sheenan are thefucking best
sheehan is good, but never, you idiots, never, never ever forget that Cliff he was: THE MAJOR RAGER ON THE FOUR STRING MOTHER FUCKER... Burton he was the best,
I like more if the bass is played with plick/pluck or however is called in english XD, i dont play the bass but i think that with a pick/pluck etc, you can play the bass faster right?
yeah same here, only promote picking if your looking for the sound you can only get from a pick, other than that, use your fucking fingers you dillhole
You guys are morons. Les Claypool up against Billy Sheehan? WOW!!! The only rock bassist that can stand to Billy Sheehan, AT ALL, was Cliff Burton. Aside from that, Sheehan owns. He's a wicked skank.
Dude you are so cool. Is this THE rdham101? Holy shit! I can't believe you posted something here! Do you do any public appearances? I'd love to meet you and maybe get your autograph. Maybe we can hang out too. Shit man...I can't believe it's rdham101! You are the man!!!
jajaja you suck man " bassemup" you say (then you haven't "Seen" Victor Wooten is crazy fast with just his fingers.) jajaja Cliff Burton was more fucking fast with his fingers or you now that angra's bassist damn is fucking faster but you now what's the diference .. Cliff Burton "has" the fucking crazy speed and the fucking composition skills... gift. that;s the diference man.. sooo i will say 10000 more times that Cliff is the FuCKiNG BeSt!!! EvERrrr.
I personally like les claypool better, but he is still an awsome bass player:
You cant compare less to sheenan they use two very different techniques. Less uses slap, pop, and a few other techniques but dosnt really shread like sheenan does. Hes more of a 3 fingers shreader lol less is like a psychodelic freak out kinda band
WTF is this crap??? i wanted to know why Billy Sheenan was famous ... But all i can see is a fucked up guitar player! ...
pixelsafoison 9 months ago
why doesn't he play guitar??? bass is GROOVE not this shit
vwooten91 10 months ago
Not a fan of bass playing sounding like a guitar, but it's good though...
I'm a much bigger fan of the bass sound and slap playing like Les Claypool and Ryan Martinie.
neoplasmax 10 months ago
Billy Sheehan is much better than Cliff Burton. The problem with Metallica and their solos (bass and guitar) is that they're not clean like this guy's. When Billy Sheehan solos you can pick out every single note. When Cliff soloed, half of them would get lost in the distortion or because he couldn't play at that speed cleanly. Same with comparing Kirk Hammet and Steve Vai. Steve plays fast cleanly, Kirk plays fast messily.
ASchlink1990 2 years ago
@ASchlink1990 much to the contrary...most of cliff solos were lost in james' crunch and kirk incessant whining wah...i put cliff and billy at equal ground because billy sheehan has had time to come up with new and wonderful things...but cliff didnt. But he did amazing for the time he did have so thats why he is amazing...but i equal them on skill and eccentric, just cliff had more of a vision and an ambition. billy just wanted to be like Joe :)
BlackMaidenTallica 6 months ago
@BlackMaidenTallica Fair enough! haha. A point well argued. I still think Sheehan is better, but I can't disagree with you.
ASchlink1990 5 months ago
this guy is like evh on bass, in bad way
jakenfriedlove 2 years ago
Awesome!!!
AustralLord 2 years ago
His style is kinda like Cliff Burton's...
AustralLord 2 years ago
This guy is easily up there with the likes of Flea and Les Claypool among the greats.
rrtodd95 2 years ago
nice hair
comonBABYeatTHTbacon 3 years ago
Holy frak! That was cool! A lot of people forget Sheehan can also switch gears & do a rippin', supportive, walking bassline! Dude admits its his own fault since he does so much stunt bass. I like Jones & Burton too but I think they're all good at what they do. At least they don't just play quarter-note root-note basslines! And I play electric bass, fingerstyle, btw!
magic8ball2112 4 years ago
Shimmey is dead on people. Jones put soul into every song,and personally I think this solo was a bunch of random notes played as fast as he could. He needs some funk in that. (Don't argue that I don't know what I'm talking about, I'm a bassist and an avid Zeppelin fan)
Vailm11 5 years ago
the best bassist of all time is john paul jones.
Shimmey33 5 years ago
I gotta say from what I heard on Killem'all,
this blows Burton out of the water
as Much as I respect metallica, this is waaaaaaaaaay cooler dude
seriously, all you bassists commenting this, go out and buy a BIlly sheenan instruct. video
So much tightshit.
stripe0125 5 years ago
well, you must compare burton' solos to Sheenan's solos. how the hell are you gonna compare sheenan solos with burton's songs. oh okay, lets compare. metallica vs mr big.............metallica vs david lee roth.................kill em all vs anything by mr big or david lee roth.............
no. sheenan does not blows away burton. not at all
Jecht301010 3 years ago
he does
kasthebass 2 years ago
Uhhh kid Sheehan and cliff solos are very alike...same exact style...play fast,heavy,and sound like a guitar....And the we never said the music. metallica is one of the greatest bands to ever come out of the metal scene comparing there music to anyone else in the metal world is an obvious win
mydog2134 2 years ago
what about metallica vs g3...
hanadulsarutobi 2 years ago
Hey this guy isnt even good, he just has fast fingers. BIG freakin woop. You obviously do NOT know any sort of a good bassist.
DanielM196 2 years ago
what is good bass playing?
mydog2134 2 years ago 5
there is no debate cliff is better cliff has it, his actually sound like they just werent random notes
ProdigYxBassisT 5 years ago
Cliff Burton is not really great. I don't know where you kids get this idea from. Yes he was good, but nothing more than that.
Okonkole 5 years ago 2
No mortal may ever abuse the bass strings like Cliff Burton..
Carlos15ag 5 years ago
Sheenan can can shred lyk no one else but his solos usually have no soul. CLIFF WAS GOD he put good bass in every song sheenan put all his effort into the solos. Cliff BURTON and Billy Sheenan are thefucking best
the4stringmuthafucka 5 years ago
where the hell did that last note come from... yea harmonic but still geez
TheNexus 5 years ago
It's called a PICK Kernisher... :) Not necessarily you can play bass faster with a pick and this vid proves it...
alipbob 5 years ago
Sheehan is god.
MeWiseMagic 5 years ago
sheehan is good, but never, you idiots, never, never ever forget that Cliff he was: THE MAJOR RAGER ON THE FOUR STRING MOTHER FUCKER... Burton he was the best,
davalvert 5 years ago
haha
b0b01567 5 years ago
Bass solo's are odd. lol
redquill 5 years ago
billy sheehan is good but the bassist from racer x was better i think
joshmccrea 5 years ago
nope billy sheehan mops the floor with them man
b0b01567 5 years ago
I like more if the bass is played with plick/pluck or however is called in english XD, i dont play the bass but i think that with a pick/pluck etc, you can play the bass faster right?
Kernisher 5 years ago
hell no if ya a real bass playa you can do anything with ur finger picks are cheatin in bass i think
janiejones123 5 years ago
yeah same here, only promote picking if your looking for the sound you can only get from a pick, other than that, use your fucking fingers you dillhole
BigBroMike 5 years ago 2
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kenichihiroki 5 years ago
cliff burton is a powderpuff compared to Billy Sheehan.
Ed316 5 years ago
No Cliff Burton is a god among bass.
Punkmetaller 5 years ago
BILLY SHEENAN KICKS ASS you guys have no idea what u are talkin about
oxydaily 5 years ago
BILLY WILL STOMP ALL OUR ASSES
wildstringdom 5 years ago
You guys are morons. Les Claypool up against Billy Sheehan? WOW!!! The only rock bassist that can stand to Billy Sheehan, AT ALL, was Cliff Burton. Aside from that, Sheehan owns. He's a wicked skank.
IamtheGrynch 5 years ago
Wow.... bass solos sure do suck compared to 6 string guitar solos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqYjqyHnVNs
danpluso 5 years ago
Music is not a competition you testoterone sucking, potty-mouthed, little wankers, lol.
bigfatbass 5 years ago
HAHHAHA THIS GUY IS A DOUCHE BAG
rdham101 5 years ago
Dude you are so cool. Is this THE rdham101? Holy shit! I can't believe you posted something here! Do you do any public appearances? I'd love to meet you and maybe get your autograph. Maybe we can hang out too. Shit man...I can't believe it's rdham101! You are the man!!!
fenway5150 5 years ago
jajaja hell yyeaa!!! man
5horsemen 5 years ago
jajaja you suck man " bassemup" you say (then you haven't "Seen" Victor Wooten is crazy fast with just his fingers.) jajaja Cliff Burton was more fucking fast with his fingers or you now that angra's bassist damn is fucking faster but you now what's the diference .. Cliff Burton "has" the fucking crazy speed and the fucking composition skills... gift. that;s the diference man.. sooo i will say 10000 more times that Cliff is the FuCKiNG BeSt!!! EvERrrr.
5horsemen 5 years ago
Cliff Burton is the Best bassist everr... everr !!
5horsemen 5 years ago
Wow....NO!
Bassemup 5 years ago
nah victor wooten will kick his ass any day(speed wise)
from what i've seen from victor wooten, he isn't that fast, but he's still pretty awsome
ryu926 6 years ago
then you haven't "Seen" Victor Wooten is crazy fast with just his fingers.
Bassemup 5 years ago
this guy has skills, but lee and claypool have always been the top two bassists
a8twenty 6 years ago
nah victor wooten will kick his ass any day(speed wise)
theamazingrapist 6 years ago
I personally like les claypool better, but he is still an awsome bass player:
You cant compare less to sheenan they use two very different techniques. Less uses slap, pop, and a few other techniques but dosnt really shread like sheenan does. Hes more of a 3 fingers shreader lol less is like a psychodelic freak out kinda band
linearvermin 6 years ago
i know that claypool and sheenan are different, in fact i play with a mixture of the two, i use the three fingers but i also play slap
ryu926 6 years ago
fucking a this guy is good
leatherghost 6 years ago
Bass Shreading done right!
goldenmonkey133 6 years ago
Not Hard With That Much Drive But Still Good :)
xttocx 6 years ago
i personally like les claypool better, but he is still an awsome bass player
ryu926 6 years ago
Billy Sheehan is the best bass player in the world right now. Thanks for posting the video.
How the hell did he get such a high-pitched harmonic from his bass?!
blackcloudproduction 6 years ago
Billy Sheehan doesnt even compare the Geddy Lee bro
prior222 6 years ago