Hot Tuna — Jack Casady Bass Solo (240p playback only)

[WhiteNacho]

Nice looking bass but it dosn't make any noise?

[321qaw]

Can you reload this clip? The audio seems to be gone, may be on my end but its not there afte the distort at the start......

[bludelta20]

I did re-upload this video as "Hot Tuna — Jack Casady Bass Solo (New Upload)".

Audio is now back but video quality has degraded somewhat due to resaving the low resolution original file. Problem may have been due to outdated codec that YouTube no longer supports. Maybe someone more technically savvy than I might know the actual reason.

[MrAndersoncouncil]

Someone gave this a thumbs down! :))))

[ninau1]

2 4 hour shows of Hot Tuna at the academy of music in NY 1978 my ears are still ringing lol

[allergic2pretense]

...to the clueless out there who question Jack's ability, go listen to:

Jefferson Airplane - the other side of this life

from Bless Its Pointed Little Head - and then ponder as to why the title applies to you.

[danzbmw]

That was awesome!! Thanks Gary.. I want to send you a tune with a very simple bass line, but it flows so well...

[vsftin]

jack casady can do interesting harmonic bass lines, but he's very very boring at soloing

[Anze491992]

why the f*** are you posting this again???

Ok... I think I understand you... you don't like this bas solo, so fuck off and let others to enjoy it!

[kwakky]

casady is a great, great bass player. but this solo is boring wank.

[whitefeet1]

An American businessman in Africa was kept awake all night and day by the sound of drums from the surrounding bush. He asked the cab driver, the news venodr and the elevator man "do these drums ever stop?" and got the same response from all: "Oh, no sir, if drums stop... very bad"... Finally he begged the man at the hotel desk "Please, what could possibly be worse than these drums!?" The desk clerk got a very sorrowful look on his face, and said in a whisper: "bass solo..."

[tomwebb123]

bass solos rock

[Bilko2720]

@whitefeet1 But at least it was a break from the incessent, indulgent drum solo.

[cowboystitching]

@whitefeet1 why are there negatives? All bassists love this joke!

[whitefeet1]

@cowboystitching I know.... I heard it friom my band's bassist back in the 80's... heh heh... It was hard to get the telling right within the character limit... so had to try twice to do it justice...

[audadvnc]

My all-time favorite bassist, but just like Jorma he's inconsistent. This solo is rather pointless, but Jack has done incredible work over the years.

[Doderhultarn89]

your comment is rather pointless

[bassist448]

Jack Casady is definitely one of my favorite bassists. When I first started out, Entwistle was the man for me, but my style just didn't really identify with him, so after a while and alot of focus on other bassists like: Paul McCartney, Roger Waters, John Paul Jones etc. I came across the song Crown of Creation. And thats what introduced me to Jefferson Airplane and the musical stylings of Jack Casady. The only thing that sucks is I'm the only 15 year old in my town who knows who he is.

[machinsky108]

its cool you'll find people

same here

[zanarian11]

I'm 17 man, trust me, i know EXACTLY how you feel. I mention the name Geddy Lee and no one knows what I'm talking about. The only thing they know about apparently is Lady Gaga and Kanye West. Too bad they don't know about real music like we do

[TommyGunnTheBassMan]

@zanarian11 Geddy Lee is overrated in the bass community

[zanarian11]

@TommyGunnTheBassMan I disagree but of course, like anyone, you're entitled to your opinion.

[Zevonfan524]

@TommyGunnTheBassMan Maybe to you, but Geddy is one of the best bass players around..I'll even overlook the fact that he's Canadian jk..Not only are his bass lines amazing, he sing those beautiful melodies over the top..AT THE SAME TIME!!!

[TommyGunnTheBassMan]

@Zevonfan524 I think he is wonderful and awesome and stuff (I have almost all their albums) but in the bass world hes overrated. To many people are like "OMGZ He iS GoDzZzZzZ!!". Sadly, the same thing has happened to flea. 

[keo774]

@zanarian11

i' m only 13, and when i mention the name of hot utna or jefferson airplane they look me in a strange way

like i'm an alien!

[BassWhiz92]

@zanarian11 He's the best bassist on earth of course!!! RUSH all day everyday!! lol

[TurtleWeasle]

@bassist448 My son is a drummer, 24, and I'm very proud that he's into Gram Parsons and Lou Reed. Hang in there!

[mimicry11]

Casady is amazing. And he played with two other great:s in his career: Danny Gatton (when they were in D.C. high school) and Jimi Hendrix..

[randyleepublic]

Fuuuuunky no. 7!

[six2112]

Even when Jack does a solo, he is in the goddamn pocket....he is a walking bass lesson.

[gilouseb]

He's the man who played the bass in "Voodoo Chile" (extended version) in Jimi Hendrix's"Electric Ladyland". So, he contributed to one of the "Egypt's Pyramids" of Rock music...Respect!

[kkoegler]

That's my brother!

[BassPlayingSnowman]

i love jack

[sk9utube]

was Cliff Burton by any chance inspired by Jack Casady?

[phishallman89]

NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! , NO

[sk9utube]

how do you know?

[warlord1962]

was this shot during a Moonalice show or Hot Tuna show...Jock Casady rules!!!!

[lordnighthawks]

Jack is God.

[Katmundu]

These guys are rock and roll history. Like Jack in Moonalice, also.

[Musicman543210]

haha i saw hot tuna in nyc four days before this

[Marxfan58]

would someone mind telling me what song this is from?

[chiguy77777]

Funky number 7 (originally on America's Choice album) has to be te the song it comes out of. I can definitely hear parts of it in there.

[aurora1957A]

Does anyone know the name of this song? Jack did an awesome extended solo during it also at the Lebanon, NH show in Dec 07...

[lilmelvin11]

One of my inspirations.Thanks!

[ytcarol]

Yeah, he's been an excellent bass player. I used to date his brother Mike Casady back in high school in D.C. They look a lot alike. I was thinking of Mike and thought I'd look for Jack, just to note the resemblance. Got a nice bass solo into the bargain. Ha! Thx

[jamesbedard]

one of history's greatest bass-guitar virtuosos

i have nothing but pure respect for him

i admire and study his ornate style

[CaptainCoconut87]

Thank you for sharing this.