Jaco Pastorius Portrait Of Tracy - cover by Edmond Gilmore

[SpagsJippy]

the playing here is perfect man.. just absolutely perfect.. not only is the playing perfect but the actual EQ of the bass sounds almost exactly like the original recording.. if not BETTER! the harmonics seem to jump out even MORE than the original

[delijica]

Woohooo!!!!Bravo!!!!

[GuiTarMansss]

It's that kid a couple years later...

[loombaron]

awesome man, you nailed it!!! one question which are the harmonics you hit , the 5th and 7th fret and what else? you rock dude

[dvs2751]

is this in alternate tuning?

[abandonedNJandbeyond]

see this is why youtube is so great... people with incredible talent can broadcast they're talent to a potentially never ending fan base.... great job on this man, i know its been said before but you are spot on.

[OdisKKiddol]

Slowclap*

[loempiavreter]

Potret of Ted Mosby

[AnAmericanAuthor]

My favorite "Portrait of Tracy" cover on here.

[AnAmericanAuthor]

My favorite "Portrait of Tracy" cover on here.

[darkangelzephyron]

amazing

[theinsanemusician]

one oif the few that make youtube worthwhile. you inspire me to be something great.

[mrlmrodriguez]

Wonderful. I think Jaco would have said the same.

[ivandruping]

Are you sure that is a cover? I thought that Jaco was playing... sooooo nice!

[Yalsmal]

Like... A Dream.

[samthebassman412]

Superb tone, great cover!

[chefsef]

Beautifully done! Please do some tutorials on the harmonics for this. I've only figured out the intro.

[menilmontant]

Love the playing and the sound... you got really close to pastorius on that one. feeling sounds perfect to me ;)

[LudejanoElta]

This is incredible. So clean. So precise. Well played sir. Well played

[BassThumper777]

excellently played

[VanDalgyonTheDark]

BEST COVER ON YOUTUBE

[nuke97]

Wow it's perfect !

[dylanobeirne]

Without a doubt the best cover I've heard. I can play the piece, but you put me to shame! That last chord came out beautifully!

[SpagsJippy]

totally amazing... AND the last chord came out the best I've ever heard it.. wow...

[juiey2]

HOW THE FUCK

THIS IS HIS SOUND! OMGFGFG

[michaelmoore55]

wow dude i've been trying to learn this forever, didn't think i'd see anyone on youtube do it that well. props to you sir

[slapstyler]

@michaelmoore55

Hi ! , thanks a million , I really happy you like it !

[MrSaxmanJones]

Goooodnessss

This is amazing!

It almost sounds exactly like the original.

Does anyone know if Jaco played a fretted or fretless on the original?

[slapstyler]

Thank you so much , I try to capture the sound as much as possible and with a lot of listening you try to do it at the best you can.

Jaco played this track on the on the album on a fretted bass !

[derrymadness]

man u are a genius!

[slapstyler]

@derrymadness

hahaha , thanks man ! I`m trying my best :P

[derrymadness]

@slapstyler good stuff!

[JAGaleaffan]

Outstanding! 

[slapstyler]

@JAGaleaffan

Thank you !!!

[ArmandoRey928]

your harmonics are purfect

[crazysean1218]

Love this song, great job but...... how the hell do you play the last chord?!?! Im learning it on guitar right now so some of the harmonics are pretty faint, I just figured Id cheat and play the last three notes without harmonics on my 'extra' strings. It looks like your barring the ninth and finger a M3 up but that register is not even audible on my instrument.

[tuvokzeta9]

Dude that was excellent!  And yes, the execution of the piece is spot on. Really the best cover of this I have seen. Trying to learn the piece myself...

[slapstyler]

@tuvokzeta9

Thank you very much !

[cflherper]

Beautiful job. This piece is very difficult to play cleanly like that. Well for me at least(I have stubby fingers)

[slapstyler]

@cflherper

THANKS !

[cursedswordsman]

Finally, a cover that brings Jaco justice.

[slapstyler]

@cursedswordsman

Thank you ! check on some more to come soon !

[TheAlmightyBassist]

Incredible, man. What kind of markbass amp are you using, and how much did the fbass cost? It sounds exactly like jaco.

[karmagedon]

The most clean and well executed version or cover of a portrait of tracy that I've seen

[slapstyler]

@karmagedon

Thank you my friend !

[slapstyler]

@karmagedon

Thank you very much !

[ceppocpl]

@karmagedon no cover brings Jaco justice, but this comes just as close as possible! slapstyler thanks a million for this cover!

[eb0nikz]

wow. that has got to be one of the most perfect sounding covers of Portrait of Tracy I've ever heard. hats off to you man; that was flawless.

[slapstyler]

@eb0nikz

Thank you for listening !

[jagheterzack]

You look kinda like Ted in HIMYM. And really well played, man.

[TheSpecchief]

Amazing, man. You certainly honor Jaco with this performance. I can only look up to you and hope to one day perform with as perfect a mixture of form and feeling.

[slapstyler]

@TheSpecchief

Thank you !

because of people like your self and other I keep pushing it more and more ,

Thank you for listening !

[rooiemaxwandt]

wow man, you sound great, your sound is just amazing............

and you play the song so smooth, i wish i could play it like that, me playing this song almost isn't compareble wtih you playing it, 20385 thumbs up man

[slapstyler]

@rooiemaxwandt

Thank you so much for your kind words . any thing can be done with plain work !!!

I`m sure you can do it !

[Yvabien]

כל הכבוד אחי אתה מוזיקלי ומדויק מאוד!

[MushroomDisorder]

After listening to this continously,I think I'm going to talk with my bass teacher so he will help me learn this(he is a big Jazz fan,and also likes Jaco very much!).

By the way,I really liked your playing in the Israeli Dancing With The Starts!

:)

[slapstyler]

@hereawhile ... Both !

@MushroomDisorder... Toda raba ! (Thank you very much)

[MushroomDisorder]

Amazing playing man!

You really are something Israel can be proud of (I'm from Israel too!).

Amazing gear also :).

Keep it up!!!

[hereawhile]

On the artificial harmonic on the intro

is the span of your fingertips that great or did you work to get that?

[hereawhile]

@slapstyler

AMAZING, are you using any effects to bring out the harmonics as crisply as you are?

if so... what kind? or is it just your amp effects?

[slapstyler]

@hereawhile

Thanks !

Well , that`s the magic of of the wonderful combination between Markbass and Fbass

and those two , specifically are a killer. no effects but pure sound.

[mjcoderre]

Can we all collectively SLAP the person who disliked this?? OO OOO...pick me! I'll do it!!! Dunce cap to that dude for Christmas!

[slapstyler]

@mjcoderre

LOL ... thanks

 P:

[mjcoderre]

Man....soooo good to see every part NAILED!!! WELL WELL DONE!

[crazyiikimochi]

I don't know what to say.. except.. Wow! that was amazing!

[chanan213]

One person is absolutely deaf !!!

[leitnerjoe]

perfect playing. i'm working for years on this tune, but it always sounds sloppy. your playing is really great....

[cubanbass]

Beautiful! Love the tone.

[Jowellzzz]

This is gorgeous, absolutely beautiful.

However, please slow down, this needs to played with grace.

[MRoERVICE]

Whait ...is that? YES! its Ted Mosby!!

Anyway, Great played! from sweden!

[Jowellzzz]

@MRoERVICE So true :P

[bass27check]

Beautifully played.

[GrahamMonette]

I've said this before, and I'll say it again; you rock buddy! great job as usual.

Keep up the incredible bass playing!

[slapstyler]

@GrahamMonette

Thank you my friend , new stuff soon

;=)

[djphatd]

FINALLY someone on youtube that nails Portrait of Tracy! Melodies and everything, perfect timing! Perfect!!! You just made my day :)

[slapstyler]

@djphatd

Thank you so much , thanks for your kind compliments

[stefuwahiscool]

man the last chord..............the only cover on youtube where that chord sounds almost like the original

[LennartElbers]

Man this is the best version on You-tube, period! Beautifully played and the sound is almost perfect. I can watch this video over 20 times. Damn!

[slapstyler]

@LennartElbers

Thank you ,

Wow it`s cool to hear that .

Thanks man

[AdinaEvenZohar]

Apparently slap is not your only forte!! Beautiful!

[slapstyler]

@AdinaEvenZohar

:()

[afeschyn]

Man, you are a wonderful play with great tone, feel, and obviously a great ear. I cannot believe how similar your sound is to Jaco's. I guess that is a testament to you, George Furlanetto, and Markbass. Incidentally, I owned a BN5 for a short time. Just didn't get into it. Need to check out the VFs, however.

[slapstyler]

@afeschyn

Thank you for a deep listening !

I think , a real sound is in your hand and mind.

you should check the VF , they are such a natural to play on.

I enjoy doing it for such a musicians like you who can dig it all.

thank you once again ,

Edmond.

[dwprsk]

hey slapstyler,

nice clip and tones!

BTW, does the VF5 has the coil tap control too?

thanks.

[slapstyler]

@dwprsk

Thanks ,

Please check fbass.com website for details

[mushroomzagain]

hey man awesome job

how do you get the really high harmonics at the end?

im stumped

please help!!!

[slapstyler]

@mushroomzagain ,

First thing , thank you !

about the harmonics , it`s just work man ... I know it`s not easy to play that stuff so you have to dig it hard ,you know what i`m saying ? don`t push to much on the strings as well.

keep working !

[inuyashaspet]

Ack. Youtube doesn't allow you to edit the typos?

Well, this is a good excuse to watch this video again. After I'm done drooling I always feel obligated to practice my butt off. :(

[slapstyler]

:() , it`s good to know this video clip moves you !

the typo was on the video clip itself thus...

thanks for your comment !