Whoever thinks this is sped up is probably jealous. I can play faster than this on my fretted bass, and i'm not the best player out there. keep it up good sir!
Are you serious? If you think this is awful, put up a damn video of yourself and play this song. Stop being a troll. There are many ways to play a song. These damn critics. Have no balls whatsoever and yet they will bark at anything they see is incorrect.
@DivineWindOfTheSnow First of all it is not a song, but an instrumental composition. Second of all many ways to play, but butchering it does not do Justis.Third of all you seems to be pretty thin skinned. Fourth of all calling people names for being critical, only shows your juvenile and limited mind. Go to see an ear-specialist an have your ears cleaned! It might help. But I seriously doubt it!
@taiotishi I love your hypocrisy. And I hear no butchering. I thought he did well. No one is Jaco. Now stop complaining. I actually take criticism very well, if you give specific reasons to help the musician. That way, you can make them even better.
@DivineWindOfTheSnow Like I sad you're deaf. Neither can you read & comprehend what I've written a few weeks ago.I pointed out all the valid reasons to the man that played the music on the tape. He listened and understood the constructive criticism.On the other hand you've been whining like a girlie man. Don't kid yourself your not a musician & will not be anything, with mind set like yours. Me hypocrisy ? No! You clueless..? ... Yep!
I've only read the comment that I've replied to. You are clueless. I wasn't whining, I've made a point. And I don't really care if I'm a true musician or not. I respect criticism and I take it well with valid reasons. LOL.
@chapanese96: Thank you for your comment! I bought that bass brand-new in early 2006 through a store called Consolidated Music in Miami. I paid 1450 USD plus shipping to my country.
you lack sustain. are you using flatwounds? If so, get some roundwounds! but i cant exactly tell right now. sounds like youre playing bebop by the way.......
Don't beat your self up bro- i think it took Jaco like 7 years to perfect so that there was no excess vibrations in the solo. In my opinion you did a great job
how much would roundwounds hurt a fretless? bcuz i dont really like the sound of flatwounds. I could be wrong but i think jaco used roundwounds on his fretless
You are right. Jaco always played Rotosound roundwounds (probably the roughest rounds, IMO), but he applied several layers of epoxy coating on his fretless fingerboard. More info at fretlessbass(.)com(/)spotlight(.)html (without parentheses). Thank you for your comment!
don't judge flatwounds on this video, though this is played very well, imo it sounds pretty bad. flatwounds usually have a lot more character, no offense to the creator of this vid -- it's very good playing.
Fantastic job on the intro especially. Do you use flatwounds or roundwounds on that? I think it's time I try learning at least some of Donna Lee on my fretless now after seeing this.
round wound strings eat up the the fretboard on fretless bass', flatwounds don't have the ridges and " roughness " like round wounds. I put flatwounds on my fretless Jazz bass :)
dude i just wanna say its players like you who make me want to constantly get better and be able to play stuff like your doing here. absolutely amazing, just mind boggling
My friend, you are an inspiration, and I am so glad you like our basses! Have you ever spoken with the artist reps? It would be great to have you as a signed artist!
I have no control in this area, but it would be an honor to set up your basses!
Wow, it would be such a honor, Jon! I mean, I'm not a famous artist. Just a bass player who loves the instrument so much. I had no idea that something like that can be done.
Thank you one more time for your kindness, Jon! You can't imagine how happy and proud I am of having the almighty EBMM Bongo as my main bass. Words are not enough to describe its greatness. Thank you for such a fine work of art! :)
ahhh I love it. I actually have a fretless Bongo 5 in that same color on my list as well! Only one humbucker tho! Im a simple kind of guy. Love that pau ferro. Keep up teh good work
again its me and i know how a frettless bass feels because i play my bass teachers frettless Ken Smith Burner all the time and i was wondering about my Music Man Stingray 5 because im not sure how it will feel and play frettless and since you play a music man yourself i was wondering if you think that it would be a good decision to defrett my bass Im asking because i dont want to mess it up
Hey man, you won't mess your bass up if you leave that job to a professional (The guys at HG Thor are the best, as far as I've seen), but in all honesty I wouldn't do it, just because I want to have both worlds, which are very different. That's why I have both fretted and fretless instruments. But if you are sure you won't miss the frets (And I'm not talking about safe intonation but missing that metallic feel that frets give to the instrument), then go for it. Let me know! :)
Defret it if you have another fretted bass. I find fretless MMs more difficult to play because the best guide you have is the dot on the side of the neck. Atleast if you defret your bass you can see the dots (if it has them) or atleast the scars, for lack of a better word, that are remaining from before it was fretless. But if you don't have a fretted bass, I suggest you don't defret it unless your sure that your only going to play songs that would song better on a fretless.
i just wanna say damn dude nice job and also did u gut the frets on the bongo or did it come fretless. and also i have a music man stingray 5 string and i was wondering if you think it might be a good idea to gut the frets on my stingray because i have been thinking about it for a while
Thank you for your comment! I didn't defret this bass, man. I bought it as a companion to my fretted Bongo.
I think that defretting a bass (Or making any mod to an instrument) is an extremely personal decision. You must think that your bass will change its character dramatically. I mean, playing a fretless bass isn't just about "not having frets". The fact that the strings are in direct contact with the fingerboard gives a completely different character to the instrument, (Continued...)
which may be a good thing or not, depending on what you're looking for. Besides, notice that Music Man uses a different wood for fretless fingerboards (Pau Ferro) instead of rosewood or maple, used for fretted instruments. That's because Pau Ferro is a harder wood that can take the string abuse (Again, the strings are in direct contact with the fingerboard) much better. Hope this helps. :)
I made my first noises with a bass guitar back in 1986, man. With such amount of playing time over my shoulders, I should be a really awesome player. Anyway, I keep trying to improve. Thank you for your comment! :)
wow that was great and i love the basss nd the tone, im currently tryin to learnthis, i have so far manged the first 8-9 bars i think up to simular speed, but its taken me ages to get that far and dats only probably 10-20 seconds, o well i can't wait until i get it all:) nice one well done!
To me, the best way to do it is taking it phrase by phrase (just moving to the next one when you are perfectly sure that you've memorized the one you're practicing), and then putting it all together. Thank you for your comment!
It's hard to tell, really. I love them both equally. What I can say is that my fretted gets the most gigs, but it doesn't mean that I like it more than my fretless. Thank you for your comment!
Though I learned this song from my bass teacher, Joseph Patrick Moore, I think it's awesome that you're slowing it down for people to learn. Keep up the great playing!
Those strings sound sublime. The only (and very minor) downside of Bongos is that it's a little uncomfortably to play double thump (Victor Wooten's technique) because the knob is in the way. Other than that, any tone can be dialed with Bongos.
BTW, how many Bongos do you have? I've seen your fretted 5 stringer in red finish.
Just those two, man. I also have a FireGlo Rickenbacker 4003 and I'm waiting for an old Peavey T-40 that got through eBay last week (because of nostalgia, since I started with one of those basses 21 years ago).
i saw your talk bass profile. im part colombian. but dont speak any spanish lol. yeah well great job i been watching your videos all day they are very intruguing i hope to put some of mine up very soon.
this dude has a great ear, however, he should have someone giving him head while he plays.....maybe that would wake him up....... watching shit dry would be more interesting
i'll say this guys doin a mint job, yea its not 100% right but its a fuck load better than u could do ciolamorta, it makes me sick and wtf is wrong with a 5-string u narrow minded fuck,
whoooooo cares if its a five string for the love of gooooddddddd, just because its not four strings, it does not mean that its not a bass, it still has the four strings ...plus a low b...thats it. or depending on how you string it the high c....bass players should be open to new things, it makes me sick when i see others freak out about the number of strings music is music reguardless of how its created, so long as its true music
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Poor guy. You speeded up the first minutes. Look at his left hand... and the sound too. Everyone can play this way. Sad, really sad. Has Jaco ever played a 5 string? Sad, again. :(
1st things 1st texan homo hill billy,go feed ur pigs is lunch time.2nd of all i ment it as a compliment. u figure on a 5string he woulndt have to move so much!3rd takes alot of balls to say that behind a computer were u hide to curse at ppl u dont know.u fucking slack yall yuckle.!fuking bitch.
LOL yyuuupppp thats me.....i play 5 strings.....and just because u have a lower string doesnt mean u would move less considering most of what he is playing is on the upper register..yea im a TB member stanger503.....adding the low b doesnt change everything into "omg now you dont have to move" i dont even use mine that often except on a few of our songs....so lets put this behind im sorry i took it the wrong way,,,chill
A fully loaded Bongo new runs about $1600-$1800. A little pricey, but not bad considering it will give more expensive botique basses a run for their money.
Hey! Good playing, keep it up. I'm a beginner and I need all the help I can get-your slowing the piece down has helped me immeasurably in my attempt to learn it. Thanks!
this is pretty kick ass, but i wish you didn't pick every single note. i'm pretty sure bird didn't tongue every note when he played the melody. you've got sweet technique, which is worth showing off, but this isn't how the song should be played.
do you have ears?? jaco uses hammer-on or slides into notes in several places, which is part of why i wrote my comment. after reading the description by the guy who is playing in this video, i understand that he's trying to improve speed, and he recognizes that it is less musical, which is all i was saying. if it's in a performance setting, don't ever play a song like this without using some legato phrasings where necessary.
wow, how amazingly clever. im still not seeing any better versions made by you. so i guess its safe to infer, then, according to what you said, that you cant even do something a child could do. you are whats wrong with youtube these days...subhuman.
Good job on a tough melody. You have my respect spending the time learning it. But that doesn't mean its perfect. You had the same problem as I did when i figured it out. Your not swinging it, and the notes seem to be all staccato. try smoothing it out, and swinging it. Its hard to do at a fast tempo. Sorry to sound like a hard ass. But good job!
I just started learning this song day before yesterday, can play pretty flawlessly at 130 bpm.. but I have a long way to go before I have it down that fast. =(
very very good job, easily the best homemade bass videos on the web alva, you must have alot of time on your hands, i dont, im still learning this monster of a tune, its tough, but rewarding.
your tone has no growl...I would trade that bass or maybe try a different set of strings. you have great intonation and chops, but it gets cluttered in the plastic sound coming out of that thing.
you should play with the mars volta :)
carthagepropaganda 1 year ago
Whoever thinks this is sped up is probably jealous. I can play faster than this on my fretted bass, and i'm not the best player out there. keep it up good sir!
stonedparyah 1 year ago
This is a hell of a sound you have OO
FunkySkunk90 1 year ago
Nice playing. I think you may have the only fretless bongo on youtube, I'd love to see more of it.
vokes420 1 year ago
I think Jaco is spining in his grave! This is awful!
taiotishi 1 year ago
@taiotishi
Are you serious? If you think this is awful, put up a damn video of yourself and play this song. Stop being a troll. There are many ways to play a song. These damn critics. Have no balls whatsoever and yet they will bark at anything they see is incorrect.
DivineWindOfTheSnow 1 year ago
@DivineWindOfTheSnow First of all it is not a song, but an instrumental composition. Second of all many ways to play, but butchering it does not do Justis.Third of all you seems to be pretty thin skinned. Fourth of all calling people names for being critical, only shows your juvenile and limited mind. Go to see an ear-specialist an have your ears cleaned! It might help. But I seriously doubt it!
taiotishi 1 year ago
@taiotishi I love your hypocrisy. And I hear no butchering. I thought he did well. No one is Jaco. Now stop complaining. I actually take criticism very well, if you give specific reasons to help the musician. That way, you can make them even better.
DivineWindOfTheSnow 1 year ago
@DivineWindOfTheSnow Like I sad you're deaf. Neither can you read & comprehend what I've written a few weeks ago.I pointed out all the valid reasons to the man that played the music on the tape. He listened and understood the constructive criticism.On the other hand you've been whining like a girlie man. Don't kid yourself your not a musician & will not be anything, with mind set like yours. Me hypocrisy ? No! You clueless..? ... Yep!
taiotishi 1 year ago
@taiotishi
I've only read the comment that I've replied to. You are clueless. I wasn't whining, I've made a point. And I don't really care if I'm a true musician or not. I respect criticism and I take it well with valid reasons. LOL.
DivineWindOfTheSnow 1 year ago
@taiotishi
And by the way, what comments are you referring too?
DivineWindOfTheSnow 1 year ago
You have to ask yourself why 32 people would dislike this video. I think that is really petty and spiteful. This guy is a wealth of talent.
diamonddust22 1 year ago
You are older than death
WillyJJK 1 year ago
You are old as death
WillyJJK 1 year ago
sexy bass man. where did you get that and how much did it cost
chapanese96 1 year ago
@chapanese96: Thank you for your comment! I bought that bass brand-new in early 2006 through a store called Consolidated Music in Miami. I paid 1450 USD plus shipping to my country.
Alvabass 1 year ago
SWEET!
ssab420 2 years ago
great
m0uk0nFUNK 2 years ago
Why articulate every note? It's bop!
mackyouaccount 2 years ago
@mackyouaccount yeah i agree. slur some notes its gonna help lots and its gonna sound better
donnieboy31 1 year ago
you lack sustain. are you using flatwounds? If so, get some roundwounds! but i cant exactly tell right now. sounds like youre playing bebop by the way.......
happybacon5 2 years ago
nice, but swing tempo
rockXadiction 2 years ago
niceeee
bassmax223 2 years ago
Donna Lee is a swing tune. Jaco did it with straight 8ths because he had a conga player as a partner.
RICKCRITT 2 years ago
Bongo sound..Love it
Sortsylic 2 years ago
I don't really like the sound myself...there's not enough mwah for a fretless and it sounds too...
rarisgod 2 years ago
Change pickups for Dimarzios jazz V
Sortsylic 2 years ago
shhh its like burf
kenneth061389 2 years ago
ma chi sei toto cotugno?
muramer 2 years ago
Don't beat your self up bro- i think it took Jaco like 7 years to perfect so that there was no excess vibrations in the solo. In my opinion you did a great job
71HiFlyer 2 years ago 2
you have officially made me want a fretless :D
bioarsonist 2 years ago 6
how much would roundwounds hurt a fretless? bcuz i dont really like the sound of flatwounds. I could be wrong but i think jaco used roundwounds on his fretless
ChildofDust6969 2 years ago 2
You are right. Jaco always played Rotosound roundwounds (probably the roughest rounds, IMO), but he applied several layers of epoxy coating on his fretless fingerboard. More info at fretlessbass(.)com(/)spotlight(.)html (without parentheses). Thank you for your comment!
Alvabass 2 years ago
don't judge flatwounds on this video, though this is played very well, imo it sounds pretty bad. flatwounds usually have a lot more character, no offense to the creator of this vid -- it's very good playing.
llamasrage 2 years ago
Beautiful Playing!!
tigerfirefilms 2 years ago
I like using nylon tapewounds on a fretless. They're even warmer sounding than flats. GHS tapes are what I use.
greyhall1 2 years ago
Looks kinda sick...awesome job!
sliffer234 3 years ago
Fantastic job on the intro especially. Do you use flatwounds or roundwounds on that? I think it's time I try learning at least some of Donna Lee on my fretless now after seeing this.
Bass4Life1984 3 years ago
Thank you so much for your comment! Those are Ernie Ball flatwound strings. :)
Alvabass 3 years ago
ive found not many people use rounds on fretsless's, chew's up there fretboard...wait, fretless board?
maximu8899 3 years ago
round wound strings eat up the the fretboard on fretless bass', flatwounds don't have the ridges and " roughness " like round wounds. I put flatwounds on my fretless Jazz bass :)
Playthatbassson 2 years ago
THANK YOU for not rushing through the rests at :26! Awesome job, great intonation at that quick tempo!
esroberto1 3 years ago
dude i just wanna say its players like you who make me want to constantly get better and be able to play stuff like your doing here. absolutely amazing, just mind boggling
ibanezman14 3 years ago
My friend, you are an inspiration, and I am so glad you like our basses! Have you ever spoken with the artist reps? It would be great to have you as a signed artist!
I have no control in this area, but it would be an honor to set up your basses!
jongitarz 3 years ago
Wow, it would be such a honor, Jon! I mean, I'm not a famous artist. Just a bass player who loves the instrument so much. I had no idea that something like that can be done.
Alvabass 3 years ago
Alvaro....I am a guitar player, but your stuff inspires me to try and play bass. I am so happy you play our instruments!!!
jongitarz 3 years ago
Thank you one more time for your kindness, Jon! You can't imagine how happy and proud I am of having the almighty EBMM Bongo as my main bass. Words are not enough to describe its greatness. Thank you for such a fine work of art! :)
Alvabass 3 years ago
ahhh I love it. I actually have a fretless Bongo 5 in that same color on my list as well! Only one humbucker tho! Im a simple kind of guy. Love that pau ferro. Keep up teh good work
dasgre0g 3 years ago
again its me and i know how a frettless bass feels because i play my bass teachers frettless Ken Smith Burner all the time and i was wondering about my Music Man Stingray 5 because im not sure how it will feel and play frettless and since you play a music man yourself i was wondering if you think that it would be a good decision to defrett my bass Im asking because i dont want to mess it up
thub84 3 years ago
Hey man, you won't mess your bass up if you leave that job to a professional (The guys at HG Thor are the best, as far as I've seen), but in all honesty I wouldn't do it, just because I want to have both worlds, which are very different. That's why I have both fretted and fretless instruments. But if you are sure you won't miss the frets (And I'm not talking about safe intonation but missing that metallic feel that frets give to the instrument), then go for it. Let me know! :)
Alvabass 3 years ago
Defret it if you have another fretted bass. I find fretless MMs more difficult to play because the best guide you have is the dot on the side of the neck. Atleast if you defret your bass you can see the dots (if it has them) or atleast the scars, for lack of a better word, that are remaining from before it was fretless. But if you don't have a fretted bass, I suggest you don't defret it unless your sure that your only going to play songs that would song better on a fretless.
R0b1zzle137 3 years ago
you have no swing feel yo,
narb182 3 years ago
i just wanna say damn dude nice job and also did u gut the frets on the bongo or did it come fretless. and also i have a music man stingray 5 string and i was wondering if you think it might be a good idea to gut the frets on my stingray because i have been thinking about it for a while
thub84 3 years ago
Thank you for your comment! I didn't defret this bass, man. I bought it as a companion to my fretted Bongo.
I think that defretting a bass (Or making any mod to an instrument) is an extremely personal decision. You must think that your bass will change its character dramatically. I mean, playing a fretless bass isn't just about "not having frets". The fact that the strings are in direct contact with the fingerboard gives a completely different character to the instrument, (Continued...)
Alvabass 3 years ago
which may be a good thing or not, depending on what you're looking for. Besides, notice that Music Man uses a different wood for fretless fingerboards (Pau Ferro) instead of rosewood or maple, used for fretted instruments. That's because Pau Ferro is a harder wood that can take the string abuse (Again, the strings are in direct contact with the fingerboard) much better. Hope this helps. :)
Alvabass 3 years ago
fretless bass e,u are very skillful how many years do u play bass?
peperonicle 3 years ago
I made my first noises with a bass guitar back in 1986, man. With such amount of playing time over my shoulders, I should be a really awesome player. Anyway, I keep trying to improve. Thank you for your comment! :)
Alvabass 3 years ago
your the best on the tube
sausagerollnah 3 years ago
I think it looks futuristic. I do not know the song, but its interesting.
stopglobalswarming 3 years ago
yea it's not swingin and that bass sounds horrible. Seriously, i'm sorry you dropped so much money on that thing.
Zombbg4 3 years ago
its not swingin at all man
nateo5 3 years ago
woow !! your right hand is extremly well !
lepine840202 3 years ago
very gooooood what kind of bass do you play?? bongo??? what is it?
porcuspine 3 years ago
Can ppl just stop comment the bass? I know it's ugly but you got to concentrate on how fucking good this guy is!
YeahChonas 3 years ago
Great but I would add tu-da-di-ta instead of ta-ta-ta-ta. Sorry for my opinion.
rogerleos 3 years ago
you look pretty painful when playing it fast..
jude4312 3 years ago
The bass is pretty ugly
Sc4r7 3 years ago
Wow, thats bass in incredible....and your a great bassist!
bassnpete22 3 years ago
No disagreement here... Super job and great time...
It is much harder to play it slow, without a click track and your fingering choices are beautiful.
campocat 3 years ago
Nice playing! Also as nice as that bass sounds and it is probably one hell of a bass but imo it looks damn ugly XD! Sorry! Nise playing though!
DrumMasterT 4 years ago
thats a Honda Element bass LOL
miamigroove 3 years ago
Great! Lol....I'm not saying anything bad about it...it just looks ugly!
DrumMasterT 3 years ago
buen sonido!!
politico222 4 years ago
wow that was great and i love the basss nd the tone, im currently tryin to learnthis, i have so far manged the first 8-9 bars i think up to simular speed, but its taken me ages to get that far and dats only probably 10-20 seconds, o well i can't wait until i get it all:) nice one well done!
bassist101maty 4 years ago
you'll get there. i remember the days when i thought "intifada" or "hump de bump" were like impossible for me. :)
interloperftv 4 years ago
really nice sound! also very skilled playing! geeze how do people learn this? it's incredible!!
RUMPproductions 4 years ago
nice. thanks for posting this.
brandtpeterson 4 years ago
esta es la version mas acorde a la trasncripcion original que hay en youtube. me gusta...
se sienten las cuerdas un poco altas... quizas es solo idea mia
amierdolo 4 years ago
huevo ti igraeh lox
IvchenkoS 4 years ago
weird bass
Sc4r7 4 years ago
B-E-A-UTIFUL bass. Try one, theyre fantastic.
smallduarte 4 years ago
yeah not bad. Donna Lee is techinically one of the hardest bass solos I've ever heard
gtyler7292 4 years ago
very impressive! i have great respect for anyone that can play this song the same speed jaco did with almost or the same accuracy. well done!
zenbassie03 4 years ago
excellent, now work on smaller chunks, like 3 notes at time for the more difficult passages. cheers, pat
enzmusic 4 years ago
sry it's not what i want to say nice job !!
3XXRHCPXX3 4 years ago
nice tone!
BassPlayerRene9 4 years ago
Every time I see this guy he has a different bass....wonder if he has as many new suits....LOL
vakmere 4 years ago
its sped up fool!
Rinkul 4 years ago 4
man can you teach me how to play fretless!
lslimcuttah 4 years ago
thank u for responding and for the advice!
izumialexisikedathor 4 years ago
how do memorize this song?
izumialexisikedathor 4 years ago
To me, the best way to do it is taking it phrase by phrase (just moving to the next one when you are perfectly sure that you've memorized the one you're practicing), and then putting it all together. Thank you for your comment!
Alvabass 4 years ago
which you like more, your fretted or fretless bongo ?
Gorgalisin 4 years ago
It's hard to tell, really. I love them both equally. What I can say is that my fretted gets the most gigs, but it doesn't mean that I like it more than my fretless. Thank you for your comment!
Alvabass 4 years ago
I love bongo!
Mistergroover 4 years ago
i must say you have a fine collection of basses
geddyowns 4 years ago
dude all i have to say is insane. if i close my eyes i can hear jaco. i own a fretted bongo but now i want a fretless. ur an inspiration
Sennett2424 4 years ago
Though I learned this song from my bass teacher, Joseph Patrick Moore, I think it's awesome that you're slowing it down for people to learn. Keep up the great playing!
foowah7 4 years ago
Awesome job, but what impressed me the most was how slow you could play it. I can't seem to play it slower than 100 bpms.
walkinbass88 4 years ago
they sound like flat wounds
jacotubes777 4 years ago
Awesome job! What kind of strings are those?
IronCobra22 4 years ago
Thank you for your comment (and thanks everybody again)! Those are Ernie Ball flatwounds standard gauge (.045).
Alvabass 4 years ago
Those strings sound sublime. The only (and very minor) downside of Bongos is that it's a little uncomfortably to play double thump (Victor Wooten's technique) because the knob is in the way. Other than that, any tone can be dialed with Bongos.
BTW, how many Bongos do you have? I've seen your fretted 5 stringer in red finish.
IronCobra22 4 years ago
Just those two, man. I also have a FireGlo Rickenbacker 4003 and I'm waiting for an old Peavey T-40 that got through eBay last week (because of nostalgia, since I started with one of those basses 21 years ago).
Alvabass 4 years ago
flatwounds for sure!
nomonkeymind 4 years ago
I was wondering what brand they were.
IronCobra22 4 years ago
Impossible to tell, i guess you gotta check w the author
nomonkeymind 4 years ago
Nice work! ya gotta get that swing in there, charlie swings like a mofo
mikeypbass 4 years ago
i saw your talk bass profile. im part colombian. but dont speak any spanish lol. yeah well great job i been watching your videos all day they are very intruguing i hope to put some of mine up very soon.
aestheticpikachu 4 years ago
awesome playing. now just make it swing man!!!!
danksam11 4 years ago
Amazing playing!!!
ThomasRiekki 4 years ago
i think the stingray owns the bongo see
iplaybass77 4 years ago
Great!!! Freaking great intonation ! you really have a talent to make the triolet so tight! Next step for you: writting your own songs.
comedimusico 4 years ago
this dude has a great ear, however, he should have someone giving him head while he plays.....maybe that would wake him up....... watching shit dry would be more interesting
boztnskydvr 4 years ago
heyy you speaded up the start lol, never mind still good mate lol
Robert5243 4 years ago
i'll say this guys doin a mint job, yea its not 100% right but its a fuck load better than u could do ciolamorta, it makes me sick and wtf is wrong with a 5-string u narrow minded fuck,
steve01782 4 years ago
whoooooo cares if its a five string for the love of gooooddddddd, just because its not four strings, it does not mean that its not a bass, it still has the four strings ...plus a low b...thats it. or depending on how you string it the high c....bass players should be open to new things, it makes me sick when i see others freak out about the number of strings music is music reguardless of how its created, so long as its true music
texazranger04 4 years ago
what are you doing?................
pacojastorius 4 years ago
Read his posting...he plays it at different speeds so you can pick it up :P
ThomasRiekki 4 years ago
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Poor guy. You speeded up the first minutes. Look at his left hand... and the sound too. Everyone can play this way. Sad, really sad. Has Jaco ever played a 5 string? Sad, again. :(
ciolamorta 4 years ago
YES EVERYONE CAN PLAY A FRETLESS WITH GOOD INTONATION ITS EASY
you a so ignorant its rediculous give up on life
this guy is amazing even if he does speed up a little bit its still an amzing job
IF EVERYONE CAN DO THIS WHERES YOUR VIDEO OF YOU PLAYING THIS
Diuretic88 4 years ago
If everyone can do it,...
Then where's your video?
This guy is really awesome man... fuck you.
AlexConley 4 years ago
pfffff
3XXRHCPXX3 4 years ago
Hey man thats pretty good,even w a 5 string your all over the place!!
Coldplay2085 4 years ago
WTF do u mean even with a 5 string....your an idiot u dumb fuck
texazranger04 4 years ago
1st things 1st texan homo hill billy,go feed ur pigs is lunch time.2nd of all i ment it as a compliment. u figure on a 5string he woulndt have to move so much!3rd takes alot of balls to say that behind a computer were u hide to curse at ppl u dont know.u fucking slack yall yuckle.!fuking bitch.
Coldplay2085 4 years ago
LOL yyuuupppp thats me.....i play 5 strings.....and just because u have a lower string doesnt mean u would move less considering most of what he is playing is on the upper register..yea im a TB member stanger503.....adding the low b doesnt change everything into "omg now you dont have to move" i dont even use mine that often except on a few of our songs....so lets put this behind im sorry i took it the wrong way,,,chill
texazranger04 4 years ago
thats a 5 string dude
edub82 4 years ago
and?
narb182 4 years ago
someone thought it was a 4 string...thats it. just helping out a viewer.
edub82 4 years ago
fuck u to
3XXRHCPXX3 4 years ago
muy bueno man ... suena bastante parecido a jaco .
olbidenzen 4 years ago
sounds like a trumpet lol
aimmekay 4 years ago
thats rly good
but its a bit rigid.
the song is necessaily swung, but just try swinging the tiniest bit.
will sound alot better.
lindip 4 years ago
that's pretty cool. That seems and looks like a very expensive bass.
quaz12 4 years ago
A fully loaded Bongo new runs about $1600-$1800. A little pricey, but not bad considering it will give more expensive botique basses a run for their money.
scottgun00 4 years ago
The only problem is, is it resembles a toilet.
You a TB member?
goldmember123 4 years ago
you mute the notes way to much. but other than that it sounds pretty good.
FuckTaylor 4 years ago
Hey people!!!, stop criticize !!!!! - toxicity28, SHAME ON YOU!!!! can you walk the walk or just talk the talk?
Alvabass did it for ALL of us from his free and good will - you should all appreciate him for that - by the way his playing is flawless
gordonS2 4 years ago
I recommend you not to mute notes that much. Let them go sustain a little bit. Take it easy.
ctimur 4 years ago
kick ass bass, the harmonics it can get are incredible
PhuckHue 4 years ago
Either you people are being Jaco purists, or you have too much earwax shoved up in your ears to hear well-played music.
personator8437 4 years ago
hello sr , how are you , take a look my videos!!!! cya!
alfredismo 4 years ago
Hey! Good playing, keep it up. I'm a beginner and I need all the help I can get-your slowing the piece down has helped me immeasurably in my attempt to learn it. Thanks!
BobbySF1 4 years ago
this is pretty kick ass, but i wish you didn't pick every single note. i'm pretty sure bird didn't tongue every note when he played the melody. you've got sweet technique, which is worth showing off, but this isn't how the song should be played.
kevinc182 4 years ago
Jaco Pastorius arranged this song for bass guitar and picked every note
K33P3R56 4 years ago
do you have ears?? jaco uses hammer-on or slides into notes in several places, which is part of why i wrote my comment. after reading the description by the guy who is playing in this video, i understand that he's trying to improve speed, and he recognizes that it is less musical, which is all i was saying. if it's in a performance setting, don't ever play a song like this without using some legato phrasings where necessary.
kevinc182 4 years ago
that was pointless...
bathroomStallPoet 4 years ago
aperantly you havent heard of jaco...or listen to donna lee ...sad
toxicity28 4 years ago
heeps good
ryharsth 4 years ago
OWOW
ACUTEFAILURE 4 years ago
great playing and good intonation.that bongo sounds cool but damn i hate how it looks!!!
anyway it's your bass so i should shut up, haha!!
groovyw53 4 years ago
you're talented.
Progressive45 4 years ago
is this a joke, a child could do a better version. give up.
prandall240 4 years ago
i dont see you doing a better version. if a child could do one better, you should have no problem with it. so lets see it. put up or shut up, pussy.
strongbadian4747 4 years ago
your mum said that last night
prandall240 4 years ago
wow, how amazingly clever. im still not seeing any better versions made by you. so i guess its safe to infer, then, according to what you said, that you cant even do something a child could do. you are whats wrong with youtube these days...subhuman.
strongbadian4747 4 years ago
lol
twooos 4 years ago
pretty good but i can't seem to find anyone that's attempted to try the solo
laurence383 4 years ago
maybe not so straight is the only thing.. i do the same thing,you got to remember it is a bebop head, and those guys swing the shit out of everything
joebandana 4 years ago
lol. I didn't even read your comment. I see you did mean to do it that way.
JeremyWorld 4 years ago
Good job on a tough melody. You have my respect spending the time learning it. But that doesn't mean its perfect. You had the same problem as I did when i figured it out. Your not swinging it, and the notes seem to be all staccato. try smoothing it out, and swinging it. Its hard to do at a fast tempo. Sorry to sound like a hard ass. But good job!
JeremyWorld 4 years ago
I just started learning this song day before yesterday, can play pretty flawlessly at 130 bpm.. but I have a long way to go before I have it down that fast. =(
vveggy 4 years ago
Great intonation.
kevinm4435 4 years ago
very very good job, easily the best homemade bass videos on the web alva, you must have alot of time on your hands, i dont, im still learning this monster of a tune, its tough, but rewarding.
Yontar 4 years ago
thats a good job dude!
gussyboy298 4 years ago
dude, play on the back pickup, why are u playin not on it???
watch more of jaco and u should play the rest of the song!!!
mturewicz 5 years ago
he probably has his own sweet spot.
xapexi 4 years ago
well if he does, he isn't using it
mturewicz 4 years ago
ok, and what about solos...?
why playing on a fretless when you don't use it like a fretless?
tofoumusic 5 years ago
your tone has no growl...I would trade that bass or maybe try a different set of strings. you have great intonation and chops, but it gets cluttered in the plastic sound coming out of that thing.
nick9281 5 years ago
fretless? means with fingers? playing donna lee with fingers is normal for base no need to say that
berenkillu 5 years ago
it means that the bass has no fret man....
DrDoomOhYeah 5 years ago
Hahahahaha, fretless means exactly what it's called = without frets
bdizzlebass 4 years ago
lol
Fuckthepress 4 years ago