Some of my favorite bass lines; Costello, Queen, and Rundgren

[joseutuado]

I Love Queen!

[dkgdbr]

horace panter of the specials ha some pretty amazing basslines. Nite Klub it my personal favourite

[MegaScreamingbanshee]

wow you're really good man. i love ur bass... i have a squier j bass... i love it :D

[PerfectCOD4]

Love your bass - I have a red jag myself, gets good comments all day long and feels a dream. Nice playing too mate!

[SigandGibbs]

Great choices in Queen songs! really underrated bassist

[Stax63]

Well done son! Bruce Thomas is a Monster Bass Player and often overlooked for the more obvious player...Entwhistle and such! Thanks!

[vitamincity]

John Deacon is the god of the bass

[blackrockskid]

Very nice! As a teenager I taught myself bass by learning to play every Bruce Thomas bass line I could as well as Graham Maybe (Joe Jackson).

30 years later they're still some of my favorite bass lines!

Mike

[APenisWithLegs]

u write this songs?

[EzzBeez74]

dude is that a jaguar bass did u make it? or where did u get it ?

[1x9x8x9]

Great playing! Please do a full version of "Oliver's army", I love that bassline!!

[plektrum84]

Whats so funny bout peace love and understanding?

[jdzzle]

don't forget the john Ciambotti lines on the 1st Costello record...they swing pretty hard

[ijizz420]

nice playing, nice taste in music :) and nice bass man

thinking of getting a jagg myself :D wuts it like for u? only read bullshit reviews on it so im not sure wut its like =/

[bowserb61]

Its been really good so far. I don't use the active EQ part much, but the pickup switches and series/parallel switch are pretty darn useful for imitating the sounds of different basses. One of the best things was that it was set up absolutely perfectly right out of the box, even though mine was a factory second.

[Funkbone]

I'm a huge Bruce Thomas/Elvis fan. I've always had a hard time learning his lines from the recordings, because there's so much going on. Great job on the transcriptions! Any tips?

[bowserb61]

It is hard to hear what he is doing note for note, and I've actually found that some of his stuff I played here is not entirely correct. As with "learning" any musician, once you get a feel for his style and the tricks he uses to keep it busy sounding, it becomes easier to figure out his other things.

I know i said the same thing several months ago, but when I get the chance, I'd like to make updated videos of these individually, hopefully with the right notes this time.

[mallex61]

not sure what happened to my first posting but anyway, great bass playing. look forward to hearing more from you, Would love to hear a full version of Olivers Army.

Cheers

Al

[mallex61]

nice bass playing, im a guitarist and only started on the bass a year ago, youve given me some great song to work on. Not sure what country your in , Im in Australia but my brother in law is an awesome bass player too. His name is Drew Dedman, google him. He used to play with a band called Superheist, they're worth a look. Look forward to more good stuff from you, I'd love to see the whole version of  Olivers Army.

Al

[jflinn210]

Wow -- BIG Rundgren fan here, and I am AMAZED that you picked "Tic Tic Tic, It Wears Off!" Wise choice! But, how do you know the song? That's ALMOST one of Rundgren's most obscure tunes. For more obscurity, listen to his "A Wizard A True Star" disc. Sheer brilliance.

[bowserb61]

I've liked Rundgren since I was about 5 or 6, and A Wizard is one of my top 3 favorite albums to this day. I've always liked that song, even though it is just kind of a filler.

[colskee]

Lovely. That John Deacon 'best friend' line is just wonderful...nicely played!

[hoganband]

nice stuff, do you know 'so fine' by electric light orchestra?

its on their new world record album, play it. do it!

also

//can someone please post tic tic tic,it wears off by todd rundgren,

please,music is for sharing.

[frydkitteh]

is that a fender jaguar?

[bowserb61]

yep, Jaguar bass

[bowserb61]

Here's a question for the viewers:

I was messing around with the "Insight" option for this video and noticed that some sections of the video are enormously more popular than others. Would you all rather see the full individual versions than this compilation of clips?

[hoganband]

yes tic tic tic

[Funkbone]

Yes, please!

[twentyoutoftwenty2]

I watched the entire 6:32. Great job.

Bruce Tomas is great. Saw him get a standing (improptu) ovation performing w/ EC at the Sunrise Musical Theatre in Florida. Never seen a bassist do that b4 or since. Wicked good playing.

[BonesAndBones]

Wow, youre good!

[KaysizVidZ]

dude where did you get this bass line

[bowserb61]

the bridge of Olivers Army and The Millionaire Waltz I learned from tab or MIDI, the rest was by ear or watching someone else.

[vicll]

i love this bass but how much it cost???

[musicl0va618]

depends where you get it but usually around 750

[bowserb61]

yeah retail is about 750. I got mine on ebay, so it wasn't quite that much, but close.

[T3hbassmasta]

is the headstock red all around it or just on the front?

[bowserb61]

Just the face of it. The back of the neck and rest of the headstock are a wood finish

[Karmeliter1]

Bruce is one of my favourite bass players ever. You've done his lines brilliantly! And your bass almost looks like Elvis Costello's old Fender Jazzmaster guitar!

[eymerichnapoli]

Very Good! Chelsea is quite perfect!

[trfollower]

Todd Rundgren!