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  • I like. Very good playing. You should feel good about your playing. You've put in the work and it shows.

  • @phillybass101 Thanks!!! Still have lots to learn and I've been hesitating to post anything new until I get better. But I appreciate the sentiment and will try to post something new soon!

  • loved it

  • i really like this great job man

  • What manufacturer/model is this bass if you don't mind me asking? thx - ed

  • exelente bee bob nice..tipo jaco pastorius el sonido.

  • This gwb,has got the reference dots centred,instead of all the ohter gwb models i ve seen,Somebody knows why?thanks for reading

  • Just sounds great, Why all the negative comments. Play better yourself, you can be a critic but what you got to top this?

  • Alright, after reading, "still figuring... how to play bass," I ask myself, why would you state that? I would remove that sentance. After watching and listening to this piece, I see ability that nobody can just "teach." First off, to play to the drums in this video you'd have to be seasoned in off time beats. Second, you're are putting to good of spacing in your improv. As far as I can see you're not new to bass or music, it take a pro to know a pro; you are pro.

  • OK... I just read the video description. There has GOT to be a catch to that story! LOL You said you're still trying to figure out how to play bass; that makes it sound like you've only been playing a year or something! LOL And I'm willing to bet you've been playing 4--5 years at least. If not, then you're extremely talented (naturally) with the bass and you should do it the best you can for the rest of your life! lol

  • Good point :)

    I guess I put that I'm still learning to play because that's really how I feel and one can never learn enough. That being said I've been playing for about 14 years, man how time fly's!

    Thanks for the kind words and for listening.

  • Ah! I knew it! LOL I figured you'd been playing some long length like that, because even with extreme talent it's rare if not unheard of for someone to only be playing a year or two and play like that! LOL

  • love you work , can you tell what scales are u using in this improv?

  • c'mon!, i've already apologized!! i admitted my stupid error!! didn't you read it?? it's 2 centimeters below on your screen! and sorry again..; )

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  • hey, i'm sorry for what i said, i didn't look up the other vids before posting the comment. i apology and feel very very sorry for what i said. really sorry.

  • Probably a fuck of a longer than you have dufusass. lol

  • tall32guy, my comment was directed to 4stringsplayer's initial comment, defending high soloing in a bass guitar. Please take note of the congruent aim of commentaries before replying. However, I will remove the commentary just in case more people don't catch its meaning.

  • What am you for an instance pointing at? I mean there's one reason why it's happens to be called violin xD xD JajajajajajajAJaJAjaj

  • Dumbass, a bass can go high and low, this is improvisation, not "random notes"

  • Shut the fuck up. -in a Samuel L. Jackson voice.

  • As of this recording in 2006, how long had you been playing the bass?

  • Wow man. I don't have a huge basis for this but you're one of the most enjoyable fretless players I've ever heard. The chords you started in the middle were absolutely brilliant.

  • Which GWB model is this????

  • awesome

  • amazing

  • absolutely amazing! this makes me wanna go practice! haha

    keep it up man

  • very nice man. congrats!

  • Very nice, What bass is that? and are you using any effects?

  • Its a Ibanez Gary willis fretless bass

  • have you got flatwounds on that?

  • Excellent playing and intonation. It definitely looks like an Ibenez and really sounds like a Zon.

  • Thanks.

  • very nice video"

  • The sound of this bass is marvelous! Great technic and wonderfull improv!

    Un grande loco, te felicito por ese pedazo de bajo! Segui asi!

  • youd be great at blues jazz!!!!

  • very good impressive what kind of bass r u using

  • It looks like a Gary Willis signature Ibanez.

  • very well done! congratulations!

  • Must say, It's good to see people actually trying to learn about decent imprvisatinal techniques and musical theory rather than slap-happy pentatonic soloists :)

  • @dontyougetitidiots YES! So true.

  • Mamma miaAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • What kind of bass is that....looks nice..

  • got any tips on how to do that

  • man you are a killer!

  • Nice tone.

  • i think you are damn good.

  • I find myself cringing at my comments because unlike the comments below I would not have known that part of this peice was played in B Dorian. I am wrong with my music terminology but this particualar peice sounds like a mixture of augmented and diminished interchanges that form fresh rhythmatic upbeats throughout the melody. As if some dominant notes are accenting their relatives. (What do I know! Ha)Anyhow much respect to all the comments concerning B Dorian, and music theory.

  • 1:44

  • Wow, you can really improvise, I wish I knew all that musical theory and stuff so I could solo to anything. haha, great job.

  • Hey man if you like contact me through an email and I can lead you in the right direction to get as good as him. It's not hard just you have to be diligent in practice if you want to be good

    peace

  • I'm not disrespecting music theory and all Charles, but if you really want to improvise, it will happen for you, especially if you enjoy solo-ing. My father was self-taught with no teaching of music theory, his work is very simular style of reonantdoghouse, but his own of course. Keep playing Charles-

  • This is my ultimate goal of improv skill! Around 2.01 you were using B dorian but how did you make it sound as good as it did?

  • Hey Thanks,

    To be honest every time I watch this video or others of mine on Youtube I cringe a little. I think everyone is a little insecure of their own playing. In other words I can't really say I make it sound good because I'm awesome, no it's probably not a good thing to say. Let's just say that B dorian rules and anyone who plays it will sound awesome, unless they are listening to themselves?

  • haha very true :D

  • do you have pitch memory...or did u find b on a keyboard after u found the dorian mode? i wish i had pitch memory...but u have to be borne with it

  • Pitch memory. Had it from birth.

  • Makes me wanna go home and practice like crazy!!!!

  • Hey Jimm loving the new advancebass web.. keep the good work my man!... hey how about "the perfect blond" from tribal tech for the solo over changes...

  • wow I don't know about that one, what about st thomas :)

    I am working on a form of Rhythm Changes, not sure if I'll post anything yet, I think the next few posts might be transcriptions, or something easy. My brain needs time to recover from working on the new website!

  • It's "The necessary blonde" :)

  • Could you post any similar videos (ie. just solos) but soloing over changes?

    I'd be very interested to hear your note choice in reference to other pitches.

    This is great though!

  • Any standards in mind?

  • Thanks a lots~~~~~

    Actually, i didn't have a plan buying fletless before watching ur play.^^

    Now i reall wanna try. keep in touch.

  • I really want to know GWB's price..

    Because i found one which was around $4000 and the others was $1200. What's diff.?

    What about $600 GWB black?

  • It's all about the model. I think mine is a GWB1, it's the older model with an ebony fretboard, not ebanol. I'm not sure which one costs $4,000 but at that price you might as well get a Fodera, or a car! The One for $600 is a basic model, I'm not sure the real difference. Mine cost just under $2,000 and that was a deal, it's an expensive bass! If you are looking for a good fretless for cheap, I suggest a Squire Vintage Modified Jazz bass which plays and sounds great! Mine cost around $200.

  • Ibanez SoundGear fretless is actually pretty nice for cheap, with active electronics.

  • its not soundgear shit... its a GWB1 (gary willis' bass) he just took the ramp off.

  • The guy was asking for good cheap fretless options.

  • hey . . . this is pathetic, but I learned shred, not jazz . . . could you tab some of the patterns you're using and send them to me? would be much obliged.

    -Ascaris (bass, Velnias)

  • no problem. I've already transcribed a few of the lines and posted them on my site at:

    advancebass dot com /transcriptions

  • Update.

    Transcriptions now posted at

    advancebass dot com/node/3

    or just goto advancebass dot com and click the link transcriptions.

    Also you can download the PDF and Guitar Pro Files plus other media in the download section.

  • oh!!! cant find~ please upload ~

  • i suck at improv...

  • bravo!

  • you just made my day... you rock!

  • i play fretted 5 string. Whats the advantage to fretless?

  • more mellow jazzy sound, you can hear it there. More precise etc and epic slides :D

  • No I correct that...sounds like John Patitucci from Bass Day 1998.

  • Sounds like Manring

  • damn dude - you're good! how long have you been playing?

  • 1:24-1:52 YEAH!

    Bravo...

  • you did a jazz school?

    or u re autodidacte ?

    u re excelent

  • what's the benefit of a fretless bass?

    no fret buzz?

  • Well it's funner, and more free. The first bit might as well be my opinion.

  • Another tone and more expressive vibrato..

    You can avoid fret buzz on a fretted too ;)

  • Great work!

  • this guy is a badass! Superb improv! I never get tired for watching this video. just awesome

  • this is a ibanez gary willis????

    please answre me

  • the older model... IBANEZ GWB1 with ebony fingerboard... and without the ramp

  • aye i thought it might have been that

  • this guy is a virtuoso, great bass I gotta try out one of those

  • superb !nice intonation!

  • 1:11-1:50 is nice.

  • beautiful.

  • Still figuring out how to play the bass? Yeah, right! this is awesome!!!

  • i like your jazz

  • GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Hey! I enjoy all of your videos. You got it, man. Keep it going...

  • Nice jazz with some ethnical music with it..

  • very nice :) good rhythm, great tone, great technique and good listening

  • EXCELLENT

  • damn. nice playing, And a wonderfull fretless tone...

  • I very much enjoyed your chords placements.

    Keep it up,

    OYC

  • Great bass, lovely tone and nice playing!

    I prefer the newer Gary Willis basses tbh though. The fingerboard rest looks great to me and is also v. useful. I also prefer the look of an unlined fretless but I guess it might be a bit harder to play.

  • The new basses are very cool, I'm not sure I like the ebonol fretboard though. I think ebony is better but maybe it's become to expensive to use. I do like that the new basses are setup exactly as Gary Willis has his, mine needed a bit of tweaking like filing the nut.

  • excelente tu tecnica y sonido..super

  • what kind of bass? gary willis?

  • looks like it

  • That's the one. It's an older model, love it!

  • It shows you have studied a lot of music and you are capable of playing on that big stage at the Montréal Jazz Festival.

  • hey man, you sound killer. I have that same bass and I'm wondering what strings and amp you use. Also, I've had mine for about 3 years and have some nasty fretboard damage. Have you experienced any problems with this?

    Good stuff.

  • The amp I am using is an "iAmp 350", made by Euphonic Audio, it's the best amp I've ever owned, I love it. For strings I usually buy DR, and recently have been using their coated strings. Even though it's bad for the fingerboard I usually use Round Wound strings. I've owned this bass for about a year and so far I've had no problems, do you have an ebony fingerboard?

  • amazing solo

  • your practicing has paid off , nice fluid and melodic playing .

  • good bass and good playing!!

  • gary willis sig. bass?

  • Booooriing!

  • Your a douche.

  • Lets see what you've got dude, dare you post? Until then zip it! hey and don't be afraid of real talent, I know you will feel threated by this amazing solo but if you practice alot you might be able to clean this guys bass if you ask nice..

  • You´re the meaning of my life! You´re my inspiration!

  • Four words.... Band in a Box. That was cool but the tinny drums were distracting.

    I'm jealous of the chops though. Smooth.

  • very good tone, beautiful lines. especially, ur

    rhythmic chord approach is cool and inspiring.

    good job

  • Good work! Nice treat! ,cool! thank you!!!

  • Great playing, tone, inventive lines, and your own style - nicely done!

  • Awsome. Nice bass :O

  • great!

  • very inspiring ... thank you for sharing

  • realy realy goooood man

  • .rich in talent, musicianship and modesty.. great inspiration . thank you

  • I wish my playing was half as lyrical as yours (let alone my intonation). Great job!

  • Great chops and intonation!

  • omfg youre amazing, dear god dear god dear god..

    why arent youfa mous?

  • That was great! I have never seen a bass like that before though. The sound was awesome! Good job, man. =D

  • Here's a bass player that's not trying to be anyone.

    Man... you're smoking with your own style! And you're humble about it to boot. Great jamming.

  • ur a darn good player, no question. but: i play bass too, and i play it cuz i like the deep, stomach-moving sound. u dont need a bass for what ur doin... and i wouldnt say you have "mastered" the bass. its nice, but i think u prevent a "career" of many talented bass players who think they need to play something like ur playin and, of course, fail at that.

  • It's not his fault if some others get frustrated because they feel its necessary to play like this. He's still wonderful.

  • yea he is. but i felt like stopping yall from prayin him like he was the essence of professional bass playing.

  • I totally get your point now, and I agree with that.

  • wow... thanks! your the first i meet at youtube who said something like that. never thought there were ppl around here who are able of discussing :)

  • lol! I think I have to agree with that too... I'm tired of reading so many stupid post fights. Sadly enough, most of them can be found in music videos, with lots of jealous musicians attacking (not just critisizing) the work of others.

  • very good!

  • ...That was a stupid comment.

    If you really want to get good on ANY instrument you have to practice a lot , there's not other way to get good.

  • your playing is like a spider skittering over the neck... I feel like quitting the bass... i'm like a caveman compared to this.

  • Great man ! :-)

    Here we have a talented , original and good bass player. ;-)

    Keep it up !

  • wow man amazing playing. i envy your tone. you will go places my friend. I look foreward to the day you become famous.

  • yo man i love this video, it has such an upbeat and surreal feeling. Which is really different than even the most light hearted music, i must compliment you, vids on my favs.

  • that run at 02:25 was nice, had to steal that one.

  • Great!

  • Very good!

  • hey mr. john francis pastorius II.

    i've seen many of that improvising stuff on youtube but this was so amazing that i registred to ask you just the same question as emilk did: why the hell aren't you world-famous?

    and what kind of strings do you have? are they flat-wound? they sound so brilliant.

  • Hey thanks Yetlpfote, World-famous hey, well I guess I can work on it, which country do you recommend starting with?  As for the strings they are round-wound, and combined with the bartolini pickup set close to the bridge it creates a very crisp tone. I've also tried playing this bass with flat-wounds and it's still very clear. It's just a great bass, I mean if it's good enough for Gary Willis, although since it is good enough for Gary Willis it adds to the price of the bass.

  • why aren't you worldfamous ?

  • great playing!!

  • Well cool playing man! I'm a fan after only 3'22"! The world needs more like you!

  • amazing! how old are you? how long have you been playing?

  • Great tone. Intonation is dead on. Gary Willis is your man, good choice.

  • awesome stuff!

  • that was amazing. How long have you been playing?

  • ure ver good come see my LIVE improv on 6 string basses!

  • Wow! I play bass for 30 years myself, so: you got me! :-) Great, go on!

  • listen to jaco much :)

  • is that a GWB1 or a later model? why did you remove the ramp?

    really nice playing by the way, great tone as well

    Dave

  • well we are always learning, so i dont think anyone could ever say that they have truely figured out bass to its full extent ;P

  • Good Stuff!

    Say, what is the rhythm track from?

  • still figuring bass out??? i think you can quit studying for a while, you get an A+

  • Really nice playing, you have beautiful tone. You have excellent technique and play tasteful phrases, 5 stars.

  • TONE

  • really really cool...

  • Great playing! I can hear (and see ;) ) that you listen a lot to Gary Willis, huh? You got some great chops there, but you might want to get that B-string quiet.

  • OK, this is going in my favourites. Love your playing, and I love the drum track that goes with it! How much did the GWB cost you btw?

  • errrr... yeah - you are damn good.

    are those two comments above this one switched?

  • "Keep in mind I am still figuring how ... to play bass!"

    Oooooooooh, i think i have it pretty much figured out...

  • i meant: i think YOU have it pretty much figured out... i play bass, too, but not nearly as technical

  • all right! one of my favorites. keep sharing to your fans.

  • Dude....god damn you are smokin! Where are you from?  Neil

  • Hey Thanks! I'm from Victoria BC but am currently living in Vancouver.

  • I WANT YOU TO BE MY BASS TEACHER! :-D

  • great playing and feel. Thanks

  • Wow fantastic!

  • love your playing , man. I envy you !

    I'm a fan for sure.

  • wow, you're pretty good man! and nice bass... GWB must be a sweet ride.