Run For Cover by Marcus Miller

[selimsucram]

Simply the best



[425MM]

@selimsucram Simply truly Marcus!

[adhaskdjhaskjda]

I'll cry if this happens to me

[425MM]

@adhaskdjhaskjda There may be nothing but laugh...

[funkybasstrix]

I bet you didn't wash that since that day...lol

[425MM]

@funkybasstrix Yeah, thanks to this, my hand and the bass have covered dirt...

[ShizzOLG]

Your bass got blessed!

[425MM]

@ShizzOLG Yes, truly!

[guyshamel11]

everyone can play it....but not like marcus!

[425MM]

@guyshamel11 I hope to help this video for such like bassists.

[fluidjazz]

Lol guy sounds like he's crying and cumin at the sametime when he says thankyou!! Awesome

[425MM]

@fluidjazz Haha! I was very nervous. Nobody wonder, do us?

[onbevreesd]

Really Good

[425MM]

@onbevreesd Really Gold!

[tomaspepino]

marcus, is a happy human.

[425MM]

@tomaspepino I'm happy to see him such like ; )

[ToxicPhenix]

lucky man

[425MM]

@ToxicPhenix Yeah~

[MAPLabel]

He's in Japan in this! Looking at the control panel on the wall and the girl's clothing in the background. Marcus loves Japan!

[425MM]

@MAPLabel Yeah, DMS and their band had been showing great and excited stages in Japan ! Did you say about the photo of a little Japanese girl on Marcus's FB wall ? We know well he loves Japan. Fortunately, he chose Japan as their last place of this DMS tour !

[MAPLabel]

@425MM Actually I'm living here and I just seen DMS two weeks ago on September 4th, uploading the video now as we speak. 2GB, taking about 20 hours to upload this thing. HD is nice to see but too slow to deal with.

[425MM]

@MAPLabel Wah! You are working in Japan?! Nice videos, but I keep them secret. . =)

[MAPLabel]

@425MM Yeah, I'm American but I'm here in Tokyo. That video upload finished just a little while ago. Do a search for "Tokyo 東京 Jazz Festival 2011 Day 3 - Sunday, September 4th". It's a long video sitting on about a 12 minute duration, but you want to skip all that filler stuff at the beginning and go straight to the end, the good part and see DMS. Start at the 9:40 mark of the video.

[paupur]

Good.

[425MM]

@paupur Thanks!

[paupur]

Damn!

[425MM]

@paupur I don't know "damn" is good impression or bad...

[fabibass]

unbelievable - i bet he gets the Marcus sound on any piece of wood

[425MM]

@fabibass My bass has ash body and maple fingerboard similar to Marcus's '77 JB. So its sounds like his. anyway, I agree that Marcus plays his sound whenever by any bass.

[SlikSlySyracuse]

Nice - You should have that bass bronzed..lol I love Marcus's PLaying style. I have a similar style.

[425MM]

@SlikSlySyracuse Yeah, Marcus's style has became one of the universal.

[FunkInDaPocket47]

He is the best!!!!!

[425MM]

@FunkInDaPocket47 No doubt !!!

[caxassax]

O.o  perfect

[425MM]

@caxassax Yeah, even at such a relax time !!

[BassGuy128]

Gotta a little Captain in you? hahaha

[425MM]

@BassGuy128 mmm... a little Captain...??

[shankalanka]

...by that note ,thx for this awsome laidback marcus upload!!! peace

[425MM]

Thanks, @shankalanka ! 1983 ... was the year "Suddenly" his first solo album was released...

[shankalanka]

i love marcus,since the first time i heard his music back in 1983!!

bass icon!!!!

[jwuonog]

I love how he's just propping the bass on his leg and talking to some other people while he's playing!

[425MM]

@jwuonog Yeah, this movie has reported the relaxed atmosphere of the backstage room well !

[utunze]

yep, but he goes wrong in some notes...  :)

[425MM]

@utunze also could say, the notes he played are correct... : )

[JChinQuan]

For me, this would have been a religious experience.

[425MM]

@JChinQuan Jesus!

[Giinss]

EL MEJOR!!!!

[425MM]

@Giinss gracias!

[ApostleCreed10]

wow! he played your bass,, now it's been blessed by the holy pope of bassist.

[425MM]

@ApostleCreed10 thanks!

[kinshasaAPP]

Delicious! I enjoyed it. Good job!

[425MM]

@kinshasaAPP thanks, kinshasaAPP!

[JPedroPSilva]

@425MM Lucky bastard!! hehe

[425MM]

@JPedroPSilva Yes, but not only luck...(-_ - ;)

[ButlerSONG]

I wish I could mess around with a bass like that

[425MM]

@ButlerSONG I agree!

[TheChemicalBassist]

WOW!!! That's amazing, almost sounded like you wanted to shed a tear...I don't blame you.

[425MM]

@TheChemicalBassist Thanks! ...By the way, I got permission from Marcus to post these movies on the net.

[Tooltrocity]

27 seconds of pure unadulterated awesome.

[425MM]

@Tooltrocity yes,even in backstage !

[bartoszbudz]

OMG what a sound!

[425MM]

@bartoszbudz exactly!

[lovesthebass]

That bass has now been blessed by the gods.

[425MM]

@lovesthebass And now this bass is shining, sometimes flying... : )

[ianidinuse]

How did you get to go backstage? :O

[425MM]

@ianidinuse Everything is the result of my passion! (o_<)

[ianidinuse]

@425MM Ok but seriously how did you manage to go through security? You sneaked in or had permission?

[425MM]

@ianidinuse Marcus and his staff are very kind to his fans. I always visit more than 2 or 3 stages and places every his tour, and they became recognizing I'm big fan of him. Small club gig is good because we have chances to communicate artists, and sometimes your wishes may also come true.

[ianidinuse]

@425MM Wow.. You're lucky, you know that :)

[425MM]

@ianidinuse Sure! thanks.

[noinwe]

Man, don't touch that bass, that bass sounds great.

[425MM]

@noinwe I and my friends of bass players sometimes hold "BASS SUMMIT". If you come this meeting, you can easily play this bass...

[laelo1]

maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhaaaaaaa­aaaaan!!! that sound is SO sweeeet !!! 

[425MM]

@laelo1 Yes, sweetest!

[bapbass]

Yeahhh!

[425MM]

@bapbass Yohhhh!

[DivineWindOfTheSnow]

I would die if I was there.

[425MM]

@DivineWindOfTheSnow You will reach there if you will continue to live...

[DivineWindOfTheSnow]

@425MM

LOL, thanks.

[josko16]

wow, that is very very nice sound

[425MM]

@josko16 thanks!

[jwuonog]

Do you have any more pics of the bass?

[425MM]

@jwuonog see below page (in Japanese)

h ttp://www11.plala.or.jp/okari/­78club.htm

[thtmusicloser]

fankkk you suuu much duahaah xD

[425MM]

zzankk wooo zou mbazzie!

[LAMERFENER]

nice bass.

[425MM]

Thanks, LAMERFENER

[gabalbass]

Lucky man!!

It's your bass a MM original?, i never see this color

[425MM]

Sorry late reply.

Yes, I was very lucky.After this happening,Marcus seemed to remember me.

I bought this Fender '78 jazzbass in the US in '88.

This bass was modified by a Japanese luthier had been practiced under Mr. Sadowsky.

The modified points are;

finger board reshaping, re-fretting simmilar to those of Marcus, and installing Sadowsky humcanceled pickups and preamp.

[adurgaram]

@425MM

Your bass sounds very very good !

thanks for uploading this video !

[425MM]

Thanks, adurgaram!

[JazzBass7]

@425MM When you say fingerboard reshaping and re-fretting. What exactly is done to the bass in detail and what does the step do for the bass. Does it play better? Different? I have a Marcus Miller reissue and I'm thinking about getting a Bartolini Preamp installed like the one Marcus has. Or would a Sadowsky be better. I know I won't achieve his wonderful tone but which preamp would give me the punch ( I love punch) that his bass have? The Bartolini or a Sadowsky? By the way, AWESOME SOUND!

[425MM]

@JazzBass7 I'm thinking that fingerboard reshaping is the most important point on Sadowsky Fender bass Modification. They reshape as the state of loading string tension by original fixture. It makes a little angle at the part of neck-body connecting and the angle affect "punch" sound. And bigger radius is better for the balance between 1-4 and 2-3 string. Sadowsky preamp is very high gain each tone. I had never used Bartolini TCT. Do you know Marcus's TCT is old and special electric connection?

[JazzBass7]

@425MM There are some videos that give rare close-ups of Marcus's bass and you can tell that the area on the fingerboard where the E string and the G string lays is a lot lower compared to where the A and D strings are. But it's just something that I've always noticed and thought about. But I do know that his Bartolini TCT was specially wired by Roger Sadowsky. But I'm thinking about getting the Bartolini NTMB because it's not much different than the old TCT. What do you think? It'll add punch.

[425MM]

@JazzBass7 I'm not good at English, so it's hard to indicate Sadowsky modify... and I don't know the tone characteristics of NTMB. If you made some sound file by your bass, please tell me!