Somebody once asked " is the story in the pen, is the picture in the brush, is the music in the bass??" would the answer be . . . that anyone with a $5000.00 bass could be Richard Bona! Would he not be Richard Bona with a $50.00 bass? The instrument is just that . . . an instrument . . . Richard Bona is giving it its voice!!
he has already proved to the world that he's a real musician (not a wannabe musician who only got technique to stand out) and now he's got some music to share
Ae cambanda de baixista que fica dando Slap fora de tempo, chegou a hora de vcs aprenderem um pouco com o "MESTRE" Bona, o cara não da slap pra impressionar e sim no Beat e na pulsação da música.
O próprio nome do cara ja diz Richard "Bona" que é o dicionário da divisão rítmica e melódica....rsr
Fudidoooooooooo....um dos poucos que achamos com pulsação, beat, melodia e harmônia.....(Baixista Completo)
Richard could play the worst f*cked-up cheap-as* bass and still groove like the Devil himself! Has absolutely nothing to do with the Colour of his Skin (thats just ridiculous!) or the Equipment! The Sound of every Instrument comes from the Fingers of the Player...not from the Instrument!
thats true to 90 % (concerning the "its the musician, not the instrument")
and the "colour of the skin" (standing for where somebody comes from, the background, family, tradition) HAS something to do how someone plays/grooves, etc.
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That is some good rhythmic groovin', but he is using new strings and a 5,000 dollar bass that sounds like a million bucks. My jazz bass doesn't get tone like that!
you're ridiculous hateaters! you've no idea what does the word groove mean!
it could come from the cheapest insturment, the two things are not connected in any way. grooving means playing something with a super-tight rhythmic approach with great dinamic changes in volume and attack and most importantly with a confident, cool and happy feel.
that's groovin'.
you'd better start practicing and after many years you'll be able to do so, good luck!
@triondrummer Thats not entirely true. The quality of the instrument also plays a role on the sound quality. Give him a cheap- for learning- bass whit the original strings and yes, he could still make it sound good, but for how much time?
@triondrummer You are right , Richard Bona could play any bass &still groove on it, his skill won't disappear. But, the tone won't be the same. The sound is almost 90% the instrument & amplification. Thats why he is playing a $5000.00 bass. If it was soley him, he would have bought a $250.00 Squire & pocketed the other $4750.00. Also the color of his skin is part of it, because rhythm is in his blood. Blacks just have a certain flava that other races don't. My son is 5 with perfect rhythm.
@noinwe You're so right! Sure Skill won't disappear when using a cheap bass, but the best set of fingers can only produce what the instrument is capable of. And a 5.000 Dollar Bass sure can give you an array of nuances that a 250$-pieceofwood can't. Besides, I'm always tempted to kick people's butt, when I'm carrying my two 30kg bass cabinets to a stage and they come telling me sound comes from your fingers, hahahaaaa...
@triondrummer you are right but it is also a fact that a cheapo Instrument doesn´t deliver all nuances of your playing. A real good Bass feels good, has very resonant woods and is very durable and trusty. The big point is: a good technique makes a bad bass sound better but it also lets a very good bass sound great.
@triondrummer I don't know where you got your info from, but you are way off. Yeah Bona could groove on any bass, his talent won't leave, just because he is playing a cheap bass. But, your hands can only bring out the charcteristics of that instrument & if the bass sounds bad, no hands could make it sound good. The technique will still be good, but the tone will suck. Equipment & more is a big part of ones sound. If it was just in the hands, he would not be playing a $5000.00 bass.
This couldn't be more of a false statement and it's sort of a slap in the face to the art of luthiery. While with cheap instruments, there is most likely an automated machine or factory worker with no knowledge or sense of music. But behind every high quality hand-made instrument there is, yes, an artist called a luthier who does understand music and performance and they have an idea and foresight when building an instrument as to how it could be played...continued...
And with this in mind, they build instruments to invoke, inspire, and un-hinder a players talent, performance and creativity. While it is true Richard Bona could play any slapped together bass ran through any crap piece of equipment, I'm sure he'd agree with me (as a player myself) that playing an amazingly designed instrument is truly inspiring.
@resonantmind - I agree with you. I'd like to add that the quality of the strings used on the bass is also important. I've used most of the bass strings available. But today, I can only swear by the DR strings. IMO, they are the best. They are smooth, they are fast and they practically don't lose their clarity over time. Having them on a bass makes you want to play that bass as often as possible.
...continued... I own a $140 Epiphone Special II guitar which I've written cool material with, but the material I've wrote with my Stratocaster wouldn't have been written without it, as with my Telecaster. The same goes for my 4 String Fender Jazz bass vs my 5-string Ibanez Prestige... Completely different feel and sound which in turn inspired completely different writings and playing techniques but both are amazing.
@triondrummer You're a moron if you think that his tone has absolutely nothing to do with his equipment. If it has nothing to do with his equipment, why isn't he playing a fender squire through a shitty amp rather than spending thousands on the equipment he has? He's an incredible bass player and his hands are doing a shitload of work there, but you're pretty naive if you think the equipment has no bearing on how he sounds.
Can anyone tell me where this is from. I really dig the first part as well, and the one at the end where the Rhodes comes in, I'd love to hear the whole piece. Cheers!
I love Richard's playing...and check this groove out with John Patitucci on Chick Corea's Elektric Band Beneath the Mask, 1987. It's has been around awhile and Richard has it nailed.
yeah yeah listen to decebal badila from romania and you will forget about stanley clarke and marcus miller you talk only about this bass players because you only heard from them listen decebal badila and u will like it
Badila is really great and original but unique artists are not for measuring, its the matter of taste!!! i'm in love with MM work but also like balkan etno approach of Decebal!
I completely agree...except im also a huge fan of Stanley clarke and Marcus Miller....more than tom kennedy and john patitucci lol. but jaco is THE bass player.
Well, one thing that I've noticed about metalheads is that it's common that they listen to other types of music aside from metal. I, for instance, love jazz, blues, funk, and classical music as well.
I believe the distance between metal and the styles you just listed it's very large and i find it very strange that you like funk and you're not into 'slap'.
You must not know a lot about metal then, because that is not true. Early metal was strongly influenced by the blues, and guitarists frequently use blues scales to solo off of. A huge number of metal guitarists have been influenced by classical music: Ritchie Blackmore, Uli Roth, Yngwie Malmsteen, Trey Azagoth, Randy Rhoads, etc etc. And jazz influences, though not as common, are there as well. Check out Spiral Architect.
It is a nice sound, I might teach myself. My bass teacher turned me on to Richard Bona, he said he considers him to be the greatest musician on the planet. He is pretty fucking great.
you're crazy.. this guy is much better than m miller. they may slap the same but this guy plays everything else.. i mean, he sings while playing latin grooves.. this guy fcnk rules!
What's the name of the song?
Kumalingu 4 months ago
@Kumalingu Djombwe
BlackBeautyLB417 2 months ago in playlist BlackBeautyLB417 さんのお気に入り
very rich.....
tewo74 4 months ago
is this the only song that bona has that is a slap groove? lol. i'm scouring for another song but i can only find several versions of this song!
lakland001 6 months ago
GROOVE CONCHATUMARE! (L)
fallinguer 6 months ago
I just met this monster of a bass player in Aspen. Raul Midon was crazy too.
jobar657 7 months ago
That is so fucking dirty. :)
jamo2006 8 months ago
Somebody once asked " is the story in the pen, is the picture in the brush, is the music in the bass??" would the answer be . . . that anyone with a $5000.00 bass could be Richard Bona! Would he not be Richard Bona with a $50.00 bass? The instrument is just that . . . an instrument . . . Richard Bona is giving it its voice!!
jdanco 9 months ago
i feel like its pretty mean to name your kid richard when your last name is bona...
PidgeonGrape 11 months ago
what the name of this song?
cupido6069 11 months ago
A bassist is always grooving, otherwise he wouldn't be a bassist.
yeatsg 1 year ago
é da raça msm
derlanlele 1 year ago
bom é da raça msm
derlanlele 1 year ago
if richard still have something to prove , i'd like to know which is ...
deidongando 1 year ago
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sh0e1 1 year ago
@deidongando
what about you?
he has already proved to the world that he's a real musician (not a wannabe musician who only got technique to stand out) and now he's got some music to share
hallelujah
sh0e1 1 year ago
We had Richard here at Frederiksberg (Copenhagen Denmark) 9/7 - it was goooooooooooooooooooooooood!!! Dali, DK
PeA4681 1 year ago
@PeA4681 dude, was he playing at that small jazz club at the corner of a building, I think that's Nordre Fasanvej street?
highrollerzzz 1 year ago
AIN'T THAT FUNKIE OR WHAT?
highrollerzzz 1 year ago
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cestyable 1 year ago
MONSTER....
ernest4o 1 year ago
Bonito o slap, estilo Marcus Miller!
sergiobassman 1 year ago 3
why have i just heard of him the groove is inspiring
PIKLEWEAZL95 1 year ago
como los disfrutass richard !
paulemilianramirez 1 year ago
I do believe I just melted.
metalheaven 2 years ago
Du plaisir à l'état pur !.... Jouissif !
Ca donne des ailes !
C'est libérateur ! (De ce que l'on traîne comme connerie).
Groove is beauty, sex and power of freedom !... Richard Bona is the man !
sinestemusic 2 years ago
Ae cambanda de baixista que fica dando Slap fora de tempo, chegou a hora de vcs aprenderem um pouco com o "MESTRE" Bona, o cara não da slap pra impressionar e sim no Beat e na pulsação da música.
O próprio nome do cara ja diz Richard "Bona" que é o dicionário da divisão rítmica e melódica....rsr
Fudidoooooooooo....um dos poucos que achamos com pulsação, beat, melodia e harmônia.....(Baixista Completo)
Da-lhe Bona até agora o "The Best"!!!!!!!!
K-Reca e Samuca
OverallDub 2 years ago
Richard Bona en Chile!!
* Providencia Jazz *
07-01-2010 21:00 hrs
Parque de las Esculturas.
funksativo 2 years ago
this guy is awesome at bass, i really want to play like him! 5/5
masto950307 2 years ago 3
this is so so so so in the pocket. i always come back and listen to this.
DrAznmuff 2 years ago
AWESOME!
nunolf180 2 years ago 2
Yeeeeeeaaaaaahhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
apxandrevivi 2 years ago 3
Larry Graham lives
pngaia 2 years ago 2
agreed
pngaia 2 years ago
comparable to Wooten and Miller in tone.
march1959 2 years ago
with an incredible voice ....
and he is a great guitar player !
ndongousman 2 years ago
better, much better!
pzwumk20 2 years ago
dang talk about bass humpin the face
basshumpinyoface6 2 years ago
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marcus miller... master of the groove
slapit5 2 years ago
wow!
Deffrozen 2 years ago
pure groove
MrThegroove 2 years ago 6
Awesome,pure Richard´s groove
TheExplorerSide 2 years ago
Richard could play the worst f*cked-up cheap-as* bass and still groove like the Devil himself! Has absolutely nothing to do with the Colour of his Skin (thats just ridiculous!) or the Equipment! The Sound of every Instrument comes from the Fingers of the Player...not from the Instrument!
triondrummer 2 years ago 48
thats true to 90 % (concerning the "its the musician, not the instrument")
and the "colour of the skin" (standing for where somebody comes from, the background, family, tradition) HAS something to do how someone plays/grooves, etc.
ChristianGastl 2 years ago
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That is some good rhythmic groovin', but he is using new strings and a 5,000 dollar bass that sounds like a million bucks. My jazz bass doesn't get tone like that!
hateaters 2 years ago
you're ridiculous hateaters! you've no idea what does the word groove mean!
it could come from the cheapest insturment, the two things are not connected in any way. grooving means playing something with a super-tight rhythmic approach with great dinamic changes in volume and attack and most importantly with a confident, cool and happy feel.
that's groovin'.
you'd better start practicing and after many years you'll be able to do so, good luck!
homolad 2 years ago 8
give bona a cheap bass, hell sound good.
worstenbroodzor 2 years ago 4
that's how he started .. with bike brakes cable and some piece of wood.
fasteez 2 years ago
@triondrummer Thats not entirely true. The quality of the instrument also plays a role on the sound quality. Give him a cheap- for learning- bass whit the original strings and yes, he could still make it sound good, but for how much time?
DJKolitazz 1 year ago
@triondrummer You are right , Richard Bona could play any bass &still groove on it, his skill won't disappear. But, the tone won't be the same. The sound is almost 90% the instrument & amplification. Thats why he is playing a $5000.00 bass. If it was soley him, he would have bought a $250.00 Squire & pocketed the other $4750.00. Also the color of his skin is part of it, because rhythm is in his blood. Blacks just have a certain flava that other races don't. My son is 5 with perfect rhythm.
noinwe 1 year ago
@noinwe You're so right! Sure Skill won't disappear when using a cheap bass, but the best set of fingers can only produce what the instrument is capable of. And a 5.000 Dollar Bass sure can give you an array of nuances that a 250$-pieceofwood can't. Besides, I'm always tempted to kick people's butt, when I'm carrying my two 30kg bass cabinets to a stage and they come telling me sound comes from your fingers, hahahaaaa...
sickranium 1 year ago
@sickranium it's true sound comes from your fingers hahahahahahahahahaaaaa
zambaikaseri 1 year ago
@sickranium hahahahahahahahahhahahahahaha
so true hahahahahaha made my day hahahahahahahahha
pieceofwood hahahahahahaha
thermagaeddonn 1 year ago
@sickranium hahahahahhhahahahahahahhahaha so true hahahaha this made my day
hahahaha pieceofwood hahahahahaha
thermagaeddonn 1 year ago
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@sickranium hahahahahhhahahahahahahhahaha so true hahahaha this made my day
hahahaha pieceofwood hahahahaha
thermagaeddonn 1 year ago
@triondrummer you are right but it is also a fact that a cheapo Instrument doesn´t deliver all nuances of your playing. A real good Bass feels good, has very resonant woods and is very durable and trusty. The big point is: a good technique makes a bad bass sound better but it also lets a very good bass sound great.
bassmax223 1 year ago
@triondrummer I don't know where you got your info from, but you are way off. Yeah Bona could groove on any bass, his talent won't leave, just because he is playing a cheap bass. But, your hands can only bring out the charcteristics of that instrument & if the bass sounds bad, no hands could make it sound good. The technique will still be good, but the tone will suck. Equipment & more is a big part of ones sound. If it was just in the hands, he would not be playing a $5000.00 bass.
noinwe 1 year ago
@triondrummer
This couldn't be more of a false statement and it's sort of a slap in the face to the art of luthiery. While with cheap instruments, there is most likely an automated machine or factory worker with no knowledge or sense of music. But behind every high quality hand-made instrument there is, yes, an artist called a luthier who does understand music and performance and they have an idea and foresight when building an instrument as to how it could be played...continued...
resonantmind 1 year ago
@triondrummer
...continued...
And with this in mind, they build instruments to invoke, inspire, and un-hinder a players talent, performance and creativity. While it is true Richard Bona could play any slapped together bass ran through any crap piece of equipment, I'm sure he'd agree with me (as a player myself) that playing an amazingly designed instrument is truly inspiring.
resonantmind 1 year ago
@resonantmind - I agree with you. I'd like to add that the quality of the strings used on the bass is also important. I've used most of the bass strings available. But today, I can only swear by the DR strings. IMO, they are the best. They are smooth, they are fast and they practically don't lose their clarity over time. Having them on a bass makes you want to play that bass as often as possible.
Jpkrao 1 year ago
@triondrummer
...continued... I own a $140 Epiphone Special II guitar which I've written cool material with, but the material I've wrote with my Stratocaster wouldn't have been written without it, as with my Telecaster. The same goes for my 4 String Fender Jazz bass vs my 5-string Ibanez Prestige... Completely different feel and sound which in turn inspired completely different writings and playing techniques but both are amazing.
resonantmind 1 year ago
@triondrummer You're a moron if you think that his tone has absolutely nothing to do with his equipment. If it has nothing to do with his equipment, why isn't he playing a fender squire through a shitty amp rather than spending thousands on the equipment he has? He's an incredible bass player and his hands are doing a shitload of work there, but you're pretty naive if you think the equipment has no bearing on how he sounds.
tthom580 11 months ago
@tthom580 He has a Squier J. He loves it
dowsemeister 1 month ago
@triondrummer Just, dude! I'm a bassist ;)
Chambrette 10 months ago
you cant even speak english how u gunna play bass like that bro he has more feel in his toe nail then u ever will
Tanks5226 2 years ago 2
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I play exactly like that, basically thats what beginners play, he just have a crankin bass (FODERA)
afterthefox7 2 years ago
Fuking groove
luxmita 2 years ago
yes !!! This a right BLACK ^^
Djibinho 2 years ago
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Abe Laboriel is a bit of a different level.
Bona is OK but i have never heard him reach the level of great basplayers like Abe Laboriel
TheGpfan 2 years ago
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TheGpfan 2 years ago
Just like Abe Laboriel 30 years ago...
pearbra 2 years ago 3
thats a proof that you dont have to play fast amazing!!!!! bona is the best there ever was and that will ever be!!!!!!!!!!
sikrobator 2 years ago 5
Richard Bona Is GOD !!!!!!!! :0
Y2JeRiCh000 2 years ago
WOW!
girafana 2 years ago
Pretty fucking gnarly, like it.
KurtSandford 2 years ago
nice!!
orestisfikos 2 years ago
its just what he plays its his facial expressions when he plays it. These licks here are the reasons I picked up the bass!!! love it!
okicu 2 years ago 3
sweeeeeeeeet!
swisstristan2000 2 years ago 4
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I love richard bona but when i heard this all i could think was seinfeld!
usna12345 2 years ago
OMG... So sick of people hearing slap and going.. 'ooh, ooh.... Seinfeld".
magookie 2 years ago 9
because its such a great show :)
Tomacco121 2 years ago
^amen, i own all the seasons
radio213 2 years ago
gotta love dick bona
dinosarus 2 years ago 29
Can anyone tell me where this is from. I really dig the first part as well, and the one at the end where the Rhodes comes in, I'd love to hear the whole piece. Cheers!
cucckoo 2 years ago
check out the bona makes u sweat live on itunes
6bass41r 2 years ago
he was raised and born in cameroon :)
moved to europe for music, then new york is where he made his break :)
man this guy is such an influence !
elykoko 2 years ago
really?!
gratzr 2 years ago
I love Richard's playing...and check this groove out with John Patitucci on Chick Corea's Elektric Band Beneath the Mask, 1987. It's has been around awhile and Richard has it nailed.
gratzr 2 years ago
This piece got nothing to do with Coreas "Beneath the mask."
Gorgalisin 2 years ago 2
Bona really chooses his "words" wisely, this is so tight.
FunkyBass 2 years ago 4
damn im a big metal head but when i want great bass its gotta be this.
metallica1899 2 years ago 5
Anyone who catches me with a groove goes right into my top ten. There aren't that many in the group right now, so Mr. Richard Bona is welcome.
someoldbag 3 years ago 2
mmmm tasty
Bjork1988 3 years ago
thats the groove! thats the move!
spaske777 3 years ago
yeah yeah listen to decebal badila from romania and you will forget about stanley clarke and marcus miller you talk only about this bass players because you only heard from them listen decebal badila and u will like it
sergiubudu 3 years ago
Badila is really great and original but unique artists are not for measuring, its the matter of taste!!! i'm in love with MM work but also like balkan etno approach of Decebal!
spaske777 3 years ago
you guys are missing Janek Gwizdala off your lists!
hell yeh i have an album with this song on its the funkies stuff iv heard in a long time
oliverw92 3 years ago
My Top Five Bass Players:
1. Jaco Pastorius
2. Victor Wooten
3. Richard Bona (Fingering is better and way better composer than Victor but Victor is the man in slapping and tapping).
4. Tom Kennedy
5. John Patitucci
bassmanners 3 years ago 3
I completely agree...except im also a huge fan of Stanley clarke and Marcus Miller....more than tom kennedy and john patitucci lol. but jaco is THE bass player.
Ezkymo99 3 years ago
whats the name of this song
Jhobbz22 3 years ago
Djombwe
doccaremel 3 years ago
Ok, Richard, one more time... with feeling.;-)
TadRapidly 3 years ago
this man is crazy
davorjerman 3 years ago
i love the first break !!
3XXRHCPXX3 3 years ago
yeaaaah funking groooove !!!
3XXRHCPXX3 3 years ago 2
As a style, I've never liked slap bass. Sorry for people who do, but it's not appealing to me.
Metalhead4569 3 years ago
it's no surprise considering your username....i get goosebumps watchin this one...what a break...
Shaft86 3 years ago
Well, one thing that I've noticed about metalheads is that it's common that they listen to other types of music aside from metal. I, for instance, love jazz, blues, funk, and classical music as well.
Metalhead4569 3 years ago
I believe the distance between metal and the styles you just listed it's very large and i find it very strange that you like funk and you're not into 'slap'.
Shaft86 3 years ago
You must not know a lot about metal then, because that is not true. Early metal was strongly influenced by the blues, and guitarists frequently use blues scales to solo off of. A huge number of metal guitarists have been influenced by classical music: Ritchie Blackmore, Uli Roth, Yngwie Malmsteen, Trey Azagoth, Randy Rhoads, etc etc. And jazz influences, though not as common, are there as well. Check out Spiral Architect.
Metalhead4569 3 years ago
And I meant that as a player I'm not into slap. I never meant that I don't like the way it sounds. Contradictory, yes, but that's how I roll.
Metalhead4569 3 years ago
Cool then...im a drummer but id love to slap that thing night & day :)
Shaft86 3 years ago
It is a nice sound, I might teach myself. My bass teacher turned me on to Richard Bona, he said he considers him to be the greatest musician on the planet. He is pretty fucking great.
Metalhead4569 3 years ago
yeah i even like it better than marcus miller
Shaft86 3 years ago
1.Jaco Pastorius (RIP)
2.Richard Bona
3.Victor Wooten
4.Marcus Miller
5.Stanley Clarke
My top five bass players :)
Metalhead4569 3 years ago 3
indeed the best players but it's funny hearing this from you because they're all slapping :)
Shaft86 3 years ago
Jaco never slapped (if you can give me an example of when he did, please do). He didn't really like it either. But yes, all the others do.
Metalhead4569 3 years ago 2
just ..awesome
Herderszoon 3 years ago
amazing skills! I hear a lot of Marcus in this guy
tml1019 3 years ago
Simply amazing!!!
analysisplus 3 years ago
Richard! My favorite 54 seconds. Wanna feel better? Kick this on in the morning, with some nice coffee, and you're ready to go.
gratzr 3 years ago 5
HAS to be the best groover out.
his groove is empaccable u just have to move to it. noone makes me want to pick up my bass more than this cat.
rockonjosh 3 years ago
How awesome is he?! - if you want to see more of him I've heard he's perfoming in London this Sunday!!!
musicking51 3 years ago
Does anyone have tab for this???
oskarmarthedal 3 years ago
i could tab it out for you
logarythmus 3 years ago
tell me when you're done as well ;D
INFRAROED 3 years ago
ohhhhhhhh a great very great groove it make u shake and out control in one sec
chakib692 3 years ago
God, i need the tab of this :DD
Xamiran 3 years ago
i love funk
JohnnyDeppigX 3 years ago
me tooooo!!!!!!! :D
sweetbutdaring 3 years ago
hay hay hay. ;D M
brucelee87 3 years ago
is really good groove slap redoble xD
black music good
fallinguer 3 years ago
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wow wow wow wow...solid groove
Shaft86 3 years ago 7
Does anybody know this song? Or is it only improvisation?
See ya!
KaduGalli 3 years ago
djombwe i think
peace
wilko2409 3 years ago
Loosely inspired from Djombwe I should say
kamerunite 3 years ago
nice
phunkjazZz 3 years ago
The sound, tone, groove and absolute verything about that bass actually caused a reaction in my penis. Seriously.
DoktorOoh 3 years ago 10
the drums dropping out like that makes it so much nastier, badass
commentsarefun 3 years ago
SIMPLY THE BEST !!!
mamaisaac 3 years ago
best bassplayer ever
FirstSplitter 3 years ago 2
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Ok then who would u say is the best. Have you even ever listen to John player.
Are you trying to tell me the music that is playing now is better then the music from the 60's and 70's
Woodstockbasses 3 years ago
brigidamente funk!
SilleiFunk 3 years ago
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john Entwistle of the who was and still is the best bass player
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he never was and he is not and he will never be the best bass player, my dear.
DerNeffeJolesch 3 years ago
True enough. He's a good bass playa, that's for sure. But the best? I don't know...
jeanounou 3 years ago
Oh it seems to me there's nothing Richard Bona can't do technically, and his harmonic knowledge & instincts are mind-blowing.
monkey01madness 3 years ago
yes bass is a part of himself,he does everything simply like..breathing or sth:O
Groovy26407 3 years ago
how many years ago did u stop to listen music???
ManelRuivo 3 years ago 3
OMG ahahah sorry I dont like to say who is better than who and all that but, Richard Bona is SOOOO better than John Entwistle
renaudbassplayer 3 years ago 5
woa, bona is the best...
pietzouille 3 years ago
love this groove
bigb934 3 years ago
amazing, slap is my most favourite of technics on the bass
HedvikaaMonika 3 years ago
RAS
espionas 3 years ago
Funkin' for fun!!!
groovekilledme 3 years ago 2
we want the FUNK gotta have dat FUNK
whos drumming?
bluenote311 3 years ago
this is amazing..
yeuop 3 years ago
i havent heard a groove like this in a while..
Funkyskunk01 3 years ago 2
I like this tempo and that bass-sound is perfect!
zjeaz 3 years ago
Omg, what a groove, simply EXCELLENT!! Damn, soo cool!!
RifleDemon 3 years ago 2
He is a lucky bastard,
great player, top,
but others have the same level,
Marcus M. and more
tangobands 3 years ago
you're crazy.. this guy is much better than m miller. they may slap the same but this guy plays everything else.. i mean, he sings while playing latin grooves.. this guy fcnk rules!
guilaspilas 3 years ago
you simply cant compare 2 different bassists. richard bona is not better than marcus miller, but marcus miller isnt better than richard bona.
coolcolbass 3 years ago 6
You're totally right. Music isn't a competition. Unfortunately, many instrumentalists tend to forget it.
bemybamboocha 3 years ago 5
Bona is better than me. ahaha but youre right, Music is about Music and we got to love it.
trickynhf1 3 years ago
From which song or DVD or whatever is this?
LeelooHamasaki 3 years ago
It's an extract from African Tale
Anthooo 3 years ago
Fantastico!!
politico222 3 years ago
If beeing fuckin' badass was a crime, this guy was in serious trouble.
LeelooHamasaki 3 years ago 4
if being fuckin badass was a crime Bona would be hiding out in Afghanistan.
Heffsta02 3 years ago 9
well said
twomoonrocks 3 years ago
This is what I call an ultimate groove
rakowskik 3 years ago
Bonas on of the most amazing contemporary bassplayers - thanks for posting!
ManielDemFef 3 years ago
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fuckin hell wat is with niggers and groove!!! they are born to play bass and sing.
Funkyskunk01 3 years ago
funkyskunk01, you are just plain stupid.
noinwe 3 years ago
why? i speak the truth
bassclef80 3 years ago
anyone think he's got kinda the marcus miller sound in this video?? specially in the high notes...
pablosalin 3 years ago 2
i totally agree with you...
logarythmus 3 years ago
This groove makes me hard ;-)
Dreamwine 3 years ago