Middle Eastern Slap & Strumming on a Cort Curbow Bass

[RAMSStrujilloV]

ITS LIKE FLEA IS PLAYING.... THUMBS UP MAN

[GORFF987]

Cool! Good Job!

[ViaceslavSvedov]

@GORFF987 thanks!

[theamazingtomm9]

I am getting a new bass for my birthday, and I was looking at this bass. Do you think it is a good choice for slap? thanks, Tom

[ViaceslavSvedov]

@theamazingtomm9 for slap... and for the many, Id say "yeah". Happy B-day, man! ;)

[firefoxcobra1234]

how can anyone dislike this

[tigerkain]

Great technique, great job

[ViaceslavSvedov]

@tigerkain thanks!

[tigerkain]

Great technique, great job

[thetreverpitts]

sick

[Fairesure]

Ништяк! Клёвая тема! :о)

[Bassmastasnake33]

what scale are u using?

[ViaceslavSvedov]

@Bassmastasnake33 thats a Phrygian dominant scale

[Bassmastasnake33]

@ViaceslavSvedov ah thanks man this is the best!

[alexilaiho1st]

1:05 - 1:12 just gives me chills

[leatherface235]

0:55 когда слушаю, так же делаю в этот момент

[leatherface235]

Да эта вещь всё равно самая красивая! прям аж муражки по коже.

[XIIOniOokamiXII]

shreddin bass... like a boss...

[sidheswar100]

awesome dude .i also play ragas but ,this is awesome

[ViaceslavSvedov]

@sidheswar100 thank you!

[e797979]

great performance, now you are another great bassplayer i'll take as influence for my style. congrats for this video! it's very exciting and really interesting. a way to play bass i never heard or seen.

[ViaceslavSvedov]

@TheTurtleGrim yes, it´s Phrygian Dominant scale =)

[Maniaclaughter]

@ViaceslavSvedov It's probably just the tune. Nice by the way.

[yancy808]

i would pay good money to see this guy go head to head with victor wooted

[ViaceslavSvedov]

@yancy808 me too... =D 

[dikazzzzz]

What scale is this man? From Egypt middle east

[cwdonnelly]

Awesome! You Rock man!

[ViaceslavSvedov]

@cwdonnelly thanks man!

[iivan1966]

Uh, man, I wish I could play such things at least on solo guitar...

It was amazing!

[mendezd87]

FUCKING AWESOME! Give me some tabs so i can learn this shit!

[Eddie917]

any tabs for this man? and also any advice on slapping the a string? cuz when i do i hit the others and it sounds awful

[Janicemaxwell]

WOW, pretty impressive. You play GREAT and the tone from your Curbow is fantastic to say the least.

thanks for posting. ROCK ON .

[TamBasist]

cortcurbow this real sound ? nice

[myller38]

kkkk esse kra e um monstro... muito BOm

[VINCETOOL]

impressionnant

[krazyzark]

I'd love to see you team up with Al Cisneros and Chris Hakius from OM. I think that would have potential to be some mindblowing dual bass masterpieces.

[andreproductions1]

where do you get those backtracks?

[Paranormalxx]

Hello ! I am thinking about buying this bass and i heard that it is not made of wood and that it's made of synthetic wood . Is that a problem ? BTW YOU ARE AWSOME I LOVE YOUR Master Of Puppets cover

[ViaceslavSvedov]

@Paranormalxx yes, its made of "Luthite", and has an ebanol fingerboard. So... actually, that can be problematically. This bass can be unstable against heat. If you wanna play open-air on South in hot Summer, this bass is not for you =)

[NomadRonin]

Obviously you're talented but what do you think of the Curbow Bass? I'm considering getting one and am curious as to your opinion.

[ViaceslavSvedov]

@NomadRonin It´s a good bass for the money

[Paranormalxx]

@ViaceslavSvedov What about the Wood ? I heared it is made of Synthetic Wood not Wood

[ronnym768]

very hypnotizing

[JAX134]

you rock dude......god dammed....you're damm good...two thumbs up!!!...I like the groovie touch u give it :-)

[ViaceslavSvedov]

@JAX134 thanks a lot man! =)

[galbillybob]

i am soory,but i have to ask, what is "double thumb"?

[ViaceslavSvedov]

@galbillybob =) thats a technique when man use his thumb like a pick and plays up and down ;)

[pollydada]

ты охрененен!

[ViaceslavSvedov]

@pollydada =D очень экспрессивно, спасибо!

[pollydada]

@ViaceslavSvedov это самое первое видео,которое я у тебя увидела,очень понравилось,потом все остальные посмотрела)приятно тебя слушать!)

[09Hatchetface]

I can only hope to be this bad ass one day! You are a bad ass mofo! What scale are using? I was thinking Phrygian.

[MrRonemery]

fucking great you're a master

[ViaceslavSvedov]

@MrRonemery thanks a lot!

[MrHattrick63]

You should be touring somewhere , with somebody , are you ?

[BlackMaidenTallica]

nice. Fretless Al Cisneros style lol or rather your style but awesome

[LouisMacFranklin]

Very nice! Congrat's :-)

[jburd999]

lol you are a badass my friend

[ViaceslavSvedov]

@jburd999 thanks =)

[chdem30]

as a bassist, it's hard to admit that another musician is good. but i put my little ego aside ... you are really good!

[ViaceslavSvedov]

@chdem30 =) thank you, man!



[i8i7]

very nice!

[ViaceslavSvedov]

@i8i7 thanks!

[xplosiv026]

I love this arabic style bass stuff!

[Bassmastasnake33]

probably my favorite vid on utube right now. watched it at least twice per day for the last 4 days

[madphattao]

that was brilliant!

[ViaceslavSvedov]

@madphattao thank you!

[MrRahulguitar]

mind if I play some guitar to this and upload it and post it as a video response here? i play bass too...but no where near your level but I can still jam...

[Bassmastasnake33]

hey amazing video, but i was wondering what scale u used on this

[Joskun]

Boss on the bass!

[FunkyBasss]

Yeah :)  excellent

[ViaceslavSvedov]

@FunkyBasss thank you!!! =)

[louche1985]

a wanna a lesson fromyou damn you are one of my favorite bass player... i play bass since12 years but not than you haha your are the men



[Petrasilchen]

jedesmal wenn ich ein video von dir seh leg ich meine gitarre weg und muss bass spielen ^^ ... sau gut weiter so :)

[WithFullDistortion]

excellent stuff man. do you have any kind of demo of the bass without backing track? awesome and inspiring playing. im a guitarrist but ill take the bass duties now also.

[ViaceslavSvedov]

@WithFullDistortion no, I havent... and thanks man! =)

[FunkySpunky91]

awsome. nice sleeve too!

[ediego86]

2 people had orgasms and hit the dislike button on accident lol. great shit. love your music bro and the slapping is epic.

[gust0o]

Brilliant work!

[ViaceslavSvedov]

@gust0o thank you!!

[XIIOniOokamiXII]

*3 seconds go by*

... *favorited*

[TheSuperiorJam]

but wheres the saLAD DRESSING

[xX3lusiv3Xx]

This guy looks i little like Flea. Coincidence? I think not!

[Wergrun]

.....your the reason i play....to someday make some atleast a little as epic as what u have

[andrijaVIII2]

I tried this bass...such an amazing sound :))

[deadfredshead]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh­hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh 

[XIIOniOokamiXII]

can i put in a word? or two? "bass... god..." thank you for sharing this

[RadioMasterDude]

That sounds killer!

[ltfunko]

Great.

[elinkz]

holyyy sheeet dude ur amazing!

[nabracha1458]

man your talented !

what scale you use?

[fizXwolf]

Are u Flea's cousin, man?! :0



[FlipMollc]

tuning?

[guitarsean101]

You are the fucking shit.

[KelpieCaointeach]

Every one you do is fabulous, but I love this one. I love the middle eastern influence- love that sound! (Your FB friend SD-T)

[antiauftrag]

I am in love with you.

[alexilaiho1st]

Nothing to say, you're good.

[conspiciere]

you are my hero :D made my day ;)

[rahagbab]

Must... Learn... this...

[ElBandetto]

amazing

[Mwhitley33]

Thats the coolest thing i've ever heard. GREAT JOB !

[UmbraFrame]

PLEASE tell me you have a band! I would love to here it if you did :]

[theaceofbass]

@UmbraFrame

DITTO..

[jboogie325]

How are you getting that tone? I love it!

[hydrophobic666]

hey man good job keep it on , tabs plz ??

[ViaceslavSvedov]

@hydrophobic666 sorry, no  tabs =) I just havent any tabs

[HarvestOfSounds]

that final riff at 1:50 is fucking speedy!! how do you do that?

[MatsKaarbo]

Those phrygian dominant licks you have are killer! Very cool stuff! :)

[hidingthetreeline]

What scale/mode are using? It sounds amazing, your a great player

[MatsKaarbo]

@hidingthetreeline It's phrygian dominant.

[Massalica]

Dude, watch out God won't kill you and ad you to his personal band like he does to all great musicians ... Thumbs up!!

[sesspleftocore]

so awesome!!!! favorited!!!

[adhdal]

is this just eadg tuned? and which scale is this? awesome dude

[TheDoggar]

Hey Alter, Wahnsinn wie du abgehst :D

Bin begeistert, ich spiele zwar erst seit knapp einem Jahr, aber ich hoffe ich werde mal so gut wie du. *Träum*

Beste grüsse Doggar

[feedback5010]

Best. Bassist. Ever.

[JasonBittner777]

AWESOME



[Bassmastasnake33]

holy shit bro ur fucking amazing

[Pudsy440]

reminds me of some of Les Claypool's work ... well done!!

[delabamabassist]

please teach me oh wise and knowledgeable sensei

[khaledlead]

Middle Eastern Slap wow man its so fucking gr8...im a middle eastern :D from Egypt...i liked it and most of your videos...specialy tha having fun on 7 strings guit..its AWSOME man :D u know...i want to see you jamming with joe jordison haha XD it will be so fucking good :D ... Good Luck Pal ;)

[albero100]

great talent; one of the most impressive bassist i ever seen; not only technique, but touch, expression and passion.

you seem to make the bass an entire band, alone.

[MangoTheHallowed]

RESPECT!

[mas111]

You are the most talented bassist i've ever seen on youtube by far! and definitely one of the most talented i've ever heard/seen! Hell man!

You ROCK!!

[ViaceslavSvedov]

@mas111 thanks a lot man!

[kuppieroga1]

@mas111 and handsome ;)

[AngelAkKi]

I'm a professional musician and have met hundreds of talented performers, you are seriously one of the best bassists I've ever had the pleasure of performing. Amazing!

[ViaceslavSvedov]

@AngelAkKi thanks a lot, man! :)

[kineticx]

Where are you from?

[ViaceslavSvedov]

@kineticx Im from Cologne (Germany)

[DocentDoc]

Viaceslav for President...lol :)

[ViaceslavSvedov]

@DocentDoc president of Bolivia? :)

[DocentDoc]

@ViaceslavSvedov I meant president of Uruguay... :)

[ViaceslavSvedov]

@DocentDoc oh! funk! I wanna be a president of Bolivia! :D

[DocentDoc]

@ViaceslavSvedov  Lol ! Why ?? Are bass guitars cheaper there ?? :D

[peskypesky]

love your playing and tone. great fun to hear.

[ViaceslavSvedov]

@peskypesky thank you! =)

[AnUnexplainable]

Hey I have a Cort Curbow 4 and I want to know how you can play sitting down without it slipping off my leg...

[ViaceslavSvedov]

@AnUnexplainable Hey =) I play with belt ;)

[AnUnexplainable]

@ViaceslavSvedov Oh that makes sense :P Dude you're so freaking good though!!!

[mdfk667]

Sweet technique, mate! Very free, very articulate! And the vibe of it is just cool...Both thumbs up.

[ViaceslavSvedov]

@mdfk667 thanks a lot!

[adhdal]

btw 1:45

owns!

[adhdal]

awesome!

Reminds me off some flea solo's!

[Andre83925]

OMG! Dude! Its awesome! ><

[ViaceslavSvedov]

@Andre83925 thank you!

[Zitchographer]

Dude you are baddass! Love it! Thats exactly how I want to play bass.

[ViaceslavSvedov]

@Zitchographer thanks dude!

[locust29]

this was insane! i want to play like that.

[13A55player]

do you use a specific scale to make it sound that way

[ViaceslavSvedov]

@13A55player yes, that´s a Phrygian Dominant scale

[vaporarrows]

@13A55player phrygian dominant is a "mode" in the harmonic minor scale.

[madsdk11]

Hi, very cool sound! :) Are you using one of the modes (like phrygian or dorian) to get the middle-eastern expression?

[ViaceslavSvedov]

@madsdk11 In this case I use Phrygian Dominant or Ahava Raba

[madsdk11]

@ViaceslavSvedov Ah, I always relate the phrygian to middle eastern music :D What is the difference between phrygian and phrygian dominant?

[ViaceslavSvedov]

@madsdk11 The Phrygian dominant has major third.

[AzSpiritCrusher]

I'm wondering how would this sound on a fretless bass. I guess it would be one of the best experiences that may happen. ;)

[AzSpiritCrusher]

Astonishing man. 'nuff said.

[ViaceslavSvedov]

@AzSpiritCrusher thank you!

[Jonasbass84]

Great, fantastic sound, congratulatios!!!

[ViaceslavSvedov]

@Jonasbass84 thank you!

[Solaphar]

How to you play that part at 1:44? That's crazy fast.

Please tell me how to perform that technique (or maybe make a short tutorial video of it in slow motion if you have time).

Thanks.

[ViaceslavSvedov]

@Solaphar that´s dead notes, percussion with left palm and right thumb and first finger

[Solaphar]

@ViaceslavSvedov

Like in this video? watch?v=GGHbr1Ws2GE

And thank you for responding to my earlier question.

[ViaceslavSvedov]

@Solaphar not bad :)

and here is a real "machine-gun" ;) watch?v=rjz0KxdMxhM

[Solaphar]

@ViaceslavSvedov

Oh... Um, well I wasn't posting the video as a competition point for who can find the fastest machine-gun bassist, but rather to confirm with you that the video I linked to was a demonstration of the technique you mentioned. I just wanted to double-check to confirm that you were referring to that particular technique..

In the video you replied with, it's a bit hard to distinguish the techniques he's using (since he's doing them so fast). =)

Thanks again! Later.

[ViaceslavSvedov]

@Solaphar ups... sorry man =) I misunderstood you.

Well, the technique from that guy is a similar that I use. With some different variations, but essentially the same. =)

[santogumbii]

that riff is hot... you are hot... lol... you kind of gave me a ryan martinee feel in some parts of the video... great technique and fallow through...

[ViaceslavSvedov]

@santogumbii thank you!

[Hamsterina13]

Очень понравилось.!!!

[uralbiker]

Слава!!! охринительно!!! :)

[ViaceslavSvedov]

@uralbiker спасибо! :)

[gapki]

Some heavily groovy stuff you've got there dude. How long have you been playing? In which band are you playing, would really like to hear more from you.

[ViaceslavSvedov]

@gapki Ive been playing bass not so long :)

I play presently in German Heavy Metal band "Helldosers".

[SkidMarksAreNotSexy]

Groovy as hell.