As a fellow bass player i must say pure genius and fuck you if you think tis blows and you have even touched an instrument you dont even know what sound is (and fuck you again if you play bass and dont know who steve harris is)
Every bass player creates his own style as Yves and Jean Baudin. The ERB basses are very good basses. But some people consider that ERBs aren't included in bass guitar family. I think they're fucking wrong. Sorry for my crappy english.
@hardinmichael1981 Any one who has ever played through an octave pedal will readily tell you that they don't track the note very well and they often break up as the note decays.They are very erratic.
@hardinmichael1981 octave pedals suck... Well, not every pedal, but it's cooler to play these monster than hitting a button (dunno the prog form of to hit, sry) to play in the right octave.
@hardinmichael1981 I agree with the two guys who replied to this comment. They do suck, at least the Boss Octave pedals do. Their digital pitch shifter does better with creating octaves. Plus, Jean and Yves are going for a different kind of arrangement. Octaves are usually used for lead parts, and I don't think Yves wanted an Octave pedal sound. Jean either. That would give Jean's bass a 12-string guitar sound. And they're already playing 12-string basses. What more do you want?
For classic and new bass players, jaco don't need to go out the 4 strings, he stuck in the groove, he didn't need to cover the higher voices of the chords (in fact he did with the armonics stuff), the matter is that for that purpose he used to play piano, so he never would pick up a 6 string, neither much less a 5 string. Most of the great bass players didn't like the sound of a low B, because they consider that it belongs to piano, many others love it. Think it this way, it's sound.
@cacapatin Actually Jaco had a 5 string custom acoustic bass built for him with a high C! But yes, you're right. Anyway, Jaco didn't need more than four... but why would we want to be Jaco?
@BassGrindcore yes you did the right question. I wrote about jaco because here people were talking about him, but i could tip someone else. The fact is the realationship between the instrument, the texture and the music. The musician has to look how to make sound an instrument, not the opposite. Playing a 6sting is not like playing a guitar more uncomfortable, i play that kind of basses because i need to change the register along a song, in my band, in my music. i play bass
@cacapatin I know, I play an ERB too (7 string, but I'd like an 8...) and I play bass and sing in my band, I hope you didn't take it as an offense. I think the instrument should suit the player, not the other way around, with a 4 string I'm limited to express myself musically. An ERB is the tool I need to make MY music,, I think that is the main reason of us using ERBs ;)
@BassGrindcore no ofense at all, we are talking about the same thing. Sadly, oftenly people think that erbs are shit or are the best for such an idiot reasons.
it's very simple, i'm gonna explain it for guitarrists and conservative people. Most of ERB players (6 or more strings), usually play alone and they have to extend the armony range to cover a higher spectrum. They play the bass, the chords, the arpeggios, the solos, everything, ... .
whats all this "more strings equals more notes" bullshit ? theres only 12 notes. more stings equal the same notes over and over again just in different pitches. you can play all of this on a 4 string bass... you would just have to move the shit out of ur fingers :O) great playing btw
@bombsawayd actually these basses goes more than an octave lower than a 4 string bass, and many octaves higher too. a 12 string has more range than a piano.
@FrancescoGuardi i have no idea what that meant. are you asking if im a musician? or telling me im not? i didnt learn any music in school. yes it is? i have no idea lol
@bombsawayd To say there are only 12 notes is simply bullshit. Theres 's a difference between the notes C and c - for example. To be exact :you can find 88 keys on a piano, so you can play 88 different notes and each one has its own name. An 11-string-bass with 24 frets tuned in forth offers 75 notes( no matter if you need it, that's another question) .A 4-string with 24 frets offers 40 notes.Maybe you can extend it by playing harmonics or use a Hipshot D-tuner like M.Manring...
the number of strings on a bass is like the number of colours in a painter's palette; some choose to depict the elegant simplicity of black and white, which others may choose to create paintings bursting with colours, it's all a matter of personal preference and the intention of the artist.
can you convincingly argue wooten vs baudin as anything other than a matter of personal taste? it's pretty much impossible.
@ArcReforged True it's down to personal taste . My taste is Wooten EVERY time . Can any either of these two actually play in a band and hold it down ?
@Glen694u Are you really asking if they can hold the weight of a band as bassists?! Listen to Nuclear Rabbit or Element Of Surprise, Jean Baudin's bands. From Yves, I prefer his solo work, and his piece "Holy Spirit" is the BEST bass composition for me. And I'm a extended range bassist.
uuuuuhhhmmmm....you know if many notes and like 7 octaves range blah blah blah is your thing,there's is this little thingy called a grand piano?dont get me wrong i dig and all but...why?come back to earth a little bit
@EvenHummROCKS it is a bass the low tone should show you that the treble sound you here shows that they are basses and like look at them they obviouly are not electric guitars you can tell dude
yeah...an instrument with a low F# is definitely not a bass....... learn something about it before you leave a dumb comment.. those type of basses have extended ranges mainly made for finger tapping melodies along with harmonies...
@ArcReforged - He kills on ANY bass: 4, 6, 8, 10 & 12 string... fretted or fretless... the guy is a master. He's now being seen as #1 by the majority of listeners, and that will soon be the case across the board. His latest cd, A LIFE will blow you away. It's gotten rave reviews in several major bass magazines, and people are flipping out over it... it's just amazing. You can (and I suggest should) buy it on the Jadacoustix site.
I really like my 10 string, but I always feel so self-conscience when I play in public. I feel like people are saying, "wow, what a freaking douche!" I have 6 extra strings that could be donated to my local orphanage! Where did I go wrong? Also, yes, these are a bitch to tune, to put it lightly.
Be proud! The day I got my 8 string was one of my proudest days :)
People asked me before "Why do you need 8 strings on your bass?" and I simply replied "Why do you need 4?"
Extended range bass is a whole new monster that is only beginning to be explored! The sooner we set up an online ensemble of extended range bassists the better!
@geiroffenberg no 18 strings take long to tune xD, I have one made and designed by Jerzy Drozd himself, he also made the bass of the guy on the left. that's an Jerzy Drozd legend XII YC
To say 5 is enough for a bass is like saying: kitchen and and children is enough for women - why education for them?
If your bass has got enough with 5 it's a statement about your music (which may be ok to me...) but not about the possibilities of this intstrument. I think, these monsters are the result of evolution since Jaco
Wow...thanks a lot! I play 8 strings and that's my limit because I don't know how to damp the unplayed strings on my selfmade 9-string, so it sounds sometimes like a piano when you push the right pedal. But this is the only problem...
@FrancescoGuardi thats not necessarily true tho i play in a metal band and even i know that those strings are too low and i dont need those high strings i would love to have one for my own enjoyment but that is not functional for most band playing settings
@FenderJbass64 Maybe you're right - it doesn't fit to the function of bass in a band. The more strings, the more solistic. I didn't see a (good) band with 7-string bass (or more) and there may be a reason for it. But should it be a reason to stop playing solo an 11-string-monster?? I don't think so...
@FrancescoGuardi oh, theres some extreme metal band out there where the bassist uses an 11 string. i forget what its called. but youre right, it would be very difficult to use this instrument in a band without neglecting at least SOMETHING. i still want one :P
@FrancescoGuardi The only thing more strings gives you is more notes. The notes don't say that much about someone's music. Most people don't need that many octaves to make something great. There are many advantages to this instrument but that does not mean that 5 stringed basses are disadvantaged.
@chickenmanstan Agree - I never said 5 strings are to less to make good music.
Best example is Michael Manring - or maybe he is not, because he extents his range by Hipshot D-tuner and a second one on bridge... More notes is not more than more possibilities. And not less !
@FrancescoGuardi I disagree, look at Les Claypool, he mainly uses a 4-string, and he's done so much stuff on that its mind-blowing. I've seen a few of these 11-string videos, its pretty much just either video game music, or guitar parts played on a bass. Its cool and all, but a bass is meant to be a bass, I'll be a fan of a guy who takes a 4 string and plays many different styles, as opposed to 11-strings and never going out of a comfort zone.
@Wizbang920 You're right - but this is not a contradiction to what I said. More strings are just more playable notes but not a better music. Of course there are excellent bassists on 4 string, no question.
@Wizbang920 of course they play guitar parts on an 11 string thats the point of an 11 string, itrs so you can play bas and guitar at the same time. you can't really look at an 11 string player as a bass player, you have to look at them more like a keyboard player. yes they can fill out the bass end of things but its just as much there job to fill out the highend.
and besides les claypool uses 6 string basses sometimes which can get as high as an octave below the highest note on a guitar.
@Wizbang920 yeah, i Dunno though, I put baudin and claypool in the same category in my head. THey both have wonderfully inventive bass lines, thy just have different styles. baudin is uses more of a tapping heavey style where claypool prefers flemenco strumming and legato on his fretless. Honestly though I think the biggest difference between primus and nuclear rabbit is the vocals.
@AbaddonsAnimosity Well i think he means it as Jaco is considered teh "Liberator" of bass, the one who opened up bass an instrument, not just a backing thing, thats whay he is often compared to Jimi Hendrix, who brought the guitar forward and made it a lead instrument
@hardinmichael1981 I don't think that a 6-, 7- or what else -string player n e e d s
more than 4 to play... I think it's only a personal decision to use the possibilities of more strings and leave the standard range of bass -or not to do. But - someone may ask what we could hear if Jaco made the decision to play 6 or more ??? Don't think there's only one good bassist who became a worse one by starting to play more than four -?
Damn, it's too bad those basses are not as big as my cock. Double the size of each of them and then combine ... then they might be as big as my cock. My shlock is tartantuous.
A bass made by one of the best and most knowledgeable luthiers in the world, plus a most sensitive musician. Winner combo.
JazzScene 2 weeks ago
how the hell does heknow how to play without frets
iEATStehFEBREEZE 1 month ago
Very nice! But you both need a few more strings to sound as the original. Wait! Sting composed this on two strings. Weird...
TheRareDevil 3 months ago
Fretless bass....skill man. This is awesome.
militantatheist77 4 months ago
the fretless guy is shit!
cartamas 4 months ago
His shit is fretless. Too good.
GearsOfHades 6 months ago
As a fellow bass player i must say pure genius and fuck you if you think tis blows and you have even touched an instrument you dont even know what sound is (and fuck you again if you play bass and dont know who steve harris is)
MrRivster 6 months ago 9
every bath you take?
xilo144 7 months ago
Can you imagine Sir Paul playing that monster?
inthe7thhouse 7 months ago
what would you tune it too :S
AtkinMusic 8 months ago 3
JEAN QUIT SCREWING AROUND AND GET NUCLEAR RABBIT BACK TOGETHER!
jasonmfrench89 8 months ago 3
dear santa.......
funkymonkey815 8 months ago 3
Every bass player creates his own style as Yves and Jean Baudin. The ERB basses are very good basses. But some people consider that ERBs aren't included in bass guitar family. I think they're fucking wrong. Sorry for my crappy english.
pablofernandezbass 9 months ago 2
You need a third giant bass to play the goddamned melody now
steve22x 9 months ago
@steve22x "giant bass" lmao too funny dude.. thats what they look like to me too lol
bigboybass808 9 months ago
Haven't these people ever heard of OCTAVE PEDALS???
hardinmichael1981 9 months ago
@hardinmichael1981 Any one who has ever played through an octave pedal will readily tell you that they don't track the note very well and they often break up as the note decays.They are very erratic.
gebass6 8 months ago
@hardinmichael1981 octave pedals suck... Well, not every pedal, but it's cooler to play these monster than hitting a button (dunno the prog form of to hit, sry) to play in the right octave.
EazyRun 8 months ago
@hardinmichael1981 I agree with the two guys who replied to this comment. They do suck, at least the Boss Octave pedals do. Their digital pitch shifter does better with creating octaves. Plus, Jean and Yves are going for a different kind of arrangement. Octaves are usually used for lead parts, and I don't think Yves wanted an Octave pedal sound. Jean either. That would give Jean's bass a 12-string guitar sound. And they're already playing 12-string basses. What more do you want?
johncraig1379 8 months ago
malati di basso
thebasslele 10 months ago
Lol, the guy with the green shirt in the window looks quite retarded... Perhaps I should focus on the composition ^^
Thatmetaldude590 11 months ago
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Abbielacy 11 months ago
Is the guy whit the red shirt getting hurted while playing? He does strange faces.
Peppeblackmetal 11 months ago
For classic and new bass players, jaco don't need to go out the 4 strings, he stuck in the groove, he didn't need to cover the higher voices of the chords (in fact he did with the armonics stuff), the matter is that for that purpose he used to play piano, so he never would pick up a 6 string, neither much less a 5 string. Most of the great bass players didn't like the sound of a low B, because they consider that it belongs to piano, many others love it. Think it this way, it's sound.
cacapatin 1 year ago
@cacapatin Actually Jaco had a 5 string custom acoustic bass built for him with a high C! But yes, you're right. Anyway, Jaco didn't need more than four... but why would we want to be Jaco?
BassGrindcore 11 months ago
@BassGrindcore yes you did the right question. I wrote about jaco because here people were talking about him, but i could tip someone else. The fact is the realationship between the instrument, the texture and the music. The musician has to look how to make sound an instrument, not the opposite. Playing a 6sting is not like playing a guitar more uncomfortable, i play that kind of basses because i need to change the register along a song, in my band, in my music. i play bass
cacapatin 11 months ago
@cacapatin I know, I play an ERB too (7 string, but I'd like an 8...) and I play bass and sing in my band, I hope you didn't take it as an offense. I think the instrument should suit the player, not the other way around, with a 4 string I'm limited to express myself musically. An ERB is the tool I need to make MY music,, I think that is the main reason of us using ERBs ;)
BassGrindcore 11 months ago
@BassGrindcore no ofense at all, we are talking about the same thing. Sadly, oftenly people think that erbs are shit or are the best for such an idiot reasons.
cacapatin 11 months ago
it's very simple, i'm gonna explain it for guitarrists and conservative people. Most of ERB players (6 or more strings), usually play alone and they have to extend the armony range to cover a higher spectrum. They play the bass, the chords, the arpeggios, the solos, everything, ... .
cacapatin 1 year ago
im going to winter namm 2011 whooooo!!!! ill probably put videos up but im not promising anything
Nevanator7 1 year ago
666 likes 66 dislikes hahahaha!!
burrito1331 1 year ago
i just know that i couldn't play any fretless bass over 5 strings. i think the most strings i will ever go is 7 and thats just for messing around
thecrashinghighways 1 year ago
Where can I get one of those basses?
JohnnyLeeW1 1 year ago
@JohnnyLeeW1 drozd
tucker441 1 year ago
@JohnnyLeeW1 at jerzy drozd basses in barcelona/spain
lolbrief 1 year ago
@JohnnyLeeW1 Custom Build. Looking at approx. $12000
AttitudeCastle 1 year ago
Amazing
acebass123 1 year ago
bass pl;ayers are so intense,I play bass i can stop one a mile away :P
auntygomez 1 year ago
indulgent rubbish what a load of cock n nonsense
lyndono72 1 year ago
whats all this "more strings equals more notes" bullshit ? theres only 12 notes. more stings equal the same notes over and over again just in different pitches. you can play all of this on a 4 string bass... you would just have to move the shit out of ur fingers :O) great playing btw
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geiroffenberg 1 year ago
@bombsawayd actually these basses goes more than an octave lower than a 4 string bass, and many octaves higher too. a 12 string has more range than a piano.
geiroffenberg 1 year ago
@bombsawayd You're not a musician ? You just learned a bit in school (means: nothing),
isn't it ?
FrancescoGuardi 1 year ago
@FrancescoGuardi i have no idea what that meant. are you asking if im a musician? or telling me im not? i didnt learn any music in school. yes it is? i have no idea lol
bombsawayd 1 year ago
@bombsawayd To say there are only 12 notes is simply bullshit. Theres 's a difference between the notes C and c - for example. To be exact :you can find 88 keys on a piano, so you can play 88 different notes and each one has its own name. An 11-string-bass with 24 frets tuned in forth offers 75 notes( no matter if you need it, that's another question) .A 4-string with 24 frets offers 40 notes.Maybe you can extend it by playing harmonics or use a Hipshot D-tuner like M.Manring...
FrancescoGuardi 1 year ago
@bombsawayd there's a massive difference between C0 and C8.
DarkDoorFilms 1 year ago
everyone knows, the more string you have the better you play and the bigger your penis is duh!
cjrizzle93 1 year ago 31
@cjrizzle93 LMFAO !! Great comment !!!
Glen694u 1 year ago
thanks.
bigdaygroup2 1 year ago
Skateboards with strings??
rojas2284 1 year ago 3
Those basses looks ridiculous.
viktorvaldemar 1 year ago 3
Preferisco molto il mio basso a 4 corde
90tinoli 1 year ago
@90tinoli concordo
Swonz1996 1 year ago
@90tinoli infatti.. a sto punto potrebbero suonare una chitarra soprattutto quello che fa il solista
Baldu 1 year ago
Can someone say....COLLABORATION? :D haha
xXUndyingChaosXx 1 year ago
if ya wanna here an 8 string bass playing metal check out Cripple Mr Onion!!!
squareeeyeezz 1 year ago
@squareeeyeezz Jan Erik Tiwaz. Check him out. Fretless bass with 9 strings.
Incisionator 1 year ago
dovete morire...tutti!
signoreoscuro79 1 year ago
dude, think about the lbs. of tension there are in that room on those basses x D
thtmusicloser 1 year ago
@thtmusicloser if that neck snaps the player is catapulted to the moon
ADOPTmeBITCH 1 year ago 41
@ADOPTmeBITCH LOL !!
Glen694u 1 year ago
@ADOPTmeBITCH I had a good laugh at this. xD
BleachGeek72 5 months ago
wow looks like their having fun...
brianenairb 1 year ago
beautiful song + beautiful instruments = immesurable awesomeness. Jean and Yves KEEP IT UP! Bass forever!
Jamiewaldie1992 1 year ago
Check it out my channel, Guitars videos.
rockstealth2 1 year ago
Play a blues...lmao!
Austinagent1 1 year ago
the bass on the left is soooooo nice
TimmOfficial 1 year ago
the number of strings on a bass is like the number of colours in a painter's palette; some choose to depict the elegant simplicity of black and white, which others may choose to create paintings bursting with colours, it's all a matter of personal preference and the intention of the artist.
can you convincingly argue wooten vs baudin as anything other than a matter of personal taste? it's pretty much impossible.
ArcReforged 1 year ago 2
@ArcReforged True it's down to personal taste . My taste is Wooten EVERY time . Can any either of these two actually play in a band and hold it down ?
Glen694u 1 year ago
@Glen694u Are you really asking if they can hold the weight of a band as bassists?! Listen to Nuclear Rabbit or Element Of Surprise, Jean Baudin's bands. From Yves, I prefer his solo work, and his piece "Holy Spirit" is the BEST bass composition for me. And I'm a extended range bassist.
BassGrindcore 1 year ago
Why you arent try just to enjoy on music... Cheers!
golemiqlo6vulk 1 year ago
no one will like you in his band with a instrument like that, just to show of...
HateIsGood2 1 year ago
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Stil doesn´t look like basses, no matter how hard i look.... 4-string all the way baby :D
EvenHummROCKS 1 year ago
Stil doesn´t look like basses, no matter how hard i look.... 4-string all the way baby :D
EvenHummROCKS 1 year ago
uuuuuhhhmmmm....you know if many notes and like 7 octaves range blah blah blah is your thing,there's is this little thingy called a grand piano?dont get me wrong i dig and all but...why?come back to earth a little bit
dpapaioannow 1 year ago
nah to many strings... pointless. woudln´t realy call those basses
EvenHummROCKS 1 year ago
@EvenHummROCKS it is a bass the low tone should show you that the treble sound you here shows that they are basses and like look at them they obviouly are not electric guitars you can tell dude
christmyer23 1 year ago
yeah...an instrument with a low F# is definitely not a bass....... learn something about it before you leave a dumb comment.. those type of basses have extended ranges mainly made for finger tapping melodies along with harmonies...
MetalBEADGplayer 1 year ago
wow...
carbonne got pitch like nobody's business!
ArcReforged 1 year ago 4
@ArcReforged - He kills on ANY bass: 4, 6, 8, 10 & 12 string... fretted or fretless... the guy is a master. He's now being seen as #1 by the majority of listeners, and that will soon be the case across the board. His latest cd, A LIFE will blow you away. It's gotten rave reviews in several major bass magazines, and people are flipping out over it... it's just amazing. You can (and I suggest should) buy it on the Jadacoustix site.
tlcfiend 1 year ago
respect
kornboy3 1 year ago 4
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This is simply an awsum song... i love it
oh btw plz check out the bass instrumental i wrote..its pretty good cept 4 a few stuff ups lol
BassGuitarted 2 years ago
This is bad ass, both very talented gentlemen
bassplaya1549 2 years ago 4
Nice
roinmc89 2 years ago
it must be a pain in the ass to change the strings
meanerbeaner2 2 years ago 36
@meanerbeaner2 its an even bigger pain paying for the strings, some of the thicker strings can cost up to $40 for a single string.
musicman9901 11 months ago
пиздец.....))
plotenchik 2 years ago
Lol Jean doesn't even play Jerzy Drozd and the one he's playing here isn't either XD
Arycke 2 years ago
Heh heh heh... bass players will do anything to get SOME attention, even string up a 2 x 10 plank! LOL!!!!
laughingboy0068 2 years ago 5
haha! i dont blame them! us guitarist is always steeling the spotlight!
MadSciontist28 1 year ago
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boring...el bajo es una bajoi no es ni guitarra ni stick el sondio ni se arrima al stick , esto le quita la esencia, lo lindo del bajo.
juanmsj 2 years ago
anyone know where to find a tab of the lead melody for this? the bit yves is playing at the start
deege10 2 years ago
yes it's called ear. use it to tab it.
HDx89 2 years ago
hahaha poor quality sarcasm, love it
deege10 2 years ago 2
man i love this song ..... the bass looks kinda weird with 10 strings ....but what ...its sounds good :)
nicksantana93 2 years ago 4
I really like my 10 string, but I always feel so self-conscience when I play in public. I feel like people are saying, "wow, what a freaking douche!" I have 6 extra strings that could be donated to my local orphanage! Where did I go wrong? Also, yes, these are a bitch to tune, to put it lightly.
Nwidmann 2 years ago 3
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tlcfiend 2 years ago
Be proud! The day I got my 8 string was one of my proudest days :)
People asked me before "Why do you need 8 strings on your bass?" and I simply replied "Why do you need 4?"
Extended range bass is a whole new monster that is only beginning to be explored! The sooner we set up an online ensemble of extended range bassists the better!
Gilleece666 2 years ago 12
@Gilleece666 It's the same thing with alternate tunings. "Why do you need to tune to C# standard? Why tune to E standard?"
DORKYBA55ATTACK 11 months ago
I want one! :o
xGuitarshredderx 2 years ago 3
Must be a bitch to tune...
freddy4940 2 years ago 121
@freddy4940 Must be a bitch to restring
misteriousj 1 year ago
@misteriousj and must cost a fortune
macdell12 1 year ago
@freddy4940 nope, a 12 string guitar takes longer. this is just straight fourths. You tune it in 15-30 seconds.
geiroffenberg 1 year ago
@geiroffenberg no 18 strings take long to tune xD, I have one made and designed by Jerzy Drozd himself, he also made the bass of the guy on the left. that's an Jerzy Drozd legend XII YC
lolbrief 1 year ago
@freddy4940 i;ll bet
ferritboy94 1 year ago
love the melody but i cant stand to see how huge those guitars are
10 string bass allot huge ass frets lol :]
TheGreatKnifeMaster 2 years ago
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more like guitar basses
mofogachoga 2 years ago
a bass is a guitar u retard, they are the same instrument on different scales
simonejp91 2 years ago 21
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Jean makes this song. Yves is good, no. GREAT, but maybe for jazz. Jean is so much more melodic and emotional.
MadaraUchiha567 2 years ago
If you say so. Yves was playing alot of the melody with Baudin carrying the rhythm and in my opinion showed alot more emotion then Baudin.
5anjii 2 years ago 5
those instraments must be heavy!!
meanerbeaner2 2 years ago 3
I'm sensing a lot of jealousy from people who fear these beautiful instruments.
ECM630 2 years ago 7
i would love to hear this as a recorded song from both of them
RDSPunk93 2 years ago
meeting of the monster bass guitar owners??? lol
SaalbachSucks 2 years ago
Muito bom ,excelente,Maravilhoso.
marquim196 2 years ago 2
call me conservative, but i absolutely dislike those freakish guitars, though i must admit that the players are very skilled
Calinn86 2 years ago
Totally agree. I personally think 6 string is the absolute limit. But even that is very far. My taste ends at 5. But 11? Hell no.
rozebabyolifantje 2 years ago
To say 5 is enough for a bass is like saying: kitchen and and children is enough for women - why education for them?
If your bass has got enough with 5 it's a statement about your music (which may be ok to me...) but not about the possibilities of this intstrument. I think, these monsters are the result of evolution since Jaco
FrancescoGuardi 2 years ago 57
Francesco: That's the most intelligent comment I've seen on here. Agreed.
noneofyourbizzness 2 years ago
Wow...thanks a lot! I play 8 strings and that's my limit because I don't know how to damp the unplayed strings on my selfmade 9-string, so it sounds sometimes like a piano when you push the right pedal. But this is the only problem...
FrancescoGuardi 2 years ago
@FrancescoGuardi thats not necessarily true tho i play in a metal band and even i know that those strings are too low and i dont need those high strings i would love to have one for my own enjoyment but that is not functional for most band playing settings
FenderJbass64 1 year ago
@FenderJbass64 Maybe you're right - it doesn't fit to the function of bass in a band. The more strings, the more solistic. I didn't see a (good) band with 7-string bass (or more) and there may be a reason for it. But should it be a reason to stop playing solo an 11-string-monster?? I don't think so...
FrancescoGuardi 1 year ago
@FrancescoGuardi oh, theres some extreme metal band out there where the bassist uses an 11 string. i forget what its called. but youre right, it would be very difficult to use this instrument in a band without neglecting at least SOMETHING. i still want one :P
iloveasiangirls 1 year ago
@FenderJbass64 i was reading an interview of the bass player from system of a down... he said he uses 7 or more strings on some of their songs...
awwwsnaps 1 year ago
@FrancescoGuardi The only thing more strings gives you is more notes. The notes don't say that much about someone's music. Most people don't need that many octaves to make something great. There are many advantages to this instrument but that does not mean that 5 stringed basses are disadvantaged.
chickenmanstan 1 year ago
@chickenmanstan Agree - I never said 5 strings are to less to make good music.
Best example is Michael Manring - or maybe he is not, because he extents his range by Hipshot D-tuner and a second one on bridge... More notes is not more than more possibilities. And not less !
FrancescoGuardi 1 year ago
@FrancescoGuardi Good point man!
chickenmanstan 1 year ago
@FrancescoGuardi What's wrong with keeping women pregnant and in the kitchen ?
(this was written in the spirit of IRONY by the way ) ;)
Glen694u 1 year ago
@Glen694u Depends on the woman - would you feel fine with lady Gaga as mom prepairing your lunch ?
FrancescoGuardi 1 year ago
@FrancescoGuardi - Oooooooo yea yea yea - give it to me Ms Gaga .
She could do a striptease if she wore that 'meat' dress while she made some sandwiches using the meat as filler for them . MMMMm yummy .
Glen694u 1 year ago
@Glen694u Hmmm, alright, I see this is not the fitting example for what I try to say.
What about Barbara Bush in a meat-dress doing a striptease for you ?
FrancescoGuardi 1 year ago
@FrancescoGuardi I disagree, look at Les Claypool, he mainly uses a 4-string, and he's done so much stuff on that its mind-blowing. I've seen a few of these 11-string videos, its pretty much just either video game music, or guitar parts played on a bass. Its cool and all, but a bass is meant to be a bass, I'll be a fan of a guy who takes a 4 string and plays many different styles, as opposed to 11-strings and never going out of a comfort zone.
Wizbang920 1 year ago
@Wizbang920 You're right - but this is not a contradiction to what I said. More strings are just more playable notes but not a better music. Of course there are excellent bassists on 4 string, no question.
FrancescoGuardi 1 year ago
@Wizbang920 of course they play guitar parts on an 11 string thats the point of an 11 string, itrs so you can play bas and guitar at the same time. you can't really look at an 11 string player as a bass player, you have to look at them more like a keyboard player. yes they can fill out the bass end of things but its just as much there job to fill out the highend.
and besides les claypool uses 6 string basses sometimes which can get as high as an octave below the highest note on a guitar.
tucker441 1 year ago
@tucker441 Yes, he does, but he still uses those 6 strings in more ways than I've seen anybody use 11.
Wizbang920 1 year ago
@Wizbang920 yeah, i Dunno though, I put baudin and claypool in the same category in my head. THey both have wonderfully inventive bass lines, thy just have different styles. baudin is uses more of a tapping heavey style where claypool prefers flemenco strumming and legato on his fretless. Honestly though I think the biggest difference between primus and nuclear rabbit is the vocals.
tucker441 1 year ago
@FrancescoGuardi I agree but your making it seem like Jaco was the first bassist.
AbaddonsAnimosity 1 year ago
@AbaddonsAnimosity Well i think he means it as Jaco is considered teh "Liberator" of bass, the one who opened up bass an instrument, not just a backing thing, thats whay he is often compared to Jimi Hendrix, who brought the guitar forward and made it a lead instrument
AttitudeCastle 1 year ago
@AbaddonsAnimosity So I'm misunderstood.I think AttitudeCastle said it more exactly.
FrancescoGuardi 1 year ago
@FrancescoGuardi Jaco Only NEEDED FOUR!
hardinmichael1981 1 year ago
@hardinmichael1981 I don't think that a 6-, 7- or what else -string player n e e d s
more than 4 to play... I think it's only a personal decision to use the possibilities of more strings and leave the standard range of bass -or not to do. But - someone may ask what we could hear if Jaco made the decision to play 6 or more ??? Don't think there's only one good bassist who became a worse one by starting to play more than four -?
FrancescoGuardi 1 year ago
@FrancescoGuardi your right, i have a 7-string and a 4-string myself, and in my opinion the 7-string is just way more fun to play
lolbrief 1 year ago
@hardinmichael1981 Jaco had no other options.
gabe32194 1 year ago
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@hardinmichael1981 jaco sucked
SirAwsomness 1 year ago
I was half expecting one of them to pull out a bow and standing it up. lol. So much space between the huge strings.
HalenFox 2 years ago
I wish I could do that with a regular guitar, OMG my mind
knowtoknow 2 years ago 5
whats the tuning on that 11 string monster?
phunkymonk131 2 years ago 2
What tuning isn't it in xD
phuKKah 2 years ago 3
Normally the 11 string basses are tuning in one of two ways..
Those are the 2 most usual seen 11 string tunes:
C#F#BEADGCFBbEb or F#BEADGCFBbEbAb
Ch0bber 2 years ago
most usual seen 11 string tuning... when did it become usual?
matoshIee 2 years ago
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SWEET AS HELL!!!!
maggot7897897 2 years ago
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why have a fuckin hugh guitar when ur have a 7 string or a 8 string not a fuckin 6000 string!!!!!!!!!11
xFlamingEaglex 2 years ago
fuck you
whiteevergreenreth 2 years ago 3
Those guitars are from Poland :) Jerzy Drozd - ahh genius
michalek7000 2 years ago 2
Jean's isn't. It's a Ken Lawrence.
Trogdor390 2 years ago 7
No.
Jean's bass (Ken Lawrence) is from America, and Yves's Bass (Jerzy Drozd) is from Spain!
But, regardless. Genius!
MarkWilson1987 2 years ago 11
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tlcfiend 2 years ago 3
omg the neck is almost bigger as the guitar itself
gunther0123 2 years ago
How the Fµ¢k do you guys can play this?
SoPraCencheUhSacuuh 2 years ago 4
damn, i fucking love these guys
thepoison1627 2 years ago 4
very good job man!
alexgalatico2009 2 years ago 5
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I could listen to this all day...
hatori1181 2 years ago
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Damn, it's too bad those basses are not as big as my cock. Double the size of each of them and then combine ... then they might be as big as my cock. My shlock is tartantuous.
gitterfritter 2 years ago
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fag ur cock is small xD
yeahyeahyeah14 2 years ago
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xD lol
lobyte 2 years ago
I love it when he hits the low F# and C#
at the end.
Fenderjazzman101 2 years ago 7
nice but i think strings should be the max
AdamOnBass 2 years ago
wow, dude, sounds wicked, i want a 11 string.
failsafeperth 2 years ago 5
wow, that's amazing. Sounds so fuckin' melodic. This one made me dreamin' :-)
Jacksmedulaoblongada 2 years ago 6
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They need a third giant bassist to actually play the song.
TheBrandall 2 years ago
Kid doesn't know shit about bass.
steve22x 2 years ago 7
what like in the music video?
well the thing is, THAT WAS THE MUSIC VIDEO, THE INSTRUMENT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING!
and even if it did mean anything that he was playing that bass in the video, its called an upright bass/contrabass/double bass, not a giant bass.
easlyDUDE 2 years ago
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thepoison1627 2 years ago
...and left handed
LOTDASC 2 years ago 4
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its cool to watch, but utterly pointless hahaha. just get a guitar!
SceneSlut47 2 years ago
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so true man :D
xAndiiix 2 years ago