One Handed Bass Player

[PortlyKnight]

Every time I start whining and making excuses because of the impact that my medications are making on hand strength, on having to switch to a short scale bass, etc., etc., I try to remember to come look at this video. Pretty much cures my whining for a little while, at least!

Rock on dude!

[Blaircoe26]

Awesome!

[Grazmataz37]

i think even les claypool would praise this dude. amazing

[Skilow5001]

Who the fuck disliked this video???

[pipitopinto]

ahora voy a tener que cortarme una mano pa poder tocar así D:

[7Andy77]

simple,he kicks ass

[DrewSSU27]

one-handed joe satriani on bass... rock on bro

[cursedswordsman]

How the hell does he do that? Are those all hammer-ons?

[DangerSheep]

@cursedswordsman yes and strings are muted by a cloth strapped on the end of the neck.

[zaq4267]

Ok, just a thought.

I am a left handed person, as I wright with my left hand.

I play guitar and play left handed guitar, as I use my right hand to make the chords.

People would say he is playing a right handed bass guitar, and I agree he is.

But he is doing everything with his left hand. Soooo is he not really a lefty, and I am a righty.

Just a thought

[thecoolestdad]

@zaq4267 Being in agreement with what you said,your dominant hand determines as to what dexteritiy you are.I am also left handed,I write with left hand and eat with left hand but I play a bass on the fretboard with my right hand.It's crazy I know but a persons dominant hand most of the time cannot make chords or play the fretboard of a guitar or bass.Me Paul Mccartney Elliot Easton Jimi Hendrix to name a few.

[SaxLounge]

Wow, the creative juice will always flow.

[rockboy360]

despite the lame drummer........xD c'mon this guy deserves more than that!!!

[rockboy360]

DAMN if this was a regular 2 hand bass video i would still be FUCKIN AMAZED.

[TheMajanful]

BRAVO!

[foochwan2]

R E S P E C T

[Ukwildcats551]

Amazing, but the drummer really needs to go.

[Dwainart]

He is just here for people that doubt and cry complain and say I can`t figure this or that out.And for the faint at heart because if you don`t understand that being imperfect never means limited accept in your head.The only thing creepy is a shallow weak mind that will never progress past the moments they miss

[TheDanoll]

This is creepy : D

[SuperShitstick]

how the fuck can 15 people not like this?

[vagtheo]

@SuperShitstick

They dont have a functional brain thats how....

or they are two handed bass players who still cant play as good as him...

[gotagautier2]

satriani bass player (?)

[Jordo1900]

I wonder does he know what a hammer-on is?

[hnaht321]

@Jordo1900 i doubt it. it just looks like he is just pushing down on the string at the fret really hard.

[Franheartstwin]

this is so over 9000

[kiya12321]

this guy si BADASS to the10th power!

[batmandeltaforce]

Music will find a way man:) A song needs a good hook:)

[batmandeltaforce]

Music will find a way man:)

[seantheturtle]

Dear god he's bald

[Ryasawrus]

Joe satriani, with a hook?

[timkinsey2000]

I know this dude, he is this bomb.

[shrimppimpin]

this dude is the shit

[analsyndrome]

your so GREAT.. im use to play Bass Guitar and im in a Metal Band.. this One Handed Master is soo Dazzling.. AMAZiNG.. 100% Perfect..

[knik002004]

Respect is given when respect its due. Right now our bills are past due

[brelabrole]

And Slap part ? Where is the slap part ? Fuck :(

[nothingtoofancyy]

RESPECTTTTTTTTTTT

[Jcahalane]

When I finally think I'm starting to get good on bass, I see this. Amazing.

[blondmoptop98]

mind blowing!

[vomitandoxxx]

hahahahahhahahaha  que fito esta verga

[ancientcityinker]

out-fucking-standing!

[merit120]

Nice finger technique! :D

[IMBACHABRI]

i slap better than him :D

[lucci97]

i saw a one handed bass player in ottawa!! i give those guys huge respect for not letting that get in the way of them doing what they like

[vids721]

What's that Good Charlotte bass cover doing in related videos? How do you go from awe with how amazing this guy is to awe with how Good Charlotte ever existed?

[music2012]

God I love that bass groove he does in the middle, he looks like he should be the villian in a James Bond movie.

[DangerSheep]

@music2012 the most groovy Bond villain indeed :)

[77nuni77]

puto manco de mierda como toka el bajooo el cabron

[izziesbabyboy]

ugh ive played for a couple years, and i could get nowhere near how good this guy is...

[GENEticzen]

I was wondering how he got such a clean sound, then I noticed he'd tied baffling to mute the strings. Epic win.

[bmckay16]

Jesus H. KeeRIST!!! I've played for 25 years with two hands, doing everything from metal to prog rock to jazz, and this guy could crush me in skills any day of the week and twice on Sunday. Truly amazing.

[orolfstolle]

OMG, I've got 37 arms and still...

[alphabetterthanu]

he looks and plays like the Satriani of bass.

[James57433]

Skill

[g3base]

simpley awsome

[lepermessiah2009]

Good stuff.Sounds good and right in the groove.

[5timesmanctwats]

respect

[fleshgordon1]

this is like captain hook on bass... that is if captain hook was bald and badass...

[r3c3]

AWSOME!

[agustuasihombing]

love this guy...

[nsxaj800]

He can do with one hand what some can't do with two. I am impressed. :-)

[GrooveSherpa]

Bill is rockin it, keep on keepin on.

[livin4Jesus]

He should get together with Joe Satriani!

[ghitaciprian]

Bill Clements is a good friend with Satriani ;)

[diazconias]

solari tocando el bajo?. :D realy amazing

[gigomundo]

Muy talentoso y mucha habilidad

[ApplesAreLethal]

Whoa

He's really good

People would call his disabled, but if I where to go against him in a bass playing competition, he'd make me look like the disabled one when I have both of my hands, but no skill lolol

[forniquito]

maestro no me aburro de ver este video

[Rohadjakmeg1]

RESPECT

[huette65]

Wow,i´m amazed.

Really great

[trxspirit]

Joe Satriani, with one hand, and if he plays bass

haha

[fondoogle]

would be more impressive with no hands.

[IbanezicepOpO]

Haha this one is good 8)

[Libanass]

hypnotising the strings lol

[Talvegue]

haha... you're mean dude

[steeltowndude]

There's a man who can do that on guitar ;)

[busteroo7]

guys got a bad case of the funk

[DoomSlayer12]

That's awesome

[EricNaron]

aawesome :O

[Ismaelmaly]

Strong hand... And awesome play :D :D :D

[xDreamTheater92]

Nice shades

[AnubisEvalyna]

Respect!

Very good!

[andenogma]

i bet he couldn't repeat 2 bars of  16th notes on the same note at 150bpm hahahahaha

that's awsome, very good

[Pflaumation]

Well no shit Justxice,

but thats the whole bloody point.. he has one hand...

[GaRaPaTojr]

considerate that:if he play more in publc and in conerts,he can buy a robotic hand if he want,

[lddevo88]

he could, but it wouldn't be as impressive, and he'd lose his reputation

[GaRaPaTojr]

good point,jaaja

[Xerosnake90]

Bet you I'd beat him at tremolo strumming >.>

[Methaltbirod]

why dont you use a pick? :D x)

[justxice]

all these comments yet if a two handed guy did this it would just be like

oh this is pretty good

[valdiker]

very good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mcrfan261]

skills right there

[JPProductionsStudio]

that is talent right there

[nagrathmridul]

lot of respect for this guy

[plotnikov4]

I respect this a lot

very asome

[metalrobert666]

awersome

[dfemokid]

men awesome!!!

[dzemiczka]

R E S P E C T !

[AllyKaht]

That guy is satriani im telling you!

Sat got his hand cut off and then decided to play bass.

He even looks like him

[giantjon2]

Bill Clements played bass, had an accident, and relearned how to play. He is a positive person who should be an inspiration to people, though he wouldn't think of himself in that way. Go Bill!

[HandreyAlex]

what happen with him?

i tried to google it but i just found a hockey player lol

[giantjon2]

I talked to him in December/Jan of 2000/08 at the corner bar in Kalamazoo, MI and he was promoting his shows in the region. I don't remember his band's name at the time.

[drmonkee]

That's fucking great, so badass!

[smiles877]

as stated before and should be often RESPECT!!!!!

[gunlak]

his pickups must have very hot outputs and his action is so low... nice job!

[Groovy26407]

RESPECT to the  strong willed people:)

[quiffychicky]

ahh dude that's freaking awesome!!!!!!

[anton101101]

nice playing, very inspirational

[dontreadreplys]

wow, with both hands I can barely do this.

ashamed of myself.

[ralphy138]

BADASS

[santyrush]

excellent..... es admirable...

[JHuntProductions]

that is epic, freaking awesome!

[sludge4444]

audio is delayed but this guys still AMAZINGG with 2 capitol G's!!!

[trutiop667]

AMAZING!!!!!!!

[Icer94]

That's cool! So is he just tapping?

[Trv3GuY]

well, respect. sure, it's kinda nice, and really hard to play that good with just on arm, but it gets kinda boring after a while. but still respect for doing this with one hand :)

[forniquito]

ojala pudiera tokar asi

grande compadre

los bajistas deberiamos hacer

homenaje a este bajista q es de lo

mejor

[natureboyalexv]

respekt :)

[TheMartorelli]

Tony Iommi lost the tips of his fingers and created his own style. And he's considered one of the best Heavy Metal guitar players in the world. Same with this fella.

[Punk120310]

i love this man!!

[beyourselfchulan]

He is Great !!---Excellent !!

[fishmanson12]

cool :D

[akanafan]

yeahhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11­

[exesandohs3773]

This is absolutely amazing. The dedication to playing bass is amazing!

[RoR0RoRoR0RoR0R0]

What a Fuckin CHAMP

[o0NicolaiP0o]

can he play like... a normal rock n roll bass line? instead of this? Which is impressive by the way...

[omegaham]

He probably can, but that would be boring if he was just playing with the drums. I bet that he just plays normally when he's doing gigs (although his fills have to be insane).

[o0NicolaiP0o]

alright then...

[H057IL3]

He looks just like Satch.

[SebMcMeb]

I can't stop cumming.

[yoyotony28]

talk about carple tunnel

[monstersocks72]

that would be just the same as playing it 2 handed but without picking the notes XD

[fuckohioimnotemo]

i have two arms and i cant even play half of this xD

[ironmanozzy]

wow..... thats insane, i wouldnt believe it if i hadnt seen it. Bill Clements, you kick major ass!!! props!

[ItsZackRawr]

he must have a hecka strong hand to do that for 5 minutes lol

if only i can play bass that well...

[omegaham]

I love the groove from 0:33 to 0:52.

[xxDoctorWhox]

Probably a normal bass player would need 3 hands to play this... This guy does it with 1 hand... amazing. 0.0

[colby7538]

the drums suck

[mikemihalis9]

its joes satriani's brother

=D

[JoeSatriani879]

haha it does look like joe satriani lol..ha

[forniquito]

wn la cago no se le ven los dedos wn

me imagino la fuerza q debe tener en esos dedos grande loko un idolo

[RealityBend]

If joe Satriani lost his arm and played bass as well as he can play guitar,

That's what Bill Clement's Playing is like.

[dayesonny]

Mr. Hand from "Dark City"! Nice playing, fellow earthling, no matter how many hands are used! Much Love, Dayesonny.

[0MusicAddictedGirl0]

This is awesome...this inspires me to play bass better...I'm gonna practice every day since now for 5 hours... :D he's better than lots of bassist with two hands damn..awesome...very inspiring....

[mozzy2410]

Amazing work, and I cant believe some of the comments people leave here - some of you are REALLY fucked up, and are too scared to go out into the real world like this guy and others like him to make something of their dreams. You fucking arrogant, worthless pieces of shit - may you get what you deserve...

[hiddensob]

jealousjealousjealousjealous

only that i like my right hand...

[globeDirec]

this bro is insane, well done !!!!

[laboitenoire17]

His action is supposedly insanely high. I love this solo, and the video is quite inspirational. However, he should find a better drummer :/

[abrio666]

goood job man i love this bassiste

[bigdadtrav]

what the fuck does -beasts-mean? learn to spell, you fucking idiot before commenting on something else,understand?geddydumbassle­e211

[GeddyLee211]

He beasts you loser

[webkinzluvrz97]

aaaawesoooome! but i could play a little bit like that with only one hand on my electric guitar, but he's insane!

[DrunkSpleen]

I'd love to know if he learned bass with only his left hand or if he had played it prior to losing his right.

[Parasitic]

Played prior.

[phatgonk]

god, this guys left hand strenght must be unreal by now

[knoedelpetri]

impressive

[TheSunMoon]

YouTube should open a 10-star options panel, instead of 5; this is too awesome! =)

[lacuevadelvampiro]

our bodies are just vessels.that carry a ghost inside.

[HarryPlayer]

Well I guess that's true, but what does that have to do with this video?

[datskaterkidsam3]

haha

[kerplunk89]

i once found jesus on a piece of toast

[pkerlover]

...?

[kerplunk89]

responding to lacuevadelvampiro

[oreopenis]

Okay, you're fucked in the head buddy.

[ramsfan6504]

holy fuck he's awesome

[megapie12345]

to much destortion

[FingerFunkinDude]

nothing equals the power of will and positive energy

[rdavis08sg]

you give me hope, if i ever lose my right hand i can still play!

[bigbatistag]

imagine if he had his right arm

hed be even better

[CosmicFunkRadio]

this is so sick

[robynygraves]

fender Jazzbass

[BrutalEpicMetal]

Is that a fender?

[freekdadyj45]

looks like it o.o

[CircleOfStrings]

HUGE!!!

[XiphiasFO]

f'ing amazing =) I love people and really look up to people who master instruments no matter the handicap =)

keep on rockin' (>^-^)>

[Bunyipscream]

Damn this guy wipes the floor with most two handed players. That's freaking awesome.

[Laveintain]

thats tiring... nice though...

[rich1451]

I've seen this guy live and it is not a joke...he is fucking amazing. Nice dude, played damn near two hours. I love to hear the bass playing from the "Haters" out there, cause I don't think they could hang with him live.

[riceranger12345]

better than most two handed players out there