Dystopia - Solo Bass Improvisation III

[MetalSweden]

pretty smooth playing! i like it ! oh.... and a great instrument! :)

[kameleon40]

Wonderful bass playing my friend!

One question, do you recommend the Briefcase amp?

Thank you

[GBagley]

@kameleon40 - Heck yeah! They're cool :)

[prayxforxvillains]

you look like 15 years old, you are a fuking mini-genus !!

[uberbowser]

i Have that Shirt! :D

awesome solo keep it up

[GBagley]

@Raisnghavoc - Very true. I actually bought this bass (still my #1!) when I was 17, after saving all my money from a minimum wage summer job.

[BezZo0]

Wow, E to B, what gauce of strings do you use?

[GBagley]

@BezZo0 - They're Thomastik-Infeld Jazz Rounds. The E-string is .89

[wirahamzah]

This is awesome dude! rock on \m/

[Synequanon]

Love those atmospheres you came out with ! Every note is played so clearly !

[abshmusic]

Nice playing! You looks like Harry Potter on this vid. Congratulations!!!!

[nyronHarrison]

nice

[multivitamins4all]

As a 17-y/o aspiring bassist, you are a huge inspiration. Just curious, how old are you and when did you start? How often a day would you say you practice? I love your stuff, man, keep it up

[GBagley]

Glad you like my playing! I'm 23, and I started playing bass when I was about 12. Honestly, I don't practice nearly as much as I should / would like to. Used to practice much more when I was starting out.

[aaronzaragoza24]

Nice. dystopia is the shit

[Baujioss]

Working for 9.50 a hour full time, one could make around 17280 dollars a year. As long as one saves his money and does not waste it, a wonderful Ken Lawrence could easily be attainable.

I probably doubt GBagley has kids to feed either. Ah well. Money is money.

[GBagley]

I make more than that now, but fyi: I bought this Ken Lawrence when I was 17, after saving literally all my money from a summer job working for minimum wage. It was the first high-end bass I ever bought, and it's still my #1!

[Baujioss]

Kind of inspirational. I wish i had the patience and discipline to save my money like that. Actually, i do, i just need to focus! Fender Jazz for now, but a Kinal Custom Eventually!

[GBagley]

Hardly. Do you even know what my age is?

[ChocolateTystick]

hey, whats up! mclovin?

[Pinklewilly]

How can you afford all these nice basses :(

[GBagley]

I have a job and I know how to save money ;)

[fondlist]

@GBagley

Is your job legal? Jeez, I wish I had your kind of money. I've wanted to learn to play bass for many years, but I'm not allowed to get a job, and we don't really have enough money to spend $150 on a really cool bass learners kit I found... Lucky me :D

[Swaynze33]

he came out in superbad..... you know mclovin

[Imhereforgames1]

EPIC

[SCOEN]

wat was that thing u did @ 1:35

[GBagley]

It's a detuner key. I have it set to drop the E-string down to a B.

[chizling]

nice... very nice :)

[awesomeluis1]

where did u get the amp

[GBagley]

I don't remember...Talkbass probably. They're made by Phil Jones, check 'em out!

[jptiol]

please keep posting!

[cachubiza]

Great skills and licks, but I highly recommend you to use a loop station or a (bit more complex) MIDI file to add some chords; it gives much more sense to the music, keeps it coherent and helps you transmit a much more soulful message.

[GBagley]

Thanks. I've messed around with loop pedals before but never really got into them. This is just improvised stuff, but once I start really working on an album I'll get more into layering like that.

[cachubiza]

looking forward to hear whatever comes out!

[rectalbomb]

damn dude thats nice, your playing style reminds me of mine so much its weird

you are a lil faster with the 3 fingers and your scales have a bit more exoticness to them

id love to jam with you and learn a few things from you

[uch00be]

dude, that is very cool. i wish the audio was a little better. youve mastered harmonics, pinched harmonics, dtuner, 3 finger. your speed and precision.... wow, i wish i could..... i look forward to seeing more from you.

[Metallica8589]

You're a beastly bassist. Keep up the sweet tunes.

[HDx89]

LOL you look like you are 15 or 16. but you are freaking awesome at bass.

[kirk45hammett]

How old are you? You look like a teen in this compared to your other videos.

[GBagley]

I'm 22.

[GBagley]

@kirk45hammett - Did I never answer this? Anyways, I'm 23 now, would have been 22 in this video.

[kirk45hammett]

@GBagley Actually I think you did. It seems like you did in my mind... But I guess we'll never know... Great playing.

[egill4a]

that was awsome dude how old were you when you started playing bass?

[GBagley]

I was about 12.

[TenorSaxx]

Very good stuff. You play out?

[GBagley]

Thanks, and yes.

[HelloMirror]

O shit! i was watching this and i didn't see that it was you and i was listening and I was like "This sounds like GBagley's style and then i was like it can't be because first of all, I can see him, lol. But then I saw that it was lmao.

[monsterborn12]

at like 1:39, whats that thing you put down on the bass?

[GBagley]

It's a Hipshot d-tuner peg. Allows me to easily drop the E string down to a B. You can adjust it to drop the low string anywhere from a half-step to a fourth (in my case) down.

[monsterborn12]

Wow... your lucky i wish i had one on my guitar

[GBagley]

They make them for all kinds of guitars and basses. Easy enough to install yourself.

[KRyPToNiTe1923]

can u just add the hipshot urself or do u need installation and can u do it to any bass or wats the deal plus how much would they be??

[GBagley]

You can do it yourself, it's pretty easy. You just have to get the right model, one that will properly fit as a replacement for your current tuner. Then you just have to swap it out for the d-tuner. You can get them for around $80 or so.

[kaenneooeqiizz]

youu aree amaaziing!

whaats is thee braand of youut bass?

[GBagley]

Ken Lawrence.

[metallica2014]

Your Bass is tuned E A D G C? cause thats what it sounds like lol

[GBagley]

Yes, yes it is.

[happyslappysoong]

Cool stuff! where did you pick up such an amp? Custom...? Id love to get into battery powered amplification.

[GBagley]

They're made by Phil Jones Bass. It's just a 'standard' model that the company makes. Only 100W, but they're very high quality and sound awesome! Check 'em out!

[happyslappysoong]

Thanks for the quick reply Bagley! Also, how long does each charge last? Does it burn batteries quick?

[GBagley]

It's an internal lead acid battery. I haven't done any real testing with the battery in a gig situation, but the manual says it'll typically last about an hour before needing a charge. Depends on how loud you're playing though. You can hook it up to an external battery too.

[UK2AK]

Once again, great job.

And thanks for giving details, like the string type and the rig used.

I'm a big fan of TI Jazz flats, but haven't yet tried TI's rounds... I think I may now that I've heard them. Thanks again.

[gazzer2kuk]

this is good!

you need to do a cliff burton style bass solo, with effects and overdrive etc. some time :)

[jptiol]

so finally we saw your face!!!

[ALMYCorporations]

dont like this angle

[silentbob890]

awesome

[spiXell]

nice man

[blazix201]

great job, how did you learn how to play bass?

[GBagley]

I mostly just taught myself.

[Brem101]

Damn Tasty.

[hesingshesobs]

Man, I just thought the other day, what does this guy sort of look like? And behold!

[AddoExitium]

nice improv man

[4111august]

Fantastic!

[Blackbeast123]

How old are you?

[GBagley]

I'm 22.

[Blackbeast123]

You will be the new Billy Sheehan :)

[terorst123]

it seems that the number of your fans are increasing rapidly, nearly 200 views in just two hours :).

[littleredguitars1]

just realized i've never seen your face but great stuff. very soulful

[erkdoc5]

OMG your showing your face!

I thought you were older by how awesomely you played.

[sorencasonwood]

Good as usual man!

[drg92asturias]

are you a professional bass player? in case you don't I think you can earn a lot of money man

[GBagley]

I play professionally, but I have a good day job for my primary income.

[leifericson923]

nice

[Failedtwink]

Great stuff as always :)

I just picked up a bass a few weeks ago :)

[WarwickWHORE]

Great job! Those Phil jones sounds amazing, and that bass does too. It does sound somewhat out of tune though. Like some octaves have a bunch of waves

[serpentinessarecute]

how old are you and how long have you been playing bass?! You are amazing at bass man!

[GBagley]

Thanks. I'm 22 and have been playing bass for about 10 years.

[fleajr1412]

'Bout time we got to see the face of the mighty G! Well done, great playing as always.

[tomtebass]

Amazing, as alyways

[soliddew]

Amazing!