Gary Willis - Norwegian Wood

Gary Willis plays Norwegian Woods at clinic Rotterdam 2006

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Music

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• Gary
• Willis
• Fretless
• bass
• rotteram
• Tribal
• Tech

[beefcake192]

If only this were recorded properly. What a shame.

[emilk2009]

@beefcake192

I know. I just had this handheld camera and in PAL it is better quality but still... you're right. Willis should make an album with these kind of songs. But I guess he 's a guy of no-compromises and probably would find it too much 'easy listening' .

Also watch my other upload of him playing Very Early and listen to songs like " Hymne' and " the Everlasting Night " on the album 'No Sweat'. The all have these great melodic lines.

[salvadoredelle]

see guys... other bass players! no flash no super speed just beautiful tone nice lines played wonderfully.. it's not about speed and flash and showing off your chops! it's about the sound the song being played the "Music" as a whole... I could listen to stuff like this all day... "Bass Solos" mostly just bore the hell out of me and it's like watching someone masturbate in front of you... and I am a bass player... this is wonderful... a real pleasure to hear.

[ksgb09]

I was pressed for time and really wanted to click on other videos but was drawn into this performance and watched/listened to the entire thing.

[treynegunn]

super!

[BrasilBass001]

it's a of best gary´s videos.that version of this music is fantastic.Very beautiful!

[somnambu2]

i think the pickup in the bridge position is for the midi adapter witch is right next to the poti. but there is a pikupfurther up, so i guess it picks up more like this mid sounds. acctualy his tone has much low mids and has this long sustain quality due to the strings beeing so close to the neck, respectivley him playing very soft.

[elpactodejohnson1]

how he get that fat tone just with one pickup in the bridge position? just boosting lows in the amp or what?

[lookahere]

@salvadoredelle You are right, this is great stuff. But, it is a style of playing and all kinds of people like all kinds of styles. The bassist that play extremely fast with skill and precisian are just as talented as this guy. There's no need to trash them for their chosen style. I'll be willing to bet that this guy in the video can play fast and flashy solo's if he so chooses. In any case, I really enjoyed this video.

[c211sk]

@CSAN33 It is a Roland GK-3B MIDI pickup. It converts the sound into MIDI signals so that the player can play any MIDI instrument, often synth sounds. Think of it as providing a much wider tone palette.

[CSAN33]

What device is that on his bass, where the cord/s(?) plug into?

[Filiforme]

@salvadoredelle To me, its this guy that is masturbating... If by masturbating you mean liking what you play, I masturbate everyday, but to another kind of groove. I like his "The chicken" playstyle a lot more.

Anyhow.. to each his own masturbation style I guess!

[missymonroe72]

him played this song and "Very Early" with Allan Holdsworth in None Too Soon plus Kirk Covington.

[Gillhullian]

Every Bass Player should watch these videos of Gary Willis. Even Professional Bassists. This is what music means...Art, Feeling and Talent. Gary Willis shows how Bass should be played. God Bless you man.