+Jason Rosner- Bass I did a show with him once in Massachusetts. He’s shot the poop after the gig. He’s just a great, great guy. One of the nicest in the biz..
Best bass player in the world plus ultra cool guy! I got to hang out with him and just talk bass for 30-45 minutes this summer and he was awesome. Just hanging out drinking some beer and talking bass.
Yes...tremendous technique, fat sound; good expresivity, feeling, musical knowledge, creativity and a parade of all the styles from hammering and pulloffs to sweepfingerpicking, finger tremolo etc. Tremendous musician!
sure, listen to "Take Cover" and, infact, any of the Mr Big songs and you'll hear a very musically minded group doing what they do best. Solos are a person's chance to flaunt their skills, you'd never find him doing this flamboyant stuff in a regular song if he thought it were out of place. If we were truly going to stick to the fundamental ideas of what an instrument can do, you'd never have any growth of ideas or musical concepts. Thanks for posting this video up, absolutely love this guy :)
huh, didnt know that, I myself am not a guitar player, but a bass player, upright bass player to be exact, although I do take to the bass guitar as well. but when I saw the tremolo comment I thought the neck bending was being referred to. I see now. thank you for the little lesson! its nice to learn stuff everyday
he could probably work on the pop technique in his slap/pop part at the beginning, but i'd never fucking tell him that, man's a legend and has more talent in 1 finger than I have in both hands times 4...goddamn
Joey!!! Those guys couldn't touch Sheehan. Come on dude, really!!!! My favorite bassist is the Ox and this guy is from another planet...untouchable. Did you watch that technique?????????????? STUNNED!!!!
Correct but the technique of tremolo on plucked stringed instruments is correct. In musical terms describing dynamics, this is true. I was not referring to vibrato either, vibrato is the wavering in an out of a note subtly to make it sound "sweeter". "Tremolo" is a classical guitar technique (While not limited to guitar, it's the name of the technique)
Fingers of Kryptonite. Is it a bird, or a plane? No it's Billy Sheehan on bass and all 4 string finger pickers shall bow before his mighty picking and rejoice in the kingdom of Sheenan's virtuosity. The master of bass guitar. IMO.
@PINGPONGDYNASTY there is a video that adresses that same exact question, i believe if you search billy sheehan 'proof that sheehan isnt just a shredder' you will see him doing an interview about that exact same thing
Billy and Buckethead should collaborate because they are the best at their instruments. That would be musical perfection. Wonder who would be the perfect drummer?
I'm pretty disappointed, not only that someone would say that, but that is has so much approval. Although Flea obviously isn't comparable technique-wise to bassists like Billy Sheehan, he clearly plays with feeling, a lot more than most people do. And his playing sounds good. I find that this is impressive but not as musically satisfying as a lot of things that people like Flea do. That's just my opinion, and I see no reason to go around saying that people suck, especially professionals.
I WATCHED THIS AGAIN..........SORRY JOEY....NOBODY CAN TOUCH THIS GUY. CLIFF BURTON??? ARE YOU KIDDING ME?? Burton died at 24, so the comparison is kinda unfair.There's no way Cliff was even close to this when he took his last bus ride in Sweden. I feel like burning all my fucking basses.
hes good for playing insane stuff, but thts all i ever see him play. I wanna see him play something undistorted, slower, and with some deep emotion. Just my thoughts on his playing, if u dont like it then thts ur problem
Porque esa discriminacion? entonces los guitarristas "fingerstyle" deben comprase un bajo? El bajo es un instrumento tan complejo que puede asemejarse a otros como la guitara, eso siempre será algo bueno.
Billy Sheehan is the BEST on a 4 String Bass!!!
I'll always dig what this guy does. His love for his craft is always evident.
+Jason Rosner- Bass I did a show with him once in Massachusetts.
He’s shot the poop after the gig. He’s just a great, great guy. One of the nicest in the biz..
When one watches and listens to 10 minutes of pure mastery. Wow.
I really feel like this is one of Billy's greater solos on RUclips. This one shows a much more dynamic side of Billy than most of the other ones.
Best bass player in the world plus ultra cool guy! I got to hang out with him and just talk bass for 30-45 minutes this summer and he was awesome. Just hanging out drinking some beer and talking bass.
This is definitely the best solo I saw of him on youtube; Billy Sheehan's the man.
Incredible on all levels.
That was Breathtaking 🤯❗️
Sheaan el mejor bajista rock que hay, virtuosismo, digitacion y velocidad extrema...
Yes...tremendous technique, fat sound; good expresivity, feeling, musical knowledge, creativity and a parade of all the styles from hammering and pulloffs to sweepfingerpicking, finger tremolo etc.
Tremendous musician!
sure, listen to "Take Cover" and, infact, any of the Mr Big songs and you'll hear a very musically minded group doing what they do best. Solos are a person's chance to flaunt their skills, you'd never find him doing this flamboyant stuff in a regular song if he thought it were out of place. If we were truly going to stick to the fundamental ideas of what an instrument can do, you'd never have any growth of ideas or musical concepts. Thanks for posting this video up, absolutely love this guy :)
How can someone dislike a phenomenon like this?!
Billy is da man , Period
he uses overdrive so that it boosts the harmonics when he uses them. (moderately common in this)
it actually works really well. i suggest trying it.
his sound is just the greatest
I’ve played that bass. neck is like a tree trunk.
His hand and finger strength is something else..
Total inspiration.
huh, didnt know that, I myself am not a guitar player, but a bass player, upright bass player to be exact, although I do take to the bass guitar as well.
but when I saw the tremolo comment I thought the neck bending was being referred to. I see now.
thank you for the little lesson! its nice to learn stuff everyday
Thx u so much for puting this up!
love billy !!
If being a Scientologist can make me play bass like that where do I sign up
EPIC upload!!!
Is it around 1999-2002, Mr. Big with Ritchie Kotzen? Still Attitude Ltd. I. Watch for bass synth pedal in the end.
Truely blessed...........By XENU.
6:00-6:40 I can"t believe!!!! that"s modern bass playing!!!!
I agree! Sheehan Rules!
it's amazing. Maybe the best bass solo ever
Holy SHIT this dudes crazy, and these comments are ancient
Wow! Awesome Solo! :)
a solo for 10 FREAKIN minutes!!!
omg the best in the worldddd
That, and more.
Este wey Hipnotiza al Tocar la neta!
後半のソロのオルガン？みたいな音なんのエフェクターで出してるか気になる
He's turned the bass guitar into a lead instrument!
with Mr Big (Paul Gilbert on guitar)in San Francisco
Holy shit, he can tremolo on bass
Not a problem!
he could probably work on the pop technique in his slap/pop part at the beginning, but i'd never fucking tell him that, man's a legend and has more talent in 1 finger than I have in both hands times 4...goddamn
A professional of the fingers, a acrobat, the yoda ...
holy crap.... i see god
Tremendous bass player isn't he?
I'm gonna upload another one, i hope you like it too.
Regards
this video is my biggest influence on bass
Joey!!! Those guys couldn't touch Sheehan. Come on dude, really!!!! My favorite bassist is the Ox and this guy is from another planet...untouchable. Did you watch that technique?????????????? STUNNED!!!!
Correct but the technique of tremolo on plucked stringed instruments is correct. In musical terms describing dynamics, this is true.
I was not referring to vibrato either, vibrato is the wavering in an out of a note subtly to make it sound "sweeter".
"Tremolo" is a classical guitar technique (While not limited to guitar, it's the name of the technique)
Fingers of Kryptonite. Is it a bird, or a plane? No it's Billy Sheehan on bass and all 4 string finger pickers shall bow before his mighty picking and rejoice in the kingdom of Sheenan's virtuosity. The master of bass guitar. IMO.
@PINGPONGDYNASTY
there is a video that adresses that same exact question, i believe if you search billy sheehan 'proof that sheehan isnt just a shredder' you will see him doing an interview about that exact same thing
Billy she Hannah the suspense is killing me
e´um músico fantástico
you are welcome!
Billy, thank you for this awesome solo. Now please, would you play some BASS for us now...?
@franmarder tx...enjoy!
Billy and Buckethead should collaborate because they are the best at their instruments. That would be musical perfection. Wonder who would be the perfect drummer?
Neal peart ahahah :P
@OddMusicality probably some kind of octaver filter. Maybe a POG?
does he has scallopped neck from 12 to 22 fret?
how you can deduce that?...because of the way he taps harmonics???
I think so!
@wooglewooglewoogle in a band im sure hes great, id just like to see him do some of those things i listed earlier as a solo artist is all.
He has released three song based solo albums.
i see GOD
@bassentence
it's an yamaha
Did anyone catch that little King's X melody he plays at 5:10?
yeah..I want to play Bass..definetly
5:09 Goldilox - Kings X
I'm pretty disappointed, not only that someone would say that, but that is has so much approval. Although Flea obviously isn't comparable technique-wise to bassists like Billy Sheehan, he clearly plays with feeling, a lot more than most people do. And his playing sounds good. I find that this is impressive but not as musically satisfying as a lot of things that people like Flea do. That's just my opinion, and I see no reason to go around saying that people suck, especially professionals.
strong hands
He already did.
@OddMusicality Sounds like some kind of octaver.
Billy sheehan is hat you get when you cross Paul Gilbert and Steve Vai and add a bass into the equation
@maximvint xD he's a shredder at heart
vibrato, tremolo is a variance in volume, not pitch
Hahahaha. I like the fact that billy can totally sweep on a bass. At 4:35 in the vid.
4:35 NIce :)
i never said they could touch sheehan. i meant of influential bassists. Those 3 gotta get credit BEFORE sheehan
the same one!
5:10
Goldilox!
@The54th I hear ya... ;-(
Nice video..isn't it?
que alguien le diga a sheehan que se compre una guiitarra por favor!!
I think Billy always plays with some kind of distortion or overdrive
hmmm what makes ya say that? lol
@bassentence
oh... my bad :p
@brando18guitarplyr no dude the epic par its 3:59 - 4:20
scalloped fingerboard from 12th up
no...only the last 5 frets and for the g and d strings
he is the greatest loco bassman aside of Jaco.....
Personally I think Billy is a great bass player...but not everybody think that; is just a matter of opinion
i came...
flea, or him, who rock?
Flea has 1/4 of sheehan, and 1/8 of a wooten
is it just me or the video is a bit sped up?
It's just you. The video is in concert pitch.
u forget Cliff Burton, Geezer Butler, and JPJ
I WATCHED THIS AGAIN..........SORRY JOEY....NOBODY CAN TOUCH THIS GUY. CLIFF BURTON??? ARE YOU KIDDING ME?? Burton died at 24, so the comparison is kinda unfair.There's no way Cliff was even close to this when he took his last bus ride in Sweden. I feel like burning all my fucking basses.
@Groove2It The number of strings is irrelevant
his hands look funny at 7.26
is there anything that this guy can't do?
hes good for playing insane stuff, but thts all i ever see him play. I wanna see him play something undistorted, slower, and with some deep emotion. Just my thoughts on his playing, if u dont like it then thts ur problem
a line 6 verbzilla on space mode maybe?
LOL
Just has a "Bass-gasm"... Gotta go get some tissues to wipe it up.
you know what part was epic? 0:00 to 10:01
When Billy's wife says
"Honey I want to have sex"
Billy answers:
"No darling i had it already with my bass"
YEEEEEEAAAAAAH lol
Porque esa discriminacion? entonces los guitarristas "fingerstyle" deben comprase un bajo? El bajo es un instrumento tan complejo que puede asemejarse a otros como la guitara, eso siempre será algo bueno.
I forgot how much I sucked...