I wantes a lefty bass, my dad got me a righty acoustic guitar. Had to make due lol. I play lefty instruments, but it always blows ppl away when I can play righties upside down lol.
@@shpep8553 Props to him for maintaining playing like that for so long. I did for two years as a left handed guitarist, but ended up going normal lefty due to playing complications.
I’m a Chicago bluesman and occasionally sit in with these guys. This is at a blues club called Kingston Mines. Larry is an absolute treasure! Not only as a stellar musician, but a great human being. This is the Mike Wheeler Band in case anybody is wondering. Lead singer/guitarist - Mike Wheeler Funky Bass - Larry Williams Keys - Brian James Drums - Cleo Cole
I absolutely *loved* the blues (& jazz) scene in Chicago. Was a favorite 'discovery' ... just wasn't familiar with Chicago as a city with a serious blues 'bent' when I was younger - always thought Memphis, NoLA ... maybe St. Louis, Nashville ... other cities in Mississippi, Tennessee, Louisiana ... Such a pleasant surprise!!! The blues scene in Chicago is fantastic ... a fair bit was, IIRC, kind of 'produced' ... polished ... but that's great in its way ... and there were some deeper acts and venues I saw / visited. One of the best experiences / aspects of certain cities - finding out there's a serious musical life to a place that, perhaps otherwise, may seem too ... tourist-oriented (if you're not familiar / hanging out with locals / etc.) or "cookie-cutter" or imbued w/ more materialistic aspects of life etc. Musicians are a great 'tribe' in some sense ... such a great way to connect with people and sometimes immediately get much more of a sense of a place ... of 'actual life' there, so-to-speak. Wasn't really thinking about visiting Chicago again any time soon, but just stumbling on this kindles some thought of that, again! _Edit: of course, as soon as I finished typing the above, immediately thought "Blues Brothers". Vaguely recall finding the blues scene there, being surprised, and then thinking ... "you dope, of course..." ... haha... good times..._
Most people don't realize : his bass is intended for right-handed people, he's playing left-handed and the strings are in the wrong order. This man is absolutely crazy.
@@user-qx4vs7ne8w Yes. Reflected into the camera lens off of the guitar. We wouldn't be able to see them if they weren't reflected off of something in the frame. It was implied that the lights were being reflected by the guitar.
Drums: Rhythm, everyone stay in tempo from drums Keyboard: Smoothness, keeps things simple Guitar: Melody, enhancers to the song Bass: GROOVE AND SLAP, dats the stuff
Nah you got a depression filter on man, switch off that shit. You'll see him being perfectly living it and in rythm with Larry right at the beginning ;)
lmao but actually, a lot of musicians get in "the zone" especially when youre feeling the beat. this dude was probably hyperfocused and i dont blame him cuz sometimes you just lose control of your face when you concentrate on other things, which is pretty much why guitar face is a thing
I have a friend that’s a left handed guitar player that just plays on an upside down regular guitar, it’s the way he learned so that’s probably what this bassist did
I love how when you’re playing bass you’re either the least noticeable instrument in the entire band or the most prominent and up front one in the group.
Bass has so much potential. It hurts to see some bassists gets relegated to just hitting root notes. Even adding fills would make any song fun for a bassist
@@zeta1960 which is why i love japanese bass, they really make the bass pop by due to how they make it more oriented to jazz adding fills and even scaling.
I mean, you don't "play chords" on bass the same way you do guitar, but bass still arpeggiates chords. You could say he's doing that, but he's also just playing a short pentatonic run. I dunno. Having it flipped upside down throws me off, I can't really tell what he's doing. But yeah, i'm gonna say he's soloing in the key of K Pentatonic Minor.
Развлечения
"You're black you can play bass"
Eric Cartman.
Allan Naranjo lmaooo
That man is token
Hahaa thought the same
Boy
the lead singer guitarist and drummer are all black though
Ok but can we just appreciate the keyboard player at 0:15
Okay some guy with t 60 power armor
Lol lol lol
Dude was in the zone
Lmfao dude was jammin too
It's actually Kenny G
As a lefty who uses lefty guitars, I have mad respect for my fellow lefties that made do with LEARNING THE INSTRUMENT UPSIDE DOWN.
I play electric upside down as well, but I play a true lefty upright. A mind fuck.
I wantes a lefty bass, my dad got me a righty acoustic guitar. Had to make due lol. I play lefty instruments, but it always blows ppl away when I can play righties upside down lol.
I play righty drum kit but I’m a lefty/ambidextrous
It makes basses and guitars a lot easier to find
Same here
Bassist: Aggressive
Pianist: Focused
Guitarist: Energetic
Drummer: Efficient
Perfect combo if you ask me
Bassist: Chaotic Good
and their band name is formed. BAPFEDGE
The pianist brought the calm to the storm
Uke player: Just started playing music
Plot twist: He is actually right handed but he is playing left handed to limit his powers
If he doesn’t, he’ll wipe out the universe.
dude, that's right handed bass. check out for the strings.
@@shpep8553 He is still playing it in left handed orientation. Just upside down
@@shannonmitchell8515 and thats fucking amazing
@@shpep8553 Props to him for maintaining playing like that for so long. I did for two years as a left handed guitarist, but ended up going normal lefty due to playing complications.
Then after the face melting solo, he scooted out of the way flawlessly! The dynamics on point
I’m a Chicago bluesman and occasionally sit in with these guys. This is at a blues club called Kingston Mines. Larry is an absolute treasure! Not only as a stellar musician, but a great human being.
This is the Mike Wheeler Band in case anybody is wondering.
Lead singer/guitarist - Mike Wheeler
Funky Bass - Larry Williams
Keys - Brian James
Drums - Cleo Cole
I absolutely *loved* the blues (& jazz) scene in Chicago. Was a favorite 'discovery' ... just wasn't familiar with Chicago as a city with a serious blues 'bent' when I was younger - always thought Memphis, NoLA ... maybe St. Louis, Nashville ... other cities in Mississippi, Tennessee, Louisiana ... Such a pleasant surprise!!!
The blues scene in Chicago is fantastic ... a fair bit was, IIRC, kind of 'produced' ... polished ... but that's great in its way ... and there were some deeper acts and venues I saw / visited.
One of the best experiences / aspects of certain cities - finding out there's a serious musical life to a place that, perhaps otherwise, may seem too ... tourist-oriented (if you're not familiar / hanging out with locals / etc.) or "cookie-cutter" or imbued w/ more materialistic aspects of life etc.
Musicians are a great 'tribe' in some sense ... such a great way to connect with people and sometimes immediately get much more of a sense of a place ... of 'actual life' there, so-to-speak.
Wasn't really thinking about visiting Chicago again any time soon, but just stumbling on this kindles some thought of that, again!
_Edit: of course, as soon as I finished typing the above, immediately thought "Blues Brothers". Vaguely recall finding the blues scene there, being surprised, and then thinking ... "you dope, of course..." ... haha... good times..._
He's playing a right handed bass with his left hand. What an absolute madman.
Fardeen Chowdhury didn’t even restring it
Like jimi hendrix, but with a bass
世界を救うTennin but jimi still restrung his the other way around
@@user-xw6uh3yp7g he can't. Unless he flips the nut around
Zachary Coleman which he could of done.
0:14 my favorite scene of the keyboard guy
Man I didn’t even notice that at first😂
lol he's literally just pointing at larry.
Perfectly timed
한국 인?
Hahaha
Idk if people truly understand how incredible this guy is and how effortless he makes it look. One of the coolest things I've ever seen
Effortless is the last way I would describe it but alright
Definitely makes it look effortful
ive never seen someone expend so much effort to play the line from rappers delight
You really want top comment don’t you? This is just blatantly wrong. It does not look simple or easy.
@@xRickAstleyx goodtimes
"Bass is easy" this is pure talent, I manage to come back to this video all the time.
There’s such a difference in playing style when you see someone actually feeling the music. This dude was amazing!
What others see: A man slapping his bass crazily
What I see: Oh he is lefty
He is holding the bass the other way because the e string is down
NoNameBoi - this appears to be a five-string with the lowest being a low B.
The fact that he did that and didn’t restring it hurts me
Haha my first thought exactly
I wonder if he plays upside down on purpose or just for a show off
0:13 when you see a mosquito on your bass
🤣🤣🤣
Jajaja
.
Man, I laughed so hard
Lol
The way he just slowly walks back to his designated area after that main character moment 😂
The lightning summoning hands at 00:13... Looked like he wasn't even touching it. Totally radical.
Impressive!
LMAO LARRY you gotta do a bass solo now 🤣🤣🤣😂
@@milan7601 yes
Thought this would’ve been why you changed your last name too Wheels
That tones to heavy for you Larry
Now you realize
0:14 when ur mom walks in on you so u close the tabs
thats some intese moment in ma lief
I lmao’d
I just laughed so fucking hard. Thanks bud
underrated
Lmao
I’ve been playing bass for over 20 years. This is unreal.
This is so unbelievable, dude is not only left handed but playing a right handed guitar strung for a right handed person impeccably 🤯🤯🤯
Imagine getting slapped by this guy.
holy shit
You'd be unconscious and groovin.
Isaac Gompper - Potentially also having a seizure and shitting yourself
Stevie T Reference
@@o0zerorez0o yes
The guitarists face when he realizes he has to follow that.
He looks so defeated
He didn't have to follow anything the bassist did his own solo.
lmao
And then the camera person cuts him off as the cherry on top
*does a distorted metal shredding solo on guitar just to follow that bass*
These guys are having so much fun, how could you not enjoy this? And that frigging bass solo my goodness that man is insane!
Once in a while I come back and listen to that again
every member of the band is an absolute vibe
Facts
Facts
Facts
Facts
Facts
"If you can play it slow, you can play it fast."
Yeah
Ah yes, a man kf culture
so if you can play it fast you can play it faster.
Ling ling 40 hours
I dont think you can play that slow hahaha
ive watched this so many times and im still insanely impressed
The guy is so deep in his music it’s just unbelievable🔥🔥🔥
this guy must have been born with a bass in his hand
Jajon Johnson when he was born, a bass came out before him
Jajon Johnson only issue is that he had the wrong bass, and in the wrong hand... not that it really mattered to him..
Red Point That's not an issue, just a preference. Get it right
Evil Westbrook Well, it IS "the wrong way to grave it" so...
Red Point Still isn't considered an issue soooo
0:14 when I wash my hands but there’s no towel
Lmaooo
BRO LMFAO
What kind of child is named no towel
@@squidwardcommunitycollege173 🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂🤣🤣
That was GORGEOUS!!! 😍😍😍
ridiculously underrated bass player!
We got new dificulty
Easy
Medium
Hard
Asian
LARRY
AND.................LES CLAYPOOL
Easy
Medium
Hard
Geddy Lee
Larry
Chris Sqire
John Entwistle
Davie504 is next to larry
you forgot russian bass teacher
Wut about cliff
He actually made love to that bass in front of the crowd
Nope, that was straight up rape
@@josephstalin2829 our rape*
Wait that sounds wrong
@@josephstalin2829 u rite
bloomalloo he gave it the ol’ wham bam thank you ma’am
That’s not love, that’s hate sex
Love that powerful drum sound. Great snare
Groove for friggin' days! So inspirational.
I like when he grooves back to his spot after the solo 😆
As a beginner bass player, this is simply amazing to see. I hope to be as amazing as this man someday.
We gone get there
W coheed and cambria pfp
You will, given you practice fanatically
Yo, love the keywork pfp
@@rocknrolljunki11 hell yeah brother, just saw them for the 4th time on tuesday!
im not a bass player, im a drummer. yet my hands are still hurting after watching this legend 😂
These guys are simply too cool 😎 love it. Would love to see them live
Most people don't realize : his bass is intended for right-handed people, he's playing left-handed and the strings are in the wrong order. This man is absolutely crazy.
I was looking for someone who noticed lol😅
@@flynncarter229 LMFFAOOO
That is how he learned to play✌️
So it’s not any different than anyone else 🤟🏼
But he is good 👍🏻
You ever seen a left handed piano?
@@sidstewart7399 I have actually
I love that he uses a right handed bass, strung right handed, and plays left handed. Awesome.
Flabbymeat Jimi didn't string the guitar right handed
Yea I understand you, It's just amaizaing and insane at the same time!
Chadwick Johnson wouldn't it just be simpler to say he's playing it upside down?
Chadwick Johnson
Like good old Albert King
Gabriel'sGuitarCovers not really cos then all thw tabs are messed up where if you string it left hand they are the same
The way he fades away like that was the cherry on top. Extraordinary skills 😮
Skills and talents through the roof!
0:09 His hand briefly catches fire due to his awesome power.
Wait what
Lucas Sherwood no like what actually happens cuz it looks like fire
@@maxgoldfield6366 It's the glint of the neon signs reflected into the camera's lens.
TheOfficialCzex I think they were reflecting off the guitar.
@@user-qx4vs7ne8w Yes. Reflected into the camera lens off of the guitar. We wouldn't be able to see them if they weren't reflected off of something in the frame. It was implied that the lights were being reflected by the guitar.
“You can’t play a right handed bass upside down.”
This guy: “hold my left handed bass.”
damn it is
Damn that's increase the difficulty and coolness by at least a factor of X²
Who even said that?
gives you rosa parks
WHAT A BREATHTAKING SHOW. AMAZING
That was a slice of heaven! Literally!
Drums: Rhythm, everyone stay in tempo from drums
Keyboard: Smoothness, keeps things simple
Guitar: Melody, enhancers to the song
Bass: GROOVE AND SLAP, dats the stuff
Can someone explain why this has so many likes
@@thatsmobin1202 _because these are facts_
Keyboard: Depressed af
0:25 How I want to play
0:12 How I'm actually playing
thats both hard tho lol
😂😂😂😂😂😂 lmfao
Know if youre bragging or...
@@marselmusic 0.25 isn't hard lol
Its funny. Because you are better than you wanted to be
This video got recommended to me 10 times already, and I still watch it everytime.
Whoa!
Amazing bass talent right there.
That is the most depressed piano player ever
He seems pretty chill
Nah you got a depression filter on man, switch off that shit.
You'll see him being perfectly living it and in rythm with Larry right at the beginning ;)
@@H0kram 🤣😂🤣😂
lmao
but actually, a lot of musicians get in "the zone" especially when youre feeling the beat. this dude was probably hyperfocused and i dont blame him cuz sometimes you just lose control of your face when you concentrate on other things, which is pretty much why guitar face is a thing
Of course he’s depressed he used to be the guitarist of queen
Playing not only reverse but upside down... his bass string is at the bottom. That is INSANE
i was about to go "so a leftie" before i realized it was an upside down regular
@@andreyv116 that's also how I felt the first time I saw it
All the strings are bass strings.
Just saying.
@Giuliano Skywalker well technically it’s a low B cause it’s a five string.
I have a friend that’s a left handed guitar player that just plays on an upside down regular guitar, it’s the way he learned so that’s probably what this bassist did
Dudes incredible.
Spent years waiting to find this video. Thank you
When the game you’re playing tells you to spam a button in a boss fight 0:13
God of war in a nutshell
Me when I'm playing Mario Party
Lmao
Remember Mario party? xD
0:14, when you touch the pot but it was too hot.
Omg im dead 😂
Tool - the pot
Lol
Underrated my g, i nearly choke lmao
Lmaooo
Whole band sounds great!
"No one care about bass solos"
The most stupid thing i've heard
thank you for saying this Italian Putin
@Nooz Zoo best.
And still no one cares😂
@@gigachad2276 haha funny jokes here **Dies for too much laught**
@@meckless 😂😂
The song is called good times in case anyone is curious, and Larry made it beyond godly
I scrolled down too much, walked miles and felt tired, but it all was worthy when I found your comment, Captain.
Bernard Edwards, the late, great bassist for Chic would’ve been proud.
Japanese songs from really love putting the bass in the same position as a Guitar. Try em!
i cant find this song anywhere man
@@VojvodaSloboda its called Rappers Delight
I'm loving this bass riff
This Drummer says WOW! Stay loose and powerful, my man! Enjoyed that clip.
"Token, you're black. Every black person can play the bass"
“gahd dammit”
I love that episode
I was just thinking about that omg
Stop and think of the character's name. Token Black.
South Park is genius
Haha thinking the very same thing
I love how when you’re playing bass you’re either the least noticeable instrument in the entire band or the most prominent and up front one in the group.
Bass has so much potential. It hurts to see some bassists gets relegated to just hitting root notes. Even adding fills would make any song fun for a bassist
@@guy-rk1jj I completely agree, music with a more present bass can fucking slap
@@zeta1960 That's one of the main reasons I love Death Metal, lol.
@@guy-rk1jjand when your the bassist you barely get any attention. Its rare to see news on you
@@zeta1960 which is why i love japanese bass, they really make the bass pop by due to how they make it more oriented to jazz adding fills and even scaling.
bro you can listen to this clip on repeat all day, like damn
Best version of Rappers Delight I’ve heard so far!!🎸
"Is it possible to learn this skill?" "Not for a guitarist"
Reggie Wooten (Victor Wooten's older brother) disagrees.
*Tosin Abasi has entered chat*
Herman lee:
From*
@@marshallschaefer9632 no
Teacher: the test isn't that hard
The test: 0:06
The explanation on how to do the test: 0:14
You guys are mad XD
Upside down left handed bass being played right handed chaotically while beautiful hitting every note. This freaking guy
That was fantastic dude!!!!
The pianist be like "tf when is this gonna end"
"Pianist"
MrChickenStrips He spelt it right why are you correcting him?
@@Paul-gf6kp
Isn't a piano, is a keyboard
MrChickenStrips Then why did you comment Pianist?
@@Paul-gf6kp
You don't get jokes and grammar don't You?
I really hope this guy gets really famous he is amazing, one of the best I've heard
Syrus Opliger the best :)
Jhon Weinhofen not the best of all time, but it's your opinion. I suggest listening to Flea or Cliff Burton
les claypool
Theseas Kotselas John Entwistle, Marcus Miller, Geddy Lee O.o
he is good, BUT, listen to the song "American life" by primus and tell me that's not the best bass line you've ever heard...
This man mad at that bass.. killed it he did!
The chords he's playing in the beginning are the entire alphabet
That’s not how it works man
@@UncleVenz you're right, not that jokes exist or anything
@@UncleVenz i think he's joking.. you've ever heard someone say they've played the fucking X chord
With about 40 extra letters
I mean, you don't "play chords" on bass the same way you do guitar, but bass still arpeggiates chords. You could say he's doing that, but he's also just playing a short pentatonic run. I dunno. Having it flipped upside down throws me off, I can't really tell what he's doing.
But yeah, i'm gonna say he's soloing in the key of K Pentatonic Minor.
Everybody gangsta til the lefty starts playing the bass upside down
This clip appears in my feed every few years to remind me to practice more.
0:13 the game had trouble loading that cutscene
0:02 im loving the low notes
im loving every single note in the whole thing
Man he killed it, you heard every low note clearly it was insane
He's thumpin on that bass like it owes him money
Wow what an amazing artist ❤
Very impressive, *but can you play guns and roses with gun and roses?*
Oh wrong dude
Davie Is our Master Dude
santiagoferGAMER he already did omega lul
Drop this comment with Davie!! Maybe he'll do it someday
zundapp ryan Van Andel already done
*SLAP*
He is playing a right-hand bass left handed... The power that emanates from this man is unreal
DAMN! That was so insane!😲
I bet I'm not the only one who's watched this masterpiece more than once
Everybody's gangsta until Larry Williams gets his hands on a bass.
This bassist is an absoultly terrifying individual, I love this so much
Just amazing!!!
I forgot the video name and just searched up 'Black dude bass'.
And you managed to use the internet from beyond the grave. Impressive
I thought u were dead 😳
No this is not victor wooten
Yeah. Black dude bass doesn’t really narrow it down 😂
@@lilgates4890 or Marcus Miller or Stanley Clark
Davie504 Left the Group.
Jái Höo nah he already try this and said it was easy.
@@marshmallowniriri2326 but his try was shitty asf
Weird Boy ha *left*
@@Esteban-ss6wq this looks more amazing, because the bass player is left handed(?
*Epic*!
Beautiful!
Love how transitions into the Rapper’s Delight riff 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Keyboardist seen this a million times, but still has to point out his props lol
My man is playing Chic - Good Times with his bass upside down. Never thought i'd ever see this
Manhhh im a drummer not a bassist but this looks like some god tier shit on the first glance. Mind blowing
Have mercy🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹This just sets my soul free!
I didn't know porn was allowed on youtube.
Lol, I get you.
the bass sounds like porn music
@@RageDasher_7751 🤣🤣🤣
Yeah agreed
*there are some exceptions...*
Top 10 people Davie504 wouldn't mess with
He's a Bass LEGEND!!!!
I know I'll never be as good as this, but I hope to God that can have this much fun playing.