That is a beautiful looking/ sounding bass. You look like you can play that tune in your sleep. I’ve been playing 47 years and I’m in awe of bass players like you that can make it look so effortless. Lovely tune btw. 👍🏴👏👏👏
@@nelsonrios absolutely Nelson. Big fan. Your left hand technique is flawless. No extra strained sloppy movement. Very smooth man. Just like that beauty of an instrument in your hands
I’ve been listening to these basses on RUclips for only a couple of wks but, this I think is the one! Love the tone, the size thickness . Such a beautiful voice.❤❤❤❤🎶🎶🎶🙏🙏🙏💎💎🧿🧿🪬🪬🥃🥃🇬🇧🇬🇧 Thankyou.
As a complete newbie starting my bass lessons soon, this makes me want to get into playing and developing my skills. You do not overplay, not making it gimmicky. It’s more down to earth compared to some of the show offs here on RUclips.
you are right. Now that I have played and heard bass for years, I am convinced that when playing bass, 90% of the notes one tends to play are suprefluous (if yoi get rid of them, the music would be better). Overplaying is a big mistake. You can do it while practicing at home to develop technique, but in a real group or recording context, less is more (at least for the bass).
Bonjour Nelson ! Vous jouez formidablement bien , vous me donnez terriblement envie de me "mettre" à la fretless 😀 J'amerais savoir sur quel type d'amplification vous jouez (sur cette vidéo) ? Et quels sont vos réglages? Merci. Salutations de Rouen (France).
Merci beaucoup d'avoir regardé. J'espère que vous en aurez un. La basse sans fret est amusante à jouer. Je joue directement à partir de l'interface de mon ordinateur en utilisant Logic. Mais normalement, j'utilise des amplificateurs Phil Jones. Thanks 🙏 Merci!
I’ve been playing bass for a few years now and have just started playing live for my church on Sundays. I have an Ibanez SR505 and an Epiphone EB-3 that I play and I want a fretless so bad. We play a lot of jazz style music and a fretless would fit perfect. I played one for the first time a while back and loved it. Just gotta buy one now!
I'm not exactly sure why, but this brings one of my all time favorite bassists to mind. Your playing doesn't sound like Percy Jones, but it makes me feel the same way his playing does. Which is a very good feeling. I first heard him on the track Energy Fools The Magician by Brian Eno when I won the soundtrack to the film Rock & Roll High School from a radio station in 1979. I had no idea what those sounds were, but I knew I had to learn how make them. I like your playing. Great tone, great intonation and subtle use of the fretless sounds that are so easy (and fun) to overuse. Very tasteful, solid playing.
Thank you for the wonderful music. I have subscribed. Did you compose this?? You’re a great bass string player. Right from the get go to the very end you give it all to us. So interesting. Makes me want to listen again and again to your Clearity , Attack, Rythmic and Melodic Phrasing. Every bar is perfect. Love your sound
Thanks so much for your kind words my friend. Yes, I did composed the tracks and I’m playing all the instruments as well. Really appreciate your feedback. 🙏🙏
Amazing playing! First I saw your video on the Godin Shifter, then this. Had to press subscribe. 😎👍 I have a Godin A4 fretless that I love, however it doesn't have a magnetic pickup. To me, the piezo (?) pickup is way too bass heavy regardless how the bass knob is set, and then the output is ridiculously high compared to my other basses. Those issues make it a bit hard to use live. Your bass sounds more balanced to me, while I still clearly recognize the unique character of the bass I hear in mine as well. Do you think changing preamp or pickup would address this problem, or does it really need the magnetic pickup to sound as great as yours? A lot is in the hands of course, and yours are for sure more skilled than mine, but anyway I'd appreciate if you'd tell me what you think about that. 🙂
Hey Magnus, thanks so much for the comment! Really Appreciate it. Yes, I understand about having only one piezo pickup, I had a A4 before and I agreed that it's to low and don't cut. That's whyI like this new A4 Ultra. It's actually a great bass and the mix possibilities with the piezo and mag pickups are very different than before, also the LR baggs preamp it is much better. So answering your question, If was me I'll probably don't spend money trying to fix but instead I'll update to the A4 Ultra, that's what I did and I don't regret it. I think they did a great job on this one. Hope that helps you and Let me know if you have anymore questions
@@nelsonrios Thank you for your kind reply and answer to my question! It's pretty much as I assumed then regarding the pickups. I can't afford updating to an Ultra, and a Godin Shifter is higher on the wish list as well. But let's see what happens in the future. 🙂
Thanks Jean! The only thing that I add it was a little reverb. It’s all about the combination of the pickups and the position of your hands on the strings. That’s affected the sound too. Also where are you plugged in. I’m using in that video a SSL interface into a Logic my Boss Reverb 5
Dear Nelson, I must tell that each time I listen to this song I like it more and more, it sounds better and better every time, it has such a cool and confident style or tune with this fretless bass! I don't know whether it is because of the bassline or because of the hi-hat part but for me this Melody has such an 80's vibe, it sounds like a theme of an action-comedy movie, in which there's a scene when the protagonist takes a walk on the beach in Miami or California. I don't know in which movie did I hear something like this but it has such a typical 80's vibe. Anyway, I just want to say that for me this song is a true masterpiece and I'm glad that I found this video on RUclips. Thank You so much for this song! Greetings from Hungary! :) 🇭🇺
Hi brother, thanks so much for the kind words. Thanks for the compliment on my music as well, yes people usually say that my music sounds like movie tracks! Probably one day this one could make it 🙏! But I’m thankful for music in our lives and to be able to do it. My best regards, All the best to you Radnó.
@@nelsonrios Thank You very much, I wish You the best too in your personal Life and in your musical career as well, and I hope that one day I will hear this song or one of your songs in a movie as a theme! :)
Hello friend, did you ever play the older Godin version of the ultra A4 with RMH amp system? Godin switched over to the LR Baggs preamp and piezos and almost doubled the price of the bass. I have the older version of the A5 Ultra and was considering changing out the RMH system to the LR Baggs one on my bass. Any thoughts on this? Sound improvement? Thanks!
Hey , thanks so much for watching. Yes I played the old version until they released this new one and in my opinion the LR Baggs pre amp is much better and more reliable system. Also, they improved the neck too. Hope you can try it and make your decision but it’s a really good bass. I think there are old videos with me playing the old model. I’ve been playing it this models for a long time and I remember one of my basses having a circuit board issues, that’s why I really like this change.
@@nelsonrios Yes, I'm having issue such as battery slowly draining just hanging on the string swing. Plug into the " mix " jack and everything is OK until you unplug your cord. Plug it back, nothing... until you pull the battery and reinstall it. Just maddening. How did they change the neck?
Amazing musicianship! I have an a5 ultra old version, I know it would be different settings because if the changes in electronics and fretboard material, but would you mind sharing the settings you used for this recording? Thanks for sharing!
Thanks 🙏 bro. I had the old versions for a long time too. This new LR Baggs preamp that they have now it’s incredible. I plugged in straight to my SSL interface. I had pretty much the mix between the 2 pickups and the flat eq . There is a other video at Godin website that I think shows at a closed up the eq. Hope that helps! All the best!
Excellent tune, playing, and intonation. Superb tone as well. Should be on the Godin web site! May I ask if these are the stock D'Addario Chrome flat wound strings or something else. Any info would be greatly appreciated, Thank you!
Thanks Allen, really appreciate it. This same video is on their page as well. Thanks for watching! I’m using light La Bella’s string. It’s not Flat wound. I do have flat wound in a other Fretless bass, it sounds good too. 🙏
Hi Nelson, You sound fantastic! I love your playing and choices and am saving up for an A4 Ultra. What might you suggest for a preamp to use with it and my studio monitors (20-yr old Mackie HR824s)? Any suggestions on a decent audio interface? Thanks for any advice.
Hey bro, thanks for you words and comments. Yes this new Ultra A4 it’s a keeper. My interface is the SSL2+. It’s amazing. Also LR Baggs Studio pre amp for bass is a good option. Hope I could help a little. All the best!
@@nelsonrios I'll be honest with you my first thought was "you Barstard" I've been playing bass for 30yrs and still fretless has escaped me... superb tone and you have soft hands..I'm proper jealous!.. 👌
Not a big fan of the body. But that doesn't matter. What matters is how it plays, sounds and feels. And that sounds gorgeous I love it! (I'm a mwah addict).
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That is a beautiful looking/ sounding bass. You look like you can play that tune in your sleep. I’ve been playing 47 years and I’m in awe of bass players like you that can make it look so effortless. Lovely tune btw. 👍🏴👏👏👏
Thanks 🙏 so much! Really appreciate it.
Man that tone. Holy shite. Very nice playing too sir. Very tasteful phrase and melody.
Thanks 🙏 appreciate it
@@nelsonrios absolutely Nelson. Big fan. Your left hand technique is flawless. No extra strained sloppy movement. Very smooth man. Just like that beauty of an instrument in your hands
Thanks 🙏 , saving energy when you play is key! Really appreciate the comment.
@@nelsonrios absolutely
I’ve been listening to these basses on RUclips for only a couple of wks but, this I think is the one!
Love the tone, the size thickness .
Such a beautiful voice.❤❤❤❤🎶🎶🎶🙏🙏🙏💎💎🧿🧿🪬🪬🥃🥃🇬🇧🇬🇧
Thankyou.
Thank you!! Really appreciated 🙏🙏 this bass is fantastic!
Master class in tasty fretless playing, lovely instrument to . Thanks
Thanks 🙏 appreciated
Tasteful and not overplaying. Intonation spot on too.
Thanks 🙏 bro! Appreciate it.
Very amazing
Thanks 🙏
As a complete newbie starting my bass lessons soon, this makes me want to get into playing and developing my skills. You do not overplay, not making it gimmicky. It’s more down to earth compared to some of the show offs here on RUclips.
Thanks David! Appreciate it 🙏
you are right.
Now that I have played and heard bass for years, I am convinced that when playing bass, 90% of the notes one tends to play are suprefluous (if yoi get rid of them, the music would be better).
Overplaying is a big mistake. You can do it while practicing at home to develop technique, but in a real group or recording context, less is more (at least for the bass).
Wow, sounds amazing!
Nice playing, thanks for sharing! 👍
Thanks 🙏 so much
There's no new in Godin's technology, they're out of this world perfection.
Love it! That sound is incredible and if I could play bass, that's EXACTLY how I'd wanna play it.
Thanks 🙏 for the compliment!
That was absolutely incredible. You tugged on the strings of my heart ! Great technique and what an amazing sound from that Godin !
Thanks so much! Really appreciate it 🙏
Bonjour Nelson ! Vous jouez formidablement bien , vous me donnez terriblement envie de me "mettre" à la fretless 😀 J'amerais savoir sur quel type d'amplification vous jouez (sur cette vidéo) ? Et quels sont vos réglages? Merci. Salutations de Rouen (France).
Merci beaucoup d'avoir regardé. J'espère que vous en aurez un. La basse sans fret est amusante à jouer. Je joue directement à partir de l'interface de mon ordinateur en utilisant Logic. Mais normalement, j'utilise des amplificateurs Phil Jones.
Thanks 🙏 Merci!
Excellent fretless player. You really understand tone and groove. Subscribed.
Thanks 🙏 really appreciate it
Beautiful
Thanks 🙏
AMAZING TONE!!!! Effortless playing just so so amazing man!!!!
Thanks 🙏 for the words!! Appreciate it!
Great playing! Gorgeous bass!
Lovely mixolydian sound!
Thanks! 🙏
Sounds great, Mr. Rios. You and the instrument are one. Thanks.
Thanks 🙏 for the kind words my friend! Appreciate it.
Que som lindo
Obrigado 🙏
That playing was so smooth. 😊What a lovely Bass. 👍
Thanks 🙏 really appreciated it
I’ve been playing bass for a few years now and have just started playing live for my church on Sundays. I have an Ibanez SR505 and an Epiphone EB-3 that I play and I want a fretless so bad. We play a lot of jazz style music and a fretless would fit perfect. I played one for the first time a while back and loved it. Just gotta buy one now!
That’s great! Fretless is fun to play!! 👏
I'm not exactly sure why, but this brings one of my all time favorite bassists to mind. Your playing doesn't sound like Percy Jones, but it makes me feel the same way his playing does. Which is a very good feeling. I first heard him on the track Energy Fools The Magician by Brian Eno when I won the soundtrack to the film Rock & Roll High School from a radio station in 1979. I had no idea what those sounds were, but I knew I had to learn how make them.
I like your playing. Great tone, great intonation and subtle use of the fretless sounds that are so easy (and fun) to overuse. Very tasteful, solid playing.
Thanks so much! Really appreciate it and feel honored with the compliment!
Nice and smooth with perfect intonation.
World class bass player, absolutely superb !!!
Thanks 🙏 so much! Appreciate it.
Fine bass, fine playing. Great piece and great performance as well.
Thank you! Really appreciated it. 🙏
Breath taking sound...
Thanks 🙏 really appreciated
Thank you for the wonderful music. I have subscribed. Did you compose this?? You’re a great bass string player. Right from the get go to the very end you give it all to us. So interesting. Makes me want to listen again and again to your Clearity , Attack, Rythmic and Melodic Phrasing. Every bar is perfect. Love your sound
Thanks so much for your kind words my friend. Yes, I did composed the tracks and I’m playing all the instruments as well.
Really appreciate your feedback. 🙏🙏
What a fantastic sound❤
Thanks 🙏 really appreciate it
What a lovely bass sound and skilled player👍
Thanks 🙏
Would love to have one of those.
Thanks 🙏, it’s really good!
Incredible sounding instrument great demo..
Thanks 🙏 really appreciate it.
Wow, skills & sound!
🙏 thanks for the words! Appreciate it!
beautiful groove brother! nice work!!
Thanks so much bro! 🙏
Amazing playing! First I saw your video on the Godin Shifter, then this. Had to press subscribe. 😎👍
I have a Godin A4 fretless that I love, however it doesn't have a magnetic pickup. To me, the piezo (?) pickup is way too bass heavy regardless how the bass knob is set, and then the output is ridiculously high compared to my other basses. Those issues make it a bit hard to use live. Your bass sounds more balanced to me, while I still clearly recognize the unique character of the bass I hear in mine as well. Do you think changing preamp or pickup would address this problem, or does it really need the magnetic pickup to sound as great as yours? A lot is in the hands of course, and yours are for sure more skilled than mine, but anyway I'd appreciate if you'd tell me what you think about that. 🙂
Hey Magnus, thanks so much for the comment! Really Appreciate it. Yes, I understand about having only one piezo pickup, I had a A4 before and I agreed that it's to low and don't cut. That's whyI like this new A4 Ultra. It's actually a great bass and the mix possibilities with the piezo and mag pickups are very different than before, also the LR baggs preamp it is much better. So answering your question, If was me I'll probably don't spend money trying to fix but instead I'll update to the A4 Ultra, that's what I did and I don't regret it.
I think they did a great job on this one. Hope that helps you and Let me know if you have anymore questions
@@nelsonrios Thank you for your kind reply and answer to my question! It's pretty much as I assumed then regarding the pickups. I can't afford updating to an Ultra, and a Godin Shifter is higher on the wish list as well. But let's see what happens in the future. 🙂
Very nice playing, great tone, enjoyed listening very much!
Thanks 🙏 appreciate it!
Incredible music, magnificent playing, beautiful in every way!!!
Thanks so much 🙏 really appreciate it!
Beautiful tone 👍
Thank you! 🙏
Hi. I fell in love with your awesome tone... So I acquired the same bass, tried different settings, but I'm still far from it. How do you do it?
Thanks Jean! The only thing that I add it was a little reverb. It’s all about the combination of the pickups and the position of your hands on the strings. That’s affected the sound too. Also where are you plugged in. I’m using in that video a SSL interface into a Logic my Boss Reverb 5
Hi, can you please tell me what effects you exactly use with the bass? Killing sound!
Hey! Thanks for the comment! The only thing that I added was a very little reverb. The bass does have a great tonality! All the best!
The bass sounded really solid, but the playing was crazy good, checked all the boxes!
Thanks 🙏 appreciate it
Great, great, great. Thank you.
Thanks 🙏 really appreciate it
Amazing bass. That takes music to another level. Great song too.
Thanks 🙏
Dear Nelson,
I must tell that each time I listen to this song I like it more and more, it sounds better and better every time, it has such a cool and confident style or tune with this fretless bass!
I don't know whether it is because of the bassline or because of the hi-hat part but for me this Melody has such an 80's vibe, it sounds like a theme of an action-comedy movie, in which there's a scene when the protagonist takes a walk on the beach in Miami or California. I don't know in which movie did I hear something like this but it has such a typical 80's vibe.
Anyway, I just want to say that for me this song is a true masterpiece and I'm glad that I found this video on RUclips. Thank You so much for this song! Greetings from Hungary! :) 🇭🇺
Hi brother, thanks so much for the kind words. Thanks for the compliment on my music as well, yes people usually say that my music sounds like movie tracks! Probably one day this one could make it 🙏!
But I’m thankful for music in our lives and to be able to do it.
My best regards, All the best to you Radnó.
@@nelsonrios Thank You very much, I wish You the best too in your personal Life and in your musical career as well, and I hope that one day I will hear this song or one of your songs in a movie as a theme! :)
Amazing tone! Just amazing! Congratulations!
Thanks so much! Really appreciate it. 🙏
@@nelsonrios - No need - I listened more than once on m headphones! It's perfect!
Can't get enough watching this video.
Thanks 🙏
I loved it !!! Great and wonderful :>)
Thanks 🙏 Appreciate it
Hello friend, did you ever play the older Godin version of the ultra A4 with RMH amp system? Godin switched over to the LR Baggs preamp and piezos and almost doubled the price of the bass. I have the older version of the A5 Ultra and was considering changing out the RMH system to the LR Baggs one on my bass. Any thoughts on this? Sound improvement? Thanks!
Hey , thanks so much for watching. Yes I played the old version until they released this new one and in my opinion the LR Baggs pre amp is much better and more reliable system. Also, they improved the neck too.
Hope you can try it and make your decision but it’s a really good bass. I think there are old videos with me playing the old model. I’ve been playing it this models for a long time and I remember one of my basses having a circuit board issues, that’s why I really like this change.
@@nelsonrios
Yes, I'm having issue such as battery slowly draining just hanging on the string swing. Plug into the " mix " jack and everything is OK until you unplug your cord. Plug it back, nothing... until you pull the battery and reinstall it. Just maddening. How did they change the neck?
@@richardroda4882 I like the richlite fingerboard, and the hard rock maple on the neck. Mine old one was a different wood.
Nice. I wonder what it sounds like without the reverb.
Sounds great too. There are other videos without it that you can watch.
Thanks for watching 🙏
Amazing musicianship! I have an a5 ultra old version, I know it would be different settings because if the changes in electronics and fretboard material, but would you mind sharing the settings you used for this recording? Thanks for sharing!
Thanks 🙏 bro. I had the old versions for a long time too. This new LR Baggs preamp that they have now it’s incredible. I plugged in straight to my SSL interface. I had pretty much the mix between the 2 pickups and the flat eq . There is a other video at Godin website that I think shows at a closed up the eq. Hope that helps! All the best!
Excellent tune, playing, and intonation. Superb tone as well. Should be on the Godin web site! May I ask if these are the stock D'Addario Chrome flat wound strings or something else. Any info would be greatly appreciated, Thank you!
Thanks Allen, really appreciate it. This same video is on their page as well. Thanks for watching! I’m using light La Bella’s string.
It’s not Flat wound. I do have flat wound in a other Fretless bass, it sounds good too. 🙏
Thank you very much Nelson and I see your video on Godin web site now :-) Well deserved Sir!
@@canon4life1356 🙏🙏
I actually thought this was a Godin demo. its probably better than whatever they put out. So good.
The tone is awesome. Godwin are defiantly under rated as an instrument maker in Australia
Thanks 🙏 They make great instruments and the wood work is great too.
Hi Nelson, You sound fantastic! I love your playing and choices and am saving up for an A4 Ultra. What might you suggest for a preamp to use with it and my studio monitors (20-yr old Mackie HR824s)? Any suggestions on a decent audio interface? Thanks for any advice.
Hey bro, thanks for you words and comments. Yes this new Ultra A4 it’s a keeper. My interface is the SSL2+. It’s amazing. Also LR Baggs Studio pre amp for bass is a good option. Hope I could help a little. All the best!
Wow, this was beautiful
Thanks 🙏 for the comment! Appreciate it!
Superb!!
Thanks 🙏
Very very tasty! Excellent intonation too.
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Now that's very cool.
Thanks 🙏Appreciated it!
Excellent sound but, for GODIN is normal! I have by a lot of years 2 guitars( A6 - A12 ) and i'm very satisfied...
Yes it’s a great instrument ! Thanks 🙏
is that the current
Richlite fingerboard model?
Yes bro! It is.
@@nelsonrios Sold!
@@xquesmuah thanks 🙏
amazing sound!
Thanks 🙏
Thats the brazilian northeastern
rhythm called baião, amazing baião bass!
Sim 🙌 obrigado! Sou brasileiro! 🙏
Sensational sound amazing
Thanks so much! Really Appreciate!
@@nelsonrios I'll be honest with you my first thought was "you Barstard" I've been playing bass for 30yrs and still fretless has escaped me... superb tone and you have soft hands..I'm proper jealous!.. 👌
@@MrSandalwood 😆 Thanks 🙏 Bro!! Really appreciate it.
Awesome.
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Toca demais! Músico talento puro 😮😮😮
Obrigado 🙏🙏
Are you using a compressor?
Yes very little
This *does* sound good, doesn't it ?
Well, in your hands, at least.
Thanks for sharing, it's very pleasant music.
Thanks 🙏 appreciate it!
How do you only have 564 (at the time of writing) subs?
Hi , thanks for reaching out and watching it, to be honest I don’t think I understand your question, what do you mean?
What I meant is that you play and sound so smooth that I can't believe you are relatively unknown on RUclips
Thanks so much! Really appreciated!
Oh that’s nice
🙏 thanks! Really appreciate it
Bravo!
Thanks 🙏
like butter...
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Strings...TI JF344's?
No it’s a light La Bella flatwound. Thanks 🙏 for watching.
@@nelsonrios La Bella lights. Thx. They appear as ‘slinky’ as TI’s, and I dig that feel.
Top demais! Sim maravilhoso! Big hug
Obrigado 🙏 parceiro!! Abração
Not a big fan of the body. But that doesn't matter. What matters is how it plays, sounds and feels. And that sounds gorgeous I love it! (I'm a mwah addict).
Thanks 🙏 for the comments!! Really appreciate
Um estrangeiro tocando baiao um ritimo tipico brasileiro muito legal
Obrigado 🙏 amigo! Brasileiro tbm!! Abraços
Muito bom.
Obrigado 🙏
Excelente saludos amigo
Gracias 🙏 amigo
@@nelsonrios 👍👊
superbe ..
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Que linha gostosa de ouvir! Deu até vontade de tirar o pó do meu fretless aqui... 😂
Abraço...
Obrigado amigo! Abraços!! 🙏🙏
Isso é Baião, não?🤔
Sim 🙌 baião 🙏
Top demais! #Inscrito #Like
Obrigado 🙏 bro!
Nice Beat in the back sweet playing
Digno discípulo de pastorius
Honored! Thank you 🙏
Delicatessen
Thanks 🙏
Great production. Grooves better when you allow the notes to hold long and the listener can feel the space. Nice solo.
Thanks 🙏 appreciate it
I do wish Godin would make this without that ghastly long thumb stick thing...
Thanks 🙏, I had one without it. I hear you.
Какой кайфовый бас
Спасибо 🙏