David Bowie's Space Oddity had a big breakdown with a heavily distorted bass line which ended in the bass using a whammy bar bending the not down 3 steps. That was in the 70s.
I saw Primus whilst high on acid back in 1999 and that bassline melted my head into the ground! It felt like a gigantic wobbly entity had entered my vicinity and stomped my brains into the floor!
@@blingkrawzbee8124 that's fair. I was thinking more the Miller Lite ads when they did the "This is another Miller Time presentation brought to you by Dick. Thank you for your time" when I wrote it.
Most of us that have been to events like this know how this goes. That bass solo right there was the greatest trip someone in the crowd has ever had in their entire life. They probably still look back on that moment on whatever psychedelics they were on as the biggest egg scrambler of them all.
@@DeltaRancho bruh we talkin like somebody met god while les was up there slappin and flickin. I’m glad you understand. I had a few journeys myself. I’m highly envious of the people that were there for this in particular in person.
For sure! That and a David Gilmour.... Well, entire show. I've seen Primus, Floyd, Tool, Dream Theater and Porcupine Tree. All have their "moments" for sure!
I've seen them twice, once with Herb and once with Brain. Each time was the most technically flawless performance I've ever seen. As Rolling Stone magazine once said of them "Music by Rush, lyrics by Gary Larson [of Far Side]"
@@FrizleFry00Super late reply, but this is indeed a solo side project. They went under the name Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade. They released two live albums and only one studio album of original compositions. I think that they created some of the best music that Les has been apart of, which is really saying something considering the high level of quality that he has maintained throughout his entire career.
I am convinced that Les Claypool is a space alien. It's like that old episode of X Files where an alien stays on Earth because he loves baseball. Les came to Earth and never left because they didn't have bass guitar
I once saw him perform with Big bucket of bernies brain in new Orleans. During the middle of the concert this stranger taps me in the back. I turned around and non chalantly tells me "You know Les is the devil right?" 😂
Claypool is one of my favorite musicians. Saw Primus in '18 and was truly blown away at how they sounded just like their recordings. A must see concert!!
Ronnie Harp…You need to expand your horizons more. There are some incredible bass players in the music industry. And they don’t hide behind special sound effects pedales. Look beyond the mainstream, and look further then metal genres.
Listen to Victor Wooten’s decades of work, especially with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones …. I’d love to know what he and Claypool think of each other’s playing. They overlap a lot.
I was entranced, enthralled , entertained and totally fascinated ......then the vid ended and my brain reminded me that there is shit in the world like ''I'm an island Boy!....island Boy!...''....life can be cruel, enjoy the gems when your paths cross.
The live double disc Frog Brigade album with the second half being a cover of the entire Animals album by Pink Floyd… One of my top 5 favorite live albums of all time…
@@questionmark3810 clearly never been to a show. When primus does a set like this there’s always a second set after an intermission of primus songs. Not sure why you’d chime in on something you know nothing about?
Cuts at the King Crimson cover 😢… but being able to see the solo before 😃🤭😬😅☺️. Being a bass player i have such respect for this man breaking new ground with the bass. There have been many amazing player’s who would touch on some of these techniques during their solos etc but Les brought them into the verses and chorus. Many of Primus’s early songs the bass was the lead with the guitar being rhythm with sonic walls of sound to compliment what the bass is doing! Thank you for sharing this! AND Thank You Les for year’s of inspiration.
Love the little dance he does 0:43 when he start getting his groove on and slappin dat thang. Les is the only one I know that plays a bass with a whammy bar. Fucking genius Also the one at 1:55 Fuckah cracks me up
We are so fuckin lucky to be able to see this living legend. I'm watching this video, thinking about all of the incredible musicians that have died very recently and saying to myself, "no no no please let this man stay!!"
…. when guys appreciate recordings of the greats, especially before they peaked. Think of the true rock artists from the ‘60s and 70’s who’s early-career work has minimal decent documentation.
I’m a guitar player but Jaco, Les, Flea and Watt made me jealous of bass players. So much so that I got a Bass and started learn the bass lines of my favorite songs too. So after learning Frusciante’s parts I would learn Fleas, etc. So I doubled my pleasure with music!
I heard a story that when Cliff Burton died. Kirk Hammett was Highschool friends with Les Claypool and told him he had to audition. After hearing his audition for Metallica, Hetfield and the rest of the band were like “dude you’re too good, you should do your own thing”. Lol
I am a musician. The best bass player I’ve ever heard/saw. Was the bass player for a band that was touring with Alvin Lee decades ago. The name of the band was, the American tears. That bass player did not use special effects or echo chambers or reverb like the guy in this video. This guy was playing 16 notes per measure accurately in a solo that lasted about 10 minutes. I think the band was an English band touring with alvin lee.. I have been a guitar player since the 1960s. I still play here in 2022. That performance by that bass player in that band, no one in the audience will ever forget that. Friends of mine that were there with me to see Alvin Lee, we still talk about that awesome talent of that bass player in that band no one has ever heard of. I’m guessing The time frame was 1970s
I just can't appreciate his talent...... Jaco, Mark King, Mark Egan, JPJ, Ron Brown, Mike Porcaro, David Hungate, Chuck Rainey, John Patitucci.....I can appreciate.
Understandable I guess. Maybe look at other examples of his playing, this one is not so much of a demonstration of skill but I think it sounds quite cool
*I am now convinced I can fart into a microphone on stage and impress an entire audience. As a musician of over 40 years, I am shocked to see people impressed by this level of skill. He plays at the equivalence of a 2nd year guitarist.*
20 years ago so many guitar mags had LES CLAYPOOL on the cover. Never bought a magazine in years , heck i dont even know if guitar world has a mag anymore but i know i got my collection and les claypool was on many OF THEM. HE My # 1 choice for best bassist. Second choice ill give to GEDDY LEE CAUSE HE CAN SING , USE BASS WITH 40 effect pedals at same time. Lol. Nice video. 👍
Les is great.. he has his own style and groove.. If you haven’t checked out Charles Berthound he’s also another fantastic bassist ruclips.net/video/gGlzbrlmbCg/видео.html
Les is the king of the Bay Area! The song was King Crimson’s “Thela hun Ginjeet”. Les learned from Larry Graham more than Stanley Clark. And Les plays more traditional when on a Fender Jazz Bass.
This is the lamest joke comment of all time. Jean Baudin and Matt Freeman are both from the Bay, and Les has ZERO talent. But he can wear a onsie and pretend to be a Confederate colonel.
@@isorokudono . Les is to Bass what Stevie Ray V was to Electric Guitar. Zero talent ? Sure buddy. Lmao. He took bass to the next level and continued expanding on Bass where Jaco left off at.
Primus was my first concert in 2014. They were playing their Charlie and the Chocolate Factory tour. Trippy as fuck. They only concert you could include oompa loompas and two intertwining mosh pits going opposite ways
I was there tripping very hard on a big handful of mushies! When he played this my mind melted! Jerry Garcia sure taught him how to play the whammy bar / rickenbacker
Amaming!!! Would love to see the whole song too!!
ruclips.net/video/dIB7v4VGVao/видео.html
@@thepyroking1236 Thanks!!
@@wnd3099 you're welcome
I was there it was SICK!
@@brandoncribbs465 thela hun ginjeet
When the bass has a whammy bar, you know you're in for some filth.
You can buy and install a bass wammy for not all that much.
@@carpediemarts705 ok
I didn’t even notice. Good eye 👁
David Bowie's Space Oddity had a big breakdown with a heavily distorted bass line which ended in the bass using a whammy bar bending the not down 3 steps. That was in the 70s.
@@asmongoldsmouth9839 Is the whammy bar bass line right before “Though I’ve passed 100,000 miles…” lyric?
I saw Primus whilst high on acid back in 1999 and that bassline melted my head into the ground! It felt like a gigantic wobbly entity had entered my vicinity and stomped my brains into the floor!
I didn't get to see him live on acid but I did drop acid and listen to this on vinyl and I thought my ears were gonna need glasses.
sounds like an awesome experience. Wish I saw them live in their Prime(us)
I saw them live in 1996 & 1998 but unfortunately that was pretty much pre-acid days for me. Sounds like an incredible experience!
The gigantic wobbly intity was Les😂🎉
That happened to me too and I was sober!
This man gives a whole new meaning to "take the bassline for a walk".
🤣👍
*bassline
I watched the whole thing and not to my surprise, I was not at all amazed. Les is entertaining but far from “amazing”. That was just a bunch of noise.
The drummer is wearing new balance. I bet his lawn mowing is impeccable.
The lines painted on his body are testament to the lines on his lawn.
What the heck are you two talking about? New Balance shoes associated with people who mow their lawn?
@@hurtfultruth3903 It would appear so.
@@hurtfultruth3903 Dad shoes
Second only to his drumming.
Other bassists practicing: “This effect sounds like a wet fart, when am I ever gonna use that in a song?”
Les Claypool:
He made me like it
And Doug Wimbush and Mick Karn
Bootsy Collins from Parliament uses a very similar effect on his bass in songs like “Night of the Thumpasorus People” from 1975
Sounds like a ring modulator
Who doesn't like a a good envelope filter?
We gave Les Claypool four strings and a half pound of marijuana. This is what happened.
I read that in Law and Order voice
@@blingkrawzbee8124 that's fair. I was thinking more the Miller Lite ads when they did the "This is another Miller Time presentation brought to you by Dick. Thank you for your time" when I wrote it.
and probably some mushrooms.
@@blingkrawzbee8124thanks I thought it was just me
You obviously aren’t a true Primus fan! You suck & not in a Primus way..
Les knows that the complete bass player is not only a virtuoso, but also dresses impeccably.
Rear Admiral Funkus, esq.
Your comment made my day. Thank you.
😂😂😂😂
Also has great dance moves
Is this a joke, Incel Pony Ride?
Most of us that have been to events like this know how this goes. That bass solo right there was the greatest trip someone in the crowd has ever had in their entire life. They probably still look back on that moment on whatever psychedelics they were on as the biggest egg scrambler of them all.
Can attest to this lol
@@DeltaRancho bruh we talkin like somebody met god while les was up there slappin and flickin. I’m glad you understand. I had a few journeys myself. I’m highly envious of the people that were there for this in particular in person.
@@i_am_beerwulf8865 Which made the other better...the psychedelics, or Les? Imma say Les.
The dead shore line trucking into space into space trucking into.dimensions. hart on the bones
For sure! That and a David Gilmour.... Well, entire show. I've seen Primus, Floyd, Tool, Dream Theater and Porcupine Tree. All have their "moments" for sure!
Claypool rhythmic sense is impeccable
absolutely, it's something not everyone acknowledges though
Not particularly
You don't need to write "amazing" before "Les Claypool bass solo". Everyone knows that is gonna kick their asses off
PRECISELY
There was nothing at all amazing about that. You people are fanboys and have no idea how pedestrian that bass solo was.
This is a King Crimson cover. Just saw King Crimson in August and Primus in September. The algorithm is listening:)
Thela Hun Ginjeet!!! Yeah!!! Amazing))
Mee to i did both at the pavilion
@@krazysports746 so did I at the MECU Pavillion
Then it's best not to leave out the Claypool Lennon Delirium! (If they're touring.)
Imagine how good primus could have been if they had a bass player.
😂😂😂
Lmao
Missed opportunity
the foot stomping that les claypool does is absolutely captivating
It's called high stepping.
That Les strut is almost as much of his trademark as his bass playing. Love it!
they even animated it in the southpark intro
By far one of the most unique and enduring bands of the last xx years
This is the frog brigade
The fancy band was only around for a couple of years.....what are you talking about?
@@ironnads7975 This is the frog brigade
I've seen them twice, once with Herb and once with Brain. Each time was the most technically flawless performance I've ever seen. As Rolling Stone magazine once said of them "Music by Rush, lyrics by Gary Larson [of Far Side]"
Awesome. I have seen them 4 times with Brian and twice with Herb. Glad I got to see them both as Herb came back.
That being said this is a 4 piece band with only Les as someone I recognize. Is this a solo album band?
@@FrizleFry00Super late reply, but this is indeed a solo side project. They went under the name Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade. They released two live albums and only one studio album of original compositions. I think that they created some of the best music that Les has been apart of, which is really saying something considering the high level of quality that he has maintained throughout his entire career.
I am convinced that Les Claypool is a space alien. It's like that old episode of X Files where an alien stays on Earth because he loves baseball. Les came to Earth and never left because they didn't have bass guitar
I once saw him perform with Big bucket of bernies brain in new Orleans. During the middle of the concert this stranger taps me in the back. I turned around and non chalantly tells me "You know Les is the devil right?" 😂
Claypool is one of my favorite musicians. Saw Primus in '18 and was truly blown away at how they sounded just like their recordings. A must see concert!!
When you said "in '18" the first thig I thought was 1918! God, I am old.
Les always looks like he is having fun when performing. There is so much entertainment value in that.
so cool, smack dab in the middle of a kick ass King Crimson cover
yep. not many people know that song but you and I do
Hell yeah, where's the full video?
@@Egoblivion search up Thela Hun Ginjeet Les Claypool! Full vid on YT :) a whole 22 minutes of pure awesome
@@andrewlawrence2611 Cheers!
I like this but I always thought that Crimson's Elephant talk was Primus before there was Primus
He's a talented cat for sure.
He also does his own thing.
Les Claypool is Special.
Luv and Peace.
A global treasure!
I have been a big fan of Les for over 25 years and haven’t seen anyone who could play a bass of put on a solo like he can!!
Same, brother!!
Ronnie Harp…You need to expand your horizons more. There are some incredible bass players in the music industry. And they don’t hide behind special sound effects pedales. Look beyond the mainstream, and look further then metal genres.
I agree.
Listen to Victor Wooten’s decades of work, especially with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones …. I’d love to know what he and Claypool think of each other’s playing.
They overlap a lot.
Kids :)
Chris Squire RIP
I was entranced, enthralled , entertained and totally fascinated ......then the vid ended and my brain reminded me that there is shit in the world like ''I'm an island Boy!....island Boy!...''....life can be cruel, enjoy the gems when your paths cross.
I was the same when I first saw it too, I'd recommend watching the whole song if you haven't yet, the link is in a pinned comment
Les is my inspiration for learning how to play Slap, it's not easy, but I still love to try it!
same thing here, he's a really inspiring person to a bass player
His slap abilities are actually pretty mediocre.
@@AmericanHero-c7j 🤣🤣
The live double disc Frog Brigade album with the second half being a cover of the entire Animals album by Pink Floyd… One of my top 5 favorite live albums of all time…
Same, It's so good I prefer it to the original
Saw that tour live was one of my favorite shows. Completely blown away when they did all of Animals!
Solid🤘🔥
Just saw Primus in Boston for Farewell to Kings, one of the best concerts I've been to
That isn't primus
@@questionmark3810 they covered all of farewell to kings as well as doing a set of their own material
@@questionmark3810 clearly never been to a show. When primus does a set like this there’s always a second set after an intermission of primus songs. Not sure why you’d chime in on something you know nothing about?
Bought my VIP experience ticket a couple weeks ago for June in Vancouver! Can’t wait!
His playing has blessed my ears. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PLACE!
1:55 .... what a smashing groove!
Why the solo is entirely Claypool's, the groove is actually by Tony Levin. They're covering King Crimson here.
Was at this show. Blew me away. Damn I’m old now.
1:50 the Drop at 1:58 moves everything off the stage 😸
This footage is very well done. That's a good camera crew that can show off the talent of the musicians.
When the bassist is wearing a pith helmet, you know you are in for gold
Power chords, some slapping and tons of effects. Woooooow so amazing !!!
Cuts at the King Crimson cover 😢… but being able to see the solo before 😃🤭😬😅☺️. Being a bass player i have such respect for this man breaking new ground with the bass. There have been many amazing player’s who would touch on some of these techniques during their solos etc but Les brought them into the verses and chorus. Many of Primus’s early songs the bass was the lead with the guitar being rhythm with sonic walls of sound to compliment what the bass is doing! Thank you for sharing this! AND Thank You Les for year’s of inspiration.
My dad is a hardcore military man that’s never done drugs in his life. I showed him this video and he ODed.
LOVE the NEW BALANCE dad shoes at 1:12.... Yeah your dad likes Primus and comfy shoes and what?
Les is one of the only players that can solo for an hour and never be accused of noodling. It's alwasy somesomething new and inventive!!
Unless I’m mistaken that bass guitar has been gigging for around 30 years at least! How is it in that good of shape?
yeah that's one of his oldest, I believe it was made in 1980
This video is almost 20 years old
I'd say a combination of Les taking good care of his gear and having a tech working for him who knows what he's doing.
@@RastaSaiyaman Yes indeed. It's amazing how long things will last if you don't slamdance the fuck out of them.
I'm sure he has 10 of them at least.
Les was underrated and never got the recognition he deserved.
Why the fuck are you speaking in past tense?
Thela Hun Ginjeet - I saw the Discipline tour in NYC in ‘81/‘82. Tony Levin on the Chapman Stick is a sight to see! Les is fantastic too!
Have you heard Liquid Tension Experiment 3? Or 1 or 2? If you haven't O..m....g......
Tony Levin is a BASS GOD and he's BADASS on that stick
I almost got to see them on that tour but couldn't find anyone who'd cover me at work. I quit my job a week later.
I'm still bitter about that!
And yes.... Les IS fantastic too. He too dwells in the highest with the other Bass Gods
Love the little dance he does 0:43 when he start getting his groove on and slappin dat thang.
Les is the only one I know that plays a bass with a whammy bar.
Fucking genius
Also the one at 1:55
Fuckah cracks me up
Les was a showman with a monumental sense of humor who never failed at entertaining.
Was?
@@SirFooplesTheThird IS .......
@@michaelcheney1555 thank God he ain't dead
South Park anniversary show my guy
Les is definitely one of a kind. So is his bass.
Can't believe it's been 20 years since this show..lol This was the 1st set we saw that weekend after 20 Hrs stuck in traffic 😎
I love his signature dance on stage.
The man is made of rhythm and bass.
I've never seen so much magic packed into 2 minutes and 15 seconds.
I think it's safe to say Les has always forged his own path. Nobody quite like him.
This show was awesome. Warren Haynes came out and played shine on you crazy diamond. Was there. First Bonnaroo.
The sound of that bass is soo out of this world.
Bass god right along with his good friend Geddy
We are so fuckin lucky to be able to see this living legend. I'm watching this video, thinking about all of the incredible musicians that have died very recently and saying to myself, "no no no please let this man stay!!"
And my album will be oooot suuune
…. when guys appreciate recordings of the greats, especially before they peaked.
Think of the true rock artists from the ‘60s and 70’s who’s early-career work has minimal decent documentation.
I've watched this solo many times and only now realized they go into Thela Hun Ginjeet at the end
Yeah it's from a great longer video, ruclips.net/video/dIB7v4VGVao/видео.html
King Crimson quote at the end..Killed it!
Some day I'm gonna be in heaven with cliff, eagerly awaiting les to show up so I can witness the greatest bass battle of all time
Steve Harris, Les Claypool, Cliif Burton are my favorite bass players. ❤
Geddy Lee too
Dont forget lemmy
Justin Chancellor
@@rezaqalam482 Yes.
@@MrThrashmetal13 Yes
Just Fantastic!
Les is just amazing. Such musicality and feel in his playing.
Magic of the bass
I’m a guitar player but Jaco, Les, Flea and Watt made me jealous of bass players. So much so that I got a Bass and started learn the bass lines of my favorite songs too. So after learning Frusciante’s parts I would learn Fleas, etc. So I doubled my pleasure with music!
I applaud your effort. After years of playing guitar, it’s a major revelation to start absorbing music from the bottom up instead of top down.
Les is so original in what he does and always a joy to watch.
Damn this man is a beast, never seen anyone else jam like Les
Buckethead
@@sotirzvanidjubre4109 good answer we’ll not that many jam like that lol
@@kellywelch641 But put them together and you got some real crazy shit happening.
Man…I miss the Frog Brigade days!!! Some cool ass shit. Thanks for the upload! Jahhhhhh
Holy fuck I’m high and watching this just blew my brain
This man is endlessly talented.
Les’s hands slap faster than I can comprehend the notes he’s playing.
Imagine playing one sick solo and then following with Thela Hun Ginjeet. Les Claypool is such a boss!
Les wasn't using any effects he can just make it sound that good.
Umm...Yes he was!
Less clay pool is the Salvador Dali of bass players If it's in his head he'll play it through a bass and it's amazing every time👍🔥
I was in that crowd, such a great set and weekend overall!
I'm going to see Primus in May, can't wait.
I heard a story that when Cliff Burton died. Kirk Hammett was Highschool friends with Les Claypool and told him he had to audition. After hearing his audition for Metallica, Hetfield and the rest of the band were like “dude you’re too good, you should do your own thing”. Lol
That was the polite way saying you're just too weird :D
Great way to learn the bass, my favorite instrument, finally I have one, took my whole existence!
Who caught the tribute to King Crimson?
been 30 years since i last seen this man , damn im old
Wow, never heard this cover before!! So good.
So fucking great! And the fact that it’s a King Crimson song. Hipper than the hippest. Bay Area greatness. Makes me proud to be a Bay Area musician
A true talent one of the best bass players on planet Earth
I clicked on this video by accident and because of that my mind has been blown🤯
I'd love to see this guy playing with Justin Chancellor's bass tone
Les on a Wal would be interesting. That's really the only way you can get that tone
Best bass guitar player in the world.
WOW dressed up and has somewhere to go! Always a pleasure! Best part is when he ends the solo and dances around! Love it!
He's the master.....period.
beautiful, i really hope they do bonnaroo 2022
One of the Best!!!!
I am a musician. The best bass player I’ve ever heard/saw. Was the bass player for a band that was touring with Alvin Lee decades ago. The name of the band was, the American tears. That bass player did not use special effects or echo chambers or reverb like the guy in this video. This guy was playing 16 notes per measure accurately in a solo that lasted about 10 minutes. I think the band was an English band touring with alvin lee..
I have been a guitar player since the 1960s. I still play here in 2022. That performance by that bass player in that band, no one in the audience will ever forget that. Friends of mine that were there with me to see Alvin Lee, we still talk about that awesome talent of that bass player in that band no one has ever heard of. I’m guessing The time frame was 1970s
Nobody cares, but you do sound more like a musician than an artist.
I just can't appreciate his talent......
Jaco, Mark King, Mark Egan, JPJ, Ron Brown, Mike Porcaro, David Hungate, Chuck Rainey, John Patitucci.....I can appreciate.
Understandable I guess. Maybe look at other examples of his playing, this one is not so much of a demonstration of skill but I think it sounds quite cool
Gosh this dude is the best bass player ever
*I am now convinced I can fart into a microphone on stage and impress an entire audience. As a musician of over 40 years, I am shocked to see people impressed by this level of skill. He plays at the equivalence of a 2nd year guitarist.*
Les is always more !💯🎶
A singular talent - his right hand is the key. The sense of rhythm and time is just beyond what mere mortals can do
Unfortunately it's all just bullshit with no substance.
Can’t really tell with all the effects pedals
20 years ago so many guitar mags had LES CLAYPOOL on the cover. Never bought a magazine in years , heck i dont even know if guitar world has a mag anymore but i know i got my collection and les claypool was on many OF THEM. HE My # 1 choice for best bassist. Second choice ill give to GEDDY LEE CAUSE HE CAN SING , USE BASS WITH 40 effect pedals at same time. Lol. Nice video. 👍
Les is great.. he has his own style and groove.. If you haven’t checked out Charles Berthound he’s also another fantastic bassist ruclips.net/video/gGlzbrlmbCg/видео.html
@@digipunk618 Nice , Ill check it it out . Many Thanks .
@@digipunk618 Charles is an absolute beast........been following him for yrs now.
I had to rewatch that. I spent the first playthrough just admiring his attire.
Les is the king of the Bay Area!
The song was King Crimson’s “Thela hun Ginjeet”.
Les learned from Larry Graham more than Stanley Clark.
And Les plays more traditional when on a Fender Jazz Bass.
This is the lamest joke comment of all time. Jean Baudin and Matt Freeman are both from the Bay, and Les has ZERO talent. But he can wear a onsie and pretend to be a Confederate colonel.
@@isorokudono . Les is to Bass what Stevie Ray V was to Electric Guitar. Zero talent ? Sure buddy. Lmao. He took bass to the next level and continued expanding on Bass where Jaco left off at.
Drummer and percussionist deserve a little love....
Us drummers don’t get enough!!!
Primus was my first concert in 2014. They were playing their Charlie and the Chocolate Factory tour. Trippy as fuck. They only concert you could include oompa loompas and two intertwining mosh pits going opposite ways
I was there , Witnessed the greatness 🙌
Well fuck, now I want to go on a safari with Les
I was there tripping very hard on a big handful of mushies! When he played this my mind melted! Jerry Garcia sure taught him how to play the whammy bar / rickenbacker