The Freedom of Fretless Bass

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  • Опубликовано: 28 апр 2021
  • Here are some fun grooves on my fretless Cortex that show the freedom & joy of playing fretless! I'm using a custom Cortex bass, built by excellent luthier Paul Lairat, strung up with Ernie Ball Cobalt Slinkys. It has a flamed maple fingerboard with epoxy, walnut body and spalted maple top, it's loaded with a single Nordstrand Dual Coil pickup with 2 band eq. I used a Darkglass Hyper Luminal compressor and a Rodenberg 707b booster, the signal was recorded straight into my Focusrite audio interface. Drums were recorded with Korg midi pads & Addictive Drums, mixing & mastering was done in Cubase. Thanks for watching!
    This track's on my new EP Fretless Invaders, check it on Apple Music: / fretless-invaders-single
    Bandcamp: remcohendriks.bandcamp.com/al...
    Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/6uD4Se...
    Facebook: / gr00velab
    Instagram: / groove_a_holic
    Check out some fine Cortex basses: www.cortexbass.com/
    Cheers!
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Комментарии • 5 тыс.

  • @shavono8402
    @shavono8402 3 года назад +14775

    the tabs for this be like "ok, now hit fret 15.827 on the D string"

  • @nar____
    @nar____ 3 года назад +46133

    Fretless bass can either sound like a series of farts, or it can sound like a beautiful harp. This sounds like a combination of the two.

    • @stonecalm5532
      @stonecalm5532 3 года назад +2953

      That’s absolutely it, “beautiful farts”.
      I can dig it. 🤓🤜🏻

    • @Shot5hells
      @Shot5hells 3 года назад +713

      This made me laugh so loud

    • @amanbytheway
      @amanbytheway 3 года назад +1085

      This dude be slappin a funky ass fart-harp then.

    • @AlfredHugecokk
      @AlfredHugecokk 3 года назад +527

      So it's a Fharp !

    • @Tom-ko8qg
      @Tom-ko8qg 3 года назад +558

      Lol the amount of effort and skill that went into this only for it to be described as a fart

  • @mycovore
    @mycovore 9 месяцев назад +1172

    I am truly free, having never played bass guitar and thus having a bassless bass

    • @pjz96
      @pjz96 2 месяца назад +7

      LOLLLL

    • @mycovore
      @mycovore 2 месяца назад +18

      @@jaykelley103 I am truly free, having forgotten about this comment entirely until being messaged here today. I have forgotten what a bass is and assume this video is about fish. Hell yeah, brother, catch a big'n

    • @si.ari.06
      @si.ari.06 2 месяца назад

      Where do you get the bass from? The clap of your asscheeks? ww

    • @si.ari.06
      @si.ari.06 2 месяца назад +4

      ​​@@mycovoreI second this (I don't remember what your reply says)

    • @mycovore
      @mycovore 2 месяца назад +4

      @@si.ari.06 who am i

  • @mareoio4141
    @mareoio4141 Месяц назад +103

    this guy's right hand technique is incredible

  • @Sluxslol
    @Sluxslol 2 года назад +19011

    still comes no where close to the freedom of the stringless bass

  • @stephenthemoonraker
    @stephenthemoonraker 3 года назад +15088

    “What keys do you typically play in?”
    “No”

  • @pineapplequeen13
    @pineapplequeen13 Месяц назад +60

    Never in my life have I heard anyone rip that hard on a bass guitar. Fretless or not. That's some skill, dude.

    • @logminick5429
      @logminick5429 12 дней назад +3

      Gotta listen some more 😅😅

  • @TechOttawa
    @TechOttawa 7 месяцев назад +504

    I don't often watch the right hand. Whoa. Fascinating techniques. Strength. Precision. Bravo.

  • @Jdid625
    @Jdid625 3 года назад +2964

    1:22 is every arcade game soundtrack when you make it to the boss battle

    • @SadChimchar
      @SadChimchar 3 года назад +106

      Shit just got real

    • @oldeenglishd45
      @oldeenglishd45 3 года назад +7

      Sounds like Super Thunder Blade

    • @trevorkorber
      @trevorkorber 3 года назад +39

      Sounds like when you start a jet pack joyride run

    • @borisholland9982
      @borisholland9982 3 года назад +35

      2:04 feels like the ending of a super mario level

    • @Gaby-dw4zy
      @Gaby-dw4zy 3 года назад +3

      And a nokia ringtone lol

  • @jj2621
    @jj2621 3 года назад +4629

    official tab for this just finna be a series of question marks

    • @Doer231
      @Doer231 3 года назад +70

      An Asian dude saying finna? Now I’ve seen everything.

    • @cupparuppa
      @cupparuppa 3 года назад +283

      @@Doer231 ... what does that have to do with anything

    • @Doer231
      @Doer231 3 года назад +55

      @@cupparuppa it’s to do with the dude using finna in his comment

    • @maxalaintwo3578
      @maxalaintwo3578 3 года назад +139

      Nah it will be... *shudder* ..... actual sheet music

    • @nobodyhome2670
      @nobodyhome2670 3 года назад +46

      @@Doer231 why does it matter that he’s asian?

  • @BuckScrotumn
    @BuckScrotumn 3 месяца назад +237

    What is feels like to step outside into the sun on a nice day after you rip the weed pen:
    1:03

  • @TheBeardofDOOM
    @TheBeardofDOOM 6 месяцев назад +157

    The algorithm just decided I needed this in my life again after 2yr. I approve!

  • @sharkzillah401
    @sharkzillah401 3 года назад +5953

    This guy just created an entire retro side-scrolling action video game's soundtrack.

    • @oldeenglishd45
      @oldeenglishd45 3 года назад +46

      If River City Ransom and Double Dragon had a crossover.

    • @hacool7603
      @hacool7603 2 года назад +1

      I was you 1000 like hehe

    • @indig0p0rtal
      @indig0p0rtal 2 года назад

      @@oldeenglishd45 aaaaapp0110

    • @flavittos
      @flavittos 2 года назад

      I agree.

    • @liamade4826
      @liamade4826 2 года назад +6

      Sounds like a mega man song on drugs. Lol

  • @trevorrobertsondoublebass4233
    @trevorrobertsondoublebass4233 3 года назад +12044

    When the groove is so funky that any “out of tune” notes feel like stylistic choices. Respect.

    • @dominikweber4305
      @dominikweber4305 3 года назад +479

      *ARE stylistic choices

    • @lanegibson5926
      @lanegibson5926 3 года назад +20

      I was thinking the exact same thing

    • @zombieman3011
      @zombieman3011 3 года назад +252

      It's a bass. There are no out of tune notes. Especially once there's no frets

    • @lukasrydelius6174
      @lukasrydelius6174 3 года назад +94

      ....Until he decides to play with another instrument that uses notes (drums don’t count)

    • @jmadventures9830
      @jmadventures9830 3 года назад +65

      it's actually microtones

  • @3swordsjuno
    @3swordsjuno Месяц назад +11

    No matter how many times I try to avoid the bass, i always fall in love with it again every single time. The tang of it is such a beautiful sound. Easy to pick up, but hard to master. The only instrument I've played for 10 whole years straight. I pick it up, I can't focus on anything else, I just want to play it all day.

  • @Chris_Faraday
    @Chris_Faraday 7 месяцев назад +97

    The base is so funky the frame can't take any more funk except a little of his hair showing

  • @Andrew-qq8fb
    @Andrew-qq8fb 3 года назад +3160

    This guy laying a groove so deep, I tripped and fell into it.

    • @pietrofugazzotto2456
      @pietrofugazzotto2456 3 года назад +18

      So deep i found founding titan in there

    • @Tomatohater64
      @Tomatohater64 3 года назад +7

      I believe that groove fell into the Marianas Trench. 😳😳

    • @AB-ou8ve
      @AB-ou8ve 3 года назад +1

      You ok?

    • @maximummatt73
      @maximummatt73 3 года назад +3

      This dude's got more deep grooves than Willie Nelson's face

    • @zebanon5
      @zebanon5 3 года назад

      It's liek that shoop that got fished out and went right back in.

  • @dot1t
    @dot1t 3 года назад +6383

    Never tought someone could play funk, jazz, punk rock and metal at the same time

  • @jtotheulian708
    @jtotheulian708 5 месяцев назад +13

    this should be a bass advertisment

  • @eoah1359
    @eoah1359 6 месяцев назад +27

    Best bass playing I've ever seen

    • @JadeMaru
      @JadeMaru 5 месяцев назад +1

      You're joking right?

    • @eoah1359
      @eoah1359 5 месяцев назад +2

      ​@@JadeMaru nah, I don't hear a lot of bass anyway

    • @karchariasxiras
      @karchariasxiras 5 месяцев назад

      ​@@eoah1359Look up CharlesBerthoud

    • @Mrburrito8
      @Mrburrito8 Месяц назад +1

      ⁠@@JadeMarubro it’s just so good

    • @Mrburrito8
      @Mrburrito8 Месяц назад +2

      @@JadeMaruwhat’s so bad about it

  • @ethanlocke3604
    @ethanlocke3604 3 года назад +1963

    In the words of jaco, frets are just speedbumps for my fingers

    • @Orangibus
      @Orangibus 3 года назад +13

      Ahah did Jaco actually say that ? 😂

    • @ethanlocke3604
      @ethanlocke3604 3 года назад +49

      @@Orangibus I’ve seen that he said that from multiple sources, so I think so, yeah

    • @alexcazzulli1082
      @alexcazzulli1082 3 года назад +22

      And he was totally right.
      Once u go fretless you'll never come back

    • @sacramento60
      @sacramento60 3 года назад +1

      that's great lol

    • @alessandro9740
      @alessandro9740 3 года назад +3

      @@alexcazzulli1082 what is the big difference that make u prefer fretless bass?

  • @haldouglas4773
    @haldouglas4773 2 года назад +7699

    as a violinist who was always put off from guitar because of the frets, i never knew this was an option and i must immediately try it so i can decide it's my new goal in life to be the best at it

    • @jarrettchrist
      @jarrettchrist 2 года назад +107

      Go for it

    • @yeet632
      @yeet632 2 года назад +411

      HELLO this was me too. Was a violinist from 5th grade thru senior year, but picked up a fretless bass in 10th grade and it's all I actually *want* to play anymore. 100% go for it.

    • @bonzodachimp6897
      @bonzodachimp6897 2 года назад +136

      big lap violin

    • @johnharvey5381
      @johnharvey5381 2 года назад +32

      Reading your comment 1 month from your posting, and I hope you have already started. Bass is SO much fun!

    • @dino2535
      @dino2535 2 года назад +20

      memento mori :)

  • @bradgames97
    @bradgames97 6 месяцев назад +65

    the chords and descending line at 1:16 hit me in my rocknroll soul

  • @user-yw8qz8xd3o
    @user-yw8qz8xd3o 5 месяцев назад +9

    An unequivocally inspiring groove machine, mind-blowing technique, psychedelic sound and huge emotion, well done, and a huge honor, a pleasure to listen to

    • @user-yw8qz8xd3o
      @user-yw8qz8xd3o 4 месяца назад

      If we look for the shit, we will find that in everything there is shit, the groove is crazy, the rhythm is good, the sound can be fixed and it's mostly a matter of taste, insulting nature and criticism is not constructive, it's harder to fix

    • @user-yw8qz8xd3o
      @user-yw8qz8xd3o 4 месяца назад

      I understand that you are not interpreting correctly, so we will write to you directly, every sound can be corrected and interpreted according to personal taste, there is a way to write reviews. People who are disgruntled like you cannot be corrected compared to a sound. You will learn to criticize and it is also allowed to praise. and be a human being first

  • @magatrone100
    @magatrone100 3 года назад +645

    “Sink the funkiest bass composition”
    “Don’t fret homie I’ve got this”

    • @stupidfuckingidiot
      @stupidfuckingidiot 3 года назад +10

      I see what you did there.

    • @bignerd7683
      @bignerd7683 3 года назад +11

      Solid joke

    • @jaideng721
      @jaideng721 3 года назад +7

      That was an awesome joke, here is a cookie for effort: 🍪

    • @jackpepperpwb
      @jackpepperpwb 3 года назад +2

      Ha, I enjoyed this comment.

  • @SquareXero
    @SquareXero 3 года назад +2396

    1:24 instantly sounded like I was fighting some final boss on a Sega Mega Drive/Genesis video game. That was awesome!

    • @omarvalencia2442
      @omarvalencia2442 2 года назад +22

      I thought I was fighting a final boss tbh

    • @highluxpotato810
      @highluxpotato810 2 года назад +22

      Sounds like the music of a rip-off of DOOM called ANGER. Still sounds like I’m fighting a boss though ngl

    • @eddnox
      @eddnox 2 года назад +5

      Oddly specific, but yes.

    • @Zalamandar
      @Zalamandar 2 года назад +5

      It reminded me of Doom

    • @reaganhay3157
      @reaganhay3157 2 года назад +1

      My thoughts exactly

  • @waltgzerod5565
    @waltgzerod5565 9 месяцев назад

    WOW!! I've been playing since this guy was BORN & he's Light Years Above my skill level!!
    Fantastic!!

  • @helenaford457
    @helenaford457 4 месяца назад

    Beautiful bass and sound...thank you for sharing your gift, continued blessings.

  • @cbpye
    @cbpye 3 года назад +7192

    This man goes more places in 2 minutes than most musicians go in 2 albums.

    • @genustinca5565
      @genustinca5565 3 года назад +120

      I'd rather have quality over quantity

    • @timtimtim1988
      @timtimtim1988 3 года назад +168

      @@genustinca5565 why not have both

    • @doblet664
      @doblet664 3 года назад +60

      @@genustinca5565 he has both. Where are your videos,son🤷‍♂️?

    • @WormholeJim
      @WormholeJim 3 года назад +2

      But not on the floor, amazingly enough.

    • @longdongbongchong
      @longdongbongchong 3 года назад +9

      You are the best gay fretless player on RUclips.

  • @ComradeBenedict
    @ComradeBenedict 3 года назад +3426

    Someone open up some windows, it's getting real FUNKY in here

    • @013supersnake
      @013supersnake 3 года назад +5

      Already!

    • @zenobass5925
      @zenobass5925 3 года назад +4

      i love this comment

    • @fakhourikakeesh5527
      @fakhourikakeesh5527 3 года назад +12

      my windows already open, windows 10 that is, it seems he's got his windows opened up to 11

    • @adamulias2315
      @adamulias2315 3 года назад +8

      I’m thinking we need to remove two walls in the room, to get the right kinda cross breeze going. That’s a dangerous amount of funk!

    • @mikegordon7040
      @mikegordon7040 3 года назад

      This style of music is actually called HurnKloot

  • @AdonAthletics
    @AdonAthletics 5 месяцев назад

    One of the most amazing sounds I’ve ever heard

  • @Secretcodrin
    @Secretcodrin 3 года назад +4117

    I didn't know that by removing the frets you effectively create a ghost drum set that gives you a beat every time you play the bass.

    • @Euclib
      @Euclib 2 года назад +426

      Nah, devs just patched it. You actually gotta buy a drum set now :/

    • @voornaam3191
      @voornaam3191 2 года назад +43

      You think too much. Carefully remove the frets, fill the gaps with some epoxy, sand it down, adjust the action again and play your BEEEP bass. Do not write a DoctorOfArts thesis before you understand things.

    • @ulyssesno490
      @ulyssesno490 2 года назад +65

      @@voornaam3191 what

    • @tongus5799
      @tongus5799 2 года назад +38

      @@voornaam3191 what

    • @daytripper6779
      @daytripper6779 2 года назад +35

      @@voornaam3191 what

  • @deathmetaldownhiller7874
    @deathmetaldownhiller7874 3 года назад +977

    Turned this on in the living room, my roommate from across the house shouts, "oh, that's FUNKY!" Couldn't agree more.

    • @chainsofalice7070
      @chainsofalice7070 3 года назад +8

      I got me roommates with that same vibe 🤘

    • @worldf1re41
      @worldf1re41 3 года назад +10

      It's got that fonky-chonky

    • @shotq8070
      @shotq8070 3 года назад +6

      @@worldf1re41 it do got that fonky chonky

    • @mbrulz
      @mbrulz 3 года назад +5

      It's got that "HOOOOOOOOOOOORN"

    • @polyrtm5545
      @polyrtm5545 3 года назад +2

      @@mbrulz dude your phone is on fire

  • @mstrmetalhed2526
    @mstrmetalhed2526 4 месяца назад

    This is the coolest bass jam I’ve ever heard period.

  • @sauletto1
    @sauletto1 9 месяцев назад +1

    Holy crap, man ! That was fricking wicked sic ! 😮

  • @edwinjones1000
    @edwinjones1000 3 года назад +1885

    Are you f*****g kidding me? This dude is off the hinges ! Pure genius.

    • @starshot5172
      @starshot5172 3 года назад +11

      They're called frets heehee

    • @MFDoomguy21
      @MFDoomguy21 3 года назад +9

      You see his beard, man hasn’t stopped jamming for ANYTHING

    • @Samford_
      @Samford_ 3 года назад +6

      You’re allowed to swear here dude

    • @edwinjones1000
      @edwinjones1000 3 года назад

      @@Samford_ LOL.

    • @starshot5172
      @starshot5172 3 года назад

      @@Samford_ No go away 🤠

  • @awkwardme5375
    @awkwardme5375 2 года назад +4764

    That dark groove that starts at 1:03... A mix of Rush and Tool, and I really dig that.

    • @awkwardme5375
      @awkwardme5375 2 года назад +25

      @Umut Kaymaz Zep's No Quarter? I don't quite hear it from memory, but I'll compare!

    • @awkwardme5375
      @awkwardme5375 2 года назад +41

      Oh jeez.. "By Led Zeppelin" haha. I didn't even see you wrote that. Ignore my previous comment.
      Over here trying to think of any other No Quarter haha.
      Yes, I'm a die-hard Zep fan. I still don't hear it, but I'll be the first to admit that isn't a favourite song of mine, so I don't frequent it.

    • @justaguy7589
      @justaguy7589 2 года назад +13

      based pfp

    • @AcidSolid
      @AcidSolid 2 года назад

      Farewell by Pandora101

    • @Senor_Penor
      @Senor_Penor 2 года назад +23

      I get more A Perfect Circle than TOOL but close enough, still Maynard xD

  • @taylanilgazkaya3268
    @taylanilgazkaya3268 9 месяцев назад +2

    This is one of the coolest things i've ever seen

  • @user-kn2vh4ul7d
    @user-kn2vh4ul7d 6 месяцев назад +5

    Crazy good superfunk! Well done!

  • @bypig
    @bypig 3 года назад +657

    This really sounds like the theme that plays in shows when the main characters eat some berries or mushrooms and start hallucinating.

    • @molo-molo5103
      @molo-molo5103 3 года назад +7

      Damn so true

    • @kanedgytheguy8105
      @kanedgytheguy8105 2 года назад +4

      We are on the same page about that

    • @cinnamonsinner4619
      @cinnamonsinner4619 2 года назад +2

      Yeahhh no it doesn't m8 :/

    • @bypig
      @bypig 2 года назад +6

      @@cinnamonsinner4619 Oh no, I've been destroyed by your passive agressive statement

    • @cinnamonsinner4619
      @cinnamonsinner4619 2 года назад +2

      @@bypig owned and trolled

  • @somarriba333
    @somarriba333 3 года назад +748

    This is the music that plays when I am walking down the sidewalk carrying LOTS of uneven boxes that pile over my head as I constantly slip but am able to keep my balance and the boxes from falling.

    • @maddieb.4282
      @maddieb.4282 3 года назад +11

      For me that’ll always be the Benny Hill theme song but this is a pretty good replacement 😂

    • @Maharani1991
      @Maharani1991 3 года назад

      Accurate

    • @ion_force
      @ion_force 3 года назад +1

      lmao

    • @IdeaSpot
      @IdeaSpot 3 года назад

      😂😂😂😂😂

    • @cawashka
      @cawashka 3 года назад

      perfect!

  • @5ch3nk
    @5ch3nk 3 месяца назад +1

    Great sounding bass. Great playing to go along with it. Love the wood grain on this thing.

  • @jb-yi4di
    @jb-yi4di 7 месяцев назад

    Man your right hand technique is fascinating. You're definitely my favorite yt channel bass guru.

  • @HardBloodNelza
    @HardBloodNelza 2 года назад +12232

    Entertaining to think that no one can ever play this exactly the way you did. Ever. It's completely and infinitely unique.

    • @neffetsrelkniwressua
      @neffetsrelkniwressua 2 года назад +750

      what about a monkey on a typewriter?

    • @purpled4864
      @purpled4864 2 года назад +72

      @@neffetsrelkniwressua i hope you're joking

    • @snow-ei3jt
      @snow-ei3jt 2 года назад +500

      @@purpled4864 what would be joking about?

    • @crunchylemon2849
      @crunchylemon2849 2 года назад +132

      Like a violin right?

    • @Shiyounin
      @Shiyounin 2 года назад +47

      just like a shit

  • @AmitDas-wp4vp
    @AmitDas-wp4vp 3 года назад +1153

    1:03 that riff ...omg

  • @aarrevayrynen6031
    @aarrevayrynen6031 4 месяца назад

    This is my favourite video ever! You are amazing and an inspiration

  • @kevgmei
    @kevgmei 9 месяцев назад

    Dude, your plucking is out of this world! I'm sorry, but I couldn't take my eyes off your right hand. Absolute madness!

  • @burpostockings
    @burpostockings 3 года назад +179

    0:40 that was a super awesone riff, hit me right in the colon

  • @molo-molo5103
    @molo-molo5103 3 года назад +330

    this is like mario kart when a lightning hits you and the music goes so WeiRd

  • @5weating_8ullets
    @5weating_8ullets 7 месяцев назад

    Ive seen so many fretless bass videos but yours really tops it man be so proud!!!!

  • @Legocatshouse
    @Legocatshouse 25 дней назад

    That was incredible sound wise, nobody does anything like it. One of a kind mate. :)

  • @poink1777
    @poink1777 3 года назад +790

    I imagine this is what a bass sounds like to someone who is high and drunk at the same time.

    • @jayscraggs405
      @jayscraggs405 3 года назад +13

      Can confirm

    • @beaniebassist
      @beaniebassist 3 года назад +7

      I currently am. Groove is the sauce!

    • @theogvw
      @theogvw 3 года назад +2

      replace speculation with reality and experience you big baby

    • @daemiand9657
      @daemiand9657 3 года назад

      That's because you have done neither. Someone who is high and drunk might just walk away. It's completely bloody irrelevant anyway.

    • @robjohnsonmusicandgaming
      @robjohnsonmusicandgaming 3 года назад +1

      Then imagine what THIS sounds like to someone who's drunk and high!

  • @themiraculous0447
    @themiraculous0447 2 года назад +2332

    I fucking love the drifting tuning of fretless bass. It's the same with old analog synths, the slight fluctuations make it sound bigger and more organic.

    • @t.castro4493
      @t.castro4493 2 года назад +6

      I agree!

    • @TrillMurray
      @TrillMurray 2 года назад +25

      Is it an acquired taste?

    • @t.castro4493
      @t.castro4493 2 года назад +9

      @@TrillMurray I'm not OP, but I would say it is.
      Listen to the band Japan, you may learn to like the sound.

    • @themiraculous0447
      @themiraculous0447 2 года назад +28

      @@TrillMurray oh it absolutely is. If I'm being a 100% honest, fretless used to sound really cheesy and 80s passe to me. I just thought of it as a gimmick tbh. But there's bass players like Les Claypool, Tony Levin, and Mick Karn that actually know how to use it in unique and powerful ways. They approach it like a totally different instrument than your standard bass and that's what separates them from others who just play it like a regular bass. Fretless is basically an electric stand up bass turned sideways but even just that opens up a whole new world of possibilities when it comes to technique.

    • @ZoltarF
      @ZoltarF 2 года назад +1

      Veeery good observation! 🌼💐🌻🌺

  • @TheGodParticle
    @TheGodParticle 8 месяцев назад +5

    Yes indeed, the freedom of fretless comes at a price, and judging by the backdrop we understand. Cheers, great playing btw.

  • @Soohook
    @Soohook 9 месяцев назад +16

    Jaco lives!!!! We can thank him for his curiosity, innovation and talent. RIP Jaco Pastorius.

  • @WynstonFLyles
    @WynstonFLyles 2 года назад +923

    The fact that this was all one take is insane. Insane enough that here I am thinking of it a year later.

    • @NuisanceMan
      @NuisanceMan 7 месяцев назад +11

      Yeah, he's awesome. He made me actually enjoy a two-minute bass solo!

    • @bens5859
      @bens5859 3 месяца назад +1

      Definitely impressive but I think the video is sped up?

    • @natsugineo6695
      @natsugineo6695 3 месяца назад +1

      ​@@bens5859
      I can asure you at his level, speed is the last thing you need to worry about.

    • @bens5859
      @bens5859 3 месяца назад +1

      @@natsugineo6695 true lol but still sus

  • @BONZAI437
    @BONZAI437 3 года назад +394

    I want this to be an entire album just this.

  • @butterschunkmcdonalds5333
    @butterschunkmcdonalds5333 4 дня назад

    Heavy Les Claypool vibes here, AMAZING playing, Some sick melodies in here, Awesome video 👍

  • @mikebell2750
    @mikebell2750 9 месяцев назад +2

    That was great, loved every second....

  • @YukonDemon
    @YukonDemon 3 года назад +381

    His playing is legendary, but let's also take a minute to appreciate what a beautiful instrument he's playing.

    • @kalidesu
      @kalidesu 3 года назад +4

      Yes

    • @rubenvela23
      @rubenvela23 3 года назад +4

      I want one

    • @dominikweber4305
      @dominikweber4305 3 года назад

      It looks soo great

    • @jreschke5
      @jreschke5 3 года назад +4

      I think it’s a really bizarre bass, but it adds so much to the video. The tone the wood grain. It’s wild man

    • @YukonDemon
      @YukonDemon 3 года назад

      @@jreschke5 I always find bass or guitars look a bit weird without frets, but I just love the grain and colour.

  • @bradenlarsen2074
    @bradenlarsen2074 3 года назад +309

    This dude could probably play a hell of a Seinfeld intro

    • @ugmsjc4779
      @ugmsjc4779 3 года назад +1

      Did h know Seinfeld is for gay ppl?

    • @quinn.0
      @quinn.0 3 года назад +9

      @@ugmsjc4779 WIND CHIMES ARE GAY WIND CHIMES ARE GAY WIND CHIMES ARE GAY WIND CHIMES ARE GAY

    • @g.3521
      @g.3521 3 года назад +8

      @@ugmsjc4779 uh oh turns out youtube commenters are gay too

    • @oaktadopbok665
      @oaktadopbok665 3 года назад +4

      Seinfeld was done on a synth, not a bass. True story.

    • @P-Bass_Pete
      @P-Bass_Pete 3 года назад +1

      @@oaktadopbok665 oh, you follow Davie504 too huh?

  • @charleslaughton8092
    @charleslaughton8092 9 месяцев назад

    What a great way to start my day, thank you!

  • @mikaelhuostila4005
    @mikaelhuostila4005 2 дня назад

    I love whenever this video pops up in my recommended

  • @obesefrogman
    @obesefrogman 3 года назад +570

    you really can't find anything else like this. this solo is just so unique.

  • @guitarofdestiny
    @guitarofdestiny 3 года назад +863

    Seinfeld cut scene music for the episode when Jerry and Kramer take acid

    • @lukasrydelius6174
      @lukasrydelius6174 3 года назад +1

      Very nice 😎

    • @SonikJesus
      @SonikJesus 3 года назад +1

      🤣😂

    • @oldeenglishd45
      @oldeenglishd45 3 года назад

      Sounds like Black Seinfeld

    • @Cobalt985
      @Cobalt985 3 года назад +5

      every single sound a bass makes is seinfeld

    • @frenandin
      @frenandin 3 года назад +7

      Meanwhile, George gets his knees broken by some loan sharks and Elaine eats from the trash to impress her new homeless boyfriend

  • @johnreilly1625
    @johnreilly1625 6 месяцев назад +1

    Wow! Amazing sounds so well played dude!

  • @googlepigs7027
    @googlepigs7027 15 дней назад

    That is such a nice sound !
    I can just listen to this all day !
    BEAUTIFUL BUD !!! 👍🌠

  • @professorsc213
    @professorsc213 9 месяцев назад +1

    I play upright bass both jazz and classical and when I'm needed on electric bass I always go for fretless unless somebody absolutely demands that I use a fretted.
    In a club long ago, someone asked me how can you play without frets? My answer to them was like it's being set free!!!
    I couldn't think of a better choice of words for your video!
    Much love and respect to you, and keep on keeping on in that beautiful instrument; you sound amazing!

  • @johndoc3517
    @johndoc3517 3 года назад +517

    Imagine being the guitarist in a jam with this bass

    • @pirtouine
      @pirtouine 2 года назад +130

      You are now rhythm guitar. Have fun.

    • @drmether9150
      @drmether9150 2 года назад +20

      @@pirtouine still will be insanely difficult

    • @robguitarwizard
      @robguitarwizard 2 года назад +2

      I'd just be watching with my jaw on the floor!

  • @Joih08
    @Joih08 2 года назад +1736

    The passage from 1:03 is one of the most interesting things that I ever heard.
    We want more of that!

    • @tomboomeronacrv
      @tomboomeronacrv 2 года назад +46

      while not the same groove, if you want the same style of bass riff, Tool - 46 & 2

    • @CantTellYou
      @CantTellYou 9 месяцев назад +15

      ^ also, the band Cynic (bassist Sean Malone) and basically anything Steve DiGiorgio did especially with Death. 10/10

    • @JohnDoe_69
      @JohnDoe_69 9 месяцев назад +8

      Sounds like what Steve Vai did with "Candle Power"

    • @kozuta8858
      @kozuta8858 9 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@tomboomeronacrvim new, what does this mean

    • @tomboomeronacrv
      @tomboomeronacrv 9 месяцев назад

      @@kozuta8858 Tool is the band, 46 and 2 is the song name

  • @edwinmoya8042
    @edwinmoya8042 6 месяцев назад

    Dude, that is some seriously sick jam!😮😮

  • @mr.sandman2442
    @mr.sandman2442 5 месяцев назад

    I don’t know how to describe it, but your right hand moves so clearly.

  • @nickb220
    @nickb220 3 года назад +800

    i hope no one with perfect pitch listens to this... I can only imagine

    • @user-qh5oe6ce1p
      @user-qh5oe6ce1p 2 года назад +184

      Present! It just sounds extra weird to me but still a banger

    • @juicebox268
      @juicebox268 2 года назад +197

      Trying to identify the notes is like getting a blind guy to name every colour he sees at a rave as the colours are changing

    • @jedinxf7
      @jedinxf7 2 года назад +62

      it's not like microtonality is rare in music.

    • @JerryLeeHowell2
      @JerryLeeHowell2 2 года назад +58

      @@jedinxf7 It definitely is in Western music. Dunno where you're from.

    • @Paradockzz
      @Paradockzz 2 года назад +23

      @@JerryLeeHowell2 not as rare as you would think, most choirs tune microtonally

  • @keevajazz6286
    @keevajazz6286 3 года назад +2049

    i love how humans have spend hundreds of years evolving stringed instruments. going from fretless to movable frets and the eventuality everyone decided to put in permanent frets only for us humans to go AAALLLL the way back to fretless because it sounds weird or interesting to us XD

    • @jasonroberts1726
      @jasonroberts1726 3 года назад +14

      Hahah human nature, gotta love it

    • @tribunal009
      @tribunal009 3 года назад +104

      I mean, all orchestral string instruments are still played fretless. Once you’ve gotten your finger placement to muscle memory, it gives you a lot for freedom.

    • @livestrong296
      @livestrong296 3 года назад +69

      Yup, created cars and machines to covnienetly move shit, then created a gym for physically lifting shit.
      Created softwares to make music, but still bought a guitar and drums for physically creating music
      The list goes on mate, we create things for convenience but we also create inconvenience to get the primal feeling of overcoming struggle. It's something evolutionarily imbibed in us.

    • @nicktiegs952
      @nicktiegs952 3 года назад +25

      return to monke

    • @squiremuldoon5462
      @squiremuldoon5462 3 года назад

      full circle bro, its the way of progress.

  • @brunobio-marino2352
    @brunobio-marino2352 9 месяцев назад

    That was sick! I loved it!

  • @tonic-music
    @tonic-music 3 месяца назад

    You just do anything you want with that thing! Lol. You have so much control over the bass! Love it, man.

  • @RetroPlus
    @RetroPlus 3 года назад +230

    The fretless bass is such a magical instrument, it feels like something from another dimension

    • @jasonroberts1726
      @jasonroberts1726 3 года назад +1

      Correction, it is the key for opening the fourth dimension.

  • @frankenmizer828
    @frankenmizer828 3 года назад +544

    That, my fellow bassists, is a demonstration of untold hours of practice, learning, dedication, and pure love of the groove - and more practice. :) A masterclass in right and left-hand technique with more "Oh no you didn't!" joy. Well done, sir!

    • @dantrongone4240
      @dantrongone4240 3 года назад +12

      What a monstrous bass player. I couldn't agree with you more.

    • @BarryMikokinju
      @BarryMikokinju 2 года назад +2

      Yeah he took a big fat dump all over my self esteem. Rightfully so.

    • @2011GETUP
      @2011GETUP 2 года назад +1

      Without even knowing how to play I can tell how much he truly enjoys his craft

  • @Dubsteppah
    @Dubsteppah 5 месяцев назад

    Very very awesome playing, loved it

  • @iericnierman
    @iericnierman 6 месяцев назад

    Excellent! Love your playing style. 🤟

  • @Themozartthug
    @Themozartthug 3 года назад +1579

    I don't even need to hear, he has dreadlocks and is holding a bass........simple maths determined he is a god

    • @southofheck
      @southofheck 3 года назад +42

      So dreads are the secret to bass playing? How could I have been so blind. No wonder I can’t slap.

    • @SubjectiveObserver
      @SubjectiveObserver 3 года назад +96

      @@southofheck White-guy-dreads don't make you good. They are the reward for mastering bass and transcending mortal human boundaries.

    • @jack_6955
      @jack_6955 2 года назад +10

      @@southofheck if you wrote blind as a reference to fieldy from KoRn you're a genius

    • @southofheck
      @southofheck 2 года назад +10

      @@jack_6955 I did not, but pretend i did, because that is genius

    • @15psi850
      @15psi850 2 года назад +12

      I thought bald with a goatee was the standard for bass players? I must be confused.

  • @thedarkness7774
    @thedarkness7774 3 года назад +95

    What I love about fretless bass is that it always has a melancholic sound to whatever is played. Tbh I never heard such a happy and fun sounding fretless bass.

  • @ofadus
    @ofadus 2 месяца назад

    that was sick. Awesome tone and technicals dude. :)

  • @stuartwalsh4974
    @stuartwalsh4974 4 месяца назад

    That is exceptional playing, my friend... I 'tip my hat' to your skills, thanks. I am about to buy my first fretless!

  • @R0XYF0X
    @R0XYF0X 3 года назад +299

    I'll never get tired of your unconventional yet highly effective technique.

    • @maximummatt73
      @maximummatt73 3 года назад +7

      Who cares about conventional technique anyway

    •  3 года назад +10

      That’s what she said!

    • @kalidesu
      @kalidesu 3 года назад +5

      It looks pretty conventional to me, like Victor Wooten. Three finger and thump very effective.
      But everybody has their own style.

    • @maks886
      @maks886 3 года назад +8

      @@kalidesu No offence, but if this technique looks like Victor's to you, you must be blind. Remco is plucking with 3 fingers with only one stroke direction (and the thumb is resting on the string that it will pluck), and Victor uses 'double thumb' technique, which involves only 2 fingers, one slapping and one popping (the thumb doesn't rest on the string at all before the downstroke and rests at the string below before the upstroke)

    • @rubenvela23
      @rubenvela23 3 года назад

      Not sure what conventional technique is, thought I was getting it until read the last comment and has nothing to do of why I liked the video

  • @mostlikelyaperson6940
    @mostlikelyaperson6940 3 года назад +59

    That groove goes so damn hard even he can't sit still

  • @HikingFeral
    @HikingFeral 3 месяца назад +2

    I felt like I was fighting a boss on an Amiga 500 game listening to that. Awesome mate.

  • @Phyoomz
    @Phyoomz 4 месяца назад +1

    HOLY SHIT! This guy's friggin awesome!

  • @TheMudkipzGames
    @TheMudkipzGames 3 года назад +378

    why is it that almost every older man with dreads knows how to shred bass

    • @richardknox4612
      @richardknox4612 2 года назад +35

      Other way round. When you can shred, God sends his angels down to bless you with dreads.

    • @Defy_Convention
      @Defy_Convention 2 года назад +29

      @@frankgrimes7388 why should a hair style be restricted to any one race?

    • @ConnorSimonis
      @ConnorSimonis 2 года назад +16

      @@frankgrimes7388 it’s a hairstyle. Hairstyles aren’t color coded. Hardass

    • @logicss2893
      @logicss2893 2 года назад +15

      @@frankgrimes7388 racist moment

    • @greetingsfromamsterdam4830
      @greetingsfromamsterdam4830 2 года назад +9

      ​@@frankgrimes7388 They probably wear dreads to estrange clowns like you, who make race and appearance based assumptions.

  • @notevensexy26
    @notevensexy26 3 года назад +273

    I’m fucking SWEATING Jesus I ain’t ever heard a groove like that

  • @HeatMyShorts
    @HeatMyShorts 9 месяцев назад

    Wow. That was awesome..! Well done; Sir!

  • @jeffgarrison7056
    @jeffgarrison7056 9 месяцев назад

    That was freakin amazing!!! So cool!!!

  • @dasdaza
    @dasdaza 3 года назад +46

    This just sounds life this man is playing every song from an album and every 20 seconds he switches to a new track

  • @JustSomeGuyInTheMtns
    @JustSomeGuyInTheMtns 2 года назад +754

    I love this. So catchy, subtle reminders of Claypool, but definitely your own original sound. 10/10 man, so many intricate little sections that could be their own whole soundscape.

    • @xio1062
      @xio1062 2 года назад +11

      i was wondering if anyone would mention claypool. i completely agree with you!

    • @StartsWithACee
      @StartsWithACee 2 года назад +1

      Claypool played fretless iirc

    • @wellsshady
      @wellsshady 9 месяцев назад +1

      If you want bass soundscapes, check out Michael Manring

    • @FloydRunner2049
      @FloydRunner2049 9 месяцев назад

      Mick Karn

    • @AUDACITY245
      @AUDACITY245 9 месяцев назад +1

      Ayyy another Les Claypool fan!!!

  • @randomuserm8441
    @randomuserm8441 8 месяцев назад

    You just blew my mind...I wish I could play Bass as good as you.

  • @JDar23
    @JDar23 3 месяца назад

    Amazing work dude!

  • @finlaykingdon2063
    @finlaykingdon2063 3 года назад +36

    He does his own zoom edits whilst playing whatta mad lad

  • @lightningfirst689
    @lightningfirst689 2 года назад +30

    I like how his hair becomes more prominent as the video progresses.

  • @As_Asa_PhD
    @As_Asa_PhD 7 месяцев назад

    I've been watching this guy for over 10 years

  • @scaredraccoon2292
    @scaredraccoon2292 6 месяцев назад

    That's truly awesome.