http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5XeVLJeMdE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dWb-aCWR8U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf56jYDv2fc&feature=related


Annnnd...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vdJvHE8qxA&feature=related

Well, everyone's entitled to their opinion.

Also, no and no.

Quote from Face Plate

Well, everyone's entitled to their opinion.

Also, no and no.

agreed. .

Well, at least you posted a Les Claypool video. Props for that

Quote from Face Plate

Well, everyone's entitled to their opinion.

Also, no and no.

As well as no.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3gMgK7h-BA&feature=related

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Hey guys, lets keep posting videos of bass players or guitar players that we just googled and don't actually know anything about and continue to imply that the video we just posted is the pinnacle of musical perfection and awesomeness and that we just "won" the thread by posting it.

I appreciate good musicianship regardless of the instrument.


That being said, if you're looking for some really amazing bass players, search around for videos of Jaco Pastorius. Victor Wooten is another favorite of mine, and I can see a couple of his videos have already been posted.

Also, just because a guitarist plays really fast doesn't make them an amazing musician.

what if they play with their feet

Proof:
Santana doesn't play no sissy Bass.

Don't diss Bass, it's an important part of music.

I agree with the Pierat, the instrument doesn't matter as long as the music is good. And fast guitar does not equal good guitar.
That said, I still prefer the sound of a bass to the sound of a guitar. I just find it has more depth to it. And it sounds funkier.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZDdrUi1HzI

"In 1986, after the death of Metallica bassist Cliff Burton, Claypool auditioned to play bass for Metallica, playing the song "Master of Puppets" on his bass. In Metallica's Behind the Music, Claypool said that during the audition he wanted the others to "jam on some Isley Brothers tunes," after which Lars Ulrich asked whether he's "not really used to playing this kind of music." James Hetfield remarked that Claypool didn't win the job because "he was too good.""

The music was nice. The bass is, as you say, funky. And it's easier to play than the guitar due to its lack of strings.