After reading some of the coments I must say some things : -There's no right or wrong way of playing bass. Billy Sheehan has his own style and sound. He has been playing all around the world since early 80's with several bands and artists .so if the thing he does works for him.. who cares? -If someone has doubts about Billy's musical skills , please take a look to his second solo record. -Sheehan is a bass player but, more than this, he's a rock musician. What do you expect? A Jaco Pastorius cover in a hard rock show? -People who goes to a Sheehan show want to see Sheehan playing the way he does.
@therealeikichionizuka
2 жыл бұрын
Spoken like a true gentleman
@theycallmeklee
2 жыл бұрын
And with him being in all those bands, with different styles of music, he's added many different techniques and honed his style masterfully.
@chrisblair5937
2 жыл бұрын
Well, of course they do, and people go to a New Kids on the Block show for the same reason, what's your point?
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Жыл бұрын
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@american23t
11 ай бұрын
Going back more like 70's .He got his first bass in the late 60's I believe.
@ShatteredWindowpane
5 жыл бұрын
The first two minutes of his solo are just him rocking out, like he is known for. But starting from 2:18, the rest of his solo is a demonstration of why he is one of the best bass players alive. Melody, finger dexterity, speed, accuracy, and his own chorus filled, distorted expression. Billy Sheehan is phenomonal
@simonknights7526
2 ай бұрын
I'm glad I saw your comment - because I had already disengaged. Yes he is fast, but where was the music, the feeling, the expression? Well, as you say, it starts at 2:18, and lasts for a while.
@filmjunkie975
4 жыл бұрын
Billy Sheehan is the Eddie Van Halen of bass. Love him
@mattmatenko78
3 жыл бұрын
Speaking of Van Halen, David Lee Roth from Van Halen had his own band and Billy Sheehan played in his band
@user-hk7hz9cn7v
3 жыл бұрын
@@mattmatenko78 The universe is interesting and crazy that way isn’t it?
@ethanlocke3604
3 жыл бұрын
I always like to say Billy Sheehan is the Eddie Van Halen of bass and Jaco was the Jimi Hendrix of bass
@michaelciancetta6397
3 жыл бұрын
@@ethanlocke3604 dude be serious... sheenan is not even miles away from the other 3 you mentioned
@tommi_marsetio
3 жыл бұрын
He is the Cliff Burton of Mr. Big
@bobschwaller5293
5 жыл бұрын
Never saw anyone shred a bass like that. The amount of sound he was creating and the ways he was making it blew me away. Awesome performance.
@Gazza61253
8 жыл бұрын
it's not a mess it's an arrangement of speed, skill and scales with accurate playing the man has what most bass players strive for! it took time and dedication to get this good!
@DiegoSita
5 жыл бұрын
Yes, it's a complete mess
@Carlos-fh8wk
5 жыл бұрын
It’s free expression, the culmination of countless hours of practice.
@ieBrazil
4 жыл бұрын
speed, skill and scales [and arpeggios]
@88cgdan
4 жыл бұрын
He clearly can play, but, yeah very messy and noodly. Idk this kinda thing does nothing for me.
@bccal5982
4 жыл бұрын
@@88cgdan He is just showing speed...but yeah, he clearly has the skills to make it a better one IMO.
@slatergrae9103
7 жыл бұрын
Have fun tabbing this out.
@43stevox
7 жыл бұрын
I'll give that a miss
@theofillusdiangegana9846
5 жыл бұрын
It's kinda impossible but worth it
@dennisneo1608
5 жыл бұрын
Steve Vai might be able.
@wolfenhausen9682
5 жыл бұрын
thank god for software
@shawnbopko858
5 жыл бұрын
bill sheehan is a good bass player
@russk1971
3 жыл бұрын
Few bass players can play a solo that's melodic and rhythmic and holding audience for that long
@jacurururur8848
3 жыл бұрын
billy didn’t prove that he could in this one lol
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Жыл бұрын
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@fernandadiniz3656
Жыл бұрын
les claypool
@pilummurialis6490
Жыл бұрын
John Entwistle, case closed
@B-E-Z
Жыл бұрын
@@jacurururur8848 aint that the truth! Melodic?!? Lmao
@AaronKaiMCDNLD
5 жыл бұрын
Billy Sheehan, Also known as that guy that does what most bass teacher don't want you to do and does it magnificently
@acloserlook5823
7 жыл бұрын
Wow. Between this guy and Entwhistle, Claypool, Flea, I just had no idea how versatile this instrument is. Awesome.
@gordie225
7 жыл бұрын
You want to see how versatile a bass can be? Check out Mike Kerr from "Royal Blood."
@Jan-ds7lu
7 жыл бұрын
They are all good. They just have different styles on playing. That's just it!
@rcafiero
7 жыл бұрын
let's add Tal Wilkenfeld to the group.
@camvalles123
7 жыл бұрын
Getty Lee is a beast too.
@looniethemoonie5353
5 жыл бұрын
You should definitely have a listen to Jaco Pastorius then.
@trentoleksuik534
9 жыл бұрын
This guy is so unreal it's friggin scary...definitely takes playing bass into a whole different realm and influenced thousands of others to look outside the box and be different..Love his style of playing..
@zedddddful
3 жыл бұрын
Bassists = "oh my God this guys incredible" Everyone else = "dudblublubludududhddiddlediddlediddleblubblubblubdingdingding"
@jacurururur8848
3 жыл бұрын
its fast to the point of sounding muddy or blurry, this solo showcases extreme technical prowess but is hardly musical
@nar____
3 жыл бұрын
It’s just like a guitar solo on bass. It’s still musical, and even as a guitar player this is unbelievable. I don’t play bass so I can’t get my fingers to do stuff like that, hell nah. So that coupled with what he’s doing with his fretting hand, it’s honestly unbelievable.
@nar____
3 жыл бұрын
@@jacurururur8848 it’s a bit of both cuz he goes from crazy speed, to a bit slow beautiful tapping. It really goes to show that bass can be an expressive instrument.
@jacurururur8848
3 жыл бұрын
@@nar____ theres only a few parts with any decent melody, but most of the slower parts are unremarkable. like whats with the note choice at 4:35? that sounds like garbage
@tiag0parma
3 жыл бұрын
Kkkokkkk
@pauldoom234
Жыл бұрын
So under rated, so technical. One of the most awesome bass players of all time. He is the Eddie Van Halen of bass players.
@Ogscottyp
8 жыл бұрын
The height if immaturity is coming to KZitem, watching a legend di his thang, and only commenting about how many players are better. Its a concert. A solo. It's not a goddamned competition.
@Crapoop765
8 жыл бұрын
+Scott Patterson It's not music.
@hootowl6354
8 жыл бұрын
Actually, it is music. It's just not your music.
@Crapoop765
8 жыл бұрын
***** Nah mate, music must have 3 things, melody, harmony and rhythm, and this has none.
@Ebb0Productions
8 жыл бұрын
No no no no. Melody, harmony and rhythm are just common elements in music, you don't need all three at all.
@sterkhan8762
8 жыл бұрын
+Mikael Salander You are not right, melody, harmony and rhythm are basics, and they don't need to be all three at a time. For example in this improvisation solo - there is melody, mostly i can read it , most of it are scales, but still melody. And there is harmony when he plays chords or taping with two hands. And in many places there is a rhytm too. So it's music. Many people think if it doesn't sound catchy than it's not music, you're wrong.
@lightningfirst689
4 жыл бұрын
2:46 Billy briefly becomes Steve Howe. 4:31 Billy briefly becomes Steve Vai.
@jrmybrbr13gmailcom
3 жыл бұрын
nah, just billy
@markdonohue1262
6 жыл бұрын
I may get absolutely roasted for this...but if I listen with my eyes closed I would totally believe this is Cliff Burton, the tone, the speed and precision, completely and totally admirable by all extent. Billy is an absolute monster and legend, much love.
@Polyfusia
Жыл бұрын
You know it does sound a bit like Cliff. Very similar sound. Both the setup/effects and the fingers. Well spotted.
@playdiscgolf1546
Жыл бұрын
You are absolutely correct, they both played the bass basically like Van Halen played guitar. Cliff used a lot of distortion
@tommygalusha
Жыл бұрын
I will say I don’t think Cliff was quite to Billy’s level, almost, but not quite . Cliff also died at 24 years old, during his time as a musician his playing was not only evolving but improving as well, its a fucking shame we never got to see hime even 5 years older, let alone 20 or 30 years older. Its so sad. What i’m saying is that Cliff would have inevitably gotten to a point to rival Billy, but he just never got there. One set back Cliff would have though is that he couldn’t use his right ring finger to play due to a fishing accident when he was younger, so he would have that working against him. I think the biggest shame is that we never got to hear him play Orion live. I guess instrumentals didn’t do as well live cause they didn’t play Ktulu for a long time either
@smithn.wesson495
9 ай бұрын
We lived in a time when we got to see Billy Sheehan, Geddy Lee, John Paul Jones and Cliff Burton all alive and playing the bass, with Eddie Van Halen, Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page on the guitar. Believe me when I tell you, there will NEVER be another generation where so much once in a lifetime talent was all alive and playing at the same time.
@jawsxx8683
6 ай бұрын
Cliff Burton who?😅
@Shamphere
5 жыл бұрын
I'm no expert but, I'm pretty sure that bass is pregnant.
@guitarded5198
4 жыл бұрын
Shamphere 😂
@spike6192
4 жыл бұрын
With a toddler
@johnlopez9563
4 жыл бұрын
That is some funny shit right there.. pregnant
@claywebb786
4 жыл бұрын
Agreed. This is some orgasmic fuckery going on there.
@hytak18
4 жыл бұрын
Wow dude you're hilarious and original.
@grandmestredespoulpes2435
4 жыл бұрын
As a non-player of a string instrument, you can't imagine how much I don't understand how he does what he does. It's really impressive.
@ettorereventon2667
3 жыл бұрын
Grand Mestre des Poulpes I play the bass and I understand even less than you 😂
@mrduck6720
3 жыл бұрын
@@ettorereventon2667 Lemme tell you why that is, and why this performance is fucking insane. The bass is known for being played with two fingers when fingerstyle. Then there's slapping and tapping. The rest are chords, melodics, double stops and so on. Billy Sheehan basically said 'heh, cute' and plays fingerstyle with three or four fingers. HOW CAN YOU PLAY WITH THREE OR FOUR FINGERS??! He controls his bass's feedback like the master he is and makes it a statement, a warcry, while he makes it sing with two-hand tapping. The rest of us can 'play' bass, but Billy *understands* it.
@ettorereventon2667
3 жыл бұрын
@@mrduck6720 he doesn’t play the bass as an instrument. That bass is part of his freaking body, just like his fingers are. It’s like what victor wooten says: he plays the bass just like he speaks English. Music is his language, the bass is his mouth
@dwa7199
2 жыл бұрын
As a player of a string instrument, you can't imagine how much I don't understand how he does what he does. It's really impressive.
@unfunnydave5485
2 жыл бұрын
@@mrduck6720 it’s not hard to play with 3 or 4 fingers, but it’s hard to play what Billy can with 3 and 4 fingers.
@alexanderlinares162
4 жыл бұрын
This is NOT FAIR!!!! Human ears cannot catch all those frequencies, we know there is more right there, deep in paradise. This is amazing!!!!
@rikjones5924
4 жыл бұрын
Not only is he a great musician, he's also a great guy..talked to him a few times,no rockstar attitude whatsoever.
@Salmonoff
2 жыл бұрын
I live for the that single beautiful arpeggio at 5:34
@Danceeagle9725
7 жыл бұрын
It really pisses me off that people say that he is just playing really fast and making noise, he is extremely talented and has vast amounts of musical knowledge, I can understand why someone might not like this but you cannot deny this guy is good. EDIT: weird coming back and seeing comments I left over five years ago. I don’t remember caring about Billy Sheehan this much. Retrospectively, this is honestly pretty unmusical as impressive as it is technically. The harmonics and tapping parts are pretty cool though
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Жыл бұрын
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@thornels
Жыл бұрын
Redemption arc🥰
@spangalang
Жыл бұрын
1. This solo is a bit stupid. But it's the right solo for a hyped-up rock crowd. 2. He _is_ amazing. Better than this solo could ever convey.
@vileevil47gonzalez92
10 ай бұрын
People always have something to say But not to do He's amazing thats a fact❤
@theclash435
4 жыл бұрын
The amount of different techniques on display here is just fucking insane, the man’s a walking encyclopedia of ways of playing the bass. Fucking insane
@jimatyeo
3 жыл бұрын
Now this is what a solo is all about. Take your instrument to the freakin' limit.
@randalbugiel5692
5 ай бұрын
Pffff, most ten year olds can do that, it's all easy tricks he looks like a fool to us who knows, he can play, but nothing out of the ordinary
@raysmetaltracks6782
4 жыл бұрын
As a guitar player of 35 years, I attempt playing the most VERY basics of bass when I record a song. I mean, I own a couple bass guitars, but I know I'm terrible, and would never insult a bass player by calling myself as such. Hearing/watching someone who DOES play bass well is just memorizing for me. I love the sound of bass, and love to attempt playing it. Big props to all the bass guitar players out there. Much respect.
@migmaggie98
10 жыл бұрын
The fact that he can run across the stage and still play like that is pretty cool
@TheSakars
9 жыл бұрын
This is his art. He's expressing himself and having fun. If you don't like this solo, don't listen to it.
@mikewalter1111
9 жыл бұрын
I wont.................but I'll invite him over for a lesson on how to play BASS!!!!
@sebastianspace
9 жыл бұрын
mike walter OH sorry! ARE YOU FAMOUS?, OHH NNO!!! MIKE WALTER, YOU ARE NOT! SO PLEASE SHUT UP! HE IS THE BEST HARD ROCK BASSIST! HE IS THE BASSIST OF THE MILENIUM! SO SORRY MAN! PLEASE THERE IS THE DOOR , MR, JAZZ SCALES!
@mikewalter1111
9 жыл бұрын
tucker mcclung thanx for noticing he sucks
@beetyu4535
9 жыл бұрын
mike walter I don't see what my little dick has to do with music but ok. I guess big penis with balls the size of tangerines carriers like loved by the sun then? Hahahaha holy shit
@joshcnzl8185
9 жыл бұрын
mike walter Chill out buddy boy, you might burst a capillary.
@ryokk1910
4 жыл бұрын
世界で一番好きなベーシスト
@thejman7399
6 жыл бұрын
Billy has always been a killer bass player. Loved him with David Lee Roth and all the other bands he's been in. Monster chops!
@Olordrin
9 жыл бұрын
I feel bad for all these bassists in the comment section who feel they can only do one thing. I guess limiting yourself makes life simpler.
@christiandorn4912
5 жыл бұрын
Billy Sheehan is the reason I push myself musically every day. He’s my music role model.
@edgehead17
4 жыл бұрын
And when they do play like him same people like you would say they're just a copycat. They don't know what pleases you anymore
@sb792079
8 жыл бұрын
In my head, he's categorized alongside Steve Vai as "one of the guys whose music I don't exactly have an opinion on, but are just really fun to watch."
@maximusmax4557
3 жыл бұрын
I always remember thinking he's so much better than Mr. Big. I guess it's proof how a true, great musician, knows what not to play, as well as he knows what to play (and when).
@stellaotto5654
Жыл бұрын
I am sorry, but mr big is super awsome band with great musicians.
@MrBrokentowels
6 ай бұрын
First time listening to Billy and I’m blown away! Nothing he did was easy but everything was just cool.
@Buffrt66
10 жыл бұрын
I used to see him live back in the early seventies with his hometown band in Buffalo NY.......TALAS!!!! He was amazing back then and has progressed greatly over the years, happy to see he has done so well.
@louisoddie4667
4 жыл бұрын
his wife’s a lucky woman
@AnkurRAxom
4 жыл бұрын
Yes,I'm a bass player from India
@sandipbiswas766
3 жыл бұрын
@@AnkurRAxom Lol, you don't get it do you? Your wife will be happy too! I'm a bassist from India as well
@bassbalthazar303
3 жыл бұрын
I guess were all bass players from india
@erickhuanangoable
3 жыл бұрын
Except me.. I'm a bass player from India-na
@Combatcake
3 жыл бұрын
@@erickhuanangoable nanana Batman
@neeltheother2342
4 жыл бұрын
2:20 to 3:18 is incredible. It sounds like you're in the clouds.
@amrof5090
3 жыл бұрын
Right? As soon as he played that lick at 2:20 I was almost brought to tears. It hits you directly in the heart.
@wild291
9 күн бұрын
Niacin is amazing! Dennis Chambers and Billy Sheehan on drums and bass it's jus a masterpiece. Two tottally different backrounds make it A-MA-ZING
@CheesyCola1
10 жыл бұрын
I love all the people who think they need to teach Billy Sheehan the very basics of playing the bass in the comment section. I mean... it's not like the guy played bass all his life and has been around for 30 years kickin ass on stage. I wonder what those people in the comment section have contributed to the music industry to justify such statements...
@vugolol
10 жыл бұрын
That's easy, it's just a bunch of mentally prebuscent assholes who think they know anything about music, and think their opinion is a statement. Can't appreciate skill or have the hearing to comprehend what is going on. There are many factors that play on it, and between these, there's also jealousy.
@brods60
5 жыл бұрын
Just cause you picked up bass cause it was "easier" than guitar, doesn't mean people, professional musicians, should limit themselves to make you comfortable in your own definition and guidelines of music. Music is subjectively enjoyable, and it is objectively wrong to call any piece "bad". This dude achieves amazing bass licks and great entertainment, (in my opinion, slow down) and I will always be open to experimenting with my bass to come up with new, inventive, and interesting ways/techniques to express myself on new levels with music. Constructive criticism is one thing, being boring and jaded is another.
@Violetcas97
4 жыл бұрын
The man is shredding on a bass, finger style, clearly just being a show off for its own sake, and it’s fucking KILLER. Anyone who looks at this and gives it criticism for being “not real bass playing” can fucking blow me. There are no rules in music, Sheehan is having the time of his life here, and it shows.
@vanlimburgstirum3956
4 жыл бұрын
This man has his own trademark bass line.. the one and only : mr Billy sheehan.. 👏👏
@edwincancelii2917
2 жыл бұрын
I loved that bass guitar solo.
@christervainio
3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely incredible, the things Billy do with a bass guitar. Happy Birthday, Billy and Thank You for the music.🥳🎉❤️
@sparky2842
4 жыл бұрын
Billy is the man! Love the way he plays! Aint no other like him!
@OTL__39love
Жыл бұрын
誰が何と言おうと、彼は最高のベーシスト
@Andrew11381138
9 жыл бұрын
Now while I'm not personally a huge fan of this style of bass playing, it is FUCKING hard to shred on a bass, so respect for this guy either way.
@theot347
3 жыл бұрын
Nobody: Billy Sheehan: I bought the whole bass, I'm gonna use the whole bass
@loiseaunoir1021
6 жыл бұрын
If I practise every day, maybe one day I'll reach 1% of this guy's immense talent.
@Simonevignola
6 жыл бұрын
He has a great creativity and a cool sound with a fascinating chorus. Met him in 2011 at Tc Electronic booth (at that time he was a Tc endorser) during a a demo of mine in Italy, he is also a very simple person, friendly and very focused on the new tendences. Billy you are a great inspiration!
@LanceCampeau
8 жыл бұрын
right out of the gates.... PURE Sheehan....
@MusicalPhoenix
7 жыл бұрын
Hey Lance, I love your videos :D
@LanceCampeau
7 жыл бұрын
MusicalPhoenix Cheers! Episode 71 is coming out tomorrow...
@MusicalPhoenix
7 жыл бұрын
***** Awesome, I'll be sure to watch it, Cheers from Australia
@shawnbopko858
5 жыл бұрын
he a little bit like my dad he plays like my dad preety good
@paulsecon4889
5 жыл бұрын
Gotta Love His Signature Basses!! Always seems so cool in interviews as well. What many of us aspire to be.🤙🤙😎
@DjunkMusic
Жыл бұрын
this guy is truly a huge inspiration for me. makes it look so easy and cool. and paired with paul gilbert, what a duo. god damn. I used to use his pearce BC-1 preamp for the longest time for all my bass tones. loved that thing
@indoorandoutdoorendurance3889
6 жыл бұрын
I have watched and listened to this many times over the last three and a half years, and for the first time now I'm checking it out at 0.75 speed (a You Tube feature--see the top). I have been more amazed than ever at the speed and capability of the playing. I guess I'll check it out at 0.5 speed next.
@dsaillant811
10 жыл бұрын
After reading a lot of these comments, I am DISGUSTED to call myself a bass player. Who the hell are you people to tell others that there's one specific way to play a bass and every other way is wrong? Who the FUCK do you people think you are? I suppose that means there's only one way to play guitar too. I guess every guitarist on the planet should just clone themselves and become jazz players that sit back on chords the whole god damn time. Music is a subjective form of ART. There is not one specific way to do ART either. Saying there's only one way to play bass is like saying cubism or minimalism aren't allowed to exist because its different from DaVinci. So I guess that means that every artist on the planet should just be another DaVinci, and those who can't should just drop out. If there weren't multiple styles of doing something, the human race would never advance and we'd be stuck in the same exact spot in history until we all get wiped out when the sun blows up in a few billion years. I don't know about you people, but I don't want to be stuck playing chord roots or walking arpeggios until the sun supernovas.
@Dallasmusicman
10 жыл бұрын
I'm right there with you Dan. There are no rules in music, and that;s what a LOT of people fail to realize!
@aldus68
10 жыл бұрын
I call them "keyboard warriors". Laptop is a wonderful shield.
@OverproofMMA
9 жыл бұрын
And Amen to that!
@Kragnorak
9 жыл бұрын
I don't know who these people THINK they are, but they are the Bass Groove Taliban who are not welcome to comment on this video per the instructions above.
@Kragnorak
9 жыл бұрын
Welcome to the Taliban, P. Taylor. Hint: Cubism is a genre, while bass is an instrument. A better analogy would be "paintbrushes have specific qualities that allow an artist to create absurdism, and so does bass."
@OPcroissant
3 жыл бұрын
One of the best bass players of all time
@user-mp2kq8iy9f
9 ай бұрын
Вот это да! Виртуоз, одно слово.. представляю, какие эмоции испытывает музыкант, когда так играет.. Браво! 👏🤓
@diannejose6630
4 жыл бұрын
Everyone in Mr.Big is so Legendary
@maxassasin911
9 жыл бұрын
How the fuck does no one mention Sheehan on the best bass players list while fucking Flea and Cliff Burton are a must mention. It makes it so much harder to find legends like Sheehan.
@markdeas3986
8 жыл бұрын
+Wayne King you are so right. Billy is a great player but all technical & no soul. Reminds me of all those shredders from the 80's were everything was a pentatonic scale played at warp speed or some kind of classical music played with surgical precision. I have the Talus albums but really stopped listening & following him when he was with David Lee Roth's solo project & in an interview in guitar player magazine put down John Entwhistle, Chris Squire & Geddy Lee for being sloppy bass players & if they would learn to tighten up their fingers they could be good players. That's did it for me.
@maxassasin911
8 жыл бұрын
I have heard him play live with Steve Vai, he can play with soul as well as shred. Vai's style of playing and Sheehan's bass playing complement each other, and Vai is one of the most melodic guitar players around. Egos aside, Sheehan is up there with Tony Levin, Jack Bruce and Les Claypool in technical masters of the bass. I think he deserves more recognition, this guy is the Yngwie of bass playing(loves to shred but can also be very melodic.
@Alex-po3vn
8 жыл бұрын
Well, you can take a look at Erlend Casperen, take a look on yt, you will see art there, well, if they don't mention Billy in one list it's because they don't like him, and you should lnow that there is no better musican in any way, just different.
@EricVera539
8 жыл бұрын
+Dingo D. Manhunter I think it's because 9 year old kids are easily impressed by nothing. They don't know any better.
@nicobrown
8 жыл бұрын
+Dingo D. Manhunter dingo my friend you must fuck all these top ten list and make sure you go out and find out about people like I do Just a tip right there :)
@Romchael1
10 жыл бұрын
Always a pleasure listening to Billy Sheehan
@thatdude4257
6 жыл бұрын
I am absolutely in love with the tone and sound. Its so controversial bc its so unique and you love it or hate it and i myself am blown away
@stefanholbek2449
5 жыл бұрын
I've played the bass since the early 80'es. I copy'd every great bassblayer, I could find. Today I have developed my own style inspired by this man!
@offensive_name6123
4 жыл бұрын
I can picture him breaking into my house at night and bass shredding
@Gilbeezyskit
10 жыл бұрын
When I started bass I couldn't stand Billy, he was just a show off.. But the more I learn and play the more I see how great he is, and listening to his basslines in songs shows me that although he can do this, he always writes the perfect line, fast or slow, showing off when there's room and when the time is right, but always serving the song first. One of the greats for sure.
@Shredberry
5 жыл бұрын
Glad you turn around.
@gillboardman8998
3 ай бұрын
Only time i ever saw Billy Sheehan live was at a small vinue in Portland, Oregon on the B3 tour with Jeff Berlin and Stu Hamm. What a show😎👍
@jamestaulbee8174
2 ай бұрын
I met this guy at a small bass clinic in Michigan and he was such a nice guy and eager to show techniques and share his love for music he was just such a wonderful musician and human being
@Quietus5
3 жыл бұрын
Legend! Absolutely mind-blowing.
@thoughtbubble3010
8 жыл бұрын
Now that is how you make love to a bass
@InfiniteRhombus
8 жыл бұрын
+Aidan Vig more like sexual assault
@alonzozimucha9249
8 жыл бұрын
thats not making love to a bass. thats brutally raping it. for the most part
@thoughtbubble3010
8 жыл бұрын
Louis Minett K
@InfiniteRhombus
8 жыл бұрын
Alonzo Zimucha i already made that joke and made it way better, get your own material bozo.
@alonzozimucha9249
8 жыл бұрын
😗 love you
@leandrokanguroo1
3 жыл бұрын
And that's my friends is called bass shredding...i went in a steve vai's concert with him in the bass,at the end he pushed the bass towards the crowd in the front ,telling them to slap it...it was cool man
@davidcraig1930
3 жыл бұрын
Met him last year after a small club show in NH. Very nice and approachable guy. Most of the night was just great groove playing. He plays the same way whether he is playing for a few hundred people or 20k. A real musician’s musician. Thanks Billy, please come back and see us again soon.
@bohguardth13
8 жыл бұрын
He made a Nintendo System out of a Bass Guitar. Brilliant!
@Mrk00k00dud3
10 жыл бұрын
Legend has it that every time when he fingers a girl, he kills them.
@Suriner1
10 жыл бұрын
This joke has been so overused it's not even funny anymore.
@PaulGilbertrulezzz
9 жыл бұрын
Who said it was a joke
@seancollins9745
5 жыл бұрын
amazing as always, Those double jointed fingers work to his advantage so well.
@mramenlordi3098
7 жыл бұрын
Every time I'm watchin' this video, I just wanna cry. So beautifull and full of emotions
@paulsimmons5726
4 жыл бұрын
I saw Billy and Steve on the Eat Em and Smile tour with Diamond Dave, OMG...
@pumkinmunchkin
10 жыл бұрын
Not musical? Showing off? What's up with all these comments? So rock stars aren't supposed to show off at their shows?
@thegriffin4049
5 жыл бұрын
if they didn't I'd want my money back lol
@Roger50871
4 жыл бұрын
@@thegriffin4049 i know right? let her rip man. go big or go home.
@LD-qj2te
8 ай бұрын
Look at that crowd ! Super groups ! What a monster outs amount of talent !! Billy is definitely a shredder but also a master of holding down the pocket and making a great song . And a great singer…
@mrdan5943
3 жыл бұрын
I'm a simple man I see Billy Sheehan and I click!
@diegogiovanini2140
3 жыл бұрын
Tem que falar que é bom né?! Lindo! Esse solo é muito lindo! Que som lindo! Da pra ouvir por horas!
@wojciechpischinger6564
5 жыл бұрын
the term "bass groove -talibans"is almost as brilliant as Billy´s playing!
I have been following this guy for 35 years now! Billy is amazing and he is without RELENT!!!
@skybluemarshall
5 жыл бұрын
Backstage, after the show: "Dude! You did realize that we were playing Smoke On The Water, right?"
@Scottocaster6668
5 жыл бұрын
Mr. Sheehan: "No Billy, for the last time, you are Not getting a guitar. You need to follow Sheehan tradition and play bass like me, grandpa, great grandpa, so on,& so on... Billy: "Ok FINE!! ...Hold my Beer!" Mr.Sheehan: 😱😱!!
@RebelPride1993
2 жыл бұрын
absolutely love the video of him and Vai trading off licks at the david lee roth eat em and smile show. best of the best!
@randyvados8528
Жыл бұрын
Billy and Chris Squire are my wish who I could hold my own to which I never will be as good as either of them. And then there comes a kid Charles Berthoud that can make us all bow down and want to quit playing because his ability is truly earned and immortal. No matter how much one can practice Charles and a guy named Davy are honestly unreal and so amazing to watch. Being old school I will never lose any respect for the many players of our day however a new day has arrived. Live long and well Mr. BIG! You are very respected.I 👍✌️
@RSTI191
8 жыл бұрын
Amazing hand and finger strength.. Killer tone… At the 4:05 mark you forget there are about 25000 or so people surrounding him..
@albertmusco
3 жыл бұрын
Amazing ! I never have seen anyone use the classical guitar technique of arpeggio on an electric bass.
@Danideujevo
7 жыл бұрын
Am I the only one here that isn't so closeminded here and just enjoys it both technically and musically? I really liked listening to it.
@LD-qj2te
4 жыл бұрын
Omg just too much !! So much talent and technique all wrapped up in a concise solo !
@justing9902
8 жыл бұрын
5:10 hes sweep picking with a bass!!!!!!!!! lol
@JorgeOrtegadgets
4 жыл бұрын
justin g sweep fingering
@micheladerry6764
8 жыл бұрын
i loved him also when he was with Steve VAi. Grande!
@AbhiBass96
7 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this many years back when I started bass, have grown up so much in my music since then. I enjoy doing the three finger technique and practicing it. Of course not as fast as Mr. Sheehan... but... someday.
@456stringer6
5 жыл бұрын
Now this is showmanship along with upper shelf musicianship!
@mig5855
6 жыл бұрын
Just two words: MASTER BASS!!!!!!
@dalamdekapanmalam
9 жыл бұрын
Shawn Michaels playing bass? XD
@rizadwirahman6248
3 жыл бұрын
d generation x
@perrysar5954
4 жыл бұрын
I played this at a wedding gig and was immediately fired on stage!......then I woke up in a cold sweat
@sabotageret6562
2 жыл бұрын
Little do these haters know that Billy Sheehan was rocking out like this even before Cliff Burton and was even inspiring guitarists like Paul Gilbert back in the late 70s and early 80s. He also inspired 2 entire generations of Japanese Bassists and is one of the most important figures in J Metal boom of 90s and 2000s..
@davidtimms3201
3 жыл бұрын
Eddie Van Halen and Yngwie Malmsteen on bass. This is insane
@dreamluchadore
2 жыл бұрын
Back in the late 80s, Billy Sheehan turned the both my world and the bass world upside down. I don't think the likes of a Mike Gordon or any other top line pro bassist can do what he does, with the possible exception of Stu Hamm (and maybe not even then).
@lucifermorningstar5872
4 жыл бұрын
That spin at the end, what a great exhibition.
@DUSTYBASS
4 жыл бұрын
Few play at Billy's level. No one should feel bad about it. We're talking rare skills. Been playing since 1967 and I am glad for what little I do know. I will always be a work in progress. Appreciate your skill level, use it in the songs you play, the bands you play in. Attend to your own ministry, I strive to be the best William J. Mendes I can be (ME)...I can't be anyone else. I am thankful for this virtuoso's music, it inspires me.
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