Top 10: The Most Watched Bass Videos (October 2018)
Time to celebrate some true bass goodness – aka the top 10 reader favorite videos for the month.
Here are your favorites for the month of October. Thanks for watching, commenting, and sharing!
1. King Crimson: 21st Century Schizoid Man (Live)
WATCH: When I was a kid, I wore out my copy of King Crimson’s debut album, “In the Court of the Crimson King.” One of my favorite tracks was “21st Century Schizoid Man,” so it was cool to see this video of the band (with Tony Levin) performing it in 2015…
2. Nathan Navarro: 10 Crazy Basses
Nathan Navarro shared this video saying, “I grabbed 10 of the craziest basses I could find at Warwick’s GuitCon 2018 event. I ducked into one of their offices and filmed a quick video with each of them”…
3. Studio Jams #80: Watermelon Man (with Victor Wooten)
Studio Jams has just released one of several videos recorded from session #80, which features Victor Wooten (on a Sire bass!) along with Curtis Harmon, Bob Franceschini and James Lloyd. Check out their performance of “Watermelon Man,” and dig Vic’s solo!
4. Jackson Browne and The Section: Running On Empty
Over the summer, TEC Awards posted this clip from the 2018 NAMM TEC Awards show in Anaheim, and it is a gem. Legendary Asylum Records “house band” The Section – with Craig Doerge, Danny Kortchmar, Leland Sklar and Russ Kunkel – backed Jackson Browne on his 1977 hit “Running On Empty”…
5. John Lennon with Klaus Voormann: “How Do You Sleep?” Out-Take
I spotted this on NPR the other day and couldn’t wait to share it here. This clip offers never-before-seen out-take footage of John Lennon recording “How Do You Sleep?” Klaus Voormann is laying back on the recording while laying it down…
6. Band Geek: Close To The Edge
I wasn’t familiar with Band Geek until I spotted this video by them. And I’m glad I watched it. In this clip, the band (with Richie Castellano on bass) performs a masterful cover of “Close To The Edge” by Yes…
7. Zander Zon: The Most Hauntingly Beautiful Movie Theme
Zander Zon is back with another video featuring his new harp bass, built by Barton Basses. Zander describes this one as “The Most HAUNTINGLY BEAUTIFUL Movie Theme.” His control over the instrument – and the music – is just flat out amazing…
8. Vulfpeck: It Gets Funkier IV
Vulfpeck is back with a new video from their upcoming album, Hill Climber, and as with past albums, it revisits and old favorite. Enjoy the fourth installment of “It Gets Funkier,” with Joe Dart laying down that killer line and a wicked solo…
9. Marcus Miller with Selah Sue: Que Sera Sera
Marcus Miller just shared an excellent video showcasing one of the tunes on his new album, “Laid Black.” Joined by vocalist Selah Sue, here’s their take on “Que Sera Sera”…
10. GuitCon 2018: Billie Jean (with 8 Bass Players)
Dmitry Lisenko shared this video from GuitCon 2018, and it is our kind of video. Eight bass players got together to pull off an all-bass arrangement of Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean.” The line up includes Lisenko, Ove Bosch, Nathan Navarro, Jonathan Munnier, Nick Schendzielos, Chris Rodriguez, Adam Neely, and Jayme Lewis…
