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[lukeward2004]

Hi All,

Ive just been sat here in awe of this guy - great execution, great tone, great playing, great tune and it just gets better as you listen. This guy is mental, I only wish my playing came close to this as he tears a fantastic Ben Harper track up with his skills.

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX9C96zwYfQ&mode=related&search="]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX9C96zwYfQ...ted&search=[/url]

enjoy!

[Jase]

Mmmmm, that was great! Thanks for that luke.

[Mikey D]

It's all about Juan Nelson.

I had to learn this when I was teaching a guy years ago as he "HAD" to know it and couldn't work it out by himself.

Lovely, lovely bass part.

[The Funk]

After watching that clip I clicked on one of the related ones - now I'm in love.

Edited April 16, 2008 by The Funk

[GreeneKing]

Mmmmmm... So that's what the top horn is for

[3V17C]

yeah Lydia's clips are all pretty cool



peace

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[Jase]

Yay!! for Lydia.

[alexclaber]

I really need to buy some Ben Harper - Juan Nelson is one bad mofo! Huge Larry Graham influence clear during that solo but that's never a bad thing...

Alex

[OutToPlayJazz]

Re. the original video... An excellent copyist with great technique! Lovely sound as well from that JV Squier!

I'm surprised some of you haven't discovered Lydia yet. Her L42 tribute "Heathrow" is very good as well. Favourite Lydia vid? Lydia on bass 5. You'll see why straight away!

[url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5Mam6qsF3M"]She's here![/url]

[Hot Tub]

[quote name='lukeward2004' post='177475' date='Apr 15 2008, 11:30 PM']Hi All,

Ive just been sat here in awe of this guy - ..... enjoy![/quote]


Veri nice! Thanks for posting this.

Just a litle thing, but that string bend at 2:08 blew me away. Sad, innit?

[lowhand_mike]

i feel like packin it in after those two clips, jeez, brill.
cant even talk and play let alone sing and play and then she does slap stuff too. and her voice is cool too. not fair

[paul h]

I personally blame Stefano for my, and I would guess a lot of other peoples, Yamaha BB GAS after his Jamiroquai (sp?) videos surfaced. Definitely one of youtubes stars.

And Lydia just makes it all look so effortless...very cool.

Paul.

[Longmayyourun]

Lydia........ thank you guys for making my day. And I only came in for a cup of coffee......

[lukeward2004]

Lydia is cool, ive checked out her band a few times - she is very talented, her playing is fantastic and she managed to get that "Mark King" vibe down very well!

[chardbass]

Stefano was the first YouTube poster I saw who made me sit up and listen- it was his Space Cowboy rendition that had all you describe.

If you like this kind of playing MarloweDK is another regular poster who isn't a chop-merchant but plays some really nice bass.

[url="http://www.youtube.com/user/MarloweDK"]http://www.youtube.com/user/MarloweDK[/url]

[lowhand_mike]

i try not to look at some of these guys cos i get depressed but then found this guy, he says these are lessons, yeah right, impressive none the less.
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4HnTSYvJWc&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4HnTSYvJWc...feature=related[/url]
and then this
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8w_-LHByZPM&NR=1"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8w_-LHByZPM&NR=1[/url]

[Count Bassy]

Very impressed by the original link, but I'm afraid that neither Lydia nor her bass playing do much for me.

Clive

[The Funk]

[quote name='lowhand_mike' post='177721' date='Apr 16 2008, 11:31 AM']cant even talk and play let alone sing and play[/quote]

I know exactly what you mean. I have the same problem.

[alexclaber]

[quote name='lowhand_mike' post='177721' date='Apr 16 2008, 11:31 AM']cant even talk and play let alone sing and play[/quote]

I can sing and play but I can't talk and play, that's much harder! The hardest things to sing and play are not the impressive slap lines, 16th note fingerfunk or weird chordal things but the simpler countermelodic basslines with space and syncopations - reggae lines are particularly evil.

Alex

[Cantdosleepy]

Great videos, thanks guys! That first one is ace!

[silverfoxnik]

[quote name='lukeward2004' post='177475' date='Apr 15 2008, 11:30 PM']Hi All,

Ive just been sat here in awe of this guy - great execution, great tone, great playing, great tune and it just gets better as you listen. This guy is mental, I only wish my playing came close to this as he tears a fantastic Ben Harper track up with his skills.

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX9C96zwYfQ&mode=related&search="]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX9C96zwYfQ...ted&search=[/url]

enjoy![/quote]
Thanks Luke! Just goes to show that 'tone' is all in the hands...

[lukeward2004]

Ive been playing some more today after being inspired by these vids, just playing along to some Chic and Sister Sledge, and it would appear my playing requires quite a bit of work!

You know when you have those days when the brain is willing but the fingers arent? Thats me today.

I only hope that one day i can be a tenth as good as these guys are!

[niceguyhomer]

Fantastic Luke - makes we wanna go back to guitar ...not

[Kiwi]

he's got hitchhikers thumbs, I hate him.

[Oscar South]

Don't really like his EQ, otherwise good.