You don't *need* more than two or three to be an effective bass player (Fretted and fretless, maybe a 5 string) but the rest just makes things go a little smoother and slightly better sounding. You don't need them though, unless you play every genre ever
I don't know, but every time a fretless bass came up my ears did feel quite pleased. Not sure if it's just my huge preference for the fretless sound or his playing, maybe both
Ok so I was bored and decided to calculate approximately how much all of these basses cost. It lands at approximately $ 95,000 us dollars and that's not including the Arco Acoustic, the crazy double neck, the off-brand violin bass, and the thinline jazz bass because I could not for the life of me find any prices for those. Assuming those ones not included cost at least a couple thousand each, this totals at well over $100 grand. That's around the price of the last house I lived in.
Noah Culp you must live in the southwest or midwest......in California a hundred grand gets you a mobile home......and not a really nice one......condos go for around half a million for a nice one
Hazel Hoyte -- The one thing about Warwicks is you have to like thicker egg-shaped necks, they're almost double bass-like. I have no problem with it even though I'm pretty sure my other bass has one of the flattest necks ever made.
The Music Man's pretty brash, too. If it'd been a Sterling instead of a Stingray, it would've been even more so. Aside from my P-basses, all I own are Music Man and Warwick, so you can probably guess my playing style, haha! Not into real subtle, smooth tones. Those are for the session pros.
neggit Yeah. A lot of them play Music Man, too. I play Music Man Sterlings (the bass model, not the import budget line) probably 80% of the time, the rest being split between fretted and fretless P-basses (really, Jazz basses with P pickups, never liked the look or neck of a P much), a Warwick Thumb BO, and fretted and fretless Tacoma Thunderchiefs with K & K PureBass pickups for when I want to jam unplugged with a fiddle, clawhammer banjo or mandolin (not both, Tacomas are loud but not that loud, haha!), and guitar as kind of an upright substitute (fretless with Rotosound TruBass strings gets you close enough) or when I want that 'Alice in Chains MTV Unplugged' sort of tone. I actually almost never play metal, I play a lot of funk, jazz fusion, sludgy stoner rock, and alt-country, but I play pretty aggressively and like a punchy, funky bass tone most of the time. EBMM and Warwick deliver that in spades.
Fender jazz, the most versatile awesome bass ever created. The fender jazz is the video game character with all stats maxed out. Dirty, clean, eclectic, grooves, chords, slap etc all sound great on a jazz
Whenever I dont have the motivation to keep practicing and keep playing, I put on this video to revive my excitement and passion for bass. It never fails!
@@perryborn2777 knew the feeling until last year. Once I graduated high school back in 2014 and got a real job, saved up money and I got my own Rickenbacker 4003. Wasn't cheap but the effort and struggle of saving made my Rickenbacker my favorite bass out of all my basses.
@@Peepeestorm nice! I've got four basses so far, one acoustic, two electric 4 strings, one of those is a nice squier jazz, and the other is an 80s Kramer Striker, kinda falling apart, but it's got a PJ setup which is handy for jazzier stuff. Then there's the 5 string jazz style bass that I got for $100 from a company called Glarry. Took a chance cause it was cheap, and I actually quite like it, though the pickups run real hot, and it has a cheap feel due to the wood and dry neck/fretboard. I plan to put off getting anymore basses until I can get the Rick that I want, which is the Walnut 4003, but those are even more expensice than the regular ones :/
@Kevin Lee Thanks for the advice, but the next bass I have my eye on is actually one that me and my buddy's dad are making together. Should be a fun one once we finish making it
All bass guitars which are made a reliable company sound good no matter what, that's what's so great about bass, all those different instruments and you can pick one that suits you most.
WOOOOOOOOOW!!!!! Great production and recording Joris and Bart! I am really touched by this level of musicianship, love for music and your instruments and most of all: sheer talent put to practice. Thank you both!!!!!
More like the most generic sounding, and dime a dozen looking? Can’t wait to really standout from the crowd with the worlds billionth Fender P-Bass...... sorry I just fell asleep from writing about boring Fenders 💤
Yes! Kinda surprised of how the Fenders and the Rickenbacker were in a class of their own! Amazing sounding. Also remembered why that guy with a Fodora was never called to do a session again. There were a few unmixable instruments here even if the playing was A class throughout.
All amazing basses - for playing rock, I would go with MusicMan, Warwick, Fender, Dingwall, or Rickenbacker. For jazz and fusion, any one of those $6,000 - $20,000 basses will work just fine for me. Lol.
This was phenomenal. I'm a guitar-player (who just bought a bass) and This-was-like: a video-tour, of the History of Bass Tones. Really enjoyed your playing. oNe LovE from NYC
This video confirms that the true sounds is in the hands of the player... The tone is really coming from his playing. All absolutely great sounds, each and one of those instruments
Thank you, that's way beyond trying basses over a twenty year period, along with many I'll never get to try, all in about six minutes! Very well done, too!
What a blast!!! Im speechless,wow. Fantastic job. And a perfect example for the variety of the Sounds. It is a wonderful Instrument, the bass.Thanx a lot for the journey thru the dimension of tones.
!! WOW !! Thank you for the excellent presentation(s)!! Also, thank you for the many frettless models featured. This was truly a work of art and instructive as well. GREAT JOB!!
I just stumbled across this guy, and boy am I glad I did, great technique and tone on all the basses... I will definitely be watching for more vid's from him... bravo on this tune, demo, whatever you call it, I like it.
My wife offered me my choice of a custom bass for my 40th birthday, and I came *very* close to picking a Deep 5 before I chose my Mike Lull PJ/JJ5-24 (a custom version of his PJ5-24, which is routed for both P and J pickups in the neck and are hot-swappable with EMG connector plugs). I absolutely love my Lull and don’t regret the choice I made, but I’d love to pick up a Deep 5 one day... or a Godin A5 Ultra Bass, which is tonally close and much more affordable.
Have you started yet? I bought my first first bass a few days ago, a sq vintage modified P. now I refound this vid and it makes me want to learn theory :)
Keeping the groove happening with all the bass swapping is no small feat. Not to mention all the apparel changes. Need to mention that Joris Holtackers is a monster player on both I and II videos. Loved many of the basses, but the Stradi 6 and the Vox Humana 8 string really grabbed my ear. I had to ignore what they looked like, though. I agree about the Gibson SG - it sounded great. Didn't notice if it was long or short scale or how old it was. F Basses sound great in Alain Caron's hands but I'm struggling to love 'em here.
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This is a beautiful testament to why someone needs 34 bass guitars
they are all so different!!!! and cool
And Fifteen amps.
You don't *need* more than two or three to be an effective bass player (Fretted and fretless, maybe a 5 string) but the rest just makes things go a little smoother and slightly better sounding. You don't need them though, unless you play every genre ever
Voidsabre _ jokes on you kid, my GAS says otherwise
Yes
I think we all can agree on that this bass player is a fretless player at heart.
certainly outstanding there are people who spot reality
I don't know, but every time a fretless bass came up my ears did feel quite pleased. Not sure if it's just my huge preference for the fretless sound or his playing, maybe both
Maybe because his own signature bass is also, in fact, a fretless bass. (4:08)
Yes his fretless groove still there when he play fret bass
Yes I agree..
Forget the basses. Listen to the music. This guy is talented.
Wow!
He brings out the best of each one of them basses!
Many will also learn to appreciate the music style.
It makes me gleeful there are people who ascertain this
talent is overrated
@@mwalter662 Perhaps you don’t have any? Can’t say I have.
@@jazzman1954 you should read the book talent is overrated
Can't wait for Bass Sounds III...
Meanwhile I'll just be listening to this, over... and over again.
the song is perfectly metal
It's excellent someone other than me gets what's true
Ok so I was bored and decided to calculate approximately how much all of these basses cost. It lands at approximately $ 95,000 us dollars and that's not including the Arco Acoustic, the crazy double neck, the off-brand violin bass, and the thinline jazz bass because I could not for the life of me find any prices for those. Assuming those ones not included cost at least a couple thousand each, this totals at well over $100 grand. That's around the price of the last house I lived in.
I can think of worse ways to spend 100K :)
Wow a house for 100 000 dollars Are you missing a 0? I kid
Noah Culp The arco acoustic is just a double bass really. A double bass of that size would cost ~$1400
Noah Culp you must live in the southwest or midwest......in California a hundred grand gets you a mobile home......and not a really nice one......condos go for around half a million for a nice one
Lol, I was thinking the cost of the strings alone is greater than the cost of all the instruments I've ever owned.
0:14 “yeah I’m self taught, how did you know?”
Lmao
Very underated latin bass playing, this guys groove is ridiculously good
Thank you for not having just Fenders and a hundred Fender clones. Great vid.
Bart’s wife: “You bought ANOTHER bass guitar?!”
Norm Meunier “you play with those basses more than you play with me!”
“Wow...another bass, what a surprise 😒” 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Guy on ebay: Another One Buys the Bass
It is terrific there are a few people that recognize what's true
why wife? you know her? it could be husband
Anything will sound good in Bart's hands, what an absolutely phenomenal bassist.
Woah that Warwick entered like a tank!
I had it in my hand, and i didnt like it. Sounds good, but its not for my hands :D
This video has confirmed that the Warwick is the one for me.
I have bought that Warwick a few months ago, and i love how it sounds but it's true what Szaka say. But now I'm comfortable with it
You know Warkwicks always get a rep for being high pitched and nasal sounding but I've got this Fortress that shakes the floor, must be the only one.
Hazel Hoyte -- The one thing about Warwicks is you have to like thicker egg-shaped necks, they're almost double bass-like. I have no problem with it even though I'm pretty sure my other bass has one of the flattest necks ever made.
"What kind of bass should I buy?"
"Yes."
I am incredibly glad there are a few people that sense reality
How can someone be so talented, so good looking, and have so many of the coolest bass guitars...
I know, right?
Lol you just called my dad good looking
* smooth, nice bass music *
* two minutes later*
Warwick: *KNOCKKNOCK* *MOTHERFUCKERS*
That Deep 5 always reminds me of Hey Arnold for some odd reason.
brbr deng
The Music Man's pretty brash, too. If it'd been a Sterling instead of a Stingray, it would've been even more so. Aside from my P-basses, all I own are Music Man and Warwick, so you can probably guess my playing style, haha! Not into real subtle, smooth tones. Those are for the session pros.
makes sense a lot of metal bassists play Warwick's,they are trying to come trough in the mix
neggit Yeah. A lot of them play Music Man, too. I play Music Man Sterlings (the bass model, not the import budget line) probably 80% of the time, the rest being split between fretted and fretless P-basses (really, Jazz basses with P pickups, never liked the look or neck of a P much), a Warwick Thumb BO, and fretted and fretless Tacoma Thunderchiefs with K & K PureBass pickups for when I want to jam unplugged with a fiddle, clawhammer banjo or mandolin (not both, Tacomas are loud but not that loud, haha!), and guitar as kind of an upright substitute (fretless with Rotosound TruBass strings gets you close enough) or when I want that 'Alice in Chains MTV Unplugged' sort of tone.
I actually almost never play metal, I play a lot of funk, jazz fusion, sludgy stoner rock, and alt-country, but I play pretty aggressively and like a punchy, funky bass tone most of the time. EBMM and Warwick deliver that in spades.
And after like 70 years... Fender JB still stands out with its unique tone.
truly tremendous someone senses what's real
Fender jazz, the most versatile awesome bass ever created. The fender jazz is the video game character with all stats maxed out. Dirty, clean, eclectic, grooves, chords, slap etc all sound great on a jazz
fender jb and the rickenbacker are probably the only ones I could recognize blindfolded...
@@Gollas4k Music man has an easily recognizable tone too
And the Warwicks, which is impressive for like the opposite reason.
Whenever I dont have the motivation to keep practicing and keep playing, I put on this video to revive my excitement and passion for bass. It never fails!
Best bass demo, ever...
Thanks...
I really love the sound of that Rickenbacker 4003.
Man I would love to have a Rick so bad, but they're well outside my budget, and I just really do not want a reproduction
@@perryborn2777 knew the feeling until last year. Once I graduated high school back in 2014 and got a real job, saved up money and I got my own Rickenbacker 4003. Wasn't cheap but the effort and struggle of saving made my Rickenbacker my favorite bass out of all my basses.
@@Peepeestorm nice! I've got four basses so far, one acoustic, two electric 4 strings, one of those is a nice squier jazz, and the other is an 80s Kramer Striker, kinda falling apart, but it's got a PJ setup which is handy for jazzier stuff. Then there's the 5 string jazz style bass that I got for $100 from a company called Glarry. Took a chance cause it was cheap, and I actually quite like it, though the pickups run real hot, and it has a cheap feel due to the wood and dry neck/fretboard.
I plan to put off getting anymore basses until I can get the Rick that I want, which is the Walnut 4003, but those are even more expensice than the regular ones :/
@Kevin Lee Thanks for the advice, but the next bass I have my eye on is actually one that me and my buddy's dad are making together. Should be a fun one once we finish making it
Rics are so worth it. They’re nearly indestructible and they sound incredible. I really wish I hadn’t given mine away.
Fantastic phrasing, great feel and touch. Ear candy, my friend! Much respect from the metal world.
Warwick Corvette is the tiger among this basses lol
With his skills all of them sound good. Then it's just a matter of taste which one you prefer
Kappa maki Good point indeed!
All bass guitars which are made a reliable company sound good no matter what, that's what's so great about bass, all those different instruments and you can pick one that suits you most.
He could probably pick up a Rogue bass without proper setup and find a way to kill it.
Very impressive, but does it brbr dengg?
Wasn't expecting this
The Warwick was made to br br deng
I like to imagine it's actually Max Payne asking this, lmao.
Very impressive comments = low effort spam. Good job!
@@LordVader1094 don't answer that, a rhetorical question
WOOOOOOOOOW!!!!! Great production and recording Joris and Bart! I am really touched by this level of musicianship, love for music and your instruments and most of all: sheer talent put to practice. Thank you both!!!!!
1:45 I absolutely love how the piano just rises and rises in energy at this part and then it has the brilliant phrasing at 1:58
Phenomenal!
This is a sequel I’d never thought about seeing but am so happy I did
What a feast to the eyes and ears for all bass players. My mouth was watering while all these incredible basses were being demonstrated. ❤️
Bart Soeters is a ridiculously amazing player with lots of sexy basses, and totally underrated.
Very cool video.......that Gibson sg bass......what a beauty.......👍👍👍👍 nice grooves👍👍👍👍
AS a bass video, i wish all the other instruments were turned down at least 3db. but you did a great job otherwise
I still come back to this video once in a while, it really is a wonderful piece of music
Still can't beat vintage Fender J and P classic bass tones Timeless and eternal across every possible style from way back then til the end of time
I thought they were the wurst sounding
ok boomer 👌
@@21DaHoagie12 Boom!
More like the most generic sounding, and dime a dozen looking? Can’t wait to really standout from the crowd with the worlds billionth Fender P-Bass...... sorry I just fell asleep from writing about boring Fenders 💤
Yes! Kinda surprised of how the Fenders and the Rickenbacker were in a class of their own! Amazing sounding. Also remembered why that guy with a Fodora was never called to do a session again. There were a few unmixable instruments here even if the playing was A class throughout.
Probably the best bass guitar video on the TH-cam I've ever watched. Also top ten video for all videos I've ever watched.
Probably one of the most useful bass videos for people looking for a bass guitar. Great job playing and editing.
Enjoyed watching and listening to this video. Nicely done....
They look so EXPENSIVE! BTW the guy plays like heaven. Great solos!!
Awesome job! Great playing and great tune! No Ken Smith tho'? :(
I was actually really surprised by just how gorgeous that Gretsch actually sounded
yep, I totally agree. My vote is for the Gretsch
And probably one of the cheapest!
same here.....
Me too .
Beautiful...need to show this to all the engineers I've dealt with who think the only possible good bass tone is a P Bass through an Ampeg...LOL!
Carbon = Agree 100%
let's wait what will happen until some rock guitars are addet...
this brought a tear to my eye
I like it when people play their instruments with a passion like this guy right here
A sequel?? Unreal! I’ve seen the first vid so many times... awesome!
have the sg but man that sound of th NS Design Basscello ,, oh that"s a nice tone, thanks for showing,,
at last....a musical bassist from the top of the shelf !!!!!
Just awesome. Would love to see a Sandberg in there and a G&L. Loved it and can’t wait for Part III 🎶👏🏻🎉🇦🇺
Wow thanks alot. Came here looking for possibly my next bass guitar, left with like 20 other options to choose from 😠😠💢
AMAZING! Thank You. Greetings from Florida, USA!
In the hands of someone with skills EVERY bass sounds amazing!
it was good to hear all these different types of bass. they really are all unique.
Can we not regard the bass guitars for a moment but instead admire how good this guy is at playing
We can, and we are. He makes you feel like everybody should be able to do this. SMH
@@jaco7675 ok jaco
Such a celebration of BASSNESS... ma heart be melting
Amazing Basses! Also, and something not many people mention: amazing arrangement! Great job man! Maybe do a part 2?
Thanks. Awesome snapshot of of the amazing world of the Bass guitar
YESSSSSDDSSSSSS IVE WAITED 2 YEARSSS
Beautiful bass collection! Fortunately, all you need is one.
Wow!!! Thank you. Your two videos are the best bass vids on the internet. As simple as that.
Stellar playing! You make every bass sound great. Fun to watch and listen to. Thanks for this.
oh i want one of these jazz basses so much
Excellent video and brilliantly done. . Not to mention the talented player behind it all.. Thank you very much for sharing this great masterpiece!
All amazing basses - for playing rock, I would go with MusicMan, Warwick, Fender, Dingwall, or Rickenbacker. For jazz and fusion, any one of those $6,000 - $20,000 basses will work just fine for me. Lol.
Wonderful played, GREAT bass / Sound - Show! Thanks!
Bro im so happy you did this please do a part 3
This was phenomenal. I'm a guitar-player (who just bought a bass) and This-was-like: a video-tour, of the History of Bass Tones. Really enjoyed your playing. oNe LovE from NYC
This video confirms that the true sounds is in the hands of the player... The tone is really coming from his playing. All absolutely great sounds, each and one of those instruments
Thank you, that's way beyond trying basses over a twenty year period, along with many I'll never get to try, all in about six minutes! Very well done, too!
I agree; the sg does have the most well-round tone.
I recently found out that THE guy from Boston, Tom Schulz, used a super heavily modified SG bass for his records.
@@GVike I read that too, I was shocked it wasn't a Precision
what a Beautiful sounds! thank you for good playing and recording
He paid attention to the fact that everyone liked the Deep 5, so he made it the center of attention. LOL, true dedication.
And though a very amateur bass player myself, I was so pleased to see a Rob Allen since I own a beautiful 5 string, Koa topped Rob Allen.
Wow!!, That was absolutely Awesome!!!...Great Bassist!!!
The Yamaha BB300 1:01 sounds soo amazing 😍
My ears perked right up when you started playing the Music Man Stingray!!! I play a Music Man Sterling
Finally a bassist who can really demonstrate by playing real music which is what these beautiful basses were designed for. Bravo!
What a blast!!! Im speechless,wow. Fantastic job. And a perfect example for the variety of the Sounds. It is a wonderful Instrument, the bass.Thanx a lot for the journey thru the dimension of tones.
the way that stingray entered was so really nice
It's pretty fantastic when there's somebody who notices reality
Stingray users? 😄😄
Fantastic sounds,fantastic player !!!!!
This is probably one of the most important videos in bass history even if no one recognizes it.
Seriously how many 100s of ks did it take to make this video?
!! WOW !!
Thank you for the excellent presentation(s)!!
Also, thank you for the many frettless models featured.
This was truly a work of art and instructive as well.
GREAT JOB!!
Could someone please let us know what that backing, of piano and percussion, structure was.
Such a great player and musician!
very very good job! Amazing video and very cool to compare the sounds of various instruments. Thank You!
See you guys in 2025 when this guy makes a bass sounds III
That darn dingwall even snuck itself into the mix for you
I jest, excellent playing and compositions. Cheers!
that Warwick though...
I just stumbled across this guy, and boy am I glad I did, great technique and tone on all the basses... I will definitely be watching for more vid's from him... bravo on this tune, demo, whatever you call it, I like it.
ah i thought this would never come! cheers.
Fender , Musicman e Warwick in my heart !!!! All grrat and beautiful intruments !!
Top ten best sequels of all time.
Thank you brother for an exciting & wonderful vid, really appreciate it.
Anybody else infatuated with the deep 5?
I love the Deep 5 bass.
Yeah, that thing is so smooth.
Own one. Not a fan
Larry King How can you buy a 4000$ bass and not be a fan? Also what about it makes you not like it? just curious
My wife offered me my choice of a custom bass for my 40th birthday, and I came *very* close to picking a Deep 5 before I chose my Mike Lull PJ/JJ5-24 (a custom version of his PJ5-24, which is routed for both P and J pickups in the neck and are hot-swappable with EMG connector plugs). I absolutely love my Lull and don’t regret the choice I made, but I’d love to pick up a Deep 5 one day... or a Godin A5 Ultra Bass, which is tonally close and much more affordable.
The ultimate persuasion for playing bass. It´s so cool!
Have you started yet? I bought my first first bass a few days ago, a sq vintage modified P. now I refound this vid and it makes me want to learn theory :)
The strap is pretty much the only affordable thing in this vid..
Bravo! Killer groove and showcased the basses excellently. The Willcox Lightwave Saber and NS Design Basscello have me googling as we speak.
Keeping the groove happening with all the bass swapping is no small feat. Not to mention all the apparel changes.
Need to mention that Joris Holtackers is a monster player on both I and II videos.
Loved many of the basses, but the Stradi 6 and the Vox Humana 8 string really grabbed my ear. I had to ignore what they looked like, though.
I agree about the Gibson SG - it sounded great. Didn't notice if it was long or short scale or how old it was.
F Basses sound great in Alain Caron's hands but I'm struggling to love 'em here.
incredible, this video may be why i am studying to be a luthier
Oh shit he's back!!
Felken with new weapons 😱
Bart I've seen you so many times. Could watch it over and over, waiting for a new one!
My favorite was Warwick... As usual. I love the booming tones!
maybe because you have a Warwick
Great composition. Some wonderful solos as well. This must have been a boatload of work. Awesome job!
I'll take that Dingwall
mine too I just cant say "Im playing my dingwall" with a straight face
That or the Warwick!
Mark B Me tooooooo!
Stood out to me too.
Dingwall E does not justify price, and the frets wear way too fast.
Great demo. And great playing.
Amaizing¡¡¡. I personally prefer the Yamaha BB 2024
Spectacular, and so tastefully done! For additional different tones, throw in a Mustang, Thunderbird, a 12-string, and a Taylor AB-1 (AB-2 or 3).