Megadeth - "Washington is Next!" (Bass Cover)

Celebrating James Lomenzo is back playing with Megadeth (at least for this tour, hoping he stays). I always liked this song. He does bring a different element to Megadeth, which I appreciate and enjoy.
Yamaha were kind enough to lend me this bass for my recent Line6 Helix Master Class. I took advantage of having this bass to get some of these songs done.
Bass: Yamaha BBP35
Tuning: Standard (BEADG)

[@crashkamio5819]

Love James Lomenzo! Great bassist and I'm hoping he stays in Megadeth too. The albums he was on were really a breath of fresh air for Megadeth. Amazing playing, love this songs bass work.

[@kellogc]

We love the real JLo! 🤘🏻

[@GillRigged]

Maiden vibes with this one

[@kellogc]

A little bit I guess 👊🏻

[@martyschriver]

The descending riff is ripped off of Wasted Years

[@chrisman3965]

Definitely different than what Ellefson would have done

[@kellogc]

Definitely 🤘🏻

[@theearthrexden]

It’s better

[@LiterallyAPear]

BRO THE TONE! OMG IT SOO GOOD!

[@kellogc]

Thanks 👊🏻

[@Folquesatto]

the song who made me appreciate Megadeth, cheers from Brazil. Please consider doing a Angra - Never Understand cover

[@LucasRodrigues-nb1mk]

Opa brasileiro, tranquilo? Kkkkkkkk

[@aerodyneghost4835]

Always loved this song from the albums James played on!

[@kellogc]

🤘🏻🤩🤘🏻

[@SanitysVoid]

Washington would deserve it.

[@IlluminateHopexx]

Wow, great work 😍🤟🏻🤟🏻

[@kellogc]

Thank you 🙌

[@Abreimann]

I really appreciate your precision, tightness, and tone!

[@kellogc]

Thanks for watching 🤘🏻😉

[@tripodeecuador]

Esta canción me hizo amar a Megadeth

[@kellogc]

Gran canción 🤘🏻

[@houssemelfekih5581]

flawless cover, nice one!

[@kellogc]

Thank you 👊🏻

[@jeffmorrison5695]

Brilliant Kello!! - great song choice, great bass line and great playing! Heartfelt thanks for posting. Your playing and dedication to your art is always inspiring.

[@kellogc]

Thank you, I appreciate it 🤘🏻

[@jean-michelschoumacker4824]

Very good cover Kello ! Comme toujours !

[@infiniteduality7712]

Damn Dude-- I love your covers, freaking sick!!!

[@roybenavidez6098]

Yeah!! One of my favorite songs from that album. 😀👍

[@flavioeduardo9051]

Absolutely Amazing 🙏🏻🙌🏼

[@kellogc]

Thanks 🤘🏻⚡️🤘🏻

[@albertosergi588]

Perfect playing and sound... Greetings from Italy 🙂
Absolutely agree... I appreciate Ellefson iconic classic basslines but I'm more into the style and arrangement of Lo Menzo
(he's a both brilliant with pick & finger).

[@kellogc]

Thank you 👊🏻☺️

[@flipper2gv]

Amazing tone and playing as always!

[@kellogc]

Thanks! 🤘🏻

[@jannetoropainen9865]

Good cover man. That bass looks sweet🔥🔥

[@kellogc]

Thank you! It is very cool 😎

[@ronk475]

Brutal man. Keep it up

[@kellogc]

Thank you 🤜🏻

[@themigwel6185]

Nice cover as always! Them Yamahas are lovely, the MIJ are something. 🤟

[@kellogc]

This one does have a brutal tone indeed 🤘🏻

[@auriterrify]

Great tone and playing! Cheers from Brazil.

[@kellogc]

Thank you! 👊🏻

[@bigos_regnum]

I love those solo bass endings!

[@kellogc]

Thanks! 🤘🏻🤩🤘🏻

[@franciscorivera5871]

Oye Kello, vi tus videos por primera vez esta semana y pues el resultado es que me voy a comprar un bajo y a aprender se a dicho!

[@kellogc]

Que buena noticia! A darle! 👊🏻

[@andrewredman8974]

dude you fackin killed that with ease...praise the tone

[@kellogc]

Thanks a lot! 🤘🏻

[@raoulbakker1287]

This song deserves so much more credit. Why didn’t I find this gem way earlier

[@kellogc]

It is a great song. And a great example of James Lomenzo’s talent 👊🏻

[@user-td2tq5jg4f]

Very good!

[@kellogc]

Thanks! 👊🏻

[@daleonov]

Nice! I remember that album. Came out when I was super into the band.

[@kellogc]

🤘🏻🤩🤘🏻

[@robblackmoreofficial]

Killer Tune! Kello,Again Thank You! 🤟👽

[@kellogc]

Thanks! 👊🏻

[@ajaystephen869]

So damn beautiful

[@kellogc]

🤘🏻😉🤘🏻

[@iamnoone9041]

You make it look so easy!!

[@kellogc]

🤘🏻☺️🤘🏻

[@MoistMusic]

Sounding good 🤘🤘🤘

[@kellogc]

Thanks! 🤘🏻

[@ginge5018]

Awesome

[@kellogc]

Thanks! 🤘🏻

[@heey_George8904]

Maaaan 🔥 fantástico!!

[@kellogc]

Gracias 🤘🏻🤩🤘🏻

[@wredet7637]

You deserve more subscribers!

[@kellogc]

Thank you! 🤘🏻

[@israelcatacora4269]

Brutal bro saludos desde Bolivia 🤘🐰

[@kellogc]

Muchas gracias! Abrazo a Bolivia! 🤘🏻

[@tonymcnamara9368]

Brilliant!! Nothing else needs saying!

[@kellogc]

🤘🏻☺️🤘🏻

[@Fourthirteen82]

Yesssssss more Megadeth!!! 🙃

[@kellogc]

🤘🏻🤩🤘🏻

[@strangeslavesmasters9509]

Eso Ultimo segundo som MAJESTUOSO!!! GRACIAS AMIGO SUBE MAS!!!!

[@kellogc]

Gracias 👊🏻

[@ritchierod]

The Great Kello! Cheers from Rosario Argentina..

[@kellogc]

Abrazo hermano, muchas gracias 👊🏻

[@alanbhz8367]

Excelente 👏👏👏👏👏!

[@kellogc]

Muchas gracias 👊🏻

[@thomas_the_cat]

great tone as always... would love to see you cover five magics as well 🤘🏻

[@kellogc]

Oh! I’d love that! 👊🏻

[@santiagoch.al.5591]

Brutal🤘

[@kellogc]

🤘🏻🔥🤘🏻

[@megadreamh1]

Excelente!

[@kellogc]

Muchas gracias 👊🏻

[@mgrocki]

Always the tightest!

[@kellogc]

Thank you very much! 🤘🏻☺️🤘🏻

[@louisvaillancourt7874]

You should do a vid about your bass collection, also great job!

[@kellogc]

Thanks! 👊🏻

[@DUNCEATRON5000]

Nice

[@kellogc]

🤘🏻

[@thesleep1000]

cover perfeito brother. Essa musica é uma previsão do coronavirus que o Mustaine fez

[@kellogc]

🤘🏻😉🤘🏻

[@Ruben-hh4yd]

Amigo Kello , no sé ni cuantas veces he visto el video y no había comentado. Poco más que añadir de todo lo que se ha dicho ya. Aquí ando aprendiendo a tocarla. La parte de los cromatismos se me atasca , pero ya saldrá . Saludos desde España, hermano mexica.

[@cristiananavalon1572]

Que tremendo kello eres un maestro increíble

[@kellogc]

Muchas gracias 👊🏻

[@kellogc]

Muchas gracias 🤘🏻

[@sunnybasak2825]

Fucking awesome

[@user-mj2tk1ul1z]

Five strings👍👍🤘🤘

[@sonicxhunters8344]

Great song and great cover! And great to welcome back Lomenzo, hopefully permanently!!! I wish there was a Bass only master track available so I could figure it out… 😔
Any chance you could release a Bass only video so I could to yours??
And could this be played with a pick? Or would need some alterations.
Great cover!!! Fantastic bassist!

[@kellogc]

I could remix the audio with only my bass. I see no problem with it being played with a pick 🤘🏻

[@sonicxhunters8344]

@@kellogc Awesome thank you!!

[@danplaysguitar6706]

James LoMenzo played it with a pick I believe. I know on the current tour he's using a pick

[@kellogc]

James plays both finger style and pick. Back then he played with fingers mostly: th-cam.com/video/MU-yxYm3pRs/w-d-xo.html

[@sonicxhunters8344]

Dave prefers a pick sound, in an interview with James MacDonough (short lived megadeth bassist before Lomenzo), Dave asked him to play with a pick in the band.

[@DiegoSilva-gw4tv]

Aaah...brutal, haces que se vea tan fácil Kello...cuánto en promedio te demoras en sacar un tema, por ej, este mismo que es complejo?, un abrazo master, mis mejores deseos pata tí y los tuyos.

[@kellogc]

Depende, esta canción la he escuchado mucho así que la saqué un ratito una tarde y la grabe al siguiente día. Esta si me toco darle varias tomas antes de que quedara pero me gusto mucho 👊🏻

[@user-xn1sq2wy2p]

Мужик! ты замечательный!!!

[@wilfriedhintergraber7909]

👍👏💪

[@kellogc]

🤘🏻🤩👊🏻

[@montauta]

MALDITA SEA KELLO, porqué eres tan bueno????
Un abrazo desde mi desangrada Colombia.

[@kellogc]

Abrazo parcero, esperemos estar por allá pronto. Cuídense mucho 🤘🏻😉🤘🏻

[@karloxz16]

!T R E M E N D O! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@kellogc]

Muchas gracias 🤘🏻

[@daveapodaca7774]

The only thing better than your cover are those lyrics!! 👊🏾🙏🏽 You Da Man!!

[@kellogc]

🤘🏻😎🤘🏻

[@exxxodia9943]

Toca muito

[@kellogc]

👊🏻

[@bigfarting]

Those fucking lyrics bro. I love Dave

[@kellogc]

👊🏻

[@tree_bark8081]

Yoo Kello, that Yamaha BB is sexy!

[@kellogc]

It is! 👌🏻

[@lonniestephens6254]

I happen to like the song on bass guitar.

[@kellogc]

🤘🏻🤩🤘🏻

[@miraikizan2960]

Vi tu video completo, ya mr suscribi hace ya un tiempo, te compartí le di like .... quiero mi corazon

[@kellogc]

Muchas gracias! Bien ganando 🤘🏻🖤🤘🏻

[@enricomaria94]

Wooow! new bass?

[@kellogc]

Temporarily 🙈

[@CarlosDuarteNi]

fatal illusion de Megadeth tiene un excelente bajo elaborado por David ellefson

[@bartwitek9526]

Very Iron Maiden-ish on intro

[@kellogc]

Oh yes 🤘🏻

[@matahari8673]

👍X2

[@kellogc]

🤘🏻

[@jayg7962]

🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@kellogc]

🤘🏻🤩🤘🏻

[@user-so2ed7wl9b]

Медленно

[@davidsantiago.8581]

Que afinación tienes?

[@ego_sarx]

Ok, where does that Yamaha come from?

[@kellogc]

De Yamaha! 😎

[@user-ne9pl6gw6l]

Келло привет!
Вопрос
Ты бы пошел басистом в мегадет после Элефсона если бы тебя Мастейн позвал?
Hello Kello!
Question
Would you have gone to megadeth as a bass player after Elefson if Mustaine had called you?

[@tyorbs6277]

Wait I just realized James Lomenzo was the bassist for White Lion and White Lions a glam metal band and Dave Mustaine hates glam metal literally he calls it "Gay LA Music"

[@kellogc]

He may hate glam, but he also recognizes the great talent Lomenzo has 🤘🏻

[@theearthrexden]

Was gonna like vid until I saw that the like counter is at 666, Let’s leave It at that shall we.

[@kellogc]

🤘🏻🙃🤘🏻

[@voltscreamratty]

There are definitely things I dislike about Dave (those lyrics are... certainly something), but I'll be damned if the dude can't make some killer songs. This is definitely one of my favorites.