I’m so glad this particular upload is still on KZread. It’s like a piece of history at this point.

10 Years ago I remember watching this and said to myself, "I will be as good as this guy"...I am now an Engineer.

@snoodge27

8 жыл бұрын

+serpantseed08 lol

@luckyvet

7 жыл бұрын

And you have money & a good career. You won.

@tonarilla4382

7 жыл бұрын

i prefer musicians

@wesleyzimmerman94

6 жыл бұрын

Well, you've got a big one up on him. You don't have to pay the insane amounts of money for the strings needed for that instruments

@myancestorsaresmilingatmei9085

5 жыл бұрын

That's still just as impressive buddy.

Ahh jesus the memories I remember watching this video like 7 years ago.

@ticus1231

8 жыл бұрын

+DeuceJuicy I was in 7th grade when i first listen to this man its been so long hahaha

@racso1216

2 жыл бұрын

@@ticus1231 now its 15

@ThorTheAnomalous

2 жыл бұрын

Greetings from 2022, memory!

@terrygill2502

Жыл бұрын

How ya doing boss 🤣

@thisguy9400

4 ай бұрын

It’s more than double that now!

Saw this video like 6 years ago. Now I see it again and this guy still amazes me. Awesome playing.

@Splazbeeee

13 күн бұрын

Reminder

thats not a bass, thats a piano with frets

I'm surprised to find this still residing in my favourites. This version is legendary. Who's here in 2021?

I remember watching this 11 years ago

Everyone, give Baudin's(the dude in the video) band, Nuclear Rabbit, a look(if you haven't already). Their approach to music is. . .interesting. You'll either love them or hate them.

@steverye8872

10 ай бұрын

I loved NR from the first time I heard it back in 2001, the comparisons to Mr. Bungle are unavoidable but still so many great songs.

I would ask you for taps but never mind

@hatsunemiku8007

8 жыл бұрын

you mean tabs?

@joef8085

7 жыл бұрын

I don't give a well you know no he means taps

@victoryu6570

6 жыл бұрын

no he doesnt

I first watch this video when I was 7 and damn he is good #GoodoldTimes

Of all the instruments i've seen, or played, this has to be the single most beautiful one. Both the sound and the aesthetics of this unique creation, and the sheer talent needed to master it, are a 'tour de force'.

Not only am I blown away by that guitar but the magic I see and hear before me when it is being played by such a skilled artist. That is perhaps the best cover of that tune I've seen and heard played.

lets turn this up to an 11.

NEED. MORE. STRINGS.

First video I ever watched on KZread, back in like 2007 I miss the days without ads

It is cool how many of us watched this a long time ago, and have searched for it again. Strange how some old youtube videos have that sort of quality to them. Almost a little eerie too.

Lol wow this is amazing, yeah the tempo's a bit inconsistent but who cares he's obviously very talented and I'm sure most people would love to be able to play like that! Me and a couple of friends did a super mario theme song medley a while ago, if you'd like to watch it just type in "rylan evan cam" and it's the first video to come up. Hope you like it, and comments/feedback would be great! Thanks

If he would use only the lowest string and have it tuned in drop f it would be very djent

@davidbrierley2090

10 жыл бұрын

Drop F is only a semitone down from that string, the difference would be negligible

@alem4831

10 жыл бұрын

I think you meant drop Y flat

The fact that someone actually owns an 11 stringed bass is enough to make me watch the video

so glad this video is still up. literally the reason I started playing 5 / 6 string bass

djent approved

@bonitobeats

9 жыл бұрын

Nope

@dan987121

9 жыл бұрын

Shane Bonnitto funny thing is I was just talking about this dude would the best djent bassist....Gotta keep up with them 9 string guitars

@yoursenpai7558

9 жыл бұрын

***** I know, but don't like this genre.

knowing most bass players, those are the same strings he has on his bass right now.

@storingjazzinmycheeksforth5319

6 жыл бұрын

Someone’s been watching Glenn fricker.

Still one of THE best videos on KZread! The “coins” get me every time!!!

Oh yes. Memories of watching this during downtime in high school.

thats a Bass Guitar...literally...Bass + Guitar! lol

That's not a bass, that's a string piano.

@k-henry5094

7 жыл бұрын

C.S. Jones lol haha

@PascalvandenBos

6 жыл бұрын

every piano has strings lmao

the tension the neck of that guitar takes, has to be incredible.

I feel like I've been watching this video ever since it was uploaded! Still awesome!

Yo Goliath called....he wants his bass back...lol jk

@gitsurfer27

5 жыл бұрын

Phew glad you clarified it was a joke at the end

But will it Djent?

@jamesrojas2067

9 жыл бұрын

I was waiting for this m8 *djent intensifies*

@RedDeadPlayer03

4 жыл бұрын

Scrolling the comments just to find this one

this video is the 1st video that i watched on youtube. during that time, im using dial up internet connection. the loading of this 240p video takes more than 1 hour. but i already enjoyed it. :-D

I remember this video from wayyyy long ago.

piano on a stick :D

Barre chords must be a bitch...

This video came out when KZread was 1 year old and I've just seen it now

o.o the definition of greatness= learning how to play a monster sized bass, and play the mario theme on it...i love you Mr Jean Baudin.

Look at me, I'm playing a 42 stringh bass

@avakinlifeuser6888

5 жыл бұрын

Ok.

He's rushing it...

@micahwendell

6 жыл бұрын

I'm sure he could play it slower if he's able to play it that fast. Could you play it on that instrument at all? No? then shut the fuck up.

17 years ago, WHERE HAS THE TIME GONE

This video is a pillar of my childhood. I had a random thought about it in January 2022 so i had to come back. Hello to future people that see this comment 👋🏾

what the fuck are you playng?!

@1001yneb

10 жыл бұрын

its the first thing that comes upon the screen!! 11 string bass guitar.

Great, But not perfect, i listened a couple of fails

@DevinCLott

10 жыл бұрын

Still pretty cool tho

All this time i was on youtube and this is the first time i come across this video!

That is officially the craziest looking instrument I have ever seen.

For every string he has a million fans... awesome!

@bball24ified Tapping or "hammering on" the string with enough force onto a fret is enough to make the string vibrate. Because electric guitars/bass guitars use a magnetic system to monitor the vibration of the strings, they can pick up the sounds accurately. The same effect can be used on acoustic instruments, but is naturally quieter.

I was a kid when I watched this. Such nostalgia

16 years eff me. It is the original and still the best.

That's not a Guitar that's a monster Guitar dude that's awesome!!!!!!!!

the future of music right here

I, too, have played the bass this long, and have an understanding for many different types of music. He is using this instrument to fill the role of a guitar and a bass; by two hand tapping. I do the same with 6, 7, and 8-string basses. It has become common to do in many types and genres of music over the past 20 years or so.

surprisingly good tone on that beast!

I remember coming across this like....10 years ago! I thought this was so dope!

Maybe the best cover of Mario ever 🔝

And I thought I wouldn’t find this video anymore

Saw this video in 2006 when I was just 16. Now I'm 32 and Davie504 just uploaded a video in which he plays a 69-strings bass. Unbelievable.

@donjose8250

Жыл бұрын

mindblowing

never seen this type of base guitar still thx ane :D

Ken Lawrence bass, this man is an artist.

Don't listen to haters man. That was awesome

he is playing in time, its the sped up version at the end when you have to hurry. last hundred seconds of old version

Meshuggah will now have an idea on how many strings they need on their guitar on the next album.

Saw it first in 2005. Watching still in 2018.

He was in a band called Element Of Surprise E:OS I fucking love them!

this was one of the first youtube videos i watched...holy shit..

13 milions of views, 13 years ago E P I C O

In that instrument I can see a guitar, a bass, another bass and an escape rope.

Watching in 2017, i remember this watching while doing my project on 2006

I really enjoyed this, you did a great job there.

Thats just crazy... He's amazing...

Originally, the video was ten minutes longer... But they left out the part of tuning the bass :-) Excellent job by the way!

The definition of slapping a bass

glad to see this is still here hahaha

Buying a set of new strings means goodbye holiday.

STILL AMAZING IN 2023

11 stringed, fanned frets, super mario, awesome!^_^

@Th3SMS That´s right, talent is nothing without hard work.

Introducing 11 string bass hero the next level of music video games :P

@evilwolfdemon1 They are fanned. The lower strings need to be "longer" than the higher one for proper intonation.

@DarKsid3ofthecOOkieS Fantastic. Just fantastic.

wow, that instrument is a monster!

@Stylez1877 because it doesn't have any guitar strings, just a wide range of gauges of bass strings. not to mention it's handled and played like a bass.

He plays in Nuclear Rabbit and they're sick.

That was absolutely awesome!

Who the heck has a twelve stringed bass guitar? I like it!

lol sounds exactly like the super Mario theme great talent

ohhh i remember playing this game

This is most excellent.

This guy is a madman!!!

I know, he's a badass for both playing the Super Mario Bros theme AND playing a stupendously crazy bass. And I know, the fanboys will be pissed. But why don't people like him keep the fucking beat while playing this awesome theme? It should not be that difficult... Imagine you play the game on NES and the sound changes between fast and slow all the time!

WOW!What a guitar man!Your guitar is so fucking cool!

@iRiccardusya It's also at the size where you can use it as a battle axe :)

My apologies. At first I did think it was a Chapman Stick, but I found out that 11 string basses have been around since 2004, but are still pretty rare. Being a guitarist, I have seen 8 string basses, but never an 11 string. It's still a cool instrument!

oh, fuck it, this guy is an alien, and it is another galaxy musical instrument, call mib real quick

Now that is what I call a "Super Bass"

I think This is Just adorable

I didn't even know those existed. Even a 6-string bass like the kind John Myung from Dream Theater used is strange to me.

What a nice harp.

11 string bass? holy crap.

My nigga lord lightskin even had bars back then! Wtf sunny! This shit is hard!

Looks like a bass guitar custom made by Ken Lawrence, who is perhaps more well known for making Explorer shape guitars for James Hetfield of Metallica. You can check the head stock for the KL logo to confirm.