2018 BOSTON CRUSADERS BASS - FINALS

These guys play with an unbelievable amount of energy and with an aggressive approach to the drum. Watching them was an absolute pleasure and the beats were straight fire!
Gear:
Sony A6300 / Audio Technica AT8024
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elliottduran

[@1whoDoesSimply]

This is more than a Bassline. This is a Bossline. Edit: Also every single unison I heard actually FELT like a unison. You don't feel that often in some other basslines. You hear a tight flam for a unison and you're like "okay i understand theyre trying to do unisons". But BC's bassline this year is what the other lines should look up to. I'm a die-hard Crown fan but this bassline has changed my thinking entirely in terms of basses. I'm not bashing Crown's basses. Crown holds themselves together expertly. BC just does it for me this year in particular.

[@averybondeson3322]

Damn, really well written

[@sammysplatoon8216]

It’s the tuning, this is one of my favorite bass lines ever

[@rayszymarek2920]

This Bass Drum Line is something else. Man what a sound and we must give thanks to the percussion instructor. Who ever is teaching this men deserves the Top Trophy. Great Musicians and one hell of a super drum teacher.

[@tkvids1377]

Andrew Ricketts is the bass tech

[@Fatboy3406]

Top bass got those crispy shots !

[@Negative_Positron]

I love the way Bass 1 sounds. Crispy!

[@yourboymalikcoleman8731]

Steven Miklos ikr

[@sammysplatoon8216]

Don’t know if this is on purpose but his heights are always a little bigger than the others

[@maxwaite4044]

6:19 could quite possibly be the most Colin McNutt writing of all time

[@arwenbarrett2642]

HAH honestly tho.

[@Queeze101]

I clicked on your timestamp and the first thing I heard was people splitting claps lol

[@matthewdumas5342]

I thought that the lines back in the early 90s were insane. My mind continues to be blown by the evolution of the writing and execution of the bass line. Just when I think that it can't get any more ridiculous, I see this! BAC have always had unbelievable bass lines. I've now been enjoying them for over 27 years!

[@JoshuaRodriguez-xv6gd]

Its great seeing The Holy Bass Gospel spread to other corps. Especially Boston, a bass line notorious for its wrist break.

[@luiscanedo4822]

imagine if bass 1’s fingers hits the rim on one of the rim shots, my guy would lose his hand.

[@tony_______]

Luis Canedo that’s why I did bass 4 and now doing bass 5.

[@isaacbarton5432]

Bass 3 is the worst case of this. But damn it hurts more when you do it on a Spock

[@samsignorelli]

Jesus....the tonality of the drums is awesome.

[@davidrice4165]

If by awesome you mean bon dry then yes. They are awesome.

[@samsignorelli]

@@davidrice4165 I meant I can hear distinctly different pitches....something we don't always hear in spite of differing sizes.

[@davidrice4165]

@@samsignorelli I have had no problem hearing distinct pitches from other lines. Hell even BD basses have distinct pitches in spite of the otherwise awful tuning. What I dislike about these cats (and BD, Cavies, Scouts, et.al) is the lack of resonance in the bass voice. The sound is just so dead. They may sound okay-is here, but on the field . . . not so much.

[@Queeze101]

@@davidrice4165 - It sounds fine, David.

[@chrisg6492]

@@davidrice4165 I'm not sure what you're talking about, bass 5 seems pretty resonant to me.

[@ProudPapaJD]

Most impressive unisons, what a great line. Must have been fun as hell. Nice job bass!

[@Volcanicsquash]

Its so cool watching everybody play at the highest level that often times it seems the instructor doesnt have to say a word to them.

[@JacksonArnoldMusic]

3:55 oh yeah

[@503music6]

The tech was my private lesson teacher, he’s leaving from our school in texas and going to boston for a music career which I can imagine is to focus more on this bassline

[@sammysplatoon8216]

Ok, absolutely my favorite bassline

[@warrior995]

yo. Amazing.

[@SilverTheFlame]

Wow. Loving these lot videos. I hope you have a couple more in store?!?

[@BASSDRUMGROUP]

Just one more!

[@chrisschuff9593]

aye aye

[@praytoshinji287]

Yeah that drum break mmm

[@DisposedDrums2112]

Yeah kenny!

[@maizeorn8529]

Does this line use wrist rotation or wrist break

[@mariolucero7193]

I don’t understand why Colin doesn’t win drums ever? This writing is insane

[@pengua5069]

He did with the cadets

[@jacobsingson12_]

Bass 4 is serious

[@CJfromtennessee]

Notice in the begging that the tap off is with the basses

[@wildhappy_oof502]

God dame

[@dill1602]

10:23 12:01 N U T

[@wendysfriesready296]

Dillon Jensen more like colin mcnutt

[@_mrscrubsworth_5946]

It’s so clean 😪

[@UpNorthRob]

wow....

[@keremkerem4317]

3:25 amazing

[@jasongoad3898]

Bass no. 2 looks like he is about 40 years old...he must have knew someone..haha

[@victorcordon3411]

6:24 OoOoOoOoOoOoOoOo

[@infinitesky1495]

Still can’t get over the fact their drum tech is Matt Damon

[@mannineaux]

Anyone have some insight as to what heads they're using? Love the tone and the punch they're getting. They definitely don't sound like Powermax 2's to me.

[@sammysplatoon8216]

Kind of reminds me of the cadets basses less muffling

[@Klabauterking]

HB 2.0

[@lul420]

Didn’t bass 2 march cadets?

[@BASSDRUMGROUP]

Yeah! In 2016!

[@sammysplatoon8216]

5:13 bass 1 really playing snare on the y axis

[@Queeze101]

Bass 4 just doesn't move.

[@josephrosenbaum3343]

so...fucking....clean....

[@holographicmemes4274]

is that andrew ricketts teching???

[@andresgarza1166]

Correct.

[@adamsnake]

bass 4 didn't want to wake up today

[@adamsnake]

rip esp at 4:14

[@aleostubasecftw]

3:25 guess bass 4 wasnt feelin it now mr.krabs

[@ryderhuffman8971]

was that a hand to hand

[@BASSDRUMGROUP]

There's a couple in there!

[@sammysplatoon8216]

Yes?

[@skeletizer]

6:19

[@popeyesailor9571]

I would like to hear this on unmuffled drums in a controlled room

[@user-xx8gu9nt7k]

6:22やばすぎ

[@brennan9629]

that ostinato at 4:50 sounds very familar...

[@jacobchris356]

U trying to say it sounds like cadets 18?😂😂 I feel ya

[@brennan9629]

sensemaya!

[@legitpolice897]

Brennan Tremblay. It kinda sounds like Prince Ali from Aladdin. The starting part.

[@prt1913]

i didnt know shaun livingston was with the crusaders 😂

[@peterjackson4517]

Did they really say HPV at 5:11? Hahahahhaa

[@BASSDRUMGROUP]

HPB! Hyde Park Bass!

[@Jesusinthesky]

He did

[@sammysplatoon8216]

@@Jesusinthesky Jesus is here no way

[@lilramen8275]

forget 6 inches. just go upside down

[@sammysplatoon8216]

😂😂😂

[@ArcaneWatch]

5:23 f word? Good playing btw amazin!

[@chasew518]

Arcanetion no stfu

[@ArcaneWatch]

@@chasew518 no u

[@Jesusinthesky]

He stubbed his toe

[@tylersankar7308]

It’s actually dut

[@sammysplatoon8216]

@@tylersankar7308why you gotta ruin it

[@bawshawg4344]

...with their 2018 program, Variations on Technique. . .

[@keremkerem4317]

too much stopping, make it flowing man, wtf

[@RHG_Music]

It's the bassline part to a drum corps show, not a bassline piece

[@sammysplatoon8216]

Honestly I think it adds more intensity