Slipknot - Paul Gray Behind The Player - Surfacing Lesson [Part 1]

[@TheSubjectalpha]

I love how he says "BASSically" a lot

[@ToaNaterFilms]

And then you know Jim is just like you know

[@1Cnugget]

That's the intro basically

[@seanfrauley4572]

@@1Cnugget basically

[@kahtic7166]

Basically, yeah.. you know?

[@TheSubjectalpha]

@@kahtic7166 Jesus Christ. I made this comment ten years ago.

[@Zerozerozero-m9l]

Perfect example on how a song doesn't need to be complicated and technical to be amazing.

[@napalmnightmare266]

supposedly the band(think it was body pit or something else) was looking for a bassist at like a music store or something and they asked if he could play and he said yes even though he never touched a bass in his life. that may be why this old song is so easy

[@macion9481]

Have you guys listened to MFKR by any chance? Paul has some very complex bass lines in a lot of those songs, especially Confessions and Do Nothing/Bitchslap. It's astonishing that he just started playing bass because they needed a bass player, because the bass lines I mentioned are really crazy and not easy to play.

[@CrIPTiCz]

I still couldn't play it if i tried if it's technical or not lmao

[@adrianbs7a]

(sic)

[@josivaldoalvesbonfim9160]

I love you Paul Gray ❤

[@patkawasaki]

What a cool guy. He comes across as someone who be great to hang out with. Such a shame he's gone.

[@Vulturess]

Hes was such a nice guy compared to the rest of them. To me it seemed like when the band was having differences he brought them together.

[@yampolskie]

Yeah. In another video, Corey lashes out at Sid backstage then Paul tells Corey to move on or something like that.

[@vinnysouza2016]

Ian Paul Exactly...R.I.P. Paulie

[@fendertremolo9793]

Jim Root is a nice guy, so don't make it seem like they are assholes or something. Douche nozzle!

[@emmymoo7107]

Fender Tremolo do you know them in real life?

[@bigron766]

@@fendertremolo9793 yeah Jim is the nicest guy in any band ever I’d love to meet him

[@darkflow89]

Being a gifted musician isn't indicated by the complexity or difficulty of how you play your instrument. Its much more to do with creativity, song writing ability and how well you play it (not how well you might play someone else's songs). When you realize this and you know what an inspirational band Slipknot with Paul Grey were (and as you rightly said, he was the driving force behind it), then you may realize what an exceptionally gifted musician this man was.

[@isharjatno5044]

Good bye, Paul.. Thnx for the music and all..

[@911SHIZBO]

God damn, that tone. So much UHMPH to it. It's like the opening of scissors, i get chills when I crank that up. R.I.P Paul.

[@blitzkrieg634]

This man was slipknot bruh They haven't and never will sound the same without this dude Energy from the rest of them hasnt been the same either and I don't blame em You fr never get over the death of somebody you're close with when it's cut short

[@trooper9665]

rest in peace brother.

[@RugbyLeagueHistory]

I love the fact he actually takes the time out and teaches people how to play the song, Then does it over again slower. How many musicians take the time to actually do all of this. Not many, he seemed like such a good bloke. He will always be missed.

[@TravelatorH8r]

That's what caught my ear about Slipknot with the little base lead because what metal band can you actually hear the base and then all the sudden there's this crazy little jazz bass breakdown section

[@alexbetone]

it's crazy how when he joined the band he didn't know how to play bass at all.

[@pepparmostheelder]

He knew how to play. It was before he moved to Des moines he didnt know how to play. He only played Guitarr before that but learned playing bass after he joined a band (not The pale ones / Slipknot) that needed a bassist. And after that he started learning it. This was a few years before Slipknot.

[@pepparmostheelder]

KSIdrldrl What do you mean that Corey came in and fucked everything up? By that I mean what did Corey do that fucked up Pauls bass playing or Slipknot's songs?

[@pepparmostheelder]

KSIdrldrl Although I understand the part that he didnt really get to, well do much actually bass playing with Slipknots later material I do not for one second believe you can really blame Corey for that. I mean when he joined Slipknot at first he wasnt even known for screaming (Jim didnt even knew he could untill he heard him with Slipknots demos and such). And I dont really get how you can say they turned into a generic nu metal band since it was the very fact that they were so unique and chaotic that really made them to what they became. I personally dont even know if I would class them as Nu metal because compared to other bands I heard from that genre they just sound so much more aggresive and heavy. But yeah of course I am curious to see what they would sound like if they had decided to go for a more funk-genre. But they made the choice not to and it wasnt because Corey of all people pushed/forced them to it xD

[@sigit666]

KSIdrldrl its really not crazy at all, He already know how to play guitar, he can do chromatic on bass & as long as he know notes, won't take long to get used to play bass for a metal band. unless if its a jazz band, or any band that require fancy technique on bass

[@askmewhosjoe6682]

+KSIdrldrl stfu MFKR was a shit album. Slipknot wouldn't have made it out of Des Moines without Corey.

[@gutterdocmd]

He seems like such a good person, a warm and caring dude. Man is he going to be missed....

[@fargenvonwitbier]

The second part of the chorus where he goes up and down an octave to accent the drums is fucking genius.

[@fargenvonwitbier]

1:52 -2:00

[@Tirreger]

Hey, your guitar covers are awesome. :)

[@SleeplessJulie]

Agreed.

[@TheWoWadicted]

Genius is maybe pushing it a little. I don't suppose you listen to a lot of RCHP, Deep Purple or Led Zeppelin? Or any band with a great rhythm section for that matter? Paul is a functional player, but I think he leans way to hard on the downbeat and doesn't really accentuate the backbeat with enough bright notes. Good bass player, no doubt, but no genius.

[@WutangBizkit]

Justin King i think ur thinking of the breakdown or the bridge

[@munkemis]

We miss u Paul Gray I know you're up in heaven jaming with real legends. You and the Rev(A7X) makes the thunder on a Gray day, when u jam. R.I.P Paul

[@dcmastermindfirst9418]

The rev sucked ass

[@patrickgorham2814]

I watched this video after watching Corey Taylor NY Ink and this video is even harder to watch now. Corey's emotions and seeing this amazing guy is heart breaking. Paul might be dead but he lives on in our minds and Corey's heart. R.I.P Gray you will always be missed.

[@mysticsailor9]

Just wondering how many other guitarists or bassists actually show tutorials of their own tunes?..right..NONE.. RIP dude.

[@fendertremolo9793]

You're not too bright. Lots of musicians do that, moron.

[@dedgzus6808]

@@fendertremolo9793 Yea what an idiot. You beat me to it..

[@Ichhasse]

R.I.P PAUL from Venezuela... I never will forget your sounds and your music slipknot never will be the same without you. nine are not nine without the number two T-T

[@Demonmagna]

RIP, where u are! you made with your music feel that i can do whatever i want. thank you for everything that your music made me feel, thank you . Paul rest in peace.

[@tornmask1]

legendary bassist Paul Gray is surely missed...RIP...Bro!

[@luisdiego7773]

My favorite Slipknot song (most notably when it's played live)

[@Mckoolies]

its amazing how much work goses into one slipknot song

[@ellos34]

R.I.P Paul Gray Dude you were known down here in norway too man You aint dead man...your just teaching God how to rock out dude \m/

[@Brayitam]

Lovely bass lines!!! love paul...RIP

[@Samuka2033]

paul gray forever

[@foxafox]

R.I.P

[@crunkinthis]

rip paul and thank you for teaching me this.

[@LicoriceCamo]

thanks paul gray! we will never forget you!!!!!!!!

[@alishakey1]

rip paul. you may have past on, but your music will live on. it a very sad time for all of us that you touched. but one day well all be together again

[@trevorhill4639]

4:01 and people call him terrible...

[@felixnilbog4517]

People call the band terrible*

[@trevorhill4639]

Felix Nilbog yeah i dont understand why

[@felixnilbog4517]

I dont think we will ever know.

[@trevorhill4639]

Felix Nilbog yeah

[@Zerozerozero-m9l]

+Trevor Hill Maybe because they have a different opinion on things and people love to bitch? :D

[@starzscream614]

love the sound of the bass

[@javierlinaresvelasquez6002]

Año 2020 y aun te seguimos extrañando crack

[@studiousness]

R.I.P Paul! You're a genious in the bass

[@Soerup1]

Doesnt have to be complicated to sound good. He's awesome because He was a part of slipknot.. fan 4 life

[@mamamercy458]

Where can i buy that bass? Paul you are missed.

[@karimcash55]

I know i was thinking the same thing! He has such a great taste in guitars.

[@Hnk666]

R.I.P from New Caledonia. You'll rest in peace and you will be missed by all the metal generation.

[@budaroddy]

Best Alternative Nu Metal bassist EVER!!!! EVER!!!!

[@denyfixe1000]

Um dos melhores baixistas que ja existiu :D

[@truesouljs]

Hi. He used Ibanez basses. Not sure what model though.

[@clyde_.158]

@The Anti Christ no, it's his ibanez atk style signature

[@Trey-jl9ru]

Corby Dinsburger Its not a soundgear, dipshit.

[@braxtonfps3580]

Corby Dinsburger sound gear is Ibanez dipshit

[@ZzN2CzZ]

@@braxtonfps3580 the one used in this interview is a PGB1. His signature bass thats based of the ATK models.

[@braxtonfps3580]

Papa Emertius yes I know but he said sound gear dipshit so I was telling him that sound gear is Ibanez

[@Hnk666]

R.I.P Paul Gray, you'll be in the memory forever

[@SantiSanz]

Rest in peace bro #2

[@beenoopo]

god i never paid attention to it but paul is the one who sets out that serious groove, why do i have to find this out now :(

[@UrbinaLinda]

thank you, r.i.p paul

[@rockydennis4497]

REST HIGH IN HEAVEN #2...WE LOVE AND MISS YOU BROTHER!!!

[@Ma666Rio]

RIP DUDE U OWND THEM ALL

[@Sr.Peyote]

R.I.P paul Gray lml

[@TheXzebax]

R.I.P From Chile Goodbye great bass !!!

[@sickonfriday]

His tone is so...ballsy...me likey.

[@patrickcruz3313]

im so emotional while watching this :(

[@muhahahaha224]

you were an inspiration R.I.P paul gray

[@itsallgood239]

This is the man that influenced me to pick up a guitar. RIP

[@ProductionsRedone]

The Rev and Paul Gray are all rocking out together in the Sic Afterlife.

[@Fr3derick]

Awesome video Grandma mary

[@nightxx5575]

I'm not even playing bass xD !! but i just watched the whole video completly mesmerize by how easily he does his riffs XD hahahaha how awesome ^w^ !

[@kyral210]

JESUS THAT BASS SOUNDS EPIC!!!!

[@alexandersuarez3434]

is sad paul gray R.I.P 2010 :(

[@ironcladpc8064]

What is he tuned in? Drop B?

[@beseenho]

R.I.P Paul Gray from Brazil, you'll be greatly missed...

[@andrewkleous]

R.I.P. PAUL FROM CYPRUS!! WE'LL MISS YOU DUDE!!

[@blockmatix]

His bass sounds awesome

[@MrGoodrock]

normaly i play guitar but this guy have my inspirate to play bass R.I.P. paul gray we all never forget you

[@MrJohnClabo]

Look, I'm a Christian and I love metal (and found this bassist to be inspiring)...so please don't go out thinking EVERYONE who digs the big guy upstairs to be evil. That said, I strong feel (even though there are those out there who think like that idiot) that he's trolling. My heart goes out to Gray's family and I truly (with all of my heart!) hope he's in a better place. ~Peace

[@TheTylerGeissler]

He is a very good teacher. I bought the Tim Skold one just Saturday and it's very great but he's not the one that should be teaching guitar.

[@dahlia817]

R.I.P PAUL GREY WE WILL MISSED YOU YOU LIVE IN OUR HEARTS FOREVER

[@Nekomaster454]

@Heroisbest i believe the strings are B F# B E (going from lowest to highest)

[@0Mike0Banks0]

What a nice guy!!! It sucks that we lost him R.I.P!!!!

[@atsiapla]

guys I just noticed...he playeds with the left hand....AWESOME!!R.I.P. Paul Gray!!

[@SlipKnoT012345678Yo]

R.I.P. Paul Gray. We love you and we will miss you

[@nosnhoj99]

@Heroisbest you can find it on their site too, it'll have all their songs in guitar and bass tunings

[@denniskirkegaard6879]

PAUL GRAY awsome bassist he will be so missed

[@HeyLook287]

He's not the best, but he's our brother, we loved him like he was our father. Hes a god in all of our eyes from what he did for us, and Slipknot themselves.

[@RonDonValante]

@Heroisbest the song is tuned to drop B and then sharp some. so in between B and C

[@DragonBassist]

@andrewnagor would it be alright to play this in standard 5 string tuning?

[@jamespostlethwaite7799]

People should stop arguing :) he was good at bass and amazing at song writing

[@austinevans7024]

The description says this was uploaded in 2009, and says RIP Paul, but Paul died in 2010?!?!

[@mikeyseney6570]

+Austin E You can edit descriptions on KZbin videos.

[@redgaming5917]

That is scary. Illuminati confirmed!

[@joeruggiero9428]

+Sarah Anderson ha

[@matttomato1200]

Time travel maybe haha

[@TheChristChex]

R.I.P. from California, we miss you paul

[@HATER47]

R.I.P Paul Gray all your fans love and miss you

[@miner49er79]

i miss paul so badly.

[@darkflow89]

I think it depends on what you call special. I wouldn't put him in a top10 of the most technically gifted, but that doesn't impress me as much as good song writing. Personally i don't like much after their first two albums but those were innovative albums in metal, in which i believe he wrote most of the music. Therefor he wasn't following the guitar, they were playing his songs, and id say a great deal of the credit for those two iconic albums has to go to this man.

[@syn2nd870]

What bass is he using??

[@DonnyBomb]

His own signature bass made by Ibanez

[@kmsmith1210]

This is awesome...

[@chuchapolloloco]

Como siempre se van los buenos primero...los malos siguen entre nosotros!!!!Chuta ojala nos encontremos luego amigo para poder escucharte de nuevo!!!Abrazos!!! atte Poololoco de Quake 3 arena Chile !!!!!!!!

[@mysteriousDSF]

I have no words... I wanted to meet him and make him show riffs of his old death metal bands and everything else... life is cruel :'(:'( R.I.P. Paul(L)

[@musicmaster555]

I just love his tone, I wish I had a bass with that kind of beefy ass tone

[@nickrandles1102]

Nah man, it ain’t the bass it’s that multi-thousand dollar big nice amp stack he has back there 👍

[@musicmaster555]

@@nickrandles1102 Ah the feeling of seeing a comment you made a decade ago lol I think I said that because he had that Ibanez ATK bass that I wanted (and still do!) but yeah it's definitely not just the bass itself.

[@vpajuluoma]

R.I.P Paul ;(

[@666Gehenna]

@Heroisbest Search for "Slipknot surfacing video tab" that has all the info you will need.

[@raulsolis72]

he sound like a nerd I LOVE IT and with he could still be here making badass music like the old times R.I.P.

[@johnsinth8261]

dude that fingerwork is insane

[@spliffffstar]

Wow, that guy got a sick tone.........really friggin' great

[@monfist]

R.I.P Paul Gray. Bad times for the metal scene on earth but im sure they are rockin hard up there with Steele and Dio. 3 legends passed away in the last few moths...

[@paratrev]

well, you have to remember this is a song from 97, by the time this was recorded he had a lot more to the songs he wrote, as he wrote most of the slipknot songs

[@edhardymoon]

R.I.P i luv u ur gone but not forgotten and u never will be

[@TheBoaConstrictor95]

That bass has a beautiful tone.

[@omicida4991]

@BeevazGaming You can see his name ontop of the video, yet you manage to spell it incorrectly?

[@DWANER986]

@666Gehenna Wait wouldn't it be the same tuning as Duality?

[@DatcherKrlos]

im so fucking sad for this lost, paul ten years listen your music, music that it is like soundtrack to my life it hurts a lot, R.I.P

[@jurgenklinsmann77]

it's a long way to the top if you wanna rock and roll. even longer for paul gray...

[@AvengedRevSevenfold]

"Tappy Noisy Thing." RIP Paul

[@ll3yWanTeD]

awesome voice paul gray

[@SushiCat666]

Thats an awesome tone