Anthrax & Megadeth Bassists Frank Bello & David Ellefson Chat Bass Riffs & Technique | Reverb

[@LoudMaroon]

You can tell these two genuinely enjoy each others company, I love it!

[@GuilhermeRibeir0]

They have a band together. It's called Altitudes and Attitudes if I'm not mistaken

[@RMGCBG]

Was told years ago: left hand is what you’ve learned, right hand is who you are. So true

[@kurtkroczaleskijr.7644]

What does that mean?

[@nickbroussard3784]

​@@kurtkroczaleskijr.7644 like nobody has the same picking style or sound but your fretting hand is what u have learned from others

[@kurtkroczaleskijr.7644]

@@nickbroussard3784 ok thanks

[@therealeikichionizuka]

Rick CBG as a bass player, yeah definitely. The main this with bass is that almost all your sound comes from your playing style, not your gear.

[@RMGCBG]

@@therealeikichionizuka agreed, left is notes and chords. Right is up, down, alternative picking etc. watch Jaco clips. His right hand was sick!

[@djc5897]

Ellefson is incredibly well spoken and seems very intelligent.

[@dgmwitz]

read his autobiographies. highly recommend

[@danish8003]

I was going to comment the same thing. Look how many years have past and they are still here rocking.

[@betico7502]

he is a mid west farmers son!! went to college in LA but never made it cos he met Dave Sr hehe

[@jrjr1295]

Not morally intelligent

[@shruggzdastr8-facedclown]

Frank, too, for that matter

[@blackwolfmedia7773]

Frank looks like he never aged.

[@acho8387]

It's those Mediterranean genes.

[@juicysuit7195]

Probably diet too. I'm guessing he doesn't put a lot of crap into his body.

[@blackwolfmedia7773]

When you think about it, everyone in Anthrax looks like they never aged.

[@mottosierra1372]

@@juicysuit7195 he still drink.a lot alcohol

[@fabricio2467]

the opposite to ellefson

[@MetalgamerAK]

Here's to rubbishing those "playing bass with a pick is blasphemy" buffoons. Great players, great instruments, great video!

[@user-xw6uh3yp7g]

Jaymz Moffitt how is it lazy? It just sounds better

[@tk_bass7891]

@@user-xw6uh3yp7g sounds better is absolutely to listener and the context. I can't stand the sound of a pick on a bass.. Obviously to you it sounds better, and your not wrong for that, as I'm not necessarily right. When you absolutely say it sounds better, as a fact.. that's not how music works. Geezer, Burton, Getty, Harris, Claypool, Sheehan, Wooten, Graham, Webster and Anthony Voight are some of my favorites.. not a single one uses a pick. If you've ever heard someone use a pick to play Anesthesia, Sinister Minister or Tommy the Cat ... besides the fact it sounds absolutely horrible, it cant be done. James Jamerson would be an unknown if he was a pick user, but motorhead/megadeth wouldn't be as good without a pick. You gotta understand man, it's all subjective... nobody's opinion is wrong, until you start making it sound like it's a fact.

[@stephenmclaughlin3328]

do whatever you want.....NEVER LISTEN to these ppl. Play the bass with ur head if its works for u

[@user-xw6uh3yp7g]

Jaymz Moffitt you didn’t answer how playing a pick is lazy

[@tk_bass7891]

@@user-xw6uh3yp7g thats because it an easy answer... using a pick requires very little practice... it's so much easier in the short term. Using fingers takes alot more discipline, time served and practice. You gotta remember.. a pick never touched a bass till long after it was electrified. I dont persecute anyone that uses a pick, but the day instopped using one... my world opened up for the sounds and techniques I can pull off. I issue you a challenge... learn any Iron Maiden song.. playing without a pick.. I'm curious how far you'll get. 🤘 May the rythm be with you, and slappin the bass!

[@nachiketrao5285]

How do I turn my guitar into a bass like Frank?

[@the-bottom-of-a-black-hole-.]

Nachiket, you have to be a magician and also be a musician. 🧙🎸

[@joonaslehtonen7965]

Ask Nikki Sixx. He started playing bass with guitar.

[@dariohenriquez7773]

very true kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3uooaeif7KHbJI

[@jocer12ify]

1st four strings of the guitar is a bass so there ya go 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@the-bottom-of-a-black-hole-.]

@@jocer12ify , not true man. You know better than that. Ask Ellefson if there is a difference.

[@damoneubanks9075]

Two legends. First two metal concerts I ever saw were Megadeth on the Peace Sells tour and then Anthrax on the Among the Living tour about a month later. Wish I could go back.

[@juleknocen9438]

Dave playing with fingers. Now I’ve seen it all!

[@salottin]

We need more metal bass videos on this world!

[@BatEatsMoth]

Check out my stuff.

[@axxessmundi]

I thought Frank Bello was Kiko for a moment.

[@antonioecheverria2727]

He looks like an old Nuno Bettencourt tho.

[@mrc2662]

This is an absolute joy to watch. Been a massive Anthrax fan since Among the Living. These gents are just masters of their craft. Terrific video production too.

[@Ceruleannn]

I love how down to earth these guys are. No rockstar attitude at all! It kinda surprises me that Mustaine and Ellefson make it work together.

[@patrickmurphy2443]

Its because there bassist

[@manjunathabhishek8018]

Mustain's not bad either with fan engagement stuffs

[@andii-]

yeah. like mustaine is humble, but still arrogant at the same time.

[@JosephLeningrad]

That's most metal guys in general, humble and down to earth

[@davidnissim589]

Why is it that the Big 4’s bassists are all the most humble members of the band?

[@konger6069]

I love how Franks guitar disappears and turns into a Bass randomly at 2:07

[@321mzzz123]

yeah, and he can't be spotted using any bass other than ESP/LTD, so they taped Musicman logo on the neck

[@elijahwhistler4795]

Then back to a guitar at 8:48

[@elijahwhistler4795]

Then bass again at 9:05

[@andrewcoates4952]

Honestly Daves tone and approach to playing is what keeps me going as a bass player. Frank not so much but it is nice to be able to hear his tone in the mix. Cliff Burton got me into playing and Jason Newstead and Dave Ellefson kept me there

[@Thesongstaysthesame]

I’ve been watching David Ellefson videos for the last 5 1/2 hrs. I feel like a better person now

[@JTPrime08]

Noice, I play bass and love these two bassists. Megadeth and Anthrax are awesome. Other than that, cool:).

[@shawnhuff6024]

It's like Jason newsted Metallica black album Dave Elieson and megadeth without the bass being heard and forefront they would have sucked

[@ned1621]

2 legends from 2 legendary bands, and 2 really nice guys. Very enjoyable and interesting to watch!!

[@metalinyourhead3604]

It was David Ellefson’s awesome opening bass riff on Peace Sells that really turned me on to Megadeth. I don’t know about others but I feel the bass running through my blood when I listen to metal songs. You can’t always hear it but it’s what gets me going on any song.

[@Megadeth1311]

i´m a guitar player, and i always say: turn up the bass! i love to playalong to my pal on bass, it carries the guitar on.

[@davetbassbos]

Great interview! bass players always seem to be so reasonable and intelligent.

[@andrewpappas9311]

Love David's playing, Peace Sells and Got the Time were two of the first metal bass lines I ever learned

[@erradate6425]

damn you started with some incredibly difficullt bass lines for beginners

[@andrewpappas9311]

user 14555 I had been playing for awhile when I learned those, also I play with a pick so I also wanted to work on my stamina and whatnot (seeing how fast “Got the Time” is)

[@erradate6425]

@@andrewpappas9311 you litteraly just said that these were 2 of the first metal lines you learned ..

[@MySpartans11]

user 14555 first two METAL bass lines learned. Probably knew lots of others before learning those

[@andrewpappas9311]

Also I wanted to challenge myself, what can I say?

[@rome8180]

The song they play at 9:54 really showcases David's melodic playing. He's basically walking up and down the scale, and not necessarily feeling like he has to play the root of the chords.

[@rome8180]

That's the darkest sounding StingRay I've ever heard. He must have the tone rolled all the way off.

[@LRS905]

Why are you covering the logo on an obvious MusicMan Stingray SR5? LOL

[@guitarofdestiny]

Conflicts between sponsor agreements, I'd guess

[@PooNinja]

ha I just saw Frank on a rerun of "married with children" last night. it was almost as cool as this tech talk got any combs left ???

[@matthewheinecke2621]

Kookie, Kookie, lend me your comb!

[@christschinwon]

Never knew they were on that show. Just found the clip. Christina Applegate headbanging really turned me on!

[@darrendavies3502]

I see they edited the brand off Frank's bass, is Gibson gonna sue?

[@MinecraftAndIndie]

darren davies but it’s not a gibson

[@darrendavies3502]

@@MinecraftAndIndie I'm just being sarcastic

[@magneticmagnet4501]

Dave ellefson thinks Gibson sucks

[@bassboyj468]

Magnetic Magnet he thought his first bass which was a Gibson EB0 sucked.

[@Thesongstaysthesame]

Is there an issue with him being seen playing a music man when he’s an ESP endorser?

[@chrisf6216]

Thank you Reverb! *Frank* in the hopes you see this, I was lucky enough to see Anthrax (along with Pantera) and you came out with so much energy and continued it for your entire set, one couldn't help but have a great time! I have been a Bello fan ever since. but that's not my point. The audience was rather lethargic in comparison BUT I want you to know that was not the case. We were all taking it in - you guys crushed it - cheers!

[@aprild9577]

I saw them with Pantera too and skid row was there. Frank is awesome. I saw them again last year. I love the way Frank's backups blend with Joey's voice. I would love to meet those guys. Love Dave too. Both are great bassists

[@maxmatson1578]

I would have loved to hear Dave do the Riff for "bad omen"

[@TheRodolfoVideos]

Time passes really fast while watching two groovie masterminds discussing their instruments

[@tiktokgirl007]

I was gonna watch porn but then I saw this

[@ncrtrooper6619]

Same

[@CHlEFFIN]

NCR Trooper Hail Caesar!!

[@jess_n_atx]

Bass players always seem like just regular dudes.

[@xynfinity]

Sweet gays

[@TheApplesmasher]

These guys are great, I could hear them talk and play all day!

[@kolposin]

David Ellefson likes to talk about Fieldy from KoRn cause in his metal bass dvd1 he also talked about Fieldy from KoRn!!!.In this video it was in 4:54

[@trentcercone761]

Imagine seeing this after Dave kicked out of mega death.............it happened

[@brocrash2687]

I Still like him

[@asterhogan1]

Surprised Frank is using a music man and not his esp

[@Headbanger9000]

Thats why he has black tape over the Music Man logo on the headstock. Doesnt wanna piss off his endorsers

[@11DNA11]

2 of my favorite bassists of all time

[@nielsvanheteren1662]

Is no one gonna talk about how I can't hear Frank's bass

[@mozeby1975]

What a difference in tone. Even when Dave played with his fingers it sounded much brighter. Tone on Frank's bass sounded dead.

[@fabpern]

4:53 "Fieldy from Korn had a great quote, he said: 'Your signature sound is in the hand you sign your signature with', which generally is the hand that you pluck and pick with"... It's weird Fieldy would say such a thing since he writes ans signs with his left hand and plucks his bass with the right one. The only explanation is that to him his signature sound is in the hand that's on the neck/fretboard.

[@johnmoser2689]

I couldn't hear anything Frank was playing

[@gabrielp9646]

Fingers vs Pick... xDxD

[@bezalel5081]

Gabriel P amplification vs. No amplification

[@gabrielp9646]

@@bezalel5081 WRONG. You can see they´re taking turns, when david ellefson is playing he has the jack connecting him to the amp, and when frank bello plays he is the one who´s pluged in. You can see it clearly in this entire part of the video: 3:30

[@michaeljorfi3552]

More like phone vs computer

[@denijuliansyah658]

Two legend bass line trash metal 🤘🤘

[@chrissoares23]

Great vid! Love these guys, awesome players. Really dig hearing how they put the song first and how they think about parts. Please have them back Reverb!

[@gwyn8372]

Why did Frank censor tape the brand on his headstock though?

[@megadethly]

Please god. Can I look like Frank Bell when I'm 53 years old.

[@MistermookS]

Thrash made me play guitar. bands from that era is close to my heart. Dont really care for black, death, deathcore etc... I really enjoy videos like this coming from artists i grew up listening to. It makes me play better i guess?

[@EV50400]

I saw Anthrax in concert back when they toured with Iron Maiden. This was probably in 1990 or very early 1991? I was 15-16 years old at the time. I saw them both again, along with Slayer for The Clash of The Titans tour in the summer of 91. I saw them in Dave's home state of MN as a matter of fact. ;) As long as I live, I'll never forget that concert. Alice and Chains opened for them - this was back before anyone knew who the heck they were.

[@james12cool]

Bass player no one like us lol

[@AustinStephan]

I'm not a bass player, but it's awesome to see two legends just trading licks and talking. Very cool video!

[@martymartin2894]

Can't hear Frank's bass untill he used the pick.

[@shlomo-hamenaknek]

Are you watching it from your phone?

[@linusfotograf]

I’m watching on my phone. Could barely hear it

[@Jeffsafe]

Gotta wonder why the logo of the beautiful 30th anniversary Musicman is covered... some sponsor not happy?? Lol

[@Lance37a]

Maybe he's sponsored by another bass company?

[@rolljoints1]

Caught in a mosh and Peace sells are some of the best fucking bass riffs ever

[@TheRimeOfTheAncientMariner]

Two of the coolest guys right there. Lost track of how many times I've seen their bands live! \m/

[@digitalneko7975]

I used both my fingers and a pick. it depends on what type of music you're playing.

[@putridabomination]

Excellent video deth for life \m/

[@MichaelD8393]

Frank on guitar? Now, I've seen it all!

[@AndreiGrozea]

Charlie plays a lot of guitar too

[@MichaelD8393]

@@AndreiGrozea I know that, I just never knew Frank did.

[@Kevdogma72]

I really didn’t notice it when I was a kid how such a good bass player Frank was, I put in among the living and the bass lines are insane! The pick can be as amazing as the fingers cool sound especially on those late 80s indie rock records!

[@Oct8pus]

Frank's bass is turned to 3

[@JimmyDeSantagta]

Holy fucking shit dude when Frankie started telling the story about lone justice, i love those stories where someone basically tells how a song was created. I never knew he played lone justice with a pick

[@anti-queproductionsurgenyo4212]

Such a cool guy Ellefson love his attitude 7:39...9:27the talk about the importance of picking the bass... Most present days bassist still need to understand

[@davidepannone6021]

I could literally listen to these guys discussing music and tone for days without getting bored. And im not even a bassist. What a great vid. Im happy i stumbled across it.

[@alexisnicolas9554]

David has one of the best bass metal tone ever \m/

[@kolposin]

We got a free lesson in 7:02

[@diederikschouten2556]

Love the tape on Frank's headstock. Must be a contractual obligation, no public appearances with basses other than ESP's :P

[@SuperDuce74]

What a fun few minutes. Thanks to both of them their time!

[@snap-off5383]

9:36 Best guitar advice I ever got was: "Don't listen to what your fingers are doing, don't listen to what your biases tell you, don't listen to the haters, don't listen to your own inner hype, LISTEN TO THE SOUND COMING OUT OF THE SPEAKER! That's what everyone ELSE hears." Ellefson always has that "I just put on some brand spankin' new strings" tone.

[@jaredstambaugh7045]

I love that these two giants collaborate. So humbled and principled. I really like the song Lone Justice. So proud of these guys.

[@haywoodyoudome]

Would've been better if they let Frank plug his bass in......

[@robertbaker5156]

Two excellent Bass players!!!!

[@edmondott3748]

Such a great interview from two outstanding musicians.

[@luis_6507]

Junior and Frank are such good friends. They both seem to like each other and i love it. 2 of my favorite bassist.

[@albertvasu5489]

"Your signature sound is in the hand you sign your signature with"...now that quote made me wonder about Kiko ( from Megadeth) since he's left handed but plays right hand ...i mean it does make sense why he's so smooth on the fret board, guy's got a lot of feel to it

[@wolfwarren6376]

People like to say that metal isn’t musical. I think this really proves them wrong. Listening to these guys really shows just how much musicians in the metal genre actually listen, practice and play with such intricacy. At least the ones that are deeply focused and actually practice.

[@GKboards]

Yo. Bello knows his shit. Guess I have to start listening to Anthrax! Dude is a music fanatic, you can tell

[@wesrenaud3644]

what bass is frank playing?? why the electrical tap over the logo?

[@alexbreyer6921]

Not a fan of their bands, but this video was really fun to watch. They both speak intelligently about critical things players need to be thinking of in songs and group dynamics. The sound between them was really fun to hear also. Just pros at what they do.

[@incubrian]

i was lucky enough to see Frank Bello with HELMET!! so amazing

[@stealingtomorrowband]

To bad Dave messed his life up.... Man i really liked his style, tone, and playing...

[@santanajackson6160]

these are 2 of the coolest guys that you can chill with and as a bass player I can relate to everything they said .

[@omarsantos929]

that riff that Frank came up with it sounds like "sound of white noise" Anthrax!

[@smeagle3295]

My two favorite bass players in all of heavy metal!

[@Nightbreed82]

Your signature tone is in your gear...your signature *technique* is in your fingers.

[@peterjanjanin9883]

If I played with a Plectrum I'd have to sound like Bobby Vega

[@pseudosun]

glad to see it. Players mature, and they want to mellow out and write melodic stuff. I support them. Let the support players be heard.

[@medicinemann8844]

Man! Thxz! Best I've seen. 👍🏽🎸🤘🏽

[@VicioStarbreaker]

Ive met bello with anthrax great guys! Now i just need to meet ellefson and mustaine with megadeth

[@danielbrown1724]

Among the living, MOP and So far so good so what, all albums of my youth. Man, 1986 was a helluva year for Thrash

[@kitchensnake649]

one of those albums were from 1986, did you mean peace sells?

[@danielbrown1724]

Kitchen Snake my mistake. Master of Puppets was the only one from ‘86. Among the Living was ‘87 and So far So good was ‘88. Yes, Peace Sells was ‘86. Anthrax didn’t even release an album in ‘86 😳 My memory is not what it used to be

[@kitchensnake649]

@@danielbrown1724 No worries. People commonly mistake Anthrax releasing an album in '86, either STD or ATL

[@shadcovert1160]

All this bass talk, but no bass. Where is the bass? These instruments have 5 strings. Bass has 4. Not bass.

[@patrickmurphy2443]

Just a couple titans of music nonchalantly bsing about bass id give my car to be a fly on the wall be taught a few things

[@iamgribs]

Ellefson one of the best pick players out there in metal, possibly the best.

[@ColeGaskins]

I’m not a metal guy but I really enjoyed this

[@stunner55]

2 favorite bands. 2 favorite bassists.

[@roaming740]

Thought mustaine wrote peace sells intro

[@hinjurock70]

They're both great. I never knew that they had a project together.

[@afterburner2869]

Megathrax!🤘🏻

[@muratsan9589]

dave and dd verni is my favorite

[@maverick_shredder0798]

David Ellefson is a beast bassist!!

[@fredg.tunglut8819]

Cliff Burton rules🤘🤘🤘

[@XDlosDominicans]

David's bass is just so sexy...

[@kingjames6928]

Frank Bello is the biggest.