Bass Teacher REACTS | Ryan Martinie RIPPING Some Jazz? SOFTEN THE GLARE "March Of The Cephalopods"

[@the1khronohs40]

The best thing about Ryan, apart from being a totally MONSTER bass player, is that he is so animated while playing. He’s so fun to watch, as well as listen to! 🤩

[@MikeNevill3]

I played his stuff in bfbe

[@senseicorey9979]

His 1st soften the glare album is called "making faces"

[@sethmcsnotter7872]

After finally seing mudvayne live he steals thr show

[@HugoStiglitz88]

Yea he's always been an amazing showman. Thats how you know this dude us a seasoned pro. His playing even on the dig video is so effortless and that was over 20 yrs ago. We're all decades behind this dude if not more depending how much we practice

[@HugoStiglitz88]

Yea he's always been an amazing showman. Thats how you know this dude us a seasoned pro. His playing even on the dig video is so effortless and that was over 20 yrs ago. We're all decades behind this dude if not more depending how much we practice

[@Brunnen_Gee]

I think there is one key component to Ryan's playing that nobody ever talks about, and that's the Martinie Stance. If you play or even listen to his stuff, you have to do it. Feet a little more than shoulder width apart, bend back at the knees, lean back, elbows out. Now you're ready to Martinie.

[@LowEndUniversity]

Love this! So true, haha. It's a full-body activity for Ryan.

[@timbo7873]

Don't forget to leave your shirts in the drawers.

[@A_Stereotypical_Heretic]

😂

[@A_Stereotypical_Heretic]

When you're running up the board you can't help but lean back into almost backbreaking stances 😅

[@SJW82]

One of the most underrated songs for me off LD50…Was under my skin, what an absolute baller of a song 👌🏻

[@ericjohn8466]

Yesssss!!!! -1 has some cool bass in it as well.

[@peopleareloudmovers]

Severed, also!

[@NickCarson-i8f]

That bass line in the breakdown 🔥

[@Daddy53751]

To cop a phrase from the Wings of Pegasus guy, “The conspicuous lack of technical deficiencies” in Martini’s playing is glaring! It’s really cool to see Entwistle’s influence in his playing style, (Especially that percussive right hand string attack) and his seriously creative approach to the bass shows he really carved out his own lane as a bassist. Really love his playing.🫡

[@Seakow]

Ryan has said in interviews that the reason he uses the techniques that he does is because of his decision to not use pedals for effects. He would change his technique(I call it finger punching) to that finger tap/slap to get a more of a fuzz/overdriven tone, fretless for phaser/chorus etc.

[@LowEndUniversity]

I really respect that type of mindset - also really proves how varied your sound can be just from how you play it. I tell students all the time to get the sound as close as you can before you add any effects into the mix.

[@theopinson3851]

Kind of a weird connection, but this reminds me of Opeth’s decision on the early albums to not use keyboards. I think it led to a lot of Mikael’s creative use of guitars to create atmosphere.

[@billholder1330]

"Finger punching" is good - I call it "Typewriter Finger Slapping", but yeah. Amazing technique, especially on fretless! The different sounds he can get with his fingers are amazing!

[@buckemptier]

I'm the same way, or I used to be. I played for 30 years, never had anything but my bass and my amp. The bass cuts through the mix better that way, if you want to be heard, play clean. My playing spoke for itself, every show people came up after and told me how great I was, completely ignoring the rest of the band. But now I've gotten into doing my own recording, and I do use FX now,. Tone plays a big:ger role on a recording, and you can take steps to make sure distorted bass can still be heard in the mix.

[@A_Stereotypical_Heretic]

​@@billholder1330it gives it a nice slap, pluck hybrid sound

[@gsimongear]

I'm just a bassist, not really a drummer or guitarist, but man, you can really tell that the other members of Soften the Glare are top-notch. Not only do they keep up with a monster bassist like Ryan, but all three seem to feed off each other's playing styles. This band truly is greater than the sum of its parts!

[@LowEndUniversity]

Couldn't agree more!

[@JLVCII]

The guitarist is quite talented and recognized, I remember looking into him and if I'm not wrong, he's been playing shows since early 2000s or 90s Atleast.

[@Wolf-fl4gi]

I love Ryan Martinies playing! I'm glad you finally did that song

[@TheWarriorXander]

YES! More Ryan Martinie! Love this man's playing. I really feel he is an underrated and underappreciated bassist, but I am highly biased since he's THE guy that made me fall in love with bass so many years ago.

[@CarlosFernandez-rx3ne]

Dude hell yeah, I love this song. Super jealous that you met Ryan, as well!

[@LowEndUniversity]

I really enjoyed it! I had a general idea of what to expect, but it was way headier than I thought it'd be. Can't wait to check out more. I got to spend a good deal of time with Ryan a few years in a row. He's such the opposite of what I thought he'd be (growing up seeing Mudvayne videos). Nicest, down-to-Earth guy who gives everyone his undivided attention! I'd go a full year without any contact (since he isn't on social media) and he picked right back up with where we left off a year later and remembered my name.

[@dssawyer90]

I've been a big fan of Ryan since 01. I got to meet him at a little bar in VA when Soften the Glare played. He's a truly amazing person and huge inspiration to the way I play. He's where I got my tapping from. Also love Scale the Summit!

[@HakujooX]

The absolute love for the unsung hero in many songs, the producer, was a touch of class far beyond the pale and I'm certain it was appreciated. Ryan will go down as, perhaps, the most influential bass player in the modern era, and that title is well deserved. That aside, he is also one of the kindest people you could ever have the opportunity to meet.

[@whatdothlife4660]

Oh hell yeah I love seeing people discover Soften the Glare!

[@muckduk13]

Dude... Yes! Just randomly found your channel recently and I knew you looked familiar. I saw you with scale the summit years ago in Cleveland opening for The Ocean. You guys absolutely killed. I chatted with you about all things bass and Warwick at your merch table after the show. That was a great chat. Huge fan. Glad I found your channel. Keep up the great work!!

[@LowEndUniversity]

Dude, nice! Crazy that I was just thinking yesterday that that tour was exactly 10 years ago (I remember us leaving at the end of February in 2014). Thanks for stopping by and for the nice words! Glad you made it here. 🙏🏼

[@aaron.biketrials]

Ryan is a Beast! I really enjoyed this breakdown of his playing.

[@kevinrenaud]

Ryan is one of my favorite bassists! Glad you're checking out more of his playing. I feel like I heard someone call it the Butterfly technique somewhere on youtube but I don't know what he calls it if anything. I know he does it on octaves a lot in an open tuning so the octave is on the same fret and he just skips the string in the middle on both hands. Not sure what tuning he's playing in here though

[@andyriddle454]

Awesome video and channel. Great plug for Jamie King, he's one county over from where my band has rehearsal at, he's a mastermind and we're looking forward to work with him soon. Great job on all your videos, best channel for bassists on YT!

[@NiskRanThawll]

Its sad that no one remembers John Entwistle pioneered the "typewriter" finger slapping style back in the 70's granted Ryan has taken it to a whole new level, but its roots lie with good old "Big Johnny Twinkle" Thunder Fingers himself.

[@guttsu]

I rock this album all the time still, it's timeless to me.

[@ianinfinity380]

Mark. Awesome breakdown on these videos. Hey every time I hear your playing on Scale the summit , it reminds me of the band Spiral Architect. Lars K. Norberg. Specially the intro of the bass on Stolas.

[@LowEndUniversity]

Hey, thank you for that! Really appreciate the kind words. I've gotta check them out, don't think I've listened. I actually went back and listened to "Stolas" a bit when I saw this comment earlier. I forgot how much fun those parts were, they were way more involved than I remembered.

[@scottofsc]

Awesome breakdown Mark! I also find it interesting that he tunes to A D A D G for this song. As someone that mostly plays in standard tuning, there are few shapes that are a bit weird but definitely a fun challenge to try and learn the tune.

[@LowEndUniversity]

Much appreciated!! I'm not 100% sure if that tuning was used here, but it was an educated guess. Definitely low A and normal A (I saw him fret C on fret 3 during the chord changes). Couldn't really see what was going on with the E string though.

[@hammerhankinson]

Great video! Ryan's been one of my favorite bassists for many, many years and is a huge influence in my playing. Also, I'm sure other people have mentioned it here but he calls the tapping-like technique a "Struck Note"

[@bassimprovjams3772]

Thank you so much for this Mark!! Would love some more of Ryan!! Especially watching a bass player watch him I he tunes to GCGCF thanks for telling us about Jamie King!

[@PrizeWinningPig]

Love Ryan's playing. John Entwistle used to do the same technique as well. I don't think there was a specific name per say, he just called it tapping... Well, maybe that is the specific name... lol

[@aPieceOfFish]

Great vid! Having never heard of Soften the Glare nor gotten into Mudvayne, this track slaps

[@LowEndUniversity]

Thank you!! Glad we both discovered them together on here. I really dig the fun vibe of this group, looking forward to hearing more.

[@bassimprovjams3772]

Could you do a series about how we can get some of these bass tones that we love so much, like Ryan’s for example on the LD album, maybe a Chris Squire video aye? 💪😎

[@feral7094]

I love this band. I always wish they had more albums

[@TheSmooshster]

The thumbnail had me laughing like an idiot because I immediately saw Ryan with a giant hand

[@ericjohn8466]

My band got to play on the same bill with STG back in 2016. To see him play up close was AWESOME!!! Mitch and Bon are badasses on their own right. I'm a drummer and I'm always as interested in the bass as I am the drums. Mitch on the drums is just like Ryan on bass. And the fretless he makes sound just like a horn!!!

[@Matt_FiF]

I was so hoping you’d do this video! Also, I believe Ryan calls it a “struck note” lol

[@MrOraiz]

Massive Primus influence to this track it sounds like. Fantastic players, great analysis!

[@mattschemmer3091]

Oh man I was lucky enough to record with Jamie King back in the day in 2003 in NC. Such a pleasure. Amazing dude. Incredibly hard-working and talented. I've moved on to other ventures since (trying) to do music professionally, but so happy to have that album as something I can look back on creating.

[@traviswilliams8059]

He's the reason I became a Warwick fan boy 24 years ago. While I use a dingwall half the time...my thumb is my baby. Didn't know you were the dude from scale the summit! You're doing God's work!

[@andythoby8935]

Another Ryan to check out is RYAN JUHRS from the 2000s numetal underrated monster of a band FLAW. anything off their first 2 albums is just absolutely mesmerizing 5 string work. From beautiful tap melodies to deep dark atmosphere setting hes just phenominal. i have no idea where hes gone since leaving FLAW, which is a shame. For someone who picked up bass out of band necessity, he absolutely became the main driving force, locking in so beautifully with Chris Volz's haunting hurt lyrical content. so good. its soo damn good. please do a reaction to....hell any of them. all of them! do em all!

[@bassimprovjams3772]

Yea Ryan is a great player also! I miss him in Flaw, he did a great job giving us that thumb tone, we played with FLAW in my home town and I had an amazing night with them bois, Chris was so cool, I even went to their hotel room and chilled and watched KZbin videos with Lance lol, and other stuff I’ll not mention on here lol it was a great time I’ll just say that!

[@romanrimlinger9852]

We need more STG reacts !

[@Brunnen_Gee]

Yes! This is the one I've been waiting for.

[@LowEndUniversity]

Hope you enjoy it!!

[@notdynomonkey]

I'm glad you got back to Ryan but, you should get back again to "Turn around" playthrough is just him. The song has more variety of techniques as well. Also it's 4K and he's visually filtered in a kinda funky animation. You can see everything he's doing perfectly!!! Love all your reactions!!

[@doesntexist6148]

It's pretty crazy because mudvayne was my favorite band as a young lad, and now I listen to pretty much exclusively bass-driven Prog metal. And I never knew that I loved the base until I got older

[@SigilSC2]

Ryan calls the finger slap thing a "struck note", you can find him talking about it in a short interview with him in a clip here on KZbin, "Bassiste Magazine # 71 - Ryan Martinie"

[@f.b.jeffers0n]

Holy shit this was awesome!

[@sahamal_savu]

I love you for doing this, seriously. 👍

[@antoniobiancaniello7047]

I’ve heard Ryan refer to his technique as “struck-note” in at least one of his videos as well as in a video called “How to Sound Like Ryan Martinie”

[@johndeeregreen4592]

Now, even though I am not on Ryan's level (few are), I have always played in a similar way with my right hand... I am able to bounce between different techniques, all by just rotating my wrist slightly. My pseudo-slap isn't the same or as strong as his, but similar. You're right, though, it does put the right hand in a position to have a jump-off point for nearly anything.

[@Knightkrawla34]

He's just built different, man is a monster

[@shamusgarrity1232]

An amazing example of fretless base playing would have to be anti-cosmic overload by the band Obscura

[@blahblahsen1142]

I've been studying Martinie for decades, especially his weird tunings. With Mudvayne, you'll notice he actually rides the second string down, which is his B string. He played in F# B F# b e, and for later albums he tuned "up" to G C G c f. he did that because he would treat it like a drop tuned 4 string with an extra low F#/G and have that easy octave, and using the low F# as a thumb rest and sparingly throw that in for some really dark riffs, but when he toured live he carried a warwick 4 string and just lost the low F# because he said you cant hear it live anyway and the temperature changes outside screw with the F# staying in tune. I've had a bass in that F# tuning and with a 34 inch scale warwick clone even the 140 gauge black beauty strings he used doesnt wanna stay tuned. I actually have a 4 string custom now for F# in a 38 inch scale with a 185. After Mudvayne he switched up to A on a 5 string. (No idea what gauge) Which is what he's got now on Soften the Glare. For some reason now he plays a Fodera. no idea what that story is about.

[@Schtorm_BLITZ_UNION]

I think there was barely any use for the F# string during his early days (I think he wasn’t even able to get right tension string back then), maybe for some long sustained notes (ie B, C or so) to get more “boomy feel”, that’s how I use it sometimes, too. He prefered later the 4 string bases because that extra octave he got from F#/G couldn’t be well articulated anyway. I don’t find any intonation/tuning problem with F# on my 34” Thumb NT 2010 though - we spent some time with my tech doing adjustments to make it work. I used Rotosound DropZone+ .175, now go with Warwick Dark Lord .175 and sometimes with .170/175 Payson/Dingwall F# for other 37” bass. What’s annoying about it though F# loses clarity really fast on 34” and it is impossible to get some relevant harmonic-rich tone out of it. I can tell that 37” bass can make it work better and sound clear longer. But… Thumb is a Thumb. So I can’t wait to get that SC 37”-34” version that’s in works and I hope to make some cool F# progress that hasn’t been done yet! :D That thing with Fodera is just strange. Ryan never really commented about it and guys from Warwick don’t know what/how it happened. They just noticed it on social media. Ryan 99% doesn’t get any “artist money” from Fodera. Perhaps only a share from custom model sales. But… I wonder who would buy it lol. Ryan should have some own Warwick signature back then when it was a hot topic, don’t know why this didn’t happen, I forgot to ask when I had a chance😅

[@NoizyBonez]

9:40 Ryan calls that technique butterfly

[@jeffsummers3409]

Excellent reaction to a great song with the bass as a main instrument. I absolutely loved this song from the first time I listened to it. I am always impressed with your tone in your reactions. What do you use in your signal chain to get your tone?

[@DarwinMachiste]

Finally!!! Great band!!! Great analysis!!!!

[@severussnap4373]

i like soften the glare , they have a magical quality to them . im reminded of tribal tech music with the fusion of metal and jazz , the guitarist is the link for me but this dudes bass is very high bar. i never listened to mudvane but im guessing its mostly just metal . this band has let the bassist soar to new heights.

[@sephiroth7818]

3:28 he switched from Warwick to Fodera 8:15 ADADG

[@Daddy53751]

It’s great that you discussed his instrument and body positioning purposely setup to allow him to instantly go to any technique he wants with minimal movement. Important stuff for players to consider.🤘🏻

[@LowEndUniversity]

Oh yeah! It's all about efficiency for sure - super important stuff. I'd like to think he arrived there out of utility to a degree, which is the type of stuff that makes some players one-of-a-kind - they really found "their" way to play.

[@Daddy53751]

@@LowEndUniversity absolutely! When I got my first 6 string bass, I had to completely change instrument position for no other reason than necessity. Couldn’t access the fretboard correctly until I moved it way up. Strangely enough, I found it was a better position for me to play a lot of different kinds of things in general.

[@Daddy53751]

@@LowEndUniversity oh hey, This might be the perfect time to take a cheap bass and “Jocko” it! (ps, I don’t think Ryan was playing a fretless here, but I’ve been wrong before. I wouldn’t put it past him to be so precise that he would be able vibrato so well between frets that it sounds fretless. The guys a bit TOO good!)

[@Daddy53751]

@@LowEndUniversity in reference to you converting a bass to fretless, Put some thought to recording going through the process. I know there’s enough video out there of guys doing that very thing BUT, Being able to show a first timer showing potential first timers that it’s doable without tons of tools, and the specific skill set, might inspire someone to give it a whirl. One of my life mottos is “it’s all magic, till it ain’t.” Just like with anything from a bass line you never thought you could play, to brain surgery, once you understand it, the mystery is gone, and it’s just something you can do. Might make for some pretty cool content.

[@B-rad37]

I saw them play live in a tiny venue near my home town. There was like 6 people there to see them. It was before this album even came out. They played for 2+hours and it was incredible. He is also the nicest person I have ever met and just sat and talked for almost 2 hours. They never meet your idols, I did and I am glad I did cause he was awesome. Even showed me some techniques he used and let me play his bass.

[@bassimprovjams3772]

Dude that is soooo effen bad ass!!!

[@tylerzufall2368]

That is awesome! It was about 20 people at the show I saw STG. I asked them to sign some stuff after the show, Mitch invited be "backstage" which was just behind the curtain at the front of the bar lol. Ryan talked to us for like 30 minutes. Bon was super nice as well. Got a picture with all 3, including Ryan who of course did not have a shirt on. have a big display of all the stuff from that night on display in my office. Will never forget it!

[@B-rad37]

@@tylerzufall2368 equally as awesome. They didn’t even have a backstage where I saw them. When Mitch did his drum solo Ryan and Bon sat at the table I was at and had a beer with us. The number of times they thanked us for coming was awesome.

[@glennwells9119]

Absolutely my favorite musician/celeb/whatever I ever met. Chill guy, polite, very engaged with fans.

[@leddygee1896]

Some of the passages reminds me of Return To Forever... Then the Metal smacks you in the head!!

[@ryancottrill]

I can't remember where I saw the interview, but Ryan calls his finger slap technique "struck note" if I remember correctly

[@jnwoodard8764]

From jazz to funk metal and back to jazz in about 30 seconds

[@AspiringSpaceWizard]

Geezer butler plays off the neck smashing the strings lots aswell. He is my biggest hero

[@dkdaanio3699]

I can remember he calls the finger slapping technique the butterfly technique.

[@kidangel101]

Yeah Jamie is a great guy. Recording with him sometime this year.

[@LowEndUniversity]

The best!!

[@diabeticmonkey]

Damn! Just checked the price tag on that Fodera bass he has now, and it's around the price range of a used Hyundai. That thing is nice though.

[@Uniform_Loners]

Ryan's technique where he slaps with his finger is what he calls "struck note"

[@mandarb1021]

The whole “recoil” thing, pretty sure he “borrowed” that from John Entwhisle of “The Who”. Those are the only 2 I’ve seen who utilize that technique.

[@LowEndUniversity]

I've read that before - admittedly, I haven't spent much time with The Who aside a few tracks.

[@aliviaharper5107]

You should check out severed and on the move , 2 more great songs that Ryan kicks ass on

[@BarnabyJonez]

Ryan Martinie is the reason why I started playing bass when I was a kid. Fordera makes the best basses period. I've played many different basses and own a few Warwicks. I've been to the Fodera shop in Brooklyn and they were nice enough to let my noob ass come in for an appointment see the shop, they were renovating at the time. Met Joey sat in his shop and played some the demo basses they had through his little shop am. that Matt Garrison bass is the absolute truth, best basses i've ever played on. Love your Videos Mark!

[@arielgomez2967]

He uses Fodera now they built him one is beautiful

[@buckemptier]

This band is phenomenal. I knew he was pretty good in mudvayne, but I was never all that impressed with the rest of the band. Now he's got some equivalent musicians, and he's writing most of the music, and this shit is perfect.

[@spiritmediumdaniel7161]

Edward Van Halen does the same sort of string taping on the intro of Women In Love from Van Halen II. It just sounds different on a bass.

[@zoedoesmusic4520]

Here is a request that is not Rock or Metal but is definitely worth looking over, arranging wise: Automatic - 宇多田ヒカル covered by 4 Bass players Hope you enjoy it as much as i do

[@cyclopsentertainment517]

Listen to soften the glare-happy weird next!!!!!

[@jackglenn9314]

More Ryan Martinie content!

[@LowEndUniversity]

What do you recommend I do next?

[@ZeGarrepito]

This was a fantastic video to cover. I dig(pun intended) me some Mudvayne, but I think I like Soften the Glare a bit more personally.

[@Mike-fj9si]

I'm know for never wearing a shirt but Ryan has me beat

[@signaturedean]

Did Warwick ever make Ryan a signature model?? If anyone earned a sig model, it'd be Ryan 🤘

[@rafanj824]

Oh this song. It's pure basslover's porn. So good to hear his playing here, that bass tone is delicious.

[@Abaddon231]

Get a fretless.. I played around on my buddie's and while it takes alot of getting used to it adds a new dimension of creativity to everything you play.. so much fun.

[@intingwithzoe5715]

Oh what hello there xD seems i got lucky this time and im first for once

[@LowEndUniversity]

Well, hello there! 👋😎

[@niveKOnBass]

how about a reaction to hip hop music? It isn't nearly as technical as this music but simple bass lines are cool too and in my opinion, underrated! I never hear bass players talking about this music Here's some awesome ones that I know, but this era of music is full of them and nobody talks about it. Almost all of these are super simple looping bass lines in standard 4/4, but they enhance the song so much. This is the music that made me love bass, actually. But Metal got me to play it (Justin Chancellor, in particular) Tribe Called Quest - Excursions Tribe Called Quest - Buggin out Nas - Halftime Rakim - Don't sweat the technique Rakim - Know the ledge Artifacts - C'mon Wit Da Get down Souls of Mischief - 93' Til Infinity

[@LowEndUniversity]

Thank you SO much for this comment. I am extremely unfamiliar with that genre, and would really love to get into that world more. A few months ago, someone wrote a super nice message suggesting I do some Tupac songs and for the life of me, I can’t remember which video it was on and it’s way lost in my sea of comments, but I’m screen grabbing this one so I don’t forget. I will get to some of these in the near future, promise! Appreciate you again 🙏🏼

[@niveKOnBass]

@@LowEndUniversity hey np man. i realize it's out of your wheel house so if you want to give a song like "one time 4 your mind" by Nas a listen, on your free time. just so you know what to expect here and maybe come up with shit to talk about. thats an awesome song but i don't know if it's worth reacting to. Flea did a song for Young MC called Bust a move, that could be a good angle to introduce this stuff. For a lot of this it's the production. how they use the bass. the little pauses in the beat to emphasize the vocals. and the rappers themselves, how they rap what they are saying (the vocals are like an instrument), and what they are talking about. it's all pretty cool, and this era has a little bit of jazz sprinkled in all of it, tribe called quest in particular also no pressure from me at all, not seeking a shoutout or anything like that, not my intent, just was throwing it out there that nobody who is more informed ever really talks about this music and the bass in it.

[@angelmarrerochunkybass]

He does that with the 2 fingers to do an octave sound

[@PrizeWinningPig]

BTW, love the sound of your Jackson as well.

[@LowEndUniversity]

Thank you!! I'm really happy with it.

[@Krackerrs]

I asked Ryan who his biggest influence was and he said Stu Hamm, that was back in 2002.

[@LowEndUniversity]

Nice!!! 🎸💥

[@enjoybassmusic]

Please, analyze inverted earth/sunshift from Evan Brewer (entheos)

[@antman2826]

I can’t get into it but I’m glad he was doing something and exploring. There were some nice elements here and there in the slower parts of this song but I’m not gonna rush out and buy the album and crank it in the car. I’m super stoked that Mudvayne are back now though.

[@ftomasi]

you did it! thank you, didn't watch it yet, i'm about to, but want to thank you first

[@LowEndUniversity]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@BungSmuggler]

I wonder if he's using flat wounds on that fretless or not.

[@Walter_Sobchak_43]

Hey, @Low End University, can you please do a review of P-Nut from 311?

[@ftomasi]

how do you call a fretboard from a fretless bass? (the answer may be simple, but english is not my first language)

[@LowEndUniversity]

It's usually called a "fingerboard" in those cases!

[@ftomasi]

oh, answer at 10:00

[@H0LT-85]

Yeah I believe he’s ADADG for his tuning so he’s got double octaves.

[@jo-fhreycorpuz]

RyKnow Tapslap technique?

[@julianthesmooshyhusky8976]

I was bummed Ryan switched to foderas, he just doesn’t have the same tone anymore despite the fodera guys basically trying to make their best thumb copy

[@Insanalyst]

The Martinie Claw

[@LowEndUniversity]

Best answer yet!

[@chrisramirez7442]

It’s “Holdsworthian”

[@JBust81]

I will forever associate Warwick tone with his playing..the new Fodera tone just doesn’t carry the same magic for me.

[@LowEndUniversity]

I need to find a clip of him using the Fodera - I just remember seeing several pictures recently. I agree, I completely associate him with that Warwick Thumb tone.

[@aditivienna2194]

Beside the great musicianship can we appriciate what nice song this is, for a moment?

[@heinhein54]

Looks like the tapped harmonics on guitar but Ryan is not tapping on the octave

[@damianfunes6674]

Please react to Stuart Zender jamiroquai's bassist

[@AussoOnePlus]

John Zorn vibes

[@nobrkt]

doublle tapping? the same way the bassist from WHO did that

[@erickhuntingfrompartsunkno7096]

What an amazing bass sound, and incredible technique. I have a song recommendation, Dominoe by KISS. I’m not the biggest KISS fan but this is one of my favorite songs of theirs.

[@trance9158]

Going Blind is Gene's best bass lines

[@BigTtheItalian]

Prod off LD 50 is one of my all time favorite Ryan basslines. Dude is a gift to bassists.

[@icemike874]

Some Alan Holdsworth vibes 🤔

[@Denvercoder]

I finally figured out why I'm not as good as Ryan... it's because I wear a shirt.