Bobby Vega on Fender Jazz Bass and Acoustic 360 - EMGtv

San Francisco Bay Area bass icon, Bobby Vega, takes us through the many classic tones of a vintage Fender Jazz Bass with an original Acoustic 360 amplifier. Bobby talks about growing up in the San Francisco music scene and the artists that inspired him. Bobby's Garage, episode 1.
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[@markbass354]

Fender make a Bobby Vega signature bass

[@aussiecoastie72]

Mark B right !

[@gracef21]

Lol they already did, 1960 custom shop

[@kongandbasses8732]

Feels like every P or J Bass is a Bobby Vega Signature.

[@thescatman5029]

Already got a Road Worn....!

[@markbass354]

ARE YOU SCATMAN CROTHERS

[@andymelendez9757]

This man is the gold standard of funky feel good grooves

[@EvanBradleyEDB]

I had never heard of Bobby Vega before this video, but you can be damn sure I'm going to check out everything he's ever done now!

[@EvanBradleyEDB]

***** Very cool, thanks! I'll be sure to check that out.

[@jeroendebaat]

2:12 Led Zeppelin - Black Dog 2:20 Led Zeppelin - Heartbreaker 4:46 Graham Central Station - Hair 6:45 Sly & The Family Stone - I Want To Take You Higher 7:37 Hot Butter - Popcorn (originally by Gershon Kingsley) 8:30 Led Zeppelin - Kashmir

[@jonnehayesjr.9299]

jeroendebaat What about 5:53???

[@jay2xtremefy]

Jonne Hayes Jr. i guess he doesnt know who jaco is. Haha

[@rekindled3624]

@Brandon Smith bridge pickup with chorus

[@justinpayne3308]

Didn't I hear a little purple haze, too?

[@rubensramos222]

Tks

[@GCWFilms]

When he goes into "Heartbreaker" at 2:21 it's totally mesmerizing. That's a song I used to play with my last band so I've played and heard it a million times, but when he plays it it's just magic...

[@jeffcunningham2905]

his playing just flows. so natural. street smart. incredible feel.

[@Alex_Khouri]

This guy is so rad. So much funk, so many nuances, such buttery feel.... looking forward to music like this being cool again :)

[@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney]

Alex Khouri It never quit being cool, but it's the future now and it still is, so congratulations! It's cool again, you got your wish!

[@colinstewart3699]

His music says it all

[@scottlapier4797]

Someone else mentioned on one of these vids, that Bobby Vega is like that cool uncle you have that buys your first album and has a small house but with a ton of guitars lying around in it. Probably also owns and older classic car that's somewhat beat up looking but still runs like a dream (much like his Jazz bass)

[@michaelb.42112]

THE best pick funk player.

[@armybass1970]

I have watched this over a hundred times..... every time I even begin to to watch it I am totally captivated by Bobby's total love for the bass.... it is infectious!

[@beatlessteve1010]

THE BEST I EVER HEARD!!!!!!!!! I just spent the last few hours listening to videos titled "greatest bassist ever" or " The best bass player that ever lived" or other similar titles, and without a doubt , Bobby's sound and artistic ability, has got to be "The best I ever heard"..

[@basstrom88]

Wow, the tone he has when slapping the Hair riff is just...*hnggggg*. The sounds he gets out of that double-stacked-pot jazz bass are incredible.

[@hiephoi058]

When i grow up i wanna be bobby vega

[@applesauceman3555]

wise choice!

[@charlie2namon]

I know how you feel.

[@charliehite3732]

Hell I am 51 years old and when I grow up I too want to be Bobby Vega!

[@JohnECocaine]

He is goofy and slightly annoying, but a terrific and unique player!

[@seanpyrtle5603]

Amen 🙏🏻

[@morgonrast]

Man, that bass has been played to hell and still sounds so awesome!!

[@fabibass]

Bobby is a real hero, one of the best bass players worldwide

[@WayneT3]

Man, BV rocks!! I've got a '64 Jazz that was handed down to me by some old school buds from years ago, and every time I watch this, I have to get it out and try to play along!! Bobby just kills it!!

[@brarunasunburn7794]

A truly Master,monster tone,mastery touch,amazing groove

[@billgoodwin6680]

Mr Vega is a true gem. I've been using a jazz and different set-ups with a Acoustic 150 head (I have a Gen 1 and a Gen 2) or a 370 head (beast!) with a 106 cab for years and personally, there's is nothing that compare's to a vintage Acoustic rig. Bless you Bobby.

[@Pudsy440]

Fantastic tone and feel.

[@doblet664]

he's such a gentle giant. A 1 man show, absolute unit!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Amazing! That Kashmir riff at the end blew me away!

[@slapitman]

My favourite player of all time. Such feel, his fingers and feet are connected and you just love his attitude.

[@j.ericsmith]

I how have I not heard of this guy? WTF? He grooves and gets to true musicality almost like Jaco only could. Insanely great playing.

[@52goldtop]

I come back monthly to watch this to get taken to school. Those uprake bends on top of that groove get me every time. One badass player, all the praise.

[@barrypwalkerable]

I could watch this video over and over....... Lost count of how many times so far!!!!!

[@Stratocastermark]

Just got my second Jazz bass. Great to see this amazing character tearing it up. Great attitude and style!

[@rdxj]

5:09 was friggin' nuts! I've never seen a bass lick quite like that! Vega is the man.

[@Tim.Pierce]

trying to pick up my jaw off the floor.. I've never heard bass this way before and i thought i heard it all til i hear this guy.. holey shit!!! hope he gives bass lessons! id pay to sit in his masterclass :-D

[@rickleblanc8900]

Late comment : i was looking for videos about the legendary Acoustic 360 bass amp and i came across this one. I was somewhat familiar with Bobby Vega and knew he had a pretty storied career, so i was glad to see he was gonna demonstrate how the amp rig sounded with his Jazz bass. Man, when he started playing, i was smiling and just tripping on how smooth and cool he sounded. Total professional, humble and super-talented doesn't begin to describe. So glad i stumbled onto this video, amazing !

[@Bluestomiv]

I was lucky to meet Bobby Vega. He came to my college music performance class and did a lecture and jammed with everyone.

[@kristofkocsis9716]

I love how he makes everything alive :)

[@bobbyberetta4206]

Just like the bass he's playing Bobby just keeps getting better with age.

[@philjoslin4109]

How can anyone give this a thumbs down? Bobby you rascal, always cool.

[@doingittodeath3858]

Bobby has such beautiful feel, tone, groove, etc... A Bay area legend. He has some of the most incredible gear too.

[@52goldtop]

Gawd Bobby Vega is the man. Love this guy’s vibe and tone. This auto played for me, but it’s like Goodfellas. Anytime he’s on the tube, you gotta watch it, no matter how many times you’ve watched it before... and you always see something new. Badass.

[@jdubbjazzbass]

this is one of the best interviews iv'e whatched !! the first person to use a pick and it sounds good.and i would take every one of those basses!!!!

[@dmarker21]

Please post more of these videos with Bobby. He's great.

[@davidchavez7114]

True Bass players will appreciate his unique bass skills. Amazing style.

[@CliffHuxtableSweater]

that hump at 6:52 tho... yikes. gotta get back on my pick work. And THEN the hole in the wall underground funk on tuesday nights groove at the end. omg!!! ill take this over 80% of bassplayer clips on youtube. not sayin they cant play but every time he played something i could 1. understand it. 2. it was musical: i didnt have to think hard to appreciate it.

[@Sk8bordinAdiction11]

The last song he played was kashmir by Zepplin

[@robertkroberjr.157]

WOW Just found this! What a life! Definitely a fan now! 😎✌️

[@slogosqwad9448]

He's so humble for how talented he is & a killer resume to go with it.

[@elpmurc]

I could listen to B.V. talk about/play bass all day!

[@tommylockett99]

Bobby is gotta a lot of funky soul! Groovin… Love

[@nsalaza]

Bobby is a beast. No disputing it. BEAST!

[@clemensmeiss784]

Bobby Vega is the coolest guy ... and thank you for demonstrating the beauty and the lust to be a bassplayer.

[@HermannWinter]

His Picking Style is absolutely grooving. AWESOME !!!

[@stevenjanelli3177]

This cat has that thang!! I just love listening to Bobby play. He makes bass playing fun too!

[@Techedman]

Dude can sure play with a pick!

[@urizo]

love this guy , amazing playing ,very cool tecnic and style.

[@aussiecoastie72]

Such an amazing player !! And such a personality .

[@esongsore]

I want to have coffee with Bobby Vega NOW!!...lol

[@solidranger]

Damn. That guy can play !

[@rafito1280]

This guy has groove in his DNA. The fuzz tune session was priceless!

[@InsomniacRocker]

Just found out about Bobby Vega today. Very inspiring, to say the least!

[@Budabaii]

7:36 "so with that being said" This guy is the perfect blend of talent and dorkiness.

[@BlackRootsAcademyOfSoul]

He's one of the most tasteful Bass players of all time! Incredible, groove taste and style. That Fender! 🔥 Greetings from Uganda 🇺🇬👊🏿🖤

[@faustinogarciabassplayer3174]

His tone!!!! Jeeeeezuuuuz!!!!!

[@sharikmarius]

And that quick, I'm a new Bobby Vega fan!

[@aussiecoastie72]

sharikmarius right !!

[@vincentm614]

I love these demo videos with this guy. Im not much of a pick guy but Vega just makes it sooo funky!

[@richmerrill3940]

I love hearing him play. Such a great player. Makes the pick so natural.

[@HunRockRocks]

Fucking amazing bass player! First time I hear about this guy... And he messed up my whole day, because I had other things to do, but now I can't stop looking at this other videos too, some many times, and I'm already doing this for about 1.5 hours... :)

[@TheShutterbug1968]

Wow Bobby! I never knew you, but now we are family! Excellent playing!

[@EmptyDomoKanti99]

i love the vibe and the ‘funk’ this guy has, absolutely blew me away i wanna try adding his pick technique to my arsenal, since i can’t really dig in with my fingers without destroying them

[@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney]

c.a.t.wallace By all means, use a pick if you want to, but if digging in with your fingers destroys them, keep trying. The ends of my fingers are like little battering rams, I almost couldn't hurt them on strings even if I tried.

[@thomashigginsmusic]

c.a.t.wallace play more and you won’t destroy your fingers

[@trevorgutierrez3038]

what a beast, such a colorful musical background, love to see musicians like this!

[@stevejay5503]

Bobby is a genius. I've been a finger player for years but now learning the picking style because of guys like Bobby Vega and Cody Wright.

[@MrJLChagoyan]

Great player gracias Boby and keep playing with this amazing groove you have.

[@tomkirk6942]

Good lord, what a player. Outstanding facility. And that tone!

[@CORDUROY00]

That "oh shit" Sly fuzz segment is so good. Just discovered this video yesterday and I've watched it over and over. Made my gf watch it. No awful bass face. Just a man moving with his bass.

[@enderfall2000]

This guy seems really cool! I'd love to see him play live one day!

[@hannovor]

Bobby is one of the best ever!! And a very nice guy, too....

[@joemills4663]

Bobby's the f'n funky man & inspires me and many I'm sure it's OK to rip a pick on the bass...always inspiring listening to him groove

[@quatrecentscoups]

It’s funny, I was noticing the 60 cycle hum, the whole time, and he addressed it at 2:49.

[@richsackett3423]

Hard not to notice. It's brutally loud.

[@resistthisday]

Such a great vid - actually totally inspiring and makes me go want to play.

[@Mrclaus1000]

To me a good bassplayer feels every note he plays and you really feel it

[@ikamaestro1982]

One of the most underrated and great musicians ever ! What agroove and sound ^__^

[@emansami2252]

Haha, this video and everything in it is so legit. That's one museum bass.

[@mackymaca]

Daaayyyummm! Bobby's groove is the shiznit. Love the amp & Jazz bass, too!

[@FreakazoidsAsteroids]

Absoutely loving this. Some of my favourite bass lines played on an AWESOME bass plugged into a KILLER amp. I've no idea what any of this has to do with EMG pickups, but thanks for making me smile a great big one. I'd love to know what gauge those strings are, by the way - they seem to bend like putty in your hands!

[@jsilence418]

Bobby plays, and what great sounds I hate to see the vid end. thanks for the post.

[@jbowdenusa]

Once upon a time I played Bass in a Garage Band. I bought an Acoustic 150B stack and played a 1972 Rickenbacher 4001. This was a formidable power pair. I'd shook the rafters many times. People used to ask why this pricy setup. I told them I paid cash for it thanks to my Navy Separation Pay and this gear pleased me immensly. No Internet back then, so I researched the 150B by burning shoe leather visiting Music Stores, Chuck Levin's in Wheaton Maryland was the best. My Rick research was accomplished by correspondence with a major user at the time who I'd seen live. Chris Squire was a tall, lanky Bass Player and a great guy from the Band YES. We discussed his unique sound which he did not discuss with just anybody. He used a blonde 4001 Rick and a double Acoustic 360 setup. I was eventually invited to be with the Band as their guest when they played a Large area Venue in 1975. Most folks in my area were either into C&W or Soul Music. English Progressive Rock was not on their menu. Bands like ELP and YES put it on mine. That was then those bands and my band are long gone. But I still play bass for my own gratification. The 150B is now a vintage Marshall Micro Bass Stack practice amp and and a pair of Tobias Basses. One 4 string, the other 5. I occasionally toy with the idea of finding a 360 in descent condition. Ya never know. They are around.

[@BrunoMigliari]

Man, what a sound! Bobby Vega is unique!

[@Elienko11]

That Larry Graham - Hair solo is my favourite bass part ever!

[@martinchococo]

love this man...

[@rojer9344]

Love the sound of Bobby's bass!!!

[@scottlapier4363]

Bobby Vega is like your cool uncle that brings you to your first rock concert, buys your first guitar and let's your raid his record/CD collection. Awesome vid!

[@themoops811]

I haven't played my Jazz Bass in 9 years and holy shit that sound brings back memories, classic j sound

[@samstainer7455]

I could listen to Bobby talk and play all day.

[@brucelee4347]

Omg! That moment on 5:08 is absolutely insane!

[@dwightsills8785]

You are a true joy, my brother. 👍🏾🙏🏾

[@MarioBruneau]

J'ai parlé à ce gars là au dernier Ultimate Drum (and Bass) Camp de Orford Musique en août 2017! Quel privilège de rencontrer des personnes comme ça!

[@gragor11]

Wooo. 3"oooo's" score. Cold Blood. A most underrated band if there ever was one and I'm very partial to Paul Butterfield and Brooker T.

[@tamirkeren6750]

WOW real music.

[@Darryl6636]

Holy smokes man your an amazing bass player!!!!

[@gitaarlessenamersfoort920]

i've never heard of bobby vega before but really digging his style of playing

[@Losbass]

Oooh that groove .... that tone! ...Legend!

[@gregpruitt1647]

OMG, you played with Cold Blood? My God, I have not heard anyone speak that name since 75. I loved them and Tower of Power in the 70s. Way to go man!

[@postcode-x]

That jazz coupled with the fuzz sounds absolutely brutal

[@confess5]

All demos need to be like this.

[@dazxmedia]

I have always loved Bobby's groove

[@stevenjanelli3177]

I've said it before. He is just the MOST FUN and a KILLER player! I'm 62 and still wanna be like BOBBY!!

[@Buddydegroot]

6:45 yo... haha so sick, love everything bout that scene, the dance, the groove, the sound DIG IT

[@AA-vv5fd]

Wow. He is like magic. What a talent!

[@johnjareo1047]

One of the most bad-ass bassists alive

[@julesborges7396]

Sweet guy, too