Edgar Meyer Double bass solo, live in 1988

[@fabricetremblay9023]

Meyer est un génie de la Contre-Basse !

[@Dlrealife]

Unquestionably, Edgar Myer is one of the BEST in the world

[@MaBelleMichelle2012]

NOBODY plays the bass like Edgar. I sat mesmerized at Northwestern University in Evanston several years ago and had NEVER witnessed anyone making love to their instrument like Edgar. Bravissimo and I have forever been a huge fan~! Having him and Bela Fleck in concert with Chris Thile is the icing on the cake!~

[@davidkodym6029]

so effortless, that bass plays like the kind of instrument you congratulate yourself every day to be so lucky to come across it and to have it, and dread the day it may part.

[@BradMaestas]

Gotta love 1988 pickup technology. Arguably, we probably wouldn't be able to enjoy all the crazy things he did without it though. Nice post! Never thought I'd see Edgar on Austin City Limits solo!

[@pamelashakaj7532]

he is amazingggg...his sound is so sensual....great player

[@mikeinkc]

Meyer is one of the most respected performers of various music idioms. He LOVES music and being a musician, and I get a kick out of watching him perform!

[@christopher2step]

I think its great when double bass players get REALLY into and look like they are just making the most passionate love to their instruments... its drity and beautiful at the same time. =]

[@JoshuaPickenpaugh]

Wow I remember seeing this original broadcast back in the day thanks for posting!

[@24234avatarluver]

I, along with 50 other people, are going to meet the guy in person sometime this year! This is going to be so exciting! :D

[@marinazaini]

@tomorocko oh.. thank you. the clarity of double bass is so clear, that I could not even know that it was amplified.

[@MsCellobass]

taleeeeeented then and now

[@RyanonBasss]

Edgar never fails to impress me. Even 22 years ago.

[@PhilAndersonOutside]

Wow! Thanks for posting this. Met him a few years ago. Easy to talk to. Very forward thinking guy.

[@Milky111wtf]

I love the way he looks when he plays... so expressive and almost comical, but it doesn't take away from the performance.

[@mcnaire2004]

Amazing!

[@jonboy700]

I saw him and Thiele together - they were the most accomplished musicians I've ever seen.

[@sliverhandsonbasses]

Is the first time i see those Jaco-Style Artificial Harmonics on Upright!

[@1dogsrock]

basses r the coolest insrument in the orchestra!

[@spoofzilla]

I love those fast licks he does up the neck, it sound Stanley Clarke-esque. Fantastic altogether!!

[@lpfaninfinity]

Watched him in Hong Kong this month..

[@NoaBass]

You got the Moderato from his Amalgations for Solo Bass. Live. Congrats! You are now officially the man

[@srishtigupta2890]

me too!!! I play double bass.. the thing this guy's playing with so much ease is reeeaally difficult!! i can just imagine the number of finger-boils and callus' he's gone through!!

[@Sludgestick]

those harmonics oh my god!!!

[@Lookdownhereiam]

I love how he's having fun with it haha

[@diazfernandezantonio]

Awesome

[@Atestrings666]

great

[@HPintheTree]

VIBE!

[@firebreathx]

O YEA DOUBLE BASS FTW

[@detox2778]

That shit bumps !

[@buccosNYCpc]

Damn...

[@db1815]

You've got is, sir!

[@Lewlable]

thats awsome especially at about 1:30

[@TOPCAT3443]

crazy pinch harmonics. i've never seen someone do that on a double bass

[@MindSweep43]

Tranquillumgrooves, Continuing from my last message.. I have not heard SC demonstrate the capability of EM with the bow on such Pieces as "Whoolly Mammoth", Fast movement of the Eccles Sonata ( at Edgar's tempo!), "please don't feed the bear", EM's Concerto, Bottesini Concerto, "limerock", just to name a few.. Go listen to all the things EM has done since this video..or listen to his work with Bela Fleck, Mike Marshall, Mark O'conner, Yo Yo Ma, to name few...then see what think..

[@Nodybass]

@Obeusz i think.. actually about 45

[@MindSweep43]

Tranquillumgrooves, You obviously have not listened to at least a sample of the voluminous work of EM. I have listened to both artists extensively. Although the styles are generally different, EM has done just as much as SC. I am also a double bassist myself & I carefully analyze the playing of both. I'll let you slide a bit if you are only talking about the pizzicato ability of the two, however the two pizz styles are just a matter of preference. But you haven't said a word about Edgar's Arco

[@Fresienduft]

@McPhersonBassMaster Actually, the shape of his instruments looks more like what you refer to as "the standard violin shape" than most double basses! For example: the tips at the end of the waists are more prominent than those of most double bass instruments. The double bass is (in contrary to all other strings of the symphony orchestra) indeed a descendant of the da Gamba family. Compare the way the upper bout is merging into the neck on violins and viole da gambe (also: the tuning in fourths)!

[@ctgbass]

funky basssss :D too entertainer :D

[@TeresaChamblessmoonbassgood]

@cursedswordsman Music is a language, and similar to the English language, the simplest words that accurately convey your message are preferred. Just because some of this solo may be simple, it is not 'weak'.

[@fatfatat444albertkagan]

Slappa da bass man!

[@12345652180]

plz help me! i've seen a band on tv recently. consists of a rhythm guitarist, double bass and a lead guitarist.3 members. i don't know what year was that show. well the lead guitarist was silver haired, old. and the double bass player had mustache and wore glasses. plz help me! what is the name of that band???!

[@MrSillybilly22]

good

[@TheMrFunktastic2]

@rootsradicals87 LCD? hahaha

[@marinazaini]

how did he mic this bass? not from pick up right? or is it just the acoustic of the room? anyone?

[@pamelashakaj7532]

whats the name of this piece..and youtube is not allowding me to download it...so where can i download it? can somebody help me pls...

[@35171julie]

@1dogsrock only when Edgar Meyer is playing one ;-)

[@ishta]

@MindSweep43 Agree Edgar is bad ass and no one can touch his bowing in the jazz and non classical world and even there he is top and his intonation is top notch. Stanley can't really compare in technique. I play and I know what it takes to play a 2 second Edgar Meyer lick.

[@ctgbass]

Pizzicato Bass!!

[@SkunkNugget420]

@TristenNashMusic Do you know of any great musicians who doesn't get stoned? Cause I don't.

[@stopmonkey47452]

thats weird. i just watched Goat Rodeo Sessions, where he plays bass behind YoYoma, and, as a guitarist (thus a musician, but neither a cellist nor a bassist, and thus unbiased) spent the whole time following the Edgar meyer on the doubnle bass, and none listening to yo yo ma.

[@hackneybenjii43]

if someone would write a score or some tabs for this that would b greatly appreciated. i need this to show off

[@poopy_fingers3324]

Benjamin Hackney if you need somebody to tag it for you, I can guarantee you’re not showing anything impressive off

[@nukes27]

I doubt it- there is a lot of structure to what he is soloing off of- the I V IV thing at the beginning that he keeps coming back to sounds to me like its something he plays around with from time to time...

[@McPhersonBassMaster]

Is that a Viola da Gamba shaped Bass he's using? Doesn't look like the standard Violin shape.

[@MrJimmyk54321]

anyone know if this is just improv or based off a recorded song?

[@driftwood9098]

this guy just cracks me up with those facial expressions. EPIC! Plus the playing ain't too shabby either. I was reminded of a video of Jethro Tull doing Bach's Bouree which is another example of a musician going bonkers. If you want to be entertained and get a good laugh watch: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4itmH2hi7Fjrq8

[@simonhwang4]

@CowsayMuh Who's your teacher?

[@andyhew]

he's making love with it lol XD

[@MrBass89]

@chocolateboxedfrogs lol this guys face is Priceless, you haven't seen nothing yet tho try Stanley Clarke, Ron Carter, Charles Mingus the list goes on.......

[@MindSweep43]

Egomouse, you say that compared to Stanley Clarke Edgar looks like a "FOOL".???! I don't know you can honestly say that.. I think both are incredibly talented musicians, neither of which are "fools". And Before you make such statements, I respectfully ask that you listen to all that Edgar has recorded and composed (he is very diverse in style...more so than Stanley) With all due respect to Stanley, I have not seen him display the extraordinary level of virtuosity with the bow that Edgar has. O

[@CarbonFiberDuck]

Mr banker, Mr please.

[@TristenNashMusic]

@jackpot777apparel stoned, i honestly think.

[@Obeusz]

Edgar 20 kg ago... :-)

[@HelloImAwkward1]

I know,right?

[@MrTegYT]

on youtube to mp4 coneverter page

[@ubernerd35]

Funniest video ever. The William Shatner of bass.

[@trollydodger]

I'm a grade 8 cellist and have been for 2 and a half years. I passed with distinction at the age of 14. What is it you are trying to infer?

[@AAPS7]

hahaha his face looks like one of the characters in mighty morphin power rangers :D

[@awesomepossum890]

Wooten plays a completely different instrument.. They aren't even SLIGHTLY comparable in terms of difficulty.

[@trollydodger]

yes ok

[@AdamCully]

Loving the funny faces, he should perform at childrens parties :L

[@RebeccaLewis11]

i love how every single video you watch, someone is always making the most absurd comment about it... It's so stupid, why can't people just enjoy things with out critizing them!!

[@rootsradicals87]

LCD is a hell of a drug...

[@wallaceX2jc]

it seems like he got 8 fingers to pluck them strings.....nice

[@trollydodger]

why?

[@BarbecueBobFan]

Why are you idiots talking about the faces he's making? The guy is owning the double bass.

[@LilacFamiliaris]

@timmytot for half a million dollars, he will!

[@jackpot777apparel]

Is he drunk or does he have to take a leak

[@MindSweep43]

So Tranquillumgrooves, .... after you have educated yourself more as to EM's ability by listening to the pieces I mentioned in my previous message, maybe you will realize how wrong you are. Please don't belittle this extraordinary soloist by this one video. I have heard many many SC solos. I would say that SC typically plays pizz faster than EM, but SC is "Not in the same ball park" with EM with the bow at all. Think before u speak!!!

[@HelloImAwkward1]

I'm a girl bassist :)

[@McPhersonBassMaster]

Oh God, the blistes. I wish there was someway to prevent them, but sadly, no.

[@egomouse]

@JerkinJokers101 they do have very different styles, but they were both playing bass solos. i believe a bass solo should be as entertaining as possible, and i personally was MUCH more entertained by Stanly Clarke's dynamic solo than Edgar Meyer's. therefore, i feel compelled to say Edgar Meyer's was so much less entertaining that it made him appear to be a fool.

[@edthewave]

@coldchicken92 ....except he didn't die @ age 27 (and is still alive) and become revered, even grossly overrated, after death.

[@winehear]

?????Y NO BOW...

[@andreasswarfeld]

@haydenisace He insulted you because you insulted Edgar Mayer !! now go put on your Blink 182 Album . HA HA

[@kmzproton]

Playing for the sake of playing...

[@cursedswordsman]

Weak. Not much more than walking. A cool song, bad solo.

[@maggies3849]

movements are distacting

[@driftwood9098]

or the playing is distracting from the movements which are hilarious

[@brynlaaful]

it doesnt sound good :L

[@egomouse]

Edgar Meyer is good. But Stanley Clarke makes him look like a FOOL. search for Clarke's solo, you won't be disappointed

[@ddubspecial]

Nah I'd say this is pretty weak. Especially the quality. Wheres my man Wooten.

[@umayrshaikh1004]

this is fake. anyone else pick up on it who actually plays this instrument? I put the frequencies through a sonographic analysis, the high pitches are the second variations possible on a cello, it is possible for a double bass to that high, even if the fingers should be played as far down as is possible by a human.

[@TheMrStapa]

False harmonics..