FIRST FRAGMENT - Solus (Fretless Bass Playthrough) by Dominic "Forest" Lapointe

[@youtubepeace]

hard to think of a better bassist around right now, truly inspiring. this dude makes you want to pick up your bass

[@dase1n352]

yeah, alive or dead, theres no one that comes close to mastering many techniques like forest

[@jeroen0011]

At the same time also makes u wanna sell your bass 😅, but i fully agree, Dominique's playing is just godlike, could never get tired of him, in most cases i prefer his playthroughs more then the songs even.

[@bookofthedamned]

Nah, this dude makes you want to pick another hobby:)

[@chefgregdc8569]

And throw it off the mountain 😂

[@Premium55]

Charles

[@jackoliver9699]

I’m a simple man. I see Dominic, I like

[@Everythingwentblack69]

Had the chance to open up for Beyond Creation when he was there bass player and it was unbelievable watching him play live, also smoked a joint with him which was awesome

[@bassimprovjams3772]

I bet that was amazing!! I burned one with Dug Pennick before he was cool as hell also!!

[@nevallumsa2735]

Amazing! Epically flawless and great tone! Forest will definitely go down as one of the legends of technical bassists

[@TheWolverine7]

he already is Beyond (heh) a legend

[@BenPurcell-v3l]

He is already a legend

[@cacasecaproducciones]

Everything the band does is the definition of masterpiece

[@yayamii]

…except for the vocals, they doesn’t work for me…

[@locutusofdork8767]

That's ok .

[@TheWolverine7]

@@yayamii kind of agree, they're just too one-dimensional for a band this crazy and creative, imo. don't think it really adds much, I'd probably prefer instrumentals.

[@yayamii]

@@TheWolverine7...exactly!

[@mojsak5407]

The voice is Part of the music

[@gabrielvizcarra8474]

This man is simply awesome, the best bass player ever to exist

[@maxpolansky3417]

blahblahblah you saw all bass players in the whole WORLD?

[@fleshsuitman]

​@@maxpolansky3417we have. Every last one.

[@ghb_96]

Flawless

[@folkrav]

Been following Forest since I've seen Augury at the Trois-Rivieres metalfest in 2007. Whenever he's involved, I give it a listen. The strategy has not disappointed me yet.

[@AlexandarShmex]

Best bassist in all of metal for me.

[@zhdrums3872]

Forest is the Greatest of All Time.

[@Sergio_Math]

Dominic is my favorite bassist of all time.

[@lugusband]

Amazing performance!! First Fragment and Lapointe's bass approach is a huge influence for us. Hails, man, you rock super hard

[@stevenr5149]

Nice! I just got back from the health club with my FF long sleeve. Thanks for posting! I have autism and am partially deaf and sadly, I can't really hear the music properly at live shows. I am very very grateful that you post so much for your fans on KZbin. Thanks Benoit, & Dominic and best wishes FF! 🤘❤🤘❤

[@MiniMetul94]

This is so disgustingly good

[@OlesyaLEM]

Наикрутейший! Лучший басист🔥

[@Chaosmos_1349]

Didnt know he was in this band too. Makes sense though hah. Crazy

[@rherdi1]

insane bassline 🫡

[@zombne]

Your playing is the reason I got into First Fragment and Beyond Creation. Incredible incredible incredible. 👏

[@daddycationxx]

it's not just mastering this astonishing left handed bass, it's mastering the capabilities of your own body, and your mind. Following Forests bass playings for ten years now, and i have never been disappointed. The works with First Fragment are absolut top tier, and an inspiritation - especially for a left handed player

[@a.nobodys.nobody]

The fuck? You may as well say someone is a good singer for being left-handed. It's exactly mirroring a right handed bass.

[@a.nobodys.nobody]

10% percent of the population is lefty. But 35% of musicians and artists are left-handed. It's the other way around bud; there's some good musicians despite their being right-handed

[@EtoDemerzelSpaceBurial]

Mastery of multiple playing techniques

[@disgenix]

Un vrai chef d'œuvre caaliss que c'est bon!

[@JorgePerez-ix4vf]

Forest is amazing

[@emanueleusai10]

My face is melted... when they tell me that Pastorious' songs are the hardest because they are on a fretless, I'll show them this🫠

[@AlexRamosDrTaz]

True... without Jaco and other fretless players like Brand X's Percy Jones, we wouldn't be here though. :)

[@impertin3nz]

What I didn't know I needed right now❤

[@JohnDoe-pk9zi]

Been a Forest fan for decades. There is simply no way that there is another human on this legend's level.

[@inginier_S.Z.]

One of the most bassplayers in the world!

[@-ljk-]

What a beast

[@_misterwilly]

Superbe composition et exécution

[@diegorico6740]

the creativity, technique and knowledge of music are incredible....

[@encompassthyeclipse7278]

Been waiting for this

[@Guggz]

This coincidentally popped up after I listened to Opeth's 20th Anniversary video of Damnation. First time the algorithm did something unexpectedly good. You guys fucking rule.

[@umitanonymous3400]

"A Harsh bass symphony!" W. Amadeus Mozart

[@PriZeMaN1]

Flawless! Mesmerising! Most people would naturally think that this video is sped up ...Forest is from another world!

[@bassimprovjams3772]

Forest used about every technique within the first minute lol, what’s beast!!!

[@mastergame1311]

This slaps.

[@blahblah-ss4yk]

@CharlesBerthoud what would you do if you had 60s to apply for First Fragment? :D

[@Zareh_Abrahamian]

That would be the second fragment everyone has been waiting for so long.

[@dase1n352]

FINALLY

[@TheSpliffstarEffect]

My head actually hurts trying to comprehend this; and I thought his Beyond Creation stuff was impossible. This is taking all that a million steps further.

[@clx5229]

Pffff quelle folie, ne changez rien svp 🤘

[@gyntergyntersen9998]

Amazing! Tec Death forever!

[@darrendasenlee]

finally！

[@errbeom]

Long time waiting for this playthrough 🤯🌋 Hail Dominic, Hail First Fragment and Hail Coroner 💪🏻👽

[@PauloSant7]

Absurdo!

[@polindon]

Mindblowing. Love it!!!

[@Capitan_Chaos]

Seeing these guys tonight.

[@JasonPhillipsXeariaN]

Wish I could give that more than one thumbs up. Thanks for the video. Amazing as usual.

[@AnTastySammich]

The one the people have been waiting for. See you in ABQ

[@marioarrieta8661]

Yeah!!!! Master!!!

[@bruth6138]

Hey nice shirt!

[@Am-zb3ry]

I'm sure when i say Forest is the musician i respect and love the most. I listen to music like rock, prog, blues, metal since i was 14yo, however the way he's revoluted a genre it's outstanding. Tech death metal is actually tough to listen in the long period, but his bass lines are soft, delicate, you think all the music has been composed to highlight the bass section. Nonetheless the genre is chaotic, you can feel relaxed when listening to him playing

[@yorgalbertz434]

Magnifique ! Quelle maîtrise, quelle musicalité.

[@lovemetal4884]

thank u for existing dominic

[@yassineznagui3545]

He is so good I didn't notice he is wearing my favorite thrash band's shirt until the third watching

[@jacobolson6885]

Unbelievable

[@eremgame]

Omg that's so good

[@JamesJones-i2v]

Just recently getting into Metal again and apparently I just missed yalls show in my town. I'm bummed, but see y'all next time!

[@АЛЕКСАНДРАЙРИНГ]

ALWAYS, WITH A SINKING HEART! :)

[@CitizenKang]

Perfection.

[@shawnpaquette5835]

You guys should play Armstrong Metalfest

[@nj1255]

Legend! Would love to see a bass shootout between you and Charles Berthoud 😄You both have some of the best intonation I've heard when playing crazy technical stuff!

[@thedarkenedsoul]

uber talented.

[@MrKFNeverGiveUp]

Top class. 💯👍

[@eman0name]

absolutely killer🤘

[@yoiamhere4737]

Phenomenal work as always Forest! Super inspiring

[@Theendofeverything-ys7rj]

INSANE!

[@melissamarien329]

Vraiment trop bon !

[@cmos905]

This is beyond insane. Instantly hooked to this band

[@quitethe2stroke881]

Almost beyond creation perhaps?

[@azathoth9206]

Absolutely incredible.

[@sebastienlagace80]

toujours au top Forest (bien content de t'avoir vue ( B.A.R.F. Québec)

[@hordix7213]

i want to see a battle between dominic and jared smith

[@CitizenKang]

and Steve Bailey.

[@353darkesthour]

Bro’s conjuring spirits.

[@michaelwolff9207]

Coroner!!!

[@biorythmicshifter]

How is this shit even possible…it was composed in another dimension. My f’n brain just exploded.

[@umututkualtn3601]

That was what i necessarily need💖

[@elmochilerocanadiens]

sick

[@kevinberstler]

As always, so killer! Thank you!

[@JasonStephens7]

Impressive!

[@nakornban4582]

I just having words 🥲

[@basementavocado1779]

You're just making it harder for the rest of us:D

[@aldosilva248]

Master Dominic! Fretless Bass has a beautiful sound!

[@tiredextremely]

How did I never hear of this band?? I grew up on CoB and Wintersun and this tickles that part of my brain just the same

[@samuelhernandez1081]

Thank you Maestro Dominic 🤘🏽🔥🤘🏽

[@Thefrawkster]

Tabarnak! Solide 🤘🏻

[@f.b.jeffers0n]

... 🤯

[@AliBabas40Ninjas]

Brain squarely blown out of skull 🤘

[@patrick.miharisoa]

Would love to see Charles Berthoud covering First Fragment

[@enejota74]

Forest the bass beast!!!

[@diegoq8417]

Coroner 🤘🏻😎

[@hopeforthebestx]

Dear FF, I adore you

[@jaredraney9575]

If Dominic gets any more talented my head will explode! 🔥

[@6ic6ic6ic]

The goat. Not even a debate.

[@Phantus00]

Holy shit!

[@dcfromthev]

Bassically perfect

[@SiriasisOFFICIAL]

Slaps hard

[@LeVraiBabaYaga]

It's getting fingered just right!

[@FilipeOliveira666]

wild

[@BobRobie1]

god mode from the start wow

[@CLOAKBEATS.]

toooo lovely

[@Mordred38]

Quelle technique ! Quelle créativité !!

[@KaelSaenz]

That intro is fkn perfect

[@mladd777]

Jaw droping stuff as usual. What a legend!