Les Claypool Epic Bass Solo 2023

[@FurNaxxYT]

Mans on the vibraphone got it locked in

[@JonathanGilmer]

For real!!!

[@nogoogle1935]

Mike D is the man. Last time I saw him he said "Ohh heyyy whats up mannn??" and came in for the hug...effectively drenching me in his sweat after a Hairy Apes BMX show. Good times. Love it when he busts out the rounded brass pot for some wacky hand scrubbing sounds, scrubbing in tune while killing it like a guitar solo.

[@jeremybeaird2719]

Harry apes been on hiatus for a while

[@milesskinner3178]

And he's got a stank face the whole show

[@CraigCo]

He's no Ruth Underwood, but he tries hard. ;)

[@anthonymcculloch156]

Zappa would have loved to use Les in some of his stuff

[@CMZIEBARTH]

Most likely.

[@SwoopBoozer]

Les playing Bass in person is UNREAL, the notes just FLOW off of his fingers. Its like being witness to some kind of wizard weaving a magical tome

[@PJ_Davis]

i dont think most folks realize how difficult it is to play xylaphone. incredible musicians, every one!

[@soundhealingbygene]

some of them are easier than others in my experience. now glockenspiel thats a different story

[@giorgioc6765]

Les Claypool is the ultimate bass player.

[@markgnarz5399]

Have you tired some Mono Neon?

[@eldoabrahamson]

Ummmm...no.

[@giorgioc6765]

@@markgnarz5399 Yes, he's great indeed. And I didn't mention Jaco, nor Thundercat whom I saw live and is really really good. But Les Claypool hits a soft spot with me: I find him the ultimate bass player because he's more than a bass player.

[@giorgioc6765]

@@eldoabrahamson ok, whatever

[@rcpmac]

Jaco was soooo much more than just the best base player. Composer, drumer, piano vocals

[@oOoBubblesoOo0]

Listening to Primus for the first time in 1991 was mindblowing and it still is today.

[@DS-zy4gs]

The guy is insane and I by no means am a musician, but its is clear for someone like myself to recognise the rate his left fingers move to perfectly execute those notes is something only few can do. I discovered this guy due to South Park. Most underrated musician there is!

[@mcm4981]

Saw them open for Rush around that time... never heard of them, but , my oh my I never forgot that performance. Sometimes the opening act steals the show, they almost did.

[@sketchesforyou8020]

@@mcm4981If they had opened for anyone else, they would’ve.

[@camronchlarson3767]

Primus sucks! 🤘

[@sararoll7724]

ONE OF THE GREATEST BASSISTS OF ALL TIME!!!!!!!!

[@patrickbrewer8189]

Not one of dude. He's the best

[@chrisk3754]

how many bass players actually use a whammy? Like-talent in buckets. And the length of his musical career is so great. Thanks Les for all you have given us!

[@craigforsberg9844]

Personally, I had never seen a Bass player use a Whammy bar until tonight. I think it's awesome!

[@Blackout_Films]

I saw him on this tour, not this exact show though, and I can say with full certainty, he knows what he is doing, the entire vibe, the show, the music, it all fit, and it all was fantastic.

[@JC-xh9mp]

There’s a disco superstar inside of Claypool and he pops his head out all the time.

[@georgeswindoll9138]

Les Claypool never ceases to amaze me!!!!!!

[@ratman262]

Hearing him drop into the line for Thela Hun Ginjeet blew my fuckin mind. I knew he'd be a Crimson fan but hearing that song from that guy is astounding.

[@nogoogle1935]

Here's Les and the original Frog Brigade wailing on Thela Hun Ginjeet 20 years ago....enjoy.... kzbin.info/www/bejne/g52ZfaB_d5KbrKM

[@irskn]

My first Frog Brigade/Friends show back in like 2008 he opened with Thela Hun Ginjeet and the crowd went bananas. Also played some Pink Floyd

[@Peemanufacture]

nice transition into King Crimson!

[@velcromastergaming2464]

I believe we were witnessing the solo/jam section in the middle of the song. I desperately hope they release a high-def "DVD" of this 2023 FFFB tour.

[@JDHURF]

One of the most incredible bassists I've ever listened to and seen. Almost incomprehensible how he does this. The way he and the other musicians can play off of each other - like the zylaphone player - reminds me of Ravi Shankar and those he played with - just really top tier musicianship!

[@nogoogle1935]

Vibraphone actually...I only correct because that's all Mike usually plays outside of various drums. I've had the good fortune to meet almost all those guys on the stage. Mike Dillon is one of the very few Vibraphone players you'll ever find. When he and Skerik tear it up together....it's something special. Skerik is also in Frog Brigade but was not on this tour.

[@pinkribbonskies5731]

​@@nogoogle1935he plays the marimba as well

[@simonepagnini6735]

Claypool is Magic!

[@LarryRoschen]

Great bass player and a nice guy too. He appeared at a local record store. He signed a photo for my brother, a big Who fan laying in a hospital bed. He sketched a spider next to his signature and wrote "Boris says hello". RIP.

[@matthewcraig8926]

Got some Mothers of Invention vibes with this one. Love it! Thank you Les Claypool

[@adamholtz733]

Great live performance ! Excellent post !

[@jdsgotninelives]

It adds a new dimension to a King Crimson classic. Tony Levin would have loved this.

[@milkwalkerjones633]

Tony Levin isn't dead though

[@jdsgotninelives]

@@milkwalkerjones633 Ha! True

[@daltonruff7561]

Ol Gregg would say, 'He's got the funk!' That funky produce!

[@glb5053]

A whole band of badasses right there. Tree frog is awesome.

[@thedirtyblonde666]

I cannot get enough of Les Claypool.

[@MeteoXavier]

Les Claypool is the only musician I would ever be able to identify by his walking alone. If he were dressed in a gorilla costume completely obscuring his entire body and not even playing a bass, I'd be able to identify him by his weird, slow knee-walking-dancing thing he always does.

[@SoundingSix]

He got that move from Grandpa Jones. Look up Grandpa Jones Mountain Dew. No doubt an inspiration for Les. The move is exactly the same!

[@jonathansteckelberg9920]

"Epic Bass Solo" more like, a really awesome musical ride. Through modes and minds it started ta make sense. Yes Les.

[@SaltWaterDrums]

Great bass playing but that Xylophone player is also going HAM holy cow.

[@scottwheeler6807]

Most impressive knee bending sir claypool .. you are a legend 👍

[@alejandroy.l.4115]

O.M.G. Less!!

[@leilanytisdale5398]

Can’t believe this dude is real! The best

[@victoonix2802]

this is the most amazing bass tone I've ever seen him using

[@natezman]

His live tone is awesome!

[@victoonix2802]

@@natezman I'm know, but this time is different. I've watched him using the whammy bar just like this before but the tone never got that crazy

[@vickisawyer7405]

Musical magic is Les Claypool!!🎶🎶🎸

[@Arc-popz]

Les so cool his bass has a whammy bar🎉

[@ДмитрийСеверный-я3б]

King crimson good!!!❤

[@FeyIndigoWolf]

I need to see this brilliant man live.

[@zandola1]

Thela Hun Ginjeet from King Crimson at the end. That bass line is unique.

[@ChrisHeath-pn4uv]

The first I ever seen a whammy on a bass

[@ivarmortenlorentzen2274]

It's very many good bass player's and Les Claypool is one of them!

[@DragonballFolks]

Les never ceases to amaze.

[@youngerbill85younger61]

One of the best!!

[@datensenke]

When great rock musicians grow older and mature, the become jazz musicians ;-)

[@danielplainview2584]

The second law of musical thermodynamics - all musicians will gravitate towards jazz (or electronic) over time.

[@AFX_______]

Les is more.

[@obst7759]

Les's got a whammy bar on his bass. That's awesome.

[@willibobsful]

Put one on mine after seeing Les!

[@aroofthemountain]

Mike D is killin it!

[@jimbrendish7156]

What, I want to hear more of Thela Hun Ginjeet . Nice solo as well.!!

[@pistolchamp5000]

A whammy bar on a bass?!? Sensational!!!

[@rcpmac]

Jaco didn't need one as he was fretless.

[@ron_gerson]

Fantastic! This felt like a beautiful dream. 🎸✨

[@josegiovany9674]

Puta madre!! Les sigue siendo de los grandes con el bass 🤘

[@americanAlienBoy]

I was just starting to think, "that sounds like a King Crimson riff," and lo and behold, it was.

[@Chronos445]

what a legend!!

[@starvideoproduction2045]

Most creative bass player ever!! Amazing to watch.

[@metalico_88]

epic marimba solo also

[@jerrychristine4604]

oh and love the period clothing. no pockets, yet somehow in the pocket. Brilliance!

[@willijoe75]

Cant wait to see them in july

[@JW-ed5vc]

Mothers of Invention 2023...right into Thela Hun Ginjeet...SICK!!!

[@ScottByrnesMindFindMusic]

Looks more like an EPIC Mike “Greasy D” Dillon vibraphone solo with Les answering back, and then, as a respectful employee, Mike hands the reigns to Les!

[@Berserker420-]

Top 5 shows I’ve been to in my 50 years!

[@DEDE-os7qs]

Majestic and beautiful Music/Video 😊 I’ve Subscribed!

[@natezman]

Thank you 🙏

[@michaelconlin125]

nice bit of king crimson at the end

[@normagallimore2131]

I love Les Claypool ♥️

[@boia25]

Gotta get some love for that vibraphone player

[@peterg.bassist]

Wow! Les is actually Mor!

[@menom7]

LES CLAYPOOL IS DA MAN!!!

[@Cary-i7p]

🔥

[@AuxesisHyperbole666]

Well epic vibes solo anyway. Happy birthday Leslie.

[@mikecarmody1506]

Claypool and Entwistle set the bar for bass players

[@eldoabrahamson]

You need to get out more.

[@noway1151]

Ça déchire! This is like Mozart after Tommy the cat 🐈

[@christophercowan1645]

never seen a whammy bar on a bass. Awesome!!!!

[@willibobsful]

Put one on mine as soon as I discovered Primus.Still got to make my one string whammy hit with a stick box though.

[@bvaughan3862]

Working his way into Thela Hun Ginjeet. Rockin', & so glad he had Adrian Belew & Jerry Harrison on this tour.

[@sethchastain8767]

no way! i was standing like right behind you!

[@smoothpicker]

Dudes got a tremelo bar on his basement for dive bombs and shit, how badass is that!!

[@bobbyrivero1]

Nice photo in the opening of your video

[@hahaloser8326]

Seen them in Asheville they were truly amazing. Although, I’m a little disappointed I wasn’t fortunate enough to see Sheirk with them.

[@jamesmartin-lb6br]

Love how he breaks into Thela hun gingeet at the end.

[@cjslox]

They actually played the whole song.

[@jimfromMaine]

His finger stuff was incredible

[@RobJaam]

Clay Cesspool is awesome!

[@TLBStudios]

MARYMOOR HUH I WAS THERE!!

[@melissasanford2051]

Epic

[@TheRunningComedian]

Lacquer head knows what he desires

[@dibber43]

And Les is bad-ass!!!😎👍

[@wharfrat6446]

The solo in Northampton, ( rained out after 2 1/2 songs was comparable. Since it was a race against the lightning they came out with a blazing Thela Hun Ginjeet. Since having putting off neck surgery to see my favorite bass player do this I was crushed by rainout but at least I got to see a stellar version of this. Still 😢

[@muttley918]

So unique

Thela Hun Ginjeet!

[@scottiefox2525]

dude on the glockenspiel is setting up some nice intro! amazing

[@jamesbrothers4222]

I LIKE ALL LES STUFF I HOPE PRIMUS DOES SOMETHING AGAIN I THINK THEY WILL THATS LESES BABY

[@Leavinsies]

I HAD NO IDEA IT WAS KING CRIMSON UNTIL THE LAST 10 SECONDS OMG ❤

[@triskelion3626]

Claypool covering Crimson is classic.

[@davpat2112]

Les shreds

[@pf100andahalf]

Les is more

[@beantown_billy2405]

Most underrated bassist of his era

[@eldoabrahamson]

No.

[@Jeff9202]

​@@eldoabrahamsoncute that you think your opinion is the only truth, and need to keep replying to everyone else's comment like anyone gives a fu€k lol😅

[@coltburks5450]

No one ever but Les....let's hear a vibe and xylo vs bass battle. 0 idea I needed to hear this

[@dibber43]

Is that a vibraphone or a marimba? Whatever it is that guy is phenomenal!!!😲

Vibraphone

[@mtbalpinecounty]

A tuba and Les Claypool battle would be phun!..

[@cjslox]

We saw a bari Sax/ bass battle at the show I saw. They tried to make everyone poop themselves…. It was hilarious.

[@kevinsmith9502]

When you jam with Les you gotta have a cool hat.

[@mtbalpinecounty]

More Xylophone..💪

[@FingalPersson]

as a man who love Jaco Pastorius with his Jazz, where as i can't understand how anyone can find his jazzy play "messy" as it is the cleanest jazz ever. This... for me alot of this was just alot of random messy noise, but even tho i can still tell it's tight. Maybe this is how people who dont understand Jazz, hears "the chicken" of Jaco Pastorius, and tells me " yo that is some unsynced jam" Which we all know its not! But if they hear it the way i heard this song, i can understand how they can feel that the song is messy, but to dare say that Jaco has been untight while playing thats a lie! :D

[@odedfried-gaon2880]

Excellent #OdedFriedGaon #OdedMusic #Audioded

[@ontaka5997]

Les is amazing, but for this video, that xylophone player got my attention!!

[@JonathonStuckey-bv3lq]

what show is this? Napa?

[@SatansBirdLawExpert]

Sounds like a fine wine

[@mookie714]

because OF COURSE Les would have a bass with a whammy bar.

[@gruntyboy]

Les Claypool tried out for Metallica in the 80's. They said you are too good, go and try your own thing. What if they said yes? 🙂

[@larsetom1]

(4) 1-12s. I bet hid roadies are happy!