Megadeth holy wars bass track

[@WeSRT4]

David is an under rated bassist! He's actually one of the best metal bassist ever!

[@guyfawkes9951]

***** And...?

[@guyfawkes9951]

So, Georg Solti couldn't be considered one of the best conductors ever because he doesn't write the symphonies? Jessye Norman isn't one of the best operatic vocalists because she doesn't write the operas? Hell, Frank Sinatra and Elvis weren't among the best because they didn't write their own lyrics? Your argument doesn't make sense.

[@guyfawkes9951]

So you will discount every backup musician, every sideman, every non composing instrumentalist simply because they do not write the music they play? Every classical musician? To address simply Ellefson, you are seriously suggesting that Dave Mustaine writes every single note of every bassline in Megadeth's music and hands it to Ellefson (or whoever is playing bass at the time)? He writes every single bit of the drumline and hands it to the drummer? ARE YOU SERIOUSLY SUGGESTING THAT HE WROTE MARTY FRIEDMAN'S SOLOS? All of those tracks are credited to Mustaine alone. And I'm making a retarded argument?

[@guyfawkes9951]

OP didn't say he WAS the greatest, he said he is one of the best. I don't understand how you can put the writing stipulation on instrumentalists. Songwriting and playing are two entirely different talents. Complimentary at times, yes, but separate. I don't understand how you can dismiss huge numbers of musicians simply because they don't write. Seems ridiculous to me, almost on a par with saying a painter can't be great unless he mixes his own paint. (shrugs)

[@guyfawkes9951]

"playing someone else's stuff doesn't really take any talent at all" (Guy walks away, chuckling and shaking his head)

[@CharlesDarwinHimself]

Wow this guy is so good, I hope he never gets caught doing nasty things

[@TM-ey5py]

Lolololol!!!

[@lucaswallo8127]

Did he even do anything

[@kristiecornell5723]

@Vancouver Island Railfan Which was kinda stupid

[@samuelwillard1301]

@Vancouver Island Railfan i really don't get why it was a problem if she was 19. still nasty but he shouldn't have gotten fired for it.

[@samuelwillard1301]

@Vancouver Island Railfan nah megadeath will never die but i do hope dave does good.

[@ThevideOoLoadeR]

Holy bass

[@sheepwithcorpsepaint8710]

Ba(da)ss.

[@MundodasGuitarras]

Bass wars between David and Cliff

[@DLBBALL]

Breno Cordeiro They never had any ill will towards each other really.

[@larsswig912]

The man, the myth, the legend. I'm so glad Dave threw a flower pot up his window

[@shivs_nb]

Ahhh, I see the man of culture again

[@winterlucy]

Hi, huge fan of your comments

[@larsswig912]

@@winterlucy Hi! Hol up, I have fans?

[@winterlucy]

@@larsswig912 I guess 😆 The only thing funnier on some Metallica videos are the comments

[@PointlessGamer_xD]

I see you everywhere please stop lars's wig XD Jk i like your comments

[@acersteel3735]

Ellefson is so underrated. One of the greatest metal bassists ever. The guy is giant and doesn't get the credit he deserves for his elite playing.

[@maffagafus]

How to be agressive on bass

[@louissuppa490]

Renato Baixaria clean as a whistle too

[@meedily]

Bass got it's ass kicked.

[@baskill0982]

Renato M. Jason?

[@bro-ic7uw]

Jason

[@geraldorodriguew3605]

Cliff

[@ktuenter]

Who gives a shit about picks or fingers, the point of the bassline is to be tight and form a solid layer between drums and guitar. You play your instrument as you like to play it! i think David is an awesome bassplayer. \m/

[@pinkdaddyhoehoe]

can you say it louder for the people in the back

[@fukinguitar]

It matters a lot in other musical genres

[@drpeppero3]

There's a huge difference from pick and fingers.

[@jehovah104]

@@drpeppero3 can you explain please? I'm really asking

[@drpeppero3]

@@jehovah104 sound. That's basically it

[@fasterthanyou22]

holy shit ellefson, you are holy wars

[@phantom2284_]

​@@erojerisiz1571 whats wrong with that?

[@sirspongadoodle]

@@erojerisiz1571not really… it’s the same thing as using a slide for guitar

[@Djenithalls]

Damn you gotta have mega wrists to play like that on bass with pick.

[@Shid_pants]

Well, time to fap everyday to get strong right hands...

[@duncanmathers76]

Djenithalls Motherchugger It's getting it as clean as Junior does at that speed which is the real challenge. His execution is fantastic.

[@adicelviteaz]

I don't agree:) but I do think you need to be very good to be able to play like that:)

[@theconstipated]

I'm sorry but,that profile picture is amazing.

[@johnnyterminator2004]

You gotta be hardcore to keep up with Mustaine

[@Violetcas97]

Dave Ellefson is easily one of my favourite bassists. His playing is just so precise and clean, it's absurd

[@sainandanify]

Cliff Burton,Steve Harris,David Ellefson and Geezer Butler can play bass for me all fucking life long \m/\m/\m/\m/\m/\m/\m/

[@mkfanforever58]

Those, Rex Brown and Frank Bello for me.

[@MikeBBTG]

mkfanforever58 Give me them and Danny Lilker.

[@jweberc]

sainandan anime And where is Jason Newsted?

[@trymetal95]

sainandan anime you are forgetting John Myung. if you have not heard of him, go look him up right NOW!

[@poliesterextremo4768]

***** jason is a great bass player, but he isnt a crack like those one 😱

[@hioeo]

Man. Actually being able to play along with ellefson is really something. Fucking hurts after you spent 6 min trying to keep up with the recording and not fuck up, but still, i can play it!

[@MansWorstDay]

If you can videotape yourself playing it in perfect time with no background music I can use it for a project I've been working on with a bunch of guys on the Rattle heads Facebook group. It's a cover played by guys from all over the world representing all major religions. I just haven't been able to get a good bass cover yet, everything else is done. Interested? Email me at [e-mail]. I could use a good vocal too if you know anyone or you random person reading this comment, yes you, join the Rattleheads on FB and get a hold of me. I'm an admin so Ill get any messages or posts

[@anthonytenkku43]

It's easier with a pick which is how he played it.

[@hioeo]

anthony tenkku well thats how i play it. i started on guitar, and tried adapting to finger picking, but i cant do it.

[@Francisco17Berrios]

Do you still have that group going on?

[@mathewerenberger7275]

I play it by finger, but im a big maiden fan so im used to it

[@not_relevant1353]

I've always wondered how to get Ellefson's awesome bass tone...

[@supermastater]

+Scraplord32 There are videos of himself talking about how to get his tone.

[@mkfanforever58]

I get pretty close with a vintage Charvel 2B and treble all the way up and both bass and mids at 10 or 11 o clock. He uses Jackson (Jackson owns Charvel, or vice nersa I don't remember) so you could really close with either.

[@TjMetalHead94]

+Scraplord32 Low action, fresh strings, picks, treble and mids cranked up

[@xbeastmode99x]

+Scraplord32 Active pickups, fresh strings, play hard with a pick (so you get the clicky noises), scoop mids on your amp, boost highs, and use some overdrive.

[@constructivecritique4049]

+Scraplord32 another BIG TIP to capture his tone correctly is to slightly, but aggressively, strike the string with your index finger like Dave does (the finger you point with) while picking.

[@pensnut08]

I can just listen to this and be happy.. If you really, REALLY listen.. All the stuff he is doing, chords, 2 strings... Etc... Truly AMAZING.

[@The_Metal_Man72]

And palm muting it sounds like too. I agree!

[@ejl1000]

Dave Ellefson is such an underrated bassist! RIP and PSBWB are the albums which feature his best work. Thanks for uploading.

[@ssawws1898]

Your the first comment

[@droptherapy2085]

i'm still amazed at how they can play that fast

[@lathrasher1460]

Its called "pick"

[@ejabhasan3913]

NO it's called MEGADETH and im drunk rn so shut up idiot

[@MegaHamvideos]

Playing fast is one of the easiest things you can do

[@giftaccount601]

@@MegaHamvideos but the precision isn't that easy.

[@vahrzawofficialtracks]

Easy as with practice. Plus studio breaks up the takes.

[@sharkeynoyz]

Dude is palm muting on the bass, your argument is invalid.

[@brentbowman4498]

The true challenge is to palm mute while playing without a pick

[@romannosov1791]

+Brent Bowman No, it's not. It's supposed to be done with a pick. You can't get that tone with your fingers, so there's no challenge at all. I see a lot of comments disrespecting Ellefson's style just because of the pick. People need to get over it already or at least try to play like him and then realize that they suck. Bassits need to be more humble and stop pretending. I'm a bassist, by the way, and a big fan of Ellefson's playing

[@brentbowman4498]

+Roman Nosov I was never disrespecting his style, and I've seen some palm muting techniques that didn't involve a pick but the tone isn't as good, Also when I started playing bass I watched guys like Steve Harris, geddy lee, and Rob Trujillo so I learned their finger techniques and have gotten good at that (I admit I actually suck at using a pick)

[@IuryPoopsYTPBR2014]

Román Nosov

[@Nerd.cachimbeiro]

thats easy.. just palm mute with your left hand

[@luizfilipedossantos7477]

David Ellefson is one of the best bassists of metal ever. Fact!

[@regul8or71]

Funny how so many people don’t know the difference between “fact” and “my personal opinion”.

[@CJGORDO]

Cliff Burton, Steve Harris And Geezer Butler >>> All

[@Sir_Catnip]

I can't stand people like this ^^

[@aidenlol546]

8un3zz he’s definitely up there my dude at least top 25

[@elcinocal7544]

DD Verni is better than David, in my opinion

[@punishmentforall]

It's an excellent and creative bass line. Dave should get more accolades for his effort here.

[@punishmentforall]

***** - No, Dave Ellefson. :)

[@TheMDbauS]

Just call him either David or Junior and everybody knows who you're talking about.

[@MegaAddict11]

This bass line was written by Dave Mustaine, actually. Of course Dave Ellefson it's an amazing bass player.

[@luisugalde6956]

You're right.It is the guitar riff after all. Junior just converts Dave's riffs to bass lines to perfection.

[@martyschriver]

punishmentforall it's just copying the guitar riffs. Nothing creative about that

[@b0tb0t83]

Funny that you can hear the static noise in the background when he’s not playing.Long gone analogic era.

[@My_Lacrimosa]

That's not static, that's the hiss from tube screamer His amp is too hot

[@w.mcnamara]

@@My_Lacrimosa How do you know its a tube screamer?

[@roflcoptermcdoogle2185]

Damn Ellefson is a beast. His playing is so tight and clean and his tone is amazing.

[@ventuno.thailand]

Holy fark! This is a masterpiece 🔥🔥🔥

[@minecrapok]

most underrated bass player ever :(

[@hollowoxdvox3896]

+John Shepherd no sean malone is the most underated bass player ever , also the thousands of great bass players that are unknown that can play circles around the current great ones . Dave ellefson is a great Bass Player . metallica had exactly a bass player of that caliber ( Jason Newsted )

[@lehoangphi1224]

yeah you're right, this shit is EPIC my god. DIAMOND FINGERS

[@JPX64Channel]

Oh shit.... Why am i hearing this at this moment

[@cistysaigon]

badass and clean playing - Ellefson is a perfect player

[@IbanezRG10]

I'm glad my bandmates haven't seen this or else they'll know everything I'm missing while covering this MOST AWESOME MEGACLASSIC!

[@Marcobegazo]

I mostly play fingerstyle bass, but David is my main inspiration for pick bass playing, next to Jason

[@agustincasciero]

Such a clean yet NASTY tone.

[@nielsvanheteren1662]

The key is too much gain

[@snow15243]

@@nielsvanheteren1662 no, alot of mids is the key.

[@sirspongadoodle]

@@snow15243 this tone is mid scooped though...

[@EmiOst97]

@@snow15243 is not mids... the mids are scooped.

[@GeorgyPorgyPuddingPie]

David has the same playing style Of Jason Newsted. Both are incredible bass players

[@cringycraig5130]

N..no. Not at all. The only thing they have in common is they play with a pick.

[@georgiykireev9678]

@@cringycraig5130 Playing hard as fuck. Insane speed, attack and precision. Mostly playing the same thing as the guitar. There are a lot of similarities.

[@ElioRigonat]

@@georgiykireev9678 Jason is neither fast nor precise. His bass on AJFA is horrendous, his bass on The Black Album is mediocre. Probably the reason they "muted" it.

[@43stevox]

@@ElioRigonat I don't know what you've been listening to but Newstead's isolated bass tracks from AJFA are insanely good.

[@Dr.ZoidbergPhD]

@@ElioRigonat go listen to "...And justice for Jason" and rethink what you said, Jabroni

[@user-zt2wc3uh1l]

Wow, this guy can really play!

[@vivelehardcore]

i love the part "da dum da dum dam da dum"....you know what i mean

[@alcestsouvenirsdunautremon5083]

In the end of the solo of marty friedman

[@user-oy7gz5bf2h]

Read exactly at that moment!

[@xyz9610]

if Dave scratched your face with his bass pick... you're surely will be called scarface.. One of the best thrash metal bassist.. ever. sorry for my bad english.

[@siddcandy]

Crazy what a precise and tight bass player this guy is! Surprising. I just listened to some Cliff Burton and Duff takes.. I gotta tell you that this one’s the winner.

[@TheMegaBoar]

Insanely good player, definitely my favourite of them all. I had the good fortune to meet him at a Meet and Greet in Melbourne about a month ago. Ellefson is a true class act, very approachable and really quite happy to talk to fans. His live playing is just phenominal too...

[@spacevspitch4028]

Ok, this is kind of amazing. It's like this perfect wedding of everything a bass player is fundamentally meant to do. A perfect bridge between rhythm, harmony, and even supporting aspects of melody. All with incredible precision. Played this CD out in high school and loved Ellefson but hearing the isolated bass tracks is even more imoressive.

[@ihsahnakerfeldt9280]

He's even doing the minor third intervals during the verse riff

[@iluvpepi]

I can hear all parts by the other members by listening his bass. Magnificent! 🙌🏼🤘🏼

[@guyfawkes9951]

My gawd that TONE! Dave...best metal bassist ever.

[@josephwalker2099]

Now he has an even more famous " bass track"

[@JayCope-wz3sp]

Truly amazing heavy metal bassist. There's a reason Dave kept him around for about 40 years. The man is a beast. He really is in the holy Trinity of metal bassists along with Cliff Burton and Steve Harris. So unique, heavy, inventive and creative. He tells a story with the bass.

[@Sheehy223]

Damn, straight up I did not give this guy nearly enough credit. This is some really fucking great playing.

[@vahrzawofficialtracks]

Solid, tight, clean, clear... plus one of the best metal songs ever made.

[@m.r.4455]

Why David is considered good and Jason not? They are both amazing with their fast aggressive precise groovy pick technique

[@JacobCoite]

Jason is compared to cliff, but David is the og for megadeth

[@My_Lacrimosa]

Because Jason is fairly sloppy, has the habit of copying the guitar note for note, and doesn't play with any kind of dynamics. He bulldozes a bass, Ellefson runs over it like Usain Bolt. Also frankly Jason's picking irritates me, someone that plays rhytym guitar. Jason sounds bad because he is playing the way someone told him to play instead of the way he played in Flotsam

[@richard_4stringmf178]

@@My_Lacrimosa Megadeth bass is built on copying note for note guitar as well as pantera for example. Jason was bit buldozerish because of his way of picking (only electric basses, without amp you need to hit hard, I do this as well) and he used a lot of shoulder as well

[@eaglelee6904]

Metallic is easy

[@richard_4stringmf178]

@@eaglelee6904 You ever played that fricking Dyers eve the way Jason did? Or fricking AJFA title track, Frayed ends? Those lines are hard as fvck to remember and play. Justice has more of those twists and fills (one note here, 2 there) than any megadeth album, riffs might be more technical but try playing whole And Justice for all ( ~10 minutes) without missing a note or getting lost during playing it, same Frayed ends 2 extra notes here, one there, you will see how frickin hard that is. I played those songs, I know what it is. If not for Mustaines jazz and blues background megadeth wouldn't be that hard.

[@jdbrookshire2708]

Hang in there Dave. We love you.

[@abhigyandas211]

Playing with pick == destruction

[@TheJaykeetz]

u dont how much this helped me..my band and i were trying to do this perfectly but alot of people of different versions of it thank you sooo much

[@tavicotavio]

0:27 Damn he thicc

[@clankinnpc5460]

God, I remember 10 seconds ago when I didn’t know this comment existed.

[@BegetterVIIEVEN]

Skinny jeans man.

[@kevinwillems8720]

Thighs for days

[@777Eliyahu]

Geddy Lee meets Lemmy

[@jallendavis78]

Ellefson Rules!!!!

[@susancorgi]

Wow! solid playing. Very consistent.

[@kryptonian5539]

Been playing bass for 30 years. Always been a finger player. I have always said if I ever decided to get proficient using a pick It will be so I can play this song properly.

[@FlyingVMartin]

Awesome bass line and bass tone.

[@tiguilherman]

Really really good tone!!

[@meedily]

Love his playing.

[@JustinDiazJokes]

ellefson has to be one of the best metal bass players of all time. along with being the coolest dude ever!

[@XxStarFoxWolfFalcoxX]

God I love his bass riff and his sound in the song I want his signature bass guitar and the amp sound to replicate his sound

[@Nerd.cachimbeiro]

Damn this is hard!!!

[@Christianonbass]

Great tone, great picking!

[@johnnyterminator2004]

Ellefson has to be a mega bassist to keep up with Mustaine and still stand out on his own

[@Jpb90k]

Niiiiice upload! You could set your watch by this guy's playing.

[@dreamsongho]

dear obligatory finger players...picking with a pick is not as easy as you guys think.

[@kevinfitzpatrick95]

4:50 is down picked mostly so it takes some serious stamina. That part is way harder and requires way more control and consistency with a pick. Much harder to pick this than to play it with your fingers but - makes a huge difference in sound too. Much thinner and tighter with a pick.

[@indobassgear2087]

Most of finger guy cant even play half speed of what ellefson playing with pick

[@giftaccount601]

True

[@joescopo4655]

Bikepacking Indonesia because using a pick is easier

[@masterpbk]

Idk why this infighting is a thing

[@BegetterVIIEVEN]

Great tone!

[@sainandanramakrishnan4812]

5:51 - 5:54 Just beautiful

[@Riffrippinroddy]

Fukin amazing!

[@gunscotthdgaming69420]

This guy is really good at bass and....

[@gonadmigraines1984]

We know how he gets that technique now.

[@kostaskorgia]

david is the man! what a tone! :)

[@krzysztofburek9038]

He has bass really low, yet managed to palm mute for around half a song. Now, that's cool

[@Edward_car_law]

Amazing bass!!!!

[@djeddjole]

Cliff, David and Steve are some of the best bassists we've ever seen, and yet people wanna argue who's better. Shame...

[@yangerjamir0906]

Some people are just miserable like that.

[@My_Lacrimosa]

Cliff kills them, because he died at his peak

[@djeddjole]

@@My_Lacrimosa man how do we know it's his peak? If he were alive today we could easily judge if it was or wasnt but this way... i disagree.

[@sirspongadoodle]

cliff was shit the fuck you on?

[@duncanmathers76]

Jeez. I always knew Dave was a really good, solid metal bassist. I had no idea he was actually a fucking MACHINE. Brilliant playing, so even and consistent, no clams.....pretty damn superb, actually.

[@Saxofonnn1904]

THIS BASS LINE IS INSANEEEE, I LOVE DAVE ELLEFSON´S TECHNIQUE

[@elrikup1179]

Definitely one of my top 3 Bass players

[@fadetoblack1290]

1:07 "killing for religion!"

[@captainoblivious1]

thanks for uploading, this vid helped me learn the song on bass real easily

[@cliffsenac2825]

6:07 he looks like Dave in this pic

[@arvindshastry1178]

Because he is Dave

[@besnardowski5912]

@@arvindshastry1178 lol xD

[@Nymoen_Birk]

Holy bass …The Ellefson due

[@romneycareful]

This is actually technically pretty advanced. And there's no way you can get this kind of precision with fingers. Most of the fingerstyle elitist who criticize pick players do so because they have limited expertise with a pick. It just takes years and years of work to get to this level of pick playing.

[@mpoulosjr]

Yes. I have lots of respect for pick players. It is not as easy as it seems. Listen to Chris Squire! Ellefson is probably my favorite metal bassist. Love how he’s always heard and distinguished in the music. Especially with Mustaine’s riffs, which are very technical and blow Metallica and Slayer out of the water IMO.

[@joeyuzwa891]

“no way to get this kind of precision with fingers” wtf are you even referring to?

[@RedneckMechanics]

Cliff burton says : hold my beer

[@monsieurmitosis]

I was actually quite surprised at the lousy tone Cliff was pulling as late as Master of Puppets. Maybe it was the way the bass was compressed or something, but it is also quite uneven dynamically. Still love his playing and style, but something went catastrophically wrong during the recording process.

[@pat8437]

@Nicholas Debono he was precise imho, live especially. Studio recordings were sloppy on purpose as that was the tone they were sorta going for. Very much inspired by Geezer.

[@portuguesebeer5069]

Masterpiece! Cheers from Portugal 🍺🤘

[@My_Lacrimosa]

the highs of this tone was sucked out so on the 2004 remaster this sounds like a massive earthquake

[@gonadmigraines1984]

The bass sounds like shit on the 2004 remaster

[@thesexykidproject9352]

SUPER HEAVY

[@TandavaxKarma]

I love his pick style, one of my favorite bassists! Aguante Megadeth!

[@ELTONOMARBOGZHA]

ROCK ON DUDE

[@dysthymiabearer]

I´ve never expected you to be here lul

[@jackstanway8072]

How do you get these bass tracks, they are so cool :D

[@Kylora2112]

+Spooky Scrub Guitar Hero/Rock Band. They use the original master recordings with each instrument on its own individual track with full volume adjustment, so you can mute everything you don't want to hear.

[@jackstanway8072]

Oh, wow thanks

[@cashman412]

bass with pick sounds so nice

[@goodskater6789]

God damn that tone is so raw 🤘 dude is shredding! David is such a great bassist.

[@thevideogamenerd100]

Kickass bass playing \m/

[@gisellagonzalez4721]

espectacular

[@T.R.R.Jolkien]

I had no idea because the album is guitar oriented. It's all I hear. Man, he's really good. 🤘🏼

[@SeanM_Guitar]

Incredible. I idolized Cliff growing up, but DAMN if I heard this back in 99-2000, I may have had a new favorite.

[@BaSs4cE11]

@TheMegaBoar yeh i know was so bummed bout it, but then i heard he is designing new basses for jackson that will be production, i even saw some video from namm it showed some jackson basses, and they looked quality :D

[@alexpaurazas4083]

I looked up holy wars bass cover a quite a few of them were playing with fingers which is definitely impress but it’s completely inaccurate. They completely miss the palm muting and makes is sound 10x sloppier. And everyone in the comments is complain about how easy playing with a pick is when half of them would not be able to play something like this with a pick let alone without one.

[@mikehernandez1412]

Great bassist !!!...🤘🤘

[@swaggypanda1808]

the intro sounds like farts and i love it

[@jairomartinez-ortiz2553]

What a great tone

[@jjrj8568]

only someone like Mustaine could afford to fire Ellefson..TWICE1

[@AllbeeHivezChristianAllbee]

He wasn’t fired the first time he left. Mustaine invited him back when he reactivated Megadeth, but Ellefson declined.

[@negronegroist]

That's incredible maaannn!

[@spr35441]

Fucking tasty

[@kianpettersen2400]

5:08 HOLY SHIT

[@indobassgear2087]

Some steve harris influence right there

[@andrewd7316]

*compares Dave to Cliff, starting war between butthurt Metallica fans and pretentious Megadeth fans*

[@bdwitt66]

😂😂😂

[@antoniopilar6941]

Megadeth won’t ever be as big as Metallica, get over it.

[@annasthesia8432]

Antonio Pilar Being bigger doesn't mean being better you fucknut

[@antoniopilar6941]

Deivyt if metallica isn’t better than them why are they more popular than them, if megadeth is more better than why aren’t they more popular hm?

[@antoniopilar6941]

Marrku 524 if the band doesn’t have better musicians why is the fan base so big? oh yeah, public opinion overpowers

[@ronneyronney]

Awesome !!!