Megadeth's David Ellefson - Top 5 Megadeth Bass Riffs

[@nocandoofficial2430]

Does anyone else think his David's voice would be great for talk radio?

[@nocandoofficial2430]

that*

[@brentbowman4498]

So I'm not the only one who agrees

[@hbocks7456]

Haha YES!

[@nocandoofficial2430]

+Karloz H could totally hear him say "But wait, there's more!" lol

[@SanitysVoid]

Totally

[@TheBlackKnight1o1]

Cliff Burton inspired me to pick up a bass. David Ellefson keeps me playing.

[@trevorganoe748]

TheBlackKnight1o1 But dude, you’re only allowed to like one or the other.

[@tylerbrah4676]

Trevor Ganoe lol

[@patrickshannon1547]

TheBlackKnight1o1 play clean without distortion with bass it's bad on amps if you don't. I know Cliff liked using distortion but unless you can afford a 2000 dollar amp it's hard on em. Dave Ellifson likes the clean sound but really what ever a person's own personal taste is. I don't think peace sells would sound right with a distorted bass.

[@youhavebeendemonetized]

Too bad cliff died. All of Metallicas bassists have been good but Ellefson is extremely underatted imo

[@flacidhouse350]

your drummer should be the one that keeps you paying.

[@CruciatusVXS]

Setlist: 1:00 Fatal Illusion 2:27 Peace Sells 3:58 Dawn Patrol 5:36 Symphony of Destruction 7:11 Holy Wars

[@Ernesto_VII]

yeah!

[@rutvikrs]

@@munkykong9693 It's my life - Vennu Mallesh

[@MrTunneler]

@@rutvikrs nope

[@Emfromaus]

Good man

[@bluntforcetrauma2141]

I liked five magics

[@johnheffernan7189]

David: Plays the Peace Sells bass line My brain: Magically inserts Dave Mustaine’s guitar part

[@fyivid]

Samesies.

[@magdachlebicka3895]

And Gar Samuelson's drumming

[@braedengibson6638]

Magda Chlebicka Gar Samuelsons drumming*

[@magdachlebicka3895]

@@braedengibson6638 oh, right

[@Ject-pm8wh]

Same

[@DanielLaureano]

0:34 "you're right down here next to the nut"

[@ironbar5786]

damn

[@antonioangeconeb3196]

Was looking for a comment like this lol

[@JusticeRobinettMusic]

Top comment right here

[@cliffsenac2825]

@Deadlock T he was face timing with a 19 yo girl and showed himself getting off on her.

[@clausm2203]

haha..:D

[@ErikGiovani]

As a hardcore Metallica fan it was a nice change when I listened to megadeth and heard fat bass

[@theshapeexists]

Erik Giovani yea, those ducks really turned down, literally, a great metal bassist. newsted was a solid player.

[@maxdurk4624]

theshapeexists I think he was referring to all their bass players because Cliff's bass was never fat and heavy like this.

[@HimTortons]

Max Durk True. Metallica has always drowned their bassists in the mix. Which is especially horrible since all of metallicas bassists (at least on actual albums) have been amazing (probably as good as dave)

[@lyrasimo]

wait ...metallica have a bass ?

[@baker8981]

Black Album, Load, Reload, and Hardwired were the few albums in which the mix was fine. The other albums - AJFA in particular - had the bass low-set in the mix.

[@Groaznic]

David Ellefson is like the coolest uncle none of us had.

[@springytrap4979]

True that

[@jwardbass4452]

That... I haven't seen a comment that accurate in a long time, even though I do have some cool uncles.

[@dragonpokemon22]

My last name is Ellefson maybe I'm related

[@tammysigmon853]

He was so cute when he was young!

[@jbpmuse]

"Mom, I'm heading out to uncle Dave's house for the afternoon. He's gonna help me with algebra, teach me to drive stick shift, and teach me to master magics five!"

[@metfan4l]

Always seems like the nicest guy ever, nice video.

[@godfatherNYC]

+metfan4l True, and most people would _probably_ not say the same about Mustaine!

[@chsims7032]

Thank God you didn't meet Tony Iommi or James Hetfield, you can't even spell their names right.

[@scottbromage]

Aiden Macleod NICE GOING AIDEN! Geeze now you got the Grammar Polize effter you!

[@99tjpro]

i mean, hes from minnesota...

[@chiyo-chanholocaust8143]

Someone gotta balance out the assholeness of Dave

[@KZ3fps]

David "There's a lot of nuance in there" Ellefson

[@lordberly]

😂😂

[@sheyringhang2269]

Hehe

[@kaddathspeedruns35]

The mark of a real bass player! Nuance!

[@dawson1787]

Well this didn’t age well

[@slimeypope6703]

@@dawson1787 wdym

[@aleksanderwojczak765]

Getting this in my recommendations after yesterday's news is quiet ironic.

[@KamyGG]

*"Instruments sometimes have songs in 'em."* *- David Ellefson, April 2016.*

[@dannyle_chu]

He's said it before 2016 many times

[@KamyGG]

Danny Le : If you say so.

[@erakattack]

+Danny Le Guess he should've scoured the internet and the Ellefson archives before making that KZbin comment..

[@KamyGG]

Hahaaaa. Sarcasm kills. Nice one dude :))

[@herpderpinson6117]

666th like oof

[@TightyWhities94]

this guy is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO underrated. he's also very likeable guy. imo he deserves 10x the attention than he gets these days. Edit: oh wow 2.3k likes! I'm famous.

[@megaterium9694]

+TightyWhities94 Of course man, David isn't just the bass player of megadeth, he's the guy who made it with mustaine, we know mustaine is the face of megadeth but David is more than just a bass player

[@JoaoKorreiaa]

+TightyWhities94 chris poland and gar samuelson deserve it too, they were freaking awesome and debatable the best on their positions

[@jakes1591]

+TightyWhities94 This guy is anything but underrated. Why you hear good bass players, the general answer is this guy and steve harris. Maybe old metallica is mentioned, too. In terms of metal these are the people who are talked about, frankly, too much.

[@JoaoKorreiaa]

***** really doubt what youre saying

[@binglebop5877]

TL:DR citation needed

[@14Yorker14]

There seems to be a perception among some metal fans that Ellefson is the sort of bassist that has only remained in the band for so long because he keeps his nose clean and just does what needs to be done. But that perception doesn't do him justice at all. The truth is that he is a very, very tight metal bassist who, in addition to locking in exceptionally well with Mustaine's lightning-fast riffs, has great tone, great phrasing, and also plays some very cool, very tasteful licks. I think he's one of the better metal bassists out there.

[@Michelob-Ultra]

He is lol

[@flacidhouse350]

No. The reason he stayed in Megadeth for so long was because he was a stupid kid that had never been in a serious band before and he didn't have the experience and confidence to stand up for himself. If he had he would have been kicked out with the rest of the band in the first purge for demanding his fair share of royalties. Mustaine has been cheating him out of song writing credits and a large sum of money for decades.

[@flacidhouse350]

Are you literate?

[@fakename9500]

sources?

[@eyealter]

@@flacidhouse350 Dave never married his band. Yes it is his band

[@soundgarden6478]

The amount of times I've drummed along to his bass lines. Been a fan of Megadeth since 1999, always will.

[@majidamiri8495]

that's honestly so strange because 1999 was the *Riskiest* time to be a Megadeth fan... see what I did there?

[@aldousorwell3807]

Hearing him talk about "Pull-offs, down by the nut, where all the tension is" has a whole new meaning now in 2021.😂

[@Pussinator.69]

😂

[@fidodido664]

he practises his strength a lot with masturbation

[@paulcraig99]

0:54

[@pauly51]

Guitar terms only. Learn your guitar or bass.!!! Hammer on. Pull off. Nut holds the strings on upper neck behind the 1st fret. I guess you could make any instrument dirty

[@aldousorwell3807]

@@pauly51 😐No.

[@XFry333X]

Dawn Patrol is so underrated as a metal song. Just pure heavy.

[@Infighter_]

+Felipe Revuelta Ikr, a lot of their songs are underrated

[@Deehvad]

+Felipe Revuelta Now I can only laugh, as I read our epitaph: We lead our lives as moles, in the dark of the Dawn Patrol..." I could see a lot of people skipping that song but not me, I loved it!

[@XFry333X]

+Deehvad right! The song is just heavy, the lyrics alone are gold!

[@xxczerxx]

So is Take No Prisoners

[@austin3g410]

Felipe Revuelta reminds me of "the god that failed"

[@LurchyScott]

Was Dave ever in radio during his off time from Megadeth? He has that radio voice that is uncanny.

[@rcoveyduc]

Gotta be one of the nicest guys in rock.

[@a5hen]

rcoveyduc MEGADETH IS METAL YOU PIECE OF SHIT

[@herbert224]

Subhamoy Das Where does the line go between rock and metal? Some people might call AC/DC metal, and someone else might call Slayer rock.

[@herbert224]

I see no problem with calling Slayer ”rock”, however I myself would call it metal. Where does the line go between the two, according to you?

[@mohawkmohican8611]

Subhamoy Das Id consider metal musicians to be rockstars and part of the rock community too though

[@flacidhouse350]

Metal is rock. Metal is a sub genre. There is no line between them any more than there is a line between food and pizza.

[@johnstoner666]

When he said “nut” ...I felt that.

[@stringedassassin]

So did he!

[@moistsalmon5633]

LMAO

[@metalpanda9330]

This aged well…

[@polindon]

yeet

[@martk647]

Nut sells, but whos watching.

[@telix5000]

He played his hardest riff recently.

[@RADERFPV]

Lmao!

[@martk647]

Long and meaty riff.

[@AktivnaPropaganda]

AYOOOO

[@braziliandesigner]

Really beautiful bass guitar.

[@GoogLf2]

Yeah, it looks amazing.

[@mattrowley1675]

i bought the "budget model" of this bass (about 600$) recently... i honestly feel like i should have payed more. jacksons are extremely well made, even the cheaper models.

[@Morphoidism]

@@mattrowley1675 Hell yeah, Jackson guitars are awesome

[@georgidobrevmusic]

Why yes David the tension often is high when I'm close to the nut ;)

[@matiascandia4946]

Georgi Dobrev no chill

[@JackieChandler69]

Georgi Dobrev hahahahahaha genius

[@RoscoeBleach]

Georgi Dobrev dude lmao

[@J4WESOME]

underrated comment

[@carlos31302]

Best comment ever

[@AndriyVasylenko]

Nice video! Few more: My Last Words is sickest (imho), Trust, Hook In Mouth, Family Tree. Prince of Darkness, Hangar 18 (simplest and so cool). Washington is Next (LoMenzo's credit, but it's still Megadeth though)

[@seizaisalone]

Andriy Vasylenko late reply but in my opinion both Trust and Hangar 18 is just amazing

[@haydenboisvert3738]

Andriy Vasylenko hhhhhhiiiiijjjiiii friends

[@youhavebeendemonetized]

Hello Andriy. Love your videos

[@MrMetalclay]

The chosen ones, Go to Hell and Angry again. It's nice that you can hear his bass work alongside heavy guitars.

[@zubiwani7376]

hi iii frandddd

[@jamesfriend1665]

David 2021 set list Train of Consequences In My Darkest Hour Dread the Fugitive Mind Reckoning Day Wake Up Dead Trust Sweating Bullets Countdown to Extinction Encore: My Last Words Community Property (Feat. Steel Panther) I Did It My Way (David on lead vocals)

[@zadiannelovessnakes8899]

That steel panther joke really got me

[@pic5451]

repost, you alredy put this in a loudwire video

[@holdenmcgroin5003]

Dick In Hand (Hook In Mouth)

[@mjlane13]

that was genius

[@4JudasPriest4]

Ellefson is humble and that makes him even more of a badass. Love this guy. Met him 3 times and he has a f'n great attitude. Very underrated bass player. He is AWESOME1!!!!

[@SOSOGUDRANA]

who's gonna tell him

[@billymercury3897]

@@SOSOGUDRANA 😔

[@thekillingduck]

@@SOSOGUDRANA not me... i'm not strong enough 😭

[@adeadguy]

Oh no......

[@AktivnaPropaganda]

welo this didn't age well..

[@ThePuertoricanBeastJonathan]

holy shit the Holy wars bass riff is sooooo sick

[@lemmy5599]

+The Puertorican Beast Jonthan Ayala its so gooood

[@keefriff99]

+The Puertorican Beast Jonthan Ayala No kidding! That shit is insane.

[@garrettderringer5093]

it's harder to play Holy Wars on bass than Guitar.

[@julienverveer748]

+Deth From Within yeah totally! and guitarists still think that bass is the easiest shit on the planet!

[@garrettderringer5093]

It really isn't! Have you tried Peace sells? It's a pain!

[@Sds518]

Love his passion for his instrument in this video, most bass players dont give a damn and think they're only there to play the root note to a song underneath the riffs, awesome!

[@BlasphemousVerses]

My Last Words has his best Bassline imo. So good.

[@luisugalde6956]

+Acid Fuzz The intro is also great. He follows Poland all throughout.

[@MegaThrasher95]

Yes! I never realized how badass the basslines were in that song until I heard the isolated tracks a couple of years back. So good!

[@ma5cm6g18]

I don't know if it's true but I heard that Mustaine wrote the bass riff in MLW.

[@MultiPoseur]

+The Rookie +The Rookie If you asked Mustaine, he would say that he wrote every note for every instrument.

[@cliffsenac2825]

Acid Fuzz for me it's five magics

[@eddieloera2951]

I notice he knows alot about tension near the nut...

[@zadiannelovessnakes8899]

There is only one thing that he slaps harder than that bass 🐔

[@herberthooverfeetpics4595]

AH.... AHHN....

[@coldguto]

Oooffff

[@jamesoppy900]

Hahaha

[@eddieloera2951]

Shit

[@johnmartinez7440]

Weird.

[@WillMustaine]

I love the bass in Five Magics...

[@seanantley1965]

Love his tone! Instantly know it's Megadeth just from his tone.

[@poochstyle]

I sir am by no means a bass man, but I call bullshit on this

[@tylerbrah4676]

I really wish Jackson would have more basses with precision jazz pickup configuration that isnt at $1000 or more

[@metaldisector6701]

Angry Again is exquisite.

[@iwillnevergetone5]

i hope everyone realizes the level of dexterity he's built up in his right hand. that doesn't come easy at all. 6-year update: yes, the jokes are funny

[@GreendayversusU2]

+Darrien Day His rhythm is so smooth it's insane. tabbed out the lines sometimes look pretty easy, but actually playing them and making them sound right like he does it hard as hell.

[@iwillnevergetone5]

Walty Ramone totally agree! every time i watch the old footage from like 88-92 of them playing Hook In Mouth i drool at the sight of Jr flawlessly nailing those 16ths throughout the entire song. especially that run he does after the chorus. such a solid player

[@danadrian2752]

Darrien Day his right hand is awesome... but that left hand tho

[@flacidhouse350]

Fuck the dexterity. The Strength is amazing.

[@sowelldon]

Teaching my daughter bass and showing her Dave's style is going to help her in other techniques of playing bass. You're right dexterity and his groove is awesome.

[@marcpledger]

Great bass player, seems like a genuinely good guy. Out of all the members of Megadeth past and present Junior is the guy I most want to have a beer with and talk about stuff that isn’t music.

[@binfawaz506]

I don’t know if this comment is ironic or not

[@gionozadze3165]

@@binfawaz506 LMFAOOOOOOOO

[@Spawnholio]

I hear he'll facetime with ya if you're well groomed.

[@detts5082]

@@binfawaz506 lmao

[@XxChrisxXBedofRazors]

Talk about what else that isn't music? ✊🍖✊🍖👊🐓🐓

[@ali965]

1:00 Fatal Nut 2:27 Nut Sells 3:58 Nut Patrol 5:36 Symphony of Nuts 7:11 Holy Nut

[@MorsBieg]

@@hadesthewolf521 relax, just a meme

[@Tdrummer888]

@@MorsBieg that doesn’t justify how absurdly unfunny it was

[@brandondickie3456]

@@Tdrummer888 that’s why humor is subjective (except fart humor, that’s funny only to a brain dead 5 year old.)

[@peanuts666]

​@@hadesthewolf521 c'mon, the comment is hilarious. I bet you're fun at parties 😂

[@cnelly4582]

The worst part is, you'll never be aware of how annoying these stupid comments really are. Ya, meme, doesn't make them bearable.

[@cameronwillson8145]

I am really good friends with his daughter Athena. I have actually talked to him multiple times, he is a super nice guy!

[@bryangoldsmith5902]

Marry that chick

[@pimpacciaturpe]

@@bryangoldsmith5902 marry her for science

[@iqm4574]

@@pimpacciaturpe i wondered If dave son married ellefson daughter And they had a baby, would he be the ultimate god of bass and guitar?

[@Mr.M1STER]

I'm not really a big Megadeth fan but I am 100% a huge David Ellefson fan.

[@craigroaring]

+bennydman666 Yeah, he seems like a very down to earth, enthusiastic person.

[@redneckmetalhead4333]

This dude is good he should be in a thrash metal band

[@TheGreenDoggoOfWisdom]

And he should name it Megadeth

[@redneckmetalhead4333]

@@TheGreenDoggoOfWisdom yeah and he should make a couple of bass riffs that might inspire people to play a instrument

[@rtomas47]

He should be :D

[@troyyoung3087]

oh shit....i thought this was top 5 tips on how to shoot big loads

[@Slayerrrrrr]

Dave is sweating bullets because he has to face the train of consequences on his reckoning day

[@EvangelhoImigrante]

Tornado of wife!

[@livestrong296]

Unholy wars, symphony of marital destruction

[@Slayerrrrrr]

Poor Dave got caught with hook in mouth!

[@Nveas15]

He was betrayed by lust, his body must be aching

[@konayuki8525]

Reckoning day?

[@magnus8805]

I don't like to add fuel to the fire, but watching him pick the strings is giving me some unwanted flashbacks.

[@triippy...6476]

We all saw Peace Sells being on here... don't lie

[@maisumjesus]

The only one that surprised me was Fatal Illusion, actually

[@michaelporter9695]

Should have been #1 ... People who don't even know metal love it ... It was so great Mtv adopted it as their main theme throughout the 80s

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

Dave will always be the true bassist of Megadeth

[@alejandrotorres9707]

It´s a shame that he is a sexual offender, we lose a great bassist in deed

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

@@alejandrotorres9707 sex offender for sharing nudes with a hot legal girl? Pfffttt. You're such a libtard candy ass

[@bthonk]

true

[@ardengoyda]

Sure

[@futurem6367]

L

[@CalebHimself]

The whole situation with David is just unfortunate. He seemed like a cool guy, but not everybody is perfect. I really would have liked to see him live.

[@kyletippett316]

I feel the same way. He’s still one of my favorite bassist and he writes killer bass lines, but what he did was wrong. I would’ve loved to see him live too.

[@sausthabbirsinghtuladhar1729]

what is the situation

[@isopropyltoxicity]

@@sausthabbirsinghtuladhar1729 he was texting an underaged girl

[@sausthabbirsinghtuladhar1729]

@@isopropyltoxicity like sexual stuff?

[@BubbaBass_Official]

@@isopropyltoxicity she was 17 when they 1st met. But the day the videos were leaked she was 19 and confirmed it before all the posts got taken down.

[@JMNTLRDRX]

Idk man, the people throwing shit at David probably have done far worse things than him. Still, I feel bad for his wife and kids.

[@thequebee_0101]

man but dave's footage was stolen illegaly and what are people even accusing him of, the girl was CLEARLY a consenting adult, she initiated all the calls and everything, still he's getting targetted, his personal life shouldn't matter with the band man

[@cheettz]

@@thequebee_0101 wasn't she 17?

[@thequebee_0101]

@@cheettz 19

[@glennanthony2733]

@@thequebee_0101 what are u doing here james,go back to writing some more riffs for the new album 😏

[@thequebee_0101]

@@glennanthony2733 kirk's still searching for his phone smh, haven't seen him since january

[@carloscastilleja7586]

Un gran Bajista y el Hombre con la mejor paciencia por que ha logrado aguantar a Mustaine desde el 83 v:

[@sergioperez3267]

jajajajah

[@GuillermoPintoG]

Carlos Shadows Gates Absolutamente

[@Ramoa111]

jajajajj

[@GuillermoPintoG]

Hage Matt Thats right, and now back to college to learn spanish

[@DiegoLopez-nn1ht]

jajaja genial man, tenes toda la razon!

[@psychosalad6653]

Bust in Peace

[@beanstudiossfm7051]

Hey doomguy hows it going

[@Olivysg]

Bad Omen has probably one of my favorite Drum & Bass Riff Tracks.

[@biorythmicshifter]

His performances on RIP and PSBWB are world class examples of impeccable bass playing. I would say in music period outside of genre labels. He is up there with the greatest easily...

[@LuxBacelo]

4:55 "Aguante Megadeth" That phrase is part of the song for us in Argentina. For those who doesn't speak spanish, when you say "aguante something" you are expressing admiration for that. It's a common phrase used when you like too much something.

[@facugrinder2148]

Ajja aguante something jajaj LoL

[@diegobado1584]

For those who don't , cerebrito. Ya hay un video de los propios miembros de megadeth explicando que quiere decir aguante megadeth..

[@garybusey1772]

I want David's voice, having his talent would be ok too I guess

[@rybanberr2770]

The wake up dead bass line at the cool part near the end is the best IMO

[@intimanuelsantamarinapifan8566]

"So far, So good, So rock"- David Ellefson

[@rugbyguitargod]

Probably my favorite bass riffage is in Lucretia. The intro riff punches and accents the parts nicely and the verse punches even harder with some cool melodic runs that tie everything together. Dave is truly a bassist’s bassist.

[@magneticmagnet4501]

Fact: I’ve watched this more than once

[@mingithemango]

fact: u are a dog

[@boarman55]

I’m surprised I found my alt account

[@thalamusDecimation]

That would make two of us

[@carlosg8108]

Same here pal

[@adibabdullah6633]

Same here 🔥🔥🔥

[@misfit2022]

Peace Sells and Dawn Patrol are my pick of these but love Holy Wars. I love everything about this song. My favourite Megadeth song and beautifully played by Nick Menza, a supremely underrated drummer which any drummer will tell you. Those who do not rate him often do not understand what he is playing but he was far more than a thrash drummer. Rust in Peace is a drummers dream the bass and drums make for a formidable rhythm section.

[@joeysousa310]

RIP Nick

[@flacidhouse350]

Menza isn't under rated. He's over rated. Metal drumming is much harder than Jazz drumming. Samuelson couldn't keep up.

[@Walamonga1313]

misfit Menza isn't underrated, he always gets praise as a great drummer. Honestly I didn't find his style too interesting but he was very tight and his playing fit the songs perfectly.

[@djjorix50]

@@flacidhouse350 Yes, stamina-wise, but ask a drummer without a jazz background to play polyrhythms or odd time signatures and the best they can do is memorize it through, not really feeling the pulse.

[@flacidhouse350]

@@djjorix50 Polyrhythm and odd time signatures are not the Provence of Jazz drummers. I don't know what your threshold for "jazz background is," But I will assume it means everyone that went to a music conservatory or ever played professionally in a Jazz Band. That's almost every famous living drummer, but examples of some of the few that aren't played polyrythms and odd time signatures very well are Ringo Starr, and John Bonham. Nick Mason was all over the odd time signatures too. Honestly I think rock drummers play odd time signature pieces much better. When Nick Mason or Lars Ulrich plays 7/4 you know damn well where the downbeat is. When jazz and prog drummers do that shit it's like they are reveling in the opportunity to obscure the downbeat. Then they condescending look at the poor sax player like it makes them a good musician that the soloist got confused by their math drumming.

[@LoLo-fj8iu]

Dawn patrol is one of my favorite . loved the bass ,drums and Dave's vocals!

[@mrstrenger.8334]

And Take No Prisoners ???

[@joejoe19976]

take no shit!

[@mrstrenger.8334]

Ooh, Fierro.

[@Stormrider-ij9tn]

+pollo lml got one chance infiltrate them,get it right terminate them

[@alicesim332]

take no shhhhhaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiittttt SHIT

[@Guitarmaster100nico]

shut up james

[@anzepancur5178]

He is out of the band now, damnn

[@noname-pk6ez]

Are you from Slovenia??

[@anzepancur5178]

@@noname-pk6ez yes, why haha

[@noname-pk6ez]

@@anzepancur5178 haha povsod smo

[@Colton-yb4sr]

@@noname-pk6ez In it sucks

[@lucaspedro4701]

01:00 fatal ilusion 02:26 peace sells 03:57 Dawn Patrol 05:35 Symphony of Destruction 07:10 Holy Wars

[@markreyes7454]

Sounds like his strings are new .

[@koosh6876]

Mark Reyes dont quote me on this but i think he only uses nee strings to get the david ellefson bass crispiness

[@dphmachine6276]

I think he said the bass in new. I'm guessing the strings are too

[@martinmccomb5462]

I thought he said both the bass and the strings were new. Did I misunderstand his words?

[@residentraccoon2910]

He's not going to do a video for Guitar World showcasing his most memorable bass lines with used strings LOL... just like doing a gig. Some of you guys are green AF jeez

[@williamreichelt2629]

five magics?

[@thrashtildeth247]

William Reichelt that will always be my favorite baseline

[@flashcrush3911]

William Reichelt my favourite!

[@flacidhouse350]

Does anyone actually believe that Mustaine wrote that?

[@johnkratos4313]

Flacid House how you know

[@flacidhouse350]

What?

[@bobs1540]

The precision of his playing is amazing.

[@whydoineedthis5117]

Dong Patrol from the album Fap in Peace

[@DARKNESS666ism]

Bruhhh lmao

[@alexlevesque9687]

I knew if I sorted by recent I'd find comments like this hahaha

[@H.E.M.]

Bust in Peace is their best album. ‘Holy Shit... I’m cumming soon’ is their best song, So awesome.

[@CYCOxFOX13]

David is one of the best bassist of all time

[@unhandmeprrriest4601]

He's such a chill dude. I'd love to have a beer with him.

[@sofberet8888]

you sure?

[@lemon_curry_]

@@sofberet8888 he may have cranked his driveshift to a 19yr but he still seems like a great guy. I'd probably wait for the drama to cool down and THEN have a beer

[@Zeqweery]

@@lemon_curry_ don’t remind me of those terrible lyrics in mechanix lol

[@lemon_curry_]

@@Zeqweery bro, you should have seen the demo of Jump in the Fire Good lord, it's almost as bad as a lyric suggestion made by Kirk for St. Anger

[@Zeqweery]

@@lemon_curry_ yeah dave couldnt really write lyrics in the early days

[@sebastiantam7654]

I'm listening this video with headphones and damn, sounds as good as the track in the studio. No errors and clean sound

[@m169marroquin]

I always felt the Peace sells riff more snappy and poppy.

[@harryforster602]

These ellefson videos are truly heartbreaking. Such an incredible bassist, such a shame the way things went

[@idrathergetaidsthangetwoke9145]

It's a shame Mustaine was such a coward about something quite harmless.

[@harryforster602]

@@idrathergetaidsthangetwoke9145 “what? No second chance?’

[@idrathergetaidsthangetwoke9145]

@@harryforster602 as I understand it he's back in?

[@heavymetal9448]

@@idrathergetaidsthangetwoke9145 funny how Mustaine talks proudly about fighting, fucking and drug taking but couldn't give his bassist who made a mistake

[@erwinbenally8027]

What happened?

[@jcdenton616]

He's so professional at EVERYTHING he does, I love David Ellefson!

[@hondansx1000]

my personal favourite is Hanger 18, first Megadeth bass line i ever learnt

[@hondansx1000]

+Not a Droogie so it is

[@springytrap4979]

+Not a Droogie Im a droogie

[@mishasuh8838]

All these badass lines will be remembered forever, and... fuck! It's like having a nice dream and getting a punch in the face! Good luck for Mustaine on finding anyone else to "replace" Mr.Ellefson.

[@the4given196]

you cant replace jr. he ws perfect for megadeth. he and mustaine were the spirit of the band.

[@Morphoidism]

@@the4given196 James LoMenzo is back in Megadeth, but we're not sure if he's staying for the foreseeable future.

[@the4given196]

@@Morphoidism Thats both good and bad news. Good: he prooved with the 2004 remake that he can perform ellefsons lines really well. Bad: everything after that was pretty meh.

[@Lostsage01]

When I was growing up and heard these songs, I never really gave much thought to what he was doing since I’m not a bass player. But as an adult watching these (now a drummer, still not a bass player) I’m thoroughly impressed at just how good he is. Nice and tight playing, clean sounding riffs.

[@PedroSilva-xl7iw]

Came here to remember the good days when he was still my idol

[@DJAshba99]

? he didn't anything illegal

[@BegetterVIIEVEN]

@@DJAshba99 Yeah

[@PedroSilva-xl7iw]

@@DJAshba99 oh now I can only lose respect for someone when they do something illegal? so let's all gather and praise Ellefson then for beating it to a girl younger than his daughter while cheating on his wife... all while being a self proclaimed pastor. Sorry, not the same Ellefson who inspired me

[@DJAshba99]

@@PedroSilva-xl7iw they have been doing illegal stuff since 1983.

[@PedroSilva-xl7iw]

@@DJAshba99 you missed my point, I never said i cared about how much drugs they did, that's what you would expect from a regular rockstar back then anyway. But i very much believe in something called moral. Seeing David going against everything he stands for publicly to satisfy his perv needs just shows he doesn't care about right or wrong if it pleases him, he's just a hyprocrite with fame and money.

[@powerface71]

I saw that tour (2:56) with Dio and Savatage in Kalamazoo MI!!! That was one hell of a show and the last time I got to smoke Opium!! I was 15 then, I haven't seen any Opium since and I will be 50 next year! Miss that flowery scent and that body buzz!!!

[@denverdubrule500]

poison was the cure should've been on here lol

[@thorthunderlungs5171]

And My Last Words.

[@ardipithecus11]

+Denver Dubtle I never hear anyone mention that song and It's my all time favourite Megadeth song. I'm glad I get to see someone mention it here.

[@DushtYantr]

+ArdipithecusR. Oh...all Megadeth fans love it. It's the greatest under 3 minute song ever.

[@JawJX]

+Denver Dubtle But you have to remember it's not Denver Dubtle's top 5 Megadeth bass riffs.

[@var1410]

The video's intro reminds of Poison was the cure

[@ali965]

i hate to have to hate this guy. his playing is so iconic and seems like a cool guy

[@MorsBieg]

you dont need to hate him

[@djc5165]

“Hangar I thought she was 18”

[@337camo]

I've always loved his tone. It's so dang crispy and metallic sounding. I've never once heard him play with strings that sound old.

[@edelcorrallira]

Seriously, one of my favorite bassists. Very tasteful, and can balance expression, foundation and overall musicality. Supremely talented but really never overbearing. Sad we wont get to listen to his work on the new Megadeth album, but hopefully Metal Alliance and other platforms will allow us some more ear bliss from the man :)

[@leonardo666jazz]

AGUANTE MEGADETH

[@fran22yo]

Aguante Argentinaaaa

[@pablobetti545]

aguante carajooo...megadeth lo mejor del thrash

[@patrickgalvezpots]

megade megade awante megade

[@thesenate2656]

Watched the live chat where he played for a fan, and damn, did he shred that bass of his.

[@gjb79ful]

Always liked him since first hearing Megadeth, great guy.

[@sofberet8888]

u sure

[@gjb79ful]

@@sofberet8888 what's your point?

[@Some0neSomewhere]

I love the fact that most of his favs are our (the long time fans) favs. And that he doesn't shy away from saying, "This is actually hard" even though is may not seem that way. Too many musician's give this false sense of "This is easy just go do it" when it's not. He let's you know, "Have some patience, and practice."

[@MoonshineSazerac]

He's a great teacher, but the biggest lesson I've learned is 'don't trust other people with nude videos of yourself'.

[@Parka_Niel]

My body is on my knees betrayed my luuust We FAP to each other so much (SO MUCH)

[@anotherdot2043]

@@Parka_Niel “That in nothing we bust”

[@ObsidianLife]

Not at all defending what he did (no nearly 60 year old married man should be sexually engaging someone who's barely legal and the age of their own children) but to be fair...he did not know it was being filmed.

[@Sergio2006A]

Yay! We're mentioned at 4:53 Aguante Megadeth!

[@kevins5473]

I met David at Tacoma Ted Brown Music, he was a real great person. He stayed after the clinic and signed autographs and took pictures with everyone who came by.

[@TheGustavoPlayer11]

man, i really missed five magics, that riff is freaking awesome

[@Connor_Bowles]

There's so many more, I personally love the bass intro on "The Poison Was the Cure"

[@TheMetalPodcast]

Oh yes, good call! I love that one too!

[@JonsterMonster]

No.1 In my Darkest Hour. No.2 Bust in peace. No.3 Sweating Bullets. No.4 Train of Consequences.

[@droksbeel]

This made my morning.

[@dkmen7592]

2:42 "dong patrol"

[@Uzurr69]

😂

[@LcZuffa]

i like Trust.

[@amirhosseinghorbani3326]

Hangar 18? More like Hangar "under 18" *BA DUM TISSSSSSS*

[@haritodecebolla]

Train of Cocksequences!

[@b3fr1enderbetr4yer8]

She's 19

[@gishmoe3088]

I heard he's lost his endorsement. Everyone talking about him Jackson off.

[@mprogger5476]

Symphony of Jizztruction

[@D-Man_Jam]

NOOO, how could you do ma boy like that?

[@griftingnightmares]

Happy he mentioned that part about picking up an instrument for the first time and suddenly writing a new song. I've had that happen a few times with a few different guitars, it is crazy how a song can just happen the second you hit a note without a thought, you have gold.

[@victorgheorghe7009]

I was so sure that the last one would be poison was the cure

[@maxdurk4624]

Victor Gheorghe I was expecting Five Magics or Take No Prisoners

[@cm5386]

Victor Gheorghe or take no prisoners. so many though

[@elihyland4781]

His right hand belongs in a museum

[@MrRed-tf7bv]

As of today May 24, 2021, Megadeth Bassist David Ellefson, is no longer in the band, it was inevitable. 💀🎸💀

[@mortuarium1031]

What is so amazing about Dave Ellefson is that besides be so underrated, is that he seems so insightful & modest.

[@marcusg5665]

Ellefson and Bain having a conversation 30 years ago is something I wish I could experience right now. two of my favorites.

[@Britishwolf89]

Damn i was hoping Bad Omen would be on this list. Would love to see him play it.