NAMM 2016: Eric Gales & Mono Neon Live At The Dunlop Booth

Two amazing musicians tearing it up at the Dunlop Booth on Saturday at NAMM and making use of some of the new pedals on the Dunlop pedal board.
SPECIAL THANKS:
Eric Gales & Mono Neon
Aguilar Amplification, www.aguilaramp.com/
Carr Amps (Sportsman Model), carramps.com/
Shure Microphones (KSM 313), www.shure.com/americas
Universal Audio (Apollo & 4-710D), www.uaudio.com/
Wishbone Workshop Amp Hooks, www.thewishboneworkshop.com/

[@guitarslim1989]

What’s so crazy is that both of them are naturally right handed but both play left handed upside down. There’s nothing better than seeing two talented musicians come together

[@Kyrbanuelos]

🤔No wonder I suck. I’ve been holding my guitar the wrong way all this time....

[@thereydiance]

I know, right.

[@St3ph4n3]

Lol...

[@AyoBaby]

🤣🤣

[@cyntar556]

Lol

[@brucecaldwell5239]

@@cyntar556 Looks like Eric is picking with the side of the pick like Pat Metheny.

[@judahyumul7562]

BRUH. Mononeon has such a good ear.

[@dbanton83]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@bcp5296d]

yea he's the one staying in time lol.Other guy slips once or twice but not much at all.

[@jaysjaysgarden398]

gezzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[@bonbonafide2ko872]

That’s because MonoNeon not only plays Bass, he plays piano, and played Bass in church and musically things can change at the drop of a hat and you have to listen and adjust. watch for subtle cues. He creates and writes compositions. I mean the music sheets, notes, breaks, repeats,rests, time signature, everything!! Besides, been playing since 4yrs old. His dad is a Bassist too. He learned listening to his dad , plus practicing playing from songs on records. Very talented young man.

[@bonbonafide2ko872]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5azp4F-rM9pqKM. That’s a link to a video he posted almost 10 yrs ago he played piano on a song he composed as tribute to his Grandfather. It’s beautiful.

[@bigrustydog]

I'm sitting hear reading some of the responses about this clip, "too much delay", "he's overplaying", etc. Man, both of these guy's are playing their asses off. Dunlop is paying them to showcase their stuff and they are getting folks attention and making them sit up and take notice. Two excellent musicians sitting up having a musical conversation...Play on

[@inspectorbudget]

bigrustydog Yeah some people don't have a clue...

[@BassByTheBay]

... Playa.

[@jentryhaskins9189]

Everybody is always going to have something to say.

[@nickbadgio]

Exactly! Plus, they're having fun!

[@brewcewillis8328]

I'll never understand why people try and shit on virtuoso musicians. Is it jealously? there's really only two people that watch these videos - guitar players listening, taking notes, looking for someone new or a new sound to help their own playing evolve - or haters saying that they prefer David Gilmour. I like both. Also, David Gilmour is playing at the top of his ability. If he could play faster he would, and then he would lose fans for "overplaying".

[@bak1386]

I'll never understand how these dudes play upside down so well. Especially on guitar with all the chord shapes. Mad skills

@Bread& Butter Bass strings on bottom actually aligns w/ the staff notation and our perception of going up the register and down. It's the normal way that's messed up where we go down to go up.

[@djentcommunion2422]

@Larry Swain Same dude. I am lefty and i play right handed bass and i'm cringing right now

[@RJNumber45]

@ great comment!

[@bernardselasienkpe4084]

@larry swain also left handed and i realize I should have learnt upside down. Too late to correct now tho. 😭

[@davidduffin1580]

Maybe they thought JH was the only one playing it right.

[@GuramKasrashvili]

Haven’t had chicken this fresh in a while

[@SkaYouth]

because black people like chicken ? Wow, racist much.

[@tairi2009]

@@patd4914 no. They're jamming on a song called "the Chicken" 🐔

[@SkaYouth]

@@toadwerx6063 I know that.. but Gurami didn't, Which is why I'm virtue signalling. Who is the idiot now huh...

[@SkaYouth]

@@toadwerx6063 no u can't. because I'm right.

[@SkaYouth]

@@toadwerx6063 hah, as I had expected. your long words don't have any argument to the topic at all. Just you bragging about how cool you are. Again, you wrong. I'm right.

[@myksbox]

Hendrix would be beside himself to hear this jam. It went next level. The best jams may go astray at times and then reconnect in even better unexpected ways. Two guys going full on. The result is amazing

[@tomanonym1168]

The thing that gets me the most is their ability to keep it tight, it's incredibly tight and considering all the fooling around they're doing, it's nothing less than a miracle that they're able to hold down the groove so well.

[@fnk4lyfe354]

Mono's Timing is Insane!!

[@Muzik4life1234]

Both of these brothers playing better than anyone seen in recent years!!!! Great 👍🏾

[@2kpurp879]

Frfr

[@Thisisspacemusic]

MonoNeon is so damn amazing at that bass!

[@tyrone31877]

I realize I'm 2 years late on watching the video, but this ain't right. These 2 just played something that set my soul on fire. Now I'm up downloading the video so I can rip the audio, lay it down as a track, and then play my drums to it. I'm supposed to be sleeping!!!

[@stigmurder99]

GET THAT SHIT MAAAANNNN

[@ScottJarreau]

Where’s the finished product?

[@tyrone31877]

@@ScottJarreau Bro!! I completely forgot I was doing this. But thank u for reminding me. We just moved do now I have no excuse!!

[@ScottJarreau]

@@tyrone31877 Get it Doc! 👍🏾

[@dxmirr]

@@tyrone31877 | im waiting on it bro!

[@bizthin]

Both lefty, upside-down too! These are BAD MEN!!!

[@debroahcain5191]

Stratoblogster it's cause there black and gotta be like jimi funny thing is he wouldn't did it if he didn't have too

[@timvigil5307]

Deborah Cain, you dumbfuck

[@debroahcain5191]

your right I am he is a true guitar god know bullshit excuse me for my lack of knowledge on eric he is amazing musician

[@moonishome7896]

Damn

[@user-fx7rr6lv8h]

mono is right handed but plays upside down

[@mihaelguitarhero]

This MOnoNeon is one of the best bassits I ever heard!

[@samuelhawthorne8137]

problem is you can barely hear him

[@mihaelguitarhero]

Its allright niga

[@kamoya8]

+Jonathan Barnes I was listening through my phone speakers but eventually plugged in my headphones and could hear him clearly. His sound is panned to the right too

[@antoinefortin6269]

sam, dude what

[@joshjamesuk]

Put some headphones on brother.

[@jeffkressner5675]

Holy shit! Two genius musicians tearing it up. Intuitive improvisation at its finest.

[@xl7131]

style, flavor, skill and technique, Eric Gales is a monster and Mono is a beast -- keep expressing!

[@robpattison6606]

insanely good . best strat player next to Jeff Beck now that Jimis gone

[@IndonesiaGuitarHAS]

This mononeon monster just like he is traveling through the universe with his fingers. Damn son.

[@peepsieD]

Best comment!

[@rowangraves7327]

Bruh for realllll

[@stigmurder99]

Insane skillage

[@iagobroxado]

just a quick note: both guys on the video are playing "upside down", how rare is that? lol Eric Gales never ceases to impressão me.

[@shundaniels2022]

a. AÀ

[@boilk]

I never noticed that before about Mono! I could listen to these guys lay it down, all day. Love Mono, with Ghost Note!

[@arcangelmaaze7804]

Iago B I am seeing him for the first time but I am impressão também. kkkkk

[@gleventhal]

You let your Brazilian slip out there :)

[@joshjamesuk]

Left Handed playing a right handed guitar flipped upside down.

[@KristianLarsenGuitar]

Eric is just insanely good! Inspiring and scary at the same time!

[@okavipra]

either really high on drugs or a monster

[@jas_bataille]

If being on drugs would make you a monster, most posers cats would be total virtuosos...... Just sayin' Drug kill virtuosos don't create em

[@peterschmeiser4439]

this song is a loose interpretation of the Chicken. As a bassist myself, I praise this duet as masterfully done.

[@chrislee6403]

This guy is the Real deal. Thanks for sharing your gift.

[@LOLAP95]

Von Schmidemayer ur a bassist? Lol foh u guys are usless

[@LeeLewis100]

I thought I knew this tune!

[@MrGreenAKAguci00]

Jaco would be happy.

[@craigcottrellethan4969]

Thanks. Haha. I was trying to remember the name myself. Only reason I read the comments.

[@howlinnadeaux766]

The people around me must think I'm watching the most putrid video on the internet based on my face

[@597das]

the stank face can't be controlled when the music is this funky

[@sernatliz]

Two gifted musicians

[@catherineowens7381]

Still amazes me, even after watching it so many times. Glad MN is currently touring with Eric right now.

[@Lt.Mingus69]

Mono Neon...WHEW! Instant fan right here, glad I tuned into this tonight.

[@aliensporebomb]

They're both extremely good. I could have listened to this all day.

[@benjaminhicks3138]

Me Too!!!

[@nottiredofwinning3736]

Amazing performance from two supremely talented musicians

[@embazle]

Mannn Just love seeing musicians vibing off of eachother like this. The butter bass playing takes the guitarist in all shimmering delights, just a happy place to bathe and swim anywhere, Mono's bass playing takes you places.

[@jwandhistools]

Mind sufficiently blown.

[@OmnesiaBand]

These two are ridiculously fantastic

[@lionelmaalikduvalsaint415]

And both left handed!

[@williamland2646]

Of all the upcoming crazy good musicians MonoNeon I think is the most promising in my book. He can shred but he only does it if it makes sense. So many musicians just chop to chop but seeing him play like this is so incredible. He just holds it down and can go with you and take you farther wherever you go. Wonderful playing by him I'm truly blessed to be able to hear it

[@hyronharrison8127]

That's what I call FEELING the music...amazing

[@marcusbrown6506]

These fellas r off the chain. The bass player is in the pocket most of the time. His figure bass notes are phat.

[@PHILKaJo]

They're lefthanded guitarists playing right handed guitars (upside down) ... This guitar orientation... Maximum Respect 🙌

[@YaoEspirito]

And I think BOTH are actually right-handed in real life!

[@bonbonafide2ko872]

They are both Right handed.

[@pilgrimMj]

Thanks for the amazing sound quality!

[@mattiemoore60]

This young man is my nephew and this has been going on in his life since he was 2 years old and I hope he will continue to do well.

[@dsanders799]

it's your nephew now huh when he was two and bad was he still your nephew lol

[@AndrewP210]

Cap

[@lebohangmakhasane9806]

Two guitarist improvising simultaneously, this is beyond talent. Mono is truly underrated and though he is improvising he is so disciplined at allowing Mr. Gale to lead the way.

[@uraharamitchell7250]

"Hey, Unstoppable Force. Let me introduce you to my friend, Immovable Object"

[@TheOfficialCaseMade]

Eric Gales is one of the best guitarists on the face of the planet, period. He can just play exactly what he thinks with no hesitation, no getting lost. It's like his fingers are just spitting out brilliant music as fast as his brain can think it up. Not to mention how unique some of his chords and phrasing is, and Mono is equally as talented. These guys should play together more often.

[@AngelWest58]

Not getting lost - the philosopher's stone of playing music. If you make the priority NOT GETTING LOST then there is no limit to the potential

[@russelljones8303]

I still come back to this after all these years because I love hearing how they just got together and jammed to this making it a really awesome musical treat. #Respect

[@davibaldrani]

Eric is so original, he is not a copy of any player, he is an inexhaustible source of phrases, rhythms and melodies.

[@carlwoodard2437]

Memphis! Mono is doing his thang!!

[@Jrod1rulz]

Carl Woodard 😂Eric too bruh they both from out here

[@meowleycat]

mono's tone coming in hot with that aguilar

[@Bando_6.0]

every time i come across this video, i am so amazed by the talent of these two musicians. this content inspires me so much.

[@DanielMoreira_18]

I aways get back to the video, what a feeling, great improvising from both!

[@mysterybat35]

Wow amazing! Eric Gales signed my strat pickguard a while back. Good guy and super talented!!

[@byost83]

Jesus...THAT TONE!!!

[@Belman5]

Absolutely brilliant playing from both guys. Just incredible.

[@TomFeelz]

oh my...this level of playing. just incredible. both playing upside-down & left. unbelievable, both are truly listening to each other.. the syncopation @6:34 @7:10

[@Alex-ox7fm]

man eric gales plays so ofd the rails sometimes in the most satisfying way

[@thehighwaybandit6933]

As a musician myself, I’ve never seen anything like this somehow. Speechless.

[@oliver5976]

This piece was a fantastic experience at first with earphones! Godlike music!

[@diversify210]

Love Eric Gales. The dude is out of this world. Love how I can turn the sound all the way down still see every note he plays in his expressions

[@simonrussell77]

The upside down freaks of nature! Too good.

[@jadenbaker1159]

2:44 I’m obsessed with that lick 😖😖😖🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@bcancun123]

JadenBaker So awesome

[@rocastafunk6598]

Guy with the scarf in the back knows how to react to that lick

[@spotteddogmemphis]

This is the kind of epic music that comes out of Memphis. Epic.

[@djmichaeltimex4511]

This video has convinced and inspired me to finally go ahead and learn how to play. I’m absolutely loving this.

[@chiiitmeng]

Damn, Eric gales plays straight from the soul!

[@godchild6542]

They both play their guitars upside-down..Super sick man 🎸..🙌🙏😎✊🗿

[@CMane]

That was absolutely incredible. 💯

[@godchild6542]

1 of the best sessions ever!!!🎼✊👏😎🗿

[@adewerry]

Thirsty? Drink this- the perfect mix!

[@ProfWlopes]

Who still watching this in 2045? 🇧🇷

[@rottenandremixedrecords]

Watching from the future right now

[@claesvanoldenphatt9972]

Ay yam

[@josequintanilla6864]

This must've been so fun for them to play together ❤️

[@jamesriameigmp]

This bring forth healing to the ear

[@padakeno]

Great version of The Chicken here !! :) Love it :)

[@bartcok7238]

Yeee I was scrolling through the commments to check out if some fellow bassist heard jaco as well. Yet another perfect example of learning from our past. Mononeon could be Jacobs colorful quilted upside down modern twisted son. Poor some gale in there and you’ve arrived at your ultimate basstination

[@Saxement]

You go to NAMM. You see these people jammin'. You see that there is a team of professionals filming the whole thing. You know that they will probably edit it with clear sound straight from their amps. You proceed to bust out YOUR FUCKING IPAD and film anyway.

[@jamesantoine3800]

RJ Koster i want to play like that

[@rolsonray]

Gatdammit! LOVE you guys absolutely nice hearing y'all stay busy on the damn strings! GOOD TIMES!!

[@randybrooks5754]

Two of best in the world.....real music, body and soul! Eric... So...underrated. Mono is just getting started. No body on the planet plays like either one. They had a true conversation.

[@FS-sg8cv]

Glorious!!!!! I'm high on some kush and this was understood in all senses excellent!

[@dr.manhattan6278]

Anyone notice Mr. Hendrix way in the back smiling?

[@scottmatheson2390]

oh yes.

[@sportsfan120577]

Diiiiiiiiig brother that was out of sight

[@williamfernandes3552]

Fantastic these two!

[@basswanderer2765]

i had to turn my monitor upside down....this is amazing.

[@studiobencivengamarcusbenc5272]

Good I like the attitude and the playing - of course they overplay- because they can 😂👍

[@Braddockmanne]

the dark side of the chicken

[@theseuslightborneprotector4223]

just told my daughter this IS MUSIC 😎 ty for making US smile

[@Blackphyre]

This is SO musical and funky!

[@thomjz]

What am I doing listening I've got to practice.

[@craigcottrellethan4969]

Same thoughts. Lol

[@manlypedro75]

guilty too...

[@tay-basswalker3964]

As a bass player myself. Listening is a part of practice.

[@yaroslavromanov8357]

this is practice for your soul

[@BREAKocean]

gotta give yourself some goals to asipre to

[@beatthekiyo]

Jaco approved!

[@nixonsilva5601]

I come once a month to listen to this.

[@Doug5524]

Two monster players Thanks, guys.

[@thecreativelady]

Upside down & backwards! Eric is really right handed but learned to play from his brothers who were left handed.

[@soeffingwhat]

He must have been Ambi-dextrous (strong in both Hands) cos if he'd been a total righty then he would have learned righthanded. I'm a lefty and tried to play righty but it was no good.

[@thecreativelady]

I think you're right!

[@uncleswan3896]

MonoNeon plays lefty righty also! check it- both are axe flippers

[@randysamba337]

I'm left handed but play right handed. Works for me well.

[@soeffingwhat]

Randy Samba Some lefties are successful at doing that but others, like me, aren't.

[@ayarrrod]

2:43-2:46 Gives me life

[@majorsims156]

I met eric when i was 13 years that man is bad ass .... In memphis tn sitting in hais house my brother friend played drums beside him lil hott.... Another bad ass.......

[@MrDoctorCosmo]

Eric Gales is an absolute Force of Nature... just saying. THANKS!! for sharing this one.

[@MM-et5kz]

I can’t believe what I’m hearing. Eric Gales...Damn son🤭2:04

[@dannyboy1731]

I love how the bass has a 'fat' sound..nice lead guitar playing

[@garyspiegel2355]

absolutely fantastic

[@seamusdoolan]

Dude the groove on this is next level

[@joint2joint2k]

One could say Holy Shit. But that still really wouldn't do it justice.

[@jean-claudearsenault224]

Like shit thru a goose....

[@flo-grownplumber6]

My neighbors love this. They about to find out why

[@AntonyKein]

I'm speechless !!! This is insane !!!!!!

[@tanekag77]

Wow this gave me chills...and look at Kingfish in the crowd going off 😃🥰all three are awesome

[@AmagrasMUSIC]

The most played song in jazz contests

[@maxsergeant9934]

That’s not a good thing. If everyone is playing that why would anyone still listen to it after 10000 times. Jazz is about fucking improvising and making new shit, not playing the same shit over and over and over and fucking over again. And i go to the comsrvatory of amsterdam where they play standards every day, but at least they adjust the songs and make own modern arrangements on it so it isn’t fucking boring. Sorry for the rant, just hate history repeating tooooo goddamn much. I’m all for learning from the old cats because it’s a really good way to learn though. Just do something different with it.

[@tempuramonster]

Oh look, music at NAMM!

[@Gimbergp]

These beasts are on another level.

[@joangelina5826]

Much love to these 2 geniuses ❤️ ❤️

[@ChrisBOnBass]

two of the baddest lefties in the game

[@js100serch]

I'm lefty and even I can't understand how they play like that using those instruments. O.O

[@judythepunk461]

after 5 years i still come back here, seeing this as a 15 year old bassplayer was eye opening

[@e1337air]

both are so incredible... shame you never hear about people like this...