NAMM 2020: Jared Smith (Archspire)

[@DeanLamb]

THIS IS JUST NOISE, THIS ISN'T MUSI- ...oh wait I'm in this band.

[@shanedelgado666]

Holy fuck you guys are awesome! Best band on earth presently. An evolution of death metal and I'm so glad I get to witness it as it happens. Thank you for doing what you do!

[@AlexZEL]

can totally agree, how can you listen to thi- ...fuck, your music is all I listen to

[@raynerdandot9673]

Fuck you! Go listen to justin bieber u piece of... oh wait... you're the guitarist! Go back to the studio already please!!!!

[@xnoreq]

Who is the bald guy in the back that occasionally slips into the frame pretending to be busy?

[@watermelons2921]

you're right your music is just noi-.... wait i own a record

[@aFutureSelf]

I vote make this guy more audible in the mix. Hes sick

[@brucenatelee]

Yes, not enough bass players get love in the studio recordings. Only reason I can hear the bassist in Beyond Creation is because he's unique with his bass bending.

[@traceelliot1360]

Yea, cant hear any details of the bass chops.

[@traceelliot1360]

Boost 300k Mids to have bass heard on mini bluetooth speakers.

[@lucasgasse]

Hell yeah

[@dread-cthulu]

I didn't realize how much I was missing in the mix until hearing him perform here...

[@seraphimdunn]

I am old as fuck. This dude is the best death metal bassist I have ever heard. He is a monster. His playing is simultaneously dirtier than a politician's money and cleaner than the inside of a bottle of soapy water.

[@f.b.jeffers0n]

Check out First Fragment...

[@VertigoGTI]

@@f.b.jeffers0nlol, I was going to suggest checking out Dominic Lapointe

[@EeekItsSnek]

​@f.b.jeffers0n first fragment is good, don't get me wrong. But Archspire is on a whole other planet in terms of listenability and technicality. (In my opinion) Archspire has wayyyy more appealing riffs to listen to and are extremely technically proficient to boot. First Fragment is sort of technical and (again in my opinion) has less songs that I am willing to play over and over again past the first or second listen. I still jam every Archspire song I hear and I've been listening to them for almost a decade now.

[@alexanderteodor-maziluiii1489]

@@EeekItsSnek I agree. First Fragment is badass, but archspire takes things to another level of musicality and technical prowess.

[@Demonik44]

agreed !

[@DG-po3gi]

My wife heard me listening to archspire and said it sounds like a traffic accident.

[@wsr9855]

lmao

[@dread-cthulu]

It would have to be the most precise traffic accident ever.

[@deadasfak]

So how's the divorce going?

[@nation5478]

play her some Ed Gein

[@SlapMyBass3825]

Divorce her. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.

[@dtd1986]

Some of the most amazing playing you'll see in your life and barely anyone is paying attention

[@thedoriangray666]

The guy at the beginning turns around. Briefly.

[@DissYraiN]

dude in the maroon shirt looks like his brain gets broken from this.

[@creepystalkerperson2171]

perhaps because it's at namm and 99% of the people there aren't there to watch people play

[@jakel7213]

@@thedoriangray666 You talking about the Archspire guitarist? =P

[@thedoriangray666]

@@jakel7213 I can’t remember lol I’ll have to watch it again

[@tedpertzborn1480]

The song is irrelevant; this dude is an absolute BEAST of a bassist. Hell, he runs through slapping, popping, double slapping for speed, tapping, strumming, two finger and three finger speed picking, all in one riff. His technical mastery is VERY apparent. This dude has skills that he very obviously worked his ass off to master. Incredible musicianship, and this dude is an amazing bassist. Damn.

[@heavenly2k]

The song enables him to pop off though. The guitar and drums compliment the bass a lot.

[@Johnny2Drinks]

I heard Dean say in an interview that Jared was the best guitar player in the band, he kills

[@zakaryedwards5978]

Dean would say that...

[@officialmetalwill]

Jared had never played bass before joining Archspire. He is a guitarist turned bassist.

[@tfwnoyandere]

​@@officialmetalwill holy shit???

[@3DIVI6NE9]

​@@tfwnoyandereits true! Crazy musician

[@ShockTheMonkey35]

@officialmetalwill - I 100% doubt he "never" played bass before Archspire. I think you mean his main instrument wasnt bass until he joined Archspire. I mean i learned to kill on bass eventually, but to learn tremelo triplets and quads like that before ever touching a bass is gonna take a couple+ years to master on those thick ass strings. You can def see the dexterity of guitar from the tapping skills......but anyway, musicians that acquire skills this high almost always have other instruments they learn to play over time because of their deep love of music.

[@michaelcusick5809]

Shout out to Jared's hype-man Dean.

[@DeanLamb]

Ty

[@RisenofAshes12310]

That moment where he is soloing with his eyes rolling into his head. Praise be the gods of metal

[@levistoner]

What a beast, right up there with Alex Webster and Steve Digiorgio, and that’s high praise.

[@mauriciotoledo-acosta3915]

Agree! And you're missing Dominic Lapointe!

[@lthorsemanship8150]

Jeff hughell? Scott Plummer?

[@gauravshrestha6522]

@@mauriciotoledo-acosta3915 yes he is straight up great as well

[@ryckjunior9911]

I think Jared is on whole new level beyond both of them.

[@erradate6425]

@@ryckjunior9911 then you are missing out on what seprates good musicians from great musicians. I love jared, talked with him a bit after a live and i love archspire too. But how can you say he is beyond webster and giorgio ? they are much more accomplished, they are among these few bass players that have shaped the metal industry, that have been playing and innovating for more than 30 years... at that point in time, jared is far away from these 2 monsters, and he would say it himself.

[@cynaptyc]

Any bassist honest enough to use this tone is brave!! You can't hide anything! You better be this good!!! I love how clean and how much this tone cuts in the album mix and agree he could be a touch louder!

[@metalfan129]

Guy in the Mohawk and the guy with the beard go through a total life change watching Jared play. Disbelief, confusion, desire and than understanding they won't be that good ever.

[@sammiard]

Mind boggling playing. Per the usual from Archspire.

[@brandonanderson7887]

If you listen their music at 75% speed, it almost sounds possible to play.

[@alexanderteodor-maziluiii1489]

@@brandonanderson7887 Almost

[@ethanbilby9173]

@@brandonanderson7887 some of their songs get pretty insane

[@eliasaltman4439]

His playing is so liberated, never bound to what the guitars are doing

[@alanloyd7164]

And even when he does follow the guitar it's perfectly balanced.

[@inhalerofmoistmeals2931]

That's exactly what we need more of in metal

[@MrMetal6661]

Dean Lamb (Guitarist of Archspire) @ 2:54 "Yeah... *shrugs* He's okay"

[@NoobTryHard]

lmao you nailed it

[@Spc20061]

for everyone saying they cant hear the bass in the mix? what hes like perfectly in the mix. it literally cant get any better? i also think the bass is clearly so distinctive because of the tone. Sound like extreme compression or a overdrive pedal. either way freaking bad ass tone for death metal.

[@usernamesareforidiot]

I wonder if they mean the mix on the album? You can't hear basically any of these licks on that release.

[@GrotesqueSmurf]

They mean the mix on the album. You can barely hear him there.

[@Spc20061]

@@GrotesqueSmurf I get that now lol I can hear him on the album but it's a full mix. In this he's over the top so its doubled even.

[@blubbermammoth8426]

@@GrotesqueSmurf it’s pretty damn loud tbh

[@gargaj]

He's louder from around a minute, minute-and-a-half on in the video; guessing someone was tweaking the mix as it was going.

[@KevinHeiderich]

That's some gnarly tone there. Really dig that. Never noticed how much stuff Jared is playing (Also, kinda had to laugh seeing Kris Xenopoulos in the background there haha, hey Kris :)

[@GPT_Prompts]

I really love how this band seems to really enjoy each other and support one another. They could be anywhere else in NAMM but there they are watching and being amazed like everyone else.

[@mladdplayGames]

I saw this band 2 times and every time I was blown away how tight they played and how it seemed effortlessly

[@roydood]

6:48 a man possessed by the dark arts 🤘

[@realblakrawb]

Talk about flow state. He straight up channeled that.

[@armyadhitya]

"darkglass" arts

[@pungentzeus]

I love how everyone’s turned around grilling

[@nryzhkov]

Incredible performance. The third piece is obviously inspired by Mozart’s 25th symphony. But this time Jared added even more Mozart to the play. Starting from 11:01 seems like he is playing Requiem Confutatis.

[@kevinpainen4693]

Yes. the coral intro. :D

[@JasGoodgameJamzYuh]

Looks like he did it on purpose lol. He looks around a little bit right before he plays it, like "is anyone paying attention?" then plays it, and watches the crowd's reaction to what he's doing to see if they're paying attention

[@evergreentrail]

You know you're at the top of your game when other metal bassists stand there and just shake their heads. What a beast.

[@EricBurnetMusic]

Not sure if there's anyone currently pushing death metal bass limits while also conserving old school tone and attack as well as Jared. Blowing my mind here, dude.

[@itsdokko2990]

i consider myself a recent amateur bass player. Jared Smith and Dominique LaPointe have inspired me to reach my peak and then mercilessly shatter it

[@eamonahern7495]

Sees link on Archspire's Facebook. Me: I'll watch one song and maybe watch the rest later. 12min 34sec later: still here.

[@ashsaron]

Dave Otero casually photo bombing in the background

[@biorythmicshifter]

I absolutely LOVE his tone! Ridiculously great playing…

[@TheMooseintree14]

What a gift.

[@jake_the_bard]

I like how Ando San's just chilling in the background, headbanging and smiling at the insane bits

[@n10tan1gam1]

I was looking for a comment on Ando San’s cameo🫡

[@KadintheGuitarDude]

I love that everyone in this band gets equally highlighted. It's always so much about the guitars in metal when it comes to playthroughs and content but everyone in Archspire is ripping just hard as as everyone else and I'm glad they show that off

[@gordonburchell4337]

You are insane such precise playing and your tone crushes 6:50 in is just mind numbing tapping my jaw is still on the floor

[@vgaportauthority9932]

I get such hard Castlevania vibes from the bass being up front like this, and I like it very much.

[@alyssamaze5812]

No matter how many times I watch this, I'm still amazed by how insane this is! ✨️😵

[@joet81]

Holyshit I love archspire even more than I did before after watching this

[@TitanTrond]

Blown away, incredible skill and timing, a true modern day metal bass master! 💯🔥

[@Saplingbat]

Mans is very quickly becoming one of my favorite bass players

[@threeballwilly]

The upstrokes slapping with his thumb is so smooth and clean. Ridiculous!

[@Citizen_JQP]

I don't think I've ever seen anyone play like this. What the fuck, insanity, in all the best ways.

[@dukedrummer1787]

Man!! You are the best bassist on earth ! Omg!! You get the rythm and tempo of all song !

[@leonardomattarmonteiro2824]

SENSEI JARED is unbelievable THIS BASS Player is a MONSTER ✊👏👏🤘🤘🔥✨🖤

[@Steve_643]

Archspire has the most talented string section of any band I’ve seen. All 3 of those guys are unreal the amount of notes they play and timing is crazy.

[@cd0u50c9]

And yet it loses legibility and in many ways, the point. There's a point beyond which it's a technical exercise, not music... Amazingly skilled technical players, but that's it if you ask me.

[@hannasaynwittgenstein-berl6931]

@@cd0u50c9 >loses legibility and in many ways in what way? care to elaborates? >There's a point beyond which it's a technical exercise yeah maybe listen for more music? or you are way too brain damage to not understand songwritting if it's not straight forward? in that case, opinion discarded > not music wow we got them, the "akshually" guy. >Amazingly skilled technical players, but that's it if you ask me. ok again elaborates? what do you mean what they are writting are not actually music? what do you consider "music"? who are you consider musician? what type music you listen? what is it you consider songwritting? do you understand song writting?

[@MAV2105]

Wow, Dave Otero here, everyone! (in the back, talking to Dean and Tobi)

[@theplaguebearer666]

6:40... now THAT is how you play an appegio! Great stuff Jared... and that choked/precise bass tone is PERFECT for this style! So good stuff Dark Glass as well!

[@ciudadanovivanco1]

what a genius. He perfectly gets the role of a technical death metal bass player, ut take to the next level.

[@christophercarson7733]

Definetly one of the sickest dope bass solos I e ever seen you make billy Sheehan sound slow Jared you are a gift from god and thank you for sharing my left hand hurts just from watching that

[@NoCantsAllowed]

Absolutely mind blowing!

[@serazac25]

That Dies Irae bass line was so dope!

[@topherpost142]

When?

[@wombus7333]

Whoever changed the mix at around 1:30 is the real MVP

[@PotatoSaladjr]

Everything about this band is incredibly impressive. I saw them live a few years ago and my mind was blown!

[@sargerobo5792]

Archspire is one of the few bands that listening to a playthrough of almost any of their songs can be an awe-inspiring experience. HELL. YES.

[@eloymn5739]

so impressive. not only that he´s able to play but to learn it all must be so hard. can even imagine how much he´s studied to go on tour.

[@zakaryedwards5978]

he composed it, like wrote it, he came UP with it, and yes, he STILL has a hard time learning it for tours, there's a great 50ish minute documentary about the making of their last album and Jared specefically at one point says "yeah, you can sit and write it, then play it in a studio part by part, but then you have to go play it live" I can't imagine trying to learn it but he's not learning it, he's remembering it...

[@heavenly2k]

Favorite bassist.

[@lozang6252]

This was so good I actually had tears in my eyes. Perfection.

[@richb8291]

That stretch of tapping around 7 minutes was absolutely insane. It worked with the music so well on top of being a display of top tier tapping ability. Freaking mingya!

[@mannmusicplayerb1914]

How somebody could dislike the video? This is art!!

[@ENALDOm]

They liked the video so much they had to turn their phones upside down to like it again

[@SlapMyBass3825]

Ever since I started taking lessons with Jared, I feel like I can conquer the world.

[@SOMEBODYGETASPONGE]

You can hear every note. So bloody amazing.

[@tukantoscano]

After seeing this at least 1k times, I'm considering retiring from playing any further

[@jSpirituS7]

Humble dude. Mad respect 🙏

[@lamentis3025]

My bass just broke up with me

[@richarddixon4359]

the guy in the red giving his nodding approval the entire time is priceless

[@nonesovile8812]

God damn how metal/death metal or just extreme metal music period has came a long way... This type of stuff is constantly jumping light years from what the old school cats improved upon. As for this dude i mean he's beyond a prototypical bassist, i know he's not the first nor will be the last of bassist like this but shit dude is sick.

[@MrNickelbrille]

Dang,why can't I give a like everytime I listen to this?

[@creaksbass8953]

Actually insane

[@maxhart2406]

Both dean lamb and Dave otero are in this video. Love it.

[@HereXEG]

Ive got to say, I dont think after a year of learning this I could play it and Ive learned Lee, Burton, and Chancellor runs pretty easily. This dude is sick! Just thinking up these runs are amazing. The notation and knowledge of the neck is subperub!

[@geraldlaurens6987]

Jared Smith, very excellent bassist, j'espère qu'il y aura bientôt un nouvel album pour ARCHSPIRE

[@philanaemic]

Maybe it's just me, but I'd like Archspire even more if they actually punched up the instrumentals like this and buried the vocals more.

[@PainofRazeration]

They should always bump up the bass in the mix

[@paoloserafica]

PainofRazeration ikr the sound guy is doing Jared fuckin’ dirty, he’s the only member I search up for play throughs😭

[@goodtiger1316]

I I think that they love their instruments way too much to punch them up. Wouldn't burying the vocals get it even more dirty? Dirtier than it already is :o .

[@HexOmega3113]

I agree. I love the instruments but the vocals are bordering on annoying. Before everyone freaks out...im definitely a huge death metal fan and i love metal vocals, clean, gutturals, screeches, howling, and everything else. Just not a fan of that particular vocalist

[@HexOmega3113]

@ that's true. I will say that he did really well on remote tumor seeker though.

[@Yoshoggutha]

This man is a bass god.

[@jonathanshumway8423]

It’s crazy what the human body is capable of. Id cut myself on a butter knife and here’s this guy playing the most insane shit on bass.

[@ZRisyad]

The dude in red shirt know what's up

[@seevaq]

So underrated irl, this guy is awesome !

[@MissAzul2]

Powerful Bass Playing Jared 🔥

[@fabianthio4011]

Okay, my jaws just dropped after watching this.

[@edbalabon2221]

Must have watched this 10x now, unreal!

[@dirtiago]

That’s awesome the way it looks like he doesn’t want to be there but is still playing like a beast.. a shy one

[@Wyatth58]

One of my favorite albums of the last ten years. Can’t wait for their next album!

[@ishankhadgi7591]

Killer tone

[@r4yz-o0o]

Orange Beanie Man, I've seen him in almost every NAMM 2020 video so far. If I see him in the background, I know it's gonna be good.

[@Rock4ink]

For those who ever said that playing on bass in metal band is easy.... Well folks watch the fck this !!! Horns up for this magician 🤘👏💪

[@raymondmarboh7699]

amazing bass player..

[@danielforsyth3052]

Brutal Super tight and clean playing!!

[@austinhirom3658]

I still love how "Requiem" influenced remote tumour seeker is

[@theplaguebearer666]

This is easy the greatest. But then Dark Glass have ALL the greatestest! If only I buy that pedal would it gift me that genius?!?!! Much respect for this vid!

[@altarpiece]

Now that I've watched this video countless times, admiring Jared's playing... I can now try to decipher what Dean and Dave are talking about in the background.

[@CANALINUSKULLINCONFUNDIVEL]

this guy is awesome!

[@brucenatelee]

I started to hear the bass in the second verse of "Involuntary Doppleganger," then it was loud near the end. Sometimes, cover videos (or whatever this is, because it's his song) would have the recording overpower the actual live playing.

[@brucenatelee]

Dean and Claire should form a progressive groove metal band with Chris Adler called Lambs of Hallowed Spires.

[@RepublicFREEman]

Cool ass riffs love the energy. Not actually heard of them until now but will check them out more.

[@sethmartin8038]

Im genuinly surprised by the lack of davie504 challenges on this video Side note: this was amazing!!

[@vorollacirus3088]

O M G

[@Nugtroen]

davie504 is out of this league...maybe charles berthoud can compete with Jared...

[@HexOmega3113]

@@Nugtroen nope lol

[@HexOmega3113]

Im calling the police

[@braxtonfps3580]

@@Nugtroen lmao no. Charles can't compete with any tech death bassist.

[@oldschooldude8370]

Absolute excellence.

[@craigparrish7139]

Monstrous. Makes me wish I played tech death and needed at BK7. \m/

[@Deathmetaldano]

Easily some of the sickest bass playing I've ever seen. So clean.

[@Panupanplaydrums]

I love watch people at behind figuring out his playing. That beard guy tho

[@mannmusicplayerb1914]

I was looking for this comment JAJA the guy behind trying to see

[@damiendelvallee7256]

That's Chino Morenooooohfuckhesgood

[@hazardeur]

watch his mind being transported to oblivion at 06:10

[@sagemckearney1193]

This dude is incredible.

[@sebass_9212]

How can someone be this good at bass I can't understand it

[@kryptomiadeathmetalizer8628]

@4:30 here he is again that guy in red beanie on Tosin and Plini video lol

[@zenyros]

I love how kris xen randomly shows up in the background during remote tumor seeker

[@patrickr12342]

It is fun to see, how easy he play such material. I think , i'll practice more classic in the near future. I would like, to hear this with a frettles bass!!

[@trioaja]

Just awesome - amazing technique

[@13skrow13]

There's setting the bar, then there's this. You guys really distancing yourselves from it all. Keep it going guys! Sick!