Edgar Meyer - Amalgamations For Solo Bass

[@ronpaulrevered]

Edgar blows my mind every time I see him perform. What a brilliant musician.

[@dr05guitar]

Edgar is a freak of nature and a genius

[@eja144]

Wow, that's some epic bass-face. Squeezing those notes out!

[@Meow-pc8sw]

My dad went to high school with this legend

[@34672rr]

went to college with his cousin, also a bassist

[@GeezerDog]

Is your Dad willing to take a facebook video call? I am curious to hear his impressions of a young Meyer.

[@jeremyhoover1496]

did he just play the whole spectrum of my mind

[@GeezerDog]

when's the last time you let Meyer play the whole spectrum of your mind?

[@poryis5235]

Them pinch harmonics are out of control

[@GeezerDog]

some lady in the audience definitely laid him after this legendary performance.

[@winstongoodman3244]

This is why he and jazz Banjo player Bela Fleck are as fantastic together as they are single.

[@natepowell1914]

is this bass tuned in 4ths or 5ths? the p5 interval between the first and third note of the piece are both played on open strings

[@seanriddle6408]

+Nathanael Powell Meyer tune his bass E, B, E, A. The top three strings are in solo tuning, but he keeps a standard low E rather than a solo F#

[@natepowell1914]

Do I need new strings for that?

[@seanriddle6408]

Yes. You would need to buy a solo A, E, and B string to get that tuning. Do NOT tune your G, D, A strings up a whole step. You run the risk of hurting your bass doing that

[@madpenguin9402]

badass

[@vidasgirskis9209]

GreAT

[@solofiddle]

I want whatever he's smoking!

[@jonobester5817]

I really wanted to hear a change to like the iii chord.

[@JesusChrist5000]

i'd like to know what he uses for a mic

[@JonMcGuirk]

I think it's the full circle pickup

[@nicklloyd9165]

Back then it was the BP100 pickup.

[@qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm714]

His facial expressions 😅

[@pierson9905]

He is the Amalgamate

[@topologyrob]

I liked the bit where he slid a note

[@2beJT]

As impressive as this is, the most impressive thing is the line for the bathroom during this performance.

[@GeezerDog]

heathans

[@TheStimuli]

Technically impressive but...does it sound great?

[@SidsCardShop]

TheStimuli: I'm not a musician, I posted this simply because of his esteemed status. But you might ask The Boston Symphony Orchestra, Joshua Bell, Hilary Hahn, Yo-Yo Ma, Jerry Douglas, Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Sam Bush, Stuart Duncan, Chris Thile, Mike Marshall, Mark O'Connor, Christian McBride, or Emanuel Ax. I'm sure any of them could give you an answer.

[@TheStimuli]

@@SidsCardShop The statement isn't about his capabilities as a player, but it's sort of like a magician performing for other magicians instead of a lay audience. One really doesn't care about the difficulty of the piece being performed, just how it makes them feel.

[@SidsCardShop]

@@TheStimuli Got it! Let's just say that I did not post the video for you or me, but for people like a friend of mine who is a stand-up bass (double bass in classical music) player. My favorite instrument, the one that makes ME feel, is the resonator guitar (Gibson-owned trademark Dobro). If you are not familiar, please click on the SidsCardShop camera above. After you get rid of the Google ads and Ronnie completes his introduction, you will hear incomparable tones produced by my friend and 15-time Dobro Player of the Year Rob Ickes. Whether you like it or not, you will know how a Dobro is supposed to sound.

[@GeezerDog]

Yes. Yes it does. But I allow that our tastes might be different. Art is always subjective. In an artistic sense, that question is meaningless. It's like asking what flavour of ice cream is tastiest, or, what is the grooviest color? (purple btw)

[@hyybreadno4]

the bass is so unnatural

[@SidsCardShop]

felix chan: Please elaborate; do you mean supernatural, better than natural? Define natural bass playing, to help me understand what you mean by "un" natural.

[@hyybreadno4]

@@SidsCardShop it makes noises that i normally don't hear in an orchestra (sorry)

[@SidsCardShop]

@@hyybreadno4 I think highly-regarded musicians sometimes feel the need to do that just to assert distinctiveness. Thanks for your interest and comment. If you will allow me to ramble a bit - I never thought of the ukulele as being a serious musical instrument until I stumbled upon a Jake Shimabukuro video. Here's a representative video of his skill (there are many): kzbin.info/www/bejne/pqa2nINpqt6ga80 I have a friend who teaches Bluegrass musicianship, but has worn a tux and played mandolin in the Dallas Lyric Opera. There have been times he had to write his own sheet music in order to accept an invitation to play. I can't play anything, so such abilities astound me. Here's Gerald briefly performing Bach at my request during a workshop I attended as an observer: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2fZlpymd7h-atk

[@GeezerDog]

The correct classification for this particular bass, preternatural.

[@That_Idiot_Bass_Player]

Has he ever jammed with Renaud Garcia-fons?

[@GeezerDog]

I just googled Garcia-Fons for the first time because of your comment. His NPR Tiny Desk... the pacing of his rhythms got me grinning ear to ear. 🙏