Dream Theater - Panic Attack (Bass Master Track by John Myung)

Panic Attack bass master track by Dream Theater's John Myung
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Octavarium is the eighth studio album by American progressive metal band Dream Theater. Released on June 7, 2005, it was the band's final release with Atlantic Records. Recorded between September 2004 and February 2005, the album holds the distinction of being the last album ever recorded at The Hit Factory in New York City. With Octavarium, the band decided to create "a classic Dream Theater album",[1] drawing upon their various stylistic influences while trying to make the music less complex. It was the first Dream Theater album to feature an orchestra on their tracks. The album's structure was based around the concept of the musical octave.
Octavarium peaked in the top five in the Finnish,[2] Italian,[3] and Swedish charts,[4] and in the top ten in the Dutch,[5] Japanese,[6] and Norwegian charts.[7] Critical reception of the album was generally positive; the diversity of the music was praised, although critics found some of the songwriting to be inconsistent. Dream Theater promoted the album on a year-long world tour, with the majority of concerts lasting almost three hours and featuring a different setlist each night. The tour finished at Radio City Music Hall accompanied by an orchestra; this performance was recorded and released as a live album and concert video entitled Score. They co-headlined the 2005 North American Gigantour with Megadeth.

[@ActualCouchPotato]

my right hand cramped up listening to this

[@billymayo3640]

Damn try playing it

[@noahzimmerman7913]

My left hand actually has cramped from this song

[@kevinlynch2248]

My Stingray cramped up and went into hiding while I was listening to this.

[@jacurururur8848]

It's honestly not as hard as it sounds. I'm still miles away from playing the whole song in a single sitting as cleanly as this, but it's certainly easier than I originally thought

[@connerkerrison2579]

@@jacurururur8848 just takes awhile for the stamina to build, that’s the only challenge. I learned to play with three fingers just for this song and what do you know? That’s how I mainly play now lol.

[@bassguitarpro88]

Seriously people if you have ever recorded bass you know that this is what the stems sound like. Nobody seems to get the fact that it sounds next to perfect when it is put in the mix. It's not meant to be heard by itself as a solo, if it was it would be mixed differently. As for the "sloppyness" or "timing issues"... This song is extremely difficult and fast and it's all over the fretboard. Guess what Myung is a human as much as we refuse to see this. I've seen him mess up live before. Doesn't mean that this performance is terrible. I think given the song and the speed it's amazing that you can hear all the notes. A lot of people can play this song, but not many can play it this well. Go home and try recording it yourself and let me know how it comes out. Myung knows what he's doing and so do the people who mixed this. End of story.

[@CallmeRoth]

People that expect it to sound "clean" have never played bass.

[@billymayo3640]

Most bass tracks on their own sound like crap, but you don’t notice in the song

[@alexi891990]

I think what you say is partially right, I dont suppose you've heard this band called Omnific. I don't deny, Myung is an exceptional bassist, one of the best if not the best of our generation, but clarity can be brought in a bass too. :-)

[@micheleandreani2284]

My hero

[@hyalinamusic18]

Ameeth Ram True, but it's really hard to do it this fast.

[@Muglinnor]

i love this bass tone

[@tobiastk5391]

Musicman stingray/bongo 6 string straight into mixer.

[@ketumbarify]

Hi from indonesia!

[@oreothebest]

@@tobiastk5391 he was using Yamaha at this time and on the album

[@Muglinnor]

@@oreothebest that's right

[@davidmorneau5260]

@@oreothebest no it was the Bongo you can recognize that signature sound of Ernie Ball

[@micheleandreani2284]

Anytime he touches the low B string a parallel universe appears

[@paulsc4689]

Akchuallly its tuned whole step down so its low a string

[@lucapeschiera8433]

Actually it's A not B (in this song)

[@micheleandreani2284]

I know, my habit is to refer to the original note rather than the "detuned" one.

[@lucapeschiera8433]

@@micheleandreani2284 oh ok

[@WalfArizqi]

The low C in this song

[@Toolazytothinkofagoodhandle]

Man, imagine playing this for 30 seconds and not feeling cramps. JM has my respect for life

[@xanderdaniels8284]

I don’t understand how he still has a functional right arm after playing this song.

[@remembertotakeshowerspleas355]

@King Greed Isn't Myung vietnamese?

[@randomcultist398]

Hmm... and what kind of power does Petrucci possess? Oh, right, I forgot you can't say that.

[@TheHackersboss]

@@randomcultist398 Let's call it "Caucasian influence"

[@ognir66]

As good as this is, it's not even in the stratosphere of difficulty as Genghis Khan by Steve Harris. Your right hand will disown you when you finish.

[@brianadipratama4604]

@@remembertotakeshowerspleas355 he's korean

[@VladicD]

Guys when recording bass, you never listen clean bass. You listen it with a song. Bass is much harder to record than guitars or drums, especialy if it's played with fingers. Those little incosistencies doesn't matter in a whole song. It gives a song a live feel.

[@bassimprovjams3772]

exactly..listen to Steve Harris bass only.perfect example.myung is so clean n precise for a 6string

[@goyingus]

Jeremy Piquette Steve Harris sounds dirty even after mix

[@jamesrockford2626]

Geddy has no inconsistencies neither did Etnwistle or Jaco

[@oroluia2070]

Dalibor Vladič that's why I preffer pick bass players recording rock and heavy metal.

[@Shalloworldmx]

I won't say it's harder to record, but it's definitely trickier to mix.

[@russelblacker2562]

wow whoever thinks this is not Myung is probably some 15 year old kid who just started playing 3 months ago and never recorded himself. This is fucking metal this is how bass sounds if you play it so fast.

[@Shervin86]

Couldn't agree with you more! Too many musician wannabes or simple metal heads with no musical background are QQing here because it doesn't sound like their CD! LoLz

[@LoLa-ck2uz]

Russel Blacker Right fully said!

[@meeksywampus]

Especially the Ernie Balls, they tend to have a louder high end. And a very sonicly great low end.

[@lesmiler]

meeksywampus I think he was still using the Yamaha basses on this album

[@holdencaustic]

This guy shreds. The noise is what helps bass cut through the mix, and he's killing it fingerstyle- that's usually noisier than pick playing--- Myung Is a badass.

[@thomashouse7906]

I nailed the 0:00-0:03 and the 0:36-0:38 parts on bass

[@carsonfroese5020]

Same lol

[@megas_alekos]

only super professionals can play those parts!

[@Mihail2304]

bro how do u do them they are so hard i can't play them i need u to explain those parts so i can play them

[@Zweihander11]

Percussive yet melodic

[@RonShwanzy]

for you noobies out there... this IS a mastered bass track. when you mix and master a track you cut out the frequencies which are not needed or reserved for other instruments. the bass drum needs space in the bass frequencies too...so when you are hearing only the bass track, it probably sounds like this....there is so many to say about this, but the most of you couldnt understand ...

[@Sproeikoei]

Most hipster comment ever. Although the sound is good and I agree with you on the mastering part, the play is incredibly sloppy. I guess that's what happens when you record the bass with guitars in the guide track.

[@RonShwanzy]

as I said, there is so many more to talk about this ;) and it is not necessarily sloppy playing, it very very different for the human ear to differentiate deep frequencies. But, yeah, I also think, that this track was played a little bit sloppy

[@Holdington]

Sproeikoei Noone plays perfect. And it shows that even proffesional players are "sloppy" and human. Listen to some Steve Harris tracks. Sloppy as hell but they blend in with the song so you would never notice it when listening to the song.

[@Dinozzo1995]

+cd3422 then what do you yourself infer about chemtrails?

[@PhantomDancer4321]

it sounds sloppy because it was played with the fingers, and in the song you dont hear the sloppiness, so it doesnt matter, most of you cannot even play this, so there is no need to complain

[@RustuPai]

The funny thing is that I've red more than 10 comments saying that people who says 'it's not the real track' are stupid, but I just couldn't find one people actually commenting that.

[@diegoarana5862]

happens all the fucking time in comment sections.

[@jacurururur8848]

That happens all the time on the internet.

[@BanHelsing]

Sort the comments by new instead of best

[@MrZakurokurokuro2121]

Lyrics by John Myung

[@willie2024x]

Underrated.

[@dumbguy5157]

there are a lot of comments complaining about people saying the bass is sloppy but i can’t find any comments actually saying he is sloppy

[@SgtSuissie]

Fr

[@benplayssongs8849]

I like to think people are defending themselves from their own thoughts or something. I don’t understand it either. Lol

[@zamkowicz]

Deleted comments from 9-10 years ago, that's why

[@bigcheeso2209]

For anyone saying this isn't Myung, try playing it yourself on a 5/6 string guitar. And then record and make sure the final track is how you want. You will hear every little clank, every little slide, you will hear everything. If you don't think this is him, you are not a musician/music producer/music engineer. So shut the fuck up, and appreciate that this is truly him.

[@LoLa-ck2uz]

even without the full music the bass only sounds so good

[@BrandonJFlores]

0:44 eargasim. SO MUCH BASS

[@josi8569]

👌👌👌

[@jronjonnsen4947]

Very knusprig.

[@AyJay6]

I think I'm getting a headache because of how deep & strong the bass is! The speed, the nimbleness, the stamina of his fingers is incredible!

[@jakepark9962]

that low action tho

[@duffwicky]

you need that if you're gonna play notes fast easier

[@jakepark9962]

Not necessarily because myung has low action in the studio for recording but he has high action when playing live

[@MarianoGianni1]

Why would he do that?

[@jakepark9962]

Mariano Gianni idk ask him. But i think because in studio, you can edit out all the buzzes you get from low action by tone setting software. Also, you have to be accurate and play fluently in studio but in live, he wants more cleaner tone.

[@Vicexd2070]

And the fact that when you have medium to high action you can do more dynamics and express yourself in a better way

[@MaximumPayne12]

I'm 3 and I can play this song 5x sped up backwards while riding an unicycle at 160mph on a rope wearing boxing gloves

[@thefbi990]

Hes ten now

[@MikeHunt.420]

Lmao.

[@xanderdaniels8284]

@@thefbi990 he has already ascended to god-hood

[@LukaFontain]

I just managed 155mph, and I’m 30. Good going kid.

[@zlatanlewandowski7683]

Teach me

[@mateorincon3448]

I'm having a bassgasm, the sound quality of the recording is excellent and his bass tone is brutal which makes this extremely satisfying to hear. I can also feel how good John is playing and how this can be seriously one of the world's hardest songs to play on bass, John Myung definitely an outstanding bass player!! I still don't know how people can say this is bad.

[@jordanpantaleo554]

There's weird phenomena that occur when tracking/mixing/editing bass. One of which that may be throwing people off here is that when recording bass... well, you got to make it sound perfect and grooving with the drums. (And when you do that, it is awesome!) But when you have bass that is perfect with the drums and for the song, it can sound a tiny bit jumbled if you listen to it solo, like in this video here. It'll probably sound even more off if you listened to with just guitars and bass. In short, the kick and snare have an effect on the way your mind is interpreting bass guitar in every song.

[@Armazillo]

+Jordan Pantaleo Absolutely true. Even if you go back and listen to zeppelin, John Paul Jones' lines always sound a little rogue when you tune out the rest of the band

[@VICTORPARK31463]

This tone is so heavy, aggressive, metallic, dirty that the sound is suit for the name of this song "Panic Attack". He always makes bass tones for each songs and band playing. That's all.

[@NihilisticSnake]

Am I the only one never doubts the validity of these isolated tracks? I mean I'm sure we've all listened to the songs enough to recognize the tracks on their own.

[@nathanritzo2228]

I love the percussive finger-picking that starts around 2:42.

[@Bat-Georgi]

I hear no timing issues. Everything is exactly where it should be. Hell, play it with the original to hear for yourselvs.

[@hallquiche]

No human can play perfectly while slamming notes this fast on a 6 string bass. All the haters should go and take a listen to "and justice for all" for they clearly don't have a single clue about what music is. THIS IS FUCKING MENTAL!!!

[@warmogsarmor6241]

Dude, trying to listen to the bass in "And justice for all" is a bit too much ask... My *human* hearing isn't exactly that good.

[@aestheticbeatz5700]

Jacco can

[@jameslee4084]

Clown alert

[@billymccall5969]

I’ll never forget when I was in high school, at house party, they were playing Rock Band. Someone decided to play the bass because it was supposedly “easy”. The song chosen was Panic Attack by Dream Theater. When the song began, all I heard were slips and scratches from him messing up for about 10 seconds and the song was failed before any of the other instruments even came in. 😂

[@Oh_its_Mike]

I love how can you hear the what im just gonna call finger attack because of the low action. Sounds so raw.

[@robertleahu]

I don't hear any issue, it's perfect, I love it how hard he plucks to get all the sound out of that bass

[@spike6192]

i wish the entire song had the same loudness of the bass as at the beginning solo

[@JollySaidBeHappy]

It's the same, the higher notes just sound louder. And also because the guitar is munching most of the frequencies.

[@sourceeee]

I can almost play this song from start to finish, but 4:42 to 5:46 is insane. That takes insane stamina to pull off lines like that on bass

[@100PercentJoseph]

Damn, he hits the strings hard. I can play the simple parts of this song, but as fast as it is, I can't hit the strings as hard as him, and my action is lower than his! Serious chops.

[@slipknot95maggot]

Sounds like you need a Buddha rope Bill Dickens would be the name if that doesn't sound familiar You don't actually need a specific product, you can do it with toilet paper or a pencil, but get you a Buddha rope

[@matthewJ142]

Following in the footsteps of Squire, Butler, Lee, Harris, Ellefson

[@paulsc4689]

He has a technique where instead if plucking he just pushes thru the string

[@PbDeth]

Myung's endurance is unbelievable. I have no idea how he can play like that and still be able to move his fingers!

[@BassWiz]

The reason i started playing bass. Myung is a monster! So glad i got to see them live

[@AngryCalvin]

I love watching how calm and disciplined Myung is when he plays. Never seen anything quite like him.

[@sourcescience]

I do chuckle at people criticising people like Myung. He is at home counting his millions whilst you're commenting on KZbin.

[@kahwigulum]

The difference is that even with those millions, he's STILL AT HOME PRACTICING BASS while the posers are still living in their parent's basements and never touching the bass.

[@OllieWales]

I dont know about millions. It's becoming much harder nowadays to make a good living in music, especially in metal. Considering the size of DT, I imagine he's pretty well off but I wouldn't say MILLIONS

[@chrismorris6356]

@@kahwigulum No lie on this fact as he "practiced" on my Music Man Bongo HH5 after he signed it back in 2017 during a meet and greet in Chicago.

[@TMCRacing]

@@OllieWales he has a net worth of 25 million. Petrucci net worth 35 million, Labrie 20 million, Rudess 25 million, Mangini 10 million. they're well into the millions, 90 million collectively, while not on par with more popular acts for example Metallica, still multimillionaires, in my opinion well deserved.

[@manifestgtr]

God, the second half of this is just unbelievable. 16ths for months and they’re *all* accounted for 😱 Myung is such a beast...

[@ntate123]

This is just so damn good. Usually, I just check out the "Bass Only" vids because I want to see what the track is like, but I can actually let this run and listen to it like a song. His bass lines are that complicated and musical. They're not a backdrop, they're a crucial part of the song.

[@Ikanter]

holy shit. 4:45 I imagine my finger play this songs and got stuck in the bass string.

[@billymayo3640]

You’re not far off from what actually happens when you try to play that part on a bass

[@lukaluk9026]

are u serious?? this IS myung, And this is the sound of a bass in studio..confirmed by the game directors And The bands that they have original masters..who listened well The song knows that the bass is this.. for who said "this is a Cover, 1 hear of experience "etc.. so stupid, insulting myung like that

[@PikachuYoshiPines164]

The bass is my favorite instrument and whenever I listen to a bass line, whether it’s a master track or not, it just makes me love it more. This sounds incredible and I wish bass could be heard more, but it is a rhythm instrument rather than lead so it’s understandable as to why it’s hard to hear at points. Overall, this is such a good and funky bass line and it makes me appreciate the instrument and it’s players more and more.

[@Thechangel-hd6ic]

This is definitely Myung no doubt. No one else could play the song like that

[@druidmeats]

Thechangel2353 people have

[@zepinousebastien1004]

I’m speechless : fast, sharp. The haters, we all wait for your works and tracks.

[@dedik8SKB]

Favorite bass tone of all time

[@pempotfoy6206]

One of his best tones, you can really hear the mids in the mix

[@symphoofficial1726]

There's something about that octave shift at 00:43 or so that gets me everytime.

[@agungandy836]

Man, this is insane

[@captainrob1863]

I thought this was a live video until the second picture came up. That stiff ninja tricked me again!!!!

[@masanggaautochannel5434]

You can't hear the dirt & clacking sounds like this on RBX JM. It so cool when the bass can fill the rythem section & still groovy in the same time.

[@willhorton4779]

This is Myung.

[@WillGamache]

As many times as I've watched and listened to this, it still makes my fingers tired. John has the stamina of a thoroughbred! Amazing considering it's a 34" scale bass!

[@DesertSnoopy]

This is kinda true Jordan has uploaded a video, which shows the stage right before the beginning of the concert They were playing A Nightmare to Remember, they had a curtain which fell down when Jordan finishes the intro On this video you can see that Myung is praciticing still during the piano intro

[@DontKillAnts]

Ok...who disliked this? It is exactly what the title describes: the master bass track for Panic Attack. What exactly do they have a problem with if they bothered to click on the video in the first place?

[@MsFrostitute]

Either way, that's difficult fcking bass :0 I love it!!

[@CHAOTIKProject]

One of the best things I learnt to do regarding music production was to focus on how each instrument sounds in the whole mix not on its own, and this is a perfect example of that. Adding a horrible fuzz or clank to a bass tone allows it to cut through easier.

[@VisigoDios]

2:42 I love how in this part you can hear the sound of the finger more than the sound of the note

[@bassplayer1966]

Clean as SHIT!!! I saw JM BEFORE he was with DM in Fall 1989 at the China Club in Manhattan!!

[@bassplayer1966]

@Michael Hawaiianstyle Not that tall, maybe 5'5"...I would say he's not ugly, there's plenty of vids of his on youtube

[@pizzlersteakhouse]

Any savage with criticism of this bass track DOESNT FUCKING PLAY BASS. End of discussion.

[@TonyArtmanChannel]

Playing a cover is one thing, but man, you're not the dude who create this. And imagination is a gift. Covering has its technical dificultties, but crating it is a question of open mind and feelings :)

[@nesguillen]

Is so amazing that you can actually feel the song and its melody throughout the bass, something that just a few can do.

[@chrisbis0304]

I own the same Yamaha bass model that he used on this album and this is indeed what it sounds like to play panic attack

[@jacurururur8848]

I would highly recommend anyone displeased with the quality of this track to instead search for the isolated rhythm section of this song on youtube.

[@notmiscares3918]

Only people who play bass will understand how clean this sounds

[@lesclaypool0727]

Myung is the best!

[@nairamdiam]

For anyone saying that this is sloppy: On the recordings, bass players often have low action, because it’s just much much easier to play with it. It gives that characteristic fret buzz we hear here. Good mixed rock songs make that bass „phumphumphum” sounds being in the background, which makes song sound fullier. With high action, this bass track would make like 30% less sound on the album, and just less busy. Would it make song sound better? No, it would just give a different sound to the bass, more calm and less diverse. It is great while playing live, where hearing music feels totally different than on the album. I think John plays live with high action, and he can shred this song live without problems. So, to conclude, this bass track is as normal and „correct” (as some pepole would like to say) as it should be. It works with a song really great, you don’t hear that track directly but from the background.

[@Leotheleprachaun]

for somebody who doesn't talk he sure writes amazing musical content.

[@fahadrahman9612]

Thank you so much for this! I am a learning bassist and this is SUPER HELPFUL

[@felphero]

now this is fucking awesome

[@eduardocarvalho5785]

Bass level:john myung

[@sideparting6845]

This song is impossible. I'm dehydrated just listening to it.

[@Games3484]

It says he plays with low action when in the studio, so that could explain the fret buzz which does sound really cool

[@aestheticbeatz5700]

I remember my bass teacher hated on this video....i think that bass sounds sick as fuck

[@LeoKpo2]

this is great to get some homemade impulses for recording!!, great stuff, thanks for this!

[@rocksmithdisconnect4068]

I played this song on one of my videos for rocksmith hit 93% of notes most of what I missed was at 4:50

[@SquankK]

Bass level: ASIAN

[@czolgistta]

People saying this is crap and not in sync etc. have obviously never hear isolated bass tracks of Metallica played by Cliff Burton xD

[@AttitudeCastle]

@SgtZaqq Ah i know what you mean, no it's not muted, he's digging in a little less and lowered the volume of the bass (but the track level was raised to keep volume the same) The growly grind from earlier in the song comes from the Valves in the amp being driven by the massive output of his bass being accented by playing hard which is why there is less finger noise in that and later sections too :)

[@HypnoVisual]

Thank you for sharing this, firstly the information is very true. Secondly, your play really well. I totally understand the theory you and the others in the comments are trying to explain in the comments as I'm a bass player myself. Once again, thanks for pointing out this important piece of information which most people are misinformed about the bass. 👍🏻🤘🏻 you deserve a great big Like for your explanations and effort, subbed to you too my man! Rock on!

[@SlipHammer]

Thankyou thankyou!!!! For uploading this so lucky to find it!!!!!!!!

[@arrell]

There's a video of Mike playing the drums track... very fun to sync this up to it!

[@ihl9383]

John Myung is a Genius!!!

[@ArsonisticFire]

This is great! Time to whip out the 5 string and go learn me some Panic Attack :3

[@user-eb6th2uv2l]

good play.

[@estebans.venegasrodriguez8060]

Master ! Full técnica y práctica !! Pero qué tal dominio de los tiempos

[@guitarguy23100]

I think it’s safe to say there isn’t a better bassist out there. If there is, well, I’d like to meet em!

[@BarnabyJonez]

Well I own the rbxjm2 and I can soundly say that is exactly how the bass sounds. I was alslo skeptical about the authenticity if its actually JM but that's for sure the way that bass sounds so probably authentic.

[@straygar]

@DukeofMonton There is very little white noise, just the sound of the strings hitting the frets. By itself it might not sound so good, but it's a tone that manages to cut through the many instruments in the band, if only by a little.

[@ederbigger6397]

John Myung sure is a genius

[@rocksmithdisconnect4068]

Man you can tell those some light strings that’s why he has a 6 string so he can use light strings because if he use a 4 string he gonna need some extra heavy string to tune to A D C G

[@emperoroferth1866]

Holy mother, or should I say father, of god!! This man is incredible

[@jowatsir]

I'm Korean and I'm very proud of him even if he doesn't think of himself as a Korean.

[@jesseallsiq]

So much power!!!

[@ROLLKlCK]

I am 95 and I can play this song starting from the middle while flying on a pig while eating chocolate.

[@NickHollis21]

if u listen closely u can hear the bass

[@ravagebuilds6674]

An actually decent Myung tone

[@MegaAedu]

Excellent playing!

[@Weignater]

Perfect! Thanks for sharing! It's helping me to learn it fast! :)

[@BassPlayer6392]

I learned this song when it came out like 6 years ago or whatever, it's super fun to play on a 6 string :D