Geez, in that bass solo Sheehan is just carbon-copying what Ed Van Halen does on a regular guitar. I guess it’s impressive that he can play fast like that and all, but, um . . . couldn’t he come up with something of his own?
Don’t get me wrong, he’s a great player, but watch any Eddie Van Halen guitar solo and this is like deja vu, only on bass.
[quote]simon-hecubus wrote:
MytchBucanan wrote:
I saw the three of them too! Insane! I liked Satch and Malmsteen more than Vai…at least as far as melody goes.
On a semi-related note, Stu Hamm (bassist on some of Joe’s albums and the G3 tours) has put togther B3, the bass version of G3.
It includes Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big, Talas, and David Lee Roth w/ Steve Vai) and Jeff Berlin (Bruford, Allan Holdsworth).
They did the East Coast and Asia earlier this year and are supposed to do the Western and Southern U.S. in 2007. Keep your eyes peeled.
[quote]Damici wrote:
Geez, in that bass solo Sheehan is just carbon-copying what Ed Van Halen does on a regular guitar. I guess it’s impressive that he can play fast like that and all, but, um . . . couldn’t he come up with something of his own?
Don’t get me wrong, he’s a great player, but watch any Eddie Van Halen guitar solo and this is like deja vu, only on bass.[/quote]
Do your homework before popping off.
FYI, there’s stuff on tape of Billy doing this with Talas in 1976 before anyone knew who Van Halen was. Not to take anything away from Eddie, but what you saw was independently developed by Billy.
To top it off, that clip is several years old. With his jazz and solo work, Billy has continued to evolve beyond the hammer-on mania.
His latest CD, Cosmic Troubadour, shows a wide variety of colors and styles. It’s a big step beyond his first solo effort, Compression, which seemed to concentrate too much on how he could play guitar too.
[quote]Damici wrote:
Don’t get me wrong, he’s a great player, but watch any Eddie Van Halen guitar solo and this is like deja vu, only on bass.[/quote]
P.S. You oughtta know, too. Talas was never much nationally, but in Buffalo (where they come from) and NY State they were gods. I guess you were too young.
P.P.S. I’ve seen Eddie live 5 times, and his solos were generally lackluster. They lacked structure and flow. He would just jump from one lick to another as the mood (or mood-alterating substances) struck him.
P.P.P.S. Sorry to hijack the Satchman thread, but these things had to be addressed.
I’ve also seen Stuart on tour with his own band, which included Alex Skolnick of Testament on guitar. He is an awesome and varied bass talent and a great showman.