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BurningSky
04-29-2007, 11:08 PM
So I play an open mic in Trenton, New Jersey every monday night, and this guy MCs. He pulls out his bass every once in a while and goes crazy. He tells me he once met Victor Wooten and beat him in a bass battle, and with his playing, it could be believable. Anyways, somebody got him on video and put on Youtube, so for your viewing pleasure, I present Jo:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoWvo7bVc84
BassVirtuoso
04-29-2007, 11:16 PM
Dude...I live right near Trenton...

What is this open mic thing you speak of and how come I've never heard of this...
BurningSky
04-29-2007, 11:19 PM
449 Room Monday nights starting at 8:30 PM. Come check it out and bring your instrument...
BassVirtuoso
04-29-2007, 11:23 PM
It's on South Broad? Wow no **** my Uncle lives right down the road from Independence Plaza. Which side of South Broad is it on though, because the one near me is the side with Hamilton High West...

By the way have you ever been to Russo's Music?
BurningSky
04-29-2007, 11:27 PM
It's the bar right next to the Conduit, which recently shutdown. You can't miss the sign for the Conduit, though. I haven't been to Russo's music unless that is the small shop on Pennington that overcharges everything...
BassVirtuoso
04-29-2007, 11:29 PM
It's the bar right next to the Conduit, which recently shutdown. You can't miss the sign for the Conduit, though. I haven't been to Russo's music unless that is the small shop on Pennington that overcharges everything...

Nah it's down near White Horse Circle...near Yardville. I had no idea the Conduit closed, a few bands I was friend's with always played there. 40 Below Summer used to play there all the time before they got relatively famous :upset:
EADG
04-29-2007, 11:30 PM
his playing is amazing, too bad his bass sounds like total ****. Underwater **** at that.
BurningSky
04-29-2007, 11:33 PM
My guitar teacher's band played the closing show, Disciples of Groove...

449 has really picked up over the past few months, though. I started going there in January when there was only 6-8 people showing up. The crowd has jumped to about 30 now. They also have blues jam night on Wednesday which just started a month ago and is in dire need of people coming to check it out. That goes from 7-10...
BassVirtuoso
04-29-2007, 11:42 PM
Ahh you're kidding me mapquest tells me this place is only 20 minutes from me. Do you think they'd let my fusion band play there?
MadeyAdamz
04-29-2007, 11:44 PM
that would be tight
BurningSky
04-29-2007, 11:53 PM
Ahh you're kidding me mapquest tells me this place is only 20 minutes from me. Do you think they'd let my fusion band play there?

If you could keep the drumset small I'm sure they'd go for it. It's not a very strict environment, everybody is there basically to hang out. I know I'd kill to see a fusion band play there, and I'd love to jam with people that know what they are doing...
gaslight
04-30-2007, 01:16 AM
Some nice sounds there :). Makes me want to work on my wanky tapping chops, bravo.
irishslappop
04-30-2007, 01:19 AM
So I play an open mic in Trenton, New Jersey every monday night, and this guy MCs. He pulls out his bass every once in a while and goes crazy. He tells me he once met Victor Wooten and beat him in a bass battle, and with his playing, it could be believable. Anyways, somebody got him on video and put on Youtube, so for your viewing pleasure, I present Jo:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoWvo7bVc84

omg solo bass that i actually like 0_0


:)
Thunder Fingers
04-30-2007, 01:43 AM
Hmm..

Guy could play..
HaVIC5
04-30-2007, 01:56 AM
I've heard this sort of **** 1000 times before. Impressive, yes, but boring as hell.
Thunder Fingers
04-30-2007, 01:57 AM
I hope you see the irony in that...
blizzard
04-30-2007, 02:23 AM
As havic said impressive but not too interesting. I really hated his tone too.
:amaze:
04-30-2007, 02:25 AM
hi my name is Jo and i like to stare at my hands wanking all over my bass. then i talk like i'm cooler than you. bitches.




:amaze:
Pluperfect_Arson
04-30-2007, 03:09 AM
That was pretty cool.
BassVirtuoso
04-30-2007, 05:47 AM
I just watched the video and not to sound cocky but I've done stuff like that before and didn't think much of it...
HaVIC5
04-30-2007, 07:48 AM
I hope you see the irony in that...
Thanks, that wasn't necessary.
gaslight
04-30-2007, 07:57 AM
I think the tone issue may have had something to do with the video camera. I don't wanna take anything away from the guy, nice chops. Could have ended the video before the little speech though.
Peterwgw
04-30-2007, 08:04 AM
impressive, but could have done without the speech
BurningSky
04-30-2007, 08:41 AM
I've actually jammed with this guy, and in a band context, he is incredibly musical and has a natural rhythm like you cannot believe. This video is him just keeping the crowd interested between people going off and coming on...
thelowsoundofbass
04-30-2007, 10:02 AM
I've heard this sort of **** 1000 times before. Impressive, yes, but boring as hell.

Agreed.

lowsound
Left Shoe
04-30-2007, 11:28 AM
that guy was lame as hell, and the playing wasnt jaw dropping
EADG
04-30-2007, 11:32 AM
He tells me he once met Victor Wooten and beat him in a bass battle, and with his playing, it could be believable.


Doubt it...
Left Shoe
04-30-2007, 11:34 AM
Doubt it...

maybe victor was thinking to himself "this guy is such a tool" so then he just left, and the guy thought he won
peeted
04-30-2007, 12:18 PM
It was sloppy and un musical. Good chops though.
BenJammin
04-30-2007, 01:46 PM
that guy was lame as hell, and the playing wasnt jaw dropping

+2

And the tone... good lord.
SixnStones
04-30-2007, 02:26 PM
Had a cool bit. Beginning was wank, the guy is clearly a tosser. But kinda funny, he seems like he could be the man.
BradyEB
04-30-2007, 05:25 PM
He tells me he once met Victor Wooten and beat him in a bass battle, and with his playing, it could be believable.


After hearing his little speech I can picture him telling you this :p
neatobassman
04-30-2007, 05:45 PM
I guess there's the guy from Tera Melos. They are from Roseville, CA, and I live like 2 minutes away, but they never play here. They are always touring. Then there's my buddy he plays for a band called From Pluto.

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=139537480
DNAsWhiteShadow
05-01-2007, 10:50 AM
I live in Ewing, my friend Jay is always telling me about the 449 room and how I should check it out.
BurningSky
05-01-2007, 11:08 AM
I live in Ewing, my friend Jay is always telling me about the 449 room and how I should check it out.

I didn't know there were so many people close to me on MX...

I go to TCNJ, but I live at home in south jersey during the summer...
DNAsWhiteShadow
05-01-2007, 03:01 PM
I know a few people who go to TCNJ, one guy at my school at La Salle transferred back from TCNJ to La Salle after a semester there. Plus, TCNJ is like right in my backyard.

I didn't know so many people lived close either. Go figure
Knifeboy
05-01-2007, 03:11 PM
He sounds incredibly arrogant
katana_manatee
05-01-2007, 03:27 PM
As Havic said, impressive but boring.

When the novelty of doing a bunch of tapped arpeggios at high speed wears off you notice there isn't much actual musical content. The actual melodic part was played in quite a staccato fashion which took away a lot from it.

His tone was awful but that is largely due to the camera and compression ratio, in the room it might sound pretty good.

He has chops but from the looks of things also has an ego with its own gravitational field.
EADG
05-01-2007, 03:30 PM
As Havic said, impressive but boring.

When the novelty of doing a bunch of tapped arpeggios at high speed wears off you notice there isn't much actual musical content. The actual melodic part was played in quite a staccato fashion which took away a lot from it.

His tone was awful but that is largely due to the camera and compression ratio, in the room it might sound pretty good.

He has chops but from the looks of things also has an ego with its own gravitational field.


My sentiments exactly