First half of the video, yeah I can play this. Then he starts adding 50 ghost notes in between each regular note and I’m just not gonna go grab my bass now lol
Every time I introduce my friends to Polyphia, the first thing they notice is the bass…Clay, you have come a long way since Inspire….What an evolution as a player!! ❤
Keep uploading. I absolutely love the hybrid picking on bass. I'm 34, I play bass, and am not ashamed to admit i have an inspiration that's younger than me. Ibanez has always been my go to, but they seem to get dumped on because they are affordable, I guess. I'd love an ernie ball bongo bass, or a dingwall, but the average person can't drop that kinda money.
Personally, as a drummer, Clay is my favorite part of Polyphia. The Clays are just always so locked in with the grooves to let the leads shine, but I always get stank face for what Mr. Gober here does.
Such a remarkable musician! Polyphia is one of the best examples of a band seamlessly appearing as a singular instrument of musical expression. Their writing and performance leaves room for each band member so intentionally well. They effectively phrase every beat and note as a chord that they all own a uniform space in. Playing and learning polyphia's music is no easy task; a truly growing and disciplined experience on any instrument. But, writing music like they do is their real talent. I can play Tim Hensen riffs but i sure as hell dont write like that lol. Respect.
Clay with a Skid Row shirt on ! I had one too ,once upon a time . I listened to Skid Row when I was 15 ! They had such a good singer ! I am 45 now, thirty years later... Now , I listen to Polyphia ! ! ! !
I would really love to see you actually do full bass lessons on different techniques etc, as opposed to just playthroughs. I find the style that you've developed is so addicting, and I recently bought a 5 string so I'd be right here
Video is going to stay on loop for awhile, it’s funny seeing ppl having mixed reactions to the song, I’ve always focused on the bass in this song which makes me keep coming back to it
Clay! Thanks for all your incredible contributions to music and bass! You're the good standard for modern bassists who want to both hold the song together and have a voice in the process.
Omg omg omg what technique…and what sweet note/phrasing choices too…omg again…one of the best alive…possibly the single best hybrid attack style guy alive actually…could go on…