Ernie Ball: String Theory featuring Justin Chancellor of TOOL 

I legit laughed out loud at that well done.

Did he just happen to walk in a series of time signatures that correspond with the Fibonacci Sequence?

Hahahahahahaha

Jogging In 7/17

A spider with a leg ripped off.

12 straight minutes of solid talking and solid bass playing

He did knowingly look at the camera and acknowledge the irony of saying it due to this being him talking for several minutes

Totally different when you're talking about your passion :-)

People who acknowledge that they're not great talkers are usually the ones with most to say. Politicians and businessmen talk for a living but in the end just talk shit and try to rob you

@@Deathshuck great point

3rd eye

Kinda similar tone to Mark Michell almost

His bass costs $10,000. It had BETTER sound good.

@@mattk3645 Tone mainly comes out of the amp to be fair, but no doubt that that bass plays a role in it

I would love to know what his rig looks like

That tone is primarily due to the Wal bass and its filter-based preamp and quad coil pickups. It’s a very unique sound unachievable with standard cut/boost EQ-based preamps.

I see what you did there haha

Or 10,000 days

but... 10000 days adds up to about 30 years

3,333.33 days then

Jeremiah Fernandez Only if you're not counting in Fibonacci.

you should hear aram bedrosian

I sure could

@@sinisterfame622 thanx for the tip - the guy is amazing - now i got another great bass player to listen to...: -)

Agreed

I know right!!!! takes us away from the worlds shit ....

Sends shivers down my spine, so emotional for me.

It's the greatest baseline ever in my opinion.

made for a really cool soundtrack for this video

Mesmerizing

Probably my favorite Justin riff. So beautfiul.

@Jason Dubya-DEEZNUTS That has NOTHING to do with what Scott said..

@Jason Dubya-DEEZNUTS moron much? 😄

@Jason Dubya-DEEZNUTS doesn't matter really. Adam stacks up with Danny and Justin nicely. He can literally play the same riff in different songs and it will still sound amazing.

something kind of sad about the way this thread has come to be

oh god the lack of comprehension in this thread

i feel like he's the star here and 3 others are making a stage for him he's very lucky to be supported in his "big badass sitar" endeavour

I would watch the hell out that documentary

Me too dude!

Same happened to me. I actually thought "wow string theory explained with best background music ever". Was not disappointed though.

I totally thought the same thing. I love string theory, I love tool, and I love Justin... I was like "click". But, this was cool

Same honestly

And it is every time you see them

Hell of a son in law

you raised her well

That’s so awesome man! I’m finally going to see them in January in Austin Tx, I’m so stoked! I saw APC open for NIN in 2000 and that was awesome but always wanted to see Tool

That's awesome man. This makes me happy

Well*

haha that joke made my day

I was wondering if anyone else thought he looked like Ringo or just me lol

@@offspringmega-fan9114 hahaha me too

First thing I thought.

SAME

The way he played in Rosetta Stoned always makes me headbang like a madman at work.

Same, it's such a beautiful bassline

Those bass lines almost ALWAYS make my mouth taste like DMT for a split second...

I legit get goosebumps everytime

You’ll appreciate this ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-d-9ubROeMMM.html

And like good Canadians you all repeatedly and profusely apologized to each other...?

I'd sooner kill a man than give up a Danny Carey drum stick

100%. You want $100? Deal. Release this!!

not even cloze to the only one

Yes

Please Ernie Ball!!!

Me too, here I am again

And sometimes I’m here just to listen to the bass but other times I’m here to enjoy Justin’s story

Indeed

I’m not comfortable with crying when ever I listen to it with head phones on still it’s a beautiful song!

@@traaavistraaavis8348 Let it flow. Let it goooo.

I caught that too

Jason Idiom such a legendary/iconic bass tone.

I just wish I could have heard him playing Disposition or Intension by himself... the harmonic notes are just... ugh, so good.

as a bass player, i feel that the Wal basses are not my thing neither personal favorites, even though i'm a huge Tool fan: but the tone that comes out of those instruments is something so distinct that i will probably remember it for the rest of my life

Him and Claypool

Give 46 & 2 a try.. ...as well as 10,000 days... ....and the bass solo from Rosetta Stoned....omg fukin awesome...🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

Lol, it's still the coolest sounding thing, ever.

I'm surprised how quick I was able to pick up that intro riff. It obviously took a few days to memorize it, but since I play finger-picking, I'm surprised how quickly I picked up the string skipping.

Tears for fears has a similar progression as schism. Check out tears for fears- broken

Mine too. I got chills just watching him sitting there playing.

Yeah, very inspiring!

Indeed, even showed it to my kids who are in music. Justin is solid

Me too son, me too

Who tf are you, Clint Eastwood?

I wish the same thing, especially bass, theres a ton and little fills and stuff he does that is realy tough to hear under the other instruments

Agreed! I wish there was more! Just listening to this and I learned a couple new things about Forty-Six & 2 and Ænema.

It is pretty cool that there is still new stuff to be learned about the members of Tool two decades after they became huge.

Take some acid before you listen to the records and you'll be able to hear every instrument at the same time ;)

Check out Rick Beato's you tube video series called "What makes this song great". He reviews Schism and does a very cool job breaking down different parts and will at times single out different parts of the song. I just wish he would do all of Tool's songs! It's the closest thing to what you are asking for.

Quote, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

This is not the end, nor the beginning of the end, this is the end of the beginning...

thanks for clarifying! 😂

That sentence should be like: "NOBODY has a better bass tone than Wal...PERIOD."

Steve Harris

Pookiestud les claypool will murder this dude. No disrespect but hell even bucket head will show him up

So massive, his tone is just beautiful.

Him and Claypool

Yeah I'm so happy I saw them play it live twice. Shits so legit he needed to sit to play it.

He doesn't use a pick at all in this video...

@@matthewmclean9734 Yes he does are you blind

​@@matthewmclean9734 that is the dumbest comment I have ever read. He uses one all through the video

​@@matthewmclean9734 you can See the light reflect Off of His Pick dude

@@matthewmclean9734 He's literally picking the song during that entire intro lmfao

Pedro Cruz good luck with that 😂😂😂

@@cuauhtemocmorisco3493 ikr😂

He probably uses some other brand or he would flat out say No..lol!

seen him with a pack of Elixir while he was livestreaming his recording gear on Insta live.

Adam is a demigod

:))

I'm confused. You didn't know? Have you not listened to his playing before? He's unreal. Right from his first record with Tool. He is SO important to their sound. When I realized after seeing them live that half of the cool sounds and leads on their songs are him, my already high level of respect for him grew immensely. One of the best bassists of our time.

Justin is not only a monster player but his style has really opened new doors of posibilities for bass players in general, the thing is that most people who listen to Tool aren't even aware of this. I have been lucky enough to learn and study his music and more specifically, his playing since I started playing bass and his lines and use of effects is just out of this world. Credit is also deserving to Paul D'Amour who planted the seed in Tool's earlier records. Both Paul's and Justin's style are just far from traditional and slowly as Tool have become more popular throughout the years more musicians have been catching up. Justin is just one of my heroes. One of the most notable and inventive musicians of this era. Check out his MT Void side project that he did a couple of years ago as well, really interesting stuff!

yep, in 2009 i saw two shows in a row and both times i was on that side of the stage and i really saw how much Justin does. i mean, i knew he was good but those two shows really showed how all over the place and how much bass playing really goes on in tool.

Well stated! He is highly underrated by their fans.

next tool show stand in front of danny and justin! there the most fun to watch! thats if the best visuals of any band doesnt distract everyone enough :P

very well said

bass translator to english hhahaha

​@@lellamas2778xD

Or future...

Nuff said... Its over...that's all anyone needs to know...

alpha eccentric

They remind me of a modern day pink floyd

Lmao you sound like a fucking moron

Yeau what the fuck. And saying one band is objectively the best is the reason the tool fanbase is a meme

Lol Sorry to hear you're in the same situation. I live in Stockton California. Other than like three places to do open mic nights there's not any good places to play and people aren't really into Tool or that kind of stuff. People wanna do like pretentious hipster folk music or cover bands. :( Where are you stuck that has a shit music scene?

Wow schism isnt a easy song to learn. You must had some hard time learning that for the first time

There are a lot more pretty cool prog/stoner bands from serbia, you just have to search a little bit more.

Mana-Ramp-Matoran I had a very similar story to yours. I heard Primus' Jerry Was A Racecar Driver, found out that the crazy tapping thing was a bass, and I decided to learn it(on a 4-string though). Eventually, I picked up a used 6-string bass and, here we are.

Mana-Ramp-Matoran Funny enough, Schism was the first song I ever learned on the bass too! Wasn't even my instrument, but I had to learn it.

That's exactly what I think when I hear Justin's tone. If I were a bassist, I would spend years trying to get a tone like Justin's.

I don't understand how you can say that considering he's using a pic. I will agree that he has an amazing "picking" tone, but I'm not sure how a true studio engineer can call it the ultimate bass tone. Most bass tones come from fingering the notes. In general using a pic makes you lose tone. I think he's done a great job of hiding/blending the sound of the pic. But the ultimate bass tone? No way.

Super Glued There is no Golden rule. There are lots of bad finger bass tones out there as there are good pick tones.

Charles Petitclerc Duff mkegan has a good tone too

i agree

Him, Ryan Martinie, and the bassist from muse are my top three

J Venturella not a new phenomenon, that's why Paul McCartney ended up on bass.

I play bass with a lead guitar... ....this.... Is why...💯🤘😎

@@tomschult133 Roger Waters, too. Although his bass playing isn't particularly exceptional though.

@@borisboslul9975 I agree, it get the job done though. He has some good parts. A better song writer than anything

Shavo from system says he switch to bass cause nobody was playing bass like it's a bass

"Fear Inoculum" is stunning. Can't wait to hear the rest of the album.

JAffacakeSON BLAHA Yes and I’m loving it so far 🤘.

Hello, I’m from the future. It’s breathtaking.

I mean I absolutely love Justin Chancellor and Tool, and I think that he's an absolutely critical member of the band, but that's a bit of a stretch. There are plenty of bassists who are more technically skilled overall. He is perfect at what he does. Greatest of all time, though? That's a very tough sell.

@@thecone87 Well, to me he is. His style suits my tastes. He may not be to you, but he is to me.

@@greganderson2239 I guess that makes sense. He's probably my favorite bassist, but that's only because I find him perfect for the specific music he plays. I don't think he's the best of all time, but he's still my favorite. That's the difference.

Technical skills are a little overrated, and they can get in the way of how a song breathes. This is why I love Tool more than say Dream Theater. It's about getting the artists' message out with the music to set the tone/feeling they want you to be in. Mozart and Bach were more technical, but give me Beethoven any day.

Nothing wrong with mars volta though just quietly