wyatt375 (October 13, 2008 at 4:11 am)

Comparing YM to Joe pass is like comparing apples and oranges. Two completely different styles of music. You are wasting your time arguing who is better. There is no best in any form of the arts, and it is childish to to get so worked up about it. There is no best musician, there is no best dancer, there is no best artists. Stop focusing on who plays better and start focusing on the music. This argument should never have started.

nordhill92 (October 11, 2008 at 4:43 pm)

This a Joe Pass video, Malmsteen has no place in the conversations that should be taking place about this video.

uzibones (October 5, 2008 at 3:37 pm)

Hey, it's hard to believe how seriously people take Youtube comments! go figure!

trebornotaeh (October 5, 2008 at 3:07 pm)

It's hard to believe that this world still has extreme wankers like you.

uzibones (October 5, 2008 at 12:47 am)

Well, we are unfortunately. these blokes have artistic integrity on par with Yngwie, and personally i prefer watching a fat swedish joke who has held his mother in law hostage with a shotgun than some old guy with a caterpillar on his lip masturbate on stage. If you think players don't improvise or feel music in rock/metal then you don't listen to music for music's sake. go listen to Egberto Gismonti, Thelonius Monk, Bud Powell... not these crackers who missed the point. troll success but fail.

semnocaopontocom (October 4, 2008 at 10:13 pm)

No, really...I'm not sure if we're on the same page here...YM doesn't play the upright...at all...I've seen YM play live. Amazing guitarrist etc., mostly technique-wise. This is Jazz...it's even beyond just having great technique. It's about feeling...improvisation. YM can solo really well on a rock bassline. Jazz is completely different, and in my opinion, Joe Pass kicks his ass.Anyway, with as much respect as I've for YM, u must be posting this just for fun. I have faith u know the truth.

bassplayer142 (October 4, 2008 at 3:47 pm)

amen!

jazzcombo251 (September 30, 2008 at 7:06 pm)

AHAHAHHAHAAHAHA Yngwie Malmsteen. yo Yngwie can't play jazz and this music is way more complicated and musical than Yngwie. ahahah that is by far the most halarious comment i've heard on youtube so far.

uzibones (September 29, 2008 at 2:58 pm)

When Yngwie Malmsteens plays the upright, he uses a pick and his speed exceeds 240 bpm's. He also scallops the fretless neck, to increase speed.

semnocaopontocom (September 29, 2008 at 9:28 am)

Good? I think you accidentally typed an extra letter 'o' there!Anyhow, why are you comparing these two? YM plays a different instrument to begin with.Double bass - fretless, acousticGuitar - fretted, electricAside from this, the double bass requires much more finger strength for each not than the guitar.YM soloes with a pick. NHOP soloes with his right-hand fingers. This affects speed greatly. Double basses can't be 'picked'. I've tried it for fun.etc.