Megadeth's David Ellefson - Top 5 Megadeth Bass Riffs

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  • čas přidán 19. 06. 2024
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    David Ellefson of Megadeth stopped by the Guitar World studios to talk about and play us his 5 favorite Megadeth bass riffs. Check it out!
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  • @nocandoofficial2430
    @nocandoofficial2430 Před 8 lety +4715

    Does anyone else think his David's voice would be great for talk radio?

  • @TheBlackKnight1o1
    @TheBlackKnight1o1 Před 6 lety +4133

    Cliff Burton inspired me to pick up a bass.
    David Ellefson keeps me playing.

    • @trevorganoe748
      @trevorganoe748 Před 6 lety +223

      TheBlackKnight1o1 But dude, you’re only allowed to like one or the other.

    • @tylerbrah4676
      @tylerbrah4676 Před 6 lety +52

      Trevor Ganoe lol

    • @patrickshannon1547
      @patrickshannon1547 Před 6 lety +39

      TheBlackKnight1o1 play clean without distortion with bass it's bad on amps if you don't. I know Cliff liked using distortion but unless you can afford a 2000 dollar amp it's hard on em. Dave Ellifson likes the clean sound but really what ever a person's own personal taste is. I don't think peace sells would sound right with a distorted bass.

    • @youhavebeendemonetized
      @youhavebeendemonetized Před 6 lety +78

      Too bad cliff died. All of Metallicas bassists have been good but Ellefson is extremely underatted imo

    • @flacidhouse350
      @flacidhouse350 Před 6 lety +10

      your drummer should be the one that keeps you paying.

  • @johnheffernan7189
    @johnheffernan7189 Před 4 lety +2183

    David: Plays the Peace Sells bass line
    My brain: Magically inserts Dave Mustaine’s guitar part

  • @johnstoner666
    @johnstoner666 Před 3 lety +376

    When he said “nut” ...I felt that.

  • @Groaznic
    @Groaznic Před 8 lety +6187

    David Ellefson is like the coolest uncle none of us had.

    • @springytrap4979
      @springytrap4979 Před 8 lety +44

      True that

    • @jwardbass4452
      @jwardbass4452 Před 8 lety +62

      That... I haven't seen a comment that accurate in a long time, even though I do have some cool uncles.

    • @dragonpokemon22
      @dragonpokemon22 Před 8 lety +35

      My last name is Ellefson maybe I'm related

    • @tammysigmon853
      @tammysigmon853 Před 8 lety +37

      He was so cute when he was young!

    • @jbpmuse
      @jbpmuse Před 7 lety +101

      "Mom, I'm heading out to uncle Dave's house for the afternoon. He's gonna help me with algebra, teach me to drive stick shift, and teach me to master magics five!"

  • @CruciatusVXS
    @CruciatusVXS Před 7 lety +2174

    Setlist:
    1:00 Fatal Illusion
    2:27 Peace Sells
    3:58 Dawn Patrol
    5:36 Symphony of Destruction
    7:11 Holy Wars

  • @DanielLaureano
    @DanielLaureano Před 3 lety +219

    0:34 "you're right down here next to the nut"

  • @aldousorwell3807
    @aldousorwell3807 Před 3 lety +526

    Hearing him talk about "Pull-offs, down by the nut, where all the tension is" has a whole new meaning now in 2021.😂

    • @Pussinator.69
      @Pussinator.69 Před 2 lety +7

      😂

    • @fidodido664
      @fidodido664 Před 2 lety +12

      he practises his strength a lot with masturbation

    • @paulcraig99
      @paulcraig99 Před 2 lety +22

      0:54

    • @pauly51
      @pauly51 Před 2 lety +14

      Guitar terms only. Learn your guitar or bass.!!! Hammer on. Pull off. Nut holds the strings on upper neck behind the 1st fret. I guess you could make any instrument dirty

    • @aldousorwell3807
      @aldousorwell3807 Před 2 lety +37

      @@pauly51 😐No.

  • @ErikGiovani
    @ErikGiovani Před 7 lety +3382

    As a hardcore Metallica fan it was a nice change when I listened to megadeth and heard fat bass

    • @theshapeexists
      @theshapeexists Před 7 lety +291

      Erik Giovani yea, those ducks really turned down, literally, a great metal bassist. newsted was a solid player.

    • @maxdurk4624
      @maxdurk4624 Před 7 lety +193

      theshapeexists I think he was referring to all their bass players because Cliff's bass was never fat and heavy like this.

    • @HimTortons
      @HimTortons Před 7 lety +223

      Max Durk True. Metallica has always drowned their bassists in the mix. Which is especially horrible since all of metallicas bassists (at least on actual albums) have been amazing (probably as good as dave)

    • @lyrasimo
      @lyrasimo Před 7 lety +154

      wait ...metallica have a bass ?

    • @baker8981
      @baker8981 Před 6 lety +94

      Black Album, Load, Reload, and Hardwired were the few albums in which the mix was fine. The other albums - AJFA in particular - had the bass low-set in the mix.

  • @metfan4l
    @metfan4l Před 8 lety +2574

    Always seems like the nicest guy ever, nice video.

    • @godfatherNYC
      @godfatherNYC Před 8 lety +84

      +metfan4l True, and most people would _probably_ not say the same about Mustaine!

    • @chsims7032
      @chsims7032 Před 7 lety +14

      Thank God you didn't meet Tony Iommi or James Hetfield, you can't even spell their names right.

    • @scottbromage
      @scottbromage Před 7 lety +2

      Aiden Macleod NICE GOING AIDEN! Geeze now you got the Grammar Polize effter you!

    • @99tjpro
      @99tjpro Před 7 lety +5

      i mean, hes from minnesota...

    • @chiyo-chanholocaust8143
      @chiyo-chanholocaust8143 Před 6 lety +32

      Someone gotta balance out the assholeness of Dave

  • @KZ3fps
    @KZ3fps Před 4 lety +487

    David "There's a lot of nuance in there" Ellefson

  • @zadiannelovessnakes8899
    @zadiannelovessnakes8899 Před 3 lety +480

    There is only one thing that he slaps harder than that bass 🐔

  • @KamyGG
    @KamyGG Před 8 lety +1465

    *"Instruments sometimes have songs in 'em."*
    *- David Ellefson, April 2016.*

    • @dannyle3784
      @dannyle3784 Před 8 lety +40

      He's said it before 2016 many times

    • @KamyGG
      @KamyGG Před 8 lety +13

      Danny Le : If you say so.

    • @erakattack
      @erakattack Před 7 lety +62

      +Danny Le
      Guess he should've scoured the internet and the Ellefson archives before making that CZcams comment..

    • @KamyGG
      @KamyGG Před 7 lety +17

      Hahaaaa. Sarcasm kills. Nice one dude :))

    • @herpderpinson6117
      @herpderpinson6117 Před 5 lety +2

      666th like oof

  • @TightyWhities94
    @TightyWhities94 Před 8 lety +2404

    this guy is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO underrated. he's also very likeable guy. imo he deserves 10x the attention than he gets these days.
    Edit: oh wow 2.3k likes! I'm famous.

    • @megaterium9694
      @megaterium9694 Před 8 lety +75

      +TightyWhities94 Of course man, David isn't just the bass player of megadeth, he's the guy who made it with mustaine, we know mustaine is the face of megadeth but David is more than just a bass player

    • @JoaoKorreiaa
      @JoaoKorreiaa Před 8 lety +16

      +TightyWhities94 chris poland and gar samuelson deserve it too, they were freaking awesome and debatable the best on their positions

    • @jakes1591
      @jakes1591 Před 8 lety +5

      +TightyWhities94 This guy is anything but underrated. Why you hear good bass players, the general answer is this guy and steve harris. Maybe old metallica is mentioned, too. In terms of metal these are the people who are talked about, frankly, too much.

    • @JoaoKorreiaa
      @JoaoKorreiaa Před 8 lety +14

      ***** really doubt what youre saying

    • @binglebop5877
      @binglebop5877 Před 7 lety +7

      TL:DR citation needed

  • @aleksanderwojczak765
    @aleksanderwojczak765 Před 3 lety +83

    Getting this in my recommendations after yesterday's news is quiet ironic.

  • @ali965
    @ali965 Před rokem +82

    1:00 Fatal Nut
    2:27 Nut Sells
    3:58 Nut Patrol
    5:36 Symphony of Nuts
    7:11 Holy Nut

    • @MorsBieg
      @MorsBieg Před rokem +3

      @@hadesthewolf521 relax, just a meme

    • @Tdrummer888
      @Tdrummer888 Před rokem +5

      @@MorsBieg that doesn’t justify how absurdly unfunny it was

    • @brandondickie3456
      @brandondickie3456 Před rokem

      @@Tdrummer888 that’s why humor is subjective (except fart humor, that’s funny only to a brain dead 5 year old.)

    • @peanuts666
      @peanuts666 Před 11 měsíci +1

      ​@@hadesthewolf521 c'mon, the comment is hilarious. I bet you're fun at parties 😂

    • @cnelly4582
      @cnelly4582 Před 10 měsíci +1

      The worst part is, you'll never be aware of how annoying these stupid comments really are. Ya, meme, doesn't make them bearable.

  • @IAmKillEveryone
    @IAmKillEveryone Před 7 lety +627

    Peace Sells was one of those basslines that blew my damn mind as a young kid. One of the best metal bass riffs of all time.

    • @fw5550
      @fw5550 Před 6 lety +15

      Kill Everyone I agree, but unfortunately, it was Mustaine who wrote the riff - Jr. still kicks ass though!

    • @cicerobarbiero
      @cicerobarbiero Před 4 lety +4

      @@fw5550 Unfortunely? Mustaine it's a genius

    • @fw5550
      @fw5550 Před 4 lety +6

      @@cicerobarbieroYes, I said unfortunately (not "unfortunely" - that's not a word) because it seemed as though he thought that Ellefson wrote it and it was always one of his favorite bass lines from Ellefson. You don't need to tell me that Mustaine is a genius.

  • @XFry333X
    @XFry333X Před 8 lety +754

    Dawn Patrol is so underrated as a metal song. Just pure heavy.

    • @Infighter_
      @Infighter_ Před 8 lety +29

      +Felipe Revuelta Ikr, a lot of their songs are underrated

    • @Deehvad
      @Deehvad Před 8 lety +31

      +Felipe Revuelta Now I can only laugh, as I read our epitaph: We lead our lives as moles, in the dark of the Dawn Patrol..."
      I could see a lot of people skipping that song but not me, I loved it!

    • @XFry333X
      @XFry333X Před 8 lety +6

      +Deehvad right! The song is just heavy, the lyrics alone are gold!

    • @xxczerxx
      @xxczerxx Před 8 lety +14

      So is Take No Prisoners

    • @austin3g410
      @austin3g410 Před 7 lety +11

      Felipe Revuelta reminds me of "the god that failed"

  • @eddieloera2951
    @eddieloera2951 Před 3 lety +74

    I notice he knows alot about tension near the nut...

  • @whydoineedthis5117
    @whydoineedthis5117 Před 3 lety +33

    Dong Patrol from the album Fap in Peace

    • @DARKNESS666ism
      @DARKNESS666ism Před 3 lety

      Bruhhh lmao

    • @alexlevesque9687
      @alexlevesque9687 Před 3 lety +1

      I knew if I sorted by recent I'd find comments like this hahaha

    • @H.E.M.
      @H.E.M. Před 3 lety +2

      Bust in Peace is their best album. ‘Holy Shit... I’m cumming soon’ is their best song, So awesome.

  • @14Yorker14
    @14Yorker14 Před 7 lety +829

    There seems to be a perception among some metal fans that Ellefson is the sort of bassist that has only remained in the band for so long because he keeps his nose clean and just does what needs to be done. But that perception doesn't do him justice at all. The truth is that he is a very, very tight metal bassist who, in addition to locking in exceptionally well with Mustaine's lightning-fast riffs, has great tone, great phrasing, and also plays some very cool, very tasteful licks.
    I think he's one of the better metal bassists out there.

    • @Michelob-Ultra
      @Michelob-Ultra Před 6 lety +1

      He is lol

    • @flacidhouse350
      @flacidhouse350 Před 6 lety +17

      No. The reason he stayed in Megadeth for so long was because he was a stupid kid that had never been in a serious band before and he didn't have the experience and confidence to stand up for himself. If he had he would have been kicked out with the rest of the band in the first purge for demanding his fair share of royalties. Mustaine has been cheating him out of song writing credits and a large sum of money for decades.

    • @flacidhouse350
      @flacidhouse350 Před 6 lety +5

      Are you literate?

    • @fakename9500
      @fakename9500 Před 5 lety +3

      sources?

    • @eyealter
      @eyealter Před 5 lety +5

      @@flacidhouse350 Dave never married his band. Yes it is his band

  • @LurchyScott
    @LurchyScott Před 7 lety +342

    Was Dave ever in radio during his off time from Megadeth? He has that radio voice that is uncanny.

  • @magnus8805
    @magnus8805 Před 3 lety +37

    I don't like to add fuel to the fire, but watching him pick the strings is giving me some unwanted flashbacks.

  • @psychosalad6653
    @psychosalad6653 Před 3 lety +41

    Bust in Peace

  • @georgidobrevmusic
    @georgidobrevmusic Před 7 lety +439

    Why yes David the tension often is high when I'm close to the nut ;)

  • @braziliandesigner
    @braziliandesigner Před 8 lety +417

    Really beautiful bass guitar.

    • @GoogLf2
      @GoogLf2 Před 8 lety +30

      Yeah, it looks amazing.

    • @mattrowley1675
      @mattrowley1675 Před 7 lety +37

      i bought the "budget model" of this bass (about 600$) recently... i honestly feel like i should have payed more. jacksons are extremely well made, even the cheaper models.

    • @Morphoidism
      @Morphoidism Před 2 lety +1

      @@mattrowley1675 Hell yeah, Jackson guitars are awesome

  • @telix5000
    @telix5000 Před 3 lety +406

    He played his hardest riff recently.

  • @Slayerrrrrr
    @Slayerrrrrr Před 3 lety +323

    Dave is sweating bullets because he has to face the train of consequences on his reckoning day

  • @ThePuertoricanBeastJonathan
    @ThePuertoricanBeastJonathan Před 8 lety +461

    holy shit the Holy wars bass riff is sooooo sick

    • @lemmy5599
      @lemmy5599 Před 8 lety

      +The Puertorican Beast Jonthan Ayala its so gooood

    • @keefriff99
      @keefriff99 Před 8 lety

      +The Puertorican Beast Jonthan Ayala
      No kidding! That shit is insane.

    • @garrettderringer5093
      @garrettderringer5093 Před 8 lety +25

      it's harder to play Holy Wars on bass than Guitar.

    • @julienverveer748
      @julienverveer748 Před 8 lety +7

      +Deth From Within yeah totally! and guitarists still think that bass is the easiest shit on the planet!

    • @garrettderringer5093
      @garrettderringer5093 Před 8 lety +2

      It really isn't! Have you tried Peace sells? It's a pain!

  • @rcoveyduc
    @rcoveyduc Před 8 lety +761

    Gotta be one of the nicest guys in rock.

    • @a5hen
      @a5hen Před 6 lety +22

      rcoveyduc MEGADETH IS METAL YOU PIECE OF SHIT

    • @herbert224
      @herbert224 Před 6 lety +12

      Subhamoy Das Where does the line go between rock and metal? Some people might call AC/DC metal, and someone else might call Slayer rock.

    • @herbert224
      @herbert224 Před 6 lety +4

      I see no problem with calling Slayer ”rock”, however I myself would call it metal. Where does the line go between the two, according to you?

    • @mohawkmohican8611
      @mohawkmohican8611 Před 6 lety +2

      Subhamoy Das Id consider metal musicians to be rockstars and part of the rock community too though

    • @flacidhouse350
      @flacidhouse350 Před 6 lety +11

      Metal is rock. Metal is a sub genre. There is no line between them any more than there is a line between food and pizza.

  • @jamesfriend1665
    @jamesfriend1665 Před 3 lety +31

    David 2021 set list
    Train of Consequences
    In My Darkest Hour
    Dread the Fugitive Mind
    Reckoning Day
    Wake Up Dead
    Trust
    Sweating Bullets
    Countdown to Extinction
    Encore:
    My Last Words
    Community Property (Feat. Steel Panther)
    I Did It My Way (David on lead vocals)

  • @soundgarden6478
    @soundgarden6478 Před 3 lety +81

    The amount of times I've drummed along to his bass lines. Been a fan of Megadeth since 1999, always will.

    • @majidamiri8495
      @majidamiri8495 Před 2 lety +7

      that's honestly so strange because 1999 was the *Riskiest* time to be a Megadeth fan... see what I did there?

  • @BlasphemousVerses
    @BlasphemousVerses Před 8 lety +167

    My Last Words has his best Bassline imo. So good.

    • @luisugalde6956
      @luisugalde6956 Před 8 lety +13

      +Acid Fuzz The intro is also great. He follows Poland all throughout.

    • @MegaThrasher95
      @MegaThrasher95 Před 8 lety +5

      Yes! I never realized how badass the basslines were in that song until I heard the isolated tracks a couple of years back. So good!

    • @ma5cm6g18
      @ma5cm6g18 Před 8 lety

      I don't know if it's true but I heard that Mustaine wrote the bass riff in MLW.

    • @MultiPoseur
      @MultiPoseur Před 8 lety +11

      +The Rookie +The Rookie If you asked Mustaine, he would say that he wrote every note for every instrument.

    • @cliffsenac2825
      @cliffsenac2825 Před 7 lety

      Acid Fuzz for me it's five magics

  • @MyWeedgrower
    @MyWeedgrower Před 8 lety +174

    one hell of a bass player

  • @troyyoung3087
    @troyyoung3087 Před 3 lety +44

    oh shit....i thought this was top 5 tips on how to shoot big loads

  • @redneckmetalhead4333
    @redneckmetalhead4333 Před 3 lety +61

    This dude is good he should be in a thrash metal band

    • @TheGreenDoggoOfWisdom
      @TheGreenDoggoOfWisdom Před 3 lety +5

      And he should name it Megadeth

    • @redneckmetalhead4333
      @redneckmetalhead4333 Před 3 lety +14

      @@TheGreenDoggoOfWisdom yeah and he should make a couple of bass riffs that might inspire people to play a instrument

    • @rtomas47
      @rtomas47 Před 3 lety +1

      He should be :D

  • @WillMustaine
    @WillMustaine Před 7 lety +75

    I love the bass in Five Magics...

  • @iwillnevergetone5
    @iwillnevergetone5 Před 8 lety +334

    i hope everyone realizes the level of dexterity he's built up in his right hand. that doesn't come easy at all. 6-year update: yes, the jokes are funny

    • @GreendayversusU2
      @GreendayversusU2 Před 8 lety +56

      +Darrien Day His rhythm is so smooth it's insane. tabbed out the lines sometimes look pretty easy, but actually playing them and making them sound right like he does it hard as hell.

    • @iwillnevergetone5
      @iwillnevergetone5 Před 8 lety +31

      Walty Ramone totally agree! every time i watch the old footage from like 88-92 of them playing Hook In Mouth i drool at the sight of Jr flawlessly nailing those 16ths throughout the entire song. especially that run he does after the chorus. such a solid player

    • @danadrian2752
      @danadrian2752 Před 6 lety +6

      Darrien Day his right hand is awesome... but that left hand tho

    • @flacidhouse350
      @flacidhouse350 Před 6 lety +5

      Fuck the dexterity. The Strength is amazing.

    • @sowelldon
      @sowelldon Před 5 lety +1

      Teaching my daughter bass and showing her Dave's style is going to help her in other techniques of playing bass. You're right dexterity and his groove is awesome.

  • @fuckwad2024
    @fuckwad2024 Před 3 lety +39

    For me Hook In Mouth has my favorite Bassline, after Dave sings “and I believe my Kingdom will come” right before the solo part David just breaks down with his bass and starts going crazy. It’s so fast

  • @anzepancur5178
    @anzepancur5178 Před 3 lety +58

    He is out of the band now, damnn

  • @Sds518
    @Sds518 Před 8 lety +85

    Love his passion for his instrument in this video, most bass players dont give a damn and think they're only there to play the root note to a song underneath the riffs, awesome!

  • @AndriyVasylenko
    @AndriyVasylenko Před 8 lety +445

    Nice video! Few more: My Last Words is sickest (imho), Trust, Hook In Mouth, Family Tree. Prince of Darkness, Hangar 18 (simplest and so cool). Washington is Next (LoMenzo's credit, but it's still Megadeth though)

    • @seiza33
      @seiza33 Před 6 lety +11

      Andriy Vasylenko late reply but in my opinion both Trust and Hangar 18 is just amazing

    • @haydenboisvert3738
      @haydenboisvert3738 Před 6 lety +10

      Andriy Vasylenko hhhhhhiiiiijjjiiii friends

    • @youhavebeendemonetized
      @youhavebeendemonetized Před 6 lety

      Hello Andriy. Love your videos

    • @MrMetalclay
      @MrMetalclay Před 5 lety +2

      The chosen ones, Go to Hell and Angry again. It's nice that you can hear his bass work alongside heavy guitars.

    • @zubiwani7376
      @zubiwani7376 Před 5 lety

      hi iii frandddd

  • @cameronwillson8145
    @cameronwillson8145 Před 4 lety +77

    I am really good friends with his daughter Athena. I have actually talked to him multiple times, he is a super nice guy!

    • @bryangoldsmith5902
      @bryangoldsmith5902 Před 3 lety +16

      Marry that chick

    • @pimpacciaturpe
      @pimpacciaturpe Před 3 lety +5

      @@bryangoldsmith5902 marry her for science

    • @iqm4574
      @iqm4574 Před 3 lety +13

      @@pimpacciaturpe i wondered
      If dave son married ellefson daughter
      And they had a baby, would he be the ultimate god of bass and guitar?

  • @JMNTLRDRX
    @JMNTLRDRX Před 3 lety +71

    Idk man, the people throwing shit at David probably have done far worse things than him. Still, I feel bad for his wife and kids.

    • @thequebee_0101
      @thequebee_0101 Před 3 lety +21

      man but dave's footage was stolen illegaly and what are people even accusing him of, the girl was CLEARLY a consenting adult, she initiated all the calls and everything, still he's getting targetted, his personal life shouldn't matter with the band man

    • @cheettz
      @cheettz Před 2 lety

      @@thequebee_0101 wasn't she 17?

    • @thequebee_0101
      @thequebee_0101 Před 2 lety +3

      @@cheettz 19

    • @glennanthony2733
      @glennanthony2733 Před 2 lety +10

      @@thequebee_0101 what are u doing here james,go back to writing some more riffs for the new album 😏

    • @thequebee_0101
      @thequebee_0101 Před 2 lety +12

      @@glennanthony2733 kirk's still searching for his phone smh, haven't seen him since january

  • @seanantley1965
    @seanantley1965 Před 8 lety +219

    Love his tone! Instantly know it's Megadeth just from his tone.

    • @poochstyle
      @poochstyle Před 8 lety +4

      I sir am by no means a bass man, but I call bullshit on this

    • @tylerbrah4676
      @tylerbrah4676 Před 5 lety +1

      I really wish Jackson would have more basses with precision jazz pickup configuration that isnt at $1000 or more

    • @metaldisector6701
      @metaldisector6701 Před 5 lety

      Angry Again is exquisite.

  • @flightofthebumblebee9529
    @flightofthebumblebee9529 Před 2 lety +210

    Dave will always be the true bassist of Megadeth

  • @magneticmagnet4501
    @magneticmagnet4501 Před 4 lety +253

    Fact: I’ve watched this more than once

  • @4JudasPriest4
    @4JudasPriest4 Před 4 lety +92

    Ellefson is humble and that makes him even more of a badass. Love this guy. Met him 3 times and he has a f'n great attitude. Very underrated bass player. He is AWESOME1!!!!

  • @ionehkontehdiabo7627
    @ionehkontehdiabo7627 Před 3 lety +47

    Dong patrol

  • @Mr.M1STER
    @Mr.M1STER Před 8 lety +126

    I'm not really a big Megadeth fan but I am 100% a huge David Ellefson fan.

    • @craigroaring
      @craigroaring Před 8 lety +23

      +bennydman666 Yeah, he seems like a very down to earth, enthusiastic person.

  • @MoonshineSazerac
    @MoonshineSazerac Před 2 lety +29

    He's a great teacher, but the biggest lesson I've learned is 'don't trust other people with nude videos of yourself'.

    • @Parka_Niel
      @Parka_Niel Před 2 lety +1

      My body is on my knees betrayed my luuust
      We FAP to each other so much (SO MUCH)

    • @anotherdot2043
      @anotherdot2043 Před 2 lety +5

      @@Parka_Niel “That in nothing we bust”

    • @ObsidianLife
      @ObsidianLife Před 2 lety +6

      Not at all defending what he did (no nearly 60 year old married man should be sexually engaging someone who's barely legal and the age of their own children) but to be fair...he did not know it was being filmed.

  • @PedroSilva-xl7iw
    @PedroSilva-xl7iw Před 3 lety +53

    Came here to remember the good days when he was still my idol

    • @DJAshba99
      @DJAshba99 Před 3 lety +12

      ? he didn't anything illegal

    • @BegetterVIIEVEN
      @BegetterVIIEVEN Před 3 lety +1

      @@DJAshba99 Yeah

    • @PedroSilva-xl7iw
      @PedroSilva-xl7iw Před 3 lety +26

      @@DJAshba99 oh now I can only lose respect for someone when they do something illegal? so let's all gather and praise Ellefson then for beating it to a girl younger than his daughter while cheating on his wife... all while being a self proclaimed pastor. Sorry, not the same Ellefson who inspired me

    • @DJAshba99
      @DJAshba99 Před 3 lety +9

      @@PedroSilva-xl7iw they have been doing illegal stuff since 1983.

    • @PedroSilva-xl7iw
      @PedroSilva-xl7iw Před 3 lety +16

      @@DJAshba99 you missed my point, I never said i cared about how much drugs they did, that's what you would expect from a regular rockstar back then anyway. But i very much believe in something called moral. Seeing David going against everything he stands for publicly to satisfy his perv needs just shows he doesn't care about right or wrong if it pleases him, he's just a hyprocrite with fame and money.

  • @marcpledger
    @marcpledger Před 3 lety +44

    Great bass player, seems like a genuinely good guy. Out of all the members of Megadeth past and present Junior is the guy I most want to have a beer with and talk about stuff that isn’t music.

    • @Alfawaz506
      @Alfawaz506 Před 3 lety +108

      I don’t know if this comment is ironic or not

    • @gionozadze3165
      @gionozadze3165 Před 3 lety +11

      @@Alfawaz506 LMFAOOOOOOOO

    • @Spawnholio
      @Spawnholio Před 3 lety +16

      I hear he'll facetime with ya if you're well groomed.

    • @detts5082
      @detts5082 Před 3 lety

      @@Alfawaz506 lmao

    • @XxChrisxXBedofRazors
      @XxChrisxXBedofRazors Před 3 lety +8

      Talk about what else that isn't music? ✊🍖✊🍖👊🐓🐓

  • @triippy...6476
    @triippy...6476 Před 7 lety +166

    We all saw Peace Sells being on here... don't lie

    • @maisumjesus
      @maisumjesus Před 7 lety +4

      The only one that surprised me was Fatal Illusion, actually

    • @michaelporter9695
      @michaelporter9695 Před 6 lety

      Should have been #1 ... People who don't even know metal love it ... It was so great Mtv adopted it as their main theme throughout the 80s

  • @CalebHimself
    @CalebHimself Před 2 lety +154

    The whole situation with David is just unfortunate. He seemed like a cool guy, but not everybody is perfect. I really would have liked to see him live.

    • @kyletippett316
      @kyletippett316 Před 2 lety +21

      I feel the same way. He’s still one of my favorite bassist and he writes killer bass lines, but what he did was wrong. I would’ve loved to see him live too.

    • @sausthabbirsinghtuladhar1729
      @sausthabbirsinghtuladhar1729 Před 2 lety +2

      what is the situation

    • @isopropyltoxicity
      @isopropyltoxicity Před 2 lety +4

      @@sausthabbirsinghtuladhar1729 he was texting an underaged girl

    • @sausthabbirsinghtuladhar1729
      @sausthabbirsinghtuladhar1729 Před 2 lety

      @@isopropyltoxicity like sexual stuff?

    • @BubbaBass_Official
      @BubbaBass_Official Před 2 lety +27

      @@isopropyltoxicity she was 17 when they 1st met. But the day the videos were leaked she was 19 and confirmed it before all the posts got taken down.

  • @dkmen7592
    @dkmen7592 Před 3 lety +21

    2:42 "dong patrol"

  • @carloscastilleja7586
    @carloscastilleja7586 Před 7 lety +394

    Un gran Bajista y el Hombre con la mejor paciencia por que ha logrado aguantar a Mustaine desde el 83 v:

  • @nihilisticcannibal4477
    @nihilisticcannibal4477 Před 3 lety +32

    Came here just for the comment section.

  • @mishasuh8838
    @mishasuh8838 Před 3 lety +28

    All these badass lines will be remembered forever, and... fuck! It's like having a nice dream and getting a punch in the face! Good luck for Mustaine on finding anyone else to "replace" Mr.Ellefson.

    • @the4given196
      @the4given196 Před 2 lety +2

      you cant replace jr. he ws perfect for megadeth. he and mustaine were the spirit of the band.

    • @Morphoidism
      @Morphoidism Před 2 lety +4

      @@the4given196 James LoMenzo is back in Megadeth, but we're not sure if he's staying for the foreseeable future.

    • @the4given196
      @the4given196 Před 2 lety +2

      @@Morphoidism Thats both good and bad news.
      Good: he prooved with the 2004 remake that he can perform ellefsons lines really well.
      Bad: everything after that was pretty meh.

  • @LuxBacelo
    @LuxBacelo Před 4 lety +32

    4:55 "Aguante Megadeth" That phrase is part of the song for us in Argentina. For those who doesn't speak spanish, when you say "aguante something" you are expressing admiration for that. It's a common phrase used when you like too much something.

    • @facugrinder2148
      @facugrinder2148 Před 3 lety

      Ajja aguante something jajaj LoL

    • @diegobado1584
      @diegobado1584 Před 2 lety

      For those who don't , cerebrito. Ya hay un video de los propios miembros de megadeth explicando que quiere decir aguante megadeth..

  • @intimanuelsantamarinapifan8566

    "So far, So good, So rock"- David Ellefson

  • @markreyes7454
    @markreyes7454 Před 7 lety +204

    Sounds like his strings are new .

    • @koosh6876
      @koosh6876 Před 7 lety +16

      Mark Reyes dont quote me on this but i think he only uses nee strings to get the david ellefson bass crispiness

    • @dphmachine6276
      @dphmachine6276 Před 6 lety +23

      I think he said the bass in new. I'm guessing the strings are too

    • @martinmccomb5462
      @martinmccomb5462 Před 5 lety +3

      I thought he said both the bass and the strings were new. Did I misunderstand his words?

    • @residentraccoon2910
      @residentraccoon2910 Před 4 lety +2

      He's not going to do a video for Guitar World showcasing his most memorable bass lines with used strings LOL... just like doing a gig. Some of you guys are green AF jeez

  • @rugbyguitargod
    @rugbyguitargod Před 6 lety +5

    Probably my favorite bass riffage is in Lucretia. The intro riff punches and accents the parts nicely and the verse punches even harder with some cool melodic runs that tie everything together. Dave is truly a bassist’s bassist.

  • @jnb756
    @jnb756 Před 2 měsíci +2

    That is a sick bass - love Jackson high end stuff

  • @mrstrenger.8334
    @mrstrenger.8334 Před 8 lety +232

    And Take No Prisoners ???

  • @misfit2022
    @misfit2022 Před 7 lety +57

    Peace Sells and Dawn Patrol are my pick of these but love Holy Wars. I love everything about this song. My favourite Megadeth song and beautifully played by Nick Menza, a supremely underrated drummer which any drummer will tell you. Those who do not rate him often do not understand what he is playing but he was far more than a thrash drummer. Rust in Peace is a drummers dream the bass and drums make for a formidable rhythm section.

    • @joeysousa310
      @joeysousa310 Před 7 lety +3

      RIP Nick

    • @flacidhouse350
      @flacidhouse350 Před 6 lety

      Menza isn't under rated. He's over rated.
      Metal drumming is much harder than Jazz drumming. Samuelson couldn't keep up.

    • @Walamonga1313
      @Walamonga1313 Před 5 lety +3

      misfit Menza isn't underrated, he always gets praise as a great drummer. Honestly I didn't find his style too interesting but he was very tight and his playing fit the songs perfectly.

    • @djjorix50
      @djjorix50 Před 5 lety +2

      @@flacidhouse350 Yes, stamina-wise, but ask a drummer without a jazz background to play polyrhythms or odd time signatures and the best they can do is memorize it through, not really feeling the pulse.

    • @flacidhouse350
      @flacidhouse350 Před 5 lety

      @@djjorix50 Polyrhythm and odd time signatures are not the Provence of Jazz drummers.
      I don't know what your threshold for "jazz background is," But I will assume it means everyone that went to a music conservatory or ever played professionally in a Jazz Band.
      That's almost every famous living drummer, but examples of some of the few that aren't played polyrythms and odd time signatures very well are Ringo Starr, and John Bonham. Nick Mason was all over the odd time signatures too. Honestly I think rock drummers play odd time signature pieces much better. When Nick Mason or Lars Ulrich plays 7/4 you know damn well where the downbeat is. When jazz and prog drummers do that shit it's like they are reveling in the opportunity to obscure the downbeat. Then they condescending look at the poor sax player like it makes them a good musician that the soloist got confused by their math drumming.

  • @ali965
    @ali965 Před 2 lety +7

    i hate to have to hate this guy. his playing is so iconic and seems like a cool guy

    • @MorsBieg
      @MorsBieg Před rokem

      you dont need to hate him

  • @JonsterMonster
    @JonsterMonster Před 2 lety +11

    No.1 In my Darkest Hour.
    No.2 Bust in peace.
    No.3 Sweating Bullets.
    No.4 Train of Consequences.

  • @LoLo-fj8iu
    @LoLo-fj8iu Před 7 lety +8

    Dawn patrol is one of my favorite . loved the bass ,drums and Dave's vocals!

  • @Olivysg
    @Olivysg Před 8 lety +20

    Bad Omen has probably one of my favorite Drum & Bass Riff Tracks.

  • @biorythmicshifter
    @biorythmicshifter Před 3 lety +14

    His performances on RIP and PSBWB are world class examples of impeccable bass playing. I would say in music period outside of genre labels. He is up there with the greatest easily...

  • @unhandmeprrriest4601
    @unhandmeprrriest4601 Před 7 lety +24

    He's such a chill dude. I'd love to have a beer with him.

    • @sofberet8888
      @sofberet8888 Před 3 lety +7

      you sure?

    • @lemon_curry_
      @lemon_curry_ Před 3 lety

      @@sofberet8888 he may have cranked his driveshift to a 19yr but he still seems like a great guy. I'd probably wait for the drama to cool down and THEN have a beer

    • @Zeqweery
      @Zeqweery Před 3 lety

      @@lemon_curry_ don’t remind me of those terrible lyrics in mechanix lol

    • @lemon_curry_
      @lemon_curry_ Před 3 lety

      @@Zeqweery bro, you should have seen the demo of Jump in the Fire
      Good lord, it's almost as bad as a lyric suggestion made by Kirk for St. Anger

    • @Zeqweery
      @Zeqweery Před 3 lety

      @@lemon_curry_ yeah dave couldnt really write lyrics in the early days

  • @rybanberr2770
    @rybanberr2770 Před 7 lety +16

    The wake up dead bass line at the cool part near the end is the best IMO

  • @Connor_Bowles
    @Connor_Bowles Před 3 měsíci +2

    There's so many more, I personally love the bass intro on "The Poison Was the Cure"

  • @Lostsage01
    @Lostsage01 Před 4 lety +4

    When I was growing up and heard these songs, I never really gave much thought to what he was doing since I’m not a bass player. But as an adult watching these (now a drummer, still not a bass player) I’m thoroughly impressed at just how good he is. Nice and tight playing, clean sounding riffs.

  • @denverdubrule500
    @denverdubrule500 Před 8 lety +139

    poison was the cure should've been on here lol

    • @thorthunderlungs5171
      @thorthunderlungs5171 Před 8 lety +16

      And My Last Words.

    • @ardipithecus11
      @ardipithecus11 Před 8 lety +11

      +Denver Dubtle I never hear anyone mention that song and It's my all time favourite Megadeth song. I'm glad I get to see someone mention it here.

    • @DushyantsCHANNEL
      @DushyantsCHANNEL Před 8 lety +13

      +ArdipithecusR. Oh...all Megadeth fans love it. It's the greatest under 3 minute song ever.

    • @JawJX
      @JawJX Před 8 lety +3

      +Denver Dubtle But you have to remember it's not Denver Dubtle's top 5 Megadeth bass riffs.

    • @var1410
      @var1410 Před 6 lety

      The video's intro reminds of Poison was the cure

  • @garybusey1772
    @garybusey1772 Před 8 lety +44

    I want David's voice, having his talent would be ok too I guess

  • @amirhosseinghorbani3326
    @amirhosseinghorbani3326 Před 3 lety +194

    Hangar 18? More like Hangar "under 18"
    *BA DUM TISSSSSSS*

  • @CYCOxFOX13
    @CYCOxFOX13 Před 3 lety +34

    David is one of the best bassist of all time

  • @leonardo666jazz
    @leonardo666jazz Před 8 lety +188

    AGUANTE MEGADETH

  • @williamreichelt2629
    @williamreichelt2629 Před 8 lety +200

    five magics?

  • @djc5165
    @djc5165 Před 2 lety +8

    “Hangar I thought she was 18”

  • @sinelife192
    @sinelife192 Před 3 lety +32

    he is the greatest m.sturbator of bass

  • @hondansx1000
    @hondansx1000 Před 8 lety +43

    my personal favourite is Hanger 18, first Megadeth bass line i ever learnt

  • @bobs1540
    @bobs1540 Před 6 lety +6

    The precision of his playing is amazing.

  • @harryforster602
    @harryforster602 Před 2 lety +15

    These ellefson videos are truly heartbreaking. Such an incredible bassist, such a shame the way things went

  • @sebastiantam7654
    @sebastiantam7654 Před 4 lety +7

    I'm listening this video with headphones and damn, sounds as good as the track in the studio. No errors and clean sound

  • @jcdenton616
    @jcdenton616 Před 5 lety +3

    He's so professional at EVERYTHING he does, I love David Ellefson!

  • @nevgon6928
    @nevgon6928 Před 3 lety +13

    Maaa body aches from mistakesss
    *BETRAYED BY LUSTT*

  • @sinisaradosevic6794
    @sinisaradosevic6794 Před 5 měsíci +2

    Thank you Ellefson for this video..👏👏

    • @TheMetalPodcast
      @TheMetalPodcast Před měsícem

      He's inredible! Superb guy and so thankful he came on our show

  • @melverys
    @melverys Před 5 lety +1

    You're an amazing bassist. Deserve more recognition

  • @thesenate2656
    @thesenate2656 Před rokem +4

    Watched the live chat where he played for a fan, and damn, did he shred that bass of his.

  • @Sergio2006A
    @Sergio2006A Před 8 lety +42

    Yay! We're mentioned at 4:53 Aguante Megadeth!

  • @voronOsphere
    @voronOsphere Před 5 lety

    Thanks, David! Very cool!

  • @TjTj74
    @TjTj74 Před 5 lety

    Happy Birthday David.you're the man!love the tips and advice😉

  • @lucaspedro4701
    @lucaspedro4701 Před 6 lety +7

    01:00 fatal ilusion
    02:26 peace sells
    03:57 Dawn Patrol
    05:35 Symphony of Destruction
    07:10 Holy Wars

  • @m169marroquin
    @m169marroquin Před 8 lety +26

    I always felt the Peace sells riff more snappy and poppy.

  • @337camo
    @337camo Před 5 lety +1

    I've always loved his tone. It's so dang crispy and metallic sounding. I've never once heard him play with strings that sound old.

  • @projectgermanotta1131
    @projectgermanotta1131 Před 5 lety

    Great video! Huge respect Mr. Ellefson!!!

  • @davidnissim589
    @davidnissim589 Před 2 lety +10

    The algorithm has a weird sense of humor, I see