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Bill Clements - One Handed Bass Player

Malice · 2008-05-04 17:26:55

After my latest purchase, I was browsing the Internet for bass-related videos when I came across this guy called Bill Clements. He lost most of his right arm in an accident but adapted his left hand playing technique to compensate. Have a listen to these videos with your eyes closed. You wouldn't think that was all being…

04-05-2008 6:26pm

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Malice

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After my latest purchase, I was browsing the Internet for bass-related videos when I came across this guy called Bill Clements. He lost most of his right arm in an accident but adapted his left hand playing technique to compensate.

Have a listen to these videos with your eyes closed. You wouldn't think that was all being done with just one hand would you?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5ThulqDmKc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lj6-gohzsaE

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#2 10-05-2008 11:09am

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that second video was the most tasteless bass playing I have ever seen. It was the same thing over and over...and over.

Fair play to him on his technique, he must be putting his left hand under serious strain. I would imagine the reason for his choice of playing was that sustained melodic stuff would be hard

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#3 10-05-2008 11:33am

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I'd like to see the fúcker play a fretless. :pac:

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#4 10-05-2008 2:29pm

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sei046 wrote: »

that second video was the most tasteless bass playing I have ever seen. It was the same thing over and over...and over.

:eek: Wow, harsh but having watched the video in it's entirety I have to agree with you to a certain extent. He doesn't repeat that much but it's not the most memorable of sequences, that's for sure! Have a look at his MySpace page. There are some quite interesting songs on there.

Parsley wrote: »

I'd like to see the fúcker play a fretless. :pac:

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#5 13-05-2008 5:01pm

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Parsley wrote: »

I'd like to see the fúcker play a fretless. :pac:

Apparently he is a fúcker, I know a guy who knows him. And his playing is pretty tasteless IMO. :rolleyes:

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