Mario Bros. theme on 11-string bass
by Blake Snow 
{ Nov 29th 2005 at 3:15AM }
We've seen him before, now see him again, only this
time performing the Mario classic on an 11 string bass. This is amazing talent from Jean Baudin of Nuclear
Rabbit. Be sure to listen for the coins at the end of the
video (right click to
save).
Also, follow the link to see our recent roundup of Mario covers and add another to the list.
[Thanks, Mikami]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
dan @ Dec 18th 2005 9:02PM
WOW , that bass is awesome.
Chris @ Dec 18th 2005 9:02PM
hehe, that tune is such a classic
Chance @ Dec 18th 2005 9:02PM
That was great. I loved it.
AJay17 @ Dec 18th 2005 9:02PM
Thats amazing
SuperGorillaBall @ Dec 18th 2005 9:02PM
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7343678802891334509&q=mario+guitar
Haven't you guys seen the japanese guy do it, he does much better sound effects, see the video link above.
Jonathan @ Dec 18th 2005 9:02PM
It is awesome, and way better than I could ever do, but I'm pretty sure that this is the same as the 9 string rendition. I don't think he ever touches those top two strings... still, AWESOME talent!
SilverDogg @ Dec 18th 2005 9:02PM
agree with #5, the japanese guy do the sound effects MUCH better. cant believe he can actually make them sound like that O_o
some_young_guy @ Dec 18th 2005 9:02PM
That was the coolest thing I ever saw and heard!
Frank @ Dec 18th 2005 9:02PM
I play a 5 string, that was very sweet, that guitar is massive
Cal The New Noise Thriller @ Dec 18th 2005 9:02PM
Well, I am insanely impressed by what that guy can do, I think it's time he ditched the bass guitar and picked up a Chapman Stick (www.chapmanstick.com). It's played essentially the same way he's playing that bass. And then he wouldn't have to play such an ugly bass guitar. As far as comparing him to that japanese guy, this bass guitarist impressed me way more. That guitarist from before has so much distortion that it doesn't really take much to do what he's doing. Plus he hits so many off notes, it makes me wonder why he didn't do a second take.
n3rrd @ Dec 18th 2005 9:02PM
I have to agree with #10. The asian kid who played the Mario Bros. theme made plenty of mistakes, especially near the end.
Getting those coin sounds isn't very hard. It's just a few harmonics with heavy distortion.
How can you compare a kid playing a standard six string guitar to a dude playing an eleven string bass and straight tapping?
Next they'll be making fun of Justin King. :(
Leto @ Dec 18th 2005 9:02PM
Piano > guitar > bass
http://www.videogamepianist.com/
SuperGorillaBall @ Dec 18th 2005 9:02PM
Notice I said the sound effects are better, which they are.
The fact that it takes more talent to play a nine string bass is of no consequence to a gamer/non-guitarist like me ;)
Nij @ Dec 18th 2005 9:02PM
By any chance does anyone have this in WMV or MPEG format? If so, I can host it.
freecajunlove @ Dec 18th 2005 9:02PM
Ah, good ole Nuclear Rabbit:
"I don't use toilet paper,
I use my hands,
Then wipe it on your face,
Cause I'm the Man."
"When I Take Off My Shirt Even Old Ladies Flock To Me
I'm Like Don Johnson, You Fucks"
Nuclear Rabbit - Champion Of The World
gslax @ Dec 18th 2005 9:02PM
is that a joust knight and ostrich on the neck of the bass?
some_young_guy @ Dec 18th 2005 9:02PM
Nij, I found the video file of the Japanese guy here.
http://www.ebaumsworld.com/marioguitar.html
I was more impressed by the 11-string bass guitar player. Maybe I should host a video of my sister playing the 'power star' portion of the game on her piano.
TaiZ @ Dec 18th 2005 9:02PM
I thought that Japanese guy was the guitarist that does the music from the Guilty Gears games, but maybe it was another video.
Nick @ Dec 18th 2005 9:02PM
im pretty sure the japanese guy is using a MIDI guitar and those are all prearanged sounds ;]
hands down Jean Baudin is a better musician
Dignan17 @ Dec 18th 2005 9:02PM
I was wondering...why does everyone, including Joystiq, think this guy is so amazing? Purely as a musician, he's terrible. I have no doubt that he can play this song, but to my ear, he's rushing like there's some sort of race, which causes him to simply skip notes because he doesn't have enough time to play them. I'm really not very impressed with his playing at all.