Michael Manring "The Enormous Room"
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- Michael Manring performs "The Enormous Room" in our average sized living room. This house concert date was Sunday December 2, 2007. For the gear geeks, the signal path is through a Boss GT-3 pedal board, to an Eden Navigator Stereo Preamp, to a QSC 1000w amp, split to two 4x10s (Ampeg and Glockenklang). In other words, we aren't using half of what's in the rack. (addendum) For what it's worth, this is MY rig, only the basses and the Boss Pedal Board are Michael's. So rip on me, not him for the gear.
Of all the virtuoso solo bass players around Manring is one of the few, if not the only one, to capture my attention on a deep emotional level. His playing is not just a showoff, a showcase of awesome and terribly complicated techniques. It's beautiful, haunting, otherwordly music.
junipree Thank you my friend, I will.
Check out Grant Stinnett who is highly influenced by Michael. You won't be disappointed.
Definitely. I think thats one of the nicest things about this video. Its a performance, but its not ostentatious. He seems so humble with his talent and it focuses all of the attention onto this incredible piece. I dig it.
This is absolutely correct.
Well said
Never has a fretless been used so completely, and in such an ingenious way. This song blows me away every time.
Nemesis Bass21 totally agree.
This is so incredible. I could listen to it all day
That’s not just any fretless. That’s a custom built Zon, from a master luthier. I’ve got a beautiful Warmoth z-bass I’m in love with. I’m not worthy of a Zon.
Portrait of Tracy was the moon mission this is just the natural extension , dude is super talented but he’s only standing on the shoulders of a true giant
Stuff like this makes you feel like you could live forever and still experience something new. Come to think of it, that’s exactly what art is.
Whenever i see a person who is at the highest level of their craft im always astonished that they wear pants, they brush their teeth, they eat food...like they haven't advanced that aspect of their lives and it makes me feel really special because i also wear pants. Ya know?
me: what tuning are you in?
michael manring: yes
Thats ALL the tunings!
Lol
also me: What key is this song in?
michael manring: absolutely
That's talent right there. Damn, I would have never thought of de-tuning for the sake of harmonics.... Brilliant.
As a guitarist, i cant express it more than this guy. This song is so pure, pure from the earth.
I never cried listening to a bass solo... 'till now
i recomend listening to Portrait of Tracy by jaco pastorius!
I did... I stepped on a lego while listening to Lemmy's solo in Stay Clean.
I cant think of a better definition for the word 'artist' than Manring. Totally original voice.
Jeff D?
So true, the word 'artist' gets thrown around like the word 'vocation' ... both lose their meaning till you find someone who actually is drawn to play and write music like Manring
I know this was played in someone's living room so "thank you" for making the room a whole lot more enormous by sharing this wonderful performance with the world.
I saw him play this not 5 feet away from him at a Zon seminar at Bass San Diego years ago. *blew my mind*
Saw this video a couple years ago and I had to find it again. Maaan, so beautiful.
Makes me think of my dad I don't know why but when I'm alone and I listen to this I think of all the fun I had with my dad I have been a foster father for almost 20 years and I recently after a long time adopted a little boy and gave him my fathers name
Michael's tone and these frequencies just completely transport me. I feel like crying like a baby at how much I feel from this piece. I just wonder how Michael can think about the piece and all these harmonic changes with the hips hots etc at the same time. Mind blown, heart open. Thanks for sharing
Stunning. This is level of excellence for which humans were designed.
David Smith Yes I think it's a good thing to aspire to
Loosh producing like crazy ha
Humans were not designed
the Bass guitar sing... like its from a different world. I can hear the beautiful soul playing from within. Michael Manring is not human.
FASCINANTE , MOLA .
Im a death metal bassist but i prefere to hear bassist like Micheal Manring, you know the thing that most technical bassist forget is...the feeling.. damn this guy put so emotion in is song...so perfect and beautiful
This gets me every time. This is what it means to be a virtuoso.
That harmonics run at 5:31 is one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard.
I stumbled on this looking for Micheal Hedges and Micheal Manring collaborations, as I am a guitarist who loved Hedges music, but this blows me away. I now see such a different view of Manring. Thank you Brian Wilson for posting this so many years ago.
Marvelous. I saw him several times with Michael Hedges years ago. Always inspiring
what a memory. cherish it
My favorite solo bass composition. Amidst all the tuner pyrotechnics is a gorgeous melody and some fantastic (and unexpected!) changes.
Proudly here in 2020!!!!! GOOSEBUMPS ALL THE WAY!!!
He's done this mix of through and circular composition. It's so beautiful. I'm sad It's taken me 15 years to have heard this masterpiece. Thank you for sharing!
I really love this song. Manring's amazing skills are unbelievable. Also his humble personality...
An enormous talent. Beautiful song that brings tears to my eyes each listen. Brilliant playing. I could've sworn if I close my eyes I was listening to the album.
Jaco would be so proud of Michael, insane playing
here I am, 13 years later after watching this video and discovering Mr. Manring for the first time. thanks youtube and thank you Mr. Wilson.
first discovered this video 11 years ago when i got into playing bass in 2020 im still in awe !!
The most perfect synthesis of instrument, artist and composition. This is musicianship exemplified, and my favorite version of this piece.
I saw him, with Michael Hedges, at the Vic in Chicago in the early 90's; one of the many reasons why this Masterpiece makes me choke up when I hear it.
John Wilkinson saw them both in a small community theater in Palo Alto way back when. Blew me utterly away.
Thank you, Mr Manring. Brings tears of joy to my eyes every time I hear it. Tapped into something really great - a classic forever. Timeless. Technique and newnesss - astounding. Beauty and melody and song - beyond. Thank you again.
People like Mr Manring make it all worth it. Thank you!
I've watched tons of bassist's videos. This is the one I've said "holy shit" to the most. Holy shit.
I love this song. It's really made me rethink my playing and particularly playing a solo. A solo doesn't have to be fast and filled with as many note as possible. Michael's playing is so interesting and the song has such a beautiful melody. It just slowly unfolds. Ingenious!
Absolutely ethereal and beautiful piece of music right here. I'm just completely captivated whenever i hear Manring play.
I use this video to fall asleep daily, it is pure magic
Michael is definitely a musician's musician. His inner musical quality is so natural, and his passion, and enjoyment for it is what I think makes him so good.
Anyone else look and feel exactly as the bald dude on the couch did?? lol... heaven to the ears and mind
+Mike Harkins Me too after 58 years LOL At one time I could sit on my hair .
+Rooster Blues Cigar Box Guitars I think he meant his face, not his hair lol
William Pierce
lol yeah im not bald yet thank god!
Mike Harkins
After 5 kids its about gone !
+Mike Harkins i was like .. what bald guy? but then... lmao
This is a truly piece of art of the human history, he put all the emotions, chords, harmonies all blended together in a way that sounds above music, it's pure art! Manring outstanding! Thanks Brian for sharing! Greetings from Brazil!
Man! Emotion, emotion, and more EMOTION!
words cannot describe what i'm thinking right now... i'm not even a bass player, just the fact that he's such a great musician that he can make you feel exactly what he's feeling through his playing. absolutely marvellous.
I always get tears in my eyes when I see that grown up man at 1:25 looking in awe at Michael, just like a little boy who just saw the coolest thing in his life!
I just can't get over this bass composition and performance!
i had the pleasure of meeting mr. manring himself down at a coffee shop in marin county last april.
he is the most humble, down-to-earth, and nicest guy ive ever met, and the most amazing bassist ive ever heard.
he is an all-around inspiring person
beautiful song. 5 stars.
Intelligent and beautiful music!
I've watched this video now about a thousand times, and it is just as mesmerizing and transporting now as it was the first time. Thanks so much for sharing.
Wow. A beautiful song - the composition is just amazing. The technical abilities aside - gorgeous playing.
Thanks for sharing this!!
First time I heard this piece, it brought me to a better place. It still does.
I bet the designers of that bridge and those tuners never thought they'd be used in such a way. It's really amazing how it works, and how much he has to be familiar with alternate tunings to switch so often and quickly. Pretty awesome.
Manring helped design that bass. It's called the Zon Michael Manring Hyperbass, so I think the designers how some idea how the bass would be used.
EAP Raven The Hipshots came around before the Hyperbass, and I sort of suspect they didn't expect to see four of them mounted on one bass. The bridge was designed specially for the Hyperbass, though.
This is the music equivalent of floating around in deep space. Beautiful song and Great musician!
beautiful.. just perfect
Wow, I liked this. I've heard other stuff by him. Some does nothing for me, some can change my day if listen to it with the sunrise. He really has it in his hands.
This is proof that, in the right hands, a fretless bass can be one of if not the most beautiful instruments out there. It also doesn’t hurt to have one of the best bassists of all time playing it.
Thanks again Michael. Waiting for a snow storm here in Boston and this was a perfect listen. -Rich
Wonderful. Very relaxing and yet surprising :)
15 years later i still listen this song
won't you listen to this just all day long?
Incredible stuff. Putting the music and soul first. And the talent to make it look effortless
Beautilful
...I have to give thanks for hearing artists like manring. The world really needs them.
wonderful, what a mastery, thank you ;)
I had the fortune to watch Michael perform this song in a small venue in Eugene Oregon, from 10 ft away. One of the best evenings of my life. And a very kind and gracious man as well. He can do no wrong.
Brilliant. The result of 10,000 hours of practice no doubt.
Add another 0 and you're spot on!
I see the Lords smile on you Michael Manring. Keep the faith and we will play in heaven with all the joy and delight in the Lord :)
Dear Mr. Manring, why do you always make me cry? =)
i've been a MM fan for 20+ years and am still mesmerized every time i hear anything like this
Ok you build whole universes with those bloody fingers, so what? EEEHHHH?
Ehm...
... ehr...
A bass that becomes the only thing you need to create. Thanks.
My Son grew up playing Bass inspired by Michael with his Hit Locks, he also listed Victor Wootton and Jaco P. among a few others. Such a great inspiration Michael, Thank you. He has now progressed to a Wes Lamb 8 string Fan fret.
i am still waiting for that person to ask about the tuning of this bass.
I feel unworthy of the bass, every time I watch Mr. Manring performing anything.
While listening to this I thought of night skies, sunrises and sunsets, mountains, and open seas. Then it dawned on me: a baby... a new born infant crawling and looking at its surroundings... new smells, sounds, sights, feelings. This piece is profound and deeply moving. Wow!
Brian, how does one get a great musician to perform in his livingroom?
Ask.
@@wizman440 A number of years ago when Michael was in the Chicago area, I had the good fortune of attending a couple of his SWR clinics at local music stores on consecutive nights. While not as intimate as this performance, it was a real treat to interact with Michael in small-group settings.
He's such a sweet guy and his skills leave me speechless every time I see/hear him play!
At once clinic someone commented that what he does "sure beats playing Led Zeppelin covers" to which Michael replied, "I'd probably make more money doing Led Zeppelin covers!".
Thanks for sharing this video!!!
just discovered this man a week ago, and i can't stop listening to him!! music for the soul! big hug from spain!
Made me thing of opening up a book and looking at the fresh new young world evolving Before humanity started to murder it.
Amazing how music can inspire you. :')
Seeing it and not believing it. Master Jedi of Bass Michael Manring and his "Enormous Heart"!
One of the most beautiful songs I’ve ever heard in the world.
From e.e. cummings "The Enormous Room".
Brian Wilson Thanks for posting such an amazing and intimate concert....
I saw Michael Manring with Michael Hedges (Birmingham AL 1990's) - absolutely brilliant show!
David Smithweck no doubt!
4,377 REAL musicians like this video; 42 drummers dislike it.
THANK you.
+Tim Lane As a drummer, I love this stuff! Why the hate?
+Austin4a Sorry, man. I meant no hate. I have nothing but love for the rhythm section. Couldn't do much without you guys! I was just making a "drummer" joke. In fairness, Q: How do you shut up a guitar player? A: Put sheet music in front of him!
+Tim Lane I play drums AND bass. Help, should i like or dislike ;-) ....
Did you really just use a throwaway like-bait comment as part of a reply to a
message dissing you for your use of a throwaway like-bait comment?
One of my dads clients is Ken Golden (produced the megill, manring, stevens albums) so a couple years back I got a chance to meet Michael, and sit behind vic stevens drunk kit and jam for a few, one of the coolest nights of my life.
Michael. That is just so awesome and beautiful. I know you are just a human being.. nothing special in that sense, but this song is a real gift to the world. Thank you.
HOLY MOTHER OF GOD!!!! Does anybody have an appreciation for what this guy's ACTUALLY doing?!?! I'm absolutely floooooooored! Awesome! Genius is right. I need to grow and extra arm so I could put three thumbs up!
I can do that on my $10.00 Epiphone flying V bass and no hipshot tuner. And a Laney 1 x 15 1980s combo with absolutely no effects!! I must confess that I do get my ex to keep time by clapping lightly. (To her credit - great rhythm and timing but moans a lot) just saying. Ps - keep practising because you got potential and getting there
Yeah, right. Dream on as your "ex" gives you that wet-dream hand job.
You my friend are a baffoon...
You;re an idiot lol
Ladies, please .....I'm messing and sending myself up. Of course this guy is awesome. As for being an idiot - well i can definitely tell from comments who is serious and who is playing. I written my little piece with a sense of irony. (My cheap - fictitious Gear vs. Top drawer / mega expensive) un-twist your panties and have a think about a witty retort instead. Just saying
Justin, just give up now. What you said was, well, stoopid to the extreme. Everything you add just makes you that much stoooopider... so, give up, please? I am tiring of Google notifications on this ridiculous thread, OK?
one of the most beautifull songs i have ever heard! i almost cried when i heard this live for the first time ;)
2021 and still blown away by this
WoW..That was remarkable!! I sat through the entire clip, just memorized and fantasied by the amazing growth of this musician. Full Props man
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I play Pedal Steel Guitar and have never seen anything like this before now . I will never be the same . Hats off to Michael .
it's so touching, absolutely love it!
Very cool.
1 performance.
20 or so people in your living room.
and 350,000 people on UA-cam!
Thanks for sharing with the world.
This song is incredible. There's nothing else like it anywhere.
Just perfect.. I can close my eyes and be happy anywhere, anytime hearing this song
I once saw what I thought was a woman with two heads - it was the amazing, inspirational Hensel twins, but I had no idea - walking across Tower Bridge in London. People were crying out and fainting.
This performance is the second most amazing thing I have ever seen.
The expression on the guy's face to Michael's right ... you know, the one whose jaw dropped to the floor... says it all!
El revolucionario del bajo, maestrazo! la más fuerte y desarrollada extensión del gran Jaco =)
The best bass video there ever was or ever will be. Such a simple, honest, beautiful performance.
I have been playing bass for over 16 years and I am an avid Jaco Pastorious fan. But don't let Jaco's legend overshadow this guy. Manring is nothing short of extraordinary.
Every time i watch / listen to this video, i am completely at peace. This isn't just music, its a miracle
@MostEvil7string I may be 25, but I am a little boy who just saw the coolest thing in his life. Cant recall how many times Ive watched MM and felt the same way...what a fantastic musician!
Absolutely AMAZING!
When four strings can indeed sound like a full orchestra when they find the right pair of hands...
and gear, to credit also the owner amps & pre! (;
why have i never heard this before? this is one of the most beautiful things ive ever heard. im like that guy in the background half smiling half mouth wide open