vh’s michael anthony: ridiculous bass solo, ‘82




technically, he’s no jaco pastorius, but on the energy meter this guy gets a 10.5. definitely wait until halfway through and feel the awesomeness when the rest of the van halen guys come running out on stage to kick into the next tune. . said sneakmove pal “dj boy billionaire”

so unsettling for some reason, but i love it. i always thought he couldn’t play for shit. now i’m convinced!

(thanks, quarby.)


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14 comments

  1. Thanks, this made me feel really good. I bought my bass guitar a couple of years ago, I rarely get a chance to play it, but now i realized I’m good enough for my own “Bass Solo”, stay tuned sneakmovers…….

  2. I used to always thing that calling the band Van Halen, when only two of the band members had that last name was pretty arrogant. It’s making more sense now.

  3. I’ll see your Bass Solo and raise you this

  4. From

    Although Michael Anthony has played a number of bass guitars, the one he is noted for is his custom-made Jack Daniel’s bass, usually reserved for his effects-laden solos.

    could this be the

  5. to me. Saw VH play in 1988 (Hagar years, sadly). It was cool, but a bit soft for my 13 yr old interests. I liked the fast hard stuff in those days.

  6. He has nothing on this guy:

  7. This also might explain David Lee Roth’s solo career choices:

    And that is how you wank a bass solo, 80’s style.

  8. This guy plays hardcore bass solo’s by his trash

  9. I think this girl needs an awesome bass solo to go with her new

    here are the lyrics

    Bitter about it
    She tried to fight it
    But she couldn’t hide it
    It would come back a-and

    She wouldn’t let go
    Too stubborn we all know
    She’d always say no
    And put up her hand

    “I’m better than this” she sai—d
    “Waste of my time,
    Won’t do it again.”

    People would ask her
    Then they would tell her
    What was her problem?
    She’d never say yes

    Scared to let someone
    Come and just roam in
    She didn’t want that
    She was ruthless

    “I’m better than this” she sai—d
    “Waste of my time,
    Won’t do it again.”

  10. Mr Michael Anthony, this is how you

  11. That Billy Sheehan solo really makes Michael Anthony look like a turd. But that Victor Wooten one makes Billy Sheehan look like a clown. I can’t get enough!

  12. If you are talking about bass solo’s then you have to have some

  13. that les claypool clip reminds me of some of the worst kind of shitty music that came out in the 90s.

    i like michael anthony’s Ugg Boots for Men.