I had never heard of Bobby Vega before this video, but you can be damn sure I'm going to check out everything he's ever done now!

When he goes into "Heartbreaker" at 2:21 it's totally mesmerizing. That's a song I used to play with my last band so I've played and heard it a million times, but when he plays it it's just magic...

2:12 Led Zeppelin - Black Dog 2:20 Led Zeppelin - Heartbreaker 4:46 Graham Central Station - Hair 6:45 Sly & The Family Stone - I Want To Take You Higher 7:37 Hot Butter - Popcorn (originally by Gershon Kingsley) 8:30 Led Zeppelin - Kashmir

This man is the gold standard of funky feel good grooves

Fender make a Bobby Vega signature bass

his playing just flows. so natural. street smart. incredible feel.

When i grow up i wanna be bobby vega

Wow, the tone he has when slapping the Hair riff is just...*hnggggg*. The sounds he gets out of that double-stacked-pot jazz bass are incredible.

I have watched this over a hundred times..... every time I even begin to to watch it I am totally captivated by Bobby's total love for the bass.... it is infectious!

This guy is so rad. So much funk, so many nuances, such buttery feel.... looking forward to music like this being cool again :)

Bobby is a real hero, one of the best bass players worldwide

THE BEST I EVER HEARD!!!!!!!!! I just spent the last few hours listening to videos titled "greatest bassist ever" or " The best bass player that ever lived" or other similar titles, and without a doubt , Bobby's sound and artistic ability, has got to be "The best I ever heard"..

Fantastic tone and feel.

Man, BV rocks!! I've got a '64 Jazz that was handed down to me by some old school buds from years ago, and every time I watch this, I have to get it out and try to play along!! Bobby just kills it!!

A truly Master,monster tone,mastery touch,amazing groove

Mr Vega is a true gem. I've been using a jazz and different set-ups with a Acoustic 150 head (I have a Gen 1 and a Gen 2) or a 370 head (beast!) with a 106 cab for years and personally, there's is nothing that compare's to a vintage Acoustic rig. Bless you Bobby.

he's such a gentle giant. A 1 man show, absolute unit!

I could watch this video over and over....... Lost count of how many times so far!!!!!

I how have I not heard of this guy? WTF? He grooves and gets to true musicality almost like Jaco only could. Insanely great playing.

My favourite player of all time. Such feel, his fingers and feet are connected and you just love his attitude.

Bobby has such beautiful feel, tone, groove, etc... A Bay area legend. He has some of the most incredible gear too.

I come back monthly to watch this to get taken to school. Those uprake bends on top of that groove get me every time. One badass player, all the praise.

Just got my second Jazz bass. Great to see this amazing character tearing it up. Great attitude and style!

He's so humble for how talented he is & a killer resume to go with it.

Just like the bass he's playing Bobby just keeps getting better with age.

love this guy , amazing playing ,very cool tecnic and style.

Such an amazing player !! And such a personality .

Late comment : i was looking for videos about the legendary Acoustic 360 bass amp and i came across this one. I was somewhat familiar with Bobby Vega and knew he had a pretty storied career, so i was glad to see he was gonna demonstrate how the amp rig sounded with his Jazz bass. Man, when he started playing, i was smiling and just tripping on how smooth and cool he sounded. Total professional, humble and super-talented doesn't begin to describe. So glad i stumbled onto this video, amazing !

I love how he makes everything alive :)

what a beast, such a colorful musical background, love to see musicians like this!

Gawd Bobby Vega is the man. Love this guy’s vibe and tone. This auto played for me, but it’s like Goodfellas. Anytime he’s on the tube, you gotta watch it, no matter how many times you’ve watched it before... and you always see something new. Badass.

I was lucky to meet Bobby Vega. He came to my college music performance class and did a lecture and jammed with everyone.

5:09 was friggin' nuts! I've never seen a bass lick quite like that! Vega is the man.

Bobby is gotta a lot of funky soul! Groovin… Love

this is one of the best interviews iv'e whatched !! the first person to use a pick and it sounds good.and i would take every one of those basses!!!!

Such a great vid - actually totally inspiring and makes me go want to play.

Love the sound of Bobby's bass!!!

Man, that bass has been played to hell and still sounds so awesome!!

Bobby Vega is the coolest guy ... and thank you for demonstrating the beauty and the lust to be a bassplayer.

I love these demo videos with this guy. Im not much of a pick guy but Vega just makes it sooo funky!

Bobby is a beast. No disputing it. BEAST!

Great player gracias Boby and keep playing with this amazing groove you have.

Good lord, what a player. Outstanding facility. And that tone!

Wow, just incredible

Bobby's the f'n funky man & inspires me and many I'm sure it's OK to rip a pick on the bass...always inspiring listening to him groove

His Picking Style is absolutely grooving. AWESOME !!!

Daaayyyummm! Bobby's groove is the shiznit. Love the amp & Jazz bass, too!

WOW Just found this! What a life! Definitely a fan now! 😎✌️

Thank you for your service

Man, what a sound! Bobby Vega is unique!

love this man...

His tone!!!! Jeeeeezuuuuz!!!!!

Just found out about Bobby Vega today. Very inspiring, to say the least!

I love the soound of his jazz bass!!!

Wow. One of the best

And that quick, I'm a new Bobby Vega fan!

Bobby is a genius. I've been a finger player for years but now learning the picking style because of guys like Bobby Vega and Cody Wright.

How can anyone give this a thumbs down? Bobby you rascal, always cool.

Bobby is one of the best ever!! And a very nice guy, too....

I have always loved Bobby's groove

Please post more of these videos with Bobby. He's great.

i love the vibe and the ‘funk’ this guy has, absolutely blew me away i wanna try adding his pick technique to my arsenal, since i can’t really dig in with my fingers without destroying them

Awesome video Bobby! I also Love the hum of the amp idling. You have a wonderful job! God bless!

One of the most underrated and great musicians ever ! What agroove and sound ^__^

trying to pick up my jaw off the floor.. I've never heard bass this way before and i thought i heard it all til i hear this guy.. holey shit!!! hope he gives bass lessons! id pay to sit in his masterclass :-D

ONE OF THE BEST

Fabulous player! Loving his groove and gnarl!

Thank you, Bobby. Thank you very much!

True Bass players will appreciate his unique bass skills. Amazing style.

WOW real music.

I loved it, thank you!

Wow. He is like magic. What a talent!

Bobby plays, and what great sounds I hate to see the vid end. thanks for the post.

You are a true joy, my brother. 👍🏾🙏🏾

One of the best!

Oooh that groove .... that tone! ...Legend!

This guy has groove in his DNA. The fuzz tune session was priceless!

To me a good bassplayer feels every note he plays and you really feel it

Maestro at work....fantastic vid.

So cool!

Amazing bassist definitely one of my inspirational and favourite players :)

Damn. That guy can play !

He is truly amazing bass player

I could listen to Bobby talk and play all day.

This cat has that thang!! I just love listening to Bobby play. He makes bass playing fun too!

what a tone... incredible sounding

I want to have coffee with Bobby Vega NOW!!...lol

Magnífico!

I could listen to B.V. talk about/play bass all day!

This guy seems really cool! I'd love to see him play live one day!

Awesome!

7:36 "so with that being said" This guy is the perfect blend of talent and dorkiness.

Amazing! That Kashmir riff at the end blew me away!

love this guy

It’s funny, I was noticing the 60 cycle hum, the whole time, and he addressed it at 2:49.

MONSTER!!! no more words -----

i've never heard of bobby vega before but really digging his style of playing

gosh never heard of this guy going to have to check him out great youtube video thanks

Oh the buzz, I love BV!

That Larry Graham - Hair solo is my favourite bass part ever!