Just now seeing this. Rhonda is a great musician and the epitome of hip.

Was such an honor hosting her here in Uganda, such a humble Cat. Beautiful woman. ☥✊🏿☥

I love her Bass playing technique. She is a true Professional! 👍🏼👍🏼

Love her ...especially when she was in Prince band...🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵

Holy crap! It sounds more like a guitar than a bass. Surprisingly versatile. Also, I agree, the D'Addario XL'S are second to none. That is all I use on both my guitars and bass. This lady deserves a lot more notoriety than she has. It's always nice to hear someone with a new approach to playing any instrument especially the bass. She actually adds a bit of a Prince sound with her guitar/bass.

I enjoyed this even in the midst of the sound issues... Nice work

Rhonda Smith is an astoundingly talented musician and super cool and chill to boot. Then the sound man falls asleep at the switch.... sigh.

Someone please fire the soundman!Most,if not all 'Bass Player Live' audios are shockingly mixed.

Just sick! Funky!🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎸🎸 come on sound guy!

Rhonda Smith we love you. An your continued success I also want to be your newest edition in your band as a guitarist.

I'm sure her presentation was awesome as was her performing. Top / Bottom was excellent. I hope that in the future the artists are equipped with wireless headphone microphones or lavalier so when the artist steps away from the boom mic they can be heard.

The question I have is: What was that? What a mess, musicians work on their craft for years and a bad sound guy can destroy it all in 5 minutes.

the keyboards, as usual, are way too loud... I own a PRS GG4 and sure wish I could have heard it better.. Rhonda is THE female bassist, great to see her in a setting on her own.

Amazing!

Really cool, that last tune especially "Grind"

Omg the close out groove...... the keyboard dude good God!!!!!!

Too bad the audio recording is poor. I would have liked to hear this as intended.

GREAT TALENT GREAT PERSON MARK

Hard to hear her when playing with the band. I have found it always hard to hear the bass on KZfaq videos unless they are playing upper frets on the high strings or playing alone.

She could do an album with Marcus Miller, would sound great.

Awesome bassist!!! I hate when people incorrectly critique artist with a close, simple minded point of view. There are different styles and genre's. Each person has there own niche. Negative comments only show how close minded, ridiculous, and hateful people can be for no reason at all. What sets a player apart from the rest is not talent alone but there character and musicianship. Unfortunately in the realm of musicians now a days these traits are fading away due to conceited misguided individuals who will never get into the legend arena due to there character. Its a reason why she is on the level she is and I would put her up against the best.

where are this wihte bass now

"Waaap Waaaoooololololooooo!" That's all I heard in that first song.

The mix on this vid ruined the feel and effect that Rhonda is so capable of. The keyboard was way loud. Love Rhonda and she is such a great bassist.

38:40 does anyone know the name of this technique she's using??

this is not fair to Rhonda. sounds like it was recorded with a cell phone. should have been a sound board recording,

Love Rhonda.. The Sound Man should've been fired..

I'm guessing soundly was possibly off to the left at the rear, and got lots of bass direct from her amp, so had it very quiet in the mix which is the audio we're hearing on the recording.. ... Still ends up pointless as video to put up

Is she using a Line 6 MM (modulator) at 2:10 ????

Flawed audio deterred me from watching this. Does anybody have suggestions for some other Rhonda vids I can check out? Particularly with a similar rig as presented here?

@ 34:28 look at that white boy grooving to the beat in the second row to the bottom left corner of the vid ... bless him!

mixxxxxxx!!!!!!!

At around 21m55s she mentioned Alain Caron and then she sad "you guys never heard of _______ ? " What was the name she said? something like yuseb

what happened ?

No stereo sound? Definitely a bad mix. Bummer! :(

I could swear I heard Jaco's Portrait of Tracy in there.

gosh - i can't hear the bass ....

I trully enjoy BPM's Bass Player Live videos. Therefore I'm quite sad that I couldn't pass the 5 minute mark -- this is the worst sounding video ever! Rhonda should get an injunction to bar this out from YT!

she's in there somewhere

Dittos, that woman sounded really coooooool, until the rest o the instruments were added in. What's up soundman?

She wants to play with bass legend, Stanley Clarke. That would be nice to hear.

All the cats on here giving her so much hate are you all touring and headlining, sponsored by someone. She has a hook, don't hate!

Rhonda plays with so much balls... Usually. Seems like this hasn't been her best day.

Amazing musicians!!! but the sound???? WTF ???

THE KEYS ARE TO LOUD

it is more like a SYNTH FEST

Very nice job in this well run and planned clinic by Rhonda! I am just a sucker liking the bass playing the melody but then I hear some imaginary tooth fairy playing bass behind it. In real life, the song would fall apart when the bassist decides to abandon the groove to play some fuzzed out phased melody.

The keyboards and stuff are drowning out the drums and bass.

This reminds me of the bass player in my band, I can't figure out what the fuck he is doing half the time either.

Can't hear the bass...

The bass is not heard

Acho que o baixo ficou muito tímido. Muito teclado, etc. Mas é um bom som.

Want to hear great bass playing? Listen to Bill Wyman play on "2120 South Michigan Avenue" by the Rolling Stones.

The very hight keyboards

Can barely even hear the bass.

This video should be taken down.The mix beggars belief...

And that bass sound is thin and horrendous.. yuck

I didn't listen to much of the first tune. I understand she's an incredible musician. The (opening) tips are great, but the recording was poorly mixed: I couldn't hear/understand the vocals, I couldn't hear the Bass (everything else was too loud.) Not worth my time.

indeed sounds great when she plays alone but with the drums the miks is just bad

Yes, her technique seems to be great, but so what. Everyone works to gain good technique. That's not inspiring. It doesn't teach anything. Perhaps she's just not good at doing a presentation. Her playing is awesome with Prince. So this was a letdown.

Unlistenable. Great players in a musical train wreck.

why is the sound so bad???

NEVER TO MUCH BASS....!

I wouldn't say she's a bad player, but I definitely want my ticket money back.

So is this a commercial for products is it a clinic??? She is a pretty lady, but not much going on playing wise..Lots of high and soloing and random non musical slap licks..sad

Not very well mixed, what a shame 😕

Sans any influence from reading other comments here; I already had come to the full realization that she was dull talent when I saw her with Mr. Beck, live here in Seattle at the Paramount Theater... She was virtually non existent in the mix there - but she was audible enough for me to hear that it was just mediocre. Lame.

She's so good!! But her drummer and keyboard player needs to either wear sunglasses or work on making face expressions. Because they look like they rather be in bed sleeping. LOL 😆

PICCOLO - A LACKLAND STRUNG AS A PICCOLO ....

I don't like Piccolo basses

what about the mix...ugly...ugly i can hear the hi hat to loud and phantom toó...check this

hi-hat solo.......

WHAT N DA HELL WAS THIS?

Больше болтает , чем играет

Had to stop after 5 minutes as well...This is really bad

I LIKE HER IN BAND SETTING AND SHE,S A GREAT PLAYER, BUT THERE IS SUCH A LARGE EGO HERE IT,S INCREDIBLE I HAD TO STOP WATCHING.

She sounds very affected, like she's full of herself. The bass sounded horrible. Didn't like her sound at all, and yes, the sound guys totally ruined the mix, but she wasn't at all impressive in any way. There was nothing musically interesting or inspiring about her or her presentation. Shame.

Bassist are pretty much failed guitar players ... thump ; thump.

horrible sound!!! I expected a lot more from this clinic!!?? major sound man fail !!! just mess of noise ,, poor Rhonda..

that was so lame..

This is really not bass guitar. She has morphed bass playing into synth sounds. Another frustrated guitar player

Sound so horrible,like you slap a guitar ......wrong!!!

Geez,u gonna play or u gonna talk,I'm out 👎

everythin is overpowering her.terrible mix

she is a diva.

That was just painful to watch/listen. NOT my bass cup of tea. Just looking for some clips of Mesa bass heads. Looking for an amp head with personality.

Awful awful sooooawful

This is very boring

Hate the sound of the bass,not even close to be a bass tone,try to slap guitar lady lol