Howdy, firstly my space bar appears not to be working, so very sorry! anyway, I just stumbled upon a you tube vid of a very talented, tanned, handsome gentleman with a very cool name also, who just happens to play the bass very well, not just flash but solid but with technique and timing to die for. (and a good drummer to boot) [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GQikNXTWS4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GQikNXTWS4[/url] my question........ have we reached the pinnacle of instrumental/solo/technique bass playing????? Mr Madrid has encapsulated the best of the victor/Marcus/jaco vibe down to an absolute tee and incorporated them in his own. I appreciate these techniques have been copied from 3 players who brought something new and ground breaking to the forefront of bass playing respective of their time. This guy has pure talent and is amazing in my eyes and I see a combination of arguably 3 of the most technically gifted and original players in modern history within his style of playing, but nothing more........my question. Is it possible to push the boundaries further bass playing wise or is this as good as it can get??? regards Mark