Amen to that Terry.

any idea what those things are stuck to the upper horn on the bass?

It would be nice to hear how he plays when he's not giving a lesson/demonstration.  Incredible chops and mastery of the physical instrument, for sure, but I don't think either of these videos is meant to capture the essence of his musicianship (which may or may not be very listenable).
 
John

I have said it before and I will say it again..simple lines played well, and with a nice tone, are just as good as bass gymnastics!!
 
There are sssssso many guys people out there nowadays playing with incredible chops and I am absolutly fine with that. Good luck to them.
 
Personally speaking though..I get really bored listening to this kind of stuff for more than ten minutes! I would much rather listen to someone like Jimmy Johnson playing tastefully within a band, but thats just my opinion!

Me too.  We don't know that this guy doesn't lay down a groove when he's playing in a band setting.  Jimmy Johnson can be equally technically incredible, and if he were posting vids on youtube as an unknown (and similar context) I would hope to see some of those fireworks.
 
I enjoyed the comping with chords from the link Dave posted.  In a small group setting (bass, drums, piano, or bass, drums and sax, for instance), some of this is not bad.  Not my thing by any stretch of the imagination, but not inherently bad.
 
Let's not crucify this guy just because his fingers fly with accuracy..  
 
John

John; here he is in a different setting.

Yes, thats great Dave! I like that.  
 
Im not disrespecting him or saying he cant lay down a groove or fit into a band sceanario..for me I just prefer listening to him doing his thing in the band!
 
Its all about the music for me. I posted a discussion a while back on the forum..Technique versus feel and I guess I summed up my point of view by saying whos music touched more people, Steve Vai or John Lennon?
 
That sums it up for me. I have to say though that brilliance and touching compositions can be married together. I cant think of anyone elses compositions that touch me more than Allan Holdsworth! Technique and feel blended perfectly!

Good find, Dave!

WOW!!!!http://squarepusher.net/

yeah, squarepusher is a whole other thing. i didnt even know he played bass until his latest record. he's an avant garde dj who isn't afraid to scare the hippie rave type. awesome