@@_beaker Indeed, let's see some live sets already. I do like many of his bass lines and he's a technically impressive player for SURE... But it's starting to get a bit samey after watching for a while now and I just can't agree when people say he's better than the likes of Victor Wooten. In terms of technical ability comparable but in terms of musicianship, not really, just not accomplished enough not seeing him play with enough other musicians.
@@ericritchie6783 as amazing as he is, NO ONE is as good as Victor Wooten. Wooten's musicianship is second to none. I include guitar players in this assessment and I'm a guitar player. Charles has great and creative songs but if one scours Victor's recordings and live performances, one finds a level of creativity and versatility that's unsurpassed.
@@seanfitzpatrick7878 I just think of a video I seen of Victor playing celtic folk type runs with a really brilliant celtic/folk style guitar player fur a whole live set doing all these call and response runs, just incredibly impressive. I'm sure Charles could sit there and work all the same runs out soon enough but he's just not doing that sort of thing live on the fly or playing live or collaborating with that calibre of musicians from what I'm seeing.
@@ericritchie6783 i agree its a bit samey, but i think this is the biggest problem for all technical players. i see it a lot with guitarists, as that is mostly what i watch. what he needs is to work with a zappa/miles davis type figure to take what he has and bring more out. every one that played with those two, came out a better musician. charles has the chops he just needs a band to take it somewhere new. or a band leader. i say this as a fan of charles, and a fan of many many similar musicians.
Not that we necessarily mind the props of course! At least I don't. And we understand that until you get invited to Nebula or whatever, you feel the pressure to play the game. We get that. The important takeaway @CharlesBerthoud is that there's a large number of us who DO love the music for what it is! Thank you
So what is the difference in music making and melody making if melody is music? Just curious how that added to the point. Did you mean, "rhythm" and melody?
@@SelfPoisonBand I'm no musical person, but I tried to say it as best as I could. But hey that might be the answer I was looking for! 😁 Music is general to me that can be rap or pop or folk etc. Even when it can be categorized as a genre The dude makes music that I like so I said music. Now his melodies (varying from video to video) are just amazingly unique that by the sound of it I just know it's Charles Berthoud. It's what I think is his way of singing to us. But since he makes both in various ways that can be loving, soft, rocky, serious, funky etc, that's why I said he never stops talent. Cause he is talented and became easily my favorite bassist after years of listening to other bassists. Sorry for the late reply.
It's not just the skills, Charles is also a PROLIFIC composer. It's crazy how good his writing is and how quickly he pumps out these original arrangements.
Absolutely love you pulled out the Dug Pinnick model bass. Hopefully your younger subscribers will go check out King's X (Dug's band) and enjoy! Thanks, Charles for another banger!!
Hah, was going to post something along the lines of "OMG, you stole dUg's bass!" but am incredibly happy others bigged-up dUg before I got here. My very first metal gig was Anthrax on the State of Euphoria tour, where they were supported by King's X, and I've been a fan ever since.
I studied Narcisso Yepes style classical guitar for 4 years, and not one minute of it was wasted in a 50 year career in entertainment.. but this guy takes the bass into a realm so advanced it’s simply extraordinary. What a privilege to be able to appreciate the technical economy of movement that allows his creativity and musicality to soar to such heights. Unbelievable.. 💫❤️
This sounds so deliciously proggy with having that octave up sound like a guitar with the bass playing in unison, almost has a Travis Larson vibe to it
A Douglas Pinnick signature model. Always loved his Hamer Chaparral 12 string from back in the day. Was lucky enough to see him playing it a few times in the late eighties and into the nineties. The man had the most frighteningly heavy bass tone known to man.
I definitely know his dexterity and his skill is high from this video because I used to have a bass just like that one and it was a beast to play holding down three strings at once with your fretting hand isn't simple and it makes you feel like a newbie without calluses again great job and great tone 👏 👍
No lie. The sheer physical effort to play it normally. And then this superhero.And my personal tastes shy away from technical playing but his pieces are so well done, sold.
Definitely the entire videos to me just puts his normal playing in a new perspective because he's playing pretty much what he plays on bass normally on this bass which is harder by design so that just means in my mind that we may have only seen the surface of his actual potential
I mean you are kind of getting into how the first synths, those being pipe organs, were designed using different pitches to create synthetic sounds, the tapping adds on top of that
@@francescotlFRZ bass is one of the instruments I play, and none of these notes sound particularly "low" .....maybe it's the lack of bass frequency 🤷♂️
This is why i love progg. You get to float away on this kind of amazingness, usually for longer, but everything i hear from you are amazing, and you make time have no meaning or effect.
@@Comic3665 home studio, it's where I go to play and listen to stuff loud. 2 8" krk rockets and a 10" sub . I would use earbuds if I was playing on a stage and I don't ever put ear buds in to listen to music, I have a work stereo that can drown out radio pop hits easily with good music :) respectfully intended
I've posted this before - I'd love to see you break down how you compose something like this. Really in depth, pedal settings, music theory, the whole thing. I bet each of your "shorts" could yield a week of content
Not just great timing, accuracy, and speed on display here. Even more importantly, Charles sure knows how to write a catchy piece of music. Over and over again.
I love how you can simply see the passion and joy Charles has while playing the bass. So many TH-cam musicians play like robots with no feelings or soul but Charles easily does both.
It is never too much to mention that we are in the presence of one of the best bass players in the world today. Without fear of being wrong I would say that Charles is in the top 3 of the most talented, technical and creative bassists of today. Incredible the level you have managed to achieve. My respects!
Seeing a 12 string bass like this always reminds me of Tom Petersson from Cheap Trick. He really fill out the sound behind Rick Nielsens' incredible guitar work.
That really is a massive sound , most musicians will catch that there are over dubs, while doing the strumming part, but it doesn’t matter …you have shown your skills before..sounds terrific!
I can't believe how far you've got. Well, I actually can: you're unbelievable! Proud to be a subscriber since your first collab with Davie, you are truly an inspiration
@@unacuentadeyoutube13 I liked Davie better when he didn't talk so much. Now days it's all just stupid jokes and catchphrases, that are more annoying than funny.
@@Mardy72 I love how your comment appeard like: they are more annoying than f... "Read more". I don't know what I have imagined, but both endings are understandable
No ads, no comments, just pure, awesome music. And Charles certified quality, no less! From the bottom of the heart, kudos, and thank you for this amazing piece of art. "Inspiring" is a huge understatement for your work!
Genuinely, one of my favourite short videos you've done. Excellent skills, but the musicality of it all is just so consistent and why I've been a fan for years. This piece reminds me of some of the Command & Conquer video game soundtrack, excellent stuff!
I've never seen a 12-string bass before... that thing looks and sound EPIC! (of course it doesn't hurt that it's being played by a master - much respect Mr. Berthoud)
You should check out the bassist from Cheap Trick. They played the song that was used for the intro to That 70s Show and the opening riff is played on a 12 string bass.
Apart from the great bass playing as always, your composition & production skills are getting incredibly professional. These videos more and more sound like studio-recorded album tracks from a full band -- but where the average band takes 4 years to finish an album, we get 1 or 2 pieces every week from you.
Sorry I disagree. His playing and composition are world class, but production is sub-par (but great for just one dude in his home). The drums are obviously standard digital and the mix isn't up to snuff either. Poor quality reverbs, which I really notice, and not mastered to the level one expects on an album. All that to say it's great for TH-cam, but no this doesn't compare to a good studio recording. I could go on and on about the possibilities; orchestral arrangements with real orchestra, real plate reverbs, stunning sounding rooms, juicy tube amp tones, "real" studios are just on another level.
Charles IS the band Show starts.. Charles walks on stage... a drum track starts... audience " wtf, it's just a guy with a bass..???!! " 1 minute later the place is a bass party, world peace is achieved.. we are like that scene from the future in bill and Ted's excellect adventure 😀
Yo please do a Djenty Prog influenced BTBAM-esque album please. You were meant to play this style and both "metal" videos you've posted recently have given me chills.
Never even knew there was such a thing as a 12 bass.. your musical creations are polyphia good, and often a step beyond.. please please do make an original album and sell it on band camp I will buy it immediately. I can't be the only person thinking this.. drop a like on my comment if you agree 👍
Oh yeah - Modulus made an 18-string (six courses of three) just to show they could - the playability is crap but hey, 18 strings. They've got one at the Big House museum for the Allman Brothers Band in Macon, GA.
Charles, I showed my dad a few of your videos. He's a lifelong musician, great on the guitar, and after the first video he looked a bit confused. After the second video, he looked flabbergasted! What a treat. Thanks for sharing your talent. You're helping push the boundaries of the bass. You and thine base are one. Meep.
Watching Charles play so effortlessly is like watching Neo fight when he finally realizes he's The One. I'd love to see Charles jam with Tosin Abasi or Tim Henson.
Dude. Unreal. I love all genres. I can go from metal to rap to country to blues to classical to worship but metal is my top. You absolutely DESTROYED this. Your precision in moving your left hand up 5-9 frets whilst setting up your fingering AND hitting the multiple and also alternate string taps is absolutely breathe taking. The amount of time and effort you’ve put into your craft clearly shows in ALL of your videos. Respect.
Probably the only youtuber who I made a rule to never miss a video from, because each and every one of them is always more than worth it, you're so good man, the bass hero we always needed!
I honestly haven't seen a lot of people who can use instruments like these in a way that puts their potential in a spotlight, but I think you, Tosin Abasi and Rob Scallon have done an amazing job showing exactly what you can do with odd-stringed instruments.
It's truly astounding how on point and infinitely creative this dude is.
Yeah, thats true, Charles is an amazing musician. But the videos are often extremly sampled. so perfection is gurantied.
@@_beaker Indeed, let's see some live sets already. I do like many of his bass lines and he's a technically impressive player for SURE... But it's starting to get a bit samey after watching for a while now and I just can't agree when people say he's better than the likes of Victor Wooten. In terms of technical ability comparable but in terms of musicianship, not really, just not accomplished enough not seeing him play with enough other musicians.
@@ericritchie6783 as amazing as he is, NO ONE is as good as Victor Wooten. Wooten's musicianship is second to none. I include guitar players in this assessment and I'm a guitar player. Charles has great and creative songs but if one scours Victor's recordings and live performances, one finds a level of creativity and versatility that's unsurpassed.
@@seanfitzpatrick7878 I just think of a video I seen of Victor playing celtic folk type runs with a really brilliant celtic/folk style guitar player fur a whole live set doing all these call and response runs, just incredibly impressive. I'm sure Charles could sit there and work all the same runs out soon enough but he's just not doing that sort of thing live on the fly or playing live or collaborating with that calibre of musicians from what I'm seeing.
@@ericritchie6783 i agree its a bit samey, but i think this is the biggest problem for all technical players. i see it a lot with guitarists, as that is mostly what i watch. what he needs is to work with a zappa/miles davis type figure to take what he has and bring more out. every one that played with those two, came out a better musician. charles has the chops he just needs a band to take it somewhere new. or a band leader. i say this as a fan of charles, and a fan of many many similar musicians.
Charles never disappoints. Ever.
He's the reason why davie504 only makes shorts now! T_T
@@MithoPiroMusic Not gonna lie, miss Davie’s lengthier vids, especially the ones where he goes out of country to play covers.
Sooooo true❤️
He only disappoints when he says he's giving away his instruments and then gives away some random cheap bass.
Seriously
Man, you truly are an artist...I click on your videos because of your music not the props you display. You're one of a kind. Hats off.
Thanks!!
Me too
Wigs off. XD
Not that we necessarily mind the props of course! At least I don't. And we understand that until you get invited to Nebula or whatever, you feel the pressure to play the game. We get that.
The important takeaway @CharlesBerthoud is that there's a large number of us who DO love the music for what it is! Thank you
12 string bass sounds so rich, would definitely love to hear more of it. The composition fits it so well and your playing is absolutely incredible!
Except that it has nearly no bass.
@@bokajllensch661objection: it sounds tasty
Listen to Cheap Trick. Tom Petersson played the shit out of 12-string bass.
@palmerlp so does Dug Pinnick of King's X. This 12-string is a Dug Pinnick 12-string.
Making music is one thing
Making a melody is another
Making both in various ways is just so damn mind blowing. This guy never stops talent.
So what is the difference in music making and melody making if melody is music?
Just curious how that added to the point.
Did you mean, "rhythm" and melody?
@@SelfPoisonBand I'm no musical person, but I tried to say it as best as I could. But hey that might be the answer I was looking for! 😁
Music is general to me that can be rap or pop or folk etc. Even when it can be categorized as a genre
The dude makes music that I like so I said music.
Now his melodies (varying from video to video) are just amazingly unique that by the sound of it I just know it's Charles Berthoud. It's what I think is his way of singing to us.
But since he makes both in various ways that can be loving, soft, rocky, serious, funky etc, that's why I said he never stops talent. Cause he is talented and became easily my favorite bassist after years of listening to other bassists.
Sorry for the late reply.
It's not just the skills, Charles is also a PROLIFIC composer. It's crazy how good his writing is and how quickly he pumps out these original arrangements.
Charles, the more I listen, the more I appreciate your composition skills. You're killing it! The playing, of course, is world-class.
You think this is a scam?
It is they are everywhere
It is a scam for any future replies, beware.
Absolutely love you pulled out the Dug Pinnick model bass. Hopefully your younger subscribers will go check out King's X (Dug's band) and enjoy! Thanks, Charles for another banger!!
I glad to see someone mentioned Dug Pinnick and King's X before I did.
I've heard some of their stuff and I really dig them!! Shot Of Love is my personal favorite song by them.
"Lay down your burdens by the riverside..."
King's X was my first concert when I was 16! I'll always be a fan. The show was amazing, and Dug was the coolest and nicest guy ever
Hah, was going to post something along the lines of "OMG, you stole dUg's bass!" but am incredibly happy others bigged-up dUg before I got here. My very first metal gig was Anthrax on the State of Euphoria tour, where they were supported by King's X, and I've been a fan ever since.
I studied Narcisso Yepes style classical guitar for 4 years, and not one minute of it was wasted in a 50 year career in entertainment.. but this guy takes the bass into a realm so advanced it’s simply extraordinary. What a privilege to be able to appreciate the technical economy of movement that allows his creativity and musicality to soar to such heights. Unbelievable.. 💫❤️
PLEASE make a full version of this. This slapped (literally and figuratively) SO HARD.
what a legend. I know that music is not a competition but Charles… you’re the best out there. amazing
It is not a competition, but ... he wins. 😆
I highly agree with you.
This sounds so deliciously proggy with having that octave up sound like a guitar with the bass playing in unison, almost has a Travis Larson vibe to it
This 12-string bass is actually Dug Pinnick special. Dug Pinnick of King's X.
Charles's talent has no limits. This is just AMAZING 🔥🔥🔥
He is the KING!!!
I am a bass player myself and I never heard anything as intense as this riff on bass. Fantastic!
A Douglas Pinnick signature model. Always loved his Hamer Chaparral 12 string from back in the day. Was lucky enough to see him playing it a few times in the late eighties and into the nineties. The man had the most frighteningly heavy bass tone known to man.
Yep, under-rated band and musicianship. (you haven't won I prize, sorry)
Killing it lol like always good job 🤘
Thanks!
@@CharlesBerthoud you’re welcome very much man your so awesome keep it up!! 🤘
@@CharlesBerthoud кто тебя так классно влюбил в гитару,в БАСССС?😱
Я сам играю на гитаре,но баССС и тем более соло БАССС,ЭТО БОМБА!!!!!!!!!!
I definitely know his dexterity and his skill is high from this video because I used to have a bass just like that one and it was a beast to play holding down three strings at once with your fretting hand isn't simple and it makes you feel like a newbie without calluses again great job and great tone 👏 👍
No lie. The sheer physical effort to play it normally. And then this superhero.And my personal tastes shy away from technical playing but his pieces are so well done, sold.
Tapping on 3 strings at once also is so so hard to do..
Definitely the entire videos to me just puts his normal playing in a new perspective because he's playing pretty much what he plays on bass normally on this bass which is harder by design so that just means in my mind that we may have only seen the surface of his actual potential
Sounded more like a synth than a bass, pretty epic with a classical twist.
I mean you are kind of getting into how the first synths, those being pipe organs, were designed using different pitches to create synthetic sounds, the tapping adds on top of that
I was thinking the same thing.
OMG. This one is my fav..wish it was longer
Whaaat??? That sounds awesome and kind of “midi”! It’s like he’s recording music for a new Contra video game. Insane!! Love it.
I was thinking “this is funkiest castlevania ever”
This is NOT sequenced. The dude's chops are that good!
Hello Charles, I just wanted to thank you for inspiring me to buy a bass. Yesterday was my birthday I finally did it! And it’s so fun!
That's awesome to hear, congrats and happy birthday! Have fun 🔥
Thanks!
That's awesome. Try to enjoy it whenever you play. I only started last December & am not very good yet, but I am enjoying getting there.
Wow, exactly same here. Also had birthday and ordered an ibanez bass. What a coincidence haha
@TheDiamondBladeHD I also got an Ibanez lol
That’s awesome Charles! Sounds almost like a harpsichord there!!! You could slot that into a Dream Theatre album at it would be perfectly at home 💪
It's too interesting to be in a Dream Theatre album smh
@@niallscottanimation It's not.
The combination of extra low notes and high notes makes me feel very good
Clean tapping sounds medieval... a bit like a harpsichord
Extra low notes? 🤔
@@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power if u r a bassist u would have understood
@@francescotlFRZ bass is one of the instruments I play, and none of these notes sound particularly "low" .....maybe it's the lack of bass frequency 🤷♂️
Same reason a12 String Guitar is so awesome sounding.
I didn’t even see him playing drums. Must have been doing it with his feet. This guy is amazing.
This sounds like a perfect blend of The Omnific and Polyphia
Beertrout and Tim Henson would be a godly match up
If you want something very similar to this? I suggest Haken, there are parts here that sound like the song Pareidolia off the album The Mountain.
@@ZoltanvamosOfficial will check them out! Thanks 😊
The middle part of this (0:39) sounds a lot like a part from Wax & Wane by The Omnific lol
@@ZoltanvamosOfficial love haken, Periphery is good as well, I just started listening to them
It has some really amazing harpsichord qualities. Listened to it 7 times so far.
This is why i love progg. You get to float away on this kind of amazingness, usually for longer, but everything i hear from you are amazing, and you make time have no meaning or effect.
I ask him every video he posts to PLEASE make a solo album..I'd play it as loud asmy monitors will go every day
@@MrDmadness sorry, monitors? you dont even use earbuds?
@@Comic3665 home studio, it's where I go to play and listen to stuff loud. 2 8" krk rockets and a 10" sub . I would use earbuds if I was playing on a stage and I don't ever put ear buds in to listen to music, I have a work stereo that can drown out radio pop hits easily with good music :) respectfully intended
LOVE seeing the Doug Pinnick bass. One talented musician playing the gear of one my all time favorite musicians. Very cool!
I've posted this before - I'd love to see you break down how you compose something like this. Really in depth, pedal settings, music theory, the whole thing. I bet each of your "shorts" could yield a week of content
the intro is amazing
Love the Pinnick bass for this. That 12 string is such a huge part of the heaviness of King's X.
Unreal, that was without a doubt, the most awesome playing I've ever seen on a 12 string.
Not just great timing, accuracy, and speed on display here. Even more importantly, Charles sure knows how to write a catchy piece of music. Over and over again.
So many hooks in me from his videos :)
This. He's not just a technique machine. He's a musician. It's sad how often that doesn't prove true with these super high dexterity players.
He's good, because he's so on point rhythmically that you can't tell how sped up it actually is
@@mazukakai jealous much🤓
I’m always mesmerized when Charles shreds the bass. Incredible skill 👍
I love how you can simply see the passion and joy Charles has while playing the bass. So many TH-cam musicians play like robots with no feelings or soul but Charles easily does both.
It is never too much to mention that we are in the presence of one of the best bass players in the world today. Without fear of being wrong I would say that Charles is in the top 3 of the most talented, technical and creative bassists of today. Incredible the level you have managed to achieve. My respects!
agreed!
Davie504 is clearly #1
@@Perseagatuna definitely not
@@SmunGo21 it was a joke
@@Joemcncheese hopefully. Davie just has some stupid fans who could actually say that.
It’s like a cross between a mandolin and bass. Great work
More like a bassolin
Weirdly yesterday I was thinking if a bouzouki would be the bass version of the mandolin, but I was wrong
Seeing a 12 string bass like this always reminds me of Tom Petersson from Cheap Trick. He really fill out the sound behind Rick Nielsens' incredible guitar work.
That really is a massive sound , most musicians will catch that there are over dubs, while doing the strumming part, but it doesn’t matter …you have shown your skills before..sounds terrific!
Of all the bass Solos you have composed so far, this one is my favorite! Much respect to you.
This sounds HUGE regardless of the bass. When the tapped harmonies kicked in I was completely blown away! so good!
Yes and he fucking TAPPED on a 12 string.. meNing each tap was actually 3 strings at once.. dudes got skills 👏
I thought it made a kind of harpsichord sound.
I can't believe how far you've got. Well, I actually can: you're unbelievable! Proud to be a subscriber since your first collab with Davie, you are truly an inspiration
Same. Following since the early days. Just world class player and composer getting better and sharing it with all of us. So grateful.
Davie who? 😋
@@Mardy72 lol. Charles' has become a better channel for me I guess. The compositions are awesomr
@@unacuentadeyoutube13 I liked Davie better when he didn't talk so much.
Now days it's all just stupid jokes and catchphrases, that are more annoying than funny.
@@Mardy72 I love how your comment appeard like: they are more annoying than f... "Read more". I don't know what I have imagined, but both endings are understandable
The fluidity of the playing was mesmerizing. Great composition, tone, always killing it!
I've watched a lot of REALLY short videos that stunk to high heaven.
This video was not one of them.
Bravo! Fantastic Slaying Of The Strings!
Ok,never posted here before. THAT WAS f'ning amazing. Sounding like every great boss fight in Megaman and metroid.
aside from the obvious INSANE bass playing, that snare sounded so TIGHT i love it
No ads, no comments, just pure, awesome music. And Charles certified quality, no less! From the bottom of the heart, kudos, and thank you for this amazing piece of art. "Inspiring" is a huge understatement for your work!
Just INCREDIBLE 😱 i need tabs of this
Love dUg's signature bass! And that talented sound!!!
I love the octave string courses, this is how a lot of lutes were designed, but now it’s modern and awesome.
Genuinely, one of my favourite short videos you've done. Excellent skills, but the musicality of it all is just so consistent and why I've been a fan for years. This piece reminds me of some of the Command & Conquer video game soundtrack, excellent stuff!
Oof, C&C Red Alert soundtrack was an absolute banger. Hell March feels like the song of my youth 🤣
Epic, once again ! Congrats Charles !
Thank you!
Charles posted on my birthday this is now my theme song
Happy birthday!!
@@CharlesBerthoud thank you!!!
That was totally wicked!! Great performance 👏
It is crazy how much you have grown man. Your channel and just your playing and composition skills. Keep up the great work
As músicas do Charles, parecem trilhas sonoras de jogos antigos estilo Castlevânia🤘🏻🥰🤘🏻!!!
I've never seen a 12-string bass before... that thing looks and sound EPIC! (of course it doesn't hurt that it's being played by a master - much respect Mr. Berthoud)
Agreedand agreed that we all know harvest could tension a string over a 2 x 4 plank and still be one of the best creators of music ever
You should check out the bassist from Cheap Trick. They played the song that was used for the intro to That 70s Show and the opening riff is played on a 12 string bass.
Apart from the great bass playing as always, your composition & production skills are getting incredibly professional.
These videos more and more sound like studio-recorded album tracks from a full band -- but where the average band takes 4 years to finish an album, we get 1 or 2 pieces every week from you.
Agree... Speechless!!!!!
Sorry I disagree. His playing and composition are world class, but production is sub-par (but great for just one dude in his home). The drums are obviously standard digital and the mix isn't up to snuff either. Poor quality reverbs, which I really notice, and not mastered to the level one expects on an album. All that to say it's great for TH-cam, but no this doesn't compare to a good studio recording. I could go on and on about the possibilities; orchestral arrangements with real orchestra, real plate reverbs, stunning sounding rooms, juicy tube amp tones, "real" studios are just on another level.
Charles IS the band
Show starts.. Charles walks on stage... a drum track starts... audience " wtf, it's just a guy with a bass..???!! "
1 minute later the place is a bass party, world peace is achieved.. we are like that scene from the future in bill and Ted's excellect adventure 😀
Truly astonishing creativity! And the sound of this base, I believe it's a 12-string bass, is beyond belief!
Dude I'm always speechless when I watch your videos amazing
I love your content and your positive vibes! Keep being the awesome and inspiring you that we all enjoy! :)
This was sick! One of the best so far! You never cease to amaze!
He exudes pure talent.❤️❤️
You are a piece of gold. A big chunk actually. Amazing. You make me want to be a better musician. Thank you for your inspiring videos 🙏
I have no words , this guy is just great, unreal hand strength to play that 12 string bass with all the hammer ons, Thanks Charles
Sounds like something out of dream theatre. Simply amazing.
Yo please do a Djenty Prog influenced BTBAM-esque album please. You were meant to play this style and both "metal" videos you've posted recently have given me chills.
Never even knew there was such a thing as a 12 bass.. your musical creations are polyphia good, and often a step beyond.. please please do make an original album and sell it on band camp I will buy it immediately. I can't be the only person thinking this.. drop a like on my comment if you agree 👍
Check out the live version of Cheap Trick's "Surrender." That's a 12-string bass.
Oh yeah - Modulus made an 18-string (six courses of three) just to show they could - the playability is crap but hey, 18 strings. They've got one at the Big House museum for the Allman Brothers Band in Macon, GA.
He has music on Spotify
@@baronvonsatan
And I think Dug Pennick of King's X used to play one too.
This is better than anything I've heard from Polyphia - despite some brilliant riffs, their sugary poppiness very quickly begins to grate.
Incredible playing!!!!
Awesome DUg bass!
can't explain how amazing this sounds, keep up the good work
Charles, I showed my dad a few of your videos. He's a lifelong musician, great on the guitar, and after the first video he looked a bit confused. After the second video, he looked flabbergasted!
What a treat. Thanks for sharing your talent. You're helping push the boundaries of the bass. You and thine base are one. Meep.
Next up is a 12 string bass for me…
…in a few years when the money is right 😅
I’m still having fun with my new 6-string MS bass 😎
I like how he's having fun casually playing at a level that takes some people a literal lifetime to achieve
Because he practiced every day probably sincr he was a kid
Do you think he just woke up one day and magically knew how to play like that? He has spent his life time in get to that level.
@@alejoromero I hope everyone realizes I wasn't being sarcastic 😅
He is wasn’t playing all of that at once this time..He was clearly looping some of it in the background. STILL INCREDIBLY AWESOME!
Oooh yes more like this! Love this instrument and this genre
Watching Charles play so effortlessly is like watching Neo fight when he finally realizes he's The One.
I'd love to see Charles jam with Tosin Abasi or Tim Henson.
There is just no doubt, no competition. Charles is the greatest bass player the world has ever seen.
This sound like anime opening
Dude.
Unreal.
I love all genres. I can go from metal to rap to country to blues to classical to worship but metal is my top. You absolutely DESTROYED this. Your precision in moving your left hand up 5-9 frets whilst setting up your fingering AND hitting the multiple and also alternate string taps is absolutely breathe taking. The amount of time and effort you’ve put into your craft clearly shows in ALL of your videos. Respect.
Epico! Love the tone of this bass. Love the harmonized part of your solo too. Great work!
Probably the only youtuber who I made a rule to never miss a video from, because each and every one of them is always more than worth it, you're so good man, the bass hero we always needed!
You are the sickest bassist I have ever seen I've only just begun to play but been around music for 50+ years
No words to describe!!!!!this is the greatest of his creations!
Good. Lord. Above. That bass sounds absolutely majestic!! Great work!!
My goodness is there anything you can’t do! Phenomenally played sir!!!
Never ceased to be amazed! Thanks
I got the chills man... Incredible work!!!
I honestly haven't seen a lot of people who can use instruments like these in a way that puts their potential in a spotlight, but I think you, Tosin Abasi and Rob Scallon have done an amazing job showing exactly what you can do with odd-stringed instruments.
Tone is unbelievably accurate to the recording.
Wow, that just sounds all kinds of epic! Great job dude, some properly awesome bass playing on this channel.
Man... that thing is wild!!! And you sir... amazing, as always!
Unreal best bass player I have ever seen, I have 51 years playing bass, you make it a whole new world of bass!!!
if you havent heard of "the omnific" you were close to their type of sound, just basses and drums and snyth layers its pretty cool
I need more of this exact style of music in my life.
Wow.. history in the making right before our very eyes! Take it on the road buddy! Awesome work!
Gotta say I absolutely love that you're rocking the Dug Pinnick signature. King's X never gets enough recognition
Wow. That was legit some of the best Bass playing Ive ever seen or heard. Keep shredding it up, my Dude!
This sounds like 90's boss battle music and I love it!!
I watch this and think of all those hours you spent with your teacher and throwing yourself Ina the deep end with gigs. Well done fella.
Holy fucking shit. So clean. So precise. Wtf. Amazing.