The moment BASS solos were invented

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  • Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
  • I was lucky enough to find long lost footage of the first ever bass solo, and had to share it with you... Remember to TAP like and subscribe if you enjoyed this!!
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  • @Cool_Papa_Funk
    @Cool_Papa_Funk Рік тому +1380

    Holy crap, bass is like a real instrument!

  • @WaltRBuck
    @WaltRBuck Рік тому +1137

    It's nice to note that the drummer found some sticks during the solo but decided to let the bassist have it. Seems like the drummer might be a new bass fan!

    • @Victinitotodilepro
      @Victinitotodilepro Рік тому +54

      bass & drummer friendship foreva ❤

    • @chrisggoodwin777
      @chrisggoodwin777 Рік тому +35

      We drummers need to be kind to our bass playing brethren 😉

    • @drydryb0nesshorts
      @drydryb0nesshorts Рік тому +19

      Love drummers, most underrated band members other than bass. They are always so chill too.

    • @chrisggoodwin777
      @chrisggoodwin777 Рік тому +10

      @@drydryb0nesshorts I play bass also, so I try to ensure all bass players and drummers have strong bonds 😁

    • @chaoarecool
      @chaoarecool Рік тому

      @@Victinitotodileprototadile is king of water starters

  • @divineatah5750
    @divineatah5750 Рік тому +508

    Charles we need an album of all these songs man😭

    • @CharlesBerthoud
      @CharlesBerthoud  Рік тому +360

      I'm working on it!!

    • @thebushmaster0544
      @thebushmaster0544 Рік тому +24

      maybe a europe tour after that too! like bernth, im going to see him live in october IM SO EXCITED

    • @jhkarjal
      @jhkarjal Рік тому +7

      @@CharlesBerthoud Don't change the format! They're nice little tunes to listen to without thinking. No need to turn them into 5min+ epics.

    • @Thorsten_Kueppers
      @Thorsten_Kueppers Рік тому

      @@CharlesBerthoud🥳

    • @OskarSvan
      @OskarSvan Рік тому +6

      @@CharlesBerthoudHonestly one of my favourite bassists, you don’t sound like anyone

  • @Wantabe2188
    @Wantabe2188 Рік тому +106

    😂😂😂 “my sticks just exploded”. Excellent

    • @Tumanii
      @Tumanii Рік тому +3

      I hate when that happens…😂

    • @fredgerd5811
      @fredgerd5811 Рік тому +4

      Honestly out of that, guitar running out of batteries and keyboard struck by lightning, drumsticks exploded is the one that actually happens.

    • @noone_2469
      @noone_2469 Рік тому +2

      Bro is using tnt sticks for the drums

  • @cholten99
    @cholten99 Рік тому +279

    Charles is obviously a world-class musician but I want to take a moment to point out that in addition the composition and editing in all his videos is always excellent. I'd love to see a video where he walks us through how he designs, shoots and edits one of these!

    • @seasand6705
      @seasand6705 Рік тому +2

      Same here!

    • @Bacopa68
      @Bacopa68 Рік тому +9

      Nah, I want to believe it's magic.

    • @wojtek1582
      @wojtek1582 Рік тому +21

      Yeah... but he is poor at casting actors. All look kinda the same

    • @belanagy5595
      @belanagy5595 Рік тому +1

      An not forgot about the ideas of what to do , the clothing and the speeches he finds out :)

    • @traindiesel7005
      @traindiesel7005 Рік тому +1

      sound quality and mix is money too. brother is a gem. and if it weren't for youtube we might have missed out on all this

  • @dan_byham265
    @dan_byham265 Рік тому +217

    As a drummer, I have had sticks basically explode under heavy playing. I've lost count of the number of times a stick broke and the other half of it recoiled off a drum and just went flying 😂😂😂

    • @RockandRollWoman
      @RockandRollWoman Рік тому +10

      At least it was just your stick! RIP Stumpy Joe.

    • @ArxxWyvnClaw
      @ArxxWyvnClaw Рік тому +15

      As a keyboardist, i had keyboards basically struck by lightning while playing Ride The Lightning songs

    • @sleepyheadz
      @sleepyheadz Рік тому +16

      As a bassist, I had basses with notes so low, it sunk under the stage and had to detune an excavator to find it.

    • @colinmcnelley2560
      @colinmcnelley2560 Рік тому +3

      I’m a bassist and I was playing with my band and my drummer was having trouble so our music teacher started playing the drums. He plays really loud and ended up snapping the stick. He went in the back and got new ones but it was pretty funny.

    • @alphagt62
      @alphagt62 Рік тому +5

      I was playing a gig in a real dive, about 25 people there, and the drummer who does bash those skins broke his stick, and it flew up and stuck the guitar player in the neck! He finished his guitar solo with blood running down his chest and a stick hanging out of his neck! He wasn’t very happy about it, but the crowd went wild!

  • @Treafa7
    @Treafa7 Рік тому +117

    "But anyways..." Love it Charles. Combining music and comedy in less than Bass-ic ways. Keep it up

  • @AndreLucasVidalMelo
    @AndreLucasVidalMelo Рік тому +100

    Man, a solo so powerful that the instruments fixed themself just to play along

  • @blakee.5618
    @blakee.5618 Рік тому +89

    If I'd known that playing bass could sound like this when I was younger I may very well have taken it up. You're a living credit to the instrument!

    • @JohnDoe-zx1ck
      @JohnDoe-zx1ck Рік тому +9

      Don't let it stop you now man. I picked up bass late man. I expect I will never be anywhere near Charle's level, but I enjoy what I do.

    • @TothLaszlo77
      @TothLaszlo77 Рік тому +3

      i picked it up at 23, go for it & don't look back

    • @Paintplayer1
      @Paintplayer1 Рік тому +4

      I started at 30, 9 months later I'm almost 31 and I'm in a metal band playing shows. It can happen, it's genuinely never too late

    • @kozuta8858
      @kozuta8858 11 місяців тому

      I’m 16 when I first wanted to try it, I’m 20 now and planning to buy one while I’m practicing bass on an acoustic guitar xD

  • @RealityHasAWokeBias
    @RealityHasAWokeBias Рік тому +352

    Damn this was SICK. Your chord progressions are always so friggin tasteful!

  • @jimvrieling5424
    @jimvrieling5424 Рік тому +140

    I'm glad you're getting the amount of views and recognition you deserve, keep it going!

    • @skeptic_individual
      @skeptic_individual Рік тому +8

      His views aren't merely enough. Deserves way more than that

    • @Deep42Thought
      @Deep42Thought Рік тому +1

      what? he deserves all the views every guitarist combined and doubled
      who of the soprano_guitar players put this much effort to be this good as Charles? 99.99999999% of them nether ever be near, lazy attention seekers

    • @discoparrot8342
      @discoparrot8342 Рік тому

      @@Deep42Thoughtwhat

  • @VardaMusic
    @VardaMusic Рік тому +19

    You really do something unique- I was laughing by the time the drummer’s sticks exploded. Then you pivot straight into the kind of music that relaxes and energizes simultaneously- it was a relaxing sound and vibe, yet you throw all of these virtuosic moments in that keep to the beat so comfortably that it creates energy and joy for the listener. And, wouldn’t you know it, right at the end you throw in a hilarious parody of guitar solos, with the extra touch coming from that organ’s single drone to back it up. Thank you for the wonderful, creative, joy filled content!

  • @BRSflies_n_ties
    @BRSflies_n_ties Рік тому +24

    Love the videos keep it up love the bass

  • @marnaehrech1223
    @marnaehrech1223 Рік тому +13

    I love hearing you play the other instruments, Charles. Thanks for being such a bright light on the planet!!! Love from Vermont!

  • @RC32Smiths01
    @RC32Smiths01 Рік тому +15

    Ahhh I remember when all the instruments completely got destroyed by chance and the bass had to take up the wings. It was fate indeed! Cheers man

  • @WernerdeJong
    @WernerdeJong Рік тому +11

    I have been a bassist for 20 years and I never thought of a bass as a solo instrument. And then Charles came along and changed everything. 😀

    • @Komatik_
      @Komatik_ 11 місяців тому +1

      Bass solos _are_ a mistake 99% of the time because they break the performance - stuff has to lay out of the way of the bass's round and mellow sound so as to not drown it, and usually have a hard time going under a bass since the solo won't be that high. As a result, the music usually just stops dead in its tracks.
      And on top of that the solo is (like a large chunk of solos on other instruments as well) going to be someone masturbating on the fretboard and farting out notes as fast as they can. May excite some, but almost always leaves me cold.
      Charles' piece here works because the solo is not wankery (mostly), but mostly just a tasty groove that plays to the bass' strengths and not to the player's need to show off. The brief note-spamming moments are by far the weakest ones.

  • @jamesinwood4170
    @jamesinwood4170 Рік тому +10

    That was no bass solo that was a beautiful piece of music! You make the bass sound like a symphony!

  • @afonsodeportugal
    @afonsodeportugal Рік тому +8

    2:37 The bass solo was so good that his drum sticks actually reintegrated! 😜

  • @kathyhollenbach7413
    @kathyhollenbach7413 Рік тому +15

    You're a very talented musician! Love that you have proven to the world how great the bass is!!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

    • @dmacrolens
      @dmacrolens Рік тому +2

      You're obviously only speaking for yourself here. Much of the world has known how great the bass is for some time before the birth of Charles.

  • @aaronmcleland4772
    @aaronmcleland4772 Рік тому +2

    1:21 to 1:26 putting out some strong Just the Two of Us vibes.

  • @shivendrasingh2355
    @shivendrasingh2355 Рік тому +5

    I’ll be honest Charles, the videos where you mix your intoxicating humour along with the awesomeness of your bass-playing are the ones I enjoy and laugh during the most! These skits are pure gems, I especially remember the Jazz and Beethoven ones very fondly 🤣👌🙌, keep up the great work mate!

  • @averyschick9011
    @averyschick9011 Рік тому +3

    yooooo what up charles the goat. love your stuff man your my inspiration to keep playing🎉🎉

  • @anthonykensington6197
    @anthonykensington6197 Рік тому +4

    I would love to hear an actual song like this, if you'd be willing I love the combo with the guitar and bass at 1:30

  • @basatanroadkiller6358
    @basatanroadkiller6358 Рік тому +1

    I enjoy your music so much. Thanks a lot! The last 2 years I've seen a lot of your clips and I'm impressed. It looks that easy, when you play it, but I'm sure, that it isn't.
    The last months I've also seen a lot of @ElEsteparioSiberiano he plays drums with the same "easyness" (does the word exist in english?) as you play your bass. And he also has a big fanbase on UA-cam. Would you make a video with him?

  • @ShoesMagoo
    @ShoesMagoo Рік тому +1

    C'mon, Charles. Stop trying to fool the world into thinking that you're some kind of next-level, world-class, ultra-inspiring, mega-talented musician.
    We all know that isn't really you playing those drums.

  • @bigal1863
    @bigal1863 Рік тому +1

    Ugh...me bass player...me no solo....me hold down groove...and watch drummer get chicks. I'm an f'ing neanderthal next to this man

  • @Riclmnopp
    @Riclmnopp Рік тому +3

    I hate when my guitar runs out of battery. 😂

  • @davidcalebpaterson7101
    @davidcalebpaterson7101 Рік тому +2

    The drummer face is OP though 😏😲😮

  • @SirDydimus86
    @SirDydimus86 Рік тому +10

    Why do I feel as if I was on hold for 2 minutes? 🤔🤣
    Thank you Charles! Love it! 💯🔥

    • @_JellyDonut_
      @_JellyDonut_ Рік тому +2

      "We appreciate your call, all of our associates are busy assisting other customers. Someone will be with you shortly"

    • @dmacrolens
      @dmacrolens Рік тому

      Because you aren't dead yet?

    • @OpinionatedGamer
      @OpinionatedGamer Рік тому +3

      I WISH companies had Charles's music as an option for hold music lol.

  • @cabobpolasek2517
    @cabobpolasek2517 Рік тому +2

    First 3 minute video that doesn't have a sponsor

  • @barnyfife335
    @barnyfife335 Рік тому +1

    Another classic! Quick question, have you ever had to do a session or a gig where you did have to play very straight and simple while some narcissistic guitar player hogged all the glory ? I mean, we all have had to do gigs to pay the bills sometimes that we wish we didn't have to.

  • @spencerbreidenbachmusic
    @spencerbreidenbachmusic Рік тому +1

    I heard Jamiroquai and Stevie Wonder. I'm going to listen a couple 5 more times. Excellent!

  • @bobiboulon
    @bobiboulon Рік тому +1

    When Charles does a solo on his bass, it's not a real solo. It's in fact a duo of both his hands (that sometimes have their own solo, intertwining with each other). Those next level "solo" should be known as _Soluo._

  • @garryroberts5106
    @garryroberts5106 Рік тому +6

    Charlie boy … officially now my favourite UA-cam artist . Blown away by your talent and always such a pleasure to watch 👍

  • @danieladeodato3034
    @danieladeodato3034 Рік тому +1

    I really admire your way of playing the bass guitar. I have a request to make, play this part on the double bass.
    ua-cam.com/video/P_2oND5od0Y/v-deo.html
    01:33 to 02:22

  • @hyperblazeman
    @hyperblazeman Рік тому +1

    If I made a band I would dedicate at least 5 of my songs to the bass and I would just make the guitar make the bass sound better by backing it up a little bit. switching the roles.

  • @IrishNomad
    @IrishNomad Рік тому +1

    Would it be possible for an additional mp3 version with no drums to be available on Patreon for us drummers that would love to play along??

  • @maguroyukke
    @maguroyukke Рік тому +1

    ドラムス「すまんがスティックが爆発してしまってな」

  • @metermannen559
    @metermannen559 Рік тому +1

    1st Pop/rock bass "solo": John Entwistle in My Generation by the Who.

  • @MrChanceBogan
    @MrChanceBogan Рік тому +4

    Slaps so hard!!!

  • @iamrubenmes
    @iamrubenmes Рік тому +1

    Guitar solo 58😂 Continues to play the same cringy 4 note solo with the cliche bend

  • @maurocoimbra9624
    @maurocoimbra9624 Рік тому +1

    I'm absolutely convinced that you're not from this planet!!!!

  • @EnderMega
    @EnderMega Рік тому +1

    Thats the reason I love drum and bass solos; they are so rare that when they happen they are so good.
    "My sticks just exploded." Well, they could just break, so kinda right?

  • @thebushmaster0544
    @thebushmaster0544 Рік тому +1

    europe tour when i need to see you live, im gonna see bernth live soon im SO EXCITED

  • @mikenicholas3647
    @mikenicholas3647 Рік тому +4

    U are nothing less than Amazing. I’ve been playing bass for a long time and I could imagine being able to play like that. Inspirational

  • @toemasmeems
    @toemasmeems Рік тому +1

    i know its not a bass but i LOVE that Schecter KM7 Hybrid!!

  • @Riyadi2305
    @Riyadi2305 Рік тому +1

    𝑾𝒐𝒘 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆 👏👏👏👏

  • @gimmeagig
    @gimmeagig Рік тому +4

    This is really good. Charles you are not just a chop monster. You are deeply musical. I wish you would release a CD.(I still buy CDs) they are coming back LOL

  • @Reckless150681
    @Reckless150681 Рік тому +1

    Charles' solos should be graded by how much stank face they cause in a listener

  • @hesar1975
    @hesar1975 Рік тому +1

    man, you make this look so ez that I am thinking about buying a bass and playing like you xD

  • @michaelmellon6851
    @michaelmellon6851 Рік тому +1

    What type of bass is the black one you play in this video. I seem to see 8 tuning keys.

  • @kennet7837
    @kennet7837 Рік тому +6

    This is not just a bass solo, it's an actual well-thought-out composition.

  • @TheRulez
    @TheRulez Рік тому +1

    This composition should be named "Just The Bass Of Us"

  • @Brigand231
    @Brigand231 Рік тому +1

    Neat, at first I thought it was sounding like "Just the Two of Us", but then it really took off.

  • @hammz7720
    @hammz7720 Рік тому +1

    Чарльз, это круто, фантастика, мой любимый музыкант!

  • @koowakoowi
    @koowakoowi Рік тому +1

    Play guthrie govan wonderfull slippery thing on base please.

  • @harrybeasley6608
    @harrybeasley6608 Рік тому +4

    Love the groove. Ya can't help but pull that screw face can you! Awesome great job as always

  • @planet_b1ue
    @planet_b1ue Рік тому +2

    TABS FOR THIS SOLO?????

  • @azas118
    @azas118 Рік тому +3

    Petition to turn this into an actual single

  • @olivernovak6155
    @olivernovak6155 Рік тому +1

    Charles you CAN'T play smoke on the water

  • @dringypie
    @dringypie Рік тому +1

    Pretty cool that you formed a band with mario and luigi

  • @EpicBassGuy
    @EpicBassGuy Рік тому +1

    Don't do the "Jack White stuff "
    So do some Jack Black stuff

  • @filipb2648
    @filipb2648 Рік тому +1

    Now I definitely wanna learn to play bass guitar

  • @pierreb18
    @pierreb18 Рік тому +1

    What kind of bass preamp and pickups in that bass sir?

  • @solitude7566
    @solitude7566 Рік тому +1

    Guitar solo 57 is my new ringtone.
    Come at me.

  • @Just5Skykes
    @Just5Skykes Рік тому +1

    Schecter Shirt? Schecter Guitar? Shcecter Signature Bass perhaps?

  • @noloboy
    @noloboy Рік тому +5

    Amazing .. I can sense the "Just the two of us" vibe on this jam!

    • @guascamsb8138
      @guascamsb8138 Рік тому

      Wow I hadn't realized it but you're absolutely right, I feel it too!

    • @pe4092
      @pe4092 Рік тому

      basically the same chord progression between 1:21 and 1:27

  • @fung9455
    @fung9455 Рік тому +1

    i love how horrible the editing is for the explosions and lightning

  • @hendrsb33
    @hendrsb33 Рік тому +1

    That was both funny and funky-ass cool! Loved it!

  • @oldschoolgames2589
    @oldschoolgames2589 Рік тому +1

    I could hear this song literally for hours.

  • @kyleolson1522
    @kyleolson1522 Рік тому +1

    Love it when you play smooth jazz.

  • @Jiggerjaw
    @Jiggerjaw Рік тому +1

    It's true, that's how it happened. I was the bass.

  • @jeremystone4139
    @jeremystone4139 Рік тому +1

    Hit the "like" button before I even heard it.

  • @thomaswomack3888
    @thomaswomack3888 Рік тому +1

    screw lead guitar solos, bass guitar solos rock

  • @al-jo
    @al-jo Рік тому +1

    Charles' humor is getting better and better

  • @dagobertkrikelin1587
    @dagobertkrikelin1587 Рік тому +1

    I remember when that bass had fresh paint...

  • @beauxpasion3855
    @beauxpasion3855 Рік тому +1

    And can you play the playing god solo bass

  • @EdwinVeenboer
    @EdwinVeenboer Рік тому +1

    this isnt the first bass solo, this is just a tribute

  • @hypotheticalliberty3007
    @hypotheticalliberty3007 Рік тому +1

    Please cover "Never There" by CAKE

  • @hnguyen0610
    @hnguyen0610 Рік тому +1

    Now I have to learn this song… so nice… awesome Charles

  • @acborgia1344
    @acborgia1344 Рік тому +3

    I absolutely love this kind of extremely emotional and melody focused music, absolutely nailed it

  • @sansfoxy1376
    @sansfoxy1376 Рік тому +1

    "my stick just EXPLODED" 🤣

  • @JackLaPoire
    @JackLaPoire Рік тому +1

    This has such a Streets of rage feel to it

  • @iyc3852
    @iyc3852 Рік тому +1

    is it just me or the bass at 2:11 said "i love you baby"?

  • @yagzserhat4333
    @yagzserhat4333 Рік тому +3

    Bro you are actually one of the few people that really help me keep my passion for bass and music alive. Fascinating playing man keep up.

  • @larsgottlieb
    @larsgottlieb Рік тому +1

    You make it look So damn easy ..

  • @benjaminburch4101
    @benjaminburch4101 Рік тому +1

    😂 Always love your videos!

  • @HeyGirlHaaay
    @HeyGirlHaaay Рік тому

    YOU'RE AMAZING!!! it would be even more amazing if you put bass into Marcin Patrzalek's AMAZING SKILLS!! I'll beg you lol this would be incredible. MARCIN PATRZALEK ❤ please 🤞🤗

  • @Dominic02070X
    @Dominic02070X Рік тому +1

    Ayyyy just like Davie504

  • @curtisbogue3707
    @curtisbogue3707 Рік тому +1

    I love the crazy guitar solo at the end! That cracked me up!!

    • @agnesr.4664
      @agnesr.4664 Рік тому

      Me too. 😂 I just bursted out laughing at the appreciation: "...but anyways..." Hahaha!

  • @MisanthropicTimeSlipperz
    @MisanthropicTimeSlipperz Рік тому +1

    When does the album come out?

  • @jamesoldfield9620
    @jamesoldfield9620 Рік тому

    About 2 years ago, I ran into Charles in my local post office. Yesterday, I was in my car, and I saw a dude walking past me. He looked up, and I thought “holy )$&@, that’s Victor Wooten!” I yelled out the window, “Hey Victor! I love you!” He turned around, smiled, and called back, “Thank you!”
    The gods have compensated me for my lack of talent by making the world’s best bass players randomly cross my path. If anyone has a message for when I meet Marcus Miller at Starbucks, let me know…

  • @jilgbass6287
    @jilgbass6287 Рік тому

    I would love to see you play some Bach fugue on bass. I recommend J.S. Bach: The Art of Fugue (BWV 1080), Contrapunctus VIII. You´re a great muscician and inspiration to the world of bass. Keep it up!

  • @melvinterrell6819
    @melvinterrell6819 Рік тому

    B that was truly epic TO ME! I’m first a lead guitar and bass second! YOU NAILED! It ! My concept of melodic playing on BASS! Thanks

  • @gorgeousawesome20
    @gorgeousawesome20 Рік тому

    We have a request - Jesus Christ Superstar Overture on Bass?
    Can't help but imagine that it would be epic. That is...... If you can do it. (LOL... we know you can)

  • @slumptoad5846
    @slumptoad5846 Рік тому +1

    I need the tabs immediately

  • @thegamingillustrator
    @thegamingillustrator 2 місяці тому

    a friend once told me you could remove bass from any song, and it sounded the same.
    so I listened to famous rock songs without bass, and there was not a single "low note guitar riff." to be heard.
    so, fun fact, bass is that low note guitar riff sound in rock songs, not the guitar player.

  • @TwinPhoenix666
    @TwinPhoenix666 Рік тому

    Did the Two Of Us just get Rick Roll'd?!? I know you're never gonna let me down. And for that, I'm never gonna give you up. It's just the two of us: bass and I

  • @MrFraglesnorf
    @MrFraglesnorf Рік тому

    @CharlesBerthoud wheres the congradulatory SLAPNADO for davie504 and his new wife.

  • @martinross5103
    @martinross5103 Рік тому +2

    That was one of the best soloes I have heard. So melodic and musical with focus on sounding good to the listener and not just showing off how fast you can play. Thanks.