12-string BASS sounds MASSIVE

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  • Опубліковано 20 кві 2022
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  • @CharlesBerthoud
    @CharlesBerthoud  2 роки тому +490

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    • @buncharandomness7693
      @buncharandomness7693 2 роки тому +16

      Totally dude that 12 string is KICKASS

    • @samdipatro3421
      @samdipatro3421 2 роки тому +2

      hi Charles, do you play the Chapman stick ?

    • @dahawk8574
      @dahawk8574 2 роки тому +7

      Absolutely phenomenal bass solo!

    • @sat1241
      @sat1241 2 роки тому +3

      Great playing, great sounding instrument
      I would like to hear you do a song that is laid back trippy funk with a little bit of effects on the bass, slight lo-fi neo-soul hip hop
      a full song between 2.5-3 minutes maybe with some background vocals
      Something with no virtuoso stuff. That's the challenge.
      I think you could do it, write something with a groove so good it wouldn't need any virtuoso playing.
      To make it work maybe collaborate with producer, something with a great drum track on it and other supporting elements
      You underestimate your composing abilities.
      Also like your country playing
      I think you could have hit songs if you would collaborate with some vocalists and write the songs,
      maybe EP length mainly one style at a time, say 5--6 songs.
      If you prefer the technical direction I think the solo thing is good but it is limited Jaco had some of his best moments with Weather Report and Pat Metheny
      Playing with other great musicians elevates you . I would like to hear you collaborate with a drummer like Thomas Lang or the youtube drummer El Estepario Siberiano

    • @EujenSandu
      @EujenSandu 2 роки тому

      Displate looks awesome, but they don't deliver to Russia, or to anywhere except the U.S., really :\

  • @mcnasty
    @mcnasty Рік тому +1272

    the intro to jeremy by pearl jam would sound sick with this bass

    • @icey_doggo3691
      @icey_doggo3691 Рік тому +60

      damn mcnasty what a welcome suprise, and yeah there would be no other match

    • @ATaleOfTwoSissies
      @ATaleOfTwoSissies Рік тому +29

      Um excuse what are you doing here

    • @themundanesin3061
      @themundanesin3061 Рік тому +21

      HOW’D YOU GET HERE?

    • @DARKNESS-ko8tl
      @DARKNESS-ko8tl Рік тому +53

      In fairly certain Jeremy was recorded with a 12 stringer

    • @johanbertelsen8412
      @johanbertelsen8412 Рік тому +33

      ​​@@DARKNESS-ko8tl it was. A Dean Rhapsody 12 string to be exact

  • @russellcohen640
    @russellcohen640 2 роки тому +805

    Stunning (as usual) The skill is phenomenal. Not just the playing, but the arrangement, everything about it. Amazing music from an amazing musician.

  • @psychodelian
    @psychodelian Рік тому +710

    I swear most of these demos have better music than most of the stuff out there

  • @thecrazy1342
    @thecrazy1342 Рік тому +479

    I want to see a song with both this and Ichika Nito's 14 string guitar now

    • @dragox1135
      @dragox1135 Рік тому +24

      What about davies 50+ string bass

    • @alexandrebelair4360
      @alexandrebelair4360 11 місяців тому +7

      @@dragox1135 Doesn't sound actually good.

    • @professorstokes6596
      @professorstokes6596 4 місяці тому +2

      Maybe add Bob Culbertson and his Chapman stick to the group too.

  • @GregHillmy4re
    @GregHillmy4re 2 роки тому +200

    In 1968 way before your gift was born, I learned to play an electric fretless bass before. That wasn't heard of that I know of. I thought myself to play the guitar with a missing left index finger. You are gifted. I can't play anymore because of hand issues. But you bring tears to my eyes with your unbelievable talent. Thank you so much for sharing this gift you have. Beautiful. I would love to see you play the fretless electric bass.

    • @Ethan-yi8dk
      @Ethan-yi8dk Рік тому +16

      He has played the fretless bass! Search "CharlesBerthoud fretless bass" on youtube and you’ll find a couple amazing performances!

    • @GregHillmy4re
      @GregHillmy4re Рік тому +15

      @@Ethan-yi8dk Thanks that was great.

    • @vladimirolujic6637
      @vladimirolujic6637 Рік тому +2

      Talent + 10000000000000000000 hours of practice

    • @likesrush
      @likesrush 3 місяці тому

      I'm on here trying to find the hour long video I watched yesterday but I guess I'm not familiar enough with UA-cam. I finally found something worth watching and that's Chris B. on bass. Where can I find all his videos in one place? Help me out please.

  • @c.vanlalnghaka4984
    @c.vanlalnghaka4984 2 роки тому +1724

    Your creativity level is beyond insane. Every of your content puts a smile on my face🔥🔥

  • @rafaelchavencolongo5711
    @rafaelchavencolongo5711 11 місяців тому +86

    As a guitar player i can say that this sounds ridiculously good...

    • @Rasmustheforest
      @Rasmustheforest 3 місяці тому +4

      as a man with a Danish name, i wonder why it matters that you play guitar?

    • @I.A_Khutso
      @I.A_Khutso 3 місяці тому +1

      As a man who loves to read comments, I absolutely have nothing to do with this comment section.

    • @DodgeThatAttack
      @DodgeThatAttack 3 місяці тому

      as a man who studies computer science, i can tell you it secretly is very relevant

  • @knastera
    @knastera Рік тому +40

    So that's why King's X always has a distinct bass sound.

    • @Ravelle17
      @Ravelle17 Рік тому +13

      dUg also runs two channels simultaneously-a cleaner tone for lower frequencies and a heavily distorted tone for higher frequencies: ua-cam.com/video/VbIZaWghUDE/v-deo.html

  • @TheShnitzel
    @TheShnitzel 2 роки тому +219

    PLEASE expand all these short "concept" songs into full pieces and release them as an album!!
    These bits are SO GOOD!

  • @watchbozotv9153
    @watchbozotv9153 2 роки тому +281

    Just sounds like bass and guitar playing in unison. Insane sound

    • @TheCSJones
      @TheCSJones 2 роки тому +14

      That's basically what it is.

    • @jerrykinnin7941
      @jerrykinnin7941 2 роки тому +6

      They combined a twin neck into one neck. SOOO 😎

  • @deanlawson6880
    @deanlawson6880 Рік тому +32

    Wow that's Incredible! I've never even HEARD of a 12-string Bass!
    Such amazing Bass playing!! Amazing!!

    • @icin4d
      @icin4d Рік тому +2

      Cheap Trick's bassist has been playing one since the 80s I believe. Although not quite as artfully as this demo.

    • @rocketpigrecords3719
      @rocketpigrecords3719 3 місяці тому

      Cheap Trick, also 8 string on practically any Life Sex & Death song.
      Legend has it Geezer used 8 string, but I couldn't point you to a track.

    • @Bertanerny
      @Bertanerny 3 місяці тому

      Pearl Jam use one at the start of Jeremy

    • @anomymouse5043
      @anomymouse5043 16 днів тому

      King's X bass player used a 12-string bass a lot in their older albums. Check songs: 'I Pretend', 'Out of the Silent Planet, 'Black the Sky' etc. That bass is signature bass of Dug Pinnick from King's X.

  • @user-cb7ms2qe2d
    @user-cb7ms2qe2d 4 місяці тому +53

    Полный восторг от звучания и от мастерства исполнителя. Бас дает столько " мяса", что один заменяет группу. Класс!! 😊👍

    • @MrGoshka1
      @MrGoshka1 4 місяці тому +3

      Музыка классная!

    • @evgenidementjev2324
      @evgenidementjev2324 3 місяці тому +1

      На самом деле ни в одной группе такой бас не нужен

    • @MrGoshka1
      @MrGoshka1 3 місяці тому

      @@evgenidementjev2324 Билли Шихан улыбнулся. Да и много других.

    • @evgenidementjev2324
      @evgenidementjev2324 3 місяці тому +1

      @@MrGoshka1 Этот чел как раз предпочитает играть сольно, а не в группе и на нормальном 4-хструнном басу.

    • @MrGoshka1
      @MrGoshka1 3 місяці тому

      @@evgenidementjev2324 Мы о чём говорим? Если вы под "басом" имели в виду не "линию баса", а конкретно инструмент, то он и в группе нормально звучать будет. Было бы желание. Если про Билли Шихана речь вести, и где и как он играет, то он играл и в Talas, и сейчас играет в Mr. Big, в группе Стива Вая и ещё в нескольких группах. Не только сольно. Пусть и на 4-струнном басу, я в курсе, что он на других не играет.

  • @LingLingsDistantRelative
    @LingLingsDistantRelative 2 роки тому +278

    It's sound is so unique and kind of...fuzzy? Pretty awesome

    • @bentonchiez
      @bentonchiez 2 роки тому +6

      It does. Thanks to Jack White and his immense use of octaves and fuzz.
      No but seriously
      I sgree

    • @LardyMongusHunnter
      @LardyMongusHunnter 2 роки тому

      Listen to pulling teeth (Anesthesia) for fuzz

    • @Hndsmstrngr1
      @Hndsmstrngr1 2 роки тому +3

      Cheap Trick's bass player Tom Petersen's been using a 12-string bass since the 70s and it's the nature of the instrument have that sound intone pre effect wise

    • @joeh858
      @joeh858 2 роки тому +1

      more strings vibrating = more fuzz

  • @super_nova9999
    @super_nova9999 2 роки тому +349

    imagine how insane that bass would sound with a chorus pedal...

    • @CharlesBerthoud
      @CharlesBerthoud  2 роки тому +221

      Haha and maybe a couple of octave pedals while you're at it 🤣

    • @itsjustme8947
      @itsjustme8947 2 роки тому +47

      @@CharlesBerthoud So? What are you waiting for?? DO IT! I'm still waiting for you to put your spin on some of Mark King's work. Please? A simple request from an old man...

    • @super_nova9999
      @super_nova9999 2 роки тому +7

      @@CharlesBerthoud Sure lmao

    • @theimacman
      @theimacman 2 роки тому +9

      Pretty sure that is exactly what Jeff Ament did with his bassline for Pearl Jam's "Jeremy".

    • @urielfranciscofloreslozano5149
      @urielfranciscofloreslozano5149 2 роки тому +2

      @@itsjustme8947 lol

  • @Doomzdayxx
    @Doomzdayxx 4 місяці тому +14

    Damn, my dude. It takes a talent like you to make bring this beast to it's full potential. Bravo.

  • @michaelpaulos420
    @michaelpaulos420 Рік тому +28

    You fooled me! I thought you were gonna play some soundscapes and you drop right down into that funky stuff I love. Thanks Charles; another great video. We got the Funk -Bootsy

  • @ericm1373
    @ericm1373 2 роки тому +65

    Charles, the way you play these insane high skill compositions, and yet manage to make them so musical and genuinly great to listen to, it's amazing.

  • @stephen_lamonica_bass_covers
    @stephen_lamonica_bass_covers 2 роки тому +259

    Love that you are playing a Doug “Dug” Pinnick model! King’s X is criminally underrated and have influenced so many popular musicians and bands

    • @frankiiemermaid1127
      @frankiiemermaid1127 2 роки тому +8

      Thank you!!! Truly amazing those guys. Hope this somehow gets them more exposure

    • @garyrasberryjr.552
      @garyrasberryjr.552 2 роки тому +9

      I just noticed that as well. I've been testifying about King's X for years.

    • @jeffffro7674
      @jeffffro7674 2 роки тому +5

      @@frankiiemermaid1127 Ive been playing Bass for over 30 years and have not heard of them till now......I am going to their site right this second!!! Whether I but something or not, there's your wish for some exposure......🤙

    • @joshua2400
      @joshua2400 2 роки тому +4

      Jesus adores you all :" )

    • @alphagt62
      @alphagt62 2 роки тому +4

      I saw them live in a small club in Richmond VA, they were so awesome! I was a big fan before that, and so was everyone else, everybody in the bar knew all the words. It was one of the best shows I’ve ever seen, and I’ve seen a few. Not to mention I have all of Kings X CD’s! There’s like 24 of them. I got them all at once used on eBay, so much great music.

  • @drconstantinmartiniuc4250
    @drconstantinmartiniuc4250 Рік тому +15

    Such yong and very talented musician with perfect taste !!! Bravo !

  • @Duh6666666
    @Duh6666666 Рік тому +6

    Always incredible! One of my ex-bass players had an 8-string bass and he could rock out like crazy,

  • @artemismythos5112
    @artemismythos5112 2 роки тому +240

    This looks so insanely difficult to play. You're so amazing!

    • @CharlesBerthoud
      @CharlesBerthoud  2 роки тому +89

      Yeah it's pretty tough, especially tapping 😬

    • @buncharandomness7693
      @buncharandomness7693 2 роки тому +21

      @@CharlesBerthoud dude how hard is it to tune that thing??!!

    • @CharlesBerthoud
      @CharlesBerthoud  2 роки тому +65

      @@buncharandomness7693 It takes a while but it's not terrible, probably coz Schecter is a great brand. If a cheap 12-string bass existed, it would probably be a nightmare to keep in tune!

    • @davidblalock9945
      @davidblalock9945 2 роки тому +6

      Truth be told, nothing is out of reach, if you put in the time practice and patience.

    • @philippinchenlove4414
      @philippinchenlove4414 2 роки тому

      @@CharlesBerthoud i can imagine

  • @hi-five4960
    @hi-five4960 2 роки тому +133

    Your skills keep consistently impressing everyone, but I appreciate how you're always keeping things fresh. You've only been this famous for a bit, but it seems you got the mechanics of UA-cam very quickly. You don't fall back on your skills, you keep surprising and innovating. I hope you can keep it going, I'm really impressed.

    • @alexraye5860
      @alexraye5860 2 роки тому +3

      Lol. Everybody get a load of this backhanded compliment shit!!

    • @hi-five4960
      @hi-five4960 2 роки тому +1

      @@alexraye5860 hauhrgh?

    • @ChristianSandviknes
      @ChristianSandviknes 2 роки тому +1

      @@alexraye5860 I love your confidence in being completely wrong. (THAT was a backhanded compliment) (I still love you though)

  • @LukeTalbot
    @LukeTalbot Рік тому +6

    I come back to this video every few weeks or so, just because I need it in my life.

    • @downhillnut2273
      @downhillnut2273 Рік тому

      Yeah he's got a few I come back to and it instantly puts me in a better mood...

  • @rimickulous
    @rimickulous Рік тому +8

    dude delivers pretty much a full song each week, how could you not subscribe?????????

  • @cryzz0n
    @cryzz0n 2 роки тому +163

    Goose bumps. I knew these existed, but never consciously heard one. It's like the crème Brulé of bass tones. Thanks, Charles!

    • @justinkennedy3004
      @justinkennedy3004 2 роки тому +1

      You didn't know goosebumps existed? And if you think they sound crazy wait til you feel em!

    • @flatplaneoregon4605
      @flatplaneoregon4605 2 роки тому

      If you haven't already..
      Check out harp guitars

    • @mrsleep0000
      @mrsleep0000 2 роки тому +1

      Check out Cheap Trick, Tom Petersson plays a 12 string on almost every song.

    • @paulbsteele67
      @paulbsteele67 2 роки тому

      @@mrsleep0000 Cheap Trick is awesome. Also the first 12 sting bass was built in ‘77 for him by Hamer Guitars.

    • @notahotshot
      @notahotshot 2 роки тому +1

      @@justinkennedy3004
      "Goose bumps. *I knew these existed.* "
      *"I. knew. these. existed."*
      🤔
      I totally get how you could think that them saying they knew they existed means they didn't know they existed.

  • @valemadreelusername
    @valemadreelusername 2 роки тому +29

    This is amazing! Complex, but melodical at the same time!! This NEEDS to be on Spotify!!! Please!!!!

  • @patrick8537
    @patrick8537 7 днів тому

    My goodness at Home, in my Car, while walking with the dog. I just can't get enough of this song. One of my favorites so far. Can't wait for next year Charles! Will see you in Utrecht The Netherlands!

  • @zebulonswearingen4607
    @zebulonswearingen4607 2 роки тому +178

    I’m not kidding: this is The most funky thing I’ve heard. I enjoyed the performance and how you made it sound like a high-end ‘90’s keyboard mixed with a regular 4-string electric bass-guitar. Some of it might be that natural ringing echoed harmonic sound made by it being a 12-string. Some of it is your talent and interesting approach to this vid. No matter what I think of it, I like it. Funk on!

  • @mariobastos8620
    @mariobastos8620 2 роки тому +73

    This guy is a genius. Far beyond the average level. Makes everything look so easy…

  • @julesgemini9812
    @julesgemini9812 4 місяці тому +5

    Not sure what just happened or how it’s even possible but that’s was absolutely phenomenal to observe while you were making it look musical 🤜🏻🤛🏻Dug would give a hug

  • @fanster0676
    @fanster0676 5 місяців тому +4

    The song played on this was more than beautiful. I don’t play bass or any guitars, but holy hell does this sound godly.

  • @NealVan
    @NealVan 2 роки тому +170

    Charles, I can’t begin to say how much I simply love the fact you’re playing a dUg Pinnick model 12-string. He and I used to play Hamer Chapparal USA 12s, but he got a deal. I have been very lucky to have opened for King’s X a few times when they were touring through NJ back in the 1990s. Such terrific people, incredible players and composers! I hope dUg gets to see his model 12 being used in a manner not thought of previously. Way to hit a hike run again! Yes, I KNOW how difficult physically it is to play a 12 and you’ve mastered it far beyond everyone. Look for me if you wish a the cover of 12-string Bassist magazine in 2007-2008. I share the cover with a skilled female 12 string bassist.

    • @MattKrogmeier
      @MattKrogmeier 2 роки тому +19

      Doug has seen it and posted it to his Facebook page!

    • @jowlorenz9555
      @jowlorenz9555 2 роки тому +7

      @@MattKrogmeier
      it's cool when artists DIG other artists taking their own stuff to new levels and directions !

    • @rickc2102
      @rickc2102 2 роки тому +3

      Ah, now I get the 12th fret marker. I guess in a trio the octave strings would come in mighty handy.

    • @NealVan
      @NealVan 2 роки тому +4

      @@rickc2102 If you’ve never heard King’s X play as a band, I recommend these few album titles to give you and idea of their musicality and excellence from the mid-late 1990s. The albums are rock meets Beatles Out Of The a silent Planet, Gretchen Goes To Nebraska & Faith, Hope, Love. Much heavier rock album is Dogman. It continues from here, but I’d suggest just the live performance albums/DVDs. This is what three people can do who all write and sing amazingly separate and together.

    • @rickc2102
      @rickc2102 2 роки тому

      @@NealVan i had Out of the Silent Planet as a kid, they and Soundgarden were my drop D refuge

  • @notv4sce
    @notv4sce 2 роки тому +49

    Easily the most impressive bass playing ive ever seen, you've outdone yourself Charles.

  • @mlbreel
    @mlbreel Рік тому +5

    That’s was really fun to watch and to listen to. Thank you.

  • @JB-tr6nu
    @JB-tr6nu Рік тому +15

    Beautiful sound love it

  • @slithery9291
    @slithery9291 2 роки тому +58

    When I saw the title I was expecting 6 doubled-up strings. I never even knew that 4 tripled was a thing.
    As awesome as always Charles :)

    • @CharlesBerthoud
      @CharlesBerthoud  2 роки тому +25

      Neither did I until I saw this one 🤣

    • @mykeday
      @mykeday 2 роки тому +2

      @@CharlesBerthoud what are they tuned to?

    • @kcnole
      @kcnole 2 роки тому

      @@CharlesBerthoud you should give King's X a listen. That's Dugs signature bass and they are amazing.

    • @rairai255
      @rairai255 2 роки тому +2

      @@mykeday EeeAaaDdeGgg if he left it standard

    • @jonbongjovi1869
      @jonbongjovi1869 2 роки тому +2

      Tom Petersson of CHEAP TRICK invented this, in the late 1970s!
      8 wasn't enough!

  • @TY-js9lk
    @TY-js9lk 2 роки тому +15

    Tuning nightmare but it sounds beautiful

    • @mr.logicpants2835
      @mr.logicpants2835 14 днів тому +1

      Oh yes. My Hamer 12 string laughs at me when I finally get it in tune. 😂

  • @robertshrewsbury2891
    @robertshrewsbury2891 Рік тому +1

    My recollection, on seeing this come up again, was I remembered I really liked it. Yep. Still stands true.

  • @magnuslikestanks6044
    @magnuslikestanks6044 2 роки тому +14

    That intro tapping section is one of the coolest things I've ever heard coming from a bass guitar

    • @c.m5043
      @c.m5043 Рік тому

      It has been stuck in my head for months. Trying to figure out what sound this is from. I swear it is like a Justin Bieber song or something!!

  • @theimacman
    @theimacman 2 роки тому +573

    Jeff Ament played a 12 string on such Pearl Jam hits as "Jeremy", but he never played it like you just did. haha

    • @ptkelly80
      @ptkelly80 2 роки тому +32

      Tom Petersson used one in Cheap Trick.

    • @ExtraDog
      @ExtraDog 2 роки тому +28

      Dug Pinnick of King's X plays one so often Schecter made him a signature 12 string bass.

    • @theimacman
      @theimacman 2 роки тому +23

      @@ExtraDog I believe that is the actual model Charles is playing in this video. :)

    • @paultaylor6873
      @paultaylor6873 2 роки тому +4

      What I always think of with 12 stringed bass

    • @mikemorrisonmusic
      @mikemorrisonmusic 2 роки тому +6

      No one plays like Charles, lol.

  • @88butch88
    @88butch88 10 днів тому

    Awesome sound Charles! Love your music.

  • @DerpwaldDuck
    @DerpwaldDuck Рік тому +4

    This song is fire! I come back regularly and always close my eyes and drift away at that intro, then snap my eyes open and bop my head to that funkylicious beat!

  • @dperk001
    @dperk001 Рік тому +71

    If I were a kid, I'd have posters of you on my wall and I would be learning bass. You are just pure badass!

    • @macronencer
      @macronencer 5 місяців тому +8

      I'm 58, and even I'm thinking of putting posters of him on my wall and learning bass.

    • @alphathealphiliate
      @alphathealphiliate 4 місяці тому +1

      *displates

  • @foma42
    @foma42 2 роки тому +85

    Dug is the man. Opened for King's X and Galactic Cowboys one night back in the '90s. The X guys showed up early enough for sound check and a hang out, and they couldn't have been cooler to us. We swarmed Dug because our bass player was a big fan, and he was all kinds of awesome. Super nice guy, thoughtful as can be.

    • @TheRealSlimSteve
      @TheRealSlimSteve 2 роки тому +3

      They are playing the UK here in September, can't wait to see them again. First saw and met them on '90 in their first tour of the UK. And man, I cannot wait to hear that 12 string blasting out In The New Age again!!!

    • @sunshineoverpass5020
      @sunshineoverpass5020 2 роки тому +2

      Dug is awesome. I saw him with King's X way back in the early 90s and got to meet the whole band. And Dug was just the same, really nice and accommodating. He's still one of my favorite rock singers, and he still sounds as good as ever.. I found out that King's X is actually coming to my town this fall, and I'm planning to go see them for the first time since 1996!

    • @keegsmusic8165
      @keegsmusic8165 2 роки тому +1

      love kings x. I want to get a 12 sting bass so much

  • @loweffortskyblockmemes4158
    @loweffortskyblockmemes4158 Рік тому +2

    Sounds like a bass piano and I'm loving it

  • @thefish8002
    @thefish8002 Рік тому +3

    I'm not a huge bass fan, but that just blew my mind! It sounds so good and full! Thanks for sharing your videos.

  • @nilsgerstenberger
    @nilsgerstenberger 2 роки тому +29

    ain't really a bass person, so "bass only" isn't really a thing for me,
    BUT the intro (00:09 - 00:23) is one of the most beautiful melodies i've heared in a long time
    the harmonics are just perfect

  • @brattyneet1571
    @brattyneet1571 2 роки тому +78

    Man, the talent of this bloke is out of this world. This track reminds me of a rock song and a bgm from a jrpg combined. What an electric showmanship.

    • @TheBanana93
      @TheBanana93 2 роки тому

      Posh dude like him probably had very expensive lessons paid for by mummy and daddy when he was little.

    • @typhoon37351
      @typhoon37351 2 роки тому +1

      @@TheBanana93 Why does that matter? You could literally learn to play like this completely on your own with enough dedication.

    • @BearTheGrudge
      @BearTheGrudge 2 роки тому

      @@TheBanana93 so now we’re just going to shit on people for being talented for no reason? If he were raised by squids in an old mustard barrel would that satisfy you?

  • @utubbabe1234
    @utubbabe1234 Рік тому +6

    this guy is sooooooo boss...I am married to a bass player and I am an OK guitarist .....I see this as next generation and very impressed

  • @RicardoTorres-px4is
    @RicardoTorres-px4is 2 місяці тому

    Just amazing!!! The site just came I don't know how but now I am subscribed. Felicidades!!

  • @lettuce7378
    @lettuce7378 2 роки тому +176

    the 12 string actually kind of fixes the common issue of bass being hard to hear in the mix. The high strings on each course give a good midrange kick.

    • @abstracyellow1766
      @abstracyellow1766 2 роки тому +15

      Bass being hard to hear isn’t really an issue bc it’s to feel majority of the time. It has it’s own role in the mix that is not really to be heard like guitars

    • @charles.h5858
      @charles.h5858 2 роки тому +32

      @@abstracyellow1766 I thoroughly disagree with that. I don’t think bass is only meant to support the guitar, just compliments it.

    • @slipknot9733
      @slipknot9733 2 роки тому +3

      i can never hear the bass in pretty much every song and i too would love more enunciation like the 12 string provides!

    • @lred1383
      @lred1383 2 роки тому +22

      The problem isn't the bass, it's the fact that it's mixed so low that you could remove the bass track and most people wouldn't even notice

    • @mcspaddin
      @mcspaddin 2 роки тому +13

      @@lred1383 it's also a speaker quality thing. listening on your phone? no bass at all. in a car? more bass. in a room with a legit sub? yes.

  • @jbacker1190
    @jbacker1190 2 роки тому +60

    I hope Vai doesn't see this. He'll want to add a 4th neck to the Hydra!
    Incredible groove. Loved this video.

    • @Interdiffusion
      @Interdiffusion 2 роки тому

      Vai's Hydra video was quite a performance, but I enjoyed this A LOT more! That, and I'm a long-time guitarist.

    • @jbacker1190
      @jbacker1190 2 роки тому +1

      Well, I am not a long-time guitarist, but a long-time music lover (little over 52 years experience...😉). Both performances are incredible in their own right. I don't see one as "better" than the other, just different. This piece has an awesome vibe - Extremely enjoyable!

    • @repentoryouwilllikewiseper8741
      @repentoryouwilllikewiseper8741 2 роки тому +1

      Repent to Jesus Christ
      “And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another-and all the more as you see the Day approaching.”
      ‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭10:24-25‬ ‭NIV‬‬

    • @fahim113
      @fahim113 2 роки тому +1

      Let's have them join forces!

  • @davidbyrhtnoth375
    @davidbyrhtnoth375 Місяць тому

    Totally awesome, as ever. You're almost inspiring me to pick up the bass again!

  • @gregrosander3657
    @gregrosander3657 4 місяці тому +2

    Dude! That sounds absolutely amazing! By far the coolest thing I’ve seen and heard in a very long time!

  • @stevenstanley8261
    @stevenstanley8261 2 роки тому +102

    Years ago a music store had a Kramer 12 string bass but would not allow it to be played . I always thought that it would sound this awesome.

    • @SpideyVids
      @SpideyVids 2 роки тому +2

      Reminds me of Spinal Tap/ Nigel Tufnell ,when he's showing his collection of guitars and amps - "This guitar can NOT be played".

    • @KevinMillard
      @KevinMillard 2 роки тому +11

      Not to be all "well actually" on ya, but that was almost certainly a Hamer (which made 12 strings for Tom Petersson of Cheap Trick, who came up with the idea). Kramer, on the other hand, made plenty of 8-string basses in the 70s and early 80s; I've owned a couple and still have one that I'll never sell. But no 12s, I'm sure of that. Here's more info if you're interested: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-string_bass

    • @slavojdyrdek
      @slavojdyrdek 2 роки тому +1

      @@KevinMillard "not to do this douchey thing I'm about to do..."

    • @100Peaks
      @100Peaks 2 роки тому +3

      @@KevinMillard I had a baby blue Kramer 8-string with an aluminum neck back in the early 90's. I was able to use it for a few years in the studio and on stage. I wish I didn't have to sell it for food, along with my Juno-60. :( Jeremy sounded pretty good on it.

    • @jakekneega7400
      @jakekneega7400 2 роки тому +8

      @@slavojdyrdek He corrected a minor factual inaccuracy and provided a link to the information he cited. Douchey? I wish more people on the Internet had manners like that.

  • @TheUndeniableTruthChristJesus
    @TheUndeniableTruthChristJesus 2 роки тому +21

    Man the Dr. Prescribed an extra dose of funk this time, those fills when you were slapping were so perfectly accentuated by the extra strings! Good job bro, God bless you and your talent!

  • @Laurgal5
    @Laurgal5 4 місяці тому +1

    You are SO awesome! You make me appreciate bass so much more .

  • @kstannard56
    @kstannard56 11 місяців тому +1

    You are an inspiration; I found some of your work on TikTok and went to UA-cam. I can’t stop listening. I also like that you foster good habits for practicing and playing. Once someone gets above Stu Hamm, everyone almost becomes equal. Absolutely love your groove with the 12 string.

  • @JawTooth
    @JawTooth 2 роки тому +331

    Awesome! How do you make it look so easy? That was excellent

    • @julior6449
      @julior6449 2 роки тому

      Te gusta la guitarra 🎸?ua-cam.com/video/acAYkUaInhY/v-deo.html

    • @ahzhd423
      @ahzhd423 2 роки тому +7

      @Moods Music Do you actually have proof

    • @stonehillproductions129
      @stonehillproductions129 2 роки тому +3

      @@ahzhd423 That is how most people do it.

    • @ahzhd423
      @ahzhd423 2 роки тому +7

      @@stonehillproductions129 Is that proof

    • @counterfit5
      @counterfit5 2 роки тому +4

      @Moods Music so you admit you don't have proof

  • @creepi3391
    @creepi3391 2 роки тому +51

    The harmonies of the additional strings sounds pristine. Even for the first 20 seconds i was blown away, then you got into the riff... Im gonna have to learn that ;) .

  • @ToIsleOfView
    @ToIsleOfView 4 місяці тому +1

    Wow! just a wonderful sound. Your note selection, percussion plucking and timing are superb. keep it up.

  • @nite_and_day_music
    @nite_and_day_music Рік тому +1

    Perfect! amazing beautiful sound.. Congratulations, Charles! 🔥🎸

  • @locknado5532
    @locknado5532 2 роки тому +60

    Holy crap this sounds incredible! I've just found your channel 15 minutes ago, but I'm loving the content! Easy sub! 🤩

    • @cagolan
      @cagolan 2 роки тому

      I wish I could go back to that moment where I discovered Charles the Master. You’re in for a treat my friend. This guy is a PRO ! 😉

    • @SplendidFellow
      @SplendidFellow 2 роки тому

      Welcome to the fold, brother

    • @thelastdragon3242
      @thelastdragon3242 2 роки тому +2

      I first saw him on Davie 504 during a bass battle. When Charles got done, Davie said something like " okay so that's it for the video"

  • @67bajaconv
    @67bajaconv 2 роки тому +37

    Haven't seen anyone really work a 12-string bass since Doug Pinnick of King's X. This literally made me laugh out loud and smile big time! Love your bass work!!

    • @miles99
      @miles99 2 роки тому +4

      Looks like this bass is a Pinnick signature model as his name is actually "Dug" as in the 12th fret

    • @67bajaconv
      @67bajaconv 2 роки тому +2

      @@miles99 he goes by "dUg", I was enjoying the fretwork too much and missed the fret signature the first time.

    • @godfreymccammon4531
      @godfreymccammon4531 2 роки тому +2

      You are correct sir...I saw "Doug" Pinnick for the first time in 1995, and have seen him at least 13 times since then. He made me sell my soul to get a Pedulla MVP 8 string fretless bass...best move EVER!

    • @62swampboy62
      @62swampboy62 2 роки тому +1

      Tom Petersen from Cheap Trick plays one in concert now and again.

  • @michaelmbass55
    @michaelmbass55 4 місяці тому +3

    Absolutely phenomenal.

  • @LD-qj2te
    @LD-qj2te Рік тому +1

    Always so amazing . Great technique but such great musical composition skills !! Really amazing

  • @jackpepperpwb
    @jackpepperpwb 2 роки тому +7

    This makes solo bass stuff sound more like a full song without losing what makes bass solo stuff sound good.

  • @RBCulver
    @RBCulver 2 роки тому +44

    Nice use of dUg Pinnick's signature 12-string. He is an immensely underrated bassist.

    • @StevenGraffius
      @StevenGraffius 2 роки тому +4

      His instrument is as long as an upright, but his fingers are like a foot long. Probably makes it easier to play a beast like that.

    • @tonymason6686
      @tonymason6686 2 роки тому +4

      First thing I noticed!!! Such a great band.

    • @janek144
      @janek144 2 роки тому +1

      @@tonymason6686 yes, one of my absolute top

    • @shaunkhan9049
      @shaunkhan9049 2 роки тому +1

      I agree! King's X was the first concert I ever went to, and dUg was the first guy I thought of when I saw the episode name

    • @harryprater9014
      @harryprater9014 2 роки тому +2

      @@shaunkhan9049 I love Kings X... Very underrated band !!!!

  • @BassistheSpace-mi4wm
    @BassistheSpace-mi4wm 4 місяці тому +1

    That's CRAZY !!! It'll take some time to sweep up my jaw from the floor...absolutely inspiring !

  • @davidmiller6076
    @davidmiller6076 Рік тому +1

    Nicely done! Sir Charles! Well performed and executed! 😮

  • @silentfox8
    @silentfox8 Рік тому +11

    the first little intro section gave me goosebumps, you absolutely kill it my dude

  • @Yao686
    @Yao686 Рік тому +219

    For me Charles is hands down better than Davie 504. Davie is also insanely good but all he mostly play is slap as that is his preferred and expertise but Charles on the other hand more versatile and his instrumentals are all unique and different from the other which makes it so soothing to hear! And please don't even let me get started on his harmonics! He is just a different level beast!

    • @azxtnt
      @azxtnt Рік тому +11

      One thing is that davie has played a bunch of different basses, like the 36 string, 24 string and all those other ones, but it’s more as a joke.

    • @narmale
      @narmale Рік тому +40

      i know its just a persona, but i like Charles for just being himself... i dont care for Davie's persona at all... i know hes one of the top bassists... but imo you dont have to act all aloof like that

    • @Yao686
      @Yao686 Рік тому +4

      @@narmale true shit.

    • @notlightbeam4889
      @notlightbeam4889 Рік тому +1

      @@azxtnt and now 69

    • @bobthomas8342
      @bobthomas8342 Рік тому +15

      @SLR F He's playing a character, lighten up. He has a couple videos where he dropped the Davie504 persona.

  • @carlcushmanhybels8159
    @carlcushmanhybels8159 6 місяців тому +1

    Yes!! Any recordings with 12 String Bass? The piece you just played would be good.

  • @geofferydeanjackson9244
    @geofferydeanjackson9244 20 днів тому

    Well done, and that is one hell of a bass!

  • @joaquinrovner8138
    @joaquinrovner8138 2 роки тому +13

    I like how it's similar to the solo that Davie did but in a more Charles-ish way, 10/10

  • @KasbashPlays
    @KasbashPlays 2 роки тому +12

    Seeing as how you're playing Pinnick's signature, the both of you really need to jam on something.

  • @tcpUtube1
    @tcpUtube1 Рік тому +2

    I think the talent has something to do with the sound. Awesome.

  • @pauldobiemusic
    @pauldobiemusic 11 місяців тому +1

    Utterly astonishing!!! What a talent!!!!

  • @javvieh
    @javvieh Рік тому +24

    Nice, you're playing the dUg Pinnick signature model. King's X's sound is very heavily impacted by that 12 string bass. From the melodic chording of "Fool You" to the driving rhythm breakdown of "Pretend" and beyond, dUg was THE MAN

    • @Zion6969
      @Zion6969 5 місяців тому +5

      is*

    • @TimJackson-eq6iy
      @TimJackson-eq6iy 4 місяці тому

      ​@@Zion6969 I love Doug's playing. Have you listened to all his solo projects?

    • @Zion6969
      @Zion6969 4 місяці тому +1

      @@TimJackson-eq6iy I’ve listened to a few of his solo albums but nothing hits as hard as KX, KXM is pretty good but nothing beats Ty and Jerry.

  • @theraven26780
    @theraven26780 Рік тому +17

    when you're so good you don't even need a band 💪💪👂👂

  • @welloiledmachinesaz
    @welloiledmachinesaz Рік тому +6

    Friend of mine has one, sounds like a piano. Love it.

  • @cotycolyer5699
    @cotycolyer5699 Рік тому

    Wow! Sweet jam man. Really liked it.

  • @iamvangarnett
    @iamvangarnett 2 роки тому +80

    I played guitar for about 20 years. So, while not a bass player, I can appreciate and understand what I'm seeing. And I'm not saying this lightly...
    ...you're the most amazing bass player I've ever seen in my life. From any genre, from any age. You are off the hook.

    • @Rmehki
      @Rmehki 2 роки тому +1

      Check out Victor Wooten

    • @Ibaneddie76
      @Ibaneddie76 2 роки тому +1

      Straight up as a fellow guitarist I totally agree!

    • @daveprice5911
      @daveprice5911 2 роки тому +1

      @@Rmehki you say that, charles has covered wooten and did it as well if not better

    • @timeno1763
      @timeno1763 2 роки тому

      @@Rmehki
      And Tony Levin.

  • @topcat43truffles15
    @topcat43truffles15 2 роки тому +77

    This composition has one major flaw,
    It should be at least another 2 minutes in length….
    Charles, you are freakin’ unbelievable! 👍🏻❤️😎

  • @johnstephens1
    @johnstephens1 Рік тому

    Great stuff! Love the unique sound your technique is A+. A pleasure to watch and listen to :)

  • @yevhenliubarskyi1841
    @yevhenliubarskyi1841 11 місяців тому +1

    Amazing. Awesome. Beautiful.

  • @veryape5817
    @veryape5817 2 роки тому +19

    That's one of the coolest things I've ever seen involving a stringed instrument. Seriously good playing and sounded awesome!

  • @shaunculleton9321
    @shaunculleton9321 2 роки тому +23

    Wow tapping on this that thing must be difficult as hell. Even after watching your videos for so long and learning about more advanced bass stuff myself, you still manage to blow my mind!

    • @farouche8670
      @farouche8670 2 роки тому +1

      and double thumb... he never fails to amaze us !

  • @TheRefmaks
    @TheRefmaks Рік тому +1

    Excellent performance, my friend! You really play on maximum from your bass instruments! It’s magic!

  • @ashemgold
    @ashemgold Рік тому

    Best I've ever heard and I've listened to more than seven bass videos. Thanks...

  • @shihama1160
    @shihama1160 2 роки тому +24

    This man is the beethoven of bass

  • @iancohen3659
    @iancohen3659 2 роки тому +17

    I'm a guitar player and this guy gives me like some insane amounts of inspiration and ideas love is playing its funky its fresh it is amazing

    • @HighlanderNorth1
      @HighlanderNorth1 Рік тому

      This is a "dUg" Pinnick signature bass. He's the singer and bass player for the band King's X. Every member of that 3 man band is very talented, so I'm assuming he too can play this bass well.

  • @richardmogu3360
    @richardmogu3360 4 місяці тому

    Love your gift bro. So good, I could listen to a full album of yours on the bass alone

  • @ConnorHammond
    @ConnorHammond 3 місяці тому

    That's great. It sounds like there are multiple tracks with different effects, not just octaves. Beautiful phasing.

  • @NoneOfyourBusiness468
    @NoneOfyourBusiness468 2 роки тому +7

    Musicality on the same high level as technique. Incredible.

  • @ds2789
    @ds2789 2 роки тому +11

    Charles always giving us a enjoyable evening. It's incredible how much your mind works to have such creativity and unique sound and techniques!

  • @bsullivan7
    @bsullivan7 6 місяців тому +1

    Nice Job. I see you have the same morning warm-up routine that I do. It really helps to loosen you up for the rest of the day's playing.

  • @michaelbujanda8785
    @michaelbujanda8785 4 місяці тому

    This is really awesome!!!! I love the intro and the middle of this musical composition!!!! It had some elements of funk and Rock!!!! ❤😊😊

  • @harry2928
    @harry2928 2 роки тому +9

    Dear Charles Berthoud, never heard of a [Schecter dUg Pinnick DP-12], but I'm an oLd music fan, not a musician. what a gorgeous-sounding instrument. Striking. Brilliant. Enjoy your talent as well. Thank you. Don't stop!