Hey everyone, I'm so happy to announce that in this video I'm playing my brand new signature CB-4 bass from Schecter!! It'll be released in early-mid November - exact date TBA soon. Thank you all for your incredible support in making this dream come true! Have a slaptastic day 🎸🔥

@Chazm774

7 ай бұрын

epic man!!!!!!!!!!!!! u used to be some random fiverr dude but now insanely famous keep it up next goal 10mil

@Nathan_North

7 ай бұрын

I can’t wait for this bass to be released! Congratulations Charles!

@Funkybassuk

7 ай бұрын

It really suits you. Authoritative and articulate. 💪🏾

@andflyaway

7 ай бұрын

Awesome video 🤘

@SamBrockmann

7 ай бұрын

Schetcher makes such great basses and guitars. I have one of their 7 strings. Amazing.

That is a gorgeous bass. Amazing camera work on this one too!

@ralmslb

7 ай бұрын

I'm 95% sure, this was recorded using a robot arm, like MKBHD has.

@immasmashyourface

7 ай бұрын

Like, a Kuka.

@steamer2k319

7 ай бұрын

Kudos to the camera programmer.

@FunkThompson

7 ай бұрын

The lighting makes the strings, the edge highlights, and his hair all the same hue...

@xSwitchB1ade

7 ай бұрын

you missed the "ist" ;)

If Charles was playing like this in the 80s, he would have been worshipped as a god. I hope one day he gets the recognition he deserves. I don't think there's a bass player that's ever lived that can do what he does

@o.Froggy.o

4 ай бұрын

I think the only bass player who is even on a similar level is Davie504 because both of them are absolute beasts

@MythixMusic1

4 ай бұрын

@@o.Froggy.o yeah, he's good too. I'm not sure how good he is as I just cannot stand his videos to watch them. The first 3 were funny - to be doing the same thing hundreds of videos later... 🤮

@the_highlandparkmonster2401

4 ай бұрын

Victor Wooten

@joelpalmtag9602

3 ай бұрын

ya'll never heard of wooten? He's the King m8. But I agree. All of them are on another level.

@qc6265

3 ай бұрын

​@@o.Froggy.oDavie is nowhere near Charles.

Incredibly well done my friend! Congratulations on the signature bass!

@sayonc2202

4 ай бұрын

No reply whay what ?? Edit- Big fan bro !!

@the_asadun4328

2 ай бұрын

Yes yes, btw what kind of is it?

@TorresAcores

Ай бұрын

@@the_asadun4328 dude did you find out what bass that is? im trying to find out

@the_asadun4328

Ай бұрын

@@TorresAcores schecter

this goes so unbelievably hard, and the videography just tops it all off, its so beautiful

I've been playing bass for 20 years and Charles regularly inspires me to push further. This tune is one of my favourites

@alphagt62

7 ай бұрын

I too have been playing 20 years, and Charles shames me so bad I want to quit! Not really, he’s a great inspiration to many, and deserves all the fame and fortune that comes his way!

@darren1450

7 ай бұрын

His tapping looks effortless.

@CharlesBerthoud

7 ай бұрын

That’s awesome to hear, the sky’s the limit!!

@o.Froggy.o

4 ай бұрын

​@CharlesBerthoud the sky is the limit and you my friend are a star, keep this up man because you are amazing. My grandma told me bass is just a backing track and that you can't do much on one (I just recently got my first guitar and she thinks I should stick with guitar) and in response to that I pulled up this video and she quickly realized how wrong she was. I love your videos, they always bring a smile to my face :)

@Krunchtastic727

3 ай бұрын

​@@o.Froggy.obass or guitar they are both great instruments. I play both. But I can tell you there are so many guitar players you will have a hard time finding people to play with. But if you learn to play bass or drums you'll find yourself playing with lots of amazing musicians. I played guitar for 20 years before I picked up the bass. And though I am much better at guitar I regularly get paying gigs with the bass.

I remember hearing this for the first time a year ago in a video called “the most expensive strings in the world sound UNBELIEVABLE”. The nostalgia hits different

I’ve recently been off sick from work recovering and recently discovered Charles’s videos. You could say I am somewhat addicted to his music now. He comes across as so humble and likeable. A guy that wants to share his passion and talents with the world and it’s so appreciated and the efforts he puts into his content is incredible and cannot be understated. He deserves all the appreciation he’s already gotten, tenfold.

Production quality level up!

Its genuinely amazing how far this guy has come in a couple of years on the toobs. Rock on!

He actually plays every instrument you hear in the video! If you watch the videos on his channel you can see how he does it. He is pretty amazing.

As an old guy who never learned to tap, but did slap a lot of disco back in the late 70's, I loved this mix that was heavy with the slap. You are reaching multiple generations I suspect. Well done.

@yeetyfreety6938

7 ай бұрын

Tapping isn't as difficult as it might seem, I'm a guitarist and taught my father how to tap and it really only takes a day or two to get the foundation of the idea. After that it's just another tool in your arsenal friend.

@Baas-je

6 ай бұрын

We know what you old timers were slapping in the disco

@barnyfife335

6 ай бұрын

@@Baas-je LMAO!

Thanks! Another excellent song. You bring a lot of joy into my life with your music.

@CharlesBerthoud

7 ай бұрын

Thank you!! 🙏🏻

@cabobpolasek2517

7 ай бұрын

He's already made this song before right?

@alexanderlyon

7 ай бұрын

Yes, a signature song on a new signature bass! @@cabobpolasek2517

@Alexbuildsstuffyt

7 ай бұрын

Yes

@Alexbuildsstuffyt

7 ай бұрын

On the worlds most expensive strings vid

Love this! The signature bass looks and sounds amazing!

Beautiful signature Schecter bass, fantastic playing as always👏.....You are for me the "best bassist" in the world at the moment. Cheers!🍷

@femmyemmanuel

7 ай бұрын

Over Marcus Miller?

@femmyemmanuel

7 ай бұрын

He's undeniably awesome though

@2good2betrue3

7 ай бұрын

@@femmyemmanuel hi mate, Marcus Miller is an all time great.👍 If you read my comment, it says "for me" (which is subjective) and "at the moment". He's the best modern bass player. BUT if you rank them for the "Best Bassist of ALL Time" regardless of genre it would be different: 1) Victor Wooten 2) Marcus Miller 3) Jaco Pastorius 4) Billy Sheehan 5) Charles Berthould 6) Les Claypool 7) John Myung 8) Larry Graham 9) Stanley Clark 10) Flea 😉

@femmyemmanuel

7 ай бұрын

@@2good2betrue3 hey man, I acknowledge the subjectivity of your initial comment. I was just curious where you would put Martin Miller in the mix. Thanks for answering succinctly.

@2good2betrue3

7 ай бұрын

@@femmyemmanuel you're much welcome matey. I also thank you for starting a good small talk where we can share our truthful yet subjective opinions on instrumental matters. I'm more of a guitarist than a bassist, but i play both. So I know "Martin Miller"- followed him for more than a decade and he's a great guitarist Right?...before I comment just want to make sure you are refering to (Martin Miller the guitarist) and not "Marcus Miller" - the bassist?

That videography was absolutely amazing

The tonal possibilities of your signature bass seem to be out of this world! Thanks for the drop!

Truly amazing. I can almost hum the melody 🙂You've improved so much since first hitting YT. Congrats on showing us what lots of hard work can produce.

Nothing more inspiring than a maestro playing masterfully with style, confidence and passion.

One of the best bassists I have heard in my 57 yrs of life. The bass is gorgeous

WOW WOW WOW!!! Your playing is amazing and that bass looks killer. Thanks!!!

One of the greatest songs to ever be played on a bass. I love your style, and I can see the Wooten inspiration! I absolutely love this and hope to play it one day!

I'm so glad to see Charles doing content like this as opposed to his apparent home videos! Not that I don't absolutely love everything you do! Your stellar playing deserves stellar presentation! Love this!

Man I can only admire you and how far you've come

Thank you for putting it on spotify too, I've wanted to add it to my playlist for a long time

@CharlesBerthoud

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for waiting! I wanted to get this one right so it took a while

SWEET groove! Wonderful transitions between different moods and feelings delivered with God-like skill! AWESOME!!

Im so happy you made this into a song! it was one of my favorite string show cases so far

Toujours la classe !! Un grand merci...

WHOO!!! YEAH!! Nice & elegantly done 👌 Keep up the great work, bro!

that bass sounds incredible charles!

Simply amazing!

The most funky bass playing in The Shire, Frodo would be jamming to this no doubt.

Another masterpiece. Exactly what I expected! Thanks!

I've been waiting all day

You continue to inspire and excel! Great video Sir Charles!

You always write such fresh changes! Love the jazzy progressions on this one.

Love the feel of this! Brings me back to the first time really listening to jazz. Charles, you bring such wonderful music to our ears! Thank you!

Kinda reminds me of the 'Fungus-amongus' Incubus album. What an absolutely insane band they are! For those who only know them by their mainstream music... you are missing out! What I appreciate the most about them is their dabblings among a plethora of genres & the fact that no 2 songs sound the same! I mean EVERY song differs greatly. All of them are stellar musicians

@michaeln.3491

6 ай бұрын

That was great stuff on Incubus' part. I loved Fungus and Science. And yes, Charles reminds of that on this and several other songs. Amazing stuff!

Straight on jamming!!! Fantastic work Charles! That was amazing!

Everytime i listen to your covers i feel as amazed as i just discovered you❤

와~ 예술이네요 너무 좋아요~^^ 감탄 연발 멋진연주 귀가 호광하네요~^^

I was just thinking yesterday how it’s kind of a shame that so many of your original compositions only have their KZread titles, these are legit songs that deserve a name like this one and Sands of Time, going from a video named by what kind of strings you used to getting a full spotlight with a title!

Amazing! As always!

camera work and production goes absolutely crazy. bass is clean asf

Awesome song and great video! Keep raising the bar for all bassists!

Fantastic performance and fantastic visuals.

It’s nice finally seeing a new release from you. Even if you don’t release songs that often it’s nice knowing that the songs you do release are top quality. Keep slapping like you do.

You the man!!!! Don't stop.

Killer filming and editing. (Playing isn't bad either!) 🙂

Wow great camera work there! It really enhances your ridiculously awesome performance.

Well-all-rounded style/play absolutely PERFECT!!!

That LOTR melody sounds so damn cool. Love it!

@nearlnathanearlnearl

7 ай бұрын

I kept scrolling through the comments to see if anyone else noticed!

Ouh this is one of my favorites of yours! Glad it's on Spotify

Perfection!

Incredibly great !

This is so good and Charles is so talented but damn does it ever feel sad watching him do this without an actual band. Dude you deserve to jam with some people

@ryanlaidlaw2965

7 ай бұрын

I agree, but good luck with finding anyone close to his level of talent thats not already preoccupied with another band or project, etc.

@johnphiliponesimusm.separa1811

7 ай бұрын

@@ryanlaidlaw2965 agreed 🤣

@tbasmwmc

7 ай бұрын

Maybe he's just content with doing what he's doing. I imagine doing YT instead of touring with a band makes managing the whole work/life balance thing easier.

@RocketRoomVideo

7 ай бұрын

I suggest a jam with Tower of Power! PLEASE, CHARLES! Make it happen!

El mejor, y los músicos lo sabemos.. técnica impecable.

Wow, that bass is killer. As to be expected, great job!

Musicality and technique mixed like new lovers, a true basserpiece.

Whilst not strictly into the style of music, I appreciate your musicianship immensely ❤

1:18 "A Wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."

@padajew424

Ай бұрын

I was searching where I eard that

Pleasure as always. Super smooth! 👌

Speechless, just amazing

YAY! Just good music. No crazy video tricks. No silly outfits. You do not need any gimmicks. You are far better a musician than the gimmicks you use. This was beautiful.

@alveolate

7 ай бұрын

those snap pans around to different angles showing his fingering technique tho, that's epic af

Don't know why, but 1:18 kinda reminds me of the LOTR shire theme

@aVeryTinyCat

7 ай бұрын

Agreed, the very beginning too. Was half expecting a Lord of the Rings jazz cover but it turned into something very different

Great piece on a PRETTY instrument! Beautiful tones on tapping and does slap equally well. You never disappoint!

Such a great song, thank you Charles! 👏👏👏

Did you already start to work on your first concept album to delight us with an emotional ride for one lazy sunday afternoon? Because, if not, let's go! It's exactly what I need and you might be the only person in the world who can deliver on that … with a beautiful bass tone as lead.

Спасибо за видео. Вы звучите просто великолепно. Я поражен.

Absolutely stunning!

Insane production!

Can't wait to see the wear and tear on this one. I like the blank wood on your main bass.

@ericeaton2386

7 ай бұрын

The LeFay is beautiful, and I've loved seeing that wear appear and develop over time.

Thé Hobbit’s song

Seriously, the camera work is totally breathtaking. Hope to see more like this. And the bass ....wow. Keep it up Charles, you are a master of your profession!

Excellent music. Showmanship. I love it.

Intro section reminds me of the duet with Davie504, incredibly melodic line.

This. Is. WOW! Music and video are both amazing!

Absolutely love your playing, your tone and your professionalism, big fan here from Perú! 🤘

Congrats on the new bass! You play so effortlessly on it. Well done!

just brilliant

Fantastic track, it's so nice to just vibe and play to. Great job!

Brother this is my favorite piece you wrote by far, I'm so glad this got a proper upgrade with a video and everything. You continue to inspire me, also congrats on the signature bass dude!

So cool to hear more original Berthoud's! I love it!

Amazing bass. Amazing composition.

Beautiful work the sound is so full and warm.

Holyy moly! I just love it! Very nicee rythm

Listening to this through my studio set-up. Amazing! So clean, you must have put a huge amount of work into this one! Love your work Charles!

Amazing production and everything all around!

That's crazy amazing!

Fantastic. This mix was perfect. Pleasure to listen to. Well done!

Beautiful melody, funky groove...what's not to love here?

Amazing.

Video and sound quality amazing.

That's an impressive camera you got there! And absolutely beautiful bass, even more beautiful playing!

Mr. Berthoud this is unbelievable! You went from one of the world's best bass players to being that plus putting on great shows. Thank you.

Literally everything about this video is incredible. That bass is a piece of art 😍. Congratulations on getting a signature bass! Your videos are a testament to your hard work and dedication, and undeniably portray your skill and the love for your craft. Keep groovin'. 🎸✨

Considering I'm smoking a fat blunt right now.....I too, am elevated. Love your work Charles.

More content like that dude!!! Amazing!!

New bass? And new kind of video? I loved it!

Superb! 👏