Remember the old saying - "more is more"

@potatopotato0715

3 жыл бұрын

😑 no, this is not how you are supposed to play the game!

@neoballast

3 жыл бұрын

Nice variety of styles here. Good times.

@robertborosa3734

3 жыл бұрын

Always has been

@MartinMaat

3 жыл бұрын

Can't resist: kzread.info/dash/bejne/g3yOlpp6dZa6f6w.html

@prakritisinghchahar3044

3 жыл бұрын

One more bass battle with davie 504 !!

Poor Charles, he can't even fake playing bad.

@fird.widh87

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha

@gamersorangtua9211

3 жыл бұрын

exactly my thoughts hahahaha

@m74568

3 жыл бұрын

lmao

@reachblowsdick7222

3 жыл бұрын

HAA!!! Finally! Something Charles Berthoud can't play!

@muenchhausenmusic

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, his tone and volume are too even! I could have done a MUCH BETTER worse job at playing that last part!

"Jazz is about learning as many rules as possible, to break as many as possible."

@CyberChrist

3 жыл бұрын

Please go listen to music to headbang to ;)

@LaVerdad65

3 жыл бұрын

@@CyberChrist you mean jazz?

@CyberChrist

3 жыл бұрын

@@LaVerdad65 lol

@whynottalklikeapirat

3 жыл бұрын

Why not just break away then - sort of randomly and hope for the best ...

@haliaeetus8221

3 жыл бұрын

Fast run fusion jazz = Managed chaos

“My God, he’s a GENIUS ! “ ...🤣

@changed2716

3 жыл бұрын

My god those glasses are too small

@Coram_D30

3 жыл бұрын

Using gods name in vain 🤦‍♂️

@changed2716

3 жыл бұрын

@@Coram_D30 okay fine oh my those glasses are way too small

@marcusrp9

3 жыл бұрын

@@Coram_D30 What if he's God doesn't mind? He said "MY God", not yours...

@Coram_D30

3 жыл бұрын

@@marcusrp9 using gods name in vain is agianst the Ten Commandments

Teacher: So what did you notice about this composition? Me, an intellectual: The lick!!

@rektscrub5284

3 жыл бұрын

and intellectual

@cristobalparedes1869

3 жыл бұрын

69th like :D

@manolocorp

3 жыл бұрын

@@cristobalparedes1869 niceeeeee

@marije179

3 жыл бұрын

Was about to comment that if no one else did already

@johnapple6646

3 жыл бұрын

L I C C

“To play a wrong note is insignificant; to play without passion is inexcusable.” Beethoven

@adamlite

3 жыл бұрын

@IPA SOLÉ “insigrinicant”... am I pregananant?

@rektscrub5284

3 жыл бұрын

"smoke gras, eat ass and get fast" Beethoven

@rektscrub5284

3 жыл бұрын

@IPA SOLÉ the qoute is: "smash those notes until you get a load"

@gigatesla

3 жыл бұрын

@IPA SOLÉ O M G.

@juampisito

3 жыл бұрын

Beethoven would not notice the difference in a note for sure XD.

"Really REALLY Giant Steps" got me. Very silly. Very stupid. 10/10

@onepunchhitesh2131

3 жыл бұрын

@Can a swallow swallow? oof nice one

@u.v.s.5583

3 жыл бұрын

Wanna hear Even more giant than really REALLY Giant Steps!

@saadniazi

3 жыл бұрын

@@dallassegno recording this right now

@emalayon

3 жыл бұрын

I actually really enjoyed it x3

@MystHard

3 жыл бұрын

I also loved the Metropolis part 3.

Honestly gotta respect the guy for backing-up all of his complaints; he was doing cool things and utilizing eye-opening ideas. The problem is that they were forced into a composition in a soulless manner. Whether the music is simple or complicated, it cannot be put together like some sort of math equation without losing the human element.

@mikelabelle1145

3 жыл бұрын

The only really weakness in charles playing.... He is slightly robotic.

@Uglyguy13

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikelabelle1145 big facts

@putridfetidini5468

3 жыл бұрын

Being that he never stopped being a human, this 'human element' you spoke of was never lacking.

@Naev0w0

2 жыл бұрын

the problem is that it stops being music. It turns into math sound. It becomes Sonic Art, rather than music.

@vaclavjebavy5118

2 жыл бұрын

@@putridfetidini5468 your mum is lacking though

"You probably think that Flea and Paul McCartney are geniuses don't you." You've summed all of that "Music's a sport and I want to be the best." Crowd in a single line. You're awesome!

@famouscryp4130

3 жыл бұрын

WTF music ain't a sport

@mrnohax5436

3 жыл бұрын

*cliff burton would say otherwise*

@icedragon9097

3 жыл бұрын

@@famouscryp4130 thats the joke

@chaotik7853

2 жыл бұрын

@@mrnohax5436 well there's a difference in doing it just because you want to be competitive and doing it as a promise to your dead brother

@furioussherman7265

2 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: Paul McCartney holds the Guinness World Record for most hit songs written by anyone in history.

Yep elitism is the enemy of art

@StrangePerson69

3 жыл бұрын

@Jean D I agree, typical internet pleboids. They don’t understand real music.

@keeperofthef8

3 жыл бұрын

Let me explain there are people that go around doing this to beginner musicians thus discouraging them from wanting to play music and then theres potential wasted. Making Music should be about having fun, none of this shaming people who just started doing the thing they love.

@dingusdangus1790

3 жыл бұрын

The opposite is worse.

@TechniqueSan

3 жыл бұрын

You misspelled postmodernism. I can take a shit on a clean canvas and claim it represents the evils of capitalism and by current art "standards" that would be just as valid as the Mona Lisa.

@unblorbosyourshows9635

3 жыл бұрын

@@TechniqueSan You're being an elitist right now. Postmodernism is cool.

I knew so many prog snobs like this in college. All I wanted to do was play rock n' roll that people would actually like, and I got SO much side eye for it from these guys.

@MrJeffcoley1

2 жыл бұрын

Makes you wonder if they’re even capable of playing good music

I love that Charles throws in a little scat whenever he gets the chance.

@mrbenoit5018

2 жыл бұрын

Disgusting

"Show us all those techniques that you mentioned, in one composition" - *Jacob Collier enters the room*

@KenFarnham

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-cm4oc2lp4x and don't forget Ron Jarzonbek and Mattias Eklundh

@ZephyrBassPiano

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Jacob Collier Fan

@melchizedekful

3 жыл бұрын

@@KenFarnham and the ramones.

@conradgillard

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha I came to make a similar comment! 😅

@villegasguerreroantonioale6416

3 жыл бұрын

@@melchizedekful Geniuses of prog metal with jazz modes and African time signatures

Metropolis Part 3, nice.

@dragongamer4753

3 жыл бұрын

Petropolis pt 3. scenes from a memory but I have dementia so no memories for me.

@jorlipus5618

3 жыл бұрын

we need "if bach was played by dream theater" :D

@sawyeratkinson

3 жыл бұрын

If only he named the dude nicholas and told him to open his eyes after he was done playing

@gregmoldovan5921

3 жыл бұрын

I really got into Sonic 2 after that came out. Whenever my friend and I got to Metropolis Zone level 2, we'd make a Metropolis Part 2 reference, which really fit because Metropolis Zone had some awesome music!

@bropeep07

3 жыл бұрын

@@sawyeratkinson This video would have won an emmy for screenplay among us proggles if he would have done that.

My dad (who is not a musician in any capacity ironically) had a great line that fits this perfectly - "There is a world of difference between a technician and a musician".

i unironically need a 5 minute song of 0:55, seriously.

@efeonuraydin3079

3 жыл бұрын

Listen dream theater ahaha he is imitating myung's playing

@-valkyrie-00

3 жыл бұрын

@@efeonuraydin3079 sure but give me a song that sounds like that

@luigisanti3319

3 жыл бұрын

@@-valkyrie-00 metropolis pt 1 the miracle and the sleeper. You could try dance of eternity too

@CaptnGnarGnar

3 жыл бұрын

@@-valkyrie-00 its literally a dream theatre song lol

@-valkyrie-00

3 жыл бұрын

@@CaptnGnarGnar I don't listen to dream theater

All this effort for the age old "you can't tell the difference between a beginner and a master giving it all he's got" joke lmfao This is why I love you

Therapist: American Charles isn’t real, he can’t hurt you. American Charles: 3:13

@powermetallistic2293

3 жыл бұрын

Loooool, didn't even notice the difference at first. 😂

@ofsinope

3 жыл бұрын

He sounds like Owen Wilson

@mixup2216

3 жыл бұрын

American? What are you trying to say about Americans?

@micahevans6336

3 жыл бұрын

@@ofsinope he sounds like lars ulrich

@richardwensley-smith6031

3 жыл бұрын

Gud dang love American Charles.

The second composition was a beauty. Balance is key!

@R0B0TR0N1

2 жыл бұрын

Would be so great as a full piece/song. So much character in that tune.

I'm a composition student from South Africa and this is the FUNNIEST channel I have ever come across that's musically related. The skits are literally hilarious because they're true

@matheusspable

3 жыл бұрын

Check out Daniel Thrasher's top it's good.

I can't imagine Charles talking to the wall assimilating that he is there😂

@CharlesBerthoud

3 жыл бұрын

This is what quarantine has done to me...

@MC-ep8cu

3 жыл бұрын

Simulating?

@azas118

3 жыл бұрын

How would he be there when Jonathan and David are there?

@songfulmusicofsongs

3 жыл бұрын

Well... I can. I you talked a lot to the camera, you have no problem talking to a wall or two.

@hohesc-gangstah1012

3 жыл бұрын

He's evolving into Ruby Adobe

This reminds me of what Victor Wooten said about Bass, that if you make it too complicated then people will spend too much time trying to listen to the music instead of feeling the music and letting it catch you in the moment.

@auralynn3862

10 ай бұрын

Sometimes that's really fun. But there's a time and place. Sometimes I wanna chew on a really mind-bending piece, and sometimes I just wanna feel fire coursing through my veins as I soar on the wings of a divine beast. ... ...really over here outing myself as a Dragonforce enjoyer...

2:24 this is basically anyone who tries to write songs like ichika nito.

@darthvader4339

3 жыл бұрын

No most of Ichika’s music is in 4/4 my guy.

@aminnhidalgo5885

2 жыл бұрын

@@darthvader4339 what he means is that most of the time it sounds bad

@darthvader4339

2 жыл бұрын

@@aminnhidalgo5885 True.

"Sure he used slap bass technique if there even is such a thing" he literally used it in his song

@orav7951

3 жыл бұрын

He meant that the music theory guy didn't think of slapping as an actual technique

@laxku

3 жыл бұрын

Think of it like he's putting sarcastic air quotes around "technique."

@icedragon9097

3 жыл бұрын

Thats the joke

Absolutely mesmerised by the Charles in the tank top and the red hat.

@alejandroramirez4470

3 жыл бұрын

weird seeing him try to play absolutely terrible and seems inaccurate the guy would play fingerstyle if he knows nothing about bass. He called it guitar after all

@farooqamin9963

3 жыл бұрын

That's American first copy of Charles for you all 👍

@satishthakur4425

3 жыл бұрын

Oh hitman fan here 😂😂 I am diana. Get ready for an assignment coming to you shortly

@Agent-47-eh

3 жыл бұрын

@@satishthakur4425 of course. My usual pay I assume.

@satishthakur4425

3 жыл бұрын

First class ticket to Paris, Business class tuxedo. Gold plated ICA 29 silenced pistol and 100k $ would do it ??

"There are no wrong notes in Jazz... only weird decisions" - Totally forgot who said that . sooorry

@ruledtrendy5066

3 жыл бұрын

Playing jazz is a weird decision

@JustATotalNerd

3 жыл бұрын

i think it was bob ross

@AntiTrollable

3 жыл бұрын

I didn't know wierd meant retarded 😏

@ShadowhandofDune

3 жыл бұрын

"There are no wrong notes in jazz, only notes in the wrong places."- Miles Davis

@ruledtrendy5066

3 жыл бұрын

@@ShadowhandofDune that sounds like wrong notes with extra steps 😁

I just keep rewatching this one. The over-the-top-musical-theory guy is just incredible ! Your accent makes it just perfect and his song is super cool

2:43 i like how he's singing this satirically random scale as if it was somehow very melodic and intuitive.

2:44 you thought we wouldn't notice eh , sneaky 😉

@mr_zoup3609

3 жыл бұрын

I had a feeling it was the licc even before clicking it, nice

@dominikweber4305

3 жыл бұрын

The licc

@singhdivjot

3 жыл бұрын

@Max Ellis lol tru

@icedragon9097

3 жыл бұрын

He thought we would notice, he put it in specifically and obviously so that we would notice as a joke

@afoolsbabybear2266

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t get it

""Remember that old saying"more is more"" Charles 🐻👣👣

@elimgarak3597

3 жыл бұрын

Wasn't it Yngwie who said it first? Xd

@leonid7785

3 жыл бұрын

@@elimgarak3597 yes

That second bass riff REALLY sounded like a Fire Emblem battle theme for a couple bars. Love the video Charles!

Somebody: "Can I borrow your guitar"(bass) Expert: "My God his a genius"

The Really Really Giant Steps part reminds me of my jazz guitar professor in college. He was always coming up with crazy arrangements when he lead the jazz combo I was in. When I sang “Blue Skies” as my vocal piece, there were these chromatic chord changes and extended bars at the end of the B section, and ever since I’ve sung the melody differently. He wasn’t arrogant, he was just kind of out there and vibed with the music. The good old days....

@Thedoug369

3 жыл бұрын

Your professor wasn't by chance named Leary was he? Lol

I wasn’t ready for Charles with an American accent

@ktiemz

3 жыл бұрын

I always though his accent was fake and that he WAS American...

@xiao6826

3 жыл бұрын

@@ktiemz nationality reveal at one million subscribes😂

3 жыл бұрын

@IPA SOLÉ so wait Charles is actually black?

@mcarrowtime7095

3 жыл бұрын

That’s more of a Cali accent (don’t Quote me on That) and definitely more rural.

@_Majunior

3 жыл бұрын

It almost sounds like owen Wilson at first

This band is called “Yeah I went to Berkeley, how can you tell?”

@calebmorgan6939

3 ай бұрын

Berklee

I LOVE this video. Just discovered this guy. I was a session drummer in LA in thr 80’s and 90’s and this humor nails it!

"What did you notice about this peice?" "Can't dance to it." "PHILLISTINE!"

Charles casualy recording himself sitting on a stool , wearing earbuds and doing nothing for 3 minutes

@fridz66

3 жыл бұрын

He speaks our language.

I enjoyed the Metropolis Part 3 gag, great honoring of John Myung :) love all the crazy stuff you come up with haha

How lucky are you to have so many twins that are also great musicians

3:29 This needs to be a 'Betcha Can't Play That' competition.

“No negative time signatures? No negative harmonies?” Someone should of stepped in and said, “At least it doesn’t have a negative attitude” :)

@adamizham3319

3 жыл бұрын

Ooh burn

@linusmushroomtips776

3 жыл бұрын

ve

@adamizham3319

3 жыл бұрын

@@bruitation Those are when the rythm exceeds space and time itself

@nooralamgir3703

3 жыл бұрын

SHOULD HAVE

"If you have to study music theory for the music to sound pleasant, it probably isn't" -_Me, a few seconds ago_

@alextaunton3099

2 жыл бұрын

This is a problem I have with a lot of prog and fusion instrumentalists, namely that they forget that music is supposed to sound appealing, and they get so focused on "breaking the rules" or showcasing their technique and knowledge of music theory that it ends up sounding goofy/cacophonous/trite. Make no mistake, I love prog and fusion, but, say, drummers like Virgil Donati, while talented beyond belief, forget to make actual music for actual listening IMO and a lot of his rhythms sound like he did them just so he could say he did whatever super complex polyrhythm it was

@Manic_Drone_Idiom

2 жыл бұрын

"I pleasantly studied unpleasant music theory, and my music isn't unpleasant. It's AWFUL" -Me, just now

@MrJeffcoley1

2 жыл бұрын

@@alextaunton3099 Thank you for nailing it so eloquently. I recently tried to watch a video about Pat Metheny’s September Fifteenth. The song is long, boring, and tuneless. But Rick Beato was positively blown away by the music theory of it.

@alextaunton3099

Жыл бұрын

@@Morphoidism already heard of em

"really" giant steps.... love it!

"Can I borough your guitar" that is Sacrilegious

@u.v.s.5583

3 жыл бұрын

That's like asking an equestrian to allow to ride his horse.

Musical Theory is such an interesting endeabor indeed! Quite awesome work as always man!

I've been listening to Metropolis Part Three on loop for the past two hours.

I've never seen a bass make an angelic choir sound, very impressive

I wonder what glasses Charles would say about a performance of John Cage 4'33 🤔

@katiefrisk980

3 жыл бұрын

the polychords and timbre in the audience are amazing! they’re so evocative of the reception to my first recital. oh, and those additive rhythms created by tomatoes flying across the hall are ingenious. wait, why are they booing?

@angrytedtalks

3 жыл бұрын

I can play most of that.

@ktiemz

3 жыл бұрын

@@katiefrisk980 they're not booing, they're saying 'boo-urns'

Lmao you blend elite bass playing comedy so well, keep up the good work!

0:39 "yeah I do" made me laugh pretty hard 🤣

*plays music* terrible *runs his fingers across the guitar* hes a genius!

@mcarrowtime7095

3 жыл бұрын

Running your fingers across the guitar is called playing music.

@gregorgiebel1377

3 жыл бұрын

@@mcarrowtime7095 no it is not. Running scales up and down is no music, nor is tuning a guitar.

@mcarrowtime7095

3 жыл бұрын

@@gregorgiebel1377 Tuning a Guitar isn’t, but plenty of songs are scales with extra steps

@gregorgiebel1377

3 жыл бұрын

@@mcarrowtime7095 yes, you can obviously make music, using scales. But just playing scales is no music imo.

@icedragon9097

3 жыл бұрын

@@gregorgiebel1377 you obviously haven't got into minimalism yet 😂

His shades being off center is bugging me way more than it should

@nathanmcgill7249

2 жыл бұрын

They're off center on purpose. It's like when jazz music has accidental notes

@Merle1987

2 жыл бұрын

It makes the character.

Gotta love these multiple Charles videos. Must be quite a bit of work to write the scenario and shoot the different sequences

I needed this, the whole video I was grinning like a mad man and laughing out loud, been far too long since I had a good time like that! You're a genius, love seeing every video you create, keep it real my dude.

The teacher is how i view all of my friends who were classically taught and educated in music, having learned everything myself by ear listening to punk, metal, and post-hardcore/emo.

I love these videos of 3 versions of Charles watching Charles play...

Very funny skit. That second composition was AMAZING as well. Would love to hear a full version of it.

There really needs to be a “laughing” button here. Cuz this was hilarious.

@UrAvergFrTeen

2 жыл бұрын

It would be less funny, that's like putting one in Malcolm In The Middle

There's one Giant Steps for jazz, then there's Really Really Giant Steps for jazzkind. Wonderful piece, it hits just right :p

Dude I love the different versions of you interacting with each other. These videos are gold. And you are a bass God. Keep it up good sir. Bravo

"What did you notice? " Well he played The lick, so take that for what it's worth

Never play to impress another musician…play to impress the ones buying a ticket to your show.- Raymond Fairchild

You are talented in many evident ways - Aside from being a very dedicated and impressive bass player, you express your talents in an engaging way that is both inspiring and entertaining, all while remaining modestly humble. You should be proud of what you've done here.

These types of videos are IMO your best.. very funny... I loved that one (jazz and wrong notes) and I think you should make more like these.. excellent stuff

Music theory is similar to martial arts theory and as Bruce Lee said "it's like a finger pointing at the moon, don't concentrate on the finger or you will miss all the heavenly glory".

Excellent. Brightened up my day no end. Thank you.

3:28 can I borrow your guitar? One of the ways to roast a bassist

@afoolsbabybear2266

3 жыл бұрын

Well... it is a bass guitar

Plays literally a bunch of random notes. Professor finds a way to explain them in musical terms.

Ah, all the adam neely quotes

These comedies are my favorites. I watch them over and over, and they keep making me smile.

This guy is off the charts talented... if not only the musical prodigy that he is, but also a comedian, and video editor. WTH...

Charles playing badly on purpose sounds better than me trying.

0:23 Davie504 left the group

@espnpokerclub1246

3 жыл бұрын

Epic comment..

That closing lick at 2:43 is so cheeky and obnoxious, yet I just took the time to learn it and I now want to use it as much as possible in my playing.

2:15 those A-doublesharp and D-doublesharp chords haunt me

„...Flea and McCartney are geniuses, don‘t you!?“ „Ya I didn‘t...“ „Shhhh!“ Me: 😂

@lyndskii

3 жыл бұрын

“Yeah, I do”

@meraldlag4336

3 жыл бұрын

That SHHHHH is teacher-worthy

2:15 that music sheet tho! 😂 I like how the bass parts matches when Charles singing this piece with his singing voice. 😂

@thulsa_doom

3 жыл бұрын

"suddenly metal" lol

🤣🤣"Don't dissapoint me" so spot on with that personality

I love your sense of humor man, also great playing all around, even the noodling xD

Whenever I see multiple Charles', I imagine he is in some type of Charles multiverse purgatory, or it's in his multiple personality brain or something. Lol

@Raphael.6

3 жыл бұрын

So... your brain doesn't work like that? Hm... Maybe i should visit a doctor...

@CyberChrist

3 жыл бұрын

The One (1999, I guess) with Jet Li ^^

@jensbomholt4529

2 жыл бұрын

Like "being John Malkovic" (movie)

Metropolis Part 3 🤣👌🏼

@u.v.s.5583

3 жыл бұрын

I always thought that was the piece When the water breaks by Liquid Tension Experiment.

Ha ha ha! That nonsense playing @ the end was the funniest part, for me! 0:56 though; legendary!

Dude your tapping is what is out of this world.

As hard as Charles tried, the noob guy still has more technique than me.

I waited for your video all day lol TAPPED LIKE !

this is my favourite CharlesBerthoud video so far :D

An ounce of great groove outweighs ten tons of theory. Adventure ever on, Phat

I love when there is multiple Charlesess! And it's funny how he sounds good even when trying to sound bad! hahahahaha

"...Jonathan." - looks at Jonathan Jonathan: smiles hopelessly

I thought Charles' video on hitting the wrong note in a classical piece versus Jazz was the funniest video I've ever seen. However this is at least as funny, maybe even more! I love this channel. The talent Charles has, plus his sense of humor, plus his talent with a camera make for a spectacular trifecta.

Dude, you're truly brilliant! Thanks Davie504, I've accidentally end up following you, and damn, you're the one of the most interesting musicians I know about. So fucking groovy, tightly, played with an amazing degree of technique , yet so musical at the same time. Everything's so precise, each note is on its place, and all of that is packed so skillfully and with such a great taste in every bit of the music. Looking forward to see you next to the musicians like Chick Corea, Erik Truffaz, Hiromi Uehara, Dave Weckl, Billy Cobham and the others of that scale.

Unironically thought really really giant steps sounded good

@thatonegoblin7051

3 жыл бұрын

no

@GeekOverdose

3 жыл бұрын

yes

@matteus8902

3 жыл бұрын

no

@GeekOverdose

3 жыл бұрын

yes

@orangetoes223

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

I'm a simple man. I see the Charles Berthoud audience, I tap like. That said, I understood everything that was said in this video.

@andririki1298

3 жыл бұрын

I don't understand a single term/music theory in this video

@koorssgamer

3 жыл бұрын

That's how you know you crossed the line of no return

@Kanjo_Bazooie

3 жыл бұрын

Can I get your autograph?

@coder0xff

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, you must be really smart. So cool.

@CyberChrist

3 жыл бұрын

But did you understand what was played? :P

😂😂😂 Kudos Charles. The ending was great!

The really really giant steps' intense pre end riff was actually pretty cool

Where does he find so many Charles?

I've never been more validated in my genius than this very moment. Thank you, Charles.

Dude I laugh incomprehensibly sincerely and heartily when I watch your videos man thay are the greatest

2:52 your bass makes me doo op sing just like that. So much fun they call the police next door.