Sound of Silence on FRETLESS Bass Sounds HAUNTINGLY Beautiful

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  • Опубликовано: 24 авг 2024
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  • @CharlesBerthoud
    @CharlesBerthoud  3 месяца назад +52

    Go to BuyRaycon.com/charlesberthoud for 20% off your order, plus free shipping! Brought to you by Raycon.

    • @guyconner2001
      @guyconner2001 3 месяца назад +1

      Have some and they are awesome!!!

    • @j-m-reed
      @j-m-reed 3 месяца назад +1

      Charles, you really have to cover the song "The Fatherless And The Widow" by Sixpence None The Richer. It would be epic.

    • @Finvaara
      @Finvaara 3 месяца назад +1

      Have you tried the multipoint pairing at all?

    • @j-m-reed
      @j-m-reed 3 месяца назад

      @@Finvaara What are you talking about?

    • @Finvaara
      @Finvaara 3 месяца назад +1

      @@j-m-reed One of the features he mentioned for the earbuds was multipoint pairing, allowing connection to multiple devices. I just wanted to know if he had tried it, so I replied to the pinned advertisement comment about the earbuds, which seemed logical to me.

  • @MadDog44
    @MadDog44 3 месяца назад +216

    'Sounds of Silence' was my graduation song in 1970. This is the most beautiful version I have ever heard.

    • @SuziQ.
      @SuziQ. 3 месяца назад +9

      It’s definitely up there with Disturbed’s cover. They both beat the original.

    • @SeanFalloy
      @SeanFalloy 3 месяца назад +3

      ​@@SuziQ.Agreed

    • @CapitaineAdHoc
      @CapitaineAdHoc 3 месяца назад +4

      May I suggest Antoine Boyer's version ?

    • @georgiossirgoudis9207
      @georgiossirgoudis9207 3 месяца назад +1

      ​@@SuziQ.True 🤟

    • @Zogef1996
      @Zogef1996 3 месяца назад +2

      ​​@@CapitaineAdHoc Pas mal le pseudo, un mélange de latin et de tintin ? Du latintin ?

  • @SchlegFace765
    @SchlegFace765 3 месяца назад +100

    The short scale acoustic 6 string piccolo bass was a nice touch!

    • @ArchDuke_JD
      @ArchDuke_JD 3 месяца назад +3

      mind blowing instruments

    • @CsZsolt
      @CsZsolt 3 месяца назад +1

      Yes, yes, but most of us miss the regular BASS!

    • @nathanwahl9224
      @nathanwahl9224 3 месяца назад

      Yeah, one of those things. lol

    • @stevencliff3235
      @stevencliff3235 3 месяца назад

      OMG

    • @Irma_Girde
      @Irma_Girde 14 дней назад

      😂

  • @monkeypox9757
    @monkeypox9757 3 месяца назад +292

    Absolutely beautiful. This and Disturbed version has me crying hard. My daughter introduced me to Disturbed version.
    She passed away 26th November last year aged 30 from cancer.
    Today is my 59th birthday. Thank you Charles, my Laura would have loved this as much as i do,

    • @om13nrv
      @om13nrv 3 месяца назад +11

      Désolé pour toi mon frère. Puisse-t-elle reposer en paix. 🙏🙏🙏🕊️🕊️

    • @dirkfolscher3001
      @dirkfolscher3001 3 месяца назад +4

      So sad, but do yourself a favour, listen to the version by "Touch of Class"

    • @chrisboon35
      @chrisboon35 3 месяца назад +17

      I am a father... I have no words for this. But my feelings are with you, although I can not imagine..

    • @user-uq2xo8kt5o
      @user-uq2xo8kt5o 3 месяца назад +3

      Думаю Бог забрал ее к себе. На небесах все живы.

    • @rationalmuscle
      @rationalmuscle 3 месяца назад +5

      Peace be with you

  • @Scra2zyBass
    @Scra2zyBass 3 месяца назад +72

    I love how Charles is slowly becoming a multi instrumentalist genius composer, it’s so fun to see him progress through the years! It’s so inspiring, it shows that even the best can be better than they were before. Cheers, Charles!

    • @selimcelik3494
      @selimcelik3494 3 месяца назад +6

      Bro, anyone who can play either instrument at his level can easily play the other at at least a semi-professional level. He's likely good at piano too I'd guess.

    • @daviddansereau1793
      @daviddansereau1793 3 месяца назад +1

      He was always there.
      What sounds inspire you?

    • @Fastvoice
      @Fastvoice 3 месяца назад +4

      @@selimcelik3494 Didn't he start with piano?

    • @Bass4789
      @Bass4789 3 месяца назад +3

      @@Fastvoice yea he started with classical piano

    • @usmile1
      @usmile1 3 месяца назад +4

      whose up for a charles + jacob collier super group?

  • @RC32Smiths01
    @RC32Smiths01 3 месяца назад +108

    The way you articulate harmonics on both the fretless and acoustic make for a really evocative piece! Chilling as always Charles \m/

    • @alveolate
      @alveolate 3 месяца назад +1

      harmonics are such a cheatcode for string instruments... everything just sounds better with em

  • @riparianlife97701
    @riparianlife97701 3 месяца назад +264

    Music teacher: What's up with your bass? It doesn't have any frets? Oh well. I'll let it slide.

  • @GamerFarmand
    @GamerFarmand 3 месяца назад +33

    I think Paul Simon would be proud to have written a song that can sound this beautiful. Gorgeous arrangement, perfect execution, great respect for the source material, and unbelievable artistic ability on top. This is what unique talent and hard work looks like, and we're all enriched to bear witness. Thank you Charles!

  • @JerGol
    @JerGol 3 месяца назад +12

    I love that you kept the vocal harmonies in your version. I really shouldn't have been surprised that a maestro would manage that, but this is, indeed, hauntingly good. Thank you for posting this fuller version!

  • @someguydino6770
    @someguydino6770 3 месяца назад +24

    Before youtube; how many other deep feeling, talented people sat on the edge of their beds expressing themselves through playing music that we shall never know about ? This young man is very fortunate indeed.

    • @kennyslg8914
      @kennyslg8914 3 месяца назад +7

      I think about that often. Imagine how many amazing songs from the 60s, 70s, 80s 90s and so on that could have been major hits but were never heard by anyone but the author.

  • @Accal1a
    @Accal1a 3 месяца назад +46

    Probably my favourite song of all time. Absolutely beautiful rendition!

  • @silaslaurent691
    @silaslaurent691 3 месяца назад +3

    Tell me guys!
    Am i the only one who think Charles is underated on RUclips...
    Less than 2 millions sub...
    He deserves at least 9 millions and more...
    Let us help him achieve that...

  • @shepzero256
    @shepzero256 3 месяца назад +30

    Acoustic guitar and fretless bass's collab is gorgeous
    please more acoustic guitar videos... 😊

  • @markchip1
    @markchip1 3 месяца назад +7

    Quite frankly, that was an absolute masterpiece, both in terms of your playing and the composition of that piece!!
    You still surprise and impress us on a regular basis! Outstanding - as always!!

  • @markastyan
    @markastyan 3 месяца назад +1386

    Nice clickbait, there's no silence in the video

    • @CharlesBerthoud
      @CharlesBerthoud  3 месяца назад +306

      Guess Simon and Garfunkel were ahead of their time 😅

    • @Rotzilla1
      @Rotzilla1 3 месяца назад +23

      That's a good one 😂

    • @Sonny_McMacsson
      @Sonny_McMacsson 3 месяца назад +15

      The sound of violence.

    • @riparianlife97701
      @riparianlife97701 3 месяца назад +63

      Like that time I went to the air and space museum. You could barely move around, there were so many planes and rockets in the way.

    • @riparianlife97701
      @riparianlife97701 3 месяца назад +12

      ​@@Sonny_McMacssonI don't hear any violins.

  • @JackieL7474
    @JackieL7474 3 месяца назад +4

    I started crying hearing this because it's so well done and beautiful! No one, and I mean no one, plays the bass guitar better than you as far as I'm concerned.

    • @paulmichaelfreedman8334
      @paulmichaelfreedman8334 3 месяца назад +1

      I'd like to see Charlie actually having a bass-off with Mark King.

  • @geoffrippon5477
    @geoffrippon5477 3 месяца назад +8

    A wonderful version. Thank you.

  • @FizzyK-45
    @FizzyK-45 3 месяца назад +37

    Finally, been waiting for you to do a full cover of this song, your fretless bass sound is just so beautiful, I could listen to it for hours. ❤

  • @peterhedkvist8418
    @peterhedkvist8418 3 месяца назад +6

    This song could be beautiful in any kind of version but this one was absolutely gorgeous!

  • @sigmundroamer6580
    @sigmundroamer6580 3 месяца назад +13

    This is the first time I've sat through the ad segment, and I can't believe the amount of dunking on guitar that I have been missing.

  • @mitchinoz3787
    @mitchinoz3787 Месяц назад +1

    how you can make such an Ode to 4 + 20 is simply beyond me. you are a true Legend.

  • @jamescrowther6610
    @jamescrowther6610 2 месяца назад +1

    On god this is what I’ve needed ever since you did that short a while back.

  • @jamesbunting666
    @jamesbunting666 3 месяца назад +3

    Please make a frettless bass cover album, I'd have it on every night!

  • @carolinpennsylvania5994
    @carolinpennsylvania5994 3 месяца назад +3

    Good Lord, the most beautiful rendition of The Sounds of Silence I’ve ever heard…totally gave me the chills. You are absolutely amazing. I could listen all day❤️

  • @jimgrant4348
    @jimgrant4348 3 месяца назад +3

    Simon & Garfunkel never sounded better. This song came out when I was about 5. I remember hearing it on the radio and by the time I was on elementary school it was one of favorites. As I grew older I started to really listen to the lyrics. One of the best songs of the 60's and still makes we think of society and the 'what ifs' - Charles once again you have blown me away.

  • @incognito7039
    @incognito7039 3 месяца назад +5

    This was so awesome man! I absolutely love this song, and your rendition is beautiful. Thank you, and keep it up!

  • @ukuleleplayz
    @ukuleleplayz 3 месяца назад +3

    I love the harmonics! I've recently been working on them myself and it's really cool to see them in action!

  • @ahorton6786
    @ahorton6786 3 месяца назад +3

    There's some amazing talent on RUclips, and Charles is right up there with the best.

  • @landongere7091
    @landongere7091 2 месяца назад +1

    WOW!! Even S&G didn't perform this song this well. Bravo, Charles!!👏👏👏

  • @michelemontecchiani9797
    @michelemontecchiani9797 3 месяца назад

    La tua capacità di essere estremamente melodico anche negli assoli è eccezionale.... Una canzone già bellissima l'hai resa indescrivibile nella profondità dell'emozione senza parole... Eccezionale come sempre

  • @cholten99
    @cholten99 3 месяца назад +2

    "So much to, I'll just put this on in the background". Nope, impossible - demands your full attention. Beautiful.

  • @bitfiddler
    @bitfiddler 3 месяца назад +1

    This is one of my favorite videos you have made.

  • @0Haldor0
    @0Haldor0 3 месяца назад +1

    I have heard many of your pieces, yet you still left me in awe. Absolutly wonderful.

  • @wafflesaucey
    @wafflesaucey 3 месяца назад +2

    As a cellist of nearly 6 years (not an extremely long time, but it's 40% of my life,) I love your fretless bass renditions. It would be so nice to hear Humoresque No. 7 by Dvorak on this instrument, if you could spare the time.
    But anything you play is just fine!

  • @fredericrike5974
    @fredericrike5974 3 месяца назад

    Paul Simon was one of my life long music habits. Most known for his fantastic lyrics, he also picked some mean tones as well. He was always happy to see another artist trying to better him; I think he would have liked your take on it. Awesome!

  • @rskirk22
    @rskirk22 3 месяца назад +1

    I am digging the longer videos. This was a great composition. The fretless bass works really well with the vocal harmony.

  • @JemHawkes
    @JemHawkes 3 месяца назад

    Those harmonic pinches ... on a fretless bass ... whaaaaaaaaat ... Charles this is stunning xxx

  • @monkeydanking
    @monkeydanking 3 месяца назад

    Charles, you are an absolute god on the strings. The only person I consistently watch musically. Keep up the incredible work fella!

  • @OdinAllFather77
    @OdinAllFather77 3 месяца назад

    Mi amigo. You are truly one of a kind.
    We need more people like you in the world who can appreciate the wonders of music. Best of success and wish you the best.
    Abrazo Mexicano!!!!!!
    🤘🏻🇲🇽🤘🏻🇲🇽🤘🏻🇲🇽🤘🏻🇲🇽🤘🏻

  • @anomymouse5043
    @anomymouse5043 3 месяца назад +1

    Brilliant arrangement! Lovely contrasts between verses.
    No need to put electric guitar to thrash can. I can give it a caring home in Finland.

  • @danielwessel9884
    @danielwessel9884 3 месяца назад +1

    A beautiful rendition that not only does justice to the original, but reminds me that silence is not always a good thing, and not to be passive but but proactive.

  • @TAREK_Z227
    @TAREK_Z227 3 месяца назад +2

    Soo beautifull and pleasant to hear it from you playing it on the fretless bass

  • @slimygastrodon
    @slimygastrodon 3 месяца назад +2

    I love the piccolo bass on this one! Acoustic too!

  • @michaeltrolove2290
    @michaeltrolove2290 3 месяца назад +1

    Absolutely fantastic rendition! Your control of harmonics on both acoustic and fretless is incredible. So well composed, played and mastered!! Thanks!

  • @TheNyhm1
    @TheNyhm1 23 дня назад

    Amazing as always. Gave me chills. The bass is stunning too😊

  • @thegodofpez
    @thegodofpez 3 месяца назад +3

    You put the FUNK into Simon and GarFUNKel. 🤟🔥

  • @armandozarate
    @armandozarate Месяц назад

    So fkn beautiful version! Thanks for sharing your art with the world! ✊🏽

  • @PushBacon
    @PushBacon 3 месяца назад

    So glad you did a full rendition of this song. Was really moved by the one you did in a short a while ago!
    Cant get enough of theses fretless bass slide harmonics!

  • @adamadeptus3686
    @adamadeptus3686 3 месяца назад

    Amazing work on the 6-string fretless bass and 6-string fretted acoustic piccolo bass! 👏

  • @grandy2k410
    @grandy2k410 3 месяца назад +2

    The 6-string Acoustic Bass sounds also heavenly in collab to the fretless! ❤

    • @FreeIX
      @FreeIX 3 месяца назад

      It's a piccolo bass

  • @jett2293
    @jett2293 3 месяца назад

    A beautiful rendition... and, of course, it's Charles. Well done

  • @D3-Keys
    @D3-Keys 3 месяца назад +8

    Amazing job here !!
    Love your videos, and I would love to compose with you!!

  • @NytrogenLegend
    @NytrogenLegend 3 месяца назад +1

    I absolutely love it. Could listen to it looping for hours, it's just perfection as always. Thanks Charles 🙂

  • @unbreakable7633
    @unbreakable7633 3 месяца назад +3

    Just simply beautiful.

  • @Dyas777
    @Dyas777 3 месяца назад

    I like that you have the wide range of instruments to choose for every song and you can make it just perfect.
    Great work with sound and music. Great arrangement.

  • @Insaneone2257
    @Insaneone2257 3 месяца назад

    I need this on Spotify, its so beautifully majestic ❤

  • @corentinfauquet4555
    @corentinfauquet4555 3 месяца назад

    I love all you slappidy slap content, but the more emotional side of your music touches me a lot as well! This one might be my favorite along with Mad world you released some years ago ;)

  • @pritomroy3113
    @pritomroy3113 3 месяца назад

    I just lisening the original song of sound of silence, on this moment notification pop up and now seeing also another master piece.

  • @QuikFliksCQ
    @QuikFliksCQ 3 месяца назад

    my uncles funeral song. forever everlasting love. u have inspired me to do so much in my life aswell as take up bass guitar. thank u

  • @highoctanegames
    @highoctanegames 3 месяца назад

    Finally a full version, this is amazing

  • @soundwerx2086
    @soundwerx2086 3 месяца назад

    Gobsmacked. Stunning skill and feel. Thanks for sharing!

  • @leftyfromtx3401
    @leftyfromtx3401 2 месяца назад

    What a beautiful sound that instrument makes. It reminds me of the cello I played in high school, but much, much better.
    Edited to add that you're a very accomplished musician as well. I enjoyed it.

  • @emanuelecherchi6347
    @emanuelecherchi6347 3 месяца назад

    Nice nice, very nice acoustic version, thanks so much Charles👍

  • @MrGoMC
    @MrGoMC 3 месяца назад

    This was an easy job for Mr Berthoud. He could make a phone directory book sound wonderful if described on his bass.

  • @saltwaterspoiled
    @saltwaterspoiled 3 месяца назад

    Wow, I love that fretless bass!!! You are such an inspiration for me to keep playing. Although not like that yet, I will get there some day.

  • @bigpoints101
    @bigpoints101 29 дней назад +1

    The fretless is so clean.

  • @garykarr3824
    @garykarr3824 3 месяца назад

    I would have never dreamed that song would get more awesome first Simon and Garfunkel Paul Simon wrote then Disturbed blew it away now with Charles you just blew it away again that was beautiful man hats off bass man

  • @sjcajw7
    @sjcajw7 3 месяца назад

    I love how the bass plays out of my left speaker and the acoustic plays from the right. Nice touch.

  • @52JMD
    @52JMD 3 месяца назад +1

    BRAVO!! Another masterpiece. This is one of my all-time favorite songs, and this one tops the list!

  • @bellowphone
    @bellowphone 3 месяца назад +3

    I can relate; when I am doing chores around the kitchen, you will often see me putting a disappointing guitar in the trash bin as well. Life is too short.

  • @roastghost901
    @roastghost901 3 месяца назад

    Very nice. I'm not entirely sure I've seen you with an acoustic short scale 6 string piccolo bass before, but I'm all for it!

  • @jomansur
    @jomansur 3 месяца назад

    Absolutely amazing technically, brilliant musically. Well done yet again Charles.

  • @Nthr0
    @Nthr0 3 месяца назад

    Would love to see these 6 string bass arrangements on your patreon they're amazing! I have a six string bass myself and would love to try and play them myself!

  • @walterpearson8876
    @walterpearson8876 3 месяца назад

    Great feel for the original S & G, while making it your own, Charles, and thank you for it.

  • @ToiletTennis
    @ToiletTennis 3 месяца назад +1

    Absolutely blown away by this rendition

  • @cribrebo7375
    @cribrebo7375 3 месяца назад

    Technique is Simply Amazing.

  • @colecammarata8729
    @colecammarata8729 3 месяца назад +1

    Love how the bass is higher in the mix than guitar. Done right.

  • @KevinMerinoCreations
    @KevinMerinoCreations 3 месяца назад +1

    One of my favorite songs! Love your take on it! 👏👏👏

  • @Whynott222-65
    @Whynott222-65 3 месяца назад

    Charles, you never disappoint. Amazing.

  • @fluffyboxtop
    @fluffyboxtop 3 месяца назад

    Yay you finally did it! Whether it was because you saw my comment or not, I love it! Now make a version without the in-video add so I can add it to my playlist!

  • @karacha
    @karacha 3 месяца назад +1

    Great arrangement. The harmonics are otherworldly!

  • @luckystrike1389
    @luckystrike1389 3 месяца назад

    Magical! Mesmerizing!
    Thank you so much!

  • @wolfiemuse
    @wolfiemuse 3 месяца назад

    Harmonics are so good, I can never do them like these guys can

  • @normanblake641
    @normanblake641 3 месяца назад +2

    Insanely beautiful rendition!!!

  • @Minimax04
    @Minimax04 3 месяца назад

    This is beautiful. Absolutely beautiful.

  • @frederikmathisen7357
    @frederikmathisen7357 2 месяца назад

    Thank you Simon and Garfunkel for this masterpiece, and thank you Charles for this masterful cover

  • @ScrotoTBaggins
    @ScrotoTBaggins 3 месяца назад +2

    Someone you can trust to do quality covers

  • @derekstocker6661
    @derekstocker6661 2 месяца назад

    Better than the original, by far!
    Well done on this great display of musicianship, love this!

  • @bekind4642
    @bekind4642 3 месяца назад

    I like the acoustic addition.

  • @robertshank8412
    @robertshank8412 3 месяца назад

    Very nice. I can't think of another single person who can perform such a beautiful duet.

  • @elwhagen
    @elwhagen 3 месяца назад +1

    Stunningly beautiful arrangment and playing! ❤

  • @davidlyons8278
    @davidlyons8278 2 месяца назад

    Outstanding guitarist….. that’s a gift…. Thank you for sharing it

  • @Vito_Tuxedo
    @Vito_Tuxedo 3 месяца назад

    The acoustic piccolo bass is a nice touch! 😎

  • @Grawwler
    @Grawwler 3 месяца назад

    Theres nothing but love from Charles :D Love you man!

  • @jeremiahgriffin9428
    @jeremiahgriffin9428 3 месяца назад +1

    Love the additional layer! Well done sir!

  • @coky7754
    @coky7754 3 месяца назад +1

    I don't know that the sound of silence can be this magnificent.

  • @pokebass1
    @pokebass1 3 месяца назад

    I like the way that you used that guitar. I never thought to use one as my next cutting board.

  • @kennyslg8914
    @kennyslg8914 3 месяца назад

    Thank you so much for doing it based on the original. This sounds amazing!!

  • @crosslink1493
    @crosslink1493 3 месяца назад

    Great arrangement! This reminds me of the original recording of S of S by Simon and Garfunkel on the 'Wednesday Morning 3AM album'. Like this, that original version has no drums or electric guitar piece, which makes it sound hollow and haunting.

  • @FreeIX
    @FreeIX 3 месяца назад

    Charles always delivers, if someone else was putting out this quality I'd be floored. To think we can listen to a video like this and practically have come to expect it here 👌🏻