When A Jazz Musician Does A POP Recording Session...

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  • Опубликовано: 17 янв 2025

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  • @CharlesBerthoud
    @CharlesBerthoud  4 года назад +4061

    If you get hired for a pop session on bass, just play Classical Thump.

    • @bombasstisch7057
      @bombasstisch7057 4 года назад +77

      You are the only bassist, who can play Classical Thump on one e-string, I'm very impressed!!!

    • @robertwellsrawbass1249
      @robertwellsrawbass1249 4 года назад +23

      Also if you guys want to see Charles destroy classical thump for real check out his earlier vids he does a version that is cleaner sounding then even victor wootens which is saying a lot cuz victor Wooten is bass god

    • @bombasstisch7057
      @bombasstisch7057 4 года назад +11

      @@robertwellsrawbass1249 I know this version. I heard it thousands of times. It is so impressive... He is literally the bass god of RUclips!

    • @robertwellsrawbass1249
      @robertwellsrawbass1249 4 года назад +8

      @@bombasstisch7057 hell ya! I don’t hit the notification bell for to many RUclipsrs but Charles always delivers killer bass lines def like being in the first group of viewers for his content!

    • @TAREK_Z227
      @TAREK_Z227 4 года назад +6

      Your bass playing just want me to go buy a bass and learn it. Love your content even if you are playing on a single string

  • @MLambdaman
    @MLambdaman 3 года назад +3915

    *Bassist playing more than one note*
    "Look man, this is not jazz."

    • @JMFDC
      @JMFDC 3 года назад +115

      "I'm gonna stop you right there"

    • @digitaldeathsquid3448
      @digitaldeathsquid3448 3 года назад +127

      Whoa, OK there *Jack White*

    • @olivererlandsson30
      @olivererlandsson30 3 года назад +86

      Ok but for real though, I played bass once in my music class and the teacher told me i was playing too much even though i was playing in perfect sync with what the bassist in the song plays and he just wanted me to play once every note. I HAD PRACTICED FOR WEEKS!

    • @duckszn.
      @duckszn. 3 года назад +40

      @@olivererlandsson30 Oh my gosh! That must be terrible. Your music teacher is bad for doing that. They should encourage you to be more confident and play more, not to be washed out by everyone else! This is why sometimes I feel unmotivated playing bass because most people either don’t even know what a bass is, or they just under appreciate it!

    • @jvbble
      @jvbble 3 года назад +1

      said nobody ever

  • @duncandonuts5268
    @duncandonuts5268 4 года назад +4932

    That first bassline he played was actually perfect tho

    • @sterotacromycopheno
      @sterotacromycopheno 4 года назад +88

      Yes, superb

    • @wokeil
      @wokeil 4 года назад +115

      Bit too 80s maybe for a doja cat track haha

    • @aseptime
      @aseptime 4 года назад +175

      I had experience like this when I was playing as a bass player for an indie pop band. It was frustrating at first, but then I just played along, accepting sometimes less is enough.

    • @miran8978
      @miran8978 3 года назад +4

      ye

    • @masterstepz9800
      @masterstepz9800 3 года назад +65

      From a Jazz or solo perspective. They might as well have hired an intermediate player, since they don't want the vast skills of a pro.

  • @zachdemarco9394
    @zachdemarco9394 4 года назад +2954

    That first bassline was fucking great

    • @fungusman9726
      @fungusman9726 4 года назад +257

      Woah! Slow down Jack White, the first bassline was way too jazzy

    • @MimMdance
      @MimMdance 4 года назад +21

      Liked he second one even more.

    • @zullioleonardip.h5539
      @zullioleonardip.h5539 4 года назад +43

      1:11 ??

    • @zachdemarco9394
      @zachdemarco9394 4 года назад +3

      @@zullioleonardip.h5539 yup

    • @bb-fn2ne
      @bb-fn2ne 4 года назад +34

      Kinda sounds like blinding lights

  • @DreamTravelerZenddrex
    @DreamTravelerZenddrex 4 года назад +755

    I really liked the initial bassline and appreciated that you were going for 80s pop instead of modern pop.

    • @alextaunton3099
      @alextaunton3099 3 года назад +44

      80's pop is where it's at, stylistically. I like making that kinda stuff

    • @filmandfirearms
      @filmandfirearms Год назад +7

      80s and 90s had some of the best music, period. You still had a lot of the old rock guys like Chuck Berry and Little Richard hanging around, not to mention the immense talent from rock and metal. I'd be here all day just trying to list half of the legends that were floating around back then. You also had the rise of punk, and even Russian neoformal like Kino. At least for the latter two, you've still got Biting Elbows making some pretty good stuff

    • @oliverafton1444
      @oliverafton1444 Год назад

      I kinda think that 80's and 90's pop, for the most part, it is very noticeable how dated it is. In the 80s, they used lots of synth, and the 90s it gives off a little bit of Alternative and Garage Rock sound, as well as 2000s pop

    • @PIZZAdayisback
      @PIZZAdayisback 7 месяцев назад +2

      Yeah modern pop is just rap but without good rhymes, good rhythm or emotion imo

  • @orryfishburne5326
    @orryfishburne5326 3 года назад +211

    Love it!!! This happened to me once. One of my bandmates/roommates was making a pop song with another roommate and they wanted me to lay down some bass for their track, and everything i played was too busy for what they wanted, until i literally played just root notes. This video was spot on.

    • @alextaunton3099
      @alextaunton3099 3 года назад +26

      See what I'm wondering is why they didn't just track it themselves? I never understood that. I've shown up to recording sessions where they have all the instruments at the studio already, and they only want super simple stuff... it's like, yo, why don't you just record it yourself? What do you need me here for? Seems like a waste of everyone's time to coordinate that. Me personally, if it's just a studio track, I'd never invite someone on unless I can get something from them I can't also get from myself.

    • @crowbar_the_rogue
      @crowbar_the_rogue 2 года назад +8

      That's torture.

    • @kairoward7738
      @kairoward7738 2 года назад +2

      Thata the problem with most pro bass players and keyboardist playing in band is way too diferent than playing solo with a back track

    • @filmandfirearms
      @filmandfirearms Год назад +6

      @@kairoward7738 The real problem is that most modern pop singers are so unbelievably shit that the moment some other sound is actually competently done, it takes all the attention off of them. Look at most popular rock and pop songs from the 80s-early 2000s. Every instrument used is featured prominently, but none of them are overly dominant

    • @bahusofriends5467
      @bahusofriends5467 Год назад

      ​@@alextaunton3099right on, so do i and because most of the things i can play myself, i just do that and stash the cash supposedly for additional musicians into my own pocket, for i am the additional musicians..😂❤

  • @evanwilliams8908
    @evanwilliams8908 4 года назад +2432

    “Ok, Jack white” 😵😂

    • @adamclancey
      @adamclancey 4 года назад +41

      I nearly spat my drink out when he said that...

    • @DonPiruflo
      @DonPiruflo 4 года назад +7

      I died right there😂😂

    • @michel0dy
      @michel0dy 4 года назад +7

      I had to pause the video cause I felt the attack

    • @edgarleon6347
      @edgarleon6347 4 года назад +3

      Hold on right there buckaroo

    • @DannySullivanMusic
      @DannySullivanMusic 4 года назад +9

      Prefer Jack Black

  • @fernandoantoniomusic8712
    @fernandoantoniomusic8712 4 года назад +2006

    “Let’s keep it simple man; this ain’t a Dream Theater audition.”

    • @faithful451
      @faithful451 4 года назад +8

      Nice one. (Btw: audition*)

    • @fernandoantoniomusic8712
      @fernandoantoniomusic8712 4 года назад +4

      @@faithful451 I did not catch that typo. My bad

    • @fs7572
      @fs7572 4 года назад +4

      ... and not jazz! :-)

    • @fernandoantoniomusic8712
      @fernandoantoniomusic8712 4 года назад +31

      @@fs7572 jazz Bass: Cool, soothing, ambient, powerful. Jazz Guitar: two guys pissing into a silverware drawer and calling it music.

    • @LunaticTheCat
      @LunaticTheCat 3 года назад

      lmao

  • @HofTheStage
    @HofTheStage 4 года назад +3441

    Getting some Daniel Thrasher vibes in this one, and that's fine by me!

    • @erik6737
      @erik6737 4 года назад +35

      I get Rudy Ayoub vibes....like ruclips.net/video/gJESqTaAuRM/видео.html you know

    • @kamikamieu
      @kamikamieu 4 года назад +11

      He is thrash

    • @adrianduchniak
      @adrianduchniak 4 года назад +1

      Rudy vibes!

    • @CreeperSkullDZ
      @CreeperSkullDZ 4 года назад +3

      rudy adobe

    • @matejgrim
      @matejgrim 4 года назад +16

      Bro imagine if they did a collab🤯

  • @typicalfurry2747
    @typicalfurry2747 3 года назад +100

    I love how when the producer shows him what they want him to play he goes lower than the bass can go in that tuning

    • @noachlundgren7152
      @noachlundgren7152 2 года назад +8

      Yep. I was waiting for the next part where Charles tunes the string down to a D and the producer makes more complaints about him getting too fancy. 😂

  • @TheCrimsonIdol987
    @TheCrimsonIdol987 3 года назад +204

    That first bassline was giving me strong 80's vibes. I would've kept it.

    • @rotanux
      @rotanux 3 года назад +3

      Fr

    • @emed-7467
      @emed-7467 Год назад +6

      I would like to have a full version of the first bass line. I come to this video for that bassline

  • @Cole-uz4xi
    @Cole-uz4xi 4 года назад +3109

    This one seems to be a little too passionate for it to be simply a skit. This has definitely happened to Charles

    • @SoulKingBK
      @SoulKingBK 3 года назад +275

      Yeah this is real and it really pissed me off. Modern Pop really dumbs down the use of the bass as a instrument.

    • @ryanmagness104
      @ryanmagness104 3 года назад +43

      If I met this guy at a session I would punch him and then delete the protools session

    • @gxtmfa
      @gxtmfa 3 года назад +131

      It’s happened to us all all and will happen to you. A producer I work with just taught himself how to play just enough bass to play roots and fifths. He said he didn’t want to waste my time.

    • @eliaspecholapida513
      @eliaspecholapida513 3 года назад +29

      Never heard "pro" musician say "man, you're the bass player, stick to roots!" ?

    • @TrevWings
      @TrevWings 3 года назад +76

      Literally recorded an album 2 months ago where this exact thing happened. It's like if you can even tell that there's a bass player there, it's too busy for them.

  • @Austin_Bass
    @Austin_Bass 4 года назад +891

    "IS THIS SIMPLE ENOUGH FOR YOU!!!" This needs to be merchandise

    • @SoulKingBK
      @SoulKingBK 3 года назад +4

      😂 i’d buy

    • @lambandham
      @lambandham 3 года назад +1

      Yess xD

    • @gxtmfa
      @gxtmfa 3 года назад +6

      I might actually wear that into a studio

    • @tylerv3079
      @tylerv3079 3 года назад +2

      Reminds me of mindless self indulgence or msi

    • @nfspbarrister5681
      @nfspbarrister5681 3 года назад +2

      Made sure the *RAGE* emoji included 😂😂

  • @pjsawyerthomas
    @pjsawyerthomas 4 года назад +967

    As someone who has actually experienced this. It’s such a headache. I had someone who wanted me to play for some tracks on their album and they wouldn’t even come to the studio but every time the engineer and I sent her a rendition she’d be like “nooo it’s too much” ended up being a horrible experience for me.

    • @throwaway692
      @throwaway692 3 года назад

      This works... trust me. Play the bass like: ruclips.net/video/5UX2afsTqFI/видео.html

    • @Aurora-oe2qp
      @Aurora-oe2qp 3 года назад +29

      I mean, in that case, just tell the musician what you want. If you only want root notes then say that.

    • @alextaunton3099
      @alextaunton3099 3 года назад +70

      At that point, they should just track it themselves, or use a bass synth. What's the point of having a human playing if you're not gonna let them actually play?

    • @c.arandyl
      @c.arandyl 2 года назад +17

      @@alextaunton3099 Exactly... why go through having someone dumb down their skills when you can go out of your way to just synth it instead

    • @alextaunton3099
      @alextaunton3099 2 года назад +11

      @@c.arandyl if u have recording equipment its 100x easier to play it yourself if its even reasonably easy. Saves time and you dont have to coordinate schedules.

  • @horowizard
    @horowizard 3 года назад +182

    The look at 2:57 is hilarious! Charles, this reminds me of a gig I did years ago. The guy heard me sit in with him, liked what I did and hired me. I show up to the gig which was a three piece group, so I played my ass off. During the break after the 1st set he told me this wasn't my show, it was his. All he wants to hear from me are Roots and 5ths. That's exactly what I gave him for the 2nd set.

    • @alextaunton3099
      @alextaunton3099 3 года назад +36

      That's his fuckin fault for not telling you beforehand. I don't understand people that go out of their way to find the most skilled musicians they can find, then have them... play roots and 5ths or basic 4x4 rock beats if they're a drummer. Or even worse, get mad at them for actually playing when they didn't say to lay low and play simple beforehand. Like, why go through the effort of finding skilled musicians and paying them when you could have found a couple of drones who can play simple stuff for cheap, so that they don't waste everyone's time. Never understood that. Like when Geoff Tate went and got a bunch of metal legends to record his F.U. album, which ended up being... boring ass radio rock. Waste of fuckin talent. He could have probably got it done sooner, and for cheaper, if he had just gotten some no-names to track the parts. It's not like he required any of the talent he assembled.
      Please at least tell me he paid you for the gig. If he didn't pay you Imma be so mad lmao

    • @horowizard
      @horowizard 3 года назад +25

      @@alextaunton3099 Of course he paid me. He had to. I was his ride home!

  • @louispeddiltton47
    @louispeddiltton47 2 года назад +117

    Just a little anecdote: I started a band and for that band i learned drums since i had a drum set and needed a drummer. I never played drums before, ok? It was tough and i struggled a lot but my best friend is my guitarist so he was so freaking supportive, it became a very fruitful experience. Anyway, fast forward a few years and he finds a work buddy that plays drums so we naturally invite him to play for our band so i can pick up the instrument ive been playing and studying for years… the bass. Well, time progresses and after the first few lessons i noticed the drummer trying to control everything, even going so far as to make up lyrics (that he drunkenly forgot) to a bass line i came up with. Then he said it was his song and he thought of it, which pissed me to all hell. My guitarist saw that i pretty much started to hate this guy, and said we should switch instruments for shits and giggles. We did, me on drums, the drummer on bass. All he did was basic rythms pretty much in sync with the guitar parts, he even had tge balls to say “im just playing what T- plays like a bassist is supposed to.” As if i was awful at bass or was playing too much. Now, this of course didnt stop me from playing bass the way i do because i love steve harris and you can figure out the rest. Fast forward a couple months, drummer goes crazy, ends up “figuring it out”, the tells me in a text that im a terrible musician. So i tell him “yeah, well youre fired.” That didnt sit well with the guitarist at first because they lived very close and i lived much further away, so he still played with the drummer. I just disassociated myself with my best friend and just accepted my fate. A few months later my best friend messages me, tells me he wants me to play drums because H- sucks, and that my drum beats are irreplaceable. Well, now we are a pretty tight band (musically and friendshipwise). I got really good at drums. (In my opinion - and my guitarists).

    • @keenankersh7944
      @keenankersh7944 2 года назад +15

      H- (or whichever letter was the one for the douche in the story) just seems narcissistic, wants to be the center of attention. Honestly, as a drumset player I love funky/interesting bass lines, they just make lots of songs feel and sound better. He also can't seem to comprehend what a bass guitar is...

    • @shinji391
      @shinji391 Год назад

      You need punctuation, paragraphs and less fucking words.

  • @iWillUseMyOwnName
    @iWillUseMyOwnName 4 года назад +2022

    Charles' sponsor segments are the only ones I don't skip.

  • @yeahhyouvish
    @yeahhyouvish 4 года назад +1834

    And that's how Blinding Lights was accidentally composed

    • @kevinseanzebua6342
      @kevinseanzebua6342 3 года назад +6

      😂

    • @macsah.1031
      @macsah.1031 3 года назад +114

      I don't like pop, but Weeknd is actually good.

    • @Mantorok
      @Mantorok 3 года назад +30

      @@macsah.1031 Because Max Martin wrote Blinding Lights

    • @raiame9977
      @raiame9977 3 года назад +7

      @@macsah.1031 Completely agree.

    • @DafterHindi
      @DafterHindi 3 года назад +20

      I dont think its ok to hate him cause he makes simple stuff, everyones music taste is diffrent

  • @choobee1072
    @choobee1072 2 года назад +206

    I love how the producer could actually play the bassline he needed for himself but chose to hire a bassist lol

    • @VectorJW9260
      @VectorJW9260 Год назад +8

      but also like, you have a DAW, clearly? Just use a bass VST

  • @thesambehindtheslaughter8843
    @thesambehindtheslaughter8843 3 года назад +174

    Thats why i like japanese bands they usually have amazing basslines that compliment the song.

    • @MrAflac_1
      @MrAflac_1 Год назад +2

      Ongg

    • @anupriyasarkar2612
      @anupriyasarkar2612 Год назад +3

      So true man!! The Japanese bands are so good to be honest, I've heard so many of them and each one is more amazing than the other❤️💯

    • @yugdails
      @yugdails Год назад

      Bro not only japanese bands have interesting bass lines that’s restricted and close minded to say 😭😭 You’re so dumb

    • @cdscissor
      @cdscissor Год назад +2

      I've heard good basslines in JPop, JRock, K-Pop, OPM... really just try your luck outside English songs

  • @KatamariHypno
    @KatamariHypno 4 года назад +664

    Man this winston-ludwig lore is getting deep.

    • @landonb8446
      @landonb8446 4 года назад +16

      Ludwig von Bassthoven

    • @winstonung
      @winstonung 4 года назад +4

      Imagine not being a Winston (read my name)

    • @tysonl79
      @tysonl79 4 года назад

      Nord VPN

    • @rosegabineteh
      @rosegabineteh 4 года назад

      I'm the 400th person who liked this comment.

    • @kanedgytheguy8105
      @kanedgytheguy8105 3 года назад

      I was thinking that myself

  • @ProfessionalBob
    @ProfessionalBob 4 года назад +977

    Thank god for Dua Lipa and Bruno Mars keeping the funky basslines going on at least a few of their songs.

    • @francescoberiedir
      @francescoberiedir 3 года назад +39

      @@-french_fries- i personally don't care as long as the bassline is good

    • @GothJedi
      @GothJedi 3 года назад +8

      I don’t think he was telling you personally but you do you. That’s a real bassist that could’ve got paid and fed but I guess people don’t think about that stuff as long as they get what they want out of something

    • @kimson5221
      @kimson5221 3 года назад +12

      Yeah, Silk Sonic has great baselines

    • @sainrock9250
      @sainrock9250 2 года назад +4

      Weekend has some good ones and Doja Cat too besides Dua Lipa and Bruno Mars.

    • @Matthew_Klepadlo
      @Matthew_Klepadlo 2 года назад

      Dua Lipa is fucking shit.
      Bruno Mars has actually good music.

  • @enzomenso9136
    @enzomenso9136 4 года назад +630

    The Lesson AND a funny skit? You really are spoiling us

  • @blangaman983
    @blangaman983 4 года назад +926

    Fun fact: Jack White did not play a bass at all during the making of “Seven Nation Army”. Instead, he used an octave (I think that’s how it goes) pedal to his guitar and it sounded like a bass.
    Edit: I posted this over a year ago, please leave me at peace

    • @AoifenicLir
      @AoifenicLir 3 года назад +29

      Octave* pedal.

    • @blangaman983
      @blangaman983 3 года назад +11

      @@AoifenicLir thanks

    • @Camicente
      @Camicente 3 года назад

      Didn‘t he play a baritone?

    • @AoifenicLir
      @AoifenicLir 3 года назад +26

      @@Camicente I don't think so, but I can't say for sure. I saw a small clip of an interview of Jack White on a MusicIsWin video where he talks about using the octave pedal on a guitar. Haven't bothered to find the whole interview to watch it, personally.

    • @pedrosantos3712
      @pedrosantos3712 3 года назад +52

      That was part of the joke, thank you

  • @maluse227
    @maluse227 2 года назад +27

    This exact thing has happened to me with a friend's pop album, we went back and forth like three times before I just started playing the most mind-numbingly static stuff I could, and he was happy with it.

  • @dravenblackthorn4765
    @dravenblackthorn4765 4 года назад +260

    I just learned that I can be a pop bassist.
    Thank you Charles Berthoud.

    • @GuitarsRockForever
      @GuitarsRockForever 4 года назад +19

      Everyone can (because there isn't one needed), that's the sad truth.

    • @KillerBl8
      @KillerBl8 3 года назад +15

      I can't - I'd fall asleep between notes

  • @McDanielification
    @McDanielification 4 года назад +477

    "Keep it SIMPLE!!" - "Ok."
    *playsonesinglenote*
    "Hey man, this isn't JAZZ, ok?" xDD

  • @RC32Smiths01
    @RC32Smiths01 4 года назад +405

    A really funny skit as always! The Jack White bits are always appreciated xD

  • @ohheylads
    @ohheylads 4 года назад +212

    Ah yes, a youtuber who actually puts effort in the ads.

    • @Toby-vl2ug
      @Toby-vl2ug 3 года назад +8

      *cough* daniel thrasher

    • @Aurora-oe2qp
      @Aurora-oe2qp 3 года назад

      *cough* Jay Foreman

    • @numburger
      @numburger 3 года назад

      He showed all the features of NordVPN through the power of *b a s s*

    • @jaden_ong
      @jaden_ong 2 года назад

      *cough* Daniel Ferguson

    • @kidkrowtaylor.ৎ
      @kidkrowtaylor.ৎ 2 года назад

      *cough* Jay Foreman

  • @Tairido
    @Tairido 3 года назад +57

    The saddest thing is that this is a documentary 💔

  • @koba5152
    @koba5152 4 года назад +78

    “Is that simple enough for you” was said with so much raw emotion lmao

    • @daffydou4807
      @daffydou4807 8 месяцев назад

      Definetely had this happen to him, it sounds way tok personal to be just a skit

  • @aniketshival8088
    @aniketshival8088 4 года назад +194

    Charles is the only one RUclipsr that didn't made everyone skip the sponsor time.
    That was really awesome

    • @yuggor
      @yuggor 3 года назад

      Please watch Stevie T's "the lawn mower" ones

  • @NPC0010
    @NPC0010 4 года назад +68

    1:14 Man, if the intro sounds like this I want to hear the rest of the song! Full song! Full song! Full song!

    • @LASKARIKOS
      @LASKARIKOS 3 года назад +1

      Me too.. Is this a backing track?

  • @trynottodie3317
    @trynottodie3317 2 года назад +4

    The best part of this is that the song actually had bass the entire time. Even before he walked in the studio.

  • @andyhsu5329
    @andyhsu5329 4 года назад +8

    That first baseline is magical. We need the rest of the song!

  • @akap
    @akap 4 года назад +167

    Ah, yes, my favorite bassist, Jack White.

    • @christify3418
      @christify3418 4 года назад +8

      Ah my favorite pop/rap bassist is the computer

  • @dylanphelan3010
    @dylanphelan3010 4 года назад +163

    0:02 me listening to Charles' music

  • @snowfox9316
    @snowfox9316 4 года назад +63

    That was the best NORD VPN AD I ever have seen in any video xD

  • @Khud0
    @Khud0 3 года назад +10

    This is probably the most convincing, action-driving and "to the point" NordVPN ad I've ever seen.

  • @patricklink8527
    @patricklink8527 3 года назад +17

    Damn it somebody beat me to the Jack White reference. But it's good to see so many people respect his insane playing. He definitely deserves all the accolades he gets!

    • @CrispyChicken38
      @CrispyChicken38 3 года назад +3

      Yeah, though I think the joke was the producer only knew one guy to reference.

    • @filmandfirearms
      @filmandfirearms Год назад +1

      @@CrispyChicken38 The primary joke was that Jack White didn't even play the bass, he played guitar

  • @Tandereeno
    @Tandereeno 4 года назад +41

    Charles acting is getting really good, I was cracking up at his delivery and timing too. Being able to hold that straight face is brilliant 😂
    "Woah woah! Okay, Jack White!" 🤣🤣

  • @laurencedominguez2826
    @laurencedominguez2826 4 года назад +30

    "Keep it simple"
    Charles: *Absolutely thrashed the strings*

  • @lennymo9088
    @lennymo9088 4 года назад +64

    Love it. Prime example of the industry choking the progress of music.

  • @ШизикПрофессиональный

    3:54
    That was the best advertisement I've ever seen In my whole life!

  • @samlee2562
    @samlee2562 4 года назад +13

    This was literally the first guitar session I ever did 😂 I heard the track a few days before and made loads of interesting bits for it and worked out some harmonies etc. On the day we spent about 2 hours trying all the bits + other stuff which kept getting simpler and simpler and eventually I was just playing 1/4 note power chords and single strings 👌😎 by the end my index and middle fingers were totally spent from all the single string vibrato 🤞🤖

  • @chancethetechie
    @chancethetechie 4 года назад +77

    Charles Berthoud the only youtuber that is innovative enough to make ads that I don't skip?

    • @jun813
      @jun813 4 года назад

      Check out ryan george. His sponsored ads are also really entertaining.

    • @mehdibouzid4392
      @mehdibouzid4392 4 года назад

      well carry on....ads that I dont skip and are worth watching?

    • @jun813
      @jun813 4 года назад

      @@mehdibouzid4392 Yes. Part of his skit. Check him out. Funny dude.

  • @Yo-sl3yx
    @Yo-sl3yx 4 года назад +47

    Playing classical thump on 1 string this man is a genius

  • @spoon4peace
    @spoon4peace 4 года назад +115

    In this video, I learned how to pronounce "Berthoud."

  • @kellyannthomas5727
    @kellyannthomas5727 3 года назад

    I just found your channel on the YT algorithm. I love your sense of humor!

  • @wumbolt
    @wumbolt 2 года назад

    Making integration as good as main content that is awesome. I wish all ads were that good.

  • @erikkennedy8725
    @erikkennedy8725 4 года назад +53

    Okay, that’s a paid sponsor commercial I can appreciate.

    • @Nevy21
      @Nevy21 4 года назад

      Linus take notes

  • @Ensiferum888
    @Ensiferum888 4 года назад +8

    Dude this is the absolute best sponsor plug I ever witnessed on youtube. I use adblock and usually skip any kind of sponsors callout but that was brilliant. 10/10 would watch bass-filled ads again.

  • @sebr4492
    @sebr4492 4 года назад +8

    3:21 And it was at this moment that I realized just how prodigious of a bass player Charles is

  • @-timothe-
    @-timothe- 2 года назад

    I really like that you put your ad at the end of the videos. It's pleasant to watch this way

  • @jdmoncada8205
    @jdmoncada8205 3 года назад

    That's the classiest/coolest in video advertisement I've ever seen. Love that, too.

  • @mindsightdistort
    @mindsightdistort 4 года назад +24

    Release that full "pop session" song with your full riff, was pretty catchy!

  • @bombasstisch7057
    @bombasstisch7057 4 года назад +29

    0:37 I love Victor Wooten, too!

    • @Phyoomz
      @Phyoomz 4 года назад +3

      well, then you're in the right place innit?

    • @bombasstisch7057
      @bombasstisch7057 4 года назад +1

      @@Phyoomz Of course!

  • @ルリ-ruri
    @ルリ-ruri 4 года назад +13

    damn son, that nord vpn ad disguised as bass battle is creative and entertaining as hell

  • @charliem4560
    @charliem4560 3 месяца назад +1

    “Woah woaah ok Jack White” I love how he said it like Jack White’s the best bassist alive 😂

  • @jimmierodriguez2609
    @jimmierodriguez2609 Год назад

    Lol ur sense of humor and humbleness is awesome even though u totally rock

  • @spud0.o
    @spud0.o 4 года назад +4

    "just don't play that stuff today though, just keep it simple."
    ofc we know that 0-3-5 and seven nation are the hardest songs in the world while Classical Thump is a beginner difficulty.
    acting 100%
    costume 100%
    advertisement 100%
    tEChNiqUe 100%
    waking up to see such a good birthday gift, thank u Charles.

  • @divine203
    @divine203 4 года назад +36

    Why is no one talking about 3:24 I almost fell off my chair laughing 😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @MiMenteOnLine
      @MiMenteOnLine 3 года назад +2

      It was ok funny untill then, but that's when I lost it

    • @SuperFlyingGlydon74
      @SuperFlyingGlydon74 Год назад +2

      “ISTHATSIMPLEENOUGHFORYOU!?!?!?!?!”

  • @drekkerscythe4723
    @drekkerscythe4723 4 года назад +48

    Charle's acting is becoming pro verified

  • @ChuckV2023
    @ChuckV2023 10 месяцев назад

    Yeah, been watching and listening to your stuff (just found you) about 2 days into watching I thought, “gosh, I wonder how he will take being told, ‘don’t play too many notes…’” and hoped that you get your own band together rather than pushing the elephant up the stairs with gig after gig telling you you play too many notes… so, finding this video was exactly where I was going… best to you, put together an awesome group of musicians, record and distribute all yourself… then no one can tell you what to do.

  • @garythebard
    @garythebard 3 года назад +1

    Haha too true man. The modern bassline = root note on each chord.

  • @robertwellsrawbass1249
    @robertwellsrawbass1249 4 года назад +143

    Absolutely hilarious!! Idk where to start! And if it wasn’t for bass lines pop music wouldn’t be tolerable at all 😂...was that not the best nord vpn commercial I’ve ever seen??..did Winston just murder Ludvwig with some killer six string tapping??..what an incredible video extremely funny great bass lines and Winston..perfect content 👌

    • @CharlesBerthoud
      @CharlesBerthoud  4 года назад +15

      Glad you liked it!

    • @robertwellsrawbass1249
      @robertwellsrawbass1249 4 года назад

      @@CharlesBerthoud oh for sure you always deliver great bass content thanks again!

    • @gunkyzip
      @gunkyzip 4 года назад

      @@CharlesBerthoud If I didn't already have NordVPN, I would get it from your link. Great video!

  • @bassanup
    @bassanup 4 года назад +29

    just came home from a long session with that same "keep it simple" experience ... 😴

  • @albertosartini
    @albertosartini 4 года назад +11

    This nord VPN ad is going to be the plot for my next D&D campaign.

  • @Peacho03
    @Peacho03 3 года назад +2

    Charles Bearthoud: incredible bassist, legit actor.

  • @tigar5546
    @tigar5546 4 года назад +6

    He’s faster and more accurate with his notes on the Bass then many professional electric guitar players

  • @jnnerantzau6061
    @jnnerantzau6061 4 года назад +6

    Such high quality. So much bass and humor. We need to get more subs for Beartooth

  • @eswing2153
    @eswing2153 3 года назад +3

    This is so well done. Even the sponsor. Way better than normal

  • @thiagowaldhelm
    @thiagowaldhelm 4 года назад +6

    NordVPN should drop everyone else and have Charles do ALL sponsor segments.

  • @Absurd000
    @Absurd000 2 года назад +1

    I love your creative ways to plug your sponsors. You're creativity seems to have no bounds. 👌

  • @daa8839
    @daa8839 Год назад

    finally an ad i didnt actually fastforward thru, thanks for making that entertaining

  • @pedrocarvalhobass
    @pedrocarvalhobass 4 года назад +138

    These skits remind me of Rudy Ayoub's, but in a good way

    • @krodranvin2293
      @krodranvin2293 4 года назад +7

      He sucks

    • @sesclaytpoop8525
      @sesclaytpoop8525 4 года назад +3

      SHOW ME THE TEARS

    • @janj.2898
      @janj.2898 4 года назад +10

      😂 Man, Rudy is guilty pleasure 😉

    • @pedrocarvalhobass
      @pedrocarvalhobass 4 года назад +14

      @@janj.2898 just to clarify i love both of them! But this one has a tiny bit of that classic Rudy cringe 😂

    • @pimpacciaturpe
      @pimpacciaturpe 4 года назад +3

      There is no such thing as thinking at him in a good way and you know that

  • @bigwilly1850
    @bigwilly1850 4 года назад +19

    Ludwig needs to practice 69 hours 420 days a week to get revenge on Winston.

  • @deku2399
    @deku2399 4 года назад +18

    LMFAO he did an entire bass battle for a sponsor plug

  • @fluffybuht
    @fluffybuht 4 года назад

    Ok. That was probably the first sponsor part that I willingly watched. Great job!

  • @GustavoCosta-jr1mh
    @GustavoCosta-jr1mh 3 года назад

    Man... This channel is pure gold!

  • @Berus7777
    @Berus7777 3 года назад +35

    This was a brilliant bit of satire. As with all truly great satire, there's a very strong, biting element of truth and realism. A few months ago, I became aware that so many facets of our lives have effectively become "politicized", and music is no exception. All the politics around artistic freedom vs real world expectations are impossibly complex and this video illustrates that hilariously. That was some superb acting as well!

  • @JazzbLu
    @JazzbLu 4 года назад +11

    Dang, with that pop bass line, you're on a whole new level of bass playing!

  • @TheMotormaiden666
    @TheMotormaiden666 4 года назад +21

    Early for Bass, Late for Pop

  • @gyul8201
    @gyul8201 3 года назад

    The most creative ad i've ever seen in my life :)

  • @NoobieSnake
    @NoobieSnake 3 года назад +1

    Best sponsor bit I’ve ever seen and watched it all, lol.

  • @emalaw1329
    @emalaw1329 4 года назад +353

    "Every pop bass recording session"
    Since when does pop have bass?

    • @tylerscott9329
      @tylerscott9329 4 года назад +62

      Actually alot of pop has tasty and funky bass lines... Dua Lipa, Charlie Puth, Bruno Mars, Ariana Grande etc...

    • @emalaw1329
      @emalaw1329 4 года назад +30

      @@tylerscott9329 yeah but the thing is, it either has it and it's interesting, or it doesn't. At least that's how I perceive it.

    • @blop-a-blop9419
      @blop-a-blop9419 4 года назад +50

      Well yeah actually some of them are not bass guitar but a synth.
      And syths do sound cool,
      But it's also like, why would you hire a bassist to record just 4 notes, right ^^

    • @proximityclockworkx1572
      @proximityclockworkx1572 4 года назад +11

      Nowadays it got nothing BUT bass...

    • @notoriusdrifter40
      @notoriusdrifter40 4 года назад +2

      @@proximityclockworkx1572 thats also true lol

  • @W4V3R
    @W4V3R 4 года назад +5

    Give this highly talented bassist an Oscar!

  • @pedrojardim7569
    @pedrojardim7569 4 года назад +131

    Don’t know why but I thought he teleported to Japan at 4:25...

    • @Ankurenai
      @Ankurenai 4 года назад +12

      this comment is underrated

    • @PapunaOfficial
      @PapunaOfficial 4 года назад +2

      jeeze 😆😆😆

    • @JennerationX100
      @JennerationX100 4 года назад +2

      Best comment yet.. I wanted to like it.. but it's currently at 69..

    • @penguindrum264
      @penguindrum264 4 года назад

      @@JennerationX100 it's too late now.

    • @JennerationX100
      @JennerationX100 4 года назад +2

      @@penguindrum264 I know.. but it means I can like it now.🙂

  • @marceloabelenda
    @marceloabelenda 2 года назад

    This is pure gold...may be his best video ever! 😎

  • @quentindaniels7460
    @quentindaniels7460 3 года назад +1

    You do a good job with the skits. Your lines and the emotion involved with the two characters flow very smoothly.
    It seems like something simple to do, but to get it right, from what I’ve observed, isn’t easy.

  • @junkie_ayee893
    @junkie_ayee893 2 года назад +6

    I find this sad because we had a killer bassist (upright) and our teacher never stopped our bassists from improvising.
    As a jazz concert band, our bassist, rhythm section and woodwinds really did carry on solos as well. That’s what made me love it

  • @dnb9913
    @dnb9913 3 года назад +4

    petition for Charles to write a full song with that first bassline.

  • @nitrofox1354
    @nitrofox1354 3 года назад +4

    3:22 that’s the face of Satan, holy cow that was actually so scary

  • @stroggcommander
    @stroggcommander 3 года назад +2

    He's such a good actor, musician and the world best Bass player. I am 54 years old and i' ve sein sooo many musicians...

  • @Mazoane
    @Mazoane 3 года назад +1

    Man, I just went through that. The guy asked me to make a bass line a take the lead. Then told the line was too busy and asked to keep it simple, only the root!
    It was not that busy lol

  • @bombasstisch7057
    @bombasstisch7057 4 года назад +5

    Amazing video!!! You are the Victor Wooten of RUclips!!!

  • @francoextract
    @francoextract 3 года назад +4

    The beginning felt like I was watching Rudy Ayoub;
    *The awkward silences...*

  • @nikkmorse
    @nikkmorse 4 года назад +4

    Winston made it back 🤘🏼😈🤘🏼

  • @Richythedoom
    @Richythedoom 3 года назад +1

    So much work behind everything you do. Chapeau, Charles

  • @robertbenato845
    @robertbenato845 3 года назад +1

    To see how your content has grown since you made your channel is just awesome. Love the direction you've taken!