I have been playing bass for over 20 years now and learned today that I am squarely between the noob and amateur phase according to this video lol. Charles is so good that even his take on amateur is better than most seasoned musicians
It's the only bassline that's functional as a bassline (apart from the one at the end). The bass is part of a framework, the glue not musical postulation.
Some bassists, like me, decided to play bass because we really love the funky grooves you get to play in a rock, funk, fusion, whatever ensemble. I have absolutely zero desire to be a base soloist. Being part of a funky rhythm section is one of my most favorite things in life.
Yup, same here, I really never developed desire to learn some advanced slapping or other stuff, what I can do works for me great. And I'm more than happy when groove demands dome basic root note eight notes. Or I just suck at it, despite playing bass for 20 years now. I think it's somehow both.
I dropped the guitar and switched to bass exactly for this reason. G R O O V E Yes you can groove on a guitar but without a bass, let's be honnest, it's not the same Playing a groovy bassline on top of a guitar solo is 100 times more satisfying to me than playing the said solo
@@jeanfonssedeporte3158 100%. And I still play guitar. But what I love about playing bass with a guitarist and drummer is that the bass gets to play harmonies and counterpoint. A well planned bass line can turn a mediocre chord progression into something special. I choose to play bass over guitar almost every chance I get.
The ironic part is the final few seconds of bass is the kind which has the most impact in the hearts and minds of the public and is still being listened to and enjoyed almost 50 years after it was recorded
John Deacon is underrated, he always let other people take credit. Like in case of Under Pressure. Or in setting up Brian May's guitar tone on his self-made solid state amps that were a no-go for most musicians back then.
“Simplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, it is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art.” ― Frédéric Chopin
if you compare yourself to the people who've probably had way more practice and experience than you, youll never be truly good at an instrument. focus on what you want to be instead of comparing!!
The first time we heard ourselves recorded with the band back then was brutal, so thanks for including that very important moment. It 's a shocking and discouraging experience, but one has to go through it, to understand what the audience is actually hearing.
The Cliff Burton phase is an underrated phase. He had a combination of stage presence, heaviness, and elegance which the guitar world could learn from.
And still it speaks volumes that he is one of only 2 named bassists. The moment you realize it wasn't a guitar that played the intro to For Whom The Bell Tolls... 😱 R.I.P. Cliff - I'm still convinced that without him Metallica wouldn't be what and who they are now 🙇♂🤘
Elegance? Pffffffft, the guy was a sloppy mess on the bass. His recorded basslines are genuinely badly played. Cliff burton anything is highly overrated except maybe when compared to the rest of the band at the time..
@@adriantaylor5778 Joker. Probably one of those people who see music as a sport, focusing on precision rather than pouring your soul into the recording. I'm sure you can play Cliff's basslines much better but it will never sound like him.
Commented on a previous video I’m picking up the bass again after nearly 15 years and I know that I am looking forward to my @CharlesBerthoud phase of playing if I can get to tapping. Going to take it a step at a time and just hope it’s enough.
The real pro phase is what all of us need to understand and Charles portrays it in less than 3 seconds. Having acquired the most incredible music techniques with our instrument does not mean that we are able to write a great song. Most great songs that will live forever in our heads are based on simple ideas...this is the real challenge and distinguishes the geniuses out there! We all would wish to be able to compose a seven nation army or a smells like teen spirit!
Roger Waters is the prime example of this. His basslines are so simple but they're the driving force between an entire discography and arguably an entire style of music.
I’m entering my Charles Berthoud phase. I got his course on two handed tapping. That whole concept of two handed tap playing felt so alien to me, especially since I played with a pick. But after only a month (lot of practice lol) I’m now writing simple two handed tapping stuff. Hopefully one day I can get as good as him. Thanks Charles.
No joking around Charles, you're probably in the top 3 best bass players in the world right now in terms of overall technique and clarity-of-sound. I haven't heard anyone play such difficult compositions with such clean sound.
do you really believe that clean sound is real? i mean Charles is no doubt one of the best in the world. But i'm sure you need to watch him performing live to assess his real sound.
Big feels!! I always bring my own double kick and symbol setup even if they have a full set already and they always tell me to slow down or not play so intensely
@@blakesimmons5130 I would call that a fair criticism if not for the copout part. Blast beats are boring to listen to maybe, but the skill involved is what makes them impressive. I recommend checking out some of Riccardo Merlini's content. The skill is in the consistency of the beat and the incredible speed achieved with one hand. Few people have this talent and it can be applied in a countless number of ways. The blast beat itself is more of a skill challenge than an acceptable style, that is true.
Yeah,. that's so true.. We're all thinking that LeFay is your signature.. 😑 Come on, make some deal and get one "Charles Berthoud Signature Bass"... and Rub it to Rob Scallon and Ichika Nito dan Davie 504's face.. 😎👍
I'd say the real pro phase comes when you not only have the patience to keep it simple, but that you can actually sit in the pocket for an entire set. A lot of pro bassists don't play parts that are "hard" in a technical sense like the short flashy slap and tap stuff people post online, but they play with that perfect groove and timing to meld with the drummer and enhance the song. Any beginner can learn motown songs, but how many can roll up to a gig and sit in that pocket for song after song? That's a way more important skill than double thumb or tapping.
coming too late, but just listen to Anesthesia (Pulling Teeth) by Metallica. That's a 4 minutes and a half long Cliff solo and nothing else (just during the second half Lars enters with drums)
Not even John Deacon, they explicitly took it from Good Times by Chic aka the most famous bass line in hip hop. It's not exactly the same (it's shorter and less complex) but it's extremely clearly an adaptation.
@@trossk Rapper's Delight by the Sugarhill Gang (1979) is sometimes considered the first mainstream hip hop song. It use the bassline from Chic's Good Times, which is more of a disco/funk song.
you nail it, Buddy .. i remember once reading a quota from an ancient japanese Zen martial artist: in your beginning, a stick is just a stick - then you practise Kata for months and years and learn complicated patterns and techniques - and in the end, a stick is just a stick again. circle from pupil to intermediate to master. SO true, and fits to many aspects in life
Always impressed and inspired by these masterpieces! Even this year, losing my mum, burn-out and losing my job, it's the only thing that gets me up and get my bass. Playing bass is keeping me sane. No idea how to tell him how much it means.
When I first saw a video of you, you were a guest on Davey504 and I was completely blown away. I subscribed to your channel, and every one of your videos since have literally enriched my soul with the sounds of passionate, perfect, and beautiful bass music! It was impossible to play a bass guitar like that! Now I wonder, what really is impossible for you? I would love to read an in depth biography of you. God bless!
33 years of playing, I did 0, 1, skipped 2 and 3, did 4...lots of 5...skipped 6 entirely (my hands are huge and absolutely cannot play a tiny guitar), and 7 for the next 20 years...where I was when I no longer could physically play anymore. And BTW, just as most-everyone else has said...every phase this man did was 10 times better than everyone else in the same phase. A monstrous prodigy.
Holy shit #9 had me rolling. It’s very true because it’s about the song potential and not the individual band member potential. Great songwriters know that the song comes first before any individual talent.
Many years ago I subscribed to Bass Player Magazine and they ran a piece where they asked a dozen or so pro bass players what their favorite riff was...these riffs were transcribed as well. Well, as you can imagine there were many dense, almost black pages filled with notes. I forget who it was but the last player (it actually may have been Victor Wooten) had his but to see it, you had to turn the page...there were no notes on the staff. It was empty. His thing was the best riff is space. I've never forgotten that lesson. BTW Charlie...awesome playing!
Agreed about playing with bands. We can spend years learning how to slap, but good luck finding a band that will support that style. And good luck finding a drummer that can stay in the pocket while you take a slap lead. So many times, especially with blues I felt like a human metronome so the guitar player could take MULTIPLE leads.
Guitar phase, lol yes! Very proper that Victa has his own phase. You're the only player I've ever heard ACTUALLY pull off Classical Thump besides Victor himself. Props to you, Charles.
Dude...between you and Davey504 I am just amazed at your abilities! I'm a bassist myself but do not possess the high end quality that you yourself display...but watching you jam has made me want to improve upon my existing skill set! Keep the videos coming man!
You miss the really final and last phase !!!! Is the "Charles Berthoud Phase " ....Is soooooooooo diffcult that only one person has ever achieved it....❤
I had a cliff phase for the entirety of my bass playing, nowadays I’m trying to build up my musicianship, music theory and daily exercises to clean up my technique.
You really want Charles's video getting claimed or demonetized, eh? :D "Vultures" are *the* most notorious claimers on RUclips, doesn't matter that it's a cover and not a recording. Even just speaking their band name earns you a claim (hence why I publicly call them Vultures instead).
PML! Another One Bites the Dust at the end - all those years of hard effort! Actually John Deacon was an awesome bass player - especially the earlier stuff from Queen II etc - some quite complex bass lines in the rock opera stuff they did. Great vid dude. I've been playing bass my whole life and am still in the amateur (wannabe Flea) phase 😩
i think the Flea phase should've involved struggling to slap the right string, accidentally slapping all of them, and plucking the strings a little TOO hard, then suddenly getting it right and feeling like a pro
Mind-blowing! I have been learning bass for less than a week And I thought I was doing all right... Now I'm scared 😂 Dude You are out of this world! AMAZING
Chuck probably legitimately went through #9, and the fact he blasted last it to #10 has made us all better for it. Dude slaps like no other bassists I've ever seen
Love the Real PRO phase! It's when you forget about yourself, stop showing off and start "reading rhe room". Happy Birthday Charles! Thank you for hours of real pleasure 🎉
Charles, this video is off the charts, true and hilarious. Between the giggles,and playing excellence I am truly elated. Thank you for putting this together
I love the way the final one after all the genius level 2 handed hammering and down/up thumb slapping is John Deacon’s ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST 😂😊….very good .❤
No idea if you/anybody will ever see this, BUT I absolutely love the synth-ish tone from the Cliff phase for a bit onward! If anybody in the comments or whatever could lead me in the right direction towards finding something like that when it comes to making tone, I would be forever in your debt ❤️
I usually put tone to max/near max and increase the volume from my amp and then i put every other setting (my distortion pedal has settings: tone, dry, wet and dist. I use the MXR Bass Distortion M 85) to middle and just start moving every single one to some direction until it works. I am not good at these sort of stuff but it gets me a pretty cool anesthesia pulling teeth type of sound. I hope this helped you.
hey! I use my boss os1 the yellow overdrive, and it gives this... not as synthy as that cliff phase but it goes like this grimy dirty clean ish tone on my five string, really like tone for long hearty deep notes, on the b string mine is tuned to a, and like dirty crispy on the d and g string, play harder and it goes with you. feels awesome to jam on, hope this helps
I got real quick to the final phase lol. Seriously though the Cliff Burton into pseudo-guitar playing bass is only one way for a Metal bassist, the other two are gallops of Steve Harris, and the quick picking fast bass like Markus Grosskopf or any power/speed/death/black metal players do.
A piece of music doesn't need to be technically astounding to be appreciated. Neil Peart's lyrics in the Rush song Superconductor explains it simply. "Hit you in a soft place A melody so sweet A strong and simple beat That you can dance to"
For people still stuck in phases 0-12, the real pro phase is mastering everything learned in the previous phases yet just choosing to write and perform cool, catchy and enjoyable songs. Nevertheless I'm actually a drummer so what do I know 🤷
I dunno why you're not putting out albums of music. If you want to be appreciated for all your talent and hard work, grind it out and make your mark as big as possible.
Hello Charles, you left me with my mouth open and my sphincters open too, I am from the end of the world, I live in Chile, since I was 9 or 10 years old I have been a fan of the bass, but my hands and talent did not want me to be able to play. From today I will follow you and listen with great envy, YOU ARE EXTRAORDINARY. Roberto Coron Thank you so much!!!!!
I have been playing bass for over 20 years now and learned today that I am squarely between the noob and amateur phase according to this video lol. Charles is so good that even his take on amateur is better than most seasoned musicians
I second this 😅
@@DominusFeles i third this
Samsies
Yeah it's just so tight, sounds way too good 😂
Amateur phase would actually be something like playing Blitzkrieg Bob
Charles is so good that he struggles to portray an amateur
Yeah lol, he’s playing so good it makes me feel below ameteur
@@LlamaLorde682 me either😂😂
his one fatal weakness
Haha.
Right? Articulation is way too good. String to string volume is great. No poorly fretted notes? Slides sound good? Tone isn't mid scooped all the way?
Great! So after 13 years of bassing, I finally made it to amateur phase
Relatable
I was thinking the same thing 😂.
and after 20 years ive only made it to noob 😂😂😂
It's the only bassline that's functional as a bassline (apart from the one at the end). The bass is part of a framework, the glue not musical postulation.
The word he used is 'amateur': simply someone who is doesn't play for a living@@rulersofdoom
Apparently every bassist becomes extremely good very quickly.
@AI Your English is perfect there
I want to play Bass, it's as easy as people say?
well.. it's a lot easier than most other instruments
@@akozitos Don't play because it's easy. Play because it's fun.
@AI this hits too hard
Some bassists, like me, decided to play bass because we really love the funky grooves you get to play in a rock, funk, fusion, whatever ensemble. I have absolutely zero desire to be a base soloist. Being part of a funky rhythm section is one of my most favorite things in life.
underrated comment
Hallelujah!
Yup, same here, I really never developed desire to learn some advanced slapping or other stuff, what I can do works for me great. And I'm more than happy when groove demands dome basic root note eight notes.
Or I just suck at it, despite playing bass for 20 years now.
I think it's somehow both.
I dropped the guitar and switched to bass exactly for this reason. G R O O V E
Yes you can groove on a guitar but without a bass, let's be honnest, it's not the same
Playing a groovy bassline on top of a guitar solo is 100 times more satisfying to me than playing the said solo
@@jeanfonssedeporte3158 100%. And I still play guitar. But what I love about playing bass with a guitarist and drummer is that the bass gets to play harmonies and counterpoint. A well planned bass line can turn a mediocre chord progression into something special. I choose to play bass over guitar almost every chance I get.
The ironic part is the final few seconds of bass is the kind which has the most impact in the hearts and minds of the public and is still being listened to and enjoyed almost 50 years after it was recorded
John Deacon is underrated, he always let other people take credit. Like in case of Under Pressure. Or in setting up Brian May's guitar tone on his self-made solid state amps that were a no-go for most musicians back then.
rofl
“Simplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, it is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art.” ― Frédéric Chopin
@@Funkensturme Chopin gets it. A shame most shredders don't.
@@KasumiRINAEvery JD bassline and song slapp.
Your "amateur" phase is probably better than I'll ever be!
if you compare yourself to the people who've probably had way more practice and experience than you, youll never be truly good at an instrument. focus on what you want to be instead of comparing!!
The sneaky peek at the camera 😂
@@user-jv7ir9ez2k
Excellent advice there.
Well said. 🍻
Same
@@user-jv7ir9ez2k can you send me some videos of people who suck so I can laugh from the top of my castle? (I cannot play bass)
The first time we heard ourselves recorded with the band back then was brutal, so thanks for including that very important moment.
It 's a shocking and discouraging experience, but one has to go through it, to understand what the audience is actually hearing.
100% agreed! Lol
my wife (a singer) felt that on a spiritual level.
I am happy to announce that after 5 years of bass playing I'm getting closer to reaching the amateur phase
Another 5, and you'll be halfway.
The Cliff Burton phase is an underrated phase. He had a combination of stage presence, heaviness, and elegance which the guitar world could learn from.
Agreed.
And still it speaks volumes that he is one of only 2 named bassists.
The moment you realize it wasn't a guitar that played the intro to For Whom The Bell Tolls... 😱
R.I.P. Cliff - I'm still convinced that without him Metallica wouldn't be what and who they are now 🙇♂🤘
@@Teiwaz111 3 named bassists*
Elegance? Pffffffft, the guy was a sloppy mess on the bass. His recorded basslines are genuinely badly played. Cliff burton anything is highly overrated except maybe when compared to the rest of the band at the time..
@@adriantaylor5778 Joker. Probably one of those people who see music as a sport, focusing on precision rather than pouring your soul into the recording. I'm sure you can play Cliff's basslines much better but it will never sound like him.
There’s one more, the Charles Berthoud phase, the one that others will now aspire too. Well done Charles!!!
I have constantly been in the Charles Berthoud/Ichika Phase
You beat me to it! I'm 65, but I still want to play like Charles when I grow up. 😉
@@949Designs I’m 62, not a bass player but I wouldn’t mind being able to pull off some of that stuff on my guitar.
The Davie503 phase!
Commented on a previous video I’m picking up the bass again after nearly 15 years and I know that I am looking forward to my @CharlesBerthoud phase of playing if I can get to tapping. Going to take it a step at a time and just hope it’s enough.
The real pro phase is what all of us need to understand and Charles portrays it in less than 3 seconds. Having acquired the most incredible music techniques with our instrument does not mean that we are able to write a great song. Most great songs that will live forever in our heads are based on simple ideas...this is the real challenge and distinguishes the geniuses out there! We all would wish to be able to compose a seven nation army or a smells like teen spirit!
or join a tech death metal band and play as fast and fancy as you want lol
Roger Waters is the prime example of this. His basslines are so simple but they're the driving force between an entire discography and arguably an entire style of music.
Perfect comment mate! Im a songwriter 1st, bass player 2nd, guitarist 3rd, or maybe 5th 🤣
@@shieldsymusicSame
I’m entering my Charles Berthoud phase. I got his course on two handed tapping. That whole concept of two handed tap playing felt so alien to me, especially since I played with a pick. But after only a month (lot of practice lol) I’m now writing simple two handed tapping stuff. Hopefully one day I can get as good as him. Thanks Charles.
After 20 years of playing, i still feel like im in a phase 1...
which song is that
Nah, you're in phase 13!
Me too.
Same here, after twenty years I’m still in phase two. According to Charles.
@@alphagt62 Same here, phase 2 is all you need!
"Another One Bites the Dust" is one of the few songs I learned to play. I guess that means I'm already at the Real Pro stage 😂
Congrats. You skipped all the nonsense in between!
😂😂😂😂
If you want to become the BEST pro of all times, play the 5 3 0 0 0 section in the right times it comes up so you become the god of music and accuracy
0:24 goes so hard. Sounds like something from a megaman boss
No joking around Charles, you're probably in the top 3 best bass players in the world right now in terms of overall technique and clarity-of-sound. I haven't heard anyone play such difficult compositions with such clean sound.
do you really believe that clean sound is real? i mean Charles is no doubt one of the best in the world. But i'm sure you need to watch him performing live to assess his real sound.
@@АртёмБеленков-е5ш True. I’d pay.
Might not be relevant, but check out Dirty Loops, their bassist Henrik Linder is a very cool bass man
@@goododarco2785 imeannn if we're talking about dirty loops and the world of fusion then let's bring Michael League into the conversation👀
Who would you put as the other two? I honestly haven't seen someone better.
Testament of a seasoned bassist, happy to play one note if the groove is good. Thanks for the killing and inspiring videos!!
Testament...also...has...a seasoned bassist. Got em!
OMG.... been learning bass for 1 year now... i'm 52 and if i could play as good as you do in the Amateur stage, i'd be over the moon!!
YES!
1:11 as a drummer with 8 years experience, i felt that...
Big feels!! I always bring my own double kick and symbol setup even if they have a full set already and they always tell me to slow down or not play so intensely
The trick is to play so sick that they can't refuse
@@blakesimmons5130 this is how metal has made it's way to the mainstream in the last couple decades
@@TheBl00D1u5t that's true for everything except blast beats. Boring monotone lifeless copout nonsense
@@blakesimmons5130 I would call that a fair criticism if not for the copout part. Blast beats are boring to listen to maybe, but the skill involved is what makes them impressive. I recommend checking out some of Riccardo Merlini's content. The skill is in the consistency of the beat and the incredible speed achieved with one hand. Few people have this talent and it can be applied in a countless number of ways. The blast beat itself is more of a skill challenge than an acceptable style, that is true.
We need a Charles Berthoud signature bass.
Oui tellement
I wholeheartedly agree.
Someone call le fay
Yeah,. that's so true.. We're all thinking that LeFay is your signature.. 😑
Come on, make some deal and get one "Charles Berthoud Signature Bass"...
and Rub it to Rob Scallon and Ichika Nito dan Davie 504's face.. 😎👍
I'd love to see a LeFay Berthoud signature bass
The real pro-phase is when you finally have the patience to play simple basslines again and enjoy them.
@Mr_berthoud goddamn scammer has the nerve to ask for a massage before ripping you off. Kudos, really. You guys are BOLD.
I'd say the real pro phase comes when you not only have the patience to keep it simple, but that you can actually sit in the pocket for an entire set. A lot of pro bassists don't play parts that are "hard" in a technical sense like the short flashy slap and tap stuff people post online, but they play with that perfect groove and timing to meld with the drummer and enhance the song. Any beginner can learn motown songs, but how many can roll up to a gig and sit in that pocket for song after song? That's a way more important skill than double thumb or tapping.
0:44 - 1:11 is so freaking good, i would listen to full track like this
But its too much guitarish :(
metallica - ride the lightning album
How
coming too late, but just listen to Anesthesia (Pulling Teeth) by Metallica. That's a 4 minutes and a half long Cliff solo and nothing else (just during the second half Lars enters with drums)
@@ynoblaze7453 This song is amazing! Thank you!
This guy is too good to do a realistic impression of a beginner.
I feel like you missed a few phases between Newb and Amateur! That was way too good! lol, you're amazing, Charles. Thanks for the Phase 10 laugh
It is probably because he can't play intentionally badly like wrong notes, wishy washy timing, changing volume, etc.
I was thinking the same thing! I’m significantly worse than I thought I was.
what every bassist practice to be: tapping, slapping, solo, speed
what every band want a bassist to play: root notes
Love the final “real pro” phase with a simple hook bass line from John Deacon
Aka writing a hit and making money from it.
Me thinks John Deacon got it from the real Pro ...
Not even John Deacon, they explicitly took it from Good Times by Chic aka the most famous bass line in hip hop. It's not exactly the same (it's shorter and less complex) but it's extremely clearly an adaptation.
@@browncoat697 was hip hop around in1979-1980?
@@trossk Rapper's Delight by the Sugarhill Gang (1979) is sometimes considered the first mainstream hip hop song. It use the bassline from Chic's Good Times, which is more of a disco/funk song.
you nail it, Buddy .. i remember once reading a quota from an ancient japanese Zen martial artist: in your beginning, a stick is just a stick - then you practise Kata for months and years and learn complicated patterns and techniques - and in the end, a stick is just a stick again. circle from pupil to intermediate to master. SO true, and fits to many aspects in life
Ended with one of the best-paid bass lines, per note, I can think of. Total pro.
Always impressed and inspired by these masterpieces! Even this year, losing my mum, burn-out and losing my job, it's the only thing that gets me up and get my bass. Playing bass is keeping me sane. No idea how to tell him how much it means.
Sorry to hear that but I'm glad my videos can help! Stay strong!
When I first saw a video of you, you were a guest on Davey504 and I was completely blown away. I subscribed to your channel, and every one of your videos since have literally enriched my soul with the sounds of passionate, perfect, and beautiful bass music! It was impossible to play a bass guitar like that! Now I wonder, what really is impossible for you? I would love to read an in depth biography of you. God bless!
Greatest spin-off ever 🔥
Thanks for supporting me through the years!!
@@CharlesBerthoud Davie brought me here too!
That is my story with Charles as well!
I haven't missed a video since that day.
I’m hitting my Cliff Burton phase now. My mind loves it, my hands don’t love it. But it’s fun! Love you CB.
33 years of playing, I did 0, 1, skipped 2 and 3, did 4...lots of 5...skipped 6 entirely (my hands are huge and absolutely cannot play a tiny guitar), and 7 for the next 20 years...where I was when I no longer could physically play anymore.
And BTW, just as most-everyone else has said...every phase this man did was 10 times better than everyone else in the same phase. A monstrous prodigy.
Practice not prodigy
Holy shit #9 had me rolling. It’s very true because it’s about the song potential and not the individual band member potential. Great songwriters know that the song comes first before any individual talent.
This is great. I just picked up a Bass today and the first thing I learned was the bassline from Another One Bites the Dust.
This was worth that little break you did. You have cemented yourself as a god-tier bassist!! Love your work man
The last phase made me smile. Another great video.
great because becoming iconic and recognizable kind of is the ultimate in a sense
Many years ago I subscribed to Bass Player Magazine and they ran a piece where they asked a dozen or so pro bass players what their favorite riff was...these riffs were transcribed as well. Well, as you can imagine there were many dense, almost black pages filled with notes. I forget who it was but the last player (it actually may have been Victor Wooten) had his but to see it, you had to turn the page...there were no notes on the staff. It was empty. His thing was the best riff is space. I've never forgotten that lesson.
BTW Charlie...awesome playing!
Agreed about playing with bands. We can spend years learning how to slap, but good luck finding a band that will support that style. And good luck finding a drummer that can stay in the pocket while you take a slap lead. So many times, especially with blues I felt like a human metronome so the guitar player could take MULTIPLE leads.
OMG watching this video makes me want to live every one of them again, even if I skipped something; I want to be a PRO someday.
0:38 thank you!
I mean, thank you for the whole creative and accurate thing of course; but the listening part is just priceless! All the best
Guitar phase, lol yes!
Very proper that Victa has his own phase.
You're the only player I've ever heard ACTUALLY pull off Classical Thump besides Victor himself. Props to you, Charles.
MAD respect for the last phase. I mean this shows and earns kudos at the same time. Big time.
From someone who is about to start bass, you make me feel like I will never be good enough, thanks
Dude...between you and Davey504 I am just amazed at your abilities! I'm a bassist myself but do not possess the high end quality that you yourself display...but watching you jam has made me want to improve upon my existing skill set! Keep the videos coming man!
0:57 is just too good, please make a longer version!!! 🛐
It reminds me of trance from older beatmania IIDX games, amazing stuff
It remainded me of a La La Land soundtrack
YES
@@alessio_tasco THANKS MAN I THOUGHT I NEVER REMIND WHAT IS THIS
I rather not him hurt my ego anymore XD
You miss the really final and last phase !!!! Is the "Charles Berthoud Phase " ....Is soooooooooo diffcult that only one person has ever achieved it....❤
I had a cliff phase for the entirety of my bass playing, nowadays I’m trying to build up my musicianship, music theory and daily exercises to clean up my technique.
Hey Charles, could you make "If Hotel California was the hardest song in the world" ? It would sound perfect on your bass, it would be so awesome!
+10000000000000000
Hotel California deserves a too many note phase arpeggio
I want "Yesterday" 🙏
You really want Charles's video getting claimed or demonetized, eh? :D
"Vultures" are *the* most notorious claimers on RUclips, doesn't matter that it's a cover and not a recording. Even just speaking their band name earns you a claim (hence why I publicly call them Vultures instead).
@@BaliSzvobi exactly and precisely correct!
@@Nick--Name Ooh this one would also be so perfect, I hope Charles does it too
PML! Another One Bites the Dust at the end - all those years of hard effort! Actually John Deacon was an awesome bass player - especially the earlier stuff from Queen II etc - some quite complex bass lines in the rock opera stuff they did. Great vid dude. I've been playing bass my whole life and am still in the amateur (wannabe Flea) phase 😩
dude ur the best. the fact u keep invoking Cliff Burton is awesome, may he never die
Cool! You’re such a great musician! Keep up the great content!
Very Awesome Sir!! ... After 40 years I went from 2 Amateur to 12 Pro skipping most of the in-betweens! lol
Nice vid! You're one of my bass inspirations, love your music!!
As a non-bass player who aspires to dabble in bass, #9 is very comforting and makes it feel like the minimum bar is possibly within reach ;D
i think the Flea phase should've involved struggling to slap the right string, accidentally slapping all of them, and plucking the strings a little TOO hard, then suddenly getting it right and feeling like a pro
Mind-blowing! I have been learning bass for less than a week And I thought I was doing all right... Now I'm scared 😂 Dude You are out of this world! AMAZING
you forgot the Leland Sklar phase, with a beard so epic that it can play the bass on its own
Love LS!
Hello Charles, I love your bass playing & your videos… please keep making them. Greetings from Dublin, Ireland 🇮🇪 👍
HELL YEAH! Awesome! I just got a bass and you've been inspiring me so much. Thank you and keep it up!
EVERY bass player? There are plenty of us out here who are happy with mediocrity! (Your bass skills are insane btw. Absolute madness!)
🤣 Genious!
I picked up on one error, though. You forgot all the muscle tension and the tight hands in the second phase 😁
I love these skit videos! 😂 You're Awesome 🤘🤙💪🎸
I think I'm at the Flea stage lol
0:45 is “Pulling Teeth” on the Kill Em’ All album, the whole song is, as the start says “Bass Solo, Take one”
The Cliff Burton phase is just magic ! 😂
I had a MASSIVE Fieldy from Korn phase
Chuck probably legitimately went through #9, and the fact he blasted last it to #10 has made us all better for it. Dude slaps like no other bassists I've ever seen
Love the Real PRO phase! It's when you forget about yourself, stop showing off and start "reading rhe room".
Happy Birthday Charles! Thank you for hours of real pleasure 🎉
1:05 also called John Myung phase
Another planet. Thanks for sharing your talent and your joy.
For anyone wondering what the song is at 0:17 it’s Higher Ground by RHCP
Number 9 really hits hard if you're a bass player, I don't know if I should be sad or impressed🤣❤❤
Wow, more than 10 years and I'm still in the amateur phase
Charles, this video is off the charts, true and hilarious. Between the giggles,and playing excellence I am truly elated. Thank you for putting this together
1:16 lol "the moment when u realise bands just want a simple bass line and you wasted your life overpracticing"
Как и всегда - замечательно ! Красавчик !
DONT CLICK ON IT
JUST DONT
Pls
I love the way the final one after all the genius level 2 handed hammering and down/up thumb slapping is John Deacon’s ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST 😂😊….very good .❤
0:04 song name?
Me wondering this too
@@scarmoon9395Feel Good Inc maybe.
@@rustyrelicsfarm2406nope. charles probably made it tho
@@rustyrelicsfarm2406Omg bro how is this feel good inc 💀
Charles wrote it, I don’t think it’s a real song
Hahaha loved this video! It comes almost full circle!
No idea if you/anybody will ever see this, BUT I absolutely love the synth-ish tone from the Cliff phase for a bit onward! If anybody in the comments or whatever could lead me in the right direction towards finding something like that when it comes to making tone, I would be forever in your debt ❤️
I usually put tone to max/near max and increase the volume from my amp and then i put every other setting (my distortion pedal has settings: tone, dry, wet and dist. I use the MXR Bass Distortion M 85) to middle and just start moving every single one to some direction until it works. I am not good at these sort of stuff but it gets me a pretty cool anesthesia pulling teeth type of sound. I hope this helped you.
hey! I use my boss os1 the yellow overdrive, and it gives this... not as synthy as that cliff phase but it goes like this grimy dirty clean ish tone on my five string, really like tone for long hearty deep notes, on the b string mine is tuned to a, and like dirty crispy on the d and g string, play harder and it goes with you. feels awesome to jam on, hope this helps
no matter what it is, it always comes back to simplicity.
0:58 is a banger omg, charles is amazing
I like how it took him six phases to start learning music theory
I've played piano for awhile and can play pretty much anything... Still haven't learnd any theory.
That amateur phase was so fluid and the position was too good
I got real quick to the final phase lol. Seriously though the Cliff Burton into pseudo-guitar playing bass is only one way for a Metal bassist, the other two are gallops of Steve Harris, and the quick picking fast bass like Markus Grosskopf or any power/speed/death/black metal players do.
STEP 7 IS SO GOD DAMN GOOD IS THAT A REAL SONG OR JUST IMPROV?!??!? 😩
It's inspired by the song Another day of Sun from the soundtrack of the movie Lalaland
A piece of music doesn't need to be technically astounding to be appreciated. Neil Peart's lyrics in the Rush song Superconductor explains it simply.
"Hit you in a soft place
A melody so sweet
A strong and simple beat
That you can dance to"
Watch his every move!
I love how half of these comments are about the scalloped frets lol, looks like you have quite a guitar collection back there my friend!
I'm entering in my Victor Wooten phase after 4 years of playing bass
God stage @ 1:52
My guy Charles I can’t stop loving your EVOLUTION Of EVERY bassist in 2 MINUTES ❤💙 🔥👍
I love the guitar phase, that´s the point where we all say: "Hey, I´m getting pretty good at bass, maybe this time i can actually success in guitar"
For people still stuck in phases 0-12, the real pro phase is mastering everything learned in the previous phases yet just choosing to write and perform cool, catchy and enjoyable songs. Nevertheless I'm actually a drummer so what do I know 🤷
No. 14: The Les Claypool phase (note, cannot be reached unless your name is Les Claypool)
I dunno why you're not putting out albums of music. If you want to be appreciated for all your talent and hard work, grind it out and make your mark as big as possible.
He already has. Go buy em.
So, after 15 years I'm still in the first phase...
Hello Charles, you left me with my mouth open and my sphincters open too, I am from the end of the world, I live in Chile, since I was 9 or 10 years old I have been a fan of the bass, but my hands and talent did not want me to be able to play. From today I will follow you and listen with great envy, YOU ARE EXTRAORDINARY.
Roberto Coron
Thank you so much!!!!!
0:04 song please?
After 15+ years playing, I still aspire to reach amateur 😂
You missed describing the phase when you are at the pinnacle...
The Gene Simmons plastic pick phase. 🤘