Playing bass with a bow actually sounds HEAVENLY

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I used cello strings for this, which are essentially flatwounds that are somewhere between bass and guitar strings in thickness. Flatwounds definitely sound much better when bowing, for anyone who's interested in trying this!
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@someguyusingyournetflixaccount 2 года назад

I want a bunch of people to just play bass like this in an informal orchestra one day

@TheHulksMistress Год назад

I want someone to play the drums with a bow

@TheRepublicOfYhonai Год назад

Or better yet in a national orchestra!

@heysiri3327 Год назад

@@TheHulksMistress Or a violin with drumsticks

@ILikeDinosMoreThanYou Год назад

@@TheHulksMistress ...WHY

@SnowLily123 Год назад

YES PLEASE

@jurassictoast2070 2 года назад

As someone who plays both the double bass and electric bass, I must test this IMMEDIATELY

@kdickey414 2 года назад

How’d it go?

@serenitymiralador 2 года назад

Yeah I wanna know how it went too 0-0

@SillyMakesVids 2 года назад

Seems like he didn't make it, boys.

@vanessayan3684 2 года назад

@@SillyMakesVids f for our fallen musician

@LeeKimLea 2 года назад

Drop the link if you made it

@AlexxForest 5 месяцев назад

Playing instruments in unconventional ways often leads to impressive sounds, like this. I love this.

@diddlenfiddle7311 5 месяцев назад

It's how new things are discovered/invented I suppose?

@AiMaTay 5 месяцев назад

I would argue that playing a bass guitar like this isn't very unconventional considering this is how the standing bass is played.

@SarahUsrey 5 месяцев назад

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@ItbeRey 5 месяцев назад

Like that time I Bowed my brothers harp string 💀

@pvshka 5 месяцев назад

@@AiMaTayyou're definitely on to something there

@MoonAngelSpark 5 месяцев назад

Q: Is this an actual song or is this just off the top of his head? A: The original song is "Return to the empty city that we once called home" I listened to the whole song but I didn't like ANY of the rest of the song just the one small bit that he is playing here. So I'm just gonna stick to this video since I ONLY like this part of the whole song. I'd love to hear a longer version of it but unfortunately there is no longer version of it... But this part of the song is beautiful.

@b3ntl3yth3gam3r 4 месяца назад

bro he faked this video

@MoonAngelSpark 4 месяца назад

@@b3ntl3yth3gam3r Oookay... Even IF I believed you what does that matter...? I mean you don't really believe that a music video isn't just lip syncing, do you? 😂

@MoonAngelSpark 4 месяца назад

It's all about the EXPERIENCE It's supposed to be entertaining, if I wanted a live performance I would expect to see at least one more person to help him perform it.

@MoonAngelSpark 4 месяца назад

Actually that sounds awesome! 😲 Can a live performance be arranged?😃

@dirge44 4 месяца назад

@@b3ntl3yth3gam3r and you know this how?

@JAlex-tr5we 2 года назад

You can’t just drop something as beautiful as this without following up with an album.

@cameronmarzzarella3250 2 года назад

It's sad that it seems no one else wants one, and I just cant seem to find anything else like it. An album would be amazing.

@milesph6905 2 года назад

would sign a petition for an album of bowed bass songs

@the.real.AK. 2 года назад

@@cameronmarzzarella3250 hey, this video ist just a cover of the song „return to the city we once called home“ by people legend. You gotta skip to the second minute

@smithconner24 2 года назад

@@the.real.AK. allahına kurban kız

@nicoleelias6925 2 года назад

I'm your 1k liker :)

@bejoe95 Год назад

As a former violinist and aspiring bass player, this greatly pleases me. Even more so to see you holding the bow properly!

@jacobreeder8101 Год назад

it’s not a proper bass bowhold

@RedKiimuse Год назад

@@jacobreeder8101 this was a joke, and to be taken sarcastically, but it’s alright if you missed it.

@jacobreeder8101 Год назад

@@RedKiimuse 🤷‍♂️ seems to be fully genuine. maybe you didn’t get it?

@dr.coomer789 Год назад

@@RedKiimuse 🤓

@lancerutland2278 Год назад

Yeah I'm about to go to vilion from bass

@cherylkennedy-jones1206 5 месяцев назад

Anyone who can take an instrument, play it in different ways & make it sound so peaceful & warm, definitely has a grip on what music is all about! This is lovely & would sound great with other instruments played similarly in harmony! True musician!

@goldenvald 5 месяцев назад

The song is beautiful. Just so you guys know, double bass with a bow is a thing and it sounds just like this (without the mixing), so if you like that sound, there's more of it out there

@GoldyKai 4 месяца назад

I played the contrabass for 4 years, and imo this sounds more like a cello. Although I do love me a good contrabass.

@snowrider9018 2 года назад

If this guy made a “relaxing bass” playlist, I’d listen to it instantly

@annawhistles 2 года назад

Same!!!

@kaylenharris1749 2 года назад

Absolutely!

@CatchThesePaws 2 года назад

I’d love that so much

@GiblesWantToHug2651 2 года назад

I agreed too! 👏

@pedroivog.s.6870 2 года назад

@shayelea 2 года назад

The Icelandic artist Jónsi, leader of Sigur Rós, uses a cello bow on his electric guitar most of the time. It’s a huge part of the band’s ethereal sound.

@Purple.mind...Honored.one. 2 года назад

I'll have to check that out

@NoBodyToDanceWithMe 2 года назад

holy FUCK ive been trying to remember sigur ros for like a week now, excuse me while i go listen to my absolute gibberish speaking boys (when theyre not speaking icelandic i mean)

@Lucifersfursona 2 года назад

That explains a lot of the things I like about Sigur Rós, and also why I’ve heard this sound before

@shayelea 2 года назад

@@NoBodyToDanceWithMe enjoy!

@nolives 2 года назад

Sigur ros is such a good band.

@coolbro8922 5 месяцев назад

As a bass player, I enjoy the effort and creativity, along with editing to create music.

@cryogen. 5 месяцев назад

This sounds like the end credits of a game where the main character sacrifices himself for the good of everyone. As the credits roll, you can see the NPCS reactions to learning your characters fate. The final screen is a statue of your character with the text saying "thanks for playing". Edit: mandatory 100 likes edit. Edit: I never expected this comment to get more than 200 likes. Thanks gamers.

@emyajain5507 5 месяцев назад

GENSHIN

@cryogen. 5 месяцев назад

@@emyajain5507 :0

@exceptionallyriso 5 месяцев назад

@@emyajain5507not yet

@SeantheDracunyan76 5 месяцев назад

I was gonna say fire emblem @@emyajain5507

@not_estains 5 месяцев назад

damn how did you do that

@CollinMacQuarrie 2 года назад

This is honestly incredible. Totally unexpected honestly. It sounds like a mix between a violin and a cello.

@TheGremReaper 2 года назад

That's called a viola, but this sounds nothing like it

@callie6966 2 года назад

Some people call that a viola :OOOO

@Hi-dw4rc 2 года назад

This is emotional damaging, I play the viola and this just hurts.

@kingbroseph9773 2 года назад

@@Hi-dw4rc hah rip

@ronnieharrisson 2 года назад

or a double bass :D:D

@oftenbetterthanone 2 года назад

Davie504: "Bass is the only instrument" 2Set Violin: "Violin is the best" Charles: "I'm about to blow your mind"

@ssnerd583 2 года назад

....hold my beer.......and my bow😂😂😂

@eriks2962 2 года назад

I wish 2set reviews this video!

@HardKickinGroupGermany 2 года назад

A violin is too high for a bass guitar. Cello or Double Bass are possible.

@kolusask1690 2 года назад

bow your mind

@anthonymendez9580 2 года назад

Charles really said : hold my beer

@Gojos_daddy Месяц назад

This brings back so much nostalgia from when i was really young. I feel like ive heard it a long time ago, but this song honestly reflects it

@deathblade8107 Месяц назад

Just casually creates a masterpiece

@MusicLover0423 2 года назад

The fact his bass sounds like a Cello, Violin, Guitar, and a Bass is crazy. Edit: Yes Viola, praise Viola. 😂

@sage9714 2 года назад

He even did some vibrato

@russellhughart8294 2 года назад

well he is playing a bass so it's not too crazy that his bass sounds like a bass

@rosetyong 2 года назад

@@russellhughart8294 lol

@MusicLover0423 2 года назад

@@russellhughart8294 I meant more of like how it sounds diverse but You’re not wrong.

@chattyhyena3607 2 года назад

Violin is way higher

@theaverageguitarist1 Год назад

0:46 that harmonic is heavenly honestly

@465marko Год назад

YOU'RE heavenly honestly

@halcyon_exb Год назад

@@465marko no YOU are!

@465marko Год назад

@@halcyon_exb ........(you are...)

@Unmustache1 Год назад

Wholesomenesss Everyone here is awesome, and important!

@CornFedZ06 Год назад

My hair stood up

@gamingunicorn6475 5 месяцев назад

On the 17th of June, 1966, the band The Creation released their debut single “Making Time”, the latter half of which had an electric guitar played with a bow. That song is anything but heavenly. It’s the best misuse of a bow I’ve ever heard, it’s goes super hard. Take a listen to the album version of you dare.

@andrew_stamps 5 месяцев назад

It is indeed not heavenly lol.

@BILLLI2288 5 месяцев назад

I would be so blessed if you were create a full version of this song

@ani989 2 года назад

This sounds like the personification of someone who just learned to accept themselves and the confidence that came with that peace Like you can do anything, but it’s soft in your bones

@danas5846 2 года назад

i love that

@tatemitchell1479 2 года назад

you put the _thing_ into _words_

@Kelly_Grey 2 года назад

You just put my life goals into words

@iohannesfactotum 2 года назад

Damn you're a poet

@grapenut6094 2 года назад

bro..

@FIRESTAR56566 2 года назад

Can we get an extended version for this? That was actually mezmerizing!

@RaldorSplint 2 года назад

Here's a longer (seemingly uncredited, might be the same person) version. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MdsQT_DVM1I.html

@kicorse Год назад

@@RaldorSplint So there is! That's a bit strange but anyway it sounds fantastic

@lintea_ Год назад

@@RaldorSplint adding to this, the part the dude played in this video starts at around 2:22 in the linked video for anyone wondering

@WhyMeWaa1 Год назад

@@lintea_ I actually think that it starts around 2:03 or something.

@rouchar Год назад

Wow, how were you able to find this?

@j--r 5 месяцев назад

The harmonic just sent me into a trance.... absolutely wonderful.

@oxxnarrdflame8865 5 месяцев назад

Don’t stop! I could listen to a lot more of this. 👍👍👍

@miklok433 Год назад

That would make sense since electric basses, while having guitar qualities, are based on the upright bass, a relative of the viola

@allennagyszerubbeknek2670 Год назад

Well the viol family as a whole.

@imagiFantasy Год назад

Viola??

@miklok433 Год назад

@@imagiFantasy The viola (/viˈoʊlə/ vee-OH-lə,[1][2] also UK: /vaɪˈoʊlə/ vy-OH-lə,[3][4][a] Italian: [ˈvjɔːla, viˈɔːla]) is a string instrument that is bowed, plucked, or played with varying techniques. Slightly larger than a violin, it has a lower and deeper sound. Since the 18th century, it has been the middle or alto voice of the violin family, between the violin (which is tuned a perfect fifth above) and the cello (which is tuned an octave below).[5] The strings from low to high are typically tuned to C3, G3, D4, and A4.

@ikwenmusic Год назад

@@miklok433 it’s just he/she thought you would say violin or cello.

@miklok433 Год назад

@@ikwenmusic why? It came from the bass range viola, not those higher range instruments

@travisteske1614 2 года назад

Anyone else want an extended version of this? Maybe a full piece arrangement? That was beautiful. If there was an album of this I'd buy it in an instant

@violenceisfun991 2 года назад

Yeah needs to be at least 3 minutes long so i can relax to it when its too rainy to go outdoors

@flx28 2 года назад

Just listen to Cello music

@clearcreek69 2 года назад

The piece being played sounds as if it were the opening theme from a hit show. Really cool tho

@electrocit673 2 года назад

vote: yes

@ferdinandbardamu. 2 года назад

Check the song Dinosaur by King Crimson, also their album called Discipline, and search for chapman stick arrangements, I think that Tony Levin was a pioneer regarding the bow in the bass / chapman stick

@RadiantSwanOnQUACKerCouch Месяц назад

oh my gosh. THIS IS AMAZING

@nomusicrc День назад

My God I wish I had a quarter of this talent I got chills this was amazing

@PeachyKeena_ 2 года назад

Man. If only there were some kind of bass that was meant to be played with a bow. That would be so crazy.

@truthsRsung 2 года назад

@@-DRIP ...Check the dictionary for "sarcasm."

@serixskylark 2 года назад

I know this is sarcasm, but I assume it sounds different on an electric bass than an orchestral one.

@Mirrekala 2 года назад

@@serixskylark If only they had electric versions of acoustic instruments... Seriously electric upright bass is a thing amd has been for a long time.

@truthsRsung 2 года назад

Poor DR!P couldn't handle the heat? The music industry names instruments like Florida names roads, with no rhyme or reason.... Acoustic guitar, electric guitar. String bass, bass. I guess it's better than calling it a salmon.

@Plethorality 2 года назад

@@truthsRsung or salmonello!!

@claida339 2 года назад

I more than half expected this to be a still staying "ha, gotcha" with horrible sounds in the background, but no, this rocks!

@comichb 2 года назад

Literally same, thought it would sound disgusting

@annaluciaschmitz 2 года назад

Same 🌚😂

@jesusislord6545 2 года назад

Repent to Jesus Christ ““I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” ‭‭John‬ ‭15:5‬ ‭NIV‬‬

@claida339 2 года назад

@@jesusislord6545 Hello I will not. Thank you for your intent though, but to be fully honest I'm more creeped out than feeling loved and protected by Jesus right now.

@Thenoobestgirl 2 года назад

You never know what to expect on the internet these days

@hootiebubbabuddhabelly 5 месяцев назад

This is why I so enjoy true musicians - exploration and discovery beats "expertise", every time.

@rockhead69 5 месяцев назад

Dude...I keep coming back to this video and I just don't seem to get tired. Fantastic

@bsbhimrasmus 2 года назад

I have a cat who loves this song. She can be running around all crazy, but when i play this song, she calms down and just watches the video. She is 2 and this is the only song she has ever reacted to.

@cordero6960 2 года назад

thus the power of Charles Berthoud he even made animals feel stuff

@yourbookisexceptionallylou4906 Год назад

thank you for this beautiful comment

@Linkedboxes Год назад

What song is it?

@RadenWA Год назад

She likes the vibration

@junior7925 Год назад

My cat loves it too dude!

@gemyellow 2 года назад

Me: sounds extremely HEAVENLY Also me: that bow hold is *sacrilegious*

@ToxicHorsePucky 2 года назад

He holds the bow like some people like holding their fork

@thatrandomidiot6712 2 года назад

twoset violin

@Alice-ui9oy 2 года назад

Ikr?? Am astounded he produces such a gorgeous tone with that bow hold. It took me 10 years of learning violin before I had enough control to play something other people actually were happy to listen to 😜... String instruments are notoriously difficult to master, yet this guy who is a bass player just picks up a bow and says 'lets give this a go', and its stunning!!

@peterclarke7240 2 года назад

I could be wrong, but I'm guessing it's a LOT easier to get a decent sound using a bow on a fretted bass or guitar than it is on a violin. I'm not belittling the skill involved here, but when you're dealing with a fretted instrument, you don't have to be as exact with either your finger placement on the string or the pressure and angle of the bow in order to get the right note, because the frets do so much of the work.

@markopolo1271 2 года назад

Pretty sure a correct bow hold would make this nigh impossible

@angel-vl4yp 4 месяца назад

This is creativity at its finest! Would love a longer version if that’s something you’re thinking about!

@VuHoang-dq4jr 4 месяца назад

now we need the full version

@OPStarlie11 5 месяцев назад

Bro invented the electric cello 🎻

@Anonymouspersonguy 4 месяца назад

Triple bass

@ItsThatOneGamblerAgain 4 месяца назад

Triple bass

@broookville 4 месяца назад

Triple bass

@Anonymouspersonguy 4 месяца назад

@@ItsThatOneGamblerAgain and @brookeville y’all copy cats

@ItsThatOneGamblerAgain 4 месяца назад

@@Anonymouspersonguy it’s called starting a chain.

@tipsy_hog 2 года назад

the fact that he does this with only one instrument is mind-blowing, but people seem to forget cellos exist for a reason

@MoogusMan 2 года назад

Yeah, UT this one has a certain mix between the 2

@unsupervisedpieceofdoodoo 2 года назад

Everybody also forgets about the viola but that's not surprising

@Bumblexo 2 года назад

@@unsupervisedpieceofdoodoo lol as a viola player, yup

@NMamoru 2 года назад

@@unsupervisedpieceofdoodoo what is "Viola"? is it exist? xD

@mingainyt 2 года назад

As a cellist I can confirm that us and viola players are often overlooked even though we make up half of a string quartet.

@nasdilemactyler1939 4 месяца назад

It's not only how you're playing, but also what you're playing. That song is gorgeous! I need an hour-long version of this!

@goodone5319 5 месяцев назад

Charles is the type of guy who can play the whole band alone. As always, magical ❤

@ShimrraJamaane 2 года назад

Bro, that harmonic at 0:47 hits so hard. That was a beautiful note. It such a beautiful crying call. I feel like a volume pedal would be perfect with that. Slightly bring it up as it reaches the end. Very operatic.

@ShimrraJamaane Год назад

@@user-jw2yu7xm4p relax to the note? Absolutely. It was such a relaxing note.

@ShimrraJamaane Год назад

@@user-jw2yu7xm4p hey man, if you don't like the nuances of music, that's on you. I respect the art that he delivers.

@ShimrraJamaane Год назад

@@user-jw2yu7xm4p it isn’t overdramatization. It is subjective experience. Are you aware of what frisson is? In one form it is a beautiful experience of what is often physically manifested pleasure (e.g. goosebumps/chills) derived from music. To be explicit, I physically experience music. Do you also feel that people who comment on paintings are overdramatizing it? People identify with art. If you don’t identify with it in the same way, that’s fine. What purpose do you think it serves to disrespect someone’s love for the form or their subjective experience of it?

@ShimrraJamaane Год назад

@@user-jw2yu7xm4p that's subpar trolling, at this point. Maybe you'll find growth and happiness some day.

@ShimrraJamaane Год назад

@@user-jw2yu7xm4p This is you, isn't it? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EnBdGTX3vZc.html

@vehement. 2 года назад

I thought this was gonna be a joke but now I need hours of music like this-

@rondacus 2 года назад

Riiight?

@masterxak 2 года назад

Some of Apocalyptica songs sound like this. Like bittersweet

@vehement. 2 года назад

@@masterxak Oooh! THANKS❤️

@jas9574 2 года назад

A bit unrelated, but look up some music played on a guitar harp. It's entrancing.

@vehement. 2 года назад

@@jas9574 had no idea that was a thing-

@krystalingram 5 месяцев назад

This song instantly makes me want to dance. And that’s a huge compliment! Awesome work! Beautiful sound

@wolfofasgardhobbies6483 Год назад

The thing that irritates me is how familiar it sounds, as if I heard it before outside of that annoying familiarity it's a beautiful song

@KawaiiMirasaki Год назад

IT SOUNDS LIKE NEVER GONNA GIVE U UP, I LITERALLY THOUGHT I WAS GETTING RICK ROLLED BUT UR LIKE THE ONLY COMMENT WHO NOTICES THE FAMILIARITY OF THIS SONG😭

@Its_Steeeve Год назад

Bro….. seriously! I swear I’ve heard this song before I saved it so I can compare it to others I’ve heard but I just can’t pinpoint it

@ditzydoll47 Год назад

It’s very similar to an Ed Sheeran - 2 Step

@Its_Steeeve Год назад

So I’ve been listening to this for about 6 months now. I keep getting Sade, Kiss of life and Maze, before I let go. I keep humming those two songs.

@Its_Steeeve Год назад

@@ditzydoll47 I just listened to that song you mentioned, that is to new of a song to recreate. Good song tho!

@thegodofpez 2 года назад

Dude this guy’s level of talent is seriously beyond insane.

@fafuchofafelio4651 2 года назад

It's not talent but I know what you meen, simply incredible

@thelombaxsystemtv7492 2 года назад

Amen to that! 😉

@MrPinkfluffy 2 года назад

Be nice.

@drumhailer547 2 года назад

Yes

@pouzzler 2 года назад

Buddy, this dude ain't your guy

@missrabbit6509 5 месяцев назад

Would love to hear more of this style, please. 🙏That was amazing

@BIT-bi8rg 3 месяца назад

He has brought peace to the bass vs violin war!

@Pachibitalia 2 года назад

The only complain I have about this is that it's too short. That was absolutely amazing 💜

@twilightraven1232 2 года назад

Yes I demand an extended version I could literally fall asleep to this.

@lynth 2 года назад

If you want music like this, simply watch classical musicians play a double bass...

@badbuddha93 2 года назад

Right Click, select Loop. You're welcome.

@RebeccaKatsuya 2 года назад

@@badbuddha93 Thank you.

@justsomememingbigyoshiwith4832 Год назад

Can we please get an extended version because this is genuinely one of the most impressive things I’ve heard, it’s so beautiful and calming

@Loza_1703 Год назад

I agree.

@istolethispfpsorry485 Год назад

Till then I'm going to play this on loop

@tailslessons9634 6 месяцев назад

Same

@digital_pokemon 5 месяцев назад

Yeah

@miketez1 5 месяцев назад

It's so relaxing

@khiemtrinh8330 4 месяца назад

This genuinely feels like a somber arrangement of a video game protagonist’s theme that’s supposed to play during a tragic moment within the plot

@spontaneousadventurouskid 4 месяца назад

Today i have discovered a new side of music on youtube, and i love it

@icchasaki 2 года назад

Ok but imagine an instrumental of “Achilles Come Down” played like this

@glitchedartistx7964 2 года назад

YES

@boop963 2 года назад

Oh fuck yeah that'd be so cool

@maiatruemper7723 2 года назад

If that happened it might just be my breaking point

@alhemicarka 2 года назад

Oh my god now i need this to happen

@epidemix6320 2 года назад

Dude, I’d fucking pay to see that

@gaijininja 2 года назад

And suddenly, he has a brain explosion as he realises the “Base” is named after the orchestral instrument it was designed to replace, hence the reason it sounds like one when bowed like one. Now, we need him to male more music like this.

@emile_fa 2 года назад

Basse actually means low, for the low notes. Hence the bassoon, etc.

@danielaupperle 2 года назад

🤯🤯🤯🤯

@nolanboehme7743 2 года назад

Male so much music 😼

@megaduck7965 2 года назад

The Electric bass was originally designed to replace acoustic upright basses in popular music in the 30s by Paul Tutmarc . Later put into production by Leo Fender and George Fullerton as the “P Bass “ when Fender started expanding their product range from telecasters and Strats .

@brittgardner2923 2 года назад

To add to the previous reply, there was an expectation in the early years of the electric bass that some upright bass players would want to continue playing in their previous style, but with electric amplification, including even the use of a bow. That being the case, some early electric basses had an extendable leg where the rear strap button is on any modern bass (center at the "butt" of the instrument) that could be used to balance them on the floor like an upright. For whatever reason, few if any players tried this, so for approximately 65 years, we have been robbed of the tones that might otherwise have been achieved by such an arrangement.

@reneemillz8701 20 дней назад

Charles is the composer of this piece, People Legend credits him for the music on their album, you can see it in the credits section of their Return to the Empty City song on Spotify.

@jerryweller7011 3 месяца назад

You just keep blowing my mind with your explorations of the potential of the electric bass! You go Charles!

@Electric_Bagpipes 2 года назад

Sounds a lot like the cello, which makes sense given the pitch range. Also that soft high note you did towards the end is called harmonics And finally, A: DID YOU ROSIN THE BOW B: if so, did you clean the rosin off the instrument after?

@lordisaac 2 года назад

I just noticed in the description, it says that he did use cello strings, so that's probably part of the reason it sounded so cello-like.

@katharinabecker752 2 года назад

I bet he plays cello.

@HalfBakedHeroes 2 года назад

read the description "I used cello strings for this, which are essentially flatwounds that are somewhere between bass and guitar strings in thickness. Flatwounds definitely sound much better when bowing, for anyone who's interested in trying this! "

@judayara9704 2 года назад

Cello is The original Bass.

@MYLAR. 2 года назад

i get the feeling he did use rosin, maybe it’s just fingerprints but there’s some residue around the base of the. bass

@LastoftheMofreakins 6 месяцев назад

Wait... what the actual hell? You can do that?! Has anyone tried this on a guitar? How come this isn't a thing?! That was awesome!

@NeoN-PeoN 5 месяцев назад

Jimmy Page from Led Zeppelin did it.

@ujustgotpwned2008 5 месяцев назад

Sigur Ros sometimes has bowed guitar. If I remember correctly, they bow guitar on Svefn-G-Englar.

@travisscholes6588 5 месяцев назад

Jonny Greenwood from radiohead does it.

@Blingdung 5 месяцев назад

I saw les claypool in 2007ish play a single string stand up bass with a lever attached to it to change the pitch and he was slapping it with the bow too. Was pretty wild

@plap. 5 месяцев назад

yes it is a thing. A bass in an orchestra is played with a bow. This is an electric base so the body of the instrument doesn't amplify the sound but is still a bass none the less, so a bow will still work just fine

@_-..Eva..-_913 2 месяца назад

Human creativity still amazes me

@lilyfarseer7658 3 месяца назад

I just can't get over how beautiful this is!

@idkbestiesimsorry4526 2 года назад

Me, who plays both the double bass and bass guitar: ah yes, a masterpiece, cant wait to try it out for myself

@bonsai_is_a_lie1537 2 года назад

same lol

@censingstream6072 2 года назад

Same this is great

@kyralui 2 года назад

Same imagine holding both at once tho

@marliveira4538 2 года назад

bruh same

@stevelandmartin-khan2430 2 года назад

How’d it go?

@kelvinnueveanimeguitar1983 2 года назад

0:47 that harmonic gave me chills

@InfamousQwaQwaFruit 2 года назад

Same. Took me a moment to even notice that's what it was

@blizzard_the_seal9863 2 года назад

SAME HOLY SHIT

@Solar_Sounds 2 года назад

CHILLZ

@cxntrxband7412 2 года назад

SAME

@akiramomoiro3083 2 года назад

Same

@Skeleton_Dork 4 дня назад

I will be purchasing a bow now, thank you

@johnrborges2363 29 дней назад

Don't quit! God bless you.

@GuitarLessonsBobbyCrispy 2 года назад

Roger Waters uses a bow on his bass in the Pink Floyd song 'Lucifer Sam' and it sounds really cool ( from the Piper at the Gates of Dawn album, 1967 ).

@Selvikus 2 года назад

The 60s were really a time for experimentation; guitarists and bassists alike tried so many new things

@xenosmoke8915 2 года назад

I’ve seen Jimmy Page do it.

@Selvikus 2 года назад

@@xenosmoke8915 Eddie Phillips and Jimmy Page are the 2 most known guitarists of the era who played that way

@aaronm.3581 2 года назад

Man I used to play the shit out of that Piper album.

@jackhudner3804 2 года назад

In the score for the Halloween reboot, there's a violin bow being used in an electric guitar.

@LargeBanana 2 года назад

Make this your style and be the only one in the world who transcends bass. Being honest, this sounds DIVINE, I can't even not think not to like the vid.

@basielu 2 года назад

not even jaco did this :3

@Thefare1234 2 года назад

There are others who use a bow on bass. For example, Victor Wooten.

@philfedorowick 2 года назад

>transcends bass >reverts back to playing it in the same way it was played over 100 years ago pick one

@williamcompton6358 2 года назад

Jonny Greenwood from Radiohead uses a bow on guitar and bass pretty frequently

@mudfightmaster4275 2 года назад

@@philfedorowick lol thats what i was thinking, dont they used to play this way? its not that special

@LotharinCW 5 месяцев назад

Not sure how I'm only just now coming across this, but it was amazing. Thanks for putting a smile on my face!

@GalaxyFrequencyRadio 2 месяца назад

Thank you for this BEAUTIFUL Video!!!

@ZeroGForce 2 года назад

...why does this feel like a song that I've absolutely heard before? And it's not just the four-chord progression that's making me say that, it genuinely does sound very familiar.

@BIGM0N3YM4N1 2 года назад

I was getting assassins creed vibes from this

@bennydockson2988 2 года назад

the first few he plays are the same as one of the sections of the My Singing Monsters plant island

@adorablegirl1559 2 года назад

It sounds very Indian classical to me..glas someone else is feeling this as familiar to them..

@Jkp1321 2 года назад

Sounds like a Lindsay Sterling song

@strawberrykathleen8561 2 года назад

It's eating me alive that I can't figure it out

@jpwaite4556 Год назад

This is beautiful! Who else wants a whole song for this?

@anotherviewer_ Год назад

Me!

@justahumann26 11 месяцев назад

Me! :)

@OOTVwithOswin 11 месяцев назад

@sendersnivy6698 9 месяцев назад

I'm not talking from expirience here as I binge radiohead content but the vocalist and guitarist have another (pandemic) band, and I'm pretty sure I've seen Johnny play bass with a bow a few times. It's called the smile

@umarae27 7 месяцев назад

Raises hand

@acewitts Месяц назад

I love the musical arrangement.

@shadicrenegade562 20 дней назад

He sounds so good at doing it. You sound so amazing at doing it!!!!!!!!!!

@Double.J 2 года назад

That was pretty cool. The only problem is that it wasn’t long enough, lol. Make an album or two doing that.

@kingtonsiljockey528 2 года назад

At least a full 3 minutes of this song, its honestly what many need right now 😑 God bless to all! 💙 May the love of music hold us together

@matrixphijr 2 года назад

@@kingtonsiljockey528 Settle down Sally, no need to get all evangelical about it.

@bnk091182 2 года назад

PLEASE make an extended version of this! It is such a great rhythm!

@the.real.AK. 2 года назад

@@bnk091182 the Song ist called RETURN TO THE CITY WE ONCE CALLED HOME by PEOPLE LEGEND. Skip to the second minute of the song.

@ilcontrocorrente1679 2 года назад

whole lotta love / dazed and confused by led zeppelin

@bobthebuilder366 2 года назад

If this doesn't get turned into a full song I will literally cry. It's so oddly nostalgic for me and I really wanna have this on repeat while I paint LMAO

@firstandlast4435 2 года назад

Check song "Futurism vs. Passéism Part 2" by blonde redhead

@Moon-ms4cy 2 года назад

@@firstandlast4435 i wouldnt consider it the same. Its great but not for me.

@firstandlast4435 2 года назад

@@Moon-ms4cy i mean the bass line is from here, not that it's conceptually same. If you are up to some sweat bass based music i can recall to album "Mechanisms" by Jean Baudin

@luna-um5vw 2 года назад

as a fellow artist/painter i completely agree 😩

@lapissed9620 2 года назад

@@cheesecake4334 it does kinda sound like one summers day

@toddchamberlin282 2 месяца назад

Charles that sounds amazing!!

@jesserooney4297 Месяц назад

Well now I need to try this. Beautiful!

@LS-ti1rz 2 года назад

you can literally make an album of songs using this technique"bow on bass" and I'm sure it would be a success. I didn't want it to end. Very pleasing to listen to....

@rondacus 2 года назад

Right?

@RobertELee420 2 года назад

its been done hundreds of years ago , are you new/?

@David-iv6je 2 года назад

Yes, they have that. It is called classical music. There were some decent songwriters then.

@normalperson5000 2 года назад

@@RobertELee420 Robert E. Lee! What are you doing on RU-vid I thought you died in the 1870’s.

@rondacus 2 года назад

@@RobertELee420 "Hundreds of years"? 🤔 Probably not on an ELECTRIC bass. 🙄

@sternnormal4264 2 года назад

This sounds oddly nostalgic. I swear at some point in the past there was so much ethereal sounding pop that sounded like this.

@Angel-dp9sl 2 года назад

Mii music

@v0id_d3m0n 2 года назад

@Taylor. lmao

@vollithe 2 года назад

@taylor same

@Olivia-vg4mm 2 года назад

It reminds me of a scene in that one barbie horse movie where she tames a wild horse with pink highlights

@quonkylops 2 года назад

@@Olivia-vg4mm Barbie and her sisters in a pony tale "You're the one"

@kegginstructure Месяц назад

Many years ago, in a band for which I played keyboards, our bass player had an upright 3/4 size electrified bass viol and played it with a bow a few times. He could also play it plucked. It sounded pretty darned good.

@esta1ful Месяц назад

Very unique and we want to hear more. Yes, drop an album.

@Hardrian_Hardrada_Cicero 2 года назад

I wanna hear a full version of this song. That'll be amazing honestly.

@stormwolf6576 2 года назад

I need a full version so bad, it sounds so good

@kinda_cold_in_the_closet 2 года назад

yes i petition

@secretname2670 2 года назад

Closest I could give you is "somebody I used to know - String Quartet". Resembles it a bit.

@0BucketMask0 2 года назад

When a bow is used on a string instrument it gives it a voice, somewhat hollow but full of emotion, and I find that both breathtaking and cool as shit.

@nharlow_4303 2 года назад

Makes sense, actually. When a human speaks, they dont do so with quick, rapid flicks of their vocal cords, but rather with slow, steady vibrations.

@maurocoimbra9624 5 месяцев назад

You're a fabulous artist! Greetings from Brazil.

@burnyizland 5 месяцев назад

BEAUTIFUL!!! I could listen to this for hours, please do more.

@SpoopyOugi 2 года назад

I do love me some Cello, but I'd love to see / hear more of this because it feels different. It's probably pretty limited in what you can do, but it's still dope.

@RaldorSplint 2 года назад

Here's the original (uncredited, might be the same person) song if you want the full version. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MdsQT_DVM1I.html

@YVoiceY Год назад

@@RaldorSplint but this one was uploaded later

@TheUnderscore_ Год назад

Funny part is that the strings are tuned exactly like a double bass

@crypticshadows Год назад

it’s funny bc it sounds a lot like a cello with the bow part! I think it’s tuned for it maybe? Idk, i play cello tho and I was impressed bc of the flat fret board it must be very hard to play w/a bow!

@SamCoulson Год назад

@@crypticshadows Yes, makes me wonder if this could be done on electric cello.

@rev9737 Год назад

God how is this guy not only SO fucking talented at his instrument, but can also write the most insane and best original compositions. That's what I call talent.

@wayneledzian5342 Год назад

Thousands of hours of practice and intentional self-improvement will do that.

@badass6300 9 месяцев назад

Don't insult him by calling it talent. First he has practiced for thousands of hours and second, he learnt music theory, you know thing most kids think is lame...

@KaiTheMemeKing 9 месяцев назад

@@badass6300 Talent isn't just innate, it's passion and dedication and a yearning for improvement and a strive to learn, knowing you can and will always improve

@rev9737 9 месяцев назад

@@badass6300 Is that not still talent? Talent is talent whether it's earned or naturally gifted.

@badass6300 9 месяцев назад

@@rev9737 The definition of talent is an in-born skill. Nobody is born playing the bass. The baby/2-3 year old, doesn't just grab a bass guitar/bass and start shredding. But the younger you start a kid, the better the person will be, because kids learn and adapt extremely quickly and you ingrain the skill them from a young age. Which is why instead of neglecting kids to the "education" system, which wastes 12-20 years of people's lives, they youth and produces weak, stupid useless people(that goes doubly so for STEM), parents should start sending their kids to private courses from the age of 10-12 in one engineering field, or one trade, or law or commerce, so by the time they are 16-20 they can be highly skilled and knowledgeable professional experts, instead of being 22-27 and applying for an internship/junior position to every company under the sun...

@thebluehero2219 4 месяца назад

Simply brilliant, I love this kind of creativity!

@khushpanthaky Месяц назад

What a beautiful piece of music and excellent playing. Thank you for making this world nicer with your contribution. Much love and appreciation from Toronto!

@keiyangoshin3650 3 месяца назад

I’m so glad RU-vid brought me here. 😭 You are so wonderfully talented! Thank you for sharing your artistry with us. 🥹

@boocrimson7720 2 года назад

New skill unlocked: "Played it like a fiddle." (Although it sounds more like a mix of guitar cello and violin) either way super cool and totally beautiful

@crestfallensunbro6001 2 года назад

The bass be like "THEY PLAYED US LIKE A DAMN FIDDLE!"

@NightSkyNyx 2 года назад

@@crestfallensunbro6001 Amazing! Mission complete! That right there is why you’re the best, Boss. The one and only!

@imagine5492 2 года назад

A mix of cello and violin is viola lol

@quackncheese 2 года назад

He used cello strings so that makes sense

@beetledee_ 2 года назад

my guy a fiddle and a violin are the same instrument they're just played differently

@worstcat8489 2 года назад

I played classical bass for a few years and things like this are why I just loved the sound. Started on violin, but moved up to the upright bass and never looked back. Definitely has some cello/ viola vibes - just such an awesome arrangement. Looks like a cello bow. Props for not getting rosin all over your frets.

@Durzo1259 2 года назад

Just curious, is there even a difference between a classical bass and a cello?

@worstcat8489 2 года назад

@@Durzo1259 A classical bass is twice the size, and has different tuning/ strings.

@AgentGolem50 2 года назад

@@Durzo1259 on top of it being larger and having a different tuning, which some of them can also have 5 strings (not totally sure for what though) a large majority of bass players (classical playing at least not jazz) players play standing upright rather than sitting and if they do sit it has to be on a stool due to the height

@semperfi818 2 года назад

@@Durzo1259 In addition, even the shape is different: round shoulders on the cello's upper bouts, but sloping shoulders (a true viol shape) on those of the upright bass (hence its alternative name of "double-bass viol").

@camiengstrom334 2 года назад

@@Durzo1259 a big difference, the bass it WAY bigger, and is also way lower. The way you tune it, the bow hold, and the finger patterns are also different. When you play the bass you shift a lot too. It’s like comparing the cello to the viola, except obviously different in the sense they have different differences. The bass is really difficult to play too, anybody who continues with the bass always has my respect.

@marcsmit1998 4 месяца назад

i would love a full song based on this tune, love it!

@DestinyGarreffa 5 месяцев назад

I did *not* want that to end 😍😍

@TheBoredShow83 2 года назад

This could easily be a new genre called “light rock”

@fayhay8011 2 года назад

Or feather lol

@phlegm5596 2 года назад

Considering hard rock is a genre, light rock is probably just rock.

@lanac5793 2 года назад

@@phlegm5596 that's probably middle rock then lol

@davinsosa1438 2 года назад

Department Store Rawk

@yourmom9951 2 года назад

*Wuss rock

@anthonymartire2036 2 года назад

I hope this gets made into an entire song. There are so many artists here on RU-vid that make incredible pieces, but only a snippet of them. This is one of those snippets that would be a loss if it wasn’t brought to its full potential. This alone was good enough to my playlist. Hope to see an extended version.

@keveakshipsail9073 2 года назад

Claypool has a couple songs where he does it. Like jillys on smack and mr krinkle. But i do wish it was used more

@dgransultanaumdfederationa6661 2 года назад

660

@dgransultanaumdfederationa6661 2 года назад

Yes! Totally Agree!

@firstandlast4435 2 года назад

Check song "Futurism vs. Passéism Part 2" by blonde redhead I might mistake but i think bass line is from here

@sayanidas258 2 года назад

Agreed my friend. Your absolutely correct

@itzviddy9206 5 месяцев назад

The first note reminded me of uncle ruckus' theme from the boondocks

@jiggalojonski 5 месяцев назад

Love seeing 👀 talented musicians like myself and this sounds so beautiful how you made all that sound so beautiful with one instrument

@OfficiallySarabi 2 года назад

There's a meme about things becoming increasingly derivative of the original thing until you eventually come full circle back to the original. I think this video demonstrates that in a way lol. Even though it's an electric bass, it can be played with a bow like an upright and produce beautiful results

@oregonjohnson 2 года назад

Haha I was thinking of that same thing. Like this sounds lovely and is cool to see this done on a bass guitar - but also I’m not that surprised, as someone who started playing bass with an upright in an orchestra. And tbh it would sound even better with a violin and upright string bass playing the parts. But it’s nonetheless cool to see it all done on one instrument.