No one believed this thing could have any musical use when Matthias Krantz built it. And here comes Charles, not only using it flawlessly, but coming up with actual musical ideas that are impossible anywhere else. The idea of the spinning upwards melody is freaking genius
EXACTLY! I am so glad I could witness the madness behind the scenes on the engineering server. I would say I contributed but honestly the guys working on modeling and electronics and solving the mechanical problems with spinning are the ones who deserve the recognition.
To be fair, it's likely that not even Matthias knew if it would have been an usable instrument. He mostly does things for the lulz, only this time the concept was practical/sensible enough to become a playable instrument in capable hands.
I love them all and I don't want to say this but it clearly who is the best here because of Charles manage to film video on spot and don't need to bring this guitar/bass to his home or studio or need more time to do good quality of video.
@@Satirawongwan Except that's wrong. They all gathered up at one spot and spent three days together. Charles just happened to be the first one to push out his video. Mattias will be having a full video of trip, so no wonder if he'll take a while to get that edited and produced, unsure about Rob and Ichika. Wouldn't be surprised if they waited for Mattias to be done with his video and release on one go. Or maybe a staggered release schedule to hype the instrument more.
Broooo, Ive been waiting for the Gatling Bass to make a comeback!! And I am 100,00,000% satisfied. 20/10 would cover the hell outta this. In fact.....where is my bass 🤔
I want to see some more behind the scenes with Charles playing this thing. Would be super interesting to see his approach while learning it and figuring out compositions etc
Dude, I can’t believe that after almost 20 years since this album released, im still seeing love and appreciation for this band in the form of an amazing cover! Thank you for this trip down memory lane man!!!
This guy was already arguably one of the greatest living bassist and he just keeps pushing the boundaries of what is compositionally possible on the instrument.
I've been watching the evolution of this build from Mattias and all I could think was, *"GET CHARLES ON THIS!"* So pumped to see it. And that metal breakdown was sick! 🤘🤘🤘
I commented on that guy's video when he made that guitar / bass, and I said if you put that in the hands of someone that's capable, the possibilities would be endless. People in the comments crapped on me and laughed at me and then look where it's at now!
This music is just pure fun! It doesn't matter if I hear this song on cheap speakers or high-end headphones, i have to smile from ear to ear. Thank you for these feelings!
@@clivity8718 Eh, I agree Charles is better than Davie, but I'd wager Davie could play this thing. As could most journeymen bass players if they actually got used to the mechanics of it.
Just when you thought this dude couldn't blow your mind anymore, he proves you wrong. Being a great bassist is one thing. Being an excellent musician is another thing. But being both a ridiculously technically proficient bassist and having phenomenal musicality that balances all the different sounds this instrument is capable of making is a whole another level, even for someone like Charles. Nice work my friend, and I truly mean WORK -- I can only imagine all the sweat it took to earn the ability to play like that.
I was invested in seeing this being made by matias then seeing it finally played by charles has made the journey come full circle, yet just start at the same time. Amazing
I think this classifies as one of the most amazing displays of skill I’ve ever seen. Dude is straight riffing a cylindrical spinning bass for god’s sake! EPIC!
0:55 на самом деле когда я услышал этот отрывок,то у меня пошли мурашки по коже.Это звучит восхитительно,при этом используется минимум звуков.Мне кажется из этого можно и нужно сделать отдельную песню
Amazing playing on an instrument that looks like it was pulled straight out of science fiction! I can't imagine the time and effort restringing that thing!
Nice pun but honestly not really- it would be super impractical to use as a regular instrument. You can hear it has intonation problems in this video, it would be like the problems 12 string guitars have but so much worse. Not to mention that bass guitars with an extended number of strings have been around forever and their hayday was about 50 years ago. To actually use this thing you would need a pedalboard with some pretty complex routing controls, a band that was willing to let you switch registers constantly, or alternatively make music yourself where you plan everything else around the one instrument. Not very practical, mostly just a cool novelty
@@pigslam This thing genuinely brings new options to the table though, it seems surprisingly flexible/versatile for a gimmick. It feels not exactly like a marching drummer calling a drummer's set a gimmick, but something like that.
I kinda want to hear and seen more music with this. Imagine the possibilities for new songs that only this instrument could play. This one 360 base could change the music industry if given the time.