Slapping a UKULELE BASS sounds DANGEROUSLY funky

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@Vikingwerk Год назад

I did not know a bass ukulele was a thing. This is way cool.

@enoilemiranda4048 Год назад

Me neither, I was gonna comment

@enoilemiranda4048 Год назад

Now I like it more than the other one hehh

@jmc2830 Год назад

if you think of an alternate version of pretty much anything. it probably exists. you can get bass flutes, saxophone, trumpet, etc. the list is endless. most of time it's just a huge version of the instrument. ever heard of a double bass? well, they even have octobass's. they are about 8 feet tall.

@aquarius5264 Год назад

it's not really a bass ukulele, ukuleles are tuned to gCEA this is tuned to EADG. a bass ukulele would sound like a regular uke but an octave down, like a bass guitar is the tuning of a guitar but an octave down. this is basically just a smol acoustic bass

@FxdGearQueer Год назад

@@aquarius5264 Not sure if gCEA necessarily defines what an uke is. Traditional aDF#B comes to mind, or baritone tuning, slide, etc. If it's smol and has 4 strings, it's an uke in my book.

@medmac2112 Год назад

What's just as impressive as your skills on bass is your ability to always compose fresh sounding solos! This is definitely gonna get stuck in my head and I have only listened to the solo once so far!

@MuteBassist Год назад

Exactly, Charles is so amazingly good!

@CharlesBerthoud Год назад

Thanks! I'm always trying to keep things fresh!

@adamrad2220 Год назад

I so agree. Yes, he is stupidly great in terms of his playing. But his original solo bass stuff is so....pleasant to listen to. Which, no disrespect to bassists, but it's hard to have that consistently be the case.

@Jonnybassboy Год назад

Totally agree, speed and complexity is one thing but combining it with original and infectious riffs is another. Amazing.

@seanfitzpatrick7878 Год назад

So true. I look forward to every video because I'm excited to hear the composition.

@CoolPapaJMagik Год назад

So funky it’s becoming legitimately dangerous

@MarioBastosmusicproducer Год назад

This guy is a genius. Technique, creativity ... everything in a single pack.

@MARZ2121 Год назад

The unmatched ability that this man has to write incredibly technical yet catchy bass lines is out of this world.

@matthewlawton9241 Год назад

This is really the defining feature of his playing. Lots of people are technical marvels but their compositions lack musicality. Lots of people can write a good hook, but they're lacking in the broad vernacular necessary to develop those ideas. Charles can do both and it's super refreshing.

@pokoyokopo Год назад

Honestly I feel like calling them bass lines doesn't lend him enough credit. These could easily be multi instrumental compositions if you divided the melody and rhythm up among different instruments. He basically functions as a 4 piece band with one bass

@Sandyg1961 Год назад

I think that’s where he came from; out of the world.

@ronharlan665 Год назад

I know, right…?

@Pogdub Год назад

I wholeheartedly concur

@lambda6736 Год назад

A lot of YT has become using clickbait titles....but this bass solo IS dangerously funky. You start dancing and cannot stop. Extremely impressive solo as usual!

@resourcedragon Год назад

It comes back to selecting the right RU-vidrs - Charles is one of the honest ones. For completely different content from another honest RU-vidr, check out Ann Reardon of "How to Cook That."

@johngriggsjr.2271 Год назад

I love how you hold grooves in your instrumentals rather than constantly trying to "solo".

@giantred Год назад

Are you able to better expand on the difference between those two things?

@giantred Год назад

@kevone teach in a public school do ya?

@R3plicant Год назад

@@giantred The power of the one! He almost always hits the root note on beat 1 (except for the 4 repetition of a pattern which is often more "free") and emphasises the backbeat with a percussive slap (or a rest). A guitar solo, for example, usually doesn't have this emphasis on the one and the backbeat so it wouldn't be as groovy.

@giantred Год назад

@@R3plicant ohhhh got it, so it is more like he is jamming with himself; keeping it open so that each part has room to compliment one another?

@OldManInternet Год назад

That sounded great! Now I just want to see a group of 4 people performing on one ukulele; one playing the strings, one sliding the tea, a plastic tapper, and a steady thumper holding the beat.

@gruffrossi5420 Год назад

wana try it with rubber strings

@russelmurray9268 Год назад

What we have here is one man performing as 4 people

@randallporter6841 Год назад

from your mouth to WOTE's ears.

@svtenergyskincare Год назад

Reminds me of Hoppipolla covering Wake Me Up with 4 people playing one cello- it sounded amazing!

@experienceexperte3096 6 месяцев назад

You’re on the wrong Channel, but well nearly same music. These 5 guys who plays on one piano, one guitar, etc…

@maxstranahan6603 Год назад

Im not even a bassist but find myself coming back to your channel, your just to good!!

@Lohrian1 Год назад

Same 😄

@chadross Год назад

His just to good is certainly something

@ButterDawgDawgWitDaBudda Год назад

His what? Your what just good?

@AaronSpielman Год назад

Yep. Me too.

@big_joe_8478 Год назад

Y'orue*

@_guitarjun_ Год назад

Please never stop making these original bass songs. Your creativity is unreal

@Oct8pus Год назад

This is mind blowing! Imagine going to a campfire on the beach and some dude pulls out a ukulele and plays this. No way!

@volneisilva1199 Год назад

The dude will need a good amp and great speakers.

@kane6529 Год назад

@@volneisilva1199 an HX Stomp and one of those Bose powered speakers would do for busking

@MiloOfTormentorBand 9 месяцев назад

He'd also need a foot tambourine too for the percussion

@earth2jennyl Год назад

It is ridiculously amazing how good the music you make is! I am sitting here awed and loving it. Thank you 😊

@fredrikghazarian200 Год назад

Whenever I don’t feel encouraged to practice my bass, I just watch your videos and I get loads of encouragement and motivation. You are the best bassist I have ever seen

@cloudhendrix736 Год назад

That's actually one of the reasons I watch him too. Like sometimes I might not be feeling it then I look at stuff like this and go back to my bass

@sslavi Год назад

Yeah, it has the oposite effect on me... I don't see a point in playing anymore, feel like a 3-yrs old kid in comparison to folks like Charles. :\

@deniswastaken Год назад

Well played.. Your originals are always amazing Charles. Keep it up.

@CharlesBerthoud Год назад

Thanks!

@davidodonnell4866 Год назад

Man Charles, I am loving the longer format on recent videos. Hope these come out on an album of some sort so I can listen more often! Thanks for the weekly hits!

@spearshome0329 Год назад

That is seriously the coolest any ukulele has ever sound since that instrument was created. WOW

@ZXMany Год назад

Man, that rhythm is so unbelievably good! Also laughed so hard at the tea, great choice

@jijieats Год назад

that was very british of him 😂

@cmdr Год назад

@@jijieats It was a teabag. Totally not real British of him.

@garymesser8679 Год назад

This guy never misses an opportunity to innovate and amaze. Once again, as always, …BRAVO.,

@ericdawson8576 Год назад

Charles' originals are mind numbing in their virtuosity paired with just being a real catchy groove. A Titan of bass.

@PanJee Год назад

I listen to this over and over again, you got my genre of music down to a tee, I wish this was released on other platforms but you really went all out on the uke bass bro, that was amazing

@bluorb Год назад

DOOD!!! That sounds amazing & I love how you made (and showed the process) all the sounds for this song 🤩

@mmmmsoup1964 Год назад

Awesome song from the composition to the performance. I'd love to see more songs containing the acoustic side of the bass spectrum. Both the ubass and the acoustic souns awesome despite them being not so popular among the comunity.

@arhamareeb Год назад

How do you use the same couple of techniques in everyone of these videos and literally NONE of your solos sound the same? Its unreal what practice, dedication and love for bass does to a musician. You’re so unbelievably good man, all the hard work has paid off.

@just2share Год назад

You can make any bass instrument sound great! But you are way more than incredible bass player, you are also an incredible musician.

@connorminor7312 Год назад

this is way too good. love your work charles!

@CharlesBerthoud Год назад

Thank you!

@JB-fe6vg Год назад

Every new upload from Charles feels like Christmas. Love this original.

@emiemilia6219 Год назад

Before I begun watching the video, my response to the title was "I highly doubt that." Less than 10 seconds into the video, I said "I was wrong." 🤣 That's how good it sounds, and his talent in bass (ukulele too) is there! Love your videos, keep up the amazing work!

@thinksetsoup5790 2 месяца назад

Just found this and honestly can’t stop listening to it. I always loved guitar solos.

@OPTImistic001 Год назад

This is definitely the most unique yet funky bass solo I have heard.

@evilpompom Год назад

Charles's ability to move his fingers so fast and with such precision always blows my mind 😮 Also as an avid tea-drinker I very much appreciate the presence of Earl Grey 👍

@lindasmith6668 Год назад

You're gift is tremendous. Thank you for showing us what the bass ukelele can really do. What a joy to listen to you.

@super_slo 10 месяцев назад

I'm obsessed with this song right now. I can't get it out of my head - it's fantastic! Thanks for putting something this amazing out there!

@turbo8481 Год назад

Been watching you for a loooong time. So happy your channels keeps growing, and I guess your brain does too! You keep the best content coming, and you seem to have endless song writing ability. Which I'm jealous of, but extremely impressed by! 💯

@TheRemmnn Год назад

Vc é com certeza um dos melhores baixistas da atualidade, parabéns, que privilégio ouvi-lo.

@mightiert5883 Год назад

Listened to this 10+ times in the last couple days, it a great sounding bass uke. I just love the sound of the main tap riff damn

@juliendulong7639 Год назад

Your hard work has definitely paid off. Such a talented musician. I recently got a Ubass and have been noodling around with it. Seeing this was very inspiring. Keep it up!

@johnberkley6942 Год назад

It's wonderful to see great virtuosity at the service of the song. We never lose the thread of the melody, even though he gets into some pretty wild fingering along the way. That's what I find really satisfying about virtuoso playing: when it's brilliant but doesn't lose itself in the weeds.

@mcdoma2000 Год назад

I love watching and listening to you play! You are an INCREDIBLE musician! Thanks for sharing this!

@Sceptilian Год назад

I love how much this sounded like an epic rpg bossfight theme, plus the pensive encounter theme for good measure. One of the best and catchiest songs I've ever heard.

@Rick-lo9sd Год назад

Amazing! Thank you for these videos!

@antoniojorgeayresefigueire6569 Год назад

Only 4 strings, low acoustic volume, short scale and few objects... Mind blowing OMG :)

@billiemack64 Год назад

Dude you might be the best bass player I’ve ever seen. You transcend all the boring stereotypes typically carried by bass players lol

@ExploringtheKawithRa Год назад

Yes and many times even sounds like a more full guitar incredible

@littlechildinbigworld Год назад

out of curiosity what are these stereotypes?

@billiemack64 Год назад

@@littlechildinbigworld all the boring ones. You know what I mean? Lmao

@zhiyongloh7584 Год назад

Compared to Davie and him which one is better

@billiemack64 Год назад

@@zhiyongloh7584 he’s better than Davie for sure. SLAP LIKE

@bennardslaton3117 8 месяцев назад

Thank you Sir, I’ve watched a lot of your videos. You are awesome. One of my favorite bassist.

@edfarmer2613 Год назад

Just amazing...Great stuff Charles

@eonbart Год назад

Again some insane solo! You are just amazing Charles! PS: Love the Teabag

@johnwilson2338 Год назад

I'd love to see that overlaid with a quartet of sop, alt, ten, and banjo ukes!👍

@peetiegonzalez1845 Год назад

Was gonna say I want to see that live.

@nilsniemeier5345 Год назад

Don't forget the baritones!

@moonshinemusclecar2576 Год назад

Thanks for bringing joy with your playing.

@j0rdanthehutt Год назад

I keep coming back to this. One of my favorite riffs ever.

@alexanderlyon Год назад

Well, I think Kala is going to sell a lot of these basses now! Excellent work, Charles. That was next-level.

@bobbyo5807 Год назад

What a killer riff wow! Amazing 👏 Incredible!

@bobbyo5807 Год назад

Alright! I love winning

@judahbgameshd4849 Год назад

@@bobbyo5807 brosed its a scam

@trevorwilliams401 Год назад

Mind Blown. Love what you are able to do. Thank you for creating something so beautiful. I want that Bass to go along with my tenor uke.

@ninjakanen Год назад

Sounds amazing! Always good to hear your uploads.

@danverweire6527 Год назад

I really want to get one of these. They sound great!

@CharlesBerthoud Год назад

They feel great to play too!

@danverweire6527 Год назад

@@CharlesBerthoud It will be mine, oh yes, it will be mine.

@NekarXenos Год назад

I so want one

@saemikneu Год назад

yeah, but not very cheap. But they're worth it. It got one with rubber strings on which sounds like an upright bass.

@NekarXenos Год назад

@@saemikneu I love that upright bass sound. And it's in such a small instrument. Now I'm imagining one that looks like Paul McCartney's bass, but actually accoustic :)

@Chr.U.Cas1622 Год назад

👍👌👏 Oh WOW! Unbeliiiiievably fantastic! Very impressive too! Thanks a lot for making explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health.

@MrEliwankenobi Год назад

Never ceases to impress! Amazing work. Your practice has paid off

@TheTrueAltoClef Год назад

I've had a Ubass for so long, and I love it, it's basically a mini scale bass. The rubber texture that was weird at first has become second nature to me. I love this thing. I love how it allows me to play a 2 octave jump in one position. It can sound like a pizz upright bass if you have a great amp system, but when I used it while practicing with my band, it just sends the distortion through the roof, perfect for playing hysteria

@apieceofgarbage7301 Год назад

Probably one of my favourites by you so far. I absolutely adore the percussive part at 0:21, it sounds unreal. I absolutely want to get better at getting that more percussive sound myself, it is so god damn cool. I doubt I will get anywhere as good as you for a while but maybe one day. Sometimes I doubt you're human, perhaps you're just a bass god who descended from the heavens to play bass lol.

@QwertYuiop-yt3uh Год назад

@Arjun Ravichandran he has a video talking about his history with bass. Pretty much he devotrd his life to bass lol. You don't become a legendary bass player by making it a simple hobby

@princeramirez2276 Год назад

Nothing new here, just Charles being awesome and putting a smile on my face and reminding us that bass is awesome!!

@TheZolon Год назад

I got the fretless version of that one a few years ago.. sounds amazing.. sound even more amazing in your hands.

@takeaction4843 Год назад

I love this kind of video so much!!!

@andrewluker4036 Год назад

Ahh yes, earl gray, my favorite snare sample

@zg2964 Год назад

that was freaking crazy dude.

@thomasjbass Год назад

Incredible sound and style Charles. Well done once again my friend, cool seeing the U-Bass get demo'd this way. I hope you get the change to play the solid body version of this one. Cheers!

@anthoniusalphaproject1588 Год назад

Finally, you did the video I was waiting for!

@stoutlager6325 Год назад

Awesome. The foley percussion worked great for this. I've played these basses before and boy are they weird. Those rubber/plastic whatever strings are so odd.

@masonoaks9807 Год назад

Polyurethane, I think. Super bendy, very upright-like sound.

@airfixx_8952 Год назад

Obv. the playing is as sick as ever, but the melody at @1:16 ......So nice!

@illyareid66 Год назад

Always manage to surprise and impress me just fire

@MykolaDolgalov Год назад

Great video! Enjoyed

@jonsanserino8229 Год назад

Totally amazing Charles - As usual. Can you tell us what strings you have on your U-Bass? These sure don't sound like the rubber strings.

@grinreaperoftrolls7528 Год назад

There’s almost never any music I immediately enjoy, let alone LOVE. This was AMAZING

@wintermute8315 Год назад

You almost never immediately enjoy music? That's rough, bruv.

@whatskraken3886 Год назад

@@wintermute8315 my thoughts exactly, lol

@darrenokrain7058 Год назад

Plus it has a nice amplified acoustic sound for it’s size. Charles makes a UBass sound superb!

@jacquesbazinet2172 Год назад

great playing great tone! amazing!

@nehemiasdasilva8817 Год назад

Vc faz a diferença 🎸excelente profissional, abraço aqui do Brasil 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🙍‍♂️🎸🎸💃🕺

@jun920918hao Год назад

Mr Berthoud, this small uke bass might be the one thing that really tips me into learning bass. I travel a lot, and lugging around a bass + amp is not feasible for me. Would you recommend a fresh learner pick up a uke bass, or is it better to learn on a full size instrument? Thanks a ton for the content you produce, man. You are an inspiration to all musicians besides bassists, with your dedication, your skill, and your creativity

@AndrewTenk Год назад

I've got a Denver u-bass and love it.

@suppmydiff3257 Год назад

U basses are pretty much glorified toys. Its good for being portable and easy to practise but they're terrible actual instruments

@DominusFeles Год назад

I bought a Kala Rumbler Ubass and after a couple of years I sold my full size five string bass since it was just gathering dust. I always took the Ubass since it was easier to transport and once plugged in it sounds great! Acoustic it definitely works for practise at home, but don't imagine that it will be enough sound for a live setting without amplification 🙂

@Marta1Buck Год назад

You need multiple instruments, just buy it. Take it from guitar player lol

@kanenomoja Год назад

Thanks for posting. I have the exact same comment and question. Any more votes?

@ondrejsvihnos2311 Год назад

I saw one of those during the Festiwall in Modřany. It took me a while to realize i need a combo to play it but played it anyway. Those rubber strings were kinda unusual but fun

@terrellworrell8005 Год назад

Really love this

@TomMSTie1138 Год назад

If this song is looking for a place to stay, it can live in my brain rent free!

@mikshank5039 Год назад

In my book you're the best bass player in the world, and that's even over Victor Wooten going I'm a big fan of. I don't know if you have done it already, but I would like to see you do all those things on a 6-string bass or more to your liking. You never cease to amaze me!

@ogmudbone2334 Год назад

Watch his last video?

@ivoverhoef1160 Год назад

Completly agree! Haven't listened to a better bassplayer then Charles!

@Audiomajik Год назад

A midget standing on the shoulders of a giant sees farther than the giant. That being said, he is quite brilliant and will hopefully continue on his musical journey and go on to inspire others in the way that Victor has done for so many.

@ErWo75 Год назад

Nice sound, great playing.

@ShroomFactory 3 месяца назад

I was thinking about getting one, and you've made that a yes!

@ryanmichael6720 Год назад

0:14 HOLY FUNK

@italianguy13 Год назад

Flea's vacation in Hawaii be like:

@craigjamroz7585 18 дней назад

Yes because of this video I have just bought one it's coming today in a couple hours definitely need an acoustic electric in my life all I have is electric and this is just perfect for when you don't want to plug in and you want to hear something yes definitely what I need and that song is so sick

@Cornbreadddd Год назад

I need one of these. Very charismatic playing.

@lunagor Год назад

Восхитительно как всегда!

@PvT023 Год назад

Well, that settles it once and for all... Charles, you're the best ever. Today, you won bass. 🏆

@abakst Год назад

This is a channel where I auto-like at the start of every single video because I know for a fact it's gonna be just epic. Never been disappointed. Thanks for enriching my musical world, Charles!

@WerIstWieJesus Год назад

I've got the Cordoba Mini2 Bass EB-E. I will begin to learn acoustic bass. What you are doing is excellent.

@Howardo8 Год назад

I bought the Kala U bass with their non-metal strings and it's the closest thing to a full upright bass I've ever heard. The bass is solid and so much fun to play.

@gabslap9262 Год назад

Very impressive but, can you put bass strings to a violin?

@OceansFloorSystem Год назад

Oh my, you do easily best guitar work I have ever had the honor of listening to Subbed and vibing

@thiago4santos Год назад

Charles is that rare kind of musician that has a sound signature that you can recognise from miles away. Cheers dude.

@voxlvalyx Год назад

That opening melody has a big Polyphia feel to it.

@jasonfaylen Год назад

I came here to say this! And it's no complaint cause I've been digging those cats lately as well!

@guntertorfs6486 Год назад

Does this small instrument really produce this full sound ? Quite amazing !

@NimbusMcbuttsecks Год назад

It's plugged into an amp

@guntertorfs6486 Год назад

@@NimbusMcbuttsecks Obviously. Doesn't lessen the impressiveness compared to other ,bigger ones.

@jeffspaulding9834 Год назад

I've never tried a U-bass, but I've played a few acoustic basses and they put out plenty of sound. I think the most impressive was a Martin I found in a guitar shop in Springdale, Arkansas. They had a little room off to the side with a display of several guitars, but this gigantic Martin bass was right in the center. I walked up and gently plucked the E string. The sound filled the entire room. (I then backed off and didn't touch it again because I saw the price tag. But it sure sounded nice!)

@guntertorfs6486 Год назад

@@jeffspaulding9834 Interesting. Remember the price perchance ?

@jeffspaulding9834 Год назад

@@guntertorfs6486 Sadly no. This was over 20 years ago. A brief search turned up one bass model currently manufactured: the BE-16 for $2300. I'm not sure if this is the same model. I want to say the one I saw was more than that, but I can't remember. That would have been early 2001.