What People Want BASSISTS To Play 

Let me know if I missed any! 👇🏻

Imagine people approaching Ed Sheeran saying - Are you Charles Berthoud?

I started this thinking “there’s no way I’ll stick around for 4 minutes, I’ll just watch a couple” and then was bummed when it ended. Well done.

I was visiting my parents and showed my dad this video. He's been whistling YYZ for an hour.

Truly impressive how you were able to play every single riff from and justice for all so quickly. Absolutely the bass player of all time.

1:30 yess yess

"My neighbours" is the easiest one to imitate for me

Lol to the drummer comments “ideally change time signatures every measure”. They love that.

As a drummer, I approve the things drummers wants you to play. Especially at 0:22. That was fucking awesome

That 1-string setup would've been perfect for the AC/DC tune as well.

1:03 Thanks for covering the entire And Justice album in one go! Jason’s tone was so nutty in that album!

I've shot 100+ weddings and you totally nailed the wedding band.

3:55 Can't you see he's the man, let me hear your applaud, He is more than a man he's a shiny golden god.

whenever someone asks me to play something i just say "sure, here is thunderstruck" and play the same note for 5 minutes

1988 Metallica. On point! Well played.

That's proof that even a $140 bass can sound amazing. It's just that you need million dollar hands to do it.

1:28 the transition between songs was insane

I laughed at "Drummers", but completely lost it at "1988 Metallica" and the immediate cut to "My Neighbours." 🤣😂 Great job as always, Charles!

“Who’s that?’ “It’s scales…” “Scales? Never heard of him…”

It finally happened…I was playing bass in bar with the band and during a small brief intermission I was just slapping funky bass lines and then someone yelled out: PLAY SEINFELD!…I froze. I had YEARS to learn this song and I thought nobody is ever going to request me to play that until now. Just spent the last hour learning enough to play it average-ly lol

Hey guys I know it’s not the good place or time but I feel depressed.I would need a cheer up but I’m by my self … thank Charle for your awsome bass vids we all love you

Thanks for the AC/DC Thunderstruck bass lesson, I just couldn't figure it out and now, thanks to you, I can impress my frens.

Can't wait for the day when you've reached so many people via RU-vid that pop producers at least ask you for a second string.

My favorite was the one where you play whatever you want. So clearly, you should keep playing whatever you want.

finally bought a bass again after 10 years of not owning one thanks to channels like yours. people like you reminded me how much fun i had playing an instrument.

Unreal. RU-vid is full of amazing musicians but this dude is in the 1% of the elite players. Exceptional groove and technique dude.

Hooray for YYZ and Dad's taste in Rock-n-Roll music!!!

As a pianist I'm so impressed by anyone who plays string instruments, especially bass.

I'd like to hear you play something in the style of Paul McCartney. He is wonderfully inventive with baselines, melodic and subtle.

"WHOA WHOA, JACK WHITE!" I will never not laugh at that

2:37 The secret to live a fulfilling life is to get a bass and portable amp then just go around casually following walkers while playing this, speeding up a little bit each measure.

The YYZ "dads" riff at the end nails it! I made my 11-year old son listen to that song while in the car last week and absolutely would have asked you or any other bass player to play it! Either that or the 7/8 time bit from Tom Sawyer...

99.9999999% of the time when I click on a video like this I last about 20 seconds before moving on. This combines just the right amount of humor and serious bass playing. Thank you for putting something on the internet worth watching.

His fingerstyle speed is faster than my computer

Now I want a full cover of Anesthesia, FWTBT, And Orion.

Man that Cliff burton shred was fucking amazing! exactly how he would shred love you for that!

Special day, just found out I’m a dad (because I love when a bassist plays YYZ) - now to find this unexpected child

you know what is the most impressive? that you actually can play all of that and so damn good, love it!

Love how you had to let everyone know that was the Thunderstruck bassline.

You and Davie are absolutely hilarious together.

As a bassist who plays bluegrass and is an AC/DC fan I took that personally 😉

Bassists, remember: you can be this good, and still just have a semi-moderately popular youtube channel.

It's just always mindblowing the diverse sets you can play. Also the "Dads" section haha!

My heart started pumping when you started playing YYZ and then I looked at the corner and realized I was a boomer :(

"Dads" ok but being able to play the YYZ bass line is actually impressive. Wait, does that make me a Dad because I know which Rush song it's from? Also, hardest bass lines? I know there are harder ones, but Thank You Scientist has some incredible absurdly difficult bass lines in their songs. Their "Terraformer" album is top notch

Great video, bro! Hope you're well!

Adam Neely makes an appearance! Anyway this is a perfect Charles video because we get to see his insane versatility and ability, along with all his different characters. I always look forward to his next video.

Just when I thought that you missed anything by RUSH, you nailed YYZ at the end as a “Dad” request 😂. I think your probably the best bassist in the world - incredible!

guess im a dad now comere son good job

During classical I instantly heard jack black "can't you see he's the man, let me hear you applaud, he's more than a man hes he's shiny golden god!"

I love how Davie504 is his own category.

great to see this new generation of virtuosity on bass. Keep up the wonderful musicianship Charles

My favorite was, "what I want" and "DAD'S" 👍❤️ Geddy Lee is a Master of bass. And, of course.... So are you Charles. ❤️👍

3:01 this is so funny because even though I can't imagine what he actually says after "yo", I can imagine so many things that he'd say and they're ALL right

3:54 "Can't you see he's the man, let me hear you applaud, he is more than a man he's a shiny golden god."

Love those little chord shift flourishes you do

That Jason era Metallica one hit me right in the feels. Plus, nice seeing a professional use something simple and cheap like a glarry base, for the price they are so good!

Every time I hear Bourée Jack Black starts singing in my mind: "Can't you see he's the man let me hear you applaud he is more that a man he's a shining golden god"

I've been playing on and off since 1970....your playfulness and absolute killer technique, is a breath of fresh air. I'm not a tapper, nor slapper....I grew up with Geddy Lee and Chris Squire. I saw Larry Graham performe opening for Earth Wind and Fire. You are easily in his league. Thank you.

With rush as my favorite band and having six kids you nailed me on the last one. Hilarious

Loved the "Dads" YYZ... That's me exactly!!

I feel like the Seinfeld theme is like the “FREEBIRD!!!” for guitar players…

I would love to see the faces of the other band members if this guy showed up at an audition for their new bass player.

Since it is you, I actually want you to play all and every single one of these in a full version now! 💯

I like it when he plays Debussy muhahaha

I apologize in advance for being serious on a humorous video, but this made me think of something important. When you play by yourself, it’s natural to try to play something that sounds good by itself. And when you also practice by yourself, the two bleed together. So you end up playing complicated things that take up all the space in the “composition”. A “solo piece for (x instrument)”. Playing in a band, and playing what’s right for a song are different things from playing by yourself. So if you just play solo bass for RU-vid videos, etc, then one kind of thing is called for. But if you play in a band and play for the song, sometimes “Thunderstruck” is the right thing. Neither is right or wrong. It’s all about context.

I dont care about being first but if ur looking at this I just wanna say thanks for showing how cool bass is, ur an inspiration (and a decent comedian!)

I loved the 'shoutout' to Davie 504; that was pretty slick. And the dancing birds was hilarious. The Dad's section reminded me of Iron Maiden.

I fall directly into the victor Wooten catagory, ain't go not grove is a really easy victor Wooten song to start off with, really recommend it

Don't get me wrong Cliff Burton will always be Metallica's best bassist, but Jason Newsted was an amazing bassist... he was chosen over Les Claypool in his audition

One musician to another: The talent some people possess... blows my mind. You are incredible KEEP GOING!!

And justice for all era Metallica got me. 😂😂😂😂

Now do "what Tool fans want you to play", and play Schism.

i'm not even a dad and hearing YYZ made me happy asf

Can’t help watching this every now and then. Great technician, extraordinary feel and so good at impro. Utter respect for the man.

How has this bass god remained hidden from me?

You missed the most important one. After "anime fans" you should've had, "90's/00's anime fans" and played the bassline for Cowboy Bebop

Yeah, cliff-era-Metallica is the best thing that exists 🎸you have to imagine it's a bass

1:04 I pissed my pants here laughing!! Jason Newsted was sooooooo disrespected in this album. Great work @CharlesBerthoud , you're nailing it!! Keep it up Awesome bass playing

My goodness. I don't think I've ever seen bass guitar skills at this level before. Absolutely incredible.

0:39: Make a full version of it please

Fun fact: the Seinfeld theme is originally played on bass synth.

Loved YYZ what way to end a brilliant video. Not a Dad, but in that age range. I'm not at Geddy's level, but try to learn Rush songs to improve my own playing. Hat's of to you, humour and skill in one video, plus a Davie504 nod :-)

This was the most insane bass playing I’ve ever heard! Dude you’re a legend!! For the anime one, I know the melody to Giorno’s theme is iconic, but you should totslly check out the bassline for that and other Jojo songs. They’re really jazzy and seem like they’d be very fun to play!

ok but the "what I wanna play" and "davie504" fucking slapped though holy shit.

2nd like! Insane how Charles can anchor his index finger on a low note fret and skip a fret to play notes with his remaining fingers like it's nothing.

Very well done! You've got great chops and a sense of humor to match. I also thought I'd leave after the first few examples, but your playing is interesting enough that I felt compelled to stick around and see what each next example would be. As for my own preference, I'm a fan of the "Passionate Bass Fan (Victor Wooten)" style. Thank you!

Love your playing! Amazingly awesome! Thanks for sharing your talent with the 🌎 🤗♥️

Being a "dad", I can totally relate. If I heard my daughter playing 5G, I'd pass out with pride. This video was spot on!

I’m so happy you played YYZ that was badass.

Charles makes tapping look so easy that for a split second I think I can do it and then I remember I'm me, and I absolutely cannot do bass tapping.

honestly the dads have the right idea. Wonder how groovy YYZ would be with slap

As a small addition to the passage: For those who think it's a guitar: Through the Fire and Flames has a similarly light bass line: D

„My Neighbours“ I as a drummer felt that 😅

0:51 yes yes, Cliff was a god, I'm sure we all agree on that. I'd like to see more Les Claypool. Oh and Dad's have good taste in music

🤣 many of those are so on point. This list is hilarious because it's true

I was hoping for an And Justice for All joke, and this didn’t disappoint.

the talent show one blew my mind, it never really occurred to me that with something like bass or guitar you can play two separate melodies one high and one low.

I'm not a dad but still I would love to hear you play anything by Rush haha. Great vid!

Was waiting for Geddy and there he was... "Dads." LOL