AFRICA but it's all on ONE BASS

[@CharlesBerthoud]

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[@estebanquesadas.4983]

Hi there Charles , greetings from Costa Rica . I just wanted to ask what's that pedal board that you use to record loops like the percussion intro and then the thing with the piece of paper , is it really that easy to record a sample of anything and make a loop out of it ? Does the pedal comes with its own mic ? I'm no musician whatsoever so please forgive if this sounds like noob questions .

[@perpetualbystander4516]

Fun Fact: Nord is the Swedish word for north. 😃

[@1nisaro]

lmfao that jingle piece is epic and hilarious

[@Yooper_eh]

Even your ad was fantastic. I have to know, have you ever touched something and it *didn't* turn to gold?

[@m4ch1n3]

​@@1nisaro you're right, but I wanted to scream: the cake is a lie!

[@Post-Alone]

Acoustic too?? You must be able to crush anvils with those fingers ... shivers!!

[@rgardner1971]

I feel bad for his partner (sorry I'm a pervert)

[@destructo_mamba_embergb]

@@rgardner1971 lol

[@sleepydragonzarinthal3533]

Bad? He has insane control, his partner is likely quite fortunate. I do pushups on my fingertips, along with dexterity exercises, and I practice home row typing for accuracy without looking. All these things translate well to....interpersonal communication. My last partner was an avid piano player and it showed through in many other activities. (im a perv too, we all get motivation from somewhere) ​@@rgardner1971

[@yoshyusmc]

I was thinking same!

[@TheYogaDen]

5% of the time I'm like "that's just needlessly showing off". 95% of the time I'm like "you're seriously the best bassist on earth". Truly awesome skills, mate.

[@FromTheMosh]

I'm here for the 5%

[@Kunstdesfechtens]

But is showing off ever needless? I think not. 😅

[@iBoss818]

100% of it is completely necessary

[@MrKosko]

@@FromTheMosh Those combo slap and two-finger tap runs are so supremely creative and melodic.

[@socialsigh]

Wouldn't be Charles entertainment berthoud without the funny noise and sick tap runs. Here for the experience.

[@bongobass99]

Toto’lly the best bassist ever!

[@arghadeb9180]

Davie405

[@donHooligan]

100% it's like when Jeremy McGrath was racing motocross... if he was in the race, the competition was for # 2.

[@phoebea]

😂 Great comment!

[@PapunaOfficial]

@@arghadeb9180 bro

[@robinwells5343]

Lol

[@TeaHauss]

that ad performance was fantastic

[@evanvassallo8174]

ive never sat over a nord VPN ad, but this one i had to listen to again

[@alanjackson1015]

Best ad for Nord I've ever heard! Bravo on all the other stuff in the vid too! :)

[@gregsteele806]

Close second behind the Critical Role "Into the Nordverse" series.

[@ropeisnotadink]

YOu have never heard of Big Money Salvia :(

[@Bilbosilius_Zwackelbaggins]

Y'all talkin like you never listened to Slavic Man VPN by uamee.

[@danielwessel9884]

Normally I just click off but the ad forced me to listen to the end. Very fun.

[@NicolaLarosa]

It’s NordVPN. Nord makes keyboards.

[@AbramVoeller]

Legend has it that when Charles played this song on bass, raindrops started falling in Africa.

[@johnbenjamin911]

Very true! At the moment it's raining bass down here in Africa

[@TomTomicMic]

It would be better if their leaders "reigned in" on their corruption!?!

[@twm4259]

Angel tears of joy

[@152leroy]

I keep watching this over and over, and it’s still hard to believe. Charles, you are incredible. 🙌🏼

[@МарияИгнашова-м4з]

😇

[@daveincanada4794]

I've heard some great covers of Africa from various instrumentalists (Andy McKee comes to mind), but OH MAN! This one feels so lyrical and powerful. The visceral rhythm, the voluptuous harmonies, the crazy arpeggios all cumulatively raise the energy of this piece to such a high level. Hard to sit still for this! Had to put on some great headphones to really soak it in... over and over and over! Thank you Charles!

[@ghostfreak672]

go check for "alexander misko"

[@rumhave9632]

The ad was almost as cool as the song. Dude, keep doing covers like this. Earned a 👍

[@DONKMCLEAN]

That small, rising chord bridge after ever chorus, in ANY cover or original version of this song, always gives me chills.

[@PastrySC]

That was extremely well played and emotional! Oh and the Africa cover was ok to

[@georgiossirgoudis9207]

The cover is perfect❤🤟🔥

[@AHoundOnAHonda]

@PastrySC It was ok to what?

[@incognito7039]

This is why you are my favorite musician. When I started watching you, I played root notes proficiently. I now enjoy using my bass as a whole instrument, (mostly because of the lessons that you have given me) Bravo Charles, and thank you for the inspiration!

[@cosasDEguitarra]

this is great to see that your adds are as great to see as your videos... northVPN must be very happy with you sponsoring them.... you're brilliant, Charles!

[@GresSimJa]

That twangy sound of an electric/acoustic never gets old. Love the BASS playing as always, mate.

[@ArtGuitarLTX]

I'm goin thru some hard times... this makes me 🙂. Thank you

[@danielgranda896]

Charles! I have watched your channel for years and I marvel at your technique and how you are pushing bass performance to new levels. Thanks for all your wonderful music!

[@chrisj8720]

Man, that hit my heart. You have reinspired me. I have been playing for 32yrs now with less and less frequency. I am now sick and picking up my bass for the first time in a while. I was struggling with where to start. THIS, this is my inspiration. Going to learn this and use it as a good way to get back in the swing. Thank you, I am learning so much from you.

[@BrandonWilliams37]

damn this makes me dearly miss my acoustic. Beautiful arranging as always thank you. Subscribed to your Patreon and absolutely loving it, you're a gem for crazy bass people.

[@CharlesBerthoud]

Welcome to BassCamp - glad you're enjoying it!

[@Tottenhamfan402]

@@CharlesBerthoudI’m 13 and starting to learn slap because I feel I’ve completed what I want for finger style, the song I chose was suck my kiss, do you have any advice for slapping, thanks in advance

[@silverreaps6803]

@@Tottenhamfan402 Suck my kiss wasnt done as slap by Flea

[@Tottenhamfan402]

@@silverreaps6803 oh, well I’m doing as slap anyway because why not

[@silverreaps6803]

@@Tottenhamfan402 it's more fun that way fr

[@joseluis7309]

I still haven't found anyone who surpasses this tremendous artist. Simply the best. Not only is his technique impeccable. His musicality is also impeccable. And this last one is the most difficult to find. That's why his combination is wonderful. Thank God there are people like Charles Berthoud, who inspires thousands of young people to search for the path of excellence.

[@marcelstanford430]

Not even Kent Nishimura?

[@olivierpayette4284]

Cool, I’d like to see more content with acoustic bass. There’s not many people on KZbin really showcasing it. Very impressive how you make it sound so good

[@somersetcace1]

This is part of the reason why, for all of the problems the internet may be causing in society, the ability to effectively `call Charles from the other room,` and say "Hey, play something for me!" makes it all worth it! Thanks Charles!

[@Samasiam]

Charles,Charles, Charles... You are truly a gift and inspiration. I say that after a long life of admiring musicians, Segovia and Coltrane, Corea and DiMeola and Clarke and Paco, Eddie and so many more of every genre. You bring the epitome of skill, but most of all, you bring the vastness of imagination and joy. Be blessed to give as much as you wish, for as long as you feel inspired to.

[@simplesimon4561]

One of the better ad reads I've seen

[@littledipper8608]

that harmony at 2:18 is just ridiculous man, what a flex

[@Ranaglan]

The whole damn clip is a helluva flex 😅

[@daveyJ213]

Incredible! An awesome rendition of one of my favorite songs. Charles you are the BOMB! Even the commercial was cool.

[@TheKinderdoc]

Totally the best ad ( Nord) I’ve seen on KZbin! Also, your performances are stunning.

[@kirktown2046]

What beautiful covers, thank you for putting these together and putting it out there. I hope you never feel like doing pop covers is something negative, cause I absolutely love it, and many many people do too, it's just great to celebrate music together. You da man, Charles Berthoud.

[@joshua.recovers]

0:56 missed a good opportunity to say, "It's gonna take a Bass to drag me away from you."

[@theawesomer]

Very cool arrangement, Charles. Great playing as always!

[@ejmazzi1499]

The cadence on the sung advert was beautiful! Also the bass obviously

[@brunobailly7013]

I can totally picture you playing this LIVE. The crowd would go nuts !😊👍

[@---wd3hp]

I hope Rick Beato has you on his radar. Having so much distaste for the current crop of non-interested in working to learn their craft and to advance the art, you are clearly part of a new wave of greatness. Not because you playing tunes of a bygone era. Genuinely creating a mind blowing new path. Everything I have heard you play has been outrageously mind blowing. Kudos!!

[@sendblink23]

And he just did... :)

[@---wd3hp]

@@sendblink23 great! Thanks for the heads up.

[@davidcooke8005]

This aged well.

[@beautiful_stories332]

Lotsa respect to you Charles from Kenya 🇰🇪

[@masakmerah]

This is becoming my 2nd favorite video from your channel (1st one being "Bass w Neon Strings is dangerously Funky"). Keep up the good work Charles!

[@korzonas]

There are performances that inspire you to practice harder to be better & there are performances that make you want to sell all your equipment & give up. I’m just glad I’m a guitarist who taught himself to play bass.

[@raphaelbahr6851]

Imagine this: CharlesBerthoud - Bass Estepario Siberiano - Drumms Tim Henson - Guitar

[@mr.hoppelelefant2350]

And who sings? Chuck Norris?

[@raphaelbahr6851]

@@mr.hoppelelefant2350 🤣🤣🤣

[@randychadwick3776]

Hard to describe your talent. So enjoyable to watch you play these arrangements.

[@Ghalux]

The tapping part was excellent ! (Like all the rest)

[@MrSgrafix]

You're a real virtuoso! So accurate playing in all your videos! Amazing!

[@belion55]

Amazing cover, my dude. Rock on!!!!!! Also, wow, I listened through the whole ad, and I gotta say, you're very talented and creative. Glad to be a subscriber.

[@TheOneFreakservo]

The way your head is positioned in front of the background-guitar in your thumbnail makes you look like you're throwing around an epic mullet.

[@DigitalMediaPatriots]

This sounds great! I am going to do this with my bass.

[@thegodofpez]

Way too rad. One man band action! 🔥🤟

[@teedub127]

Charles has quickly become my favorite bass player on the internet and is in the top 5 of my all around favorite bassists.

[@Nathan_North]

Cool to see the looper again, amazing arrangement Charles!

[@MS-xf2zd]

Charles… man, that was totally, perfectly beautiful in every way. Thank you for being you and reaching out unafraid. You’ve inspired me to do that too! 🙏😊

[@Accal1a]

Stunning as always, Charles. This is one of my favourite songs, and seeing it getting the Charles effect was excellent. Keep up the good work!

[@keithhowell4138]

That was beautiful

[@homesandloans]

Awesome...are you ever going to come to Texas?

[@CharlesBerthoud]

👏🏻🥉

[@jefirestone7307]

Charles, you are amazing how you coax all the different voices from this guitar! Awesome.

[@gustafbstrom]

Toto nerd here: - The drum kick alters between single and double strike every beat (instead of always double here). - The keyboard solo part was awesome!

[@markmorgan7450]

Great job, Charles!!! One of my favorite songs!

[@IbrahimMontiel]

Primero Toca música cristiana porfavor 🙏❤

[@CharlesBerthoud]

👏🏻🥇

[@JeffNixonComedy]

Really incredible musicianship. Thank you for sharing your talents

[@tidav23]

@charlesBerthoud, i've listened to your version and played in synch with the Original, the chorus mix perfectly Wow!

[@vaughngarner7360]

Man, just found your channel. What great music. You are one talented fella. Love the bass music!

[@DegonTheMighty]

Your playing brings me to tears, my man. You are such an amazing bassist and the whole reason I started playing and keep playing. Thanks again and again for everything.

[@gstlynx]

Mike Dawes would be awed. I am stupefied. Superb, beautiful and hypnotizing.

[@LeonardoVarasGuerrero]

Loved it! it sounds incredible!!! I love you playing the acoustic bass.

[@InsomniacRocker]

You've come a long way dude... this is just insanely brilliant. beautiful...

[@TheSkerlnik]

Just incredible! Thanks Charles!!

[@aa7988]

Simply fantastic Charles. Bravo.

[@DizzyGorgon]

Bro....i had to listen to this like 4 times....the groove is intense

[@thefunny8207]

No matter how much fame you gain or how many subscribers you have… you will always be underrated

[@PsyBot-nu7kp]

I am South African and I absolutely love this one!!! ❤

[@jimmac1185]

You do realize that "Africa" is the name of the song from the band Toto, right?

[@twakka86]

This is just everything!! Just absolutely amazing!

[@Andy-Ajax-Jackson]

I always wanted to cover this song with my band, but could never work out the individual parts for a four piece and you accomplished this all by yourself on one instrument. Probably on a tuesday. I always wished i had finished it because i knew it would be incredible and you did it and im so appreciative. Such a perfect song and you honored it completely. Makes me really want toto call up the boys and make it happen.

[@artturipetaja3486]

Acoustic base suits the song extremely well! Awesome cover as usual.

[@invisigoat]

You do things on a bass that I've never seen anyone else do. Amazing!

[@aaronottermann5824]

So expressive, I love it. Your covers always feel like love letters to the original.

[@gd7561]

Phenomenal work bro!!!!!

[@gailp9432]

Truly amazing talent. Thank you for sharing.

[@alexlipe8204]

Seen a ton of your videos and love all of them. I don’t usually comment but this is a true masterpiece. You’re one of a kind sir.

[@badnewsBH]

I love seeing an acoustic bass being played. Fantastic!

[@krehme]

Thanks for that Charles! A beautiful version!

[@kindredfib9408]

Bro, this is amazing!

[@Uncle_Mark2600]

Charles, I really love your videos. You are extremely talented, and you continue to evolve. And that vocoder effect with your sponsor was sick!

[@SteveShaw-nh4sb]

Absloutely breathtaking skill and talent. Bravo.

[@codysmith2931]

TOTO is one of my favorite bands and this is such a great song, hold the line is up there as well. Good job you are a fantastic bass player perhaps one of the best I have ever seen

[@michelleguthrie7237]

Absolutely WILD! Phenomenal, well done!

[@kevinstilesnashvilletn4034]

Wow!! Killer playing brother!

[@HM2SGT]

*Always a pleasure. I need to purchase your album compiling all these wonderful songs!* 😻🫶

[@BigBoy4004]

Soo... You got your YT channel back... Good to see/hear!!! Congrats to winning an uphill battle... 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@zofiapiwowarek]

Wow😮 i have never been deeply moved by such an amazing bass before!! Can't stop listening. All the blessings to you❤

[@MikeJones-ju4fi]

This is one of your best ones…. Fantastic job ❤️

[@styx262626]

Can't think of any words complimentary enough. Loved it.

[@flyonthe1stwall]

Very cool with the acoustic bass. I was impressed with how it came out.

[@MightyFineMan]

That was one of the best ad segments I’ve ever seen on any channel.

[@krzychood]

This is such a beautiful piece of music, no matter on which instrument you play it, it always sounds great.

[@mauimrc]

I read years ago that Toto based this on a song by Little Mikey called, "Robin Reads the News". Beautiful song. Great rendition.

[@Dunkelzeitgeist]

Seriously impressive stuff chap!

[@kathyhollenbach7413]

Love your interpretation of this song! As always Charles, you are incredible👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@thierrygybels6540]

Ooh nice.. acoustique bass.. finally to see you play on.. i’ve myself an Takamine.. love the sound of it..

[@pedrocasafranca2572]

This man keep raising the bar, absolute insanity what he does with the bass

[@dmitrygromada3655]

I'm blown away

[@PawelDiver]

That cover is freaking insane. Great song and awesome performance.

[@EliasFishroom]

When can we get a tour of all your basses? Amazing playing as always btw, keep up the good work

[@rgardner1971]

Chuck... there's like 5 levels to a lot of things. 5 levels to show the depth or hardness of a topic. Like math...level 1 being adding/subtraction. Level 5 being advanced physics or expert/doctorate in a subject. In guitar....you are like a level 6. Beyond expert/doctorate... a God maybe? Kudos man. You are the best bassist I've ever seen. I've been following you almost 2 years now. No one compares. Be proud of your accomplish Charles. ❤

[@philreeves2404]

You're killing it! Nice work!

[@superviewer]

Two great performances in one. Thanks 😊