When a BASSIST slaps a guitar

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[@nothingislogical]

I'm convinced that you can play slap on just about any instrument and make it sound amazing. We need to hear slap banjo or slap dulcimer next.

[@CharlesBerthoud]

Slap trumpet could be interesting...

[@billygildark4565]

Second for slap banjo

[@nathancrossen2224]

Slap a theremin.

[@lilscruffyofficial]

@@CharlesBerthoudsounds like you already had that in mind 🤔

[@BibleU777]

@@CharlesBerthoud As a former trumpet player.... there certainly were times we wanted to slap the trombones in concert band... ;-)

[@Matthew_Klepadlo]

Wow, you’re right Charles. Slap 6-string-short-scale-piccolo-bass does sound weirdly FUNKY! And jazzy…!

[@nukewurld]

Wait a damn minute 🤣

[@Grarder]

I was looking for this comment! 🤣

[@planktonblack7674]

lol

[@davidgooss2400]

Should have been the title 😂

[@jfoo5306]

Charles isn't just a bassist, he's a pure musician.

[@Evert850]

Yes and it blows my mind as an absolute polar opposite of a musician.

[@averyhorton3614]

He is a Master of Music. Not to mention, he seems like a nice guy, too.

[@BGP_yt]

As we should all strive for

[@jordanhasch2544]

One thing I've noticed is that, no matter how busy and technical your playing gets, it's always cleanly-executed and highly, HIGHLY melodic. I know you're a bassist almost full-time, but I for one would LOVE to see you have a slap guitar/slap bass/piano trio video. That'd be...amazing.

[@iancrone2906]

Just a normal piano? May as well go for a slap piano...

[@RichMcLaughlin]

Not even full-time guitarists have the guts to post videos with this clean of a tone, well done sir!

[@Arcticun]

It's likely cleaned up a bit in post, but it's still a great tone and he's remarkably talented.

[@aaizner847]

Lots of shredders are doing that these days. Clean guitar tone is the new "thing" in prog/instrumetal. Ibanez even put out a Tim Henson signature nylon string acoustic-electric guitar. Where have you been? :)

[@aaizner847]

@Inconclusive What makes you say that it's cleaned up?

[@Discrimination_is_not_a_right]

Brandon Acker would like a word with you.

[@aaizner847]

@@cedarhsu gotcha, thx.

[@RC32Smiths01]

Bass and guitar absolutely have their place in the slap world. Both have unique approaches to achieve the same results. Always a fantastic watch!

[@Kily9]

Polyphia - great example of that.

[@karioa2346]

Always enjoy the positivity you spread around the many music channels on KZbin, hope you're having a wonderful day yourself!

[@2good4name]

Look at Regi Wooten's slap battles vs Victor. Guitar vs Bass, weird stuff but fun.

[@jessiev7383]

@@Kily9 and John 5

[@aaizner847]

@@Kily9 Polyphia - the most recent example of that. Reggie Wooten has been playing slap guitar for literally decades.

[@arkaacharjee11]

Apart from technical abilities, what makes Charles more alluring is his melodic approach. What a musician!

[@TheDiamondBladeHD]

The exact reason why i also love ichika compared to a lot of other modern guitarists. Tim henson and generally polyphia have ridiculous technique, but their songs are not easy to listen to because of their techniques. Ichikas music is very soothing, complicated, yet very easy to follow

[@zaeed9107]

0:45 this part is so beautiful, i love those eighth notes into that chord, he builds up tension and resolves it so nicely

[@crosslink1493]

Ditto. That really caught my ear, had to go back and check it out a second time.

[@lewy219]

Best part indeed

[@ralphM1114]

If you made me listen to this for the first time with my eyes closed, I could've sworn it was Ichika. A bassist playing the guitar on this level this nonchalantly is mind-blowing.

[@nunolance23]

Exactly, very Ichika like!! Beautiful stuff

[@Xirrious]

I thought the same

[@TheDiamondBladeHD]

There's something with playing piano as the first instrument. Both ichika and charles did that. And both actually started out on bass. Ichika started playing guitar when he was 15 i think while charles stayed with bass

[@zackglickert4495]

you’re right it is very ichika-esque

[@iliasanchez9502]

I’ll never understand how he can come up and play these pieces but I’ll always be here to listen to em

[@dickfitzwell523]

My guess is weed. Lots of weed.

[@juansalvadorcabezosesparci7421]

@@dickfitzwell523 I'd say practise. But fair enough

[@green82929]

@@dickfitzwell523 Ima have to hop on this 😭 I feelin so uncreative lately

[@BeatMyMeatSkeetSkeet]

Practice learning plenty of songs from different genres and also keep an eye on how certain musicians play their instruments, you might find a technique that works right for you.

[@whophead6837]

Ide say he's listen to a life time of different music with his ears and practice. Some people listen to music differently than other people, and his brain has absorbed a little bit of everything I imagine.

[@rumbalotte8216]

Need a full version of this Song ! This is just phantastic

[@CB-sz3gx]

Sounds like something Ichika Nito would write if he was asked to play some funk

[@jakestands9342]

Charles can pick up any instrument and play it with mastery😂😭❤️

[@CharlesBerthoud]

Not a flute... no idea how people play those things 🤣

[@ZouheirHamzaoui]

@@CharlesBerthoud let us see that

[@chriseegee-man6918]

And flamboyantly

[@SubifyouLikeCapybaras]

I have no idea how to play the flute either. I can’t even make a sound 😂

[@mezz_bass]

@@CharlesBerthoud yeah how can you slap a flute? If you can't slap it, its useless...

[@NBAKings1]

Now we just need a bass line to make this complete

[@jacobpattinson]

and some drums

[@BassicAustinSludge]

Plus more bass

[@nomnom112]

He's a pretty good guitarist, but I wonder if this guy can play bass.

[@lionelcrawford4562]

To pluck on a bass with as much umph as you do and then go pluck so delicately on a guitar is the real kicker here. The control the fella has.

[@jacobforrester9827]

If it has strings, I'm thinking this dude has a fair chance of being able to play it, and play it well. He is a picture of what a musical gift and a ton of practice can do.

[@thegodofpez]

Damn, that is a funky ass groove! 🤟🔥

[@thedean0]

God this is so sick, I’d love to hear something like this in a full band setting

[@TsunamiHige]

Polyphia

[@luismacara8467]

@@TsunamiHige this is like polyphia but with better taste

[@dvl973]

The clarity is absolutely mind-blowing. The melodies are so fantastic and rich, technical ability out of this world. I could listen to this all day long and never get bored one second. It's almost a shame that you're not a guitarist cause holy do I wanna hear more of this!

[@painkilleradict]

Please do a full length of this. It's very pleasant.

[@AmericanMapper1]

Love you , Charles. Everything you do is magical. 😄

[@Gerry926]

Wow, this man is right up there with the best of them! He's one of the few, solo artists I could actually listen to.

[@aidenmeyerbasschannel]

should check out Japanese guitarist Miyavi. He is known for his guitar slapping

[@eeeeja2160]

That was really beautiful. Thanks for sharing!

[@asianhaydenxd]

i genuinely want this as a full song

[@Killua111]

That was amazing Charles! Very funky, musical, technical, all at once. Please keep slapping the guitar!

[@SirDydimus86]

All these amazing little jams! Makes one wonder where you pull all this inspiration from. Keep up the great work!

[@davidmandelstamm8725]

Not sure how so much creativity & musicianship can be packed into a one-minute arrangement... but there it is!

[@MassMass-uz8mu]

Literally one of the best musicians alive today on the planet today.

[@cicero4078]

One of the best overall musicians IMO

[@SubifyouLikeCapybaras]

True

[@rogergeoffrion3723]

Amazing as usual Charles, you just keep setting your bar higher!

[@some_other_guy]

This is awesome, really well done man. Thanks for all the great tunes over the years, it's much appreciated.

[@hyperboreandesolation]

No one has put that much work on its instrument on the whole planet. Blissful genius.

[@Sian_Brimms]

I know I’ll never be as good as you, but you definitely make me inspired to get better. I’ve improved so much on guitar in just the past few months, but I’ve got a long way to go to be able to compose anything like this. You’re my favorite KZbin Virtuoso. Keep up the good work!

[@Jwinius]

You've been at it again, I see. Bravo, Charles! Very nice indeed.

[@marcysmith2851]

So beautiful!!! Thank you!

[@wmelville14]

Brilliant as always!

[@KimchiSpringRoll]

It's scary how clean this is.

[@rafaelocampo9911]

This is just pure insanity. You're legit the best bass player I know

[@darthshima820]

Charles your by far my all time favorite musician and inspiration. Thank you brother!

[@CamiloGonzalez-zy6oq]

That was awesome... Thanks for sharing this

[@willvolz1041]

An album made by you where everything is written, played, and produced by you, I’d buy it.

[@ffpr1]

That 6-string short-scaled piccolo bass sounds nice!

[@raffimolero64]

Loving the sound!

[@yd4723]

Great timing!! Amazing

[@cbDeeskooo]

You're an absolute machine mate! It would be amazing to see what you could do with one of those hybrid guitars, the ones with like 3 bass strings and 5 guitar strings and the separate bass/guitar pickups

[@raccoonlife6817]

funky as hell

[@MalMonaguillo]

love it charles, so funky

[@VelocityErve]

I love the mix of funky bass and sharp sounding guitar in this song. love it!

[@caneofsomaria]

Charles, you are a once in a generation instrumentalist and we all feel lucky to be alive at the same time as you

[@AnyaKittyMeow]

what part of your body should i massage?

[@infamousT]

Mesmerising as ever Charles - your technique is utterly impecable. Almost magical fingering there... Blown away (again)

[@evanleo9746]

This is amazing guitar playing and a beautiful heartfelt song. Would kill to buy this

[@taviswhite6279]

Very clean. Much respect.

[@adamgarden977]

That is absolutely amazing, one man band with a single instrument.

[@aaronmcleland4772]

You better post a video with a funkalicious bass track playing over this

[@amesfamily9464]

This is such a fun little piece!

[@jetsdisciple3688]

Incredible as always.

[@alexpol108]

Waiting for "When a bassist slaps a piano"

[@RAkers-tu1ey]

I would do anything to be able to play like that um, you know, except practice 6 to 8 hours a day for years on end. Thank you for doing that for us.

[@TheAnderon666]

Absolutely love this.

[@johnny5805]

Not only the best bass player on the planet, but easily one of the best guitarists too !

[@SergeyMcSimOff]

Особенно поражает аккуратность исполнения! Прям огонь!

[@lastdaysguitar]

Beautiful playing, Charles!

[@davolthe1261]

Man you are just phenomenonal artist, i love your creativity and melodic approach, insane skills gota say

[@cr-cn4ky]

Wait, Charles is also the Best guitarist in the world? Now I'm 100% sure that he has the infinity stones somewhere in his possession.

[@mlpreiss]

You have way too few subscribers. ☹️ You're a poly-instrumentalist, dammit, with a fertile musical mind! So many people are missing out on what you offer.

[@thedankknight8333]

@markusarubuche😂😂😂 3 subs

[@aesop2733]

Too few? He's basically a new channel still. He's had a ton of growth and he's at the point where he has so many subs that it's nearly impossible for him not to branch out away from KZbin in some form or another. That's the way it should be. It's easy to forget how big those numbers are when you see bigger numbers all the time but 1.5 million is a lot. Even 100,000.. concert tickets, merch, physical and digital album sales. That could be millions and millions of dollars 👍 I hope he's so successful he never has to show his face on KZbin again. He's that good

[@nickchivers9029]

Looking forward to the full Slapharmonic Orchestra video.

[@tonylikesphysics]

That double-stop tapping is 🤌🏼 mwah!

[@kuvasik]

Ok man! That's enough with these guitars!... You should finaly play slap on a double bass!!!! That would be a real thing!!)

[@SubifyouLikeCapybaras]

That’s awesome! your so talented that you can even slap a guitar.

[@SubifyouLikeCapybaras]

First comment let’s go!

[@thegodofpez]

@@SubifyouLikeCapybaras Commenting on your own comment? LOLOLOL 💀

[@SubifyouLikeCapybaras]

Liking your own comment lol

[@thegodofpez]

@@SubifyouLikeCapybaras You’re a sad, sad man. Lonely as HELL! 🤣🤣🤣

[@SubifyouLikeCapybaras]

@@thegodofpez bro why do toxic

[@gustavogarcia3515]

Beautiful!

[@hugomundo4826]

Thank you for this

[@AsocialMelon]

It sickens me that people like 4 chord Sheeran is a multimillionaire making garbage music every month, yet true talents like Charles are not even heard of outside of YT.

[@notlightbeam4889]

Real bruh, but Ed Sheeran aint bad. I'd say 90% of the new pop songs late 2022 till now

[@liamwickins9450]

That last chord was awesome.

[@romanosaraviadis]

You are very agile and talented. Great work..

[@davidjansen7563]

We need a full album!

[@shaqszalewski]

Pure pleasure 🙏 thank you ❤️‍🔥

[@jamesriley7604]

Just brilliant.

[@blaineobrien4720]

Man! This is beautiful.

[@Charely1925]

I wouldn't mind seeing you do more guitar stuff. But anything from you is a treat.

[@jeffreybonaventure6981]

You never cease to amaze.

[@j-5105]

Love the funky vibe

[@jerbear7952]

I'd love to see you play more guitar. You have such a refreshing approach. Frankly I'm a bit jaded with guitar just because of how much incredible guitar is out there. This was nice to hear.

[@kayziix9618]

Instant chills !

[@7rich79]

I'd love a full version of this :)

[@dearejonrea7764]

This dude from another planet..Charles has an unreachable thirst ..so he gotta do it while he has the time ..because everything much change

[@chumples.]

lovely! the part starting round 0:32 reminded me of ichika nito

[@OneGuitar]

Love it...That's so melodic

[@zuemoe5005]

I know its 2 weeks old, but I still can't get enough of this 1 minute lick of this beautiful song.

[@MartyVentura]

Flawless, as usual!

[@gregharbin3531]

Nice!! Had my toes tapping from note one.

[@oldnikix]

You're obviously a marvelous guitarist. Bravi!

[@jiminnorthdallas1227]

Funky, groovy, and as usual: awesome!

[@andersonmatos9530]

I really need this complete song, with about 3 minutes, so I can listen to it thousands and thousands of times

[@JasonLuther1]

Masterful piece Charles.

[@reinaert.c6253]

nice playing man

[@aprilpeg]

Wonderful!

[@jagarsolon7137]

Eargasmic! Now, a 1-hour long video loop of this masterpiece would be just right.

[@YanikMoskvich]

honestly this probly one ofmy new favorite songs i mean it gets you into that fonkey mood

[@Nedwin]

Woaaah, your guitar playing is amazing bro!

[@bystrunia3539]

I love this melody 🥰