I bet you've never seen a bass like this

#bass #bassguitar #doublebass

[@LanceCorporalHawk30]

Sounds like something I’d hear in a Sega Genesis game

[@joe1504]

In some kind of jungle level

[@HarryHarshman]

Scary how accurate both of you are

[@Apocalypse4162]

Reminds me of something from Sonic for sure but can't quite put my finger on which song

[@l0rd0ct0d0rk]

Great minds think a like, I was thinking the bassy part of DKC1's opening theme

[@Robyn_iz_Here]

​@@Apocalypse4162reminded me of Mushroom Hill

[@Swindrim.]

"Really stiffened my truss rod" 😂

[@WilDBeestMF]

It really Dug'd his Pinnick.

[@MEnTAL_health_MILITIA]

I came here to say the same thing. I'm shamelessly stealing this for life 😅

[@Swindrim.]

@@MEnTAL_health_MILITIA A new addition to our collection

[@ericajohnson7535]

lolll

[@Bryophytan]

this video has 400k views. Nicolas Bras gets under 10k views per video. This is content theft. Go support Nicolas bras not this asshole

[@distorted6534]

This guys accent is both perfectly understandable and "what ancient language is this man speaking"

[@sikhedgamerkamar5946]

Crockey 😂

[@wirelessboogie]

Must be the dialect of Newcastle, England

[@dannydetonator]

I'm not British, but itvsounds like Cockney mixee with Scouse. Huh?

[@dannydetonator]

@wirelessboogie Listening to that again, you're right. He must be Jordie or somwhere near.

[@MarcosLand]

The pick oops

[@mosadagent1705]

HE MADE IT IN A CAVE!! WITH A BOX OF SCRAPS!!

[@roux6715]

‘Back when I joined the corp we didn’t have any fancy schmancy tanks. We had sticks! Two sticks, and a rock for a whole platoon! And we had to share the rock!’

[@LincolnJankovic]

iron man reference

[@optiTHOMAS]

​@@roux6715 classic! 😅🤣😎👌🏻

[@nobiazcustomsinc5030]

.....im not nicholas brass......sir

[@BrianPellerin]

"I am Music Man" -Tuney Stark

[@conorgilles81]

Finally, a way to turn the drummer and the bass player into one person.

[@jackschmitt3167]

Yeah, imagine how much money you can save on drugs and alcohol by combining them.

[@Lazarus_G]

Yeah, but now instead of trying to track down both and maybe finding 1, you've got a 50/50 chance of losing your whole rhythm section.

[@davidethridge5748]

I love young Rick Moranis and his crazy accent!

[@Demiglitch]

This whole video series is just an extended SCTV gag.

[@rayvantassel9592]

That's who he reminds me of! Thank you!

[@itsaguinness]

Rick with just a little Ringo Starr

[@walshy2116]

Hahahaha YES!!!

[@jasonmunley4295]

@@itsaguinness Rickso Starr Moranis

[@l0rd0ct0d0rk]

Honestly, it sounds like it would fit in with the first donkey kong country theme well.

[@josku5]

OMG DK Country has such amazing music! You’re right on pal

[@Yourlibrarian]

I was trying to remember what game this reminded me of, thank you!

[@markstewart8171]

One of the best music tracks in a video game ever, along with final fantasy x1 online and ocarina of time.

[@Senior_peperoni]

Hey what instrument do you- SLIDE BICYCLE

[@cycomiles4225]

Steel is real. Go away with your tonewoood.

[@Senior_peperoni]

@@cycomiles4225what?

[@cycomiles4225]

@@Senior_peperoni its just something cyiclist that ride steel frames say. I just combimed thqt with the tonewood clique.

[@Senior_peperoni]

@@cycomiles4225 oh i get it now thanks

[@TimpBizkit]

@@cycomiles4225 bamboo bicycle?

[@logannewman4532]

It's not just the instruments. It's the way he captures and produces the audio from them.

[@ashyvlogs1132]

You aint escaping the Acid Bath Bass tone video

[@potato9832]

This guy's accent sounds like an industrial shredder gnashing a bucket of greased rocks.

[@Chicomite]

So that's how they made the amazing Donkey Kong Country soundtrack

[@tHa1Rune]

"eyn it jost tipecool, the deh ive jost spint 200 quid on niew pickhoops, i see a videeoh of soomwyn taying a lawd of boonjee cawds to a tehble and getting a betta tawn than i 'ave"

[@抵]

lmao

[@Cacophonous_Cat]

The sound of this bass if very pleasing. It's a shame he does not have the plans for this bass available to the public.

[@jugglerj0e]

It aint easy to make your own instruments. This guy is impressive.

[@samuelallen1402]

Bruh. The bungie cords sound like ...ah..bungie cords..You got robbed.

[@gmcjetpilot]

Combo of instrument making and musical talent. Well done. Yes the sounds of his innovative instruments are great. The bungy chord is more percussive than melodic but still awesome.

[@rw9495]

Kinda reminds me of the timpani in a way, the notes aren't super distinct, but it has a lovely percussive tone

[@colepat015]

I need the home depot theme played on this for some reason.

[@BAgodmode]

I can’t for the English version of these videos

[@Stewartist1]

“Steffens mah thrust rod”💀

[@artjenkins2636]

Bass and percussion sounds at the same time awesome

[@phblanco5720]

sounds funky very bass funky bass

[@jacksonfritts2988]

Tony Levin has perked his ears up

[@kylelemon4230]

Slide bike goes hard❤️

[@tony714keene]

This is a nice bass

[@brianwood7237]

'We're gonna need a bigger case...:

[@squirrel-1969]

Quite the unique collection of off the wall tweeters,electrified twangers and a bungee cord BEHS slappy thing!

[@Mick_Ts_Chick]

I liked the contraption that looked like it was made from a kite frame. 👍🏻

[@KrisSchwarz98]

Damn Korn is getting revived, imagine slapping on that 7 string slapper 😂😂😂

[@lennyseed]

Slappa da bass.

[@handmadehearts]

Great fun. Behs fun.

[@pinktooth5473]

Neubauten called, they want their bass back.

[@TheSynisterMinister]

That's that japanese instrument. The one where they bend the strings on the other side of the "nut". He just made one with bungees

[@TheSynisterMinister]

@@earthling9614 yes thank you!

[@honjon666]

Yes, also similar is the korean gayageum and the chinese guzheng

[@En2md]

I love Nicolas. That giant bass is basically a Donkey Kong Country machine.

[@grave8590]

My truss rod is ALWAYS stiff

[@freesk8]

Don't put too much bend in your neck, man! That'll give you something to fret about!

[@elvararchfeld9734]

​@@freesk8lmao

[@ItsAkioo]

It’s like a big dulcimer, that’s so cool!!!

[@Prezn-SzaboDit]

That 7-string double base is so cool

[@justVengeance]

Sounds like it's the sample of Give It To Me by Timbaland

[@KingDracSiege]

A hoondred quid on noo Peeckoops

[@svrsxlt]

Tyen a load of coords too eh tebble 💀💀

[@knackerEv]

Geez. That guy rocks.

[@2coolwheels139]

Best use of bungee cords I've seen yet!

[@CarMaBear]

I had just started watching this short when my game started. I had no time to shut this off, so I played a 3min round of said game while this played, on repeat, over and over . . . and, I'll br damned if it wasn't a pleasant listening experience! I dunno what it is but I could listen to this shit for a solid 10minutes, probably! Subscribed af!

[@chrisbrumasmr3455]

OMG He needs to record a cover of the whole DK OST saga

[@soupdragon78]

Postman Pat theme right there!

[@llpBR]

Nicholas makes the musician's job looks so easy and natural... What a talent!

[@srogers500]

That thing looks like a ridiculous amount of fun.

[@TheAnimeist]

Blue Man comes to mind.

[@pauljenkins9666]

Nothing beats Les Claypool's Wham-ola.

[@Joev.]

Now that's some amazing behs!!

[@metal8940]

Imagine if he added 12 ropes to a rose wood table with frets

[@optiTHOMAS]

Absolutely brilliant! Love it! What a legend! 😅😎👌🏻

[@wulf67]

No, I’m still not going to get a 5 or 6 string bass.

[@AlexH4774]

Shoutout to Nicolas, super cool dude

[@jbmaillet]

Now *THAT'S* creative!

[@Skarmillion]

Quite mindbending... like the Mindbender, which you should check out 😁

[@mrflappie6553]

Saw that one a while ago, so low, crunchy and droney. Love it.

[@illintenxion]

There was actually an instrument like this made 20 years ago by a little band called MOTOGRATER. Ivan Moody from ffdp first major band. They named the band after the instrument they created called the MOTOGRATER. Instead of having a bass player that's what they had.

[@alkaliforever9051]

God bless the workers that put up with these guys shinanigans like champs, they are the real heros

[@zombathinlostleghackercat5233]

The last one needs to be in My Singing Monsters.

[@user-rc3iu8hg8s]

Dudes not only a hell of an instrument engineer he's an amazing musician.

[@simonqwadjke-t5g]

that is smooth, very soft bass

[@amistry605]

Man that bike sounds amazing 😮

[@susandevoe6002]

The triangular "guitar," played with the slIde & getting some real southern country Blues out of it, was THE BEST!!!! MORE!!!!!!! (And, shhh.... it actually got my panties in a twist!!!)

[@100GTAGUY]

I like that the rod bass, is basically a Whamola with a steel rod bent into a body shape.

[@CactousMan639]

0:34 Nice! It reminded me of Donkey Kong :D

[@Raiko_Star]

This man is a genius

[@stevezastrow9252]

Sounds more like percussion than bass.

[@Xavi_Shado]

That bass is amazing. Any instrument that turns a string instrument into a percussion instrument is amazing. Can we do it with brass instruments next?

[@cloudnine676]

There's nothing better than hearing my guitar through a massive pa system an monitors on a huge stage

[@mariodriessen9740]

That’s a great sound!!! 🧡🧡🧡

[@oliferous]

Nicholas is freaking amazing!! If you haven't, check out some of his live performances and if you like any avant-gard stuff he's got you covered in spades! All of his wind instruments are amazing, that guy can get the tone of a saxophone out of just about any kind of tube contraption! And he totally does look like Jason Momoa lol!

[@NazPhura2]

I believe this was the inception of coining the term: BAAS~SPANKIN'.

[@satyrosphilbrucato9140]

Bonus points for your Dead Kennedys shirt.

[@garysuarez9614]

Drums...n bass. Very cool sound.

[@1TakoyakiStore]

Kinda sad that Nicolas Bras didn't invent brass.

[@The_Jovian]

A few millennia too late I'm afraid

[@dantreadwell7421]

Damn, that's some wicked baseline

[@zacharycraven4253]

If you want a similar sound, I have found a hofner with half rounds get fairly close.

[@jimdavidson7771]

Where I'm from, they're mostly Largemouth, or Smallmouth. You're correct....this kind, I've never seen. Now, quit playing with it, and get it back in the water before it dies.

[@bruhbruh3642]

Could be a Kentucky spotted 🤔

[@donbishop6994]

Thats awesome.

[@GusFu22]

Nicolas Bras is great! So cool you're giving him a shout out!

[@Aisha-721]

7 string double bass sounds really cool

[@FateOfLate]

"Dobble bess zither" luv the accent!

[@lockjaw7437]

This sounds amazing

[@crackthefoundation_]

It sounds like a bass synth! Love the upright slide triangle guitar or whatever you want to call it haha

[@mattdenison658]

Sounds the way I want it to. I'll have to watch that video.

[@thebard20]

The tone from the slide bicycle is otherworldly

[@jasonmunley4295]

It's so fuckin great. The Zither community has been waiting centuries for this one.

[@28russ]

It sounds cool asf!!!

[@TimJackson-eq6iy]

I liked the sound. I will have to check out his full video.

[@neilshenton1834]

Monsieur Bras is an absolute genius! Love his work. 🤩👍

[@timficker7649]

Holy shit, his instruments are awesome & we are both wearing the same shirt today!

[@DB.KOOPER]

Music is math and part of the language of the universe. What a cool bunch of creations.

[@RiffSlayer74]

"stiffened my truss rod" 😂💀

[@ronniepayton7882]

"Alright gang, here's the plan..first"

[@wisteela]

Sounds awesome

[@Xeranxies]

Sounds like the Sega Genesis Yamaha YM2612 sound chip, and it's awesome!

[@kiiseanrobinson5084]

It's unbelievable how scottish he sounds and I'm here.

[@marvinthemaniac7698]

It sounds funky!

[@darkhobo]

That Bicycle harp thing sounded amazing The bungie bass was pretty nice too. But im still stuck on that bike thing.

[@user-wr8on5or5u]

Slide bicycle sound soooooo legit.

[@pauline_f328]

Seeing it, I thought, there's no way that sounds good. But then the sound was exactly the sound I expected and yet it sounded so damn good

[@JokersNtheOddball]

this is fucking amazing

[@Rael0505]

That guy is a mad scientist

[@hamburgerdog25]

Percussion bass is awesome

[@SpoonfullofSandrock]

Sounds like my 6th grade science project.