Pro Bassist Plays Guitar Hero For The First Time Ever

I played Guitar Hero... omg
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[@Davie504]

G̶u̶i̶t̶a̶r *BASS* Hero

[@ihsanromansyah6585]

Nice

[@smilk69420]

bASS Hero

[@raftedje8311]

*YESS*

[@zernanvasharive9270]

BASS VILLAIN?

[@panjipetualang2342]

Yea

[@acai28]

I think you did fantastic

[@blondiebillionairelol]

AYOOO FIRST REPLY LETS GOO ACAI

[@jaredhole5307]

Dude collab vid where you just play Davies most technical riffs on clone hero?

[@hammerz1453]

ACAI

[@teevee1782]

the brown man!!!!

[@juanb6004]

you should try to beat him at his own songs

[@adoggo121gaming]

8 days per week. Davie is a true pro bassist.

[@sigalkaspi8043]

?

[@kadenbrunson9304]

Beatles reference???

[@Boonses]

Beatles

[@sadamiamani]

40 hours a day, 8 days a week 40/8

[@kellyfullick1761]

There's 7 days in a week

[@DoingDoneDid]

Massive shoutout to Davie's parents for being so supportive and allowing him to become the legend he is today 😁 🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@icon767]

"Greedy record labels, I am more greedy than you. I want USD dollars." This part killed me 😭😂😂

[@andrewschroeder9502]

I had the 69th like, and no one can take it away from me!

[@JayLouis0]

@@andrewschroeder9502 The 170 people:

[@eestiqaatsi]

epic

[@nabil5134]

Good riddance

[@JayLouis0]

@@theAstarrr ye took me a second to realize

[@ericm1373]

This is pretty much the most emotion I've ever seen Davie display, and it's pretty hilarious.

[@musicalsoul4542]

You should totally check out his playing super mario with bass video, he showed so much emotion there and it's even more hilarious than this one lmao

[@fatsilentbob]

I thought the same thing. Him getting pissed at the game I mean lol.

[@NevahLose]

very emotional times...

[@ShawnForbes]

That quiet rage 💀

[@mataogearsky5353]

I love the brief moment of confusion at 3:11. You can practically _hear_ him thinking "why is _that_ the only part I played flawlessly?"

[@mayravixx25]

For context, the "69" is the number set for the difficulty, which usually ranges from 0 - 6 for charts meant to be taken seriously. Notes that are transparent are tap notes, you can strum them if you need to but you can also just use the frets. Notes that have a glowing top are hopos, or hammer-ons and pull-offs, which allow you to jump to the note without strumming it if the note before it was hit successfully. Some charts have hopo notes chained together, which can be played without the strum bar, but be warned, if you miss a note while doing it, you'll have to strum another note to continue to use them that way. The purple bars are notes that have no fret and are purely the strum bar. One thing to also do is also adjust your note speed settings (I personally choose 12 myself), adjust your calibration, and even turn on "no fail" if you want to use it. Frankly, the challenge of potential failure excites me, so I always have failing enabled. Honestly though, you did pretty well all things considered, you took to the game relatively quickly.

[@staringcorgi6475]

Purple bars were initally made for bass

[@mayravixx25]

@@staringcorgi6475 ah that makes sense. I think the first time I ever saw 'em in use was for GH Metallica on the PS2. Not sure if there were others before it that did something like that

[@EmeraldOfficial14]

Long explanation,too lazy to read it 🗿

[@beez1717]

You explained things quite well!

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

This gives off the illusion that playing the game is harder than learning the actual instrument

[@bijnaderinzien508]

Because it is

[@shadedreaver]

AGREED

[@realhypnotic]

nah its not.

[@ajtatosmano2]

Only if you play crappy

[@ryanhamstra49]

It’s just not at all the same as playing the real thing

[@caseyjones5145]

Take note that Davie says "again" after he fails a song. That moment is how you learn to do anything you want to do in life.

[@clark987878]

The brain is a wonderful thing. No limit but our own will.

[@TroIIingThemSoftly]

@clark987878 I mean, no

[@GyzelE]

Lmao i love how after Davie struggled to get to Bassline B, he had to play it on a real bass to prove to his self he can play it

[@dunnothenametho2676]

chad move

[@Darkshock25]

Yeah, charters just need to just not put the wrong notes in to make it easier.

[@metosoreru]

I think you did really well honestly, don’t think most people would be able to just jump into expert-level tracks like this after not playing the game for 11 years haha.

[@sulkoma]

set up my old xbox a while back with freinds over & we played guitar hero & I jumped into expert straight away, they said I was autistic :(

[@bananamonkey1704]

@@sulkoma Yo what? You call those friends?

[@thijnhogendoorn6598]

He is not nobody. He is Davie504

[@Xexorian]

@@sulkoma I also jumped straight to expert and actually beat a lot of songs that i used to have a hard time with, guess im just a better gamer and they just jealous

[@sulkoma]

@@Xexorian lol! yeah my friends were shocked & calling me autistic. But it was a bit funny too, some of them my brain could remember being able to play it.. but my hands just would not move the way I wanted to, so songs that I remembered having good fun on were only playable on hard as well I loved guitar hero 2 & 3

[@Xeractyll]

As someone who watches a lot of Clone Hero gameplay, you actually did really well on these songs. Props to you and your bass for killing this video!

[@munkeykung8971]

Hmmmm... Big fan of Davie but I wouldn't go as far as say that XD Slightly disappointed he didn't straight up (near) fc them, he used to play GH back in the day and now he's a pro among pros with bass skills. But I'll give him this: He's only upstrumming so that makes it a lot harder.

[@Xeractyll]

@@munkeykung8971 first timing GH after that long of time is super difficult. And it’s much different from playing an actual bass, and his instincts are used to playing these exact songs entirely differently. What he did was still impressive all things considered.

[@munkeykung8971]

@@Xeractyll Can still be disappointed. I've played GH on and off for long periods of time with some breaks having been long periods of time over the past 12 years, up until 4 - 5 years ago, pretty much played it nonstop everyday since then and the past months every week. I'd like to think I know a thing or 2 about the games from 1st hand experience, rather than just having watched it hehe. I can tell you that playing GH/CH is like riding a bike once it's in your muscle memory. Yes after a long break of a year or longer coming back you are a bit rusty and to get back where u were skillwise can take a month to half a year depending on how much you play, but never in a way that you absolutely can't play, maybe a few slip ups. In fact, after breaks you sometimes are even better at things that u used to be worse at, like for me suddenly with fast strum at one time, just haven't figured out how that works precisely yet... Once u learned how to read GH/CH notes you don't unlearn that either. On top of that he's even great at actual music, he knows much more complicated things with his hands and he's very familiar with keeping rhythms. Don't get me wrong though, in no way am I saying he's terrible for playing like this, just I expected more when I clicked the video, knowing his background, so I was a bit disappointed is all. Your kindness has been received well tho, I see you have a heart from Davie, nice ^-^

[@derpymcderpster5526]

@@munkeykung8971 "But I'll give him this: He's only upstrumming so that makes it a lot harder." Well, that, and he isn't holding the controller correctly.

[@ryo-kai8587]

@@derpymcderpster5526 I was actually thinking about how cool it is he was holding it so vertically; I can't hold the controller normally with good results. I wear the strap really weird and the guitar has an extreme tilt, and it works much better for me. and yeah, not alternate strumming is so hard. Although, before you've trained yourself, alternate strumming is also hard, lol

[@charleswidmore5458]

Davie504 is one of the main reasons I bought a bass. I have been watching his videos and playing along for a while and I think I might be getting slightly better. After I buy some strings for it and an amp I will know for sure.

[@darknid158]

2 things: 1. you can turn no fail mode on :) 2. i thought Davie was playing clone hero left handed without lefty flip on because thats how ive played guitar hero since 2005! guitar hero was my fav childhood video game of all time and i still play it to this day. thanks for making me laugh Davie

[@kashomolina6684]

Never thought I would be able to see Davie this stressed and frustrated lol but he did great!

[@SomeoneThatIsHappy]

You clearly didn't watch him playing Super Mario Bros with a bass then

[@mattbuszko]

yeah, I guess that's part of the appeal. Kinda funny/unusual to see him suck at something. It's subtly satisfying

[@Ian_Standley]

Legend has it that this is the first time Davie has ever displayed his emotions. Glad I subscribed to witness this.

[@geomag427]

EMOTIONS REVEAL

[@joashchechet1675]

You obviously didn't watch when he tried to play Mario with his bass then

[@felipefudou3910]

GUITAR+BASS= VIOLIN+DRUMS= *NEW POGGERS*

[@thegoddessofbread6535]

immediately jumping into expert difficulty as a novice is a power move ngl

[@niceguy1965]

And that's where he realised he was terrible at bass hero, and started his carreer to become the GREATEST BASS HERO EVER!

[@leonidastheodoropoulos5642]

This has to be the most emotion we’ve ever gotten out of him

[@nahudontknowme2064]

No bro. He has used a lot more in playing Mario with bass

[@crabtank4]

This is the first time he has not censored his swearing 🙃

[@gilbertmigullas9138]

Muscle memory kicked in @5:46. He actually tried to add vibrato 🤣 Nice content, Dave 🤘

[@DashRetro]

That's a very good catch!

[@joelpeard2252]

You're one of the only people I could imagine making great BASS hero maps

[@ollielast7796]

Same

[@ermes6358]

you have 699 likes and i aint gonna ruin it

[@Angelvaria.]

@@ermes6358 good job

[@KuuchWizard]

I love how since Davie is a real bass player he only upstrums! It’s actually interesting to see how his bass and music reading coordination translate into a video game

[@YngvarTheStag]

I was definitely waiting for this comment!

[@ollielast7796]

Ikr!

[@thehornswoggler4619]

There's actually a really famous GH/CH player named Gamo who does the same thing but at a high level. Check him out if you have the chance, it's a crazy sight to behold

[@viscountrainbows2857]

I used to have Guitar Hero 3 and played a little of 2. The frustration of those scrape sounds when you miss a note is low key stirring some PTSD.

[@GeMon3yDaGoat]

0:17 best part of the video you did amazing 😤👍

[@Turtle9815]

5:09 The genuine surprised look on his face is amazing lol

[@mihailmilev9909]

Ikr

[@mihailmilev9909]

That was gold

[@clubdelosantisociales]

It’s curious how you can see Davi hands going even further down in the bass control unconsciously, not because he is bad, but because his fingers have the muscle memory of the actual notes of the song he is playing

[@f3arinaculum176]

thank you for inspiring me to start playing bass! i have alot of fun when im messing around with it or just trying to learn a new song 100/10 instrument

[@yuukotombo6578]

Some of the toughest solos from the games aren't that hard to play on guitar b/c of the techniques used, which when mapped become incredibly difficult b/c of the precision and timing required. The skills do translate some, and some charts feel right on for the song, but the skills you're being tested on are very different between the game and irl.

[@frofrozzty]

The intensity and frustration Davie experienced playing this game brought me back to some old childhood memories man

[@tommyblackwell3760]

This had me laughing all the way through. I'd been playing for well over 20 years when Guitar Hero came out, and thought it would be a breeze.....what an infuriatingly humbling experience! So I absolutely felt your frustration!

[@srs2388]

I had already started guitar when I tried it too. It would aggrieve me when I'd try playing the right amount of notes for the song, and not every note was charted.

[@KindredBrujah]

@@srs2388 Worse when it charts notes that aren't even played. Sometimes you can understand why, since you only have one 'string' instead of at least four, but sometimes the note choice is just baffling.

[@macdaddymario]

@@KindredBrujah Got to look at it from a gamer perspective and not a musician. Musician doesn't understand why notes are charted when note isn't being played. Gamer perspective understands you need to keep the player engaged and tickle the part of the brain where you get that endorphin high by providing them a challenge that they can overcome, so if music is going, they are a part of that music, even if not from their instrument.

[@BadgerOff32]

@@KindredBrujah The worst game for that was the Green Day Rock Band game. Most Green Day songs are pretty easy in real life. You just need to hold a few chords and strum in a certain pattern, but I guess they figured that would be too dull to play over the course of an entire game. So pretty much every song had all these extra bits and non-existent fills and chord transitions to try and make it 'more interesting' and harder, but it just made it really frustrating for me. I could play all of the songs on a real guitar and all those extra fiddly bits were completely unnecessary and made it feel like I wasn't even playing the song!

[@srs2388]

@@KindredBrujah I agree. It's way harder on a seasoned guitarist.

[@irieloulollilae]

I'm watching this a year later and the growth from 1 million to 13.4 million is way cool!!

[@Leonisdarko]

I miss Guitar Hero/Rock Band! Such a good moment in video game history, though I didn’t really care for the black and white Guitar Hero! I wanna see those fast-moving skittles!

[@faith3702]

3:18 "This is harder than I thought" *That's what she said*

[@vaporeos8173]

Fun fact: he actually is failing not because he is bad, but because he doesn't wanna play the full song so we go and watch his videos and he can get more views and in return get more money

[@IronGumby]

Hmm, did you watch it? Were you entirely bored for 10 minutes? He could've made it a ton longer you know, but he keeps his shtuff snappy... slappy?

[@xJol4n]

@@IronGumby The BASS just SLAPPED the JOKE over your head.

[@ArthurKhazbs]

OMG!!

[@Shoninator]

You mean “USD’s”?

[@TheJbatistajr]

CHECKMATE

[@NadaContraGames]

Man, you're amazing!!! Greetings from Brazil!

[@alexkazakov7114]

Can we just appreciate how badass 24 strings bass solo sounds? Even tho i already heard it 69 times, still so groovy and cool

[@Darkshock25]

Try playing that on Guitar Hero or Rock Band and it let you hit most notes on your correct difficulty if you memorize that track.

[@nuwberger]

He should try playing the bass in real life, bet he'll be famous.

[@vladpadowicz5946]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Synthc4t]

i agree

[@davo_t]

nah, he sounds italian. he'd probably use spaghetti for strings. noob

[@Synthc4t]

@@davo_t yeah, and then cook that spaghetti and tell us it clearly never happened

[@bennymasked3354]

epico

[@bintangdomena]

I have never played guitar hero ,but, I think that watching you was good enough!! Well done!!

[@anijay64]

You did fantastic! Especially for the first time you did this!

[@thexgamer8240]

Davie: *Plays Guitar Hero* Everyone: *Bass-ed.*

[@justanexpressionlessguy2167]

@Don't read profile photo not bass-ed, so sad ;(

[@thoraxe313]

For someone who played the game after 11 years is highly impressive. And on top of that went from the game to the actual instrument all the props in the world bro.

[@briansrandomthoughts4u]

Well, you added 300k subs in the last 2 months! That's something to be happy about!

[@tincho8256]

este es un video perfecto para doblar al español actualmente!! sos lo mejor. Saludos desde Uruguay✋🏻✋🏻

[@percussionpro8607]

6:51 He actually smiled!

[@TheJerseyNinja]

For having not played in 11 years, if that’s accurate, you actually did really well

[@madmaxaussie]

Best vid yet, Love you Bro

[@JessieTheFox]

This was very entertaining! You did pretty good man :3

[@private755]

Doing over and over and over and over again to see very small improvements sometimes.. you really are a pro musician 🥲

[@grishhung2828]

If you plan on playing this in the future, there's a special kind of controller that has a split strum bar so you can play with two fingers like a bass. They were made specifically for rock band, and some people don't really love them, but worth looking into!

[@timborski1210]

I had one and loved it for bass parts. made you feel like a bad ass lol

[@jangy1106]

0:17 Haha jokes on you i have headphones on

[@MensokoHamada]

P Hub Theme

[@camgood9562]

Amazing performance! Gratzi!

[@Biscoitomon]

Those who says that we use only 2% of our brain, never struggled playing guitar hero

[@algaland]

Oh My Davie! The editing of this was unbelievable!!!

[@Ghostbeyond619]

This is just Davie trying not to break character for 10 minutes

[@MelodicMetalCharter]

As a custom song creator for clone hero, i really appreciate this video :D

[@chronobot2001]

You've taken your base playing to the next level with guitar hero. Keep trying and you will be as good as the kid down the street in no time.

[@at-sushi]

Great but you should apply high-speed (scrolling speed modifier) option.

[@astrosteve]

I wonder if this is going to lead to someone re-doing Davie's song for more accurate notes? I mean, if I were the guy who did that and Davie was saying I fucked up, I'd be re-doing it.

[@JokingbombYT]

There isnt a lot you can do in Guitar Hero/Clone Hero as you have: An Open strum note, Green, red, yellow, blue, orange, Hammer on and pull off's (HoPo's for short) and the just tap notes these are some of the higher quality charts from what im seeing youll notice with a lot of charts made by ppl who made the song that they tend to have to "emulate" moving up or down the fretboard a ton cause there's just not as many notes for yah, some good examples are Exilelords songs or Jarvis9999 songs which are made and charted by them.

[@CaptainSunFlare]

​@@JokingbombYTyou really only need 5. Though it is often done, you don't actually need to scale the fretboard a lot, as, even on a 4 string bass, 5 fingers let's you play a 2 octave scale That'll cover most songs The real killer I saw was chords

[@timeparadox6578]

4:40 "It should be easy." PD: I'm gonna look for these songs, it will be EPIC!

[@ChrisValera]

You pluck up on the bass controller like a true bassist. Very good.

[@allen-simpson]

the taps on guitar hero really are like that, tho really forgiving, just play random shit and you'll get through I dunno why, but you calmly saying help was so funny to me, I belly laughed

[@theonetruesarauniya]

Davie's humour is god tier. I just love him so much. It also doesn't help that his looks are god tier either!

[@friendly4465]

I can actually actively see him getting better with just a little practice, dont give up hope! You're pretty good at this!

[@mr.wolverine4239]

I like how we watched you get better instead of you practicing then showing the result.

[@kennylaysh2776]

Back in the day, I went into a video game store, and played Freebird on GH1, lol. Because I could get through it on hard, my friend at the time said "This is the first time I've ever felt proud of you!". Thanks, friend. Freebird

[@nubityy]

did davie504 smile at 5:04

[@randalps]

2:26 Seems like Davide Biale, the greatest bassist ever, finally checkmated you

[@TheCulturedMan34]

Bass Hero: "SLAP! Checkmate!"

[@Franciscoamestoy]

The WHAT at 4:54 made my day

[@MxrcxnxryBessna]

4:04 lmao that smile

[@migueljuan9336]

That's the most emotion he has ever shown in this channel.

[@Celtic1020]

4:16 thank you! That is my biggest complaint about rhythm games on expert mode. They just add shit that isn't part of the song to make it more difficult.

[@acoffeemug6720]

I REALY love your videos

[@SayKyleNotCow]

Real frustration reveal at 5:56

[@TheStarryMidnightSky]

As a person who watches allot of people who play rhythm games and myself playing some rhythm games did really well! im glad to see you playing it

[@soczekchan3327]

0:17 Amazing. Almost made me cry from nostalgia and good memories:)

[@Mr_Crafter1234]

Has no one noticed he’s playing the guitar with his non dominant hand… bro somehow managed to play using the opposite, cause he even when he switched back to base it was the other hand, so it may look like he’s struggling, but he’s doing what most professionals struggle to do

[@darkbird25126]

This is a part of my childhood right here. I was raised with a PS2 and the genuine games, but even seeing this game takes me back to those days. Great video as always, can't wait for more!

[@noahjacob5552]

5:45 Davie was doing vibrato

[@Ashenboi]

I think this game needed the clout. Thank you so much for showcasing an amazing game engine for one of the most revolutionary rhythm games ever

[@PhoenixDutchie]

I just recently got a new TV, and our WII wouldn;t connect to it, so we had to wait like a month for some cable to arrive, now we plugged it in and are playing Guitar Hero III like never before XD

[@Yangorango]

Life tip: If you happen to fail the notes while playing Rockband or Guitar Hero and your friends are making fun of you, just say the developers put the wrong notes. (It works better if you’re an actual bassist/guitarist)

[@Cheezus]

"devs put an orange when I clearly hear a blue"

[@mattbuszko]

@@Cheezus lol

[@sonikkukarafuto3424]

or use hyperspeed

[@brunoenrico1700]

That S L A P P real bassline at the end was awesome, it's so cool when you randomly play your songs in other videos, it's the closest we have to see you playing live. Do that more often pls

[@ReverbCanvas]

I saw all the video and it was great but I cant believe I spent most time looking at your watches wrist strap, I want a watch like that lmfao

[@northerngiant2915]

Made me realize how much I miss the videos where you play bass.

[@Paul_G.]

Note placement aside, great to hear some of the old classics again. The 24-string and uke bass solos are still two of my very favourites of your pieces. I also laughed at the video. 69/10, would watch again.

[@GHSpaghetti]

I would like to challenge you to map the notes any better.

[@Celtic1020]

@@GHSpaghettithey literally weren't even mapping the same notes to the same button consistently. Some of the rhythm game mappers just want complicated bs instead of a coherent song.

[@JuniorDjjrMixMods]

Sad that he didn't play my bass battle chart, he played a lot of charts with totally wrong notes, I spent a lot of time making mine to be as correct and fun as possible. I also emulated how it would slap on guitar hero (hold the button and strum and release the button quickly, it was fun to play). Also, try it with "no fail" enabled.

[@chriskelly4211]

You did very well man it's a tough game to play sometimes.

[@thedazedbandman]

Great to know some people wanted to and actually learned the real instruments after playing that game.

[@xavierwashington5408]

This had to be hardest video for Davie to stay in character. There’s no way he didn’t burst out laughing at least once

[@positivelydj]

Hey Davie, Just wanted to say I've been watching quite a few of your videos and just wanted to let you know that you inspire me to be better at bass guitar. I just started learning around a month and a half ago, coming from a hand drum playing background, and seeing amazing bass players like yourself makes me really look forward to the future of my bass playing. You really show what is possible with the instrument and what can be accomplished by lots of practice and dedication to the craft. Thanks for all the bass videos, and all that you do. Keep on slappin that bass, because, as we bass players know, it puts a smile on your face.

[@DrPrabhaMusic]

It’s a bass not a bass guitar stupid

[@Belbecat]

I miss Guitar Hero.... life hasn't been the same since my original guitar broke and all the new ones had wide buttons for big handed ppl~

[@magnumondeko6503]

We used to play Reign in blood - Slayer, on expert. That's when I grabbed my friend telecaster and started really trying. . . Now I play Baritone 7 string.

[@Faygi68]

6:27 sounds like the opening to 46 and two by tool

[@j.ivan42]

I like how davie smiles while he's playing.

[@basstardoprod]

Ti abbiamo visto molto umano in questo video ahaha Molto molto carino. Ma capisco il non saper giocare Guitar Hero. Sono note a caso effettivamente sul controller 😬 Epic!!!

[@Staceman25]

Both you guys are my favourite KZbinrs

[@themessenger1680]

As someone who plays alot of clone hero, you did pretty well!! Also I need to pick up all your charts now, or well charts of you