I Gave Her A $1300 BASS Because Of This MINDBLOWING Solo

[@CharlesBerthoud]

Which battle was your favourite? 👇🏻

[@lizstiscool5574]

The one which had *B A S S*

[@gabrielwalker4411]

@@lizstiscool5574 yes

[@jameschristiansson3137]

I had hoped it would be Laytar. When her video popped up late, it seemed it was over and you had a winner.

[@andrescorrea125]

Brooo all of them , they were so good. All of them

[@gabrielwalker4411]

@@jameschristiansson3137 yea

[@Laytar]

Is it really true?? I cannot believe this... I'm crying because of happiness, I always wanted to slap a REAL BASS, and now I will be able to do it!! Thanks a lot Charles Berthoud you are amazing, the trophy coming from you means a lot for me, I don't have enough words to describe this feeling..

[@Rattiar]

Great battle! Beautiful playing. Bass, next time? :)

[@CambiodeRumbo]

The taste in your licks was amazing! I liked your solo a lot! You deserve the bass! Congratulations! 😉

[@amethystklintberg7436]

You deserve it!!!

[@stevierv22]

Your entry was really great, looking forward to a collab with Charles this time with you on the Bass :)

[@CharlesBerthoud]

Congrats, enjoy your BASS! 😊

[@manebass7553]

It was a pleasure to participate!!! Laytar did a Great job, Congrats to her👏🏼

[@Rattiar]

I loved the acting / reacting. Your entry was a ton of fun. :)

[@manebass7553]

@@Rattiar Thank you🙏🏽

[@CharlesBerthoud]

Awesome playing!

[@rapperc18]

Enjoyed hearing you my man!

[@ahiddenlink]

You did a great job! Hope you throw more content up on your KZbin, love watching great bass videos!

[@paulharbron8439]

All ten were amazing. Loved all of them. Will say she took over your phrasing and made it her own in a way that no one else did. Above my pay grade but cudos to all.

[@PeterLuha]

Thank you, Charles, 3rd place really pleased me. 🙏 Congratulations to all participants and all 9 others from this selection, they play fantastically. And of course @Laytar to victory. 🤟🏿🥂💥Otherwise, it's quite interesting to have two guitarists in the top 3. 🎸😎

[@CyberiusT]

Loved your playing, man. For some reason, your hands did not look as busy as my ear said they must have been. Also, mad love for that bass. I've never seen a 7 (? unless I miscounted)-string before, and even the 6s I've seen have had insanely wide necks. That actually looks wieldable.

[@PeterLuha]

@@CyberiusT Thank you! Actually, it's not a bass guitar but my small custom 7-string TheBone guitar, but I'm looping a lot and I often use it for bass lines. And I really love slap and tapping too. :)

[@CyberiusT]

@@PeterLuha I see. Well, the result was wonderful. Thanks for submitting.

[@CharlesBerthoud]

Thanks so much for your awesome video!

[@PeterLuha]

@@CharlesBerthoud Thank you Charles, I really appreciate it! And next time we can add more speed. 🙂

[@RC32Smiths01]

Congratulations to all who simply participated. This sounds and looked so fun, and of course very talented musicians!

[@Alan1955]

She plays so very beautifully, skillfully well! Very deserving! Charles you are an inspiration to us all! Guitar and bass! Thanks!!!

[@riddickbass989]

Thank you Charles! It was a pleasure to partecipate and thank you for mentioned me in the video! 😍 ( i m glad you liked the dance too ahahah)

[@robertstewart614]

Great playing Enrico!

[@Libanass]

I enjoyed yours a lot, that triplet descent sounded funky as hell! You're a great bassist!

[@riddickbass989]

@@Libanass thank you master ❤! I'd hoped to see your killer entry!

[@riddickbass989]

@@robertstewart614 thanks a lot 😍

[@CharlesBerthoud]

Awesome playing, thank you!

[@NedJeffery]

My god the quality of musicianship in Charles audience is out of control.

[@crhu319]

Seriously. Translate this to Japanese next and put it up in Jmetal channels. It'll get nuts then lol.

[@ysph]

-_- hm. were you expecting something different?

[@ysph]

for a long time, i felt guilty about how bad for music and musicians i thought the internet had ultimately been. and i kind of categorized the effect the internet had on music in the same column with the affect that the internet had on pedophilia and cp type stuff. there's some areas, that the internet actually became a bad thing. and really i didn't expect to say this about youtube of all god forsaken things, but i think the networking between musicians of all walks of life, different preferences seperated by multiple genres, and maybe even amplified by the pandemic, etc is really going to hit the world like a tsunami in the very near future.. and it may help to balance the scales a little bit? the only thing i ever felt guilty about pirating online was music when i saw what we had all done to the industry. the internet has really left some smoking craters here and there if you think about it. lol

[@ysph]

but it managed a pretty good comeback i think ultimately. in regards to music at least.

[@ysph]

but i don't question whether the internet was good for humanity. just for music specifically, i felt sorta disappointed with the way that went down in the 90's. obviously, breaking the stranglehold that governments around the world had over information makes the internet one of the greatest equalizers in history.

[@believethehype8936]

I don't know shit about playing the Bass, but I can watch this all day!! Beautiful!

[@CarlosAlberto-vz8ql]

I know her personally, and I'm impressed mostly because she had an accident damaging her fingers, despite this she kept practicing and exercising, congratulations! You deserve it!

[@hdtvcamera1]

She's amazing, I couldn't tell she had any physical limitations

[@billk9628]

Tell Her! Don't you stop lady! You continue! Never stop! Never give up your heart! You are who you are, and nothing on this planet can change that! I was like you and at 17 was playing eruption from Eddie like I was riding a bike. It came to me as if I'd always done it! After about 8 9 months, I had an accident at work which cost me my left index finger. I was devistated! All my dreams were gone! I had 5K in equipment in my bedroom that I couldn't do jack shit with! Full stack 5150, and 6 guitars just laid there with a ton of stomp boxes, and all I could do was cry. After a while I tried to exercise just to stay limber,,,, after talking with my therapist, she recomended I continue. So I did! 2 years later, I was in a band (1994, new years eve on my page!) this was the biggest show in my home town, and is still the biggest sellout in the history of this place! The point is, you are what you are! Whatever life throws at you, you are what you are! BE YOU! Stand and be! Whatever life throws at you, you ,,,,,are,,,, SO BE IT!

[@JONNIE_ROCKER]

Her ,?? You mean him.

[@GothicElf68]

@@billk9628 When I was in H.S. I had a buddy who was a bassist. He got hit by a car and fractured his arm and I think his collar bone. The whole way he had to hold his arm when playing changed. He worked around it and said he was actually able to improve his technique due to the mobility restrictions. I also knew another guy just after I graduated. Guy was born with no arms, but used his toes to play both guitar and base. He was a great guy and musician.

[@GothicElf68]

@@JONNIE_ROCKER I think perhaps vibratingstring was referring to the female contest winner.

[@aarryasaraf]

Title: her Vid: shows just 1 woman Charles trying to create suspense about who the winner is dosent work like that

[@ruirodrigues7800]

Yep, huge spoil XD

[@CamJamROC]

Also, her picture was the thumbnail... lol He did the same thing with Antonio Romero. 🤔🤷🏽‍♂️

[@rafaval1162]

he did the spoiler :v

[@laeronym5884]

Thumbnail too. Not trynna hide it.

[@FriendOfLegolas]

There was more suspense waiting for women contestants than that

[@rlrieth]

It was hard to choose a favorite. They are all incredible.

[@SV2K]

My personal favorite was Tiago's, but all the top 3 were great.

[@MrLee773]

Tiago was insane. All the bassists where incredible, and congratulations to Laytar.

[@Wendy-ov5hu]

twins.... yay

[@joshuasayler201]

Tiago was definitely my favorite submission followed by Mane.

[@gruposoloshow]

Tiago is the winner!

[@jwpeters2092]

Thanks for the contest, I was a 50's 60's 4 string bass player in a rock and roll band then off to Viet Nam playing fantail music on the Bon Homme Richard, the Currituck and The USS Hollister. My 4 string Danelectro accompanied me from Cranston R.I. to California and The Phillipines to The south China sea and back to Long Beach California, JP3

[@gkw9882]

You must have had a lot of fun 😁😁

[@brokedownrides]

Thank you for having such an amazing community and your generosity Charles!

[@zanderzon]

Wow the standard is so high! Great playing everyone and congrats to Laytar - very well deserved!

[@JDCherry]

This is the best mix of Charles’s top picks yet. I’m so appreciative that Charles challenges and shares so much talent presented in his videos. There’s some amazing musicians out there.

[@Libanass]

All sick players in this video! And congrats to Laytar, well deserved!

[@azas118]

F for Triple Camera Guy, the pandemic affected him so much he lost his cameras

[@ВасилийКочнев-ъ5ц]

😆😆😆

[@algeupepes1785]

F

[@Khantia]

F

[@adamrassi3516]

F

[@s01itarygaming]

F

[@S2NAZ]

The level of skill and musicianship of all 10 of these artists is simply jaw dropping ❤

[@boneheadcycler1412]

Enrico and Tiago were easily the best-sounding recordings.

[@floki7]

Tiago was something else :) Good contest overall

[@giorossi8642]

Ruido is the best quintuple camera man

[@callmedeaconbooze]

Tiago was probably the best entry imo but tbh did he really need that schecter bass?

[@boneheadcycler1412]

@@callmedeaconbooze Probably not! Although, I'm not sure the contest was about who needed it.

[@GameTimeWhy]

Yeah as soon as I heard tiago he immediately should have won. That was nuts.

[@KaminariGuitar]

So many professional musicians! Thank you for the opportunity to participate in this great challenge! My congratulations to the winner! 😊

[@GuitarTapping]

Хоть и не показали полное видео, но все равно показали :)

[@KaminariGuitar]

@@GuitarTapping ага, хоть пару сек😅

[@JeffriAbdullah]

Incredible standard of contestants - just excellent +++

[@souvikchatterjee7400]

Huge thanks to everyone who participated. This time for me it would have been really hard to pick a winner. Congratulations to Laytar and thanks to Charles and Schecter for creating this contest. I am very happy for this community

[@bransonsharp2488]

Tiago KILLED this one. Pretty sure I could practice my whole life and never reach this level

[@golerogropeli]

Tiago was the best by far, but he is a very underrated musician

[@humb1s3rvant]

I agree...but you can find most people will not find the level of playing at all. There is always someone better than you. At the local level, people appreciate it though

[@LUckybones25]

By a long shot! That dude easily won that in my book.

[@briantoplessbar4685]

Loved tiagos

[@thefingerwitch]

Really enjoyed this…. Grats to Laytar….great story too !!! But good night… Tiago absolutely smoked this one…👊👊👊ooof

[@terrydoyle]

Great contributions and a very good choice for first prize .. it was definitely the most surprising and as you say her parts definitely played perfectly into yours... like she was "in the band" .. the objective of any session player.

[@mosteribarra8029]

Tiago bass was made in Mexico by Colibri Custom Basses, its a SC-CN Quetzalcóatl

[@nanophyr_4468]

Thanks for hosting the competition Charles. I'm so glad I entered after all the support in the comments section of the other video. You were right, I had a lot of fun 😁

[@fartzr.schmelli3351]

All are very good! Gotta say I liked the tone of the bass and guitar together the best. I think you picked the right winner. I hope you two can maybe get together for a collaboration of some sort. So good!

[@AFlyingMayMay]

Your name is hilarious

[@dewinmoonl]

what we think charles is doing: picking the best response to give the bass to what charles is actually doing: converting a powerful guitarist to a bass player

[@abnexx]

underated comment

[@quigglebat]

God level moves

[@bisacool7339]

Hahahaha

[@andrewtarnuzer9833]

I saw Charles eyes say "I'd SLAP, and tap that".

[@TheArmchairrocker]

True evil.

[@Rattiar]

All the entries were super impressive. I struggle to pick a favorite! Happy to see Laytar win, though. She's been a staple of excellent musicianship on lots of Charles's collabs. Congrats! Well deserved.

[@colin-manyeates-clan5221]

My favorite is your playing... it is very clean, very clear and allows one to appreciate the sound. I think too many times the musicians are trying too hard to be supper duuupppererererererer sopisstocated and innnncreddddabllle, aaawwsooome that they ruin the melodic vibration that is "music"... Which is why I also chose the young lady... accurate, smooth, enjoyable and complimented without "talking over" your clean sweet sound.. and she is easy on the eyes with a bit of a tude... all in all I would like to hear more... Blessings.

[@tsstn]

This is the most bass jamming I've heard that reminded me of Victor Wooten but leaving enough space between 512th notes to be actually heard. And so many players doing it so well. What a great contest. Thanks to all the players who participated.

[@alessiamartina]

Loved Micheal Labaki's parts, melodies and responses!! Tiago Andre's part was amazing too! Pity that the thumbnail is a spoiler :(

[@tomfavorite1020]

I am not sure how I think about this video. I have just started playing bass and am super excited, but the talent out there is unreal. It is hard to imaging how long it will be before I can even try some of this. That said, I have decided to take the high road and use this as motivation to keep practicing, keep watching these kinds of videos, and soak up as many good vibes as I can. Thank you @CharlesBerthoud for putting this together. Thank you and congratulations to all of those who made the top 10...you are an inspiration and simply incredible. Congrats @Laytar!!!

[@TheSeeking2know]

I agree with your top three, and of course the winner. Her choices of harmonica and tapping and when to use them were very musical and enhanced what you had composed to an even higher level overall. She deserved it.

[@brandonthebass]

Thanks for watching my video, Charles! I certainly had a lot of fun. Really enjoyed Laytar’s Kaki King-inspired improv. Well deserved! Anyway, back to making content for my 19 subscribers! Lol

[@TheNyhm1]

Everyone had amazing talent . Congrats to the winner

[@domenickriggio684]

Tiago led those changes sooooo well !!!

[@mrknarf4438]

Tiago's playing was really impressive to me, I'm glad you agree :)

[@panther3per647]

This the second time I have seen and heard Laytar and she deserves it even with play against some great company

[@RomanDark]

we need more of these sorts of events! competitions, contests, simply collaborations. This is so fun to participate in and just to watch. I discovered so many talented people. Cool!

[@derpwords2429]

It's easier to mesh well with a bass when it's a guitar imo. Tiago was #1 in my heart. lol

[@digger1900]

Brilliant, it’s great to see there are still REAL Musicians out there

[@presskeytoplay]

I could not agree more. Laytar managed to bring a very pleasant melody, using complicated techniques but accessible to the ear. It is as if she had taken the lead from the bass, but without taking its place from it.

[@JanjayTrollface]

Yeah dude, always nice to not be able to pick who is lead in a band, and that not be an issue in any way *8 )

[@robertwellsrawbass1249]

I love how triple camera guy played your piece in reverse!! Totally see why you gave it to the girl in acoustic guitar that was definitely the best guitar line anyone could of done for your bass line..another perfect BATTLE vid ty Charles absolutely loved it!!

[@oscarbautista4156]

I feel like she played exactly what Charles would have asked of the guitar player if they were in a band

[@dmartinnj]

My wife and I just happened to come across your video. We watched and though Laytar was the best too... She seemed flawless and had great transition from yours to hers... Laytar was our favorite... Good job Laytar :) and congrats...

[@SpinMonster316]

Amazing playing all around! I was just like a lot of you at first thinking “why would you not pick someone playing a bass??” But I came around with thinking about “maybe they’re not playing a bass because they don’t have one.” Most of the great bass players we saw...had great basses. They don’t need another one. If you see her thankful comment, it makes sense to give it to her.

[@danielalfieri4205]

Tiago was my favourite, dang-nab-it! Fun stuff

[@veep5712]

Laytar was beautiful, different and so on point. Loved Peter Luha!! Enrico showed great finesse mirroring chops.

[@rafaelfreitasmusic]

Thanks so much for including me in the video Charles and sharing your kind words! I really enjoyed recording this and watching all these amazing entries. Also, of course, congrats to Laytar, that was very well deserved :)

[@CharlesBerthoud]

Thanks for your video, great playing!

[@thiago4santos]

Mandou bem!

[@brianmills5302]

Great job, Rafael! You rocked it, bro, best I've seen you do! Pretty soon you'll be winning one of these!! Peace

[@rafaelfreitasmusic]

Thanks a lot guys, really appreciate it!

[@g.i.oevolution]

Where do you enter for something like this?

[@TyroneCCloud]

They all were very awesome, that Tiago was on fire!

[@mikeg3439]

Michel Labaki reminds me a lot of Jeff Berlin, from tone to tricks to musicality. But the girl, for some reason, it was so beautiful and complementary, that it nearly made me tear up (I'm a big softy and a huge fan of random musicians showing their music).

[@ElPando-11]

Tiago is my favorite! 🦎

[@troubleshooter5811]

Some of those bass players look like they already had basses that were beyond the quality of the Schecter being given away. The gal on guitar did a super job, but can probably most benefit from getting the Schecter bass since she perhaps doesn't have a dedicated bass yet. As far as need goes, the guy with the home modified bass that looks like a crazy Steinberger copy might be number two most appreciative. Anyway, CB's contest and his picks. Amusing video.

[@DarthMaui]

Laytar is awesome, good find.

[@mgrocki]

Damn, all entries were world class!

[@boodleboy]

Charles is awesome. He somehow found his prominent niche in the memetastic technical fivemillionnotespersecond KZbin gig, but still blends in musicality, dynamics and great feeling. And he rewards those same qualities with his winner pick. Let's keep bringing back real musicianship into glorified dexterity exercises.

[@richardturk7162]

Some great players for sure. I too think she had a uniqueness in style and played off your playing which made it more musical to me. Good choice

[@TheSagerider]

The girl was fantastic and I would love to hear more of this with you two playing together. I have no musical ability and I am tone deff so watching these musicians play so wonderfully is a treat.

[@Tronman63]

Laytar deserves it but for me it was a tie with Tiago, he's playing is soooooo smooth!

[@ToIsleOfView]

I agree with your choice. What a pleasure to play with someone so talented and yet so sensitive to the melody. Music is always about melody and harmony.

[@MichelLabaki]

Charles, it was an amazing friendly contest, and a beautiful constructive community full of talents, I am grateful and can't wait for more grooves to spread and more love to give for all of us bass and music lovers, you are a blessing , keep it up Bass mate ❤️

[@sisohand249]

Man, I would have voted your performance oh so up. But sure, what do I know?

[@MichelLabaki]

@@sisohand249 thank you so much , i really appreciate it :) i am glad you liked it :)

[@donniepatt9514]

Your part was my fave

[@MichelLabaki]

@@donniepatt9514 thank you so much donnie, that means a lot 🤘

[@RayKappo]

Michel, you were absolutely BRILLIANT. I get musically why Laytar won but bass on bass, man, you were and are, mustard! Superb man, SUPERB.

[@antibodyjeans]

I'm glad Laytar won - I have followed you both on YT for quite a while, and I commented on her channel that I hoped that she'd win. Loved this competition.

[@BillyG869]

Yes, agree, shes gifted and unique…

[@notagolfer9340]

When you have one girl in the contest but the title includes "SHE"....I wonder who wins??????

[@PapunaOfficial]

did not pay attention until now

[@foljs5858]

These days, with political correctness, you can never be sure...

[@maferreira1984]

That is really a legit question. I don't have a clue. Will have to wait until he reveals the winner after tons of suspense in the end.

[@someguy8737]

and she’s in the thumbnail lmao

[@Silentassassins229]

one girl in the contest but the title includes "She"? Hm...maybe the winner was Davie504. Idk

[@JeanBaptisteBrunelleCaure]

So impressed by Tiago’s part, on the other hand he doesn’t need any other bass than his current one ^^

[@karlobicierro7081]

No kidding his bass looks like a sniper rifle

[@Sublimeoo]

i thought it was the best but didnt think he should win lol

[@maumraziel]

His bass is from a Mexican brand called Colibrí

[@golerogropeli]

This is a contest, no matter if Tiago needs the bass Schecter or not, Tiago was the best and he deserved to win the bass

[@brandonbalmos6893]

@@golerogropeli that's probably not how Charles looks at it

[@Yanto-Bardic]

It just astounds me the level of playing from so many very gifted players who have certainly put in the hours and hours of effort and sore fingers and thumb!. A Great Watch.

[@KrypticNerve]

4:35 she was so on point and just pure vibe I would say she deserves everything. best sound and tone and vibe.

[@KrypticNerve]

I didn't even finish watching before I made my choice but I totally agree. she had so much talent in such a short video and I personally want to see many more videos from her.

[@grandpubahchoppaloppogess9015]

I may be wrong(usually am) but pretty sure you meant to clock in 4:53, is precisely where she won this contest. That hanging harmonic she placed over what Chuck was riffing at that very moment just crumbled everything else in this video to dust. Prior to that I was trying to decide between Enrico & Tiago and just couldn't stick with a pick between the two. I also LOVED Jeremie's vibe and glide performance, but cringed at the distortion and poor sound quality I was hearing it through. As a trained audio engineer, that kind of thing just puckers my schphincter, and I start looking for a toilet thinking my bowels are about to let loose, lol. Anyways, what's a vibraphonist gonna do with that Schecter? Mane Bass played quite well but had sound quality issues as Chuck B mentioned. Mishka played even better, unfortunately had even worse tone/sound quality. Peter had better sound on his totally dope custom guitar, and did really listen and respond well to Chachi's parts. Ruido(?) gave a rad performance and played that reverse lick after telegraphing what he was about to do, like Lou Gehrig, or was it Hank Aaron stepping to the plate and pointing to the fence right before corking the next pitch right over it for the walk-off HR. So much Epic stuff crammed into ten minutes right here, I can hear 504 crying from here, lol. 😐🤨🤔🤫😬

[@scorellis]

More than anyone else, I really got the sense that she was playing WITH you. Anyone listening to those two tracks would think you were in the same room. Impressive.

[@celestebenamara6606]

The last one. So magical!! I played it sooo many times. LOVED IT

[@torq1116]

I can't imagine having to pick one out of the lot. Such amazing musical talent!!

[@tinop414]

Tiago was hands down the best imo. Cool vid and great playing.

[@arunabhsatpathy7140]

I love that you show talent from all over the spectrum.

[@MrHioso14]

Congratulations to the winner and all who participated! Still waiting for Charles' comment in my entry, just to get some feedback... Any chance this can still happen? 😬

[@amethystklintberg7436]

I hope so! Still waiting for Charles' comment on mine too, but mine was a bit of a prank. I'll check out yours now!

[@AlexOnThePianoD]

All of these entries are so good!!! It was so much fun to take part in as well and learning how to create responses in a music battle was super interesting too :) Congrats to Laytar on winning! :)

[@scrumpymanjack]

Great musicians, and congrats to the winner. I never would have guessed the winner - especially given the thumbnail and the title if the video!?

[@douglasroff4131]

Given that there were nine guys and one girl? I was completely fooled too. Good catch.

[@deevnn]

@@douglasroff4131 "sarcastic" guy...lol

[@medmac2112]

Congrats to the top 10 and to Laytar! You guys were all incredible!

[@russellsorkness4200]

Sax player from Seattle here. I am so blown away by the amazing talent. Although there were so many different styles and musical approaches to the contest, I agree. She has such a unique and beautiful sound!! Congratulations!!

[@hadiya2179]

I don't know how I did end up this music heaven. True musicians, true instruments and musicians. To me they were all great and with their own style. Love you all guys. Bring out more please. Especially longer version.👏👏👏❤️

[@n1h1L1s7ka]

She was my favorite too and I think she totally deserved to win! I liked the harmony of you too : ) Thank you for making this video! You are one of the best guitar players I ever heard. I like not only the way you are playing, buy also the fact that in your videos you are just yourself. Stay awesome and natural! : )

[@maks886]

The title kinda spoiled the outcome... Not that I'm complaining, massive congrats to all who entered!

[@timmyturner5864]

That's kind of Charles thing

[@maks886]

@@timmyturner5864 True

[@raymundo5044]

I think this is the best one so far ... Great work. All the people are clearly outstanding...bravo !!!

[@jasonstraub6954]

I had a feeling you'd pick her but she is very impressive. She'll go far

[@juliocesarledesmafernandez673]

MUCHOS MUY BUENOS... Y ALLI SALE MI AMIGO TIAGO ANDREE....

[@mus1970]

It's videos (and channels) like these that make me feel there is hope for mankind yet. Amazing!

[@RobWhittlestone]

So humbling - so much talent from all contestants- i am in awe!

[@MHahn-bg7cu]

She earned it big time! Sad Charles had only one base to give. The contestants are amazing.

[@janharkey5705]

Very cool to listen...so many talented people on this planet

[@AlexEros]

I wish I could disagree with the top 10, but damn they're good!! But I'll make it to the list some day, mark my words 😬 Seriously tho, congrats to the top 10 (and everyone who participated, actually) Back to practice now 💪🏼

[@fredford7642]

Thank you for introducing us to some amazing musicians. To a layman such as I, I can only watch with awe. Thank you!

[@DeAgingTechnology]

how is it even possible to determine?!...ALL are incredible...all are so unique: the tone, the phraseology...creativity!....absolutely great talent: all !!!!

[@InformationIsTheEdge]

I'm SO glad I was not a judge in this contest! The players that we got to see were so talented and creative!

[@williamlynnminyard3rd772]

They all were out of this world.

[@bobsiburton861]

Her music had me laugh and cry at the same time, she is the true winner.. so much can be felt in a simple melody.

[@CPurdiePlays]

I have no business calling myself a bass player after watching all these talented people playing. I have the Schecter SLS Evil Twin 5 and it feels incredible. Love that bass.

[@faithful451]

My favourite was laytar for that incredibly intricate interleaving with Charles' part, and also the amazingly clean harmonics. Mind-blowing and just on another level. My 2nd fav probably Ruido the backwards part was very cool and very clever and original. Plus his video timing and acting matched Charles' so well.

[@yodaguy6956]

That was indeed ridiculously smooth

[@SagebrushRambles]

Don't forget the boob popouts lol.

[@linkeddevices]

The backward thing is one of those gimmicks that are cool until you realize it's just the rule of counter points.

[@NiechoBGCSL]

Hers was so smooth and delicate and just complimented his style. I'd love to be able to play bass like her!

[@johnathanhughes9881]

All I can say is that I'm glad I didn't have to pick! Great work all of you!

[@deanmadonia4044]

They were all amazing players, respect to all.