Master of Puppets on SLAP BASS sounds INSANE

[@jamesvanaken585]

Sounds like it belongs in the original Doom soundtrack.

[@PlAsKusJ3GaRn]

Yeah, i was thinking exactly the same

[@enkilakasha]

was about to write that exact comment! then saw yours

[@2Cats_ina_Trenchcoat]

Absolutely.

[@sodeiku]

it has that Sega sound

[@KeljuIvan]

My thoughts exactly!

[@chaselewis9618]

Omg the part from 0:00-3:34 was incredible

[@CharlesBerthoud]

You have good taste!

[@misterghee1]

Aaaaaaaaaaah🎶👍

[@danparish1344]

You thought the ad at the end was incredible?

[@buffkirbothethird]

That was my favorite part!

[@cru2006]

IKR

[@vweezie8811]

This guy is one of the best musicians in the business that many folks haven’t heard of yet.

[@jvon3885]

Dudes got almost 1 and a half million subs...,I think ppl think that if magazines and late night tv isn't talking about them that they are somehow unknown or underrated. Yet that's not the case.

[@jollygremlin6501]

@@jvon3885 u know how many people are on earth right....

[@Swwatter]

@@jollygremlin6501 Metallica has less than 10M subscribers. My God, they're so unknown cause 8 billion people aren't subscribed!

[@jollygremlin6501]

@@Swwatter Metallica is a famous band thst has been around since before KZbin

[@Swwatter]

@@jollygremlin6501 no shit? I had no idea.

[@MikeTheYokel]

Master of Slappets

[@jeanvictorhajjar]

1:42 the guy literally played both the lead and rhythm melodies simultaneously, insane

[@Deep42Thought]

so bassically we don't need for guitar players ;)

[@albergoni2191]

I think the melody is just a different recording that he put on the mix

[@malignanttuna7790]

@@albergoni2191he did play both at once but layered the second guitar’s harmonised melody on top

[@albergoni2191]

@@malignanttuna7790 thanks

[@StormTrackerWV]

Yes, it's like, the stuff soloists/virtuosos DREAM of doing but can't, because it's too damn complex...and yet HE does it all the freakin' time!

[@blueblade455]

There's no song too difficult that Charles can't play, even adding his own improvisation to boot.

[@Matteoarotta]

Master of puppets is definitely not the hardest bassline by Cliff, anyway yes, I'm grateful to share Charles timeline

[@NealVan]

I love Charles’s versions and his chops are incredible. However, I’ve asked several times over a few years for him to cover tons of songs and yet he’s never bothered. I’d love to his version of any song from Relayer by YES. Zappa Black Page Drum solo #2. Those are just two of hundreds. He stopped playing longer pieces. He stopped playing full songs as he used to do of his originals or classical pieces. Whatever works for him. Great! I’ve asked him what was going in when he went to some massive instrument thing in Georgia USA. Oddly, he never replied.

[@Fahrenheit1407]

@Neal Van why should he bother to cover some random songs a youtube commenter requests? And he gets thousands of comments, of course he didn't reply to you directly. Sounding pretty entitled here

[@_guitarjun_]

@@NealVan he probably gets thousands of comments like yours on each video

[@motchness]

Forty two billion trillion

[@hankf616]

Whenever I heard Les Claypool perform the Master of Pupets solo on his bass, I was blown away… this was on a completely different plane of existence. Charles, you never cease to amaze.

[@mskima001]

This Level of "Mastery" of any instruments let alone a bass requires a rare breed of musician and Charles is definitely one of those unique talent that deserves much more recognitions. Can't stress enough my admiration and respect 💯 %👌!!!

[@pvdd1e932]

"mastery" of puppets am i right 😝😝👍

[@TheHeadown]

You are insane, Charles. That was even better than I imagined. And I had really high hopes. 👍

[@Real2Tabs]

My thoughts exactly

[@ryanfrye8359]

Even the British can be funky.

[@aaronmcleland4772]

What I wouldn't give to hear you and Cliff Burton do a call and response on this. You fecking nailed it, Charles. Well done.

[@runnergo1398]

What I would give to be able to go back in time to stop Cliff from dying and see how Metallica would have turned out.

[@taranbhachu1976]

I love metal, I love slap, I love bass and I love all your videos! Amazing as always. Keep up the good work!

[@CharlesBerthoud]

Thanks!

[@digitplayer5811]

Try Primus!

[@shinmegamitensei8980]

When someone asks me "Who is your favorite band?" I would say Charles Berthoud. He's not just a bass player, all the elements in the band are in him. He's just too good

[@chestercapps8735]

I BEEN PLAYING THAT SONG ALL MY LIFE!, I can barely do it justice yet you go way above and beyond! It sounds perfect! How you get every stroke so clear is amazing!

[@BrianTylerComposer]

Bro this is so insane I can't tell you how many times I reduced to just laughing at how insanely sick this was. Bonkers.

[@floatingdisembodiedhead8975]

I've seen Les Claypool played the intro part live and I always wanted a full song with a basscentric setting. Thanks Charles 👍 this exceeded any expectations. Also thanks for including the softer middle parts too, easily one of the best parts of the song. A lot of covers with different Instrumentation I've seen just totally skip that part.

[@chrishenderson420]

I can't say it enough...Charles is the best bass player in the world. Technically and melodically. The man creates amazing music and can put his own spin on some of the hardest songs to play out there.

[@JayFFAFAlesanaES]

He is very good, but people forget about the amount of takes and edits he has to do. The edits are a little more obvious in this one.

[@J-Allen19]

@@JayFFAFAlesanaES Yep. Part of what makes a band like Dream Theater so good, isn't just that they play technical stuff, it's that they'll play 3 hour live sets and have been doing so for years and years. It's one thing to make videos in your bedroom where you can take weeks to produce a 3 minute video, it's another thing to constantly play the stuff live. That said, Charles is still fucking amazing.

[@jas_bataille]

Yes, but he isn't the best bassist in the world. Mononeon? Sam Wilkes? Come on! There is never only one from a generation.

[@benjamingutierrez2191]

@@JayFFAFAlesanaES because theres many parts and pieces of this, but hes also very established in both studio and live settings.

[@chrishenderson420]

@@jas_bataille I don't know how you think Mono or Sam Wilkes is on the technical level of Charles...yeah those 2 are creative for sure and good players but they really don't come close to Charles in precision and technicality.

[@All4Him65]

Charles, I have been playing bass on and off for 35 years and you never cease to amaze me with your skills on the best instrument in the world. THANK YOU for inspiring me to pick it up again and go even further in my LOVE for BASS after a 6 year hiatus of not playing. I sold my Bass 6 years ago because I had to support my family in a very tough financial season. But now I’m in a new season and I am working and saving as much as I can to buy myself once again my Bass from back in the day and rediscover my long lost passion to play. Again Thank you God Bless: CR

[@All4Him65]

By the way have you ever played an Ibanez Roadstar II Bass, The one that Sting played back in the 80s?

[@koberskyjordan]

Excellent work señor. Les Claypool of Primus liked to slap out master of puppets as a sort of "hi we're insane" intro before jumping into their songs in appearances and concerts too.

[@charlesribas]

Valeu!

[@paulsatkiewicz7472]

Every time I listen to Charles play, I am mesmerized truly one of the best! Been playing my whole life at 70 years old still do the bar gigs still love playing. But when I hear this man play they're just there no words he is that good! Thank you

[@sarpkizik7124]

Man you are my Bass IDOL, i admire you🌟 Thank you for amazing solos and creativitiy on bass

[@metallo257]

We are a lot of people who seriously start to consider you as the greatest bassist of all time

[@theharwizard8093]

Yeah I’m open to any suggestions on anyone who might be better but I don’t really think there are any

[@jdlenner]

Technical ability is only one aspect of “greatness”.

[@estebpacheco]

@@jdlennerand he definitely has more than technical ability

[@hasand872]

He is a great bassist, but his videos are obviously heavily edited. No one can play like this live.

[@felixbache5369]

@@hasand872 Pretty sure Charles can play all of his songs live

[@louiegolden]

I don't think there are enough years left in my life for me to become as good at anything as Charles is at this.

[@lennyramon622]

Nothing is impossible! Blood sweat, tears and patience. You‘ll be surprised at what a man can do once he has a goal and will go the distance without compromise!

[@patrickmcmahon1110]

You’d be shocked what an hour of practice a day will do over the course of a couple years.

[@switelolo1241]

@@lennyramon622 i practice about 8 yrs... i cant even play one part "clean", always something fck up... everytime some mistakes are in, and i cant get any better, i try every day... for 8 years...

[@lennyramon622]

@@switelolo1241 I have no Idea on how you work on your technique unfortunately, but I would say get in touch with a professional and start from scratch. I had to do the same thing after 10 years of playing on a daily bases cos‘ i thought myself so many mistakes that I got caught in a dead end. Put it all on reset, got a good teacher and It all changed. My Advice.

[@xbrandi12345x]

Well if you have that attitude about it then you won't accomplish anything. Don't waste whatever years you have left feeling that way. We are in a new world, a world where everyone has some kind of side hustle or hidden talent. You aren't any different, you just gotta figure out what you are good at. Maybe it's not bass guitar, maybe you are good cleaning stuff or building things. Maybe you learn how to make art or start a garden. Whatever it is that grabs your interest, run with it. We have all these dreams and ambitions when we are kids and then we grow up and get in this mindset we missed our chance to be someone amazing and do spectacular things and it's just not true. You can still have dreams, try new things and broaden your horizons. You're not too old, you haven't missed your chance and you have just as much of a chance at finding something you like and are good at as anyone else does so don't limit yourself with a shitty attitude. I get it, I catch myself with my own shitty attitude all the time but it will only stand in your way of what you could be doing. Even if you work, have kids or feel like you have no time to find out what you are good at, make time. Do something that brings you joy. There must be something you have always wanted to do or try, maybe it's time to pursue it?!

[@cnett486]

Need more bass like this in metal, it sounds so much cooler than heavily distorted bass.

[@Metrikon9000]

Early Mudvayne should satiate your appetite. :D

[@DJBisGOD]

Man, that soft breakdown @ 1:22 sounds amazing.

[@kost.9423]

James solo is amazing, and as i like 6 string basses for chords or melodic stuff, they will never substitude a distorted guitar sound.

[@frankuntia6825]

You just made everyone proud man. It must feel really perfect as a metallica fan to do such a wonderful job. I guess you’re living up to your own expectations which is truly phenomenal!❤

[@herhawk2093]

The fact that it just looks so natural like he’s just so comfortable with the song is nuts

[@SBragg88]

That smirk at 1:16, you look almost surprised at your own fingers' geniusnessness. Amazing as always

[@aaronrinker5725]

Holy freakin christ!!! This is absolutely insanely amazing. Charles, you are and unbelievably talented musician. Thank you for the awesome content!!!

[@jamesquinton29]

PLEASE MAKE A FULL VERSION!!!🤩 This was absolutely incredible! Too short for how amazing that was.

[@CharlesBerthoudBassist]

👆👆 Congratulations!! you have been selected among my shortlisted winner's 💯

[@christianwn]

You should check out Les Claypool's interpretation too, great playing anyhow 🙂

[@thedavegtoo]

This arrangement & performance is an absolutely phenomenal tribute. One of my favorite songs ever and this is now my favorite version of it. Bravo Charles. Bravo!

[@brandansampsan]

You are just the best!

[@airfixx_8952]

The pre-chorus @1:02 is simply superb!

[@uvp5000]

Don't you ever grow weary of being so damned good? Thank you for posting this.

[@dstephan34]

The One Punch Man of bass.

[@desnhouse]

Братан, да ты не монстр, а инопланетянин!)) лучший басист!

[@silverphoenix_1756]

Dude you inspire me massively! Love your style and I dream of one day being able to shred and tap stuff out like that. (I'm playing for less than a year though...) Would be very helpful if you made more tutorial videos.

[@CharlesBerthoud]

I've been playing for 18 years - be patient and enjoy the journey!

[@sat1241]

@@CharlesBerthoud great playing. It could be interesting on a six string bass to have each string with a separate pickup and 6 different outputs. This way you could put different effects on each string. Or or could be two pickups, one for top 3 strings another for bottom. Or just get the whole 6 done and set it up like that or some other way

[@2-pistols]

Thanks!

[@th3gimp17]

Off the charts ability and that fretless bit in the middle leading up to the solo section was so sick!!

[@Matins1200]

Fantastic! This bass playing was so good I even watched the Raycon advertisement because my mind was so blown with such awesomeness.

[@Chasecka]

This is absolutely insane and BADASS!

[@kileoconnor5984]

Bro! You are so smooth and one of the best bassists I've ever watched!!!!!!!

[@Kreverend520v2]

0:44 Ayo WHAT

[@andrewpappas9311]

I know that Les Claypool has done a slap rendition of Puppets (highly recommend checking that footage out, it’s insane) but this was also awesome, killing it as always Charles

[@LECHATBOITDELEAU]

This guy... Absolute monster !

[@zanechristenson3436]

As well as the main riff of master of puppets is known and loved. The slow down in the middle is way underrated beautiful.

[@Trog]

Nice job! (cool idea on the eBow)

[@jasond4594]

You are ridiculously good, keep those crazy Bass skills going. Always love listening to everything you do!!

[@thegodofpez]

I’m SO glad this won on the poll. Charles as usual delivers the goods! 🤟🔥

[@EternalxFrost]

I really do think that Metallica themselves should take a look at this haha Keep up the amazing playing and work, Charles ! You're a better bassist than I'll probably ever be a musician overall. No shame to admit !

[@skrillah6259]

Lars would shit himself

[@dock996]

I love how at (0:37) you make a face like "omg that was so cool" like you didn't know it was gonna sound awesome xd

[@adleradler1982]

Crazy!!!

[@RC32Smiths01]

Always a masterpiece to behold Charles. Fantastic!

[@travist3269]

I love how much you get into the bass playing, the smiling. So wholesome man keep that energy.

[@IamH8ted]

Just amazing! You make me want to practice right now. Your an inspiration

[@isntyournamebacon]

At 0:50 when your poking the strings. I forget what that's called. It instantly reminded me of the old SNES game Secret of Mana. The end of game music had a mix of melody's from throughout the game. At one point there is a bass solo. The composer was going ham with the SNES sound chip that day. In gameplay the SNES would have a hard time keeping up with the music. The game was supposed to be for the SNES CD. That fell through and Nintendo went with the N64. The SNES CD became the Sony Playstation. But this game was in development for the SNES CD. They quickly retooled the game for the base SNES. The result is at times in gameplay the game will have gameplay sound FX play over the music. The SNES has a limited number of channels (voices) that it can use at once. I dont remember the number but Secret of Mana music routinely steps over the background music number and tries to use all the voices. The gameplay sound FX over ride so it can sound odd in gameplay. Wavetable synth i think its called? Any way samples. This game used bass guitar for the bass riffs. Here is what im talking about kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3SQoGuAbsl-iLs A bit of the end credits music. Let that play for about a min. The composer LOVED base riffs in that sound track. I recommend skimming through the rest of that video if ya want. Good stuff. The whole sound track is full of funky backing bass riffs. Game came out in 1992. Amazing.

[@duardo_craus]

1:22 beautiful part

[@andrejgoryunov2739]

И техника и фантазия на высшем уровне! Браво МАЭСТРО!

[@veegoesvroom6685]

Do you guys remember when Charles had a short headphones wire? Time sure flies!

[@Fynny1976]

As a lifelong Metallica fan, I'd say that was outstanding, and I think cliff is lookin down on u smiling at you sir, damn good job👍💪👍

[@jonny555ive]

Cliff is probably pissed, Charles played this a thousand times better than he ever would..... Hahaha. Don't get me wrong, I am definitely a Cliff Burton fan. May he ROCK in peace🤘🤘 Here's a question for you, being a lifelong Metallica fan. What do you think Cliff would think about Metallica these days ? Do you think that he would be down, or do you think he would have jumped ship as soon as load and reload started ? Maybe even the black album...... What are your thoughts on this ?

[@DimePwnz]

@@jonny555ive I like to think he would have left metallica to join a real band... something like... megadeth? and bro cliff has been playing bass in rockstar heaven for like 30 years playing infinite hours a day... charles aint got shit xD

[@kenmathews4522]

@@jonny555ive if Cliff had lived Metallica would never would have gone in their current direction. They would actually still be good!

[@A2ZHandyman]

Now that's talent...

[@tylerwillis3055]

Cliff wouda been proud 🤘RIP

[@SternLX]

I can just see Cliff Burton in the afterlife smiling from ear to ear.

[@Asksksksk]

@THE ANGRY well to be fair, we never got to see cliff burton at his prime. you never know, he might have changed his sound later on if he were still alive

[@samuraichicken9248]

Considering that Cliff died at 24, yeah.... His growth was obviously cut short. It's mad disrespectful to suggest that he wouldn't have continued to be a god amongst bassists.

[@Asksksksk]

@THE ANGRY good point, but i chose to look at the positives instead of the negatives, i do agree with you though

[@samuraichicken9248]

@theangry7977 Oh cool, so we're just going to hate on musicians who died young, now are we? Fuck that. I'm not going to argue with nub nubs.

[@worldssmallestfan]

If Les Claypool accepted the Metallica job.

[@hotmic4045]

Claypool hasn’t done anything this exceptional in 30 years.

[@brandencavinder4452]

Hey man you guys wanna jam on some isly brothers?

[@MrSalvarion]

OMFG. Loved your bass play for a long time mate. But this time you had me involuntarily headbang the sec It riff started. Do you have Spotify? and if so, pretty please put it up there. Really wanna listen to it while walking. :D

[@tcarper]

The metal neck fretless with the E-Bow for the bridge, hell yes! Seriously the fastest, cleanest Vic Wooten quad slap ever.

[@ratmforthewin]

I was always heavily in love with Les Claypool's slap cover of it, but he only covered the song up until 16 bars or something before the vocals come in. This cover is amazing, Charles

[@cooldebt]

This sounds amazing! I would love to hear The Consouls do a cover of this tune (or perhaps a collab?!)

[@robertnarbaez4600]

Truly truly a musician far ahead of his time. To combine tapping, strumming, plucking, and slap all in a song. Is GENIUS. I love listening to this bass player !!

[@scribblesdoodles]

Immense talent - talent beyond talent!

[@xXCannibalGrandpaXx]

i love charles' titles, they hype us up, loving the positive energy js

[@МихаилЛесков-я9с]

You play awesome! Clifford Lee Burton could never ever thought to play this song in that way. Cliff loved bass and guitars at the same time. He installed bass and guitar soundgears on a same instrument.

[@samsquanch4201]

That was pretty amazing man🤘🏻😎

[@weightoawesome3455]

God freakin dang, my brother. You are a special human being. This was better than any rendition of this song I’ve ever heard…up to and including Metallica’s!

[@jh7589]

Theres no better bassist than Charles. Change my mind

[@matthewfarrier1562]

Bros the final boss

[@Sheridino15]

This is legitimately one of the most ridiculous things I’ve ever seen in my life. Bravo

[@Erreip54]

You are absolutely awesome. Thanks for existing.

[@fredgonzalez6619]

Hell yea man! Badass dude!!!

[@ericporras2304]

Wow, 1:23 has me dazed. Nice freaking job!!!

[@tpocain]

You had that fretless sounding like it was literally SINGING...Well done!\m/

[@iamrubenmes]

Mindblown. Esp the chorus where you tapped the melody at 1:15

[@pepperoni7278]

This is amazing Credit to Primus. They did it first

[@DeeterPlays]

You’re the best bass player of all time.

[@tophernuttle420]

Pole smoker

[@Matthew_Klepadlo]

Facing off against Charles in a bass battle is like facing off against the champion in Pokémon. Wait… is that a good video idea?

[@ryanhart06]

How Metallica would've sounded if Les Claypool passed the audition

[@CharlesBerthoud]

Haha yes, alt title 🤣

[@squeeginator]

There's some short footage of Les playing Master of Puppets at Woodstock '94

[@mikeg8447]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHH when he comes in with the vocal line!

[@michaellong8812]

This is epic - so many excellent embellishment, an e-bow, fret less bass… phenomenal!

[@chaosinception7982]

I absolutely do not say this about anyone ever! But, you sir are sooo good. So clean! So tasteful and creative. I literally love all your videos. Just so talented.

[@Uncle_Mark2600]

Damn Charles that was fire!!! Loved the interlude! Awesome!!!

[@Tristanism]

Love it. Pantera hit someday?

[@celley0]

Saying "I turned Master of Puppets into a slap bass solo!" with no mention of Les Claypool is criminal

[@Vinyl_Sideshow]

100%

[@wowjunkie73]

Was lucky enough be at Woodstock in '94 to see Primus play MoP like this. Watching Les slap this actually taught me how to slap!

[@V3xxe]

The intro reminds me of that time Primus covered the song intro live. I love it!

[@IceCubeInMyIceTea]

This is the coolest master of puppets cover I ever heard. 🤘

[@tophernuttle420]

I concur!!

[@blavena]

Awesome as usual, but Les Claypool already made it epic, every song has the potential to get much better on bass

[@someslackerfromthemidwest3368]

You're easily one of the greatest bassists of all time

[@marellius2868]

dayum

[@cjlovesjesus4]

I've only been playing bass for a little bit and every video inspires me more and more

[@DoNuT_1985]

You'll never get more bass in a Metallica song.

[@dickyvee]

Under appreciated comment.

[@leo5780]

That's frickn insane Charles! Amazed yet again!