Playing bass with a bow actually sounds HEAVENLY

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I used cello strings for this, which are essentially flatwounds that are somewhere between bass and guitar strings in thickness. Flatwounds definitely sound much better when bowing, for anyone who's interested in trying this!
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[@oftenbetterthanone]

Davie504: "Bass is the only instrument" 2Set Violin: "Violin is the best" Charles: "I'm about to blow your mind"

[@ssnerd583]

....hold my beer.......and my bow😂😂😂

[@eriks2962]

I wish 2set reviews this video!

[@HardKickinGroupGermany]

A violin is too high for a bass guitar. Cello or Double Bass are possible.

[@kolusask1690]

bow your mind

[@anthonymendez9580]

Charles really said : hold my beer

[@AlexxForest]

Playing instruments in unconventional ways often leads to impressive sounds, like this. I love this.

[@diddlenfiddle7311]

It's how new things are discovered/invented I suppose?

[@AiMaTay]

I would argue that playing a bass guitar like this isn't very unconventional considering this is how the standing bass is played.

[@SarahUsrey]

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[@ItbeRey]

Like that time I Bowed my brothers harp string 💀

[@pvshka]

​@@AiMaTayyou're definitely on to something there

[@MoonAngelSpark]

Q: Is this an actual song or is this just off the top of his head? A: The original song is "Return to the empty city that we once called home" I listened to the whole song but I didn't like ANY of the rest of the song just the one small bit that he is playing here. So I'm just gonna stick to this video since I ONLY like this part of the whole song. I'd love to hear a longer version of it but unfortunately there is no longer version of it... But this part of the song is beautiful.

[@b3ntl3yth3gam3r]

bro he faked this video

[@MoonAngelSpark]

@@b3ntl3yth3gam3r Oookay... Even IF I believed you what does that matter...? I mean you don't really believe that a music video isn't just lip syncing, do you? 😂

[@MoonAngelSpark]

It's all about the EXPERIENCE It's supposed to be entertaining, if I wanted a live performance I would expect to see at least one more person to help him perform it.

[@MoonAngelSpark]

Actually that sounds awesome! 😲 Can a live performance be arranged?😃

[@dirge44]

​@@b3ntl3yth3gam3r and you know this how?

[@cherylkennedy-jones1206]

Anyone who can take an instrument, play it in different ways & make it sound so peaceful & warm, definitely has a grip on what music is all about! This is lovely & would sound great with other instruments played similarly in harmony! True musician!

[@someguyusingyournetflixaccount]

I want a bunch of people to just play bass like this in an informal orchestra one day

[@TheHulksMistress]

I want someone to play the drums with a bow

[@TheRepublicOfYhonai]

Or better yet in a national orchestra!

[@heysiri3327]

@@TheHulksMistress Or a violin with drumsticks

[@ILikeDinosMoreThanYou]

@@TheHulksMistress ...WHY

[@SnowLily123]

YES PLEASE

[@MusicLover0423]

The fact his bass sounds like a Cello, Violin, Guitar, and a Bass is crazy. Edit: Yes Viola, praise Viola. 😂

[@sage9714]

He even did some vibrato

[@russellhughart8294]

well he is playing a bass so it's not too crazy that his bass sounds like a bass

[@rosetyong]

@@russellhughart8294 lol

[@MusicLover0423]

@@russellhughart8294 I meant more of like how it sounds diverse but You’re not wrong.

[@chattyhyena3607]

Violin is way higher

[@goldenvald]

The song is beautiful. Just so you guys know, double bass with a bow is a thing and it sounds just like this (without the mixing), so if you like that sound, there's more of it out there

[@GoldyKai]

I played the contrabass for 4 years, and imo this sounds more like a cello. Although I do love me a good contrabass.

[@reneemillz8701]

Charles is the composer of this piece, People Legend credits him for the music on their album, you can see it in the credits section of their Return to the Empty City song on Spotify.

[@jurassictoast2070]

As someone who plays both the double bass and electric bass, I must test this IMMEDIATELY

[@kdickey414]

How’d it go?

[@serenitymiralador]

Yeah I wanna know how it went too 0-0

[@SillyMakesVids]

Seems like he didn't make it, boys.

[@vanessayan3684]

@@SillyMakesVids f for our fallen musician

[@LeeKimLea]

Drop the link if you made it

[@bejoe95]

As a former violinist and aspiring bass player, this greatly pleases me. Even more so to see you holding the bow properly!

[@jacobreeder8101]

it’s not a proper bass bowhold

[@RedKiimuse]

@@jacobreeder8101 this was a joke, and to be taken sarcastically, but it’s alright if you missed it.

[@jacobreeder8101]

@@RedKiimuse 🤷‍♂️ seems to be fully genuine. maybe you didn’t get it?

[@dr.coomer789]

@@RedKiimuse 🤓

[@lancerutland2278]

Yeah I'm about to go to vilion from bass

[@coolbro8922]

As a bass player, I enjoy the effort and creativity, along with editing to create music.

[@Gojos_daddy]

This brings back so much nostalgia from when i was really young. I feel like ive heard it a long time ago, but this song honestly reflects it

[@shayelea]

The Icelandic artist Jónsi, leader of Sigur Rós, uses a cello bow on his electric guitar most of the time. It’s a huge part of the band’s ethereal sound.

[@Purple.mind...Honored.one.]

I'll have to check that out

[@NoBodyToDanceWithMe]

holy FUCK ive been trying to remember sigur ros for like a week now, excuse me while i go listen to my absolute gibberish speaking boys (when theyre not speaking icelandic i mean)

[@Lucifersfursona]

That explains a lot of the things I like about Sigur Rós, and also why I’ve heard this sound before

[@shayelea]

@@NoBodyToDanceWithMe enjoy!

[@nolives]

Sigur ros is such a good band.

[@bsbhimrasmus]

I have a cat who loves this song. She can be running around all crazy, but when i play this song, she calms down and just watches the video. She is 2 and this is the only song she has ever reacted to.

[@cordero6960]

thus the power of Charles Berthoud he even made animals feel stuff

[@yourbookisexceptionallylou4906]

thank you for this beautiful comment

[@Linkedboxes]

What song is it?

[@RadenWA]

She likes the vibration

[@junior7925]

My cat loves it too dude!

[@cryogen.]

This sounds like the end credits of a game where the main character sacrifices himself for the good of everyone. As the credits roll, you can see the NPCS reactions to learning your characters fate. The final screen is a statue of your character with the text saying "thanks for playing". Edit: mandatory 100 likes edit. Edit: I never expected this comment to get more than 200 likes. Thanks gamers.

[@emyajain5507]

GENSHIN

[@cryogen.]

@@emyajain5507 :0

[@exceptionallyriso]

​@@emyajain5507not yet

[@SeantheDracunyan76]

I was gonna say fire emblem ​@@emyajain5507

[@not_estains]

damn how did you do that

[@deathblade8107]

Just casually creates a masterpiece

[@JAlex-tr5we]

You can’t just drop something as beautiful as this without following up with an album.

[@cameronmarzzarella3250]

It's sad that it seems no one else wants one, and I just cant seem to find anything else like it. An album would be amazing.

[@milesph6905]

would sign a petition for an album of bowed bass songs

[@the.real.AK.]

@@cameronmarzzarella3250 hey, this video ist just a cover of the song „return to the city we once called home“ by people legend. You gotta skip to the second minute

[@smithconner24]

@@the.real.AK. allahına kurban kız

[@nicoleelias6925]

I'm your 1k liker :)

[@CollinMacQuarrie]

This is honestly incredible. Totally unexpected honestly. It sounds like a mix between a violin and a cello.

[@TheGremReaper]

That's called a viola, but this sounds nothing like it

[@callie6966]

Some people call that a viola :OOOO

[@Hi-dw4rc]

This is emotional damaging, I play the viola and this just hurts.

[@kingbroseph9773]

@@Hi-dw4rc hah rip

[@ronnieharrisson]

or a double bass :D:D

[@gamingunicorn6475]

On the 17th of June, 1966, the band The Creation released their debut single “Making Time”, the latter half of which had an electric guitar played with a bow. That song is anything but heavenly. It’s the best misuse of a bow I’ve ever heard, it’s goes super hard. Take a listen to the album version of you dare.

[@andrew_stamps]

It is indeed not heavenly lol.

[@shadicrenegade562]

He sounds so good at doing it. You sound so amazing at doing it!!!!!!!!!!

[@ani989]

This sounds like the personification of someone who just learned to accept themselves and the confidence that came with that peace Like you can do anything, but it’s soft in your bones

[@danas5846]

i love that

[@tatemitchell1479]

you put the _thing_ into _words_

[@Kelly_Grey]

You just put my life goals into words

[@iohannesfactotum]

Damn you're a poet

[@grapenut6094]

bro..

[@gemyellow]

Me: sounds extremely HEAVENLY Also me: that bow hold is *sacrilegious*

[@ToxicHorsePucky]

He holds the bow like some people like holding their fork

[@thatrandomidiot6712]

twoset violin

[@Alice-ui9oy]

Ikr?? Am astounded he produces such a gorgeous tone with that bow hold. It took me 10 years of learning violin before I had enough control to play something other people actually were happy to listen to 😜... String instruments are notoriously difficult to master, yet this guy who is a bass player just picks up a bow and says 'lets give this a go', and its stunning!!

[@peterclarke7240]

I could be wrong, but I'm guessing it's a LOT easier to get a decent sound using a bow on a fretted bass or guitar than it is on a violin. I'm not belittling the skill involved here, but when you're dealing with a fretted instrument, you don't have to be as exact with either your finger placement on the string or the pressure and angle of the bow in order to get the right note, because the frets do so much of the work.

[@markopolo1271]

Pretty sure a correct bow hold would make this nigh impossible

[@WolferAlpha]

Now I've seen everything, I've seen playing bass normally, with an air blower and now with a bow very good, I liked that

[@j--r]

The harmonic just sent me into a trance.... absolutely wonderful.

[@PeachyKeena_]

Man. If only there were some kind of bass that was meant to be played with a bow. That would be so crazy.

[@truthsRsung]

@@-DRIP ...Check the dictionary for "sarcasm."

[@serixskylark]

I know this is sarcasm, but I assume it sounds different on an electric bass than an orchestral one.

[@Mirrekala]

@@serixskylark If only they had electric versions of acoustic instruments... Seriously electric upright bass is a thing amd has been for a long time.

[@truthsRsung]

Poor DR!P couldn't handle the heat? The music industry names instruments like Florida names roads, with no rhyme or reason.... Acoustic guitar, electric guitar. String bass, bass. I guess it's better than calling it a salmon.

[@Plethorality]

@@truthsRsung or salmonello!!

[@snowrider9018]

If this guy made a “relaxing bass” playlist, I’d listen to it instantly

[@annawhistles]

Same!!!

[@kaylenharris1749]

Absolutely!

[@CatchThesePaws]

I’d love that so much

[@GiblesWantToHug2651]

I agreed too! 👏

[@pedroivog.s.6870]

Up

[@johnrborges2363]

Don't quit! God bless you.

[@claida339]

I more than half expected this to be a still staying "ha, gotcha" with horrible sounds in the background, but no, this rocks!

[@comichb]

Literally same, thought it would sound disgusting

[@annaluciaschmitz]

Same 🌚😂

[@jesusislord6545]

Repent to Jesus Christ ““I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” ‭‭John‬ ‭15:5‬ ‭NIV‬‬

[@claida339]

@@jesusislord6545 Hello I will not. Thank you for your intent though, but to be fully honest I'm more creeped out than feeling loved and protected by Jesus right now.

[@Thenoobestgirl]

You never know what to expect on the internet these days

[@FIRESTAR56566]

Can we get an extended version for this? That was actually mezmerizing!

[@RaldorSplint]

Here's a longer (seemingly uncredited, might be the same person) version. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5XWgoeVebuAZ6s

[@kicorse]

@@RaldorSplint So there is! That's a bit strange but anyway it sounds fantastic

[@lintea_]

@@RaldorSplint adding to this, the part the dude played in this video starts at around 2:22 in the linked video for anyone wondering

[@WhyMeWaa1]

@@lintea_ I actually think that it starts around 2:03 or something.

[@rouchar]

Wow, how were you able to find this?

[@RadiantSwanOnQUACKerCouch]

oh my gosh. THIS IS AMAZING

[@esta1ful]

Very unique and we want to hear more. Yes, drop an album.

[@theaverageguitarist1]

0:46 that harmonic is heavenly honestly

[@465marko]

YOU'RE heavenly honestly

[@halcyon_exb]

@@465marko no YOU are!

[@465marko]

@@halcyon_exb ........(you are...)

[@Unmustache1]

Wholesomenesss Everyone here is awesome, and important!

[@CornFedZ06]

My hair stood up

[@ShimrraJamaane]

Bro, that harmonic at 0:47 hits so hard. That was a beautiful note. It such a beautiful crying call. I feel like a volume pedal would be perfect with that. Slightly bring it up as it reaches the end. Very operatic.

[@ShimrraJamaane]

@@user-jw2yu7xm4p relax to the note? Absolutely. It was such a relaxing note.

[@ShimrraJamaane]

@@user-jw2yu7xm4p hey man, if you don't like the nuances of music, that's on you. I respect the art that he delivers.

[@ShimrraJamaane]

@@user-jw2yu7xm4p it isn’t overdramatization. It is subjective experience. Are you aware of what frisson is? In one form it is a beautiful experience of what is often physically manifested pleasure (e.g. goosebumps/chills) derived from music. To be explicit, I physically experience music. Do you also feel that people who comment on paintings are overdramatizing it? People identify with art. If you don’t identify with it in the same way, that’s fine. What purpose do you think it serves to disrespect someone’s love for the form or their subjective experience of it?

[@ShimrraJamaane]

@@user-jw2yu7xm4p that's subpar trolling, at this point. Maybe you'll find growth and happiness some day.

[@ShimrraJamaane]

@@user-jw2yu7xm4p This is you, isn't it? kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5-llXqKjZipkMU

[@khushpanthaky]

What a beautiful piece of music and excellent playing. Thank you for making this world nicer with your contribution. Much love and appreciation from Toronto!

[@BILLLI2288]

I would be so blessed if you were create a full version of this song

[@travisteske1614]

Anyone else want an extended version of this? Maybe a full piece arrangement? That was beautiful. If there was an album of this I'd buy it in an instant

[@violenceisfun991]

Yeah needs to be at least 3 minutes long so i can relax to it when its too rainy to go outdoors

[@flx28]

Just listen to Cello music

[@clearcreek69]

The piece being played sounds as if it were the opening theme from a hit show. Really cool tho

[@electrocit673]

vote: yes

[@ferdinandbardamu.]

Check the song Dinosaur by King Crimson, also their album called Discipline, and search for chapman stick arrangements, I think that Tony Levin was a pioneer regarding the bow in the bass / chapman stick

[@wolfofasgardhobbies6483]

The thing that irritates me is how familiar it sounds, as if I heard it before outside of that annoying familiarity it's a beautiful song

[@KawaiiMirasaki]

IT SOUNDS LIKE NEVER GONNA GIVE U UP, I LITERALLY THOUGHT I WAS GETTING RICK ROLLED BUT UR LIKE THE ONLY COMMENT WHO NOTICES THE FAMILIARITY OF THIS SONG😭

[@Its_Steeeve]

Bro….. seriously! I swear I’ve heard this song before I saved it so I can compare it to others I’ve heard but I just can’t pinpoint it

[@ditzydoll47]

It’s very similar to an Ed Sheeran - 2 Step

[@Its_Steeeve]

So I’ve been listening to this for about 6 months now. I keep getting Sade, Kiss of life and Maze, before I let go. I keep humming those two songs.

[@Its_Steeeve]

@@ditzydoll47 I just listened to that song you mentioned, that is to new of a song to recreate. Good song tho!

[@kegginstructure]

Many years ago, in a band for which I played keyboards, our bass player had an upright 3/4 size electrified bass viol and played it with a bow a few times. He could also play it plucked. It sounded pretty darned good.

[@oxxnarrdflame8865]

Don’t stop! I could listen to a lot more of this. 👍👍👍

[@vehement.]

I thought this was gonna be a joke but now I need hours of music like this-

[@rondacus]

Riiight?

[@masterxak]

Some of Apocalyptica songs sound like this. Like bittersweet

[@vehement.]

@@masterxak Oooh! THANKS❤️

[@jas9574]

A bit unrelated, but look up some music played on a guitar harp. It's entrancing.

[@vehement.]

@@jas9574 had no idea that was a thing-

[@miklok433]

That would make sense since electric basses, while having guitar qualities, are based on the upright bass, a relative of the viola

[@allennagyszerubbeknek2670]

Well the viol family as a whole.

[@imagiFantasy]

Viola??

[@miklok433]

@@imagiFantasy The viola (/viˈoʊlə/ vee-OH-lə,[1][2] also UK: /vaɪˈoʊlə/ vy-OH-lə,[3][4][a] Italian: [ˈvjɔːla, viˈɔːla]) is a string instrument that is bowed, plucked, or played with varying techniques. Slightly larger than a violin, it has a lower and deeper sound. Since the 18th century, it has been the middle or alto voice of the violin family, between the violin (which is tuned a perfect fifth above) and the cello (which is tuned an octave below).[5] The strings from low to high are typically tuned to C3, G3, D4, and A4.

[@ikwenmusic]

@@miklok433 it’s just he/she thought you would say violin or cello.

[@miklok433]

@@ikwenmusic why? It came from the bass range viola, not those higher range instruments

[@_-..Eva..-_913]

Human creativity still amazes me

[@acewitts]

I love the musical arrangement.

[@gaijininja]

And suddenly, he has a brain explosion as he realises the “Base” is named after the orchestral instrument it was designed to replace, hence the reason it sounds like one when bowed like one. Now, we need him to male more music like this.

[@emile_fa]

Basse actually means low, for the low notes. Hence the bassoon, etc.

[@danielaupperle]

🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@nolanboehme7743]

Male so much music 😼

[@megaduck7965]

The Electric bass was originally designed to replace acoustic upright basses in popular music in the 30s by Paul Tutmarc . Later put into production by Leo Fender and George Fullerton as the “P Bass “ when Fender started expanding their product range from telecasters and Strats .

[@brittgardner2923]

To add to the previous reply, there was an expectation in the early years of the electric bass that some upright bass players would want to continue playing in their previous style, but with electric amplification, including even the use of a bow. That being the case, some early electric basses had an extendable leg where the rear strap button is on any modern bass (center at the "butt" of the instrument) that could be used to balance them on the floor like an upright. For whatever reason, few if any players tried this, so for approximately 65 years, we have been robbed of the tones that might otherwise have been achieved by such an arrangement.

[@tipsy_hog]

the fact that he does this with only one instrument is mind-blowing, but people seem to forget cellos exist for a reason

[@MoogusMan]

Yeah, UT this one has a certain mix between the 2

[@unsupervisedpieceofdoodoo]

Everybody also forgets about the viola but that's not surprising

[@Bumblexo]

@@unsupervisedpieceofdoodoo lol as a viola player, yup

[@NMamoru]

@@unsupervisedpieceofdoodoo what is "Viola"? is it exist? xD

[@mingainyt]

As a cellist I can confirm that us and viola players are often overlooked even though we make up half of a string quartet.

[@vincentrobinette1507]

It sounded like two completely different instruments. Nicely done!

[@OPStarlie11]

Bro invented the electric cello 🎻

[@Anonymouspersonguy]

Triple bass

[@ItsThatOneGamblerAgain]

Triple bass

[@broookville]

Triple bass

[@Anonymouspersonguy]

@@ItsThatOneGamblerAgain and @brookeville y’all copy cats

[@ItsThatOneGamblerAgain]

@@Anonymouspersonguy it’s called starting a chain.

[@0BucketMask0]

When a bow is used on a string instrument it gives it a voice, somewhat hollow but full of emotion, and I find that both breathtaking and cool as shit.

[@nharlow_4303]

Makes sense, actually. When a human speaks, they dont do so with quick, rapid flicks of their vocal cords, but rather with slow, steady vibrations.

[@VuHoang-dq4jr]

now we need the full version

[@evareynolds5140]

as a person who plays double bass and electric, this was sick seeing both being put together haha! maybe ill try that!

[@GuitarLessonsBobbyCrispy]

Roger Waters uses a bow on his bass in the Pink Floyd song 'Lucifer Sam' and it sounds really cool ( from the Piper at the Gates of Dawn album, 1967 ).

[@Selvikus]

The 60s were really a time for experimentation; guitarists and bassists alike tried so many new things

[@xenosmoke8915]

I’ve seen Jimmy Page do it.

[@Selvikus]

@@xenosmoke8915 Eddie Phillips and Jimmy Page are the 2 most known guitarists of the era who played that way

[@aaronm.3581]

Man I used to play the shit out of that Piper album.

[@jackhudner3804]

In the score for the Halloween reboot, there's a violin bow being used in an electric guitar.

[@LastoftheMofreakins]

Wait... what the actual hell? You can do that?! Has anyone tried this on a guitar? How come this isn't a thing?! That was awesome!

[@NeoN-PeoN]

Jimmy Page from Led Zeppelin did it.

[@ujustgotpwned2008]

Sigur Ros sometimes has bowed guitar. If I remember correctly, they bow guitar on Svefn-G-Englar.

[@travisscholes6588]

Jonny Greenwood from radiohead does it.

[@Blingdung]

I saw les claypool in 2007ish play a single string stand up bass with a lever attached to it to change the pitch and he was slapping it with the bow too. Was pretty wild

[@plap.]

yes it is a thing. A bass in an orchestra is played with a bow. This is an electric base so the body of the instrument doesn't amplify the sound but is still a bass none the less, so a bow will still work just fine

[@mylw4387]

Kinda sounds like a double bass, but with that added bass guitar touch in the fingers. Beautiful!!

[@nasdilemactyler1939]

It's not only how you're playing, but also what you're playing. That song is gorgeous! I need an hour-long version of this!

[@keiyangoshin3650]

I’m so glad KZbin brought me here. 😭 You are so wonderfully talented! Thank you for sharing your artistry with us. 🥹

[@Pachibitalia]

The only complain I have about this is that it's too short. That was absolutely amazing 💜

[@twilightraven1232]

Yes I demand an extended version I could literally fall asleep to this.

[@lynth]

If you want music like this, simply watch classical musicians play a double bass...

[@badbuddha93]

Right Click, select Loop. You're welcome.

[@RebeccaKatsuya]

@@badbuddha93 Thank you.

[@thegodofpez]

Dude this guy’s level of talent is seriously beyond insane.

[@fafuchofafelio4651]

It's not talent but I know what you meen, simply incredible

[@thelombaxsystemtv7492]

Amen to that! 😉

[@MrPinkfluffy]

Be nice.

[@drumhailer547]

Yes

[@pouzzler]

Buddy, this dude ain't your guy

[@BIT-bi8rg]

He has brought peace to the bass vs violin war!

[@bbstv1933]

I’m not sure, but I believe there are two additional artists accompanying this gentleman on this beautiful piece.

[@Electric_Bagpipes]

Sounds a lot like the cello, which makes sense given the pitch range. Also that soft high note you did towards the end is called harmonics And finally, A: DID YOU ROSIN THE BOW B: if so, did you clean the rosin off the instrument after?

[@lordisaac]

I just noticed in the description, it says that he did use cello strings, so that's probably part of the reason it sounded so cello-like.

[@katharinabecker752]

I bet he plays cello.

[@HalfBakedHeroes]

read the description "I used cello strings for this, which are essentially flatwounds that are somewhere between bass and guitar strings in thickness. Flatwounds definitely sound much better when bowing, for anyone who's interested in trying this! "

[@judayara9704]

Cello is The original Bass.

[@MYLAR.]

i get the feeling he did use rosin, maybe it’s just fingerprints but there’s some residue around the base of the. bass

[@icchasaki]

Ok but imagine an instrumental of “Achilles Come Down” played like this

[@glitchedartistx7964]

YES

[@boop963]

Oh fuck yeah that'd be so cool

[@maiatruemper7723]

If that happened it might just be my breaking point

[@alhemicarka]

Oh my god now i need this to happen

[@epidemix6320]

Dude, I’d fucking pay to see that

[@cloud5buster]

For a while in the late '70s a company made a device you could mount over your bridge and give you a button over each bass string, you could press the button and lower a spinning disk to each string, giving a bowed sound to your electric bass without having to bow -- because the flat topography of an electric bass doesn't lend itself as well to an actual bow as an upright bass does.

[@thepaintedpoppies1010]

My grandfather made a living hand carving double basses (the giant instruments 😊). It is neat how the bass guitar when bowed sounds so much like a cello or double bass. If Papa was still alive I think he would have found this video very interesting. The sound is beautiful.

[@LS-ti1rz]

you can literally make an album of songs using this technique"bow on bass" and I'm sure it would be a success. I didn't want it to end. Very pleasing to listen to....

[@rondacus]

Right?

[@RobertELee420]

its been done hundreds of years ago , are you new/?

[@David-iv6je]

Yes, they have that. It is called classical music. There were some decent songwriters then.

[@normalperson5000]

@@RobertELee420 Robert E. Lee! What are you doing on KZbin I thought you died in the 1870’s.

[@rondacus]

@@RobertELee420 "Hundreds of years"? 🤔 Probably not on an ELECTRIC bass. 🙄

[@justsomememingbigyoshiwith4832]

Can we please get an extended version because this is genuinely one of the most impressive things I’ve heard, it’s so beautiful and calming

[@Loza_1703]

I agree.

[@istolethispfpsorry485]

Till then I'm going to play this on loop

[@tailslessons9634]

Same

[@Poke_Gaming13]

Yeah

[@miketez1]

It's so relaxing

[@Echo81Rumple83]

It's like past and present musical stylings coming together for a new future 😊

[@hootiebubbabuddhabelly]

This is why I so enjoy true musicians - exploration and discovery beats "expertise", every time.

[@bobthebuilder366]

If this doesn't get turned into a full song I will literally cry. It's so oddly nostalgic for me and I really wanna have this on repeat while I paint LMAO

[@firstandlast4435]

Check song "Futurism vs. Passéism Part 2" by blonde redhead

[@Moon-ms4cy]

@@firstandlast4435 i wouldnt consider it the same. Its great but not for me.

[@firstandlast4435]

@@Moon-ms4cy i mean the bass line is from here, not that it's conceptually same. If you are up to some sweat bass based music i can recall to album "Mechanisms" by Jean Baudin

[@luna-um5vw]

as a fellow artist/painter i completely agree 😩

[@lapissed9620]

@@cheesecake4334 it does kinda sound like one summers day

[@khiemtrinh8330]

This genuinely feels like a somber arrangement of a video game protagonist’s theme that’s supposed to play during a tragic moment within the plot

[@spontaneousadventurouskid]

Today i have discovered a new side of music on youtube, and i love it

[@LargeBanana]

Make this your style and be the only one in the world who transcends bass. Being honest, this sounds DIVINE, I can't even not think not to like the vid.

[@basielu]

not even jaco did this :3

[@Thefare1234]

There are others who use a bow on bass. For example, Victor Wooten.

[@philfedorowick]

>transcends bass >reverts back to playing it in the same way it was played over 100 years ago pick one

[@williamcompton6358]

Jonny Greenwood from Radiohead uses a bow on guitar and bass pretty frequently

[@mudfightmaster4275]

@@philfedorowick lol thats what i was thinking, dont they used to play this way? its not that special

[@idkbestiesimsorry4526]

Me, who plays both the double bass and bass guitar: ah yes, a masterpiece, cant wait to try it out for myself

[@bonsai_is_a_lie1537]

same lol

[@censingstream6072]

Same this is great

[@kyralui]

Same imagine holding both at once tho

[@marliveira4538]

bruh same

[@stevelandmartin-khan2430]

How’d it go?

[@goodone5319]

Charles is the type of guy who can play the whole band alone. As always, magical ❤

[@robertbybee9170]

I took my violin to festival years ago and ask the bass player to use it on his guitar on their sound system. it sounded incredible echoed through the valley like thunder.

[@sternnormal4264]

This sounds oddly nostalgic. I swear at some point in the past there was so much ethereal sounding pop that sounded like this.

[@Angel-dp9sl]

Mii music

[@v0id_d3m0n]

@Taylor. lmao

[@vollithe]

@taylor same

[@Olivia-vg4mm]

It reminds me of a scene in that one barbie horse movie where she tames a wild horse with pink highlights

[@quonkylops]

@@Olivia-vg4mm Barbie and her sisters in a pony tale "You're the one"

[@professionallyantisocial2810]

Somebody: Hey what instruments do you play? Charles: All of them, on bass!

[@asafrokni3339]

If someone asks me what Charles plays, I say "yes".

[@Emielio1]

@@asafrokni3339 Hah!

[@anonymousaccordionist3326]

@@asafrokni3339 Is that a regular occurrence for you or...

[@asafrokni3339]

@@anonymousaccordionist3326 just when i introduce the channel to someone new

[@angel-vl4yp]

This is creativity at its finest! Would love a longer version if that’s something you’re thinking about!

[@jesserooney4297]

Well now I need to try this. Beautiful!

[@Hardrian_Hardrada_Cicero]

I wanna hear a full version of this song. That'll be amazing honestly.

[@stormwolf6576]

I need a full version so bad, it sounds so good

[@kinda_cold_in_the_closet]

yes i petition

[@secretname2670]

Closest I could give you is "somebody I used to know - String Quartet". Resembles it a bit.

[@kelvinnueveanimeguitar1983]

0:47 that harmonic gave me chills

[@InfamousQwaQwaFruit]

Same. Took me a moment to even notice that's what it was

[@blizzard_the_seal9863]

SAME HOLY SHIT

[@Solar_Sounds]

CHILLZ

[@cxntrxband7412]

SAME

[@akiramomoiro3083]

Same

[@lordender_kitty_official]

that opening note sounded like some kind of war horn

[@lilyfarseer7658]

I just can't get over how beautiful this is!

[@rev9737]

God how is this guy not only SO fucking talented at his instrument, but can also write the most insane and best original compositions. That's what I call talent.

[@wayneledzian5342]

Thousands of hours of practice and intentional self-improvement will do that.

[@badass6300]

Don't insult him by calling it talent. First he has practiced for thousands of hours and second, he learnt music theory, you know thing most kids think is lame...

[@KaiTheMemeKing]

​@@badass6300 Talent isn't just innate, it's passion and dedication and a yearning for improvement and a strive to learn, knowing you can and will always improve

[@rev9737]

@@badass6300 Is that not still talent? Talent is talent whether it's earned or naturally gifted.

[@badass6300]

@@rev9737 The definition of talent is an in-born skill. Nobody is born playing the bass. The baby/2-3 year old, doesn't just grab a bass guitar/bass and start shredding. But the younger you start a kid, the better the person will be, because kids learn and adapt extremely quickly and you ingrain the skill them from a young age. Which is why instead of neglecting kids to the "education" system, which wastes 12-20 years of people's lives, they youth and produces weak, stupid useless people(that goes doubly so for STEM), parents should start sending their kids to private courses from the age of 10-12 in one engineering field, or one trade, or law or commerce, so by the time they are 16-20 they can be highly skilled and knowledgeable professional experts, instead of being 22-27 and applying for an internship/junior position to every company under the sun...

[@davebrookbank4831]

I wish I had talent like this man.

[@OfficiallySarabi]

There's a meme about things becoming increasingly derivative of the original thing until you eventually come full circle back to the original. I think this video demonstrates that in a way lol. Even though it's an electric bass, it can be played with a bow like an upright and produce beautiful results

[@oregonjohnson]

Haha I was thinking of that same thing. Like this sounds lovely and is cool to see this done on a bass guitar - but also I’m not that surprised, as someone who started playing bass with an upright in an orchestra. And tbh it would sound even better with a violin and upright string bass playing the parts. But it’s nonetheless cool to see it all done on one instrument.

[@Psycho695]

We need a longer version of this, like AT LEAST 4 more minutes, though 10 would be preferred.

[@straight-up-shots]

Yes!!

[@NiquoleAbram]

Most definitely!

[@theoguitars1635]

Guess someone's goin' to do a "10 hours" version of this masterpiece for working/studying purposes...hope that

[@voornaam3191]

Yes! Force him to play more! Pay him a million, when you are a Patreon, that will persuade him!

[@leonid3312]

👍

[@itzviddy9206]

The first note reminded me of uncle ruckus' theme from the boondocks

[@donroe8282]

I like this guy. Sometimes all I need from the bass guitar is some very simple,steady and soaking music, and he always delivers😊

[@anthonymartire2036]

I hope this gets made into an entire song. There are so many artists here on KZbin that make incredible pieces, but only a snippet of them. This is one of those snippets that would be a loss if it wasn’t brought to its full potential. This alone was good enough to my playlist. Hope to see an extended version.

[@keveakshipsail9073]

Claypool has a couple songs where he does it. Like jillys on smack and mr krinkle. But i do wish it was used more

[@dgransultanaumdfederationa6661]

660

[@dgransultanaumdfederationa6661]

Yes! Totally Agree!

[@firstandlast4435]

Check song "Futurism vs. Passéism Part 2" by blonde redhead I might mistake but i think bass line is from here

[@sayanidas258]

Agreed my friend. Your absolutely correct

[@ZeroGForce]

...why does this feel like a song that I've absolutely heard before? And it's not just the four-chord progression that's making me say that, it genuinely does sound very familiar.

[@BIGM0N3YM4N1]

I was getting assassins creed vibes from this

[@bennydockson2988]

the first few he plays are the same as one of the sections of the My Singing Monsters plant island

[@adorablegirl1559]

It sounds very Indian classical to me..glas someone else is feeling this as familiar to them..

[@Jkp1321]

Sounds like a Lindsay Sterling song

[@strawberrykathleen8561]

It's eating me alive that I can't figure it out

[@Toads521]

As a violin player, I don’t know whether I love or hate this. I feel like it’s sacrilege, but at the same time it sounds good so I can’t argue much. I don’t actually know the song being played, but if you manage to play some classical music or a pop song with the bow and the bass I will automatically approve. I still appreciate the work put into this.

[@mphogift4776]

Wow the sound gives of fantasy like vibe 😮😁

[@aronturcsanyi7146]

This should be definitely continued. Sounds exactly like a cello on steroids, absolutely immersive. Please make an album based on this style of playing.

[@comet_0209]

thats called a dubblebass my good sir

[@myidentityisamystery5142]

Kire szavaztál?

[@0xbenedikt]

Yes, please do. Take my money!

[@eleanorlanpher34]

@@comet_0209 as a bassist (double) I like the acknowledgment that we exist!

[@comet_0209]

@@eleanorlanpher34 ive been playing for 3 years. how about you?

[@jpwaite4556]

This is beautiful! Who else wants a whole song for this?

[@anotherviewer_]

Me!

[@justahumann26]

Me! :)

[@OOTVwithOswin]

Me

[@sendersnivy6698]

I'm not talking from expirience here as I binge radiohead content but the vocalist and guitarist have another (pandemic) band, and I'm pretty sure I've seen Johnny play bass with a bow a few times. It's called the smile

[@umarae27]

Raises hand

[@reddskies]

Electric bass 👍🏼 lovely way to bring back the sound of the classic version of the bass

[@musicaluprising924]

This is legitimately one of my favourite things to do as a musician.

[@worstcat8489]

I played classical bass for a few years and things like this are why I just loved the sound. Started on violin, but moved up to the upright bass and never looked back. Definitely has some cello/ viola vibes - just such an awesome arrangement. Looks like a cello bow. Props for not getting rosin all over your frets.

[@Durzo1259]

Just curious, is there even a difference between a classical bass and a cello?

[@worstcat8489]

@@Durzo1259 A classical bass is twice the size, and has different tuning/ strings.

[@AgentGolem50]

@@Durzo1259 on top of it being larger and having a different tuning, which some of them can also have 5 strings (not totally sure for what though) a large majority of bass players (classical playing at least not jazz) players play standing upright rather than sitting and if they do sit it has to be on a stool due to the height

[@semperfi818]

@@Durzo1259 In addition, even the shape is different: round shoulders on the cello's upper bouts, but sloping shoulders (a true viol shape) on those of the upright bass (hence its alternative name of "double-bass viol").

[@camiengstrom334]

@@Durzo1259 a big difference, the bass it WAY bigger, and is also way lower. The way you tune it, the bow hold, and the finger patterns are also different. When you play the bass you shift a lot too. It’s like comparing the cello to the viola, except obviously different in the sense they have different differences. The bass is really difficult to play too, anybody who continues with the bass always has my respect.

[@SpoopyOugi]

I do love me some Cello, but I'd love to see / hear more of this because it feels different. It's probably pretty limited in what you can do, but it's still dope.

[@RaldorSplint]

Here's the original (uncredited, might be the same person) song if you want the full version. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5XWgoeVebuAZ6s

[@YVoiceY]

@@RaldorSplint but this one was uploaded later

[@TheUnderscore_]

Funny part is that the strings are tuned exactly like a double bass

[@crypticshadows]

it’s funny bc it sounds a lot like a cello with the bow part! I think it’s tuned for it maybe? Idk, i play cello tho and I was impressed bc of the flat fret board it must be very hard to play w/a bow!

[@SamCoulson]

@@crypticshadows Yes, makes me wonder if this could be done on electric cello.

[@ChefMimsy]

It's always a good idea to try what isn't normally done. Yeah, it may suck, but it also may be spectacular. The biggest leaps forward in all fields come from out of the box thinking.

[@rockhead69]

Dude...I keep coming back to this video and I just don't seem to get tired. Fantastic