Playing metal on a UKULELE BASS actually sounds ULTRA HEAVY

[@nightmare_automata]

It's truly inspiring to see someone with genuine talent milking a single instrument for all the value it can generate. This was fantastic.

[@alphagt62]

Beyond his genius musical talents, he is also a fantastic videographer! Recording engineer, paid spokesmen, his list of talents goes on and on, I bet his women says he’s the best ever! It really hurts my self esteem 😢, but I love his work, and watch every video he makes!!

[@theBOYSrandumb]

​@@alphagt62if it hurts u that much then work on urself and improve

[@alphagt62]

@@theBOYSrandumb it’s a joke dude, calm down

[@theBOYSrandumb]

@@alphagt62 im just giving tips

[@michaelgoble8200]

@@theBOYSrandumbDo you really find it too hard to spell the word "you?"

[@lumpygrumpgaming1217]

I’ve been a musician my whole life, and this is absolute fire. You’re going to get a lot of re-watches out of me.

[@ja6896]

Bass is no longer just an instrument. Bass is now a state of being.

[@teebob21]

🎸👩‍🚀🔫👩‍🚀 always has been

[@StormbringerI]

We're bassing

[@12centuries]

@@teebob21 well done sir

[@jeffreystewart9809]

Have you seen a stank face? Bass has always been a state of being. 😂

[@jessicab831]

Now I know why dubstep always dropped the bass...

[@icetide9411]

As someone who has a friend who plays ukulele, I can confirm they will not be stopped in their endeavor to turn the world into ukulele music

[@theq8688]

I feel called out tbh

[@Hola-ro6yv]

He looks like Conan O’Brien in the thumbnail (no offense)

[@alang8685]

I want this on Spotify. You are such a great composer

[@malhaar847]

If you found it, please share a link mate.

[@Morghan999]

I want this on Apple Music, but if you have the spoty link or name, please hit me up with that

[@7th_Section]

Yo, anyone found it?

[@NastyMick]

Casual 'Gold Play Button' flex. I'm entirely into it. 👌

[@tiburzi3732]

We want to see the diamond one

[@tweakrr99]

Yes, congrats. Well deserved!

[@mmo5366]

FTW!

[@tonymason6686]

Sending bill for new keyboard since I did a spit take at that part

[@liannebruehl]

I'm this comment 1000th like

[@map-reduce]

Pretty much blows away anyone who complains that their instrument prevents them from making good music. Your dedication to your craft never fails to impress.

[@Oktokolo]

Yes, it isn't the instrument but their ability to use digital audio workstation software to create the sound they want.

[@101Volts]

There *is* truth about cheaply made instruments stopping good music. *Many* a cheap acoustic was built with high string action (string height.) This increases string tension, and if bad enough, it makes strings not play in tune. But even worse, if it's a steel string acoustic with *dramatically* high action, it can gradually collapse the neck joint.* *I have a damaged mid 1930s Sears Steel String Acoustic. Though its damage is probably from storage neglect in a basement or attic (it looks like it got wet, but wasn't dunked in water,) it's an example because the entire guitar is warped from tension over years. The neck joint collapsed, the soundhole area warped (going into the body,) the wood near the bridge & tailpiece (where the strings go on the body end) has sort of beer-bellied out in the opposite direction of the soundhole warping. Also, if someone puts *steel strings* on a *_Classical_** Acoustic,* the higher tension can collapse a neck joint (and do worse.) Classical Acoustics are for *nylon strings* which have lower string tension (80 lbs) than Steel Strings (I don't know offhand how much tension would be for a 6 string, but a 12 string would have 200 lbs, so a 6 string would be somewhere in-between 80 and 200 lbs.) Unless you tune steel strings *much* lower than Standard E Tuning, well... I have another broken acoustic, a Classical Acoustic that previous owners did this to in ignorance. The neck joint collapsed, then half the top of the guitar ripped off from the glue joints. I'm confident that both of these broken acoustics can be fixed, but they could have both been taken care of far better than they were *if* all previous owners knew better. The harder one to fix will be the 30s Sears guitar; the back should probably come off (it already started to come off from neglect,) the wood needs to be re-shaped with clamps and maybe jigs, and one will probably need to utilize higher than average humidity to make the wood pliable. This is not a fast process, if one wants to preserve the old paint. ... But all of that said, you're right that cheap instruments can be good. They just can't be badly made. As an example for a cheap guitar being good, I have a Squier Bullet Strat from 2010 - 2014 that I got in a yard sale, and it plays pretty darn good. The only real problem was the tiny practice amp I got with it, which sounded bad; I can imagine it stunting a beginner's growth in music. Edit: Corrected my mistake on string tension on an acoustic steel string neck. I was quoting the tension for a 12 string, not a 6 string.

[@NitroDS]

indeed! dont blame the instrument, blame your lack of curiosity to create

[@renamamiya158]

@TomJoneshkk-gv5zw You'd be a fool to assume just because the audio that's used is edited, that it doesn't require skill or talent. It's not easy. And the fact as well is that he's made a video before showcasing playing the ukelele bass.

[@rafaelsebastiancondoriguar7951]

Make an entire metal song with a triangle

[@CharlesBerthoud]

🤣 That would be a challenge

[@czdragon7473]

That's such an original idea, that would require some really clever tricks to get the job done. I'm all for it!

[@meavethecat1031]

@@CharlesBerthoud Hey ! It IS a challenge !

[@rafaelsebastiancondoriguar7951]

@@CharlesBerthoud actually is not a big deal because as you can see, triangles are full made by metal

[@stefaniasmanio5857]

Hahaha this is a challenge!!!

[@ItsScottJones]

That was some great work. I don't want to assume anyone's musical or editing knowledge, but I feel like that took a ton more work than is immediately obvious. Really cool.

[@MrPeachUK]

There are not many people that can make me literally shout "What on earth are you" at them midway through a video on KZbin. You are literally incredible at what you do. Holy sh*t.

[@russelljohnson6243]

Dude! Do an entire CD of this music PLEASE, I would buy it right now! I love this almost medieval sounding, movie soundtrack, dramatic music! I want more and I am willing to buy it if you make it available!

[@AudunWangen]

I agree. This is production ready imho. Lit!

[@jtjones4727]

This takes me back to some of the styles that Les Claypool used to do. I was blown away by this track.

[@eskimojo14thefirst]

worth checking out the soundtrack to the game Hades if you haven't, it's not far off

[@AudunWangen]

@@eskimojo14thefirst Thank's for the tip

[@douglasharley2440]

i listen to his music on utoob music, no need for a cd. :)

[@commonsensehill372]

Sounds like a Dream Theater instrumental. It's awesome. Do a whole album with just this instrument.

[@blooVZSS]

I was thinking Liquid Tension Experiment, but that’s just splitting hairs

[@devildog4life99]

exactly what I was thinking 😂

[@washoevalley]

I was just about to post that it sounds like Dream Theater! but here it is in the second comment...

[@avail2114]

Sounds more like LTE crossed with Animals as leaders

[@RoastyRoachy]

Or, even better, different instruments for each song.

[@justmyself1000]

Up until now....I had no Idea there was such thing as a "ukulele bass!" I would have never guessed that it would be able to not only go as low as it does, but have a bass sound to it! My life is forever changed.....

[@q306005]

It's mostly cuz of the unique strings. They're like super thick rubber bands. It allows it to get deep tones despite being so small. And it doesn't affect the feel of playing it either.

[@MrAndriuRg]

Musically, that's a masterpiece. A lot of those "making a song for a video" songs turn out to be mediocre and forgettable in about 10s. This, though... Mate, I'm coming back each day to headbang to a freakin ukulele!

[@noonangrunklesnut1358]

That bass part is amazing. Great editing and production mate.

[@RC32Smiths01]

Man, I was just playing Ukulele a little while ago haha. It's genuinely a fun and engaging instrument, and it's surprising how versatile (and memeworthy) it is in most genres.

[@CharlesBerthoud]

Haha yeah it's a fun instrument!!

[@edjwise]

They are a ton of fun to play.

[@RC32Smiths01]

@@CharlesBerthoud Absolutely!

[@RC32Smiths01]

@@edjwise They are!

[@ItzBotz]

Its definitely a great toy

[@GLNZFishing]

The amount of work you put into your videos is insane!

[@XChristianNoirX]

He basically just poops this stuff out. That's how good he is.

[@Bassoid]

This deserves its release over spotify Charles ! Amazing work with that ukele (and the editing was 100% worth it)

[@mrkevintetz]

Definitely!

[@rumhave9632]

Head banger absolutely.

[@NameyNames]

Surprisingly awesome, I really didn't expect it to sound that nice! Great song, great sounds, and as usual really well played!

[@LoganLovesMarkayla]

Been watching your videos for years and I’m still very impressed at your talent

[@kebo57]

Only Charles could come up with something this incredible and amazing!!!!! He's going to have to follow this up with a complete rock album performed entirely on the Uke now!!!!!

[@williansalex5091]

YESSSSSS

[@tnexus13]

[@jacksonwright5145]

This is awesome! I loved how you broke down how you did all this instead of it being just another awesome ukulele metal video. The riffs are totally evil, giving me Opeth vibes.

[@kelly3518]

Un-Freaking-Believable! For my next song, I will be performing all of the parts of Bohemian Rhapsody created with sounds synthesized from a $.99 kazoo.

[@a5h1y]

video plz!!!

[@djramennoodles]

I would throw a sub at that

[@CamperGirl03]

😂😂

[@AC-cg6gz]

God I hope you are spewing truth. I REALLY need my ears to hear that

[@delmaneboshoff5610]

I wait in anticipation for this video....

[@ArielGonzales-ee4br]

Sounds fuggin sick!! Such a versatile instrument! And of course, top notch engineering!

[@davidcampbell8048]

I am never disappointed when I check in on your site! Bravo. You make it look easy ... but it is very time consuming, not only in the editing but years of classical training..

[@jtjones4727]

This is awesome. The bass guitar parts are amazing on this thing. This just randomly showed up in my feed, and I am blown away. Never even heard of this dude, but he is a beast.

[@mcgrud]

For the algorithm.✊

[@TomPage51]

All hail the algorithm

[@spookster2265]

algo

[@lonnyyoung4285]

All hail the Almighty Algorithm!

[@thefitness-grampacertest9364]

E

[@lefrinj]

For the revolution

[@mattdangerg]

This is the first one of these that actually feels like a real metal song! Awesome work

[@michaelcutts9866]

Bro you keep Blowing me away you're so Badass!! Been a long time fan of you!! Inspirational Powerful Music!!

[@karencahill4798]

This guy blows my mind. Love watching him.

[@woopimagpie]

Software is so good now you can basically construct a song from anything. It doesn't even have to be a musical instrument. That's not to say there isn't any skill required, because there absolutely is, but we can do things now that weren't possible even a decade ago. Pretty amazing.

[@bass2092]

I'm not really a metal guy but this is by far my favorite content you've ever made. KILLER song!

[@DanielSantos-mg8pe]

Incredible, you're a heavy metal and alternative rock genius Charles.

[@justdev8965]

Incredible. The talent and effort is out of this world.

[@tricitytypebeat8622]

That was my favorite thing I've seen on this channel! So incredible!!!

[@blackdog6969]

As much as I love the talent shown here, I cant help but think that drum track sounded oddly familiar

[@ulyssesthedm]

😂🤣💀 a person of culture I see.

[@Mikustan39]

Thank you! I was looking for a comment on that! I knew I couldn’t be the only one!

[@AdreenBean]

I thought that exact same thing

[@_piccoloser]

Came to the comments looking for this.

[@glenn_danzig]

Lmao

[@RobertMichaelStewart]

You have one of the most creative musical mind ever.... I've been to over 300 concerts, but I enjoy watching your videos just as much if not more.... Thank you Charles ❤️🙏

[@Grimboww]

Reminds me of a track made by "The Omnific", a band with 2 bassists and a drummer! Absolutely fantastic listening, was fun seeing the process too \o/

[@Cobanaut04]

My first thought was it definitely sounded like the Omnific. Very similar tone in the snappy, snarly midrange. What Matt, Toby & Charles all have in common is that they're not only amazing with the bass, but great human beings.

[@JudgeMingus]

Yeah, super huge The Omnific vibes.

[@piggynatorcool668]

What song?

[@moose2815]

Easily one of your best videos. The way your ears so in tune with music is nuts bro, are you even human?

[@leewe]

woow, crazy ukulele heavy metal🤘🏻 Love it, you're a genius and verry talented!

[@affiliateanimalistic9607]

This is getting ridiculous. How someone could have that much talent...Slaptastic! Thank you for blessing my eardrums with this masterpiece 🔥🤘

[@thegodofpez]

The ingenuity cannot be ignored. He could turn an accordion into a metal banger. 🤟🔥

[@guihermeborracha7412]

Don't dare him, he might actually pull that off

[@thegodofpez]

@@guihermeborracha7412 I wouldn’t be surprised! 😂

[@lefrinj]

Challenge accepted...!

[@CD_Character]

I'm sure Weird Al would give it a shot.

[@Tuleinaarii]

Have you heard of Folk Metal? There's A LOT of metal bands that use accordion.

[@sveinnorrisnland6653]

I think you are possibly the best musician. Full stop. Every video gives me chills.

[@willscarlet565]

Ok. Friggin' WOW. Even watching the step by step, I can't believe how this turned out. Absolutely mind-blowing, man!

[@kenhoward3512]

Wow - what an ambitious project. 'Impressive composition and playing.

[@RodHartzell]

The way you effortlessly toy with an entire genre of music is so amazing. Makes me want to get a Uke.

[@sonicclang]

Amazing! I love this so hard. Those runs you're doing with the taps belong on any of the best prog rock/metal albums I've ever heard. I love this video format. Keep 'em coming.

[@belovedfriendbass]

absolutely incredible, I would love to listen to an entire album of this

[@michaelotto8696]

Got McCartney's first solo album beat. He simply played all the instruments. YOU made one instrument sound like EVERYTHING! Well done Charles!

[@leemaiden388]

This shows the ukulele metal potential to the masses 😂 Banger of a tune 🔥 👏

[@MinteyXF]

This is so cool. Who knew you could make so many sounds with a u bass. Charles is so talented

[@bamontelucas]

I am really enjoying your explanations on how you are producing the song. Keep doing that pls

[@_Dwarkin]

1:40 I've certainly heard this beat, but can't remember where exactly

[@madeline_from_celeste_real]

i can 😉

[@livedandletdie]

It's a classic gentleman's tune, for that classy site where gentlemen discuss topics and share cake recipes among other things.

[@TheOtherNeutrino]

It rhymes woth corn stub.

[@martiddy]

Videos like this is why your channel stands out from other bass channels, this very original and it sounds surprisingly good.

[@rafaelsilvestrini4697]

Man, what a great vid! You're so talented. Just amazing

[@eviculum4518]

This video was incredible…great playing and the editing was so clean…don’t over work yourself

[@wtcornet]

Beyond outstand Charles! Once again you have managed to deliver both an instructional and entertaining video. Might be the best Metal tune I have heard in a few decades. It grooves.

[@matthewpoburyny5147]

Hands down of the most innovative, talented, and technically impressive musicians of out time.

[@andrewsolesbury115]

This is awesome! I used to play in a pop punk band and we occasionally played bass on one of these for the lols - usually they ended up being the gigs with the heaviest of the bass sounds we had. I think if you added OTT compressor to the snare it would have bought out the crunchy sounds a real snare has. You could also layer the kick with a really short low bass note with a high pass filter to give the sub kick that most producers add as well.

[@traintosyberia]

Omg what a talent, what a musician! Breathtaking !!

[@tenzhitihsien888]

The Tapocalypse(s) sounded suspiciously like classical music. Which means this is definitely metal.

[@ywtcc]

Get yourself a Banjo Bass and play some Bela Fleck jazz fusion bluegrass on it! I can't find any good banjo bass vids on youtube, you'd own the market. On the other hand, banjo bass is also ideal for making the same kind of metal in this video, which worked out surprisingly well! Takes both great production and great performance chops to pull this off.

[@CharlesBerthoud]

Now that could be interesting!!

[@gazmodo1192]

@@CharlesBerthoud this was such a clean little bass uke; you made it sound FILTHY! A banjo bass would boggle my brain, another vote here!

[@MONSTARTOL]

"Reversing the flow of time" - sounds like a great title for this song! 😎 Incredible work Charles, as always! 😀👍

[@zarcon5750]

Yup, or even an album title. Love it!

[@airsteelport]

this is the only video on the website. thank you charles i liked this a lot

[@ohiep_]

Wow this is waaaay better than I thought. It sounds amazing. Absolutely love it! You can definitely create songs like this and create an entire album. The sound is GREAT 👍 😎😎😎😃

[@ekojar3047]

I used to do the same thing in my old band Gohma but making my guitar make all sorts of different sounds that sound like a synth or creepy percussion sounds. It's a lot of fun! Pushing the limits of 1 instrument with the power of a computer. And it's the Gohma from like 12 years ago, there is a newer gohma that is not us but they are good and heavy too! If you want to check it out.

[@withbestrequest]

What the freaking heck?! 🤯This is better than 90% of the songs floating around on music platforms. Both by composition and execution! The skills you developed are beautiful 🤩

[@cthulpaspawn]

Insanely good. All the tones are fire

[@Rob165x]

1.6 million subs already, well deserved Charles. Content like this is fantastic and you have awesome taste.

[@mifamilyrocksart8834]

as a ukulele player and a bass player I have got to say this made my morning! WTG constantly a wonderful role model for up and coming artists as well as for those of us who have seen a few things.

[@asafrokni3339]

So.. You're uploading this to Spotify right? Because this is just amazing! Going to be part of your new album "I'm all about that bass" I hope

[@mino73T11]

Yeah it's definitely time to get rid of all other instruments 😉 This video was the best time of my day. Congratulations for your skills and fantasy .

[@HappyOmAnanda]

You're just incredible man, one of the foremost musicians on the planet right now I think. Really really enjoyed the musicality on the tapocalypse.

[@erichbrough6097]

What an insanely good showpiece from your amazing skill set, bravo!! 🙌🙌🙌

[@Dankcarton]

I've been professionally playing ukulele for 12 years, just picked up one of these U-Basses recently and it's been a joy to learn the world of bass. Already into my Victor Wooten phase 🤣

[@thehunter7422]

This was insane 🤟🔥🔥 sound's almost as if this soundtrack belongs like in a classic PS1 game or something lol. Freaking amazing. Don't even wanna know how long it actually took to record this lol

[@kevinwhite6176]

I love how your uke bass drums came out. They're extremely 70's close-miked drumkit or even muffled - like something from "Songs For The Deaf" by Queens of the Stone Age where Dave Grohl played such a super dry kit. So much metal has these extremely hyped-up drums, it's neat hearing something that's the complete opposite.

[@Guitarbarian]

You're a real piece of work CharlesBerthoud, a real piece of work... GREAT stuff!

[@nicolascalderondigital]

Dude I just literally fell in love with you only by this video. How can I support you bro. You need to be worshiped for create that and trying to make metal not so boring.

[@johndennison2769]

I would love to see you try to play a brand new instrument, like saxophone or something! I would also love to see you shred on an upright bass lol

[@kenmathews4522]

Upright would be very interesting!

[@jwbroom]

You've always been an amazing bass player, but i can tell you've worked a lot on internalizing time, all of your fast passages fit right into the pocket on this track

[@gphayler4582]

Wow Charles, this has just turned my day around....brilliant 🤙👌

[@Anonymous-o6t6p]

I turned my ukelele bass into a mini guitar

[@sergiocolmenares9482]

Oh my God I really have to congratulate you for this one because you blew it over the top. Not only the lead sounds that you crafted were creative but the song itself had a lot of interesting things. Really good creative work and you are for sure pushing the boundaries of what bass guitar can achieve

[@Onitsutube]

Charles here is an perfect example of a bell curve of instrument quality needs... If you are just starting, it doesn't matter if you play a fancy or basic instrument, because it is your skill, of rather lack there of what's limiting what you can achieve. As you get better and better, you start to appreciate high quality professional instruments, as they allow you to achieve better sound and quality in general... well and then the curve start's to descend again, because when you reach the point where Charles is at right now, it more or less doesn't matter what you play, you are so skilled, that you can produce a masterpiece by hitting a rock with a stick 😄 Massive respect to what Charles is doing 👍

[@maadfc]

1:50 sounded sick

[@elroyblackbean]

0:51 Completely shameless. Nicely done.

[@MrDmadness]

Plays a uke bass better than 90% of bass players and play a regular bass. Total legend

[@hippiejesusman]

I think you ment 100

[@hexadecimate2139]

Getting Twelve Foot Ninja vibes, Stevic would be proud of that pitch shifting and the djenty slap. Well done man.

[@LostValley2009]

all it needs is the singing from the ukulele and you have whipped up a masterpiece

[@scottgraves8251]

You should make a whole prog rock album like this (but with real musicians on the other instruments) 🙂

[@FishDrinkLightGreen]

If Mick Gordon and Jake Shimabukuro collaborated on an album

[@СергейПономарев-с7ь]

ЭТО НЕВОЗМОЖНО так исполнять , это просто супер👏👏👏👍👍👍😁

[@tonydeangelo7317]

Charles, you never cease to amaze!

[@joeseda8102]

Chales, YOU ARE SUCH A SICK DUDE! I truly LOVE what you do.

[@pauloing1pauloing167]

02:50 click here to start the video

[@allhonesty848]

I have no words... That was incredible.

[@zerolegacy7821]

That was brilliant! Thank you.

[@gefeldertergruntaubling5522]

WOW! That was a geat idea! I really liked the song!

[@stephenbeck9848]

Who needs a $3,000 drum set? Great work creating all of those sounds with a ukulele bass! I've been a fan for over a year, but my interest takes on new meaning as I have just volunteered to play bass for the first time. It's a praise and worship setting, so I hope they'll be forgiving. Oh, boy!!

[@johnanthony6038]

Honestly just amazing, amazing creativity. I would buy that in a heartbeat, love it 👍