This is what a completely unedited bass solo sounds like

[@CharlesBerthoud]

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[@zabooka]

hi

[@webstercho]

Who is using public wifi networks these days?

[@DavidRoxGuitars]

Do you still do fiver type stuff?

[@benandcullensoldchannel2087]

Beautiful

[@RaeudigerRuediger]

How could Victor Wooten become such a great bass player without making advertisement for NordVPN?

[@ncwolfe]

I knew you have great technique, but as a bassist the most impressive thing is the lack of finger noise. I mean I can play decently, but I've never had a recording that clean. Your ability to play that clean is amazing!

[@ViktorSarge]

Yeah his technique is a thing of beauty.

[@curtisy6234]

A compressor can help with that

[@FerutElCampeador]

​@@curtisy6234 a noise gate or a multiband compressor, but regular ones tend to amplify noises. In this case is technique

[@MrMoonl1te]

@@curtisy6234 How would a compressor help against those low volume finger noise?

[@curtisy6234]

@@MrMoonl1te generally speaking, a compressor can help eliminate unwanted noises, but to a small degree

[@KyleKalevra]

The lack of quantization, time corrections, and punching in is much appreciated. It makes the performance more human and listenable, like we’re in the same room. More real. That was beautiful. Thank you

[@rome8180]

I made almost exactly the same comment. In this era where so much of what we watch and listen to is very artificial/manufactured, it's refreshing to watch a very good musician perform without any "brush up." This is what listening to music was like for hundreds of years. But for some reason the standard is now perfection or it's seen as "unprofessional." I swear, people make things perfect not because they actually think it sounds better but because everyone else is doing it. They think they have to. I've been arguing that we should resist that impulse for years. But people act like I'm just some old man shaking my fist at the clouds. I can't believe people think "CGI music," which is what I call it, sounds better.

[@NorseBlade]

​@@rome8180 it sounds so human

[@FizzyK-45]

_Yesterday, all Charles' bass cover seemed so far away._ _Now it looks as though they're here to stay._ ❤

[@yealloww]

Oh I believe in his covers. Suddenly It's not half the songs they used to be

[@SuperLemonfish]

Those tiny (and for you i really mean TINY!) imperfections and just general subtle fret and string noises are actually really really nice to hear. You should try recording more unedited videos! Maybe even some practice sessions or "I try X for the first time" type stuff? Anyway, amazing as always!

[@killjoys4898]

I was having one of the worst few days of my life, but listening to your music gave me the strength to go through yet another day. Thank you for this amazing song and what you have done.

[@chadmetcalf2876]

Im not even a huge beatles fan but this was top notch. Love your take on the song and the un-edited cut just makes it seem more down to earth and closer to us, the fans. It's been said many times in the comments already, but it seems like you're in the room playing next to us (especially with headphones). Amazingly beautiful playing as always Charles, much love bruv keep on rockin!

[@riversideview1801]

Absolutely pure honest good performance, it's so cool.

[@CharlesBerthoud]

Thanks!

[@edgarvillanueva5483]

​@@CharlesBerthoud hello Charles Berthoud, amazing performance, truly spectacular, keep up the good work! I ask if you would be able to perform a bass rendition of Waltz No.2 by Dmitri Shostakovich. Thank you!

[@robertklein6693]

Love your cover of "Yesterday." Your creativity and originality is unparalleled in the bass and music world. I would love to see you cover "Your Song." I'm also enjoying your Mastering the Masters course. Each lesson is so well thought out and organized, including your overview of the artist and his (there are no "hers") playing style, not to mention the original piece that you write and play for each artist representing his playing style. Fellow bass fan, I hereby declare you as the Master of the Mastering the Masters course.

[@949Designs]

"Silhouettes of beautiful dancing tones over strong yet subtle harmony" - Elegant figures moving gracefully, their forms blurred, against a backdrop of resonant sound - Vibrant music swirling with depth and nuance, supporting the fluid motion - Darkness and light entwined, as shadows dance across the scene - An atmosphere of serenity and dynamic energy, where movement and melody blend

[@IanLaing-j5m]

so much soul in the unedited version, feel, expression, for whatever my opinion counts i prefer this one, thank you.

[@joet.4713]

Thanks for making this video. The clean recording lets one hear all the overtones created by the melody and rhythm lines. Please make more of these!

[@jesslas4298]

Charles!!! That's absolutely amazing!!! My absolute favorite version ever! That was such a joy to listen to. Thank you!

[@colthayhurst4199]

Real playing. Thank you. As a player who really plays himself and doesn’t fix everything post in post, thank you.

[@detunedpaper]

I love these videos, a subtle response to the constant haters “it’s edited… “ “nobody can play like that” “it’s pre recorded from multiple takes” etc. f*ck those guys, keep rocking.

[@howardstark]

Seriously, Charles, even after all this time you still impress me, and I'm simply blown away by your skill and musicianship! Keep it up, man! 😎👍🏻

[@ninjafk]

This is NOT what an unedited bass solo sounds like for 99% of bass players.

[@wjackter]

He didn't say improvised but also what you said

[@ninjafk]

@@wjackter I didn't say improvised either.

[@Matt-is8qj]

Nobody comes to a Charles video to hear one of the 99%. We all got ourselves or a friend for that!

[@starnesco-ny2rr]

99.999%

[@Dirk_Berserk]

I can play just like that right before I wake up

[@Andy-Ajax-Jackson]

You're so prolific, truly the most technically and musically skilled bassist (edit: musician!) ive ever seen. Everything you produce is beautiful, I really appreciate what you've contributed to the world, I listen to your music everyday.

[@nathanwahl9224]

Holy crap, that's so good! And just when I'm dumbfounded by the skill in playing those notes, I realize how much muting is also going on, and I'm totally blown away! And that tone, oh, my! My beginner tapping still has a bunch of buzzes and klanks going on all over the place, this is so schmoooove. Thank you Charles, glad I started following what seems like such a long time ago. The amount of personal effort to attain this proficiency is magnificent.

[@thiagowaldhelm]

The cleanliness is outrageous

[@jagarsolon7137]

I never knew I needed this today. I just feel stressed and down today. Thank you for this, Charles.

[@davidcole217]

Hey Charles, One of my favorite songs of all time, everyone else’s too as I believe it’s still the most covered song of all time. You always seem to find a way to make things your own and add a twist. Keep up the good work. Dave

[@dodomemester5932]

How can your tapping sounds so clean and dare I say…HEAVENLY?!!

[@clivity8718]

THOUSANDS of dollars on equipment brother

[@ScottWalde]

@@clivity8718 and thousands of hours of practice, brother.

[@hteety]

@@ScottWalde Yep, likely a healthy combination of both. But the practice comes first for sure. You won't get any improvement worth from upgrading your equipment without practice, but you will get noticeable results after practicing a ton, THEN getting great equipment to go with your skill.

[@PiePlayzBASS]

@@ScottWalde millions even maybe

[@ScottWalde]

@@PiePlayzBASS I'm pretty sure Charles isn't old enough for that. Over ten thousand is likely, though. The best musicians I personally know (two of them) practice in the range of 5h per day. 10,000 hours of practice is very achievable at that rate. Anyway, my point was simply that buying the best gear won't make you sound great without actually having great technique. I'm only a "Rec League" level musician, and that's simply because I don't spend the amount of time required to be good at it.

[@p5gBand]

Wow!!! That was a wonderful performance Charles.

[@Russell_Crockett]

Charles never failing to impress! Thanks for the solid tunes man, always makes the day golden!

[@reedr7142]

Been waiting for an unedited one. You did not disappoint.

[@ziz1000]

Bro, chills from head to knees, you are adorned

[@thatraymond]

I love this song, and you did it total justice. Thank you for making my afternoon!

[@dr_b_bass]

honestly charles: aside your beautiful playing, i've always been deeply impressed with your editing as well, would love a video showing how you do some of it! this raw clip gives me a more intimate and emotional vibe to the video, so its lovely to see

[@Lucas.Blevins]

Absolutely beautiful! What a great choice for unedited. Great rubato

[@jek15origami]

It's videos like these that really motivate me to practice and get better. Thank you so much for everything you do!!

[@xXaradXx]

Please release more of these!

[@jonaschan]

This is so beautiful!!!🔥

[@TheDiamondBladeHD]

Wanna try covering this jonas?

[@danpost4755]

Love it! ❤ This totally dispels any garbage that your playing is not real. I like this format a lot, and I hope to see more!

[@Mosteller777]

A Christmas Album needs to happen with this exact vibe.

[@GamerdevilPro]

Your playing is absolutely beautiful!

[@rome8180]

While your more edited videos technically sound "better," I have a deeper appreciation for this. Nowadays, so much of what we're exposed to amounts to clever trickery. We see videos of musicians performing "live" that are stitched together from multiple takes. We hear albums where everything is quantized and pitch corrected. We see photos that are airbrushed or photoshopped or enhanced with AI. We watch movies with all kinds of hidden CGI. And no one seems to question the need for this stuff. It's just seen as "professional." But what's wrong with a little imperfection and humanity? Until the year 2000 or so, most of our art was analog. This meant complex editing was difficult if not impossible. So the artist did it as well as they could on the third or 10th try, and that was that. Mistakes were left in. But so what? If anything, it made us connect with the art more. Because we were aware we were listening to a performance, not something carefully constructed using software.

[@zeevshaff]

There is something so magical about this style on bass… never stop

[@bassanup]

This man is an octopus... He has separate brains for each of his fingers

[@del_hollingsworth]

Nice room. Adds great ambience to the performance which is phenomenal as always!

[@gowerski]

super cosy spot. bet it sounds great in there 👌 congrats Charles

[@mikeyboy199199]

Dude, that harmonic end is chefs kiss, lovely work.

[@christiansmakingmusic777]

Beautiful take, Charles.

[@qikqbn77]

So skilled on so many levels. You continue to amaze. Thank you for sharing your passion for bass with us!

[@sine_0]

I love bass and the way you play it is the best in the universe.

[@SidneyJamesXBL]

I could listen to you playing this on loop forever

[@markmorgan7450]

Love the new house background! Glad you made it out of the apartment!! Great song.

[@CameronBurris1]

I am stunned every single time. Bravo and cheers good sir!

[@brookeberthoud6527]

So beautiful 😍

[@The300ZXGuru]

my fav Beatles song

[@sebastianmichaud1654]

Beautifully done

[@user-li5iw8bo7m]

Peace and love my friends! 🌈✌🏻 More Beatles arrangements please!!! Thank you for everything Charles!🙏🏻 I love you everyone!

[@SimGamerTV]

As I started listening to this, I put it in the background and went back to work, completely forgetting this was an unedited solo until your outro, it was that good.

[@blotsmusic]

no doubt you can play your things Charles, you are a very inspiring and skilled musician. back when i was 18 and applyed to a musical colledge i used my own fingerstyle guitar arrangement of Yesterday. it is really nice to hear your version of it, brings me 10 years back.

[@maccyp74]

Dude that way emotional ❤❤❤

[@richardbrowne3641]

That new bass guitar you have sounds so clean and crisp. Richie likie!

[@joneskamikaze6228]

Unreal beautiful, thank you for sharing!

[@alexeyvlasov8790]

Great, that you did it. I hope, soon we’ll see all the takes;)))

[@crallimac]

Lovely… I’d love to hear you play this on the steel fretless bass. The haunting melody with the beauty of the fretless steel I think would go together really well 😊

[@plinsf]

So so clean 🫧

[@judyi.7015]

I love all the amazing things you create on my favorite instrument!! ❤

[@ranmadog72000]

@CharlesBerthoud really Bravo! A “hardest song” style rendition of the Beatles song “Yesterday” played with much sentiment and with an unusual feeling of ease! And all in one take! You may be called the “bass guitar’s piano virtuoso”(sorry for the eventual pun😅)!😊

[@DaveTex2375]

Thanks for a great rendition of a great song.

[@darrinpennington]

Beautiful playing man.

[@jensbomholt4529]

Honest music, played in perfection. Thank you!

[@pedrofonseca-ek7lw]

Well done Charles!! Remarkable performance!!

[@lesaltolatapia]

So beatiful and inspiring!❤

[@jamesjrfitz]

Watched yo' Yesterday today! Thank you, i needed that.

[@ramtopsgrum]

Always love your stuff. Amazing,

[@Axel_Andersen]

Macca would appreciate this.

[@mattlau]

Wow I was just listening to this like a couple hours ago! And this is a sweet COVER

[@chunkymonkey4326]

Sweet memories of my grandparents 😢 Ty sir

[@1234drums]

When you're Charles, you don't even need editing ❤

[@eduvega]

Best bass player worldwide, as always amazing!!!!

[@jeromepapazian8628]

You're a magician... Merci cher Charles

[@RAMMY237]

No way one could play it that all-level-incredible on piano.

[@callerone]

You are officially the greatest bass player in the world!

[@MetalOfAllOwns]

Yesterday is one of the only Beatles songs I truly enjoy. There are a couple others, but I was never really a Beatles fan. This was an incredible cover and sound. Charles you are such a legend. Music never ages...

[@Amberdogproductions]

You are truly a master

[@toufusoup]

Edited or not wonderful performance as always! A nice little moment of respite for me while working in the hospital 🎉

[@irrsinnrainer]

I'm a huge fan of grit/dirt on a bass tone. But damn, this clean tone is absolutely gorgeous!

[@JohnnyBrook]

To be a great musician, you need to have great taste in music, and that you do. Keep them coming mate!

[@Traumglanz]

The seems to be an arrangement that would be fun learning for a lifetime.

[@rapidrrobert4333]

Thank you

[@Rhythmattica]

Beautiful song, Played Beautifully

[@standingovation7613]

The guy from round the corner done good!

[@jimlipscomb3236]

Thank you, Charles!

[@TicoDK]

That's a impressive original solo and I want it released for yeserday!

[@daveyfunk]

It's not the video that edited but Charles that is edited!!! The guy is an absolutely phenomenal player and simply not playing at a human level!!! Right up there with virtuoso's like Wooten

[@JpeterZoom-gt3pn]

Yes...more of this

[@IsaacUribeParedes]

Charles you're a genius

[@gooshie3]

Great as always bud. Beautiful.

[@Hari-Harmonies]

Smashing, absolutely amazing

[@taborsmrcna]

Tickets to Vienna concert bought, looking forward!

[@fatflyWOG]

Art... The base form! Thanks!

[@FaTFingazBass]

What?????? This is Awesome!!!!! 😍

[@kirtfox2372]

Good, I like videos like this. What a great performer and a pro

[@OndaBassista]

This solo is so pretty and relax

[@ETC_Rohaly_USCG]

Beautiful! ❤

[@sammcgrail3949]

Beautiful

[@DjMIXnRoy]

I'm sure Paul is proud.