Top 10 PRIMUS Bass Lines (No. 1 Is CRAZY)

[@CharlesBerthoud]

Who shall I cover next? 🤔

[@berkokten4444]

mudvayne

[@dannyharris4676]

I wish you would stop talking so much

[@azarus20041]

Ryan Martinie of mudvayne is a really interesting one. He has some super heavy bass lines but they're still funky and quite challenging

[@joyce_rx]

Davie504

[@TheBADMONKEY310]

Let’s see you on a fretless, Would love to see that

[@hyperstimmed]

Les Claypool is a master of simultaneously making someone want to play bass, while also making them give up on the idea.

[@andrenunes9804]

i started on bass cuz of him... im playing for about 5 months. today I know i will never play this fuckin shit

[@CouchEconomyTX]

I know how to play a couple of his songs including Tommy the Cat Like, I’m pretty close to getting it right but goddamn Les has some bass stamina

[@Joe_TradeMark]

@@CouchEconomyTX yeah, the only problem i have with that song Is that my Hand Just gives up Midway

[@MrBraffZachlin]

tbh it is more insane than that because i cannot even listen to the words and the bass at the same time in most of his stuff. i have to literally decide ahead of time which one to focus on and appreciate yet this dude created and executed both. mind blown

[@Loudest_Cricket_]

@@andrenunes9804 I wouldnt say that, though I understand where you're coming from. I thought for years that I'd never learn to play any Primus or Tool tracks, so I didnt even try. For years. I envied their skill, but because of doubt, I never tried. Now, I'm no master, but I've learned a coupla handfuls of songs pretty well, and I'm so stoked that I have.

[@eddietasker9110]

Keep in mind, he sings over a lot of these. Imagine what this man is capable of when not worrying about lyrics, keeping in time verbally and the nerves that come with singing. Terrifying skill

[@jonathansefcik473]

I dont know about Les, but I remember Geddy Lee saying in interviews that it all comes down to rehearsal. You should know the song so well that playing it is like going on autopilot, and that's why he makes singing and playing at the same time look easy. He tries to write basslines that are "easy" to sing over, but sometimes the instrument and the vocals are so diametrically opposed, it takes him months to nail singing and playing it in unison.

[@SubBubz]

@@jonathansefcik473 it's a skill in it's own to be able to sing and play. I can play some simple ass song I learned years ago but singing with it makes it totally different. That would go with every song you play, and Les has written many songs lol.

[@1997lordofdoom]

He does not sing over most of these, when it gets to the singing part Claypool plays something a lot simpler, look at Tommy the Cat for example, he never plays the riff when he is singing.

[@arnaslangaitis9961]

It's on a fretless, too. Les is absolutely ridiculous

[@camgood3097]

I know, I can't understand how he can do those complex techniques in perfect time while saying all that crazy stuff.. That's why I love so many of his live solos (dozens of which can be found on KZbin). For every live performance with every band, he always does an extended jam session on multiple songs (sometimes lasting close to 10 minutes, making you forget what song they're even playing until the end lol).. When he starts improvising, it becomes a bizarre, heavy, psychedelic, slightly-dark experience that is unlike any other musician I've heard. The way he's able to freely bend the notes and low overtones is totally unorthodox (since he says he taught himself to play by screwing around on the bass while watching cartoons as a teenager..which explains a lot lol).. The definition of what it is "To Defy the Laws of Tradition"..

[@SpriteNeos]

That intro was so long you've talked me into a new decade

[@CharlesBerthoud]

I'm sorry, I hope you still watched the short bass solo right at the end...

[@mollyfletcher7746]

Absolutely loved this showcase of Primus! But your headphone cord was annoying me for some reason.....

[@FKyoutubeSERIOUSLY]

@@mollyfletcher7746 you comment hopping to make Charles see your opinion is annoying.

[@deejay7339]

@@FKyoutubeSERIOUSLY If comments annoy you, you might want to get off the internet and take a walk bud... Loved the vid!

[@lordprivateer4965]

Wow, talk about ungrateful. He's one of the best bass players I've ever seen. You and I see him basically for free. Wake up

The mind blowing part of all this is, Les is either singing on top of it or dancing around the stage while sounding clean as F.

[@petset77]

F#

[@ianseymour4066]

Im pretty sure Claypool put a curse on "tommy the cat" so that no one could ever play it the same

[@TheCouchCommando]

Maybe cause people try to play it on 4 string bass instead of 6 string fretless (in addition to technical difficulty)?

[@thoughtfuldevil6069]

Everyone knows Les Claypool is a warlock who has paranormal powers.

[@raskov75]

I think most players go wrong when they try to get overly precise. It's supposed to sound like an avalanche. Les was once asked which fingers he uses for plucking vs stroking and he basically said which ever nails are the most fucked up that day.

[@poelmeister]

Davie504 can do it. He’s the one that taught Les how to play it, after all.

[@starcrysis23]

@@TheCouchCommando Tommy the cat was originally on 4 string and slower. You can fin a recording of it from 1989.

[@garyarmstrong6279]

No one else on this planet other than Les claypool seems to be able to play Tommy the cat without sounding wrong

[@TheMediocreCyclist]

I always feel it's the 5-4-3 bit on the E string which doesn't sound right. Les Claypool is a God of bass.

[@sicfrynut]

@@TheMediocreCyclist and like geddy lee.................he sings the damn songs as well.

[@adamnicholes1002]

@@sicfrynut Lemmy as well

[@KnjazNazrath]

Cover Solutions managed to pull it off p convincingly I'd say.

[@garyarmstrong6279]

@@KnjazNazrathjust watched that. yeah actually to be honest that was pretty bang on. I stand corrected

[@tragic4life]

To me “My Name is Mud” is the reason I learned to appreciate Bass in music. Still my favorite Primus song.

[@roberthagemanXD]

Welcome to this world and Bob was it for me 🐷🐷

[@olibarrett4283]

American life for me

[@olibarrett4283]

12 years and still can’t play it

[@FoobRMann]

Claypool is one of the few "showy" musicians I unambiguously love. He makes everything, no matter how weird, sound completely natural. Plus, watching him, there's an incredible economy of motion.

[@DrMurdercock]

He makes it look effortless. His hand motions, he seems to barely move. That is in part, for me, what makes Les so awesome. You know how in movies and TV shows they hire an actore who has NO idea hot to play? Then they hand them a bass an say "here, you play this in this scene" well, thats what les claypool lookes like when he plays, but yet the notes that come out are from an elite player. It's so fuckin odd lol just flick your pick hand up an down slowly, an barely move your fret hand. Yet he is hitting like 1000000000 notes a sec in some songs., It's crazy. Les is the only bassist i know that pulls this off some how

[@billspurr2090]

Yeah, and he sometimes wears a pig mask when they’re playing Mr. Krinkle. Pretty cool. Primus Sucks!

[@TWENNY3]

Jerry was a racecar driver...... That took me back to when I used to play Tony hawk pro skater......awesome!!!

[@777-h6d]

The first 2 minutes at least lol. Nostalgia.

[@sk8mag99]

Because I had the N64 version I had no idea that song had lyrics. When I heard that full song for the first time I was like, "WHAAAAAAAA??? THERE'S WORDS????"

[@cloudshad0ws]

Yeah he kind of breezed through it though I wish he would have played a little more because even the intro has a few different parts that he didn't get to. The part right after he cuts off has the one sliding note that (imo) is what makes the intro so sick.

[@obscurewoods9010]

Yes so much nostalgia🎮🛹

[@Ranakade]

Les Claypool comes up with riffs that I would never have even thought of making in my lifetime. I say it's the finest of weird. 🙌

[@Meatball2022]

I think he throws something at his bass, then tries to recreate that sound with his fingers….

[@tunzv7282]

Add the fact that Les plays these while singing his weird rap. Great video, I hope this gets enough support so you can run for a part 2

[@fakeplasticmike]

My first thought exactly

[@MarkKramKarmVI]

Nice...Vocals💖

[@lowenbad]

His bass lines and melodies are very carefully constructed to not step over the top of each other.... same with Rush and The Police. I played bass and sang lead in a band and I had to be careful how we wrote the songs. I couldn’t sing just anything while I was playing... a good example of a simple bass line and melody that is practically impossible to sing and play at the same time is the classic “Brick House” by Commodores. Try it. It’s almost impossible without screwing up the bass part or the melody (it gets screwy right around the “she’s mighty mighty, just lettin it all hang out” part). A lot of syncopated bass lines with melodies that sit polyrhythmically over them are impossible to sing and play at the same time... unless you have a computer for a brain.

[@TotoDG]

If that happens, it needs Lee Van Cleef and Southbound Pachyderm. EDIT: Also the Primus rendition of Master of Puppets. Believe me, it’s amazing.

[@EvilSean62]

oh yes please another sir !!!!

[@Manchuwook]

John the Fisherman was one of the most advanced songs my dad tried to teach me back when I had my bass. Practiced it for months... 30 years later I still have some the muscle memory from it.

[@bassalien]

Don’t play it the way this guy did. It’s wrong just like all the tab out there is. Listen and watch Les play it, he clearly hits a G and not a G# on the E string for the main riff for the 4th note.

[@TheDrewjameson]

John the Fisherman is the most enduring Primus song for me. Their songs always feel like an old joke after a few listens, but I keep coming back to that one.

[@sebastianwei7721]

Just amazing. I also love Southbound Pachyderm and of course Too Many Puppies 🐶

[@JustinBlazzzee]

Jerry Was A Racecar Driver is it for me, though John The Fisherman is fire too.

[@turq1824]

I think John the fisherman and American life are the most listenable and badass primus songs in my opinion.

[@kaymonyoung1054]

The fact that he's able to sing over that bass line at the same time as playing practicing two basslines scares me.

[@turq1824]

@@kaymonyoung1054 It's just muscle memory from doing it over and over for years most likely but yes it still takes mad skill

[@vivekarora56]

video starts at 0:11

[@raccoonpeddler6730]

thx youre a life saver

[@CharlesBerthoud]

I should probably start putting those time markers in to save everyone the trouble...

[@ethanlocke3604]

Oh phew, I would have died with that much talking. Thanks man

[@RobAlpacaflip]

you're going to give this dude a condition lmfao

[@sgt_chouquette2414]

Oh man thx I was wondering when he would stop talking

[@proletariatbourgeoisie9929]

This really puts into perspective how important Ler is to their sound, and why it's so tragic that people tend to overlook him. John The Fisherman in particular sounded wicked weird without Ler's guitar over it

[@obiwunnablowme4577]

I'm like 95% sure todd huth was who composed the guitar part for john the fisherman. Feel free to fact check as I'm not 100%. Ler is incredible though! No fackin doubt aboot it! I cant imagine having to come up with guitar parts on top of herb and les's grooves. Herb and les could be a 2 piece and would still sound incredible. Don't sleep on herb....He's such a tight drummer it's nuckin futs!

[@jaminjef]

Ler is an underrated guitarist! Imagine the recognition he might get if he was playing with a more normal bass player!

[@kevinwillems8720]

@@obiwunnablowme4577 I mean it's possible, it's definitely one of their staples

[@deebrown4877]

💯😊

[@craigtremblay1409]

@@jaminjef Ler in 1985: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gojWkmOvZZmVqrM&ab_channel=GlobalMetalAssault

[@atreeeus]

Do you mind making another channel for your podcast. Im here for the BASS charles SMH

[@spamsingles5948]

@@MarkKramKarmVI No u

[@ididnotwritethis]

@@MarkKramKarmVI it's for the memes my dude

[@dylanculver1701]

OMG HAHA 😂😂 that was the best one I’ve seen

[@mikenoface]

The main riff from "Is it luck?" to me always sounded like a 10-foot tall looney tunes alien playing a wad of rubber bands like a harp or something.

[@MosinAttractedPerson]

Agrees in what the fuck

[@mikehawk195]

It's so fast paced

[@Cyborg_Lenin]

It's literally Mario sounds

[@ikeadjunkelskog1929]

“Sad mud noises”

[@Dinckelburg]

My Name is Sad

[@selfactualizer2099]

My name is Lee

[@yourfellowcomrade9324]

Notjeffy YT no no he has a opinionated point

[@BootsORiley]

Notjeffy YT nah you’re alright mate. I think Jerry is a bit of an overrated song, personally. So I get it. Fish on my friend

[@camgood3097]

@@BootsORiley I think all their songs deserve all the acclaim they get. However, there are so many mind-blowing, little-known tracks by solo Claypool and his many side projects (plus the last 3 Primus albums of the last decade), which get very little attention. I love the bands called Fearless Flying Frog Brigade and Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains (with Buckethead). Also, I'm glad Oysterhead has reunited to tour this summer (and play the Rush album "Farewell to Kings" in its entirety, followed by a set of Primus)..

[@cretoolsen5031]

I've been drumming 51 yrs, and you floored me, I've always been in 3 pc. bands, an insane bass player was so important to me, and you are that dude, Dam'n you are kick ass,

[@zetaeerre0]

"the awakening" is a 1980 song by the Reddings, then covered by Les.

[@Pedroleum100]

... and it appeared on Les' first solo album _Highball with the devil,_ so it isn't a Primus song.

[@reverendcarter]

@@Pedroleum100 primus would do it live all the time

[@Pedroleum100]

@@reverendcarter - Did they?

[@reverendcarter]

@@Pedroleum100 mostly during the brown album era but yea usually as a solo during tommy the cat

[@Pedroleum100]

@@reverendcarter - Thank you. I remember that Claypool played this solo during a show in 2009 in Munich and I thought this solo sounds familiar, but wasn't sure from which song. Then, I looked it up in the internet and thought it was the solo of Tommy the Cat due to a live video of that song on YT, when it was actually The Awakening.

[@DegonTheMighty]

You have inspired me and I get my first bass next month. Thank you so much, Charles! I appreciate your music so much.

[@CharlesBerthoud]

So glad I could inspire you! Have fun on the bass!

[@DegonTheMighty]

@@CharlesBerthoud Thank you again, Charles. Please don't ever stop making such gorgeous music!

[@dferens]

@@DegonTheMighty dude how old are you?

[@DegonTheMighty]

@@dferens Almost 30.

[@markbass354]

dont get discouraged , take your time , you need to build your dexterity first the rest will fall in to place like it did me.

[@degatsbruts9928]

I'm getting my first ever bass tonight thanks to Davie and you

[@CharlesBerthoud]

That's great! Have fun with it!

[@degatsbruts9928]

@@CharlesBerthoud love ya 😉

[@MaineHomeShop]

I just got my first bass in over 30 years due to watching Davie and Charles. I spring for some good flat wound strings which are absolutely easier on my fingertips, plus if I'm playing a lot some thin bandage tape on my left fingertips helps. I know from my past that after a while I won't need those tricks, but they sure help right now :)

[@degatsbruts9928]

@nynetynyne thanks for these advices, I'm just gonna take my time not to bleed it out 😉

[@doxx2427]

@nynetynyne Dude..... super glue?? I'll say no more on that topic.

[@RagnarokMic]

Claypool is an absolute madman on the bass, consistently some of the most inventive riffs out there.

[@thebrowhodoesntlift9613]

Side note: 'The Awakening' is a cover from a band named The Reddings!

[@GlennCaldwell]

Which Led himself has been very up front with since day 1 too.

[@Wynorrific]

Not only that, but Tommy the Cat is definitely better and harder

[@willysperling9386]

It's also technically not a primus cover, it's by another band he was part of called Les claypool and the holy mackerel

[@alakablam7901]

And also used as the solo during a live Tommy the Cat performance with Brain’s drum solo off the Rhinoplasty album.

[@WeaponXMusic94]

Hi Mr. Pro, i've always requested this many times, can you play some Henrik Linder's stuff in Dirty Loops? Hope you notice

[@CharlesBerthoud]

I'm sure I'll get to it some time, if enough people are interested!

[@wingchuntv5978]

Up for this Henrik's playing is amazing!

[@CalebMaSmith]

@@CharlesBerthoud count me in.

[@TriumphAventura]

@@CharlesBerthoud please do the Baby solo!

[@HamedEmine]

Count me in!

[@BradlyNHelm]

Dude, you kick ass. Thank you for the video and work you put in it. As a musician I can hear this in the songs. It’s so great to be able to send this video to friends so they can see that there’s much more to Primus than they quickly brush off these incredible artists.

[@balobreached]

Your headphone cable is giving me anxiety.

[@drTpat420]

Thank you for recognizing the greatness that is Les Claypool

[@reesthorp-mason6122]

2:26 his hand just teleports to play that chord

[@nattzero5315]

2:13 the nostalgia

[@diszylam]

Tony Hawk?

[@jesusperez-arteaga5437]

ATV offroad fury

[@andrewpappas9311]

Rock Band 3 for me, it made me discover the insanity/genius that was Les Claypool

[@thewarden6630]

@@diszylam Tony hawk baybeeeeeee

[@floopusdoopus]

I can still hear the beeping

[@Im_No_Expert_72]

I'm not a musician. But it's clear to me that you are supremely gifted

[@salty_3k506]

it's called practice, that's not a gift

[@juckie]

talent does not exist

[@acusticajax3618]

10 - DMV: 0:11 9 - WYNONA'S BIG BROWN BEAVER: 0:27 8 - LACQUER HEAD: 0:42 7 - SHAKE HANDS WITH BEEF: 1:04 6 - AMERICAN LIFE: 1:14 5 - IS IT LUCK ?: 1:25 4 - JOHN THE FISHERMAN: 1:47 3 - JERRY WAS A RACECAR DRIVER: 2:12 2 - TOMMY THE CAT: 2:20 1 - THE AWAKENING: 2:36 This video is amazing ! I've watched it so many times S2 man you rock so much, u are an amazing bass player !

[@wowguy3562]

I would really like to hear what Les thinks about your playing, to me, that would be the ultimate compliment, you got skills, nuff said

[@notimportant3686]

if this guy keeps practicing, i can totally see him becoming good on bass someday

[@nickturnbull4105]

Wow ,such an amazing tribute to Mr Claypool , how on earth did you ever manage to work out what he's doing , absolutely incredible ,I'm sure Les himself would be blown away ,well I am for sure , fantastic job , thanks.

[@disguy7949]

maybe a tribute to Neil Peart?

[@JasonM69]

Please do this!

[@GordonOverkill]

That would be amazing indeed. Us bassists like drummers, and Neil Peart was one of the best of his kind.

[@Hadrian1616]

🥁😭❤ Neil Peart Rush tribute.

[@thalldrums]

Yes please! Geddy Lee might not be quite as crazy as what you've got so far but his basslines are so cool!

[@kretduy6959]

@@thalldrums oh god yes, freewill, yyz, la villa strangiato, digital man, those are sum amazing tracks

[@ericevans7741]

you guys have to watch till the very end when he starts playing primus

[@alejandroramirez4470]

I didn't know we were watching a davie video. what's he gonna do? call the police?

[@zaboolovescodex]

Makes you wonder what Metallica would have sounded like had he joined them.

[@fimlviaquez3936]

Pretty much the same, check out rob's earlier project: infectious grooves

[@salvadormazal2105]

@Lee McDonald Uh, they would've sounded amazing.

[@TheFreeBass]

It's the same argument as "What if they kept Dave?". Might have worked/ might not have... either way it would have deprived us of Primus/ Megadeth. Now if they Kept Dave & snagged Les.... BWAAAAAAAHAHAHAAA!!!

[@proapocalypse1448]

They would have buried him in the mix.

[@SubBubz]

@Lee McDonald yeah, because he's too good of a bassist. Not me saying it, James did.

[@MrShanester117]

I’ve been a Primus fan for 28 years. To hear you nail DMV like that right off the bat, I was blown away Edit: but your “John the Fisherman” sounds a tad off for some reason.

[@soldadost9753]

My list: 10. Nature Boy 9. Hennepin Crawler 8. Wynona's Big Brown Beaver 7. Candy Man 6. DMV 5. Electric Uncle Sam 4. Lee Van Cleef 3. To Defy the Laws of Tradition 2. Tommy the Cat 1. Bob's Party Time Lounge

[@zacharywellington5047]

Idk, man. You can't ignore My Name is Mud. That opening riff is.just....damn.

[@brownbreadinc127]

But Laquer heads basd solo is super fast slapping, thats gotta be hard to

[@jmt8706official]

@@zacharywellington5047 I was dissapointed that one wasn't on this video.

[@Steely_Fran]

@@zacharywellington5047 I was expecting to see that on here too. I was a little disappointed that "Southbound Pacaderm" didn't make it either.

[@JuliaBajoolia]

Yeah I’m surprised electric Uncle Sam didn’t make it. Don’t just let mud slip through the cracks though!

[@InertiaCreeps]

If you like Primus, can I suggest Sausage (the original Primus lineup later reformed as Sausage)? Whereas Primus was evening BBQs in the back yard with friends music, Sausage is a darker, smoother, driving in the rain at night sort of a feel. With 100% of your RDA of Les Claypool. Some seriously overlooked licks in their sole album Riddle Are Abound Tonight.

[@Libanass]

Headphone cable: You're not allowed to play above the 11th fret.

[@alphagt62]

An old saying amongst gigging bass players, “There’s no money above the 12th fret”

[@davilathegreat]

That's why he has a right hand. ;)

[@wigglethemiddle1]

Elie Kh NONE SHALL PASS

[@jevinday]

Charles: hold my beer

[@scotthanson32117]

Great job Charles ! Les Claypool will definitely approve of this . I wouldn’t be surprised if Les and the boys of Primus give you an opportunity to play with them at one of their gigs . You are a amazing bass player my man

[@BWater-yq3jx]

This has inspired me!! ... to go and watch South Park.

[@ghostieishere]

yessss!

[@edgewatersbestguitarist1524]

Respect mah authoritay!!!

[@zypher6018]

@@edgewatersbestguitarist1524 thanks randy

[@jongilbertson2106]

Have yourself a time.

[@brianking2365]

One day you can play like Steamy Ray Vaughn

[@isaacfayman]

Imagine how powerful he would be if his headphone cord wasn’t in the way

[@PastelComGini]

The cord is there to prevent a failure in the space time fabric.

[@rhumandlove393]

Unbearable

[@iBoss818]

How dare you say that

[@shubham.v4639]

2:53 I really like that part :o

[@syahztslayer9639]

Im searching for this comment 😂

[@Zaknaberrnon]

It's friking tasty!

[@christian_kansas]

So sick 🤘🤘

[@zacharyjohnson1987]

The slap, strum, hammer-on combo is baller as hell. I high key love it.

[@bobbykay485]

Epic battle between Charles and his headphone cable.

[@zachariahshort6546]

Les Claypool will forever be my favorite unconventional rock bassist, but I feel like Ler LaLonde is maybe the most underrated/overlooked rock guitarist ever.

[@andrewpappas9311]

Definitely, Ler is such a badass guitarist and the riffs he coms up with over Les's bass lines is just incredible

[@Ssssssnakeisone]

100% agree. LaLonde wrote the most interesting riffs of any "pop" guitarist. Unique and technically adept, overshadowed by Les but necessary for his success.

[@bentleighboy]

Yes, Larry played in a bunch of metal bands around San Francisco before he joined Primus. Joe Satriani was his teacher at one stage.

[@rudi_tabootie]

Larry proves how great Les is. Imagine being so good you almost completely overshadow the other virtuoso in your band

[@Ssssssnakeisone]

@@rudi_tabootie I would attribute that to "frontmanism" and Les' personality/fashion, plus the relative uniqueness of a bassist bandleader in pop.

[@fridgedot5082]

Not gonna lie i was suprised to not hear my name is mud in a primus best of video

[@nikita-gm3ph]

@nynetynyne yeah and it requires a 5/6 string bass

[@OliveTheGolden]

@nynetynyne its way harder than it looks, one of claypool's most technical bass lines

[@Typical.Anomaly]

@@OliveTheGolden no, it isn't

[@BuBuBDunk]

I was too!

[@soretoe9581]

Is it luck though🤤

[@davidunderwood4341]

I'm assuming I'm not the only one that bobbed and weaved their head through this entire video.

[@kowskull_]

Brother, its metal! Gotta headbang!

[@deepthought426]

2:27 That cord gave me a heart attack.

[@Thoughtesque]

Thought you misspelled "Chord" for a minute and I was like "What"?

[@HamedEmine]

Yeah, that cord progression was awful

[@Thoughtesque]

@@HamedEmine Bruh

[@HamedEmine]

@@Thoughtesque Internet highfive!

[@Thoughtesque]

@@HamedEmine *WAPOOSH*

[@based3399]

Charles: "Hello, my fellow bass players!" Me, a drummer: sweats nervously

[@braptrap9923]

"At the end of this video- -that's right now." Straight to the goods! Cheers from Canada

[@sacraficialraccoon6135]

whenever I play like this people say I need to practice more.

[@digitalgraphite8384]

But someone playing Riptide on a ukulele for the 100th time is considered excellent. 🤦

[@zacharymorin5696]

No they don’t

[@troper25]

Sorry but you do need to :/

[@righty-o3585]

That's because primus sucks

[@trashrebelia]

@@righty-o3585 LOL, I was waiting for this one ;-)

[@ryanaiden]

I believe The Awakening is originally by The Reddings but Les does it such justice 👌🏼

[@XCLent0]

It was and Les never gives Dexter Redding credit.

[@shinyrain7784]

@@XCLent0 yes he does it in several times

[@donfurcio4080]

Yes. And it's not even in a primus album

[@lIlIANONYMOUSIlIl]

My first time hearing his Bass isolated. You do a great job and damn those are some groovy lines.

[@terryjones9784]

Les Claypool transformed the bass into a whole different instrument by doing whatever no one has done before. After him there is literally nothing left to innovate

[@satevo462]

0:32 Ohh god that headphone cable is gonna drive me nuts for the next 3 mins isn't it...

[@bloodymctandy9138]

I got to see Primus for free at my old job in Alaskas they played live outside at Moose’s Tooth parking lot it was dope!!

[@RushsBasement1]

This is just like diet davie 504 With less sugar And more nutritional value Overall a good alternative, if you wanna be healthier

[@WillRose3]

Davie504 has tons of bass heavy vids, just not so much lately. He has his own Primus medley from several years ago. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYO8hqNppq96nrc

[@upsidedown4155]

We get more smiles from charles, wonder what his 1 million reveal will be as already given alot away for free compaired to pineapple pizza eater at 6 million lol

[@enaidealukal9203]

more like, davie504 is fast food, Charles is a gourmet meal.. it didn't used to be that way, but davie is 99% memes and nonsense vs. 1% actual bass-playing these days, unfortunately

[@soullessSiIence]

Perfect description. Davie wastes too much time with memes and stupid things.

[@shadowproductions969]

@@WillRose3 yeah.. he's a super talented bassist but memes gets viewers more than playing the bass.. pewdiepie kind of went the same route.. memes own youtube these days. I salute Charles for keeping his memes limited and mostly focusing on playing...but yeah Davie used to play in almost every video.. now it's mostly reactions and memes for views. Could say he's sold out.. but he's still fun to watch.. just not so much for actual music these days.

[@MikeSylvestre]

Charles you play these riffs so clean they could clean my kitchen, and my washroom...Try playing these while stomping around your living room just like Les!

[@benp.320]

Thanks for doing this. Primus inspired me to play bass and accept being odd. Thanks.

[@ZValenT]

Les Claypool is a massive legend

[@gabrielwalker4411]

Set list Intro 0:00 1 Dmv 0:11 2 Wynona's big brown beaver 0:27 3 Improv 0:43 4 Lacquer head 0:47 5 Shake hands with beef 1:05 6 American life 1:15 7 Is it luck? 1:26 8 John the fisherman(Improv)1:48 9 John the fisherman 1:55 10 Jerry was a race car driver 2:13 11 Tommy the cat 2:21 12 The awakening 2:37 Outro 3:12

[@bessspaniki]

Love how that headphones cord gets in your way, and you don't even flinch!👍💪🤘 P.s. I am not even a bass player, a mediocre guitar play, and yet addicted to your videos lol😅 rock on, brother 👍🤘🤘

[@ruanmoreira03]

Les clapool had a new project with Sean Lennon, "The Claypool Lennon Delirium". I CHALLANGE YOU to cover this amazing combination

[@andrepereira744]

"new"?

[@ruanmoreira03]

@@andrepereira744 vc entendeu oq eu quis dizer

[@andrepereira744]

?

[@alecrisser12]

Lee Van Cleef is possibly the funnest Les bassline to play. Jerry was a race car driver is probably the hardest to learn to play. Lacquer Head is probably the most satisfying song to learn to play.

[@satevo462]

The best part about Primus is that no one can figure out what any of them are playing. Guitar, bass or drums. I can't play Primus on the bass, or the Guitar, but I love playing them on the drums. And it doesn't matter if I'm playing right. Because they play it different every fucking time.

[@donaldturcotte]

Yes .being a drummer myself he plays like a drummer. .

[@ShortFuseFighting]

thats cause primus sucks!

[@soniamonneau6289]

Les Claypool is my favorite bass player of all times, this video deserves 100 million views !!!

[@chickenpox3725]

Two words: headphone’s chords 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@ego_gamer2497]

love it 💚

[@thatoneguysven774]

That triggers me like "how the hell is he not bother by it ??"

[@Peanut-Butter-Banana-Rama]

It gives him super powers.

[@chonkchonk9521]

They go bye bye at 300k sub

[@PastelComGini]

He trolled is all. Made a pool about it, said he would get rid of it, and there it is. Maybe it's the secret source of his bass power level?

[@Lukas-ev4wy]

The headphone chord is literally giving me anxiety, just put it behind you dude 😨

[@sportscorsch]

I'm not even a musician and I noticed that.

[@superflea72]

glad I'm not the only one! 😨😨

[@rustyshackleford1040]

THANK YOU

[@wambolt1212]

prolly not long enough...dummy

[@Lukas-ev4wy]

@@wambolt1212 if you can afford that bass, you can afford an aux extender

[@The300ZXGuru]

Victor Les and Charles are among the elite bass players to ever live.

[@michaeln.3491]

On the Awakening.. just realized how amazingly in the pocket you are with the drums. Amazing.

[@testabledaddyo5818]

WHERE'S THE ICONIC "MY NAME IS MUD" I really enjoyed it though.

[@MuttFitness]

That was #11

[@nonyabiz4249]

Yes! Where is mud?!?!

[@aniquinstark4347]

How you can play without being driven insane by that headphone cord is beyond me

[@Yamanote98]

Shout out to The Reddings and bassist Dexter Redding; the composers of "The Awakening" in 1980!

[@MrGavin42]

So few people ever realize that is a cover.

[@HectorButNotZeroni]

The OG, that song got me into bass

[@Zorrocovers]

So I thought I was playing dmv on a 4 string right for years until I watched you play it! So thanks for that! It kind of blew my mind how obvious the note structure is once I figured out what exactly you were playing!

[@mute8s]

Thank You! I really really needed this this morning!!! I can play my bass for you... Is it Luck?!?

[@moderusprime]

Why do all the bassists who do a best-of Primus bass lines leave out Hamburger Train?

[@307cavalier5]

Hmmm.you must be that guy from the ... Hamburger train

[@erickanguiano7644]

Hamburger Traiiiiiin. 🚝🍔

[@chriskeck3689]

That's actually a Paul Reubens quote from Cheech and Chong's "Nice Dreams"

[@jonathanpetix6502]

Exactly the same thing with Spegetti Western

[@oneDonly]

@@chriskeck3689 I feel like the song would go with that seen very well. I could probably do it easy on my putter, ima try it next time I have wifi.

[@e4gail]

What practicing 8 hours an hour looks like

[@Tomoose736]

Nice dude, you hit most of my favorites including Lacquerhead, most people seem to forget about that one but it’s always been one of my top.

[@diegocl02]

Bass line on "Jerry was a racecar" driver sounds very familiar to "Elephant Talk" by King Crimson

[@InsaneCarville]

Notice that both songs end on the same drum pattern too. I heard that Tony Levin and his Chapman Stick is the reason Claypool obtained a 6 string so.

[@alexandramikhailova1551]

Would be amazing to hear My Name is Mud here, but anyway American Life is fav amongst the songs played

[@broondjongen]

Crazy how Les can slap like that and sing at the same time

[@trynottodie3317]

Wynona's Big Brown Beaver will forever be my favorite Primus bassline. Never fails to make ya feel the funk

[@MadMagyar13]

“Hello, my fellow bass players” .... [Me, not a fellow bass player]: 👀

[@sk8element1919]

Didn't realize at first that the camera was zooming in and out at times.

[@far0n]

The Awakening isn't a Les bassline, it's an old 70s/80s track by The Reddings

[@ryanfrei]

opps , I just made the same comment . well done . kinda sucks its listed his number one and its not his. he does add a flair to it though. Love this Charlesbarthlod guy though as well.

[@adammacmillan]

It was on a solo les claypool Album as well. Les claypool and Holy mackerels high ball with the devils

[@ryanfrei]

@@adammacmillan high ball !!! ahhh that was mint , whales and woe great , and how about a special place in my heart for sausage . man that was great . rock on

[@capttrips1523]

@@ryanfrei have you heard Lennin Claypool Delirium yet? I've only vf recently discovered it. Not sure if it N sounds like Beatles covering Primus, or Primus covering Beatles.

[@Pedroleum100]

@@adammacmillan You are right, but it's just one devil.

[@BangaGlaser]

Love that you did "the awakening", I didn't know that was a thing other than a live Tommy the Cat interlude before the drum solo.

[@DavidShepheard]

Davie504: "People keep saying I look like Rocky. Stop it!" CharlesBerthoud: Plays Rocky theme and goes jogging with a BASS under one arm.

[@fattyjaybird7505]

I swear everytime id try to play "is it luck" id find a different way to do it and have it sound basically the same... but also unsure if it was correct... everytime

[@WeaponXMusic94]

Davie504: he's using haccs again

[@ross-carlson]

Yeah, and by haccs he means Davie got smoked in his last Fivver video as Charles' riffs where unreal.

[@clipbaits7129]

this channel's fans starting to get toxic. not EPIC!

[@jos7743]

​@@clipbaits7129 Hope this doesn' continue. Otherwise we'll have to call the police

[@ross-carlson]

@James sevensix Wow, really logical and musical argument you have there, so you don't realize how incredible Charles' solos where on Davie's last video? Seriously? He was BY FAR the best player and on that video outplayed Davie by a mile. It's hard to judge who's "better" as they are both skilled but I find Charles to be the better musician as he actually tours and plays professionally, Davie doesn't. So do you have anything to add or are you just a child throwing around insults?

[@jos7743]

@@ross-carlson Dude, take it easy. I think you took it too personal. You like Charles? Perfect. You like Davie? It's also perfect. Let's enjoy this two awesome musicians and don't start a silly battle by comparing them. Peace.

[@SickBoy2601]

the thing is with Claypool is that he sings at the same time! now that's on a whole other level. but i gotta admit, your impossible bass solo is the hardest and most impressive piece i have ever seen played on a base. just completely sick Charles.

[@you_are_soul]

How about the bass solo from Zappa's The Purple Lagoon, that somehow keeps a secret beat when a note seems to to be an indeterminate length.

[@DingusNate]

Professor Nutbutter’s is the chaotic evil of Primus bass lines

[@SteveMerlo]

Yeah, I’m surprised that wasn’t on here!

[@Violetcas97]

You know it’s gonna be wild when he starts with DMV...

[@callylevecque6300]

The Awakening was the top pick in so happy you picked that one, out of all Les claypools stuff, that song was what I learned on bass to finally break out of root note mode.

[@magicstix0r]

He does Wynona's Big Brown Beaver better than Davie504. I crown him king bassist of youtube.

[@ncrtrooper2856]

davie will *S L A P* face

[@HitMarkersAreFun]

@@ncrtrooper2856 that's not correct, Davie504 will S L A P P face

[@magicstix0r]

@TheWeirdo486 Davie did it shittily. GTFO.

[@CouchEconomyTX]

@TheWeirdo486 Charles still sounds better though

[@lzandman]

I think this isn’t the way... Les plays it. It sounded off.