Which Bass Singer has the best CHEST G1?

[@TheWeirdestOfBugs]

Zlatopolsky's G1 resounds in my BONES.

[@atomknight8361]

Not Geoff's best example. Geoff in misty mountains or big bad john are his thickest chest G1s I think. But, Zlatopolsky and Glenn Miller are not of this earth

[@Drakokamishere]

I think he has G#1 in them both though...

[@glorytoukraine5524]

@@Drakokamishere they're G1s. But comparing them to the one in the video is pointless. I don't see either of these three being better than the other

[@OSouTryhard]

Off mic notes: 0:09 John Sutko 0:43 Vladimir Pasyukov 1:18 Mikhail Zlatopolsky 1:40 John Ames 2:00 Alexander + Miller 2:21 Glenn Miller 3:39 Yuri Witchniakov 4:30 Alexis Lukianov 5:11 Sergey Kochetov 7:01 yes👍

[@tiyenin]

This makes it supremely easy to tell that Zlatopolsky and Alexander + Miller are in different keys (the latter is sharper by a half step).

[@smashmonster6929]

2:28 this clip is pitched up a semitone or two so to stop any confusion, yes the note in the original clip is a G1

[@Bravilor]

These super slick modern recordings I don't give much for

[@johndeeregreen4592]

Any of the unamplified G1s. I am a trained basso and cannot do that; my lowest, projected, unamplified note is an A1 (sometimes a G#1); even though I can reach D#1 (not counting subharmonics, which extend to D0) on-mic. Take someone like Zlatopolski, where his G1 is audible with a room-mic within a choir, that is just bonkers to me. To be picked up like that, his G1 had to have been better than 75-80dB at 1 metre from his mouth.

[@ClaimOfRightMuso]

Best, most knowledgeable, insightful and extremely modest comment; it brings a different way of appreciating just what's going on here. Cheers. My own contribution: I was home-recording some harmonies last week - the bridge in Cass Elliot's 'It's Getting Better' - (I'm male, Countertenor) and struggled to sing, with clarity and projection, F#2, and that would mean these guys with the fascinating bass voices are almost a full octave down from my best efforts Lol..

[@tommax1626]

@@ClaimOfRightMuso Jup same, i even struggle to project my F#2 and sometimes slip into chest Fry if i go to hard, the G2 is my G tho 😅

[@galacticrogamer4347]

I'm only 17 but I can project a C#2 pretty well and my lowest chest note on any day is usually A1, but on my best days I've been able to go down to F1, and it was pretty loud, pretty much all of my low notes are loud

[@johndeeregreen4592]

@@galacticrogamer4347, hearing your speaking voice and demonstration in that short from a few days ago, you are definitely a true bass and need to really hone that voice, my guy. To have a voice like that at only 17, that is a gift.

[@galacticrogamer4347]

@@johndeeregreen4592 I have a second video where it's so much more clear, I think I even hit an F#1 but it's like 10 mins long so I didn't post it, I can though if you'd like to see it

[@braddorittybaker2165]

JD. Sumner, Mikhail Zlatopolski and Glenn miller are the best even though I am a fan of a lot of these other guys those 3 do it with this natural almost spoken quality

[@TM-pf1kp]

middle range for zlatopolsky

[@Quasar126]

yeah, for sumner its actually the low notes of his speaking voice, which is crazy to think that this probably was not difficult for him

[@towerofresonance4877]

​@TM-pf1kp That guy was not normal...his speaking range was down to Eb1

[@daniel9918]

Forget the G1. I just wish i had a D2 as full as Thurl 3:24

[@OlDoinyo]

There are such huge variations in sonic environments and miking that an objective comparison is almost impossible on the basis of these clips alone. One suspects that Zlatopolsky and Pasyukov had the most vocal power of these, but one would be hard-pressed to tell that here. I smile at the inclusion of both Ravenscroft and Chandrowsky. Not many remember them these days.

[@vega2706]

imo glenn and ames, followed by pasyukov, zlatopolsky, chandrowsky, and ort. so many good ones here! mark mccauley and tim riley always impress, stefan voicu is super underrated, and of course geoff is growing with every release

[@aotmn8399]

Of the clips shown, Tim Riley's was the best at 5:27. Smooth, easy on the ears, plenty loud, no unwanted distortion or wavering. Just a rich, consistent pitch.

[@ntanzar911]

Super nice video! And thanks for including Mark McCauley, London Parris.

[@TM-pf1kp]

theyre great! and i had it easy using your video haha

[@PeterSalvadori-hb4jp]

@@TM-pf1kp can you do b0? ( or any 0 octave?)

[@natebaker3672]

Geoff's needs to be when he sings "shadows lay" in Misty Mountains.

[@Stan_S_Stanman]

That one is double layered I think

[@WSlopeAggie]

@@Stan_S_StanmanDouble layered, super close to the mic, and even sounds like some minor EQing.

[@ed8054]

A couple of these singers sound like theyre not hitting that G1 in chest voice, but the note is still impressive regardless. I would say that Glenn Miller and Zlatapolsky are easily the strongest. Many people seem to forget that singers like JD Sumner are singing directly into the microphone while the choral oktavists are projecting from a distance. I personal preference is Pasjukov. His notes are always so resonant. Many singers naturally sound "weird" in the contrabass register (I've heard it described as a frog-like croak), but Pasjukov's notes always sound like youd think someone with a super deep voice would.

[@terryford1333]

I am a bass singer and G1 is the lowest I can sing in my chest voice before relying on sub-harmonics (and a good condenser microphone). I used to sing Southern Gospel, which historically has really low bass parts. I have seen almost every American bass singer on this list in person and sang with JD, who was from my hometown of Lakeland. Some of my favorites that could carry a chest G1 also was George Younce, Richard Sterban, and Barry Carl. JD, at his peak, could reach the back of an auditorium without a mic singing a G1. Heck, his speaking voice was between a G1 and F1...crazy pipes, especially after his throat surgery to remove polyps. You could feel his low notes...so great! Tim Riley was another one who had a beautiful, edgy G1. He was a heavy smoker, and I know that helps with depth/edge for many basses that I've known over the decades who smoked. I also met Thurl in his later years and the G1 was at the end of his range, but his sonorous tone from A1 above was fuller than JD, as he was classically trained, as well as John Ames, whose operatic basso profundo filled the auditorium. I know auditory equipment can enhance the bass voice and I have been fortunate to have a few great sound guys who could make me sound like butter in the basement, so it is hard to say who has the 'best' chest G1 because it is also about tone, presence, power, and projection. There are tons of Southern Gospel basses that can sing a chest G1 and lower. I would also say natural ability plays a big key. If I performed too frequently, there would be some nights where I could barely squeeze out a B1 and other nights, I had an E0. Live performances are killer and even the pros have their moments where their voices seize, are tired, dehydrated, etc. I can only go from personal experiences, and I would say JD would be my choice, as well as John Ames, and Glen Miller. He had a powerful chest G1 every single night! I never heard Zlatopolsky in person, but it was rumored that this world famous oktavist's pedal notes could be heard over a massive choir. Russian basses are an enigma, and I have always been in awe of their depth and power. Oh, and I would be remiss if I left out the 'Voice of God' Eric Hollaway. I have never heard him in person, but I assure you, he definitely should be on this list! All the bass!

[@lionelcrews1422]

I'll admit I'm partial to Eric Alatorre because I met him once, made him laugh at a joke, and he nearly split my eardrums. I've never heard someone before or since fill a 5,000 seat auditorium with unmiked, seat-shaking bass notes like he did.

[@Zmann86]

2:25 no contest, Glenn Miller all day!

[@Marcell0Bass]

hard one to decide but i’m gonna have to for John Ames

[@TM-pf1kp]

oh nice to hear from you

[@TM-pf1kp]

yeah his is very solid

[@CameroniFrigs]

Marcello where have u been

[@Walter2White]

@@CameroniFrigshe’s alive

[@Conner-j9w]

Personally when in my favorite choral contrabass is Vladimir Miller

[@FernyBass]

Really tough tbh, I think Glenn and Eric have the ideal sounds. Not too dark or too bright, not too rough or too smooth, just in the middle.

[@calebbasssinger]

Okay it’s really fun singing along with these bass freaks, even though I’m nowhere near most of them. Good comp!

[@gregorybogart5200]

No Eric Holloway?

[@Andyvan92110]

The most complete one of these types of videos that I've seen. I just enjoy Thurl's voice, even if it's not the best.

[@Broomrider1492]

Geoff, Tim, JD, Glen, and Thurl.

[@sudelaine8653]

Surprised no one else mentioned Third.

[@sudelaine8653]

Thurl, I meant!

[@williammorris584]

WITHOUT amplification

[@smashmonster6929]

I think Elliot Robinson, John Ames, and JD Sumner are my top 3

[@nate4137]

Elliot Robinson is so clean

[@roydittler1052]

If I could just have Glenn Miller & Zlatopolsky power, range, & pitch with Vladimir Pasjukov's tone/timber/resonance

[@BangYongguk-sf8ly]

4:40 dude sounds like he is a alien

[@nathanprohaska8635]

Big facts brozay

[@PeterSalvadori-hb4jp]

Glenn, but don’t count out Geoff

[@christinebroudin3536]

Si tous ces artistes sont fort dans les basses, il y en a un qui ressort car sa voix est belle, claire, agréable et Mélodieuse, c'est celle de Geoff. De plus qu'il chante bas ou haut, c'est toujours aussi beau et vibrant. Un don de la nature qui fait partie entière de lui.... C'est vraiment unique....

[@rocket4320]

Honestly i LOVE like how Changman Kim's is so gnarly especially going to his G1 right onto the nose it sounds so gnarly i love it!

[@robertlewis6915]

4:43 Definitely the glibbest.

[@PinochleSundae]

Glenn Miller IMO. Sometime I would love to hear your analysis of Javier Castellanos Contreras' voice.

[@tiyenin]

A good number of these fellahs were sharp.

[@Bigjukka]

Glenn Miller - the GOAT of Bassi Profundi. His sound is theater-filling with chiaroscuro. A true human subwoofer. Many of these other singers are just frying on the mic.

[@manwithmonstervoice1100]

Jd Sumner, chandrosky ,Tim Riley are not frying lol

[@theoxley]

Geoff by a hair.....his volume on the low notes are incredible.

[@MultiKamil97]

You know those are all studio recorded? His low notes aren't as loud or powerful live.

[@bradycall1889]

Believe it or not, Ivan Rebroff is a baritone who sometimes sung in the bass range, but not always. IKR??? When I first heard it I was surprised, too. He has good technique making it so that he can all kinds of different notes. I am a baritone who has hit a G1 in chest before, but not very often. Listen to the notes in the middle of his range, and you'll hear a baritone passaggio.

[@chychelo608]

может потому что он не обычный бас а бас-баритон?

[@daniel9918]

Glenn Miller's clarity is on another level

[@Myhappyplaceisinherarms]

Everyone forgot about John Ames 🥲

[@guibox3]

Missing some other notable southern gospel quartet basses that had excellent lower range as well as the resonating tone like George Younce, Tim Duncan and Jeff Pearles who routinely hit G1s and lower. Same with Paul David Kennamer and Avi Kaplan (formerly of Pentatonix)

[@Fredixxlfull]

Excellent work! Some I didn't know, or at least I didn't know their names. It seems to me that because of the power and cleanliness of his bass notes, Glenn Miller is still the king.

[@heliotropeskies5918]

tim's, santoni's and geoff's aren't the best examples of them singing G1s imo. Ain't going down live is tim's (rock solid for a live note), geoff's best is the one at the end of his "im dreaming of a white christmas" cover on his channel (most of his low notes are overly throaty but that one's both well supported and heavy-toned without sounding forced), and joe's is the one in all i want for christmas is you (not as climactic as the one in youre welcome but its about as long and is a bit smoother and less throaty). that's just my opinion though. regardless i think tim riley has my favorite G1 of the selection, with fouch being behind him. the choral ones are impressive for their projection but tone tends to suffer with that approach and its not my preference

[@jakabozic4739]

John Ames the best👌👌👌

[@kargyraa1]

Lot of chest fry mix .

[@TM-pf1kp]

ye almost inevitable

[@kargyraa1]

@@TM-pf1kp True

[@johndeeregreen4592]

Some were glottal compression... especially, for the unamplified bassos. Glottal compression isn't quite to fry, but starts to give a bass note a lot of upper, brighter harmonic content. This is very common with a basso or Oktavist singing loudly to equal the volume of a choir.

[@kargyraa1]

@@johndeeregreen4592I Agree -

[@bradycall1889]

@@johndeeregreen4592 Yes that is correct my friend. Compression can cause you to struggle with the note. Even if it is not quite "fry" and it might still be chest voice, it is still not the prettiest sound. Ideally, you should try to avoid it as much as you can and only "compress" your low notes as a final resort.

[@dbikeguy]

i gotta say pasyukov clip sounds absolutely mint but i feel like he's got at least one guy down there with him

[@matthewdockray9745]

Icl Matt Fouch’s G1 is orgasmic. Shoutout to Glib and Gene too

[@johndeeregreen4592]

Matt's G1 is an amplified chest-fry. I like his style, but definitely not pure chest.

[@nate4137]

@@johndeeregreen4592even still, his resonance and the sustain he gets are crazy, plus he does it in pure chest at the end as the cherry on top

[@bradycall1889]

@@johndeeregreen4592 Indeed I agree. It sounds like strohbass. It's good, but it's not real chest.

[@Conner-j9w]

I am not a fan of Matt’s tone as it sounds thin and a bit weak

[@gregoryoleynik3698]

Some really fine low G's!

[@sezaiemrekonuk]

At 4:10 , Mark McCauley sounded really well.

[@kristinemander3830]

Vladimir Pasyukov !! #1

[@windbringer9890]

either geoff, or JD Summer

[@hypercubemaster2729]

No way is JD anywhere close to the best. He wasn't even on the note , but was flat and had to slightly slide up. JD was low, but that's all he was.

[@williammorris584]

@@hypercubemaster2729and couldn’t be heard without amplification in any space larger than a living room.

[@Fredixxlfull]

I get the feeling that John Ames is doing the trick of making sound with air from the outside in.

[@Anonymous-u8r8j]

Geoff easily

[@PeterSalvadori-hb4jp]

Should have used misty mountains

[@MultiKamil97]

Nice joke

[@Anonymous-u8r8j]

Who do you think@@MultiKamil97

[@MultiKamil97]

@@Anonymous-u8r8j Glenn Miller, Mikhail Zlatopolsky, Tim Riley. Those three could do a huge G1 live. Geoff has to lower his larynx a lot to achieve G1 and he wouldn't be even heard without a microphone. He's nowhere near as good as those guys.

[@ArnaudPCH]

Glenn has probably the cleanest and most powerfull G1 without mic

[@pascalm.kimanthi3436]

Matt!!!!!❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@CoachPiccolo]

John Sutko, Matt Fouch, John Ames, Glenn Miller, Glib Chandrowsky, London Parris, Tim Riley (not best audio example), Gene McDonald, Ivan Rebroff are all more clear G1's than the rest of the audio clips!

[@frankieforesight9271]

john ames

[@StucWf]

Matt fouch has that nice radio voice G1.

[@strezz1560]

I was just about to write, it is clearly the worst of all the singers in this video, but maybe only the sound quality sucks. It sounds so light, definitely not G1 or anything in this octave. It is just some vibration that even I can produce, not a true note.

[@apoole5159]

Take out all the guys using vocal fry which is most of them except the oktavist. Glenn Miller has a robust G1. The best quality with the richest resonance in my opinion is Vladimir Pasjukov. He possesses a very deep and clean instrument.

[@ortodox56]

1Zlatopolski, 2 Pasuikov, 3 Miller, 4Miller, 5 Me !

[@mrwininger]

In my opinion... pretty much every Russian Oktavist blew me away... but I think the best of them is Yuri because of how well he projects it.

[@ChristianBarry-cm1ve]

My lowest is c1 but these guys are just next level basses

[@CJayBass]

Gene is underratedly clean af holy damn

[@michaelmbwambo2646]

Tips how to go low note please help me

[@wolfkoehler8909]

Gute Stimmen, doch wo blieb Mikhail Krugloff?

[@BangYongguk-sf8ly]

3:30 sounds that thickest

[@ambvurt3739]

London Parris for me.

[@jnturner506]

Best for me by far: Pasyukov - but you'd never know it on this clip. Check him out on other clips - no "growl", pure chest resonance. Zlatopolsky coming in second. Let's be frank, no one does contra bass quite like the Russians!

[@strezz1560]

J. D. Summer is the winner, I guess? He has very rich sound even at such low note. I have never heard of him, by the way.

[@jonathangaming7510]

Should include patrick page from hadestown ehere he hits a g1 on multiple occasions throughout the musical

[@Bravilor]

Rebroff has a stronger G1 in another version of that song ("On the way from S:t Petersburg to Novgorod"): kzbin.info/www/bejne/noizl4V7q6h1naM

[@schizophrenicdad6726]

Why Isnt britton in these , the man held the world.record for 20 years but I never see his name on these

[@cesarricardo8760]

A voz de Pasjukov parece que despenca em um abismo

[@iizvullok]

I think we should write Glenn Miller as G1enn Miller from now on.

[@TheFirstDreamerOfficial]

ok but who forgot Avi?

[@TM-pf1kp]

he hasnt recorded a chest G1, not an audible one anyway

[@nate4137]

@@TM-pf1kpgive him like 20 years and he’ll be sitting down there comfy

[@williammorris584]

The comparison would have to be sung in similar sized sonically good venues without amplification. That would eliminate about half the people in this video.

[@nate4137]

Don’t sleep on Matt Fouch, that G had some fucking soul

[@twelvnrow7070]

I don't think the Tim Foust segment showed him properly. It was too short of a clip.

[@davidavila3994]

For me Leonid Kharitinov

[@thebestplayerispatapete4564]

Tim foust's one is chest ot chest-fry?

[@kinggiggles8716]

My biased opinion is Geoff, cause he’s the only one I know 😅

[@hillbillynurse7212]

That's almost sacrilege if you like Elvis music (and very few people don't): JD Sumner was a part of his backup singers

[@kinggiggles8716]

Can I get a definition check on sacrilege? Also I didn’t watch the whole thing, and I do know a few of the others but not enough to count them

[@bjornegan6421]

Pavel Myakotin

[@NathanKrahn-z2t]

Glenn takes it. Anyone can mic a G1 but to project off mic is in humane for that low

[@ComicBookVeteran]

Tim Storms anyone?? Bueller? Bueller?

[@anonymousaccordionist3326]

Does Storms have a chest voice? I've only ever hear vocal fry out of him.

[@ipad9713]

Gotta have a really high tech microphone to detect a chest note from him

[@gaffayu4395]

​@@anonymousaccordionist3326his lowest chest note is E1

[@jacquelineknabe3090]

Geoff Castellucci or Glenn Miller

[@lennoderuyter7532]

alexander and vladimir, natural sound in a church and not technically enhanced with microphones like most of them, hense the russians

[@peterruzicka452]

Beeindruckender als Ivan Rebroff

[@jimbuxton2187]

Matt Fouch is using fry tone.... several others are too.

[@howardmceachron7382]

I am a huge fan of Thurl Ravenscroft just because his voice was so much a part of everything in my childhood

[@randyjsing]

I think Glenn Miller’s excerpt was good but I believe I’ve heard some G1’s by him that were stronger. Thanks for making this great compilation!

[@panspermia5435]

I don’t understand why G1 is so damn popular. Lol every bass video and every singer is always talking about G1 every damn time !!

[@zombee0036]

half of them aren't chest tho... actually probably more most than half

[@thisismetoday7423]

That was a terrible example for Geoff lol

[@joachimvedastus4501]

where's PAUL DAVID KENNAMER

[@danielbenjaminmesser6234]

Tim Riley is best G1 here.

[@LordBanana]

If you put on .25 speed on Tomi you cant actually hear anything

[@johnsrabe]

Amazing to me that two people with the name Ravenscroft are cultural icons. Name the other?

[@sergey_r]

Всё же G1 это довольно низко, никто не впечатлил

[@eiserntorsphantomoftheoper2154]

IDK, most just sound like a burp

Russian guys are the best bassists

[@carolemerckel3461]

Thought this was between some men that sing in BHS quartets!! Oh well, bye bye.

[@Pastor24u]

J.D Sumner for the win! Glenn Miller is not even holding the note properly... He is FAR from the best... sorry!