Can I Play The Fastest BANJO Solos On BASS?
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- Is it possible to play FAST bluegrass banjo on a BASS?! Watch this video to find out! Remember to TAP like and subscribe if you enjoyed this!
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Non-original music in this video:
Cripple Creek - folk song
Rockwood Deer Chase - Don Stover
Any more challenges? 👇🏻
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Yes
Play Another one bites the dust
You said that already
Jazz From Hell by Frank Zappa
As a true southerner, your accent was 5/10. Bass Banjo Playing 100/10. Your talent is ridiculous. Keep it up!
At least he pronounced Appalachians correctly. I cringe every time I hear someone pronounce it apple-AY-shun
@@emtboy9 That's pretty normal up north of the Mason-Dixon line,
Yeah he's gotta slow down a lil more and put a bit more twang in it. Although, I'm not so sure I've got the ear for the difference between a Southern Georgian and a Northern Georgian.
@@emtboy9 If you say app-uh-LAY-shuh, I'll throw an apple at'cha. - Me, a West Virginian Appalachian
Native Nashvillian here and I recently read an article that the local accent is going away. So many people have moved here and taken over that the southern accent of the area is slowly going extinct.
Can we just agree that Charles have got to have insane patience to learn this. I mean every banjo player that is as good as these guys deserve all my musical respect, but he had to learn that on bass! Charles is amazing on bass but that must have taken som serious practice to nail that! I bow to you sir! That was amazing.
when you have been classicaly trained in music its actually relatively easy...watch some other classical musicians on YT and see how easily they can reproduce pieces they have never heard or played before
Yeah i think he’s just a magician. Probably just absorbs the music into his fingers
@@bazwillrun Is he classically trained at all? So he's a classical guitarist as well? I wouldn't imagine someone that is classically trained likes to play the bass, and shreds on it too mind you lol.
Pfft....he probably learned it in an hour
@@kenz2756 I think with classical training he means that Charles went through formal training, music theory, exercises, scales, rhythm classes and so on. You can easily see his very broad knowledge of music theory and wide variety of different techniques in all of his videos. All of that can of course be done on bass, so if this is his favorite instrument, that's just how it is.
I mean, he obviously doesn't use the banjo techniques to play that fast here, he uses mainly tapping, which is his signature technique after all. For someone with his skills, this probably wasn't too hard.
If he actually had to reproduce the same songs with the same technique on a bass, it probably would be just described as "Fast AF finger style" which is a purely technical skill and I am positive he could to that as well.
I play banjo, and it's not really all that hard to sound very fast with it. It's tuned to a chord and many stings are never fingered to make the fast notes. But both hands have to be fingering and picking almost every single note on the bass. This fellow ... leaves me speechless. He's in a league completely by himself. Amazing skill... I didn't think I'd ever get chills listening to bass, but...just WOW!!!
I have been playing music for 30 years and can’t wrap my head around how much talent you have… congratulations and lots of success to you
I'm not even halfway in, and I've already said "YEEEEHAW!" at least thrice.
everyone says yeehaw but there’s yet one to say haw’s yee
But then you said "thrice" and that cancels out the yee-haws.
I was suppressing it
I’m fine, thank you (it’s a Davie504 100% Italian video reference)
@Steven Lindsey I'm gonna pass on tapping like on this comment.
As a Northern Georgian accent goes, you're a great bassist!
😂
🤣
Was thinking the same, I'm in Gainesville GA and yeah, that was NOT a southern accent at all. Not that I mind as I worked YEARS to overcome my accent as I fucking HATE southern accents, they only sound stupid.
@@ross-carlson I'm from Buford, GA and I love my accent.
What kind of sissy-boy hates his own Momma's accent?
Yeah, that was more of a North Tennessee south Kentucky accent. Too nasally to be a Georgia accent.
'Slap-n-tap-bluegrass-bass' is a thing I didn't know I needed in my life. This is great.
Sounds like a whole genre of music in and of itself
As a SW Virginian who's lived in North Georgia, that's not a bad imitation. It's more like a S. Georgia or a more urban parts of the south. The pronunciation of the "a" in Bluegrass had a New England/Boston sound to it.
Very cool my Friend... I was the bass player for "Mean Mary and the contrarians" in 2014.... I also recorded some new tracks for her this year and she is an amazing banjo player and a great singer too
Love mean Mary. Discovered her last year.
@@IRQ1Conflict she is soooo great
Bass playing: Amazing.
Southern accent: Needs a billion more hours of practice.
@johnnytheprick I’m from Arkansas, and I’ll say it’s a bit too light. He needs more drawl.
Bass playing was amazing though, fantastic piece writing for that last solo.
@johnnytheprick it just ain’t hevy enuf’ and he ain’t usiner enuf’ of ar slang! 😂
@johnnytheprick okay - a normal ' northern Georgian would refer to himself as a north Georgian. Few native Georgians want to be northern anything. Your normal accent is a bit odd to me though. Have to rate it as a 7 out of 10 for North Georgian. ( my folks were from North Georgia )
@johnnytheprick I suppose so.
@johnnytheprick That's really interesting that everyone else perceives all Americans as talking like that - that's like the British equivalent of cockney - you'd really only find something that twangy out in the Appalachian mountains. Pass the moonshine!
That boy is playing so effortlessly, he's amazing.
That is most extraordinary! I can only imagine the countless hours you’ve dedicated to your instrument. You’re a talented young man indeed.
I have never...ever...heard, or even contemplated, a bass being played like this. I am grinning ear to ear. Just. Wow.
Look for cannibal corpse bassist alex Webster 😜👌
Killed it brother!! Well done
Aye it's the legends!
Huh look who's here...
wow, its almost 10 years old and you guys are still playing together?
@@themadmallard They are brothers they will keep playing together hahaha, asfar as i know its been abit more silent as college is taking up alot of time for the lads.
I remember seeing Sleepyman when the banjo was almost bigger than him. His brother on guitar is no slouch either. Would love to hear him play some hard rock/metal on an electric. You should have tried some Roy Clark banjo stuff.
3:45 the mother ship has landed. Brilliant mate. Absolutely.
That was a ship full of *yeee-haaaw* cowboys with ADHD
As someone who is learning Banjo, hearing Cripple Creek on a Bass Guitar hits different.
Sorry but I gotta ask...why would you volunteer and want to learn the banjo lmao.
@@jaylianos8743 because it's a god instrument, why else?
@@kevinhuynh6565 lmaoo
@@jaylianos8743Honestly because I like the style of music associated with it. Only instrument I've ever played and had fun doing it too.
I'm late, but it's also a different version of cripple Creek than I'm familiar with (I live Appalachia adjacent and I've been around banjo pickers my whole life)
American from the deep south here. 6/10 on the accent. 10/10 on the bass solos.
Yep. A bit over done on the GA accent, but that's common. Even well-versed actors over do it a bit. BTW, I speak Texan, which is a bit more refined. lol.
Yo I just said the same thing on another video of his. 10 out of 10 every time
Sounded more N Carolina.. damn yankee
Florida right here people
The southern US accents and the British accents are actually pretty similar. Usually Brits can emulate southerners better than most.
I love the Sleepy Man Banjo Boys! Those kids are insane . . . so glad you included them.
Haha! Excellent! I'm from Marietta, Georgia (40km North of Atlanta), and yours is the best of our accent I have heard by a brit. Tracy Ullman is also fantastic, but she does a different U.S. region. I speak a few languages, so I'm idiomatically as well as accent-aware. It's hard to make suggestions about your Georgia accent because it's really close already. Remember when Kate Winslet was in Titanic with Leo D, and they were at the railing of the ship, and he said he could teach her a few things, and she adds, "And spee-it" (for "spit".) We don't quite use two syllables like she did and like you tend to do. Other than that minor thing. I can't fault your pronunciation. I'll give you this, YOURS is about a hundred times better than anyone in Hollywood I have seen in movies and TV shows. What we heard on the Dukes of Hazard (though it was a great show!) was not authentic. All good wishes.
Can we petition to have Charles knighted so we can call him Sir Charles: Slayer of Bass
Then he can play some Slayer basslines, and I can finally find out what they are.
Man these were even better than the Banjo versions! I also rate your accent 7.9/10
Very specific, like you really spent time coming up with that score 😂
You mean 6.9/10? Davie504 does not approve
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@@CharlesBerthoud I actually just moved from Georgia to Texas, and that accent is outdated, almost nobody from GA has that accent anymore, except in the backwoods that tourists almost never get to, and even then only rarely. so I'd say a 6/10
@@CharlesBerthoud well.. a 4.20/6.9 would have sounded better but it's the equivalent of 6.087/10 on a closer look...... ***runs away***
That part where you were jamming alongside the banjo kid was great.
I listened to one song and subscribed. This man is truly amazing. Even get emotional when I witness the miracle of his music.
I’m from Louisiana…the accent didn’t even move the needle down here. Soon as you said norther… I’d have already called you a yankee. But the bass banjo was on point. Well played
One thing I notice with all those insane banjo players is how they have mastered that economy of motion thing. Even though it sounds like they are playing a billion notes per second, their hands hardly appear to be moving. Really amazing technique that I have never mastered myself.
Charles, I'm realizing you are more than a great player; you're also a great musician. It amazes me you can look and know what they are doing, while at the same time translating that to a different instrument. Well done!
Charles' talent never ceases to amaze.
As someone who has lived his whole life where they filmed deliverance (North ga Appalachians), I'd say you did a good job and the pigs would surely squeal to the nurturous sounds of your song.
He’s got a purty mouth. 😬👍🏻
That was a really fast 114,000 years, and frankly for that amount of time, I expected you to ascend to be a bass/banjo god. A being of pure musical energy.
Thankfully, I wasn't the only one that did the math on that one... cheers
I've said it before and I'll say it again: NOT my style of music, but... many bluegrass fingerpickers can put even the most competent shredder to shame. Nothing but respect!
You are so talented. Keep doing what you do and keep a good head on your shoulders. You have so much going for you and you seem so nice. I'm so happy for you and I hope you stay good and nice. God bless.
Speaking as a 76 year old Canadian codger it's encouraging to see these wonderful talented kids. I also love the The Petersons
"shredding on that banjo"
Words I never thought would be spoken.
Dude a good banjo absolutely bangs hard, one of the most underated instruments IMO
@@itaysror6591 after this video, I couldn't agree more. 🤘
TheDooo did some actual shredding on a banjo here on YT :^)
John 5 has been shredding on banjos for years.
@@ajax4570 very true
I’ve heard every instrument that is out there. I’ve never heard someone make a bass sound like a banjo. I’m sending this to my brother. He plays a bass and my mother plays the bingo. Thank you.
Браво !!! Никогда не думал , даже мысли не возникало , что на бас-гитаре можно такие фортеля - наяривать .. БРАВО !!!
I think Charles has a lot of fun with this video. It seems like he's genuinely enjoying playing this style of bluegrass music
One of the funniest lunches i have ever had was with a friend from Ireland speaking in an American accent, and me trying to speak in an Irish accent the entire time. It took like 2 hours for us to eat, because neither of us could stop laughing.
You might be afoolin’ a Londoner wit dat “southern” accent but it ain’t cuttin’ da mustard down cheer in hillbilly land. But you are absolutely fricking amazing on the bass. In fact I’d go so far to say that you’re the Eddie Van Halen of the bass. I’m sure you’ve seen the “Eruption” solo by now. Now that would be a challenge even for you.
I have news for you mate: czcams.com/video/6SNkjkACRVQ/video.html
@@bladenexx wow…just wow. Thanks dude, I’m fairly new to his channel and hadn’t been that far back in his videos. Well, I know I can say it now, he is the Eddie Van Halen of the bass guitar and the song he did for his grandfather had me in tears. But he might have to practice his “southern accent”
They say a gentleman knows how to play banjo but doesn't.
Why do all banjo solos sounds like you're running out of time in mario
Lol This made me laugh
This might be the best CZcams comment I've ever seen.
I like your Humor! Excellent comment!
For the win. I actually am laughing out loud
well my firend that would be because of the banjo lead segments and transitions used in mario music, all over the place in the earlier stages and lots ofi t has bluegrass influence, love the comment though fun food for thought
9/10 on the North Georgia Accent. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, raised in Columbus, Georgia. If you wore overalls (only one strap buckled) and a straw hat, and were barefoot, the accent would have been 10/10 with bonus points (bonus points determined by how dirty your bare feet are) it's more than just manipulating your vocal cords, it's adopting a way of life that shan't be easily imitated. But, saying all that, 9 out of 10 for an Englishman is a perfect score without sticking your arm in a mudhole and noodling for extra credit. Amazing musicianship, your style and tone never cease to amaze. Cheerio!
As both a banjo player and bassist, this video is very near to my heart
Accent sounds a little more Tennessee/East NC than Georgia, but 9/10 on it. Great work covering the banjo jams!
Agreed.
Holy hell this sounded amazing!!!!! Always loved the sound of a fast banjo in bluegrass ..but as always Charles you prove that anything that can be played on one instrument..can sound a million times better played on bass..specially when it’s played by THE PRO! (Also got wicked vibes from when you did bass went down to Georgia)
Hey neighbor, I've done that same British accent for over 50 years now. The difference is, yours is polished like that killer bass playing. Looking out the window of the Blue Ridge Mountains right now. Have a good one.
Will you ever find any limits in your playing?? Looks like never! Your skills are soooo crazy!!!
I rate it a 6, spent 14 years livin in the swamps of the good ol' Georgia.
I'll take that 😂
@@CharlesBerthoud watch some squid billies and practice. You will eventually get it.
"The Devil went down to Georgia"
ey, georgia friend :)
Yee haw pardner
It's weird. I'm subscribed to 2 bass channels, and I don't even like bass.
Same although i do like bass a bit :)
You are in denial
Everyone loves good musicianship. That's why! :)
Same, I play guitar and I watch more of this than anything related to guitar.
If i care to venture the other channel your subbed to is Davie504... there can't be any other bass channel you are possibly referring to
Charles keeps taking bass to places where the bass has never been before!!!
I live in the Appalachian mountains and you said it properly, so I give you a 9/10. Even most Americans say "Appellation mountains".
I would give a 10/10, just need to work on the twang
Controversial comment to some but I think Charles is the best bassist ever. And yes I’ve heard a lot of them. Thank you
surely not ever, you've not heard enough. technique is not the only thing important but even if it was he still wouldn't be the best.
Definitely not, but he is insane
@@cioppila He constantly composes extremely emotional and virtuousic pieces, just for shits and giggles. The man is on another level and he'll have an incredible career in the future.
yes
He's the best I've seen but I've only seen few 30-40-50 or so. His got great talent, skill, compositions and just fun musically imo
I’m a folk musician. Hearing “Cripple Creek” at such a low pitch broke something inside of me somewhere.
Dude this guy is crazy good!!! My friend just gave up playing the banjo, now I think I'm gonna try to convince him to pick up the base!!!
Amazing. Precise, clean, just wow. The power of a billion hours--and some amazing talent. Keep pushing the limits!
You are the best bass player I’ve ever heard in my life bro , I never had much respect for bass players as a guitarist but u are a mastermind , virtuoso, genius and I’m radically impressed
Basically my exact thoughts.
I'm sorry but that's a really shallow way of thinking..
@@qphlat27 no it’s not. The reality is guitar is a far more difficult and complex instrument
How could you not include some BELA FLECK banjo???? Thats truly the hardest of all banjo lines!!!
Indeed. Glaring omission there.
Now there's a challenge - e.g. something like playing both Wooten's bass and Fleck's banjo in Sinister Minister
Actually, I think Scruggs style could be harder since the Bass doesn’t have the benefit of the open strings and Bela is playing more melodic and single string which might be easier to play on another instrument. Just a thought.
@@johnkennedy5573 Yeah that's pretty much it. I chose performances that were more like typical bluegrass banjo. Most of Bela's stuff played on bass wouldn't really sound like "banjo", since his style is a big mashup of jazz, classical, and pretty much every other genre that exists 😂 I actually had tickets to see the Flecktones but then... 2020 happened
@@CharlesBerthoud I really like that you did this video; I grew up playing banjo. Foggy mountain breakdown, cripple creek, blackberry blossom, oh, and one that's relevant for you - red haired boy.
Anyone wondering, the songs are Cripple Creek and Rockwood Deer Chase. Stu Hamm's Country Music is based on Foggy Mountain Breakdown
This is actually mind boggling.
A billion hours!? Dang man! So over the course of making this video you spent 229,616 years to manage to play those songs on bass. Now that is dedication my friend. Also most amazingly you don’t look like you’ve aged a day! You must use a lot of lotion. Lol great video sir!
The power of tapp speaks for itself
I can’t believe this is better than a guitar, a banjo, and just about any musical instruments around. Love it.
that's an odd looking banjo
Wow...you've got some crazy talent and clearly a diligence to practice and master your instrument. Keep going.
I’m an actual northern Virginian and that accent was around 3/10-5/10 but banjo solos on bass or basjo solo was 10/10
Davie: Ukelele it´s so weak
Charles: B A N J O
Davie: insult
Charles: appreciate
that's why I love Charles's content
@@vasko3076
Davie : memes
Charles : great music
Lol
@@vasko3076 You need to chill and understand that those are just jokes..thus make him more popular and gaining more views and subs. That's all matter for him as he's doing youtube for life and that's totally fine. Charles won't get past 2 milion subs with content like this and soon after that he'll be doing memes too.
Whether you like it or not young man you're becoming a legend. Embrace it. My thoughts on haters: there's one crack baby born every minute.
You need to add a bass resonator to your arsenal of basses for this sort of thing. Excellent playing as always.
Johnny was actually ten at the time. :)
I'm really glad that you did this, because the bluegrass section of your solo in ten styles was my favorite, and bluegrass isn't generally my favorite style. I think it works well with how you play, though.
Another style that might, but doesn't get as much representation in what you play, is straight up Celtic music. (Irish Washerwoman being a classic example of one that's great for embellishment, especially in the bass lines.)
For anyone curious, the tune's called Rockwood Deer Chase by Don Stover, and here's a segment of them practicing back in the day: czcams.com/video/TDtciFBtAuQ/video.html
Can you make famous bassits playing musics of other bands (like, Victor Wooten playing in Metallica)?
That could be funny 😂
It would be like 10 Second Songs only with 2000% MOAR BASS!!!
This should be top comment
Fun Fact: Les Claypool actually auditioned for Metallica, but they said it'd be a waste of his talents. Not even casting shade, look it up.
Me encanta el sonido que le das a ese bajo, esa interpretación tan pulcra y deliciosa. Un saludo y un fuerte abrazo.
No words to describe what you just did.. beyond impressive!
i dont think most people watching this realize how impressive this really is... holy...
Born and raised in Kentucky and loved Bluegrass music my whole 50 years of life so far... the Georgia accent is 7/10, the British accent is 6/10, and the bass "banjo pickin'" is 9.5/10. Tapping is not picking and has a different timber to it, but you have the speed bit down pretty well. Love the sound, but even taking the octave difference between banjo and bass into consideration, the sound quality between the picking and the tapping has a different effect on the ear and the notes.
I live in north Georgia. Your talent at playing bass is top tier.
As someone who is a very amateurs bassist at best, it always brings a smile to my face seeing you shred on that bass bruh
As a banjo player, it was awesome to hear these songs on bass. Most bassists in bluegrass are pretty boring to listen to, but I knew Charles wouldn’t disappoint. Also like that he’s showing it to an audience that might not normally listen to it. The instrument is a lot cooler than the stereotypes surrounding it.
Yes whats with those steady alternating two notes in every song, its not very captivating
Charles, I love your videos to bits, but doing a hardest banjo solos video without Béla Fleck is like doing a hardest bass solos videos without Victor Wooten. Fleck is one of the meanest and most amazingly technical banjo players. Heck, the Wooten connection as a fellow Flecktone should have made him an obvious choice for this video. I hope you do another banjo-centric video in the future!
Should have included some Earl Scruggs
1:48 that sad look of despair because he was struggling 😂
Absolutely fabulous. It’s unreal the talent that is out here. I love it.
When searching for the hardest banjo solo in the world you search for Bela Fleck.
Conveniently also some of the hardest bass solos as well. Vic Wooten played with the Flektones forecer
Raymond Fairchild***
3:59 this is like a boss battle in some kinda Yoshi's island bullet hell
I'm a drummer, I've played bass, and you have got to be one of the most talented bassists I've ever seen!
That's the best British American Southern accent I've ever heard. You might not think many Brits try it, but boy would you ever be wrong! Lol!
This dude deserve more subscriber.
His hands looks like a rock but like a jelly when he start playing his bass.
I love the bass and that was fantastic! That Mean Mary clip was great. Never saw anything like it!
Allright I declare this officially my favorite CZcams channel ❤
I wish my friend, Loren Martin, lived long enough to hear you. He was really good on a fretless bass. Did some studio work with Jason Mraz. He passed away a bunch of years ago from alcoholism complications. I'm sure he would have thought you were awesome.
I wasn't surprised that you were able to learn these parts but I was surprised by how good they sound on bass. Very cool.
Ooooh, are you gonna do an Italian Voice Reveal™?
I live in north GA and even though I don't sound like that... i've heard accents like it. So, well done, mate.
I just recently discovered this channel, and am loving it. I'd love to see you battle with the banjo player Greg Liszt. His album Four Finger Banjo is astonishing, and includes some classical pieces (Paganini's Moto Perpetuo and Bach's Partita No. 2 in D minor) along with some pretty funky bluegrass (including bluegrass 'cello). He's played in some really great progressive bands including Crooked Still and the Deadly Gentlemen (which is probably best described as a bluegrass/rap hybrid)
Yes yes yes
OK that was pretty amazing. I don't think I've heard that pure of a banjo technique performed on bass before. Kudos.
A Georgian with a signet ring? That’s an ambitious crossover
Now you can play duelling banjo's with Davey !
Just proves everything is better when you add bass
The devil went down to Georgia...
This Guy: hold my Starbucks SATAN
Hold my biscuit and hot tea. ;D Seriously Charles is on another level.
When you love Davie but you have to admit that charles is the G.O.A.T
Never in a million years thought you would do this
FANTASTIC change up
Charles, God amongst base's. Brilliant as always. John