200 BASSISTS play the most famous bass line of all time
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Original Song: Under Pressure by Queen and David Bowie
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ANYTHING u play mate
The absurdity of 200 basses playing Primus at once. 😂
How cool would megalovania be with 200 people?
Innuendo!
dream theater lol
The real miracle is that none of them broke out into an un-requested slapping solo.
🤣🤣🤣
Davie504 was not invited
SLAPP
Why? They’re professionals. Not sure why you’d expect them to be dorks about it.
At the beginning they did tho
I couldn't imagine the amount of pressure everyone was under to not screw it up.
It was really "pushing down on them"...
As long as 175 of them do well then it can be masked.
You know, like in choir.
@@CharlesBerthoud A comedian as well !
I was there, since they where recording it we asked can’t we give ourselves one more chance?
Nah they were cool as ice… ice… baby?
Well, it looks like you've got all the basses covered!
True that, lol! But who's on first?
I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE
@@dwightropp30143rd Base! (Bass)
Ow.😮
On what assumption is that bassed?
You could never get this with guitarists our egos are too big and we'd be trying to out-shred eachother in a complete mess
Rhythm guitarists: 💀
As a guitarist, i can confirm.
@@IAmThe_RA So, me
But there are some guitarists playing
One of the rules of bass playing is restraint.
I'm sure John Deacon would be so proud of this performance. There were so many things he brought to Queen, an incredible amount of energy only matched by Freddy, and so many of Queen's songs. God Bless him in his retirement and for him to know he has given the world so much to love. Thank you for this amazing tribute!
*Freddie
I am a huge Queen fan and John Deacon always used to get a huge smile at the start of this song. Even at the tribute concert for Freddie. This would have made him smile.
Most famous bassline of all time? I thought that was "Another One Bites the Dust."
@@reggaefan2700 Right? Me too
Man I wish Marc Martel had actually sung this :P
The fact that I thought it was gonna be a different John Deacon bass line just shows how much of a legend he is.
Most famous bassline of all time? I thought that was "Another One Bites the Dust."
@@reggaefan2700
Although I`m a big Queen fan and both of those bass lines are superior... the most famous is probably Seven Nation Army.
@@Chiungalla79 Yeah that's a good one. But he played it on guitar though...not a bass.
@Dean Mitchell it's still in the bass range of the composition, it's a bassline.
@Dean Mitchell I mean, he used electronics to drop into a bass register... It's a bass riff.
Just remember: every big production requiring precision 4/4 timing synced across 200 musicians in a big echoey room should always be counted in with a slow: "5, 4, 3, 2, 1, GO" (Y)
Their resilience to stress is remarkable. Seems they can all perform under pressure.
Why would something exceedingly mundane stress you? and even so i bet it took 30 takes to get it right without someone farting real loud or some sheit.
@@Mornomgir r/whoooosh
@@Mornomgir 👍🏾😂👍🏾
@@Mornomgirnegative sense of humour
Good point.
You've gone from relative obscurity to absolutely rockstar in such a small time. And it really seems someone couldn't be more deserving. Awesome!
I just can't wait till he's making platinum albums! All he has to do is avoid the drugs that tend to come with such famdom.
We were here from David battle's man, it was lovely drive.
This guy is my role model as a bassist
The best part is not only as a bassist, but he's a wonderful example of a great human being. Nothing but love in this comment section.
I came to say the same, i love this man so much
This guy is a bassist as a role model.
He just seems so likeable.
Good luck w that. I'd start with some Nirvana, then learn how to play bass first, then solo, then this.
Amazing. The bass is such an underrated instrument melodically speaking.
Makes the music.
@@DC9417literally it had the job of the drums to keep rhythm but also the musical notes of a guitar and holds melody. Bass is the glue of music. I’m biased cuz I’m a bassist. But it’s still true. Lol
I am so happy!! Queen, Under Pressure!! My favourite band!
Always love your work. Was a little skeptical that this was going to be 200 people playing Seven Nation Army. Wouldn't have been disappointed, but was happy to hear that it was John Deacon instead. Thanks for the feels.
Edit: also, ashamed that I initially thought you would call the riff from Seven Nation Army a bass line.
Haha I also expected it to be seven nation army 😂
I thought of Another one bites the dust, but none of them are wrong 😊
This brought tears to my eyes. God bless these musicians I hope that there is some way that all of Queen can see and hear this and I hope that John knows how much he is loved and appreciated!!
How could anyone not give this a "thumbs up" after hearing it.
From Zero to Hero, you've done it all because you never gave up on Bass, even if it took years to gain more attention!
CB was never zero. He's always been honing his craft. A Ferrari under a tarp is still a Ferrari even when no one notices.
This is what happens when talented skills meets opportunity. If there were no skills, doesn't matter if you get tons of opportunities.
Most of us cannot determine when opportunities will arise, but we can determine our readiness, or not, when opportunities do come.
Hard work + Talent + Opportunity = fulfilment of destiny
Hard work beats talent when talent will not work hard.
huuge props to the people who organised this event and mixed the audio - it cannot be easy to make something like this sound so good and they succeeded 1000%
its rockin 1000s. they been doing this shit live for years mate.
on the other hand you almost don't hear the 200 basses. Just Charle's loop or maybe one of the other bassists, but not the rest.
It's always seemed to me that they use one or maybe two instruments that they actually mix, and then use an array of room mics as background ambience that captures the size of it all, but if it was 200 basses playing at the same time, slightly off from each other at the same volume it would sound like ass. They also use a lot of reverb that doesn't sound like real, live room reflections. Probably to make the couple of instruments they use sound larger than they are.
@@pontusoskarsson7322 Go see them live.
and it was on the modernest stadium of South America
Always loved that song. It said so much during the high pressure, corporate times of my life. It sounded even more beautiful
now.
I expected it to be’Come Together’ but can’t deny this bassline is right up there with the greatest.
I expected the James Bond theme.
I was expecting In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida.
This isn’t even Queen’s most famous baseline
I was expecting Billie Jean but this one works just as good
I was expecting "Another One Bites the Dust."
John Deacon, the most underrated bassist of all times. Thank you John for all your bass lines!!!.
Underrated songwriter too, gave us classics like Another One Bites the Dust, You're My Best Friend, I Want to Break Free, and Spread Your Wings.
@@mikaylachapman9036 You forgot the underrated song "Cool Cat".
@@imjelo Ooh yeah I like the soul/R&B vibe of the song, too bad the rest of Hot Space didn't sound like that, maybe it would've made for a half-decent album...
@Alan Brando no way, he's overrated not underrrated 😁😁
Most famous bassline of all time? I thought that was "Another One Bites the Dust."
The lead player (Was that you, Charles?) was fantastic. Very nimble-fingered! Impressive rendition that truly does the original justice (And I don't mean Ice, Ice, Baby).
i really love how this comment uses the middle finger i must admit
@@trippwilsonphoto lmao!
Not long ago bass players able to play this style of lead bass were present but in lower numbers than today. Now, in 2022 kids in their bedroom are doing circles around the original great electric bassists. My original comment still stands. Very nicely played and you're a very nimble fingered player with superior melodic creativity. In another 5 years I can't imagine how good you will be. Keep yourself in the public eye. You likely sight read music. If you read in real-time then Wow. Keep doing that. It will surely add to your ability to earn.
@@trippwilsonphoto the middle finger indicates what you won. (Or more specifically, will lose)
We all know that the reason anyone remembers this bass line at all is because of Vanilla Ice and not queen or Bowie.
I knew it was Under Pressure as soon as I read the title ! One of my all time favorite songs ! Rip Freddy ..he will always be my King of Queen!
This is exactly what a skilled and humble bass player is all about.
I bet Frank Zappa could hear the one guy in the back out of tune…yet another absolutely stunning display of ability, taste and overall musicality. It never ceases to amaze me the kind of melodies Charles can coax out of so few strings…
Ahhh, another big frank fan. And you're probably right
" I Zappa Crappa."
Obrigado o Brasil precisa desse amor expressado nesse son. Parabéns
As bass as one of my main instruments this makes me proud😊
Fiquei feliz de mais quando vi que fizeram isso aqui
I would say they handled that with Grace Under Pressure isn't that an album band named Rush
@@danilopolar6476 foi gravado aqui?
@@fernantezoliveiraaraujo6791 sp
Молодцы! Организовались и вышли все хором! Музыка🎤🎼🎹🎶 прекрасна!
That was just purely beautiful, in every way. Awesome job guys.
What a pleasure and magic moment play bass with you @CharlesBerthoud and all my 199 bassist friends in Rockin1000 here at Allianz Park, São Paulo Brazil. Thank you so much to share all your thechniques to play bass with us!!! Hope see you soon here again in Brazil.
I am glad that you are getting the respect and acknowledgment you have long deserved.
What joy to watch this and it is a great example of team work!
This sounds truly beautiful. Love this arrangement, beautiful tapping, the nicest tapping on the bass
I never knew this is the most popular one, thanks, John Deacon, the bass Queen 👑
Yes!
It does help that this one had a lawsuit defending its copyright from another super popular song
It's not - unless you are old, white, and musically narrow-minded. In a worldwide survey taken 30 years ago, it likely would be among the top 100 most popular lines along with the bass lines from MJ's _Billy Jean,_ Queen's _Another One Bites the Dust,_ and Chic's _Good Times._ A survey from forty to fifty years ago would surely include the line from Ben King's _Stand by Me._
There is no "most popular" bass line in any fixed and worldwide context. Claiming such a thing is complete nonsense.
@@oscarbenigsen4538 Well put. I definitely assumed it was going to be Another One Bites the Dust. For sure this is a very well known bass line, but honestly not as iconic as those you mentioned.
Nonetheless, cool video with that many bassists participating, and nice chops on the lead.
@@PolishMuscle1981 *"Yes!"*
Which reminds me of Yes's _Roundabout,_ which has another bass line that in some surveys would undoubtedly trump this one.
Must have felt like heaven to be there! Hope there's more Brazil content to come.
It was amazing! I wish there were more but this is it for now... But I'm really hoping I can go to Brazil again and/or do more videos with Rockin 1000 🔥
@@CharlesBerthoud you have to man we need more of these types of videos even if it was years from now i'll be there
Yes, come back to Brazil, by all means!
Absolutely incredible amazing job everyone
Love the bass guitar.
Seeing you get to this point after the beginning with davie's "pro fiver bassist" videos is so humbling and amazing. You deserve all of it!
Thank you Charles for showing me that bass may be the most versatile instrument after all
This was amazing, thank you! would love to watch more.. any chance of a longer version?
There are some really neat basses in that crowd
This is delightful to watch! Charles leasing his own army of bass infantry! ❤❤❤❤
Congratulations Charles! You’re a big part of the resurgence of interest in the bass through your content together with Davie and the other bass-centric channels.
The hard work is paying off over and over again.
Davie was the first bassist that caught my attention, but at one time, he turned into a meme which wasn't my cup of tea, so I left.
Luckily, I had found another great bassist some time beforehand, @TommyLeeDepp, who was my sole bass torchbearer until the algorithm turned my attention to Charles. Now I have these two to satify my bass needs.
who is leasing them to
@@prepperandson1399 I meant to say leading. 😂
@@TheSeeking2know I know I'm just messing with you
@@prepperandson1399 Hahaha. No worries. Well maybe he can make some extra money leasing his bass army.
That was so much more than just a very famous bassline -- it was a brilliant composition.
Beuatiful. Shows what an excellent composition the song is.
This is amazing! So glad they shared it.
It's so uniform it doesn't even sound like you are 200, it's incredible. Couple that with your tapping and WOW!
FOH muted all but 3..lol
It's so special that everyone is playing and having a good time together! Imagine doing this at night in the stadium with lights and effects :0
respect and love to all the bass players..❤ from ireland
This was amazing, loved it! Wish it would have carried on for much longer.
200 BASSISTS PLAY THE MOST FAMOUS BASS LINE OF ALL TIME!!!
plays a calm and peaceful, beautiful tune
For those about to bass 🔥 We salute you. This made me so incredibly happy. Thank you.
That was so beautiful!
Thanks for sharing!
True way to bring all people together. Beautiful
Nice! I was like 'what's the most famous bass line of all time?' and I thought 'Another One Bites The Dust'. John Deacon is a modest guy but he did some memorable stuff!
Dragon Attack - Another fantastic bass part by Deacky
I was expecting Fleetwood Mac's The Chain, Under Pressure never even entered my thoughts.
I was expecting Talking Heads, Psycho Killer.
I was thinking, whipping post ...
I was thinking Superstition....
For me, this song has the best lyrics of all time
Of any genre of music
This is a masterpiece.
Not that I don't LOVE Under Pressure..... but the entire pre chorus does contain Freddie muttering nonsense like "mm mm ba bae / mm mm ba bae/ dee dae dop"
A testament to how good Queen and Bowie are musicians that the song is still a masterpiece.
I’m pretty sure they stole that riff from vanilla ice
@@elduderino2404lmao 😂
@@elduderino2404 really?
not even close
Lovely!
Very nicely done!
Thank you. 🌷🦋🌷
Dude, watching this makes me want to cry. Wish I was there with you all. Simply beautiful.
As a bassist, this makes me so happy. 🖤
As a Guitarist it doesn't :P
@@martinkuliza Guitarst? 😂
@@julianagamesbsp5880 Yes i know i need a new keyboard.
I've now shamed myself in front of a bassist and dishonored my fellow guitarist's.
I shall now go and kill myself to atone for my shame :P
I mean.. that! and... i'll edit the comment to include the i before i kill myself
@@julianagamesbsp5880
i was also gonna say... Fuck off ok
the reason why sometimes guitarist's misspell the name of our instrument and you guys don't is because god gave you a fucking easy name to spell, you have 4 letters in your one (Technically you only have 3 unique letters) we have.... umm, i don't know i've never counted them LOL a lot more ok LOL
@@martinkuliza I like how your comment got removed and now you turned this into a joke so I look rude- thanks bro 🤣
Wow, man! Congratulations
Parabéns!
I have a little son, Brazilian like me, his name is Don, only 2 years old and he listen you every single day. He has a plastic guitar and used to enjoy performing for us (family and friends) your music.
And now you bring us these outstanding series in Brazil... We are profoundly happy with your career! Long life to you and to who you love, my friend! You deserve the best, because your music embraces us every day. And my little son is a bass lover because your talent!
🙏
WOW!!! I have never heard a bass sound like that. Makes me want to break out my old bass Awesome video!
Great bass line, of course, but kudos to the engineers who made this happen. i am in a blues band and I know how tough it can be just to get four or five instruments set up.
How can you beat this........your choice, absolutely fantastic. My wife has been in hospital for the past 5 weeks, I'm burnt out, she's burnt out, early on a Saturday morning as I prepare to go visit her, this lifted my spirits.....thank you, thank you....
How is your wife doing? Hopefully she is out of the hospital and you both are doing well! Cheers to you both from Texas!
Thank you for your kind words. Sadly my wife passed away December 6th 2023....she's in no more pain and is at peace....thank you again.
Cara, que legal ter você aqui no nosso país, muito obrigado pela visita! Só de poder assistir isso é incrível, grande abraço do Brasil! 🇧🇷
A hug from Brazil ;)
Qual evento foi esse? Parece ter sido incrível 🤯
@@evandrocarvalho5259 foi o Rockin1000 , que como deu pra ver, foi aqui em SP no Aliianz Parque
Just beautiful!!!!!!!!
Such an amazing melody, thanks for that
And the beeps at the end killed me lmao 🤣
went from 200 BASSISTS playing together sounds MAGICAL (Under Pressure) to 200 BASSISTS play the most famous bass line of all time lmao
impressive how you gathered every bassist in the world
I love such projects. So wholesome!!
Wow wow wow wish it was a longer video but 2 mins il take it any day, would love to hear you do another one bites the dust
The look of joy on his face as he's playing is everything 😍 This is so soothing to my ears. For lack of a better description, it lays down all my internal feathers.
'Lays down all my internal feathers' - why did that phrase just reduce me to tears?
@JT1358 Maybe because it's soul-soothing to the nervous system? It's almost like an adrenaline letdown, just a profound, soul-deep relief.
You can feel the happiness and joy coming out from your fans at the end and you giving that energy right back :) beautiful stuff man.
Positive vibrations released into the air and heard (and felt) all around the world. 💖
as someone who started on bass then went to guitar, this was sooooooooooooooo amazing, to watch that many players keep in harmony is great, like some have
said regular guitarists would have trouble being that regimented but bass players have a different mind set period.
Was expecting _Seven Nation Army_ or _Feel Good Inc_ or something lol. They started playing and I was like "...Vanilla Ice?!?" Lol
Of course you thought Vanilla Ice seeing how you don't even know that Seven Nation Army is not performed with a bass guitar. Jack White has explained this! Start using the Internet for more than Amazon and porn!
As an old guitar player for 52 years and dabbled playing bass many years ago. This was quite awesome. More. I want more. 😁
Very cool.Excellent all of them came together .
Well done!!!
That gave me goosebumps! Great Video Charles!
Thanks!
I wish you had done the WHOLE SONG! You, Davie 504 and others should organize/play some sort of charity concert featuring the music of Queen or other socially relevant bands (I'd buy tickets to see that online! )
Just beautiful, so good 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
One of the most original material respectful performances I’ve ever seen. Very well done
I am proud to be a bassist ❤
As you should be! 🔥
react to this if this is appropriate
🇧🇩
me too
Superb Charles.
Great idea! Congratulations 👏👏👏🎵🎵🎵
Amazing moment! That was really speciall for us and thx Rockin'1000 for the best day in my life ❤️
You sounded amazing together!
The whole world loves you and this song was beautiful.
What’s fun is looking at the players and their choice of bass. There’s so much you can tell about bottom enders and their axe of choice. 😄
Oh gosh i remember this song from Sing. It brings all my childhood right back. Thank you Charles
I've been playing bass for over 50+ years and have never heard anything like this!! This is so awesome. ✌👍🎵🎶
Nice to see vanilla ice get the respect he deserves. Such a legendary song from a god amongst men. What an amazing ode to the king this was. God bless you boi
😁😁😁
Erm ... that bass line is from Under Pressure by Queen and not Vanilla Ice ... he nicked it for his 'song'
@@rokker101 erm... i think they were joking
@@xan230 erm .. I guess you're right lol ... can never tell nowadays though ... he may be a millennial
@@rokker101 millennials are in their late twenties to early forties.
Beautiful, Charles must have found a phylactery as that music had SOUL (as we all know it doesn't come natural to his type)
real breathtaking
Charles is just too creative and shoutout to those who are involved in it
Cool version of Ice Ice Baby. I have no idea what Charles was soloing over it. Someone should use that as a melody for a song.🤪
That would be too much pressure!
It feels like the bass has its own voice ❤❤❤
This gave me shivers....I am one of the Rockin' 1000 and I played back in 2016 with them in Cesena, Italy, but this was just awesome.
@CharlesBerthoud, this not you replying, is it?
I never knew that I needed a bass to stand in for Freddies voice, but now I want a full album with you doing Freddy Mercuries lines on your base. It sounds like it is made in heaven. It's a beautiful day. Tear me up more.
Beautiful Mr. Berthoud, I really hope that Deaky will hear this version.
Anyway, how about doing Spread Your Wings?
I subbed when Davie introduced Pro Bassist's YT channel, and there's nothing more for me to expect like this big in spite of his might in Bass playing. But everytime the bell notifies me of Charles' BassVlog, it was like an unending level-up steps of stair. Thank you Charles for your music and thank you for being an amazing Bass player! 🤟
That was awesome!
So awesome 👍👍
Thanks for choosing such a memorable and iconic song.
Under Pressure sung by Queen, written by icons David Bowie and Queen.
Queen and David Bowie.