My 20000 hours of BASS progress (0 to 1 million subscribers)

I still can't quite believe we hit 1 million subscribers, thank you so much!! Click on the link below to get a free week of flowkey Premium!

IG: @charles_berthoud

Special thanks to Zachary Brunetti, AhLun, Sugabeat, Colin Heberling, Timothy Gabrielson, Colter Fike, Sid Stenersen, Turpid, DebisU, David Geschke, Dario Cimmino, Edward Quinn, James Ansell, Rob Nack, Michael Forrester, 949 Designs, slatibartfast24, Nil N, Kelly Henderson, 游鎰駿, Zachary Gidwitz, Joe Norsworthy, Štěpán Emmer and all my other Patrons and members!

[CharlesBerthoud]

Thank you so much for 1 million subscribers! When did you subscribe/what was the first video of mine you ever watched? 🤔👇🏻

[HofTheStage]

Dude, this almost made me cry.. All that hard work, all that time practicing. I was introduced to you through Davie, but I stayed because of your amazing videos, bass solos and you just being a down to Earth dude although your skill levels are out of the world. So glad you found your place, and I honestly wish you all the best in life! Cheers, here's to the next million subscribers 🍻

[Sully]

"How'd you get so good"
"Practice"
"Natural talent you say"
"No, practice...a lot of practice"
"Talent. Dang, wish i could do that."

[eyvindjr]

This is a story about hard work, but what David504 did was also amazing! Instead of seeing another great bass player as a competitor, he kicked off Charles' career, and in the end, there is certainly room for both! That is real love of the instrument they both have dedicated their lives to!

[tridoc]

I’m a guitarist, not a bassist, but I really appreciate masterful musicianship such as yours in any form. I am one of those that found you from Davie504 and I’m glad he did. You deserve all of your success.

[andresbass]

I went to Berklee summer of 2015 and I also had lessons from Jim! I remember back then he brought you out to play bass for some of us bassists and I was blown away! I found your youtube channel shortly after that and since then I have been telling people you are one of the best (in my opinion) bass players. It's so great to see how far you've come and to see you get the recognition you deserve.

[alexanderlyon]

You’ve got a world-class channel. And I get the feeling you are just getting started here. As your journey shows, "It's a long way to the top if you wanna rock and roll." 1 million subs is a LOT more subs than most famous bands have. Congratulations!

[ScottAllenTVH]

"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." ~Seneca

This is one of the finest examples of that I've ever seen. Thank you so much for sharing your story.

[jamesk]

After playing bass since February 1970, yes, 53 years, finding you on Youtube made me feel the way I felt the first time I heard Stanley Clarke, then Jaco, then Victor. After all this time, I now realize that any instrument is only limited by the player. Thx Charles.

[nishthalama]

Let us call people like him hardworking, persevering, dedicated and patient before we call them gifted or talented.

[zanderzon]

'More Love' by Victor Wooten! That piece doesn't get enough recognition so it's awesome to hear you play it at the start. Congrats on 1M bro!!! 💪

[xXyukinashiroganeXx]

As a piano major feeling stuck in music school, this video was one big, big, BIG timely reminder to me, and the fact that it was from someone else who didn’t grow up in a music family, with no head starts in life, who knew the ins and outs of how hard it is to be in the music field, in music school, how many hours of practice, the pressure of juggling academics + practicing + regular shows outside of university, social and family life, and even jobs.

I’ve been losing focus from my craft lately, my passion for the piano has been waning, which is why I ended up on drums and bass channels like Davie’s, and eventually yours, and then further down, this particular video. And then I came across what your Bass teacher said about focus and being able to tell what you’ve worked on, are working on, and will work on yesterday, today, and tomorrow. It just kind of gave me an idea on how to approach my repertoire and now I don’t feel as stuck anymore.

Coupled with how everything else in this video is a reminder to not just lose focus, but to even more so never lose perseverance. I started piano at the age of 3 because…Asian parents, but never persevered. As a child, all I wanted to do was go out and play, and as a teenager, was questioning and wrongfully rebelling against the upbringing of the typical Asian household.

If I had practiced instead of wasting my life away out of focus, who knows how far I could have gone now. And if I wasted my life away NOW, then 15 more years down the line I would probably also look back and regret how I didn’t start persevering now, in the present.

Thank you for this inspiring video, Sir Charles! Wishing you all the best in your endeavors and congratulations on your continuous growth! 🎉 You deserve it!
(Sorry for the long comment lol I’ve never felt this touched by a video in a while)

[sketchesforyou]

I don't normally get super excited when people hit 1M, but this made me give an audible reaction. Congrats man, you deserved this. in fact, you deserve way more subs!

[TheBangAttack]

This is such a good video in so many ways:
1) it’s interesting to hear the backstory
2) It’s great for amateur musicians to see that a virtuoso isn’t someone “better than you” but simply someone that has made it their career and dedicated themselves to it.
3) Charles is a lovely bloke.
4) Absolutely enormous respect to Davie for elevating and supporting Charles instead of seeing him as a rival or something. Awesome.

Keep bassing for us, from a very happy amateur bassist who loves to see you play!

[PorkRoll_F]

“And now… Winston’s dead!” 😂🤣

Your humor and musicianship are on point!

Congratulations, you deserve it.

[krakentowa]

Good for you Charles. You deserve all the success for your hard work.

[SilentAttackTV]

"Comparison is the thief of joy". Focus on your own journey, and don't compare yourself with everyone else. No matter how good you become, there will always be someone out there who is better than you, but that's ok. Enjoying music and developing at your own pace is the most important.

[condenzer]

5:38 "If you can't tell me what you're going to work on tomorrow,
what you worked on today, and what you practiced yesterday,
you're just not focused! And we have to be focused!!"



motivation🔥

[megrez]

Congratulations, you're a master and totally deserve all the good stuff.

[andrewcrossman]

I love that you are humble; and to tell you the truth, as a 27 year bass player- you are probably the most skilled and interesting player i have EVER heard. Congratulations on your success, you deserve it :)