What People Think Is Hard On BASS vs What Actually Is

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[CharlesBerthoud]

Which one do you think's the hardest? I'd probably say making a living... hardly anywhere accepts exposure coin 😢

What people think is hard: Everything in this video.
What actually is hard: Everything in this video.

[leopameleon]

I'm never quite sure whether Charles' videos motivate me to keep getting better or make me wanna throw my bass out of the window.

[tomwilson]

"Playing with an out-of-time drummer".

I can say that I've always been blessed to play with great drummers. My favorite was a guy named Kit. When we got in the groove, it was like we were one person playing one instrument... it was amazing.

Then there is my other favorite drummer, named Tim... I once knocked over his snare drum with my tuba. I'm not sure he ever forgave me for that. It was a very nice snare drum.

[Sully]

hardest thing for any instrument: Simple line...slow tempo..with a metronome..while recording. WHY

[farfaraway]

I think what actually is hard is to pick up a bass after you see a real pro play. That requires some strength!

[NicHasegawa]

The “Jaco only needed four strings” comment though 😂

[pianobar-bartoszsobczynski]

I never thought I'd get to hear "Arabesque No. 1" on bass. I'd die to listen to you improvise on it.

[starboy]

I swear everything i know about playing goes flying out the window when i'm recording.

[realobama]

What people think is hard: The Dance of Eternity
What is actually hard: always being asked if you have heard of flea and hearing “slappa da bass” jokes and not shooting yourself

[stevestorck]

I laughed pretty hard at the "Easy bass lines but you're recording" because one of the first songs that I learned all the way through is "Another One Bites the Dust". I use Rocksmith and a screen recorder, and I always mess up while recording it. 100% spot on! I'm not up to the level of the other things that you have mentioned, but I trust that they are accurate because they make total sense.

[DupreeKingdom]

Ok it's official...you're just showing off now: Not just your bass playing skills but your video production, comedic timing, EVERYTHING!!🤣🤣 Favorite video so far!! Keep up the great work in EVERYTHING you continue to do!!👏🏼👏🏼

[yvesdef]

That jazz part from 1:10 is absolutely mesmerizing. I'm always amazed whenever I hear such fluid continuous movement like that

[jellosapiens]

As a bassist who (unlike Charles) is actually human, I can say literally all of this is hard

[johnterpack]

Double-stops are pretty tricky. I taught myself the "Pink Panther" back when I pretended to play bass and I did the opening bit with 2-note "chords", sliding them to get the same gliding sound the real song had. It was fun, sounded great, but was definitely a trick to learn. Also, keeping a steady time when the feel of a song changes. Both "The Entertainer" and "Dixie" tripped me up because I'd hit the more energetic bits of the songs and start ramping up the tempo.

[nunes]

01:21 - That's the first fundamental truth for any instrument!
And the second one is: your best take would be the one which you pressed play instead record!

[MSTR_dnb]

0:54 the most beautiful 10 seconds of music I’ve ever heard

[TheLoneRedDuck]

1:29 I remember having to play 8ths instead of 16ths while recording a fast tempo bassline I played with ease live almost every weekend just because of red light syndrome. That session still lives rent free in my head.

[void]

we need a full version of the changing tuning while playing bit because it honestly slaps

[nathanieleck]

That moment you hear the metronome when you hit record, you become a beginner at every instrument and just can't do it. Love this its so real!