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Man of Constant Sorrow: Low Bass Cover

Man of Constant Sorrow: Low Bass Cover

If you’ve seen the Coen Brothers’ film, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, you’ll immediately recognize the song I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow, made famous by The Soggy Bottom Boys. Singer Geoff Castellucci sang all parts of the American folk classic and embellished the track with his impressive low bass vocals.

Merry Bassmas

Merry Bassmas

Christmas celebrations should be festive, and with that festivity comes music. If you’re looking for something new to add to your holiday playlist, consider Charles Berthoud’s slap-tacular electric bass performance. The arrangement is based on Trans Siberian Orchestra’s Christmas Eve / Sarajevo 12/24.

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Playing Piano on a Bass

Playing Piano on a Bass

When is a bass not a bass? When it’s a piano, of course. Musician Charles Berthoud demonstrates what that sounds like with a fingerstyle bass rendition of Scott Joplin’s ragtime classic The Entertainer, incorporating some insane flourishes.

Making a Bass from Colored Pencils

Making a Bass from Colored Pencils

Burls Art has created a few guitar bodies from colored pencils. This time, he made a 5-string bass using a similar technique. Before sealing the pieces in resin, he sorted and grouped the colors and fanned them out into a bold, angular design. He also added a timer to the video to show how long it took to build.

10 Best TV Theme Song Bass Lines

10 Best TV Theme Song Bass Lines

Jonathan Wolff’s improvised bass riffs from Seinfeld are some of the most memorable in TV history. Bassist Paul Thompson says growing up on that and other TV theme songs inspired his music career. He performed his ten favorite bass lines from classic TV shows, including Northern Exposure, The White Shadow, The Wire, Barney Miller, and Night Court.

Stayin’ Alive: Ragtime Rockabilly Edition

Stayin’ Alive: Ragtime Rockabilly Edition

Pianist and arranger Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox specializes in unique cover versions of popular songs. This time, Scott and drummer Roger Ross teamed up with vocalist and upright bass player Wild Bill for a wild interpretation of The Bee Gees’ disco classic Stayin’ Alive. They call it “Ragtime Rockabilly,” but we also get a Wild West saloon vibe.

If Barbie Girl Was Really Hard to Play

If Barbie Girl Was Really Hard to Play

The Aqua song Barbie Girl is one of the cheesiest pop songs of all time. But what if it was actually a really complicated track that required serious skills to perform? Bass player Charles Berthoud explores just that idea by turning it into the hardest song to play.

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Making Blue (Da Ba Dee) Much Harder

Making Blue (Da Ba Dee) Much Harder

We’re not sure why, but the Eiffel 65 song Blue (Da Ba Dee) seems to be having a bit of a renaissance. Now, musician Charles Berthoud has given the track his “the hardest song in the world” treatment, ramping up the complexity of this relatively simple Europop track to Level 9999 – and turning himself into a member of Blue Man Group along the way.

Sandstorm, Only It’s Much Harder

Sandstorm, Only It’s Much Harder

Despite its intense pace, the track Sandstorm really isn’t that difficult to play. Always up for a challenge, musician Charles Berthoud took Darude’s hit to a whole different level, using his bass guitar to add a bunch of complexity, nuance, and flourish to the 1999 trance track.

Bass-Playing Businessman

Bass-Playing Businessman

Musician and actor Baikaju Nakamura is seriously talented. Not only is he a masterful bass player, but he also slaps his strings in style. In this short clip, he demonstrates his skills while buttoned up in the suit and tie of a salaryman. That’s not the only suit he owns, though.

Funky Beethoven

Funky Beethoven

The electric bass guitar is one instrument that almost certainly wasn’t in Ludwig van Beethoven’s mind when he composed his music. Bassist Charles Berthoud proves that the composer’s melodies are so solid they work on any instrument. So click play and enjoy this funky bass arrangement of Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59, “Fur Elise.”

Stayin’ Alive But It’s Way More Complicated

Stayin’ Alive But It’s Way More Complicated

The 1977 Bee Gees track Stayin’ Alive is one of the most famous songs of the disco era. Musician Charles Berthoud remembers the song a little differently than we do, with way more flourishes for the bass guitar part – and a funky prog-rock synth solo sandwiched in the middle.

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Does It Slap?

Does It Slap?

Musician Davie504 is the self-proclaimed CEO of Bass, and with good reason. But he’s not the only great bass guitar player out there. In the first episode of Does It Slap?, Davie offers up his reviews some of the world’s most talented bass masters.

Master of Puppets on Slap Bass

Master of Puppets on Slap Bass

The Metallica song Master of Puppets already slaps pretty hard, but it sounds downright insane when performed on a bass guitar while slapping the strings. Musician Charles Berthoud absolutely crushes it with this performance that sounds kind of like a Red Hot Chili Peppers version of the song.

Low Bass Ghost Riders in the Sky

Low Bass Ghost Riders in the Sky

When it comes to the songs of the old West, there’s nothing quite like a deep baritone voice to set the mood. Singer Geoff Castellucci is able to achieve low bass notes that can rattle your bones, and his cover of the Stan Jones and his Death Valley Rangers classic Ghost Riders in the Sky makes perfect use of his vocal abilities.

Playing a Double-Sided Guitar

Playing a Double-Sided Guitar

There’s a good reason that guitars are only playable from one side. But that didn’t stop musician Rob Scallon from giving this unusual double-sided guitar a try. This strange string instrument is configured as a regular guitar on one side and a bass guitar on the other. It’s super tricky to play both sides at the same time.

A Solo on 200 Bass Guitars

A Solo on 200 Bass Guitars

Bassist Davie504 has played solos on a one-string bass, a 36-string bass, and a 69-string bass, so what’s the obvious next step? To perform a solo that uses every bass guitar in the store, naturally. Though he didn’t quick-swap all of the instruments, instead, he edited all 200 performances into a single track.

So Many Bass Sounds

So Many Bass Sounds

When we hear the word “bass,” it conjures up the funky sounds that Flea bashes out for the Red Hot Chili Peppers. But there are so many other kinds of noises that basses can make. Musicians Bart Soeters and Joris Holtackers show off some of the distinctive sounds made by the string instruments in this original composition.

69-String Bass Solo

69-String Bass Solo

Last time we checked in with Davie504, he was performing on a bass guitar with a single string. At the end of that video, he promised he’d play a 69-string bass, but we weren’t sure if he was serious. Well, not only did he come through on his promise, he broke a world’s record for the most strings on a bass.

One-String Bass Solo

One-String Bass Solo

A bass guitar normally has four, five, or six strings. Musician Davie504 shows how having multiple strings is overrated by performing an impressive solo with just a single string at the center of his bass. Now Davie wants to know if he should perform with a 2-string or 69-string bass next.

Guitarists Mix and Match Hands

Guitarists Mix and Match Hands

Guitarist Dave Simpson and bass player Carina Powell aka Cici Bass show off their dexterity by performing the craziest duet ever. You see, Dave is fretting the bass while Cici plucks its strings, and Cici is fretting the guitar while Dave strums it. It’s like a game of Guitar Twister.

One String to Rule them All

One String to Rule them All

An electric bass guitar usually has four strings, though some variants out there have five or six strings. But musician Charles Berthoud proves you can get away with just a single string on a bass guitar, as he demonstrates in this impressive solo performance.

Banjo on Bass

Banjo on Bass

A banjo has a distinctive twang often played at a speedy tempo. Musician Charles Berthoud shows how a simliar playing style can be applied to a slap bass, giving bluegrass musicians a backup instrument in case they break a string on their banjo.

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