... when most shredders and tappers don't, that makes it entertaining:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2SoW8Yn34Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EI0OP7o8cM&list=RD5EI0OP7o8cM&start_radio=1&t=0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGNbkSCvGI4&list=RD5EI0OP7o8cM&index=6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdEh1yLNML8
I hear a lot of Stu Hamm in his playing, but he has undeniable chops.
I can't even tap a single note! :mrgreen:
Dude can play some arpeggios! Kids these days... In all seriousness, that's some impressive stuff.
Wow. That's definitely playing at a higher level!
Credit is due to Berklee professor Jim Stinnett who I'm fairly sure guided Charles in the direction of becoming a bass phenom. Jim's son Grant shows a similar level of chops. Charles and Jim have a two handed tapping book available if you want to learn their techniques. Lots of other great resources for the practicing bassist as well.
http://stinnettmusicbookstore.com/stinnett_music_book_store/two_handed_tapping.html
Dinosaur........I am one :-\
Impressive it is.
But is it of any use in a band? I don't think so.
Quote from: Basvarken on November 12, 2020, 10:10:38 AM
Impressive it is.
But is it of any use in a band? I don't think so.
I don't think so either.
The guy can play, no doubt about that, but it won't get people dancing.
All true, he's more a solo pianist using a bass to express himself than a bassist in a band role.
Slap like for an EPIC BASS BATTLE!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkepM6uTOv4
:mrgreen: These guys should form a stand-up comedian AND bass tapping/slapping duo. Not really bass playing, but good fun. What the Harlem Globetrotters are to basketball.
Borat would say: Percussive learnings to make benefit for great nation of Basszadan!
I posted a link to this SNL sketch a few years back, some of you couldn't see it. Hope this newer link will work.
Bass-Off (https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/the-bassoff/2860791)
That SNL sketch hits a little too close to home. You could be a 10th degree black belt of solo bass playing and the average person is not picking up on a fraction of what you're doing. Explains why Brian Bromberg isn't more popular.
Turns out Jack Black is a fan of Charles. Here's how Charles expressed his grattitude.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkISPNpwZyU
The guy is an absolute riot! :mrgreen:
And ample proof that you guys should have never discarded British rule. 8)
https://youtu.be/Fu2RqvKVwxQ