Charles Berthoud: Mastering the Masters Course - Anyone Checked This Out?

[bigjames]

Hey all,

I really enjoy Charles Berthoud's playing and presentation style - I am very tempted to sign up for his Mastering the Masters course (50% this week). Has anyone checked this out / signed up who can provide a review of sorts?

 

[Clark W]

Hey all,

I really enjoy Charles Berthoud's playing and presentation style - I am very tempted to sign up for his Mastering the Masters course (50% this week). Has anyone checked this out / signed up who can provide a review of sorts?

I just signed up for it. Haven't checked it out yet. Will mess with it this evening after some football games. 75 bucks, and I split it into 4 payments of 18 and change. I've wasted a lot more over the years on gear I didn't like or keep.

 

[bigjames]

I just signed up for it. Haven't checked it out yet. Will mess with it this evening after some football games. 75 bucks, and I split it into 4 payments of 18 and change. I've wasted a lot more over the years on gear I didn't like or keep.

Really interested in your review once you have a chance to check it out. I am still tempted. Want to do something to get me back into playing in a more meaningful way.

 

[Clark W]

Really interested in your review once you have a chance to check it out. I am still tempted. Want to do something to get me back into playing in a more meaningful way.

So I jumped in and checked out the tutorial covering Cliff Burton, he was heavily influenced by the baroque period in music. Not a lot there that I would take away and use myself. He did use a lot of bends in bass lines which is funny cause I use them too but I'm not a heavy metal player. He also played like a lead guitarist and up high on the neck, a lot more than I realized. But I've never followed Metallica's music much. And what I'm more familiar with is stuff Metallica did years later once they were more mainstream and Jason Newsted was the bassist for that stuff.

The bassists covered are:
Pino Palladino
Chris Wolstenholme
Cliff Burton
Flea
James Jamerson
Joe Dart
Marcus Miller
Henrik Linder
Jaco Pastorius
Victor Wooten

Flea is next

Chris Wolstenholme is after that.

 

[bigjames]

Interesting...still tempted. I assume part of each master class is learning how to apply some of their signature techniques...

 

[Clark W]

Interesting...still tempted. I assume part of each master class is learning how to apply some of their signature techniques...

yes, like with Cliff's coverage, there was three or four techniques, you learn each one individually on parts, once you have those parts worked out, you combine them.

 

[teopatl]

Yeah so for each master there's a video explaining what made the master stand out, demo and explanation of signature techniques (to include rhythm and harmony choices) and a fun, original "in the style of" song that leverages those techniques, complete with practice tracks at three tempos, backing tracks, and musescore sheet music. Worth it at 50% off imo