It's like making cookies - the recipe calls for flour, water, sugar, vanilla, etc. - YOU have to decide if you want nuts in it, chocolate chips, raisins, peanut butter, if you want them to be crispy or soft, sweeter or more savory, how much of everything. I can't tell you what your tastes are, only what will happen if you turn one knob one way or the other.
Wow! That just really messed with my head. I sat for several moments as I pondered the concept. I think that is one of those thoughts that put your brain in zen mode.........or something.
I saw something similar, but it was this amp (all in one amp+cab) that had a screen like this and you could choose different distortion and effects. It was pretty fun to play on
If you have a passive p bass with old strings: Low bass - 10 High bass - 6 Low mid - 6 High mid - 10 Low treble - 10 High treble - 10 I promise you won't regret this setting
The hardest thing about getting a great BASS sound I’ve found is getting the GUITARISTS to switch off their egos and work with the rest of the band. Most guitarist run too much distortion period. The rule of thumb for all guitarists or bass players is;- What sounds great when you dial up a sound by yourself is often overkill in a live/band setting.
That must be why as a guitarist wanting to learn bass I bought a Dingwall n3, 6 string, Darkglass microtube and the Parralax plug-in. Tons of distortion. 😂
11:18 I've always said that bass is important because it's a supporting instrument, if your house doesn't have any support them your walls can't stand, and if your walls can't stand then the roof falls down.
Great video man! I learned a lot. For me the real MVP of this video (besides you of course) was the Line6 Helix...what a pedalboard! Great sounds and so versatile. Insane how far we've come.
I feel like the bass was overpowering the guitars in the final mix. The bass tone itself was great and the dual tone set-up works well, but it sounded like the bass' levels were too high.
@@Buhhhhhh-xi4ju in a lot of genres you generally want the kick drum to be one of the loudest things in the mix, which is accomplished through EQ instead of turning up the volume. A lot of the time the kick is EQ’ed lower than the bass which sits just above in the mix, but adding in guitars which are extremely mid-heavy and generally more searched-for in the listening experiences of rock and metal ends up muddying the bass. Not enough low end or mid range unfortunately buries it but makes the band sound better as a whole, it does suck though because bass in a live setting is a completely different experience from listening to a lot of recordings
@@tylerlennon9955 a really mid boosted guitar takes up too much space in the sound spectrum. Listen to older more scooped metal albums and you can actually hear everything going on, take pantera for example, dimes tone was scooped nasty and mean but it really gets people going and you hear every note from all 4 guys. broad midrange doesn't really get people going because it's boring and vanilla. People want extreme sounds because they fit a more extreme emotional content better. Modern metal production gets really boring after 3 songs even if they're good. It doesn't get people going when you neuter the shit out of the bass for the sake of your mix sounding clean. Normies don't care about that shit at all, only other mix engineers give a damn about that and they arent your target audience anyway. Especially in a live environment if you arent pushing lots of depth and oomph then people lose interest. besides this is heavy metal, it's meant to be filthy and brutal sounding.
Gettin my first bass tomorrow.. search for a tone tutorial..find a helix.. yayyyyy.. now I'll make the most out of my helix, hopefully.. thanks alotttt
Carlos Costa idk, the XT and X3 series were pretty solid, but the HD series is the exact opposite of ahead of the competition haha. they even sound worse than the aforementioned 2 older models, in some aspects. it’s more like the POD series began improving, and decided to take the piss and become the HD series for a while just to make the Helix seem that much better sounding.
No no no..... You were thinking of the Spider amp. Literally everything else they make sounds good but, they've made so many Spider amps that most people don't wont even LOOK at another Line 6 product.
Simplifying things... What I did without splitting the signal was: Washburn RB2000 through a Sansamp RBI with drive pushed, got the clean signal out of it through a Peavey PVi 2500 on one channel, and the dirt signal connected to the other Peavey channel. From the power amp I drove the Bass/clean power output through a 15" cabinet, and the full/dirt power output through a 2×10" + horn cabinet. Just add more cabinets to your own taste...
Why have I not spent more time on your chanel?!? You are a great educator! Glad you took the time to lay out what every plug-in, is doing in the chain.
For years i wasnt found of the modern clanky bass tone, untill i tried it at rehearsal with the band. Turn the bass all the way up, and keep the volume low-ish, then youll always feel the bass, and when you hit a high note with attack, it just cuts right through. Best of both worlds imo
Im a Rock/Blues Guy (Older than probably most of you) Thanks for the tips. I used to use a Crossover and Two amps to Do this sort of thing...(Along with lots of Pedals). Just started Using Helix thanks for pointing Me in the right Direction.
The result is pretty good but I'm wondering why you didn't use the x-over split instead of A/B split and two dedicated low/high cuts. Saves DSP and space in the patch.
Good description of the low/high separation. Watched a few of these vids and never truly understood why the low end was more of a DI and higher was the nasty gritty, makes more sense now. I would like to see a comparison of the mix with this tone vs just the bass through an amp/amp sim, I think that would clear up a lot of questions of why do this a lot of folks have.
Awesome, however the squiggly things on the walls keep tricking my mind into thinking you have some sort of weird Photo Booth effect on the video and then I see the bass and everything else is fine and I'm just like "oh."
I don't have a Line 6. I have used a similar approach by using an Eden WT-600 for the low end of the spectrum with a good amount of compression and clean. I then use a Carvin Quad X preamp on channel 2 for the uncompressed highs. My bass has a ton of output with naturally overdrives the preamp with a "fuzzy" distortion. They are on separate channels and I mix/blend accordingly. The Tech 21 dUg Pinnick DP-3X pedal has this feature built in. That is an inexpensive option for those who gon'y have a Helix or something similar. Lastly, YOU ARE SO Correct in that separating the bass from the treble frequencies of the bass tone with clean compressed low frequencies and uncompressed and slightly fuzzed treble signals will cut through the fix so that one's bass playing can very easily be distinguished compared to traditional bass guitar EQing. Especially for guitar heavy music genres. You demo is on point!!!
I know im super late to the party lol but i noticed that parallel split EQ; you can actually split the signal on the signal line (i think the default is like A/B balance but you can change it to frequency) did some playing around with freq splitting with dual cabs
I really like this! I feel that every 'how to' videos are very subjective and is down to the style of which you or your band is playing. For this, this works...
i had the Helix LT. Just bought the Quad Cortex. Game Changer. Traded a friend my Helix for an PRS S2 Custom 22 and some cash. Just had PRS 59/09 pickups put in it. I feel like it was a good trade. I always run my Bass clean with maybe a clean boost, EQ, and a compressor.
I don't know man. As soon as you removed the bass track towards the end of the video it became so much clearer in a good way. The bass tone was really making the whole mix sound very...cloudy? It sounds really heavy for sure, but if I had to ask someone to TAB that part out by ear, the low notes would be quite indistinguishable. The concept is great of course, but I think the high end needs to play a bit nicer with the guitars, especially with the drop A tuning. If the guitars are only in say, drop D or C, clarity in the low end is going to be less of an issue so I think you will get a little more room for your high end to color the mix. Food for thought.
Not a fan at all. Run one of the channels through a guitar amp sim for your distortion channel. Sounds way better IMO. Glen Fricker actually did an A/B comparison and the difference in night and day.
Tbh, when you said "clanky high-end" I thought like Periphery-level clanky, like "actually not that pleasant on its own"-clanky. What Nolly did on P3 is extreme, sure, but it fits so well and he gave bass an identity in the mix that goes beyond the support role. Also, the bass didn't really have that much fret noise. Many times, what people perceive as dirt is actually fret noise. Gives the tone a really nice percussive quality. This demonstrates the above-mentioned perfectly: th-cam.com/video/-w5qFCT6EZY/w-d-xo.html
First of all, this is nothing against your video, just my thoughts. ''It doesn't matter what bass sounds by itself, just how it sounds in the mix''. Personally, I only agree with the second half of this. There's many bands that have a really good bass tone by itself and that fit well into the mix. Examples would be the bass tones by Cannibal Corpse (Tomb, The Bleeding, Torture), Obscura, Beyond Creation, Death (Leprosy, ITP), Sadus, Pestilence (Testimony, Spheres), Athiest.... Just to name a few, I'm sure there's more I can't think of right now. Point being, you can find the middle ground if you want to. Unless you don't care for the bass as a stand alone instrument... If you just want the bass a support instrument, then everything you said applies.
I just ignored the comment because I was looking for a tone thats more for playing solo, but it's good to have a good bass tone that sits well in the mix. Personally, I don't like bass tones that sound like they're made just to sit well in the mix. The more memorable and distinct tones like Obscura's and Gorguts' are more fun to play with on their own and sound better in mixes and songs. It depends but I agree that his comment wasn't applicable to every situation.
My personal favourite is to get an EBS Billy Sheehan signature drive and a Marshall RG-1. Put the RG-1 on your clean loop and tool about with the settings to suit your bass. For me, with a Yamaha BB425X on the bridge or neck pickup setting it has a really nice distorted tone and the RG-1 adds metric fucktonnes of depth to the lows and lower mids.
I just lightly distort the whole signal. Pull out some of the lows before the crunch and then just add it back in after. Too much bass going into distortion sounds bad, but you don't have to split the signal like that to work around it.
The other problem is that you lose a ton of low end with most methods of distorting your tone - you can try and add it back in later, but you can end up boosting frequencies that aren't even there and just wind up with noise
Well I'm not distorting it to the level shown in this video, and honestly this technique that has been popular for the past number of years sounds like garbo. More so since everyone is doing it, furthering the idea that all modern metal bands sound the same. Like you said it won't sound good to everybody. I prefer someone to have their own sound, it's makes a song or band more unique.
Never forget to be a bass player! Loading up on EFX is cool, but you DO have a job to fulfill! Otherwise the band sound can become a mush of battling fuzz boxes!
Maybe it's just because I play a different genre of metal than this, but I've always found this sort of tone to be kinda lacking in terms of just pure physical crushing...ness compared to a more simple set up with just a Fuzz and a Comp and a decent amp. Sounds good, tho.
Good video, been dialing in my heavier sound, did not follow the technique I used in the studio with my pedals. Need to pull the growl off of the low end, especially since I get it naturally from my bass pre-amp and amp.
I run a similar setup on my axe-fx for bass but speaking from experience(used to run a sub-bass stingray) the massive humbuckers are almost too much output. It's hard to properly gain stage a sting ray for a gritty bass tone that still has that punchy thump. Passive bass pickups surprisingly work a lot better for that style in my experience. Precision/Jazz combo or Jazz would sound killer on that patch.
Great demo! Maybe it's possible to do something close using multiband effects? I mean multiband distortion and multiband compressor. Of course those effects are very expensive as pedals.
CRUSHING. Question: If you were going to place modulation effects like chorus or flange, or if you were going to use a delay, where would you place them in a chain like this? I realize much of that is to taste, but what I'm getting at is really, would you want those effects to only be applied to the "high frequency" path, or to BOTH?
I know you prefaced the video with the caveat that not everyone has access to a Helix, but the remainder of the video is absolutely Helix-specific, nearly to the point of a paid demo or advertisement. That's fine, but perhaps consider adding "with the Line6 Helix" to the title. The resulting bass tone is fine for modern metal, but I can say from experience it can absolutely be achieved with the entry-level SansAmp and a RAT pedal in front. The math: Helix LT $1000 USD. SansAmp Bass Driver + RAT < $300.
Great tone, but I'm pretty sure I got the same tone or better with a Squire jazz with Warwick BC10 amp and the incredible Source Audio Aftershock pedal, and don't forget the Rotosound strings (or D'addario NYXL).
Dude ever since I used the nyxl strings slinkies kinda sound like shit comparatively, the only problem is finding the nyxl in 5 string is virtually impossible without using reverb
What about a bass tone similar to Knocked Loose and a few other modern metal bands where the bass sounds more boomy and subby but still ball crushingly heavy instead of fuzzy sounding to where it just sounds muddy.
so much easier to SPLIT signal for bass into 2 seperate amps. This way you can keep a belchy Piano like Clean bass with good low end AIR push Whilst being able to give a good mating of the bass to the guitars thru Overdriven bass sound on second amp. I also prefer the bass TO BE PRACTICALLY EQUAL IN MIX TO THE KICK DRUMS THEREFORE PROVIDING SOME PUNCH! Love this shit!!! great video!!
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It's like making cookies - the recipe calls for flour, water, sugar, vanilla, etc. - YOU have to decide if you want nuts in it, chocolate chips, raisins, peanut butter, if you want them to be crispy or soft, sweeter or more savory, how much of everything. I can't tell you what your tastes are, only what will happen if you turn one knob one way or the other.
Gear Gods I just think your strings are a bit old. Otherwise good vid
They were like, reasonably fresh, but if you're recording it's always smart to put brand new ones on.
Very well stated.
Great tutorial by the way!
dayum that was poetic AF
Munchies increasing exponentially....to the master limiter!!!!!
My bass player is sitting in the corner and won't move. Any tips?
My bass player is sitting in the corner and won't move. Any tips?
Gear Gods my pass blayer is corting in the sitmove and wont, tipsy an?
Put a beer in the middle of the room, 100% of the times bass players will go for it
Just kick it a few times. It should start.
lol!!! Im a bassist. Bring it !!!!! @@LeifEkbergh
Don't forget to feed your bass player donuts
I see, another man of taste!
Then, you will have better and fatter low end.
and compress the donuts so the fatness is consistent
The fatter the bassist, the fatter the tone!
That's a fat bass tone, a crushing bass tone has to be given love notes.
If we are living in the Matrix all of your analog gear is actually digital
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@@treyxaviermusic by far
Hahahahahahahahahaha
Wow! That just really messed with my head. I sat for several moments as I pondered the concept. I think that is one of those thoughts that put your brain in zen mode.........or something.
I saw something similar, but it was this amp (all in one amp+cab) that had a screen like this and you could choose different distortion and effects. It was pretty fun to play on
If you have a passive p bass with old strings:
Low bass - 10
High bass - 6
Low mid - 6
High mid - 10
Low treble - 10
High treble - 10
I promise you won't regret this setting
god bless you
@@fuzzfiend
I still run my bass this way with the same set of old strings
You have low and high treble and bass?
@@lamblatte8139
A good amp will have at least a 6 band equalizer
@@philcollinshill2951 What should you do if you only have 4 band?
Man, it sounds SO DAMN GOOD in that full mix
It does, Patrick. 👌🏼
And never, NEVER forget to change your strings!!! That might be the most important aspect of a good metal/djent bass tone.
Shorty Ubk not even just metal, man...most genres benefit from fresh strings
Shorty Ubk ive just changed my strings, should I change my strings? And after that I’d better change them again. Just following your rules!
And string type. Don't use tapewound if you want that "clank."
You can put NEW string on this thing??
@@Nocturnimancer Shht, that's our biggest secret for years. :D
You can tell how the role of bass in metal is critical, when you hear a track with bass and the same track without
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Jazz bass + Tech21 BDDI v1. Cut both bass and treble to 10 o'clock. 60% to 40% wet-to-dry blend ratio. perfection
That's the one I got. When the venue gives me XLR cable, I'm am instantly good to go.
The hardest thing about getting a great BASS sound I’ve found is getting the GUITARISTS to switch off their egos and work with the rest of the band.
Most guitarist run too much distortion period.
The rule of thumb for all guitarists or bass players is;-
What sounds great when you dial up a sound by yourself is often overkill in a live/band setting.
buy an 8x10 and actually be heard....
That must be why as a guitarist wanting to learn bass I bought a Dingwall n3, 6 string, Darkglass microtube and the Parralax plug-in. Tons of distortion. 😂
The Helix is really what I want, I actually tried to make a similar tone by using Guitar Rig 5 Demo, and it's Awesome
Just dig Lemmy out of his grave, that’ll do the trick.
Yes, moar bass in the mix! Makes it heavy!
The colors of your neck and face are significantly different somehow
I think what he means is- you need some sun man.
If I go outside I won't finish editing videos for you guys
Makeup
who cares?
@@bradkneale7580 exactly does these people pointing out other peoples faults or differences have low self esteem and no brain.
11:18 I've always said that bass is important because it's a supporting instrument, if your house doesn't have any support them your walls can't stand, and if your walls can't stand then the roof falls down.
Great video man! I learned a lot.
For me the real MVP of this video (besides you of course) was the Line6 Helix...what a pedalboard! Great sounds and so versatile. Insane how far we've come.
I feel like the bass was overpowering the guitars in the final mix. The bass tone itself was great and the dual tone set-up works well, but it sounded like the bass' levels were too high.
yeah I mean I cranked the bass up a lot just so you could hear it, in a real mix you wouldn't have it that high
JUST THE WAY I LIKE IT
@@treyxaviermusic idk i liked it like that alot of bands have it unrealistically quiet
@@Buhhhhhh-xi4ju in a lot of genres you generally want the kick drum to be one of the loudest things in the mix, which is accomplished through EQ instead of turning up the volume. A lot of the time the kick is EQ’ed lower than the bass which sits just above in the mix, but adding in guitars which are extremely mid-heavy and generally more searched-for in the listening experiences of rock and metal ends up muddying the bass. Not enough low end or mid range unfortunately buries it but makes the band sound better as a whole, it does suck though because bass in a live setting is a completely different experience from listening to a lot of recordings
@@tylerlennon9955 a really mid boosted guitar takes up too much space in the sound spectrum. Listen to older more scooped metal albums and you can actually hear everything going on, take pantera for example, dimes tone was scooped nasty and mean but it really gets people going and you hear every note from all 4 guys. broad midrange doesn't really get people going because it's boring and vanilla. People want extreme sounds because they fit a more extreme emotional content better. Modern metal production gets really boring after 3 songs even if they're good. It doesn't get people going when you neuter the shit out of the bass for the sake of your mix sounding clean. Normies don't care about that shit at all, only other mix engineers give a damn about that and they arent your target audience anyway. Especially in a live environment if you arent pushing lots of depth and oomph then people lose interest. besides this is heavy metal, it's meant to be filthy and brutal sounding.
i used this to adapt it to an amp and pedal setup and it sounds so good, thank you
buy a b7k darkglass and your done :D lol
Dear God, the lighting at the beginning made it look like you had some freakish fretted/fretless combo neck
Gettin my first bass tomorrow.. search for a tone tutorial..find a helix.. yayyyyy.. now I'll make the most out of my helix, hopefully.. thanks alotttt
10:55 this dude: "the bass is a supporting instrument, it plays a supportive role. Especially in metal"
Jon Stockman from Karnivool: "lol k"
You want a good bass tone get a sansamp or darkglass
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They're great alright, but every one and their mother is using one nowadays, it's become really generic unfortunately
Guy Dude it’s annoying cause it’s the tone I love but you want to stand out as well haha
oh yeah just buy more shit that's the answer, don't bother actually learning something, HOW DARE YOU TEACH US TREY GTFO
I tried a Sansamp and any amount of drive added to it just sounded farty and terrible.
line6 had the worst tone in the market and now their new product is one of the best amp sims? Glenn have to make a fearless gear review!!
Carlos Costa idk, the XT and X3 series were pretty solid, but the HD series is the exact opposite of ahead of the competition haha. they even sound worse than the aforementioned 2 older models, in some aspects. it’s more like the POD series began improving, and decided to take the piss and become the HD series for a while just to make the Helix seem that much better sounding.
No no no..... You were thinking of the Spider amp. Literally everything else they make sounds good but, they've made so many Spider amps that most people don't wont even LOOK at another Line 6 product.
actually I have no idea. I only know that there are better alternatives in the market. I'm just actually very impressed that they made that product.
Simplifying things... What I did without splitting the signal was: Washburn RB2000 through a Sansamp RBI with drive pushed, got the clean signal out of it through a Peavey PVi 2500 on one channel, and the dirt signal connected to the other Peavey channel. From the power amp I drove the Bass/clean power output through a 15" cabinet, and the full/dirt power output through a 2×10" + horn cabinet. Just add more cabinets to your own taste...
hi/lo pass + parallel :o
thanks for the info 🙌🙌
Watching this vid makes me feel that any guitar player must know some programming and/or.music theory. Just MUST know.
Why have I not spent more time on your chanel?!? You are a great educator!
Glad you took the time to lay out what every plug-in, is doing in the chain.
For years i wasnt found of the modern clanky bass tone, untill i tried it at rehearsal with the band.
Turn the bass all the way up, and keep the volume low-ish, then youll always feel the bass, and when you hit a high note with attack, it just cuts right through.
Best of both worlds imo
Im a Rock/Blues Guy (Older than probably most of you) Thanks for the tips. I used to use a Crossover and Two amps to Do this sort of thing...(Along with lots of Pedals). Just started Using Helix thanks for pointing Me in the right Direction.
The algorithm never fails to deliver.
The result is pretty good but I'm wondering why you didn't use the x-over split instead of A/B split and two dedicated low/high cuts. Saves DSP and space in the patch.
This way you can dial in the low and high end independently and have them overlap. I think the cross over split can’t do that.
Well, that sounds basically like the iso'd bass tracks for Purgatory.
Good description of the low/high separation. Watched a few of these vids and never truly understood why the low end was more of a DI and higher was the nasty gritty, makes more sense now.
I would like to see a comparison of the mix with this tone vs just the bass through an amp/amp sim, I think that would clear up a lot of questions of why do this a lot of folks have.
Awesome, however the squiggly things on the walls keep tricking my mind into thinking you have some sort of weird Photo Booth effect on the video and then I see the bass and everything else is fine and I'm just like "oh."
Same here!
Me a caveman, "me punch strings, go brrrrr"
"How to sound like every "mainstream metal" bass and have no identity."
That ending killed me XD
I don't have a Line 6. I have used a similar approach by using an Eden WT-600 for the low end of the spectrum with a good amount of compression and clean. I then use a Carvin Quad X preamp on channel 2 for the uncompressed highs. My bass has a ton of output with naturally overdrives the preamp with a "fuzzy" distortion. They are on separate channels and I mix/blend accordingly. The Tech 21 dUg Pinnick DP-3X pedal has this feature built in. That is an inexpensive option for those who gon'y have a Helix or something similar. Lastly, YOU ARE SO Correct in that separating the bass from the treble frequencies of the bass tone with clean compressed low frequencies and uncompressed and slightly fuzzed treble signals will cut through the fix so that one's bass playing can very easily be distinguished compared to traditional bass guitar EQing. Especially for guitar heavy music genres. You demo is on point!!!
A GREAT primer on creating the right tone, excellent
I know im super late to the party lol but i noticed that parallel split EQ; you can actually split the signal on the signal line (i think the default is like A/B balance but you can change it to frequency) did some playing around with freq splitting with dual cabs
Loved the end result, Tray, thanks man!
I swear the dirtiest and most brutal basslines always have the low end distortion cranked...
Its sounds so cool with the mix tho
Sounded really good in the mix, modern pre amps like dark glass, sansamp etc do a better job than fuzz imo but depends what you’re after
Exactly the vid i needed to see today, thank you guys!
love the explanation, easy to understand for people like me, a bigginer. Thanx a lot
I really like this! I feel that every 'how to' videos are very subjective and is down to the style of which you or your band is playing. For this, this works...
i had the Helix LT. Just bought the Quad Cortex. Game Changer. Traded a friend my Helix for an PRS S2 Custom 22 and some cash. Just had PRS 59/09 pickups put in it. I feel like it was a good trade. I always run my Bass clean with maybe a clean boost, EQ, and a compressor.
I don't know man. As soon as you removed the bass track towards the end of the video it became so much clearer in a good way. The bass tone was really making the whole mix sound very...cloudy? It sounds really heavy for sure, but if I had to ask someone to TAB that part out by ear, the low notes would be quite indistinguishable. The concept is great of course, but I think the high end needs to play a bit nicer with the guitars, especially with the drop A tuning. If the guitars are only in say, drop D or C, clarity in the low end is going to be less of an issue so I think you will get a little more room for your high end to color the mix. Food for thought.
Thanks for this video, very informative, really helpful..appreciate it 🤜🤛
THANK YOUUU PROFESSOR XAVIER!!!
I use a esp 6 string bass 206sm
Thank you for this video. Simple and effective!
Not a fan at all. Run one of the channels through a guitar amp sim for your distortion channel. Sounds way better IMO. Glen Fricker actually did an A/B comparison and the difference in night and day.
Yeah you can do that too. I've done that quite a bit, Marshall type sounds work really good but I wanted something a little more terrifying for this.
Tbh, when you said "clanky high-end" I thought like Periphery-level clanky, like "actually not that pleasant on its own"-clanky. What Nolly did on P3 is extreme, sure, but it fits so well and he gave bass an identity in the mix that goes beyond the support role. Also, the bass didn't really have that much fret noise. Many times, what people perceive as dirt is actually fret noise. Gives the tone a really nice percussive quality.
This demonstrates the above-mentioned perfectly: th-cam.com/video/-w5qFCT6EZY/w-d-xo.html
Sounds Baddas🤘🏻
First of all, this is nothing against your video, just my thoughts. ''It doesn't matter what bass sounds by itself, just how it sounds in the mix''. Personally, I only agree with the second half of this. There's many bands that have a really good bass tone by itself and that fit well into the mix. Examples would be the bass tones by Cannibal Corpse (Tomb, The Bleeding, Torture), Obscura, Beyond Creation, Death (Leprosy, ITP), Sadus, Pestilence (Testimony, Spheres), Athiest.... Just to name a few, I'm sure there's more I can't think of right now. Point being, you can find the middle ground if you want to. Unless you don't care for the bass as a stand alone instrument... If you just want the bass a support instrument, then everything you said applies.
I just ignored the comment because I was looking for a tone thats more for playing solo, but it's good to have a good bass tone that sits well in the mix. Personally, I don't like bass tones that sound like they're made just to sit well in the mix. The more memorable and distinct tones like Obscura's and Gorguts' are more fun to play with on their own and sound better in mixes and songs. It depends but I agree that his comment wasn't applicable to every situation.
@@elijahelbourn5709 Yeah, that's pretty much what I meant.
Great results and super informative 🙏🙏🙏🤘
awesome! I try it and sounds amazing!
On the second half of that piece when he moves to the 5th string, that shit was phattt
My personal favourite is to get an EBS Billy Sheehan signature drive and a Marshall RG-1. Put the RG-1 on your clean loop and tool about with the settings to suit your bass. For me, with a Yamaha BB425X on the bridge or neck pickup setting it has a really nice distorted tone and the RG-1 adds metric fucktonnes of depth to the lows and lower mids.
Step 1: Connect the bass guitar to the amp
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I just lightly distort the whole signal. Pull out some of the lows before the crunch and then just add it back in after. Too much bass going into distortion sounds bad, but you don't have to split the signal like that to work around it.
The other problem is that you lose a ton of low end with most methods of distorting your tone - you can try and add it back in later, but you can end up boosting frequencies that aren't even there and just wind up with noise
Well I'm not distorting it to the level shown in this video, and honestly this technique that has been popular for the past number of years sounds like garbo. More so since everyone is doing it, furthering the idea that all modern metal bands sound the same. Like you said it won't sound good to everybody. I prefer someone to have their own sound, it's makes a song or band more unique.
This is a great video; will be using this for my recordings!
Is there a similar one for a good metal guitar tone?!
Your riff sounds really awesome at 2x speed, give it a try!
That was all stingray tone there. Cutting through the mix rather easily.
"victor wooten in the victor wooten band" lol
Great video,..well explained!
Never forget to be a bass player! Loading up on EFX is cool, but you DO have a job to fulfill! Otherwise the band sound can become a mush of battling fuzz boxes!
Thanks for the recipe, man. So!! Bass face engaged 😠
Maybe it's just because I play a different genre of metal than this, but I've always found this sort of tone to be kinda lacking in terms of just pure physical crushing...ness compared to a more simple set up with just a Fuzz and a Comp and a decent amp. Sounds good, tho.
Daniel Sudhoff
Nope, it’s not just you; this tone is literal garbage.
Excellent!
How to do this with analog pedals?
The dry signal is ten times better than your "crushing bass tone''
ronnoco jason your “comment” would be much “better” with the sassy “use” of “quotation” marks.
@@aliray1165 I was mocking him but okay
ronnoco jason congratulations
@@aliray1165 yup
ronnoco jason indeed
I wish I had $1200 dollars to piss away on the Line 6 Helix
I think it does matter that it sounds pretty good on its own. Yeah it needs to suit the mix and stuff, but, y'know, you can have both.
THX , Great Info!
Good video, been dialing in my heavier sound, did not follow the technique I used in the studio with my pedals. Need to pull the growl off of the low end, especially since I get it naturally from my bass pre-amp and amp.
Making the preset public would have been great!
Make a video with the Harley Benton you bought in the vid with Pete! Would be sick!
I run a similar setup on my axe-fx for bass but speaking from experience(used to run a sub-bass stingray) the massive humbuckers are almost too much output. It's hard to properly gain stage a sting ray for a gritty bass tone that still has that punchy thump. Passive bass pickups surprisingly work a lot better for that style in my experience. Precision/Jazz combo or Jazz would sound killer on that patch.
In my opinion, bass is the make or break of the mix and of a good guitar tone. It's nothing without bass guitar.
Great demo! Maybe it's possible to do something close using multiband effects? I mean multiband distortion and multiband compressor. Of course those effects are very expensive as pedals.
Doesn't Own a Helix....
Ill wait for the analog I guess :/
I like to run the obsidian(darkglass b7k model) it doesn’t require most of the tweaking you had to do. You ended up with a great tone though.
Still waiting for the analog one, unless i missed it.
15:12 bass stank face
Is it possible to get this kind of tone on a Fender Rumble 200 amp?
Not crushing, just djent. Crushing bass is in gear gods intro
So wheres the video with the pedals?
CRUSHING. Question: If you were going to place modulation effects like chorus or flange, or if you were going to use a delay, where would you place them in a chain like this? I realize much of that is to taste, but what I'm getting at is really, would you want those effects to only be applied to the "high frequency" path, or to BOTH?
I know you prefaced the video with the caveat that not everyone has access to a Helix, but the remainder of the video is absolutely Helix-specific, nearly to the point of a paid demo or advertisement. That's fine, but perhaps consider adding "with the Line6 Helix" to the title. The resulting bass tone is fine for modern metal, but I can say from experience it can absolutely be achieved with the entry-level SansAmp and a RAT pedal in front. The math: Helix LT $1000 USD. SansAmp Bass Driver + RAT < $300.
Great tone, but I'm pretty sure I got the same tone or better with a Squire jazz with Warwick BC10 amp and the incredible Source Audio Aftershock pedal, and don't forget the Rotosound strings (or D'addario NYXL).
Dude ever since I used the nyxl strings slinkies kinda sound like shit comparatively, the only problem is finding the nyxl in 5 string is virtually impossible without using reverb
Cool.
Song opening?
John entwistle/ billy Sheehan tone
The bass sounds great. The drums sound like they're in a plastic tub
What about a bass tone similar to Knocked Loose and a few other modern metal bands where the bass sounds more boomy and subby but still ball crushingly heavy instead of fuzzy sounding to where it just sounds muddy.
Those part fretless BASSES are more and more popular!!!
so much easier to SPLIT signal for bass into 2 seperate amps. This way you can keep a belchy Piano like Clean bass with good low end AIR push Whilst being able to give a good mating of the bass to the guitars thru Overdriven bass sound on second amp. I also prefer the bass TO BE PRACTICALLY EQUAL IN MIX TO THE KICK DRUMS THEREFORE PROVIDING SOME PUNCH! Love this shit!!!
great video!!
Dude that song at the end is really good, what tuning is that in?