Nate Mendel NM2 Double Distortion pedal by Ashdown Engineering

[@Rossesh101]

That guy has got a solid pick technique. He's not a flash player but the lines he comes up with are so musical

[@burningkarma]

Nate gives the Foo Fighters exactly what they need for the song and he does it well.

[@liselorebrosens5778]

'Because my band is really loud.' You're right Mendel. You're so right.

[@turnpikedivide]

You guy's have to remember, he also played for Sunny Day Real Estate. This guy can roar if he wants to.

[@SprunkCovers]

So true, his bass lines in SDRS are awesome

[@andrepereira744]

was that a joke?

[@the-np4mr]

@@andrepereira744 no

[@starlodear2987]

His bass on Iscarabaid is unbelievable.

[@danadane2501]

When Nate is jamming it's honestly nothing mind blowing BUT when he's playing in context (of a song) he executes everything he's suppose to. To me that's a real bassist. Btw using a plectrum doesn't diminish anything.

[@holychild2581]

How it is boring? Nate finally had a chance to show what he could do on a bass and he really blew my mind. I wish Dave would give a bass solo.

[@wollysammoth]

Wow, lots of negative responses. I ordered this pedal last week from Sweetwater. Got it on the following Wednesday and used it for the first time in rehearsal last night... I LOVE this pedal. I set 1 to be just a mild distortion and 2 with a lot more growl. We got it dialed in perfect with the guitars and once we got into our faster, louder songs it gave me just the perfect amount of drive and the guys loved it. It is great if you need a little more drive to get your bass sound up there when things get loud. I love the video, love Nate Mendel and I love this pedal. Definitely a keeper.

[@teijokostiainen5236]

I've never been a big Foo Fighters fan, but he did sell me that pedal. Ordered one right after seeing this.

[@Cheguebuddha]

+Teijo Kostiainen so how do you like it? Did you do any video reviews?

[@marijuanalband]

great demo and great interview. Nate is fantastic and this pedal is killer!

[@bensloan20]

The pedal is cool, that BTA-400 and 810 is amazing! Nate is a solid bass player.

[@darth1922]

I wish Dave would give Nate more of a chance to shine. Of course no hate to Dave because he’s literally one of my all time hero’s, this band is my favorite band of all time and every member is a an absolute legend. All I’m saying is I wish Nate got more of a chance.

[@robertgolfetto]

Yes, but this pedal is going into a tube amp right? I think that's why it sounds so good...

[@danadane2501]

I've really enjoyed learning Nates bass lines not overly intricate. Yet not too minimalistic either. Knows exactly what to do for each individual song. Ntm his signature bass is easily the best precision bass Fender makes for under 2000.

[@monkeyliver1986]

That last bass line was sick

[@metalheadneji]

That pedal sounds pretty sweet, and I'm sure it is hard to cut through with three guitarists on stage.

[@margaritabartolomelazaro3400]

Amo a Nate!❤🎸🎵🎶🎵🎶

[@deezbar]

@ Alberto..distorted bass sounds go throughout decades.From Black Sabbath to Muse & even Jamerson flatwounded p-bass through tube Ampeg Flip tops (mild but still).How can an overdriven or distorted tone affect harmony,when its not modulating.An overdriven C# is still C# regardless of tone :-0

[@AKIRATV2]

listen to 'worship and tribute' by glassjaw. distorted bass an almost all tracks.. sounds amazing

[@carl_lindquist]

Really liked this video! All the best!!

[@KeelyTeslow1989]

GREAT! I just get an MXR M89 and now I see this... Ack! Kewl sounds, I may have to beg for one.

[@trevcornwall8160]

Ok I'm listening on my earphones.. and it kinda sounds like he's not losing any bottom end when he kicks in that distortion??? I have to use an EQ pedal to boost my distorted sound?! :-O Wt..

[@sixsentsoldiers]

7 years after this, but Orange Bass Butler is crazy. 2 independent channels. Zero bottom end lose. Im sure Ashdown will follow. Ill probably get one too. Ashdown and Orange, cant beat em.

[@soniafernandez7250]

Feliz dia del bajista Nate Mendel🎶🎸🎶Foofighters🤘Genio🤘

[@emmahhil]

Sounds great!

[@wearekurtz]

Great pedal, it doesn't colour sound, there's no EQ with it too. The distortion part of it doesn't loose low end, but it's more fuzzy so it needs to be used stereo out with the overdrive end adding clarity. If you don't have two decent bass amps then it's perhaps not worth it. When using this pedal it's all about your playing and how good your amps are. It's works way better with tube amps. I used it for a year on tour playing bass and it was amazing for the price. Coupled it with a transistor and a tube amp.

[@X2Qrt2X]

I have that and the Klystron 1000 on the MAG 810, but using a different distortion pedal :)

[@D3ft0ne]

IMHO, DarkGlass completely OWNs and Dominates the bass distortion / OD / Fuzz department. I just got B3K OD by them, and just cant imagine there is anything that could be better. This sounds ok.

[@WilliamYoder72]

The difference is that this is only a hundred bucks.

[@HuskyChunk101]

Simon Pegg...?

[@NowWhatRTheyUp2]

Ashdown could be xlnt gear. I haven't tried it personally. I know that the fellow that played on the demo was probably doing his best, but was far from helpful in making a decision to try Ashdown soon.

[@borcemiovski]

in that case i think the big block 427 would fit nice whit one 4x12 cabinet in my room,my favorite bass player entwistle was using ashdown.i see sir mccartney uses ashdown.just answer me one question.those a.s.s. 4x12 cabs that john was playing on is it was your products or another company,a hell of a name to be writen on your cabs.pardon my english.greetings from macedonia

[@tonybishop51]

That 810 is nice too!

[@joshualacey8828]

No blend knob ????

[@Wells306]

I liken Mendel's writing and playing to AC/DC. It's nothing complicated, just down right good rock and roll.

[@more3164]

got the nm2 and me for my person - i like it

[@culinaria8]

Anyone knows what kind of bass is he using in this video...???

[@MuscleDad420]

darude sandstorm

[@retro_mando]

Yeah, its a white Fender Precision Bass with a black pickguard and Rotosound Strings(swing bass, maybe). I have one, and its the most solid bass I have ever owned/played, it fits every style of music amazingly well.

[@AaronKoskelainenBass]

You guys should do a video with Jon Stockman of Karnivool he has such a signature sound and is endorsee by you! Best player there is in my opiniaon

[@travisabshire7435]

I use AAA gear and blow minds with it. It's a combo 300 watt 2 10's and the best distortion I've ever heard on any bass just by hitting the drive button. However, it's the clean tone that ashdown engineering is known and loved for. Dark and fat. Tube tone. There effects pedals are an atrocity though, I agree, sadly.

[@AshdownBassAmps]

We do lots of different cabinets Borce, We do 1x12, 2x12 and 4x12 Bass cabs in different ranges.... Check out the website ashdownmusic com

[@borcemiovski]

does ashdown amps are the real deal i just do not like that they do not make 12"cabs(1x12,2x12 or4x12)i just like the 15" on fife fifteen and for john entwistle tribute they should really made some monster 300w head and not small combo(i like 5:15 whit the head and the cab separate not the combo)

[@diegogarza9321]

I'm the only one who hear La Dee Da?

[@ArcaneArtist72]

They do have a good selection of seperate high wattage heads, all the way up to a 1000 watt monster. They also have 300/400 watt tube heads. As far as combos go, they make a 2x10 and a 1x15 with a 500 watt head. They did make some cabs with 12's in them, but they apparently did not catch on.

[@Filipko999]

Four EL34 would have, but not EL84. EL84´s anode dissipation(max wattage) is sth around 12W while EL34 is capable to handle more than 20W ;)

[@borcemiovski]

yes,i love the big block 427 and other all tube heads from them,that little bastard has a massive tone but how those little bastards have 4 el84 in a power amp and they have 30w rms whit 1x15 i mean 4 el84 would not have something like a 100 or 200w?pardon my english

[@foofighter885]

NM2, cool pedal! Nate doesn't need to play a bass solo to prove that he is a great bass player...

[@problemchild1313]

Yeah he's sort of like does less than Adam Clayton in U2 but he's a rhythmic bass player and can hold the rhythm well and support a hard rock band like the foo fighters without taking attention away from the rest of the band. The Foo Fighters as it is plays no thrills rhythmic music, no lead instrument guitar or solos, it's all straight rock chords and that's it..... i would say they they are in complete contrast to a band like the Chill Peppers where each instrument is playing lead, fillers and grooves and there's much less focus on simple rhythm.

[@User-jk8wq]

Check out his work with his old band Sunny Day Real Estate. Dude can rip it up when he needs to!

[@LineboxDavao]

im a LOW end guy i want to preserve it

[@hoppefan]

It's nice cause it doesn't effect the deep tone of your bass sound!!!

[@ryker6richard]

there is no difference, you need a bass foot pedal processor with all kinds of groove sounds with compression, distortion and overdrive, the compression really levels great bass sounds... sustain over tones and overdrives with reverb or eco,, many years I tried to have jack bruce tones, the pedal finaly did it, it has everything you need to sound so much better,

[@RockAndGrohlMe]

No one else noticed “st0ner”😂

[@BillyMoonMan]

If I was in foo fighters I would use 3 bass amps. One per guitarist.

[@dickhunterhunter3518]

he always looks like he doesn t give any more shits about the band or playing bass haha

[@veerchasm1]

1:38 Clearasil ad closeup

[@pennywiseRJ]

boy that really blows, the james lomenzo Overdrive too, get a boss odb3 is much better and cheaper

[@1thess523]

I just got one and it's a bit too fizzy in my opinion, i was looking for more overdrive as opposed to distortion . I only paid $20 so I can sell it and actually make some cash.

[@Shadow_onpawz-v2t]

4:58 to skip the bullshit.

[@albertomedina3707]

Deesseeeerrrr

[@kieronmenniss8139]

Fucking hell look at that make-up! XD

[@pattonPwr]

good bass player but zero charisma on stage

[@jorgenascimento1748]

im too old for this . Crappy sound and pick sound is horrible.

[@diegoebustamante]

He's not a amazing bass player nor he is bad. He's like vanilla, plain.

[@rabidbwah3430]

watch sunny day real estate, he play like that because foo want him like that

[@EtcEtcAndEtc]

Some foos basslines are ultra minimalist, others carry the entire song. He writes perfect and often surprising parts. Very tasteful writer and fantastic feel.

[@ioannispapadimitriou2307]

@@rabidbwah3430 honestly, nate is so mediocre, those sunny day lines aren't bad, and i wouldn't say he's a good for nothing musician, but seriously man... his lines even in sunny day real estate are just simple melodic fills... maybe if your other references are only mainstream rock with root 8th note basslines, you might think those lines are amazing, but honestly, they're just very basic (not saying they're bad) scalar stuff with very basic phrasing. utterly mediocre, any slightly above average bassist who's been playing for one and a half years can come up with em

[@maxulyses]

this is so boring :(

[@DerekGrever]

Sounds terrible

[@davidgarcia6796]

x x what did you want, the sound of a kazoo?

[@daverlb]

@@davidgarcia6796 why would he want the sound of a kazoo?

[@KenanJHS]

Fuck you

[@ioannispapadimitriou2307]

honestly, nate is so mediocre... if you say "listen to his work with sunny day etc etc".... well, those sunny day lines aren't bad, and i wouldn't say he's a good for nothing musician, but seriously man... his lines even in sunny day real estate are just simple melodic fills... maybe if your other references are only mainstream rock with root 8th note basslines, you might think those lines are amazing, but honestly, they're just very basic (not saying they're bad) scalar stuff with very basic phrasing. utterly mediocre, any slightly above average bassist who's been playing for one and a half years can come up with em

[@TheOverlordOfProcrastination]

Sounds naff to me.

[@jesse_cole]

Don't know what the fuck "naff" is, but it sounds like some stupid British slang. Don't say it.

[@keithsa41]

this is as interesting as watching paint dry....boring!

[@Andy-if3sv]

one cheap Squire would sound also great with all that bullshit effects

[@stuartmunro6027]

Balls... Iv tried.. not happening.. it's the fingers and iv got awesome fingers .. and then the guitar

[@AlbertoJorgeSoares]

What's the interest of using a distorted bass sound...? Perhaps on a showing off solo...? Other than this it will destroy the musical harmony.

[@Sixshooterbaby]

There is great interests of using a distorsion on a bass! Just listen to "Spread Your Love" by the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, or just any Rage Against The Machine song, The Distorsion on the bass is really making these bands sound so powerfull!

[@YFZ52]

Lots of "Stoner rock" bands use distorted bass, listen to "Badlands" by Church of Misery for a prime example.

[@emansami2252]

RHCP, Muse, a thousand other bands? You won't destroy the "music harmony" if you have a distortion with a clean blend knob to mix in the dry signal along with the distortion. The NM2 could have perhaps benefited from this, but to me it sounds full and balanced without it and doesn't really need one. It sounds like that's was he was going for anyhow, a balanced overdrive that isn't full on buzzed out.

[@_fanoco_]

O Lemmy de Motorhead que não te oiça dizer isso LOL Já para não falar nas centenas de grandes baixistas que usam e bem ;)

[@faithnoman]

Some bands have an awesome distorted tone that cuts right through yet blends in perfect. Shellac's bassist has a HUGE angry tone, and it only makes their music more aggressive.

[@fatarry]

Crap. I wouldn't use Ashdown if it was free. Lies all lies what he says. Crap no sound worth shouting about. Only folk who like em are endorsed or deluded.

[@AshdownBassAmps]

+Dedamn666 Sorry you feel this way, our artists all pay for their gear and could use anything they choose, we don't give gear away like some companies, we are a small family run company that have been making bass amps for over 30 years. We will always look after our players and have some great loyal users that have been with us for 15 years +. I wouldn't call them deluded......

[@shaunmorrison6448]

+Dedamn666 My Rootmaster 220 is a beast. Guess I'm deluded.

[@fatarry]

+Shaun Morrison extremely. Cheap and cheerful.

[@JustusVidyo]

+Dedamn666 I havent had the chance to try out much Ashdown gear unfortunately. I really liked the sounds from the CTM series, would love to try one of those amps

[@trevcornwall8160]

+Dedamn666 wrong.. I've been using them for years?! The sound I get from my CTM is unlike any other amp I've used?!