Lars in a clearly photoshopped Megadeth shirt is a pretty good meme
@ryplay087 ай бұрын
Don’t forget him playing a bass
@SmoothCriminal697 ай бұрын
@@ryplay08 behs*
@CrassusCazius7 ай бұрын
It’s not Photoshopped.
@BeaverStateOWS7 ай бұрын
@CrassusCazius yes it is lol don't be gullible.
@CrassusCazius7 ай бұрын
@@BeaverStateOWSspeaking of gullible…
@thomasobrien47077 ай бұрын
Songs just sound so thin without bass. Even if you can’t pick it out in a mix, bass influences the feel of the song immensely.
@heartycoffee47547 ай бұрын
plus unless the bass player is playing in unison, they are adding alot to the harmony
@Fireglo7 ай бұрын
To be fair those songs were mixed with the bass in mind so of course removing the bass track will sound terrrible. Having little to no bass is great for when you want something real harsh and cold like black metal.
@estrelladem1el7 ай бұрын
fr
@litvan420aka.thehazeblazin27 ай бұрын
@@Fireglo Even in Black Metal the Bass is pretty essential. Not in every band but check out anything Mayhem, Burzum, Imperium Dekadenz, Carparthian Forest etc. for those bands a lot of times the Bass plays melodic parts alongside the guitars. Fallen is a perfect example for a bm album with great bass lines
@justadingus16657 ай бұрын
And watching it live makes you realize even more how much the bass is adding, since you feel it in your chest
@joshuajohnson35056 ай бұрын
Listening to Iron Maiden without bass is like walking outside with no pants on.
@Duck_Dodgers5 ай бұрын
Or being castrated
@DenverStarkey5 ай бұрын
more like walking outside with no pants and no feet , just bloody stumps to stand on... painful.
@herculesbrofister2655 ай бұрын
Both just feel right.
@julesbrunton17284 ай бұрын
That's why baby metal should fire the bass player
@lobotomyscam10514 ай бұрын
Fun?
@haydenlee83326 ай бұрын
without bass, songs sound like they can blow away in the wind
@Akira6257 ай бұрын
Without bass, there IS no Iron Maiden!
@lesliebarth80267 ай бұрын
Absolutely! Up the Irons🤘
@DEATHMETALRUST7 ай бұрын
I was going to say this exactly
@mariovazquez44367 ай бұрын
Aluminum maiden
@lucasoreidopunho35567 ай бұрын
Exactly, Steve Harris' galloping basslines are what made Maiden so diferent and make the songs much bigger sounding.
@imriflips57596 ай бұрын
Steve Harris is a god!!!
@RezqRabbitVT7 ай бұрын
Bass is like eyebrows. You never notice it until it's gone
@sillysob67066 ай бұрын
Or until you hear any song with Les Claypool.
@sovereignbrehon6 ай бұрын
😅😅😅
@meciocio6 ай бұрын
Bass is also like salt in food.
@joebyrd776 ай бұрын
Love this ❤
@Jeffersonyuvens6 ай бұрын
exactly, and a really good eyebrows isnt even noticeable, but it makes the whole face better
@adamwatson69165 ай бұрын
Those old Maiden records are recorded and mixed so well . Greatest metal band ever .
@user-lv7ph7hs7lАй бұрын
Agree on the first disagree on the second. I prefer JP. And I do think it's a shame Steve now does all the producing and mixing, earlier albums sounded so much better. Like Seventh Son. That record is crystal clear. Anything past BNW has become more and more muddy. Matter of Life and Death really started that sound but the songs were good so it's not too big a problem but on the latest record if you compare Maiden and JP you can very clearly hear which albun was made by a producer. Great guitar player too, saw hin live. Unfortunately Glen couldn't play anymore but Richie is the show anyway. He's like Rhandy Rhoads and Zakk Wylde in one person. Steve has kinda gone the Yngwie way. Do everything yourself, murder anyone who questions anything etc... Yngwie doesn't even have a band. He hires touring musicians and that's it. Records he plays everything. If he still had a singer it could work but he's not a great singer for his music. And he is decent but his music just calls for that high pitched operatic tenor (not unlike Bruce). Göran Edman fit the band so well but of course Yngwie has to piss everyone off.
@thomasdaddio7412 ай бұрын
Webster deserved that shout out.. incredibly underrated
@Lemmy1-2roadcrew7 ай бұрын
Motorhead: hold my beer
@adriantrusca12457 ай бұрын
Hold my dead Lemmy.
@gabrielceolato26 ай бұрын
Have you heard of primus????
@Lemmy1-2roadcrew6 ай бұрын
@@gabrielceolato2 no
@GoFartherPodcast6 ай бұрын
Motörhead & Primus are both ridiculously good at bass incorporation
@loganbaileysfunwithtrains6066 ай бұрын
Black Sabbath as well
@pauliewalnuts8297 ай бұрын
Bass is the glue that holds the drums and guitars together.
@AgamSeptian-fq9wr6 ай бұрын
Betul banget
@binface96 ай бұрын
Isn't that just glue? 🤯
@d33pfh96 ай бұрын
🤌
@ferox9655 ай бұрын
Bass is the power.
@sumangurung18796 ай бұрын
Bass- The most underrated instrument that makes all music better 🤘🏻🤘🏻
@princek73575 ай бұрын
yeaaaaah!!!
@warrengauthier469910 күн бұрын
Nikki Sixx enters the chat. Mediocre bass but good song writer.
@inteligentidiot72336 ай бұрын
The bass is one of the main reasons I still love Black Sabbath, and why Geezer Butler is a freaking god.
@user-lv7ph7hs7lАй бұрын
It's also much easier to hear because the guitar is usually panned right and the bass left do it sounds much like live, with Tony and Geezer on either aide of the drums.
@christianbailey79267 ай бұрын
Hearing The Trooper with no bass hurt my soul…
@devilsephiroth90005 ай бұрын
It's like potatoes with no meat
@thevengefulone577 ай бұрын
A lot of times the reason I hear people saying they can't hear bass in Metal, it's because the bass is often mistaken for part of the guitar line, but yes, bass is audible in Metal more often than it isn't. Hell, some bands like Weedeater and Saint Vitus actually have the bass up louder than the guitars.
@onegrumpyboi29147 ай бұрын
Same with electric wizard, bass is loud as fuck, it's awesome.
@shroomlord6827 ай бұрын
Yeah doom/sludge/stoner is my main genre and the joke is that the guitar mimics the bass, not the bass mimics the guitar
@VuotoPneumaNN7 ай бұрын
Well, in Doom Metal bass and guitar tones are usually pretty distinct
@cogito9197 ай бұрын
That’s true, bass played through an overdrive pedal sounds a lot more like electric guitar than without it.
@brunocosta68496 ай бұрын
Couldn't agree more. People tend to mistake low end bass as part of guitar. It is not. On the other end of the spectrum, bands like Beyond Creation or Ne Obliviscaris incorporate bass with unique lines apart from guitar, and it's impossible to not hear it
@tonybp6 ай бұрын
Mark Mendoza was the man that made me want to play bass. Then Steve Harris sealed the deal. It was an older metalhead cousin that explained to me what was that sound that I liked... "that is the bass" and got me one to start learning it. Sadly, my cousin passed last December. Thanks for everything and RIP.
@achmadfauzan5076 ай бұрын
Trust me bassist, earphone/headset/headphone user always looking for you in every song.
@joesavary60817 ай бұрын
Only if Lars Ulrich is in the mixing room
@gustabartok6 ай бұрын
😂🤣🤣🤣
@gustabartok6 ай бұрын
😂🤣🤣🤣
@gustabartok6 ай бұрын
😂🤣🤣🤣
@dorianrivera2546 ай бұрын
The black album called and said it wanted to talk to you about some “bass guitar “ I believe??
@ChocolateSoda16 ай бұрын
Or cliff burton
@mrpickles78127 ай бұрын
The bass is the balls of the band
@martinkuliza7 ай бұрын
and the drums is when they kick you in the balls and they come out your nostrils
@StepUpMedia0396 ай бұрын
Bass and drums are the backbone of the song.
@martinkuliza6 ай бұрын
@@StepUpMedia039 i think he agree's but he was trying to say was that at the tail end of the backbone is obviously.... THE BALLS and the bass is the balls in that scenario
@JS-ty3od6 ай бұрын
Exactly 🙏🏻
@gm30436 ай бұрын
Well to be fair, and justice still sounded pretty good without bass
@albinlindvall61656 ай бұрын
"Cannibal Corpse's Alex Webster". He is playing a song from his band Conquering Dystopia here. Kufra at Dusk I believe.
@Barrymakesbeats4 ай бұрын
Came here to say this. Insanely good instrumental album.
@GoodOlPastaCake27 күн бұрын
This is why I love knocked loose. Random breaks for bass solos. But you can hear it big time in maiden even without headphones. That bass riff is so iconic
@andrewdotmp47 ай бұрын
rob scallon has a really good video discussing how the bass, while not really THAT audible on the surface, is key to the overall tone of the song and how it's produced
@nowhereweareagain7 ай бұрын
Once you learn how the bass sounds in metal, you realize how wildly important it is to the sound of it.
@666dynomax6 ай бұрын
Nailed it. Once you hear it you’ll never unheard it and miss it when it’s gone
@truthhurts796 ай бұрын
Ugh no... There's a lot of huge albums where you can barely hear the bass... Death metal and black metal is the most brutal form of music and you definitely don't hear bass... Bass is really only needed if you're a funk band and funk sucks
@truthhurts796 ай бұрын
@@666dynomax nailed nothing silly man
@nowhereweareagain6 ай бұрын
@@truthhurts79 I don’t know a nicer way to say this, but you just don’t know what you’re hearing my guy. Cannibal Corpse and Death both have the bass pretty high in the mix, or literally impossible to miss, you probably just think it’s part of the guitar sound.
@truthhurts796 ай бұрын
@@nowhereweareagain not early death... Scream bloody gore, leprosy, spiritual healing... Nope... Black metal and grind core definitely doesn't put bass in the front either, and that's the most brutal form of metal out right now
@kevinmarquez57336 ай бұрын
Okay, that space effect when the bass cuts off is actually pretty sick…but it will have to come back eventually. Can’t get a hype beat drop without it
@lhardingham90147 ай бұрын
there is one metal band that always stands out in my mind for putting the bass more at the front and that is mudvayne. The bass in Death blooms is great.
@morlun8387 ай бұрын
Tool features the bass more than the guitar. Adam just chilling and riffing in Drop D where Justin is taking over the groove.
@sirsouping7 ай бұрын
Black Sabbath had a good clear bass tone a lot of the time
@The_Guy_Who_Asked727 ай бұрын
brbr deng
@downeedles92497 ай бұрын
Jinjer does put the bass in good spot and he also play a big part of the melody most of the songs
@KevinAl027 ай бұрын
There's a lot of alternative metal bands (funk metal, nü metal, and so) where bass has a lot more presence or a different role in comparison to what's usually seen in other metal subgenres. Comes to mind the case of Korn where Fieldy (the bassist) uses the bass as if it was a percussion instrument.
@jonathanbignall57787 ай бұрын
In every iron maiden song you can hear the bass Steve Harris wouldn’t have it any other way as he’s in charge
@Fireglo7 ай бұрын
It's more of a team effort now especially with Bruce. Bruce returned because a grovelling Steve Harris offered him a much better deal.
@jonathanbignall57787 ай бұрын
@@Fireglo agreed and besides they’re all old now so not much firing would be happening any time soon or people taking charge more etc
@Fireglo7 ай бұрын
@@jonathanbignall5778 tell that to Judas Priest and Motley Crue
@jonathanbignall57787 ай бұрын
@@Fireglo priest have had a stable lineup for a decade…
@bassman4947 ай бұрын
Very true! What's also cool is you can hear everyone in the band, but the bass IS very prominent.
@Beevaldi6 ай бұрын
Iron maiden you hear more the bass than the others instruments😂
@jeffreywassell86656 ай бұрын
You gained my respect for listing Alex !! He is a freaking beast. Great call Danny!
@Jelle-11067 ай бұрын
Thats insane that difference
@Fireglo7 ай бұрын
It wouldn't sound that bad if it was actually mixed without bass. Of course simply removing a bass track from a song that was mixed with bass would sound bad. Listen to some early black metal.
@emulgatorx6 ай бұрын
@@Fireglo I don't even think they removed the bass track but just eq'd it out, removing also the bass frequencies of the guitars. So all it shows is that you need bass frequencies to sound good, but not that you need the actual bass, let alone if it "gets lost in the mix".
@bartouille80286 ай бұрын
@@emulgatorx pretty sure they just removed the bass track
@ronaldcalvo62556 ай бұрын
@@emulgatorxEs fácil de averiguar, solo escucha las canciones...
@JMGilberto7 ай бұрын
The question really is: Can you hear the bass in metal over the guitarist's ego.
@loganbaileysfunwithtrains6066 ай бұрын
Depends on band
@willburke58436 ай бұрын
The worst thing that metal bassists hear is the guitarists saying "...and here's what you play."
@heavenlywithhishands6 ай бұрын
Vocalist's ego*
@shawnmcvey77896 ай бұрын
@@willburke5843I've seen that so many times😂
@catmancory6 ай бұрын
Wat a little gaywad
@LavZy04Күн бұрын
I once heard that bass is like air, you don’t really notice it, but you’re going to when it’s gone
@Yarumasi6 ай бұрын
I personally have come to the conclusion that if you grew up with small stereos, cheap car radios, and the like, a big reason people don't hear the bass (as WELL as they should) is because they were used to using tinny, high / mid focused cheap speakers. Manufacturers were skimping hard on adding any kind of proper bass to their systems as classic rock was so dominant and they felt people weren't missing out. They were much more concerned with vocals being buried
@znez59567 ай бұрын
Y’know you’ve become a bass player when you can hear it without headphones
@castleanthrax18337 ай бұрын
It was really obvious, even without headphones.
@andrewpardue33246 ай бұрын
I’m mainly a guitarist for 38 years but also play the bass a bit here and there as well just because it’s really fun to do for a change or even sometimes just to warm up before playing 6 string electric guitar ( I love the low note rumble and it makes playing a guitar with the way smaller strings and shorter neck and smaller fret gaps seem much easier after an hour bass session ! 😄) and I know how important it really is , for me Heavy Metal or any other music really is just not the same without a Fat Behs track holding down the mix. Bass bottom end anchors an already killer track and really fills it in like no other instrument can do ( except maybe and 8-10 string guitar!), it absolutely has to be there … and with a groove thicker than grandma’s gravy if at all possible ! 🤭 Loved the “pic” of Lars in a Megadeth shirt playing Bass! No disrespect to Lars as he is obviously a drummer … but Rob Trujillo ( his guitar playing is awesome as well ! 😊) , Jr. ( David Ellefson ) or even James Lamenzo will absolutely blow him away on bass 😄 Any chance you can do a long form review of Charles Berthoud 😮 and his insane Behs playing as well as some of the techniques he uses ?! 🤔 that dude is flat out incredible! Some of the most killer Bass playing I’ve heard in the last 30 years! so happy to accidentally come across him! ( think where I first heard him was on Jared Dines 2022 shred colab ) Whammy on a Bass was particularly interesting to me as I’ve never heard/ seen anyone else do that yet ! ( I’m sure someone has , but I’ve just never heard it ! ) if anyone does know of some other examples of that ( bass with a whammy ) let me know , I’d absolutely love to hear it ! Thanks 🙏 in advance! 😊
@KingArttu6 ай бұрын
Some new iphones for example can reproduce a very surprising amount of bass. I still heard it with my phone though (which has bad speakers).
@mikegraphone27366 ай бұрын
I could hear the difference on my android.
@MrChopsticktech4 ай бұрын
@@mikegraphone2736Thanks. Androids tend to get ignored a lot, too many iPhone snobs out there with their tiny cracked screens! Everyone l know with an iPhone has a cracked screen! I have a Samsung Note 20, protect it (as l have every Android smart phone) with an Otter Box, pay $9 a month for insurance and can get a replacement for $150 (USD). I'm not rich, but my phones last years and have been dropped/knocked over/fallen out of pockets etc. and are still running, but all the iPhone owners l know have those tiny ones with screens that crack from falling two feet to the ground.
@alexanderthegreat-zh8rc7 ай бұрын
The bass on "...And Justice for All,, is really stand out in my opinion. 😂😂
@JTRumpet4916 ай бұрын
I think they just had the bass track "stand out" of the mixing room entirely. Oof
@WelcomeToTiltedTowers6 ай бұрын
Thats probably why its "justice for all"
@-WolfMan-6 ай бұрын
Should do to Lars drum tracks what he does to the Bass - just turn him all the way down until you can just BARELY hear him.
@gm30436 ай бұрын
The album still sounds brilliant though tbh
@brunofreitas93146 ай бұрын
Well to be fair, most of Jason bass lines that were downed to 0, dont had much to the songs. He was following James parts.
@usaflagraybans2 күн бұрын
Most often the secret to a great guitar tone is a great bass tone.
@philb44624 ай бұрын
It's actually a very common issue in a lot of rock music. I hate how the bass is often drowned out by the thud of a bass drum.
@djdrey82707 ай бұрын
Bass makes metal
@niteshades_promise6 ай бұрын
Its not music without bass, its just guitar riffs.🍻
@The_Chosen_Juan2 күн бұрын
I recently got some hifi IEMs and now I clearly hear the bass in songs that I couldn't notice before
@jackmerucci2398Ай бұрын
Every good band is built like baked good. Bass is the cake. Might might be flashy or stick out, but without cake it’s just a plate of frosting and sprinkles. Bass gives the music body to shape around, like providing Michelangelo with a perfect granite block.
@leonskum.56826 ай бұрын
All my old favourite metal albums have prominent bass. Love it.
@justAmood87 ай бұрын
I've been training my ears to pick out the bass lines in songs cause Iwant to learn someday, and once you get used to it, you can't unhear it
@cloroxusthestainlessone43246 ай бұрын
I spend my days listening to Lamb of God trying to pick out the bass lines
@mrc253816 ай бұрын
You want to learn someday? Start tomorrow ffs.
@justAmood86 ай бұрын
@@mrc25381 I would if I had a bass/the money to buy one. I'm also putting off getting one until I move out of my parents' because I live in a shoe box and I don't need to add an amp to the list of things that I trip over on a daily basis.
@MrChopsticktech4 ай бұрын
@@mrc25381It takes money, and not everyone lives where they can get an affordable instrument and gear. Bass gear is expensive compared to guitar, and l live in the US and can get (and own) plenty of inexpensive guitars, effects and amps that can be heard over drums and vocals, but bass requires much more than $100 USD to work for a beginner.
@audionmusic27872 ай бұрын
Bass is the center focus of all Rock. It ties together the harmony and the rhythm, acting equally as both. It doesn’t always need to stand out.
@lostin_bass9 күн бұрын
The interesting thing is I could hear the bass clearly in all the examples you chose
@chromebull8846 ай бұрын
Dropping the bass is a good effect with in a song but never a permanent choice
@arlowolf16907 ай бұрын
Alex Webster's technique is absolutely insane
@t.c.parsonsnolongerfallen6488Ай бұрын
Wow,what a change in the sound,bass keeps the driving force behind the tunes
@KennyLessingАй бұрын
Geezer and Cliff had some of the greatest bass solos of all time something always about the beginning of NIB that just kicks ass
@UFCpicksnbalances21 күн бұрын
that part that Alex plays is so good!
@xxbos5xx7 ай бұрын
The band Crowbar has some incredible bass in their songs
@nicolausteslaus7 ай бұрын
Gaybar is one of the bands
@saturnkingofmushrooms78217 ай бұрын
Sludge bands got killer bass
@blahzay_7 ай бұрын
“Lifesblood For The Downtrodden” has the best bass sound/performance of Crowbar’s catalog. Wouldn’t expect anything else with Rex Brown playing on it - his tone is MONSTROUS
@itsdokko29907 ай бұрын
one sub-genre where bass can be well heard while also can shine a lot is technical death metal. Obscura and Beyond Creation comes to mind
@jorge03587 ай бұрын
Makes the most sense since you want to hear every instrument cutting through
@bobthebronto6 ай бұрын
Archspire is also really good at showcasing the bass parts
@user-kn1uj2tp6r6 ай бұрын
He'll, yeah. Obituary's bass is monstrous.
@mugglesmonsterАй бұрын
Watching the studio playthrough of Frantic Disembowelment was a mind blowing experience for me
@Brinta36 ай бұрын
I was watching this on my phone, and despite the crappy sound from my phone I could still hear what the bass was playing in these examples.
@jacobleetaylor7 ай бұрын
Dave fucking Ellifson 🤘🏻
@martinkuliza7 ай бұрын
Now... if you love him SPELL IT CORRECTLY out of respect Dave Fucking ELLEFSON There has always been a rule in metal If you love the band or the guy if you put the word FUCKING in front of the name to show your level of love then raise the horns \m/ YOU BETTER !!! GET THE FUCKING NAME RIGHT In my day, for this.... You were bashed. Consider yourself fortunate that you are merely corrected and that's not a joke. if we got that wrong, a Megadeth fan would bash you thats' why WE CHECKED THINGS BEFORE WE SAID OR WROTE THEM DOWN something that people no longer give a fuck to do LEARN FROM THIS BECOME SMARTER FROM IT
@jacobleetaylor7 ай бұрын
Shout out too the guy taking it way to serious 😂
@martinkuliza7 ай бұрын
@@jacobleetaylor if you're not taking it seriously then you're not a real fan, mate. it's just that simple Now.. Your name i take it is JACOB, right so i said you were a fucking top bloke and i said JACUB IS A TOP BLOKE what would you think ? see mate, you either get it or you don't. if you get it YOU DON'T REPLY WITH A SMART ARSE COMMENT You say THANK YOU and admit your mistake and you change the error IT'S CALLED..........LEARNING FROM YOUR MISTAKES iti's literally a function of evolving as a person You ignore that function ok, Good luck in life see, there's no point having a go at me. You're going to get dumber.. I'm not but at the end of the day don't act like a fan if you don't take it seriously because METAL MATTERS BECAUSE WE TAKE IT SERIOUSLY that's why it has survived generations over other music You don't get that do you ? You think i'm just hating LOL.... NO MATE TRYING TO TEACH YOU SOMETHING but you're not hearing it
I recently got a first press copy of Slipknot’s debut and it surprised me how much clearer you could hear each instrument, especially the bass, compared to the mixes of the album that are more widely available now.
@PvtAnonymous6 ай бұрын
that's mainly because (especially Paul Grays) bass tone was recorded and mixed in a way that would sound raw. This is especially true for their first two records (ST and Iowa), where he would use growly Warwicks (Corvette Std and Thumb). If you listen to the isolated tracks (you can find some for Left Behind for example), you will notice that it's really not what you would expect from most other bands.
@aussieraideraaron29466 ай бұрын
Try listening to vinyl, completely different again to CD 🤘😆
@xBIGGIx6 ай бұрын
@@aussieraideraaron2946 I would but recently I made the switch to CD cause it just wasn’t worth the money and effort needed to get a decent vinyl listening experience. Plus I’m doing a Nu Metal collection and I’m trying to do like an “authentic experience” with it and I like how they would do hidden tracks n shit on CDs.
@theletteronyourcoatАй бұрын
One of the reasons I love Tool. Paul and Justin are well heard in their mix.
@user-ec3ji5lo2y6 ай бұрын
The Bass & Drums are the Backbone of any Great Metal Band.
@andrewpappas93117 ай бұрын
There’s also dudes like Lemmy, Geezer Butler, Les Claypool, Tim Commerford and John Myung, those bands would definitely be a lot different if you couldn’t hear their parts
@alomtz43595 ай бұрын
There is a video of John the fisherman and Jerry was a race car driver without bass and even tho Larry and Tim are amazing, it’s just painful to listen to 😂
@MrChopsticktech4 ай бұрын
Claypool is always painful to listen to! 😂
@skylee50297 ай бұрын
Admittedly, most people can't "hear" the Bass in many songs, but just like you pointed out, everyone notices something is wrong if the Bass suddenly drops out. Now, a Bass player should be able to pick out the Bass in the mix, but we have to train our ears to listen for those low frequencies
@blackybro31282 ай бұрын
My ears immideatly picked out the bass. Gotta love it.
@Helicopteronstreetview6 ай бұрын
rex was doing a lot for pantera for sure. he‘s standing out a lot in the mix, especially on „i‘m broken“
@bananawarlock39817 ай бұрын
Alex Webster is a fantastic musician.
@Pumpkiiinnn7 ай бұрын
Day 30 of asking for Alex Webster's (Canibal Corpse) bass tone. Finally he were mentioned, though.
@andrewpardue33246 ай бұрын
I am definitely all for that ! 👍🏻 I had only heard a bit of Cannibal Corpse before now , I liked what I heard but at the time it was on a phone speaker so it wasn’t exactly prime sound to pick out in detail what he’s playing on the bass… But after hearing him play that short pc in Headphones…W😮W Without question… Thanks for pointing him out ! That dude is absolutely ferocious on a bass ! 🤟🏻 ( any idea what track / album that short pc is from ?) Definitely going to be checking them out a lot more even just to hear more of Alex playing bass ! Hell Yeah 🤟🏻He’s Amazing! 😮 I’d love an in depth look / listen to what he’s doing technique wise, using for effects, amps and how he does it ! Incredible Basslines!
@sonicplys646 ай бұрын
If there is a world of music without the bass in it, i do not want to live in it.
@stephenairey49526 ай бұрын
Even if you can't make it out, bass is a FEELING
@Ombrophobic7 ай бұрын
The answer is : YES
@Stringboiler7 ай бұрын
Long live Chris Squire
@thaddeusfromsonar7 ай бұрын
meshuggah and archspire and periphery have a shit ton of nasty crispy bass in the mix
@shroomlord6827 ай бұрын
"with all the low tuned guitars" *proceeds to play 1 song thats tuned low* yeah all those examples are amazing examples of bass with low tunings
@metalfreekz13Ай бұрын
The example for Alex Webster was actually the instrumental band "Conquering Dystopia" he was in with Jeff Loomis, Keith Merrow, and Alex Rüdinger. The song was "Kufra at Dusk."
@DjJay6 ай бұрын
As a Drummer, Producer, Mixer and Mastering engineer. Bass in metal basically fills up the mid low to low frequency spectrum of a song, without which they would sound thin and tin-ny. Majority of the thickness and meat of the sound comes from bass, specially since in metal the kick drum really doesn't have too much bottom end to it like in dance and hip hop music. We add distortion on bass to cut through more and be more present so one can actual hear more of it and not just feel the bass
@phasmidgaming997 ай бұрын
Death is another one with really good bass, and Gorguts!
@Nomasiac6 ай бұрын
Was about 2 say Death. The bass on Death was pretty bad ass, especially the latter albums, really technical and unconventional compared to stereotypical bass.
@andrewaavik6 ай бұрын
Steve freakin DiGiorgio!!!!
@DEATHMETALRUST7 ай бұрын
Excellent shout out to Webster. Dude is a MACHINE
@nightpilot1546 ай бұрын
Agreed! I’ve been listening to Cannibal Corpse since I was in high school! Which song was featured in this video? I don’t seem to recognize it!
@DEATHMETALRUST5 ай бұрын
@@nightpilot154honestly I am not even sure. I think the clip is from something that isn’t Cannibal Corpse. Like a jam sesh with some other dudes or something.
@nightpilot1545 ай бұрын
@@DEATHMETALRUST I actually found the video! It’s Alex Webster doing a cover of Kufra at Dusk by Conquering Dystopia!
@ferox9655 ай бұрын
@nightpilot154 Was just going to say, might be his other band.
@damniel6 ай бұрын
Beyond creation, first fragment and many others have a very clear bass
@user-fy7ru4ii1i6 ай бұрын
I have a 19" subwoofer with a 1200 watt amp in my trunk. It makes my whole car vibrate. I really like it.
@billbrown92717 ай бұрын
Iron Maiden is driven by the bass and is the best part !!
@epicmage827 ай бұрын
Bass is the balls of the song. Why would anyone want to cut it out?
@matt197335 ай бұрын
It's imperative for all music to have bass. I'm a drummer, and I'm into bass more than ever
@zeldamage001Ай бұрын
Awesome! You should've included a sample where you cannot really hear the bass in the mix, but still miss when it is removed
@doomlord45506 ай бұрын
Beyond Creation Omnipresent Preception is an ode to Bass. Rivers of Nihil and Protest The Hero also got some good hearable bass and let us not forget Mudvayne
@edisfoamy6 ай бұрын
It’s not hard to notice when the bass isn’t playing, it’s literally the meat in the song.
@rogerwalker22245 ай бұрын
Only meat is literally meat
@birdytigerАй бұрын
Maidens rhythm section is legendary
@savetheevoАй бұрын
I feel like Testament's bass is pretty audible (which I absolutely love I thunk every band should do that because bass is on top)
@lukecharles.7 ай бұрын
The best bassists are the ones you can’t hear until their gone. That means they complement the music perfectly.
@rubysoffner45576 ай бұрын
Steve Harris says you are talking rubbish
@lukecharles.6 ай бұрын
Steve Harris is an exception 😂
@rubysoffner45576 ай бұрын
@@lukecharles. Steve DiGiorgio, Sean Malone, John Myung, Lemmy, Billy Sheehan, Les Claypool, Geddy Lee, Alex Webster, Doug Keyser. And that’s just metal bassists, do I have to mention Jaco, John Entwistle, Victor Wooten, Stanley Clarke etc.?
@brainmushart5617 ай бұрын
I think in alot of genres to bass guitar, and standard guitar kinda meld together into one sound, because they use similar timbres and tones.
@loganbaileysfunwithtrains6066 ай бұрын
That’s typically how it works. If you listen to bands like Black Sabbath, early Metallica and Motörhead you see bass taking lead or at least not just holding down the root but actually taking the reigns from the guitar.
@strafo.tty76 ай бұрын
Yes, this count for all the bass-types
@MrChopsticktech4 ай бұрын
That's why l like to use effects. Use a bit of flanging, phasing, chorus etc to stick out when the guitars drown you out.
@jasonjewell16676 ай бұрын
Ryan from Mudvayne always sounds great in the band. He is an absolute beast at making his bass lines stand out.
@joeyb47666 ай бұрын
Another underrated band where the bass always stood out in the mix to me is Chevelle. Especially their early stuff, monstrous tone!
@GearStuffandThings7 ай бұрын
Most of the examples had a lot of bass present in the mix
@Mcnuggies097 ай бұрын
I’ve always found the mix of pantera albums, especially vdop and far beyond driven have a good level of bass, like you can hear it and it sort of thickens the sound up
@spaztekwarrior6 ай бұрын
You can always hear the magnificence of Steve Harris’ playing in any Maiden tune.
@Rekon-se6wv6 ай бұрын
I love the bassline in Soen's albums. Pretty spottable
@warpdriveby7 ай бұрын
If you play bass you can definitely hear the bass, and Iron Maiden and Megadeth are indeed perfect examples. I definitely couldn't pull the bass part out of things until I'd played with other people live, and even more so recorded songs. Unfortunately if there's a shortcut I sure don't know it, I'd been playing seriously for a solid year before I could immediately identify and quickly play or write out what the bass was doing.
@PiRXa6 ай бұрын
There is (kind of) shortcut. Listen to a lot of (isolated) bass lines. It's a matter of training your brain to recognize it :)
@MrChopsticktech4 ай бұрын
@@PiRXaThat's true these days. When l started in the early nineties, there were very few affordable resources for bass players (especially metal players!) to use. They had half-speed machines to learn guitar solos and some VHS lessons, but they were quite expensive to us high-school kids, even here in the US, l can only imagine how difficult it was for plyers around the world! I'm not trying to sound like an old fart telling people how easy it is today, l'm just glad there is internet, KZbin online lessons etc. so people can start teaching themselves how to play. I give people free lessons when l can, have given away gear, books etc. over the years to younger/newer players. It's not about us, it's about being there to help and encourage the newer players of all ages and genres to learn and keep up the hard work when times are tough and life can be overwhelming, discouraging and it feels impossible to keep moving foreward.
@MacKinnon297 ай бұрын
Day 8 of asking for Paul McGuigan’s bass tone of Oasis NOTE: Don’t use Wonderwall as an example because the bassline was actually recorded by Noel Gallagher and not McGuigan. A couple great examples of his bass tone are from the songs Some Might Say and Morning Glory. Thanks!
@Fireglo7 ай бұрын
Bruh they probably used the exact same bass and setup.
@Ayanla67902 ай бұрын
U feel the bass more than u hear it.
@Jesse_Johnson6 ай бұрын
Lifelong guitarist here. Your content has made me want to pick up bass. Such an undervalued instrument in the eyes of some.
@MrChopsticktech4 ай бұрын
Every guitarist who can afford it should try out bass if they can, not just metal players. You don't have to be a virtuoso to learn a few riffs or songs and be able to fill in if someone needs you.
@user-lv7ph7hs7lАй бұрын
I plan on doing that, I tried an Ibanez bass for 200 bucks. Fantastic! They have those slim necks, it feels like an SG neck just longer not like a Fender style bass. The Ibanez are perfect for my weak little guitarist fingers. They look nice too, got them in walnut and bursts and a few nice colours, 190-250€ depending which one. I definetly want one for recording and for fun. Not a good rythm player so I figure becoming a hobby bassist might help. Because you really can't mess up or the entire band will hate you... GSR models like the GSR 180.
@Steve-jc3ww7 ай бұрын
I really dig Geezer Butler's bass playing.
@benharrison58166 ай бұрын
Geezer's the OG. Imagine N.I.B. with no bass!
@ferox9655 ай бұрын
Geezer's tone on 13 is GIGANTIC, regardless of what one thinks about that record.
@magikaros5 ай бұрын
Bass is the instrument you barely hear but when It's gone you know something's wrong.
@adamrutherford17044 күн бұрын
That's because you're going to hear it more live.
@PossiblyABird7 ай бұрын
Archspire has amazing such an bassist.
@LASTHOPE-Wolf8 күн бұрын
I've Gotten so used to bass that I can hear it completly hell I could solo it out
@devilsorchard1449Ай бұрын
If you can't hear the bass in most metal songs, you're just tone deaf.
@Lucait7 ай бұрын
you dont have to hear bass..you have to feel it
@srrrb59536 ай бұрын
Yeah absolutely! Their wavelength is supposed to penetrate wall and human skins
@srrrb59536 ай бұрын
... but not enough to penetrate melodics part apparently...
@Lucait6 ай бұрын
@@srrrb5953 lol
@HeavyRaiden6 ай бұрын
Bass is the best! Can't imagine bands like Maiden, Sabbath and Tool without bass. And the bands with low bass really benefit with louder bass! I for example did mixes for Metallica in my channel with louder bass and it sounds heavier and fuller.